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3/16" thick 1905 carbon steel, professionally heated to a RC of 59. Jimping and file work on the spine, double acid etched design, black G10 liners, red canvas Micarta and Arizona Mesquite scales with SS pins and a lanyard hole.

The best one in the Comments:

As a TGO member I can say that David is a heck of a guy. Job with confidence </classified response>

I got my license and quickly realized that the only thing to do in town is to hit the big repeater at night and say hello. Other than that, there isn't hardly any traffic and its not even worth doing. And if the SHTF for real, who gives a crap about a license. Emergency throws licensing out the window.

Something else we used to do is video tape our training sessions. In our minds we are a tactical God who does everything perfect but once you see yourself it makes you rethink that.

Another important thing to learn through repetition is the angle you need to hold the pistol at to insert it STRAIGHT into the holster. Angling the weapon, or wiggling it around to find the correct angle is a good way to catch a piece of clothing, etc. It will also train you what is should feel like, and if it doesn't feel exactly like it should stop and figure out why. NEVER force it. All other advice here applies too. Slow and deliberate, pay attention, ride your thumb on the rear of the slide, etc. Only through training/practice will you learn what it feels like to do it as safely as possible, and then be able to recognize when it doesn't feel right so you can stop...

Just what I always wanted...a fish named "Stupid Asshole"!

This thread made me happy, I don't feel bad knowing there's others with piles of holsters and gun condoms sitting, probably more than what i have.....My name is DB and I'm a recovering holsterholic, from rack crackin kydex to tagua to uncle mike and safari land, Im guilty as hell. Thanks! Now im addicted to shotshell rigs...

First and foremost, Merry Christmas! After months of passively searching, I purchased a factory FDE SilencerCo Osprey 45 suppressor for my FN FNX 45 Tactical in FDE. I purchased the suppressor via GunBroker from BMC Tactical/Warrior Steel. After remitting my payment 45 days ago, my suppressor arrived at my preferred LGS, the Nashville Armory. The wait time officially begins as my paperwork has been submitted!

Saw it last night 22 short and LR get it while you can! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/09/06/tennessee-feud-escalates-into-home-demolition-officials-say.html Wonder what the back story is on this one...

Yesterday I saw an article on the pistol/ red dot combo. It has an MSRP of $799. This definitely gets me more interested in what will be the future of handguns. Here's the one that initially got me interested: THE SIG SAUER P320 RX REVIEW SEPTEMBER 5, 2016 SCOTT JEDLINSKI LEAVE A COMMENT Before we begin, let’s set some baselines to see if this review will be relevant to you. I primarily shoot Glocks. This was not a scientific, standards base, control group study. It is my opinion based on the things that are important to me. I am a nobody but I train a lot. Here is my story : Lifelong martial artist (TKD, Muay Thai, BJJ), no LEO or military experience (save being an Air Force brat), NRA pistol instructor (who isn’t?). I have received previous training from George Wehby of BlackBelt Tactical, Matt Jacques of Victory First, John Murphy of FPF Training, Chris Sizelove of 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Aaron Brumley of Solo Defense, Steve Fisher of Sentinel Concepts, Greg Ellifritz of Active Response Training, Pat Goodale and Wayne Fisher of PFT Training, and private training with Al DeLeon of the State Dept’s MSD unit. I shoot anywhere from 200 to 400 rounds a week. I try to compete three times a month. I train BJJ 2 to 3 times a week. Strength & Mobility training twice a week.In addition, I am also a contributor on PrimaryandSecondary.com and a moderator on three of P&S’s Facebook groups. I have learned, broke bread, shared drink, asked questions and (carefully) expressed my opinion with many professional pipehitters without getting my ass handed back to me. So why is a “Glock guy” doing a review on the Sig Sauer P320RX? As I mentioned before I compete in USPSA matches about three times a month. As a devourer of media and a pretty friendly guy (if I do say so myself), I meet a lot of people. One of those people is Alma Cole of Team Sig. After a few online conversations, he agreed to do his amazing silicon carbide grip work on my ATEi/F3 Tactical Glock 17 that I use for the Carry Optics division in USPSA. We quickly became friends and he has given me much advice on my game in the P&S Firearms Competition group. So when a thread started about the new Sig Optics line, he thought it best that a red dot shooting, Glock loving, non-Sig, Tactical Timmy that likes to compete should give an unbiased review. After he failed at finding a more qualified candidate, he asked me if I would like to do it. He didn’t need to ask twice. Why should we care about this gun anyway? There are a number of reasons why this gun package could be significant in the market. Let me list some from my point of view…. It is the first gun package to offer the gun pre-milled, with suppressor height sights, AND the optic in one package. It is offered at an MSRP of $799. This is significant when many mini red dots alone are close to that price. The gun is specifically fitted for the optic. It is not a one size fits all with adapter plates solution like the M&P CORE or the Glock MOS. This promises for a tighter fit and better MRDS life than these “looser” fitting options. First the gun….. I am not going to go to in depth about the P320. There is enough info about this gun that I do not need to go into detail. Here are what I think are some highlights about the pistol. It points simply. The grip angle is similar to a 1911. The trigger is fantastic. This sample was fitted with Bruce Gray’s flat trigger. It did have stock internals though. This was probably my favorite part of this gun. The “high” bore axis did not impact the recoil management of the gun. It shot very flat. Personally I feel people just need to get over that and learn how to hold their gun. That said I have been told my recoil management isn’t too shabby so your mileage may vary. I had the full size grip in the gun to compare it against my G17. In the beginning, it felt much bigger than my Glock. This was a non-factor performance wise. The factory grip was sufficiently tactile. I did not wish for an aftermarket stippling job right off the bat. I have a very high grip and often a Glock will not lock back on empty. The location of the slide catch/release is further to the rear and locked back every time on empty. Furthermore, actuating the slide release on reloads did not require any practice adjustment coming from a Glock. I do not like the BIG takedown lever on Sigs. This is minor and did not affect performance. Some use it as a thumb rest while shooting. I found it mildly distracting. The mag release position and actuation was also intuitive and required no practice for fast reps. The suppressor height sights were of solid construction. They were easily viewed through the optic but were not distracting. The gun produced a 96 score on a 25 yard B8 100 point drill. The gun produced a perfect 50 score at 6 yards on Dot Torture. Drawing from a Raven Concealment VG3, I was able to produce a low of a .98 1 shot draw on a 7 yard IPSC target in the Alpha. A FAST drill was accomplished at 4.93. A 1 reload 1 drill was accomplished in 3.0 seconds. All drills were done from AIWB concealed. There were no malfunctions in this 600 round test. The ammo used was either Lawman Speer 124 gr or M882 124 gr 9MM. Now the Optic….. The Sig Romeo 1 MRDS that is included with P320RX is what sets this package apart. Like I said before, its price point of 799.00 deserves attention. IF the MRDS is durable, it could be a game changer. This particular optic was a test optic. The round count was unknown but was an early production prototype. So here are my thoughts. PROs: The weight of the optic is negligible. It does not throw the balance of the pistol off in the slightest The brightness settings of the optic are very serviceable. The lowest setting for indoor, precision shooting was clear. The highest setting was also clear on the brightest of days outdoors. The window and FOV is large. Bordering on Deltapoint large. I am told the red dot has an auto shut off feature. It goes to sleep after a certain amount of inactivity and then immediately turns on when any motion is detected. I left the dot on the whole time of my 2 week test. I never noticed the dot going off. I never noticed a lag of any sort. The battery compartment is on top of the optic. This makes changing the battery simple and negates the need to reconfirm the zero. The windage and elevation adjustments dials are easily accessed. The clicks were tactile and easily recognized. I did not adjust the zero on this optic. I merely clicked it 2 one way then back. It was zero’d at 25 yards. It was extremely accurate. So are there any cons to this optic? Well just one. A typical durability test for any MRDS is the ability to rack the gun off the optic. Racking the gun off the MRDS may be necessary to clear some malfunctions, load the gun during one handed manipulations, etc. It can also show the durability of the optic if the gun is dropped. The gun was racked off a plastic table with just enough power to rack the gun with confidence. The optic survived the first nine racks with no problem. On the tenth rack it developed tiny “splinters” near the glass borders. Upon further inspection and shooting, the cracks did not affect the sight picture, the clarity of the dot, and did not change the zero. To be clear, 300 more rounds were shot after the splinters developed and the glass did not start to spider web. So why did this happen? It appears that a portion of where the front of the glass apexes ever so slightly protrudes past the hood. So if hit at a certain angle, the glass would take the brunt of the impact. After I let Alma know what happened, he then let Bruce Gray and Sig know. In surprisingly short order, Sig came back with the following response: “Sig Electro-Optics are always in a continuous improvement mode, that a larger lens shroud is in development for the Romeo1 and will be brought to market as soon as possible, hopefully by Q1 of 2017” So it looks like the problem was already recognized yet not implemented in this early model. I am impressed that Sig takes the lines of communication between it and its competition team members, the media, and the public very seriously. In addition, this crack would have been covered under Sig’s limited lifetime warranty. Besides, the stand alone optic has an MSRP of around $375. It is not a $600 Trijicon RMR. Please take this into consideration when setting expectations. Final thoughts….. Despite the minor issue of the splintered glass, I was very impressed with the Sig Sauer P320RX. It performed reliably and accurately. Manipulating the gun will be intuitive for anyone who trains with striker fired pistols on a regular basis. The optic’s ergos and controls were also easy to figure out and manipulate. So would I recommend this pistol and MRDS? To a person looking to get into an MRDS equipped pistol but not quite sure if the juice is worth the squeeze….absolutely. What about USPSA Carry Optics division? The gun is perfect for it with nothing else required of the gun to be successful. Would I be OK if they used it as their EDC pistol? To that I would also answer yes. This may surprise some due to the splintered glass but the red dot did function flawlessly despite it. Finally would I be OK to recommend this as a professional duty grade pistol? This is outside of my lane and my opinion does not matter. I will comment that the professional segment would be probably better served to see what the new shroud looks like on the revamp. And finally….would I consider changing from my Glocks to the Sig P320RX? LOL….no. I have too much time and money invested in my Glocks to make a change. That being said, if I was at a match and my Glocks magically disappeared and Alma threw me his gun, I wouldn’t hesitate to take it and burn the stages down.

Step one - Find out if your holster can fire your weapon. To do this unload your weapon and try to move the trigger by pushing the weapon into the holster at every conceivable angle. If you find a way to fire the weapon either fix your holster or get a new one. Example. I just Dremeled some fine tuning on my new kydex holster because I found a way to move the trigger with the sweat guard. Five minutes with the Dremel and my holster is safe for use. Step two - Your thumb on your stong hand locates the holster when you are done with your weapon. It should sorta be like a hook that you index the mouth of your holster with. Move your hand with your weapon to your belt. Confirm your holster with your thumb. Slide your weapon in slowly being sure to clear all your clothing and accessories such as keys, wallet chain, phone ...etc. There is nothing wrong with looking, but the goal is to not have to in the long run. Try again to move the trigger with the holster. Step three - Do it as fast and as recklessly as you can. I'm serious, jam that weapon in your holster like your life depends on it. Be vigorous. If it is going to cause the trigger to move you would much rather find out now in your house with an unloaded weapon. The cost here is only a click. Latter on it could be much more expensive. Step four - Don't ever for any reason try step three with a loaded weapon. With a leather holster you may have to repeat this process periodically. Good luck.

That looks like a great deal. The buttons on the side look like they could get pushed pretty easy during IWB carry. Hopefully I'll see one at a local gun shop to check it out. Thanks for posting this.

I have to ask.......which boys

http://palmettostatearmory.com/ten-10-boxes-american-eagle-223-55gr-fmj-ammo-20rds-ten-10-magpul-pmag-30-5-56x45-magazines.html Solid deal!

I should just start making monthly payments to your paypal account. You've made my day as well, been looking forward to the Godson since I received my Godfather.

Mostly rainbows and a few brown. We had a bunch of kids with us, so the fly rods stayed home. I was on a St. Croix ultralight rod with a Shimano Stradic spinning reel. Most of them were caught on 1/8 oz holographic spinners from Walmart. I don't know what it is about those rigs, but they always produce in freshwater. They come in a pack of 5, and Walmart is the only place I've ever seen them.

very nice. I love my 40. Are you going to put an optic on it? I have a trijicon rmr on mine.

We got into some decent trout action over on the Clinch this weekend.

I will make sure to empty my iPhone just for that purpose! Monkey's so excited that he thought it was this coming weekend. I made him sad when I reminded him it was 2 weeks away.

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Yep. Those oversized ones were used to demonstrate to trainees how the firearms worked. They started in WW2 and AFAIK were phased out of training during Vietnam. The cutaways allowed visibility, and the size allowed an instructor to teach multiple trainees at a time and made the finer parts easier to see. They're "functional" in that all of the parts move including the detachable magazines, but they don't actually fire ammunition. They're quite collectible and getting harder to find every year. I think some had plastic rounds so the trainee could see how the action cycled and stripped the next one off the top, but those may have been a later development like around the Vietnam era. IIRC, the metal parts are mostly (all?) aluminum. I have read that there was a huge wood and aluminum bayonet for the Garand training model, but I've never seen one.

Whoever goes to this make sure you get some video.

That is extremely cool. I would jump at the chance to get to tour that lab and see the ballistic side of things.

The last time I fired up the 2m rig, all I found was a bunch of people talking about their latest medical problem.

Drinking early this morning?

I've learned never to underestimate the propensity of Cowboys fans to buy whatever is being peddled in front of them.

The free market is speaking: The San Francisco 49ers quarterback currently has the fifth-best selling jersey on NFL.com, less than a year after it was put on clearance sale. Ironically, Kapernick doesn't see a direct profit from those sales, the profits are pooled along with every other jersey sale and split between the current maker (I believe it's Nike at the moment), the teams, and the players as a whole.

Next time you get in a runaway situation with the bucket loaded, just drop the bucket. Depending on speed, ease it down slowly. Keep the loaded bucket as close to the ground as applicable helps as well. Back down steep hills with heavy front end loads. I learned every one of the suggestions the same way you learned about the lack of front brakes on tractors ...

and worse... those sheeple ham operators won't talk either.

Don't even have the right to talk without getting government permission.

Andy did a really good job of making this stage interesting stage because the mix of small and large targets was supposed to force you to slow down and speed up depending on the target difficulty instead of just blasting away. Me being me, I had to analyze the video and see if I really did slow down and speed up as I'm supposed to: I took an average of 0.92 seconds to take a shot at the large paper rifle targets. 0.85 seconds to take a shot at the small paper targets, and 0.93 seconds to take a shot at a clay. So I have the "slowing down" part down, but it looks like I'm missing the "speeding up" part!My plan for the swinger at the end didn't quite work out like I thought it would, but luckily neither did anyone else's plan for the swinger so it didn't hurt me too badly. Good times!

I'll add make sure your cover garment is clear so nothing snags in the trigger guard. For my hammer fired guns, my thumb presses down on the hammer while re-holstering

As to your question I would add when training, have a 'spotter'. Someone that can make sure you are directing into the holster. Finger is indexed properly and off the frame, no clothing is in the way, and you are proceeding s l o w l y. Most NDs will occur on presentation or re-holstering. As Dolo said, dry practice is available at no charge.

You're thinking RefferMac! You are far ahead of the pack brother! Reholstering any handgun should always be a deliberate and purposeful act. There is no such critter as "speed reholstering". I've carried daily for at least 26 years and I am always cautious when reinserting the gun back into the holster..external safety of not. I predominately carry a G 19 appendix IWB. There is nothing wrong with "looking the gun" into the holster, with the "tilt" of the base of the holster out as you mentioned. It will become more intuitive over time..but one should never become complacent with any aspect of gun handling. IMHO the majority of self inflicted gunshot wounds come from complacency and inattention. Dolo of course is right. Dry Fire practice is essential for improvement. Practice with dummy rounds or simply an empty gun will gain you a lot in the long run. I'm not familiar with the holster you cited, but as long as it's secure and doesn't shift I'm sure it'll serve you well. I second shotgunshooter's recommendation for professional training, especially with Randy (Cruel Hand Luke). But he's a friend, so I am biased. Ingraining skills under a watchful professional eye such as with Randy can help prevent training scars which take a good bit of effort to "unlearn".

I have a T-grip on a Smith Model 19 snubbie. It makes a hard to hold pistol a dream to shoot. I'm looking at the possibility of ordering a couple for some j-frames.

I'd love to have one, just hard to do from here. [emoji53] I hope they can make it happen.

Do yourself a favor and pick up an Elmer T Lee if they have one on the shelf. Square bottle.

This is coming up guys, please don't forget about it!

"If something smells fishy" ... it must be Obama.

I like it but I find that my vehicle is broken into and and items inside of it ate stolen less often wit my "Hillary 2016" bumper sticker.

And in other news...no one cares. We no return you to your regular programming.

Just wait until they learn about casting!

to reiterate what others have said, do your due diligence on what you want to buy, look at several options and not just the ones that jump out as being cheap, or claiming to be the best. There is always someone, somewhere, that makes as good, if not better than the next person who claims theirs is the best, and will do it for less recognition or dollars, but enjoyment and satisfaction of a product well done.

My daughter turns ten in a week. She had been shooting for five years. She goes to State Finals in two weeks as a ranked shooter. Girls can shoot, and have a lot of fun doing it. See if you can find a 4H Shooting Sports in your respective county, you won't regret it. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk

Thanks for the replies... I don't know if anyone should be jealous. Once we decided to go down this path we went all in with my retirement plan. It looks like it is going to work out but I am 100% committed. Failure is literally not an option. I find that fear is a great motivator. My wife (who should have never said yes : - 0 ) deserves to have a comfortable retirement for putting up with me all these years. Folks in her family live about 20 years longer than they do in mine so I'm planning for the really long haul... I've learned a few things: 1) It doesn't matter how big of a tractor you bought, it will always be at least 1 size smaller than you need for some random task. 1b) Who knew tractors didn't have brakes on the front wheels? If you go down a steep hill with a heavy load in the front end bucket and the rear wheels come off the ground you are along for the ride until you get to the bottom. 1c) always keep a pair of clean shorts in your car. See 1b for any needed info. 2) Buying a backhoe attachment was a huge mistake for me. I would have done a lot better to save the money and rent a mini-excavator when I needed it. But, if you need a trench dug that is not straight, not level, and not smooth from beginning to end I'm your man! 3) The biggest leap of faith was drilling the well. It cost almost double what I budgeted. I haven't turned it on yet. Sort of like a lottery ticket: Until I check the numbers I'm a winner. If the well doesn't produce life will not be good for a while. 4) I knew the rule build a bigger barn than you think you will need. I built a 30x40. I had a 12x24 shed before. I thought a 30x40 was a huge overkill. It is only 50% too small. 5) Tractor folks only deal in 1,000's. As in: do you want to spend 1,000 or 2,000 or 3,000 etc... They apparently have never heard of 10's, 20's or 100 dollar bills before. 6) Tractor implements are like AR's. Once you have the first one you realize how many more you need. It doesn't help if your normally very frugal wife is a implement gateway drug... She says things like: I want mulch on the inside of the fencing around the greenhouse. Can your tractor do that? My answer was yes (sounded like thousands)... But even though I haven't mulched any trees yet she loves her little greenhouse. We've been married 23 years and I never knew she'd always wanted one. It's been tiring but we own some dirt free and clear. It is really quiet out there. The wind is almost always blowing and so far we like all of our future neighbors. BTW: when we bring the dozer in to cut our permanent drive way he is also going to take the dirt we will be digging out for our basement and close the end of a little ravine so that I can have a pond in a few years. While the dozer is there he is also going to level out a 25 yard wide by 50 yard deep spot and use the rest of the dirt for a berm. Getting a place to shoot started us down this road and I WILL have a small range. I may not be able to afford any steel for a few years but I am going to try to have a big ole TN Gunowners Mid Tn shoot and celebration. Hope everyone likes pulled pork... Mark

One of our favorite nfa items.

Not sure if this thread is still hot or not.   My name's Rachel. My husband John and I own Fighting Sheep Dog in Claxton/Powell. We're a full service gunsmith, but our showroom specializes in ARs, AR parts, and AR accessories. I don't say this to advertise. This information is pertinent to this conversation.   My husband does all of the gunsmithing. I handle customer service, transfers, inventory, social media, marketing, and everything else.   So, when you walk in the door, want to build an AR, or have questions about special ordering a firearm, I'm your Huckleberry.   While I don't think it's right, I would agree that women are held to a higher standard when it comes to firearms. I have some older gentlemen who only want to speak to my husband. And if they are older guns - that's a good thing because I just don't know that much about them!   However, if you walk in and want to build an AR, want to know why some upper receivers have forward assists and some don't, want to know about barrel twist rates, or anything else - I'll run circles around most men you know.   I write all of the blogs on our website, handle the newsletter, and am constantly trying to find new and innovative pieces for our shelves.   I'm GLAD to see another female FFL holder coming forward! Where's your store going to be?

Do you not hold men to the same standards? I've been into many gun shops owned/run by men who couldn't tell the difference between a Glock and a 1911, much less the differences between ammo.