TGO David

I love NFA threads. They always ultimately illustrate how ridiculous NFA laws are. Get used to that. If Biden wins, he and AlQaeda Harris have already made it clear they plan to shove a lot of modern rifles into classification as NFA items.

The good news is that this light IS the one that takes either two CR123s or the 18650 battery, and the 18650s are cheap to buy. At this price, I'd definitely still pick one up. Streamlight 88065 Pro Tac HL-X 1,000 Lumen Professional Tactical Flashlight with High/Low/Strobe "Dual Fuel" use 2x CR123A or 1 x rechargeable Li-ion Batteries and Holster

Well, dangit. I didn't pay close enough attention to it. :(

### Note: Amazon Prime Day 2020 is over now. Regular prices are back in effect. ### Yeah I know, everyone is peppering each other with things they've spotted Amazon during Prime Day. This is a seriously a great deal on a great flashlight, at 26% off normal price though. This is the 1,000 lumen Streamlight Pro-Tac HL-X that uses CR123 batteries. I have three of the damned things in the 18650 battery version now: Bedside, truck, and one for EDC. I originally bought one for carry when I am on safety team duty at church and liked the brightness and throw so much that I bought two more. Fair disclosure, the link sends TGO a small "finders fee" if you buy, but Amazon pays that - not you. https://amzn.to/2H0jZyb

For those interested in the technical aspects of red dot sights, check out this podcast featuring Luis Chirino of Holosn. Boon Benton (13 Hours, Benghazi) and Bill Orndorf host this show. They were both on Shooters Nation with me last year and are obviously good dudes. https://www.buzzsprout.com/888202/5577697-episode-20

I’ve got another M2.0 with the flat faced forward set trigger/sear kit. I’ve tried virtually all combinations of springs. It’s ok but doesn’t excite me.

I have five of the Type 2 RM07 6.5MOA dot. All of them are the adjustable variety. It works great and I like being able to turn them completely off if they are going to be in my safe for a while. Love them. I also have a Gen1 Holosun HE508T red dot. It's a great dot. No problems with it and I know from watching Aaron Cowan beat the hell out of them that it's as rugged as an RMR. I do wish that the dot were a 2MOA or 3MOA instead of the tiny little 1MOA that it has, but I suppose that is why you're supposed to turn on the "ring" reticle and not just run the dot-only reticle. I see myself picking up HE508T-X2 green dot as soon as they are available. I want to see for myself if green is as great as @Links2k says it is. Just kidding. LOTS of people say it is. I do want to try it out for myself.

Approximately 7 weeks ago I sent the slide from my 4.25" duty-size M&P M2.0 9mm to Doug Presson at DP Custom Works to have their GAB 4.0 package and a fresh jet-black nitride finish applied to it. Today, it came back and I quickly reassembled it with a Trijicon RM07 red dot, 10-8 Performance sights (M&P front, Glock rear) and an Apex Tactical Specialties striker safety plunger. I am ambivalent about the Apex trigger on the M2.0 series so I have skipped that for now. They look good for social media but I built this to be a fighting gun. Some time ago I smoothed out the area beneath the trigger guard for my middle finger to stop giving myself callouses from how tightly I grip the gun, and I added some very simple, functional "indexing points" on for my support hand thumb. I wasn't trying to win any beauty pageants with that stuff, so if you think it looks like crap... good. I expect this cheap ole M&P to perform just as well as any of the guns that I have that were 3x as expensive as it. Talk about making a guy question his purchasing decisions.

YES! Dry Fire is life, even when ammo is plentiful.

You know... unless you have firsthand knowledge of what RR is paying for their ammo, any claim that they are gouging rather than passing along their own increases is completely an opinion. I warned previously that the cost of ammo to suppliers was going to be increasing as what remained from previous years production dried up.

Brownell's currently has a deal on ten (10) Magpul 30-Round PMAG GEN M2 MOE mags for $94.99 if you use code "PTT" when you check out. https://www.brownells.com/magazines/rifle-magazines/magazines/ar-15-pmag-gen-m2-moe-mag-223-5-56-30rd-polymer-blk-10pk-sku100006987-24192-79235.aspx If you prefer the non-MOE version, you can get ten of those for $111.99 currently with the same code "PTT" at checkout. https://www.brownells.com/magazines/rifle-magazines/magazines/ar-15-pmag-gen-m3-magazine-223-5-56-30rd-polymer-black-10pk-sku100012634-75487-120832.aspx

Yes. It was that or in my state of sheer exhaustion, changing it to read something really tacky and funny.

It went right over my head that he might be talking about cars and trucks.

For Pete's sake... what ARE we talking about here? Autos. Cars? Trucks? Automobiles? NFA Class 3 automatic firearms??

I edited the thread title. Every time I saw it, I had to double-check because it looked like a wanted ad posted outside of the Trading Post.

In Case You Missed It (ICYMI)... Smith and Wesson Announces New Optics Ready M&P 2.0 Compact. Available in October 2020. From S&W: Expanding our line of M2.0 pistols, we’re excited to introduce an optics ready M&P M2.0 Compact. These new models are chambered in 9mm with a 4” barrel, feature a slide cut for optics, co-witness white-dot front and rear sights, and enlarged forward serrations. This pistol will ship with two 15-round magazines and comes standard with seven mounting plates designed to fit popular slide-mounted optics. Features • Optics ready slide • Seven mounting plates included • Ambidextrous thumb safety model available • Picatinny-style rail • Forward slide cocking serrations • Low barrel bore axis makes the M&P pistol comfortable to shoot reducing muzzle rise and allowing for faster aim recovery • Optimal 18-degree grip angle for natural point of aim • Aggressive grip texture for enhanced control • New M&P M2.0 trigger with lighter trigger pull. • Tactile and audible trigger reset • Accurate 1 in 10˝ twist M&P® M2.0™ barrel • Extended rigid embedded stainless steel chassis to reduce flex and torque when firing • Armornite® durable corrosion resistant finish • Backed by S&W Lifetime Service policy Source: https://www.smith-wesson.com/firearms/mp-9-m20-4-compact-optics-ready

This case is worth watching as it hits on some things that not many involved in firearms social media are likely to be innocent of themselves. Jake Gardner, a white bar owner in Nebraska, has been indicted by an Omaha, NE grand jury for killing James Scurlock, a young black man during a BLM protest in June of 2020. The grand jury determined on Tuesday that Jake Gardner, 38, will face four charges including manslaughter, attempted first-degree assault, use of a firearm, and terror threats. Part of the justification from the grand jury came from things that Gardner had posted on his own Facebook wall prior to ever coming into contact with the victim. "There was evidence that was gathered and presented to the grand jury about activity that Jake Gardner was engaged in prior to even coming in contact with James Scurlock," said Special Prosecutor Frederick Franklin. "Evidence to reasonably be construed as an intent to use a firearm for purposes of killing someone," he continued. "You will want to know what it is, and I can't tell you about it. But what I can tell you is that that evidence comes primarily from Jake Gardner himself." Reportedly Gardner had shared on social media FBI statistics and a screenshot of the President saying “When the looting starts, the shooting starts”. Again, this before he ever encountered Scurlock. As we often remind people here on TGO, the Internet has a very long and indelible memory. We advise that you not say anything here that you wouldn't want read back to you in court. Source: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/amberjamieson/grand-jury-indictment-james-scurlock-killer-jake-gardner

We're everywhere, man!

It sounds like he shot a truck driver in the face. I haven't seen more detail on that, but I suspect he wasn't able to get in that truck and shot the guy for it. The other folks that he hurt and the one he ended up killing were all stuck in a traffic jam that he caused by killing someone he was riding with in another car. You're not simply driving away from anything in a traffic jam. Agreed. As the late Dr. William Aprill once told me, you need to know where the line is that you won't allow to be crossed. He told me that his line was being forced into a vehicle with someone against his will, because the place they are taking you to is most likely the scene of your murder.

I'm not sure if Quavodus' name is David and you knew that somehow, but I do want to point out that you quoted something he said. Not anything I said.

Sad sign of the times, isn't it?

Look at the statistic you quoted. Since 1973. How many of those were wrongfully convicted due to ancient forensic science techniques or corrupt policing in an era when "the good ole boy system" was still very much a thing? How many of those were wrongfully convicted in the last ten years with much more advanced forensics available, cell phone tracking to put a person at a place on a date and time, ubiquitous security cameras and other technological advancements involved to provide a more holistic sphere of "evidence" available? I'd bet not many. Besides, there are cases like this one where it is pretty cut and dried. Had this human predator not killed himself, there was enough evidence placing him at the scene of the crime and being guilty of those crimes that there would have been zero reason to allow the legal industry to drag it out in perpetuity. There should be cases that get an express-lane to a death penalty and state-administered execution of sentence. This is a good example of one of them.

From the article: Dorsey had no adult arrest record in Tennessee and was not wanted by law enforcement on any outstanding warrants, Rausch said Monday morning. He added Dorsey does have an “extensive criminal record” in his home state of Missouri. As a society, we have lost the nerve to imprison repeat violent criminals until they die or just get on with the business of executing them so that they don't take up space in prisons and cannot escape or be released to continue to do harm. When a human being exhibits the same lack of conscience and propensity to harm or kill others that you see among animals classified as "super predators", they should never be allowed the opportunity to continue harming and killing. The problem is multifaceted: Lawyers make a living defending these predators and the legal industry is big money. The corrections and rehabilitation industries are also big money for either those that provide privatized incarceration facilities or to those who contractually provide services to government-owned facilities. No one wants to cut off the supply of milk from the tit that feeds them. Compounding this are the gentile people who are, as Winston Churchill put it, useful idiots and believe that predators can be rehabilitated. Or, for religious beliefs, think that executing a predator is immoral and goes against God's commandment that we shall not murder. All of these things combine to produce a society where violent, predatory criminals are put into incarceration facilities that serve as training camps and make them more violent and less human, only to be spilled back out onto the streets after a prescribed period of time or because the facilities can't hold them all and there are no stiff finite penalties that will dissuade others from following in their footsteps. I doubt that our society will ever get back to the point where violent predatory criminals who are guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt and who have been given reasonable due process are swiftly executed and no longer a threat to the public. And I believe that we can primarily thank the legal industry for that because they've set up an appalling number of barriers and opportunities for appeal that stand between a monster murdering a father in front of his pregnant wife, and justice. Thankfully this predator killed himself. I hope he burns for eternity.

While I am probably the last person to know about this, back in August I met a gentleman at the local range who told me that he was having decent luck finding ammo at the local Academy Sports by being there when the doors opened on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. He said those were the days that they typically put out their stock. As luck would have it, I was able to swing by the local Academy in Franklin, TN on a Friday morning about 20 minutes before they opened. When I arrived, there was already a line of almost twenty people along the sidewalk. At the head of this line in the doorway itself was a gathering of folding camp chairs and approximately three older guys that I would estimate to be in their mid 60's to early 70's and their wives. As 9:00AM drew nearer, camp chairs were folded up and hauled to cars and trucks nearby. It seemed like they had done this before. As I stood in line chatting with a guy who walked up at about the same time I did, something was mentioned about the group with the chairs. The gent in the red shirt (in photo) turned to me and sort of smirked behind his face covering and said "Yeah they are the pros. They do this every time." "Oh, they're here weekly?", I asked. "No, they are here every Monday, Wednesday and Friday and always at the head of the line." red shirt replied. "I think they arrive at least an hour early because I've never been able to get here before them. They bring their wives so that they can double-up on whatever the limit is per person, and after they get done you'll usually see them set up over in that other parking lot [he nodded toward the adjacent Verizon Wireless store] with the ammo for sale at a markup. If you're willing to pay about $20 more than what they did, you can leave here today with some ammo." "It rained this morning.", he added. "I hope they got soaked." I am pretty sure he smiled behind his mask, as much as you can tell from a person's eyes, and turned around to continue chatting with the guy in front of him. It was pretty obvious that we were all there for the same reason and that the only people who were fans of the old folks up front were probably the old folks themselves. Viva, Capitalism! At precisely 9:00AM the doors opened and the employee greeting us as we entered made sure to remind us that masks were required because of COVID-10 restrictions, and that we needed to stay 6-feet apart in line. He also reminded us that ammunition sales were back in sporting goods (I suppose for the newcomers) and that there was a limit per person which varied according to what you were buying, but that a clerk would help us as we got there. It took a few minutes for my place in line to wind to the ammo aisle and as I did another customer was passing us on his way out and announced to us all that the pickings were very slim. He wasn't joking. When I got to the head of the line, I was faced with a 3-foot wide section of shelves which were sparsely stocked from the floor to the top. The only calibers that seemed to be left were oddball cartridges and entirely hunting or self-defense quality in small packs. I glanced at the clerk and asked "9mm?" to which he replied "That got cleaned out immediately. We didn't get much of it this time. Sorry." Oh well. I wound my way back to the front of the store empty handed and noted that the cash registers didn't seem very busy. Whatever had been in stock had sold fairly quickly, so there wasn't much for the clerks to do except watch a bunch of us leave without opening our wallets. It dawned on me that this has to be as hard on the retailers as it is on the consumer. As I climbed into my truck outside, I noticed that the old folks had indeed migrated over to the Verizon parking lot and were setting a few things out on the hoods of their cars and trucks. I wondered if anyone was going to actually go pay a steep mark-up for something that had just been purchased for significantly less mere minutes before, and then reminded myself that they probably would have no problem turning a profit that morning. Someone would buy it. Someone always does, whether on the spot or later at a gun show or via ads covertly placed on social media. Like my new friend in the red shirt, I hoped it rained on them. A few hours later I made contact with a buddy of mine who works at a national wholesaler and asked if he could set me up with some 9mm FMJ for training. It didn't hurt too much when he ran my card and told me that I'd have 2,000 rounds in my hands by the end of the week. But even he cautioned me that availability was very volatile right now and that what he had today he could easily be out of tomorrow. We live in weird times.