TGO David

This will be the first time I have ever even given a second thought to carrying my ammo separate from my AR15 or keeping a lock through the bolt while I travel... but I'll be doing both today when I go down to visit the guys at Hero Gear and maybe stop to do some shooting on the way back home. Prior to reading this thread, I had never really given any consideration the notion that Tennessee's permit is a handgun carry permit and that an officer might get his shorts in a knot if he were to somehow discover that my AR15 was nestled inside it's bag in the far rear of my SUV, magazine firmly inserted into the mag well. :-\ Today I've got a cable lock threaded through the action and the mag well and I'll keep magazines tucked away in their pockets on the case. You know, the shameful part of this is that the State of Tennessee trusts me to carry a concealed weapon. It would only seem logical that a police officer would extend that same trust to me to carry my rifle and ammo in the vehicle w/o having them locked up in such a ridiculous fashion. This is totally absurd.

Welcome, Tim. I've got in-laws down there around that part of Chattanooga and scattered places here, there and between. Glad to see you saw something worthwhile here that made you decide to join up. That's an interesting consideration that you present for choosing a firearm. Off the cuff I would say that a revolver definitely sounds like it might be the better choice for you since it sounds like you have at least marginal difficulty racking the slide on automatics. For a counterpoint, I'd say though that autoloaders generally have a higher round count capacity than revolvers so you will find yourself reloading less often with an automatic. Especially if you're talking about one of the several high-capacity 9mm models that carry anywhere from 15 - 17 rounds in a single magazine. Hmmm. The more I think about this, the more I might have to change my initial recommendation. I can see where an autoloader might be difficult to reload, but I can also see where a revolver wouldn't be much easier. And really, as long as you have good strength in your right thumb, you can probably release the slide on an automatic with your shooting hand via the slide-stop lever just as easily as you could slap the cylinder shut on a revolver. The most difficult point would be racking a closed slide to chamber that first round. But if you change mags before you run it dry and the slide locks back or if you just release the slide with the stop lever, that becomes a lot easier one-handed. Like I said... interesting considerations all the way around. Hopefully you'll find some good answers from folks here. In the meantime, I think I'll try to put myself in your shoes a bit and do some completely one-handed shooting with my 9mm Springfield XD today and see if that helps me make a better recommendation. How about loading magazines? Do you have enough manual dexterity in your left arm and hand to easily load rounds into a mag?

You know it.

Ya know... I guess it's possible for a few pansies to slip through the Crucible every know and again, but I've never met a former Marine who acted like as much of a whiney little bitch as this guy did. He needs a free pass back through Parris Island to get his world re-aligned.

You are very right. But this was... 1994 I think and while I was a serious gun nerd, I hadn't been spending my own money on them for very long. My next gun was a Smith & Wesson 3913. I miss that one.

I had a Ruger P89 once. In fact, it was the first handgun that I ever bought for myself. A big, clunky, butt-ugly 9mm. I sold it within a month.

Ok, I just changed my mind...

David, welcome to the group! I was just reading that story this morning and nearly puked in my shoes at the pathetic way that particular cop handled things. It's surprising that ColtCCO doesn't own a nice chunk of Knoxville now.

Or this one... [ame] [/ame]

I've fired a few. Really liked them but didn't favor the DAO. Since SIG has a SAO version of the P220 Carry now, that almost hits my soft spot for the 1911s.

And I happen to be going there tomorrow... and will have tasted the "improved" P2000 by that time.

If my P2000 doesn't suit me after I test it tonight with the lighter LEM trigger springs, I may end up with a P220 Carry of some design.

I wouldn't kick a SIG 220 out of bed for eating crackers, that's for sure. The P220 Carry Elite Two-Tone makes me want to whip out a cloth diaper and start polishing a firearm just for Triggertime.

I've been using some new stuff lately that I really like a lot. It's called "Weapon Shield" and is available from Steel Shield Technologies. The proprietor is the guy who invented Shooter's Choice FP-10 when he worked for a previous employer. He was (may still be) giving away free samples if you emailed him at gcfennell@steelshieldtech.com and requested it. I'm really impressed with the product and will be ordering some soon from one of the distributors.

What... you guys don't think that maybe Jodie Foster took the role knowing good and well that not only would she get paid for it, but that it would also stir up anti-gun sentiment among the feminist elite?

Nah... the 1911 works great if a competent smith goes through it and sets it up to be a workhorse rather than a showpiece. Kimber makes a decent enough starting point and most run well out of the box, but there's a reason why most SWAT teams and such have their 1911's fully worked over. Were I in K191145's shoes, I would have had that firearm's chamber reamed to SAAMI specs and probably ditched the stock Kimber extractor for a Wilson Bulletproof extractor. Those two things would probably fixed a lot of the feed problems he experienced. A 1911 set up as a fighting pistol will generally run as well as any Glock on the market and be just as receptive to abuse and neglect. No need to oil them to the point that they drip all over the place.

OK... so it's that time again... What can we do to further improve the site NOW? The databases are up and operational. We've got a quick way to clear out the unread posts per Mars' suggestion, and we've got a better facility for tracking what posts are really read and which are unread between each visit. What about our photo gallery? Do you like the way it works? I for one have always had a love/hate relationship with that gallery software but it's the best one for the vBulletin forums right now. That doesn't mean I can't pressure the software's author to improve upon things though. Any other areas that you guys see needing work? Or maybe it's not a functional improvement but something that we can improve about the atmosphere here? Let 'er rip. I want all suggestions, even the ones that might leave a welt.

Already done.

Well... they saw a gun they thought that they didn't like once, but they realized they were mistaken when it was pointed out that it belonged to an advertiser.

Remember... It's not paranoia if they're really after you.

His spam filter probably blocked the email that the forum sends out to activate an account. Yahoo does that for some reason.

Hah... well, contrary to what Triggertime says, I try not to run it like a fiefdom so I try to steer clear of the "My Ball, My Game" rule of engagement. But yeah, I suppose that card could be played if I am forced into it. Maybe I should have worded my proposal this way: Talking about conspiracy theories can be entertaining as long as it's not taken seriously. Once you start taking it seriously, you start to appear as an unstable extremist to the rest of the world. Since we as gun owners and proponents of the 2nd Amendment rights afforded us by our forefathers prefer to keep our best face forward to the rest of the world, it seems to me that it would be in our best interest if we not engage in those sorts of discussions here. a.) It erodes our credibility with those whom we are working to affect positive change through the lightening of restrictions against our Constitutionally guaranteed, God given rights. b.) It distracts us from real issues and causes us to waste time jousting against windmills. See, Don Quixote. c.) It makes us look like morons. d.) Therefore since there are many other web sites where this sort of thing is fervently discussed and believed in, why not take this thread of conversation to one of those and let us continue focusing on things that we can actually address and do something about. It's funny... someone else (who will remain unnamed) and I were talking about their apprehension for getting deeply involved in a certain quasi-political activist organization the other day. That person expressed that one of their reasons for being reluctant was because sometimes the most ardent 2A supporters are also serious conspiracy theorist wingnuts and that this person wasn't real keen on being seen in that light by association. They might have been onto something.

... yet.

I was talking to Hornet Handler (Angelo) about this earlier today. We have a game plan for October now and November should be easy enough to accomplish and keep the momentum going as we head toward the home stretch for 2007. If anything, November can be a strategy session / round-table where we generate some ideas for events in 2008. Good time for snacks but we still try to keep it productive even though everyone's going to start having Holidayitis. December is probably going to be a bust as far as getting the max # of members together since so many Christmas oriented events are going on that month. What most clubs tend to do is just replace the regularly scheduled meeting with an informal get-together / dinner / social time at a local restaurant. We could even make it fun and have a Dirty Santa Gift Exchange. I wouldn't expect much "business" to get accomplished in December. Then the chapter could really kick things into get with January & February and push forward into 2008 on full throttle.

Bah, you're jaded because you carry your great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-uncle's weapon still.