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Clearly you've never dealt with the FAA. Something that costs normal people $500 would cost $10,000 and require $2000 in annual maintenance by the time they were done with it.

Me after one too many cups of coffee....

:rofl:  :rofl:             HERE

That's an awesome find...but when I read the title I thought to myself "Your buddy found a shed in his back yard that he didn't know about, what the heck?" Lol

Let me preface this post by saying, I am well aware this type of holster isn't for everyone. I'm just sharing my experience with a local (Murfreesboro) small business, not trying create a debate. I just received the holster that I'm going to mount in my truck. Leatherneck Tactical Concealment is a local small business, so I think most (if not all) holsters are made-to-order. I received my holster in 9 days from the time I placed the order. Plenty acceptable, as far as I am concerned. At last check, the "vehicle gun" holster is a special order, not something they advertise on the website. I believe Jeff is still toying with different designs and such. As far as I am concerned, this is just about perfect for my intended purpose. As you can see in one of my pictures below, this one will require the drilling of four small holes in the mounting area. This is not an issue for me. While the supplied 1/2" spacers may work for most, my hands will require slightly more space to get a firm grasp on the grip. The 1/2" would work, but I am going to swap those out for 1" spacers. I plan on mounting the holster at a slightly canted position under the steering wheel. Even as big as I am, there will be plenty of room to do this in my F-150. I will post more pictures after it's installed, but here are a couple after un-packaging. If you decide to give one of these a try, keep in mind that you will likely need to get an opposite-handed holster, depending on your mounting location. While I am right-handed, in order to properly grip the holster from the mounted position, I had to order a left-handed holster.

I have been wanting one of these for a long while and I was finally able to get my way into one. H&K P30 V3S

Ok, missed the finale last night. Just watched it.   WOW! Intense episode. A very good resolution to the series I thought.   Don't want to get tied up in all the metaphysical and light vs. dark aspects of the show, but it was a very well done, watchable show. I won't call it enjoyable. To me that implies good and happiness; but it was entertaining in the aspect that it provided a well done story, good characters and plot, with a continuous development of each as it progressed.   I will watch it again just to pick up on the smaller points in the characters and the timeline, but not sure I'd want to add this to my collection of movies/series dvds except as an example of some of the finest acting I've seen in years.   It's a shame that the big 3 networks spend so much money and the best they seem able to provide is crap like Two and a half Men, The Neighbors, and the Millers. What a waste of time and money.

      I am a 26 year commercial pilot with many many many thousands of hours in the left seat. I haven't flown international in years but I'm 99% sure even off our coasts there is zero GPS type "tracking" that all tracking/ positioning is plotted by pilot induced position reports over the Sat Com.  Now, most other countries outside of the US and Europe, they don't have jack for modern ground technology when it comes to radios, radar or radar coverage.    I just ask a buddy of mine that flies captain on a 767 for Continental and he hasn't got back to me but I'd bet my paycheck US carriers don't use this technology and I guarantee third world countries don't have tracking.  

I never really liked the terminology "Old Farts" but this makes me feel better about it. And if you ain't one, I bet ya you know one! I got this from an "Old Fart" friend of mine! OLD FART PRIDE I'm passing this on as I did not want to be the only old fart receiving it. Actually, it's not a bad thing to be called, as you will see.     Old Farts are easy to spot at sporting events; during the playing of the National Anthem. Old Farts remove their caps and stand at attention and sing without embarrassment. They know the words and believe in them.     Old Farts remember World War II, Pearl Harbour , Guadalcanal , Normandy and Hitler. They remember the Atomic Age, the Korean War, The Cold War, the Jet Age and the Moon Landing. They remember the 50 plus Peacekeeping Missions from 1945 to 2005, not to mention Vietnam .     If you bump into an Old Fart on the sidewalk he will apologize. If you pass an Old Fart on the street, he will nod or tip his cap to a lady. Old Farts trust strangers and are courtly to women.     Old Farts hold the door for the next person and always, when walking, make certain the lady is on the inside for protection.     Old Farts get embarrassed if someone curses in front of women and children and they don't like any filth or dirty language on TV or in movies.     Old Farts have moral courage and personal integrity. They seldom brag unless it's about their children or grandchildren.     It's the Old Farts who know our great country is protected, not by politicians, but by the young men and women in the military serving their country.     This country needs Old Farts with their work ethic, sense of responsibility, pride in their country and decent values.     We need them now more than ever.     Thank God for Old Farts!     Pass this on to all the "Old Farts" you know. I was taught to respect my elders. It's just getting harder to find them.       

You asked for opinions, so here goes...Jonnin has made the best case for this so far. Pick you purpose. Pick one that is comfortable to carry and use within that stated purpose. Try rental guns to find out how each fit you. Then make your own decision based on those criteria. Now for my opinion...get a Glock for your first gun as a semiauto. (Personally, I believe every person's first should be a good 4" revolver. Once you have achieved a degree of comfort and ability with it, go to a semi. But that's just my opinion. That's how my father, who was a competitive shooter for 20 years or so taught me. And it's worked for me.) Glock 19. Good caliber, weight is acceptable for easy carry and concealment, makes a great house gun, a good range gun as well. Parts are readily available, easily cleaned, ammo is reasonably available and cost effective for sport and home defense. That's my take on it.

Didn't Bud's offer to exchange it?  It's a lemon.

I vote Glock 19...................................

  When did he start being reclusive?

[quote name="that_guy" post="1122572" timestamp="1394424204"]What kind of bad experiences have you had with KImber. Just wondering, will you share your experience(s) with them please?[/quote] Sure, I don't like companies that blame extraction problems on a"break in period", I've owned pistols that required a break in period that never malfunctioned during that time. I sent the gun in and still had trouble afterward. There are problems that can be attributed to a break in period, extracting shouldn't be one. I won't go on into the whole ordeal with them simply because it was 2011 and from what I understand more recent customer service experiences have been overall better. I just know I have pistols I paid 1/3 the price of what I gave for the Kimber that I've been much happier with. Heck, I have a $105 Hipoint that has ran better. I may have had the dud, every company has them from time to time. I just know when I spend Kimber money I expect much more than what I got.

Well I read, BODY found in shed in my back yard...

Good article.  The part about cell phones about to be approved for use inflight in Europe, I hope that doesn't happen here.  I really don't want to listen to someone 18 rows away talk on their phone.........

This entire thing is beyond strange. It's pretty obvious something sudden and catastrophic happened or the pilot would have been on the radio.   On Hannity they said there are only 3 possible scenarios   1)sudden mechanical error 2)pilot intentionally crashed plane 3)the plane was shot down/or blown up with a bomb 

I can't be there because like Chandler I'll be in AL.   A little friendly advise for those who care to hear. Shoot the classifiers in complete control and I believe your classification will be close to reality. I made a point to do that as I went from C to B etc… and I always felt I could be in contention of at least a 1-3 class placement at major matches.   I agree with most everything Aaron said, but as someone who is fat and woefully out of shape, fitness can and will absolutely help, but it's down on the list for me.  I've seen first hand extremely overweight and out of shape guys who will KICK YOUR A%#!!! That being said, getting in better shape is still on my list of things to do. LOL :-\

Long read....but saw this posted a while back.   --------------------------------------------------------------   Should Christians Keep and Bear Arms A Christian Viewpoint Dr. Marshall C. St. John The Constitution of the United States of American contains this sentence: “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” Our Constitution is not part of the Bible, however it is based on Biblical principles. For example, the Constitution speaks of the necessity of a militia for the security of a free nation. “Militia” does not mean a professional army. It means the citizens of the nation bearing arms. It is the teaching of the Bible that citizens MAY, and often MUST bear arms for the defense of the nation. For example: 7 And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. 8 And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword. 9 For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you. (Leviticus 26:7-9) In order for God's people to accomplish the will of God, it may sometimes be necessary for them to bear arms and literally fight. King David wrote in Psalm 18:34-39... “He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms...I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed. I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet. For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle...” LESSONS FROM NEHEMIAH When Nehemiah was rebuilding the wall around Jerusalem, it was necessary for him and the other men to go armed for self-defense. Nehemiah 4:16-18 “And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah. They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon. For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.” Many of the heros of the Bible were men at arms: Joshua, Gideon, Samson, etc. lessons from God’s Law The first five books of the Bible are sometimes called the “Torah,” which means “The Law.” In these books we find the Ten Commandments, and many other laws God gave to His people to order their lives. In Exodus 22:2-3 we read: “If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him. If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.” In other words, homeowners are allowed by God’s Law to defend themselves against burglars who break in at night. lessons from Jesus In Luke 22:36 Jesus commanded His disciples to be armed for self-defense. “Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.” Jesus commanded his disciples to buy swords, if they had none. They said they already had two, and Jesus said that would be enough. As a band of a dozen able-bodied men, they were quite safe from roving bandits, even if every man in the group was not carrying a weapon. The application is that Jesus commands us to be armed for self-defense, but He does not recommend that we go overboard with our weapons. Jesus said in another place, “He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword.” Jesus encourages his followers to defend themselves, but He does not encourage us to be eager for battle and bloodshed. Self-defense may be necessary as a last resort, but violence should not be sought after and relished. God’s people are supposed to be peacemakers, not ruffians. Neither are we allowed to spread the Gospel by means of violence or military aggression. LESSONS FROM PAUL “But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.” I Timothy 5:8 We must provide food and shelter for our families. It is also our duty to provide protection from criminals. The most effective way to do this is to move your family to a safe neighborhood. Also, we should make sure our communities have effective law enforcement officers. But what would you do if a criminal broke into your home? Are you prepared to defend your family? We pray for God to provide for us; but that does not excuse us from earning money, buying food and building houses. We pray for God to defend us from criminals, but that does not excuse us from taking steps to protect our families. Preserving Your Right to Keep and Bear Arms The importance of preserving your right to keep and bear arms is illustrated in I Samuel 13:19-22. “Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears: But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his ax, and his mattock. Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads. So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.” The Philistines conquered and dis-armed the Israelites. They even took away the means of weapons production, in order to enslave them. In order to revolt, the few Israelites who had weapons attacked some Philistines and took their weapons. This process continued until many Israelites had arms. In modern times, It is impossible to overthrow tyrants and have a free society unless the citizens have firearms, and know how to use them. RIGHTS COME FROM GOD It is vital for every Christian to realize that all our rights actually come from God. The government never gives you rights, but only recognizes rights you already have, or tries to take your rights away from you, to increase its power. It is clearly obvious that as government grows larger, our liberties are gradually being taken away. The second Amendment of the Constitution, the second right enumerated in the Bill of Rights, is the right to “keep and bear arms.” As we have seen from the scriptures quoted above, this right is rooted in the Bible, because the right to self-defense, and the obligation to protect the weak, is rooted in the Bible. An Objection Answered Someone may ask: “But what about turning the other cheek and not resisting evil? Aren’t Christians supposed to act like that? Aren’t we supposed to be pacifists?” The answer is simple: In those verses Jesus was telling Christians how to react to minor insults: a slap on the cheek, the loss of a coat, and so on. He was not addressing the Christian’s response to criminal activity or a tyrannical government. He did that when He said, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” and “Love your neighbor as yourself.” If we love our neighbors, we will take steps to keep them safe from criminals. That may mean that we will personally need to use weapons to help our neighbors. It also means that we will support our local police in the apprehension of criminals. It also means that we will do whatever we can to make our government one that honors individual rights and liberties. Instead of taking vengeance on criminals personally, we will call on the police to find and arrest them, and bring them to justice. But when criminals attack us or our neighbors, and the police are not present, we will do what it takes, not just for our own sake, but for the Christian love we have for our families and communities. To dis-arm and to allow criminals to attack us and our neighbors unopposed is to be negligent about our Christian duty. Presbyterians thought this out a long time ago. In our official doctrinal statement, the Westminster Larger Catechism, Answer # 135 we read: “The duties required in the sixth commandment” include “just defense against violence.” Self-defense, and that involves keeping and bearing arms, is not only your privilege as an American Christian, it is your duty. Wayside Presbyterian Church 2502 Fairmount Pike Signal Mountain, TN 37377 www.waysidechurch.org __________________ Dr. M. St. John www.waysidechurch.org

I was glad that he was found not guilty even though I didn't agree 100% with everything that he did.  I see him in no way being a celebrity of any kind.  I believe the way that he has acted since his verdict tells a lot about his character.

Noctilumina send 2 gr of G15e and a free 2 gr sample of G15F - hard to tell the difference, but it looks like the E series is a little coarser than F. Scott Anderson at Noctilumina was helpful and advised it's important to consider granular size. He told me coarser compounds will provide longer lasting lum. Judging by the powder in bottles, both compounds are plenty bright. The GunGlow product will arrive tomorrow and then I can make an experimental comparison. I'll prepare a test strip, let the stuff cure and then see which is brightest and longest lasting in close to total darkness with the same UV exposure beforehand. Overall comment - 2 grams of powder will produce a lot of big dots. I may use leftovers to paint a circle around the keyhole in my front door lock.

Yep. The GPS part is basically a done deal. The tricky part is long-range communications. That's basically a solved problem also but just trickier. You either need enough power to reach a long way, the ability to aim a signal at a moving LEO satellite from a platform travelling at a few hundred mph or aiming at a geosynchronous satellite even further away (again from a moving platform).   Edit: Iridium apparently does not utilize any kind of directional signal so I guess something along those lines would be an option.

I don't understand why the pistol wasn't sent back to Bud.'s from the get go. It surely has no warranty now.

[quote name="RobertNashville" post="1122753" timestamp="1394473825"]Let me ask you a question (and anyone else here who might want to answer), that I've posed to several people on other various sites... We have "unconstitutional" firearm relates laws right here in Tennessee yet they get enforced all the time; not the least of which is that carrying a loaded weapon on one's person without a HCP is a crime. So...why does it make sense for anyone here (on this forum) who don't live in CT to believe that LEOs in CT shouldn't enforce their "unconstitutional" gun laws but we don't demand the exact same of LEOs in TN? Shouldn't we all refuse to comply...march on Legislative Plaza?[/quote] Two posts in one day I agree with. The world may spin off its axis today. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I think this guy got the verdict he deserved, but now he just needs to go away quietly.

This is my answer too !!!! Kimbers have had too many problems from all my friends making the mistake of buying them and finding it out later , and Beretta runs good but have way too many parts in my opinion. I think glowdotGlock hit the nail on the head for his answer . But if you just REALLY want a 1911 then get a SPringfield Armory Mil-Spec or a GI model . I have the Mil-Spec and it runs GREAT ! 

  USPSA and IDPA classifiers are a distillation of some of the skills necessary to compete successfully.  Classifiers tend to focus on draws, reloads, and transitions between targets, while standing still.  Those skills can't hurt you at a match, but what wins a match is stage breakdown, speed, efficiency of motion, and physical fitness, most of which are not factors in most USPSA classifiers.  It is a bit like calculating a golf handicap based only on a driving distance.    In USPSA, match scores at major matches where 3 or more GM's shoot in your division can count as classifier scores.  Those are the only classifier scores that truly reflect match performance across the entire skill range.    The above are opinions, your mileage may vary.

I didn't take the time to read all of the above posts so it may have been mentioned above. I know these are the two you are looking at but if parts availabilty is one of your concerns I would go with a Glock. If you are a newbie in the pistol world it is much more user serviceable. That way you would only be out $500-550 and that would leave the rest of your budget for night sights and ammo. JMO

My knowledge of the 1911 is minimal, but from the issues you have encountered so far; and now with new ones cropping up...I'd agree with Mac and Garufa. If the option to return it is still possible, move it on.

Yeah, cut your losses and move into something better.   This thing is a lemon.  Why throw good money at bad?  Even if you got it functioning appropriately, would you ever fully trust it?

An ankle holster makes sense anytime you are sitting. I wore one a little bit when I was working the streets as a cop, I came to realize I was not flexible enough to make quick draws from the ankle. In a fight I would not be able to reach it, I actually tried sparring with a friend one day. It was too easy for a suspect to grab in a scuffle, and took too long for me to grab. The weight didn't bother me and with the Galco it was comfortable. I ultimately switched my bug being in my offhand front pocket.

Remove hammer, mainspring, sear, etc.  Work the slide on the bare frame.  Still catching? You've more than one problem.  Start at the basic - slide/frame fit - and work up from there. 

To me, and I don't mean this offensively to anyone that likes fine, pretty weapons....I see it like this. A Kimber is something my wife would love. They're pretty, and fancy. She doesn't care that it may not be the best gun in the category for the money, she knows it looks great and it's popular, so she'll like it. To me, guns are utility items. Even my "nice" guns wouldn't be pretty by most standards. If a gun doesn't work twice as good as what it looks, I'm not interested. I guess that may be why I'm primarily a Glock guy, they work 10x better than they look lol

Take it to a 1911 gunsmith and let him straighten it out.. :surrender:

ok, took some pics... [/UR bolt is out of the gun. L] put the top notches against a wood (read hard but not metal) and pull down this exposes a slot at the top of the bolt stick a dime in there unscrew the firing pin assembly and use the bolt to check headspace and case size. [url=http://s587.photobucket.com/user/ren1795/media/b5_zpsf93f2c4a.jpg.html]when you screw the firing pin back in just make sure you align the slot then pull the dime out.

The Key West cam is good if you can't make it to your local zoo.   http://www.liveduvalstreet.com/

Buy her a Kimber Ultra Raptor ... Problem solved! Good wives can be hard to find, sounds like you have a good one.

All 3 women were assaulted by friendly weapons....especially after leaving their men alone on a computer on girls night out... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 of course it ate my spelling.

Oops! As far as ranges go, I can't think of one close to your area. You may want to check out this place. http://www.chmr.us/CHMR/Home.html

Not sure of the legalities but taking even one drink while armed & in public ain't the brightest idea.

I’m a technology junkie; I find it hard to believe a 777 airliner dropped from over 35K feet and that location and time is not documented somewhere. If this is true; they aren’t even searching anywhere near the right place.  

Are we sure this wasn't Oceanic airlines?

Ankle holsters, like shoulder holsters,  always seem like a good idea, but few stay with them.   - OS

  That's the price you pay to stick to your guns.   I've not and will not be back in Dick's even if they are giving stuff away.

I would be in for a Rimfire section.  I am really into 22's more than anything and spend a lot of time of various aspects of them.  I would think there would be as much interest in a separate Rimfire section as there is Black Powder.

I definitely would be low man on the knowledge totem, but I'd be more than happy to see a rimfire section. Not sure I could do much in the way of useful contributions, but would enjoy and learn from it I'm sure.

Take a deep breath. Now either change the title on this to "Mods please help" or delete and start a new thread in the feedback forum with that title. Its probably just a glitch in the system, its technology, stuff happens. I'm sure they will get it cleared up. Btw, acting like a child and being pissy when you have Christian in your name isn't real Christian like is it? Tapatalk ate my spelling.