Mike

14" 870. Short. Goes bang. Looks cool. You still have to aim.

Usually a quick explanation is sufficient. That's been my experience. I always carry, so it's kind of a deal breaker if she's not down with it. I've had it turn into some great second dates as well once she found out. Mike

Bill Scarpino does great work.

I've had rocksett tubes direct from AAC show up already hardened. They don't have a good shelf life. If it was installed with a crescent wrench it looks it just slipped while torquing. It doesn't look pretty but it should work just fine.

They don't have to be clocked to any certain position.

Hard to tell in the pictures, it looks like the wrench flats are boogered up but the prongs look fine.

[quote name='ProjectDexter' timestamp='1352079828' post='839189'] It's the suppressor mount, the 3 "prongs" don't seem to look right, meaning I can't like them up looking symmetrical with the barrel [/quote] The mount is off center? Or the prongs just don't time up like you think they should. Mike

What do you mean not lining up? Is it a suppressor mount or just the flash hider?

I have a 617, wouldn't trade it for any of the others you have listed.

Out of the article you linked to... [quote]Although [b]it was selected by the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation"]Federal Bureau of Investigation[/url] for use in the field following the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FBI_Miami_shootout"]1986 F.B.I. Miami Shootout[/url][/b], their Firearms Training Unit "concluded that its recoil was excessive in terms of training for average agent/police officer competency of use and qualification",[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10mm_Auto#cite_note-5"][6][/url][/sup] and the pistols that chambered it were too large for some small-handed individuals. These issues led to the creation and eventual adoption of a shortened version of the 10mm that would evolve into what is today the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.40_S%26W"].40 S&W[/url].[/quote] The 10MM was developed before 1986 but was selected for FBI use due to the shootout. They moved to the .40 afterwards. Mike

[quote name='jtluttrell' timestamp='1351361241' post='834530']. It's insane (and also happens to be the inspiration for the .40 round, which was news to me.) [/quote] The 10mm came out of the 86 shoot out. The .40 came later.

I'd buy ammo and training classes. They're way better than more guns to me. Mike

POI shift will be much more prevalent on light profile barrels than others. It should be a repeatable shift. Either zero to the can or know your holdover for the POI shift. Mike

There's a reason surefire discontinued their incandescent line. The LED lights are much more reliable and much brighter.

I play hard.

If there was one image that summed up my experience at this course, this would be it. Mike

HRCC CQB 2012 A few weeks ago I attended Tactical Response's High Risk Civilian Contractor CQB course for raids and rescues held at the Memphis Police Academy shoot house in Millington, TN. Sunday started us out as usual with the meet and greet. It was great seeing everyone from past classes. It really makes a difference when you get to see who all is in your class and they're mostly guys you have already been through multiple classes with. The trust is already there, all you have to do is show up and get your learn on. We had 32 students in the class and were divided into three teams; Earth, Wind, and Fire. After teams were picked, we got into duty assignments and sharing contact info. I had the pleasure of being assistant team leader for our team. We broke for dinner and racked out ready to hit the ground running in the morning. We started Monday in the shoot house and listened to a quick lecture from Jay in the principles of CQB. Speed, Surprise, and Violence of Action. Basically, get in, dominate the room, shoot the guys that need to be shot, make sure it's clear then move on the next until you reach your objective. We started out with dry fire movements in two man teams to ensure we understood the concepts and moved on from there. Once we were done at the house we headed to the flat range to work on transitions, accuracy and shooting on the move with James and Aaron. Meltdown drills and dot drills were the core of the lesson. Finishing out the evolution were cadence drills followed by cadence drills on the move. After lunch, Sean went over basic patrolling. This was a nice review for me after taking Direct Action this spring. Patrol formations, hand signals, communication, crossing danger areas, and leaders recon were all covered. Tuesday started us out on the flat range with Aaron working on shooting on the move and target transitioning. After that Aaron had us pushing ourselves by increasing the speed. Back at the shoot house we worked more on movement inside the building, working from the stack, window breaching, and how to cover and clear stairwells. Wednesday brought us multiple team breaching and it inherent communication dilemmas. With one team hitting the front of the house and the other hitting the rear eventually we would meet at some point in the middle. The call "Eagle, Eagle, Eagle!" was designated for our friendly forces identifier. With the team leaders meeting in the middle, increased leadership roles were delegated to the ATL. I ended up getting our team started on our secondary searches, doing head counts, and gathering ACE reports while the TL was coordinating with the other team. Time after time I kept getting into positions I shouldn't have been in, standing watch over a door or window; tasks that would have been better suited to one of my teammates. My teammates politely informed me on several occasions to move my ass out of there and go do something useful like lead the team. Thursday, patrolling into our AO to conduct our raids. Working with both sniper overwatch and secondary overwatch positions. The teams rotated between assault, support and security roles. Their roles included outside security, breach point security, overwatch, with everyone else assaulting our target at three separate breach points. Things got intense quick and our team leaders were key in keeping things as calm and organized as possible. The biggest lesson I learned that day was that if I walked calmly and talked normally, it reflected in the people around me. Things normalized a little, people lessened the yelling and started communicating better. Friday began as all other HRCC Fridays begin. Joking around in the parking lot burning off nervous energy. This final X was a real treat because we were able to do three of them. Rotating team responsibilities so everyone got a chance to play. It was great until I realized that they had pulled the team leaders from us on our runs, all the responsibilities were on the ATL's. MR. Galakinokis was rescued three times and everything went well. This wasn't a shooting class. It's a tactics class that has shooting as an aspect. The biggest lessons I learned this class were learned on days I didn't fire the first round. By removing myself from the front line and having to keep track of my guys as we were jumping through windows and searching rooms, I had to have a big picture view of the operation. I couldn't lose myself in minutia. I learned to calm down, speak clearly and concisely, and keep my head up and eyes open. I have to thank James, Jay, Aaron, Tim, and Sean. They are fantastic instructors. Keep up the great work guys. To the Memphis PD. I am most gracious you allowed us to come play and learn at your facility. I look forward to any events in the future held there. To my Team; Calvin, Kayla, EJ, Ryan, Scott, Mat, David, Aaron, Rostik, and Ed. You guys were great and I'm glad I got a chance to train with you again. EJ and Ryan, thanks for putting us back on track and in our place when we deviated. Team Earf! Mike.

I can't wait for my Tula krink kit to come back...

Like I said in my first post; it's not an inexpensive light. It does however work well, It has enough power to be useful outdoors and is one of the most compact lights you can mount. Mike

The M600 has an LED lamp with 200 lumen output. It's also shock insulated for recoil. http://www.surefire.com/scout-light.html

Jason Lee, and it was a blank loaded gun with a squib in the barrel from a previous scene. Brandon Lee.

Surefire M600c. It's over your budget, but I can tell you from experience that I spent well over what these lights cost buying cheaper units when I could have gotten what I knew would work the first time. If you are planning to use this rifle outdoors at all you need to get a light capable of performing. You can usually find used 600's for $150 or so. General rule is 1 lumen per yard to illuminate, 2 per yard to identify. Lastly get some low light training to go with your light regardless of what model you end up with. Mike

Pictures of the bore? Mike

What would that accomplish? I'm not trying to be facetious I'm just trying to understand what problem this is a solution to. Mike

And for 40 more dollars you can get one that is not only made in America, but made right here in TN, that won't break on you when you use it! I've seen several Blackhawk! rigs come apart at the seams and have buckles rip off. Never seen SOE gear do that. Ever. Even if you do manage to tear it up, John will send you a new one. Mike