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I don't have them on my guns yet (no $$$ ) but I intend to put the HD's on both my M&P and my 1911. I really like how you can't see the rear dots during the day. Sorry, no personal experience though.

Tom said two stages will be "low light" with the targets backlit. Flashlights will be optional.

Just bc its new to me. I'm used to shooting SSP with my M&P. Not a knock on the 1911.

December was low light, think it will be again?

I intend to go. I'll be trying out my 1911 to see if I want to try CDP this weekend. Probably not.

I use Tetra grease. I thought that was just used oil that was carcinogenic? I.e. fresh oil is A-OK? IDK though...

While I agree with the premise of getting a "professional" passport photo (that's how I tried to do it), my "professional" photo was a CVS clerk with a point-and-shoot in front of a white wall. The picture is ter-ri-ble. Fuzzy and washed out. But apparently FL was ok with it because they issued my permit. At least if you DIY you can keep trying until you get a well exposed, in focus pic. But in the end they don't seem very picky.

The part about Cuomo suspending part of the constitution (the 3-day wait) is simply chilling. These guys just do whatever the hell they want to. I'm at a loss for words.

I used vise grips to press in the bolt catch pin on one lower, and just tapped it in on another. If you have to pound it the holes probably aren't aligned. Do you have a spare punch to use as a slave pin?

I mean take any shot of yourself with a neutral background and size it such that on a 4x6 print your head will be the right size. Then print a 4x6 for $0.50 and use some scissors.

The glossy paper works too. That's all CVS does, they print it on their own machine in glossy format and cut it to the right size. then overcharge the crap out of you. If your picture is the right size to begin with either do it at home or use their self-service and don't specify passport photo.

All good. Thanks.

All of my holsters fit, haha. But I read a review somewhere where a guy holstered his gun inside a tube sock and left it overnight. The sock made it stretch just enough. Worth a try.

Picked up a Springer Loaded last week. Very pretty, fitted tight as...well, very tight. Crisp trigger break although the trigger itself is sloppy so there's a bit of takeup. Had my heart set on a Range Officer for quite a while but I decided I NEEDED stainless

The $$ for the NRA comes from Visa anyway, not the merchant (even though it's a portion of the merchant's fee). I.E., unless I'm mistaken, the merchant pays the same fee whether it's a Chase Visa or a NRA Visa. So you might as well patronize your Pro-2A vendors, because then you help them AND the NRA.

I own .22, 9mm, .40, .45, .38/.357, .222 and .223 (plus 12ga). I did not have an overarching strategy as I acquired my guns so I've ended up with this mishmosh. It's annoying to stock and organize 9 types of ammo (or more if you differentiate between range and SD/HD ammo) but not annoying enough to sell or replace a gun. EDIT: whoops, only handguns. So make that 5 types (or 10 types)

He's only open m-t-w evenings, IIRC. Try calling then?

Submitted the afternoon of 1/3, Still fax only. Will edit this post when I get the response. EDIT: Ok, got it Monday 1/7. So Thursday to Monday.

I love my shield but I got it because my HD and IDPA gun is the full size M&P40 and I wanted the same mechanics. You might not be in the same boat as me. Edit: oh and my Shield is in 9 for that extra round of ammo and lower recoil. If you have the time I bet there's enough members on here that you can try all the guns you're considering.

"non lethal" rounds penetrate ballistics gel, gel is not the be-all end-all of terminal effectiveness Shane has a good point regarding wound tracks. TKOF has been previously argued as bunk in the ballistics community. I don't have a personal opinion but the bottom line is terminal effectiveness is hard to evaluate and can vary wildly depending on other factors (temperature, clothing, barriers like glass or drywall). If it were easy to predict there would be a lot fewer cartridges to pick from and a lot fewer ballisticians with jobs

My parents got me a MagLULA, a magpul stock and some shoot-n-see targets. They're the best. Oh yeah and I got a visa gift card...so that will become ammo

That's what I use

I was skeptical since the rifling would have to engrave an already rifled slug but there's this article http://www.guns.com/2012/07/11/do-rifled-choke-tubes-improve-slug-accuracy/ you can take it for what its worth

Huh, whaddaya know. Apparently the supressor blocks the ports on the brake then