MphsTiger1981

:up:Very nice!

Something similar happened here in Memphis a few months ago (shocking, I know), but at an apartment complex in a part of town that is not considered to be "bad". Two young urban yutes approached a young man who was walking from his car to his apartment. The yutes pulled a gun, began screaming and demand his wallet. Turns out the victim worked at one of the local gun ranges and was armed. He was being compliant but according to witnesses, the perps began cursing him for taking too long and threatened to shoot him if he didn't hurry up. The victim put his hand back as if reaching for his wallet, but instead pulled his pistol and shot the closest threat twice center of mass, and hit the other one once before he turned and fled. The one who was hit twice was d.r.t. No charges were filed against the shooter, and they never publicly identified him for fear of retaliation as the two young yutes apparently were part of some local gang. Yep, if I'm gonna be robbed, if I have a choice, I'd much rather be armed when it happens. I'm no Wyatt Earp, but I would hate to bring a knife to a gun fight.

MouseGunner, My first wife had Melanoma also. If you are able to travel, the folks at John Wayne Cancer Research in Santa Monica, CA are one of the largest and most respected cancer centers in the world, specializing in Melanoma research and treatment. We went out there for a year or so while she was treating. I highly recommend them if you are able. God bless your road to recovery. Thanks for all your hard work with the Mouse Guns website. I've always been a huge fan. MphsTiger.

Wyatt, I'm not very familiar with the Amanda Knox case, other than seeing some of it on 48 Hours or some of the other network news shows. Nor I am not an expert on Italian law, but if I'm not mistaken, and I may be, their legal system is loosely based upon the Inquisitorial System as opposed to our adversarial system of law, so it's sort of like comparing apples and oranges. An inquisitorial system is a legal system where the court or a part of the court is actively involved in investigating the facts of the case, as opposed to an adversarial system where the role of the court is primarily that of an impartial referee between the prosecution and the defense. I agree that the media needs to back off and allow the system to do it's job. In a case like the one yesterday, it was actually two trials, one in the courtroom and the other by the media, i.e. the talking heads on TV, newspapers, magazines, blogs on the internet, etc. Whether we call it a "justice" system or a "legal" system, I agree with you in that if I or one of my friends or family was on trial, there is no place I'd want that trial other than here in America. Our system is flawed, but as you point out it works better than any other system currently in place in the world.

We do not have a justice system in America, but rather a legal system. For those of us who believe there is a life after this one there is a justice system where we will all have to answer for our lives lived.

My RIA came with a set of Pachmayr Signature Grips that look just like that. Very nice.

+1 S&W 642 in one pocket and a Kershaw Leek in the other.

This. Over the many odd years I've pocket carried .22 Beretta, .32 Keltecs, .380 Keltecs, Ruger LCP, Keltec P11 and PF9 with varying degrees of success. My personal findings were that most of them were reliable 98% of the time. Some were finicky about what they ate. Had to use FMJ on the .32 because of the possibility of rimlock. I recently picked up a slightly used 642 from a TGO member and it slides in and out of the pocket very easily. I have carried it in the ankle glove a few times, but for most of my daily routine it works best in a cheap Uncle Mikes nylon pocket holster. The pocket autos were hard to get a good firing grip on when pulling them from the pocket holster, but the revolver is not. I wish mine was a .357 instead of the .38 just because I like options. Some people like to use the Crimson Trace laser with the pocket pistols, but I've found them to be distracting when shooting. I realize these pistols are bad breath distance, get off of me gun, rather than a shoot it out with the Insane Clown Posse or the Latin Kings type of gun. As has often been said, if I find myself needing more than five rounds of .38 +P, I've either exercised some very poor judgment, or the world is coming to an end and i should have brought automatic weapons and more friends.

If you do pick up either a 642 or the 442, you might want to check out this web site which is operated by Michael De Bethencourt. SnubTraining.com

I've driven by there a few times the past few weeks and noticed the parking lot has been almost empty. I stopped in one afternoon looking for a holster and the place was grave yard dead. Everyone was nice and pleasant, especially the guys over in the wheel gun section where I just happened to be shopping. It was a good experience and as the OP said, it was a nice change. +1 on Arms Fair. They are good people and will work with you to help you find whatever you want. It's not a big shop, but they're growing. They've only been in business a few years and it just takes time. I highly recommend them if you're out that way.

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I experienced the same thing at Range USA on Sunday afternoon, but it was a hour and half wait. I left and drove over to RangeMasters and was the only one using the lanes for almost an hour. I have run into this several times in the past few months at Range USA, once like you, in the middle of the day during the week, like 2:30 pm on a Wednesday. Maybe they are just running too many classes, I dunno. Seems like the range is the bread and butter to me. For what it's worth, if you are from Lakeland, you might consider the TWRA range over off of Hwy 64 and Brother Blvd. It's cheap and for the most part you'd probably have had the range to yourself today. They are open from 11am to 9pm on Thursdays. of course, like anyplace it has a couple of downsides. they are only open at odd hours during the week, the guy who usually runs the place has zero personality, they don't sell ammo, and last but not least, you have to pay in cash or write a check. no plastic. The good news is it's $8.50 for one person to shoot for a lane and that includes either one silhouette target or two bulls, or $12.50 for two shooters on a lane, and includes targets. And that really wasn't a rant, it's certainly understandable. You might shoot the owner Scott an email on the Range USA website and let him know how disappointed you were. Couldn't hurt.

This thread is useless without pics!

Nothing wrong with your Glock. This is a very common experience at gun ranges with people shooting so close to each other. If he was shooting a semi-auto, his gun was also probably showering hot cases down on the person to his right. Of course, if he's shooting a revolver, that's different. The best lane for not dealing with this is always the booth on the left end of the range if it's available. Congratulations on the new Glock. Nice purchase for a first gun.

Thanks. I'm pretty certain the holes that are stripped. I carried it tip up and had to keep trying to tighten the screws, eventually the threads wouldn't hold, and the clip fell completely off. I then moved the screws and clip to the opposite end of the knife and it worked fine. Carried it tip down for a few months with no problems and then the same thing began to happen until the screws no longer tighten whatsoever. I've only owned one Benchmade, but I've heard and read good things about their products. This one is also hard to open using the thumb assist.

(First a disclaimer: I am not a knife guy. Since I was a kid, I have always carried a pocket knife, but my knowledge of the knife world as it stands today, is very limited.) I bought a Benchmade Mini Pika a few years ago. Then suddenly, the handle where the screws that attach the pocket clip became stripped out, making it impossible to attach the pocket clip. I tried blue loctite but to no avail. I ended up sending it back and Benchmade replaced it with a new knife under warranty. Now, the same thing happened to the replacement knife. I guess I'm wondering if Benchmade will replace the replacement knife, or if it's worth the hassle of shipping it back to them. I like the convenience of having the knife clipped to my pocket, and not having to fish around all the other stuff in my pocket to bring it out when I need it. I've also looked at a couple of knives to just replace it, namely the Sypderco's Tenacious and Delica Wave. So, whatever I end up using will be primarily a knife to open packages, letters, some cutting for cooking, but might also be used as a self defense knife if push came to shove. Any thoughts or suggestions?

Nicely done Graycrait!

+1. RangeUSA has a large selection of rental guns for you to compare. You simply pay a $10 rental fee and buy the ammo from them for that weapon. If you tried out four different guns all in .45 ACP, you would only have to buy one box of ammo (unless you just wanted more). The staff there is very friendly and they are also good about answering questions you might have. They are located on Whitten Rd off just off of I-40. It's probably just a little over 45 minutes from the 45 bypass.

Eapking, Take it by Classic Arms and see if they there can do anything with it. My wife's dad had an old Colt Dick Special that had been in a drawer for over 20 years. I could bearly open the thing to make sure it was unloaded, it was so gummed up. The guy over there stripped down and cleaned it out and got it working for me. Charged about $40, if I remember. Sad truth is there aren't many good smiths around here anymore. The guy over at G&A has a terrible attitude problem, and the guy over at Dowdle Sporting goods stays about a month behind schedule. ( You can ship it to the factory and get it back quicker than that with most stuff.) If by chance you find someone, please share the info. Good luck!

I just spent about three weeks handling claims in east Tennessee after the storms from 4-27-11. I'm on vacation this week. Not to be insensitive or nothin' but can't all of this wait until at least next week? Seriously?

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Very nice. Congrats on a nice pick up!

Why are all the great deals always on the other side of the state?

As a last resort, you can also call Ruger's Customer Service and they will walk you through it while you're on the phone with them. Assuming all else fails. Don't ask me how I know.

For what it's worth, the PF9 is probably more easily concealed than the Taurus. I also have a PF9 and it gets carried twice as much as my 1911. I carry it in a pocket holster, IWB, OWB, Smart Carry, and Belly Band. To say the least, it's versatile. I love my full size 1911, but the PF9 gets the call more times than the 1911 just based upon ease of carry. I don't feel under gunned with either. As everyone has said, you have to decide what works best for you personally. Good luck!