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unless you are wearing a full face respirator, don’t bother as a means of keeping yourself from getting exposed you are much more likely to pick up the virus by touching an infected surface and then rubbing your eye, touching your mouth, or picking your nose with the virus on you hands (hence the rational of washing handed a lot) the a mask does not cover your eyes. Even if you are wearing a mask, if someone coughs in your face, your eyes are an easy entry point. Wear a mask if you are or think you are sick to protect others from YOUR coughs and sneezes. Self Quarantine is appropriate is you think you are infected, or think you have been exposed. Although as many have said, not all can work from home. Stock up on essentials, but don’t go crazy.

As of now, they are relatively fine. No serious symptoms. But since some of the data is possibly indicating that the 50-60 age group is more susceptible, it is a watch and wait situation.

Then it was close to home.

It was something that was just “out there”. and then it wasn’t.

And over the next several weeks, I would bet many of you all will be in the same position.

I know someone who is positive, who’s family is likely positive, and some others who are waiting to find out (the test is not instant like a flu test).

Just don’t look again until mid summer.

However if it was 100 years ago, it would probably kill many, many more.

Don’t mess with mama bear’s cubs.

My wife just tells me my opinions......

Does anyone even own a coat in So-Cal?

I’ve been married 20+ years and with my wife for 27+ years. One thing I’ve learned, husbands are trained, wives do the training. But seriously, it is a good idea for a couple to be on the same page when it comes to home defense.

And we are talking guns not wives.

Well, we are not “neighbors” in the casual casual sense, so I think you are fine.

I completely believe the current number of infected or post infected (recovered) is easily an order of magnitude or more higher than the 120000ish cases reported. If the number is 1,200,000 that makes the “mortality rate” drop from ~3% to ~0.3%. Now, the older population is still more venerable to more serious complications than the average person. WASH YOUR HANDS!!!!!

The same seller I used has 4 more on eBay right now. $299 free shipping

The SMSc is fiberglass filled polymer (plastic) and the RMSc is machined aluminum. I think that is the biggest difference. That and the price.

So I got tired of waiting on Sig to ship the Romeo Zero to OpticsPlanet and the Holosun HS507K is still not released. To satisfy my impatience, I got a new Shield SMSc off eBay. Same price as Springfield Armory, but no tax and free shipping. About $80 more than the Romeo Zero and only $6 more than the Holosun, shipped. The installation went smoothly. Initially you need to remove the slide (check the weapon is unloaded) to get to the two small screws on the underside that attach the rear sight and optic cover plate. The screws are allen head and use a 3/32” Allen wrench. They are fairly tight, and the socket for the Allen key is fairly shallow so make sure the key is in there straight. Once the optic plate is removed, install the battery into the bottom of the sight with the target sticker to the outside. The sight fits perfectly on top of the slide. The Shield SMSc is marketed towards the Springfield Hellcat. As such, the screws that come with the SMSc are M4-0.7 in size which are what the Hellcat needs. The P365XL needs M3-0.5 sized screws that are 10mm in length. I have read online to use 12mm, but the 10mm seem to work fine. In the photo below, the M4 acrews are on top and the M3 screws are on the bottom. I picked mine up at Home Depot. They are allen cap-head and take a 2.5mm or a 7/64” allen key. The head diameter is a bit smaller than the screws that come with the sight. I will either get some very small washers or different screws in the near future. The instructions are not very detailed that come with the sight. It is a straight forward install, but details like how much to torque the screws are not included. I have not dialed it in, but it does include the correct Allen key, an adjustment gauge, a shim to help with elevation adjustment, and decent instructions. It appears to co-witness well with the Sig front sight. It looks great on the P365XL, not too large. I did need to modify one of my holsters, but the dremel works wonders on Kydex. I have to say the RedDot looks great with the tritium front sight. I do still have my orders in with OpticsPlanet for the Romeo Zero (ships 4/14, supposedly) and Holosun HS507K (no ship date provided). I figured I might as well stay in line. When these do finally ship, if I don’t want to switch, they will likely go up for sale.

Thanks. I think I will do a SMSc install post

Adding my Sig to the list. I replaced my EDC Shield 9 with a Sig P365XL. I love it. In addition to the 12+1 capacity, I chose the P365XL for the RedDot capability. After waiting (and waiting and waiting) for Sig to release more Romeo Zero optics, I went with the Shied SMSc. it installed easily, 4MOA, can’t wait to dial it in. It looks like the built in rear sight will co-witness with the Sig front sight. I will check that at the range. I still have orders for a Romeo Zero, and a Holosun HS507K with OpticsPlanet. Since neither are scheduled to ship for over a month, I figure I can wait to cancel the orders Unfortunately the holster I use was not designed for a RD Optic installed. I had to use my dremel to modify the shape and I had to move on of the screws to a new location. It worked out great. (The other holes were drilled to try and install the Kydex on a Ventcore backing).

The GI 1911 I have is a ATI GFX 45 MIL. I think they retail for about ~$400ish. I bought mine used (like about half my pistols). It shoots great and true. Better than my buddy’s Springfield 1911 Mil Spec. It is nothing fancy, but fun to shoot. I would love to shoot a nice Wilson Combat, or a Dan Wesson, or a Colt Goldcup National March, or some other well tuned 1911 to see what they are like.

Thanks KahrMan. Great to meet you today. The tool worked like a champ. Now I’m going to end up buying night sights for my other S&W

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I want to install new tritium sights on my M&P 2.0 9mm. Does anyone in the Nashville area happen to have one I could borrow? I will come to you and return it to you.