TGO David

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FWIW, I had a Burwell trigger job done on my last M&P 40 back before Dan was as well known and completely covered up with work as he is now. The resulting trigger feel was crisp and broke cleanly like the proverbial glass rod. It felt awesome. BUT... The trigger job made the reset slightly longer, a by-product that Dan was quick to point out would happen because of the way the sear engages in the M&P design, and was even less perceptible than it is with these guns right out of the box. I just had to "learn" where the reset was and program it into muscle memory rather than expect the tactile click that the Glocks have when they reset. It's just one of those things that you'd have to experience dry firing the two brands side by side. The Glock is definitive and easily perceived. The M&P, not so much. But different folks like different strokes, so I'm sure this is just my personal opinion standing between me falling completely in love with the M&P family. As it is right now, I'm just flirting really hard with the M&P.

I'm not sure why your trust in the firearm has gone out the window. If you blow a tire on your car, do you park the car and never drive it again, or do you replace the offending part and continue to enjoy it? Guns are mechanical objects. Anything mechanical will have problems; sometimes the problems crop up quickly, other times it takes years for them to appear. I'd say that if Springfield fixes it and makes it right, shoot a few hundred rounds through it at the range upon it's return and let that re-establish your confidence.

If you have an M&P with a definite solid trigger reset, hang on to it and never let it go. It's a factory freak and likely to become a collector item.

The trigger feels similar but the reset is mushy on the M&P whereas it has a nice solid click on the Glock. I prefer the Glock trigger but I've forced myself to adapt to the M&P trigger. If Smith & Wesson would improve the trigger reset on the M&P family, it would essentially end my pro-Glock arguments. They seem to have addressed all of my other complaints with the M&P as of this current generation. The finish is better and more Glock-like, the mag catch is more solid and this one functioned flawlessly out of the box. I'm very happy with it.

Old pictures.

WWTC = What Would Tungsten Carry. I only had the one M&P 9mm, which I bought thinking my wife would like and end up owning the M&P 9 JG (Julie Goloski) edition. As it turns out, she wasn't a fan of the M&P series but did like the 3914 so that's what she owns now. My Glock 19 is, IMO, the perfect 9mm for me and I was lacking a .40SW so I picked up the M&P 40 to fill the gap.

A few weeks ago I visited Hero Gear and was able to trade my Smith & Wesson M&P 9L for a M&P 40 service model. I've been meaning to post some pictures but things have been a bit hectic. This has become my daily carry in a Comp-Tac MTAC holster during the winter. It's a little bulkier than my Glock 19, but it still hides easily beneath heavier clothing. I figure the .40SW cartridge also has a slightly better ballistic profile for dealing with heavier clothing typical during winter. Anyway... pics...

Congrats. It sounds like you're on the way to a nice side-line business venture. Unfortunately that also means you're now in the category of offering business services, so you need to become an Authorized Vendor here in order to advertise yourself. In order to protect those who have invested in TGO financially, we can't allow you to post ads for commercial services unless you do. Drop me a line and I'll assist with getting you set up as a Vendor here.

Nut scarf.

If I bend the rules for you, I have to bend them for everyone. There is a simple way to bypass the 50-post restriction. http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/payments.php

So I have to do more work because you couldn't search?

So... you knit?

I traded my 9L for a standard 40 a few weeks ago. I've been carrying it lately just for grins and giggles. It's as reliable as my previous 40 was, but I doubt I'll send this one off to Dan for the trigger job. The last trigger job he did for me was nice and smooth but it also made the reset even less perceptible than they are out of the box.

I have a khaki Jumbo and use it for a variety of things in a variety of situations. I've taken it hiking, on trips, etc. Usually with at least a backup gun in the velcro holster and frequently with my Canon 30D DSLR camera and a wide-angle zoom lens in the main pocket when sightseeing.

Options are nice. Not everyone likes to drive the same kind of car, so not everyone is going to like owning the same kind (or configuration) of handgun. S&W is showing tremendous attention to consumer desire and market demand by offering this as an option. This attention to the consumer is what keeps pushing S&W further into the market space previously owned almost entirely by the likes of Glock. I really don't care for a manual safety on a striker-fired handgun. They are quite necessary (IMO) on a 1911-style SAO handgun, so I do prefer them on those platforms. However there are people who think that the additional layer of safety is a nice thing to have and they will buy or refuse to buy a handgun due in part to the inclusion or omission of a manual safety. Whatever floats their boat, I guess.

I really, really like this one.

Key word: Memphis Take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

I think this thread has run it's course. Everyone needs to just sit tight and wait for the next official announcement about the server move. Thanks.

Pretty.

Which in this case, the punishment could end up being his hosting company throwing a shoe at him for server utilization. Other than that, I'm not sure how this particular good deed would go unpunished. ... Folks, the problem with a lot of the virtualized hosting packages that go for under $100 per year is that none of them support the number of concurrent connections that TGO generates during the busier times of day. It's not so much about database size or physical storage footprint as it is about server lag and CPU sharing. We've enjoyed snappy performance here because I've tuned the server that I own to provide maximum throughput for two sites in particular (this and another) and to not throttle either one of them. Using some of these budget hosting services would be like handing over the keys for the Corvette we've been driving the past two years in exchange for keys to a Ford Festiva. I am also having to weigh the reputation of the hosting providers to make sure that what happened to Oleg Volk over on THR doesn't happen to us. Namely, that the hosting provider or person assigned to the account cannot somehow hijack the TGO installation and hold it for ransom or worse. All of these things keep pushing us toward a more expensive, albeit more professional, hosting arrangement.

Please don't mix up things like that. I understand the desire to help but Tennesspeed's fate will be independent of TGO's fate. The two have nothing to do with one another except for the fact that they share space at the same street address right now. Tennesspeed's server requirements are much, much lower than those of TGO.

They look really good. I'm all for it. And please thank your wife for putting her time and energy into this.

Yes. I was on the verge of having it done to my 870 before I sold it. If you have a friend who is a machinist, they could remove the bead for you but most replacement sights have to be soldered on. Your other option is to buy a replacement barrel with front sight already installed. Several Remington 870 police models came with such and the barrels are readily available. Just be mindful of the overall length of the barrel and make sure you don't cross any FFL restrictions by running something too short.

A couple of points... 1. You do realize that you're in the same boat as me? Namely, you married up. 2. Who's the guy that looks like Uncle Buck holding onto your wife in that picture?