TGO David

@tercel89 I don't know if you've seen this already or not, but this is the video that inspired my bro-in-law to give them a try. There are several other videos on YouTube, too.

My brother in law actually went very recently and was so impressed by it that he made it a point to tell me about them. He's a foodie so... that was high praise.

Here's a fun tidbit: My G45 setup with the X300UB light and the PMM compensator fits into holsters made for a Glock 34/35 with the X300UB light.

FOLKS... BE WARNED AND BE AWARE! The conversations shown above are actual messages that some of our members have received via Private Messaging from people who are attempting to scam them. These are just a few examples. The routine is almost always the same. Someone with a new account and low-to-no post count will message you privately about something you posted in our Trading Post forms, and either tell you that they know someone who has the item you want to buy, or that they know someone who wants to buy the item you are selling. REPORT ANY SUCH MESSAGES TO THE MODERATORS, IMMEDIATELY! Again, these are just examples and not every person who contacts you about your ad postings is going to be a scammer, but you should always trust your gut instincts. If something seems fishy, there is no harm in reporting it to the Staff before you take any further action. We are always glad to investigate for you! Be safe out there!

FOLKS... BE WARNED AND BE AWARE! The conversations shown above are actual messages that some of our members have received via Private Messaging from people who are attempting to scam them. These are just a few examples. The routine is almost always the same. Someone with a new account and low-to-no post count will message you privately about something you posted in our Trading Post forms, and either tell you that they know someone who has the item you want to buy, or that they know someone who wants to buy the item you are selling. REPORT ANY SUCH MESSAGES TO THE MODERATORS, IMMEDIATELY! Again, these are just examples and not every person who contacts you about your ad postings is going to be a scammer, but you should always trust your gut instincts. If something seems fishy, there is no harm in reporting it to the Staff before you take any further action. We are always glad to investigate for you! Be safe out there!

FOLKS... BE WARNED AND BE AWARE! The conversations shown above are actual messages that some of our members have received via Private Messaging from people who are attempting to scam them. These are just a few examples. The routine is almost always the same. Someone with a new account and low-to-no post count will message you privately about something you posted in our Trading Post forms, and either tell you that they know someone who has the item you want to buy, or that they know someone who wants to buy the item you are selling. REPORT ANY SUCH MESSAGES TO THE MODERATORS, IMMEDIATELY! Again, these are just examples and not every person who contacts you about your ad postings is going to be a scammer, but you should always trust your gut instincts. If something seems fishy, there is no harm in reporting it to the Staff before you take any further action. We are always glad to investigate for you! Be safe out there!

FOLKS... BE WARNED AND BE AWARE! The conversations shown above are actual messages that some of our members have received via Private Messaging from people who are attempting to scam them. These are just a few examples. The routine is almost always the same. Someone with a new account and low-to-no post count will message you privately about something you posted in our Trading Post forms, and either tell you that they know someone who has the item you want to buy, or that they know someone who wants to buy the item you are selling. REPORT ANY SUCH MESSAGES TO THE MODERATORS, IMMEDIATELY! Again, these are just examples and not every person who contacts you about your ad postings is going to be a scammer, but you should always trust your gut instincts. If something seems fishy, there is no harm in reporting it to the Staff before you take any further action. We are always glad to investigate for you! Be safe out there!

Update for February 7, 2022... I am making some headway on this. There are several features within our forum software that can be combined in just the right way to make it so that new members can receive and respond to private messages, but not start new private messages of their own. This would cut down on the number of scammers who sign up and then try to message people who've posted "Wanted To Buy" type advertisements, seeking to scam with them with the usual sales pitches. Stay tuned.

I hadn't but when I saw "Makes length of G19 into G17 length, fitting all G17 holsters" they had my immediate attention.

Yes - the fact that it keeps the overall length of the gun the same as that of regular XL makes it a very attractive choice.

I don't understand why that is ironic.

Jeff was at Republic Forge. What's odd is that Republic Forge was in Texas, was sold to someone else who moved it to either New Mexico or Arizona or something like that, and I'd heard that Jeff wanted to stay put in Texas so he didn't move with them. But, I just searched and it seems that Republic Forge is back in Texas again... so I dunno.

Yes, they work - but let's calibrate our definitions, first. What they minimize is muzzle rise. A compensator reduces muzzle rise by jetting gasses upward, countering muzzle rise to some degree. In order to counter recoil, which is to say the rearward push of the firearm, a brake minimizes recoil by jetting combustion gasses to the rear and sides. A good example of a brake in action is the enormous chevron brake on the Barrett M82-A1 rifle. Back to this topic, it's common for a well-tuned comp to offset about 10-15% of a handgun's muzzle rise. It depends on several factors including the powder charge of the round being fired. This is my Glock G45 (9mm) running a Parker Mountain Machine comp. The comp definitely works and the gun tracks fairly flat, especially when shooting hotter rounds. I saw that new Sig P365XL Spectre Comp for the first time just earlier today and it absolutely piqued my interest.

Ignition parts, mostly. Triggers, disconnectors, mainspring housings. We ran their mainspring and EGW hard sear in a Kimber Warrior that I had Jeff Meiser at Hero Gear completely blueprint and rebuild for me. I'm pretty sure that @MacGyver still has that one. I have one of their curved triggers for my Staccato C2 but haven't stopped to put it in yet. Flashy red. Just for grins and giggles.

I don't blame them for investing in marketing. I absolutely criticize them for not holding up the end of the buying experience that matter: Quality and Customer Service. You're making my point, really. FN makes excellent firearms but sucks at marketing to the consumer. Smith & Wesson knows how to do a media blitz, but the quality of their firearms is starting to be very hit or miss. There is a balance to be had. Again, making my point. If experienced gun owners begin to "catch on" and stop buying, but the new gun owner walks into a shop and unwittingly plunks down cash -- possibly all of the cash that they have -- for a subpar gun because the marketing was awesome, that's a problem. Anything is possible. Whether it happens before Smith and Wesson's reputation is completely ruined remains to be seen.

Atlas Gunworks makes superb firearms. I've used their components in other 1911 and 2011 handguns in the past.

There doesn’t seem to be any consistency with anything coming out of S&W lately except the piles of cash they’re heaping onto their social media influencers. I saw that one of them just bought a new Ford Raptor. He’d bought a new Ford Bronco within the last 6 months. I’m not unhappy about his success, but S&W is throwing money at salesmanship and letting quality of product and reasonable quickness for customer service suffer. It seems like maybe they should flip that script and focus on the product. Meanwhile, if you’re keeping track, the new gun that I bought — a defective item that couldn’t be returned to a store like any other defective item would have been — has been gone for almost 30 days. That’s $600 down the toilet until it shows back up. if someone you care about wants to buy their first gun, don’t make it a Smith and Wesson.

I keep trying to convince myself that I want a G48. I think if I didn't have so many G19-sized guns, I'd probably be more inclined to do it. They look pretty awesome and well-rounded for EDC.

The guy in the I-65 incident wanted someone to kill him. He tried walking into traffic first. Then he tried to get the police to do it. He tried that for 5 hours until they finally did, in a very obvious case of self defense. Like it or not, he got what he wanted. Suicide by cop.

1st - I am shocked that Tennessee hasn't done a Jeep plate yet. I can imagine that they would sell very well. 2nd - That is a terrible illustration on that plate. I hope someone offers a better looking design.

I haven't watched this yet but figured we could all just be pissed off together.

Those people rub me all kinds of wrong. I'm not sure if Tennessee passed that sort of law or not, but I'd support it if they have one on the books for consideration. Maybe someone will find info on it before I can, but I will do some searching. Edit... Well, I didn't have to search hard. John Harris of the TFA has a good blog posting on his law practices' web site. You can find it here: Range Protection Act (harrislawoffice.com)

I approve of this introduction.

Ah. Well. I hate the stranglehold that the leftists have on social media, but they tend to own Big Tech because conservatives and moderates have repeatedly ceded ground to them in all areas of life. It sounds like Gettr will suffer the same problem that has plagued all of the other upstart media outlets. Namely, people like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter because the majority of people, organizations and causes that they care about are on those established platforms. The majority of people, orgs and causes aren't making "the big switch" to the alternative outlets. Until they do, the traffic will stay where they are.