Whisper

So IDPA matches in Manchester are on Saturdays now? A post on this board in September said they were on Sundays. Thanks, Whisper

Just trying to find out if there's an IDPA match this weekend at the range in Manchester. I understand the match schedule for last month is not the same as the normal schedule. Info on the club's FB page and the IDPA match schedule page is contradictory, so I'd appreciate hearing from someone who knows. Thanks, Whisper

Is anyone planning to attend Tom Givens' Firearms Instructor Development Course in Franklin, 29 Sep-1 Oct? I'm probably going to register this week and am interested whether anyone I know might be going. If not, I guess i get to make some new friends. Cheers, Whisper

I agree the folks at Guns N More are great, but I called them yesterday and they said all the lowers in stock have Gadsden or Molon Labe engravings on the receivers. I just want plain ones. But thanks for the suggestion.

What's the best place in the Nashville/Murfreesboro area to buy AR lower receivers? I'm mainly interested in Anderson Mfg or Aero Precision, but I'd consider others if the price was right. Thanks, Whisper

I've had a 9mm Shield since they first came out. At the time I said, "Too bad they don't make one without the safety." When they started making them without the safety, I bought one. I said, "Too bad they don't make it in .45." Then they made the .45, and last month I bought one of them. I am going to replace the front sight with something more visible, but aside from that I don't know what improvements I would want. Cheers, Whisper

What time on Saturday? I've been wanting to try BUG division with my Shield and this looks like a good chance. Thanks, Whisper

An XDS with a hammer, a safety, and a Grip Zone. No thanks.

This is interesting. I haven't been to Warrior Talk in a couple of years, but after reading this thread I checked in and I see that my password has been changed and I can't get into my account any more. However, I do still receive the regular promotional emails from Suarez. (His emails are pretty heavy on pushing product, but in fairness, they also do contain some useful info.) I've not been badmouthing Suarez or WTF online so I'm a little puzzled why they would block access to my account, but I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.

Agreed. Concealed is concealed. Be respectful and quiet, drink your coffee, and move on. No problems created or encountered.

I agree with this, but I am not sure about the rest. I have heard a couple of anecdotal reports recently of people with leftist friends and family who acquired guns in anticipation of a ban (sort of like Mark Kelly, husband of Gabby Giffords, who tried to buy an AR) and who subsequently discovered that guns and shooting are actually quite cool. More RKBA education and outreach to the misguided could make a difference. Also, women make up a larger and larger percentage of gun buyers. We could have an opportunity here for the next four years.

Yeah, a Winchester Model 70 with a nine-round internal magazine. I want one. Did anyone else notice that if Alexandria hadn't had gun registration -- the "inventory" list kept by Olivia -- the Saviors wouldn't have known how many guns the group had? Cheers, Whisper

Good luck to Eugene in reloading that .357 to fit Rosita's 9mm. Firearms technical mistakes are too plentiful in TWD. You would think that they'd have someone working on the show who had seen a gun before.

Agreed. We should start putting the pressure on now, and keep it on. Our US reps here in TN will not be changing in January, so we should be in touch with them immediately. Cheers, Whisper

I was discussing this just yesterday with a guy who works at a gun store that sells silencers. (I won't name the store because I imagine the employee might get in trouble for his candor.) He said he does not own a silencer himself but has been planning to buy one. Now that Sauron has been defeated, he says he is going to wait. His view: If the Hearing Protection Act becomes law, new silencer manufacturers will appear overnight like dandelions in the spring, and silencers costing $1000 now will cost $200 by summer. Trump promised a stimulus to American manufacturing. The HPA would sure help. Cheers, Whisper

Most helpful. Thank you, Rock.

I think we all know to vote for TFA or NRA endorsed candidates for state and federal offices, but what about local elections? I live in Smyrna and want to vote for people who believe in the RKBA. Anybody know anything good or bad about the candidates who are running? We can vote for up to three: Bradley Austin Dennis Johnson Tim Morrell Robert "Bob" New Racquel Peebles Steve Sullivan Michelle Mastin Wesnofske Thanks, Whisper

Thanks to all who commented. This lower does have the .170 trigger pins and the .315 takedown pins. I don't think I want the JP yellow springs just in case I need rifle this for a defensive role when the Time of Troubles comes. JP advises against using their yellow springs for duty or defensive work. And, finding large-pin triggers is not a problem. Geissele makes three large-pin models and they cost $40 more than small-pin versions. Looking at modular trigger units, Velocity makes large-pin and small-pin versions for the same price. It doesn't appear that anyone believes the theory that a sear-block Colt lower has any collector value, so I think I'll just go ahead and cut the sear block out. It's probably easier than selling this lower and finding another Colt lower to replace it. Thanks again, Whisper

I have a Colt Sporter HBAR that dates from about 1990, when they were made with the large trigger pins and the pinned-in sear block. It has a pretty heavy trigger but I've never shot it all that much -- I have other ARs -- so it didn't bother me. Now I want to set it up for long-range work and I want to put a good trigger in it, but the sear block prevents use of most of the best aftermarket triggers. I at first thought I'd just cut the sear block out, but when reading up on this, I've found several places that claim these Sporter HBARs have collector value to some people, and they advise not to modify one, but to trade or sell it and buy another. I have the upper receiver set up just like I want it -- VLTOR tube rail, low-profile gas block, Leupold scope -- so I wouldn't want to sell that. But if someone wanted to trade me a Colt lower without a sear block, or buy the old lower for enough money that I could buy a new Colt lower, I'd do it. Any Colt rifle collectors here? Does the Sporter HBAR with sear block really have any collector interest? Should I trade/sell it, or should I just fire up the Dremel and carve that sear block out of there? Thanks, Whisper

I need a front sight (bead or fiber optic) put on a Winchester SX2 with vent rib. Requires drilling and tapping. What will that cost? Thanks, Whisper

Thank you, donors. I appreciate your generosity. Cheers, Whisper

Project update: I installed a brand new Colt extractor and heavily oiled the bolt. The gun no longer leaves cases in the chamber but still does not fully extract or eject them most of the time. This time I had with me another shooter with a 10.5-in .300 pistol (different mfg than mine, but also with gas port at the pistol position). We compared our fired brass and it does appear that the brass from my gun is slightly more scratched up -- not seriously, at least to my eyes, but it's clear his chamber is smoother. We swapped uppers on our two pistols, and with his upper, my pistol worked flawlessly with supersonic and subsonic ammo -- Barnes, Remington, and SiG. I think it's clear there is no problem with the buffer or spring; the problem is in the upper. My thought now is that the chamber wasn't properly cut and may need to be finish reamed again, or perhaps buffed out somehow. Maybe I should get in there with a Dremel and some Flitz? Your theories are welcome. Thanks, Whisper

Merry Christmas. And thank you. Cheers, Whisper

Thanks, all. The gun is a 10.5-in, and the opinion on the .300 Blackout forum seems to be that it can't be overgassed. I'm going to try an extractor replacement and running it extra wet and see what that does. Won't get to shoot it again until Saturday but I will report on my findings. Thanks again, Whisper

Type of ammo makes no difference -- I've used Remington, SiG, Freedom. I'm not going to swap used bolts between rifles, but the idea of temporarily borrowing the extractor from another AR is worth pursuing. It would confirm if the extractor is the problem. Thanks. Anything else I should investigate?