TGO David

JMB was a pretty innovative fellow. I bet he'd have at least dabbled with polymer frames if he'd been able to.

Wilson Combat can build you a 1911 platform handgun chambered in just about any handgun cartridge. I'd also look at those built by STI if you want something at a somewhat lower price point and "off the shelf" configuration.

Who says that JMB wouldn't have used a polymer frame had those materials been available to him back in the early 1900s?

Anonymous tip to the TDOS asking them to review his carry status due to mental incompetence might be worth a shot. I hate to deprive a person of their right to defend themselves, but this sounds like a justified case. When a person becomes a liability to others, it's time to act.

I carry one of those. People often ask me if I'm just happy to see them.

One shot stops are a complete myth. Sometimes it happens, but you should never buy a handgun on the premise that whatever cartridge it is chambered in will provide instantaneous incapacitation. No handgun is capable of that. Immediate incapacitation depends entirely on you striking the central nervous system and/or the target losing the will to fight. If you hit soft tissue instead of the CNS, you're going to have to wait for them to bleed out or give up. Both of those things will operate on an arbitrary time schedule. What you want is a handgun that is (a.) comfortable enough and small enough that you will carry it, and (b.) brings enough muzzle energy to the table that it will penetrate clothing, meat and bone to get into the core of the target and do some damage. The .380ACP is at the absolute low end of the scale in my opinion. I know some people go smaller, but I see no point in it considering the compactness of modern firearms designs. The .38spl has significantly more muzzle energy than the .380ACP. Just because the bullet diameter is roughly the same, do not confuse the two cartridges. Simply setting two of the cartridges side by side shows that the .38spl carries a much larger powder charge. I'd seriously look at a small revolver if your funds are limited and you feel that a larger handgun would be difficult to conceal given your frame and stature. Alternatively, you might be able to find a used Glock model 19 (9mm) for about the same price, but I'd expect it to be pretty worn and tattered at that price point.

I'd look for a used Smith & Wesson J-Frame revolver. You can find them for around $300 if you aren't a stickler on it looking like new. The .38spl is about the smallest cartridge I would consider carrying for self defense. I own a Bersa 380 and only keep it around for nostalgia's sake. I have had no problems with it, per se, but I just don't think I'd want to trust my life to it either.

We picked up an XBox 360 Pro over the Thanksgiving holiday and a few games to go along with it. Left 4 Dead was one of them and we finally got around to playing it some last night. Lots of fun.

Draw us a picture in MS Paint!

How'd you wear the old one out?

They replaced your hand?

You're doing it wrong.

I've shot way more than that on countless occasions through my Remington .30-06 and have had no adverse effects. The manufacturer built them to be shot, not to be set aside and admired.

Way more than the average person is likely to shoot their gun in a lifetime.

I'm convinced that the Glock 26 and 27 were built for cartoon characters with three fat fingers and a thumb. They are possibly the only people who could ever find those particular Glocks comfortable to shoot as they certainly weren't designed to be "ultra concealable". Fat grip... CHECK! Short grip... CHECK! Fat slide... CHECK! I owned a 27 for a while. I couldn't place my finger (no pun intended) on why I didn't like it when I owned it, but it dawned on me subsequent to buying a Glock 23 and then later a Glock 19. The 26/27 just suck from an ergonomics standpoint.

This really belongs in the trading post.

I think it'd be a very logical choice for a BUG. Charter hasn't always had the best record for initial build quality but I'd still give it a fair shake before writing it off.

You might try a search. http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14025&highlight=ammunition+accountability http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4286&highlight=ammunition+accountability

Funny you should mention this. I just received a book that I had ordered about this very topic. It's called The Liberal Mind.

And we just upgraded to HD TV and bought a 62" widescreen for this occasion...

I realize the thread is tongue in cheek, but we might as well ask if water is really wet.

Yeah, I made that change a few minutes ago. If people enter BS information into that field, I'll just delete their account and they can try over and do it right the next time. My patience with people who want to be immature and put things like "Buttholeville, TN" in their location is absolutely non-existent.

Well, it would be much nicer if everyone filled out their location. The only scenario I can come up with for needing an "item location" field would be if someone was selling something that they didn't have AT their location. Which seems kind of silly.

I can add an optional field for "Item location" if that makes any sense.

Upon further review, it seems that the location field is showing properly. It is contingent upon the member having their location specified in their vbulletin member profile, however. So if a member doesn't have a location specified, the listing won't either.