Recent content by RetiredUSNChief

EVERYTHING is too heavy right now. I had a muscle spasm in my back yesterday morning and I'm still feeling it today. Grrr... But other than that, "too heavy" is a matter of personal opinion and varies based on several factors. However, in general if you can carry it comfortably in whatever...

It gets hot in front of the trigger guard because of the gas operated piston. That's understandable. I love mine (M2+ in 9mm) but it's got an issue with the slide not always chambering a round fully. I've literally hand cycled the slide 10,000 times and run a "blue check" on the slide parts to...

What's your opinion on the CCP M2+? I've got one. Actually, I'll say I've "had" two in 9mm because my first one had a defective chamber and Walther ended up just sending me another in its place. I love the pistol. But it has a couple..."quirks" that irritate me and I'm wondering if others...

Meh. If it sells more guns to a wider market, I'm down with it.

Oh, WHY does that not surprise me! :rofl:

Wild animal defense is two-fold: - Understand the nature of the animal(s). - Be armed. It's not reasonable, in my opinion, to be "armed for bear (burro)" all the time for a variety of reasons. Make up any such list as you see fit. Wild animals have instinctive behaviors, and many people are...

Over the years, a bit of everything has motivated me. For rabbit hunting, it's shotgun for me. So I classify that as "need". Same for a .22 for squirrel/varmint hunting. Then there's self-defense and collecting ("collecting" does not mean "safe queen"...it means "something I've always...

Yes...and it's an absolutely predictable outcome with a legal morass that they absolutely should NOT be willing to set up and take to the courts. It's a more dangerous version of another law enforcement action I fear may eventually lead to a tragic ending, namely that one of these days someone...

I don't understand people's fixation with "the box" and what they'll pay for it. But hey...everybody's got their quirks and are fully entitled to indulge in them! Me...if the price difference between box and no box is $200, keep the box. For $200 I can make the most AWESOME wood display box...

My carry pistols get their front blade sights painted fluorescent orange and the rear sights painted fluorescent yellow. This works exceptionally well for me and my eyes. And wouldn't you know...the dollar-a-bottle nail polish in these colors is perfect for this!

No knock warrants are EXCEEDINGLY dangerous, especially when they get the wrong address, on top of poor planning and execution. If a group of someones broke into my house unannounced, especially at night, that's a recipe for a serious disaster of extraordinary magnitude, given the use of deadly...

I second the fanny pack. And remember, a fanny pack can also be carried on one shoulder, across your chest. And 90 miles is a long hike to be carrying something heavy with all the rest of the stuff you'll be toting.

Minimum is a box of ammo divided by magazine capacity, both rounded as required to achieve full-box loading. Because I don't like partial boxes of ammo. For my Colt 1991A1 with 7 round magazines, one 50 round box works out to 7 magazines. For my M&P-15 with 30 round magazines, that equates to...

To be fair, "a lot of stuff" is used to paint a full picture. It's kind of like how unclassified material, in and of itself, is not an issue...but aggregating large amounts of unclassified material can result in a document that's actually classified. I'll bet that other material could be...

There's something I haven't heard of in ages. Very hard...excellent bearing material. Stellite bearings aren't used in reactor coolant pump bearings due to cobalt content. Cobalt wear products deposited in the core are easily activated by neutron absorbtion to become Co-60. Halflife 5.27...