deerslayer

Exactly.

I would say the Glock aftermarket is the result of people wanting to personalize their guns for their purposes, not necessarily to improve reliability or overcome design flaws, etc. The only thing I feel the need to change on them is the sights, but I would change the sights on almost any handgun I bought. The one major fault of the Glock is the craptastic plastic sights. However, Glocks can be ordered with steel sights (tritium or non-tritium), so one could argue that no mods are necessary.

+1 It's not the responsibility of a pedestrian to learn dog mannerisms or certain techniques which may or may not work. Dogs are just dumb animals and can't be expected to react in a prescribed manner to the actions of a stranger.

Looks can be deceiving, but sometimes aren't. I've had to deal with dogs so much at work that 4' became no big deal. About 75% of the dogs I've dealt with were badasses until they got a couple feet away, then backed down. The rest I usually had to fight. I will agree with the above poster--charging or not, shooting a dog in its own yard will take some creative articulation on the shooter's part to avoid legal problems. I would almost be tempted to let the dog bite me first before unloading on it. On the other hand, if I'm with my kid in a stroller, tough luck Spot--the benefit of the doubt ratio just shrank.

Looking down on Chimney Tops:

What/when did this happen? I always thought Chimney Tops was sooo high and a tough trail...until I finally went up to LeConte. I thought it was so cool that about 2/3 the way up Alum Cave to LeConte, you can look DOWN on Chimney Tops.

On that same day we went up and down back in October, we went to Pigeon Forge to take a shower. We bumped into this guy who looked like he rode with General Lee, and he claimed that he frequently walked from the top of Leconte to what is now the Sugarlands Visitor Center way back when it had just become a National Park (he looked like he could probably still do it). He said he would hunt there as a boy, even after it became a National Park. He said the park rangers were a bunch of tenderfoot city slickers who were afraid to leave the trails, but nowadays, you can't get away with what he used to do because the current park rangers are a bunch of country boys. It was quite an entertaining conversation.

Congrats on changing your lifestyle for the better. Just out of curiosity, you plan on going up Chimney Tops? The last time I was up there, the tail end of the trail had washed out. Any news on that? If you can do Chimney Tops to the end, Alum Cave Bluff will be no problem. I'm jealous that you live so close to all these trails. Keep working and keep us updated on your progress! Post some pics from each trail, too.

Hitting that itty bitty slide stop at just the right angle in the heat of the moment works like a champ...until you miss it. It's even easier to miss if you're a lefty. If you want to use the slide stop to drop the slide on a Glock, the extended one is still only half as useful as just about any other make.

Back in October, my brother and I went up to LeConte via Trillium Gap Trail, and came down the Rainbow Falls trail. My third trip up, I believe. We did the round trip in six and a half hours (almost 4000' elevation gain/drop, 15.7 miles total)--felt like crap afterwards, but can't wait to go back. For the first time in my life, my flat feet gave me problems. Also, for the first time in my life, I could not keep up with my brother, and that really pissed me off. I hope to eventually hike all the trails leading to LeConte. I still lack the Boulevard and Bullhead, but this age thing keeps creeping up on me. Congrats on the 80 lbs! Keep up the good work!

oic/lol

Good thing you used that ammo on the range, and not elsewhere.

What else will he need? Different ejector? I have one for my G23 and the .40 ejector does fine.

"You need to get better knowledged about it..."

My only accessories were different sights.

The 21SF with its new mag catch was such a hit that they quickly came out with a non-ambi 21SF. I would much rather see a reversible mag catch. My last batch of 19 mags were the new style also. They will probably all be the new style before long.

So, when will the "dubber Grock" be available stateside?

Sorry towerclimber--I meant the jackdog approach.

Mars, I'll stick with the first part of my post, but I apologize for the second part. It was thrown in there simply for the entertainment of a few Memphis-area TGOers. For those of you east of the TN River who have no idea what I'm talking about, here is an example of a typical day in Memphis politics (badly off topic, I know): (fast forward to about 2:00 minutes): [ame] [/ame]

I shopped around and found mine w/ 50 rounds through it for $800 w/ 11 mags. It's good for nothing (except maybe 3 gun) but I love the thing. On a side note, I read and was told that the 9mm ARs recoil just as much as the 5.56 ARs. I fell over laughing when I heard this. Truth be known, the Bushmaster 9mm kicks about as hard as my Colt HBAR 5.56. This freaked me out at first, but after thinking about it, it would almost make sense for a superlight, blowback-operated 9mm to kick as much as a heavier, gas-operated 5.56. Live and learn.

Not exactly an SBR or a build-it-yourself job, but this is hands down the funnest gun I've ever owned. Runs like a sewing machine (FMJ or HP) with the cheap plastic Promags that Bushmaster includes with it: http://www.bushmaster.com/catalog_carbon15_AZ9-C15R16FT.asp

I took a similar class back in February at Rangemaster, except we were indoors and got to blow black crud out of our noses each night. The training I received was easily worth the price of the class. When fellow shooters asked me why I thought it was so worthwhile, all I could come up with was shaking my head and telling them they needed to see for themselves (stupid on my part, I know). Competitive shooting is great for testing yourself and your gear, but you learn very little in IDPA or USPSA. BTW, where is CIS? (I'm too lazy to dig up the atlas and find Smyrna).

Don't ask/don't tell has always worked well for me. I occasionally enter friends' homes armed (friends whose wives are hostile to CCW). The husbands know, but don't want their wives to find out. If it ever becomes an issue, I will use the towerclimber method--I'll leave, and won't be back unarmed. It's their choice, not mine.

Whatever you get, some combination of wide rear/narrow front will speed up front sight acquisition. Many fine shooters choose plain black sights over triitium or fiber optics.

A cocked, 3 or 4 pound trigger with maybe 1/8" of travel required to discharge is not comparable to 5.5 or even 8 pounds requiring 1/2" of travel. To quote a notorious local politician, "What you're telling me is just duummmbbbbbb..."