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With several references lately to the Sig X-Five, I decided to check out the Sig website. Yeouch!!! Outstanding looking pistol. Matching price. A quick look showed 1800-3000 prices. I've owned a couple of sigs and would like to try another, but this is a little over my budget for a while. I congratulate those who have picked up one. But I'll have to wait.

Krunchnik, that's one sweet looking Taurus. I have a Model 85 Ultralite and carry it some in slacks or jacket pocket. It does, to me anyway, feel different and requires a little getting used to the lite feel after the series of small and midsize autoloaders of the last ten years or so. But feel underarmed? No. By the way, how does that 85 shoot? I didn't know it could be had with a ported barrel. I had a Taurus 450SC(? not sure of the model number) a few years back with a ported barrel. A real hand cannon. Five rounds of 45LC in a 2 inch barrel. The muzzle blast would part your hair for you. After about 20 rounds I sold it. Just not for me.

Congrats on the new Taurus. I've owned and still own several of the Millinium and Pro Series guns; both in 40 and 45. They have been great little guns for carry and for range time fun. I'm surprixed that you had feeding issues with ball ammo in it though. I've run everything from 50+ year old milsurplus to really crappy relaods, and some of most import ammo for them without any issues. As you say, must be some really dirty powder. But if you haven't already, check the feed ramp and make sure it's clean and smooth. These guns aren't top-of-the-line jewels, but they are very good affordable and sevicable weapons. Clean it frequently, feed it regularly and it will serve you well.

I know everyones perception is different, but I don't think the 3 to 4 inch barreled 45 is hard to control. Especially if you use the 185 grain round suggested above. Just hold on tightly and pull.

Continue to support the NRA...for all the above reasons.

Great. Another Damn Yankee! Just kidding. Welcome to the real world.

Glad to hear she's doing OK. That's one tough young lady you got there. But you'd better run when she's feeling better, those pictures won't exactly thrill her when she finds out how many have seen them.

Strange...I find it very easy to stop. Perhaps if it were the fabled Bronker himself in the video...

Congratulations! I did it a couple of years ago, then backslid with cancer medical bills. But have recently done as you again. And it is great to not have those nasty statements coming in all the time. It just saps your drive, as well as your money. Well Done.

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll check them out.

Broomhead, I don't even really know what to say to you. I pray that you will endure this with the dignity you've shown here. I thought I had a rough time during cancer treatments, but your experience puts me to shamefaced embarassment. I have had enough back and lumbar issues to fully understand your situation and never, ever want to go there. I can only hope and pray that somehow it get better for you. GGP2JZ, I had my gall bladder removed in 1999, and can tell you it will get better. The gas pain was awful, I agree. But for me, the back pains leading up to the surgery were the absolute worst part. Recovery was a little slow and painful for me because of a set of spare tires I was carrying around. The worst time I had was the first time out of bed and the first time I got into a co-workers little Saturn sedan to go to lunch with him a few weeks later. Compressing that incision and the pressure from the weight was not fun at all. But it does go away pretty quickly. Hang tough guys.

Wait a minute, isn't that the reason to buy several??? And I should know.

Very nice work. A good cane has many uses.

My thinking exactly.

Considering the Smartass Quotient of the average TGO'er, you really shouldn't be surprised you know.

Yikes!!! That's nuts. Talked to Phil at Belshire today. Says he will have some when they start shipping. Maybe not from the first batch. But will get them.

My pitiful 2 cents worth. We weren't there. We don't know the particulars. We are speculating on what did or did not happen. No ifs, ands, or, or buts. WE dont know. I've bought from RB exactly twice. Got a fair deal on an xd9sc last year, and bought 4 boxes of 22 mag late Saturday afternoon. And it was cheaper than the same brand at Wally World. And no, I don't know if this transpired while I was there. If, as some speculate, this was a deliberate effort to shortchange the man on the deal, it will sure be revisited on them. At the very least all the negative commentary here will get back to the shop I'd think. And it probably will affect them somewhat. RB's reaction to all this could and should be seen before we get the rope out.

Yes, that's some seriously good shooting. Don't think that you are not competative with 80+% or more of all the normal guys you'll meet. Sure, there are some absolutely fabulous shooters out there, but they are shooting for the manufacturers and getting paid to spend all their lives doing it.

About 2 years ago, I had a portacath implanted in my chest to aid in giving chemotherapy drugs. While waiting in the surgical prep room, the surgeon came in to speak with me. He turned away, stopped and came back and asked " Do you shoot?" I replied yes and asked why. He then told me of a patient earlier that year who had the implant in the right side of his chest, awakened in recovery, and proceeded to have a fit with the staff. It seems he was a highpower rifle shooter and was quite upset about the position of the port. My doctor said he was called back to the recovery room to calm the patient down; and finding out what the problem was, he agreed to implant one one the left side later in the week and remove the one on the right. Upon hearing all this, I said I'd really didn't do much with rifles, but could we have a left side implant anyway. So he did. And told me that he now makes a practice of asking his patients that if it is something that might interfere with their hobby. And FWIW, I still ended up with a right side central line for about three/four months when the port shifted internally and started leaking. But that's another sad story.

Nancy Pelosi--Congess--Ethical???? Surely you jest.

I've tried to keep a few rounds set back for each caliber, and buy a box whenever I have the money and opportunity, but lately it does seem to be getting out of hand. My brother-in-law and I have decided to buy a reloading setup and get started. I usually pick up and keep my brass when I shoot, so we have a fair supply of casings to get started with. And he'd bought a sonic cleaner last year, so we just need to get off the stick and get moving. He has the experience, I got the time, and we both need to save some $ on our habit. Seems like a good combination to me.

That's a really good looking piece of iron there buddy. No matter what I see, or what I might buy, you just can't beat the mystique of the JMB 1911. No How, No Way!

Slightly off, but I think still relevant comment. I was in the Same Day Procedure waiting room at Skyline Hospital last week and noticed a middle-age trim man in shorts and a tucked in polo shirt. As he walked by I noticed a rather large kydex holster on his belt. It was empty of course, but he was getting a lot of looks from the staff and some of the people sitting, with an ocassional finger pointing as he went to the desk. I simply said hello to him as he walked by and patted my right front pocket where my carry usually stays. He smiled, nodded and went on. I did notice the rental security eyeball him and watch till he left the area. Where it went from there I don't know. My point is that an empty holster shouldn't garner so much attention, but in all likelyhood, if it's visible, it will. There are just places and situations that make carrying, even empty, stand out like a sore thumb.

Not only funny...but sadly a very likely scenerio in California.

Just picked up a lightly used Springer GI. It looked lonely.