High Exposure

If you're not ready to accept some risk, you don't jump out of an airplane.

I teach low light/no light tactics to folks that carry guns for a living. This isn't a question that can really be answered simply on the interwebs. There are many "it depends" and "what ifs" to consider when using white lights for searching, target ID, IFF, and threat processig. This is a topic that needs to be covered in depth with lots of hands on training and needs to be sustained with dry-fire and scenario based training with range practice whenever possible. Easy answer - You should have both: • A handheld for admin tasks And • A WML for social occasions And you should have training to know when it is appropriate to use both effectively. Just because you have a WML doesn't mean you have to use it. Just because you have a handheld in your hand doesn't mean you shouldn't drop it and use the WML. Here's the ultimate test for whether to have a hendheld light or a WML on a pistol for social occasions: Do you shoot better with one hand on the gun or two hands? If you are like 99% of the shooters out there, the answer is you shoot better with 2 hands. Use a WML whenever appropriate but be familiar with handheld techniques. And don't listen to the stupid "they will shoot at the light" argument against a WML. It is rubbish and wielded like a club by the untrained followers of Ned.

Nice! Now that I have been bitten by the AK bug, I want a stamped version to go with my milled Arsenal.

Joe removed the upper finger bump and textured the lower one. I was going to have them both removed, but after seeing how I grip the pistol, Joe talked me out of it and I'm glad he did. It feels like the grip was custom molded to my hand now, and that little bump locks the frame into my firing grip.

I have been wanting to get some grip work done on my 2 main carry guns for a long time. So today I caught up with Joe at Modern Materiel just after lunch and dropped off a G23 and a G35 to him for some work. I got a call back around 8:00 tonight and he said to swing by and pick them up. I was shocked they were able to get them done that fast. Glock 23: I asked for an aggressive stipple job, remove top finger bump, shorted the length of pull, and relieve around the mag release. I usually carry my G23 with a SF X300U and a DG11 switch, so I didn't want the trigger guard undercut. To say I am pleased is an understatement. [ Fits my hand like the proverbial glove. The outline is clean and straight and the texture is aggressive but not painful. Glock 35: My G35 got something different - a mix of epoxy and silicon carbide. The only mod to the grip was to have the space around the mag release relieved. The silicone carbide feels like the frame was dipped in liquid skateboard grip tape. It sticks to your hand like your hand is make of velcro.

Fishnut, I got my dirty hands in your Shield today. You better go pick it up soon or I am going to talk Joe and Pete into selling it to me. It is freaking sweet!

Uber driver shoots would be robber: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/aventura/article121628207.html Uber has a "No guns" policy making them a tempting and popular target for robbers and carjackers.

Definitely not cops. Definitely used in theater.

I think you are overthinking it. Any of the G-Shocks will be rugged enough to handle the stress of your shooting days, and look tactical enough to be a "shooter's" watch while doing it. Find one you like the looks of and you are set.

Define military grade..... I don't think there is a mil-spec for watches that's any more specific than "it tells time, only loses 1 second a year, and the battery lasts this long". Other than possibly a "Hack" requirement, anything you look for in a watch as a civilian would be the same in a "military grade" version.

G Shock is the standard field watch for all the soldiers I know. They aren't issued, they aren't "military grade". They are affordable, rugged, and reliable. Most of them are the G Shock MudMan. A lot of the "special" guys I know wear some flavor of Suunto or Garmin that let's them navigate while operational. The really, really "Special" guys I know all wear Rolex Submariners.

Where did you get your $550 custom gun package for $25? Because I want one too. Sure MM is getting something out of it, but so is one of our members. Fishnut seems pretty happy about the last one...

Not catching your point Chris. You are paying 1/22 of the cost of the value of the item for a 1 in 22 chance of winning. Seems pretty fair to me. The benefit is, if you win, you are getting something worth 22 times more than you are paying for it. You are paying a nominal and affordable amount to receive, what for some, is a package they couldn't normally afford. The last one worked great for Fishnut. He ended up getting a nice grip job that maybe he wouldn't have spent the money on for himself. No one felt ripped off, the company got some of their products into the hands of members here, everyone was happy, and the guy doing the work was fairly compensated for his time and talent. Win, win, win, win.

Did you just assume your friends gender?

Sorry buddy.

C'mon Dirty, the comics have been out for years. At this point it isn't spoilers, it's pop-culture knowledge. That's like getting mad that someone told you that Vader was Luke's dad, or Verbal Kint was Keyser Söze, or Bruce Willis was a ghost all along. The show is different enough from the comics to be entertaining, even if you know what's going to happen. If you really don't want to know anything, avoid TWD topics. It's too hard for everyone to keep straight what not to talk about, especially when you are excited to see comic stuff in the show, or your favorite moment from the comics was just shown, and want to geek out with other fans.

Nothing to report and no one to report for "Stolen Valor". It's only a crime to claim military affiliation and/or honors that aren't yours if you profit from the false claims. Otherwise it's a just 1st amendment issue. Stop wasting your time that could be better spent doing something else on the musing of an old, evil, sick man and live your life. Karma will claim its due without your help.

Yeah. The BFG VCAS is my go-to sling.

When I had a 1 Point it was a Spectre MOUT sling. It was good kit. I used it for a while on my shotgun after I put a VCAS on my rifle. Now it's in gear bin somewhere in the basement...... I like the idea of the Proctor Sling. I'd like to get my hands on one to test out.

Interesting fact: The PR-16 and the PR-4 were both developed by Pat Rogers (hence the PR followed with a 4 for the M4 receiver extension and a 16 for the M16A2 stock) for the USMC while they were looking into the M4 for their Fleet and SOCOM units and then put into production by Pat's buddy Jeff Cahill at Tangodown

TD PR-4 is the answer you are looking for. Ditch the single point. BLUF - They suck. Get yourself a Quick Adjust 2point sling like the Blue Force Gear VCAS or the Viking Tactics VTAC.

Looks at the Ares SCR lower. Much better option IMO. Then you can keep that lower to build something else.

I read this as the main point for the post.

Until legislation is passed changing the current law, or case law is created following a trial, the law is in effect and enforceable. An AGs opinion may carry weight when the state is deciding to prosecute, but it doesn't instantaneously rewrite laws. I know Taser still will not sell to anyone in NJ except LE Agencies.