TGO David

Blade-Tech, G-Code, Comp-Tac and several others make Kydex holsters that are either readily available or available within short periods of time. Most in that price range. Often I hear people complain that they can't or don't want to spend $100 on a holster for their gun. That just dumbfounds me. I realize that times are tight but even the most budget strapped person can save their pennies and afford a good holster. There's no way I'd carry mine in a Fobus or one of those little closed-cell foam and nylon rigs that you see at swap markets. Some things just shouldn't be compromised on.

Agreed. Parking your $500 handgun in a $20 Fobus holster is like parking your Ferrari next to a shopping cart corral. Just because you can, it doesn't mean you should.

That's possibly one of the most idiotic statements I've read about a short barreled AR in ... well ... ever. Have you owned one? Fired one?

Hero Gear and The Outpost both have had MSARs in stock lately. I was playing with one at The Outpost just this past weekend. Honestly, I'm not big on it at all and I think I recall someone (maybe Joe @ Hero Gear) saying that you were essentially getting a really expensive knife and a free bullpup thrown in.

I made some changes to our forum database server tonight and it seems to be dishing out pages much faster now. At least to me it does. How about to the rest of you?

It's not so much the size of the file itself as it is rendering on mobile devices.

At the 2-day Defensive Pistol workshop that I took recently, one of the instructors made what I felt was a very succinct statement about open carry. Allow me to paraphrase: A lot of people open carry to make a political statement. They do it just because they can and they want to use it as a form of passive protest. Your defensive handgun should NOT be used a political statement. It is a tool for your self preservation and the preservation of those dear to you. Make your political statements in letters to the editor, public protests, phone calls and emails to your elected representatives. Leave your means of self-defense out of it. Just my [very likely unpopular] $0.02 worth on the matter.

Smaller that repeated. I've been doing this stuff for quite a while now.

Because no one will ever try to assault you while you're out on a date... right?

Sikkens paint sells it as "Flood Plain Tan" j/k

I really need to see what the heck is causing the forum database delays that are leading to all of the double-posts. I've got a support ticket open with our hosting provider to investigate this.

PS: Anyone who is still seeing the remnant of the graphic at the top of the page beneath the logo should do a hard refresh of the page (shift + refresh on Firefox and MSIE) to clear their browser cache.

Yeah, I had a member ask about it for that very reason so I've been trying to optimize it.

Fixed.

Seems that the fact that your screen name has a period in it is causing some problems.

I'm trying to optimize the forum for fast loading on web browsers regardless of how fast or slow a person's Internet connection is. One of the things I am experimenting with right now is removing the forum background "picture" that had a textured dark earth look and replacing it with just a dark earth color. Believe it or not, these little changes make a pretty big difference on some web browsers and connections. I'm not sure I am going to keep it like this or if I will switch back to the textured version.

That is really weird. Try uploading it again?

I will defer to the Original Poster on this. If Joe concedes that it should be moved, I will. Frankly I get tired of people complaining when we move threads, so unless it's grossly apparent that the thread belongs somewhere else I'm trying to keep my hands off.

Is it bothering you here? I can see what it was relevant to the Show & Tell since the objective of the thread was to show pictures and share a little information about what was going on.

That lad should be reprimanded. For not carrying all the time.

Here you go: http://www.tooltechgunsight.com/ I had them put a tritium dot in a 10-8 sight for me a few years ago and they did great work.

Yep... they work and do so fairly well. I think Lone Wolf sells them also.

Folks... Thankfully most of our members are seeing this event as what it was: important exposure for our elected representatives to the world of firearms and a reminder of why safeguarding our 2nd Amendment rights is so critically important. I spoke with Chris Barrett yesterday and his remarks about the event were extremely positive and reinforced my own belief that we have to educate at the local level if we are to be effective at the national level. Joe, Chris, Ronnie... thank you for doing this. What an amazing way to "bring it home" to Tennessee. Just as partisan politics was left at the door by our representatives, I would insist that it likewise be left at the door by TGO members in this thread. Let's keep this thread positive and focus on the good that was done here and not nitpick details such as who was holding what gun how. Thanks. --David

Do you cover up the emblems on your tennis shoes also? Don't want to advertise for New Balance or Nike or Reebok or... There's just zero evidence of it and whatever may exist are purely anecdotal stories about a friend of a friend's roommate's brother who had his Kia broken into because he had a giant Hi-Point sticker on the back glass. They probably stole his range bag but left the Hi-Point anyway, so I don't know why that story is even worth telling.

No, he's actually very correct. Fobus holsters are second only to "Mexican Carry" and afford absolutely no retention. I had a friend wear my old Fobus Glock 23 holster a few years ago and then demonstrated just how horrible they are by grabbing it and ripping the holster away from the paddle with ZERO effort. If a bad guy were to do that, you'd be left with a piece of crap paddle attachment sliding down the inside of your pants leg and he'd have your gun. BIGGGG thumbs down for Fobus.