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I just can't watch grown men trip and get carried out on a stretcher with hopes of drawing a penalty, only to be running around on the field five minutes later.

Robertson's is open to the public? I thought they closed their storefront and sold strictly online.

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Another vote for a CZ .22. I've shot 5-shot 1&1/8" groups with my 455 at 100 yards (when the wind wasn't blowing). That's as good as many can do with their deer rifles.

Check out a Springfield EMP 9mm. They make 3" and 4" versions and are not that much bigger than your Mustang. Some may consider them a little heavy for EDC, but they are neat little guns. I've had both and they are easy to carry and hide. Both are quite accurate as well.

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EXACTLY. Use a .38 wheelgun and an 870 and you get ignored. The more quickly this shooting is forgotten, the better as far as libs are concerned.

Natchez Trace state park used to have a 100 yard range. Also, TN Sports Foundation in Jackson is $150/year. Neither are very close, but are options.

UPS has a new policy regarding packages brought to a customer counter to be shipped. It does not include packages with prepaid or customer generated labels. UPS personnel must see the contents of the package before it is sealed (or after if the customer is willing to open it). This policy was implemented after the Austin, TX/FedEx bombings and has nothing to do with guns. I don't see any mention of it on the UPS website, but customer counters have begun displaying signage explaining it. If FedEx hasn't' implemented a similar policy, I bet they will soon. On a side note, the UPS Stores, which are independently owned franchises, do not ship firearms.

I shot the 2016 MS State IDPA match with an STI Trojan 9mm. The ground was covered with 2" of fine, powdery, dust (glad it didn't rain). Everybody's gun in my squad took a dump that day, even the Glocks. I ended up topping off (tac-loading) instead of reloading at slide-lock on the last two stages. With the mags constantly hitting the ground, I'm not sure what could have prevented malfunctions, short of cleaning the mags between every stage. Nobody's gun would run for long in that stuff.

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I had a 3" and now the 4" gun. Liked both a lot. Both went back to Springfield to have the chamber opened a bit and the feed ramp relieved a little. After that, they both ran like sewing machines. I still want the bobtail 4" version. Both hit where they looked, but a shorter or taller front sight can easily remedy regulation issues.

And if the never-Trumpers had gotten their way, someone like this fruit loop would have replaced Scalia.

I have no idea what my 455 weighs, but I would bet the farm it makes the 8.5 lb cutoff. I am going to try to make it April 15.

I still want to shoot that gun!

I have been shooting a red dot sight in USPSA matches for about 10 months. That's not the same as a defensive gun, but it's not much different. Dry fire repetition is definitely critical to develop a natural index/point of aim. This is true for every gun, but especially so for dot sights. Inside 12 yards or so, I am still faster with iron sights. The red dot is easier to shoot at speed past that though. I've shot a Trijicon, but I have a Leupold Delta Point Pro with the 7.5 triangle. Last year at a match, I learned why I will never carry one. The temperature was about 75 and it was very muggy and the sight fogged up as soon as I took it out of my range bag. It was useless for a couple minutes. Getting out of a car into a high humidity environment could make for a bad day if you needed the gun quickly.

So, a scoped CZ 455 would fit into NRA small bore hunter class?

I plan to come to one of these. I may come in dead last, but it sounds like fun. What is club rifle and club pistol?

...or an armed cop. The majority of cops who show up at local IDPA or USPSA matches are embarrassingly incompetent. The scary part is that they are the cops who are actually interested in guns.

Yeah, expertise and dedication to surpass what Paddock did, but a duffer could still pull off a mass shooting with a bolt or lever gun.

Maybe, but I would wager that a more-competent-than-average competitive shooter with a top-notch bolt action rifle could kill more people from Paddock's position in the 10 or 11 minutes that Paddock had than Paddock did. Aimed fire is so underrated.

Benelli Ultra Light 20 ga.

Yep, new tires on the truck, Xmas, Valentines, wife/daughter/mother birthdays in March.

I'm hoping someone else picks up on the X9 concept. Springfield or SIG or Ruger could do it for a whole bunch less. The Springfield EMP 4 Carry Contour is not that far off. It's a neat idea and I especially like the bobtailed/no-grip safety frame, but as usual with Wilson, it costs twice what it's worth. STI's double stacks are all based on a 2011 frame. They probably make a Commander-sized 2011, but it's probably not as slim as an X9.

What did you do with your old one?