High Exposure

Either works for me.

Troy is making one as well. Has 1/7 twist rifling - not straight rifling. Designed to be fired with 2 hands - pistol grip and broom handle vert grip - So it isn’t a pistol. It doesn’t have a stock, so it isn’t a rifle. Overall length makes it not an AOW. Squarely in the “Firearm” realm.

You are missing some Data points on these questions. 1) I want an optic but I am not looking for an optic ready pistol because I prefer to have the optic milled for direct attach. 2) None. I don’t want an optic ready pistol. I’ll pay $250-$400 for custom millwork to get what I want. The price I’m willing to pay is dependent on features, options, services, and quality. 4) My pistol is life saving equipment. I want the best equipment possible to make hits at distance under all lighting conditions - to include NODS. I’m looking for enhanced offensive capabilities. I will also use the optic for training and competition in furtherance of my end goal. I don’t care what it looks like and gaming/comps are not my primary use concerns.

Oh, agreed 100% Shane. My response about irons was to David.

My first milled slide I had the Irons in front of the RMR. My second, I put the irons behind the RMR. I discovered, it didn’t matter. They both work equally well. YMMV

Nobody said it would be low cost and, in this instance, you will pay for what you get. There are boutique shops that cater to the Gucci-gun crowd. There are big names that are in demand in the serious defensive or competition crowd. There are small shops that do quality work for a reasonable price. Do your due diligence and make sure you get what you are looking for.

American soldiers, sailors, and airmen - along with our British and Canadian partners - took the first steps to save the world. Remember them.

Wow PB! Thanks for sharing. This post made me very happy! Beautiful pieces there.

Depending on where you send it they will be able to incorporate the existing rear sight cut into the MRDS footprint and then mill in a new dovetail for the suppressor height rear sight either in front of or behind the optic cut.

That was rough to watch. I loved the Deadwood series, but did Shakespeare rise from the dead and write the script? Oh well, I guess it was better than nothing...

Good news The French Senate approved the govt-sponsored Notre Dame Restoration Bill, but decided to add a clause in accordance with which the Cathedral " must be restored to the state it was before the blaze". French Senate says Notre-Dame must be restored exactly how it was The Local [email protected] @thelocalfrance 28 May 2019 12:29 CEST+02:00 French Senators have stipulated that Notre-Dame cathedral must be restored exactly how it was before the devastating fire that tore through the Paris landmark. On Monday evening, the French Senate approved the government's Notre-Dame restoration bill - but added a clause that it must be restored to the state it was before the blaze, striking a blow to the government which had launched an international architecture competition to debate ideas on the restoration. The subject of the rebuilding of the cathedral - which was left badly damaged after fire tore through the roof and destroyed the spire on April 15 - has become a fraught battleground between traditionalists who want an exact restoration and others who favour a more imaginative take. Some of the suggestions have included a rooftop garden, an 'endless spire' of light and a swimming pool on top of the building. The Senate has now approved the restoration bill already passed by the French parliament to allow work on the structure to be completed in time for the Paris Olympics in 2024 - but requires that the restoration be faithful to the “last known visual state” of the cathedral, in an attempt to check the government, which has launched an international architectural competition soliciting designs for renovation. The question of whether Notre-Dame will be restored identically has become a political battleground. French president Emmanuel Macron has called for “an inventive reconstruction”, while Paris' Socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo favors an identical restoration and called herself “conservative” on the subject. Senators also removed a controversial clause from the law which would give the government the power to override regulations on planning, environmental and heritage protection and public tenders. Many members of the Senate, dominated by the right-wing opposition, have been especially critical of President’s Macron’s promise to finish reconstruction within five years. The law would enable the government to create an établissement public à caractère administratif (EPA), or public project, to oversee the reconstruction project. This EPA would itself be placed under the authority of the Ministry of Culture, currently directed by Franck Riester. Another minor modification is the backdating of a proposed tax break for those who have made donations for the cathedral’s reconstruction. The bill approved by the Assemblée nationale outlines a national subscription project to be put in place in order to manage funds collected, making donations made from April 16th through December 31st eligible for a deduction of 75 percent, up to €1,000. The Senate has pushed the beginning of this period back to April 15th, so that those who made the earliest donations will not be penalised. Because of the changes imposed, the bill cannot now pass directly in to law, so the Senate and the Assemblée nationale will now attempt to come to an agreement on a version of the bill that will become law. Source: https://www.thelocal(dot)fr/20190528/french-senate-says-notre-dame-must-be-restored-exactly-to-how-it-was

Check out the ALG 6 Second Mount if you are looking at frame mounted optic choice for a defensive-use pistol. Marry that to a Raven “Bucket of Justice” holster and you have a decent carry setup.

Aaron Cowan of Sage Dynamics did a pretty good wrote up on RDS use on pistols. If you are at all interested in trying one, you should really give this a read. It’s long, but brings up some great points and backs it with his experience. http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/7dc128_50a7c57f2d284e53bca8584a7f7925b1.pdf

Yeah. Every class I have ever had with Joe was at the Steel City Range but I always thought that was Hellertown.

If you already have the optic and a pistol, why don’t you try a dovetail mount. That’s the easiest and cheapest way to dip your toe in the MRDS pool. Straight rear sight replacement mount: https://www.trijicon.com/na_en/products/product3.php?pid=RM44 Or with iron sights built in: https://dueckdefense.com/shop/handguns/glock/rbu-for-trijicon-rmr-glk/

I like the optic melted into the slide as low as possible. In my experience, the lower the dot, the less of a learning curve as the dot is closer to where you are used to finding the iron sights on a presentation. Because of that, I prefer a standard pistol milled specifically for my chosen optic, rather than something like the Glock MOS or other “optics ready pistol” that requires mounting plates and/or shims that raise the optic higher than necessary.

If you are serious look at Parker Mountain Machine. They do a fantastic job with the 320 (and Glocks too).

He can’t Tex. The trigger hurts his little finger remember?

Below is the speech that USN Captain (Ret.) Peter Wikul gave on Memorial Day 2015 at Pachaug Cemetery, and I think it cuts to the heart of the matter. Memorial Day Speech 2015 Pachaug Cemetery “Say a prayer, shed a tear, toast our fallen heroes.” Memorial Day is a day of remembrance. It is a solemn day when we Americans commemorate those who were killed on the field of battle, on the sea, or in the air. It is also a day of remembrance for those who died in uniform protecting our great nation in peacetime between wars. Memorial Day used to be called Decoration Day. This started within a few years after the American Civil War, where Americans fought Americans for over four years. American veterans from the US Army and the Confederacy began formally decorating the graves of the war dead with flowers to honor their sacrifice and memory. Sometime in 1882, people began calling Decoration Day, Memorial Day. Then in 1971, Congress enacted the National Holiday Act of 1971, formally establishing Memorial Day as a national holiday of remembrance. Memorial Day is not a day intended to be a happy day of celebration. I often hear people greeting each other and veterans on this day with “Happy Memorial Day.” Veterans are uncomfortable with this. Maybe the best thing to say is: “Good to see you this Memorial Day.” Memorial Day is not Veterans Day. Many people will tell a veteran or an active duty service person, “Thank you for your service.” We veterans and the active duty are uncomfortable with this. We know it is well-intentioned, but get kind of uneasy. Why you ask? Because we know those buried beneath us have made the ultimate sacrifice and we have not. It “is” their day, not ours. Best just to say, “Good Morning, good to see you this Memorial Day.” “Good to see you this Memorial Day”, you say. Yes, it “is” good to see you this Memorial Day because we are “together”, we Americans, we veterans, we active duty, and we citizens, yes we are all together remembering and honoring the memory those who made the ultimate sacrifice by giving their life for us in the defense of our great nation, in the defense of our Declaration of Independence, in defense of our Constitution, of our Bill of Rights, our land, and our way of life. So, today, we say a prayer, shed a tear, and toast our fallen heroes. Memorial Day is really not the day to go shopping to buy things, we can do that another day. Memorial day is not just another three-day holiday, we have lots of them on our calendar. Memorial day is not just the beginning of summer for family picnics and barbecues. Memorial is a solemn day. It is a day to: “Say a prayer, shed a tear, and toast our fallen heroes.” It’s OK to have a family barbecue today, the fallen would want us to….just taken a moment to: “Say a prayer, shed a tear, and toast our fallen heroes.” Reflect and teach your children that freedom is not free. It has a price. That price is blood. It is national treasure. For how do we console or thank a Gold Star Mother for the life of her son or daughter. We cannot. We can only: “Say a prayer, shed a tear, and toast a fallen hero.” I’ll conclude with a short story. It’s about a fallen Navy SEAL, Michael Monsoor. On September 29, 2006 Michael and other SEALs were fighting from a rooftop in Ramadi, Iraq, when an insurgent threw a grenade at them. Now Michael had already many times proven his bravery and courage by being awarded a Bronze Star Medal with V for Valor and a Silver Star Medal. What did Michael do? He fell on the grenade and absorbed the explosion saving the life of his teammates. He lived another 30 minutes before he died. Michael made the ultimate sacrifice and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Michael’s action was above and beyond the call of duty. A few years later, after a Navy SEAL Foundation dinner, there was an after-party. Michael’s Gold Star Mother, Sally Ann, ordered a round of tequilla for all the SEALs there and there were many. We toasted our fallen comrade and we all hugged and kissed Michael’s Mom. I carry a coin commemorating his service. So today at my barbecue, for Michael, and all my fallen comrades, those I never knew, I will simply: “Say a prayer, shed a tear, and toast my fallen heroes.” Thank you all for honoring our fallen hero’s today. May God bless you, may God bless our great nation, and it is “Good to see you this Memorial Day.”

I am looking at the X5 or the Xcarry..... I should have permits in a week or so.

Of those, I highly recommend S&T. Joe Riedy gives an excellent class that is close to home, it is affordable and a required a reasonable round count. I’m 90% sure I will be at Pistol II on 6/15. I try to take a couple of classes a year from Joe. It’s a great tune up

You are not wrong. I hate the phrase “Happy Memorial Day”. I think we had a similar discussion thread last year. https://www.njgunforums.com/forum/index.php?/topic/91328-memorial-day-the-democratic-holiday/

You misunderstand. I’m not telling you what you found interesting and engaging. I’m saying that the author himself has stated he was telling a story about a nation. This was his story to tell, we were just along for the ride. If you can understand his perspective and intent of the story, the details of the characters - IMO - make more sense and make the episodes more enjoyable.

100% Correct.

False. You just watched 8 seasons of a show about a kingdom. A story of a realm - not a race, a family, or an individual. You may not like that fact, but it wasn’t your story to tell. George RR Martin has said since the beginning the kingdom is the main character. I was never Team Stark or Team Lannister or any other house. I was Team Westeros. We were watching a history, not a biography.