billmeek

You might want to check out Eagle Eye Range in Mt Pleasant which is about a 35 minute drive from Spring Hill. There's often organized shoots there. For example, last weekend there was a national level NRL hunters match, USPA this weekend (2nd and 4th weekends every month) this coming weekend (on Sunday) an ELR 22 match is planned, and NRL22 matches every second Saturday of the month. Note - the next "official" NRL22 match is in June, but the off season matches are a good time to learn/get started in NRL22.

With today gun prices, I don't think you'll easily find the P17 for MSRP or below. This is the best price ($ 349 + $20- shipping) I've seen today: https://www.preppergunshop.com/kel-tec-p17-22lr-3-16rd-magazines-threaded-barrel-manual-safety-green For the same money, I can pickup the TX22 from PSA: https://palmettostatearmory.com/taurus-tx22-22-lr-pistol-1-tx22141.html Now if I could only find the TX22 Competition Conversion Kit in stock anywhere!

For me, the Taurus TX22 wins the best 22LR for the money.

I initially placed an order with KyGunCo, but they refunded my purchase without telling me why. When I called the sales guy didn't know why it had been refunded by the owner since their inventory showed as "in stock". Turns out the inventory was wrong and the owner had refunded all the r sales he couldn't fulfill... without notifying the customers as to why. I ended up ordering from Cabelas but paid a few dollars more but got 2nd day shipping. No vendor that I found had them in stock for less than retail ($399). Cabelas is now out of stock. The only 2 vendors I see that (currently) say they are in stock (besides KyGunCo) are: https://battlehawkarmory.com/product/leu-deltapoint-micro-3-moa-dot-matte-glock https://www.johnsmilitiagear.com/products/leupold-030317024949-3364 Please note that I haven't purchased from these stores so can't make a recommendation.

https://www.leupold.com/deltapoint-micro-glock After waiting (in)patiently for the Leupold DeltaPoint Micro to be in stock, I finally got one in my grubby little hands. Once I used a sight pusher to get the rear sight of my Glock 26, then installing the new red dot was a breeze. There is a small plate you slide in the rear sight slot and use 2 screws (torqued to 25 ft/pounds) that holds the sight in place. I still need to spend some range time to zero the red dot. But I thought y’all might be interested in my initial thoughts on the sight. First off, my primary reason for wanting the DeltaPoint Micro is that like many older shooters I have presbyopia (aka old man’s eyes) requiring reading glasses; therefore seeing standard iron sights becomes a problem. I’d considered getting a new slide for my Glock 26 multiple times, but ended up just buying an IWI Masada that was optic ready for about the same cost as what I’d pay for a slide or having my existing slide milled and coated. While the Masada with a Holosun 507C GR X2 convinced me I liked having a red (or green) dot on my carry firearm, the Masada is a bit big for my summer carry piece. I’m still not a big fan of the Avenger style holster which sticks out more in the front than a pancake holster. The main feature of the Deltpoint Micro is it’s small size allowing the red dot to replace the rear sight and still work with most holsters. As you can see from the photos below, it works perfectly with my pancake holster since it only extends in front of the rear sight cutout about 9/16th of an inch. The DeltaPoint Micro also has a couple of dots on the rear of the sight allowing you to use the standard front sight as a backup sight in case the red dot fails. The small size of viewing area of the red dot also makes it significantly harder to pickup than the green dot of the Holosun 507C. But I believe a part of that comes from not shooting the G26 in awhile and the difference in the grip angle of the pistol. Given the amount of time I spent with the Glock, I don’t think it’ll take much practice to retrain my muscle memory and picking up the red dot should become much easier. If you get the front sight lined up, then seeing the dot is effortless. It’s a lot easier to see red dot than the iron sights sans reading glasses. Although I paid retail ($399) for the DeltaPoint Micro, I don’t think it’s a bad deal as unless you buy an optics ready (MOS) Glock, you’re going to spend more than that on a good dot sight and slide. Note: Glock doesn’t make a G26 MOS. When the availability increases and the street pricing on the DeltaPoint Micro starts coming down, I think it’ll be a very good deal and will likely pick up additional sights for my other Glocks. Just a reminder that in addition to the Glock version, Leupold also makes the DeltaPoint Micro for the Smith and Wesson M&P line: https://www.leupold.com/deltapoint-micro-s-w-m-p

I don't trust social media, but I also have no faith in the reliability or honesty of network news or print outlets. They are either producing click bait or have a political agenda.

I'm a big fan of the Athlon Midas TAC scopes. I have several of the Midas TAC 6-24x50 MIL and 1 of the Midas TAC 5-25×56 MIL scopes. I use them primarily for NRL22 and ELR 22LR (out to 500 yards).

It' a "shake awake" system. Are you laying the firearm down and not touching when checking to see if it's on? If you move the reddot at all it'll wake up. When trying to adjust the settings, make you "lock mode" is not engaged. Here's a link to the manual if you need it: https://holosun.com/uploads/20200331/b955f5eb2a425d7edde2ef5c83da4c47.pdf

If you're not in a huge hurry (as they aren't available yet), this is an option for Glocks (and S&W M&P) without milling the slide or buying a MOS version:

As much as I carry in the cargo pockets of my pants, it's been suggested that I just use a daypack instead. In the summer they really get loaded down as I don't wear a jacket to use for pocket space. Not sure if a lighter weight shorts would work for me.

I've replaced TDS DSL at a couple of locations with Verizon hotspots and the LTE is a lot faster... even with a marginal signal.

Unfortunately, not made in the USA. But I wear Duluth Trading Firehose pants and shorts almost exclusively. While up in Franklin right up from the Galleria Mall, I stopped at the local store and picked up another pair of pants and another pair of shorts last week. Not cheap, but I think they are worth the price. Watch for sales and you can sometimes find a decent deal. https://www.duluthtrading.com/mens-duluthflex-fire-hose-11-cargo-shorts-36333.html?dwvar_36333_color=BRN&dwvar_36333_waist=040

In very rural southern middle TN and just switched today from Spectrum (aka Charter) cablemodem rated for 200Mb/s (nomally see about 125 down and 11 up) to JTM fiber and am currently getting 885.91 down and 818.96 up with a ping of 1ms.

With a crime index of 1 (100 being the safest), not sure what's being done right.

You could be right, but it looked to me as if one of poles was bent inward at the point of impact. Either way, lousy driving on their part. Some people shouldn't be allowed to drive on public streets.

Doubling up on your waterproofing might be a good idea. If you are going to use something to enclose the contents (i.e. PVC) , you can use a vacuum packer and roll of vacuum plastic (allowing long lengths) to create an airtight seal. Just be sure to put 2 or 3 seals per end and check that no sharp point has (or can) ruptured the plastic.

You should have reported that to the RO (range officer).

The new cable type of guard rails are a lot less expensive and easier to install, If you look at the video, the cable system did initially stop them from getting into the median when they sideswiped the rail. Only when they over-reacted and drove head-on into the guard rail did it give. It appears that the car hit one of the poles directly which snapped from the force. i just bought a new 2020 Hyundai Tuscon (SUV) this month that has Lane Keep Assist. It works surprisingly well and likely would have kept this accident from happening.

If you want a taste of "home" BBQ, drive down to Shaffer's Farm Meat and Texas BBQ in Summertown. While down here you might visit Eagle Eye Range which is where I go to shoot.

Welcome... from just up the road in Summertown.

For me, the trick to get the dot to present reliably is to squeeze with the pinky a small amount. This forces the middle and ring finger to tighten up the grip a bit and point correctly. If I'm going to be off, it's invariably the barrel is high. So the pinky trick pulls the barrel downward. At short ranges, I don't even look for the dot and just point shoot instead. Middle ranges I use the 32 MOA circle on the Holosun and save the 2 MOA dot for long range/precision shots.

Just a FYI on Eagle Eye... the rifle range goes out to 500 yards.

If you want to take a trip down to my local range (Eagle Eye in Summertown), I'd be more than willing to let you try out my Masada.

The only problem I've had with the Masada was the screws provided weren't the correct length to work with the Holosun 507C-GR. I had to order some out of (ugh) China since I couldn't find a source in the USA. You might want to watch a few reviews of the Deltapoint micro. Example: