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Andy, I did see the caracal carbine but did not play with it. Looked like a hi point from the distance. I will look at it and get pics. Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2

One other fun factoid, I believe 3 new gun ranges opened in Las Vegas since I was here in October for USPSA Nationals. Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2

Andy, yes, I dis see it but dis not shoot it. At first glance it looked like a hi point. Will get better pics today. Harry, if Glock only had anything come out that was noteworthy. Instead spent time chatting with glock rep about the state of the gun biz and talking with KC Eusibio. As per the rep, they do not see any issues going forward for their business. Their backlog right now is about 300k units iirc, half of what it was last time around. Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2

Day 1 of the general show...... Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2

Tavor I need to get me one of these. Shot really well out to 150 yards or so with just a red dot. For a bull pup, the trigger was pretty damn nice. Will be made in Harrisburg, PA with parts from Israel. Wifey shooting it Pic of the HK... Those CAA imported attachments for a handgun, either a Glock or Beretta. Requires NFA tax stamp, not Jersey legal. Suppressed 308 Goodness Other things... Glock... no plans for a single stack 9mm.

Brrrrrr.... Yes, its freaking freezing. So Day 1 is in the books. Went to Media Day, which is the day before shot show. While it was still good, I can't say it was as good as Media Day 2012. The structure of it was different, people were split into two groups, and by 1pm, quite a few vendors and manufacturers decided to leave. The turn out of people also seemed quite a bit lower from last year to this year. Maybe it was the weather? Unlike last year when it was 60 degrees, it was about 35 degrees and windy and shitty. I am not here so much to do full blown reviews, I feel others will, I am mostly here to develop relationships, and to chat with the manufacturers and vendors to get their story, and not necessarily to shoot as many guns as I could get my hands on. Also, as this year I am once again the sponsor coordinator for USPSA area 8 match, I wanted to catch up with as many of the existing and potential new sponsors, so spent the time mostly with the handguns. So..... in no particular order. Springfield XD-S 9mm Springfield. Their new toy is the XD-S 9mm. Quite honestly, I was underwhelmed. While I love the XD-S 45, the 9 mm just seemed like a different, incomplete gun. Maybe because it was the last gun we shot in the day? Maybe it was just getting dirty? The Good.... It was an XD-S. Size wise, fit in the hand quite well. The Bad & The Horrid.... The trigger was complete junk.... It felt what it was about 15 lbs. Pretravel was quite long, and it did not have a clean break. The XD-S 45 that we shot was far far better. Now... I do like my trigger at 4 lbs or less, but had Anastasia shoot it, and even she was looking back at me to see if the gun was malfunctioning, as she was pulling trigger to what felt like a natural point of break and nothing happened. Took a lot more pull to actually get it to fire. The Ugly.... On an locked back slide, put in a fresh mag.... release the slide... failed to full lock/seat slide. Dirty gun? Bad ammo? Who knows. Based on the experience alone, I would not choose the xds 9.... the 45 was far better though with no issues from what I recall. FNH FNS 9mm & FNX 45 FNH.... This one I really wanted to see and shoot. I am likely going to be shooting USPSA Production division this year, and looking for a handgun. The FNS was one I really wanted to shoot. Luckily for me, they had the new FNS 9mm, 5" competition derived model. Quite a soft shooting pistol. Quick cycling. The trigger is not bad... while it had a very smooth take up and natural point of break, it did feel a tad spongy as it was breaking..... very similar to an XD, but not as terrible as a stock Glock. The reset on it was a tad long. To the point of while I was shooting it, quite a few times I did not let it out enough to reset the trigger.... especially after shooting the Caracals. Everything else, I liked...except the Heini 8 night sights. FNX 45.... I liked this gun. While I am not a tactitard, or a tactical operator, , my interest in this pistol is mostly for a home defense or SHTF gun. I am a fan of American made FNH products, I like the company and the story, I was not a fan of the FNP 45. The thumb safety stuck out too much, and for people with smaller hands....it sucked. The FNX 45..... fixed all those issues. Fantastic gun. Shot this one out to 50 yards with factory 45 ammo, and was quite impressed. If you cannot afford an HK 45.... this new one would be on my short list. And Dave Sevigny... did not recognize him with his beard.... gasp. =) Thank you FNH for sponsoring the Area 8 Match last year. Shooting the FNS 9 5" Caracal So this was the second time I got a good hands on one of these, and the first time shooting it. I will say, my interest in this was spiked when JJ Racaza starting shooting for Caracal last year. These are cheap and promised alot of things..... for the most part... it delivered. The gun pointed very naturally, the stock sights were fairly sufficient, the recoil was not bad with 9mm, most of all, 100% trouble free. Out of all these plastic fantastic guns... the Caracal F had the best stock trigger... far better than any glock, etc. The take up was short, the break was clean, the reset not too long. While it is ugly, in my opinion, it was a functioning gun, at a good price point, and delivers overall. I will likely pick one up as they get more involved with USPSA... The one I really was impressed with was the compact, with the Quick Sight system. Effectively, the rear sight is moved from the back of the slide, to in front of the ejection port. As such, the sight radius was shorter, and you do have to take more care at longer distances.... on closer targets, I was able to acquire the target far faster, and accurately enough. For a carry application.... absolutely a great choice. The Caracal table,and shooting the Caracal F chatting with JJ. H&K The easy one first, they released a $5k MSRP 7.62x51 rifle.... it was nice.....damn accurate, and it was an H&K.... enough said. The other new gun released as the H&K 45 Tactical. Longer, threaded barrel, different sights, and avail in 3 colors...... I love this gun..... for the SHTF, or Home Defense, and I am sure tactical etc.... this is an awesome gun. As always, uber reliable. Most of all, it does not even feel like shooting a 45. The recoil is soaked up, anyone can shoot it. Trigger is pretty nice too. I shot the SA/DA, but the LEM is out there as well. The only thing.... the reset is long on it., like many HK guns, but.... for this application, it is not bad. Unless you shoot 1911/2011s exclusively.... this will not likely be an issue. Fit and finish is awesome. Btw, thank you H&K for sponsoring the match. =) Other Stuff Suppressors are awesome. Blackhawk is coming out with new thumb release holsters which are pretty nice. I NEED to get me a TAVOR. Pics in a second post.

Xds 9mm was junk... at least when we had a chance to shoot it. will write about it in a bit. =)

Just made it to Las Vegas for Shot Show 2013 and some other stuff. So what requests do you guys have?

WASR 10 for $1,800? Everyone should be running to BA.... Phil had a WASR for $850 last go around. DAmn... I have my VEPR listed here for $1800 with 15 mags, and it is ALOT better gun. lo.

Here is the thing... it should be 2% decrease on less than 110k.... HOWEVER.... Your employer likely did not have enough time to know.... so they assumed we were going to lapse and go back to old rates, as such, they likely over estimated the amount to withhold, however that should correct. For most people, it should only be a 2% cut in paycheck, from the expiration of the payroll holiday in SS tax. Any other increases, such as medical insurance, etc... would come at the time your company does open enrollment and renewals.

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Plenty of supply at $250 too. They are just getting that price because well, look at your typical gun owner now... panicked. I got a Lower at $1,000 for you if you want.... We are in a crisis mode.... get it while you can.

crazy.

Lots of accidents and crazy drivers in Russia. Cameras on dash are veryveryvery much necessary in Russia. Do a YouTube search for Russian dash cams. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

NJ State Police moved the Nics? Dealers?

Duck Commander? Do want to read world war Z.... wifey saw preview... so figured I may... although books on tape are my thing.

Ty, btw, i do feel for you, knowing that mags ARE your business... I just have no sympathies for these gougers. Ar Lowers are less than 5% of their business, if that.... and instead of wanting to do something good for the community, hell, raffle them off to THEIR MEMBERS of the range, for say Cost + $25..... the chose to charge more than triple their cost.

You made my spill my brink.... $2k for an M&P15... tell me it was not a sport?

Lol, selling their ENTIRE inventory likely paid the bills for the next year. They were not a shop that had 5 guns in stock. The cases were packed. If someone is broke in 3 months and can't pay the bills, that has nothing to do with shortage of guns and everything to do with poor business management and lack of foresight. But it does seem that the shortage is on anything AR related.... I think Pistols, shotguns etc are easy to come by?

Here is the thing....if you sold through 3x your monthly supply, what you do is build up a cash reserve to go through the months when it may be slow... you don't blow it on yourself. So if someone is only selling guns, sure I get it.... but SS's business is significantly all RANGE BUSINESS, you know, charging someone over $100 to rent a gun and put a box or two of 9mm through it. I would rather an FFL on the forum charge that much, but the reality is.... SS is not starving for business and raping people money because they can. Their business is not goign to drop significantly because they cannot get a few lowers. I will talk to the vendors at Shot Show, however any smart business would be investing in machinery right now to produce as much as they can.

Ty, but in reality, how long would it take a few others to pick up the slack and run the machines 24/7? While it is a constraint in the system, it is only a constraint while the supplies is there, it does not mean they are not going to produce more for a year... Brownells sold 5 years worth of magazines in a few days, does it mean they will not get them for 5 years? hell no. Is it a marketing ploy? Absolutely. How quickly did the prices stabilize after 2008? Very quickly, in fact, primers than went even lower, I bought CCI primers for $22 a box, after they went from 30 to 45. This too shall pass one way or another. (unless there is a full ban, however I don't believe it will happen).

I know Mastadon, for new ones were around $150 or so, in line with the increase from mfr.... contact them. If Shore Shot charges $200 they are doubling their money, but $390?!? Still can't get over it. Will people buy them? I am sure... I would not have a vendor on here for doing that. That is beyond greed. Look at Gunbroker or other places... $250 tops.

The cost on lowers did go up from the mfr..... But I doubt they went up from 85 or so up to over $250. You do see them on gunbroker, and even $250 is a lot but justifiable...... $390?????????

They are gawking nuts. Sorry that is gouging. 200 tops unless their cost doubled.

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