TGO David

I presume you'll be OC this evening. That limits our dining options somewhat as a lot of these places nearby serve booze. Do you like Italian? There's Nick's deli over here off of 5th Ave in Nashville. No beer, no alcohol. Not sure what Nick would think about OC, though, and the place is frequented by Metro PD all the time so we might end up like those poor VCDL guys.

I cannot argue that, but I think it's actually more similar in look to the new Smith & Wesson M&P series. As for it being a deal at twice the price, when you consider the evolutionary improvements that the P30 makes to the "Glock style" platform, I think the results are worth the cost of admission. Ambindextrous controls, supported chamber, grip that can be customized by the user for the user... all things that Glock lacks still. And by still I mean 20 years after the first Glocks started doing their thing.

I know for certain that the 40c has a traditionally rifled barrel. Not sure about the XD. I think it does, but I'm not positive.

PS: I'm not saying any of this because I have designs to run. I don't and really wouldn't have the time to do the job justice. While that may put me in danger of becoming the dreaded Monday Morning Quarterback, I try to just view it as being an "Idea Man". But I'm also one who will get in behind whomever is appointed and really does something with that role, and I will support them as much as possible by whatever means available.

John, glad to see you here finally. Thanks for addressing the various concerns in your reply. As you stated in not so many words... one guy can't do it all. That said, how is Perry progressing? Many of us, myself included, signed up to be notified by email on things related to the Nashville chapter and none of us appear to have heard a peep from him. I don't want to put the cart before the horse... but if Perry is struggling to make this happen, maybe a different approach at appointing a leader for the Nashville chapter is in order? Perry seems to have been elected by straw vote on the first meeting of the resurrected chapter if my memory serves me. I remember it being that he was pretty much the only guy who expressed any interest and Buford got behind him as a defacto candidate fairly quickly. I'm not saying that this is or was a bad thing... I just can't help but wonder if other potential candidates were keeping quiet at the time, surveying the lay of the land, and withholding any sort of public commitment until they knew what was going to be involved and expected of them. I know that I for one wasn't expecting to see any sort of election put to vote that night. Not so quickly, at least. If Perry has lost traction, might I suggest that a call for candidates be put forth at a future meeting? The next meeting could consist of each candidate being given a strictly timed 5-minute access to the podium to state why they feel that they would be a good match for the job. Subsequent to that, the Nashville chapter members could vote and appoint whomever impressed them the most. Again... all of this may be extremely premature and completely unnecessary so forgive me if that's the case. It just seems that if Perry is doing anything, he's doing it so far behind the scenes that the members aren't even aware of what's going on.

Conventional rifling on the left, polygonal rifling on the right. More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygonal_rifling

I contacted them and the reply was to the effect that the plated bullet diameter for this ammo is 0.399" and that it will not function in a Glock or other polygonal barrel firearm with a bore diameter greater than 0.400" So there ya go. As to whether it will work in my P2000... I am not sure yet. I don't have a micrometer with me and I've yet to get a reply from the HK Pro forums.

My belief is that the day of the "bricks and mortar club meeting" is on it's decline. The Internet makes meeting with others infinitely easier and forums such as TGO provide a place where it can happen 24/7 without respect for geography or personal schedules. There will always be a place for in-person get togethers but everything else has already been supplanted by the electronic medium. Just my $0.02 worth on it.

From their page... I wonder why. FMJ generally works just fine in polygonal barrels. It's unjacketed lead that doesn't do so well.

Have any of you seen this before? http://www.vcdl.org/Tonys/mcpd.html VERY interesting reading material. It really drives home the fact that, as others here have stated before, the Law is whatever the Police say it is at the moment and you're often left to spend a lot of money to prove otherwise after the fact.

Want to meet for dinner somewhere before hand? I'm still planning on being there.

Hey... what did Vitamin J ever do to deserve that tie-in? Mmmm... Nurse, set me up with another round!

I'm a 1911 guy at heart and I loved my M&P 40. I sold it so that I could pick up an M&P 9mm "Pro" once they get off their butts and release it. The Pro is supposed to be analogous to the Glock 34. Long slide, long barrel, 9mm. Still though, Julie Goloski doesn't seem to be hampered any by the 4" 9mm although I'd be curious to see what her hardware recipe is. Light loads, light spring, heavy guide rod perhaps? Anyway, the M&P just felt right to me. Give it a try; you might really like it as well.

I've shot a few USPSA events and loved it. I need to get back into it as I've grown lax and not kept track of what weekend was approaching and made preparations to attend. That's 100% my own fault. It may not be "training" but it is great at reinforcing the basics of handgun control and gives you an excellent chance to learn to shoot (and think!!!) on the move.

Regarding the stock car advertising... I understood the intended purpose as you stated it also, but I thought it was a silly waste of money that could have been more efficiently applied to advertising in other ways. I may be entirely wrong and entirely underestimating the ratio of gun owners to stock car racing fans... but it just seemed like a shot in the dark, no pun intended. Regardless... I really wish the TFA would get some traction here in Nashville.

I like my plastic pistols to be more of the Rubbermaid lineage.

I bet it tames the muzzle flip quite a bit. Very cool.

Len don't forget that part of our dues were recently being considered for use advertising on some local stock-car driver's hood.

I'm not much on the whole conspiracy theory thing. While they sometimes are fun forms of "mental masturbation" and an enjoyable bit of fantasy... they also often end up making the people who really believe them look like ninnies. I used to work with a guy who swore til his death bed that the government was putting mind control gas in jet airliner contrails.

Hello and welcome. I'm guessing your weapon of choice is the Glock 23C. I'm a reformed Glock 23 owner... but I still have a huge soft spot in my heart for them. How do you like the Compensated model?

That's going to hurt the ole corporate pocket book.

I never thought I'd have to do this, but then again I never imagined that we would have to entertain someone like yourself either. So allow me to invite you to LEAVE and never come back if you think that this site sucks so much. Your continued presence here is unwanted and honestly brings nothing to the table. 600 other members of TGO think that the site is worthwhile, so that puts you squarely in the minority. I'm sure that you can occupy your time elsewhere so I would encourage you to begin doing so before the decision becomes mandatory. The door is that way. Don't let it hit you.

That P-13 was a hoot to fire. I was surprised at how different it felt from a traditional 1911 even though I went into it fully cognizant of the double-stack design. It's a double fisted gun for sure.

John really doesn't have the time to drive the Nashville chapter. That's why he is looking for someone who will take the ball and run with it. I can feel his pain as there are a lot of things I'd like to be actively involved in, but I simply don't have the time with all of the other stuff going on in my life. Ideally whomever takes the reigns on this will either be unmarried or of retirement age, as family obligations always will take precedence over fraternal organizations. Oh well... just rambling.

That article linked in the original post of this thread indicates that Glock chambers are oversized slightly.