Recent content by trapshooter

Specifically on topic, when you pass a weapon to another, it should be verified clear and cold by the passer and the passee, as has already been said. I agree wholeheartedly with that. (I also understand the mentioned 'combat exceptions', when it's more important to shoot than be 'safe', but...

Those of you who feel this way: Do not repeat do not volunteer for duty in a combat zone, specifically Operation Iraqi Freedom. You won't last long. You will be sent home with prejudice and most skosh the first time you try to stick a gun in some Colonel's face for 'sweeping' you with...

Art, , Just tell us that stop at 120 wasn't last week. :what: :evil:

Happened to me and my brother once, very long ago. The situation met Preacherman's requirements. Major felony stop procedures for armed robbery suspects. :eek: Our bad luck to be in the 'wrong' kind of car with the 'right' number of occupants. After some discussion, we got an apology, an...

It's not that they don't want to lock up black gun owners. It's that they are hacked off that they aren't grabbing them all to the same degree. :cuss:

I'm sure there would be lots of volunteers here to hang on to your 'AAA gang-banger-weapon-of-choice dog-killing concealable six foot forty pound WMD looking' rifles, should any of you choose to exercise that option. :evil:

APW-Cogan can 'black chrome' a stainless gun. It's a similar process and a little less durable than hard-chrome, but more durable than conventional blued steel, according to thier website. This isn't paint, or teflon. The process changes the color of the stainless, as I understand it. Not cheap.

Sako rep in this country is Beretta USA. All the TRG accessories are in thier catalog. I'm guessing a bit, but I don't think the TRG-22 front sight will fit the T3, as the barrel profiles are probably different, and I think the TRG FS uses the threaded barrel of the TRG to attach. But I have...

Are these units used for traffic enforcement, or something else? Do they have radar or laser units, etc.? There is a difference in TE philosophy between 'deterrent' type patrol in marked units, vs. 'enforcement' (revenue generating activity) in unmarked units. Funding issues will drive a...

I would guess momentum was pulling your shots. You may not have the gun stopped when you fire. Even at 20 feet, slight errors at the gun are magnified exponentially at the target. You can practice stopping the gun before firing, but I would prefer to adjust my POA to compensate.

On another front, in the M4 profile, I'd go with M193 as opposed to the green tip M844. Same price, and you get a bit more effective range. The M855 is fine, though. Just my preference. I have both. :evil:

I would like more info before I take a swag at a price. Like the age of the gun (the dash # would help, or the first part of the serial #). Also, if it truly is NIB, is this a private transaction or an FFL? Noting that you are in Illinois, and subject to somewhat different requirements than...

Could be any number of folks. The only thing you can tell for sure is that they are not 'line' troops. So much for speculation. I might know some of them, by sight at least. I tend to doubt that. Hard to find that many people in one place willing to 'loan' out thier gear for a gag photo...

What halvey said. Methods vary by manufacturer. Some are more extensive than others. Same basic principles, however. Quality electronic pad types are very reliable, I hear, but I don't own one.

To restate what NMshooter said, there is an old saw which I forget the origin of: "Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer".