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  1. Were you shooting 223 or 5.56? Grain weight? I couldn't get mine to run reliably on the normal piston setting with any 223. 55gn and 62gn 5.56 worked fine with the non severe gas piton setting though.


  2. Kingsey,

    My brother had one of these for a long time, they are very reliable, the trigger was nothing to write home about, and it was heavy! It was neutered from the factory to be nj legal.

     

    To do it over again, I would say either just get a nice AK or a DI AR. There was no real wow factor to owning it.

     

    You would have to ask yourself, why you wanted it, as you will probably find a better solution.

     

    Now, getting your hands on a real 550, well, dang, that would be a different story! Lol.

     

    Hope I helped.

     

     

    All of this is true, and if you have an intention to reload your brass, know that it dents the hell out of the case necks and case mouths.


  3. show me a 10mm that an individual of small stature, compromised strength from a traumatic injury, or any other limiting factor will be able to shoot well under stress. 

     

    Everyone loves the 10mm for terminal ballistics. Show me what 10mm offers over 45 or 40 in a load with ball instead of hollow point bullets. You will get serious over-penetration with pretty minimal energy loss.

     

    The real answer is that their isnt really a good option with the bullet technology that we are limited to (ala 1899). When you consider the conditions a pistols are used in combat like primary weapons failure, injury making shooting a long gun impossible, etc, the priority should go more towards shootability


  4. I'm looking at ordering a holster for a glock 19.  i'll most likely get a raven concealment.  but I'm interested in others ideas

     

    looking at it from a concealment point of view.

     

    IWB

    cant (0 degrees, 10 degrees, 15 degrees etc)

    high shield or low shield

     

     

    looking at it from a competition point of view does any of those choices change?  

     

    i was thinking a high shield with 10 degree cant would be best for IWB CCW but zero cant and OWB would be better for competition.  thoughts?

     

     

    As far as competition, if you are shooting anything besides IDPA you are going to be at a significant disadvantage using an inside the waistband holster.


  5. Thanks for the great class.

     

    Brief review:

     

    The class started promptly at 930 and after the short introduction we got right into the course content. This is the perfect class for anyone involved in the shooting sports because their are real world examples of what works and what doesn't in regards to wound care.

     

    Where this class really differentiates itself is the teaching style. Instead of a 5 hour didactic course where you take notes in hope of retaining some information and one day being able to use those skills in a hands on environment, once the short powerpoint is finished the students apply all of the skills learned to see what works for them and what doesn't.

     

    This seems to have been the theme throughout the whole class. Find out what you like and what works for you. It was stressed that if you don't like the way a certain product works, don't buy it because you wont be comfortable with it or it wont get used. Along the same lines, it was also stressed that all the skills were going to be explained to everyone, but it was your decision if you were comfortable enough to practice them in field.

     

    During the hands on portion, the selection of equipment encompassed just about everything that is on the market. Being able to handle and try each of the products led each individual to decide which product worked best for them instead of the class pushing a specific brand or product. The instructor neutrality made the decision making process about changes I'm going to make to my personal rig much easier.

     

    Overall the class was a great way to gain a some more knowledge. It's probably the only way you can get your hands on and test out the gear you may be carrying or thinking of purchasing. I know that after the class, my med kit will get some adjustments, and that seems to be the same among all the students.


  6. I have a Honda self propelled walk behind mower that runs like a top, and has the last 13 years with a yearly maintenance I do in the winter. The line trimmer is a 4 stroke honda that works really well. As for the blower Ive go with the stihl. I had an echo for a couple years and it just didn't hold up.


  7. Personally, id stay far far away from them. A lot of these rifles were slapped together with sub par parts just because they were available. Add that to the fact that they are usually priced sky high and I'm out. 

     

    It seems that post sandy hook everyone and their brother decided they needed one yesterday. Now people are starting to understand the reality that their indoor range wont let them shoot it without special ammo, or they want to move a safe queen that have never seen the light of day. 

     

    In 3 or 4 years we will see the same influx of panic buyers who haven't learned from Obama election scare 1, Obama election scare 2, or sandy hook.

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