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- Thu May 19, 2016 2:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: FBI returns to the 9mm
- Replies: 111
- Views: 11898
Re: FBI returns to the 9mm
I'm pretty sure the point of the thread was FBI going to 9mm and why. Nice sidestep..... :lol: BTW, the Bren 10 Lasted about as long as a short pee on a hot griddle....One of the Col's rare failures..... His idea didn't fail. The platform failed, mostly due to a failure of the magazine manufacturer...
- Thu May 19, 2016 1:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: FBI returns to the 9mm
- Replies: 111
- Views: 11898
Re: FBI returns to the 9mm
I'm pretty sure the point of the thread was FBI going to 9mm and why.
- Thu May 19, 2016 11:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: FBI returns to the 9mm
- Replies: 111
- Views: 11898
Re: FBI returns to the 9mm
Why would he, they were carrying 9's when he was alive....... This is not news, it has been coming for over a year. The "Army SOC" elements carrying .40 Glocks were Delta Force (they went to 9mm due to supply), they got tired of having to rebuild 1911s every week or so. Marine Recon went ...
- Thu May 19, 2016 8:01 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: FBI returns to the 9mm
- Replies: 111
- Views: 11898
Re: FBI returns to the 9mm
Why would he, they were carrying 9's when he was alive....... This is not news, it has been coming for over a year. The "Army SOC" elements carrying .40 Glocks were Delta Force (they went to 9mm due to supply), they got tired of having to rebuild 1911s every week or so. Marine Recon went ...
- Wed May 18, 2016 7:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: FBI returns to the 9mm
- Replies: 111
- Views: 11898
Re: FBI returns to the 9mm
Hmmm. Do the Geneva Convention rules about FMJ and other projectiles still apply? We only use FMJ on enemy combatants, because of some perceived need to be humane... but on our own citizens we have no such misguided notions? Actually that is a Hague convention "rule" that we never officia...
- Wed May 18, 2016 4:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tourists in Yellowstone "rescue" baby bison.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4112
Re: Tourists in Yellowstone "rescue" baby bison.
jeepnik wrote:I blame Disney.
My favorite Disney characters. Irritates the stuff out of my wife and daughter when I say they are just misunderstood.
- Wed May 18, 2016 3:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tourists in Yellowstone "rescue" baby bison.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4112
Re: Tourists in Yellowstone "rescue" baby bison.
Yea, they were each (father and son) fined $110, and further charges may be pending. Yellowstone has been doing an excellent job of deterring human interaction with the animals. 20 years ago you couldn't drive through the park without having to stop to avoid running over a bear. Now if you see one y...
- Wed May 18, 2016 3:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Levergun bear
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2941
Re: Levergun bear
Yes, anything that walked away after 4 rounds of 45-70 warrants calling out the QRF. That paw
- Wed May 18, 2016 3:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: FBI returns to the 9mm
- Replies: 111
- Views: 11898
Re: FBI returns to the 9mm
I am not a single point fan except for pure house-hit roles where it's just a leash. I had a M4 on a single point during an exercise in Germany and nearly turned a simulated casualty into a real one when my rifle unexpectedly flipped back around to the front and whacked him in the head. THankfully,...
- Wed May 18, 2016 1:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: FBI returns to the 9mm
- Replies: 111
- Views: 11898
Re: FBI returns to the 9mm
I think the only thing worse than a HMMV in full kit is the web seating in a C130 with your ruck on your thighs.
- Wed May 18, 2016 1:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tourists in Yellowstone "rescue" baby bison.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4112
Re: Tourists in Yellowstone "rescue" baby bison.
Saddens me they say they put the calf down, as mentioned.. to prevent others from doing same. Maybe if I dream hard enough the calf is alive a well in a buffalo witness protection program. Just seem like a terrible waste of the national mammal if they didn't save it Said park has managed a small po...
- Wed May 18, 2016 8:09 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tourists in Yellowstone "rescue" baby bison.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4112
Re: Tourists in Yellowstone "rescue" baby bison.
Read the article. The buffalo in Yellowstone have brucellosis which requires long term quarantine before being released out of the park which means care and feeding. The park does not have those facilities. They simply let nature take its course and so far are very successful as the many species tha...
- Tue May 17, 2016 2:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: FBI returns to the 9mm
- Replies: 111
- Views: 11898
Re: FBI returns to the 9mm
Can't be any worse than the front seat of a HMMV. Or a bus or plane.JohndeFresno wrote:Kinda difficult when sitting in a pew, however.sore shoulder wrote:. Personally it's to get me and mine to safety and a carbine. If I could go everywhere with a slung carbine I would.
- Tue May 17, 2016 11:39 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tourists in Yellowstone "rescue" baby bison.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4112
Re: Tourists in Yellowstone "rescue" baby bison.
I think it's funny they thought it was cold in Yellowstone right now. They have no clue how cold it gets there in winter.
- Tue May 17, 2016 10:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tourists in Yellowstone "rescue" baby bison.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4112
Tourists in Yellowstone "rescue" baby bison.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tourists-rescue-bison-calf-cold-yellowstone-n574461 Every time I go to Yellowstone there's more of these type. Injuries from the buffalo are becoming more prevalent due to selfie incidents etc. Despite the billboard sized signs all over the park stating keep 25 fe...
- Tue May 17, 2016 7:12 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bear Protection Handguns
- Replies: 41
- Views: 5441
Re: Bear Protection Handguns
As to pistol stops, I know there was a published (newspaper) story about 3 guys fishing in Alaska. 1 had a 12ga, the other a .44 in a shoulder holster, the third a 9mm (all he owned at the time). They're all busy fishing when a brown/grizzly (unsure) decided it wanted their fish. Shotgun guy droppe...
- Tue May 17, 2016 6:56 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bear Protection Handguns
- Replies: 41
- Views: 5441
Re: Bear Protection Handguns
Today I was reading a book by Craig Boddington called Deadly Encounters. On page 180 he made a statement that surprised me. He says that John Wooters made a study of encounters with bears and, at that time in the 1980's, " No one who had defended himself or herself against a bear attack with a...
- Tue May 17, 2016 6:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: FBI returns to the 9mm
- Replies: 111
- Views: 11898
Re: FBI returns to the 9mm
Well, having had to, wrestling a guy into cuffs with a slung rifle is really not fun. So yes, for the majority of our lower-threat stuff, the pistol is fine. If I KNOW i'm going into bad stuff (shootings, etc)....I almost always have the long gun handy. I've become a big fan of the single point att...
- Tue May 17, 2016 6:39 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: FBI returns to the 9mm
- Replies: 111
- Views: 11898
Re: FBI returns to the 9mm
At what wieght and reliability penalty?Panzercat wrote:1911s can be double stack 9s too, you know?
- Mon May 16, 2016 5:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: FBI returns to the 9mm
- Replies: 111
- Views: 11898
Re: FBI returns to the 9mm
Ah yes. I've often longed for the days when the sight of a man with a rifle caused no more concern than a man with a briefcase does today. Professionally the pistol is for if the carbine goes down or no time for mag change. Personally it's to get me and mine to safety and a carbine. If I could go ev...
- Mon May 16, 2016 3:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: FBI returns to the 9mm
- Replies: 111
- Views: 11898
Re: FBI returns to the 9mm
Several posters with the background to back it up have tried to elaborate on the doctrinal reasoning behind the choice of a 9mm. But it seems it keeps coming around to the bigger hole and shot placement argument. Both of which I consider fairly irrelevant in the scheme of things. The 9mm hardball wi...
- Thu May 12, 2016 12:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: FBI returns to the 9mm
- Replies: 111
- Views: 11898
Re: FBI returns to the 9mm
It's always been funny to me how many people will proclaim a .38 +p from a snubby to be acceptable as a self defense carry gun, but 9mm is not acceptable. Apparently they have not examined the caliber and ballistics of a 9mm compared to a +p .38. I've always wondered why, with its greater case capa...
- Thu May 12, 2016 11:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Twyla has "gone home"...
- Replies: 54
- Views: 9025
Re: Twyla has "gone home"...
Condolences Jim, have courage brother.
- Thu May 12, 2016 8:11 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: FBI returns to the 9mm
- Replies: 111
- Views: 11898
Re: FBI returns to the 9mm
It's always been funny to me how many people will proclaim a .38 +p from a snubby to be acceptable as a self defense carry gun, but 9mm is not acceptable. Apparently they have not examined the caliber and ballistics of a 9mm compared to a +p .38.
- Tue May 10, 2016 9:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: FBI returns to the 9mm
- Replies: 111
- Views: 11898
Re: FBI returns to the 9mm
Why would he, they were carrying 9's when he was alive....... This is not news, it has been coming for over a year. The "Army SOC" elements carrying .40 Glocks were Delta Force (they went to 9mm due to supply), they got tired of having to rebuild 1911s every week or so. Marine Recon went ...
- Mon May 02, 2016 5:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Alaskan Kayaking Death
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1063
Re: Alaskan Kayaking Death
I shoulda looked at the poster first. lol
- Wed Apr 27, 2016 8:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Guns and bullets for rats
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1552
Re: Guns and bullets for rats
With the current scarcity and cost of decent .22 RF I'm looking more and more at a little center fire option such as that. Pretty little shooter for sure.
- Wed Apr 27, 2016 8:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Truck Campers
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2879
Re: Truck Campers
I've been thinking about another slide in. Had a 12 foot for the long bed crew cab Ford diesel and towing a jeep it was a really great hunting setup. I've had travel trailers and while they're nice it looks like you can get some pretty decent comfort in one of those hard side palominos and even the ...
- Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My New Toy Came In Today
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2296
Re: My New Toy Came In Today
That's the prettiest Glock I ever seen Blaine.
- Sat Apr 23, 2016 11:03 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Loading the .380 "for bear"
- Replies: 43
- Views: 4250
Re: Loading the .380 "for bear"
Yes the little bugger is surprisingly snappy to shoot.
- Thu Apr 21, 2016 9:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The marlin search continues.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2352
Re: The marlin search continues.
I would have felt I was paying too much at $300 for that gun but would have if I really wanted it, but that would be the cap IMO. You did the right thing. Just keep looking they are out there and prob in better shape than that one.
- Thu Apr 21, 2016 9:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: More Sad News From The Music Industry.....
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1990
Re: More Sad News From The Music Industry.....
Ugh, what can't HE die in a plane crash?BlaineG wrote: Kanye West was found alive in his appartment.....
- Thu Apr 21, 2016 9:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Loading the .380 "for bear"
- Replies: 43
- Views: 4250
Re: Loading the .380 "for bear"
Like Grizz I'm partial to the WalMart Winchester white box FMJFP. I've seen several tests on that bullet and it out penetrates everything else it was compared to like the Corbon etc. For a little pocket pipsqueak designed for punching distances I want penetration.
- Thu Apr 21, 2016 5:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What is your carry .40 S & W ammo?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3113
Re: What is your carry .40 S & W ammo?
10mm Buffalo Bore 180gr@750ft lbs.
- Wed Apr 13, 2016 3:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: muddy girl
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3483
Re: muddy girl
Until I saw this post I'd never heard of a "muddy girl" stock or gun, so I googled it to see what it is. I like it! And I'm a 70+ year old man, so it's appeal is not limited to teenage girls. OK, so I probably wouldn't have it done to any of my guns, but I can sure see why somebody would....
- Tue Apr 12, 2016 10:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: muddy girl
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3483
Re: muddy girl
Until I saw this post I'd never heard of a "muddy girl" stock or gun, so I googled it to see what it is. I like it! And I'm a 70+ year old man, so it's appeal is not limited to teenage girls. OK, so I probably wouldn't have it done to any of my guns, but I can sure see why somebody would....
- Tue Apr 12, 2016 10:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Glockless.....
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3908
Re: Glockless.....
The .40 issue is a combination of problems. A round loaded to near over pressure levels trying desperately to be a 10mm (and utterly failing), an unsupported chamber and cases that were weak at the head. That's 3 strikes just waiting for an anomaly. I personally have a visceral dislike of the .40 bu...
- Sun Apr 10, 2016 9:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Primers, just asking
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3174
Re: Primers, just asking
I've only used CCI and lately some Wolf. I've used tens of thousands of CCI and no failures. My understanding on the touching primers problem is that it was due to the Mercury used in older primers but it's no longer used. The military uses CCI. I haven't used enough of the Wolf to give them the tru...
- Fri Apr 08, 2016 7:07 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 9mm v. 45acp: Let The Melee Begin
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7492
Re: 9mm v. 45acp: Let The Melee Begin
Blaine, good thread choice by the way. I chuckled a little the first time I read the title. Between this thread and the other 9mm thread, it seems .45acp and 1911's are gaining victim status.
If this were a Liberal site it would be called 1911 shameing and .45-phobic.
If this were a Liberal site it would be called 1911 shameing and .45-phobic.
- Fri Apr 08, 2016 6:58 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What is your 9x19mm carry ammo?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4227
Re: What is your 9x19mm carry ammo?
My first, and only 9mm has not yet arrived, but I imagine I'll get a couple boxes of some +P+ 124 grain JHPs.... Now that "they" have decided that the .357 sig was just a short-lived fad and that the .40 recoils too much and destroys the plastic guns and that the .45 is obviously obsolete...
- Wed Mar 30, 2016 1:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 9mm v. 45acp: Let The Melee Begin
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7492
Re: 9mm v. 45acp: Let The Melee Begin
Jello tests and reality don't always coincide. Jello is a specific set of conditions. What folks seem to forget is that there are ever changing variable conditions in life. Personally I know the .45acp works. I can't make the same claim about the other rounds m I used to think .45 was a magic bulle...
- Wed Mar 30, 2016 1:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 9mm v. 45acp: Let The Melee Begin
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7492
Re: 9mm v. 45acp: Let The Melee Begin
And if I want more power, a 10mm makes .45acp look silly. Maybe for bear hunting. Following that line of logic is: .45acp makes a 9mm look silly, and a 45-70 is silly compared to a modern round? Right? :idea: Not really. The difference between a +p+ 9mm and .45acp is insignificant compared to the d...
- Wed Mar 30, 2016 10:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 9mm v. 45acp: Let The Melee Begin
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7492
Re: 9mm v. 45acp: Let The Melee Begin
If you can't handle the recoil of a .45, shoot a 9mm. I can shoot a pistol grip 12ga with magnum loads one handed repeatedly with no side effects. For a combat pistol I would choose a 9mm over a .45 every time. I am not alone. By unanimous request MARSOC recently allowed their operators to carry G1...
- Fri Mar 18, 2016 4:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Sometimes the old way is still the better way
- Replies: 13
- Views: 961
Re: Sometimes the old way is still the better way
I can confirm that those Otis cleaning kits are full of useless pieces that get lost easy, and you simply cannot clean the chamber properly/at all with them. I'll have to look at mine again (i still use the rods) but I don't think it even has a chamber brush, which is probably the most important too...
- Thu Mar 17, 2016 8:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New Canadian Ranger rifle.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2163
Re: New Canadian Ranger rifle.
I'm confused why they chose .308 for use against "large dangerous predators". Will it work? Sure, under ideal conditions, and when do those happen? But why choose it on purpose. I would think a .338 or .375 would be a far better choice. Considering Ruger happens to make a .375 that's perf...
- Tue Mar 15, 2016 11:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Recent hunting photos from UK.
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3608
Re: Recent hunting photos from UK.
That scruffy looking dog is the real star of the show.
- Tue Mar 15, 2016 9:58 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New Canadian Ranger rifle.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2163
Re: New Canadian Ranger rifle.
I'm confused why they chose .308 for use against "large dangerous predators". Will it work? Sure, under ideal conditions, and when do those happen? But why choose it on purpose. I would think a .338 or .375 would be a far better choice. Considering Ruger happens to make a .375 that's perfe...
- Mon Mar 14, 2016 9:44 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Is this true
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2931
Re: Is this true
I doubt you have ever committed yourself to anything with the integrity and patriotism of a man such as Oliver North.2571 wrote:Ollie North was a liar & a criminal.
- Sat Mar 12, 2016 12:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: For No Particular Reason, Or Need---92FS
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3814
Re: For No Particular Reason, Or Need---92FS
Don't sweat it Blaine, I do the same thing. I've got a Glock 21SF that i use as a house gun. A guy at work wants it for his dad and i told him i would swap him for a Glock 19. I'm not sure why.... :? I guess cause it would be something i could carry if i wanted (the 21 is big). It's cheap to shoot....
- Fri Mar 11, 2016 8:20 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: For No Particular Reason, Or Need---92FS
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3814
Re: For No Particular Reason, Or Need---92FS
I can understand a 9, but a Berreta? As someone who gets issued the M9, that is probably the last pistol would choose for a personal gun. I've qualified expert no problem, but I absolutely despise the upside down backwards decocker on it, or any pistol for that matter. And of course you know my pers...