Recent content by Archangel

Do not attempt to kick the gun out his hand for 2 reasons. 1.) It's dangerous to approach a downed BG. What if he's faking? Or wakes up right as you get to him? Even if you manage to shoot him before he can do any harm to you, now the evidence shows that you shot him, walked right up to...

You're right. I knew I was going to screw up a physics term in there somewhere.

Absolutely. The mass of the compensator does come into play. As does the gas hitting the compensator baffles. Like you say, if it CAN affect it, it WILL. Slide mass, barrel mass, recoil spring rate, and barrel pull from bullet drag or a compensator all play a part in the complex balancing...

Here's a thought, for believers and non-believers alike, with regards to barrel pull's effect on the gun unlocking: Consider some IPSC open guns. These guns are, operationally, 1911's, shooting 38 super +P (really, more like +P+). Way more pressure than .45 ACP. They have radically...

It actually is valuable to say a little more than just "I want my lawyer." You need to be the victim. When the police are filling out their report, there is a space for victim, and their is a space for suspect. If they all they see a guy who's been shot, and another guy with a gun who...

Both. And then join a local grassroots effort as well.

Even better if you use a S&W 327 (8 shot .357 revolver) and a Colt Officer's Model (6 shot .45 auto). :evil:

If you do go with with palm out SOB carry, watch that you don't sweep yourself with the muzzle on the drawstroke. Real easy to do.

Compromise? Ha! A compromise would be "We'll help you pass the NICS improvement if you help us pass national reciprocity." This is just concession.

You seem to be going by the assumption that everyone involved will agree that it is self defense. Suppose you kill someone in self defense. It may be justifiable, but maybe the evidence at the scene isn't so clear cut. An overzealous DA decides to prosecute you for murder. I found the...

Good news: http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/crime.aspx?id=184 Note: It has come to the attention of the Office of Attorney General that there has been confusion over the applicability of Pennsylvania's reciprocal privileges with regard to the residency status of an individual who has been...

"Should school kids be armed?" No, but their teachers should be. "Are you compensating for a small penis?" I forget who it was, but someone on THR awhile back responded to this with "Hell yes, I'm compensating. If I could kill something at 500 yards with my penis, I wouldn't need a gun."...

I'm no expert, but it sounds to me like you might be getting coil bind. Do a search on "coil bind." I'm sure that Tuner has on at least one occasion described how to check for it. Edited to add: Or I could not be lazy and actually give you the link. :)...

Absolutely. As I see it, the continuum for civilians is not a matter of progressing from one level to the next, but of adding a level to all the previous levels. Meaning, first you try to leave. Then you start issuing verbal commands while continuing trying to leave. Then you use soft...

I don't disagree with you, but we don't always get to make that choice. I'm not suggesting wading into the thick of things, fists flying. If levels 1-3 have failed to get me out of dodge and an attacker gets ahold of me, I can't just run away dragging 250 lbs of Bubba with me. I need to...