ken_mays

Great looking knives!

I completely lost the plot with Glock models when they started introducing minor variations and combinations of G19 and G17 parts. The last one I can tell you explicitly what it is was the Glock 45. They need to get out of the weeds and back to basics.

I think with ARs, you hit the point of diminishing returns pretty quick, say around $1500. A good quality barrel is the key and as long as the other parts are decent, I don't see much point in spending a premium on them. There are only a few major manufacturers of most of the parts, so I'm a bit jaundiced when it comes to the boutique AR market, especially when they're like "yeah other people make our parts but we QA them and put our name on them " and then not bother to actually do the QA / testing.

Weekend bump

This press is set up for .38 / .357 and includes the dies and conversion kit. Memphis area.

Lynn is going to cancel the next match because it's too wet

I heard this from a friend, apparently Top Gun is open under new ownership. Will try to get up there this week and check it out.

I’d go with DD because SIG not only uses proprietary parts but they have a tendency to discontinue support for rifles. DD makes a solid AR and at the end of the day it’s an AR with the parts compatibility. if you’re using a suppressor, an adjustable gas system is a great feature to have.

Bump for price change

This full rail Operator has been lightly used, and has a couple of minor wear marks, but is in great shape mechanically. Parkerized finish. G10 grips were added and some light hexagonal texturing was engraved on the frontstrap, providing a good gripping surface but still leaving the frontstrap thick enough to checker if desired. $700 680 located in Memphis area but willing to do reasonable travel. No box but 2 mags included.

Thinning out my collection, so this duplicate 92X needs to go. TN-made Centurion, non-optic cut. Box and 2 mags included. SOLD

I have a pre-lock Model 64-4 in .38 Special. I already have too many .38/.357 wheelguns, so this one needs to go. $380, located in Memphis area but open to reasonable travel.

Yes, it's still available. I might be open to driving out that way. DM incoming

I acquired this .38 a few years ago. This example has been reblued and the metal is in great shape, despite some softening of the rollmarks. The lockup is still tight for a 100+ year revolver. I believe the 20xxx serial number puts it toward the end of production for this model, but I haven't researched it. Price is $280, located in Memphis area but willing to do reasonable travel.

I have had the FN pistol for a few years, but I haven't shot it very much due to the cost of ammo, which has stayed above 5.56x45 in price. I'm not going to say much about the ballistics other than it will probably get the job done given proper shot placement, but here are the pros and cons as I see it. Pro: Lightweight, 20+1 ammo capacity, light recoil, accurate Con: Bulky for its size due to polymer overlay construction, weird safety lever location, magazine safety, cost, difficult to reload ammo for it

I'm not a MP5 expert but that's what I'd try. The spring is not expensive, not sure about the extractor. Also you may want to clean the chamber thoroughly.

Agree. While there are a lot of things I like about the M&P, some of their evolutions of that line have me scratching my head, not to mention their Performance Center variants which are mostly clown shoe attempts at improvement. Apart from that, their other lines seem to be half thought out and rushed to market. Do you remember their latest pump shotgun which was launched and sank into irrelevance without a trace? The Response carbine and the side folder showed some promise but both would have benefited from more refinement. And did we really need another half-assed take on a lever action that others have done better and cheaper?

I’m more interested in talking and meeting folks. Top Gun has a restaurant on-site for those who want to socialize, and those who want to shoot can do that too. MSSA limits range use to members and their guests. That complicated matters if you want to have a lot of non-members show up and shoot. It may be possible to have some sort of sanctioned gathering (picnic, etc.) but we’d have to clear that with range management.

I have a Cold Steel ODA in one vehicle’s emergency bag, and a Cold Steel SRK in the other.

We are looking at either a double failure of the sear and firing pin safety or an unintentional trigger pull. I suspect the firing pin safety was always a marginal design. I also suspect having a wide trigger with minimal ability to resist external objects activating it is obfuscating the whole issue. I don’t know how this will end up but my money is on some combination of tolerance stack and frame flex that can result in a small percentage of guns discharging without the trigger being pulled.

Top Gun seems like a good location. Are weekends or weekday evenings better for everyone?

It's all about liability these days. Most places with publicly accessible wifi use some sort of web filtering to restrict objectionable or questionable content. To let people access something like hacking or movie pirating sites would open you up to all kinds of liability. The place I work had a guest wifi setup years ago, and we actually got a cease and desist letter from RIAA because someone used it to watch a pirated movie from some sketchy website.

The covered range at Shelby Farms, west of the Agricenter closed up 20 years ago. Not sure if you're talking about that one, or something else. There is a FOP range around there but it's open only to members. Meeting at a restaurant or somewhere like a brewery tap room would require less organization and no reservations or commitments - people could just come and go with no purchase required. The tap rooms tend to have a fair amount of outdoor seating and plenty of space.

I've used one of those kits for a couple years. You really aren't worried so much about getting them 100% level, as you are replicating the scope base plane for your scope. The way I use it, I put the small flat level on the scope base and get it as level as I can. The bubble position does not really matter as long as you note what it is. Then I clamp the other level around the barrel and adjust it until the bubble matches the one on the flat level. Then you have a 'copy' of the scope base plane on the clamp level. Mount the scope and place the flat level on the top scope turret or cap, and twist the scope until the flat level bubble matches the clamp level bubble. At this point, the scope should be level in relation to the scope base itself. Tighten the scope rings and you're done.

Of course you can always spend as much money as you want, but something like a Glock 34 will be very hard to beat for the money.