samnavy

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In case you haven't seen this... convert standard PMAGs to shoot 9mm. No more ******* around with Glock lowers or mag-blocks. LRBHO works like standard because the rounds feed vertically out of the mag. You use your normal AR15 lower with no modifications and any 9mm complete upper.

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/...-56-magazines/

Here's your upper... or for those in free states, I'd fo'shizzle go with a pistol brace and shorter barrel. Not in Hawaii though.
https://palmettostatearmory.com/psa-...165448580.html

And don't forget some random off-color PMAGS to convers. I always wanted an excuse to buy some "sand" color PMAGs.

Monk

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Thanks.
Now I know what to do with that spare lower collecting dust.

AlwaysBroken

Wish that existed for 45acp.

samnavy

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Damn cheap for Aero Lowers. Pretty sure that I saw SchuylerArmsco at 39.99 one day a year or so ago for blems, but their shipping put it over this price from Brownells.
5 lowers for $210 shipped ($42ea)... might be the cheapest I've ever seen these. Aero gen2's have the best feature set short of going billet, IMO.
If I wasn't already sitting on a dozen, I'd grab 5.

https://www.brownells.com/rifle-part...91-169949.aspx

samnavy

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Yup, just took a look at Schuyler a few wicked good deals right now... they've got Aero STS lowers for $42.

And this... $70 STSLower/StrippedUpper combo.
https://www.schuylerarmsco.com/labor...-upper-1556044

Those lowers will work with any type/angle safety selector. I prefer a regular throw safety because... well, "safety". Plus, I've got big hands and don't have any reach or dexterity issues manipulating a 90* throw. When hunting, I'll actually manipulate the safety with my off-hand to keep the noise down. But $70 for a stripped combo is hands-down the cheapest I've seen from any brand.

rleete

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Just gonna leave this here.

https://gizmodo.com/police-in-paragu...1828652057/amp

mgeoffriau

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Just realized my CCW permit is due to expire in two days. Not sure if I'm going to bother renewing. MS passed a constitutional carry law two years ago, so the only thing I'd be losing is out-of-state reciprocity and the right to pocket carry without a holster.

samnavy

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Just think about this... if everybody in your state let their CCW permit lapse when it came due, then in a few years, the headlines would read "46,000 people give up their guns in Mississippi"... or whatever blast the anti's wanted to use to make it seem like whatever they wanted to make it seem like. Reciprocity is a bigger deal than you think and is very political. If anything, you want your states CCW permit numbers to rise... or double, or triple. That sends a strong message to politicians. Getting ConstCarry and then seeing the numbers drop because nobody renews would be terrible for moving forward.

Bottom line... having your CCW is like casting a vote.

I will pontificate... I'm reminded of the occasional thread I read where some ******* who see the NRA do one thing they don't agree with and say "I'm not renewing". Without the NRA, the anti's would have won back in the mid-80's, and we'd look like all of Europe now. I support SAF at the national level. I also support the VCDL in my adopted home state of Virginia. It boggles my mind that people can bitch when they see state after state start down the path of California and New York, and in the same breath, be proud that they aren't NRA members because of some blah blah blah whatever bullshit sideshow reason. The NRA is the ONLY REASON in this country that we can still own handguns and that you can buy a rifle that isn't a wood-stock bolt-action.

Chew on this... the instant congress flips blue and there's a Democrat in the White House, we lose it all. ALL OF IT. They'll pass everthing they want the first month. The NRA is the biggest dog in this fight. Be a member. Keep your CCW up to date. Buy hunting licences even if you don't hunt.

samnavy

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So I thought that last summer was the bottom of the market. I think we've gone a little lower. I'm seeing regular prices on regular things that I didn't think possible. Granted, I'm not shooting right now, but I have ordered a few things I couldn't pass up and sent them "home" to Virginia for my eventual release from Hawaii gun-prison.

I don't see anything sparking the industry anytime soon. I was hopeful of the HPA until Clinton opened her mouth after Vegas... and Paul Ryan put the bill out to pasture until whenever. Maybe in '20 when Trump wins again AND there haven't been any mass shootings for awhile.

Until then, I'll be on the lookout for stupid good deals to pile up.

Side note: Savage Arms rebates currently suck.

farpolemiddle

Mostly bummed about the hearing act getting shelved.

rleete

iTrader: (21)

Model 1911 pistol. Aluminum frame, yea or nay?

Not for EDC, so weight is not as big an issue as it could be.

farpolemiddle

If you are not carrying it why mess with Aluminum. Also it is 2018 so why bother with a 1911 at all.

Roda

If you're not carrying it regularly, no reason not to go with steel. Nicer to shoot, and more durable in the long run, especially if you're shooting it regularly.

Because, like pushrod V8s, they just plain work, regardless of trends, or "that's old tech" opinions.

rleete

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Because aluminum model is cheaper in this instance.

Because I want .45 ACP. The other alternatives are far more expensive. And like stated above, they just work.

Roda

What gun are you looking at?

rleete

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Colt commander. Used, local seller.

farpolemiddle

Those are specifically designed to be carried. Usually by a dude with bone handled bowie knife and a Indiana jones hat with a denim shirt.

rleete

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When I carry it, I will be wearing full camo, a boonie hat (also camo) and combat style boots. Does that count?



It is actually for anti bear protection while bow hunting. Hence the need for .45, as 9mm doesn't quite cut it.

samnavy

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Whats that mean?

As a general blanket statement, reliability boils down to a metric of failure rate.
As a general blanket statement, any popular, modern, striker-fired duty-pistol is going to be more reliable than any 1911.
From a bottom-feeder used RIA to a $2000 hand-fitted custom everything Ed Brown, any 1911 you pick up is far more likely to fail than any Glock, or M&P, or XD, etc...

If you're talking about something else, I'm not gonna debate. I know a lot of buddies who swear by 1911's, and understand the math says they are ultimately not as reliable as something else, but carry them anyways "they just plain work" in some zen way they can't describe.

I'm not a Glock fanboi, but the G19 is the best do-all handgun ever made.

farpolemiddle

Then get a 10mm because a 45 is not any better.