TGO David

Fair enough. I don't see the Raptor going anywhere anytime soon. My wife has already called dibs if I get tired of it.

I'm not sure how your opinion of my opinion is valid either.

I bet my F-150 Raptor has more foreign made components than domestic.

I get so tired of this economic seclusionist nonsense. If you're THAT hell-bent on American Made or Bust, hurry up now and get rid of everything you own that was made in some "ricer" country and use nothing but American Made products. Start with your computer.

Very sad to hear this.

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I don't even know where to start with the absurdity of the parallel you are drawing. It hurts my head trying to figure out how you got from there to here. There are probably more people in the nation's cemeteries who have died from automobile accidents than gunshot wounds. Does this imply that our best choice of weaponry is a Ford Taurus?

Unfortunately this is rarely a reality. You can almost always gain a 50-100% increase in round count between a .45ACP and 9mm version of a like-model handgun. Strides have been made with magazine design that have reduced the gap somewhat, but you are still looking at anywhere from 3-6 rounds deficiency per mag if you go with the larger caliber. Sometimes even worse. Will I sometimes indulge myself and carry a .45ACP despite this? Yep. Can't tell you why either. It's a guilty pleasure I guess. But I know deep inside that I'd be just as well served with the 9mm from a "stopping power" perspective and actually better served from the perspectives of round count, weight of the firearm and ammo, size of the firearm and manageability of the recoil and ability to deliver faster, more accurate follow-up shots. The bottom line is that with modern defensive handgun cartridges, the disparity of potency between the various calibers is pretty minimal. As one of my friends and instructors is fond of saying about handgun ammo: We want expansion. We need penetration. So far as the ammo you're choosing does the job, is in a platform that you can physically manage without difficulty, and you are proficient with it... carry whatever floats your boat.

There are some... interesting... beliefs in this thread. My views on "stopping power" are pretty well documented in these forums, but the high points: 1. Stopping power in handguns is a myth. 1a. If we had a choice, we'd all carry rifles or carbines. 1b. We don't have that option so we carry handguns and make do. 2. Bigger translating into better is a study in diminishing returns. 2a. If given the choice between more or bigger, I'll take more almost every time (within reason). 3. Shot placement = real stopping power. Location, location, location. 4. Always shoot to eliminate the threat. 4a. If elimination means fatality, so be it. I won't start the fight but I intend to survive it.

Yes and with each trigger for each model being so radically different from one another as well.

Meh. I do hardcore tech every day for a living but I've preferred my iPhone for the simple fact that it just works. I don't have to pull the battery because of needing a reset, I don't have to worry as much about rogue code upsetting the ecosystem, etc. It just. Works. That said, my next phone will likely be the Droid Bionic because I'm getting to where I actually could use some of the tools that the open-ecosystem provides, but I'm going to sit and watch for a while before making the leap again. I've been burned by two Android phones in the past and don't want a repeat.

That's probably one of the things I'd agree with them on, actually. In a civilian self-defense shooting I've been taught by several instructors to not worry about magazine retention during the heat of the fight but rather to streamline the process and get the weapon back into action as quickly as possible, using as few wasted movements as possible. Those two points are a good example of cause an effect and I agree with your final conclusion. James has always been cordial to me and his instructors likely teach good material, but there are plenty of other instructors out there who teach good material as well but don't carry the baggage that TR does. It's truly a buyer's market when it comes to firearms training.

Welcome!

First, welcome to TGO. Second, I'm not a fan of Uselton's operation at all but it's not uncommon to require a shooter to use store ammo at indoor ranges. Actually it's becoming more common as repairing those facilities is expensive and costs lost revenue due to downtime. Further, it allows the range to control their air filtration costs by using ammo with cleaner burning powders. Ideally a range with these policies should allow you to shoot from an "approved list" of ammo and allow you to source that ammo wherever you like. It doesn't take but a minute extra for the person checking you into the range to make sure you're shooting the proper stuff. As for the trigger work... you should have checked here first. Plenty of how-to information available and working on Glocks is like putting together Lego blocks.

Let's call them what they are... Socialists.

If it's starting again, it definitely isn't the server. Nothing has changed here since last week. Good luck with the troubleshooting.

Welcome! I'm ashamed to admit I still haven't gotten around to going down to Terry Walden's range. I need to do that soon.

Welcome Marine. Nice stick.

Welcome to the forum. Kick your shoes off and stay a while.

Three??? I knew about the first two. Who knew that midgets could be so vicious, or repeat offenders.

I'll talk to him soon and will organize it. I hope to get out that way this weekend if at all possible.

Sounds like there's enough uncertainty in this to call into question whether it was really an accident. It'll be interesting to see how this turns out.

Let's go ahead and plan an October zombie shoot at one of the local ranges. I'm inclined to suggest the CHMR (Owl Hollow) facility but any place would do. Maybe a TGO Zombie Shoot around Halloween.

These are always OK to post. Thanks!

No, I think you just glazed over this... Still think I missed what he said?