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Nashville Airsoft on Trousdale is a great resource with the ability to do repairs. Leave your credit cards at home if you go in there!

Do you have a requirement for retention? There are two things that I really don't like about holsters like this: 1. The retention device and retention parts are injeciton molded plastic. Failure at a critical point when you're under stress and putting a lot of pressure on the device would worry me. 2. I have a requirement of all of my holsters that I am able to get a full firing grip on the weapon while it's still in the holster. That is, when the weapon comes out, I don't want to have to change anything about my grip. Anything else, for me presents an opportunity to fumble the weapon in an already stressful situation. Have you tried another modern holster besides the SERPA? You could hang me from my feet and shake me, but even carrying a heavy Kimber Warrior with a Surefire x300 in a Raven Concealment Phantom LC, I'm confident of the retention. It's not going anywhere unless I draw it. I'd take the same bet with a MTAC and a few others as well.

I'd keep the Glock, regardless of whether you choose to carry a revolver or not. The biggest disadvantages to carrying a revolver full time is that your reload time suffers compared to a auto loading setup, and your capacity is greatly diminished. Doing a combat reload on a revolver, even at its fastest, is still likely slower than even a slow, unpracticed auto load for most people. Now, that may not necessarily be a detriment in your mind, depending on your thoughts about carrying. I pocket carry a j-frame daily, but when it comes to carrying for work, walking the dog at night or whatever, I go for an auto with a spare mag. For the last couple of years, that's been a Glock 19 with a Surefire x300 in a Raven Concealment Phantom LC holster. I still carry the revolver, but it's relegated to a backup role at that point. I have this recurring nightmare where there are two assailants in my house, and all I've got out of the safe is my j-frame. I always come out on top, but wake up in a sweat with a lot to think about as I try to go back to sleep. Needless to say, before I go to bed, whether the j-frame goes into the safe or not, something with a larger capacity certainly comes out.

Marshall, we'll be praying for you and your family. Please keep us updated!

Were it me, and my high end was 100-200m, I would likely just go with the straight up Eotech. If you want to add a magnifer later, it's no big deal, you can just slap it on.

Bronker and Caster, you should both let me know next time your in the Nippers Corner area and I'll let you try the Raven Concealment holster. I've got a whole box full of different varieties of leather, kydex, plastic and cloth. I use most of them for one thing or another, but when it comes time to either wear it all day comfortably and/or bet my life on it, I go for the Raven Concealment.

Raven Concealment. Phantom Modular Holster. I wouldn't even put the fobus in the same category. I regularly conceal both a Glock 19 and a full size 1911 both with Surefire x300s under a t-shirt with these holsters. It holds it CLOSE to your body! Raven Concealment Systems

Fortunately the same presumption of innocence that protected her, continues to protect you as well. I've not kept up with the case. I find it kind it obscene frankly. If the child wasn't so cute, or if the mom wasn't good looking - then you wouldn't know a thing about this case. The media wants her to be guilty. So does a dirty laundry loving public. Luckily, neither of those things matter. If an all star prosecution can't prove their case, she deserves to walk.

Yeah, looking back, when I said lower end, I meant smaller caliber. I should have said on the "value end of the spectrum", because you're right, the quality is definitely there.

Me too.

Those are amazing! You'd be hard pressed to duplicate that today. Wow!

Fortunately for all gun owners in the state of Tennessee, unless the store has since gone out of business and their records were turned over to the ATF, the only group that would have a record of the sale is the store itself when you filled out the Form 4473. Maybe you could describe the problem you're having and someone could point you in the right direction.

It's hard to go wrong with a classic. A Model 1894 Winchester would be my first recommendation of the type. Designed by John Moses Browning himself, it's as good today as it's ever been (though if money were no object I'd go with a pre-64 version). It's an American icon. On the smaller bullet, but by no means less fun end of the spectrum, any of the Henry .22LR variants are an awful lot of fun. There is a reason you don't see to many of these on the used market. It's because their owners busy trying to shoot the finish off of them!

The new Fleet Foxes album, Helplessness Blues is great end to end

For the money and simple reliability, the Crimson Trace equipped Ruger LCP is probably about the best value proposition in the auto pocket pistol space right now. I've been seeing them regularly for $289 - 319. In the wheelgun space, $500 easily gets you into a S&W 642 or similar as well. While it has some tradeoffs in capacity and reload time, it is rock solid reliable and will likely be the gun your kids fight over when you pass away. For what it's worth, I really suggest trying out the weapon in your pocket with the holster you'll be using before you buy if possible. I know that's not always possible, but here's what I've found: While I love the small pocket autos, I have a problem with all of them. That is, at 6'0" and 150lbs I cannot get a full firing grip on the pistol inside my pocket. I can get a grip where it's possible to fire the gun, but I can't get a grip that I really feel good about. That results in me realistically having to draw the weapon, and then adjust my grip before firing. If I'm grappling with an attacker, being hit with a blunt insturment or whatever, that's a luxury I may not get, and just don't feel comfortable betting my life on. I carried a P238 for a while, and a Ruger LCP for about a year, and have since tried about every other variant of pocket auto on the market. My "litmus test" for them is whether I can get a full firing grip inside the pocket of my Levis 501s. If I can't, I keep looking. About a year and a half ago, I moved to a j-frame in a kydex pocket Aholster. I've not looked back. I'm currently carrying a S&W M&P 340CT in an AHolster and can't recommend it enough. I can get a full grip, the holster always stays in my pocket, and it doesn't print at all. If you're ever over in Nashville, feel free to shoot me a PM. I'm happy to let you try any of the combinations.

A lot of things in life change. Unfortunately, Newton's Third Law is not one of them.

Nice. That's a lot better looking than it was originally if you ask me!

No worries. We just don't want to be targeted by some ridiculous suit. I've ammended the original post.

Well, since some of the energy is redirected and used by the process of ejecting the old cartridge and chambering a new one, I would say that you can feel fairly confident that it would be less than it is with a bolt action rifle.

There is a lot that can be done to lighten Sigma triggers. I've never heard anything on shortening the reset, though.

This thread has been covered enough. The OP and others have plenty to think about without continuing to pile on. I would encourage each of you to take this opportunity to really think about how and why you carry. If you really take those answers seriously then I would argue there are a lot of things we need to think about, learn and practice to really be an asset to society when you strap on that weapon. Your gun is just a tool. Your mindset, training, equipment and practice comprise the weapon system.

You're trying to out do all of us once and for all on the big bore stuff aren't you? Can't wait to see how it turns out!

SERE school is serious stuff, and too my last knowledge the cadre teaching are the some of the best there is at staying alive. You are expected to learn. They'll push you beyond your boundaries. Pay attention. If you ever need any of those skills you'll have the rest of your life to remember them. Good luck.

Your weapon is always and absolutely your last resort. Use it any other time and you're likely to go to jail.

I'm liking what I'm seeing in the Ruger Gunsite Scout, but am going to wait a little time before jumping on one. In the meantime, the Springfield Armory Scout Squad would be my goto scout rifle.