High Exposure

The influence Pat had on the small arms training and equipment procurement for the USMC special ops community is astounding. I miss that man every day. Luckily, I have a few reminders:

You need a playing card. That’s a sign of either carelessness or thinking you know more than you do. It is a valuable reminder either way.

A carry gun shouldn't have rust, or pitting, or dust bunnies behind the trigger. It should have marks and scratches, wear spots, and areas of thinning finish. When I see gun like that that, I know that the person carries and practices with that gun. They probably are proficient. I have had people I have arrested with guns tell me, after the fact, that they didn’t want to push me because my duty gun grip is beat up and they could tell I practiced. Now the difference is when I am working, my gun is on display in my Duty Holster. Your CCW should be hidden. So my question is - who are you showing your gun to that you are worried about wear marks? If it’s solely for resale value/collector purposes, buy another gun for carry. Otherwise, be proud of the work, time, effort, and money that went into developing those character marks. Each one is a sign of your improved proficiency and your dedication to preparing yourself for the worst day of your life. You need a new mindset, not a new holster.

Welcome from another Monmouth County guy. There’s a few of us here. And good call on the Pork Roll. You are clearly a man of education and integrity. Plus, it proves you can read. Now @BoatGuy go here: https://www.njgunforums.com/forum/index.php?/topic/54786-pork-roll-or-taylor-ham/#comment-705026 And vote accordingly.

Your gunsafe.

I ended up getting a QC1 blowback bolt and barrel and just built a blowback upper. I had to mess with action springs and buffer weights, but now it runs like a sewing machine. The RW .40 DI upper sits in the safe gathering dust until I can find time and motivation to work on it.

I’m staying out of the lube issue on this (I run just Slip EWL on everything and have had ZERO lube issues problems) - but Screwball has a valid point. If he was talking about blowback PCCs, you are correct. A 9mm and a .45 blowback PCC are relatively equal. However, Screwball is talking about a DI PCC, not a blowback PCC. There is a world of difference in the operation of a direct gas pistol caliber carbine chambered in .45 vs one chambered in 9mm - if you can get a DI 9mm to run at all. Hell, my .40 DI PCC built by Ron Williams is very problematic and I have not been able to get it to run reliably at all. Sometiems getting a non standard AR to run reliably comes down to FM (Fuckin’ Magic). If changing lube works to get his gun running reliably, then that’s what he has to do.

Grrrrrr.... no. I’ll be at Penn State for the Wisconsin game. Which will also be fun, taking my son to his first football game, but I really wanted to take Joe’s low light class....

Aridus CROM Mount with Aimpoint T1 https://www.aridusindustries.com/products/beretta-1301-tactical-aimpoint-micro-crom/

Switchology matters. If you can’t operate your light intuitively, it’s in the wrong spot. If I have a tape switch, I prefer light on the right side - think 1 o’clock if the front sight is noon. I then like to mount the tape switch (preferably a switch with both constant and momentary on abilities) where my support thumb (I’m a righty) can easily reach it and my right thumb can also reach it if necessary. If I don’t have a tape switch and am using a clock tailcap, then the light goes at 11 o’clock so my support had thumb can activate the light using the switch on the ass end of the light body. My right thumb can still come over the top and activate the light of necessary (if I switch shoulders).

Can I have it?

Not worth it. You are looking for a hardware solution as a quick fix for a software problem. That rarely works. Yes, a magnifier will help you see better, but it will not help you shoot better. You’ll just see your missed shot a little more clearly. Plus, you get what you pay for. I can’t imagine a $100 magnified having decent glass. The Romeo 5 is a decent optic. I recommend you spend more money on ammo and training instead of a magnifier and learn to master the RDS. You will find you are faster and equally as accurate from 0-200 yards with just the dot as you are with a dot and a flip up magnifier.

That story sounds fishy to me. Not the tactics used by the bad guys - that’s totally believeable. But the author’s response to so many warning signs is what’s unbelievable to me. I was with him until he decides to go into the store and leave his wife alone so he can use the rest room anyway - even after he witnessed another car that pulls in and is immediately accosted by even more dongs. He figures out their tactics, their numbers, and his inability to respond in a worst case scenario and he stays there? Seriously? No. You get your gas and you go after the first time you are asked for money. No one has to pee that badly.

Cluck U is pretty good. There used to be a place called “Chicken and Rib Crib” in Hoboken. Dunno if it’s still there, but man the food was good. “Wings Over Rutgers” in New Brunswick is amazing if you are looking for wings or tenders. Their sauces and dry rubs are freaking out of this world.

Yeah man. That’s a fun gun to shoot!

I’m taking my wife and son to Penn State (her alma mater) for the weekend for a PS vs Wisconsin football game. Sorry brother!

Hill People Gear: https://hillpeoplegear.com/ You are welcome.

When the Flyers are above the Devils in the stabdings we’ll talk:

Lol. Yes. I know. Most notably the dome shaped striker safety plunger of Gen 1-4 guns has been replaced with an A-frame/ramped striker safety plunger. I think that has the most affect on the new feel. It gives you a very smoothed out, even, and steady trigger pull. The smoothness makes it feel lighter, but it isn’t.

I haven’t even put this gun in a holster yet. I literally bought it about an hour and a half before I posted. I imagine it will feel about the same as a Glock 19 out of the holster.

Just bought a Blue Label Glock 45 tonight at TTC. 10 rounds at 10 yards with crappy plastic Glock sights. I’ll take it. The trigger feels significantly different than my 3rd Gen guns. I like the grip without the finger grooves. I never minded them on the 3rd Gen but I like the featureless grip.

Great AAR! Thanks for writing up your experiences. Sounds like an awesome class!

Wowzers! Looks like a Cheaper Than Dirt catalog three up on your rifle. You should probably clean that up.