I blame Willie for this joke.
"Two Amish women were out in the field digging potatoes. One of them pulled a big one out of the ground and remarked, "This one reminds me of husband's balls."
"That big?" asked the other one.
"That dirty." said the first one.
Gringop
Play that song about the Irish chiropodist. Irish chiropodist? "My Fate Is In Your Hands."
You could have made millions if somebody had picked that up.
https://youtu.be/MJEAGd1bQuc
In the P-F basket of deplorables.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur."
Disclaimer: I have previously worked in the firearms industry as an engineer. Thoughts and opinions expressed here are mine alone and not those of my prior employers.
RoyGBiv - should add those to his screen name! No offense.
Cloud Yeller of the Boomer Age
Wow does this post ring true. With my lack of desire to train, I just can't get the performance from a dot gun at ranges 5-15 yards that I can with irons. Beyond that the Dot definitely pulls away.
In addition, I am so over the larger footprint of a pistol with irons and flashlight that I simply quit carrying it AIWB and lazed to pocket carry. I happily carried my full Amish G19 in tiny Raven Eidolon for many years before stepping up to a light and optic and basically quitting carrying that same tarted up pistol due to the bulk. I am not sure that was a step in the right direction.
There's a lot more to it than what people think when saying "just do XYZ" and it's better for "ABC" while ignoring the rest of the equation and every day life.... Took some photos today. Keep in mind with these, that the same forces that allow for better grip tuck also force the optic away from the body - overall height matters, and height over the bore matters a lot as well. The profile of the rear of the gun matters too.
I generally carry "gun amish" but take classes with the dot, and distance/one hand work with a dot - helps me learn more but eases the concealment problem.
LCR vs G43longboi w/milled red dot and pinky rest- close in height, one is sloped and has less of a surface area/profile above the holster, LCR hogue grip is slightly shorter.
G43longboi w/milled red dot and pinky rest vs G48 - practically the same height between these two
G43X w/milled red dot is essentially the same height as a P30
VP9 w/ factory plate and 508 is a skyscraper compared to the P30
And this is the easy button, vs a G43longboi