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No I meant this Glock. The slide looks blue. Maybe it's just the pic.

I bet you love that stick

You gents have me thinking...or rethinking...my approach: need to go upward in size and capability.

Very thoughtful discussion, especially from the OP, MS in whom I have a lot of confidence.

Thanks!

Time and laws change perspectives. I used to carry a full size pistol then about 8-10 years back I was talking to a retired leo. He carried a small compact and I asked him about it , he said it doesn't print and a small one is better than one that prints because you will have it instead of leaving it at home. The law changed we have constitutional carry and you don't need a ccw permit. I have one for the ease of 4473 transfers and nobody worries much about printing anymore. So you see.some bigger guns plain wore openly. I like full size pistols and MS is dead on..mb

Sure got that right.

It's from a reflection from the blue box next to it. Notice that the thumb slot on the grip is blue also. It bounced off the camera/phone when it flashed.

Great substitute for a gun. I appreciate and value your input.

Your right leg looks great.

Looks like he has some pussy hanging around

Ahhh,

Nope, it is very blue.

I had the gen 3 slide cut for an optic and the cut needed refinished. Plus the slide had a good bit of wear, though I don't really care much about that. So I opted to have it cerakoted. I went with the blue rather than the typical "Tactical" colors you see. I have seen enough desert tans, and OD greens that I just wanted something different.

Plus I knew blue would cause some LE trainer autists to screech and have fits of the vapors, since blue can "only" be used in training guns. You know you can only do things one way, ever. Ever. Ever..... It is for the children...

So anyways, I went with blue.

The Glock Tenifer finish was pretty worn when I got it, and in doing the development of the +P 170 grain Poly load that would become the production load, I ended firing a little over 2,000 rds over the course of a year or so.

Here is what it looked like prior to getting a new coating:




and a fresh Smurf Job.

I was just curious because of the training aspect.

Thanks.

Yep,

It will never be used in a training environment, and I have other Glocks if I needed to do such things. That said, I spent so many years training/teaching shooting related subjects I have absolutely ZERO desire to do anymore of it.

You hear about Glock .40's blowing up often enough that I'd be very hesitant to go near anything +P with one.

Are you using a heavier recoil spring?

Mackay:

Excellent post.

Sometimes I feel I am overthinking where the hard cover and shooting lanes are in each and every building I am in.

And then . . .

Some lunatic decides to institute another mass murder.

BMT

If you see somebody walk into your local Piggly Wiggly with an AR15 or AK, put one in their cranium immediately. Don't stand there and overthink it. They are not there to get a jar of pickles.

Nope the slide is blue.

Typically guns used for sims are also blue and referred to as a "Blue Gun". The use of the blue color is to help prevent a real gun being used in Force on Force training.

Simunitions Training Guns

Personally I would never paint a real gun blue but as long as the gun never gets anywhere near F on F training it's probably not the end of the world.


You will go to prison for shooting people who are exercising their Right to Keep and Bear Arms, as you should.

You're not paying attention again. Follow the little ball. Got it now? There ya go.

My thoughts:

1-If I shoot first, I am the criminal under most state laws. The threat has to take some form of hostile action in order to be a threat to my life or the lives of others. Raising the gun to fire and shouting Allah Akbar would (probably) constitute a threat. But each case will be different.

2-Head shots are low percentage shots. Assuming the Lunatic has opened fire, Lunatic will be moving, a pelvic/hip shot moves less, is larger, and more likely to make the lunatic fall down and thus stop shooting.

3-The four gun safety rules are designed for firefights: I have to be aware of the backstop, people fleeing for cover, etc.

4-I have a primary duty to my own family first. Thus, I may decide to pick up my 3 year old grandson and run away if the lunatic is moving away from me. I am assuming its just me and my grandson at the store in that fact pattern.

5-Every lunatic situation is different. But there are similarities from which we can learn.

BMT

I carry a tiny .380 "for the times I can't carry a gun". Its just a bit better than my tactical folder, the way I think about it. If at all possible, I like a Glock 43X with the Shield 15 rounders. Its as small as I can go and still fight with and still have more ammo.

This seems solid thinking.