deerslayer

Back in October, my brother and I went up to LeConte via Trillium Gap Trail, and came down the Rainbow Falls trail. My third trip up, I believe. We did the round trip in six and a half hours (almost 4000' elevation gain/drop, 15.7 miles total)--felt like crap afterwards, but can't wait to go back. For the first time in my life, my flat feet gave me problems. Also, for the first time in my life, I could not keep up with my brother, and that really pissed me off. I hope to eventually hike all the trails leading to LeConte. I still lack the Boulevard and Bullhead, but this age thing keeps creeping up on me. Congrats on the 80 lbs! Keep up the good work!

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Good thing you used that ammo on the range, and not elsewhere.

What else will he need? Different ejector? I have one for my G23 and the .40 ejector does fine.

"You need to get better knowledged about it..."

My only accessories were different sights.

The 21SF with its new mag catch was such a hit that they quickly came out with a non-ambi 21SF. I would much rather see a reversible mag catch. My last batch of 19 mags were the new style also. They will probably all be the new style before long.

So, when will the "dubber Grock" be available stateside?

Sorry towerclimber--I meant the jackdog approach.

Mars, I'll stick with the first part of my post, but I apologize for the second part. It was thrown in there simply for the entertainment of a few Memphis-area TGOers. For those of you east of the TN River who have no idea what I'm talking about, here is an example of a typical day in Memphis politics (badly off topic, I know): (fast forward to about 2:00 minutes): [ame] [/ame]

I shopped around and found mine w/ 50 rounds through it for $800 w/ 11 mags. It's good for nothing (except maybe 3 gun) but I love the thing. On a side note, I read and was told that the 9mm ARs recoil just as much as the 5.56 ARs. I fell over laughing when I heard this. Truth be known, the Bushmaster 9mm kicks about as hard as my Colt HBAR 5.56. This freaked me out at first, but after thinking about it, it would almost make sense for a superlight, blowback-operated 9mm to kick as much as a heavier, gas-operated 5.56. Live and learn.

Not exactly an SBR or a build-it-yourself job, but this is hands down the funnest gun I've ever owned. Runs like a sewing machine (FMJ or HP) with the cheap plastic Promags that Bushmaster includes with it: http://www.bushmaster.com/catalog_carbon15_AZ9-C15R16FT.asp

I took a similar class back in February at Rangemaster, except we were indoors and got to blow black crud out of our noses each night. The training I received was easily worth the price of the class. When fellow shooters asked me why I thought it was so worthwhile, all I could come up with was shaking my head and telling them they needed to see for themselves (stupid on my part, I know). Competitive shooting is great for testing yourself and your gear, but you learn very little in IDPA or USPSA. BTW, where is CIS? (I'm too lazy to dig up the atlas and find Smyrna).

Don't ask/don't tell has always worked well for me. I occasionally enter friends' homes armed (friends whose wives are hostile to CCW). The husbands know, but don't want their wives to find out. If it ever becomes an issue, I will use the towerclimber method--I'll leave, and won't be back unarmed. It's their choice, not mine.

Whatever you get, some combination of wide rear/narrow front will speed up front sight acquisition. Many fine shooters choose plain black sights over triitium or fiber optics.

A cocked, 3 or 4 pound trigger with maybe 1/8" of travel required to discharge is not comparable to 5.5 or even 8 pounds requiring 1/2" of travel. To quote a notorious local politician, "What you're telling me is just duummmbbbbbb..."

We did the upper and lower Ocoee last year. It was loads of fun--we even got to see a guy break his leg at the Olympic section.

Bartlett, Nashville, Brentwood, Memphis, it's all the same crap--big cities with lots of crime. Nashville is a lot worse than its cooked stats indicate (according to a Nashville cop I know). I'd rather live in North/Central Arkansas or East Tennessee.

Just as long as you leave Bartlett...

Winchester Model 94 Trapper .44 Magnum. Nothing really fancy, but it would have made a sweet little brush gun for deer.

I know a guy who carries one IWB Not me, though.

Good thing they didn't care about their cars.

Hmm...an extended mag release for a Glock is often a standard accessory for short-fingered right-handed Glock shooters. A cheap, simple mod is to get a Glock 21 mag release (aka 9/40/357 extended mag release) and an emery board and custom-fit your own. $2.49 + an emery board. I am left-handed, and actually prefer the mag release to be on the left side. Reaching around the grip and hitting a mag release with my thumb is awkward as hell to me. When I try it right-handed, I see why so many people say Glocks are too thick.

A bit off topic... I'm not a NASCAR fan, but I'm curious about the black chick who filed the racial/sexual discrimination lawsuit against NASCAR. Supposedly it's huge--if half of her allegations are true, NASCAR sounds like they will shell out some huge $$ and get some lousy PR. Anybody know more about this?