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  1. Derek Zeanah

    Has anyone gone to the Sonoran Desert Institute?

    I appreciate that they fund some of my favorite youtubers, but the only comments I've heard are negative. That's hearsay though - I have no direct knowledge one way or another.
  2. Derek Zeanah

    Do You Change Your Every Day Carry When Going On Lengthy Out of State Road Trips?

    If the threat profile changes, I change what I carry. For the most part I carry 1911s of one sort or another. But while I might carry a 45ACP around the house and around town, if I'm heading somewhere away or to "the city" I'm more inclined to swap that out for a 1911 platform with 15 9mms on...
  3. Derek Zeanah

    Is there really that much difference 115 or 124gr for the 9mm

    That's the problem I've seen in gel tests. There are some 115gr loads that are really well thought of, but they do something like 10.5" of penetration, while the 124gr get deep enough. Don't know anything about the pressure the loads generate inside the cases, though.
  4. Derek Zeanah

    Glock triggers - help me please.

    You know... Try and M&P and see what you think. It just might be a better Glock than the original...
  5. Derek Zeanah

    Glock triggers - help me please.

    So, I'm a bit of a 1911 snob and I've always claimed Glocks have No Soul - mostly because of the triggers. And the Glocks I've owned I haven't shot well. So, I didn't shoot them. Over Covid I got into a bit of a revolver kick, and I won't say I've "mastered" the double-action revolver...
  6. Derek Zeanah

    Nighthawk Shadowhawk 10mm

    Welp, I just bought an Ed Brown FX2 last week. Seems the least you can do to support the 2A economy is to buy that 10mm. Keep the 1911 market strong!
  7. Derek Zeanah

    Want to have a 1911 milled for an optic. Where should I go?

    Transitioning from irons to optics for carry, and I'd like to convert one of my single-stack 9mm 1911s to take an optic instead of buying yet another pistol to training and range-work. Who does this sort of conversion well? I'm willing to commit to a particular footprint and not do plates, or...
  8. Derek Zeanah

    Optic or no optic on your defense handgun?

    I was in the "no" camp as it was something other to go wrong and I didn't want to put in the reps, but I'm coming around. Mostly because I finally admitted I have middle-aged eyes and I can't see as well as I used to. So with irons I'm better than everyone I shoot with at 7-10 yards, but I...
  9. Derek Zeanah

    Alchemy Custom Weaponry (thoughts)

    I'm....actually a bit shocked to hear that. Interesting. Edited: after looking at the prices I shouldn't be. I'm just not familiar with that manufacturer.
  10. Derek Zeanah

    Electronic Warfare comes to home security systems.

    My wife had a friend who moved out of state, but when he was living in a fancy part of Atlanta his house was burglarized. A crew came up by using a ladder and winches to cut through the 2nd story wall, then go in there to avoid the alarmed windows and doors. They stole everything, including a...
  11. Derek Zeanah

    Ed Brown or Nighthawk

    Welp, it came in. And this thing is ridiculous. I was just giggling through the few mags I put through it (mixed super-cheap 230gr ball - I think one of the mags has been loaded 10 years because it was a weird off-brand - and 230gr HSTs.) The RMRcc came dialed in, and it was just dead on and...
  12. Derek Zeanah

    Man stabs cop to death before armed civilian stops him.

    If this is what I think it is, don't watch the footage. The police officer approached, bad guy drew a big knife, cop tried to run, and failed. You don't wanna see the body cam footage.
  13. Derek Zeanah

    Who needs 357 Dainty?

    I'd love to participate, fellas. I really would. I want a .44 Special or .44 Mag to be a great self defense option. Bigger simply needs to be better for everything to feel right with the world for me. I just can't find the data to support that it's as good as (let's be honest) 9mm launched...
  14. Derek Zeanah

    A300 vs 1301

    I wonder if someone can compare it to a Benelli M2 - maybe that's what you want?
  15. Derek Zeanah

    4 Choices for Self Defense in Urban /Suburban. Situations. Your Choice.

    Yes Yes Yes Overkill unless you're defending against 4 leggers Yes, as this includes 12GA and 5.56mm
  16. Derek Zeanah

    Witch barrel for my target 6.5CM?

    I demand to know why nobody has made a Warlock Barrel joke.
  17. Derek Zeanah

    Major virtue of a revolver

    I happen to agree, and I chose to wear a 6-shot 357 today. When discussing carry pistols, an instructor gave me a hypothetical once: assume you know with certainty that you will be forced to use lethal force this week to defend your life and the life of your loved ones. You don't know when...
  18. Derek Zeanah

    Staccato or Atlas?

    No. I called it first.
  19. Derek Zeanah

    Staccato or Atlas?

    Damn, bc. You really make me wanna come up and visit for a week. Or 3. ;)
  20. Derek Zeanah

    Major virtue of a revolver

    Yep. My first shotgun came from there waaaaay back when.
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