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The military needs a quality pistol.  While the M9 has its flaws, it works when you take care of it properly and is a very low maintenance pistol in a field environment, which is a big deal with Army equipment.  There would be a guy I served with who might not have survived this day had it been otherwise.  Wheelgunner can confirm this or fill in any gaps since it's been almost 10 years.  He was at the same base if memory serves.     25 December 2005 SPC Steven Clark (B/2BSTB) was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Valor for actions in combat. After Christmas lunch, SPC Clark, a member of THT 590, was approached by an Iraqi National hired as an interpreter at the FOB. The interpreter asked SPC Clark if a weapons permit was available for him. SPC Clark told him that he would check and the two walked to the THT building.  SPC Clark told the interpreter to wait outside but after unlocking the door the interpreter pointed a 9mm handgun into SPC Clark’s back and told him to enter the building.   After entering, the interpreter demanded the names of captured personnel and the names of informants. SPC Clark pointed to a laptop computer behind the gunman and said what he wanted was on the computer. The gunman turned his back to SPC Clark. At this point, SPC Clark pulled an M9 concealed in his back belt line. At the same time, the gunman wheeled around and both men opened fire. SPC Clark was struck once in the left chest and dropped to one knee. The insurgent was shot multiple times in the chest and abdomen but was killed by two well placed headshots. SPC Clark’s life was saved by following Army Regulations and Doctrine by keeping his Ft Campbell Blue Book and Military Intelligence Badge in his left breast pocket. The 9mm round that struck SPC Clark was slowed by his Blue Book and stopped by his brass badge in its leather case. (btq's note:  the "blue book" didn't slow a damn thing, it was all his badge (Clark was a CI agent) that's just the Army being the Army in propaganda...the rest is true)

Ben Franklin said it on the internet, so it has to be true.

  Staged military actor BS.  That kid isn't using his issue weapon, made sure he isn't showing any USMC emblems on his uniform or kit (because it's against regs), and was spouting what Surefire paid him to say.   Combat and combat support troops in conventional units don't get side mounted backup sights.  I can't even remember seeing any on SOF weapons, though my experience there is admittedly limited.  So, the inability to fire from the prone with that magazine still stands.  I'll eat my hat if any of these 100rd mags are inside the magwell of an M4 carried by a conventional infantryman outside the wire in Afghanistan.

  No rifleman in the Army uses 100rd magazines in their M4's.  Shooting from the prone position with that behemoth would be a nightmare.

Those labels were about as effective as any other warning label ever was.

I just identify people by what they wish to be called/identified by as long as they have a proper lineage to back it up.   That said, in this debate, black is a color and a describing feature more than a cultural identity.  African American denotes where their ancestors originally came from, just not as specific as Irish, Italian, Mexican because the records on their ancestors dealt more with price than anything else.

Randomly shooting into the air...what are we in Iraq now?  That was their favorite holiday activity, most notably Saddam's birthday and the highlight days during Ramadan.  Sad to see some Tennesseans are no more evolved.   It should be a crime to discharge a firearm without a target, backstop, or enough empty land for the bullet to fall without hitting someone.  Firing into the air is an act of shear stupidity.  What goes up, must come down, and it will come down with enough force to cause injuries or worse.

  There are more Republican candidates out there making statements that just scream to be fact checked, Trump especially.  Hillary by comparison is keeping her mouth shut since she know show much of a liability it is for her.  They also go by what people submit, so that's probably hit or miss for partiality if it was measured as a 50/50 division.   As for the President, you can search for him under people and see what they have, but they called him out for one thing we all knew was rubbish from the time it hit the airwaves. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/jun/22/barack-obama/barack-obama-correct-mass-killings-dont-happen-oth/

The police statement said he was released to his company commander and provost marshal at Fort Bragg.   This guy's chain of command is soft.  My old unit made it expressly clear, that if anybody was arrested on a weekend, they wouldn't be sprung from jail until the next duty day and would be sitting there until then unless they had their own bail money.

I did it for 2 1/2 years.  My job took me to Kuwait, and I had to get a residency visa to live there that long.  Uncle Sam still got a cut since even Americans living overseas have to file tax returns.  I also have a feeling the people answering the survey don't understand how tax laws work overseas.  Just because you're an American residing overseas doesn't exempt you from taxes owed to the country you're living in.  If you think American taxes are high, enjoy Europe.   Expatriating is one thing, renouncing citizenship is another.  Let's see how many people are willing to do that and live without a US passport.

Congrats indeed. 

  While I don't dispute your underlining logic, I think in this case it was the intestinal fortitude of a man like deCaro that was the major factor in how he was able to endure.

For me carrying is a part risk management, and the risk is from people I don't know or have any information on that have access to come and go the same places I do.  In that analysis, being out in public is far different than at someones home in terms of the risk.  Carrying a concealed gun into a home for a 4th of July Party implies you're ready for a threat.  Do you think one exists in that environment?   The only time I've ever brought a carry gun into someone's home in recent memory is when I was staying the night, and felt it was more secure inside the home with me than in the car.  I was sure to ask the owner if it was okay out of courtesy.  Her reply was "do you think I care," but I wasn't about to assume that.  Since we were all getting fairly lubricated that night, I took the gun, unloaded it and left it in the bedroom before having drinks.

  Ehh, I've been in plenty of "happy" countries overseas where soccer is a big deal.  It's just the sport that took root overseas.  With distances between countries being small, regional competition isn't that big a deal logistics wise, time zones aren't a major factor, and there is too much money to be made putting on the games.

I remember during the World Cup in 2010, I was living in Kuwait and a buddy was coming out of Iraq to go on leave and crashing at my apartment.  We went out to eat and our waiter made conversation by saying that the US team had a great game that day, and we were like "huh?"  After he told us it was World Cup and looked at us like we were the weird ones, we just shrugged and said "that's how we know we're American's," even in a foreign country we couldn't give a crap about soccer.

It feels too soon for us to care about soccer again.  The women's tourney is on a different schedule than the men's I assume?

The Brownells series is pretty straightforward.  For building a lower, you want #42-50 on this playlist. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa6yB5pDvYiiR1KVxS1yrjYr9u9SL31RL     They aren't kidding about all those parts.  I had a detent pin go airborne when I put together my lower.  I was on hands and knees for a few minutes looking for it.

  A few months back I took a girl I was banging to Outpost Armory when she was looking at buying her first gun.  The staff there were top notch in dealing with us.  We had as much time as we needed to let her get a feel and work the action on about a dozen models of guns.    Once she picked out a gun she liked- a Glock 19- I explained to her that on a common brand like that, online ordering and the FFL transfer process could save her money with research and patience.  I even went so far as to research an FFL in her hometown that could handle it, but she didn't care.  She wanted the gun that day, so we could go shooting the next day, and that was that.  There was more involved in the value of the sale for her than just the price comparison on the gun.  She also appreciated that they were willing to be so patient with a new shooter, and that they had so many models to offer her for comparisons sake.  She said those things helped Outpost earn that sale as well.       Bingo.  If you aren't willing to pay what they want, you took yourself out of the sale by your own decision.  Maybe if the business closes their doors due to pricing themselves out of a market you can have a hearty "told you so" moment, but who wants to be that petty?

Didn't take the quiz because I'm too tired to do basic arithmetic after a long day, but I found this part irrelevant: +1 point if you have at least $500 in cash on hand right now. +1 point if you own at least 100 oz. of silver or 5 oz. of gold and have it in your physical possession. +1 point if you have substantial savings in any currency other than U.S. dollars.   If there is truly a SHTF moment and a breakdown of economy and government services, I can't see US currency or any foreign currency holding value past kindling.  Also, I still wonder what you can trade gold or silver for when people need bullets water or food more than anything else.  I know I'm only going to listen to barter offers that include things I would need.

  How'd that thought process work out circa 1861?

  I'd want something with retention and probably more sturdy than a leather holster...kydex or some other plastic.  The drop in height looks like it's a good, but I'd have to wear it to be sure.

While the example the OP gave doesn't fit, the pattern of similar topics being brought up on multiple sites is valid.  Easy enough to happen because most of the people on gun sites read the same conservative news sources, and some are on multiple sites.  I'm on M4C, but rarely post there and another military site I post on semi-regularly, and on both those other sites, I see the same topics come up around the same times.    Just a way news is being spread in the modern age...I equate it to the way taverns were used for news and debate in the past.

Would like the grip about 4-6" lower than it currently sits.   Have a Walther P99 right now, but I may have a H&K VP9 if I can squirrel away enough cash at the end of the year.

Anybody have links/sources for a low sitting (riding?) holster?  I have long arms and a standard belt mounted holster usually puts the grip near my elbow, and that's to high for my taste unless I want to keep it concealed.   Looking for something that would put it below my hip, but isn't  a drop leg holster; I came to hate those in Iraq.

  Not really, Scott Walker is a fairly consistent conservative Governor.  Barring that, there is the fact that as a GOP primary candidate who needs a win, or at least a strong 2nd place finish in Iowa to raise money and be relevant going into New Hampshire and South Carolina, he can't afford to look the least bit weak on a core issue like the 2nd Amendment.