TGO David

.38spl J-Frame ... end of thread.

I was going to mention it to my wife but we're still looking for a polymer 9mm for her, waiting on the M&P JG to come out. This is a smoking deal though, so someone should definitely pick it up.

Part of why that thread over on the M&P forum fascinated me is that recently I had the same epiphany that many others here have in that it occurred to me that (a.) handguns don't typically offer one-shot-stops, (b.) that shot placement is far more critical than caliber and (c.) the guy who runs out of ammo first is likely to be the loser in a gun fight. As much as I dearly love my Wilson Combat 1911, eight rounds of ammunition is not enough in my mind. It doesn't matter to me that I am very accurate with it. It doesn't matter to me that I train to aim small and miss small. What matters to me is that eight rounds means I only get to pull that trigger eight times before I have to reload... and that should be while shooting on the move and I'm not that good at shooting on the move yet. So what gun do I carry more now? My P2000 .40SW because it has 12 rounds capacity. This is also why I am entertaining the idea of a Glock 19 as it adds an additional three rounds of ammo in the exact same size package as my HK P2000 AND I know for a fact that the recoil of a 9mm is negligible enough for me that I can hold it on target and deliver follow up shots with precision and brutality. I'm still working toward that with my P2000 and struggle still with the excessively long trigger reset on it. SO... this fascinated me because here I am looking at a 9mm for carry and prior to this "enlightenment" I would have more or less looked down on the 9mm as being less than desirable for a self defense cartridge. Now I'm looking at it in a different light. Enough of my ramblings for now. Just thought it was interesting.

I made a small change today that might improve the transmission of emails from our server to other servers on the Internet. We'll see if this makes any difference, good or bad.

Screw the squid... I want to see the size of the cup of Saki that it would take to wash that calamari down!

I've edited the poll to add notes regarding holidays in May.

We wouldn't be able to make it on Memorial Day weekend. Got family things going on all weekend long.

By the way... the 17th would work better for us since it's right around payday. That makes it easier to scrape together ammo.

Snappy Tomato wasn't bad and there were ample accommodations for the size group we had this past weekend. The only sticking point with Snappy Tomato is that they do serve beer, which makes carrying in there illegal. The alternative is to leave your carry weapon in your vehicle. Other than fast food, there aren't too many restaurants in Spring Hill that don't at least serve beer. Cracker Barrel would be the exception and it's at the opposite end of Spring Hill from the range. I will say this about Owl Hollow: If it rains before or during the event, bring rubber boots if you plan on shooting at the handgun pits. They really need to dump some gravel all the way up to the foot of the berms on those pits; my boots were absolutely caked with mud by the time we were done shooting.

I carried SOB back when I first got my Kentucky carry permit back in the early 1990s. It was comfortable as long as I was standing, but really sucked when I sat down. I really wouldn't recommend it.

Hornet Handler has one of those and I got a chance to shoot it a while back. It's a very nice gun. The Pachmayer grips make it a little thicker than I personally prefer, but it's a nice gun none the less.

My wife's from Williamson County. Married one of them thar snooty rich girls.

You heard correctly.

You suck.

Well, normally I hate them... but we've got it set that way over on the car forum because of some idiot kids.

Here are some of the snippets that I thought were thought provoking...

Well crap. I'll repost some of it here then.

I saw this thread on another forum and thought it was worth linking you guys to as well. Very good information on all fronts. Especially the posts by member ToddG. http://mp-pistol.com/boards/index.php?showtopic=13364&hl=

No, she normally reads over my shoulder at home. I'll mention it to her tonight and see if she'll sign up.

Old Gregg is much better. Can I interest you in a Baileys?

I think the most shocking thing -- to me at least -- is the lack of popularity for the .40SW round in this poll. If I were to have guessed I would have predicted that the .40SW would have been more popular than the 9mm. Interesting.

She might browse now and again at home. Really that'd be about it since she doesn't have much web access at work.

The more my wife talks about wanting a 1911, the more I keep thinking about that particular gun. Got any pics? Price?

Working on it some now... just not sure if I like the current layout...

Which one is it?