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Any initial thoughts on the rear sight? They seem very "different" in the pictures I've seen.

Ok, let's forget the "wrapped thumbs" for now since it doesn't apply to your grip. The one difference I'm noticing between my grip and yours is that my support hand is a little further forward and higher up on the grip because my wrist is a bit more locked out: The end result is a little gap exactly where the trigger bar is: So, just a couple minor tweaks to your support hand should allow you to clear the trigger bar. HTH

Regarding your offhand thumb... I had to go look at my Beretta to try and figure out why the trigger bar location was problematic, and I can't figure it out Do you shoot with your thumbs "wrapped" or with a thumbs forward grip? I did some testing on mine, and with thumbs wrapped, the offhand thumb sits at the top forward edge of the grip. With thumbs forward the tip of off hand thumb was close to the take down lever along the frame and wasn't interfering with the trigger bar. When my wife gets home I'll try to take some pictures of what I'm talking about

Do you have this problem with any other guns? Generally speaking, right handed shooters with a "not so good" trigger pull (i.e. jerking trigger) will put rounds low left. Left handed shooters tend to do the opposite - low right. While not written in stone, the chart below will give you an idea of some of the causes of off center shots:

Have you tried these? http://www.ravenconcealment.com/accessories/owb-modular-accessories/owb-eclipse-modular-accessories-standard-owb-belt-loops For me at least, the combination of a raven and those loops is very concealable with a loose flannel shirt.

This was technically from yesterday, and it was in the afternoon.. but still The Heavy - Short Change Hero The Pretty Reckless - You Metallica - Dyers Eve Θάνος Πετρέλης- Δεν έχω μάτια για άλλη Nadia Ali - Fantasy The Civil Wars - I've Got This Friend The Band Perry - If I Die Young Όναρ - Η αγάπη μπορεί Νότης Σφακιανάκης - Ο αετός Beastie Boys - Make Some Noise Depeche Mode - The Things You Said Iron Maiden - Wasted Years Πέγκυ Ζήνα - Μη μου λέτε μη Tiesto - Just Be Blue Foundation - Eyes on Fire (Zeds Dead Remix) Ραλλία Χρηστίδου - Είσαι μακριά Δημήτρης Μητροπάνος - Ρόζα Lucie Silvas - Nothing Else Matters Metallica - Nothing Else Matters Portishead - Wandering Star The Cival Wars - 20 Years

This is just my personal experience with the holsters I have, but, for me, nothing brings the gun as close to my body as the Raven "style" holster - i.e. pancaked kydex made by Raven, AtomicDog, NTAC, etc. By their very nature, they're generally quite a bit slimmer than your average bladetech or comp-tac. This isn't a dig at bladetech, they're just slightly chunkier because they use one thicker piece of kydex instead of 2 thinner pieces for the main body of the holster. Out of curiosity, which loops are you using on the Raven for OWB carry?

A willing host is definitely the biggest hurdle. Trying to find a host for Rob Pincus almost resulted in a virtual fist fight

Realistically, if they accept a CCW they would probably accept an FPID, since, generally speaking, the purpose of requiring the CCW is to show that the person taking the class is a law abiding citizen. While not necessarily common, it's not UNcommon to see similar requirements at other schools.

It might be easier to garner interest by specifically stating who would be conducting the training instead of making vague comments about their previous military affiliations.

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JMHO, but, try a "regular" AR before you go buying a bunch of ambi parts. I'm right handed, but left eye dominant, so I shoot my ARs left handed. I don't have any ambi controls installed - I simply found ways to make the right hand controls work for me. I use my left trigger finger to engage/disengage the safety, my right thumb for the mag release, and my right hand wrapped around the magwell to engage the bolt release. For the charging handle, I roll the gun and pretend it's a backwards AK (BCM gunfighter charging handle helps with that). Yes, I'm probably half a second slower than the guys shooting right handed, but I can live with that. Anyway, the point is, you can make a right handed AR work for a left hander without having to drop extra coin on parts. You just gotta practice a little. If, after practicing, you decide that you want the ambi controls, it's easy enough to add them down the line.

And isn't the whole point of the simulation/exercise to practice in case the school actually goes on a real lockdown because of an active shooter and he ends up having to play hall monitor? What then?

I think you misread that - he's from Bethlehem, PA but they stopped him in Phillipsburg, NJ

Don't NJ schools have security guards?

Looks great, VT! Regarding the G2, I could be wrong (it's been a while since I read up on the original non-LED G2), but I think the non-LED G2's don't have a shock isolated bezel and have been known to fail under the recoil of a shotgun. Just something to keep an eye on.

Decent episode. The ending surprised me quite a bit since it was a pretty big deviation from the comic. Sux that new episodes won't be back till Feb.

Talk to Old School (forum member)

Shane's hands will start to burn if he touches a DPMS AR... It's like holy water to a vampire

If you're not in a hurry and don't mind missing out on the black friday deal, they do seem to get the vortex version from time to time. AIM has a subforum on ar15.com in the industry section and it gets updated from time to time with when they expect more of a particular version for the 14.5" uppers: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_2_217/203828_ETA_on_Spikes_Tactical_14_5and_8243__Light_Weight_Mid_Length_AR_15_Uppers_.html&page=11

I've heard nothing but good about Spike's from people that have them, but have no first hand experience aside from being on the line with other guys shooting Spike's guns at carbine classes. From what I've read on other forums, they are thought of pretty highly. I do have a Spike's .22 AR, but it's not an apples to apples comparison, so no point in even trying. If you were staying in Jersey, I'd say go for the Spike's upper with the dynacomp. Shave off the bayo lug ears and you're GTG with a compliant upper. Easy one stop shopping for a quality upper. Since you're not staying in Jersey, and this is purely based on videos I've seen of the dynacomp, I think there are better comps out there - namely the BattleComp and PWS FSC556, not to mention the assortment of flash hiders that you'll be able to have on your gun in PA. Just my .02

I think Raz-o was referring to this one: http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.aspx?item=XSTU5050MLSDC&name=Spikes+Tactical+14.5%22+Lightweight+5.56%2f.223+DynaComp+Upper+Receiver&groupid=368 Dunno if it helps, but BCM is doing 10% for black friday: "This Friday and Saturday, November 25 and 26, all orders placed on BravoCompanyUSA.com will be discounted 10%! No code needed." The Spike's upper will still probably come out cheaper since it includes the bolt, but the only one that seems to be in stock at AIMSurplus is the one with the pinned dynacomp muzzle brake.