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    Glock 43

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    2 minutes ago, ShadowCatcher said:

    I've carried a 43 for about 3 years, it came as a gift from #1 son some time ago.

    It carries easy, and recoil isn't bad when carrying 147 gr JHP's.

    Did some changes to it from stock:

    1. Talon Grip tape for better adhesion to the hand

    2. Ghost disconnector to help reduce trigger weight

    3. Polished the interior parts and replaced a few springs - safety plunger and striker both

        reduced, safety half weight, striker down 1/2 pound from #5 down to #4.5, which reduced trigger from 

        6lbs to 4.5 - 5lbs

    4. Put fiber optic/tritium night sights on it, slightly taller for improved pick up.

    5. Put Pierce finger extensions on all my mags to go from 6 up to 7rds each.

     

    As an aside, I also bought a spare slide from Brownells, had it cut for a RMSC mount, and 

    put a Swamp Fox red dot on it.  Built the rest of the slide up with stock parts and a stock barrel, so I 

    could swap top ends while learning to use a red dot sight.  I wasn't ready to commit to carry with a RDS as

    I wasn't fast enough on picking up the sights as I was with irons.

     

    My only complaint about the Glock is the trigger - it pinches my finger along the bottom edge where the gap

    between the trigger shoe and the trigger guard is, just enough to bite me after about 20 rounds, leading to 

    flinching from the pain and blister.  Tried over 6 different styles and configurations of the trigger shoe,

    finally gave up.  Went to a Beretta 92x Compact or a Walther PPk depending on weather these days.

     

    Never had a failure with the Glock - it's reliable as a hammer, just never could get that trigger to stop biting.

    My Glock 34 had the same issue - so I sold them both and stuck with 1911s, Beretta 92's and revolvers from Colt.

    Ditto on the finger pinch. When at the range, I put tape on my finger which eliminates it. In a gunfight I figure I won’t notice the pinch. 
     

    I had tritium sights on it, but they quit glowing after 8 years, so I went back to stock. Might try some fiber optic ones, but haven’t gotten around to it. 

    Glock 43

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    5 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

    I’m trading a snubby revolve not sure which one, for a Glock 43. I’m thinking about switching my carry gun to the Glock. Anyone else carrying a 43 ? Just curious how you like it?

     

    Thanks RYE

    I like mine. Been carrying it for about 12 years. What I like most is its concealability and it eats any kind of ammo, including factory hollow point & hand loads. Never had a misfeed. 
     

    Stock mags hold 6 rounds, but 7-round mags are available without extending below the grip. That plus one in the chamber gives me 8 rounds. I doubt a gunfight would last longer than that. 
     

    The only knock was the factory trigger. I swapped out the connector and trigger itself so it’s much better now. 
     

    Suggest you try before you buy as not all find the grip satisfactory. 

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    How To Know It's Not Your Lucky Night To Drive....Or....

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    3 minutes ago, Pat Riot said:

    Wow! The pilot did it right.

    Maybe. I’m thinking this could well be a fuel starvation issue, which is often on the pilot. It’s what killed John Denver. Highly unlikely both engines would fail at the same time, and I also noticed no fire. Pretty high probability there was no fuel aboard. Fuel mismanagement is the number two cause of general aviation accidents. Hope I’m wrong here. 

    things you hate to see

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    18 minutes ago, Highwall said:

    A kernal of corn on a bar of soap in the shower.

    the engine light on my old truck that never shuts off.

     no matter what.

    Tons of leaves piling up in my yard every Autumn

    A kernel of corn on soap. That’s a new one. Adding on….eeewww!!

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    The Jetson One

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    Ummm, yeah. $148,000 is affordable. And I’m thinking the FAA will be very interested in how and where it’s flown. But hold on to your hats depositors, this company is going belly up after one or two are produced, if it lasts that long. 

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    Welcome to the Good Ship California

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    12 hours ago, WD Farren said:

    Interesting.

    My dad was the last officer (LT) left on the CA when it settled to the bottom.

    He was credited with saving the lives of 21 men that day and credited as the last man to leave the ship.

    He had stood the night watch on 12/6 and had just gone to bed at 7am on the morning of December 7.

     

    They were trapped in a compartment that was slowly flooding.
    When the acetylene torches finally cut through to them, they were waist deep in water.

     

    This was long before I was born, so I have only the newspaper clipping of these events, and dim remembrances of him telling me about it.

     

     

     

    1941.12.07 RW Gavin article in Statesman.jpg

    :FlagAm:

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    Comic Relief on Justified

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    I enjoyed the character, played by Patton Oswalt, when I first saw the show. Since then, we’ve been subjected to his sometimes obscene political rants and I have a hard time getting past that when I see him onscreen. I feel the same way about Oswalt as I do about Alan Ritchson who plays Reacher. 
     

    Wish these people would stick to entertaining instead of ramming their politics down our throats at every opportunity. 

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    Ba-Dump Tissssh - Memes

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    29 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said:

    In earlier days, in a major city, I was a regular at a pretty high end Sushi Bar.  When you were a regular, the chef would try to give you something "New" to you every time.  At the bar, one time, the chef gave me something that was in the category of "I can get this gaijin to eat anything".  Happenstance there was a Japanese businessman at the bar - he complained about not getting any.  When it was served, he took one bite and wiped his chopsticks on his napkin - an insult of considerable degree.  Just eat things that taste good!

    NYC?

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