TGO David

I take it that you feel I am incapable of searching or that things are not happening as fast as you would like. Fair enough. Enfield has actually offered to step down from his role as a moderator here, but I am not making any decisions without looking at the entirety of what has transpired. That said, I will of course be reviewing your own recent posts for argumentative / inflammatory remarks since you appear to have a vested interest in this. Fair is fair.

I don't know how I can help you with that. Are you using Tapatalk?

I will look into that and take whatever actions are appropriate.

I'm pretty handy with a camera sometimes. We can try to get some good pics of yours when we get together.

It's really not a big deal at all; I agree with that. But Enfield should be able to share his opinion on a subject the same as anyone else, even if that opinion is 180-degrees out from the rest of the thread. I think the problem here is that the messenger is being criticized rather than the message, perhaps because of other "baggage" from other threads.

Yes, because that's absolutely what I am asking you to do... right? I have a better idea, though, if you're open to hearing it. How about you put on your big-boy pants and stop being such a drama queen. Your post added nothing but fuel to a fire that really needs to die out. Enfield's remarks in this thread do not seem to be out of line. It sounds like you have issues with things he has said elsewhere, so why crap in this thread?

This speaks VOLUMES... Red-letter emphasis, mine. What a way to run a business.

Ask yourself: What did this post contribute to the thread?

Eh, that has been the general notion for several years now and it really shows no sign of hurting special interest forums. General, off-topic communities? Perhaps.

No, they aren't.

Active retention devices make sense for police officers who must carry outside the waistband and who might daily find themselves scuffling with a suspect where the retention device is a worthwhile inconvenience. They make very little sense for civilian concealed carry. I really wish I could afford to send everyone here to an advanced fighting pistol class of some sort just so they could see for themselves why keeping it simple is king. There are a lot of really complex products out there that make no practical sense but remain popular because of good marketing and some sort of perceived, putative need on the part of a naive but well-meaning buying public.

TGO's events usually are put on by TGO rather than through other parties, but I'm sure we can figure something out moving ahead. In 2012 I would like very much for us to have a large "TGO Summit" complete with food, festivities, etc. Still trying to work out the logistics but I've got a few people looking in to some stuff for me.

A co-worker invited me yesterday. I have to admit that I was only vaguely aware of Google+ existence when he mentioned it. It'll be interesting to see how it fares against Facebook.

Fair enough if it were just once, but if you've done enough shady crap to get indicted on four separate instances, chances are that there's a reason for it and that reason has something to do with you being a scumbag.

Congratulations on a successful event. As you've found, the logistics for things like this are very daunting but the end result is often quite satisfying.

Congrats! There is a lot of chatter on the local 2m repeaters, especially in the morning. Check Heart Of Tennessee ARES for some of the local repeater listings.

You've had this at the Mt. Juliet Chick Fil-A cruise in haven't you?

Ford, in their infinite wisdom, opted not to include that feature. My Nissan Titan had them.

You're not going to get emails until I move the site to the new server. I turned that feature off for the time being to trim some of the fat and make the forums load faster for folks.

Accuracy comes in two flavors, as far as I'm concerned: 1. Combat accuracy 2. Precision If you are concerned about being able to defend yourself in a self-defense situation, #1 is what you need to be focusing on. Combat accuracy is the ability to put rounds on target as quickly as possible into an area that will do the most damage. It does not allow you to miss, but it does allow you to say that a four inch group, center of mass, with all rounds impacting target is sufficient for the task at hand. Ideally you will get to the point where you are putting most (all) of your rounds into a 2-inch or smaller group with reasonably quickness. If you can do that under little or no stress, then you should be fine should you ever be called upon to do the same under immense stress. Groups tend to get wider under the influence of adrenaline and in less than ideal conditions. If you are concerned about the ability to shoot the ass off of a gnat at 500 yards, then #2 is your poison and may you enjoy yourself tremendously. I find that sort of shooting intriguing and agree that it obviously has its place in a person's tool bag, but it's not where I focus my time and energy.

The finish you are describing sounds like the combination used on the Springfield Marine Corps (MC) Operator. It's not that durable from what I've seen of them. It's not bad, just not great.

I think you're making quite a leap with that statement. I am all for removing the warning labels from products and letting natural selection do its job, but there are times when an object has a bad enough design flaw that it simply shouldn't be used. The SERPA holster is, in my opinion, one of those products. This thread has served as a gentle reminder to me that sometimes you just cannot debate the flaws and merits of purchased products because sooner or later someone will get upset that you have insinuated they did not make a wise purchasing decision. I'm not saying this is you, but I'm seeing signs of it in this thread. People tend to invest too much of their pride in the things that they buy, and that clouds their ability to see things rationally. It may very well be that 90% of SERPA holster users never have a problem. It's that other 10% that slap the trigger with their finger and sent a round into their leg, or who don't maintain their gear very well and allow grit and grime to clog the release mechanism, that concern me. The rest of you are free to go.

This.

Just so you know... the Raven Concealment holster will very likely pull the weapon closer to your body and make it easier to conceal than the Comp-Tac model will. Just has been my experience, at least.

I'm glad I wasn't the only one pulling their hair out last weekend.