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XS sights are combat sights. If your punching holes in paper all day then they are likely not the sights for you. If however this is a carry weapon, I think you'll appreciate them a-lot once you get used to them. Whatever you wind up getting, I would suggest finding something that draws your attention to the front sight. (Warrens etc...) YMMV

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I had a Para and regret letting go of it. I had ZERO issues with it and had a lot of rounds put down range with it. Ive been looking at getting one again.

Man....I really wish I could go...but an unnamed gunshop wont let me go. Ive gotta work:( This thing looks like its going to turn out awesome.

Just went to Swanky's tonight. I could find NO posting anywhere. Unless Im missing something there is NO posting. I checked the front entrance and all the front windows.

This must have just happened. I was there last friday and there was no posting. I live right across the street in the apts so I'll check sometime tomorrow.

Welcome from Franklin as well!

Today is my Smith & Wesson M&P 9 in an MTAC. My usual daily carry.

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P30 for the comfort award... followed closely by the M&P

I dropped in the back room for a few minutes to meet some of you. I was actually sitting outside the room with some friends I had perviously made plans with. I convinced them they needed some Pie in the Sky for dinner:) Glad to see some faces matched up with screen names. Glad to see a good turnout too! I'll try to make it out and see yall at the meet and shoot.

Welcome...from Franklin as well.

Yup...Id definitely be in on this.

If it holds up as well as the M&P did, I may have to go buy one again. The P30 is on my short list of guns I should have NEVER sold. Long before he started the torture test of the P30, he said he would be probably be shooting the P30 if the M&P didn't exist or didn't hold up. Ya, the Glocks and M&P's are more "practical" for carry for me...but there is just something to love about the HK's. Especially that P30. I miss mine.

And another agency drops Glock for M&P... Badger Blogger Blog Archive Milwaukee PD will no longer “rock with their Glocks out” text from article... The .40 caliber Glock Model G-22 has been a favorite of law enforcement since its introduction in 1990, largely because of its reputation as a low-maintenance, reliable service weapon. On Saturday, April 11, Milwaukee police officer Vidal Colon was injured in the line of duty while exchanging gunfire with a suspect when his gun, the law-enforcement version of the Glock G-22, reportedly failed to eject, or “stove-pipedâ€, causing a jam. The malfunction led Smyrna, GA based Glock USA to replace roughly 2700 department-owned magazines thought to be the cause of the jamming issue, a widely reported occurrence among Glock owners and law enforcement personnel. But in range tests, additional malfunctions were reported with the new magazines, as well. Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn issued a department-wide memo on Monday, announcing a total transition within the department to a Smith and Wesson M&P .40 caliber pistol. From Flynn’s memo: “We believed that replacing the questionable magazines would provide an adequate and timely remedy to the problem. Glock replaced 2,700 pistol magazines at no cost to MPD. During the transition to the new magazines, however, additional malfunctions were reported on the range, including failure to eject and failure to extract. Our research indicates there have been no problems with the Smith and Wesson M & P .40 caliber. The switch-out will be done at no cost to the Department.†New MPD recruits will be the first to receive the Smith & Wessons, with the rest of the department to follow.

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I've shot some buddies 250's. I like everything about it except for the trigger. Its hideous. Hopefully they will change the trigger system to the likes of a DAK and maybe a DA/SA option too. Its got potential. Just don't know what they were smoking on the trigger design.

There's not really a magic "stopper" as pistols are poor incapacitaters to begin with no matter what caliber. There are however, loads that have been tested in true scientific settings (not shot at phonebooks,) and are considered acceptable for carry/duty use. The best load is what... A: Feeds reliably in your pistol. B: Shoots accurately out of your pistol. C: Fits your engagement scenario. 9 mm: Barnes XPB 105 & 115 gr JHP (copper bullet) Federal Tactical 124 gr JHP (LE9T1) Speer Gold Dot 124 gr +P JHP Winchester Ranger-T 124 gr +P JHP (RA9124TP) Winchester Partition Gold 124 gr JHP (RA91P) Winchester Ranger-T 127 gr +P+ JHP (RA9TA) Federal Tactical 135 gr +P JHP (LE9T5) Federal HST 147 gr JHP (P9HST2) Remington Golden Saber 147 gr JHP (GS9MMC) Speer Gold Dot 147 gr JHP Winchester Ranger-T 147 gr JHP (RA9T) Winchester 147 gr bonded JHP (RA9B/Q4364) Id pick one of these and make sure your pistol likes it and worry not. The list is from someone who does this stuff for a living...his post on this is here... Service Pistol Duty and Self-Defense Loads - M4Carbine.net Forums

I think this guy has it right... Supply Chain Management 101: on the ammunition shortage. | Ammunition, General gun stuff, Shooting industry | GRANT CUNNINGHAM text from article: Supply Chain Management 101: on the ammunition shortage. Gunstores continue to be a never-ending source of hilarity. Walk into your local shooting emporium and ask why there is an ammo shortage, and you'll hear inane speculation coupled with a conspiracy theory or two. The reality is that the supply chain for ammunition is relatively inelastic, and and is easily overwhelmed by a sudden jump in sales. As one industry consultant has told me, ammunition demand over the years has been remarkably predictable. Ammunition wholesalers know (within a certain margin of error) how many units of each caliber they'll sell in the coming year, and approve purchase orders for the delivery of that amount of product during that year. Ammo makers, too, know with fair certainty how much they're going to sell to the wholesalers during that period, and sign contracts for the purchase of sufficient components to produce those products. They don't typically keep large stores of components on hand, as standing inventory is expensive, so components are delivered on a "just in time" basis. The suppliers of those components do the same thing with raw materials; again, ammunition is a stable business, which allows them to forecast with pretty good accuracy the stuff they need to make the components they sell. This pattern repeats itself on up the chain, all the way to the people who mine the stuff necessary to make a single cartridge. Along comes a huge, sudden spike in demand. Retailers all over the country are suddenly swamped with ammunition purchases, and quickly call their suppliers to get more. The first few calls are rewarded with replacement stock, but soon the wholesaler's shelves are bare too - their entire year allotment of ammunition is gone in just a few days. The wholesaler calls the maker, and the same thing happens: all of the suppliers are doubling (or more) orders to get their dealers restocked, and the manufacturer is quickly stripped of on-hand components as he tries to fill those orders. The dealers are out, the wholesalers are out, and now the manufacturers are out. But it gets worse. The makers of the priming compound, primer cups, brass, powder, jacket material, and lead are suddenly swamped with desperate pleas for more product, and they in turn contact the suppliers of the raw materials for more. The entire chain of supply is empty, and everyone has to wait while all of the raw materials are gathered. (I shouldn't have to tell you that those folks have other contracts to fill before they can get to the rush orders - they're not just waiting around for next year's order from the ammo companies!) That all sounds simple, but it just isn't. As an example, smokeless powder can contain a huge variety of raw materials: Nitrocellulose, Nitroglycerin, Nitroguanidine, Dibutyl phthalate, Polyester adipate, Ethyl acetate, Diphenylamine, 2-Nitrodiphenylamine, 4-nitrodiphenylamine, N-nitrosodiphenylamine, N-methyl-p-nitroaniline, tin dioxide, bismuth trioxide, bismuth subcarbonate, bismuth nitrate, bismuth antimonide, Potassium nitrate, Potassium sulfate, Talc, Titanium dioxide, Graphite, and Calcium carbonate. Each of these has to be sourced from a supplier, ordered, received, then finally compounded into smokeless powder. Think that all happens overnight?? Once the raw materials are finally in hand, the work can start. Lead has to be formed into projectiles, copper into jackets, brass into casings; priming compound is made from lead azide and/or potassium perchlorate, then the mixture combined with metal cups to make primers; the aforementioned powder has to be made (a huge job in itself.) Once those components are ready, they can be sent to the manufacturer, who puts together into a finished round, then packages them appropriately. (Oops - we forgot that boxes and trays that have to be made and printed, too!) They're then shipped to the wholesaler, who (finally!) can ship to the retailer. This whole process takes time - lots of it. If demand is high enough (which it has been), even the emergency orders placed all the way to the producers of the raw products may not be sufficient, and shortages will continue. That's what we're seeing right now. The supply chain is simply empty, all the way up to the people who mine the raw materials. It's going to take time to replace all the links in that chain, and it's not because of the war in Iraq/Afghanistan, The Joos, FEMA, the CIA, a secret agreement to implement gun control through ammo availability, or any other silly theory you may have heard. This is a textbook example of what happens when an inelastic supply chain, composed with scarce "just in time" inventories, meets insatiable demand. It's not sexy or intriguing, but that's the way it is. You know what's scarier? Your food comes to you the same way. Imagine what would happen if...

Yup, got one of those yesterday. I got a kick out of it.

Id be really interested in this trial. I've owned all 3 at some point and have traded all 3 at some point:( They were all great pistols and had their pros and cons, but I've never compared all 3 at once. I've been having the itch to get a new .45 again and would love to compare all 3. If there is anyway I could contribute...maybe through ammo or something I dunno (if I can find any these days:)) then Id love to be part of that.

HOLY CRAP...I just saw this thread. Don't EVER give that away!!! Like kegger said...you inherited THE holy grail of HK's. Read up on it... HK 4 Now go join hkpro.com and youll find individuals who would be willing to sell their soul to have that. Baby that thing.

Id be up for that...Im in the cool springs area.

I have them as well...they are great for a quick clean.