Ropin4gold

You made a good choice, it is a fine weapon. You won't be disappointed.

I did a bunch of research on the matter and settled on an swr trident 9. I was all set to buy and got a case of cold feet. I will prob get one sometime after the first of the year.

Well I'm back from the Iowa pheasant hunting trip. Had a bad hunt, no birds killed or seen. The farmers were 3-4 weeks behind on getting crops out, I think that hurt us. Weather was in the upper 60's during the day. Hope yall kill some in SD.

Buy a Dewey one piece rod in the caliber and length that is optimal for your rifle. I get mine from Brownells.

Go down to Hero Gear and pick those guys' brains. Or check out major malfunction.com

Fletch is 1 3/4 also. UBG wrote me back and gave me the contact info for his custom holster maker. Gonna try and see cost/ wait time.

Thanks, I'll check the fletch. 1/4" makes a big difference in that department, makes for a good repeatable drawstroke.

Close, but it has 1 3/4 loops...... Thank you for trying to help.

I am looking for a black RH high rise OWB holster with 1.5" belt loops for a Glock 23. The kicker is it needs to have a thumb break. Does anyone know of a holster meeting my requirements? I sent UBG holsters an email to see if they can make thier "bonneville" with a thumb break. Thanks

Nice Hi-power....

Of all the 1911's I have owned (Wilson Combat CQB, Kimber TLE/RLII, Springfield Loaded, Colt Delta Elite, and Colt Officers Model) and knowing your 2 choices, I would have to suggest the Kimber. I did not like the Springfield model I had and the trigger sucked compared to my Kimber (both were stock). The only 2 I kept were the Wilson Combat and the Kimber. I did handle the demo model of the Hero Gear 1911 and it is a good piece.

I bought my wife a 5.11 push pack. She carries her gun and other crap in there. Chec it out they are only about $50 and you can get the red one so it doesn't look tactical.

I'm going pheasant hunting in Iowa Nov.5th. Will post report when I get back.

Para LDA

I can't believe no one has mentioned the UZI. Might be a little more than $500, maybe not if you ge the wood stocked one.

Check out warrior talk, those guys know thier stuff about ak's.

I worked there as a course guide during a summer when I was in college. That place is top shelf. They had (2) nice sporting clays courses, skeet, trap, 5-stand, make a brake, and my favorite the duck flush. In the duck flush 2 shooters take a box of shells each and they throw like 75 birds rapid fire. It is a good time.

Look at a Beretta 390 in 12GA. Wal-Mart used to have a pretty decent price on the synthetic stocked version (Around 5-600 bux if I remember correctly).

I am a fan of Wilson Combat products. That being said, I think you summed it up pretty well when you said "2k would feed my Glock 17 for a long time." I would not buy it, if you have to have a 1911 style 9mm why not a Para?

I have tried both and prefer the EOTech. It suited my needs better and I like the reticle better.

You might try Owl Hollow. It is just outside of Spring Hill off of Duplex Rd.

You should be alright to eat it. I would try the ice trick.

S&W .41 magnum with a 4" barrel, open sights. 0-50 yard deer killing machine.

I've got a SAR-1 AK. It does everything it is supposed to. You might check on warrior talk, as they just put out an article on the mini-14. I think the mini-14 is a fine weapon and personally would not trade it for an ak.

I think if I were you I would get a Kimber. Good middle of the road place to start. If you really like the platform, you won't be dissappointed and need to trade up. Just be sure to give it a 250-300 round break in. I also recommend wilson combat mags, I use nothing else. It is a sickness though.......