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[DeckArtist]

Just finished this .22 WMR pistol....rifle upper coming for the other lower I have waiting. And yes, the sights are mounted 180 from how everyone else does them. I rarely use them. Bought an AR once with them mounted this way. Of course I had to reverse the triangle post up front for it to work right. Decided I liked that way better than the normal way [anything but normal as a rule is good].
Got the upper from Bear Creek Arsenal. A friend of mine got one and loves it. Runs perfectly out of the box. Comes with the BCG, buffer and spring. Rifle upper will be here this next week.

 

[DeckArtist]

If things go according to plan I will have a retirement home in uncertain Texas or any were on or around caddo lake on the border of Texas and L. A. Nicest place in North America and some of the best duck hunting you can do. worst case I think I can afford something around Detroit. Not to sure about the duck hunting tho

Great area and the land values there are not expensive at all compared to my area just east of Dallas. I will be looking soon in the Hughes Springs/Gilmer area myself. Love East Texas.

 

[tinman454]

Just finished this .22 WMR pistol....rifle upper coming for the other lower I have waiting. And yes, the sights are mounted 180 from how everyone else does them. I rarely use them. Bought an AR once with them mounted this way. Of course I had to reverse the triangle post up front for it to work right. Decided I liked that way better than the normal way [anything but normal as a rule is good].
Got the upper from Bear Creek Arsenal. A friend of mine got one and loves it. Runs perfectly out of the box. Comes with the BCG, buffer and spring. Rifle upper will be here this next week.


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Love the break down sheet on the bench

 

[OnTheReel]

Just finished this .22 WMR pistol....rifle upper coming for the other lower I have waiting. And yes, the sights are mounted 180 from how everyone else does them. I rarely use them. Bought an AR once with them mounted this way. Of course I had to reverse the triangle post up front for it to work right. Decided I liked that way better than the normal way [anything but normal as a rule is good].
Got the upper from Bear Creek Arsenal. A friend of mine got one and loves it. Runs perfectly out of the box. Comes with the BCG, buffer and spring. Rifle upper will be here this next week.


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Looks good. I’ve had a BCA .450 BM for a couple years. No issues at all.

 

[Shifts And Grins]

Wifey just bought me this for our anniversary. Sig P320 Xfive Legion. Came with two 21 round mags from my dealer. Two more are on the way. It is getting a Surefire X300U-A tomorrow and still deciding which Holosun I’m going to put on it.

 

[quietpeen]

22 round mags? Wow and I thought my 17 round was big

 

[Shifts And Grins]

22 round mags? Wow and I thought my 17 round was big

Yes sir. And 4 of them for now.

 

[Shifts And Grins]

22 round mags? Wow and I thought my 17 round was big

Typo above. 21 round mags.

 

[Shifts And Grins]

The 320 is so sick! I've been eyeballing one lately but I already have a cz 75 sp01 competition which is the direct competitor to the 320.

Any of you guys been eyeballing the PSA dagger with the rmr? For the price it's unbelievable. I really want to order one and have some fun with it. It's been getting really good reviews

Looks like a solid gun. I am a firearms instructor and teach a red dot transition class. I started with an RMR and didn't have too much issues picking up the dot but it is definitely one of the hardest dots to pick up. It sucks that you have to remove the optic to change the battery too. That being said, it is the most durable of all of the red dots. I've been switching all of my guns over to Holosun red dots (I currently have a 507k and a 509T). I prefer the reticle and think they are the best all around considering ease of use, durability, maintenance (battery change), cost, etc. I am putting a red dot on my 320 but I haven't decided if I want to go 508 or 509 on this gun.

 

[HandyCruiser]

Looks good. I’ve had a BCA .450 BM for a couple years. No issues at all.View attachment 3029

I like the green accents. Did you refinish the hand guard to match or find one that was already green?

 

[OnTheReel]

I like the green accents. Did you refinish the hand guard to match or find one that was already green?

Wound up buying it separately. I didn’t really like the shape of the BCA one anyway.

 

[Shifts And Grins]

Instructor is pretty cool! What ranges do you instruct at? The owner of this site and a few staff are local guys, we might have to come see you one of these days.
I have a few guns with rmrs, and fast fires but all of them are cowitnessed so it's an easy transition. I don't have any experience with the holosun but I have heard good things. I have heard the holosun works with the rmr cut too but I'm not sure on that. Does it need a base plate?

I mostly instruct Law Enforcement at their ranges but I do go out with friends and family and train sometimes as well. The Holosuns that I run either bolt right up or come with the needed plate. I run the 507K on my Sig P365X and the 509T on my gen 5 Glock 34 MOS. I will be running either a 509T or 508 on my Sig P320 XFive Legion but I haven't decided which one I want to run on that gun yet.

 

[OnTheReel]

Instructor is pretty cool! What ranges do you instruct at? The owner of this site and a few staff are local guys, we might have to come see you one of these days.
I have a few guns with rmrs, and fast fires but all of them are cowitnessed so it's an easy transition. I don't have any experience with the holosun but I have heard good things. I have heard the holosun works with the rmr cut too but I'm not sure on that. Does it need a base plate?

A couple Holosuns share the RMR pattern. When I was going over the options for my polymer 80 I found that at least the 407C and 507C have the same footprint. Might be a few others. I went with the RMR anyway.

 

[HandyCruiser]

There's a guy 3D printing me some 10x2 9mm trays for my new pistol safes.

 

[HandyCruiser]

New pistols safe.

 

[jake226]

Got this one out today to admire. One of the limited custom carry combat runs. Always burnt me up that the special combats didn’t have front strap checkering and didn’t spent much or any time in the colt custom shop. Well, colt fixed that, at least for this limited run of 100 special combats. I had to have it when I noticed a little custom shop tlc and the checkering.

 

[HandyCruiser]

My newest acquisition. It's a 1988 Smith & Wesson Model 64-5 .38 Special in stainless steel. This is the last of the K-frame models with all forged internal parts. It's a 6-shot police trade-in gun and is covered in light wear marks from being carried in a holster daily for many years. I could polish it up and put on a fancy grip. But this is going to be my "rough gun" for work when I need to be carrying. This is about as reliable and low-maintenance as it gets.

I've gotten in the habit of wearing a yellow reflective vest when doing environmental assessments and surveys on vacant commercial property. It makes me look like I am supposed to be there and stops a lot of questions from neighbors and passers-by. I plan to carry this in a shoulder holster under the yellow vest. That will keep it out of the way and relatively hidden. I don't really like the idea of having to carry like this. But the world has become too dangerous and I have come to wonder, a few times recently, if I was going to make it back to the truck.

 

[jake226]

My newest acquisition. It's a 1988 Smith & Wesson Model 64-5 .38 Special in stainless steel. This is the last of the K-frame models with all forged internal parts. It's a 6-shot police trade-in gun and is covered in light wear marks from being carried in a holster daily for many years. I could polish it up and put on a fancy grip. But this is going to be my "rough gun" for work when I need to be carrying. This is about as reliable and low-maintenance as it gets.

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I've gotten in the habit of wearing a yellow reflective vest when doing environmental assessments and surveys on vacant commercial property. It makes me look like I am supposed to be there and stops a lot of questions from neighbors and passer-bys. I plan to carry this in a shoulder holster under the yellow vest. That will keep it out of the way and relatively hidden. I don't really like the idea of having to carry like this. But the world has become too dangerous and I have come to wonder, a few times recently, if I was going to make it back to the truck.

Nice! Love the classic smith 3/4 underlug look. Can’t beat timeless and reliable.

Be a good candidate for a chest rig too.

 

[grouch]

My newest acquisition. It's a 1988 Smith & Wesson Model 64-5 .38 Special in stainless steel. This is the last of the K-frame models with all forged internal parts. It's a 6-shot police trade-in gun and is covered in light wear marks from being carried in a holster daily for many years. I could polish it up and put on a fancy grip. But this is going to be my "rough gun" for work when I need to be carrying. This is about as reliable and low-maintenance as it gets.

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I've gotten in the habit of wearing a yellow reflective vest when doing environmental assessments and surveys on vacant commercial property. It makes me look like I am supposed to be there and stops a lot of questions from neighbors and passer-bys. I plan to carry this in a shoulder holster under the yellow vest. That will keep it out of the way and relatively hidden. I don't really like the idea of having to carry like this. But the world has become too dangerous and I have come to wonder, a few times recently, if I was going to make it back to the truck.

I have a tree farm and it used to be fairly remote. I always pack when I'm up there. I used to have trouble with meth labs as it is extremely remote but still close to a bad section of town. Meth heads will shoot or cut you as soon as look at you. Now, all the rich people are building houses up there so the meth is gone but now I have neighbors that think they own the woods my family has owned for nearly a Century. I've been told to leave my property more than once by armed individuals. The last pair got 6 months for Brandishing.

I prefer revolvers as they don't jam unless you're really bad about maintenance. I've owned semi automatic pistols, but never have really trusted them. I've never had a jam, but I prefer reliability to rate of fire.

 

[HandyCruiser]

I am about to buy a used gun safe. It's a Liberty Washington 50. Dimensions are:

Width x Height x Depth
40-1/2" 72-1/2" 28"

Overall Depth of 29-1/2"

Volume in Cubic Feet of 48 CF

Approximate Weight of 1,250 lbs

Factory direct price was $3,699 in 2001.

Very similar in finish, artwork and protection to the current Liberty Presidential 50 which has a factory direct price of $9,499 in 2022.

Price is $1,500 for the safe and $600 to have it retrieved from a basement and carried to my home about 25 miles away.

I've already laid hands on it and it is beautiful on the outside. Inside the shelves are either missing or broken. It had been completely full of Civil War era rifles along with several other safes in a collector's basement.

The down side is fire rating. While a top-end Liberty safe for the 1990s and early 2000s, it only has a 30 minute fire rating. The current Presidential model lasts 2.5 hours.

Wish me luck. I hate buying something like this used. But I cannot justify spending $10,000 for a new safe this large and this nice.