larry1096

One consolation for the $10 is that the TN state system seems, at least in my experience, to be faster and more reliable than the federal NICS system. While the federal system seems to suffer from frequent 'outages', the TN system (in my experience) does not. Larry

Nice shooting. It's always nice when you find a carry gun that 'fits', isn't it? Larry

I just have to say this-I've been a knife/knife defense instructor for 30 years, and that fighter looks like it was designed by someone who really knows their stuff-point on centerline, real guards, enough leverage to pull back on. Effective design. Larry

Yep. Also helps those of us with short fingers! Larry

And that's part of my issue with Sig, to be honest-there's no such thing as a 'pre-recall' or 'post-recall' P320, because Sig NEVER did a recall. They did a 'voluntary upgrade', which means any used Sig you encounter could potentially not be updated, and therefore not drop-safe. As far as 'my Sig has 5,000 rounds and has been fine', folks are missing the laws of really big numbers here. Sig has sold, by their own account, about three and a half MILLION P320's of all configurations. During that production run, parts suppliers have changed, machine processes have changed, QC inspectors have changed. If this is some stack-up of error or tolerance stacking issue, the iterations that would need to be tested are potentially in the thousands. If only one run of sears were out of spec, and were caught by all but one QC inspector, there could still be thousands of guns in the wild with an unsafe condition. And I'll admit; ever since Sig told me I'd pay shipping both ways for a disconnector that crumbled in under 500 rounds on my $1,200 Nightmare Carry, I have some serious doubts about their commitment to quality. Combine that with the machining on the inside of that pistol, and I genuinely wonder what they would actually let out the door with their logo on it. Larry

I don't understand what the 'warning shot' was for? The guy was booking it out of there already. And shooting a fleeing person? Unless there's some really unusual details we're missing (like, "I'm heading over to your kid's house to kill him" or a kidnapped kid in the trunk) that's just crazy. Larry

Assuming 'wage92' is Wager Machining, that optic cut will be better than OEM. Fantastic work. Larry

Sewing them by hand, about 1 1/2 hours or so to about 2 1/2 hours, depending on the complexity of the holster. Larry

Over the last few years I've gone from no handgun optics to having them on all my carry guns. The good news is you'll learn to pick up the dot just like you learned to pick up the sights. The bad news is that's through repetition. Presentation drills (you don't even need to dry-fire, just 'present, place dot on target, repeat') helps a lot. Ben Stoeger also has some good videos about this, where he breaks it down in great detail. For me, optics have been a game changer; my eyesight had degraded to where shooting at 25 yards (where I used to be able to shoot 1 1/2" groups on a good day) was just about impossible. With the dot, I can do a Dicken drill clean (10 for 10) with relative ease, and shoot one hole groups again with my target guns. It's worth the effort. Larry

These are the only photos that would make it under the forum's photo limits, hope it gives you an idea of what I'm talking about. Thanks, Larry

I've noticed that gun shows around here don't really have anyone doing handmade leather holsters; something I've been doing as a hobby for years. I'm not sure if there's even a market for that these days. I've only ever done it for myself and a couple friends. So my request is: If you came upon some of these on a table at a gun show, would you be interested? What do you think a reasonable price for something like this would be? Appreciate any input-trying to figure out if I should give this a shot, so the more info the better. Larry

Hope it's OK to post a link (I'm not affiliated with these folks, FYI): Midwest Gun Works This is where I got mine. Try to find some other stuff to round out your order to make the shipping tolerable, but the part is only like $6. Larry

A sight for the original Bodyguard fits perfectly. Be advised that getting the original out is REALLY tough-worst I've ever done. Larry