molonlabetn

Well, my 1000rd of Wolf 70gr 5.45x39, and 2160rd of Tula 53gr steel-core 5.45x39 got here yesterday afternoon... Now I just need the boom-stick to go with it, and life will be complete!

Good Movie... I've been meaning to rent that again recently, believe it or not, reminded of it by your alias here.

Where at?

I had to go do some work myself, actually... for most of the weekend too. I just never revisited the subject. Nothing I debated was meant to 'beat up' on you. I respect your opinion.

Wish you a speedy recovery!

Molon Labe = Greek "come and take" TN = you guessed it...

Congratulations!!! This country desperatly needs responsible parents raising AMERICAN children Thank You! My prayers will be with your family tomorrow.

That whole family gives me the willies...

I'm no expert on Federal ammo, but I've heard from several sources that Federal 165gr HS is the lightest recoiling .40 SD ammo Federal makes... (gun-rag articles, word of mouth, etc...) Supposedly, even their 135gr has more recoil. Now, I've never tried them for comparison, but their 165gr loads are pretty anemic on paper (even for Federal). Probably won't notice much of a difference... honestly. The 135gr will be louder though, since they're higher velocity.

You can still get them. But, I also belive skywashdem is correct about them being out of production. CDNN was advertising last year that they had some of the last ones shipped over...

As I recall, I just needed 2 forms of identification and proof of residence... I didn't use my birth certificate, but I do remember that I could have used it. It just depends on what you have and prefer to use.

Max is 10 years in prison, I'm pretty certain... IANAL

Sorry ... I know EXACTLY how you feel at this very moment. Arguing semantics is addictive though, huh? See you later, enjoyed the discussion!

Browning Hi-Power Functionally identical to the Glock (and 50 years older), if you don't use the safety.

What about Lorcin? 9 out of 10 gang-bangers can't be wrong!

A blocked barrel WILL take your weapon out of commission in short order, if it doesn't blow up in your face and injure you. Don't know numbers or percentages, but I am aware of examples of each... It's a mixture. Some are LEO, some military, some ex-military, some seeking or involved in contractor work, some wannabees, some doing it for the fun factor or general fitness/preparedness... No reason is necessarily wrong, per se... The important thing is to have a reason, and a clear understanding of it.

Heh... yeah, I don't think there is a 'reasonable person' on this planet who would calmly wait 30 minutes for Animal Control to arrive while a Pit-Bull ate their leg.

I enjoy mental contortions... But never to fabricate advantages/disadvantages. The percieved comparison between the trigger-pulls of various pistols is relative, and as such those points are infinitly debatable... I concede that a 3/8" trigger pull of 5-7lb is universally accepted as an 'ideal' compromise between accurate/sensetive and adrenalin/AD mitigation. The idea of Glock setting that standard, though, is certainly debatable as well. I refuse to believe that criteria was not known well before Gaston was wearing diapers. Either way, as you say, the method used to arrive at that specification is not super-critical to the person pulling the trigger.

Actually, the H&K P7 was the first pistol to use a 'uniform' trigger pull model... Though, neither it nor the Glock are true DAO, technically, since the return from recoil of the slide acting upon the reset disconnector mostly pre-cocks the striker... The definition of Double-Action-Only specifies that the trigger perform the complete cocking action. So, pre-cocked pistols are moreso in a class by themselves, exhibiting traits of both Single-Action and Double-Action-Only (which originated with bobbed-hammer revolvers). DAK & LEM do not fully reset the hammer if the trigger remains depressed slightly, so in essence, this method effectively makes the extension of the trigger act as a pseudo-decocker as well... If I wrote the definition, it would be Triple-Action-Only There is no similarity whatsoever between a Pre-Cocked Striker and DAK/LEM system... for one, the PCS does not have second-strike capability. I must respectfully agree with you that we disagree about these details (unless my description has changed your point of view a bit). Cheers!

Or a Walther P99...

Actually... DAO (and DAK, LEM, etc...), were the answer to the politically-correct practice of having a consistently high-tension trigger-pull. The reason DAK and LEM are considered 'improved' is because they can be operated in such a manner as to not require a long trigger reset for subsequent shots, but automatically de-cock when the trigger is fully released... They are, in essence, a combination of many of the good traits of DA/SA and DAO, whereas a Glock trigger mechanism is (IMO) a combination of the worst traits of DAO and SA. It is true that a warrior will likely rely on his/her long-gun, if they know they are going to a fight (even LEO grab a long-gun if they can, instead of answering a gun-battle with just their sidearm)... but the specific example which Mars alluded to was a person who knows that they will be discharging their pistol in a fight... I think it's pretty clear that anyone with the option would choose the best equipment to rely on in a critical situation, we may not entirely agree what the 'best' equipement may be, the important thing is to be sure of your own choice... There is, I think, an important (though over-lapping) distinction which ought to be made between the sidearm of the average LEO, and the sidearm of the average soldier or 'operator'. One is best defined as a tool, the other as a weapon... which generally are used under very different circumstances and conditions.

snip, emphasis mine: That's probably the best way I've seen that put... and it is very true. Sig, Beretta and H&K are the three which come to mind first, in that role.

Welcome Tom!

That would make it illegal for me to carry anywhere there might be alcohol being consumed... As I understand the current wording, it must be sold there for consumption to bar carrying firearms... not simply sold there, and not simply consumed there.

I'll elaborate... Glocks are not a 'bad' design, as GhostDog stated. But, I don't think it is possible to argue that they are an especially refined design, either... Some people prefer their tools to be more basic, it could certainly be argued that there are benefits to low-cost and simplicity. To be perfectly honest, however, if simplicity was the only driving factor in a weapons' effectiveness, or desireability; every world-wide military and LE agency would be armed with Glocks and AKs... In reality, the only ones which do, are the ones which can only afford to aquire or maintain those weapons.