Jamie Jackson

Wow...we are changing adversaries pretty quickly here. I'd still go with a G 19 because I could have it with me...all the time...wherever I am. But I'd also toss in a Kukri or a good Tomahawk... with dinosaurs and zombies running all over the place I could probably pick up an AR or AK...or two... when the dust settled.

Welcome aboard Marine. Good to have you here. Thank you for your service Huck.

Done.

This what I was thinking... I did Google "Chris Carr" and came up wanting... Perhaps this is the interview referred to on ABC's This Week? http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/nra-top-lobbyist-people-orlando-night-club-armed/story?id=39963267

I'm really impressed with it shotgunshooter. It doesn't have the extreme red dot clarity of the T-1, but it's darn close. It boosts the long battery life as does Aimpoint, and I have had it running constantly on a low setting, 3 iirc, for over a year now. I ran it through one of Randy's carbine classes last year on an AK with no issues and it's been exposed to heat, cold and rain and still functions fine. I doubt it would hold up to the rigors of a tour overseas, but it serves my perceived needs well enough I plan to purchase another when finances allow. I am setting up a 10/22 for the missus as linked below. Here's a link for anyone interested in the concept...and it is a niche concept and I accept it's limitations. https://growingupguns.wordpress.com/2014/09/13/the-special-application-22lr-for-home-defense-part-1-weigh-the-evidence-and-make-a-decision/

I appreciate your friend's mindset Ron! Below is something I received from John Farnam some time ago...it remains pertinent. Defender's Creed The Defender's Creed John Farnam I accept and understand that human predators exist. Criminal or terrorist, they take advantage of our civilized society to prey upon the weak. They represent evil and must be confronted and defeated. I believe that self-defense is a moral imperative, and that illegitimate force and illegal violence must be met with righteous indignation and superior violence. I will not rely on others for the security of myself, my family and my community. I proudly proclaim that I run with a like-minded pack. I do not amble through life with the mind-numbed herd. I will train with my chosen weapons, maintain them and carry them in a condition of readiness at all times. I will be mentally prepared and physically equipped to effectively respond to an attack or emergency. I will constantly test myself against realistic standards to discover my strengths and weaknesses. I will turn weakness into strength. I will seek to learn new skills and techniques, and then teach what I have learned to other members of the pack. Be it with firearm or blade, empty hand or blunt object, I will hit my enemies hard, fast and true. I will live a quiet and unobtrusive life, but I will develop and retain the capacity for swift and decisive violence. I recognize that I am the modern equivalent of the traditional Minuteman, and that I may be called to service at any time against heavily armed enemies. I will respond effectively. I accept that I am a pariah among some of my countrymen, and a quaint anachronism to others. I will not hold their ignorance against them. I will win, or die trying. I swear this creed before God, my family and my fellow citizens.

Nice setup Grayfox. I was unaware Ultimak made such. I have one of the Ultimak gas tubes on an AK and it is rock solid!

Well darn GTG! Sorry to hear this. But I think you'll like the Scout Carbine concept. You are welcome to try my Primary Arms Red Dot sight...love that little sucker! http://www.primaryarms.com/primary-arms-advanced-micro-dot-with-push-buttons-and-up-to-50khour-battery-life/p/md-ads/

Good questions Kevin. Primers have a varying degree of hardness. CCI being one of the hardest primers and that means some guns may be challenged at igniting them. I have a 686 S&W that truly struggles with CCI. Federal, then Winchester, in my experience are some of the easiest to ignite. Federal has been my favorite for a long time now...about 30 years. I've no issue with Remington but find their hardness level close to CCI. That said, I've gone through about 20-K of Tula Small pistol primers over the past couple of years and had great success with them. I would caution to stay far away from "lead free" Tula as their ignition rate is deplorable...and they are temp sensitive. I have also had good luck with Wolf and Wolf Magnum primers in 9mm and only noticed a few FPS gain using the Magnum primers. Negligible really. I did contact Wolf and Alliant regarding the use of magnum primers several years ago and received their blessings for my 9mm use...pre-Sandy Hook but during an Obama-scare period. This was for a slightly compressed load of 5.7 grs of Unique under a 124 gr Berry's bullet. The "Match" primers simply have a greater level of QC from what I understand. I've not noticed any difference in any of my chronoed loads by using Match primers. MY Primer preference order for 9mm goes: Federal-Winchester-Tula/Wolf-Remington-CCI...but it's only a personal preference. Others most likely have differing preferences, and probably, experiences. Try a few others out and see what suits you my friend.

The AC is pretty nice isn't it? iirc the "firing line" is at 15 yards. So you could extend a Givens Drill to the 15 yd line: Tom Givens: "B-8 bullseye target at 10 yards, 10 shots in 10 seconds, all in the black." maybe time yourself at 15 seconds. Vicker's run the drill from the low ready, Tom from the holster. Being the deplorable shot I am, I like a 3x5 notecard at 15, but not on the timer. There are some notecards in the metal cabinet near the light and fans controls. Help yourself. I'll put more in there when I'm out there this week.

I even took vacation time to attend this one! Thank you Randy for teaching this class...I hated missing it the first time around! I will have my deposit in the mail Monday and I believe you've been contacted by 2 of my friends.

K, I wish I could join you my friend. Alas...not this time. I have very rarely had anyone show up to shoot while I was sitting the indoor range unless it's was folks I invited out. I usually just go ahead and sit up at the 5-7 yard distance and shoot a few drills. Here is a link to pistol-training that Todd Green set up. My absolute favorite for working sight alignment, trigger control and practice reps is the Dot Torture. ( 3-5-7 yds) I also shoot the FAST Test (7 yards with a timer) while out there. You can read/print the targets and drills from this link: http://pistol-training.com/drills Enjoy your day my friend.

Wow! That sure looks different from the gun I saw last Sunday! Very Nice GTG! How is the "quickness" and clarity of that Millet?

As you mentioned, a racquet ball or tennis racket bag works. Gray-man logo concept... I've also used the pull tie bags that some folding lawn chairs come in. The one I used was pretty thin, but certainly served it's purpose well. Let us know what you come up with my friend.

AAR: Dealing With Pests-Civilian Use of Force Continuum and Solutions. Date: Sunday June 5 2016 First off, Thank you Randy and GTG! We had an information packed class, actually very little rain, and I had the opportunity to meet Erik from TGO and see/train with my bud roar-k, a very dialed in and motivated gentleman. And of course having the chance to train with my friend GTG and 3 of the members of our local group was a plus! Outstanding class folks! Randy wasn’t kidding when he said “This is the class your CCW class should have been” ! John Steinbeck wrote “The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental” and Randy laid the foundation for the class on this concept, opening with Jeff Cooper’s “Color Code” and Randy’s excellent “Dealing with PESTS” lecture . A fight you've avoided is a fight you've won... The Devil is always in the details, and this class was very detailed and focused heavily on Concept and Context…something often lost in many training classes. This reflects Randy’s comprehensive subject knowledge and teaching ability. From a “Gun Centric” background many suffer from the Hammer & Nail illusion…we can’t always have a gun on us and not every situation is a shooting situation…actually, going for your gun at the wrong time can be the worst thing you can do within certain contexts…you must have physical control and space in order to initiate this option…if it’s even the correct option. I promise, Randy can enlighten you on this! We used a variety of training tools… NOK training knives, folding training knives, foam padded baseball bats, and a variety of striking pads. This was not full on contact, but rather the tools were utilized in a low percentage speed mode in order to develop foundational skill sets. Randy utilized his “Crawl-Walk-Run” methodology to tie these concepts together for us. Where I found this class particularly unique was Randy method of tying in these foundational unarmed concepts with live fire training towards the end of the class, especially his method of teaching shooting from “position two” of the four count drawstroke. I have been to quite a few classes and have never seen this technique utilized before. I am impressed and will definitely be practicing this in my future training sessions. I hope, and will encourage Randy to build on this class with a next level follow-on class. Actually I would gladly pay for and participate in this type training from Randy with no live firearm training in order to allow more reps in the foundational concepts…without hesitation. I think I’ll pester Randy for both! When this class is again offered I plan to attend and bring other members of our group with me! This information and these skills sets are needed…whether you are a “Gun Guy/Gal” or not…Don’t miss this one folks! Thank you again Randy. Thank you again as well GTG for hosting this class.

It was a pleasure to meet and train with you as well Erik. It's also great to be able to place a face with a name on here!

LOL. I started to link this earlier as I too received that e-mail.But I plead ignorant as to the quality of this ammo...but the price seems pretty decent.

There's always ORSA and Windrock Shooting Range...heck...They want you to shoot there...

Outstanding my friend. Very Nice. I can't wait to see them! Good for you GTG!

GTG..We gotta get you started handloading Brother!

^^^ This is the money quote! Handgun rounds are woefully inadequate at terminating fights which is why more rounds is a smart way to go imho. I've seen folks shot in the head at relatively close range, and the round failed to penetrate (.38 spl iirc)...it was a nasty cut, but skipped off the skull. The 124 gr Gold Dot has a good street record for working as designed. Weird crap happens... Thanks for the vid link Jeb. It's sad to know my Carhartt jacket isn't bulletproof...

Great points on POA vs POI as it relates to bullet weight. As it was explained to me by my handloading mentors long ago...now this is in relation to handguns...various calibers of fixed sights are factory regulated to a specific bullet weight. 9mm was at that time (1985) 115 gr, .38/.357 was 158 gr, .44 mag was 240 gr and 45 acp was 230 gr. That account for a specific amount of muzzle rise before the projectile left the barrel...heavier bullets hit higher because of greater rise and lighter bullets hit lower because of less rise. I don't know if this is necessarily still true...but I bought into it LOL.

Congrats on getting that key my friend! That's one less weekend I have to babysit! LOL To the best of my knowledge the extremely small additional space created by the hollowing base of a FMJ -type bullet is not significant enough to cause an appreciable pressure increase. What folks are addressing is that there is an initial fixed amount of available space once a bullet is friction set into a case. This initial space is where the pressure is generated and eventually overcomes the friction fit of the bullet, and following the path of least resistance drives the bullet down the barrel lowering the pressure...this all probably wasn't necessary to say, I'm just trying to make sure I'm clear in what I'm saying/thinking. That said, some of my loads have compressed powders...ie 5.7 grs of Unique under a 115 gr 9mm bullet. There is generally a few unburned grains of Unique that escape the barrel..this is normal for powders in that burn rate and shape (flaked). Small ball powders like AA#2, W231/HP-38 and Titegroup require much less volume to generate the required appropriate pressure to send the bullet along it's path. As has been stated the OAL is critical, not just for proper placement of the bullet relative to the throat of the barrel, but in order to allow the appropriate amount of space within the brass in order for the the correct amount of pressure to be generated.Seating too long of a bullet (ie perhaps a heavier weight bullet) too deep...reducing the available space.. allows too much pressure to occur... late signs in overpressure include but are not limited to flattening of primers, blown primers (path of least resistance thing), split brass etc. Too little powder, from my understanding, can cause a detonation within the chamber. I have not seen this myself. But I have blown up a nice Glock 21 in 45 acp with a double charge of W231...this was nearly 2 decades ago and I haven't had a double charge since...yet.. Do you have a chronograph yet my friend? They really help in safe load development. More powder doesn't mean a more accurate load, but loading within the published guidelines allows safe load development. While I have used powders outside of their "normal" published loads during the past few years of powder shortages, I approached the load development with caution and trepidation, and received help both here at TGO and from the powder companies themselves. Well I hope I've adequately muddied the waters and that others will straighten my mess out! Keep up the good work K!

Good catch Caster. I had to take a second look.

I agree with frankmako...x-teme bullets work quite well. I was a fan of Falcon for lead bullets, but as far as I know they are not currently in business. What a shame.