deerslayer

While I haven't shot an LCR, I had a 442, which is pretty comparable. I got rid of it for a CM9 and never looked back. I would rather have a slimmer gun with 7 rounds of 9mm vs. a fatter gun with 5 .38s. Plus, I couldn't hit the floor with the 442; with the CM9, I can wear out steel plates at 25 yards at a decent pace. Yes, this was a training/practice issue, but I didn't want to spend a lot of time practicing with a gun I would rarely carry, especially since it was so different from anything else I have. The CM9 makes a hell of a pocket/ankle gun.

Health/injury issues are definitely a mitigating factor, but there are too many big strong healthy guys carring BB guns. Not really my business, I guess.

By "mouseguns" I wasn't referring to all pocket guns; I meant .22, .25, .32, even LCPs and P3ATs. I consider my Kahr CM9 a pocket gun. My point was that, other than the beach, I can take it anywhere I can take an 8 oz. .380 or .25 (not that I carry a gun in my swimsuit, lol). I believe some folks simply grab their .25s because they haven't bothered to experiment with a j-frame or mini-9. As for small 9mm autos being hard to shoot, I disagree. My wife is 140 or so (don't tell her I posted this number) and she can easily handle our CM9. In fact, she jogs with it.

Within arm's reach, a man with a knife is more dangerous than a man with a gun. Any weapons-defense class will quickly illustrate that a knife is much more difficult to deal with at close range than a gun is. My dad witnessed a man getting shot four times in the chest at point-blank range with a .25. After the fourth hit, the victim grabbed an old lady and used her as a shield. According to my father, the old lady began to "sing a tune." I bet. The .25 didn't stop the fight, but it did make the victim realize that he may soon face a serious change of status. They are better than nothing, but I feel people carry them due to simple laziness. Other than at the beach, I can carry and conceal my Kahr CM9 just as easily as I can any mouse gun.

I just received 2000 bullets I ordered from LA two weeks ago. The freaking lazy-ass mailman left them in the front yard beside the mailbox. I wonder how their claims process would work if I didn't get them, or if they got soaked.

+1 on the Saiga--I've never seen one run two stages in a row. To the above poster who mentioned safeties--As far as handguns go, I've never shot a match that required a shooter to use a safety that he wouldn't use when carrying. For example, 1911 shooters are required to start safety on (as they should--disengaging the safety as part of the draw is standard procedure for any competent 1911 shooter), but DA shooters with Berettas, S&W 5900 series, etc, don't have to start with the safety on.

Depends on the rules. If shooting matches with USPSA rules and/or scoring major/minor, you are at a definite disavantage with a 9mm. Get a hi-cap .40. If major/minor power factor is not an issue, get a hi-cap 9mm.

Who said his prior convictions involved violence?

Well, I'm sure someone will be along sooner or later arguing that this moron deserves to have his gun-owning rights restored in the future.

My M&P 15 has been flawless--even with Russian ammo. Get the polymer-covered stuff and stay away from the old lacquer-covered (which, fortunately, is getting harder to find) and you'll be fine.

+1 I've always been pleased with UMC.

I have moved/helped move two or three 500 poundish safes. All involved steps, a furniture doll, and a buddy. Two men of average strength can easily move one that small with a furniture dolly.

+1 Pissed off drivers being funneled through one lane next to a bunch of runners who are perceived as causing the delay is a recipe for disaster. I do sometimes wonder about 5Ks that use residential streets as race courses. I've never heard homeowners complain about them, but I'm sure someone's arse gets chapped about it now and then. I hope a 5K is never scheduled on my street. As for the ill-timed scheduling of the event, would Friday morning at 7:30 or Monday afternoon at 5:15 have been better?

True, but firearms are still banned in some state park facilities/buildings.

EMP +1 My every day carry gun and I've even held my own in IDPA with it.

Thanks to Mike, Greg, Chandler, Rick, Chip, Glen, John, and all the MCTS folks (and non-MCTSers) who helped make this match a success. Good to hear there will be a MCC 2!

I don't think you were wrong to do so. I try to say "move" or "cover" before the shooter takes a shot. If I don't make it, they get a PE. If I make it and they fire anyway, they get a PE. If they adjust, then fire, no PE. A lot of the time, they hesitate and then adjust. Sometimes, I'm so far behind the shooter that I don't say anything. Why--he's already done before I can get it out. So, I don't think saying it or not saying it really presents a consistency problem. Consistency is much more important in situations like calling how much cover someone uses or at what point they can begin a reload, etc.

LOL@ No apology needed--you weren't rude or anything. Another guy argued that he shouldn't get a PE because I didn't yell "cover" quickly enough. I did yell "cover," but he was too quick on his first shot for me to catch him. Not my problem.

I helped run stage 5 and had a shooter grumbling because I gave him a PE for shooting flat-footed without telling him to move first. After the shooter left, I told my scorekeeper, "I think that guy was serious." I gave numerous PEs yesterday.

9mm 1911.

+1 A kid who is unfamiliar with the gun, the holster, and the method of concealment. Put any Sharpshooter class and up IDPA shooter with his/her concealment rig and you get vastly different results.

He can give us both FTDRs, but we'll still beat him.

Bartlett is packed with them. They are always chasing 20 year old guys. Awesome pics, BTW.

Just trying to figure out if I need 9 round mags or 10 rounders.