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If you are going to get a Mossberg, avoid pistol grips with AR stocks. Makes it really hard to use the safety. Get the Magpul furniture. Best of both worlds - feels like a pistol grip, but has a standard stock so you can use the safety appropriately. Also, avoid pure pistol grip shotguns. They appropriately fit a specialized role, but for general use a shotgun with a stock will serve you much better. They do look cool though. IMHO, YMMV, etc...

I've not needed Aimpoint CS yet (knock on wood) but I haven't heard anything other than what you describe from those that have.

Meh, this argument has been back and forth for years. NDs are a software issue, not a hardware one. If your finger is off the trigger until you are justified and ready to shoot, you won't have a problem. If your finger is on the trigger when it shouldn't be, you will one day get the dreaded "unexpected loud noise". There have been just as many NDs with DAO guns as with SAO/Striker guns - all because fingers were on the trigger. The trigger finger can exert upwards of 32lbs of pressure in a startle, sympathetic, or postural disturbance response. Until they make a gun with a 35lb trigger, we will continue to have NDs if people violate the 3rd rule of firearms safety. I do not buy the "long trigger pull gives you time to decide to not shoot" theory. I don't care how long the trigger pull is, it will never be long enough to change your mind mid-trigger pull - not to mention that you will not be able to stop your finger that fast if you already made the decision to shoot. You may stop from firing twice or more, but that first shot is going when faced with deadly force. When it comes to holstering - yes it is nice to have that hammer under your thumb. But, you should be looking at your holster when you put the gun away. If you can't take your eyes off your immediate surroundings, or a threat you just stopped, for a split second to make sure you holster safely and securely, you should probably be keeping your gun out, not putting it away. My first issued gun was a S&W 4013TSW DA/SA gun. I shot it very well. Hell, I passed Firearms instructor school with it when everyone else was shooting Glocks and 1911's and having trouble. Personally I have a bigger problem with grip size than I do with trigger types, for I have the hands of a 12 year old Swedish girl. For example - when shooting a Beretta 92 my trigger finger can barely reach the trigger face in DA. In SA, I can reach the trigger easily. It's not a DA/SA trigger issue, it's a LOP issue. I do see a significant improvement with shooters using guns with a single trigger pull (regardless of DAO, SAO, or striker) over pistols with two different pulls. In my experience, a marginal shooter with a DAO gun will be a more consistant shooter than a marginal shooter with a DA/SA gun - all else being equal.

I find your ideas intriguing and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter! I don't shoot long range, rarely over 100 yards - occasionally out to 300, so I am not much help here. But, I wanted to say that this sentence is awesome, and I agree 100%!

PB, I think they switched to the 229 Elite in mid 2014.

I'm not telling you guys this to make you paranoid or to slam Sig. I am just passing on info. It's simple: • Know what the issues are and watch for them • Follow your manufacturers preventative maintenance intervals • Inspect your guns when you clean them Follow the above and you'll be fine. This goes for any gun you own. Any gun you have, built by any manufacturer, can have unexpected and unforeseen issues.

They do not. I know NBPD is still considering Sigs to replace them. Don't know that the NJSP is doing. They were told by the Sig rep to look into the Legacy Series with the old style extractor. He said it's because it would fit their existing holsters better. When asked point blank if it was really because the new extractors were garbage the rep clammed up and got all uncomfortable.

I wasn't being snide, just passing on info. No company makes a perfect product all the time. Glocks had a big issue with their 9mm guns when they went to Gen4. 3rd gen .40 Glocks are notorious for issues with mounted WMLs. Both agencies guns are Sig 229. NJSP uses 9mm NBPD uses .40 Guns at both agencies are about 8 years old if I remember right - with an approx 400 round a year firing schedule. Probably more for the gun guys, less for everyone else.

Not so freaky. NJSP just had Sig come down to inspect their guns after a large number of failures at the range. They aparantly found a lot of issues with the NJSP guns.... NBPD also has had cracked frames and broken extractors recently on a large number of their Sigs as well. ETA: Sig tested 500 random NJSP guns and had a failure rate of 22% - Cracked frames, broken extractors, cracked locking lugs. NBPD failures reportedly mirror that.

Not particular that I am aware of. Just something that has a reputation for being in spec and decent quality.

RTSP?

I know! and Steve was my first choice as well - his shop is close to me. I was going to bring my BiL there, but he is jonesing for a lower, and I can't get him there until next week.

My Brother in Law needs to pick up a lower. He is up in Verona. Any suggestions for reputable FFL with a good stock of quality lowers? Thanks.

Awesome. Looking forward to the AAR. I almost went up there for a Jeff Gonzales/Trident Concepts course but the training Gods were against me. Exeter is a good resource and a good location for major talent to come down and teach. A wise man once told me that there were no "expert" gunfighters. Just men that executed the basics of gun handling, on demand (which is much different than on command), faster and more accurately than their opponents.

Help me NJGF, you are my only hope. Rain barrels. Anyone here have one? Costco had nice looking one on sale and the wife and I picked one up. The plan is it will just be used to water the garden and such. Trying to decide the best way to set one up. Is a diverter necessary or just preferred? I was going to just run the gutter directly into the barrel, but not sure if that's the best way. Also, how high does it need to be off the ground? I bought two big pavers (they are bigger than the footprint of the barrel and a lot 1.5" thick) and was going to stack them, but I am not sure that 3" will get it high enough. All experience and all insights are welcome!

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Ice liebe deutsches Essen und Bier! The Asbury Biergarten and Festhall is superb. A Kostritzer and some Sauerbraten. I just may go tonight! http://www.asburybiergarten.com Also, Killmeyer's on SI isn't too bad either: http://www.killmeyers.com/ I will be checking out Reichenbach ASAP!

Fox News did a blurb on Pat tonight on their "One More Thing" segment on "The 5": http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/the-five/videos

Even his basic class was geared to fighting with a rifle. I have been shooting and teaching the carbine for years. I got quite a bit from his basic class. Do it. You will not be disappointed.

I just got back from Pat's funeral. I was honored to be invited and to be included in mourning Pat's passing by his family, friends and pillars of the firearms and training community. At first I felt out of place with the caliber of folks there - Paul Buffoni, Jeff Cahill, Jeff Gonzales, John Murphy, John Spears, John Chapman, Freddie Blish..... But that quickly subsided as everyone knew that if you were there, Pat saw something in you, and that means they did too - no questions asked. Saw a few old friends made in Pat's classes. I met a few new friends as well. I met people I had never met face to face but I knew all about them - Pat was a hub and shared everyone's success and failures with the rest of his inner circle. As he drove between venues to teach he would scroll through his contact list and catch everyone up on what everyone else was up to. Pat, my friend, rest easy, learning has occurred. I will miss you. Until Valhalla.

I have the same pinch issue. They bite my hand hard - I figured it was just me. I just carry a G22 mag as a reload when I carry the G27 as a backup. Also, when the G27 is on my hip (or my ankle) it has a standard mag with a flat floorplate. If you are going to carry it with an extended mag or with a pinky extension you may as well carry a G19/23 as the grips - the part of the pistol that is hardest to conceal - are now the same size.

Better off getting some G19 mags and the sleeves to fill in the gap in the 26 if you want the capacity.

Wow! The really messed up part is - I have seen worse.

Put the driver in the screw and tap it with a hammer. Tap it solid. See if that loosens anything up for you. If not, use heat, applied judiciously and no longer than needed.

I just attended S&T's Shotgun Operators Course on Saturday at the Steel City Range in Bethlehem, PA. This was my 4th class with Joe Riedy. Excellent course. As always, Joe delivered a well thought out and well executed class - it was safe, it was fun, and I learned a thing or two. Life is good. Reasonable cost, reasonable round count, close location, outstanding instruction, reasonable student:instructor ratio. Checks all the boxes I require. Seriously guys, if you are looking for excellent training in how to actually fight with a a gun (these are not shooting courses) take a class with Sights & Trigger. You will not be disappointed.