TGO David

If it were a "gamer" gun I'd be all over the lighter trigger. Since it's my carry weapon, the heavier trigger is fine.

See #3.

It is according to the big three networks and the FCC.

Maybe Joe will chime in here, but I believe there are places locally that can engrave the necessary information for you. Any lower must be engraved once it is registered as an SBR. Owner information is included in the indicia.

You guys are giving me hope that S&W has worked the bugs out with the M&P automatics over the past year. Keep the good range reports coming in.

What... that we don't want him either?

It's not just here. It's on a lot of forums. But like one cop told me a while back... if he had wanted to be popular and have everyone love him, he would have become a fireman. It's probably also why a lot of officers don't feel very welcome on civilian oriented forums. Which is a real shame if you think about the mutual advantages that exist when civilians and police officers have a common understanding of things. My goal for TGO is for it to be a place that you can come and discuss firearms ownership issues regardless of which side of the badge you are on. That's why this latest rash of "cop bashing" really has me concerned.

I agree and would like to emphasize that this sentiment is exactly why we insist that members of TGO debate issues rather than attack individuals (or professions). A lot of "cop bashing" would be averted if people would just state facts, leave out emotion and avoid brash generalizations. It's one thing to say that a particular police officer was a complete dick when he pulled you over for a burned out headlight, beat you with his Maglite, kicked your dog and insulted your preference in whiskeys. It's another to say that all cops are dicks because of what that one guy did. And how DARE he insult your preference in whiskeys. How DARE he.

It ran fine. However the lack of a ambidextrous mag release is one of the Glock's flaws. We did several one-handed (injury simulation) drills in class and it was made very obvious that the Springfield XD and the Glock 21SF both have the advantage for weak-hand shooting because of their ambi design. The extended release can be manipulated with your one weak hand even if you have to physically lay the weapon down, mag release downward, and push it against a hard surface to eject the mag. YES, that is an extreme situation. But **** happens and usually at the worst possible moment. I already had difficulty manipulating the mag release with my strong hand because of a real bitch of a case of tennis elbow (tendonitis). I'm going to stack the deck in my favor any way I can. The recoil spring and guide rod are just improvements to help cut down my split times (faster follow up shots while retaining accuracy) and avert a known problem with the plastic Glock guiderods splitting and failing over time. BTW: I agree with your NRA instructor but there are cases where minor improvements make sense. These are two such cases.

Thanks. It's already a great gun. It just needs a great shooter behind it and that's the part I need to improve the most.

I know what you're saying. "Whoa there, buddy! That's crazy talk!" But I am going for it. I'm improving on perfection and have ordered a few new tweaks for my Glock 19 based on some things that I experienced and learned this past weekend in the defensive handgun class. First up, a Vicker's Extended Glock Mag Release. Not as short and stubby as what it was born with (aww... wookit at how cute it is) but not as long and cumbersome as the ninja commando mall warrior Glock Extended Mag Release that the Tactical & Practical models come with. No sir, just right. Big enough to get the job done, small enough you can still tuck it away without a ... um ... premature ... discharge? Next up, a reduced weight (15lb) recoil spring and steel guiderod. I got to shoot Todd@CIS's Glock 19 with this setup and the difference in splits between followup shots was surprising. Apparently Glock saves a little cash by using the same heavy recoil spring on the .40SW Glock 23 as they do on the 9mm Glock 19. You tell me... do you use the same shock absorbers on a Kenworth as you do on a Toyota Tundra? I. Don't. Think. So. After I do all of this, the only logical thing left to do is glue on some velcro so that it can be uber tactical. Thanks for the advice, Todd! Oh, and I was just kidding about the Velcro. Or was I?

Yes, it is the truth and you're not the only one to notice it. I've been noticing this disturbing trend more and more lately but haven't really been able to put together a coherent thought about it that wouldn't come across as a disciplinary rant. For some reason it seems to me that there is an unusually large percentage of RTKBA folks who really have a chip on their shoulder about the police. I think it has to do with the fact that a lot of RTKBA people are Libertarian to some degree and that they see cops as being "The Man" or at least henchmen of "The Man". Reference Waco, Ruby Ridge, etc. for the fuel to their fire. The problem is, most cops aren't that way at all. I had the extreme pleasure of getting to shoot with and cut up with a few of them this weekend. GREAT guys, each of them. None of them wore jackboots and none of them wiped their muddy shoes off with my Constitutional rights. Unfortunately many citizens only get to interact with the police on the occasion that someone did something wrong and the cop had to do something about it in his or her professional capacity. Like getting pulled over for speeding. Sure there are some bad cops out there, but there are some bad doctors, bad dentists, bad school teachers, bad construction workers, bad priests, bad preachers, etc. We typically don't vilify those professions just because somewhere someone decided to be a jackass on the job. Walk a mile in a man's shoes and your opinion of that man might change. Some of our members would probably do well to remember that when they start in on the cop bashing.

Blah blah blah... I hear he also breathes air. I'm not going to give that up just because of association.

Perfection is evolutionary and St. Gaston is slow as hell to acknowledge that his babies need anything new. Sometimes the Kool Aid tastes a little bitter. If Glock would do away with the absurd hump on the backstrap and make it a modular design like the M&P or the HK P2000 / P30 / P2000 and others, they would really have something spectacular going on.

Now... start importing them to the USA so that we colonials can own them, Glock!

Thoughts on this now that I've had some time to step back and think about it a little more... #1. Some people are inherently evil and need to die. The adult male attacker deserved to die. Unfortunately was able to murder the child before meeting his own fate. That's the true shame of the situation. #2. The bystanders have to live with the result of their inaction for the rest of their lives. I'm sure it will be pure torture to some. To others it will perhaps embolden them to ACT the next time they see a child being victimized now that they've seen what happens when they don't. #3. This reinforces something we were told in the defensive pistol class I took this past weekend. In moments of crisis, people will have one of three reactions: They will fight, they will flee or they will freeze. These people apparently froze, despite what sounds like feeble attempts to reason with someone who only spoke and understood violence. There's a whole lot to be disgusted with in this situation.

The guy tried to run a roadblock. That same roadblock was put in place to also keep out the looters and opportunistic thieves. If you let one person in, you have to let them all in. The roadblock was put in place to keep people out of dangerous territory. Swift currents, underwater debris, unstable bridges, roadways and utilities are all tremendously hazardous to anyone who tries to navigate flooded areas. They cordon off areas hit by tornadoes also! If this guy had gone back into the restricted area and gotten into a bind, that puts emergency personnel at risk because they then have to go in and save his ass. But no, let's not use reason and common sense. Let's run around like this and scream "Police state! Police state!" and use it as a reason to further hate and distrust the people who usually end up standing in harms way for you.

She tried to get good photos of you, but some cop-looking guy in a Gulf Shores shirt kept stepping into the shots.

The combat reload is one of those things that makes you go "hmmmm". And it made absolute sense as soon as I saw it. It just goes against everything we've ever done in competition, but that's why they call IDPA/USPSA "gaming" and not training.

Sounds good on the charcoal. Thanks!

10 year plan from what I hear. But it's also about 30 miles away from the airport in most places.

Yes, I've got about 220 that were worth keeping from the 400 or so shot. Once Todd or Dustin approve them (operational security for Dustin) then I'll post a link to them.

I would avoid 440. At certain times of the day it is a complete parking lot. I-40 flows much smoother regardless of time of day.

Oh well, that's OK then.