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Thanks! Can you register for both or is that frowned upon? I have only ever shot the multi-gun match with you guys. It was a lot of fun!

The stages aren't clear on weapons. Stage 1 states pistol or rifle Stage 2 is pistol (I am assuming as it requires weak and string hand only engagements) Stage 3 states pistol AND rifle Stage 4 gives pistol and rifle directions Stage 5 states rifle or pistol I am working on attending and am just curious what to bring. Can I shoot the whole match with a rifle? Is it a pistol only match? Can I pay for two entries and shoot all stages twice, one pistol and one rifle? Thanks.

Ammo may not always be the case and Glock and really does suck sometimes when these issues crop up. But... The QC of ammo manufacturers is currently at an all time low. I regularly see primers set too deep in the pockets, primers installed backwards or sideways, just plain bad primers in general, no flash hole in the case, no powder in the case, bullet set at an angle, cases crimped or rolled at the neck. In 10 years as a fireams instructor overseeing well over 25,000 rounds a year in student guns (pistol, rifle, subgun, & shotgun) and an additional 5000 - 10000 rounds a year that I shoot myself, I have never seen the amount of ammo related problems that I have seen in the last year and a half. Add the typical cops reluctance to maintain their weapon or to properly rotate ammo when loading/unloading their pistol and you will get these issues. Also, as GRIZ stated, when 60-70% of Law Enforcement Agencies I this country carry Glock, you will hear about their failures proportionally more than others. I have had to swap my striker on a few of my Gen 3 .40 Glocks as it approached the appropriate round count. It is a wear part and has a finite service life. Preventative Maintenance is important. Understand that I am not saying that Glock is incapable of making a bard part, or that MIM strikers are a good idea. I am stating that it seems like there is more to this story.

Try it now. Thanks for the heads up

I thought this was pretty good. Print it out and bring it to your next Dr appointment. If they start asking about firearms in your home, hand it over and ask the Doc to sign it. http://www.pnwgamer.info/gun_doc_form.pdf ETA: fixed link and added page 1 of the document to post.

Absolutely. I figured anyone with the audacity to use "SOCOM" as a screen name would be more enlightened. If you used an AR for HD (and I do, but that is a whole other topic) would you run an optic? Why not on a shotgun? The fundamentals of gunfighting are the same regardless of the platform: Marksmanship, Weapons manipulation, Tactics, and Mindset. Why would you choose to enhance your capabilities on one platform but not another? Why is that so hard to understand? A HD scenario requiring you to use deadly force by deploying a firearm will be fast and violent. This is when you want to be as quick and accurate as possible. Gunfights are won in the gaps. A thousandth of a second can separate the winners from the losers. Why wouldn't you want to give yourself every advantage possible in the defense of your life and the lives of your loved ones? The RDS allows you to keep both eyes open and maintain situational awareness, they are more accurate in low light and unconventional positions, they can make you faster and more accurate under stress. Where is the negative? Is a long gun with a standard bead/rifle/ghost ring set-up adequate? Sure. Is a long gun with a quality RDS sight more capable? Absolutely! Shoot some drills at typical room distances on a timer both with an RDS and without. Use a target with realistic hit zones known for faster incapicitation and fire 6 rounds as fast as you can with no misses. Be honest with regards to comparing your ability to balance accuracy and speed using both sighting systems and see what shakes. If you mean less accuracy at less speed is more dangerous to you and yours, than you are correct.

Why is an optic on a shotgun used for HD laughable?

I am afraid that you will find out that you just turned a $400 Aimpoint into a $520 Aimpont. Buy cheap, buy twice. I am curious though about how you conducted your extensive search? And how that search led you to "Sightmark"? Good luck with it. I hope it serves you better than I think it will.

Q tips Old T-Shirt Bore snake (appropriate caliber) Old tooth brush Dental pick Slip cleaning juice and EWL lube I wipe them down after a range session or two (sometimes 3 or 4) and they only get actually cleaned once a year.

Neither. I don't trust a sub caliber to stop a determined threat and I don't trust only 5 rounds to end a fight. If I had to choose one of those two, it would be the LCR. ETA: if it matters, I actually own an LCP. It gets carried occasionally, but never ever ever is it my only gun or my primary self defense peice.

I have an Aimpont PRO on my shotgun. Love it.

I would start by trying real Glock OEM mags, not the aftermarket Korean ones. In my experience the $$ you save on them is not worth the aggravation they bring. Glocks typically have weak ejection and rely on spring pressure on the follower in the mag to assist their anemic ejection. Don't believe it, try this: Load 1 round, remove the mag and fire. How does the brass eject? I bet it falls straight down the mag well or trickles out to the side. Another option is to install the correct extractor, bearing, and extractor spring. Good luck!

If the real ones are turds, I don't even want to think about how crappy the knock-offs are. If you have any intention at all of using this optic on a rifle to be used for SD/HD buy quality gear of a known and reputable manufacturer.

I would kill this thread quick and Donobieus needs some mentoring.

I don't shoot USPSA/IDPA but I do carry a gun regularly for work and shoot often (I did shoot in one OBRAMS .22 match where I used my work belt with dump pouch). I also consider myself a fairly serious shooter and am quite particular about my gear and my training. I use a dump pouch (my picks for this application are the CRYE/EAG dump pouch and the CSM New Dump Pouch) when I train and when I am working any job that requires me to wear my SWAT gear. There are appropriate and inappropriate times to use them, and it is impoortant to be able to recognize them while using one. Yes, the dump pouch has limitations and adds a bit of time to your tactical reload/reload with retention. It actually adds no time to your speed reload, because you shouldn't be going to the dumper in a speed reload. Overall, it is useful kit that serves more purposes than just dumping partially used mags into, or carrying extra gear to the range.

This ^^^ Succinct and to the point.

Please don't take this the wrong way. If you are relying on Range Officers to ensure your gun handling skills are correct and safe and your surroundings are secure, you shouldn't be carrying a firearm as a CCW holder. You are the ultimate responsibility for safe and proper handling of a firearm and situational awareness. All of the range officers in the world can't make you or youe encoronmen safe to carry a gun, they will just call you on it if you mess up after the fact. Please don't take that as an insult. It is not meant to be. I would bet that if you shoot IDPA/USPSA and take training classes you are fine. You are just uncomfortable taking thy initial responsibility after living in a state that makes the idea of CCW feel evil, dangerous, and taboo.

That falls under my 4th point above. You need to be past the "hand shake" stage with the firearm you intend to carry. Think of all the striker fired pistols out there - Glocks, M&P, XD, etc... There are hundreds of thousands of them out there carried daily and are essentially "cocked and locked" with no issues. Buy quality gear (gun, holster, mags, ammo), train with it, know its limitations, learn what you are capable of, and go forth and do good things.

My first RDS optic was an EoTurd. I still have it but it has been relegated to .22 trainer status. I will not rely on it for "social" work or even competition. I currently also have a number of EoTurds issued to some colleagues. On a good day at the range only a few will die during training. If we are lucky a little field maintenance and fresh batteries will get them up and running again. Usually only 1 or 2 units a month have to go back for repairs. We are in the process of transitioning to Aimpoints for everyone. You have an EoTech and you like it. It hasn't failed you (yet). I get it. Nobody likes to be told that they have an ugly baby, but it is a sobering realization that your choice in equipment will fail youand it is a lesson better learned before it costs you more than 1st place. I remember getting called out in the middle of the night. Driving to the scene of a possible hostage job and my EoTurd won't turn on. Trying to swap batteries in the back of a packed vehicle was a pain, but I got it done. Brand new batteries, life is good. We stand by for a few hours before getting the OK to go in. Make it into the basement and the EoTurd dies again. Flip to BUIS and finish. Get home, try new batteries, nothing. Unit has to go back for repair. I bought my first Aimpont (an M4/M68CCO model) that night. 3 weeks later I got the EoTurd back from repair and on to a training gun it went. It has gone back 3 times since then. I am saving for a T1 for the training rifle now too. I want the Eo Gone! By the way, if you "polish a turd" (new reticles, transverse battery box, move the controls, change the battery type) you still have a turd.

Zerosignal, I prefer the T1 over the Pro as well. (I have multiple T1s and PROs). Personally, the lighter weight and smaller profile is worth the extra $100. Not everyone feels the same way and I get that. Some shooters have different requirements for their gear than I do, and that is how it should be. I always recommend the PRO first to those new to RDS or casual shooters because in addition to the PRO being a lower cost alternative to the T1, subjectively the value (as opposed to cost) to them may be even higher based on their experience with RDSs, their personal use requirements for the optic, and the lower price. I also recommend the PRO because it comes in under most EoTurd (damn, it did it again) in price while offering the longer battery life, better controls, more options (ex. NV settings) and higher quality.

EoTurd? Oh, sorry. Must been my autocorrect on my phone. Happens all the time. I meant to type: EoPeiceOfFreakingGarbage Apologies for the miscommunication

Please 'splain. Gracias.

http://njgunforums.com/forum/index.php/topic/50692-alternatives-to-eotech/ Avoid the EoTurd. Get an Aimpoint PRO. More reliable optic with a longer battery life for a cheaper price.

Stupid - Check Blown out of proportion - Check Badly written news article meant to scare and enrage - Check Here is a picture if the "Gunmen" hired. Anyone who thinks that they would have shot someone over this better think again. A Cop or CCW/CHL holder still has to be able to articulate why they even pulled on someone. Is that person presenting a threat? Are they shooting? Are people screaming, bleeding out on the ground? Deciding to shoot someone is based on more than just what they are carrying or wearing. Including in a theater. Including after Aurora. This was just a theater trying to have fun and exercising some poor judgement. Were patrons right to call 911 if they felt scared. Absolutely. Would anyone have been justified engaging these idiots. Absolutely not. [kenobi]This isn't the outrage you were looking for. You can go about your business. Move along. [/kenobi]

Please don't carry a .22 for self defense. If you make a decision to carry a firearm, take it seriously. Carry a firearm that you shoot well (personally I believe that you should carry the gun you shoot the best regardless of the size or weight), is reliable, and is sufficient to get the job done. While size and weight may be a factor, they should be less important than: - The historical and realistic capabilities of the round it is chambered in (preferably a service caliber between .38/.357, 9mm, .357 Sig, .40S&W, and .45 ACP) - Your ability to shoot it - Reliability - How familiar you are with it. You should at least be in the conscious/competence stage with the weapon and its manual of arms - to include admin functions, malfunction clearance, manipulation of any safeties (if applicable), loading, presentation from the holster, securing in the holster. Remember, carrying a firearm for self defense or the protection of loved ones should be comforting. It does not necessarily mean it will always be comfortable. I don't buy into the argument that "if it is uncomfortable you will leave it at home". That is an excuse for the undisciplined and lazy. If you made the commitment, carry a weapon that is up to the task and dress in a manner to appropriately conceal it.