xtian999

I was recently taught that the way to shoot an AR is where you put the butt of the stock under your chin and right off center of your breastbone, stand facing the target, head up, and look straight ahead at the target. The elbows are down and in and the hands are both held higher and closer to the face. It is almost like holding a trumpet, really. If you have body armor on, you would be directly behind it and the length of pull would be even shorter to compensate for the added layers. Better for combat, moving through obstacles, close quarters, multiple targets. This is very different than how I learned to shoot rifles and shotguns, where the feet and body are turned, the gunbutt is in the shoulder pocket, head is forward and down, and the hands are spread out. Maybe more like a violin. L.o.p. was considered correct if it matched the length from your second knuckle to the crook of your elbow. I still do this for skeet, trap, and hunting. I do not wear armor, but my l.o.p. is way shorter using the modern AR stance. Whereas my collapsible stock normally would be full extended and even wearing a buttpad, now it is about the second or third click. Still getting used to it. Hard to break old habits.

I got it. EGW mount and Vortex Viper. $210.00 plus install. I’ll post results when it is all done.

I found a mounting plate by EGW that fits both the Novak low mount dovetail (49.95 Amazon) and the Vortex red dot (157.00 Opticsplnt w/12.5% coupon.) I’ll call Aaron at HCG and ask if he can do the install.

May be out of print, but if you can find it: “How to Live Cheaply with Style” it is a great book. To add to that, I would say: Before you buy a new gun, look into the same steps as preparing to buy a home. In other words, pay off credit cards ( high interest and bad debt-to-income ratio), sell non-performing assets, sell any car that is on a note (also bad debt/income ratio) and buy a beater for cash (used Volvos are a popular choice), and address any credit issues like slow pays, no pays, judgements, old school loans, etc. (bad debt). Then re-finance your mortgage on a 30yr. if you have one, and if you don’t, then buy a home before you buy a new gun. After that, your credit rating will go way up and you can buy a newer car at a lower rate and your new gun with a clear conscience.

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Has anyone put a slide mounted Vortex Venom or similar on a Rock Island 2011?

So, my question today is: Has anyone put a red dot on their RIA? If so, please do tell.

Check the inside of the slide release where it contacts the mag follower. There is a little flat shoulder on the follower. If the follower is hitting too soon, it locks the slide before the last round. I trim down the follower with a sharp blade in small increments until it engages after the last round. Usually about 2-3mm of material. I have never trimmed too much yet, but the part is replaceable anyway. I have done 9 Remington RP9 mags that way and they all work fine now.

I like the sound of that. Been looking at the Kentucky State Police trade-in gen4 G35 plus a vortex venom for steel and paper, and a G40 plus venom for ranch.

The SAR9 was $400 8 months ago, now it is $268.

If I had bitcoins, I wouldn’t care about prices.

What else would I pay for a gun with, colored beads?

Are the prices of Turkish pistols coming down lately? Seems like there are some good deals out there right now.

Well, if it’s legal for a photographer to shoot me with a drone, it should be ok for me to shoot his drone. Sounds fair, right?

Sounds good. Thank you guys for the info. I’ll test a few different types at the range and see what model likes me. Looks like a Glock cert is a good way to get a new Glock, right?

I have a couple of para mags that kinda work. Lips need more adjustment, I think...

If you use someone’s photo, you should get a talent release.

My RP9 mags work, but I had to remove a small amount of plastic material on the followers where they were contacting the slide lock button inside the frame. After that, the last round in the mags would feed almost every time. Not a bad deal if you can find RP9 mags for less than $20.00.

I found a nice list on optics planet in the how to mount red dot sight handgun page.

I now have so many rp9 mags, I think I’ll buy a rp9 for $279.00 and put a red dot on it.

No need to get personal. Telling the truth about 1911 is like telling someone that their dog has fleas, their wife is fat, and their baby is ugly. It may be true, but they don’t want to hear it.

All my 1911 based pistols are consistantly inconsistant. The position and angle of the rounds, the angle of the barrel, and the tortured path of the round from one place to another is really the cause of most 1911 problems. Tweaking and tuning all the separate parts is an endless journey that will never fix all the problems from an old design. The joy of shooting a 1911 is in the trigger and the pain is dealing with the malfunctions. That’s why we love ‘em. I expect any 1911 to fail at any time, for any reason. The mags are fragile and finicky, the slide is sensitive to thumbs and dirt, the grip safety is cantankerous, the extractor has constipation, and so on. If it were any other type of gun but an American icon and a work of art, I would take every 1911 I had to a gun show and get rid of them. However, I will continue to shoot 1911/2011 for fun and malfunction training, but not where reliability counts like competition or personal defence.

Wow, thanks. I’ll check it out.

Dropping my 1911 and going Glock: I love my RIA Tac9 so much that I brought it to a Costaludis class. (pause for laughter.) The gun malfunctioned so many times that Chris strongly “suggested” that I borrow HIS backup pistol for the rest of the class! (Super guy, super class, great advice, the backup gun functioned flawlessly.) When I handed it back to Chris uncleaned and w/dirty mags , he looked at me and said: Get a Glock. So, I am looking for a Glock. I shoot local steel and paper and will train with and carry the new pistol both open and concealed. I want carry optics b/c the guys who brought optics to Costa’s class were putting far more holes in the right places than the rest of us. And I’m getting old man’s eyes. I like everything about the 1911 trigger (when it works,) but since I am going Glock, I want to mimimize all the spongyness and creep possible. Don’t have to have barrel length b/c carry optics, but I have huge hands and like mag capacity. My question is: Staying w/9mm and willing to getting work done to improve trigger, which Glock is the one for me? Please suggest a pistol and upgrade path. Thank you in advance.

Batting gloves fit well and last a little longer than golf gloves.