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As many have already mentioned it's and old story that really happened with all fault laying with the injured party who self reported his carelessness. A lot was made of the incident with lots of go kydex, horsehide or better grade of cowhide. All weren't bad recommendations of course but again as commented use the correct properly fitted holster which should be kept in good repair and replaced as needed. And yes the pictures were recreated after the incident so yes they are staged but as I recall it was a very bloody contact flesh wound. It could have been worse. You fellows so enamored of the AIWB carry mode are welcome to said carry practice, I'll pass.  

Exactly and it writes just as nice as any other higher priced pen you might buy. But if your want something a little fancier Cross has provided gold and or silver plated pens to generations of LEO. Oh and BTW aside from its use as a writing instrument you'll find a pen very useful as a pressure point compliance tool.

LMAO even though it's FUGLY as sin it will still go bang with reasonable owners care. I've seen them work after being left dry, dirty and rusty with only a shot or two of lube. iMHO an excellent bit of design work whereby price and reliability outweighed appearance resulting in customer support. Kind of cool but I still don't own one, though I will probably buy a carbine to play with pretty soon.

W/O a doubt you encountered an individual suffering from some form of mental illness which I believe you recognized as such even though the incident was emotionally disturbing. In the course of my LE career I encountered similarly affected individuals who directed rants and tirades towards other complainants or myself. Its a very sad thing to see and I found directing my temporary irritation into empathy for the family of the problem person in question to be all I needed to brush off the bad experience. Your a good man Dolo.   

Take it out and shoot it, with proper care and sensible loads your be passing it along to a worth heir some years on down the road.

Aircraft engines fail, its a part of the flight training regime to always be looking for a safe place to land, Mr. Ford did just that.

Yep keeping a constant check on ones EDC HG is excellent advice as even the most experienced of us can develop some aspects of compliancy. Inspecting the point of breakage involved in the G-19 in question here would have been cursory at best for me and unlikely to notice a beginning fracture. My LEO experience was  minor parts breakage and peening all known to be simple PM issues. LP I carried a Colt 1911for years both on and off duty and as much as I liked the quirky, less then 100% reliable pistol that it was I didn't miss it after transitioning to the Glock. My LEA transitioned from revolvers to the G-22 after a lot of testing because it was economically feasible and more reliable than the then current 2nd & 3rd gen S&W pistols. What the G-19, particularly the 3rd gen model in question is, is the gold standard in EDC HG reliability. As we've now learned an unexpected frame portion can break and that's an important thing to know. 

I agree. The G-19 is my favorite of Gaston's stable but I also like the M&P 9. Both are a lot of gun in a good service to every day carry sized platform. I know all about what can go wrong with a 1911 or a Glock, it is what it is. That's why you keep a spare of your EDC gun on hand.

It's all about proper stance and burst control otherwise it's pray and spray. Furthermore its a sub sonic pistol cartridge fired from a carbine length barrel so yes its going to be slow. One of the primary things the original Thompson was conceived as being was a trench broom but it just came a bit late for that role.   If you ever have the chance to do so shoot a Thompson alongside an M&P 5, Stengun and Sterling. Aside from it's crappy folding stock you'll come away the most impressed with the Sterling.

Maybe not the same kind of slide breakage but I'm sure you've seen 1911 slide and frame cracks as well as the other fiddly things said design craps out on as well. It isn't going to stop me from loving the 1911 or BHP but rather appreciate how well they work in comparison to modern plastic blasters. I've said it before I have a profound love hate relationship to Glock pistol's and issues with their ergonomics. But even with that I've hundreds of training hours and many thousands of rounds downrange through several different Glock's. Bottom line you learn adaptive skillsets to work with the tools provided.

Well anything's possible but most of the breakages I've seen on Gaston's Tupperware have been polymer frame or internal parts related. I am certain you will receive a new replacement slide from Glock if not a replacement pistol because they're that kind of a quality first, customer service company. My guess is that slide had a stress defect that finally let go on you. A full muzzle first drop assembled or disassembled could induce a stress fracture as well. Bottom line Kaka happens to any and all firearms or related gear but now you've got a cool "I broke a Glock" gun store/firing range story to tell.

Couldn't have been any funnier and thumbed noses at stereotype nonsense. Well done.

Have owned and extensively used the Uncle Mike & Pachmayr Presentation grips with good results. Up until the older wood factory target grips became so expensive we used to resize them to fit.

Dumb and dumber....

That entire class of ships have been a boondoggle and waist of effort and money, as they're not much more than a costal patrol craft. It's really to bad because the darn things are neither fish or fowl....more of a floating ...well

Bottom line kaka happens to all of us and somehow or another most of the time it ends up without an injury and a very shocked person or persons. Don't presume it won't happen to you or you wouldn't have done what the person in question did. And BTW it's not the first ND to have occurred at the State Capitol.

Read about it and have seen a lot of pictures but in the end consider it the most impractical and ludicrous example of firearms marketing I've ever seen. Idiotic is the most apt singular descriptor. And in response to the OP question...no, I'd rather not. 

If the other driver was the "at fault" driver and was properly insured then that drivers insurance will cover the claim. If the at fault driver didn't own the vehicle but was covered by the vehicle owners policy then your still good. Either way a claim paid by the other driver/vehicle owner has no bearing upon your own insurance rate. Further unless the car crash report indicates you as committing an at fault action then no points will be assigned to your driving history.   As for trying to do and end run to avoid having a car crash history after the cars fixed that's unlikely due to so many body shops reporting it. If it were a single vehicle pay out of pocket with no police report transaction at a smaller privately owned shop then maybe. As to the depreciated value of the vehicle. That isn't the case in TN and I can't say as to KY but in a nutshell most property claims involve repair only. It might not be fair but it is what it is.   Get the report and read it and if you have questions about it discuss them with your insurance agent. Granted your irked about all of this but it really can't be undone and your really not going to get any satisfaction out of the person who hit you.  

OK I've owned the gamut of .380's...H&K 4, PPK/s, P3AT, LCP and Browning/FN 1910. Best of the bunch in handling, accuracy and ease of shooting is the 1910 but its more of an heirloom to me than a practical carry pistol. For that its the LCP because its size lends to comfortable pocket carry at all times. The P3AT works it just wasn't what I wanted. The H&K 4 I owned was pure junk and sad to say the PPK/s SS US was too. Will the SIG work for you? Probably and for the record I'd choose it over the Kimber.

Without getting into a really detailed explanation call your insurance agent and tell them what you know as well as provide the case number provided to you so the report can be obtained. It's really on the insurance company to get the report copy and tell you the rest. Unfortunately your not going to get anything for future depreciation of your car due to the car crash. The accident report should have insurance information or lack thereof in its contents.    

Do yourself a favor and spend some YouTube time viewing LN's videos. You'll find a episodes form Sea Hunt, The Lieutenant, Star Trek and more. He played some real smart ass jerks early on. As to his politics...well at least he didn't do a Jane Fonda number

Windage should stay the same and elevation should only be a marginal change with good quality high velocity ammo. But absolutely correct crappy ammo has crappy results. Still though I've seen a lot of guns that were picky as heck about what you fed them.

Current manufacture i.e. new both need a bit of trigger work...older early model 686 would get the edge. I won't buy a new S&W N, K, or L frame and I'm a S&W advocate. GP-100, a bit of dry firing and a Wolff Spring kit and its good to go. Have a good smith work it over and wow. 

Your missing a good 357 Magnum there sport, Were I buying new or near new it'd be a Ruger GP-100 4". Otherwise any other pistol you obtain will be that a semi auto pistol. But a good DA/SA revolver simply defines handgun ownership.