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Originally posted by AdkMtnGuy:

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Originally posted by Warhorse:

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Originally posted by AdkMtnGuy:

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Originally posted by ersatzknarf:

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Originally posted by AdkMtnGuy:
In my experience, women are amazing at picking up and shooting a semi-auto rifle way faster,, more accurately, and more comfortably, than a handgun. They just need to not slouch to support eh weight of the rifle, and not have an idiot teach them to get scope hammered and scare them away from guns totally.

Mr. MacGregor,

Thank you very much for the input. I shall do my best to make sure she has good posture when holding the rifle. Perhaps she can lean into it a bit ? I will also try hard to not be an idiot. I do not think she is afraid of them, having fired full autos in Thailand. Please can you explain "scope hammered" ? Sorry, but I am not at all familiar with the phrase. Thanks

I have had hundreds upon hundreds and yet hundreds of students, as a professional firearms trainer and educator, teaching 3 and 4 day classes, in my experience of them learning how to shoot a rifle,this has been true.

Haven't you seen the YouTube videos of idiots taking their wives or girlfriends shooting? You must not have, this was a general funny note, why did you take it so personally? My comment was not directed at you, how am I to know what you teach with your wife or not?

Apparently you went looking for my name to connect with my screenname, and then addressed me by my last name. Under a variety of online etiquettes, this is not cool. Why don't you address the owner of this board by his name?

I wish I had seen this almost a year ago, it's been a very busy year.

You have a quote by Para below in your signature block, you should look at it again and not go looking to male an issue out of nothing. Not cool ersatzknarf.

Mr. MacGregor...I have always thought you were a tool. This idiotic response about your name being brought up on the internet just proves it.

Well I appreciate you being honest and forthright to make this comment on the public forum. I have no idea who you are, I do not believe we have had any interaction. As such, I do not know how you could make such a blind assessment, maybe you're just presumptuous and another guy on the internet just looking for trouble where it's not necessary to be found?

I read Frank's comment this morning, it struck me a different way. I looked back through the thread and realized I had replied just under a year ago, and at the time, took it as tongue-in-cheek and hadn't gotten to deleting my reply just yet. It's unfortunate. I owe Frank an email directly. This is honor. Taken as a whole, his post just struck me totally differently today...strange. I've goofed up here, and I know many good people on this forum in person. This is integrity. A tool is something to be used, something unintelligent, good for a purpose, but nothing more. Warhorse, in a way, I'm glad I made my comment, it brought you out, now, I know of only one guy on the entire forum and my experience on SigForum that I do not have to ask myself any more questions as to honor and integrity. You show yourself for who you are and I just let you, be you. You could have sent me an email personally perhaps, just like I could have sent to Frank. I'm so tired of BS the older I get, I have much less tolerance for it as time goes by.

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I know Frank. He is a genuine , thoughtful guy. I can confidently say that his post to you was humble and sincere and using your actual name was done out of a true desire for friendship. Reading this made me wince. When he reads your post it will hurt him.

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Originally posted by sigmonkey:

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Originally posted by AdkMtnGuy:
...Apparently you went looking for my name to connect with my screenname, and then addressed me by my last name. Under a variety of online etiquettes, this is not cool. Why don't you address the owner of this board by his name?
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You mean your name you have on the website you have in your signature line in your "about" page?

That one. The one that takes two clicks to get to, following the breadcrumbs you dropped in front of the whole damned internet universe?

That name?

Bad etiquette?

Hoo boy!

You are being not so very nice. No graham crackers or milk for you today.

Maybe make you wash all the paint brushes and put away the clay during recess.

And stop eating the paste...

It's not too difficult to find my name, yes I know this, I misinterpreted this whole thing. My fault, and my apologies to all involved.

I don't deserve milk and cookies today, nope.

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AdkMtnGuy, my post was not directed to you. I apologize if you took it that way.

I was just confirming what a genuine stand up guy Frank is.

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I'm teaching my family to look everyone in the eye when in public. And we play situation awareness games to keep it fun.

Be safe my friends.

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Just a bit of input from my time as a cop, watching hands will do you better...always watch the hands.

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Just a bit of input from my time as a cop, watching hands will do you better...always watch the hands.

Please can you elaborate ?

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I've been eyeing the Springfield M1A SOCOM for a while, speaking of cleaning rifles, and I wonder, does anyone have one? I'd like to figure out just how far out that M1 will shoot compared to the others, compared the the traditional length M1's...I've heard it doesn't make a lot of difference, but I don't have any practical experience to speak with M1's or the one I'm asking about. This is one that would get plenty of cleaning in the coming months. The AR's are fun, but have a different purpose than the M1.

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Originally posted by AdkMtnGuy:
I've been eyeing the Springfield M1A SOCOM for a while, speaking of cleaning rifles, and I wonder, does anyone have one? I'd like to figure out just how far out that M1 will shoot compared to the others, compared the the traditional length M1's...I've heard it doesn't make a lot of difference, but I don't have any practical experience to speak with M1's or the one I'm asking about. This is one that would get plenty of cleaning in the coming months. The AR's are fun, but have a different purpose than the M1.

I have an M1A, loaded. That is the one with a lot of "upgrades" to make it a competition grade weapon.

Love it. Have shot steel plates at 400 yards with the improved peep sight. But then I loved the M14 when in the army, too. Got to shoot them a lot, both semi and fill auto.

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Originally posted by AdkMtnGuy:
I've been eyeing the Springfield M1A SOCOM for a while, speaking of cleaning rifles, and I wonder, does anyone have one? I'd like to figure out just how far out that M1 will shoot compared to the others, compared the the traditional length M1's...I've heard it doesn't make a lot of difference, but I don't have any practical experience to speak with M1's or the one I'm asking about. This is one that would get plenty of cleaning in the coming months. The AR's are fun, but have a different purpose than the M1.

I have an M1A, loaded. That is the one with a lot of "upgrades" to make it a competition grade weapon.

Love it. Have shot steel plates at 400 yards with the improved peep sight. But then I loved the M14 when in the army, too. Got to shoot them a lot, both semi and fill auto.

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Originally posted by Elk Hunter:

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Originally posted by AdkMtnGuy:
I've been eyeing the Springfield M1A SOCOM for a while, speaking of cleaning rifles, and I wonder, does anyone have one? I'd like to figure out just how far out that M1 will shoot compared to the others, compared the the traditional length M1's...I've heard it doesn't make a lot of difference, but I don't have any practical experience to speak with M1's or the one I'm asking about. This is one that would get plenty of cleaning in the coming months. The AR's are fun, but have a different purpose than the M1.

I have an M1A, loaded. That is the one with a lot of "upgrades" to make it a competition grade weapon.

Love it. Have shot steel plates at 400 yards with the improved peep sight. But then I loved the M14 when in the army, too. Got to shoot them a lot, both semi and fill auto.

By your CUT, it seems that you would be perfect for an LPOP.
You could join Sig Monkey and me.

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Back to the topic.

I just cleaned my new G19 after putting another 250 rounds through it. $.25 trigger job and 3.5 lb connector. It is now good to go to replace my G30 for EDC with 50 rounds ( 15 +1 and 2 17 rounders) of HST 124 +P.

I've added a Streamlight flashlight to go with the G19, 2 mags, knife and Leatherman for my EDC.

I'm teaching my family to look everyone in the eye when in public. And we play situation awareness games to keep it fun.

While I think the odds are low to find ourselves in a bad situation, I believe bad things are happening at a greater rate.

Be safe my friends.