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Not a bad package at all!

I have one that is NIBX. It’s very nice. PM sent.

Cerakote holds okay on polymer frames. I don’t think I will ever mess with another one though. It was kind of costly to just have it look worn after a year. Something I wish I would have tried is taking it back to black using Rit Dye when it showed heavy wear.

You need the biggest caliber handgun you are willing to carry, and can shoot, if you aren’t carrying a rifle or shotgun. I would prefer to carry both. However, people tell me the 10mm has a huge following in Alaska to the point 10mm ammo is as common as 44mag nowadays. Luckily for you the bears on Montana aren’t as big as kodiaks in Alaska. I think a 10mm semi made by a reputable manufacturer will serve you well loaded with the correct ammo.

I don’t know how old your police magnum is, but a lot of newer ones had a dimple on the magazine tube that will bind a spring when used with an extension. Also, most 870s had a four shot magazine tube and not a five.

It’s strange to me to think about going on vacation to Nickajack/Hale’s Bar. I’ve lived around the area most of my life. The restaurants are very average and all maintain some weird hours. The unclaimed baggage in Scottsboro isn’t what it used to be. A friend of mine e says employees, family members, and friends all pretty much get to pick through stuff before it goes on the floor.

I’m an 870 armorer. I have never seen a factory 8 shot magazine extension.

I guess it never hurts to ask. Any trades you are looking for?

Those are amazing shooters, and I would never sell mine for that.

Which furniture store did you visit that offered wine?

No safety generally means it does not have a manual, mechanical safety. With an M&P it just means this is the model without the thumb safety; think like a Glock. Most modern firearms are going to modern internal safeties to prevent a firearm firing unless the trigger is pulled. This M&P will have a firing pin safety and the hinge safety trigger.

Pm sent.

Any trades?

What did you have in mind? Are you looking for inside the waistband, outside the waistband, a paddle holster, leather, or what?

What is your caliber of preference?

Never let your guard down. Criminals and psychos have cars.

It’s a shame to scrap them, but if you don’t get any takers they will scrap for about $15-20 each.

Which city in Middle TN?

I have been with my agency since 2016, and we switched from Gen 4 23 to gen 5 19 MOS. The reason was a lot of our agents wanted 9mm. It wasn’t so much the recoil, ammo cost, or anything other than people just wanted new guns and the 9mm because their BUGs and alternate weapons were mostly 9mm. We had Glock 23 since the early 90s. Supposedly, we were one of the first agencies in the country to have Glock 23s; I don’t know how true it that is though. It was time for new guns considering ours were 10 years old. I carry a personally owned Glock 43x about 75% of the time. A few of our older folks have all three of their 23s. I do know the earliest Glock 23 gen 2 we had was from 1990. Most of our agents carry a personally owned weapon in plainclothes. Nowadays it is p365 or slimline Glocks. There are a few people hanging on to Glock 27s who don’t care to switch, and I know of a couple of shields. Three non-gun types agents just carry a .380. There is one Ruger EC9 used by a female, but I don’t believe she carries it often.

It’s all across the spectrum. The Federal HST and Hornady Critical Duty are probably the most common. A lot of agencies are switching every year based on availability; mine has. Chattanooga PD has been running the 135 Critical Duty since going to 9mm two years ago. Every year I see less and less Speer Gold Dot in Tennessee, and I imagine it’s for the lack of availability. I see a little bit more Winchester Ranger than Remington. THP does have Winchester Ranger though.

We are seeing a fair amount of optics. I only know of one agency in TN, Soddy Daisy, that every officer has an optic. Oddly enough they went with the Aimpoint ACRO. Otherwise, we are seeing mostly RMR and Holosun. Most agencies it is the firearms instructors, SWAT folks, or LE that bought their own optics, handguns, and holsters running pistol mounted optics.

What? How? I have been a member for over a decade with thousands of post. I have bought, sold, and recently shot on the range with this seller.

I can vouch for the seller and the condition of this rifle.

I don’t suppose you are traveling to Chattanooga anytime soon are you?

We are seeing as many Glock model 45s in LE holsters as model 17s, or at least in TN. With so many going to pistol optics it negates the argument for a longer sight radius. We have seen a few agencies get Glock 17s and trade them in for model 45s a very short time afterwards. I’ve talked with many people who say they shoot a model 45 better than a 17 or a 19. Here is the funny part, some say they shoot a 19x better than a model 45. I’m serious! We are still seeing a lot of 40s for law enforcement use, or at least in TN. I am a firearms instructor for a community college’s police academy. It’s been about 55 percent 9mm and about 40% 40s&w over the last two years. I have not seen a single 357 Sig come through the academy since I started in 2020. There have been a couple of Glock 21s and a few Sig p220s. The last two cadets with p220s experienced a ton of malfunctions. It was extremely concerning, but they said their department was already looking at replacing them with 9mm Glocks. I would have no problem carrying a FN 509 on duty, but like most non-Glocks and non-Sigs, holsters are few and far between.