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I recently picked up a Springfield SA 35 as well as a Girsan MC P35 Ops. The SA 35 has minimal but important improvements such as a good trigger, good sights, and an extended safety lever you can easily get ahold of and manipulate. The grips aren't the prettiest but they are contoured (unlike the flat panel traditional BHP grips) and quite comfortable. The Girsan has more design updates, adding a beavertail, light rail, straight trigger (which I find far more comfortable than the curved standard trigger), good visible and adjustable sights, aggressive G10 grips, and a modestly flared magwell. But the SA 35 comes out ahead on the trigger, mine measures at 4.5 # and is pretty smooth out of the box except for a slight false break that will likely go away with more use. The sights are right on for me and it's easy to see it shoots tightly. The Girsan has a trigger measuring just over 7 # and was hitting a good bit left for me, so I had to crank the sights over. I haven't yet sat down and tried to wring the best groups I can out of it, but I am certain the 7# trigger isn't doing it any favors. I tend to push left when I have a hard trigger to work with, so I'm willing to bet it would shoot straighter for me once the trigger is lightened up. Both have some sharp edges, the Springfield more so. There's a real risk of cutting yourself on the ejection port edge, the safety lever is not as comfortable as it could be, and I'd love to see a mild carry melt done to it. Both guns cost me about $650. If I could own just one? Right now it'd be the SA 35 because it is more like a High Power and more pleasant to shoot.

I bet most people have no idea why there are two extra setting past D or ever used them.

Just to be clear, I have nothing against the quality of FN's new pistol. By all accounts is a fine gun. My objection is with them calling it a High Power. That it AIN'T !

I hate that a family lost someone when they should have been celebrating together. There's just nothing to soothe that. The fine line between keeping society civil and protecting your own life is murky sometimes. I don't want to see the San Francisco scenario. But I also would never say retail stores meet the market for risking your life over. Your family, friends, and country are worth dying for... inventory isn't. Even if your preferred measure of justice is served, there is nothing good in this.

I wanted to bump this thread now that the new FN High Power is starting to hit the streets. My FFL managed to track down a couple at his distributor and I bought the FDE version. Price was near $1100. Mine came with plastic FDE grip panels installed, a spare pair of OD green grips, two 17 round mags, and a carrying case. The first thing you notice picking it up is that it doesn't feel much like a High Power. The grip feels longer, front-to-back, and flatter on the sides than the traditional BHP which has a real wasp waist shape by comparison. The trigger is very nice, mine breaks right at 4 pounds. The reset is shorter and crisper than any BHP trigger I have. The sights are serrated black and are easy to acquire and align. The thumb safety is ambi and much like the later BHP safeties, except crisper snapping on or off ( though still too light IMO ) and easier to get underneath to activate. Shooting was pleasant. I put about 100 rounds through it in a short range session. I had about two or three instances of premature slide lock with rounds in the mag, and I realized I was inducing it by accidentally pressing down on the forward end of the slide stop with a thumbs-forward grip. If you shoot with high thumbs pressed against the frame, you'll have to remember not to do it with this gun (or the front of the slide stop could be trimmed to remove the largely useless forward end, or replaced with an aftermarket part). Function was good otherwise and recoil was softer than in a traditional BHP. Accuracy was excellent, every bit as good as any other BHP I ever owned, and sights were very close to right on for my 124gr handloads. Hammer bite was nonexistent and not even close to happening from what I could tell, due to the rather small hammer spur and overall grip shape. Rapid reloads are a bit easier than on traditional BHPs because the new magazine design isn't as square as the old magazines. It's closer to a Beretta 92 or SIG P226 in shape. In fact, Beretta 92 mags will fit very nicely in the HP but won't lock in. I'm pleased with the redesign and look forward to spending a lot more time at the range with this one.

Sold

Selling my once fired Glock model 45 MOS, 9mm (Gen5). Less than 50 rounds through it. Comes with a Trijicon Type 2 RMR, 6.5 MOA adjustible LED, red dot sight. + extra OEM mags. A beautiful weapon, priced to sell...$1,050.00 - $1000.00 - $975.00 Includes your choice of either a Left Hand IWB JM4 Tactical holster, or a Right Hand Bladetech OWB holster. (ammo not included...) Comes with cases, for both the Glock and the Trijicon RMR. I'll need to see your TN drivers license or Handgun permit. Located in Pleasant View, TN, just off I-24... Zulu

I have a spare 4-Patriots 1800w solar generator. Bought it a couple of years ago & I've honestly never used it. Brand new retail is $2500. Mine is new with no box & for the life of me, i can't find the instructions. $1500 obo. https://4patriots.com/products/patriot-power-generator-1800

I no longer reload for the AR platform. The following is from my personal inventory. I am simply trying to recapture some of my cost (and labor): 5.56 NATO Range Brass (240 each total) Spent Primer removed Stainless Steel Pin Cleaned Small Base Die Sized Length Trimmed Case mouth deburred inside/out Primer Pocket crimp removed Primed with CCI #400 Small Rifle Primer (non-magnum) Ready to add your powder and seat bullets 62 gr. FMJ Bullets with cannelure (300 each total) I purchased them bulk at The Reloading Bench in Mount Juliet I believe they are Winchester $75 $100 for the total package. I would consider trades including .380 ACP or .32 ACP ammo (preferably self-defense ammo).

I bought these new in September 2022 and mounted them on a rifle and took them to the range 1 time. I have since sold the rifle and no longer need the sights. They are in excellent (as new) condition with the original boxes as well. The rear sight is the more expensive model with the Left and Right (windage) adjustment as well as the standard range (height) adjustment. I can ship these if buyer pays actual cost of shipping. Also, can meet for a FTF transaction in Murfreesboro. $125 now only $100 for the pair. I am not interested in separating them.

Gone

controls left of stereo, air up/down, front or back. no valve stems need a better picture, this is at my old work....F those bastards!

I did handle one at the store, it checks all the boxes for what I've been looking for...yep, I'll probably be back over there...without the wife!

I haven't thinned down like that myself but it seems like I would start at the back of the safe and work towards the front in the event that I needed to. I have a lot of guns that I've never fired and at this point those fill a very small "what if" niche. The majority of those were given to me by my father in law when his mental health deteriorated. I don't feel that it is my place to sell them despite not having a use for most of them. I figure I'll just pass them down to my son eventually. Of course if you aren't selling to find another project, clean them up good, lube them heavy, and stick them in the safe. Let them be someone else's problem once you are gone. Especially if having them makes you happy. Just the musings of a middle aged man

Good tires plus very slow and steady is the trick. Lots of people don't have the patience or touch with the throttle to go super slow. They want to go faster so they spin the tires which is counter-productive.

It really doesn't.

I did a google search on these revolvers and found it quite fascinating. A piece of firearm history that I had not known about before.

Christmas present from my daughter!

I've never followed soccer and even I remember what a big deal Pele was. You gotta be really great for non-fans to know you.

Name recognition. The original simply got too expensive to build in today's snap together world. FN couldn't sell real HPs at a reasonable price and make a profit anymore. This new version is CNC, molded parts and slap it together like many guns these days. But they gave it a classic name so it would sell. Its not a reintroduction, its a fake.

Welcome! I lived in Church Hill for a while.

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Should try them out then. The factory ones I have used actually had a very slight inward taper towards the base. While it made seating the bullet in case easy, it also necessitated using a tighter crimp than usual. just fyi. Have fun with it

Thanks for the review. I did acquire a SA-35 and am very happy with it. The Girsan has caught my interest. When I see one in person, I may get it just for S&G. I still have no interest in the new FN thing. But would like to see one just out of curiosity.

Without all the maintenance, all adjustable gas blocks become fixed gas blocks. im a fan of SLR in general. But even their adjustable will carbon up and become fixed.

Show her this. My wife took this video of me pulling a guy up our hill in my 2002 Tundra. This was the 2nd 2WD truck I had to help. Good tires are important too. I never even spun a tire while doing this.

For one thing I do keep excellent records. What it is, where it came from, what I paid and its current value. That way my sons will have good info to keep from getting screwed when the time comes. One thing I think I will do is print out this list and give a copy to each of my sons. They both like guns and enjoy shooting, but neither has ever gotten into it like I have, Then I'll ask them to mark whatever guns they particularly want. That will help me narrow down what to sell and what to keep. And it might help me decide about selling some of the others.

I can say I paid my water bill last month and am about tired of flushing the toilet with a bucket. Any of you who haven’t read “Atlas Shrugged” and are curious what our future looks like, I’d suggest you pick up a copy.

Navy SEAL holding an H&R T223 with a captured enemy fighter in Vietnam

Some folks don’t give three craps about what is supposedly cool. And I didn’t get offended. There’s capitalism and socialism and not much else in between unless you want to throw in socialism’s cousin fascism. What do you suggest we should try?

Most people would be better off if they quit worrying about what others have, quit waiting around to be lifted up, be thankful for what they do have, and instead of plotting and praying for the downfall of someone better off than they are, maybe study the path that person took and what makes them tick and possibly learn how to be more successful themselves. What a novel concept.

How much does this person have the right to make?

Its not about growth. Its about money. Aside from the taxes generated by new workers and business, there's also all the bribes, graft and corruption that goes with it. Money makes the world go round. The problem is that Average Joe ain't part of that world. All we get out of it is the shaft.

It’s our own fault because it’s easier to accept it and go back to watching football. My favorite movie line is from Terminator 2 “No fate but what we make.” I despise cliches like “everything happens for a reason” and “it wasn’t meant to be.” They imply that we are helpless and have no control of our lives. Not many are willing to take a stand based on principle or vote with their wallet. People bitch about wokeness, then turn around and post on Instagram or Facebook and order everything on Amazon because it’s convenient and support the very people enabling wokeness. People are more concerned about NFL playoffs than they are about what their kids are being taught in school. We reap what we sow.

Well, there's certainly a lot of interesting things happening in the world, and in America right now. Our nation faces some difficult days ahead. But if I had to prioritize things, I would have to say that the assault on our freedom of speech; as it's being exposed in the #TwitterFiles has to be the most dire. I don't know how closely you guys have been following this, but things are busting loose right now. They're finding evidence of direct government censorship, over topics like influence peddling by Hunter Biden, the truth about Covid, and the dangers of the mRNA vaccine. The Biden administration has been implicated in having hundreds, perhaps thousands of accounts shut down; and of having legitimate posts being removed, of healthcare professionals who were simply trying to warn people about the vaccine. Simply disagreeing with Biden's policies, was enough to get your social media account taken down. It's a huge deal, when hundreds of federal agents are taken off of criminal investigations, and tasked with being the thought police for the Biden crime family. It's a huge deal when ordinary Americans are deprived of their freedom of speech, simply because of their political affiliation. The MSM is calling it a nothing-burger. The truth is, these are actual federal crimes that were being committed by the Biden administration, and agents of our own government. The American people deserve answers. The Twitter Files is a good place to start... #Twitterfiles Part 1 - https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1598822959866683394 #Twitterfiles Part 2 - https://twitter.com/bariweiss/status/1601007575633305600 #Twitterfiles Part 3 - https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1601352083617505281 #Twitterfiles Part 4 - https://twitter.com/ShellenbergerMD/status/1601720455005511680 #Twitterfiles Part 5 - https://twitter.com/bariweiss/status/1602364197194432515 #Twitterfiles Part 6 - https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1603857534737072128 #Twitterfiles Supplement - https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1604613292491538432 #Twitterfiles Part 7 - https://twitter.com/ShellenbergerMD/status/1604871630613753856 #Twitterfiles Part 8 - https://twitter.com/lhfang/status/1605292454261182464 #Twitterfiles - TWITTER AND "OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES" - https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1606701397109796866 #Twitterfiles - TWITTER FILES: HOW TWITTER RIGGED THE COVID DEBATE - https://twitter.com/davidzweig/status/1607378386338340867

That's an awesome revolver @Spots. Congrats! I've been a reader of Col.Rex Applegate since 1967-68. iirc he knew Fitz and had a Special made. There's a lot of thought and reasoning put into these and they were truly remarkable for their time. A lot of revolver knowledge is sliding into history, sadly. When I lived outside Kansas City back in the 1980's I used to shoot bowling pin matches and befriended a local PD Detective. Great guy and even better shooter. He carried a similar cut down 45 acp revolver in a shoulder rig. Man he was fast on his reloads using full moon clips. Impressed the heck out of this newbie shooter back then. Still does thinking back on it. Thanks for posting the pics! Jamie

Two suggestions: 1- Take a actual in person hands on armed defense course in the State of Tennessee 2- Get carry insurance (hope that doesn't get me banned). Yes, it can cost you 15-20 bucks a month. What do attorneys charge an hour? I have used both "Second Call" and "USCCA", both are good. USCCA costs a lot more, ime, There are others out there, but those are the two I have used. USCCA has a regular magazine they send you which includes articles on what to do before, during and after an armed encounter. Both "Second Call" and "USCCA" gave me a card to carry imprinted with what to say to police after an incident Just in case I forget under stress. just fyi, I understand 99% of the people who read this will take neither suggestion. But at least the info is out there.

That's good news, but I'm thinking there's no way this little a**wipe did a triple homicide on his own. He must have had accomplices. Here's hoping they get him to rat on the other vermin who helped him.

Looks good to me. This lefty appreciates inclusion of an ambi safety lever. That's my only gripe with the CZ75 I have.

[quote name="csaxj3" post="1179322" timestamp="1407972199"]If I drive to Knoxville will you engrave while I wait? :)[/quote] You've seen the signs. Twice the fee if you watch :o) If you can send me your info and prep the lower (decide where you want it engraved and I'll tell ya what I need done before you come) I'll get things programmed ahead of time and sure if you make the drive I'll fit ya in.

Did you read any of this thread? There are links to ATF's website that shows you that you have to engrave a SBR that you "make" with your information. This is the simple version of what you have to do. - You must mark the newly made NFA firearm with the S/N, Model Name or Number, *your* Name, City, State and the caliber or gauge. If you used the S/N, Model and caliber from the original Title I firearm, then you're already half-way there as far as markings go ... - Accepted abbreviations may be used for your name (i.e., your ititials), city & state. Ex: John Q. Public, Anywhere, PA can be marked as JQ Public, ANY PA. Trust names may NOT be abbreviated - The S/N must be marked on the receiver or frame, and must be no less than 1/16" in height and no less than 0.003" deep. - The remaining information (name, city, state, model and caliber) may be placed EITHER on the receiver OR the barrel, and must be no less than 0.003" deep. There are no minimum height requirements for these markings. - All required markings must be in Roman letters (English) and Arabic numerals (1,2,3 ...), and be "wholly unobstructed from plain view". In other words, they may not be placed under handguards, grips, inside mag wells, etc. Do whatever you want, but now you are in violation of the NFA.