TGO David

Let me just get this out of the way at the start: Bleh Beretta has never been among my favorite firearms manufacturers and they have seemed to consistently stay behind the times by a span of approximately 20 years. First the 92 used the Walther-style tilting barrel mechanism and then the PX4 used the weird rotating barrel mechanism, neither of which were as efficient as the Browning design that Glock and so many others adopted modified versions of. But, here we are in 2015 and Beretta is finally joining the striker-fired semi auto pistol club: Source: All 4 Shooters The new Beretta APX multi caliber semiautomatic pistol has finally arrived! Rumors had been spreading ever since the company launched the sub-compact BU-9 Nano semi-automatic concealed carry pistol worldwide, a couple of years ago: Beretta's next service and defensive pistol system would not have been based on one of the Company's tried and true concepts, but on something that they had never went for before. The new Beretta APX pistol has been presented at the 2015 edition of the IDEX, the International Defense Exhibition and Conference that takes place every two years in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates): Beretta showcased the final version of its long-awaited new semi-automatic pistol system conceived for sports shooting, personal protection, home defense, and service/issue purposes for law enforcement, military and private security personnel. The new Beretta pistol is dubbed Beretta APX. This is what the company disclosed so far about its new semi-automatic pistol: following the market trends and demand for a certain type of features in a semi-automatic pistol, the new Beretta APX comes built around an ergonomically-molded reinforced polymer frame fitted with a built-in MIL-STD-1913 "Picatinny" rail for tactical accessories. As standard nowadays, the Beretta APX is issued with interchangable backstraps, which also include grip panels, in order to better fit several hand sizes and thus remain viable to shooters of all genders, ages, sizes, and build. Unlike the Beretta 92 series − which, like the predecessor Beretta 951, was based on a Walther-type tilting barrel − and unlike the more recent Beretta Px4Storm series − which was built around a rotating barrel − the new Beretta APX comes with a much simpler modified Browning locking system; it can only be disassembled when it is disarmed, and that's why a slot on the frame allows the use of a tool to decock it before it can be field-stripped by operating a lever found on the left side of the frame itself, right over the trigger guard. The trigger can be considered a light double action, with a 2,8kg/6.17lbs break, a 6mm/0.2" travel and a 3mm/0.12" reset; the Beretta APX is a striker-fired design, and the rear portion of the striker itself will slightly protrude from a round slot on the back of the slide providing a visual and tactile confirmation of its status. The slide of the Beretta APX semi-automatic pistol is machined out of stainless steel, and is nitride-coated upon construction to make it glare-proof, scratch-proof and corrosion-resistant; wide front and rear slide serrations allow easier manual cocking and chamber checks. The three-dot front and rear sights are dovetailed on the slide, and sport a unique and patented adjustment system. The baseline Beretta APX semi-automatic pistol will come with no manual safety whatsoever, featuring a "Glock-style" trigger safety and a redundant drop/striker safety system instead. Optionally a manual safety system will be available upon request, consisting in a frame-mounted two-positions switch. The Beretta APX semi-automatic pistol has been conceived to be just as much left-hand-friendly as it can be; as such, it comes with a reversible magazine release catch and a factory ambidextrous slide stop/hold open release lever. The Beretta APX will feed through black double-stack metal magazines with a polymer bottom pad, offering a 17-rounds capacity in 9x19mm caliber (a.k.a. 9mm "Luger", 9mm "Parabellum". 9mm NATO), and a 15-rounds capacity in 9x19mm IMI (a.k.a. "9 Italian") and .40 Smith & Wesson. The overall lenght of the Beretta APX is in the standard bracket for this kind of pistol: 192mm/7.56" long overall, 108mm/4.¼" barrel. The handgun has however been designed to be as streamlined as it could possibly be, in order to constitute a viable and comfortable alternative for 24/7 concealed and open carry. No further information has been released so far concerning global commercial availability and pricing of the Beretta APX semi-automatic pistol − although several European Countries will have to wait at least until 2016 for it. What's for sure, with the APX, Beretta appears to be even more determined to compete on the modern handguns market for civilian and professional applications alike, particularly with a design that seemed to be a sole prerogative of some of its most direct competitors up until very recently.

I can easily see myself adding a Kilo for my own Shield sometime soon.  In the interim I need to order an Oscar for one of my 1911s and maybe a Foxtrot for my M&P full size and Streamlight TLR-1.

Wow. Not everyone reloads and this post might as well have been worded to congratulate the OP on being taken to the cleaners. Not what you meant? That's how it reads. I really think we should all step back sometimes and think about the words we're choosing to use and what they do (or don't do) to foster an atmosphere where people feel comfortable to participate. I bought two boxes of WWB 45ACP two weeks ago so I could go shooting on the spur of the moment *AND* I reload. I also don't have my press set up fully since moving last year. So what does that make me?

I've got some John and some Abraham here. Both are excellent. Enjoy it!

How exactly did she disrespect you?

  Took a knee in a surprisingly controlled fashion while walking down the hill through the yard on Tuesday to check the mail.  Pretty much stayed down on that knee for most of the slide down to the mailbox.   When I got there, I noticed a guy from the county doing inspections at a house under construction across from me was watching the whole ordeal with a grin on his face.  He asked me if I meant to do that, then promptly busted his own ass on the ice he was walking across.   I should have asked him if he meant to do that but kindness found it's way out of my face-hole and I instead asked if he was alright.   I surprise myself sometimes.

I just wanted to share some photos I took of the Squared Away Customs "KILO" holster that I just received for my Glock 19. I wanted something in a minimalist vein but am not a fan of the Vanguard style of so-called holsters that only cover the trigger guard and nothing else. I wanted something that had strong positive retention, that didn't have a lot of bulk, and preferrably used a belt loop instead of a clip. When a friend on Facebook recommended the SAC Kilo, I gave it a shot and am very pleased with what made its way to my doorstep. They have the KILO for other handgun makes and models so if you're in the market for something similar, give them a look. Mark Lancaster, the proprietor of SAC, is cranking out some really nice gear.

I went out and shoveled slush and ice off the driveway to make it passable on foot.  A few hours later and what I hadn't shoveled has started to melt away in earnest.   Moral of the story:  Should've had a beer and watched it melt from inside the house.

I'm going to set a lawnchair on top of the ice here and take a picture of a glass of Pappy Van Winkle and my middle finger.  :)

  We unwashed slobs are so fortunate to have you in this state to teach us how to drive.  :bored:

We had more snow last night but it transitioned to sleet sometime after 10pm and did that until early this morning when it finally moved to rain.  The snow/ice on the yards has broken up fairly well but I'd say at least 50% is still covered in frozen crap.   The roads and driveways are a different story.  The rain helped turn the top layer of ice to slush but beneath that is still a good 1.0 - 1.5" of ice which hasn't gone anywhere.  Rather, it keeps re-freezing the slush on top of it and had made it progressively worse.  Tried to shovel some of it off of the driveway earlier to make a foot-path, but all I managed to do was expose the more hazardous ice.  I shoved the slush back on top of it so we'd have something to carefully walk on.   This weather blows.  Snow, I enjoy.  Ice sucks big.

I like the #2 design the best.

I just saluted.  In a non-traditional sense.   :usa:

I've been reading a book for the past week, chipping away at it, called "Twilight in America" that talks about just this very subject.  Good read.  A bit alarming.

  Hey now.  My JSGH hasn't failed me yet.

Welcome to TGO.  :wave:

LOL... love it. I parted ways with my Wrangler early last year and began daily-driving the Raptor. It was looking kind of sad and lonely sitting in the garage all the time.

Yes, definitely.  You should have loudly called him out on it.  :)

As others have said, Zero Tolerance 0350.  I have the 0350ST and love it.  Have given two away as gifts.

Very cool. Linking the graphic so people don't have to click if they don't want to. :)

  More snow forecasted for tonight and tomorrow morning, then more on Friday.   Winter 2015 is starting to get fun!

Hummer guys always trying to pass themselves off as Jeep owners. Sheesh. ;)

Welcome from slightly south of you.  :wave:

        Yeah, I am a pretty devoted student of Responsive Design but there eventually comes a point where it collides with IPB3.  To see that collision at work, now that I've bumped our minimum width down to 960px, resize the browser and scrunch it down a narrow as you can and watch the main nav menu at the top of the page when you compress and expand the width of the window.  It gets ugly real fast.  1190px kept that at bay.   IPB4 is a lot better but it still suffers a bit.  I'm seeing 1190px become a very common min-width setting in CSS across a variety of platforms lately.  Wordpress, Joomla, Xenforo, IPB and other themes and skins are starting to run it as an acknowledgement that the 1024x768 resolution is all but dead on modern computers.   No offense meant to Garufa.   :)

For what it's worth, when I make code changes to the site, I test the ever loving shit out of them across platforms and devices. Windows with Firefox Windows with Chrome Windows with MSIE (bleh) Mac with Firefox Mac with Chrome Mac with Safari (bleh) iPhone Android Tablet   What I don't do is turn my monitors on their head.  That practice will most certainly not change.