BigK

I LOVE that style of holster and that's a darn good price.

You seem to be confusing your personal convictions with your rights.

My wife and I went a month or so ago. My favorite store (the knife store) is gone. Nonetheless, my wife enjoyed looking around and I was glad I didn't have to disarm.

I get that they do this monthly, but that doesn't mean they aren't hoping this happens monthly. The comments near the camera are what gave me that impression, not the scenario. I got the distinct impression that several of them viewed the police as their enemies there, NOT the MWAG caller.

Are you guys kidding? Everytime he does something stupid over the next 50 years and one of her friends asks "What do you see in this guy?", she'll think about this! It's like a get out of jail free card for stupid things you know he's gonna do.

The commie that made the MWAG call is mostly to blame for all of this. They are the ones that see a gun and think "bad guy". It's stupid!!! Bad guys don't wear holsters and sit down to eat at Steak N Shake in large groups. The officers had to respond to the call; it's their job, but the "show me your papers" response is tiresome. What does knowing my name and that I have ID really do to satisfy a MWAG call? As soon as it's clear the caller was an idiot and these guys are NOT up to no good, the officers could have made it into less of a show. In all fairness, the OC'ers were hoping this would happen. They wanted to prove a point and exercise their rights. I agree that rights not exercised are rights soon lost. However, the more atttention you create for your cause, the more likely activists will line up to fight against your cause. These guys didn't do anything negative, but the cops DEFINITELY walked away with a less than positive feeling about OC.

There's so many variables involved. If you want something you can carry concealed, few must be thought of first is your hand size, body type, and how you dress. If you have small to medium hands a polymer double stack in .45 acp, might be hard to get your fingers around quickly/easily from the draw. If you're a bigger guy, you can successfully conceal even a full-size 1911. Summertime, might change that though. If you wear tight tshirts and/or sagging pants, you aren't going to find anything very easy to carry. For target shooting, the bigger the better, usually. You'll find that you can shoot a 3# revolver better than a pocket gun. For home defense, you might want to consider something with a light rail. Smaller guns (like LCP) have long bothersome DAO triggers. Guns mfg for competition target shooting will have unsafe triggers for SD/CCW. Striker fired guns have consistent trigger pulls. Revolvers can have sweet trigger pulls but limit your ammo capacity. None of this will make your decision easier, just wanted to give you more to consider before you spend money. I'm sure others will remember other things I forgot. And still others will tell you what their favorite is without regard to what will work for you.

Good catch! Most used tool I have for reloading.

NICE!

I like the gearslinger (single strap over the shoulder) type bags, so I carry my work laptop (Dell Latitude) in a Maxpedition Sitka. My SHTF bag is a Maxpedition Kodiak and it'd hold a big 17" laptop easily.

Yep, dumb + drunk = bad things.

+1 Buy the manuals several weeks before you start buying equipment. Berry's Mfg is a very economical choice for bullets. You can get 1000 115 gr plated RNs for under $83 shipped. Bullet weights seem to be more consistent than cheap TMJ/FMJ. Cast lead is cheaper, obviously, but there's a few more variables to deal with. Most advice I've seen says don't start with them. Good choice on the press, IMO. One more thing...it's an obsession, not just a bug.

I'm looking forward to this one as well, even if I do have to put up with Costner on my TV.

My wife can't see past the good intentions of the idea. After all, who doesn't want kidnapped kids found faster, known criminals tracked, etc. She makes me so mad when she says stuff like "if youy aren't doing anything wrong, why do you care if they know where you are?" I warned her that this is how "it" all starts, but you'd think, by her reaction, I told her UFOs are landing or Ron Paul could still win the election

If every Taurus made had defects, we wouldn't be having this discussion...they'd have been out of business years ago. Likewise, if the leading gun makers had as many defects as Taurus, they wouldn't be the leaders. A lot of us know way more folks who've had a bad cheap gun than we do folks who've had a bad expensive gun. That being said, I still stand by my belief that people who buy the best gun they can afford usually know what they're getting into. That doesn't mean you don't share your experiences with others, but they don't scream as loud as a guy who paid 3X as much and has issues.

I'm sure you already know this, but it's worth saying in case someone less experienced is reading... be careful about shortening and adding more powder at the same time. Pressures can rise quickly doing both.

I know, but it's first only pic wit offset sights I ran across...couldn't resist I've seen the kind you're talking about, though. They are goofy looking. Then again, I've never cared if I look goofy at the range. I've played plinking poker with my Hi-Point, just to make a point and soaked in the laughter.

If Dolomite AND Jerry Miculek use them, they must be good.

I already like Cerakote quite a bit. That's fine work too.

I only have one gun that doesn't jam on rounds longer than 1.14". glad to see you got some solid advice

The mesh filters also don't filter out the oils and other goodies that make the coffee taste better. At least you can use them for cleaning mirrors/windows. They leave almost no lint. mmm...crunchy coffee

The last couple thousand 9mm I loaded were 124 gr HBRN-TP and then the 115 gr HBRN-TP. I didn't even change the OAL that's been working for me (1.125"). I just adjusted the powder charge to compensate for less volume in the case. I haven't had any feeding/accuracy issues at all. I do hear some over on CZFirearms.us saying they're going way down to 1.07 with some bullets to keep the nose out of the rifling. I don't see how they avoid compressing the powder like that.

All the work to figure out an OAL and bullet shape that works in the CZs isn't wasted just on the CZs. I don't have a single other 9mm that won't shoot the ammo my CZs like. Furthermore, by reducing the OAL some, I save powder...win, win

No doubt, easy wins too often. I have a press at home and at work. At work I often finding myself hitting the Kuerig-like machine we have. Sumatra is one of my favorites. Costa Rican Peaberry is good too.

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