gunnyr

I think that depends on the shooter. In the course of my research I learned that with the mag safety in place, you'd have to physically strip the mag out of the well. With it removed, they drop free. From a usage standpoint I greatly prefer my mags to drop free. Additionally, with the Arcus already manufactured without the mag safety, it can't be argued that I removed one of the safety features on my gun.

I wanted a HiPower but didn't want the mag safety. My google-fu led me to the Arcus 98. Some consider it a BHP clone but is manufactured without the mag safety. I've had it for a number of years now and love this thing. Someday I'll get a proper HiPower...(along with a proper Colt 1911, or Glock, or whatever else is on my wish list).

If I'm wearing a vest it's because I need the ceramic plate armor. If I need plate armor....things must be very, very, very bad. Otherwise, my Maxpedition Thermite gets the job done. Can hold two pistol mags, and/or several shotgun/rifle mags. I swear by Maxpedition products. They are built like AK's.

Old Glock Guy, Didn't see anyone specifically address your question so I'll chime in. If you feel like you could use some more instruction in the basics, feel free to invest the time in the NRA class. But keep in mind that it might be a refresher course for a lot of the things you covered with your instructor. However you might also pick up some basic tips that your instructor didn't cover. My personal opinion is that it doesn't hurt attending basic classes multiple times. If you feel it would be a good return for your money then I think you should go for it.

C'mon Ray, you're tempting Mr. Murphy. Dry runs can absolutely be done empty handed.

I've trained Marines in clearing, and I've cleared plenty of houses/buildings in Ramadi. If I can absolutely avoid it, I would not go the clearing route. The minimum you need to effectively clear just one room is two people. A whole house requires an entire fire team (at least). That's because when you go guns-n-eyeballs, someone needs to watch your back. That being said, my bedroom is on the first floor, my kids sleep on the second floor. I'll do what I need to do to make sure they are safe. Realistically, that's probably not going to require slicing the pie in every room with my shotgun/rifle/pistol/whatever. It would probably be picking up a flashlight and tucking a pistol out of sight. Also, it is freaking idiotic and careless to "practice" clearing your own house with live ammo (if I'm reading the other thread correctly).

Nice job!

I'll have to see what work is like during that time to see if I can take off but if I can I'll be there...with an AK. I have no AR but am thinking of building one.

Nope, don't mind at all! It was $45 to $50 about 3 years ago when I bought the rifle. They are now going for $60 at this place called Northridge International Inc. They are now calling it an AKM sight but hell, an AK sight is an AK sight (all the irons mount the same way). (Scroll down to the middle of the page) http://northridgeinc.com/store/index.cfm/c136

Yeah it gets your attention. You can even cook hotdogs with the muzzleflash! Yes there are polymer 15 rounders by Surefire and there are steel ones made by CSSpecs. I'm waiting to see if this third company is going to make 15 rounders as they bought the tooling for Fuzzy Bunny Mags that made some kickass mags for the .308. Currently only making 20 rounders though but they just opened for business.

Yeah I thought it was going to be a blasting kind of morning. When I realized it was actually a CMP match I kinda just shrugged and said, "Meh, why not?" I do want to reload for this and have a bunch of brass so I guess I really should try and find a recipe that it really likes.

Ok. Nothing really special going on here though: Closeup of RPK sight. The front sight block was very slightly canted. Wasn't worth the trouble to straighten out so I got windage adjustable sights to compensate.

What are you currently shooting? Is this with one particular pistol or with all your pistols? Also, what distance are you shooting? Can you post a pic of one of your targets? Basically your question is fairly open-ended and it could be a number of factors affecting your shooting. I'm especially confused as to why it would be any great effort to keep the trigger back after the shot. Is it an equipment thing or a habit thing?

Sorry, should have mentioned I have the 16" carbine. Also, it's been converted to a pistol grip and has a tapco g2 trigger installed.

Definitely will let you know! I just have to make sure that's not my wife's weekend to work. But next time I'll bring more ammo and you can feel free to give my Saiga a run after the match. I'll bring the Saiga shotgun too!

So I shot a CMP course for the first time using my S308. The only thing I've done to the rifle is to put a set of windage adjustable RPK sights on it. I also have a Tactical Intervention sling on it. This was at 100yds on an MR-31 target which has about a 6.5 inch black area. I'm not posting my offhand groupings because they sucked! Seriously, they would have been solid body shots but CMP is all about getting it in the black! This was using steel cased Brown Bear 147gr ammo. This was the last string of 20, slow fire prone with sling support. The barrel was pretty warmed up at this point.

The Fobus will loosen up over use. Also, it needs a fairly narrow draw angle in that you almost have to draw it inwards towards your body to get it to release. If you deviate from that it's pretty hard to get out. I think the only way to break it in is to wear it (with a tight belt like vlad suggested) and work on figuring out which way you need to pull to draw it.

You have to shoot 10 rounds at a silhouette target while one of the club officers watches. Tito did me and gimmemym1. I'm not sure about repairs but it looked fine to me. There were some leaks on the floor.

I just want to say that gimmemym1 is the freaking man! That rifle shoot turned out to be a CMP match and I'd never done one before. I feel bad that he was shooting for score while I was laying down suppressive fire with my saiga 308 right next to him ('cuz I couldn't hit black to save my life). He was also nice enough to lend me his pistol so that I could qual on the indoor range when I signed up for range membership today. Never shot a .40 before that either. Many thanks man!

My answer, I don't know, it depends on the situation. But here are some quidelines I'd follow: 1. Move quickly. Preferably in a direction that allows you to use one of your targets as a shield. 2. Shoot until they go down. No onesies or twosies for me. 3. Cover. 4. Kiss my a** goodbye as this will probably not end well.

There is a cigar shop in Philly that sells their old wooden cigar boxes for $3. I buy the smaller ones and store my reloads in there.

Looks like the website url has changed. Try http://mtnarmory.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=13 Nice find Caine!

Sorry to hear that. Lee makes a portable hand press that might be good for other calibers but I wouldn't recommend trying it to resize 30-06 cases down to 7.7. I have the press but I keep my eye out for used dies. I'm too cheap to pay full price for them and anymore even the new dies are getting hard to find. I just friggin missed out on a set on fleabay because I was on a conference call at work.

You'll need a gas tube with the upper handguard bracket and then a bolt on retainer for the lower piece. There have been reports of the stock not mating up well with the tang.

I seriously hope you never run into someone who is intent on killing you. I honestly think that if you did, you'd grab and use anything that had a trigger and fired bullets, even if that meant your assailant's hipoint (if he was armed with one).