TGO David

DOE funds a lot of pretty cutting edge research to this day. I can't see them as being a bad agency to have around, despite how they may have missed the boat on cutting our dependence on foreign oil.

Going back to school with a cast on my arm was one of the more fun things about being a kid. Everyone wants to sign them. Be sure to warn him not to stick a ruler down in there and scratch no matter what the other dork kids tell him to do.

Make friends with Kool-Aid.

Antipersonnel over penetration, perhaps... but when you start talking about penetration through walls and such, not so much. The 7.62 punches through cinder blocks with ease and keeps on going. The 5.56 loses a lot of it's velocity and fragments when it hits hardened barriers like that.

That's serious stuff too.

There used to be this little greasy spoon that my parents went to religiously every morning. One of the regulars there was a serious, authentic, genuine Hell's Angel. There wasn't an official chapter in town but he'd moved in from somewhere else and I guess more or less "retired" but still rode with a local out of Indiana if I remember correctly. Hell it's been more than 20 years since I saw the guy and he's probably dead by now. Anyway, dude was probably one of the scariest, meanest looking guys I've ever seen but was a freaking teddy bear around kids. Loved kids. Loved letting kids hop on his bike, make engine noises, etc. Just ate it up. But he'd probably kill a grown man who dared touch his horse. Totally worthless contribution to this thread, but just a random memory that I guess will stick with me for the rest of my life.

Because the real 1%ers will kick your asses.

Yep. Games are fun but they can also teach bad habits, which is particularly troublesome if the participant uses the game as training. But frankly, even if they do use it as their only form of training, I suspect that the vast majority of IDPA/USPSA shooters will thereby be better "prepared" at least marginally. Especially if contrasted with the gun owner who does neither train nor game but lets his or her firearm sit and collect dust. A person who has decided to go armed should always strive to improve their abilities through whatever means are available. If gaming is the only means available, well... it's not the best solution but for them it might be the only solution.

HOOOOOO BOY! You sure do use your tongue prettier than a $2 whore! Just so you don't go to bed tonight feeling more important than you usually do, I honestly could care less about you. I could care less about buying and selling privately. I could care less about how tightly you wind the tinfoil around your head. I just think your inordinately severe distrust of the government is laughable and makes you look like a complete kook. But that's just me. And you're free to be a kook.

Did I say you didn't know that? I was just pointing out the obvious fact that this sucks and there's nothing we can do about it as non-union employees. I hate unions even worse, so I guess that leaves me with being self-employed if I ever decide to stop playing the corporate game. I especially loved the open-endedness of their wording in the snippet you provided.

Didn't the same thing happen when Homer joined the Hell's Satans on the Simpsons a few years ago?

Tennessee is an "at-will" state so they can pretty much fire you just because the sun rose this morning. Nothing new there.

I'm ahead of you.

They have a notice on their web site about this. It's a little thing called Hurricane Ike and the fact that Comp-Tac is in Texas.

At the risk of sounding like Bill Clinton, it depends on the definition of the word and the type of .223 round that we're talking about. But typically, no.

I typically order 100 or so North Carolina Justice Dept targets from www.letargets.com and just use them when I go to the range. Lately I've been burning up some USPSA targets that I ordered from LE Targets.

Random observations... -- Carbines are always preferred over handguns for their higher muzzle velocities and imparted kinetic energy. -- The .223 / 5.56 round is a good indoor round as it loses quite a bit of velocity when it hits intermediate barriers like drywall, insulation, wood, and other common construction materials. This means collateral damage is somewhat mitigated. -- It's effectiveness in the 50-200yd range out of doors is fairly well substantiated.

And yet another anecdotal reminder to consider buying two of whatever you carry every day. When one is taken for evidence during a justified shooting, you have your backup and it's the same system you're already [hopefully] familiar with.

5.45 x 39.

That's nice work. Congrats!

PM me a price on both an IWB and an OWB please. Right-hand carry. Thanks!

I need to buy some "off the radar" ammo quick! And I agree 200% with your post.

I'd consider an OWB holster for T&E also. I've been casually searching for a nice leather OWB for my Glock.

I think I'm pretty serious about my gear. Hook me up with a nice Brommeland for my Glock 19 and I'll gladly field test it and post my thoughts. It will be going up against my VM2 for my 1911 and my MTAC for my Glock.

When you clean it, make sure the gas tube is staked properly on the BCG. Most Bushmasters aren't. This will save you some heartache down the road. I abandoned the quick-release and run with QD swivels on mine. This is the standard config recommended by many of the pros over on M4C. So-called Ranger Loops on your mags will help with that. Paracord and duct tape or the Magpul plastic versions will work. Paracord and tape are cheap but the Magpul stuff will undoubtedly look better longer if you care about that.