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Give Jeb the night off.... LOL! A machine gunner of the Mobile Riverine Force with a Mk 21 during the Vietnam War (Photo: Wikipedia)

I was on line looking for a case for my Ruger PC carbine and mags and ran across this. It looks like something straight out of "John Wick". I don't know how discreet it would be when you would have to get someone to help carry your "garment bag" best picture hosting

It's helpful to stop and think beyond the borders of brands, makes and models and think about features that you find ideal in a thing. Whether it be a car, truck, boat, toaster oven, computer, smart phone, pair of boots or shoes, pocket knife or... a gun. Sometimes after you jot down a list of things that you find desirable in an item, surprises are found when you overlay that list on top of what's available out there. Sometimes you find that the thing you thought was the perfect embodiment of those characteristics isn't so perfect after all. SO... if you had to list the most desirable features of a handgun for carry purposes, what would they be? AND, just to make it meaningful... force rank them in order of importance.

An American infantryman covering his squad members with an M1919A6 while the others move Vietnamese children out of the line of fire (Photo: historicalfirearms.info)

See if the link will work... M1919A6, note the bipod and the buttstock (Photo: ww2aircraft.net

The 1911 will never be obsolete. The gun as JMB designed it can be dropped in the mud, rinsed off in a puddle and still go bang every time AND be self defense accurate as well . Its probably the finest combat pistol ever created. Its when people start messing around with the original design that they get finicky. Trying to get all the tolerances as tight as possible, adding all kinds of un-necessary add ons and striving for target grade accuracy are what make it unreliable and finicky. But these things can also make the 1911 a world class target and competition pistol. So its a trade off. A good 1911 gunsmith can get all that and still be utterly reliable. However, with most so-called factory "target" or "competition" models its hit or miss at best. This is where that unreliable myth comes from. That and the fact that plastic fans feel the need to diss on better guns.

While I agree with you that securing your firearms is a mater of personal responsibility, and one should be personally obligated to do so, I definitely do place the blame for theft on thieves, where it belongs. I don't leave my guns unsecured in my car, and I think its irresponsible to do so. I also keep the bulk of my guns at home security in safes, as well. Blaming the gun owner for theft kinda seems like blaming the girl that got raped on being attractive and wearing what society these days considers fashionable clothes...

I think I understand why Raoul changed his TGO name.

“The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers.” ― Socrates

I'm old and obsolete as most of pistols are. All of my 1911 pistols are reliable, accurate and have been easy to maintain.

Modern pistol designs have made the 1911 obsolete in its role as a combat sidearm. It's finicky and demands constant attention that a warfighter can't afford to offer. But when it's tuned and running well, it's the most accurate pistol out there. Warnings aside, the pistol's appeal is strong and romantic.

Rock Islands and Springfields are excellent pistols but for just a few dollars more you could get a Dan Wesson and not have to worry about it ever again.

I have a Browning Model 81 BLR .223/.556 for sale. Still in great shape. Shot only a few times. Comes with a Redfield scope and padded leather sling. Asking price is $1350.00 cash only. Price drop to $1100.00

Does this bring back memories for anyone ? Hint........you have to be an old fart.

I get what yall are saying but at what point do we as gun owners, knowing there have been theifs in the world for ever, take responsibility to not leave a gun, specifically a "truck/trunk" gun in a vehicle 24hrs a day? We are specifically talking about cars/trucks here, houses were kinda added in. I know there are theifs and I do everything possible to deter or prevent that theft from occurring. Don't you? In order for a gun to not be stolen from my car, I don't leave one in there. I'm not gona blame the theif if I'm the dumba$$ who left it there. Get my point? You know for a fact people ain't honest so why live like everyone is?

I totally see how it would be your fault if I broke into your house or car took things.

Didn’t know Seals wore jeans.

The blame is 100% on the thief.

As one whom has had multiple conversations with gun grabbers, y'all need to learn that they associate guns with crime, no questions asked. "If he only hadn't had a gun", they like to say. In their twisted "logic", they believe a firearm magically changes a honor student Boy Scout into a mass murderer somehow. Doesn't matter the individual, as long as he/she owns a firearm they're a future school or mall shooter in their minds. Of all the ones I've asked whom were gun grabbers, none had a grand-dad or dad or uncle take them shooting with a .22 as a kid. In short, they never got to experience the wonderful side of learning to shoot as a kid. As a result, guns remained a mystery unless the media has "educated" them on how horrible and evil guns are. All those "news" shows whom have been shown to be blatantly lying about their segments after they aired, the gun grabbers believe whole heartedly. Movies with planes being shot down with a single shot from a snub nose also plays into their phobia. I've also had multiple gun grabbers tell me how they "couldn't control their emotions, they'd end up shooting someone if they owned a gun". Therefor if THEY can't control their emotions, by extension, WE can't control ours either. Therefor guns need to be banned. Of course they always bring up the old lie about "owning a gun means you're 43 times more likely to be shot with your own gun" bull manure. This has been debunked repeatedly, but they keep using it as if it's accurate. And they always bring up the "why do you need a machine gun to deer hunt?" horse manure. I loved pointing out the aftermath of Katrina, where the cops walked off their jobs to go take care of their own families, leaving the public to fend for themselves. They were always speechless when I asked them which one of their siblings or grown kids they would be ok with being murdered since they couldn't defend themselves? Or how many women is it ok to be raped since men are larger & stronger than women? They never reply to any of those. Last summer's riots all across the US has also spurred many of them to buy their first gun. I worked a gun shop last year from Mar to Oct. I can't can't the number of people who told me they were buying their first gun because they were scared the cops would be off sick with the china flu. Sadly, I doubt if a single one voted for anyone other than another gun grabbing politician. There is a long, long, list of politicians & celebrities who decry firearms ownership but run around with armed security. One in particular, Samantha Bee of the TBS show, led a protest of bringing inner city kids to her neighborhood school. On her show she trashes everything conservative without let-up. Hypocrite first class. Former columnist Carl Rowan, Sr was famous for never failing to love a gun ban. Then he shot a "teen" who scared him when he came home one night & a bunch of "teens" were partying in his backyard pool. Nor was Rowan ever charged with an illegal gun, as he failed to have a DC license to own. Hypocrite. Almost without fail, a gun grabber will mention the words "I feel" during their anti-gun rant. It's never the words "logic", "reason" or something similar. It's always about the "feelz" with them. I also enjoy asking them if they have a sign in their yard saying "Home owner owns no firearms"? They always say no to that & I tell them they lack the courage of their convictions. They never answer to that. Ask a gun grabber if you can take them to the projects one night, drop them off & meet them 2-3 miles away. See what they say to that.

As soon as I see one, you'll be the first to know.

Yep. It's been awhile

Yep! 1967

How many you need Headed west to Jackson TN tomorrow morning.

Sorry wrong post you are correct

I could list an alphabet soup behind my name too. Big deal. The gold standard for scientific research in health is the double-blind study. It's the only one that matters.

I graduated at 17 and surely wasn't ready for the world. But I WAS ready for the Marine Corps and the four years I spent there did a pretty good job of knocking some sense into me and giving me a skill set that served me very well for the rest of my life. I know the military isn't for everyone, but for me it was a perfect transition from boy to man.

A simple happy birthday would have sufficed. To him and more so to his son, this may be a gun that’s been his family for a while and the young man may have been waiting a while to get it. I don’t think the issue was that you busted on the gun but that you kinda questioned what he was giving his son. I hope you understand that. If I told you my son was turning 18 and I was giving him a high point, could be the same issue. Hell I offered a happy birthday and a box of bullets for the young man. I didn’t work at a gun shop, I owned one. I’m gonna rummage through my box of old mags and if I have any I’m gonna make sure he gets them. “Happy Birthday “

I think it resembles the bag from Arnold's Raw Deal movie.

Mine took 10 business days with Midsouth, but they've been slammed by Covid. Normally, they're quick.

All absolutely right on the money.

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It's a joke. Lighten up. 915's aren't considered upper tier guns, never mind top tier. That's where the joke was, or at least it was supposed to be.

Pandora's guys are pretty laid back. They don't do pressure & when they're told "no", they leave it there, IMO.

No argument here, I simply posted info & you right away tried to poo poo it. Because you're all knowing trained health care guy? I guess "trained" people can be gullible also. Fauchi preaches "science."

And worse than that…entire state actors who are literally getting paid to undermine other countries.

I was able to read it. I got through about 3-4 of the comments and knew exactly where that was going. I didn't bother to go on. Basically, that is the attitude of most of the Northeast U.S. They have been preaching the "guns bad" dogma for a lot longer than most of the rest of this nation. Its been instilled in most of them since childhood. Right along with the liberal mindset.

If y'all wanna start in on the education system in this country, bear in mind that what we are seeing today is the result of at least three, maybe four, generations of a liberal run educational system in this country. Its the often mentioned "dumbing down of America". I won't go too far into it in this thread, but I will say that today's high school graduates are in no way properly prepared to face adult life.

Sounds like you are speaking from the frame of reference of your youth and a period that we no longer enjoy. A time when high school and in some cases even less was enough, in combination with responsible parenting, to form an individual with a base level of knowledge and competence for a majority of kids. That no longer is the case. The issue is there is no longer a "group" or percentage of kids coming out of high lacking basic skills it is the majority of them. Those competent and mature 18 year-olds coming out of high school are the rare exception not the rule. As far as continued education it obviously would not work with our current system. There would have to be some significant changes to make those type of proposed requirements work. Apprenticeships would have to be paid positions. Trade school education would have to be subsidized for those in need and made flexible enough to allow a working person to complete the program. In Tennessee community college costs can be completely subsidized if a high school student has a sufficient GPA. It can work if we as a society want it to work. It is not entirely about luxury. No one paid for my education or my rent. I left home at 18 enrolled full time in a community college and worked full time. I was working 30+ hours a week my senior year in high school and went to 40+ hours a week after graduation. I went on to a 4 year college and was still working full time. I went back to school in my 30's to advance my career and continued working full time all while still paying my mortgage and putting food on the table. My father obtained two bachelors degrees while serving on active duty in the military and raising a family. The military covered the cost on one of those, the other he paid for out of pocket on an E8 salary. My mother obtained a degree while working part time and raising a family. It is entirely possible to obtain education and work at the same time. it is entirely possible to obtain additional education with limited resources and family support.

I saw a reader board this morning at a local gun / pawn shop saying "Small Rifle Primers In Stock", so of course I had to stop and check it out. $125 / thousand. They still had as many when I left as when I walked in. I was thinking a retailer would probably be a little closer to what I consider "reasonable". Think again.

Yes, and no. The M1917 was basically a P14 Enfield, redesigned for the 30-06 then used in the Springfield 1903's already in production. As Winchester and Remington already had the tooling set up to build P14's for the British, it was cheaper and faster to adapt the Enfield to use the same ammo as the Springfield rifles, rather than set up new lines to build 1903's. Although the P14 used the 303 British ammunition, it was originally designed as a new rifle (the P13), with a new cartridge, namely the .276 Enfield. This new cartridge was to be a more advanced, rimless, bottlenecked design to replace the older 303 then in use, however the advent of WWI and the corresponding need for rifles and ammunition led the Brits to shelve the new cartridge design and utilize the 303 in the new P13 rifles for expediency and logistical concerns. Thus, the P13 was renamed the P14, with the only real difference in the ammunition each was chambered for, and the M1917's were then similarly rechambered to use the 30-06. There are some very minor differences in each configuration (P13, P14 and M1917), mainly due to either variances in measurement systems or to ease manufacture as the rifles went into mass production, but there are as many (or more) variations between the Remington, Winchester and Eddystone M1917 variants as between the US and British guns ...

If you don't know what this brick structure is and what that old burn barrel is for then you aren't from the south. I made this bbq pit and I swear it's the best thing I ever made. The burn barrel , I cut it to be able to shovel my wood when it falls through the rebar I have running through it. I'm cooking 3 shoulders today and it just seems like a lost southern thing. These newer and younger people use grills and such but you can't beat a good old pit and burn barrel. Shoveling wood coals as they fall through the rebar every hour for around 12 to 15 hours is a long haul but worth it. Just thought I'd share this. I'll post my cooked pork this afternoon.

Are there other Sigs that “may not meet expectations”? Trying to talk like Sig there. It’s not a recall, it’s a “voluntary upgrade program”, lol. They sure do beat around the bush when it comes to not admitting anything. https://www.sigsauer.com/p320-voluntary-upgrade-program

I see people OC a few times a year and I swear that most people don't even notice the person carrying. People are oblivious. I've not carried openly in many years and when I did it was while hiking. I wouldn't do it in public.

Not all "instructors" should be instructors.....

Aqil Qadir is a Master Rangemaster instructor---top notch www.CitizensSafety.com

Rock Islands have years of positive reputation but those SDS Tisas have come on strong. They are generally very well regarded and start under $400 for a basic GI model. They are also stamped Knoxville, TN as SDS is based here, so that’s kinda cool.

The model 45 has become a favorite amongst LEOs all over the country. I have been on ranges with many people who say they shoot the 45 better than a 17 and 19.

I'm not a "knife guy", I own them for utility purposes. Having said that, this was a great one day training opportunity for guys like me or for "knife guys". I know I need to learn enough to keep someone from using my ignorance against me and that is exactly what I got from the training day. Most of the day was spent on techniques to keep from being turned into a pin cushion and escape/evade a "problem". Randy {Harris} also showed the students different types of knives, how to carry them, and how to use them for defense. In spite of the fact that I don't carry one to use is this context, this part of the day helped me better understand how to defend against them. In other words, another example of a well rounded presentation from Randy covering different aspects of the topic at hand. If you want to learn enough to use for self-defense or if you intend to delve deeper into the subject of knives, this is an excellent place to start.

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