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I find it interesting that he stated he sees 8.2 autopsies, 365 days per year. I guess coroners don't get days off...ever.

I was just asking because the statement was made that Browning safes offer a better fire rating, which seemed to be wrong.

ain't that the truth. I always start off slow, but at some point during most range trips, I shoot some fast shots. The male ego is clearly fragile, so it always results in sped-up cadences of shots in the other lanes. Three different times that I specficially recall after I fired a particularly fast volley, people in a lane down from me fired off a fast few rounds, and then the target carrier broke and fell to the ground. All three times, I made the loud comment, "don't matter how fast you shoot if you don't hit what you're shooting at." Anyway, now I restrain from shooting fast unless I'm the only one in the range, or unless I know all the other shooters.

Yes, you are right, but I'd venture to guess that the average "shooter" has no idea what "a lot" means. I can't tell you how many times I have heard something like this, and someone said this specific statement to me just about a week ago, "Man, I shoot A LOT. I shoot more than anybody else here (talking to me and two other instructors). I go to the range every few weeks and a shoot a box (of 50), sometimes TWO boxes." So I asked him, "You mean you shoot 50 or 100 rounds every few weeks? What would you say, you average 200 per month?" To which he said yes, to which I said, "Dude, I shot almost 1000 rounds last month, and I don't even shoot much any more." He turned around and walked off. Also, since the subject came up, when I go to the range, even though I shoot quite a few rounds, I work on a specific set of drills. I never go to the range just to send ammo downrange. During a typical trip to the range, I'm there a couple of hours or more.

I actually hesitated before posting, because of two reasons. One, I don't keep track any more and haven't for several years. Two, a lot of people probably wouldn't believe me. Last year, 2009, I shot, I'd guess 10,000 rounds, mostly 9, but a few hundred rounds of .40 and a few hundred rounds of .45. However, by far, I didn't shoot much last year because of ammo prices and availability (and actually because of some family issues I had to attend to). Before 2009, I shot an EASY 1000 rounds each week on average, between competition and regular range trips.

I've been "legal" since somewhere around the end of 1995. I don't remember exactly when. I originally tried to get a permit not long after I turned 21 (in the late 80s) but it was much more difficult then and I never did get one.

What is the fire rating on a Prosteel? I tried to look on the internet and came up with 1200 for 45 minutes. All of the Fort Knox safes I've seen are at least 1450 for 50 minutes and the new models are 16something for 90 minutes.

pedestrians don't have the right of way everywhere, contrary to popular belief. According to TCA 55-8-135 (a) Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway. ( Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway. © Between adjacent intersections at which traffic-control signals are in operation pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk. And 55-8-133 says that pedestrians are subject to all traffic signals. That being said, I don't know where the situation mentioned in the OP occurred.

Well, SOME of them might worry about it, but not all of us.

That's basically correct (except, RM was having the matches in 1995 before IDPA was founded, and, at the time they were running matches on Tuesday and Friday nights). You're correct that a shooter is supposed to be a L2 graduate, but the SOs have descretionary authority to allow the occassional non student, as long as the person appears to be a competant gun handler, and as long as the match isn't already full.

Not taking up for them, but merely explaining the situation: The Friday night league at Rangemaster was always intended to be a venue for their students and instructors to practice techniques learned in the classes. A few years ago, a group of local shooters began to turn it into an equipment dependant, how fast can I crank on the trigger, run and gun, everything is fine as long as my name is at the top of the list competition. Part of the issue was the Rangemaster was an IDPA affiliated club at the time, so matches had to be open to all IDPA members (per IDPA rules). To avoid this happening again, he changed the rules, which included no longer having official IDPA matches, in order to get back to the intended venue. It is actually permissible for non-students to shoot in the match as long as the non-student is at least mildly experienced, however, students get priority on any night when the match is full.

the first car I ever owned myself was an 86 Hyundai Excel. Actually, a pretty nice car, but geek city for an 18 year old. It was a very well made car, however. I had it for just under 4 years, and got rid of it with about 110,000 miles on it, 110,000 of the toughest miles any car had ever seen, and still ran like a top. The first car that was mine to drive on a regular basis was a 1978 Buick Regal turbo sport...actually a fairly fast car. Ever since the Hyundai, I've stuck pretty much to sports cars. I've owned 4 Corvettes, several Camaros, a couple of Trans-Ams and some other stuff.

October 1996 is when the statewide issued permits statewide were first available. Before that, it was up to the sheriff of each county set his or her own requirements. You could get a permit in Shelby County at that time, but it was only valid in Shelby county.

There can be some variation of the exact questions, because, per the state syllabus, instructors can add questions if they choose. The general types of questions are usually fill in the blank or multiple choice and will be things like "How far can a pistol bullet travel" or "What is the third gun safety rule?" Everything is covered in the class pretty much verbatim as it appears on the test.

Down the street which way? Towards Highland or back towards Graham? I don't know what you're referring to right off hand, but it's very close to my house. If you tell me where it is, I'll get the name of it. ETA: Sorry, never mind. I just re-read your post and realized you said east. I'll try to find it. ETA again: Duh, it just came to me. You must be talking about Shapiro Uniforms. It's on Summer Avenue just a little west of Graham across from Grahamwood Elementary.

I personally know of several (four that I can recall right off hand) instances where someone was caught in a alcohol-serving restaurant. In three of the instances, the person was either asked to leave, or to lock the gun up in the car, except one particular incident where the officer simply asked to see the person's permit and then left him alone. In that particular incident, the person was actually sitting at the bar in a Chili's, but wasn't drinking alcohol, only eating food. Also, in all four of the incidents, the person was made because they did something silly. One went into the restroom and took his coat off while standing at a urinal, one got out of his car then put on his concealment garment as he was walking across the parking lot, and the other two took off their coats before sitting down at the table. None of that proves anything. I'm just answering the question. ETA: I know of one person who was made while in a liquor store, a few years ago when that was still illegal. He was issued a citation, if I remember correctly, but I'm not sure. He was "made" because he went into the liquor store without a concealment garment on.

I used to want to try to correct people when they said things like that. Now, I'm a cynical butthead and I don't care what (some) other people think. Any time someone says something like that to me, I just say, "Yeah, well, I don't care. Let them try to come and get me."

I can agree with that, at least in regards to some matches I've been too. I've been to matches where the stages made no sense, however, in regards to what I'm referring to, the problem was stage design, not IDPA rules. I know three USPSA master class shooters that only made sharpshooter in IDPA and all of them shoot within the scores of other sharpshooters in matches. I also know of one USPSA GM that barely made expert in IDPA, and he shoots within the scores of other experts. (ETA: I haven't had time to go to too many matches this last year, so I have no idea how those guys shoot now). The first time I went to an IPSC match, I was ranked expert in IDPA yet I beat two GMs. (ETA: I was shooting a stock Sig, and one of the GMs that I beat got so pissed off, he told me I wasn't welcome to come back) I suspect that it isn't so much a classification system problem as much as it is just simply they are two different games. Neither one is (necessarily) better, they are just different. Some people are going to be good at one and not the other, and some people are going to be good at both.

You have the terms reversed (at least by IDPA definition). Tactical sequence is 1-1-2-1-1. Tactical priority is as you see them when emerging from cover. Tactical priority can also mean near to far, if you aren't behind cover.

Yes, but IDPA rules limit caliber to 9mm Para (9x19) or larger.

I don't think any casinos in Tunica will do that any more. Sheraton, The Grand, Sam's Town, and Hollywood (that I know of) used to, but won't any more, and I don't think any others will either.

I used to go to Tunica fairly regularly (it was something my father loved to do) and I've stayed at all of the hotels there at least once. As far as I remember, most of the hotel rooms already have a small safe, or will provide one if you ask. As a side note, I haven't seen any signage that seems to conform to what MS law says it's supposed to say. (and no, I'm not in any way suggesting casino carry, I'm just making a random observation).

No matter what somebody does, and no matter how useful it seems, there's always somebody else who thinks it's stupid.

I was at Wolfchase a while back with a group of instructors. We had just come from a shooting class and were all wearing photo vests. There were about 10 of us, we were there for several hours, and no one said anything to any of us.

I know several people that were caught carrying in a location that serves alcohol. In every instance (that I'm referring to) the person was caught because they did something airheaded, like go into the restroom and take off a jacket to use the urinal. In another incident, the guy came out of his office, went to his car, put on his gun in plain view of anyone who might be in the parking lot, then put on a jacket, then walked into a restaurant that was in the same parking lot. Someone in the parking lot saw him and called the police. In all of the instances I know of, the police came and simply asked to see a permit, then told person to lock the gun up in their vehicle, except for one instance where the police officer didn't do anything except ask to see the guy's permit and after he showed it to him, the officer just said "Ok, thanks. That's all I needed to know," and left. On federal property, it probably wouldn't go that easy.