You gotta be careful with all the aftermarket crap out there. A Safe bet is MagPul, their stuff is always pretty dang good. One company that I think is really Hit or Miss, is Mako. These are the cats bringing in stuff from FAB Defense… Israeli made stuff. None of it’s bad, it’s just that I don’t really care for a lot of it, but they do make some stuff that I really like. Such as some of their Vertical Foregrips. I also like the fact that they put a Rubber pad on their stocks. Not they AR weapons need a rubber recoil pad, but that it keeps the gun from slipping on the shoulder, or when your just trying to stand it up against something. Non-Slip has it’s advantages. Well, the other day we got in some of these new GL-MAG stocks. I put a couple of them on some Combo AR’s I put together and several of us tried it out. The concept is simple… The stock holds a spare mag. It comes with a nice little 10 round mag, but I’d rather keep a 20 rounder in there of a more reliable make… but there it is. A second mag well to keep some emergency rounds at hand.
Gotta love Double Tapper. Great guy. I like how he demonstrates the mag changes. But notice how the 10 round mag about disappears in that grip funnel on his mag well? This is a case where the 20 rounder would be ideal.
It seems to be a good solid M4 stock alternative and retails for about 110 bucks. I like it. It’s more functional that the Magpul stocks, that’s for sure.
Daily Archives: 11/09/2012
Critical Duty vs PDX1. Fight!
I’m a big fan of both. Hornady ammunition is solid, reliable, and accurate. Their Critical Defense line of ammo is very good. Very clever. Putting a rubber plug in the cavity of a hollowpoint to insure expansion without the need for they hydrostatic pressure to force expansion. Brilliant. And the Critical Duty like is a tougher bullet, loaded hotter. I’m impressed with the 135 grain 9mm CD load so much so that I may adopt it for use here at Ogre Ranch and for my personal carry gun (this month being the Beretta 92FS) and for the carry load for my Son’s pistol, an M&P.
But is the new Critical Duty better for serious use than the Winchester PDX1 loads? Winchester did a great deal of engineering to get these loads just right, and they built off the long years of experience for making the most effective duty loads you could get for the last 20 years. I am an unabashed PDX1 fan. I was a fan of the Black Talons and the Ranger T loads. In fact, I still have Black Talons standing by. The PDX1 takes that reverse tapered jacket approach and now gives us the Bonding improvement that made loads such as the Gold Dots so popular.
I’m not sure… but I am thinking that I will keep the PDX1’s for all my guns, save for the 9mm’s and roll with Critical Duty loads for those. Actual testing will have to be done though before I make any changes.
No Glock November
It started as a challenge. A gauntlet thrown. No Glocks for the Month of November, just Beretta, and specifically, just the Beretta 92FS, which I just happen to have. I can’t give the details, or any better explanation… but I have my reasons.
I came into the Beretta 92FS which was owned by my Brother, which was owned by my Friend, which was owned by evidently a Cop according to Beretta. But all that is not important. The important bit is the challenge its self. The fact that the Beretta is “Too Big” and “Too Heavy” and it has the Safety in the wrong place and it’s just wrong to Carry and that you can’t do it. Well, yeah, I can, and I am. In fact, it’s mostly Open Carried when not at work, which is no big thing out here in my part of the world. Lots of guys Open Carry around here. And since the Election, the numbers of Open Carry that I’ve seen has gone through the roof.
Back to the Beretta. I got it well used. Thanks to another friend at Beretta, I’ve changed the locking block, springs, and the grips back to OEM. This required the grinding of the Grip Screws as they were too long and locked the magazine in tight like it was bolted in… because it was. So I had to shorten them. This took all of 4 Minutes. The thicker rubber grips were just a touch too thick for my hands. With the OEM’s back on, I like it much better. Fits my hand and points better for me. I am digging the gun. It’s a good 92, and according to Beretta it’s a Law Enforcement gun that came from the factory with Night Sights.
So now that everything is ready for duty, I’m going to pack nothing but this Beretta for the rest of the month. No 23’s, no 22’s, no 17’s… Not even an M&P, and no 1911’s. Just Beretta, and just this 92FS.
All carry and all pistol shooting is Beretta. This is going to be a challenge because I am so used to the Glocks. My G23 in my Adams Holsters Sharkhide rig has been a part of me. I am no stranger to the 92. I had one before, years ago. I sold it and got a CZ-97B, and that turned into another gun that I don’t remember… Springfield maybe. Yeah, that’s what it was. But I had a nice 92 that I had picked up almost brand new. To be honest… as much as I liked it… I wasn’t that good with it. Well, I’m a much better handgunner now, so I’m not bothered with going from crisp single action like triggers to this DA/SA style.
Another challenge was thrown and accepted. Next month, it’s SIG.
Luke 22:36.
“Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.”
I think this is good advice, coming straight from our Savior himself. We are heading into a time of trials. For me, this last 4 Years have been very difficult. I am not expecting the next 4 to be any better. In fact, I am expected things to get much worse.
I am not a very Religious man. But I am a Spiritual one. I believe in God, and I believe in the Gospel according to the teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I am a Mormon and proud to be so. Even though I am not a very good one. I do not attend church very often. More like, hardly at all. But the Spiritual side of me is telling me that it’s time to go back.
Warning – Religious Post Here.
Massive Layoffs
In the past 48 hours, these companies reported layoffs:
Westinghouse – 200
Research in Motion Ltd – 3,000
Lightyear Network Solutions – 15
Providence Journal – 23
Hawker Beechcraft – 410
Boeing 61,000
CVPH Medical Center – 17
US Cellular – 980
Commerzbank – 6,000
Iberia – 7,000
Momentive Performance Materials – 150
Brake Parts – 75
Vestas Wind Systems 1,700
Husqvarna – 390
Ericsson – 14,000
SRA International – 222
PerkinElmer – 75
Majestic Star Casino and Hotel – 80
Center for Hospice NY – 80
Bristol-Myers – 500
Lower Bucks Hospital – 500
Oce North America – 9
Corning United Blood Services Gulf – 150
Atlantic Lottery Corporation – 16
Welch Allyn – 10% of manufacturing work force
Dana Holding – 12% of work force
Stryker – approx 5%
Boston Scientific – Unspecific amount
Medtronic – 1,000
Smith & Nephew – 80
Abbott Labs – 550
Covidien – 600
Kinetic Concepts – 300
St. Jude – 300
Hill Rom – 200
Darden Restaurants – 3%
JANCOA – 350
Kroger – 30
ING – 2,350
Caterpillar – 4,000 (Decatur plant)
Alcatel-Lucent – 5,000
Umatilla Chemical 34
Rocketdyne…100
Pepsi – 8,700
Bank of America 30,000
And the unnamed Las Vegas Employer who let go of 22.
No, I’m not making this up. Some of these layoffs were planned in advance of the Election regardless, but were asked to not announce until after the election – such as Boeing, who had been hinting at it though for some time. Many of the others were holding on and were not going to lay people off if Romney won. Many of these companies just couldn’t afford to keep them on thanks to the Healthcare laws passed which would have been repealed under Romney.
Guys, this has just started. There are going to be more layoffs coming. Buckle up. It’s going to get bumpy.
For you business owners out there… something to think about….
You didn’t fire those workers. The Democrats did.
Maybe I could own a Goldwing.
I’ve said more than a few times that the Honda Goldwing is to Bikers what retiring to Florida is for old people with no imagination.
I’ve been wrong and I admit my mistake. I could own a Goldwing. This one.
