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Your missing the point. The TICS fee IS a double tax. Same thing.

I agree. I can also tell you that as of the last check we ran on Sunday there have been 25161 background checks run in TN. That's just since Jan. 1. That would equate to roughly over 3 million a year.

So, you're good with paying our high sales tax (that makes up for the lack of income tax BTW) AND another tax on top of that for a free service? Interesting. BTW - the way you "make up" for an unconstitutional tax (income) is by spending less. Not inventing double taxation systems.

It's a state by state issue. Every state uses the FBI's FREE check system but some states like TN have made it so that you have to pay TN to check the FREE FBI system. That's government!

Most GP guns still utilize the buffer and springs. The best out there are LWRC and POF IMO. All the other manufactores are using Ares, Adams, or Osprey kits you can get aftermarket. The main thing is how the GP interfaces with the bolt carrier. The better ones take care of the tilt you get with GP, while the others just accept it and wear in places you don't want like the buffer tube threads ect.

Much better looking than the Hogue grips. Nice!

Tula, Monarch, Brown Bear, Silver Bear, Wolf, ect. all come out of one of the 4 Russian ammo factories. Wolf is the civilian ammo clearing house/exporting distributor of Russian ammo. It is essentially all the same with some minor differences. The only caveat to that is the Blue(?) box Monarch. It is brass cassed and made in Serbia. As to quality, i've never had any problems out of any of the AR's I have shot it through and especially none of the AK's. That being said I have heard of people who's AR's will not cycle it. The cause seems to be the fact that the steel case doesn't expand as well as brass and doesn't seal the chamber well enough. This allows some carbon to leak through and then the next case gets backed into the residue on subsequent shots and will not extract reliably. Again this isn't everybody but some have this problem.

Check out Ken Lunde's page. GREAT photography Ken Lunde's 2011 SHOT Show Photos & Report

Yeah, but where can you get one? The benefit of the S12 is the ability to quickly change mags or different purposes as well as being able to adjust the gas setting. Better than the 870 IMO. I can tell you first hand it's not fake.

Love these guys. Will has worked on 3 AK's for me and is known in the industry as THE guy for Saiga to AK103/104 conversions. I do know they were working on my gun while they were filming, so I'm hoping to maybe see it on TV! Sweet!

I didn't imply the M&P or anything else was superior. There are some features that are better. Some that are not. I like the features of the XD the most, but i don't like a high bore axis, so I don't have them anymore. I've had at least one of just about everything out there and there is a reason I keep switching. I also have had at one time or another and XD, M&P, CZ, Ruger, S&W and several other manufacutures avatars. I do like that Glock is finally addressing the main issue that some of us hated about Glocks, the grip. Anyway, I guess I did intend to wrinkle the Glock lovers panties so I'll leave it alone. For the OP's intentions the Glock is a great gun. I wouldn't hesitate having another G19 at some point.

I don't dislike them. I 've had 3 of them. I just don't like Glock lovers. Outside of politicians people they are about the most unreasonably biased people around! Hahaha!

Funny how you guys talk about how reliable they are in conjunction with how easy they are to fix and how available after market parts are. Just sayin! (tongue in cheke fella's) They are simple, but there are many like the M&P and XD that are even easier to dissasemble.... and saferto boot.

also 21 to legally buy a handgun.

Welcome back James. Glad to hear you're OK. Give me a call sometime or come by D&T Arms and we can catch up a bit.

D&T Arms in Goodlettsville! Check out NashvegasMatt's thread on the one he got there. http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/handguns/52004-just-got-1911-heres-skinny-beware-56k-pics.html

BTW - put that thing in a Crossbreed and you will find it is not as hard to carry as some think.

Sorry I missed you when you came back Matt, but glad you got something YOU will enjoy. BTW, the wife will enjoy it as well once she shoots it!. If you want to try good mags we keep the Wilson Combat 7 and 8 round mags in the store. Both have the pads on them. Enjoy shooting!

I'm on my 3rd M&P9 right now. The stock triggers can vary from really good to not so good. I've had ones on both ends of the spectrum. The Apex is the way to go irregardless of the stock trigger yours came with. I'm also very fond of the Truglo TFO's on the M&P. The green and yellow contrast are very easy to pick up. All of my M&P's have been very accurate OTB

We can get them for you. Give Dave a call later today ... after I tell him we are now C3 dealers!

It seems the vast majority of Americas agree with you. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/21/cable-news-ratings-for-thursday-january-20-2011-piers-morgan-gets-little-help-from-ricky-gervais/79685

It's a take off of the notorious H&K add where the mag was loaded backwards. From there it became kinda of an H&K tradition to post H&K pictures with a bullet loaded backwards.

I carry an M&P9 all day everyday (albeit OTB) and it's not too big with the right belt and holster. If you are going to carry IWB, the Crossbreed Supertuck is the way to go. D&T Arms keeps them in stock if you want to see one in person.

So has anyone replied to this thread yet, Titan?

I used the G19 KCI mags and never had any issues. These were made for the Korean military not just for show or export. Now, the 31 rnd mags may be different but I can't imagine them being that much different. Glock snobs hate them, but then again thats why they are Glock snobs! Perfection!