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In this case its a handgun someone has from Oregon. I suggested using the escrow service gunbroker recommends: tradiator.com I will look into his length on forums and his posts. What type of payment gives the most security in this situation, certified check, money order? Jim

I've finally found the gun I've been looking for quite some time on another forum. What does everyone recommend TO DO, or NOT TO DO, when it comes from purchasing a gun from someone unknown on another forum. How do you protect yourself as a buyer? Best regards, Jim

Every manufacturer makes models with ambi thumb safeties. Even if the model you like does not, a smith can fit one for under 75 usually. Check out the Springfield "Loaded" series, I believe they are all ambi, and come with a lifetime warranty.

maybe I'll have to give it another try. But to be honest, another thing that turned me off was every other day it seemed like one of the ranges was closed due to something: Police quals/training, 2x4's, seemed like it was always something. Maybe I'm exaggerating, maybe it was bad luck, but it seemed like every weekend I went up there, the range I wanted to use was closed due to some event.

I was a member there nearly 12 years ago. However, I let my membership expire after my father and I took my mother shooting on the handgun range and we had a RO tear up in his pickup truck and chew us out for having a taget stand at maybe 7-10 yards. He said the minimum was 15 or 25. Something ridiculous. After that, forget it.

Does anyone here have a Springfield compact? This is an officer's frame with Springfield's commanderish 4" slide, essentially a CCO. Springfield hasn't made them in a couple years except for a 2,000+ custom shop item, but I'm thinking about trying to hunt one down on one of the auction sites. Before I do, just trying to see if anyone has any opinions of these? Jim

Nice, thanks for the quick responses.

Would this fit on a Sig 220 rail? I'm trying to search now but I don't want to miss out on this deal if they all sell out. Thanks

Yeah luckily we had woods behind our house.

Makes me think, maybe from now on I'll test at least half of any box of SD ammo I plan on using, in a random order to verify function.

Of all the hunting dogs my father has had over the years, his vizsla was his favorite. It followed him everywhere. Like you said, in the field, never went more than 50' ahead. Great, great with kids. She once broke out of her crate as a 1 yr old pup when the UPS man came. Literally broke down a correctly assembled steel wire dog crate. Never barked unless she thought the family was in danger when the hair on her back stood up. But you are right when you said they have the most energy you could imagine. If that dog didn't run in the park or golf course, it would us NUTS at night crying and getting into trouble, at least as a pup. Vizsla's are great hunting dogs, and will be the only breed I'll ever own, but unless you are as dedicated to them as they are to you, exercising them every day, you are being cruel to them. By the way, they think they're human.

http://forums.1911forum.com/showthread.php?t=248097&highlight=hornady+critical+defense

Gentlemen: I spend most of my time on 1911 forum. There have been multiple cases of users on that forum with issues with this ammo. Most have been staying clear of it. I will try to find the links. If memory serves correctly, I was "suprised" at how Hornady handled the complaints.

Donated $50. Keep up the good work. Will donate again next paycheck.

So there is no requirement as to what NJSP consider a relative? 2nd cousins, brother in laws, etc? In some cases, it is actually up to ourselves if we consider them relatives?

Where did you hear this from if you don't mind me asking? So uncles, cousins could all be references?

Welcome! It appears I'm the third from Oak Ridge as well. Who knew?

Again, nothing against Glock, but some people rely on these tools in life or death situations. The majority of us won't. But Glock DOES have issues with their Gen 4 pistols in my opinion, and some people, especially a beginner, would be better served or stands to potentially save a lot of money and or heartache avoiding a platform that does not have the bugs worked out. Even more dangerous us someone who has the utmost confidence in product because of its reputation regardless of user maintenance. My father carried a smith and wesson 9mm auto in the early 90's. Trusted smith and wesson his whole career with revolvers. Never shot except for quals. After quals he would come home spray with gunscrubber, put it in the holster bone dry. He was asking for a jam with no lube until he got called on it by another officer. The point was, he did't know better. He wasn't in the loop, he didn't use it in between quals to see it would jam. I feel i :thsmiley_deadhorse: enough tonight. Goodnight.

some google search on my phone while at the in laws today turned up some interesting threads on 10-8 forum, m4carbine, xdtalk, and even ar15.com 1st Major issue creeping up with law enforcement and trainers who collectively put many rounds down range with the new gen 4 glocks is the extractors. Many failure to eject starting with late Gen 4 release in 2010. Extractors went from machined investment cast to MIM, A CHEAPER manufacturing process. 2nd Major issue is the new dual recoil spring assembly. Glock always used the same springs for the 9 and the 40. With the new system they seem to be having, or at least had, issues with compensating for using hot self defense loads in the slide battering 40 with underpowered range ammo in the 9. My count is they have gone through 4 iterations of this assembly. Two MAJOR PD's including Oakland recalled all of their Gen 4 glocks and reissued their old sidearms. Glock is going to figure this out. They are mailing out new recoil assemblies to those who complain and even new extractors, but some officers who replaced these parts are still having issues. Another scary one I just remember reading was one officer who TWICE had plastic from the new assembly rub off while at the range and give him a dead trigger. TWICE. In a duty issued pistol after completing his quals. Thank god it was at the range. If you got a Gen 4 and it runs out of the box, it seems you're in the clear, but for those that don't, its evident in the first couple boxes of ammo usually. For someone who is buying their 1st handgun, potentially on the internet, with no way to know what recoil assembly in it, and little firearms experience to diagnose and repair said firearm, I again strongly suggest staying away from Gen 4 as a beginner gun. That's my humble opinion, I just don't have the time or money to go through guns that currently have KNOWN reliability issues. Some links http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/non-xd-handguns/171570-wary-gen4-glocks.html http://www.10-8forums.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=96150&page=2 Read kevins post, a glock fanboy from '91 http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=5&f=13&t=112196 the cheaper parts

Now on the other hand I only own 9mm Glocks. Why? because thats what they were designed for and the other ones explode. Seriously, give me the weekend to try and find that info. I've heard from a few sources that glock released gen4 without enough testing and did in fact change the manufacturing process on what I believe to be the extractor and I remember multiple iterations of the recoil spring assembly. I love the glock design and have the gen 2 g19 but I am not yet convinced that the Gen 4 have worked out their bugs. From my own VERY unscientific observations it seems to me I see many more used Gen 4 glocks for sale than Gen 3 or Gen 3 RTF.

what shop is that? not simon peters right?

btw, I suggest trying a 1911 before buying. I bought plastic pistols, then sigs, then few random guns, then found the 1911. Easiest for many to shoot accurately, so many upgrades available, and it feels perfect. Just try one, trust me. If you hate it, then you ruled out an enyire platform and saved yourself money later in life. If you're ever at shore shot, let me know- You can shoot my xd9, sig 228, sig 220, or springfield custom shop 1911

what part? i knew i should have posted links while i had them open. let me know and i will go through my history tomorrow and try to find it. i believe it was a threads i read on m4carbine forum.

I had my mil spec done at 20lpi (machine, not my hand) at the custom shop. When I first got it back I thought I made a mistake; it hurt to hold tight while shooting. After a week, my sissy hands toughed up a little and I love it. I think Guncrafter Ind does 15 lpi. I would like to try that.

You might want to look into Sig CPO's, I have a 220 and its been 100% http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProductList/pistols-certified-pre-owned.aspx http://www.summitgunbroker.com/226_CPO.html They have 1yr warranty