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Don't overthink it. Shoot them and see if you like them. I've owned both and currently only carry the M&P's. But your pros and cons are overthought. The three questions should be 1) Do you shoot well with it? 2) Will you carry it? 3) Do you feel completely comfortable and confident in shooting it and carrying it?   If your answer is yes to all three questions for BOTH platforms (which was the case in mine), then go with the one you enjoy more (in my case, I enjoyed the M&P more due to ergonomics). One cannot truly make an objective argument for one over the other. They are both excellent platforms and I wouldn't hesitate to trust my life with either in a self defense situation, and barring the use of a 1911, I wouldn't hesitate using either in a competitive environment either.

Diabetes is a chronic disease. No one single binge of sugar will cause a non-diabetic person to suddenly develop diabetes. In the case of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, it takes years to develop, usually later in life (not sure how old your fiance is), although we are seeing it more in children and teens. If your fiance is not pregnant (gestational diabetes) and is not taking medications such as immunosuppressants, antipsychotics, etc. then if your doctor gave an actual diagnosis of new onset diabetes, confirmed by a HbA1c test of > 6.5%, then her blood sugar had been elevated for quite some time before this.

It is not always possible to carry the full-sized handgun. Of course they shoot more effectively in extended fights and in distance shooting. That is a given. Only time I can conceal a full-size is in the winter with a big coat on. I'm a small guy. Sometimes these article writers don't take into account that people come in all different shapes and sizes and also have different limitations given where they must travel to, work, etc. If it was practical to carry a 300 BLK SBR suppressed, I think many of us would do that....but it isn't practical.

VLTOR VIS-3 Upper Noveske 16" SS Match Nightforce NXS 2.5-10x32 LMT/Young's Mfg BCG VLTOR TS3 lower Wilson Combat TTU trigger

Some people hate the trigger, but Timney just released a new trigger at SHOT Show 2014. So that might remedy that issue.

Why not store them on cinder blocks and cover them with tarp? Wouldn't that prevent chemicals from coming in contact?

You could wait until the BCM KMR (keymod rail) comes out. It is supposed to be rediculously light and slim. http://www.bravocompanymfg.com/kmr/ that site shows the KMR13 but they will have a KMR10 as well. Designed by Eric of VLTOR and made with an aluminum-magnesium alloy. Should be around $250-270.   LW barrels are also an option. There are the BCM, DD, and Spikes LW barrels that are good options. Or you can flute or recontour the barrel at ADCO https://www.adcofirearms.com/shopservices/

Every Mexican has a different recipe due to different family traditions. But a traditional salsa has tomatoes, onion, garlic, cilantro, lime juice, jalepeno or serrano chiles, salt, and pepper. You can sub out the chiles if you don't want the heat and add more or less garlic dependent on your tastes... those are the ingredients. Salsa's should not be sweet because even if the tomatoes themselves are sweet, you have lime juice for acidity and salt to offset any sweetness. If a salsa is too sweet in a restaurant, it means they added sugar, because tomatoes inherently are not that sweet. Sugar is not an ingredient in traditional salsas. Keep in mind that in many restaurants, they cater their dishes to Americans, so it is not what they would make at home to eat.   To make, throw all of the ingredients above into a blender because you want all of the cells to break up to really get the flavors to mix. The ratios are up to you. Another spin on salsa is to roast the tomatoes, onion, and garlic in an oven (or stove with flame) to get a char on them. This gets a deeper, earthier flavor that Mexicans will use to mix with food, rather than just eating it with chips like you see in a restaurant.

I like saving money. Who doesn't? But as a former internet retailer, I do support internet taxes because it puts everyone, both brick & mortar stores, and internet retailers, on a more equal footing financially and this is fair. The internet, both with its lower operating expenses (nothing wrong with that) and allure of no taxation (there's potential wrong in that) has hurt and killed local traditional businesses. 

  Totally agree! My point exactly. 

You can either pay $50 and shoot... or wait a year, and not shoot, and hope that you can score a brick for $25.... I'd rather just pay some now to shoot and have fun. I'm all for principle. But PSA is not a gouger. You don't know what their cost on that ammo was. They always have reasonable prices. Heck, anyone that has bought regularly from PSA has probably saved TONS of money so spending a little more on some ammo has been compensated for well over.   Most of us do not have the time to goto Walmart. Buy some expensive ammo now, and shoot now while you wait for prices to go down... nobody says you have to hoard up on expensive ammo. It's not like a year from now, you will curse yourself for spending a couple hundred bucks. And if you do, perhaps you should either find a way to make more money, or quit shooting altogether, as this hobby/lifestyle/whatever, is not for the shallow pocketed.

I've got 2 M&P's with the Apex sear and striker block upgrades. In the process of getting another M&P to send off to L&M to get milled for an RMR.   I used to carry Glocks and H&K USP's and my absolute best out of the box shooting carry gun was an old Kimber Custom II. However, I'm M&P all the way for carry guns now. Excellent shooters, great reliability, and I'm comfortable with them and shoot well with them, even on a bad day. I'm not against the other brands but after having owned and shot/carried the others, this platform is the best for me. If you do make the changeover, you won't regret it.

  Oh that was you? No wonder looked a lil familiar haha. Small world.

  No, I haven't taken any of their classes.

Met up with Matt @ Medic Firearms today. He's located in the Collierville/Rossville area. Nice guy and really low pricing for transfers ($20 for 1st transfer + $10 TICS, $10 for each additional transfer). He's also has an SOT and uses eforms! I've got a suppressor on its way to him.   Anyway, just wanted to give a positive review since there are many FFL's in the Memphis area but there are very little reviews for the FFL's that are not gun shops. Would definitely recommend them and will use them again for future transfers and NFA items.

I think there is value in increasing the amount of information available to TICS/NICS/etc. Don't ask me to outline a plan, because I have none. But lets say a person is a paranoid delusional schizophrenic (just naming an extreme condition that the general public may be aware of). Wouldn't it be in the public interest for this information to be available to the database so that a purchase can be stopped? The database report doesn't give the FFL or Feds or anyone with a detailed report. It is a simple yay or nay. If it is not ok for criminals to possess firearms, the same rationale applies to the very mentally ill. I also think there needs to be a measure put in place that allows an individual to appeal a rejection. Perhaps a formal psychiatric evaluation would be able to clear the person from the database if they indeed are no longer deemed severely mentally ill and do not pose a threat.   Having spent some rotations at the VA hospital...there are some very sick veterans that have suicidal ideations that I would not think it prudent for them to have the ability to purchase firearms which may be used to harm themselves or others. I'm not talking about having the "thought police" or anything like that. But just like criminals have a higher propensity to commit violence, very mentally ill individuals also have a higher propensity than the general public. This is not to say that anyone who has anxiety should be banned from owning firearms. But those that are very sick, perhaps to the point of institutionalization, should be flagged and barred from purchasing until cleared. There are ways to make it work and hopefully somebody will come up with a good system that will protect the public safety, the 2A, and the privacy of health information (by the way, it is not a violation of HIPAA to report a mentally ill patient who has expressed intent in committing violence)

  The Polytac only has springs on the tail cap. I didn't even know you could have a spring on both ends. Good to know.

Have you looked into the Streamlight Polytac LED? It is 1" in diameter (I have one). I'm not sure about recoil, as I have only used it as a handheld light. 

I used to have one for my 1911. Sold it on here though. For a skinny person, it is quite bulky due to the width (the leather backing has quite a large surface area). If you are larger, it can be more comfortable. IMO, a holster that takes up less real estate on the body would be preferable for concealment as well as comfort. But this can depend on how big you are.

I'm all about deals and I'm even for buying cheap and stacking deep... but these Walmart scalpers are rediculous. I doubt they even shoot. Honestly, there are better ways to make money than ammo hoarding. Seems that this is going to be the future since it has been over a year now and people are still doing it with no end in sight.

  Richard lol.... yea Richard (the gunsmith) and Seurwai (a volunteer) are really knowledgeable. Rob is too but I've mainly dealt with the other 2. Nice guys. Some of their pricing is good some of their pricing isn't. You really do have to shop around. I've bought guns from all of the 3 main shops in town and you really do have to shop around because prices aren't consistently the lowest at one single store. Plus what is in stock is different as well. Arms Fair does have suppressors in stock, so that is one thing that sets them apart from the others. 

Smith and Wesson usually gives coupons and discounts to LE's. Gun's and Ammo in Memphis is their LEO dealer in TN but I'm not entirely sure if the discounts are limited to their LEO dealers. http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Category4_750001_750051_757803_-1_757797_757797_image is the coupon that they offer all the time for discounts for LEO/MIL

Peltor Tactical Sports (Sporttac) on sale at Amazon   http://www.amazon.com/3M-Tactical-Hearing-Protector-Compatible/dp/B000Q04MRG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387204861&sr=8-1&keywords=peltor+tactical+sport   There's a coupon you can click on as well, which brings the total down to ~$71. I just ordered a pair.

Leaning towards the Peltor Tactical Sports. Just under $100 and also have the optional gel cups, like the MSA Sordins do. 

Maybe I'll just double up lol. Certainly don't want my hearing to get worse and if the the slim electronics can amplify talking above my Surefire plugs, then I can live with that...now I just gotta decide between Caldwell or Peltor for the price, or jump up to the MSA Sordins. For those that have tried the Sordins, what is the big difference the Supreme Basic (analog) and Supreme Pro-X (digital)? Am I at a disadvantage for wanting to save $100 to get the basics?