Shane45

Pistol grip, mag fed, semiauto, not happening. On my short list once I move to America.

Its best to buy a matched set. Even uppers and lowers from different manufacturers that are of the same "pattern" don't always fit together. Some do fit together but have major gaps or significantly different lines.

I believe that to be correct. But out of the 50 or 60 black widows I have found, I only ever found 1 male!

Indeed it looks like a male BW to me.

On that I think we can all agree. However, my interests are in free flowing information. I like discussion because it can bring things I never considered to my doorstep. Likewise, I pass along information someone else may have not considered but could be relevant for them or their scenario. We have all seen the person that picked X because the were beholding to a concept. But when presented with a better understanding they understood what they liked or what they were comfortable with....was flawed. Thus the learning curve we are all on.

Alex, my point is that the semi is going to be the same reliability it was before. If it was reliable before, even under stress it will likely not change. The pump is more susceptible to input from the user. I believe short stroking is the most common occurrence for stress induced malfs in a pump. And although the users comfort in remediation is important, the question was reliability. I wanted to provoke some consideration as it seems many are just assuming the pump is more reliable. From a purely mechanical standpoint, perhaps a case can be made. But add the human element in and it may in fact be the other way around. I don't use a shotgun in an SD role, it doesn't fit my environment. But if I was, I would use my semi over my pump.

Something to consider in the discussion of pump vs semi for reliability. In a self defense scenario, I do not hold that a pump is more reliable than a semi. Under the stress of a real life encounter I think there is more likelihood for a user induced malfunction with a pump over a semi.

Ill say it! The A-Team (The Movie). Even makes fun of bad gun handling in the movie.

IMO the Serpa calls for a bad sequence of events. Indeed poor training can lead to a ND. But the thing I think many miss that call it just a training issue is the sequence of events when the pistol doesn't release properly. The response can be to push harder on the button and pull harder on the pistol, especially in a threat situation. And if it should suddenly come free on a striker based pistol with no external safety when you have built up pressure in the direction of the trigger, it could result in bad outcome. That's not a training issue.

No I didn't. "This is just a theory of mine".

I have no use for 357 sig. Ill just shoot 9mm +P and get roughly the same ballistics. The 10mm on the other hand does have its uses in areas where the issue may be 4 legged and you need that additional penetration. Ray, you may need a shiny balloon to hold your interest but many do not. Personally Id rather shoot more or train more. I have no issue for those that find it fun to have diverse calibers but those that do usually have an understanding that it isn't solving anything more for them, its just the fun of it. Rural animal concerns and 4 legged creatures not withstanding.

There is no point in trying to explain logic to a contrarian.....

When its a double action pistol with the safety on, indeed you may not have a ND problem. But it does leave the pistol locked in a holster problem. Ive personally freed 2 pistols out of a Serpa.

I believe he was Joking about 6.5. The Caliber was 50BMG.

A yank might be able to do it but damn, our brothers to the north are holding 3 of the top 5 slots!

The Indian surely matters but in this arena the arrow matters too.

And for the record, the rifle used was built by Cadex Defence! They indeed used a McMillan action at the time it was built but the rifle was built by Cadex. The newest 50 by Cadex is the Tremor that uses their own in house action.

Now yer just bragging!

So you watched a fiction tv show looking for a reality documentary?

Unintended consequences of over restriction!

In skimming through that thread, I can see some points just didn't seem to get through, either I didn't explain well enough or some people were just not getting the overall viewpoint. Particularly that I do see tremendous value in competition, but I have concerns about some things that competition brings with it. That has not changed. However, I did find a very good article from Paul H. that I think does a very good job of articulating a lot of these points. This will likely be my only post as this topic is just plain played out for me. http://www.combatshootingandtactics.com/published/training_for_the_real_fight.pdf

March is decent but a bit in the specialized category in my view. Which.... may work on a Grendel as March tends to try and keep the size and weight down. Id look at a NF ATACR 4-16 too. I think the Vortex Razor HD is a good scope in this price range but I think the weight may be a problem on a small frame AR.

I don't understand the comparison to LE. What would make sense would be to compare with LE that also is interested in shooting. Perhaps going up against Bruce Piatt would make sense to me. I wonder if guys on the car racing forums are sitting around and saying man LE would have no chance against us in a Drag race!

This person is completely ready to be attacked by an airplane!

Running on borrowed time and didn't get to watch the vid even though Mr. Leatham is one of my all time favorites so I was going off of OP's title. Let me summarize by saying that competition is very likely to gain you the aptitude But Im not sure you would survive your fist mission