High Exposure

Looks like Oldguysrule649 and I will be at the S&T Pistol 1 class this Sat. Anyone else going?

Fair enough. I do 99% of my forum surfing on my phone and I already have a lot of my stuff hosted there. Unless there is a problem with the company's ethics, a compatability issue with the board, or privacy concerns that I don't know about, PB works for me.

I use the PB app on my iPhone. No ads or pop-ups - one small banner at the bottom that is unobtrusive and easy to ignore. I haven't had any issues that weren't user created. I had an issue posting here after the last update. I researched it a bit. Turned out to be my selected Photobucket preferences. Went into settings, clicked a box, and everything works fine....

Says the guys that prefers wheelguns. Revolutionary in 1854.

Print out multiple copies and put one in the case with the gun. Pro-tip: TSA has to ensure your pistol is unloaded before they forward your luggage to the airline. To do so they may have to open your case to verify. To make life easier, I now pull the slide from the frame before I case the pistol. I then put an unopened box of ammo and mags separate. That way when they X-ray the case they see the pistol is disassembled and definitely unloaded. The first time I flew I did not disassemble and TSA had to go through my luggage, pull my case, open it, check that it was clear safe and empty, then I had to try and repack everything back in my luggage in the walkway by the escalator while the TSA and an Airline representative watched. After that experience I started packing the pistol in the case dis-assembled (slide off the frame). I have flown 5 or 6 times since then with zero issues. They can run my unopened suitcase through the X-ray machine and hand it to the baggage carrier without opening the gun case or my luggage. Works much better. Pics of my case setup: Pelican 1400 There are 2 more mags under the mag you can see. The key to the locks goes in my wallet by itself.

No TSA locks on the gun case. Only you should have access to the firearm. TSA will come get you if they need to open and inspect. Go to the ticket counter and say: "I need to declare an unloaded firearm in my checked bag" do not say "I have a gun". The gate agent will walk you through the rest of the process.

He was teasing saying you shot your tight little 3 round groups from only 10 yards away from your target.

I forgot I had this. It's in the guest room closet, I haven't put it back up yet after the move. 4/14/97 My buddy and I go to Birch Hill to see our favorite band Rollins Band. My buddy finds a backstage pass sticker slapped on one of the monitors and we bluff our way past security after the show. We hang out with Henry and the band for about 30 minutes. All awesome guys. Henry rips 2 concert posters off the wall and signs them for us along with all the band memebers, gives us two of his protein drink things, shakes our hands, and gets on the bus. Apologies for the crappy photo.

Ah, ok. I have an A2 type Comp on the A1 I just built on a Nodak Retro A1 lower and upper receiver set. I looked everywhere for a comp that had the slots all around like the A1 type but couldn't find one and settled on the A2.

Where did you get the A1 Comp? I can't find one anywhere...

A Fucking Men!

Ray, two things: First - you are looking at this from the wrong angle. Training with this piece of shit holster is what brought these deficiencies to light. It was realistic training that made people realize that the mechanism is flimsy and prone to breakage. That the placement of the release is not ideal and actually sets you up for failure when under stress. That the screws holding the holster to the belt attachment can rip out of the plastic with moderate force. That snow, mud, sand, dirt, gravel, etc.. can lock these holsters up so bad you need tin snips to cut the holster away. That getting your pistol hung up on your seat belt as you get out of your car and snap the hinge pin to the retention mechanism making it impossible to get you gun out of your holster. Seriously How is wearing a seat belt misuse or abuse? When a US military unit has a TTP of one guy has to carry a mallet to "un-stick" their Berettas from their SERPAs because they are getting fouled in the environment they operate in, that is a problem that training can only identify. Training will not help you overcome that deficiency. There are dozens of quality holsters out there at a similar price, why settle for mediocrity bordering on a safety violation? Like it or not, a holster is life saving gear for those of us that carry a gun. I bet you wear a seat belt when you drive right? Why don't you just train to drive better and not wear it? Second - There is a real and distinct difference between unsafe and dangerous. The level of danger is inherent in whatever activity you are doing. The safety factor is based on the choices you make while participating in these activities. For example, rock climbing, shooting sports, motorcycle racing are all inherently dangerous activities. The choices you make: deciding to using a rope, buying a quality holster to carry your gun, wearing a DOT certified helmet, all help to make these dangerous activities safer. Why purposefully choose to use a piece of gear that is proven to fail with relatively low levels of use when there are so many better options out there? The only reason these holsters are still made is because people are cheap, and so are the SERPAs. Because someone will go out and drop $1500 on the newest blaster and then carry it in a cheaply made garbage $15 holster. I particularly blame cops for this. The only thing cheaper than a cop is two cops. The only thing cheaper than that is a Police Administrator. People see cops carrying these holsters and think, hmm, the cops have them they must be good. They most deifinitely are not good...

Congrats Checko!

Add another agency to the list in banning these garbage holsters. http://soldiersystems.net/2017/06/23/lapd-bans-use-of-blackhawk-serpa-holster/

Gatorade... I'm working all night and I got some kinda sinus thing going on. I feel like hammered shit.... Damn you all.

I sent mine back to L3 directly. Got my refund in April of 2016. https://www.njgunforums.com/forum/index.php?/topic/79040-usg-sues-l3-for-fraud-over-eotech-issues/&page=6

Lol! Shit happens... That being said, I think @medic2264 built a 1911 on Caspian parts. Maybe he will chime in.

What does that have to do with Eotech?

Try not to vomit when you read this. The FBI admits that Hodgkinson: • raged against Republicans in online forums *note to some of our more aggressive posters: these things do come up during investigations* • had a piece of paper bearing the names of six members of Congress • was reported for doing target practice outside his home in recent months before moving to Alexandria, • had mapped out a trip to the DC area, • took multiple photos of the baseball field he would later shoot up, three days after the New York Times mentioned that Republicans practiced baseball at an Alexandria baseball field with little security, • lived out of his van at the YMCA directly next door to the baseball field he shot up, • legally purchased a rifle in March 2003 and 9 mm handgun “in November 2016,” • modified the rifle at some point to accept a detachable magazine and replaced the original stock with a stock • rented a storage facility to hide hundreds of rounds of ammunition and additional rifle components, • asked “Is this the Republican or Democrat baseball team?” before firing on the Republicans, • ran a Google search for information on the “2017 Republican Convention” hours before the shooting, • and took photos at high-profile Washington locations, including the east front plaza of the U.S. Capitol and the Dirksen Senate Office. • We know from other reporting that the list was of six Republican Freedom Caucus members, including Rep. Mo Brooks, who was present at the practice. So what does the FBI decide this information means? Well, the takeaway of the briefing was characterized well by the Associated Press headline about it: “FBI: Gunman who shot congressman had no target in mind.” The Associated Press reported the FBI: • believes the gunman “had no concrete plan to inflict violence” against Republicans, • “had not yet clarified who, if anyone, he planned to target, or why,” • believes he may have just “happened upon” the baseball game the morning of June 14, and that the attack appeared “spontaneous,” • are unclear on the “context” of Hodgkinson’s note with six names of members of Congress, • does not believe that photographs of the baseball field or other sites “represented surveillance of intended targets,” and • “painted a picture of a down-on-his-luck man with few future prospects.” In fact, USA Today went with “FBI offers portrait of troubled Alexandria shooter with ‘anger management problem’” for their headline, since that’s what the FBI emphasized in the briefing. Unreal.....

Reap what you sow. Some crazy regime changes happening in the Kingdom. https://wwwDOTtheguardian.com/world/2017/jun/24/saudi-security-foils-terror-plot-targeting-mecca-grand-mosque

I'm having no trouble finding stuff to keep me interested in and spend money on without weird calibers.

@Ray RayWhy do we need something different?

Quarter Circle 10 sells large frame Glock AR lowers, bolts, and barrels for building 10mm ARs. For just under a grand (depending on what options you wanted) you could assemble a reliable, fun, and accurate little AR that shoots 10mm and takes Glock mags. Just sayin'

Not trying to start the HK v Glock v Sig v whatevs.... That statement was a direct quote of Ray's in another thread where he poo-poos caliber conversions.

It converts the other way. I know KKM makes a .40 barrel that will convert your large frame 10mm Glock to shoot the "lesser" caliber. I think LoneWolf Distributors does as well in .40 and 357Sig.