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Today: My Glock 19 and my Spyderco Manix 2 (FDE scales with M390 steel).

I bought a KME sharpening system 2-3 years ago and have used it countless times since. Sharpening consists of healthy percentages of science and technique (read: artform), neither of which can be ignored unless you want to scrap a bunch of knives. If I were starting over at this very moment, I'd probably look at one of the smaller systems from TSProf. Even though they are a Russian company and we are supposed to hate Russia right now, the guys who run it are likely as innocent of anything their government is doing as any of us are innocent of what ours does. I wouldn't be dissuaded from buying one of their kits. https://tsprof.us Look at the Kadet and Blitz product lines. I'm shopping for a TSProf KM03 but just haven't thrown my money at it yet. Maybe soon. As much as I love my KME, I think the TSProf KM03 is even better. But... $$$.

Well, I've got the first three covered. I need to find a hiding spot in the woods. She finds me whenever I'm hiding in the garage.

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Oh, those were my reactions. They weren't actually seen on screen.

This error? Yeah. It was a new one for me too.

No, we're not solely for Tennesseans but it did raise an eyebrow as I was reading. All are welcome here as long as everyone's intentions are good.

I am hesitant to ask, but why would a person from California be asking about the value of a rifle on a forum for folks in Tennessee? Your IP address even tracks back to California, so... the story is?

Sorry about the downtime this morning, folks. What should have been a simple change ended up being a Class 3 ####storm. Always have good backups!

Just a heads up that the reaction images used on TGO for rating posts (like Thumbs Up, Love, Like, etc) may be a bit wonky or missing for a little bit. I am working on migrating some of our more common graphic elements to Amazon storage for faster performance.

I need to get outside and grill something... anything... this week or I am going to have to turn in my Man Card. The Kamado Joe is calling my name.

Tom Brady's 'final' career touchdown ball sells for over $518,000 at auction - CNN Can you imagine being the person who paid $518,000 for that football only to have Brady come right back out of retirement? That thing is now worth exactly $517,999 less than what they paid for it.

No idea, really. I haven't shot the first round through it yet. If it performs well and the optics mounting system holds up, I'll probably sneak it into my carry rotation. The M&P has always agreed with me when I shoot them, so anything is possible.

My first MCH arrived today. I have another on order, but this one has the EDC head with dual output. It is their FDE finish with the Thyrm Switchback ring on it. The other on order is clear anodized and has the High Candella single-output head on it. That one will get carried on security duty because I've never done Force On Force training in the dark where I wished that I had anything less than ALL of the lumens. I'll let you guys know how I think the EDC version works, in a few hours.

Well, allow me to introduce my anus-free M&P. I've named him Bob. Bob Gun. He started off with a whole lot of derp, but I think he's going to be OK.

Got one of those too!

I've got a few Manix 2's and have to agree with you on this. I prefer the ambidextrous locking mechanism on the Manix. I bought my wife and oldest daughter each a Manix 2 in CruWear and purple Micarta a year or two ago when DLT Trading had them in as a sprint run.

The dimensions of this Hellcat PRO are very close to that of a Glock 19. The grip is 1/4" thinner which will help some folks who feel that the G19 is too big and chunky, but the slide on each is quoted as being 1" thick. To me, this sounds more like an option for those who don't want a Glock, more than it sounds like an option for someone who wants the lithe form-factor of the P365 or P365XL. It seems that those two would still feel and carry smaller than this Hellcat will. Just my guess.

Glock does a lot of things right. The MOS optics system isn't one of them, in my opinion. The screws that hold the plate to the gun are generally fine, but the plate itself is so thin that the optics screw doesn't have much material to thread into. This frequently causes problems when people use screws provided by their optics manufacturer, rather than the Glock provided screws, which can cause the screw to bottom-out and then arch the mounting plate. This leads to screw / plate failure. If you run an MOS Glock, you want an optics plate from Forward Control Design (1st choice) or CHPWS (2nd choice). These both have proven track records and are better than the Glock OEM plates. @Defender if you're going to stick with an RMR or a sight that uses the RMR footprint, don't sleep on that Zev slide I posted earlier. That is a new product from them, at a cheaper price point than I've seen before, and will likely sell out. Zev produces things in batches and once they're sold out, they stay that way few a while. If you want an optic mounting system that is both strong and flexible to allow you to change it up some as time passes or needs change, look at the Agency AOS slides like I am using on my G19 now. Omaha Outdoors had the best price on the Syndicate S2 slide that I am using but it was still around $500-ish.

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That's a spicy handgun! That gong had some swing to it, too!