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Welcome to PF. This is pretty typical of how we go at things--lots of detail and well-formed opinions based on real-world experience and exhaustive testing.

Mods are shit, though.


Okie John

You're bad influences, the lot of you.


Okie John

Lighting is HUGE, mostly because indoor ranges lights hit the rear sight but leave the front sight in the gloom. You'll do far better on an outdoor range. In fact, most pistol ranges are built with a...

Based on my (mis)adventures with match barrels, I'd guess that what we're calling frame fit has something to do with the relationship between the locking block and the barrel.

But that's a guess....

Can you go into more detail about what she was looking for?

Thanks,


Okie John

Try a Gen4 9mm with American Eagle 147 FMJ. I've had a G17, a G19, and a G43 turn in stellar results with that load.


Okie John

This.

Once upon a time, I tried to save money on a Scout rifle build on a commercial FN 98 Mauser. The result was kind of Scout-like. I provided a sound base gun and the right parts, but there...

I tested a G17 with an RMR for a while a few years ago. It definitely made the edge-case shots (SOTM, low-light, pouring rain, etc.) easier. It was slower for the up-close stuff, and while I didn't...

Not sure this is possible or even necessary. I feel like the Tier I users have already validated the concept. Short of becoming one of those people and being posted to a combat zone, all we can do is...

I think you're right--for most of us. But for the guy carrying a carbine who turns a corner and finds a bought-and-paid-for bad guy at 5 yards, or the guy whose pistol is or suddenly becomes his...

Sig line material, sir.


Okie John

It’s not that the SD community is slow to adopt things, but that the competition community is fast.

When I shot in competition, I spent more time at matches waiting than I did shooting. Like...

This.


Okie John

Doc, I find your post very encouraging, especially this part:



I feel like while the innovation part of the task is never done, the focus is now shifting to evolution, and evolution takes...

A guy who used to be on my A-detachment went to an SMU that adopted the 40 S&W. He said that they used FMJ for training but other loads on the job, so I think it's safe to consider the possibility...

This thread has really gotten me thinking, which could cost serious coin.

I’d love to see whether it’s possible to do the same thing for less money or by using more OEM parts. Starting with a...

Thanks. Makes perfect sense, as usual.


Okie John

Doc, thanks for such an informative post. I wonder if you'd gain anything by shortening a G19 slide to G26 length, which would give you a piece with top end somewhere between the G19 and G17 in...