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Eric, Have you had a chance to get your hands on a VCOG or any variable powered scope? The VCOG is very nice, but it's expensive, heavy, has a mediocre reticle, did I mention it's expensive? I was serious above - get a PRO and binoculars and spend the rest of the money you would have blown on a VCOG on hookers and blow (training and ammo). You will be more effective with a PRO, 2K rounds of quality ammo, and a multi day training, class than just a VCOG on your rifle. I wouldn't say no to a VCOG, in fact I am in the market for a variable powered scope myself, but I already have a bunch of Aimpoints. A MRDS on top of a scope blows goats, and personally, I think that the 45degree offset sights are polished turds - but they are way better than then the super high MRDS. And just FYI, I can ring an 8" steel disk out to 200 yards all day long with my PRO.

Keep an eye on the swap meet on this forum. I have picked up 2 BNIB Aimpoint PROs there in the last year for $300 each.

Me three. Not 100% on the Shield but with the 2 subcompact Glocks (identical sized guns) I have, the G26 9mm is subjectively much "easier" to shoot than the G27 .40S&W. Not that the G27 is hard to shoot, the recoil is just much snappier/sharper than the .40S&W than the comparably soft shooting 9mm. With modern guns made from modern materials and advanced construction methods, there is no longer much benefit to the .380 unless you are going tiny. It used to be that if you wanted a small gun you had to get a .380, .32, .25, etc.... Now you can get 9mm guns the same size (or slide enough that it doesn't matter) as a .380 pistol that shoot just as well as their Kurtz counterparts. If you do decide on the .380, stay with FMJ ammo. You are going to want all the penetration you can get with that round - you have to reach the important parts of you want to stop a fight.

Get an Aimpoint PRO and a set of good binoculars. You're welcome

I think what Vlad G was saying was that there is no "quieter" of the two. If I shot an AR with a crowned barrel, a barrel with a thread protector, and a rifle with a brake/comp on it - I doubt you would be able to determine which one I shot by sound alone, or to tell me which one is quieter. However, if I set you up with a blindfold and had you shoot each rifle without being told which one it was, I guarantee you could tell which one had the brake/comp over the ones that didn't based on feel, but not volume.

I IWB a G35 with RMR and SFX300U regularly in all seasons with no issues - for reference I am 5'6" and 180lbs. With the right holster, belt, and cover garment you can carry a full size 1911 with ease. Many people do daily. In any event, with a IWB rig the length of the slide isn't really an issue as it will be inside your pant leg. The length and width of the grip is the more important factor when carrying IWB as that is the part of the gun most likely to print under your cover garment. If you can carry either of two guns that are comparable in size, why would you not select a duty rated caliber over the sub-caliber .380? You are paying the weight/size penalty of a larger pistol but not getting the benefits of a duty caliber that the bigger heavier gun affords you.

Agreed 100% Everyone knows guns are loud. Everyone knows that gas escapes the muzzle when shooting. Everyone needs to get over it. If someone wants to shoot their rifle indoors so be it. The gun should be set up to the shooter's preferences, not their possible shooting neighbors. I'm not saying to not be courteous, or polite, or friendly to other shooters. I'm just saying they shouldn't dictate how your rifle is setup because they don't like it. The loudest gun I ever shot next to in an indoor range wasn't even a rifle, it was a .44 Desert Eagle. That thing was way louder than my AR. I didn't whine about it. I said hi, let him shoot my rifle, I shot his pistol and we got into a rhythm of I shoot, he shoots. Easy. As far as brakes/comps they make a huge difference when shooting, yes even the puny 5.56 can be tamed by a quality muze device - reducing felt recoil, reducing muzzle rise, decreasing split times - these are all advantages that can be the resut of a good brake or muzzle. Granted the degree of effectiveness is very subjective to individual shooters and which device is better is often argued about, but that doesn't change the fact that they do work.

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How could I be good if I knew nothing about pool prior? In my mind, one foot has to always be off the floor and the idea is to get all the colored balls in the pockets by hitting them directly with the bridge, using only one hand, without disturbing the white ball in any way. I can do this 100% of the time after 10k hours. Am I a grand master? How good am I now that I practiced the game as played above? Would I have learned concepts like putting english/spin on the ball? How about what a true scratch is? Would I learn 9 ball as well as billiards? How about snooker? Would I learn the true strategic side of playing pool, or only how to hit the balls into pockets? You are right, training is key - but - Training is not the same as practice. Training requires a teacher, an observer, and for the lack of a better word a "grader" that can measure your success and failure and keep a record of your improvements in a realistic, repeatable, and consistent manner. The practice is what happens in between the training sessions, after a "test" and before a new block of instruction. Another part in this is human nature. How many people practice what you are bad at? Not many. Most people do what they enjoy for a hobby. People want to be entertained, have fun, and feel good about themselves. How much training/practice value is there in repeatedly doing what you can already easily accomplish? A buddy of mine said "Learning only occurs after repeated demoralizing failures". How many folks put themselves through "repeated demoralizing failures" of their own volition in the name of bettering themselves at thier hobby?

I want to be better tomorrow than I was today. There is nothing else. I wish I could shoot every day. But I can't. So I dry fire when I can, I do dry manipulations when possible. Do those count to my 10K? Think of how good some self taught shooters you know are. Then imagine how much better they could be if they were trained by someone that knows what they are doing. Again, you don't know what you don't know. You may be able to hit the target repeatedly, but there is much more to shooting than that.

Practice makes permanent, not perfect. Practice alone will not make you better. If you practice your drawstroke 5000 times, but you are doing it wrong, what have you done to better yourself? You have only turned a bad habit into a training scar that now needs to be forgotten and replaced with a proper draw stroke. Training, under the watchful eye of someone who knows what they are doing, is what is needed. Then practice, followed up by more training at regular short intervals to make sure what you did was right. I am curious when the golden 10,000 hours starts. The very first time you pick up a gun? Immediately after your first training session? Does it take into account natural talent, idiots, and everyone in between? I absolutely suck at pool. If I just pick up a pool cue and start whacking balls () will I be a grandmaster in 10,000 hours? I may be better than when I started, but I will never be great. Because I don't even know what I don't know about the game.

Scorpio, sorry for your family's loss. First call the Police and file a report. Once you have a case number call the CC companies and open a claim. They are generally helpful. The CC companies want their money or their pound of flesh so they will investigate and then refer their findings to LE when they have developed a suspect. Tbill, that sucks bro. That's either an inside job, or they are careless with thier trash/data security on closed accounts.

Pretty good article about Putin and an incident that likely influences him to this day: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32066222

It looks like once zeroed it has a 50/200 and 100/300 impact point on the reticle. From 0-300 how much math are we teally talking about? Again, admitting my ignorance on the topic, is it really any harder than remembering your hold offs with a RDS?

Dumb question, and I think I know the answer, but - what's the difference? Follow up question, which is better and why? I am woefully lacking in knowledge regarding magnified optics, especially variable powered models.

Anyone have the gouge on this optic? http://www.vortexoptics.com/product/vortex-strike-eagle-1-6x24-riflescope-ar-bdc-reticle/reticle Brownells has it for pre-order at ~ $320

Just jealous. You skipped all the crying, not sleeping, and poopy pants and went right to a little person you can interact with.

Ha! I thought the same thing

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You can almost buy 3 Glocks for that price! Get te G19, spend the rest of the money on ammo and a class.

If you are going away, pull the manual release on the auto garage door and zip tie it in the open position so it can't catch the chain again. Also lock the locking bar on your garage doors.

I'm not 100% on this, but I don't think the Sub2K will fire at all when folded. That is the distinction that makes them OK. The Law Folding Adapter adapter will still allow the rifle to fire once. ETA: Also in this state, I don't think Prosecutor's, judges, juries, or most police are gun-savvy enough to make the distinction between semi auto and single shot you are talking about here, or would care to.

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