Mr.Stu

Don't forget the stalwart steel frame 9mm, the Browning Hi-Power. Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

It is all down to how the fiber was fitted. You use heat to shrink the fiber into the ends of the sight. If you use too much it puts the fiber under too much tension and they are more likely to break. I have a set on my glock 35 and I didn't change the fiber for over a year and more than 6000 rounds. I finally replaced it because it was getting cloudy from solvent and wasn't as bright as it used to be. Dawson send you spare pieces of fiber with the sight in red and green too. They also include a punch for seating it. The other thing I really like about Dawson is their guarantee that the sights will zero if your buy front and rear together. I used that for my XD and they honored it with no arguments whatsoever. Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

For the bet Sandy was running factory ammo. I persuaded her to use my handloads for the classifier this weekend. She is still not convinced that they make that much difference, but I think it is more likely to have helped than wearing the tutu Having said that, most of the improvement that earned her the Marksman classification was down to her, I'm certain. Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

Thanks for telling the story so well Bob. And thank you to Sandy for being such a good sport. I know you really do hate pink. Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

Damn phrasing. Citizens - OK LPR - OK Anyone else - not OK Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

I am a foreign national with a green card and I have my own guns. I am also an NRA certified instructor which means I can hand an unloaded firearm to anybody so long as it is a location suitable for training. The complication for instructors is the ITAR regulations which cover, amongst other things, the exportation of knowledge, I.e. training. Under ITAR I am prohibited from training people who are not US citizens or Legal Permanent Residents in the use of firearms. Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

British Police officers are still Constables. Each Police force is called the county Constabulary. e.g. Suffolk Constabulary, Gloucestershire Constabulary, etc and many of them still wear the traditional helmet shaped like a tit.

But did you get to shoot it? Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

I just got another round of permits in Mountainside. It was actually a little slower this time. It took 30 days to get the call vs 26 last time. The permits were signed 5 days before I got the call though Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

Having run the NRA basic pistol course a few times I can tell you this: there is something in it for everyone. I did one recently for some of the guys at work. One has been shooting pistols for 30+ years but needed a cert for a FL carry permit. Even he found that there were things in that course that he didn't know already. Taking a basics course early makes the most sense to me. It will hopefully prevent any bad habits becoming established. It is far harder to correct if you have been doing something wrong for a long time. Bear in mind this is only a basic class. You should consider further training based on what/how you want to shoot later on. There are different techniques that are appropriate for some disciplines and not for others. Defensive pistol practices are not going to help you much in a Bullseye league, for example. The fundamentals that are taught in a basic class, however, apply pretty much everywhere - that's why we call them fundamentals Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

It would really help to know your budget. One of my favorite 9mm's is the browning Hi-Power, but that may be above what you want to spend. You might also want to look at one of the Sig Sauer P series pistols. I would advocate getting at least the NRA Basic pistol course under your belt before making a decision. That course will teach you the fundamentals of shooting a pistol so you can then evaluate what you like/dislike about the wide range of pistols you have tried.

I know someone who has one of those. The trigger is awful. Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

I am appalled by the cavalier attitude to taking a life expressed by too many on this thread. The driver in this video, although he could not keep to a lane, did pretty much the right thing. He slowed down to assess the situation and then decided to leave. There is no justification in trying to kill someone just because you don't know what they want.

Did it take him 20 seconds for each mag change? Mainor can't have been wrong could he?

Me too if it has to be a gun I already own. If the world is my mollusc then I think it would be a Ruger GP100. Built like a tank and runs and runs. .357 magnum is a very effective round too.

True, but usually they don't. I actually know a pro stunt driver. He says the firearms experts that are brought in try to tell them how things go in real life. They usually get overruled by the director who knows how he wants it to look to be cool. Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

I did, and you would not earn one. Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

Good spot but it is just at slidelock. This is very common with movie guns. The firearms props guy will only load enough rounds (movie blanks with extra muzzle flash) to finish the take to minimize the chance of any mishaps. I have lost count of the number of times I have seen pistols at slidelock in one shot suddenly go back into battery without a reload when the camera cuts to a different angle. Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

Quite right, but that would be a DQ, not a PE. Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

Getting back to the topic that started this thread, maybe you can wear it for the December match and do a pirouette while reloading and we'll see if you get a PE.

Yes, yes you do. You did order the hideous pink one didn't you? Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

I resemble that remark! Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

My intuition tells me that any business that has both steak and lube in the name is best avoided Especially if there is a challenge involved Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

What challenge? Where would you even find a machine these days? Not that I'm running scared or anything Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2

Your plan was flawed. What can I say? Not too masterful, I guess. On like Donkey Kong? Were you ever any good at that? Do you want to wear a gorilla outfit under your tutu? Sent from my SCH-I800 using Tapatalk 2