deerslayer

I think it was Massad Ayoob who said something like "shooting competitions are not gunfights, but gunfights are shooting competitions." Competitive shooting has its uses.

I’m not talking about the guy who got shot. And I agree—it was tough watching his daughter run to him (the guy who did get shot). CNN or Fox (can’t remember which) quoted her. He died either on the way to or at the hospital.

Wilson (on the left side if the screen, not the guy who got shot) reaches for his gun before the bad guy starts shooting and it’s 3-4 seconds before he draws. He then fires a shot 1.5-2 seconds later. He was clearly struggling to either get to his gun or to get it out of his holster. If he intended to hit the bad guy in the head, then kudos to him and his fondness for the front sight. Whatever the case, I’m glad Wilson went to church yesterday.

And kudos to CNN for putting this story near the top of their website. However, they couldn’t resist putting a story right below it about how White Settlement, TX got its name. Go figure.

I have never heard of the the guy and have no idea if he is a hack, but I agree with a lot of what he said. The guy who put the bad guy down was fumbling with his gun before the first shot was fired. What took so long? Also, two guys who show up on the screen after the smoke cleared pointed their guns at just about anybody inside the church. They need some training and practice or need to leave their guns at home. Both were a slip of an undisciplined trigger finger away from giving Democrats talking points on why ordinary citizens shouldn’t carry guns. Don’t get me wrong, I’m overjoyed the good guys stepped in, but there is a lot to learn from this video.

I've loaded zillions of rounds over the years in a storage building in the back yard. I keep all components out there. As long as it's waterproof, you should be fine. It's not wired, but I run lights and a small ceramic heater (when it's cold) and a big fan (when it's hot), all by extension cord. I reload more after dark in hot weather and more during the day during cold weather. A wired building...maybe someday.

So, if you are interested in a new AR pistol and can save some money by buying the exact same complete upper and lower separately, is it possibly wiser to buy the completed gun so the “handgun” box is checked instead of other/frame/receiver? Or, would the completed lower (with brace installed) already require that the “handgun” box gets checked? Which would be more prudent, or is there any difference, or am I just wearing tinfoil?

Agreed. The cop haters and the anarchists are probably salivating over the idea of how much this happens, but once is way too much.

If you need inch-pounds, Wheeler FAT wrench is good stuff.

I don’t pick up wheel weights, but I do sometimes pick up brass and am loading .40 for about 14 cents a round. Yes, there is the cost of my Dillon 550, but it’s loaded so many rounds that the cost per round is irrelevant. Money is only one of several reasons I handload, but It would definitely cost me more to shoot non-combloc/milsurp steel case factory ammo. To the OP, sorry to hijack your thread, congrats on the new blasters.

Are online prices much better?

I'm with you on the hate crime stuff--murdering this guy should carry the same penalty as murdering that guy. As for the classification thing, if calling them a terrorist organization is a required step in the red tape process before the gloves come off, then I'm all for it. They should have already been off. Or it may be a bunch of hype and nothing new happens.

So, I'm guessing you're not real thrilled about Trump's plan to classify the cartels as terrorist organizations. As for FPS Russia, that was easily avoidable. If you thumb your nose at the ATF by mag dumping a minigun until the barrels are orange and post it on youtube, you better have your ducks in a row at the homestead.

No kidding. I would go broke or have to quit competitive shooting if I paid the prices quoted above for 9mm and .40.

lock n' load, I would strongly suggest trying ken_mays' advice above before doing anything else. He probably has more 1911 knowledge and experience than anyone else on this forum.

And I kept harping about 300 yards because you mentioned 300 but also it’s the max distance a competent hunter should shoot at game under hunting conditions without seriously researching, dialing in, and practicing with their rifle, IMO.

The 6.5CM is a fantastic round, but if you are inside 300 yards, its only advantage over the .260 is a bigger selection of factory ammo. In fact, it doesn't matter too much which deer round you choose for hunting in TN if you zero your rifle at 200 yards and plan to shoot no more than 300. .270, .280, .260, 6.5, .308, 7 Mag, whatever. Pick the one that sounds the coolest or the one your grandfather swore by or whatever. I do disagree with Rob's statement that anything that starts with "2" is ok in TN. A .223 is getting mighty iffy. Just because it has been done does not mean it should be tried again. As for which rifle, plenty has been said already. However, if I were buying new, the first rifle I would look at would be the Bergara B-14 series. Which scope? A Leupold VX-3i 3-9x40, which is or will soon be on sale at Bass Pro for $299. No need to get a 14x or 20x scope unless you are shooting waaay past 300 yards.

Agreed, but Burris, C-More, Docter, and Vortex are popular, too. Delta Point Pro is supposedly different from Delta Point and different Vortex sights use different mounts. TGO David, not knocking your gun--it's a nice rig. I'm tinkering with a gen5 17 with a Delta Point Pro myself, but it's strictly a competition gun. I may carry a red dot someday, but don't feel the need right now. From my experience, irons are faster under 10 or 12 yards. Red dots fogging up make me nervous, too. A red dot carry gun certainly has merit in an active shooter scenario, though. Hell, there are those who claim sights are unnecessary/useless in a gunfight.

...which could indicate that Leupold and Trijicon are not the only kids on the block.

Why does a Glock MOS plate set include four different ones?

I have one and gave $500 for it. Probably a little high, but SS 4" Security Sixes have a certain nostalgic value to me. About 1982 or so, I was with my dad at a gun show and there was one new for $209. I thought my dad had lost his mind for not immediately buying it, but this was before I had completely learned the value of a hard-earned dollar. I never forgot that Security Six. Fast forward to two years ago. I'm in a gun shop in Paris (TN) and there the same gun sits (maybe not the exact same one). I couldn't leave without it. By the way, it's a shooter.

Unless you mill out the dovetail. Not everybody cares about co-witnessing sights. Also, if everybody changes their footprint to match RMR (which ain't gonna happen), this is still bad news for those who milled their slides for whatever the previous footprint was unless their dot lasts forever.

On the other hand, a milled slide becomes a paperweight if the dot fails and that dot is no longer made or the manufacturer changes the footprint.

I always "file" them.

That's a pretty comprehensive list. I've always wondered what A-MERC is.