deerslayer

Yes, technically it is part of their overall compensation package. Whichever way you slice it, they are well-paid and don't have to pay deductions for insurance. Many people consider that to be free.

+1 I'm 5'10/185, and the BMI says I'm overweight? If I drop 10 lbs., I'm still overweight. On a side note, a friend who is originally from San Diego has his own theory on why so many Southerners are overweight; he says it's too hot to do anything down here.

I took it for about a year here in Memphis...it has its ups and downs, but overall, it was a positive experience. I learned quite a bit. I already had problems getting off work early enough to go, and then they moved to midtown, and that was all she wrote. If they were still out east, I'd probably still go. The guy who owns Krav in Memphis opened the new one in Nashville, I believe.

Not true. UPS is also a major employer in the US, and most UPS employees get free insurance with great coverage. And they earn it.

The main reason I hate Wal-Mart is that they are so damned crowded. Go during the day, ten people are in each line. Go at night, the aisles are full of pallets for the stockers. Not to mention that it's always a great place to pick up a couple new door dings--they won't ever clear the damned baskets off the lot. Having said that, they do have a good price on 9mm WWB.

Depends on the ammo. If you carry pretty hot 9mms, but use moderate .40s, you'll barely notice the difference. I started shooting IDPA w/ a Glock 23 and wanted to switch to a G19 for the same reasons. I was pleasantly suprised to find that there was very little difference between Winchester white box 9mm in the G19 and WWB or UMC .40 in the G23. I'm not a big fan of the hottest, highest velocity ammunition offered in a given caliber, so practice with the 9/carry the .40 works well for me. Try it for yourself--if it's a big difference, you won't take much of a loss selling the aftermarket barrel on ebay or gunbroker. P.S. Practicing/competing with a 9mm 229 and then carrying a .40 229 is still much more practical than shooting and carrying two totally different guns (for example, a 1911 being your favorite range gun, while a J-frame serves as your primary carry gun).

and den he say "Woo woo..." No joke, one day about five years ago I was delivering behind a Headstart. The "teacher" had all the chiluns out on the playground and they were playing "Simon Say." Told my buddies about it at lunch that day and we all laughed so hard we probably lost five pounds each. Life without ebonics would be so boring.

Why you do be racist?

With the Heine sights, THAT was a STEAL It is looking more and more like I will have to get a G34 if I am ever going to make Master in IDPA.

speaking of Alabama... [ame] [/ame]

But how are the transmissions?

LOL, I'm so exciting that I'm surfing TGO and checking weather for tomorrow, which should be more interesting. If no rain, we go to the lake. If it rains, I'll go ride motorcycles with some IDPA knuckleheads I shoot with. Nobody ever accused me of being a genius.

Nope--plain black steel sights with some combination of narrow front and wide notch rear (speeds up front sight acquisition). Night sights are not as essential as many would have you believe, IMO.

HaHa...a friend got a RIA in .38 Super for IDPA for $379 (it was just such a good deal) and the bug got him. I warned him that .38 Super ammo would be expensive, so he finally got a 9mm conversion barrel. Then he had to do something with the itty bitty GI sights. Then he got a different guide rod. Then a different MSH. Then a magwell. Then a trigger. Then the 10 round magazines, and on and on. Now he has a $900 RIA that shoots it ass off (as long as he doesn't use hollow points). It looks like you have a dovetailed front sight--congrats, my buddy's was a pinned job, and he had a hell of a time finding aftermarket sights for it.

I would look for new sights.

Actually, I would venture to say that the average Bubba could probably load 20 rounds of customized .270 or .30-06 for cheaper than he could buy 20 "premium" factory rounds, and the very best factory ammo still cannot be tailored to a particular rifle, such as overall length or a certain powder charge the gun seems to like. Many pistol shooters reload to save, while many rifle shooters reload for repeatable precision. If you just open up a Midway catalog and pay full retail for everything, sure, it doesn't look worthwhile. However, if you save/collect brass and watch for deals on powder/primers/bullets, reloading is cost-effective.

I don't have any quotable proof, but in a self-defense handgun, reloads make little difference accuracy-wise. When shooting rifles, it's often a different story.

GO BIG ORANGE!

I guess I fit into this category. I think the shot placement crowd is not as determined to get a heart or brain shot as you would have some believe. Most of the folks who preach shot placement are stressing the need for a simple upper torso hit, as opposed to a glancing head shot or a round through the neck or abdomen or shoulder. Upper torso shots are the biggest, most forgiving areas to target. Head shots are sometimes effective, but are not what golfers would call a "high percentage shot." In other words, the risk of missing/not getting a solid hit is not worth the gamble. Whatever the case, the .45, IMO, is more desirable (bigger bullets make bigger holes), but is not going to decapitate the bad guys. The .45, .40, 9mm, .357, and 10mm are all relatively weak handgun rounds and are not sure-fire manstoppers, and hollow points don't always expand.

I understood every word of it. Translation: "the two gentlemen were apparently having a disagreement about whom the cocktail belonged to. One became a bit aggressive toward the other, and rather rudely discharged a firearm at him, apparently resulting in his death."

Check out this interview with a crime witness (it gets good about 40 seconds into it). Click the "Murder Investigation 7-7-08" video in the upper right corner: http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8630757&nav=4XzR I think our local newspeople have a sick sense of humor and seek out the most ghetto witnesses they can find. Whatever the case, the 10 o'clock news in Memphis always makes for good entertainment. Call me jaded.

but in three days they will call you back.

8 o'clock in a CTAC.

LOL, I'll be coming from the Summer Sizzler--was hoping to find a quick match in the Nashville area on the way home. Hmmm...maybe I'll just stick around in Manchester an extra day...