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If you intend to use your weapon to defend yourself, then you need to know the laws of the jurisdiction you are in. Meaning, if you travel with your weapon from state to state or possibly even city to city, you need to be aware of any idiosyncrasies of when you are permitted to use deadly force. For example, with Ohio's recent change to adopt a Castle Doctrine, the rules have changed a bit. But surrounding states that recognize the permit are all different and you should not simply assume you can act as you would in Ohio. As far as any statement to the police, consistent with the applicable laws, you should say something like, "Officer, I was in fear for my life and defended myself against this attacker/robber, etc. (This is where you have to know what your particular jurisdiction requires - for example, do you have a duty to retreat before using deadly force or must you allow a robber to run away rather than shoot or detain them). I will be happy to cooperate with you but I am not going to say anything more until I have had an opportunity to consult with counsel." Better to be detained overnight than to mistakenly say something that will cause more trouble down the road. If the individual flees, there is nothing wrong with giving a description. In fact, you want him to be caught as soon as possible. What you want to avoid is any description of what occurred because even when justified, you won't be thinking clearly. The adrenaline combined with the impact of being involved in such an incident should not be underestimated. Eric

went to mac store.com and all I saw was 3 lap tops, a mac mini, and a mac pro am I missing something? Get an iMac. I just went through this too and switched to Mac. I am very happy with it. Much simpler to use and it is easy to add peripherals as well.

I am running my XBox 360 with an iMac. I have the Airport Router and the Air Express and I have a DSL line. I do have a PC running off my wireless network too but I am not running the XBox off the PC because it only has a receiver. I have had no problems once I got the right passwords in from my system, it worked fine. I did not have to do anything special for it to work. Eric

I have a Wilson in 9 mm and it s one sweet shooting pistol. I would buy another in a second.

I have not seen the Metalform 10 rounders yet. But, I am big fan of the ETMs. You can't go wrong with them.

Yes it is not quite as economical but at 6 or 7 bucks for 100 it is still quite a bit cheaper than 100 rounds of 9. Plus, I think the ability to isolate on the fundamentals is worth it.

I use my 22 conversion with a Wilson lower. I actually have found a bit of the opposite that the higher velocity/higher priced stuff works better than the Mini-Mags. So, I guess that proves your point about each being a law unto itself.

I agree with the comments about working on trigger control and one handed shooting. You can really concentrate on correcting flaws like jerking the trigger. Eric

You can see them with the indoor ranges with the good lighting and rubber traps pretty easily too.

I bought a used SV Limited gun from someone on this forum. I have been very impressed with reliability and performance. I am considering ordering a sight tracker myself. Eric

I have both. Originally the Tripps were giving me problems and I had to send in for the other follower. Now they work much better but are not flawless. The ETMs have been almost perfect after a couple thousand rounds of use. Plus, I like the follower better. So ETMs are my choice. YMMV Eric

Another vote for the 1/2 day format. For those of us with a long trip it will eliminate a substantial portion of the travel costs. Summer Blast is a good format to follow.

I use good old Hoppe's and Slide-Glide to lubricate. Never had any problems.

I am not small - 6'2" about 235 so that is one reason I thought the 32" would be better. I was pretty much set to buy the 686 until I looked at the Brownings. I looked at the 525 too but I really liked the balance of the 625. Is 8 to 8 1/4 lbs. considered a light clays gun? Eric

I am considering two different O/Us - a Browning 625 Sporting 30" with extended chokes or a Beretta 686 White Onyx Sporting32" with internal chokes. The add external chokes to the Beretta would be about 200 - 300 difference but there would still be about a $500 price differential. Any opinions on either gun, the difference in barrel length (the 30" is on sale so I don't have a choice) or the chokes? Thanks, Eric