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  Possibly because it's a fast-paced class and some of his guys just switch to a back-up gun without waiting around to take pictures?  I don't see that he would have any incentive to fabricate this...

Everything mechanical and manufactured can and will have flaws.  I recently rented an M&P 9 and put 50 rounds through it head to head with my Glock 17.  I've got to say that the M&P is a good shooting gun, although it did have a light strike with ammo the range makes you put through the rental guns.  I popped that round into my Glock 17 and it fired off without a hitch.  Does this make me write off the M&P?  No, I think it was most likely caused by either a hard primer on a bad reload or it could have something to do with the fact that it was a rental that is probably fired a lot and never cleaned.  Either way, I wouldn't write off M&P because of this, or because there are a few issues in a class where the users are probably harder on their pistols than anyone outside of a war zone will ever be.  Still I gotta admit that it made me happy that my G17 eats crappy reloads really well.     Accuracy wise, I shot both of the pistols about the same.  I tried to shoot the same speed on both sides, at 28 feet using one of those 4 on one targets that tactical advantage sells, trading back and forth, each gun 40 rounds both hands, each gun 10 rounds single hand only.  Speed varied but the same amount of fast and slow shots with each.  My Glock wins overall numbers-(more hits in the center ring) but I did notice something... Oddly enough, when I got fast and sloppy and jerked the trigger, my misses with the M&P weren't as bad as my misses with the Glock.  Overall I think it was too close to call...   Of note as that that rental pistol has a better feeling trigger than a lot of M&Ps than I've handled, but it still has a crappy mush of a reset.     I don't plan to switch, but if I did it would probably be for M&P... 

Congrats! 

As several have said the Crossbreed works well. I also like the Galco Royal Guard.

If you have a receiver hitch it opens up lots more good options.

I would definitely go gen 4 20 for the reasons stated above...

Wow, that is really cheap... I have Glock Factory night sights on a few pistols and they have held up well.  

My first thought is that looks sweet.   My second thought is please don't OC it in any of our local parks.... 

  I think most people on here would definitely agree.  I am a Glock fan but have no intentions of getting a 42 because my LCP is such a niche gun for me.  I use it for working out and very deep concealment only.  In normal casual clothes I can almost always carry at least my G26.  I think the 42 looks like it would serve a valid role.  Just not a very large role for me.  

  I've also noticed that JHP seems to cost about the same no matter what caliber.  

ankle-  Galco Ankle Glove     Pocket- Aholster available at      http://www.lefthandholster.com/     You can't beat the thinness of Kydex for pocket carry IMHO.  I've ordered two holsters from Aholster and they are high quality and work well.  One has seen lots of use and has help up really well.       IWB-  lots of good options.  A good stiff leather like High Noon might work well.  Kydex works well too.  Can't go wrong unless you want leather and cheap.  If you want good functionality at a reasonable price I'd go kydex.  If you want a little more comfort and a classier look get high end leather.  The cheapest leather holster I've liked for IWB is the Galco Summer comfort.  

That fact of the matter is that 9mm is a little more powerful, more consistently available and significantly less expensive.  We have the .38 but If my wife ever gets the time to shoot more often, we'll have to get the 9mm.  I have 3 other 9mm pistols and that is the only revolver in the house.  I don't claim that 9mm is a huge ballistic leap over .38 special, but I definitely would have picked the 9 if it were available a few years ago.  It just makes perfect sense for someone like me who primarily shoots semi-autos but is willing to acknowledge that most pocket semi-autos have their limitations.  

I had a 9mm conversion barrel for my 27. It worked just fine.

We have a boxer that is absolutely wonderful with my 2 kids. Loves to go running with my wife, hiking, in state parks and just be any place we are. We actually adopted him from TGO, but we're thinking of getting our next one from the Midddle Tennessee Boxer Rescue.

A source I asked about this emphasized that, just like any other large Federal Agency, the Bureau contains lots of different people with lots if different opinions regarding caliber choice etc... He said there were even some instructors promoting the Smith & Wesson M&P.  While he is an attorney by education, this guy isn't as nerdy as what you might think of as an F.B.I. agent (an account, lawyer, or computer geek who happens to be issued a weapon).  He spends a lot of time hunting and likes to shoot for fun.  He seemed not to care one way or another about caliber... 9mm, .40, .45 ACP, whatever... He did indicate that he would like to stick with the Glock platform because of familiarity.  It's been a while but I think he even said he carried a Glock 19 back when he was practicing law, before becoming an agent.  He was issued a 23 so obviously that wasn't much of a change for him.

All depends on your style of dress. Over all, I would say that it isn't that much harder to carry a full-size iwb, but it might be harder to conceal it, depending on what you wear and how concerned you might be about printing. If I were looking at the m&p line, I might start with the 9c... I'm only 5'11" 160lbs, but if I can wear a full size under a jacket or sweater, you definitely should be able to.

A few scars along the way but no actual broken bones from mountain biking.  Unless you count a broken finger.  I actually think I may have broken a finger more than once.  I did fracture a scapula (the wing bone of your shoulder) a few years ago on a road bike though.

Thanks for the opinion Chris. I've seen several sources with similar opinions. Maybe I'll get a few more rounds through it before I change anything...

My gun collection is boring too. Just a bunch of Glocks mainly. Something I learned from mountain bike racing is that I perform better when things are predictable and simple. I always did better when the fit, suspension set-up etc.., even position of brake levers was the same from bike to bike.... I'm no expert but I do have a couple to TBRA state championship trophies in my office....Miss those days but my kids are worth it...

Neither is a Litespeed although I had one several years ago and the wife has one. It's a little nerdy to have matching bikes but I have two Lynskeys. A Pro29 and an R340.

Thanks for the offer Cannon, but I've just about decided I'm going to order either the Trijicon HDs or Ameriglo Operators for the gen 4 19 I picked up.  I've seen the HDs and like them.  They look like they emphasize the front sight without being too different from the 3 dot set up that I'm used to.  I'm just thinking about what I'm going to do with this 26 with the Big Dots.  As they are they are just too different from my other pistols.  I'm going to shoot them a few more times and make sure I don't change my mind.  I read on another forum about someone using a Novak rear sight that was wide enough for the Big Dot but I've not been able to locate a model number or anything.  A simple, wide, rear sight might make the sight picture a little more conventional so that it's not so different that it confuses me at first.  Should also be a lot less expensive than ordering two sets of Trijicon HDs at the same time.     

At one point in my life (before having kids) I used to race mountain bikes a lot and between road bikes and mountain bikes I would keep 6-7 in the garage at a time.  At this point I'm down to three.  2 made in Tennessee, 1 made in Wisconsin.     Back to the subject of this thread, I've spent countless hours on a bike and watching DM makes me feel like I need training wheels.  

I'd bet it's not even custom.  Just an off the shelf (but top of the line) frame with a high-end build kit.  It's a $2,900 frame and a complete bike with the top end build kit on the manufacturer's site runs around $8,000.  Add a little more because he's running those super expensive carbon rims.  I'm willing to bet he's on an "off the shelf" frame.  Since the switch to carbon fiber as the primary frame material, the pros getting custom sizing and geometry is a lot less common.  They can't change the Carbon molds that are in Asia somewhere.  Much like guns, only the small companies are doing custom anymore.  His bike is undoubtedly sweet but it chaps me a little to think of spending that much on a bike where the "manufacturer" just designs the thing and outsources it to Asia.  I'll stick with my very slightly heavier Titanium bike which was hand-crafted in Tennessee.  

Please delete this thread. Double post.

Can anyone point me in the direction of a rear sight that would line up with an xs big dot front? I sold my Glock 27 and picked up a Glock 26 with xs big dot sights. I've only put about 75 rounds through it so far (so I reserve the right to change my mind) but so far I'm not that impressed with them. I've used Glock factory night sights and Meprolight and I think my eyes are just looking for something to reference on the sides. I know a lot of people swear by these, but they don't seem faster to me since my eyes feel trained to some sort of pereipherial horizontal reference point. my thought is that if I can find a wide rear sight, it might give me a more conventional sight picture that isn't so different than my other pistols. If it wasn't plastic, I'd consider putting the Glock factory rear on. I'm sure I already have some laying around but I don't want to have it installed just to find it isn't wide enough.