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    blackhawk vs. wilderness

    Wilderness... I have and use both brands. My Blackhawk belt it upwards of 8 years old and gets daily use on my uniform pants. I have three wilderness belts: 1.75", 1.5", and 1.25." All three of them are 5 stitch belts with the insert. These get used when I'm off duty. Personally, I...
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    SFs Don't Trust 5.56, Want 6.8mm Uppers ASAP

    If M855 isn't getting the job done due to lack of cannilure fragmentation, then use M193. Either that or go with a high performance 5.56 loading. Regards
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    .22 LR hyper velocity/high velocity ammo reliability

    I've shot large quantities of all of the above, and they all proved to be reliable. Regards
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    Assistance Requested

    I need some assistance in giving a fine old gentleman a birthday. He is a Browning High Power, and appears to be the old commercial model with the half moon front sight. On the left side of the slide are the following: FABRIQUE NATIONALE D'ARMES DE GUERRE HERSTAL - BELGIQUE BROWNING'S...
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    Shoulder holster for the winter

    I've been experimenting with shoulder carry for a little while, specifically for winter wear. The horizontal position conceals better with a short jacket. Tie-downs for your pants aren't necessary. That depends on your personality and preferences. I prefer to have my bug on another part...
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    Future military officer?

    For what it's worth... The young woman you spoke of has no business in the military, and certainly not as an officer. She's a hazard to herself and to anyone serving under her leadership. Regards,
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    Favorite fictional or sci-fi weapon?

    In no particular order... M41-A pulse-rifle (Aliens) 2 cm Powergun (Hammer’s Slammer’s) Squeeze Bore Rifle (Forlorne Hope) .17 Webley Electric or 50 cal. Gabbet Fairfax (Probability Broach) Anything from the Weapon Shops of Isher
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    Accidental Discharge

    Follow-Up Report An examination of my P7M8 by my gunsmith (Shannon), led to the discovery of a bent firing pin safety spring... as in 90 degrees bent. In Shannon's opinion, this probably occured when the pistol was last detail stripped. Apparently, the planets all came into allignment and the...
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    Accidental Discharge

    Keith Detail stripping a P7M8 is out of my skill set envelope, hence the reference to sending it to my local gunsmith (Shannon). Zer000 IIRC Gunsite used to sell a Kevlar panel that you could hang on the wall like a picture for use as a safe backstop when dry firing. This was my first...
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    Accidental Discharge

    El Tejon Your experience matches my own. I’m planning to use a 5 gallon bucket full of sand. regards
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    Accidental Discharge

    Thanks to all of you for the kind words Marko Spoken with the pride of good German craftsmanship, and no… I haven’t lost faith in my P7, but I may step up my timeline of having the pistol Bodycoted after Shannon does a complete strip, clean, and inspection. sturmruger I was...
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    Accidental Discharge

    Why they’re called the 4 rules instead of the 4 suggestions… After carrying a Glock as my CCW for the last couple of weeks, I decided to switch to my P7M8. Locked the slide back, inserted a magazine, pointed the muzzle in a safe direction with my finger off the trigger, and tripped the...
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    Load Bearing Vest

    Greetings Chris, I ended up choosing Blackhawk Industries Urban Assault Vest in Woodland Camo. It meets all of the needs that you specified rather well. A few additional points to consider; I would avoid vests made with mesh, while cooler than a vest made with solid fabric panels they are...
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    When ammo capacity makes a difference...

    Dave A little trivia to contribute, The Tennessee Department of Corrections was using #4 Buck for skip shooting up to 1993 or so when they changed to #8 shot. As far as I know the technique is still being taught. Regards
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    "Knock-down" effect of being shot?

    Preacherman I think your physician friend’s description on the physiological mechanism that can cause some individuals to "fly" through the air after being shot is correct. In my younger days I was a correction officer and had the additional duty of being assigned to my institutions SWAT...
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