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Textron / Leonardo ready to get the USN a new trainer now https://theaviationist.com/2025/07/28/textron-unveils-beechcraft-t-346n/ I wonder if they could offer the same partnership for the AF for the M-345… https://aircraft.leonardo.com/en/products/m-345 Making this jet the standard intermediate trainer, companion training aircraft and an aggressor/support aircraft.

It'd take at least a 12 pack to dibs that.

Got my optics squared away on my MPX. Large Field of View Green Dot with a fold away 3 X Magnifier.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMvkYxBymK1/?img_index=4&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== https://www.garysinisefoundation.org/snowball-express Lt Dan is the Man!

Agreed. I also would like to see some sort of AI detection of dick bag drivers. Speeding cameras should only apply to crazy speeding. Going the speed limit is for suckers. Also, those limits are set knowing people will speed by 10mph.

No. I'll just say we got in a semantic argument past one another. I'll try to be clear: It appears that the P320's problems are bad enough that it is less safe than what was used in WW2. Let alone the M9. It remains to be seen what the actual problems are, all anyone really has at this point is educated guesses.

My local range just banned them for the foreseeable future. It's owned by a bunch of ex-military; they're all pretty chill dudes so I don't think they made the decision off the cuff (though I'm sure the liability issue was at the forefront). Didn't matter to me since I don't own any Sigs.

I guess I mostly agree. I really wish they would bring red light cameras back. Maybe one of the best pieces of public safety on the roads, but of course governments wanted to do it cheap, so instead of buying the technology or even leasing it, they get it for "free" by giving the operator of the technology a cut of the tickets, thus creating a negative incentive, and inevitably resulting in the yellow light duration being lowered. Which is absolute bullshit. I forget where it was but when the local legislative body increased the yellow light times back to where they were, it was immediately no longer economically feasible for the company, and away went the cameras. Install the cameras, increase the duration of the yellow light by one second, and give be ruthless in enforcement. The cost is made up by fewer accidents. Get a bonus feature where DHS gets brought into the loop for traffic violations and you'd see Texas jump from the worst to the best state to drive in overnight 🤣😂

Technically no firearm is inherently safe, it's simply that some are "safer" than others based on their design, safety features and how they are handled. The most critical safety factor is the person handling the weapon. The Four Rules of Gun Safety dramatically reduce the risk but don't completely mitigate it. The circumstances of this uncommanded discharge in the CCIR were different from what is being shared in the press. It may be the initial reporting was wrong, or other factors are in play. It's posted on the BaseOps SIPRNET page (just search for 'BaseOps' on Intellipedia to find it). Details are CUI so do NOT post them here! Whether the P320/M17/M18 is faulty or not has yet to be determined, but at this point anyone who owns one should treat it exceptionally carefully until such time as the investigation is completed. Hopefully no more injuries or deaths will occur before that happens!

Sorry, that’s 7-10 Rods/second Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

You lost me, what's that in freedom units?

https://www.afrc.af.mil/News/Article/4250082/grey-wolves-roam-alabama-skies/ Not a video but some cool photos of the MH-139.

I knew what you meant. The series 70 drop fail requires you to drop it on the muzzle. It shoots the ground. I also think it's a reasonably low probability of happening. Otherwise, it's pretty safe at normal duty spring rates and trigger geometries. My competition guns are more questionable. The P320 should theoretically should be better, however the striker safety failure rate seems to be pretty high (no more 320 advantage over 1911). The slide to FCU play seems to be enough to allow the sear to release the striker in some cases, which inherently also skips the secondary notch. All of the analogous components in a 1911 are in the frame, with essentially no play. Side note: You can basically make a series 70 gun drop safe by using a titanium firing pin and an 2x extra power return spring. This is how Springfield made CA legal 1911s. You'll need to run a fairly heavy (23# or so) mainspring to make it work. I'm not sure you can actually buy a Series 80 anymore for what it's worth.

@Swizzle This is a Dibs!

Bitchin' Betty's voice probably went up a few octaves on that one.

OA-1K drops are to OKANG studs so they know what they’re getting! Not available to AD yet.