TGO David

Glock 19 ≠ .40SW

The NRA should sue him for defamation of character.

I sure as heck wouldn't.

Nicely done. I'm a huge fan of the pocket A-Holster and MTAC. Like you, an M&P Compact of some sort is on my radar once again. I recently added a full-size 9mm to compliment my full-size .40SW so it's only natural to add a compact, right?

I'll check into it.

I bought a small oil-less compressor kit from Harbor Freight and may pick up a better two-stage air brush from Paasche later if I decide I enjoy doing this. But so far, so good. The first project is making a set of custom pink grips for my wife's Smith & Wesson 3914. I have already applied the white base coat and will be doing the pink coats later today. Pics when I'm done.

You sound like a man who could use a good pocket gun. I kid, I kid.

I have Warren Tactical dot-over-dot on my M&P 40. Front is larger green, rear is smaller dim yellow. It works very well.

I used to go racing at Gleason.

I think I have seen this on Those Shirts - Conservative T-Shirts or maybe Life, Liberty, Etc. Pro-gun stuff for pro-gun folks. Edit... Nope, they don't have it. But they do have cool shirts.

We're working on it.

Coolness. Did you score that at a local shop or did you order from Amazon?

Naifeh isn't an idiot... he's just a crafty SOB who knows how to push the media's buttons and use them for his agendas. Tennessee will be better once he's completely out of politics; which likely isn't going to happen until he's kicked the oxygen habit.

Which begs the question, how can you make yourself appear less like a sheep and more like a sheepdog. I'm sure someone will say that open carry is a solution, so let's just set that aside and agree that not everyone wants to open carry or believes that it's the right way to carry. So what else?

You may have had a PM that was sent from someone who was banned for spamming. When we catch spammers, we nuke their account and anything that they sent, but it could have left a flag set telling you that you had a PM.

Agreed. The 3rd Gen Smiths are highly underrated by most shooters, in my opinion. I should have never parted with my 3913 and my wife's recent acquisition of a 3914 was like a reunion with an old friend. It's one of those that we plan to never get rid of. And the 4506 and 4566 are both on my list of firearms that I'd like to own one of these days. Can't have one without the other.

The spit hoarders are clearly to blame for that.

NRA official rips weapons-ban bid Calls linkage to Mexican gangs 'phony' By Kara Rowland (Contact) | Monday, April 20, 2009 http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/20/nra-official-rips-weapons-ban-bid/ A top National Rifle Association official said the Obama administration is using the increasingly violent drug cartels in Mexico as an excuse to push for reinstating the ban on assault weapons. "They're trying to piggyback this whole phony issue on the back of the tragedy in Mexico," said Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the gun-rights group, on CBS' "Face the Nation" program Sunday. In a speech in Mexico last week, President Obama - who on the campaign trail called for reinstating the ban, which expired in 2004 - said that while the prohibition made sense, pushing for it now would be a political non-starter. But in the meantime, he said, the country should enforce existing laws more vigorously. White House senior adviser David Axelrod said in another "Face the Nation" segment that the administration will "monitor" the issue, which is complicated by opposition from dozens of moderate Democrats from the more- conservative "red" states. "If there's a consensus, we'll move on it," Mr. Axelrod said on the program. "We're faced with an enormous array of challenges, and we need to make some choices as to which to pursue first." Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell called on Congress to reinstate the ban, after three Pittsburgh policemen were killed recently by a man with an AK-47. But the Democratic governor said he understands Mr. Obama's decision not to raise the matter now, with major issues such as the economy and health care on the table. "But I think it has to be brought up in the near future, because every police organization in this country supports, virtually everyone supports, banning assault weapons," he said, appearing Sunday on CBS alongside Mr. LaPierre. Mr. LaPierre said that assault weapons are "functionally no different than any other gun" and that Mr. Rendell and other supporters of the ban are distorting the facts. The 1994 assault-weapons ban "was enacted ... on the basis of saying these were machine guns. That's a lie. They were rapid-fire. That's a lie. They made bigger holes. That's a lie. They were more powerful. That's a lie. It was lie after lie after lie," he said. "Congress found it out. That's why they let it expire, and lies that are found out don't get re-enacted." Mr. LaPierre also accused administration officials of misstating the percentage of guns used in Mexican crimes that are smuggled into Mexico from the U.S., challenging a popularly cited figure of 90 percent that Mr. Obama used in his speech. He said there is no proof for the figure, which has also been referenced by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. "I challenge the president of the United States and the media to prove that 90 percent of the guns used by the drug cartels are being smuggled," Mr. LaPierre said. "The only people that have ever put up their hand in the air and testified under oath on this is BATF, two weeks ago in Congress. And let me tell you what they said: 'I'm not sure where those institutes get these numbers,' " Mr. LaPierre concluded, referring to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. A recent Fox News analysis of the issue noted that the statistic only covers some of the guns that were submitted by Mexico to the BATF for tracing. Of those 11,000 guns, almost 6,000 could be traced, and more than 5,100 of those were linked to the U.S. - or close to 90 percent. The statistic excludes the 5,000 guns that could not be traced, and also leaves out the 18,000 guns from Mexican crime scenes that were never sent to the U.S. because it was obvious the weapons came from somewhere else. Mr. Rendell did not address the statistic. In the often-tense debate, both men echoed traditional arguments for and against increased gun control. "There's absolutely no reason under the sun, no rational reason that we should allow people to legally possess these types of semi- automatic assault weapons. They're made for one purpose. They're not used in a duck line for hunting. They're not used in the Olympics for target shooting. They're used to kill and maim people, and most often it's police officers," Mr. Rendell said. Mr. LaPierre argued that increased gun-control limits won't deter killers and other criminals. "Don't you get it? They're criminals. They violate all your laws," he said.

There's a reason why there are more S&W firearms in my collection than any other brand. Frankly, back in the early 2000's I wouldn't given a warm pitcher of spit for a Smith and Wesson firearm because of the way the previous company ownership had turned it's back on the American gun owner and caved in to the Brady Campaign moonbats. It was 2006 when I first saw the then-new M&P automatics and spoke with a Smith and Wesson company rep about their new 100% American ownership, and decided to take a chance on them again. I've been sold ever since and have been rooting for them to overtake Glock in LEO and civilian markets. They still have a long way to go before they completely take back the LEO market, but they are gaining ground and superb customer service is one of the main reasons.

Sorry, but this subject is not up for debate. I'm sure that people are going to have varying opinions on it and not all of them are going to be favorable. Since those people aren't having to pay the bill every month, it really doesn't matter what everyone thinks. The alternative to this is that we just shut down because we can't keep paying to host the community, and then no one benefits at all. You're able to participate here for free. If you're wanting to buy and sell things for free, there is always Craigslist. Thanks.

Bump back to the top. Really would like to meet up with someone that owns an M&P 45 next Saturday and do a little side-by-side comparison to be used for a review publication. Barring an M&P, I would consider an XD-45. We already have a Glock 21 SF and a third "mystery guest" that will be used as the subject of comparison in the review. Thanks.

Nice bit of trading! The P22 will be a lot of fun for cheap plinking, and owning an AR15 is as American as baseball and apple pie.

That's a heck of a price. Most of the M&Ps I've seen in stores are going for between $520 - $575 depending on store and model. You might confirm that the price advertised on Bud's is not for LEO only. Occasionally they do some deep discounts on M&P handguns but the catch is you have to be in law enforcement to get that price.

Definitely thinner than the Nemesis. I have both; the Nemesis stays in my box-o-holsters.

Out of the country vacationing? La-te-da!! Yes, we changed it to non-recurring because we had a few folks complain when the forum auto-renewed their Benefactor status and they weren't expecting the charge to come through. The last thing we want to do is cause someone financial distress, so I changed it and got rid of the auto-renew feature.