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I'm trying to decide which ammo to use for personal defense. I've got a case of Winchester RA45TP 230 gn. Talon plus P rounds, and a case of the RA45B 230 gn. Bonded. I believe the projectile is similar in construction, with the exception of flux in the bonded. Which round would be better for personal defense in a home?

I can understand a talking doll, but wouldn't he have to actually "do" something to have an action figure?

A good friend does pro installs($20k-$100k home theaters). Samsung is about the only brand display he's installing. He's not real high on Vizio, LG, or pretty much anything else.

You should have googled it.... old school style.

Who let him in here? Guess he's just been drinking some of that tasty . What a .

I've got a $5000+ Liberty Presidential listed in the trading post that should fit the bill in size, and definitely in class. Takes about 4 guys to load it into a truck, but that keeps 2 thugs from lugging it off while you're on vacation. http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/gear-classifieds/29419-fs-ft-liberty-presidential-25-safe-px25.html

No light at this point. May be a good consideration though...

I've got an FN TPS with the A2 style sights and a picatinny rail. I'm considering putting a Bushnell HoloSight II(Eotech minus shroud) or a Trijicon Reflex with Triangle Reticle on the rail for low light/home defense situations. Which sight would you guys recommend? I already own both optics, so price isn't a consideration. Whichever one doesn't go on the shotgun is going to be sitting on an M4.

Thanks for all the responses. He admitted it was completely his mistake, but it still shook him and his wife up pretty well, as it should. Every time he's handled a firearm around me, he's been pretty safe. He learned a pretty valuable lesson though about handling a gun with one in the pipe inside his home. I agree with AE - we keep a G21 loaded with a full clip but nothing in the pipe for home protection. I made that recommendation to him. If you've got enough time to grab your gun when something goes bump, you've got enough time to rack the slide. My main purpose for starting the thread was to ask about the grip safety locking up the slide. Seems like with most opinions on safeties there are arguments on both sides. It'll probably keep me from getting an XD though. Moderator, please close the thread. I believe this dead horse is sufficiently beaten.

That's kind of the conclusion I came to - didn't really see the point in the grip safety. It doesn't make the gun much safer and it's kind of a pain if you want to grip the gun lower while racking the slide. I own a couple of Glocks and am familiar with their operation. I got to my buddy's house & went to check the gun and was unable to rack the slide with a firm grip lower on the handle. Kind of surprised me and took a few minutes to figure it out.

As all of you point out, guns don't go off without the trigger getting pulled. His finger didn't start out inside the trigger guard. As the gun slipped, his finger slipped as well. Bad series of events, but the gun was pointed in a safe direction so not much harm done. The main question is, why the grip safety for racking the slide? I can understand the presence of the grip safety for disabling the trigger. I just can't understand why you would want to prevent the slide from being racked without the grip safety being engaged.

A buddy of mine had a negligent discharge of a Springfield XD 45 today inside his home. Luckily nobody injured and almost no property damage. He asked me to come over and help him walk through what happened and how to prevent it in the future. The ND occurred as he was checking his carry weapon to see if one was in the chamber by racking the slide. The XD45 requires the grip safety to be engaged before the slide can be racked. While he was gripping it, the gun evidently slipped and his reaction was to squeeze, putting one through his floor. My question to this forum would be, why require the grip safety to be engaged before the slide can be racked? What reason could there be to require the only physical safety on the gun to be deactivated before you can rack the slide? EDIT: Changed all of the Accidental Discharge language to Negligent Discharge, as it should have been in the first place. Moderator please close the thread. Also, for anybody who is wondering, no, the word "buddy" isn't a substitute for the word "I" or "me." It truly happened to a friend who's not a member of this board. He was profoundly affected by it and wanted to make sure it didn't happen again. It's certainly not the firearm's fault, but the grip safety locking the slide seemed a little unnecessary. Thanks again for all input.

S&W Sigma, any caliber, any size

M1a. No contest. Plus it's more likely to go up in value over time.

Thanks for the feedback. Looks like the VariX II will be on the market soon. I've got the box and papers for it if anybody's looking... Probably will be on the trading post before long.

I'm looking for some expert opinions in the forum. I currently have a Leupold Vari-X II 4-12x40mm AO lens on my .308 hunting rifle. I have a NIB VX3 3.5-10x40mm scope sitting in the safe, waiting for the right rifle. Which scope should really be sitting on the rifle? Anybody have experience shooting with both of these scopes?

Kimber Ultra CDP II

Beretta 92FS/M9 Remington Marine Magnum 12 Ga. Egyptian MAADI/Russian Style AK Colt AR15 Springfield M1a All of the above for reliability, ease of finding parts, ammo, mags, etc....

My son and I saw one this spring just north of the Tennessee/Kentucky line as we were returning from the Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot(highly recommended trip for any gun enthusiast). We called Kentucky's wildlife resources officer for the area, and they basically laughed it off. It was a 6 ft. long cat with a tail as long as his body.