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Agree with the 308 or more -- Here's Jett Webb's news film http://www.okcfox.com/story/24968893/photos-north-carolina-hunter-bags-500-pound-hog

+1 on the bigger gun Mar 14, 2014 -- (Somewhere in Eastern NC) Hunter Jett Webb was just looking to bring home a little bacon. Instead, he took down a 500-pound feral hog, estimated to have been nearly a decade old. (Photo: Jett Webb via CNN)

The SIG Light rear #8 for P226 was used for about 2 months last year - range only - no carry. Dated May 2012 In case anyone needs it. - Glad you found what you needed.

I have one unneeded OEM  #8 rear sight for SIG P226. Not sure what else it fits. I switched out for a #10 as I have trouble using the dots. I'm old school and automatically line up the tops of the sights. SIG sells rear sights for a hefty price, but it takes a long time to get them.

I own an original Pederson design Remington Model 51 in .380 and shot hundreds of rounds through it well into the 70's before I realized it should be a safe queen. After more than 50 years of service (it began life as my grandfather's back-up) the pistol began to get picky about ammo and occasionally misfire. The Pederson Model 51 is a really well balanced pistol, light weight - yet absorbs recoil, and very accurate for a small frame that fits my hand well. If the R-51 is truly built on the old Model 51 frame and uses the Pederson breech block mechanism, then the new gun might be worth buying and, if needed, investing in a little aftermarket shop work to help smooth things out. The original 51 was not a big success, but not because of anything wrong with the gun - it came out a couple of years before the depression and hit a brick wall when the economy tanked.

Need to weigh in here. Excuse the pun. I agree that it's often impossible to carry a full size gun without drawing attention, not to mention the extra poundage that can make trousers pile up around the heels. So, I went through the pros and cons and then selected a SIG 250sc as my EDC. I can shoot that almost as accurately as my full frame P226. The 250sc is a sweet gun, but it's not thin and it's not lightweight and it doesn't quite fit in pants pockets, so I went shopping on TGO and picked up a Nano. As a pocket pistol, Nano's pretty accurate out to about 30 yds and it carries easily. In a pocket holster, it fits snugly in a front pocket and draws quickly. One big problem, unlike the 250sc, the Nano doesn't always go bang. While the 250sc shoots anything and everything and never misfires or FTE, the Nano is picky and the selection of what makes it go bang is narrow. It hates cheap ammo and 115 gr bullets. It seems to be okay with self-defense loads, but I can't shoot as many rounds as I'd like in range training without breaking the bank. Bottom line, I don't feel confident with the Nano. If you see a bulge on my hip, it's me and the 250sc because I feel confident with it.

I don't have any of it. It would be the most costly of the comparisons. Above pictured products ranged from $17.50 for 7 gr of the GunGlow including binder to $35 for 2gr of the Noctiluma including ala carte priced 2 gr vials of binder and thinner. I only have one gun to paint. Everything else has OEM night sights. I have enough pigment at this point to paint dots on more than 50 guns, or do some interesting brush work in a blacklight strip joint. If you ever get down to Loudon, and care to share a pinch, I'll be happy to repeat and expand the experiment.   Friday after work brain freeze. Failed to see glowinc is priced by the ounce - not gram. Just the same with almost $13 UPS shipping for 1/4 OZ, will beg for a sample instead.

Experimental Results Received 7 grams of Gunglow powder pigment with some kind of binder in a syringe. For the purpose of the experiment, attempted to equalize one of the variables by mixing all pigments with the same binder - commercial xylene (paint thinner) instead of supplied binder with the three products to be compared. All mixtures were 1:1 ratios of pigment to xylene binder. Results appear below. Turns out that Noctilumina G15E was the most difficult to mix into smooth paste using xylene. The other two products mixed well, but the Gunglow shown on far right was easiest to mix and remained workable without additional thinner allowing plenty of time for gunsight application. The bright white spots indicate intense photoluminescence as captured with 7 seconds digital photo time exposure. To my surprise Gunglow from eBay retailer, Lumelab, ($17.50 for 7 grams of pigment including some kind of milky looking binder in syringe [I didn't use]) appears to be the best of the sampled products for mixing and provided brightest glow after 30 minutes aging in lightight container, as shown below. The Noctilumina was 2x the price of the Gunglow product and the Noctilumina materials will yield about 1/6 the effective yield per dollar with less intense photoluminescence under these experimantal conditions.

Still waiting for GunGlow to arrive for comparison experiment.

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.

Thanks, Dolomite - Alkaline Rare Earth Metal Silicate-Aluminate Oxide (Glow Inc formulation http://glowinc.com) is likely similar to strontium aluminate, as used in the G15E Noctiluminar product described above. Can't wait to try this stuff. Sounds like the better than the tritium pigment used by Meprolite. I'll let you know how it works.

That's outstanding research. Thanks so much. I have a superlum Omega watch and the darn thing can almost serve as a nightlight by the bed. If it works on the Nano sights anywhere near that well, I will be a very happy camper.   Addendum: I contacted NoctiLuminar via email (sales@noctilumina.com ) and received the following information:   We have a specialty pigment that I recommend for gun sights called G15E.  It is a little grainy -- kind of like a very fine sand.  The great thing about it is that it will glow visibly for around 36 hours, with a glow brighter than tritium for around 3-4 hours. Clear nail polish will work fine for a covering.  Scott Anderson NoctiLuminaR LLC www.noctilumina.com   I am eager to see how their new product performs. If it works, this will be a big improvement over many of the products available for DIY application.

There are lots of offers for Glow On paint, but I'm not sure how long it lasts after application or how well it performs in the dark. 2-part paint sounds more durable. Anyone ever try GunGlow as listed on eBay? http://www.ebay.com/itm/GUN-SIGHT-SITE-PAINT-GLOW-IN-THE-DARK-PISTOL-RIFLE-AIR-SOFT-TARGET-7-GRAMS-/201023600673?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ecdf0b821#ht_545wt_1026   I have a Nano that's wanting to "come alive" in the night. I'd love to find a gram of superluminova pigment, but watchmakers seem to have that hidden away in their safes.

This is a tough call. I can't put myself in the snowmobile driver's shoes. The last charge looked pretty agressive. Since the moose was retreating, I would have considered a warning shot into a tree to judge moose reaction. If it charged again, I'd probably consider the shooting justified (and it'd make sure the animal was put down). I tend to agree with the observation that this fellow knew what he had as an opportunity. He was armed with both a video device and a handgun. I don't believe in coincidences. And, why holler at the moose when many snowmobiles have motorcycle-type horns?

And, which military issued it is the news story of the day. I do like the looks of that rifle.

The photo below appeared in today's Wall Street Journal shows carbine carriered by supposed Russian troops at Simferopol Airport in Crimea Ukrain. Is this an AN94? I thought production of the AN94 had been put on hold for economic reasons? If not an AN94, do you know what it is? (I'd like one of those in my arsenal.)

This is extremely useful info. Thanks again to TGO members. Had not considered the ease of cleaning aspect of selecting a 22 can.

There are numerous precautions about keeping ammo away from liquid or spray Kroil, a very effectice penetrating oil. There may be similar volatile products that could penetrate between bullet and case. With some ammo, it's a no brainer -- like certain Rem Golden Bullets that are loosely assembled. Of course vapor exposure is not as concentrated as liquid or direct spray contact. That said, per MG above, common sense dictates if you are working around a vapor that is potent enough to penetrate a metal to metal seal, then you had better be protecting yourself with an appropriate respirator or be breathing clean supplied air. Then you might consider other living things in the area - and lastly the ammo.

It's in a very nice neighborhood, so this stuff isn't restricted to the innercity.

Jan. 27, 2014 -- KNOXVILLE — A clerk at a Sunoco convenience store pulled a gun on a would-be robber Sunday evening, apparently thwarting the crime, according to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office. A man looking to rob the Ebenezer Market, at the Sunaco station at 600 Ebenezer Road, walked into the store, indicated he had a weapon and then demanded cash from the register at about 8:45 Sunday night. The clerk then pulled out a gun in self-defense and the man ran out of the store, authorities said. A complete description of the suspect was not immediately available.

I'm heading to Oak Ridge this afternoon. I'll try to call Mike before leaving. Re Tactical Advantage - don't know if GS is still there. If Mike can't help at Law Enforcement Sales, will PM Peejman   Really appreciate the response!   TGO rules.

I called Natchez a couple months ago when I found TN was missing from ship-to state list. In TN, GA and AL, they are wholesale only w/o retail capability. That bites.  Also, just ordered 2,000 rnds of Winchester M-22 22LR from Midway. Laughing - they were $0.05 per round but estimated ship date in somewhere way out there. This makes my 6th back order with Midway. Reasonable prices, but little hope of delivery while I am still young enough to raise my rifle.

Looking at ammoseek.com over the past month, 22LR prices seem to be going up and up. It used to be that .10 per round was pretty much a hoser's price. Now it's bumping up to .12 - .15 per round. I guess we're not out of the woods, yet.

Still hoping for a referral. Could be someone who refinishes stocks.

Joe45 --> Been there and done that. Wound up with a Remy 597 with scope and then a 10/22 with scope and then trigger kits for both. In the end, the Remy is heavier with its bull barrel and a real good shooter, but the 597 kit trigger at about 4 pounds is a little stiffer so I mainly use the 10/22. But, darn, I got to thinking about a lever action and that evolved into picking up a vintage Marlin 336 and then a brand new Nikon scope. Lots of range time since then and a huge squirrel count via 22 pellet pistol and 10/22 22lr Quiets through window, Have yet to fire the 336 from kitchen hideout, but must admit, I dislike squirrels quite a bit and a 30-30 round would eliminate need to dispose of bodies.