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I've got it.

What time do you guys plan to be on tomorrow? I'm caught up at the office and should be home after 6pm EST.

Here's what I used last: http://kalence.drupalgardens.com/me3-builder#45!3B04525!!23X53384!4599G Shotgun, either the Crusader, or if you are host or just want something different the Graal spike thrower. Net something, head shot, repeat. The shotguns are strong enough that I forego the head shot bonus in favor of the power damage bonus so that the AOE and damage over time of the submission net adds up more. I'm always tempted to skip Shockwave and go with more Blade Armor, but it's handy for staggering and getting things out of your face, so I leave it. I've tried melee builds and vastly preferred shotguns, especially once the Crusader gave you the option of carrying a shotgun that could be used at a distance (once they de-trashifyed it).

Just to let you know I'm still interested, it's just been fooking insane at work the last few nights. I'll be on day shift doing some training next week but will have to stop by the office to do some things afterward on a few days. Hopefully I can be on in the evenings a few times, though.

First shots with P226: Strings of 6, start in the holster. (Bill drill) Times: 3.94 3.30 (I think I shorted the mag one round and only fired 5) 4.01 Times from 12y line: 4.65 (2b) 4.49 (1b) 3.73 (3b) 4.21 2nd string from 7yd: 3.47 3.01 3.19 No letters after a time means it was "clean" or all "A" zone hits. Letters after indicate how many B or C zone hits.

I actually didn't give him the choice. He messaged me this morning to ask if we were still on and that he was probably going to take the money. I told him I'd rather he take the money and if he didn't want the temptation I'd leave the 1911 at home. He said that'd be fine. The funny part was when I handed him the money he looked like I'd kicked him in the dick. He says "huh, I thought I'd be happier when I had the money." His wife seemed to have gone through this before and tells me that he often sells a gun, misses it, and buys an exact copy of it again. (losing money, from the sound of it...). If money was no object, I'd have a lot more rifles. I'd have a Nighthawk and a Wilson Combat and a Les Baer 1911. I'd still carry Sigs, though, at least as long as I'm a cop. Honestly, outside of custom guns and 1911s, there aren't many more expensive guns out there. H&K is on par, CZ, S&W, Ruger, Springfield, Glock, etc. tend to be cheaper for a comparable gun. I mean its possible to get a CZ that's more expensive than a Sig, but most CZs are cheaper than most Sigs. 1911s get pricey because a really good one has a lot of hand fitting. You can mass produce 1911s to run right or to be dead nuts accurate, but you can't do both without some hand fitting and custom work. Most people (myself included) can't really take advantage of the extra 1-2" group size at 25y, but its there for those who can. Les Baer, for example, offers a 1.5" group at 50y guarantee, meaning that with match grade ammunition and shooting from a ransom rest the pistol will shoot a group that is no larger than 1.5" at 50y. That's as good as some lower end rifles can do, and better than many mil-surp rifles are capable of.

I bought another Sig. I might have a problem. No, I can stop anytime I want. I just don't want to. I bought another Sig. You know those once in a lifetime deals where you can't believe you're getting this good of a deal and something has to be wrong? This was that deal. Sig P226 SCT (Super Capacity Tactical), upgraded with short reset trigger and short reach trigger, along with mag funnel grips, the original flush grips, the 4 original 15 round magazines and (1) flush 12 round magazine plus a .357 Sig barrel in addition to the original .40 barrel in nearly new condition? Yeah, I'll take that. This is now a TacOps clone minus the ridiculous beavertail. This is my new duty carry gun starting as soon as I make sure it runs right. P226 on duty, P229 off duty. The way the Sig gods meant it to be.

It's sooo much fun to shoot. I can't justify the expense of owning one, but I'll probably rent this one again at some point.

Very short review: This is how shooting a Coonan Arms makes you feel: Longer review: Indy Trading Post has a Coonan Arms .357 magnum in their rental cabinet. It's the most fun you can have for $12 outside of Thailand. Here is it: It's bigger than a 1911, of course. The grip is long but relatively thin, and feels right. After shooting it, everything else just felt small in my hands. (Keep your minds out of the gutter.) The trigger is not a true 1911 trigger where it pushes straight back, it is more like a single action revolver hinged at the top. It is light, crisp, and predictable. I was immediately a fan after dry firing. The magazine springs are TOUGH. The mags are designed with discs on the side to help push the follower down to fully load the mags. 5 rounds insert easily without using the disc. Rounds 6 and 7 required the use of the discs. Round 8 required using the disc, holding your mouth just right, and an appropriate grunt. Fully loaded with 8: I loaded up 7 rounds (didn't know the appropriate grunt yet) and fired at a 1" bull's eye target at 7 yards. You will note 6 very nice shots...and one keyhole. It was the last shot and it felt odd when it fired. Almost like a "catch" occurred, for lack of better terms. It never happened again and I'm going to blame the ammo on that one. Geco .357, for the record. So, after discovering the gun shoots about as well as anything in my hands, it was time to speed up a bit. After a total of 30 rounds, the target looked like this: Other than the keyhole and one called flier, everything is grouped pretty nicely. Each square is 1"x1". I sped up until I started creeping left, then slowed back down. You can't shoot it quite as fast as a .45 1911, but the recoil was less than I expected and it settled back in pointing naturally and wasn't tough on the hands at all. For comparison, I ran 20 rounds through my GP100 Match Champion at the same distance. The first cylinder was low and left. The grip felt small in my hand and the recoil difference was immediately noticeable. In fact, I'd say I preferred the Coonan in terms of feel and recoil management. Single action trigger is a wash, both are very nice. Sights are also preference. The GP100's fiber optics vs the bright white dot of the Coonan. After re-acclimating to the GP100 I was back on target with it, and it's tough to say which is more accurate, but the Coonan is easier to be accurate with faster. All said, I'm not sure I'd pay the money to BUY a Coonan, but I'd definitely RENT it again. It was a lot of fun, it shoots well, its not punishing (but it is loud)...but given the size I think it's mostly a range toy. Not that you couldn't carry it if you put your mind to it, I just think the bulk and length would make it less than ideal for me.

I'm partnering with a shooting coach to teach a 4 hour class on surviving random violence. If anyone is in the Indianapolis area around June 27th and is interested, let me know and I'll send the details. $75, limit 12 students, 4 hours, round count is 100-200. Lecture, importance of the OODA loop, shooting fundamentals, and real life examples and scenarios based on them.

The only time I've been in a Family Video in the past 5 years is because they were robbed. It's only a few blocks from my house, I ought to go give it a go and see if they have anything I'm interested in that's not on Hulu.

1) People.

I have broken my friends of that by ridiculing them. We'd go out to lunch from the office and two guys were constantly on their smart phone. I began talking to them like they were teenage girls. "Are you and Sarah making sure you don't wear the same dress to prom? "So, does Billy "like like" you or just "like" you? Are you asking Sarah to ask him in Home Room?" "OMG, isn't Sarah's mom like so much cooler than your mom for letting her get the new iPhone?" After two lunches they got the idea and stopped poking at their phone. When they'd regress I'd just ask if they were texting Sarah and that'd usually end it.

When you've got vanilla characters, you may want to consider partnering up with someone and supporting them for "burst damage" http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Power_Combos Both of you choose a class that supports the other, you prime a burst and he detonates the burst. You are basically making bursts twice as fast, and that adds up to real damage in gold/platinum games.

5 minutes from now.

I guarantee you some cop started the day by saying, "listen rookie, I've done seen it all" and this was his punishment.

...and it's never to soon to log off as soon as I can log on..

05-01-2015 "Bill Drill" - from the holster, 6 shots for time, trying to keep everything in the "A" box. P220 with Trijicon HD sights, Bladetech Eclipse OWB holster 7y: 1.53-4.21, 6A 1.50-3.44, 5A/1B 1.63-3.51, 6A 15y: 1.65-5.26, 5A/1B 2.04-5.54, 4A/2B 1.97-4.94, 3A/2B/1C Thoughts on the P220: I'm having trouble with the sight picture on the HDs. Even taking my time now I am having issues getting my sight picture right. I know this sounds very simple, but when I focus on the front sight I have trouble seeing how much daylight is on the right side of the front post. This is a new issue for me, not sure if its because I've been using factory sights on my other Sigs/Glocks so much or what. P229 (.40), Bladetech IDPA paddle holster 7y: 1.55-4.45, 6A 1.58-3.20, 4A/1B 1.44-3.16, 4A/2B 15y: 1.68-5.41, 6A 1.79-4.84, 6A 1.92-5.00, 6A Other than my first string at the 15y where it took me 1.34 seconds to break the last shot (next to last shot broke at 4.07) and short stroking the trigger the first time (shot the P220 first with the short reset trigger), everything went smoothly. My "B" hits were just barely outside of the "A" zone. I'm still hunting the front sight a bit on this one. The night sights are worn out and there is no color around the tritium insert. Next month I'm going to have them swapped out for the white outline Trijicons like on my P229 SAS. Tracking the front sight is much easier with that set up.

Very nice, hopefully the exposure does you some good.

I'm in, of course.

I'm starting to worry where your hands have been...

Heh, you can't help with the out of context stuff, can you?

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