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It's all in how you phrase it. Cats rule. Medieval truth. For our Texas brothers and sisters. And think about this one for at least a minute.

I just came in from working outside, and Newsmax was on the kitchen TV. (Bye Bye Fox News.) The sound was muted but there was some government official on the screen holding an AR, and the chyron said "Sen. Makes Ridiculous Claims About Guns". So I rolled the DVR back and watched the preceding several minutes. It was the Carl Higbie Frontline show which runs from 5 to 6 PM. Apparently Newsmax has started "2A Tuesdays" when they will highlight the progressive ignorance and lies about firearms and shooting. In this clip, CA State Senator Kevin DeLeon, with a solemn face, held up what appears to be an AR pistol (or SBR, not sure), solemnly proclaiming that "This is a ghost gun. It has the ability, with a .30 caliber clip (SIC) to disperse 30 bullets within half a second. 30 bullets, withing half a second!" I was so scared I almost turned off the set. But then Cam Edwards and David Lombardo (a ballistics and firearms expert) came on and a reasonable panel discussion commenced, so I calmed down. Boy, that was a close one! Anyway, I'll have to check out some more programming tonight. 2A Tuesdays might be an interesting marketing opportunity.

I used my phone put it on the shelf face up, lined it up with my arms, took a video. Then I would pause the video and take a screen shot of the flash. It’s not the greatest but it works. Now I have a video and a cool shot.

I am a big believer in WML on all firearms designated for home/self protection - you can’t shoot what you can’t see. I started this journey 20 years ago with a SureFire Nitrolon G2 in a barrel clamp mounted at 6:00 under my front sight assembly with “60 blinding lumens of incandescent white light” while attached to a regional SWAT team. That light was state of the art at the time and got a lot of use. Looking back, I don’t know how we got anything done with that little bit of light. As the tech improved, I went for the ride. First a Cree LES 160 lumen replacement head for the G2 - it ate batteries fast and got HOT! Then I went from the Nitrolon to a SureFire M500 handguard with integrated light at 200 lumens, then a SFM900 at 200 lumens with the built in vertical grip (that M900 was HEAVY!). Then 200 lumen SF Scouts, then a 500 lumen SFX300 at 12 o’clock on the pic handguard on my rifle. Then a couple of 600 lumen SF Scouts, a 1000 lumen 3 cell SF Fury handheld in a VTAC mount, then finally where I am now with the mix of Modlight PLHv2 and OKW models, and SF M600DF Scout lights on them with their 1000-2000 lumens and whatever crazy candela rating (which seems to be the new hotness when describing the potential effectiveness of white lights - even SureFire is pushing their candela numbers now). Each iteration was brighter and more effective than the previous. I have also used lights from Streamlight, Cloud Defense, OLight, Inforce, and some others I can’t remember on my rifles looking for what works best for me. I found them all lacking in some way or another, and usually settles on SureFire as my go to brand, until 3-4 years ago when I tried the Modlight. The lights we have available to us now are amazing. A literal embarrassment of riches - but they are pricey. IMO the Modlights (both PLHv2 and OKW version) are far and away the best, with the SFM600DF a close second - for my needs. I have not had a chance to play with the new CD REIN 3.0 or the newest iteration of the SF Scout, but I hear good things about both. Define your needs first. • What’s your use parameter? - Indoor or outdoor? - Range gun or defensive use? - Average distance for shooting? • How bright do you actually want it? (I’m a believer in “give me all of the lumens!”) • Do you want throw or reach? • Do you want a hotspot in the center or an even distribution? • Do you want a clearly defined edge/aura or do you want it to “fade out” at the edge? • Where do you want to mount it? • What’s your intended “switchology” solution? Then find the light that best suits them. Then get some training on how to use the light. It’s not as easy or intuitive as you may think. If you choose from SureFire, Cloud, or Modlight you really can’t go wrong. Streamlight is a good budget option, and works great for a lot of folks. I have had nothing but bad luck with them and have quickly broken every Streamlight I have ever owned (except the TLR7As I have on my G19 and G48).

i'm a pretty big fan of the streamlights.....

And for what it’s worth, the shooter in Allen Tx was a 33 year old Hispanic male who was discharged from the army for being a nut job. Again, this bill wouldn’t have stopped that. All noise, no signal.

Yeah I heard about this. The usual rhinos and Dems. It ain’t going anywhere, it won’t even make it to the house floor. This bill wouldn’t have done a damn thing to prevent the shooting in Allen Tx. Its a bunch of reactionary noise.

That is a neat piece of history in your collection. Enjoy

It's kind of funny, but honestly it's not the last gun of mine I'd grab for defense. I'm very tempted by the original-ish stock/holsters.

Modlight PLHv2 /thread

You need a holster for it! https://www.anrkydexholsters.com *not my kit, just thought it was cool - and appropriate!

So if anyone's curious: the answer is no, the gun is fine. In fact, it's a surprisingly good shooter for something 100 years old. I was nervous that the upper would jab hard into my shooting hand or even fly off the frame. It does have a noticeable sting, and at some point I might get a gunsmith to add a little material to make it tighter. Overall, love it.