BigPoppa

I've got an XD40 Service, and an XD9 Subcompact. I love 'em. I predict you'll love your new XD too. Congrats !!

Is this a 1st generation problematic Sigma ? or a newer one with the kinks worked out ? I wouldn't think WWB is to blame.

Cane Ridge ?

+ 1 to postcard quality pics. and BIG UPS on the weight loss !

Welcome to TGO. I've always thought the FNP's were very good looking guns. Aesthetically (sp?) pleasing.

PM'ed you SingleStack

As has been noted earlier, you will probably never need to present your pistol and, if you do, you will possibly not even need to press the trigger. The presence of the gun alone may be enough to deter the threat at hand. If it's not, then IMHO, it all comes down to shot placement much more so than the difference in a 9x17 round or a 9x19 round....85 or 90 grain bullet vs. a 115 grain bullet. Shot placement is king even if you were pocket carrying a .45. As to the P3AT, bear in mind it's not a range gun or a plinker. It's a pistol you'll carry a lot, but shoot a little. As always....this is my and your mileage may vary.

Thanks TowerClimber. and you're right about carrying concealed. It really saves a lot of trouble. "Just because you CAN doesn't mean you SHOULD." Actually, he's going to have to take the class. Florida is one of the states that TDOS says their training requirement is not substantially similar to ours, so he'll have to take the HCP course......(I know a terrific HCP instructor ) but he should only have to pay the $ 50.00 renewal fee and not the $ 115.

Tennessee will honor your Florida credentials for up to six months after you move here. I'd probably take the class as soon as you get a Tennessee address, so you will have some overlap while you wait on the Tennessee HCP. http://state.tn.us/safety/handgun/reciprocity.htm When you get here................welcome to The Volunteer State !

Here's one of the articles I saw. It explains how .410 is sufficient for close-in home defense, but eliminates most over penetration concerns for folks like apartment dwellers. This article was OP in 1992, so there's no telling how long this gun has been out of production. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3197/is_n3_v37/ai_12462187/print?tag=artBody;col1

I'm here with ya, Mike. The wife is with her Mom, and they're doing some interior painting. I might see her Monday afternoon.

Ran across a couple of articles about a shotgun that Mossberg produces, or used to. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3197/is_n3_v37/ai_12462187/print?tag=artBody;col1 It's a .410 bore pump gun fitted with a laser in the fore end, and youth stocks. It was marketed exclusively as a HD gun, and their niche market was women. I think they titled it the "HS 410" or something similar to that. Supposedly it even came with a basic shotgun training and home defense video. Quick search on the Mossberg website didn't give me anything. Sooooooooooo.........any TGO'ers heard of this ? got one ? know where I can gets me one ?

brief thread detour............not a BUT is there a Knoxburg Tennessee ? or is that your clever way of referring to Knoxville ?

As of Monday, Rifle & Handgun were full. Still some room in Shotgun. Handgun waiting list was the best I could do. $ 600 per course to TR and $ 100 per to Shootrite.

will do. thanks Phantom.

You got a bead on when you might run this course again after the October class ?

Good reason to pick up a non-resident out of state permit or two. To help cover you in the event of a glitch or a loooong renewal wait.

I'm surprised by all the favorable reviews of Wolf on here. I've always held off from buying or shooting any because of the bad rap it has, but now I think I'm gonna try some.

That's pretty kewl

Walters State Community College in Morristown and Cleveland State Community College in Cleveland both run POST Certified Basic Police Academies. Almost anybody with the money and a clean background can put themselves through those schools. When you graduate you are POST "certifiable". Get hired by somebody and you become POST "certified". TLETA in Donelson (The "State" Academy) primarily trains rookie officers who have already been hired by a department, but TLETA has been known to accept Criminal Justice majors on a space available basis. They must also pay their way through. Ballpark for any of the 3 is around $2000-$2500.

Yes.....sometimes. The officer can have his dispatcher (or do it himself if he has a MDT laptop) run a search for a DL on the registered owner that the plate comes back to. Of course, the registered owner may not be driving the car at that time, but if he is, the officer can have his DL information available even before the traffic stop is initiated.

Classic Jackie Gleason. :bowrofl:I can't believe nobody else caught it............................

She needs to tuck that elbow.

Clint Smith will be in Langston, Alabama in February, 2009 for Handgun, Shotgun, and Rifle classes hosted by Tiger McKee at www.shootrite.org. Since I'm not going to be in Oregon anytime soon, I'm calling this week about sending in my deposit. Langston is in Northern Alabama - about 120 miles from Murfreesboro. Just a heads up for anybody that might be interested.