When I said I know very little it meant exactly that. But yes I will be using my duty weapon. Not sure what the other parts meant.
IWB=in waist band, there are several other kinda of concealed carry available. Will you be using the police department's gun as your concealed carry gun, or will you buy a personal gun for that purpose? Do you already know which firearm it will be?
Has anyone purchased a handgun on the Internet and have it transferred to a FFL (specifically in Ohio)? I'm thinking about getting a .22lr soon but wasn't sure about the process. From what I understand, I definitely need to be a resident of the state and need to find someone with a FFl permit. From there, I may need to fill out an electronic form as well as go through a background check. Thanks in advance.
If I'm gonna carry off duty or in plain clothes, I just use a plastic "BlackHawk" paddle holster. I bought it because it will fit both my Glock 17 (duty) and Glock 26 (personal). It's got as much retention as I need, and the tilt is adjustable (I prefer my weapon to sit far back on my hip but tilted forward). http://www.blackhawk.com/product/SERPA-CQC-wMatte-Finish,1145,1410.htm
I conceal carry daily and have taken about a half dozen pistol courses from some very reputable instructors. I am not an expert on the subject and feel very out of my lane offering advice, but here's my two cents: You need to be proficient and comfortable with whatever setup you decide to go with. Everything you do needs to be muscle memory when that "oh shit" moment happens. That means you have a choice: you can go with the exact same setup you use at work and practice normally or you can use a different carry setup off duty and practice twice as much. It's up to you. (Many of my friends in LE go with the second option. Odds are you are issued a full-size pistol and a huge ass duty holster. That's really not concealable and limits some of the places you can go with it. If you're ok rolling with a badge and gun visible, cool. If not, you'll probably want to do what they do and buy an IWB holster.) If you decide to go the IWB route, the two holsters I'd recommend are the CompTac CTAC holster or the Phantom Series holsters from Raven Concealment. There's a waitlist for the latter, but they're worth it (especially since you can get one fitted for a weapon with a light on it). If you have any questions, feel free to shoot me a PM. I'd also advise you check out the Secondary Weapons forum at Lightfighter.
Top-level bluing and engraving can't be beat. I've scratched the surface of both and they are extremely difficult skills to master like that. I got one side of the shotgun blank I've been working on sanded and now the real color and figure is revealed. Spoiler I can't wait to get this thing shaped. The flat side of the blank does not dictate the final appearance by any means, but this stock can only get better. The grain is a lil bit on the coarse side but the wood is extremely hard and mineral-rich, meaning it'll polish up well and will look crazy in sunlight.
So back in '06 Remington began importing a Mauser 98 barreled-action from Zastava (the same company that made Interarm's Mark X) and selling it as the 798. It lasted 2 years, and then they dropped it. Why can't anyone seem to keep a Mauser Action going in the US?
The closest you'll get to an imported Mauser today is a CZ. They are an improved version of the Mausers and as far as I've seen are great. The next sporter .22 I'll buy and customize for myself is a CZ 455, otherwise I'd totally go for a CZ 527 (short action centerfire).
For what it's worth, the old Belgian-made FN actions are excellent. This is pure classic gun porn here... a solid-bottomed FN short action in .22-250 made with a classic English walnut stock. <a class="postlink" href="http://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7971019521/m/6571087351" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve ... 6571087351</a> In my opinion, it doesn't get any better than this. A perfect blend of classic looks and lethal accuracy.
This might be better suited as a Rave or possibly future Rant but it looks like one of the other guys who has access to a lease I have hunted will be there at the same time as me in a few weeks. He is bringing along his .460 Bee for "fun", I mean 500gr at 2,700fps never hurt anyone right?
Holy shit, that stock should be made out of lexan. For how many times it was dropped, I'm surprised it hasn't busted yet. And check out the sweet ass wolf shirt and cut off jean shorts on the last guy who shoots it.
Do guns like that serve any practical or useful purpose? And by 'guns like that' I mean guns chambering extremely powerful cartridges that don't have a muzzle brake. Why would anyone want to shoot a gun with that configuration? Just seems pointless in comparison to this:
Guns like that are made for carrying through thick brush in Africa/Alaska when you expect to encounter a pissed-off animal that will gladly kill you. When it comes down to that, I think you can't disagree. Here's the numbers on that thing- <a class="postlink" href="http://www.accuratereloading.com/577tyr.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.accuratereloading.com/577tyr.html</a> The AR guys are some filthy rich oil tycoons in Saudi Arabia that own a ton of guns and have their own indoor range facility for load testing. Lots of interesting info.
Don't get me wrong, I don't question the need for a high-powered cartridge for stopping a charging cape buffalo in an "Oh shit it's coming right for us!" situation. What I question and am honestly curious about is why someone would want to fire such a cartridge from - what looks like in that video you posted - such an inadequate platform. The rifle in that video weighed 13.6 pounds according to the link you posted, which is half as much as the M82. Now I can understand why someone wouldn't want to lug around a 30 pound behemoth as an emergency backup, but why not at least have a muzzle brake? It just seems to me that the video exists solely to demonstrate "omg look how powerful this cartridge is!" by showing the rifle it's fired from fly out of those shooters' hands.
You didn't notice the part where it said the stock had three mercury recoil reducers in the stock and an oversized butt pad... which is taking pretty considerable lengths to control recoil. I'd say it's still only 13.6 lbs for the sake of it being a hunting rifle still and would be carried a really long time. That and I'm guessing putting a muzzle brake on it would make it deafeningly loud, and wearing earplugs in the bush would be a stupid idea. The rifle is made by A-Square, and I think they know a thing or two about building big ass rifles <a class="postlink" href="http://a-squareco.com/Rifles.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://a-squareco.com/Rifles.html</a>. In the range is a different thing... it could just make it loud enough with a brake in there to make it impossible to shoot period. That looks like a pretty small and compact shooting area, which would make any gun extremely loud to begin with. I've been in an 8-stall indoor range when a guy on the opposite end shot a Barrett .50 and would be happy if I wasn't again. The people in the videos don't look like they are shooters to begin with. They probably couldn't handle many large rifles to begin with. It looks like a novelty for idiots that visit and something to use on big boy trips. They even have a .700 Nitro Express. Ouch. <a class="postlink" href="http://www.accuratereloading.com/700ne.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.accuratereloading.com/700ne.html</a>
The "Yahoo" factor weighs in heavily, I have no doubt. Mention "target re-acquisition" and I'm sure their eyes would glass over.