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Looks like they can be made to work. Can't speak as to the reliability. But I'm going to give this a try.... eventually. Editing to add ... the pistol grip is same dimensions as the M&P COMPACT ... so S&W provides spacers. This way the 23 round and 17 round mags will not have a gap between bottom of grip and bottom of mag. Mags function without the spacer. There is a magwell available for the FPC (Floyd's custom). It is a different sku/part number than the magwell he makes for the M&P compact ... so there must be differences....

yes, definitely an old style western mentality shot in modern day Kentucky (California). This begins with the title "justified" as in, killing is fine as long as the bad guy needed it. Boyd is the fun one to watch, as his character progresses, IMO. Season 6 should be good .... in the mean time Amazon is a great place to review or catch up. Season 5 isn't free to amazon prime members ... yet.

I can't speak to actual facts and reasons, I'd guess that the Wilson's and the company they kept are the only ones. But my perception is this: These reasons started because of how things used to be in the average (non competition shooters) gun owners world. IDPA is geared more toward these new and average shooters and most of their new members come from this world. I'd suggest that USPSA figured that out and was one reason the production division was created (there were other reasons as well ... i.e. encourage cross over from IDPA minded shooters). Because IDPA doesn't focus heavily on the advanced shooters who think nothing of dropping cash into gear they've kept a "no equipment race" mentality. No equipment race means that shooters who are joining the sport are fine with losing to better talent, but they hate to think that better equipment might help a shooter of equal talent win ... i.e. if they want to compete against their peers they may have to pay to play. I also think that back in the day (mid 90's) most of your average gun owners had something that would be competitive in SSP or ESP (glock, S&W, ruger, BHP ... all in 9mm) but some percentage had a .38 revolver or a 1911 in 45 caliber as their only gun. So, to woo these gun owners IDPA created and protected the CDP and SSR divisions. To protect the perception of new shooters IDPA has protected the idea in a POTENTIAL shooters mind that he has a gun sitting around that would do well in the game. So, we split off the ESR ... and so we have prevented the .40 from joining the CDP ranks. Maybe the perception is a .40 pistol will shoot softer with store bought (i.e. white box) ammo. Or, a .40 2011/1911 could be construed as a custom gun the 1911 owner would not be competitive with ... These are just ideas, but I do think sometimes we miss the understanding that thinking thru the eyes of a potential shooter gives. And these shooters seem to be the life force of the IDPA sport. To me IDPA is potentially missing the boat on this. The numbers of average gun owners who ONLY have a .38 or a .45/1911 have certainly shrank over the years. There is no home that favors a .40 cal gun shot with store bought ammo .... USPSA may have been catering to those who only owned a 9mm and basic gear when they created the production division. I'd venture a guess that they ended up with shooters who may otherwise have joined IDPA instead? IDPA should create a .40 cal friendly division for the same reason that SSR and CDP were created/protected. I'm sure the number of gun owners who don't compete (potential new competitors) who only own a .40 is growing. I guess my main point is the decision to keep 1911's a .45 has less to do about power factors and more about the perception of a potential competitor ... and that this is an unsupported opinion. Lastly, for those who think it's more about Bill's business decisions ... bunk! He could ramp up .40 cal production (in 1911) and then allow them in and see some bump in gun sales. In "traditional" 1911 sales he has like a billion competitors ... if he allowed .40 into CDP his market share would likely increase, although I doubt it's enough to move the needle very far. Adding one more thing .... if you don't believe IDPA highly values new blood, go back and look at their decisions re: multigun. Very unpopular with the established shooting community because so much gear was throttled back ... aimed at what non competitors would be likely to have already, or be able to borrow from a friend (lower capacity rifles and shotguns, no "fancy gear").

I'm into shooting scenes that are realistic, so I'll skip the fight scenes and stuff like "matrix" or predator. They are entertaining and cool but not my fave's. I have similar tastes and I haven't seen it mentioned here. THE DEPARTED!!! This movie speaks to me on how crime/undercover work/crime lord/etc interactions COULD go, so very realistic to me. Don't get attached to anyone, while not done in a "short shootout" .... not many make it out of this movie alive!!!! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Another that's gone unmentioned, but was more realistic than I'd had seen at the time: Die Hard ... not by today's standards tho. Props go to blackhawk down, The Kingdom, The professional, Band of brothers, Collateral, way of the gun. I thought saving private ryan was overdone, then I up on DDay (including Ambrose's good work) and found out that all the stuff I thought was movie "crap" actually happened. Still have a hard time watching the soldier get slowly stabbed My Fave? Not surprisingly, Heat ... loved the mentioned parts, but I really like the ambush they set in that large parking lot too. I'm sure I've forgotten some.

In a perfect world, I'd run a classifier like this. .... Example is for a single bay running independent of others. Schedule two shooters on one bay. Use 3 SO's. Attach targets with the big paper clips (that will comfortable grab an inch of material) ... set clear marks on the stakes where targets are to be clipped.... i.e. use a perm marker to mark the bottom angles of the targets on the 3 sets of posts. One CSO stays with active shooter. Two SO's ... let's call them SOa and SOb and you can let them fight to see who gets to be the SOb! They serve to score and ASSIST. Helpful to have a table uprange where mags can be loaded and targets scored/pasted. Run each stage like this: CSO/SOa run shooter1 thru the first stage. Once finished and Shooter1 has his gun holstered, SOa and Shooter 1 carry a fresh target downrange. Swap the targets (clips and marks make this a breeze) and return uprange. Then CSO/SOb run shooter 2 thru the stage. While that is being shot, shooter 1 and SOa score the target and load mags. Target can/should be pasted by helpers. Behind the active shooter, the SO's job is to score/record the target and assist the shooter's prep for the next stage. Make sure shooter knows the directions, has appropriate mags, etc. He can grab lose mags and extra rounds if the shooter1 has them or needs them and assists shooter1 in mag management when shooting too. They move forward with fresh mags and fresh target and wait for shooter2 to finish. Once shooter 2's gun is holstered shooter2/SOb take the fresh target forward and swap them out and everything repeats. The CSO constantly has a shooter who is prepped and ready, the mag loading and target pasting is taken "off the clock" ... One shooter is shooting, the other is scoring/reloading. Others can easily paste targets ... using a table set up as a paster station makes that go even easier... Trick is to have the extra SO, and make sure they don't get confused... You can run a lot of shooters this way ... 6 an hour isn't unheard of ... and if SO's burn out they can swap jobs.

Well, you may have messed me up? I too prefer no cussing, and the Lords name is sacred to me. I work with and shoot with many who don't hold that standard. I've gotten to where I don't hear it ... just gets filtered out somehow. Minor blessing? I don't question it. So, I didn't even know it's a thing in this series ... I've got them DVR'd and have only watched one episode. I'll likely hear it now, at least for a bit. So, you may or may not know, there are filters out there that will clip questionable content for you, one that has reviewers, one that works off of closed caption... I'll let google guide you.

Yea, I usually defend the show against critics, but the talent level of this season really seemed to suffer. I'm guessing that the show's producers leaned more heavily to eye candy and appeal and really didn't evaluate the talent level of the shooters. what they did well this season (and this has happened every year) are the weapons/challenges. From some of Colby's comments on the other show, I guess he's not a fan of speed ... tho he is learning a bit. I'd love to see a challenge that was speed based. sure, put some risk in there too. Hang a piece of steel and say the fastest one to hit it 10 times ... or whatever. Past seasons I've always looked forward to the show, but this season it often sat unwatched in the DVR until downtime was found.

while it was never said, I assumed that there was some par time that they were working against .... else why would they hustle. IIRC, this was done in seasons past and caleb's interviews brought that info out (the concept that there were rules they played by that weren't announced on TV). I've got no problem with that ... I'd hate for the show to get wrapped up in rules discussions. It would be cool to see it published on the shows page ... I haven't bothered to look and see if it was tho. Not sure if it'll be this season, but I'd bet that they'll have to work a trebuchet at some future point. They are getting wrapped up on the novelty of some weapons, IMO. But I'd guess this show should be named "most accurate and flexible shot"?

Interesting idea that just plain dying leads to zombie-hood. Didn't they say that the patients at the hospital where Rick was initially were being killed by the military? Maybe that was a preventative measure as loosing power was going to ensure that most patients would be zombies soon. Not sure about the 2 dudes that hadn't been bitten. Seems like some cause of death might have been visible? suicide pact, heart attack, snake bite ... what ever you can think of it's odd they were laid out next to each other. But I'd bet my bottom dollar that they hold a major key in letting us know of this new method of turning. And yea, that means Otis could make a reappearance somewhere. Suicide seems a more likely choice if your faced with becoming a zombie unless you blow your brains out. Loosing Shane was a shocker to me, but not really a surprise. I actually won't be surprised to see any of the major players go, even Rick. In the midst of the zombies, the show really seems to be about humans reaction to these crazy times and not as much about their survival efforts. So maybe one of the ladies would step up to lead the group? We gotta be politically correct here! Shane seemed to be undergoing some metamorphosis seeing those flashes anyways. I wonder if his plan on Rick was completely his idea, or if it was aided/egged on by his slow turning into a zombie? I typically watch this with no hurry in mind, whenever I have time I pull it up on the DVR. But I think I'll watch this next episode ASAP. Heck, I might watch it live, commercials and all? Naaaaa, I'll wait for 20 minutes before hitting "play" Anyone know how many more seasons are planned? I think I heard that the next season will be the last.

And I think that is the point right. The way the Olympics are covered is to make it more real, to make the athletes into real people, identifiable experiences that we all have. Personally I think the show is great, its targeted at a broader audience, and any TV that is promoting shooting in a positive way is OK with me. It is the opposite of shooting usa, american rifleman, etc...All those shows are targeted at the choir, they already got the messag I would add, the background stories help us to become fans of these obscure athletes. We want to root for the guy who overcame dyslexia or the girl who returned from a serious injury (made up these scenarios) ... so we get on the edge of our seats hoping they succeed. My post was directed to those who only want to watch the shooting. I see it most in the "top shot" threads. Many want to skip the "in house drama". It's the staple for "survivor" ... at least it was years ago when I tried watching it. Board/bored members would rather see more shooting coverage. I think the show has to add some "flavor" for the masses, raw shooting footage isn't very compelling. @mwx40x40 ... yea, my provider has replayed several. I think there are a handful of episodes shown tho ... so hang in there and you'll see new episodes soon enough.

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I'm sure this won't be a popular statement .... but this is why we are wrong when we all chime in on shooting shows bemoaning the fact they don't spend more time on shooting. It's boring. I'm like the above, I could watch JM because I know his personality. But KC is a machine ... and just about as fun to watch (sorry KC). The actual footage of JM isn't fun to watch either. I found myself wanting the History channel's slomo cam showing me where the bullets landed! Listening for the tings ... just isn't fun. Exhibition shooting is worse. More entertainment with the interaction with the cameramen. ... "you did get that shot, right?", etc I'll continue to watch for two reasons. Loyalty for the sport/2a. Would hate to miss it if something did happen. But honestly, I watch this off DVR and while multi tasking (playing games with my kids i.e.) I'd be much more interested in a different sport (the highly repitition steel challenge? really). Give me something with stages ... i.e. CASS, IDPA, USPSA, 3gun, etc. 20 years ago I thought the world was dumb for not televising skeet, first sport I became interested in at the time. Someone said that the good competitors made all the shots look the same ... and I had that "aha" moment. Skeet drama ... will he go 100, 110, 120, X ... shots before missing. SC drama ... can he "cut loose" on his last run and if so, he can run it in 1.34 instead of 1.52 .... So we end up with life glimpses ... picking out an engagement ring, saving the farm, etc ... and it feels like olympic coverage all over again. Realize, this is the perspective of a shooter, I suspect the unarmed masses have an even more negative bias.

There are a handful of videos's out there now. Shotgun seems to rock many users fairly hard. I certainly don't know, and I'd love to see the review of a top level shotgunner. My guess is there are a couple of methods .... load one tube in slugs and selectively spin to it on the shot prior to the needed slug? Shoot one tube dry, at which time it locks open, drop in a nearby slug and drop the bolt (def seems slow). Selectively load tubes at the start of stages and slow a bit to go 1 for 1? Alex, you have one of these yet? It's out of my current budget for experimenting on concept guns ... definitely seems to need brake(s).

ogiebb, any updates? Did you get a bushing to eliminate FTE? Kent, my Saiga loves wally world federals the best. Can't remember the last time it choked on one. Mine hates the winchester cheapo stuff, but I don't know lately as I haven't tried any in 4 or 5 years.

I actually saved this episode so that my girls could see it. This seemed to be an exception to the rule, previous episodes have focused more on stages and polished shooters. But yea, you don't have to watch them. This season is a lot less regular, new episodes just show up on my DVR. I just tell it to record first run only ... that's an option on FIOS but I'm not sure about other providers?