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http://www.opticsplanet.net/streamlight-69903-mag-tube-rail-tl-tactical-flashlight.html That is the clamp style you're probably talking about. I use this to mount a Streamlight TLR-1 LED light on my Mossberg SPX and have had no problems out of it. Cheap and effective.

That's sad news. One of the first "custom" holsters I ever bought for myself was an Alessi that I used to tote a .40SW HK USP. It was my first taste of what nice gun leather was supposed to be like.

The 1911 will be a good gun and S&W has a warranty policy that's almost impossible to beat. But I'd probably choose a polymer striker-fired automatic if I was just looking for a "range whore" that I wanted to be able to beat on for years and years to come. That's not saying that the 1911 couldn't hold up to it. It could and probably would. But a Glock, XD or Smith & Wesson M&P would probably be better choices. You're going to get two dozen different suggestions from people here because everyone's got their own opinion and own preference. Really this decision needs to be yours and needs to be based on some firing time with as many different makes and models as you can put your hands on before you commit to buying one. That way you can choose what feels best and works best for you rather than what some random stranger on the Internet suggested. That said, I'd look at the new Smith & Wesson M&P 45 in the 4-inch mid sized version. Several reputable trainers and gun bloggers have reviewed them recently (Hilton Yam, for starters) and they all had really good things to say about it. One of these is on my short list of firearms to buy in the near future and that's coming from a guy who owns a high-end 1911, has owned a lot of XDs and still owns several Glocks and M&Ps. I'm not much of a brand loyalist and lost my appetite for Kool Aid a long time ago, so anymore I just go for the platforms that give the best performance at the best price. So far the M&P line isn't disappointing me.

Let's make sure that we keep this thread work-safe since some of these motivational posters and such can be off-color. We have a similar thread in the Ready Room forum (for subscribing members) and there are some posts in it that wouldn't be appropriate for a workplace or for viewing at home in front of family. Thanks.

The three of us who have responded in this thread are all using Comast cable internet. It may have been a hiccup on whatever leg of Comcast's network that you're on.

I removed the second photo from this post as it was not appropriate for general audiences here on TGO. Keep it PG.

But according to a recent thread of yours, you don't pay taxes. So you're not paying for anything.

Instantaneous here.

I'm finding that many of the people who are rallying together under the 10th Amendment aren't very good students of history. Do any of you realize why the 10th Amendment was put into place and what else was going on in our country at that time? It's rather insightful. And it's pretty clear that this recent push to rally together beneath it is taking the whole thing out of context. But don't let that stop you guys.

Common wear items like springs and firing pins, I suppose. Each make/model has it's own peculiarities so there would be more to recommend based on what the firearms in question are.

Excellent! I think I've fondled a TRP just about every time I've visited Joe's shop. I keep being drawn to your gun's photo negative, though. One day... one day.

No truth to this at all.

So in other words, the Commercial Appeal hopes that this will encourage profiling. Fine. My new profile for the editorial staff of the CA is that they are douchebags.

What's it going to hurt if you call?

Whatever the buyer is willing to pay for it.

It would be nice if you'd just post the content of the article rather than a link.

Sounds like the question has been answered. Closing this before it goes the way of the other recent trainwreck threads rife with rumor, speculation an vitriol.

Guys, I should have closed this thread after the initial question was more or less answered but I left it open hoping maybe someone else had a definitive answer for the OP. The thread isn't entitlted "Post things you don't like about Buford Tune".

They're acrylics.

Sorry... was doing my nails and not really paying attention. What was this thread about again?

Friends of the NRA

According to this page, only in years past... http://www.appstraining.com/backgrou.htm "Chairman, Friends of the NRA, Nashville, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005"

EDC = Every Day Carry I have a Glock 19 and have no hesitation carrying it for defensive purposes. It's not my main carry piece right now, but it's one that I would go to at a moment's notice and never doubt it's potency, reliability or capability.

I'd probably be more inclined to buy a 4th generation G19 if the only tweak was the addition of the ambidextrous magazine release as neither the grip texture nor the funky slide serrations do much for me on a purely visual basis. I'd have to actually hold a 4th generation Glock to make a better decision.

I agree. And for what it's worth, I took no offense to anything you said.