TGO David

I'd say that anytime the government leaves a loophole in a law, you can always count on them using that slack to hang you with rather than exonerate you if a situation ever went bad. I tend to follow J.York's mentality regarding metal detectors in cases like this... but don't take that as any sort of official TGO stance on the subject.

Glad to have you here with us! The way we hope to do the databases is fairly simple, really, and I hope it will allow the data to remain current. Anyone may add an entry but the entry will be flagged as unverified. A moderator will verify the entry and then flag it as verified. Moderators will be able to edit or remove data as necessary. Data will be searchable by city, county and location name.

I think we should turn it into a glass parking lot.

Hornet Handler has those sights on his XD. I got to look at it this past Sunday at the range and was very impressed with how bright they are. Good choice!

He's out of luck if I can get there first.

Another TGO member is celebrating a birthday today. Happy birthday, DeeZee!

The XD45 grip is barely... just barely larger than the XD9. We have the XD9 Service, the XD9 Sub Compact and the XD45 Compact. My hands cannot tell a difference between the grips on them.

Yes, it just slides off. It will also pinch the heel of your hand when you fire, as Hornet Handler discovered this past Sunday.

Reportedly the magazines from the 21 won't work. Initial reports suggest that at the very least the new magazines are designed slightly differently to accommodate the ambidextrous magazine release. There might be other differences.

Perhaps others will get a laugh out of this too. Some of them had me in tears. Mild language warning on a couple, just FYI.

Glad to see you here! I had no idea that you were into guns as well.

Wrong thread!!!

We've got a few.

There's an add-on for the forum software that does some of those things. I'll see about putting it in place here.

It's fun to disengage reality for an hour and just enjoy the ride though.

I don't watch much TV other than stuff on the History Channel or Fox News... but '24' has my attention every Monday night. Anyone else?

In the past I've tried Federal Hydra-Shok (9mm and 40SW) and Cor-Bon (40SW) , but since I started carrying a 45acp sidearm I've switched to Speer Gold Dot in 195gr. What are the rest of you using and do you have any particular reason why you use it?

Just some photos of the new Glock 21SF that was introduced at the Shotshow 2007 and is due to be released in March. One version will have the standard accessory rail and the second will have the picatinny accessory rail. Rumor has it that the US gov't is interested in the version with the picatinny rail. The 21SF will be .45acp just like the Model 21 and includes an ambidextrous mag release and 13rd magazine capacity. Basically Glock's answer to the Springfield XD45. Click the thumbnails for full-sized photos. I should note that I fully intend to own one of these once they are released.

I'm afraid you're right about that. I will admit that I walked blindly through life until recently, thinking that I would only carry when I thought I might need it. Then it dawned on me that if I knew when I might need it, I'd be smart to avoid that time/place/situation in the first place. The fact is, we never know when we might need to protect ourselves from the wolves. It could happen to any of us, at any time, at any place. The first rule of surviving a gun fight is: BRING A GUN. That's why I carry all the time now. But I digress. Most folks with their permit probably very rarely carry. They've gone from being mere sheep to sheep with a false sense of security.

It definitely sounds like a good start!

The one I am looking at most seriously for our AR is a Viking brand. They have several versions, but I'm probably just going to go for the simple standard sling rather than the padded sling. The Remington 870 may end up with their padded sling down the road, however.

Careful kicking a guy when he's down... sometimes he knows how to shoot while he's on his back too!

Will disassemble and check the extractor and bolt. Thanks for the info!

I stumbled across this earlier while searching for some shooting gloves. Thought perhaps others could benefit. http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/earplugs.html