Combat Auto

Back in the day, I use to ride my 650 Yamaha (these were Jappanese "copies" of the famous 650 Triumph) back and forth from here to Virginia beach where I was station in the US Navy. On our very low pay, it was an offordable transportation alternative...I would do the 320 mile trip in under 6 hours comming up the Deleware pinicular, over the Deleware Memorial bridge and on to the NJ Turnpike. I did this regularly on weekends. Pulled up to the "Crew" hanging-out on "The Corner" on Friday nights about 9:00 PM for a weekend of Sex, Drinking, and Rock'n-Roll (I did not do drugs). Sunday at about 4:00PM, head back down to VA, and arrive on base abot 10:00 PM for Muster in the morning...I remember many a time late in the riding seasons drafting Gray-Hounds at 70 MPH to keep warm for a spell. - It was a fun time. Argh! What do you KIDs know about riding these days. You probably want Obama to pay for your Motercycle insurance, guarantee you safe passage, and give you a gold star for making such a big "emotional-trip". - "Ooouuu!, Look at me, I am riding a motorcycle - and I don't text and drive". ;-) ;-) ;-).

+1...unless you move that sg around with all day, buy another pistol. pistol is much more mobal...i would't count on a 22 for PD...9mm at the minimum; 40 better, 45 even better.

Is it on?

You can take the safty/decocker off firts - rack the slide and you are in Single action cocked...That was my plan up until last month with my unchambered PX4-45...However, I just decomissioned the PX4 and now have an XDM-Compatition (unschambered - so just have to rack), which has a kick-ass 5.3" extreemly accurate barrel (much more then the PX4), 13 R 45acp - 1 r more than PX4, a much, much more ergonomic grip than a PX4, and a nice SA trigger.

+10

awsome!

You have irratically awfull tasts in moveies ;-) (I guss that mean irratically good also :-)). The Godfarther 1 is one of the best movies of all time, any self-respecting gun owner knows this..GF2 was great too...GF3 is not so good. The Good/bad/ugly - I guess you don't really have any guns do you ;-)...This is a +10 classic - you just need to do concious release of reality a little...Kinda like when you watch WWF - just not as much :-).

just kidding of course. time to lock this one out! :-)

PM me, i have a quick, little-known, secreate to doing this, at a fair price.

C'mon Man - Cowboy-Up! ;-)

I put the small back strap in..Didn't help much...The PX4 is ok, but it has a 4" barrel that (all other things being equal) will not be as accurate as a 1911 with a 5" (or my XDm-Competition with a 5.3" barrel). Throw the fat grip in, throw the fact that I had to skate tape the grip cause it has almost no checkering on each side, throw the DA/SA issue in, throw the decocker in - I mean why bother. It is really not set up well for a "marksmen" type gun. I am talking 25 to 50 yards...I am sure it has a good application, I just can't figure out what that is :-)...It is a good first gun for the newbes that like the decocker...Of course it is all a matter of tasts - but there are several distict qualities it has that will make it harder to shoot the PX4 compared to other options out there...Granted, we all have different reasons to shoot. Mine is marksmanship first (this means shooting well at 25-50 yards), run and shoot competition, and as a side benefit to these PD...There are many folks, that put PD first and are mostly concerned with hitting center mass at PD distances - say 20-30 feet max (after that you will be indighted if you use your weopon) - the PX4 should work fine for them.

The FNX is a monster holding 15 rounds of 45 acp...It will be a challange to shoot this WELL with medium hands...Grip size and feel is an often overlooked and least talked about parameter when picking a pistol...You would do better with any of the single stack 1911s...With pistol shooting almost every part of the gun plays a part on how well it shoots for a specific individual...I have a sig 1911 and it is a good gun. But if you can afford a few $100 get a kimber (I have the Team Match 2 and it is an outstanding gun for the money; there are other less expensive kimbers too).

No worries, I'll have a 5 round 2" group for you soon (No-Rest; No RDS ;-)).

how big are you hands - s, M, L? This is not a trick question.

As far as Beretta, they look pretty for a platic gun...I bought a px4-45 as my first pistol about 14 months ago. Seemed smart with the decocker and all...Once you get into shooting though, you relize the decocker is not necessary, and that DA/SA stuff is for the birds. The PX4 was never especially accurate for me out at 25 yards because the grip is way too fat (for me). Nothing like a single stack for shootability :-). I decomisheded my PX4 and will likely sell it next year.

Not Bad (from a rest), but check this out: 25 yards, standing, 2 hand hold, NO-Rest, NO RDS ;-).. 1911: 2.5" 3 round group.

That is pretty good...Just like to see what other pistols can do vs my 1911 and my XDM-Comp...(When folks say very accurate they sometinmes mean 7y, 10y, etc - so always good to quantify).

Can you quantify "accurate" some? How many yards? What size Groups?

Yep, agree avoid being difficult....The issue is though, once you open the trunk, it may be opening a can of worms also..Then instead of a traffic fine discussion, it becaomes a gun discussion. And many cops (as well as shooters) don't know all the gun laws (for example, that you may transport hollow points to/from range). I think I would answer his questions politly; but kindly refuse to open the trunk.

How about NJ? If I get pulled over for a traffic violation on way to range. My pistols are in the trunk with my docs...Amo is in trunk in seperate box...But he sees my steel targets and stands in the passangers compartment...So he asks like they often do "where you going"...I would say the range...What if he wants me to pop the trunk. Legally do I have to follow his instructions?

No Problem my Friend - good discussion...Yep, the overwhelming majority of Military jobs have absolutly nothing to do with combativeness...And outside the Army and Marines, most branches do little to no tactical-combat training...Even in the Army, ouside the infantry same statement holds to a large extent...The Marines are well, Marines! ;-) (and of course each branch has their Special Ops/Seal types but that is a very, very small %.) - So hire them (Qualified) Vets!

There are always exceptions to any statistical type phenomina...But militart service is an excellent "first-filter" to picking an employee (sure, if you found out he was disonerable discharged; or he went in a buck-private and came out a buck privite - you would dig alot further)...Also, you can measure common scense to some degree in a short amount of time, not sure how an employee would measure courage. Military service takes courage. Things like Peace Corp takes courage. Sailing across the atlantic solo takes courage :-)...So again, being a Veteren scores points in the courage dimension also.

We need to be specific...When you say "former solders", how do you define this? (ie all veterens; only veterens from specific branches of the military: Ie army, navy, marines, AirF; only solders that actually were in combat?; some other parameter?)...The answer to this is very important to the credibility of your assertion.

I think your claim is purly conjecture (at best). Which is fine, this is the Internet, most of what is posted is opinion...If you have something tangable, or even antidodail if there are a few examples I would be very interested. I am all for avaoiding the SWAT-Cop mentality when it isn't needed. Till then, hire the Veterens. There is no other group that has done so much for so many and recieved so little back...A young man/women who goes through the discipline, hard work (with extreemly low pay), travel (means being exposed to other cultures and ways of seeing the world), mega-responsibility, and maturity that Military service brings at such a young age - puts them head and shoulders above their civy counterparts (I know, I went through this transformation many decades ago. I choose to go to University after the military. I went from stright C's in High-school to straight A's at University. Yes, I was a few years older then other students, but from a maturity standpoint, I felt like I was surrounded by "Babys" :-)).