Alex V

It's not as easy as a Glock or M&P. I can do those with my eyes closed at this point. There is a really small spring that controls the slide catch and sits between it and the locking block, it wont shoot out when you remove the locking block, but it may fall out and due to it's size you may never notice it. Additional the spring controlling the part that is activated by an empty magazine and engages the slide lock sits inside the side of the locking block and was a pain to figure out. The HKPro forum thread linked from the Lobos website which is supposed to show how to disassemble the pistol no longer has any of the photos up. I had to basically figure it out for myself. This caused a lot of cursing and veiled threats to just throw the whole pistol in the trash. Eventually I figured it out. Also, the pin that sits on the left side of the pistol and doesn't go all the way through is a giant pain in the ass. The direction is to use a flat head screwdriver to push it out from the inside, this works, but I had to apply a lot more force than I expected. The video on the HK Parts website showing the install of the springs gets you half way to replacing the trigger, I just couldn't find any tutorial on a fill disassembly and had to figure it out myself. I know its an awesome pistol, but those Germans could have made it simpler, there is no need for that many parts on a striker fired gun lol.

Trigger: http://www.lobos-industries.com/products/g72dxor257l2shg7kcr41fcard5eq9 They are made in batches so if you want one just put yourself on the notification list and you'll get the "in stock" email. Springs: http://www.hkparts.net/shop/pc/VP9-VP40-Ultra-Match-Spring-Set-p17222.htm I also got the solid slide cover. I really don't need the striker indicator and the added opening on the slide just screams trouble if the gun ever sees a dirty environment. http://www.hkparts.net/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=17856&idcategory=0 I changed the sights as well but that is a personal preference.

I shot a VP9 a couple of times and was always considering buying one. On BlackFriday PSA was selling them for $449 w/free shipping so I said F it and got one. What an awesome decision on my part. I was and still am totally an M&P guy having also just jumped into the MRDS/handgun world with a ProCORE, but I am having serious discussions with myself having shot the VP9 more extensively. I just installed the Lobos trigger in my VP9 along with the HK Parts competition spring and holy poop! Easily the best striker fired trigger I have ever felt! A little heavier than my Apex equipped M&P9s but way more crisp. I would say it is on par with a AR15 G-SSA for crispness of brake. Now it would seem that an optics ready VP9 is around the corner, this may be what pushes me over the edge and away from the M&P. Sucks cause I have about 30 15rd M&P9 mags and VP9 magazines are way more $ lol. Oh well. Get the VP9 dude!

Did you guys really think they would vote on National Reciprocity or the Hearing Protection Act? Like ever? Cause I sure as shit didn't. It would be nice, sure, but I don't see these bills ever coming up for a full vote in either chamber.

I'm with this guy! My first handgun ever was a Beretta 90-Two in .40. I loved it until I got a G19 and realized the folly of my ways. Different is not always better. I still have the 90-Two but have put less than 50 rounds through it in the last 5 years. Even the magazine thing isn't a problem anymore. Glock makes factory 15rd G17 mags as does S&W for the M&P9 FS. My advice, stick with 9mm, shoot more.

Love me some V.I.F. Sometimes I put it on the drawing just to mess with contractors. Headroom is easy, Section 1011.3; 80" What spec do you need? lol

I don't see us being able to carry a tazer any time soon.

Just saw this. At the end, we may able to own them, but we sure as shit wont be able to carry them outside the home.

Roberts and Kennedy are the toss up. I think the rest are safe to assume on.

SCOTUS is the most impotent branch of government; The judiciary, on the contrary, has no influence over either the sword or the purse; no direction either of the strength or of the wealth of the society; and can take no active resolution whatever. It may truly be said to have neither FORCE nor WILL, but merely judgment; and must ultimately depend upon the aid of the executive arm even for the efficacy of its judgments. - The Federalist 78 Regardless of what they decide, it will have no bearing on NJ unless Trump puts the screws to the State. Brown v. Board of Ed was in 1954, it wasn't until 1957 and the us of the National Guard that the first black students were able to attend a white school. Even if this case goes our way, don't expect anything to change.

We can be a pain in the balls for sure. I left the firm before that project went into construction. I worked on the design tho.

I'm the guy that drives airplanes into buildings at the end of runways so jrfly has something to do. Nah... I'm just an Architect. If you have been in a Chase Bank in NJ or CT, it was my fault. If you went to the Dior store in Toronto, Vegas or Manasseh, my fault too. H&M in Herald Square, partially my fault. So on and so forth.

Good Luck and keep us updated! I had friends who moved to the High Point area of NC and I loved it when I visited them. The wife and I are planning to exfil to NC in a couple of years. Just need to rebuild the savings account after her being in school for two years strait and not working. She graduates in May and the clock will start ticking. Also looking at either the Charlotte or Raleigh areas.

Not sure you are right there. I am looking at NFPA 70 Section 210.8(A) and it makes no mention of "all living space" 210.8 Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection for Personnel. Ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection for personnel shall be provided as required in 210.8(A) through (D). The ground-fault circuit-interrupter shall be installed in a readily accessible location. Informational Note: See 215.9 for ground-fault circuitinterrupter protection for personnel on feeders. (A) Dwelling Units. All 125-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles installed in the locations specified in 210.8(A)(1) through (10) shall have ground-fault circuitinterrupter protection for personnel. (1) Bathrooms (2) Garages, and also accessory buildings that have a floor located at or below grade level not intended as habitable rooms and limited to storage areas, work areas, and areas of similar use (3) Outdoors Exception to (3): Receptacles that are not readily accessible and are supplied by a branch circuit dedicated to electric snow-melting, deicing, or pipeline and vessel heating equipment shall be permitted to be installed in accordance with 426.28 or 427.22, as applicable. (4) Crawl spaces — at or below grade level (5) Unfinished basements — for purposes of this section, unfinished basements are defined as portions or areas of the basement not intended as habitable rooms and limited to storage areas, work areas, and the like Exception to (5): A receptacle supplying only a permanently installed fire alarm or burglar alarm system shall not be required to have ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection. Informational Note: See 760.41(B) and 760.121(B) for power supply requirements for fire alarm systems. Receptacles installed under the exception to 210.8(A)(5) shall not be considered as meeting the requirements of 210.52(G) (6) Kitchens — where the receptacles are installed to serve the countertop surfaces (7) Sinks — where receptacles are installed within 1.8 m (6 ft) of the outside edge of the sink (8) Boathouses (9) Bathtubs or shower stalls — where receptacles are installed within 1.8 m (6 ft) of the outside edge of the bathtub or shower stall (10) Laundry areas The list is comprehensive to be sure, but no mentions of bedrooms, closets or living rooms. So not "all living areas"

A. Don't do this yourself unless you are a real gunsmith. Watch the video. B. If you order the Apex FSS Trigger it comes with a new plunger. C. If you don't want to order the Apex trigger, it should smooth out on its own from use.

mipafox has good info. As a Registered Architect who has designed buildings ON superfund sites I will tell you, stay the F away. It is just not worth it. I've had countless long conversations with NJ DEP about some of the worst sites in NJ. One of them, the DEP would not allow contractors to go into the excavation (foundations) without respirators and bunny suits, that's how dirty the site was. You don't want any part of this. NJ is the most polluted state in the union but there are still clean places to live. This isn't worth it.

Pffff I have over 10K 9mm, still gonna order this lol Thanks for the heads up!

an hour or so, tops.

the 10-8s are of a harder metal for sure. When they need filing, I was going at it with a diamond file for a while, the DP ones seem soft by comparison. The file would cut through them like butter. When you drive them into the slide, you see the slide take material off of the sight. The sight also deforms when a punch is used to drive it, you can see it a bit in the photos. I think this is why DP gives you aluminum punches with their sight. Only problem, the aluminum punch leaves aluminum all over the sight. The 2.0 trigger is worlds better than the original M&P trigger. Still heavy, but much better break and reset. I have the Medium and Large pro backtraps. I tried to stipple the small, but dumb ass me didn't stop to think that it was rubber, not polymer. So it just melted and looks like crap. I stole the small backstrap from my dad's M&P9 since he is using he Medium lol.

Just wanted to share my latest project. Maybe a little narcissism, who knows. Picked up the gun from Steve (Awesome dude) a few weeks back. I already had the parts waiting to complete it. Even since 2001 when I got my WS6 TA, I can't leave well enough alone with anything. I can't leave anything stock and have an overwhelming itch to customize and modify. So away I went; I got the APEX FSS Aluminum trigger, Failure resistant extractor and competition springs, Streamlight TLR-1s and extended magazine release from LF Arms. Fiber Optic front and blacked out rear sight from Dawson Precision. I stripped the frame and started by undercutting the trigger guard and placing an index cut into the bottom of the trigger guard with a Dremel. Sanded with 200, 400 and 600 for a smooth finish. Then came the wood burning tool and I stippled the frame to my liking. Fully assembled and ready for the Costa class next weekend :-D Family Photo As you can see, I already have the Apex trigger in another M&P and love it. This is why I had the trigger already waiting when the pistol arrived. I knew I would want to install it. I find this to be the best trigger I have ever felt in any polymer striker fired gun. I have the trigger in the Shield as well and love it. I do have to say, the Dawson sights don't seem to be as well made as the 10-8 sights I have on the other M&P. The metal seems softer and instantly deforms when you try to use a punch to set them in the dovetail. We shall see how they stand up over time.

I have this installed in one M&P9 and the same waiting to go into the ProCORE http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.aspx?item=XAPEX100067&name=Apex+S%26W+M%26P+Aluminum+Forward+Set+Sear+%26+Trigger+Kit&groupid=8120 Along wit this: https://store.apextactical.com/WebDirect/Products/Details/191843 I used the pistol in one USPSA match at RTSP and was bumped into the Limited Division. Not sure how IDPA works. What Magwell are you running? I'd like to try one, but none of the ones that I was able to find seem to work with factory mags and factory base plates.

The APEX trigger is without a doubt better than any factory trigger I have ever felt on a polymer gun. Having said that, it's really up to you. Shoot the factory trigger for a bit and if you feel like it's not enough you can upgrade. I also have the competition spring kit in the M&P9 and the same will be going into the ProCORE I just got. Most people who shoot it find themselves uncomfortable with a trigger that light and I can see the reservation. I would recommend staying with the 4# or 3# spring that comes with the APEX kit in the beginning and seeing if you want to go lighter. That pistol/trigger has been through two Vickers classe, 2 or 3 MDTS class and two S&T classes without a problem so I am confident in its usability even with the lighter spring. I still have one P2P to burn. That 2.0 was calling my name when I was at Steve's picking up the ProCORE. The permit will still be good in 28 days. Decisions decisions.

Just picked up a ProCORE from Steve. The Pro trigger feels a lot better than the regular V1 trigger but I already have the APEX aluminum trigger kit waiting. While there I played around with the M&P 2.0 and it felt really nice. The trigger was the same as the CORE but still not as good as the APEX. The new ProCORE already has an RM07 on top :-)

Not first hand experience but my mother in law went to Dr Boretz in Bridgewter Orthopedic. She has no recovery issues after the surgery. Her neighbor went to him as well for both wrists and had the same excellent results as did a woman from my wife's office.

That's great, except the bad guy who called him that was Russian not Arabic, Asian or Indian. He wasn't speaking Hindi or Mandarin. He was speaking Russian, and in Russian "baba" is a woman.