deerslayer

    I would prefer minor government involvement to seeing a new posted business every time I go somewhere.

UPS Basic goes Midway-UPS-post office-your house.  UPS Ground is UPS from Midway to your house.  Midway isn't the only one doing it...

    I'm not worried about the "blood in the streets" stuff.  I am concerned about more businesses getting posted due to uneducated OCers' behavior.  In my experience, gunowners banding together and threatening to boycott businesses gets mixed results. 

I'm not sure what good this does us.  There are already incompetent gun owners who don't know which end of the gun the bullet comes out, much less when they should or should not use it (maybe low-information gun owners would be an adequate description), and now they may be able to strap that gun on their hip and open carry it everywhere they go.  I don't see permit holders gaining any ground.    I would much rather see efforts and political capital being spent on giving teachers and school officials the option to be armed.  Who knows, they might prevent a knife attack. 

I paid $1100 for mine and liked it so much that I once considered picking up another one for a backup.  I still see used ones for $800-1000.  However, sellers sometimes think that tritium sights, a third mag, aftermarket grips, and a holster you don't want should add $200-300 to the true value. 

Good riddance, d-head.

  What the hell happened to Jack Brown???

  What did Leatham mean by "release?"   When I shot Glocks competitively, I never thought about feeling for the reset--I practiced enough to make it instinct and routinely ripped off accurate .12-.15 splits as a result.  There was no precious time taken away.  Short of a gun "running away" not even the pros shoot splits lower than .10.  Sure, Leatham or Sevigny may be able to get away with slapping a trigger and getting good results, but we humans will get far better results shooting from the reset on most autos.  Admittedly, some autos, especially 1911s, have such short resets that there's almost no point in chasing the reset, but on a Glock, it's fairly easy to learn, as long as one sticks with it.  Lots of shooters won't stick with one gun long enough to get very good with it, though. 

What everybody else said about front sight focus, etc. but also...   Learn to instinctively take all the slack out of the trigger before focusing on the front sight.  Dry fire from the reset--in other words, dry fire, keep the trigger depressed, rack the slide, and let the trigger out until you feel/hear the click.  This is where the trigger has reset, and all other forward motion is a waste.  Some will say this will only allow you to fire more rapidly and it will, but it will also aid accuracy by gaining familiarity with the feel of the trigger.  Dry fire 5-10 minutes every day--no need for marathon sessions.  Shoot only a Glock or Ruger Mark II for two weeks and grip angle will be moot. 

Mossberg 590 with Remington 3" 000.  The Remingtons are punishment on both ends, but they were on sale. 

I'll probably have stones thrown at me, but here goes...   I had a 442 and it was an ok pocket gun, but I couldn't hit the floor with it.  That was a training issue (not the gun's fault), but the gun's pointability and trigger were so different from what I usually carry that I didn't want to get too good with it.  My wife thought she would commandeer it, but changed her mind after she shot it.  After getting a Kahr CM9, I consider the 2" j-frames to be obsolete.  The CM9 packs more punch, hold 2 more rounds, is easier to control, is easier to shoot accurately, is easier to carry, makes less noise, and has been every bit as reliable as the 442.  It replaced my 442 as my pocket carry gun.  Now my wife has all but commandeered the CM9.  Guess I shouldn't have sold the 442.    If you're set on a revolver, a 3" steel j-frame would be a better option, especially if it's just a house gun.  I have a 3" model 60 that's a blast to sheet with .38s, but I rarely shoot it. 

We've all heard it 1000s of times, but it's still my favorite...     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFa1-kciCb4

Lose the factory crimp die, crimp with a standard crimp die (whatever flavor you like), and resize with a U-die.  Sold by Lee and EGW, one U-die sizes a little smaller than the other one (forgot which one is which).  Either one will all but cure your problem. 

I bet Dave Sevigny or Bob Vogel could do it in under six seconds with a stock Glock 34 (minus the crappy sights). 

Also, the "machine parts" description some use to avoid the Next Day/Overnight requirement is not only illegal, but may also cause huge problems if UPS/FedEx loses or damages your gun.  If they sense you are not completely forthcoming about the contents, your claim will be voided at the drop of a hat, insurance or not. 

There is probably a USPSA Limited Division shooter who would like to get his hands on that gun.  The "box" doesn't apply to Limited.  Most Glock shooters seeking to enter Limited choose a 35, but some search for the not-so-common 24.  I passed on a chance to buy a lightly used one for $600 three or four years ago.  I wanted my Limited gun to be almost identical to my Production/SSP gun (a 34), so I went with a 35. 

I've owned both Lone Wolf and KKM Glock barrels and was impressed with both.  Lone Wolf offers to put their goofy wolf logo on the bottom of the chamber for $10 or so extra (at least they used to). 

  +1   A neat option for the 1911-hating CDP shooter.  

    Apparently, not all LEOs even bother to check.  I have been pulled over five times since getting a carry permit and have never mentioned or offered a permit and have never been asked if I have a gun.  Either they didn't check, or they were all immediately won over by my terrific personality  :rofl:

If you do the tour thing, don't be shocked when you see the action pistol range--the berms are being rebuilt.  They are supposed to look like the 7/15 pistol range when they are finished. 

Gotcha, thanks for the tip.  I had forgotten that Marlin had even moved from CT. 

Sportsman's Warehouse in Southaven has a youth Marlin .357 for $419.  I haven't shopped around for them, but this seemed a decent price. 

  Yep, I used my reading skills to check other RIFLE .357 data, but none of them pushed 180s, 158s, or even 125s anywhere near a .30-30/170.  So what kind of velocities do your books publish for .357?  You left out the most important detail.    The 150 fps comment was meant as a tongue-in-cheek reply to a poster who suggested that I go buy a .357 to test myself.  Buying a new rifle didn't seem worth the trouble. 

    No idea how you derived the assumption about 150 being the difference between good and bad from my earlier post.    I've never been aware that the .30-30 has been within reach for .357 rifle handloads and I can't find any load data that gets it even close.  Maybe Sierra, Hodgdon, and others just don't know what they are doing.  The only people I can find loading .30-30 class .357 is Buffalo Bore and after googling their products for five minutes and finding numerous complaints of stuck cases, I can see why some of their ammo is several hundred fps faster than anything else.  I wouldn't put it in my gun. 

After reading some more on Buffalo Bore's website, I am even more skeptical.  They describe their .308 "sniper" round as being excellent for deer at 500 yards with a Sierra Matchking 175, due to their load's special velocity.  2640 fps is not earth-shattering and Matchkings are a poor choice for big game.    Touting their .30-30 load as a grizzly and moose round and claiming that you can kill four deer with one shot takes the cake, though.  I don't think the claim was tongue-in-cheek.   Whatever the case, an iron-sighted lever action .357 or .44, especially a 16" 94 Trapper, would make a neat, close-range brush gun for deer.  I regret handing one back to the guy at the gun counter back in the mid-90s.