TGO David

Why? You don't think you could get some crappy .22LR ammo to blow this one up with?

I was going to point out that you have dog feet, until I saw the snout. Now I'm going to point out that you have dog feet and a dog face. Nice shorty!

Excellent!

05/28/09 I sent my M&P 9mm back to Smith & Wesson today for some work, so this thread will be used to journal my experiences. The M&P family seems to be plagued with hit-or-miss trigger feel out of the box. Some of them, like my M&P 40, have pretty good triggers. Others, like my 9mm and my wife's special edition "JG" 9mm have utterly horrible triggers. I have no explanation for why this is other than that it is probably chalked up to mass-production tolerances. On my 9mm, from a tactile response perspective, the trigger reset doesn't exist. It is barely perceptible when done indoors, in a quiet room with no distractions and you hear it more than you feel it in your fingertip. By way of comparison my Glock 19 has a superb trigger reset. It is firm and authoritative. You feel the trigger reset CLICK smartly against your finger and it happens at a very small fraction of the trigger's full range of motion as you remove pressure after the previous shot was fired. Aside from being damn near indestructible, amazing trigger reset is probably the Glock automatic pistol's secondary claim to fame. The distinction of having crap triggers must belong to the M&P. The Cure? The work that I am having S&W do to my handgun is: Install the Performance Center sear assembly Install the Massachusetts compliant trigger bar Install the Massachusetts compliant trigger return spring Polish all of the normal internal bits and pieces This outline has been prescribed by several reputable well-known Smith & Wesson smiths and shooters, including Todd Louis Green over at pistol-training.com. It reportedly corrects the sloppy trigger and gives a short, firm reset that you can feel under typical range conditions. Typically the Mass. components are used to increase the trigger weight, and they will a bit in this case also. But the Performance Center sear and polishing work will help reduce it back down to around 6# of pull which is just perfect for a carry gun IMO. I've been told that it may take 3-4 weeks for the work to be completed and the firearm returned to me. I am supposed to call them in a week just to ensure that it has been logged into their computers and find out when the Performance Center armorers will be looking it over and rendering a cost estimate. I expect it to be done for under $150 per other people's comments elsewhere. Stay tuned!

I moved to Tennessee from Kentucky in 1997. We had been allowed legal carry in places that serve alcohol since the day CCW permits were issued. It has never been a big deal to me to carry in restaurants up there and won't be a big deal for me to do it down here either. Chances are June 1st will be a big to do about nothing for the vast number of people who have been eagerly anticipating this moment for years. Terribly anti-climatic. And that's exactly how it should be and how I hope it is. I don't look forward to the June 2nd or 3rd edition of the Tennessean that has a photo of some slack-jawed yokel grinning toothlessly at the camera while he sits on the bar-stool at the neighborhood Applebees with his Smif and Western strapped to his hip, flashing the Victory sign. And we all know there's going to be THAT GUY who is willing to do it just to shock the masses.

Bonjour! Mon francais est tres rouille. I studied French for two years in primary school but can remember only bits and pieces of it now. Practically the only thing that I can remember with any certainty is the little ditty Alouette that the Catholic nun who taught our class made us learn. That was nearly 20 years ago. God, I'm getting old. Anyway, welcome to TGO! Are you a native of France or a transplant?

This is not the forum for this sort of thing. Take it elsewhere.

Spouses, kids, neighbors, friends of neighbors... all invited.

How about it if were in the Murfreesboro area?

Whew! Sounds like a lot of work.

Welcome!

Just bought two tickets, one each for my wife and me.

We haven't had any server outages lately so all appears to be well on the western wall.

If you guys have time to stand around taking pictures, you aren't shooting as much as we do over here.

Hmmm... they work even less than I thought they did. Just kidding!

Winner!

Re-read my suggestion. It's perfect for use on a drill press and does exactly what you're describing.

Yeah, because we don't ever do that in middle Tennessee. Plus we have running water and electricity in our part of the state.

Welcome to the Colonies. I'd like to invite you to attend one of our Middle Tennessee Meet & Shoot events. It's just a short drive down the interstate from Nashville and would provide you a pleasant opportunity to shoot quite a few different firearms.

One factor that will affect the date of this event is when our State legislators are in session. Obviously when they are not in session, many of them return to their home districts. We will want/need to do this when most of them are in the Nashville area. My guess is that this will be in the early Fall.

This is the direction that we are heading by virtue of natural evolution.

You couldn't drive the 40 miles or so from Manchester?

V-blocks will work, but the best way to do this is to pick up a cheap milling vise for use with your press. - Harbor Freight Tools - Quality Tools at the Lowest Prices

Perhaps as soon as we nail down a date, those of you interested in coming from farther flung parts of the state can get together carpools and caravans.

Just so it's clear, I don't have any intention of this being a fundraiser-by-the-plate sort of thing. The cost of a plate of BBQ is pretty much what it sounds like. $10-20'ish depending on what you eat. I realize that some folks assume that these events just mean that you're showing up and donating to a politician's victory fund. This is a return to tree-stumping where the politicians are invited to attend and address those whom will be voting upon their jobs very soon. TGO commands a large membership and a large bisection of the Tennessee voter base. We already have elected Representatives who browse TGO even if they aren't registered members. Some are. The beauty of screen names, right? The bottom line is that there are some good politicians out there who realize that the winds of change are upon us and realize that We The People want good changes being made on our behalf in the halls of Government. And they want to talk to you! This conference has several purposes. First of all it's a way for TGO members to meet each other and put names with faces. Second of all it's a way for TGO's formidable voter-base to talk directly with the people who impact the laws passed and decisions made at the State and Federal level. Heck, it would be fun just to get the TGO membership together like this once a year. It's even MORE fun to involve our elected Representatives. Again... vote and let yourself be counted if you will make an honest effort to attend.