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There's a big fad with short barreled pistols lately and I really don't understand it. If people are just collecting guns for the sake of collecting safe queens, by all means. I've never seen a job that can't be accomplished with a 14.5 or 16 standard. Besides that, why go pistol/shorty and lose the leverage of a 6 position buffer tube at full extension? That aside, tactically you're losing velocity, accelerating gas port corrosion and ultimately, cutting the life of the barrel by a good 75%. Short barrels used in SOF are mission specific for assaulters. No kidding I've seen barrels get chucked every 3 or 4 runs. Sure, that's largely due to high pressured and heavy (77gr) ammo, but really, the industry hype over this set-up is a fad. Not to mention the quality control of barrel gas port diameter being so variable that gas pressures spike over the short life of the barrel. Chronograph it and you'll see what I'm talking about. Phase5 makes the longest "pistol stock" I've seen. It still sucks to shoulder if you're used to a open stock at 6 position.

Tune the trigger? I would say learn trigger follow through first before you claim the gear as the problem. For what it's worth, I would suggest getting away from the double tap mentality. Often I see students (especially from the comp crowd) who double tap because they think its about trigger speed. Change the mentality to 'scoring speed'. Seeing what you need to see from the gun rather than seeing one sight picture and hoping your sight recovery and muzzle deviation is tight enough that you slap the trigger twice as fast as you can and 'hope' you make your next shot. If accountability is an issue, get away from that mindset. Track your sights and let the gun give you the feedback during the course of fire. Not the target. If you notice where your sights lift and return, you'll be able to anticipate when the bolt has cycled forward enough that you can break your next shot if the situation dictates. Next question. Why Leupold? Do you have a reticle preference, glass coating/type, mounting solution and mission requirement? Lastly, if you're looking to build a rifle for SHTF, why are you going light? Lightweight builds are close encounters shooting. It's been my experience that even with a lightweight barrel and good ammo you lose major capability. You take a perfectly suitable gun for 700 meter shots (provided you have the right glass and ammo) and throw a LW barrel in the mix and it suddenly changes to a 300 meter one trick pony. Also, why on earth would you want a lighter BCG? That has nothing to do with building a lighter rifle. It will actually change the reliability of the rifle as well. If you want a lighter rifle why not just get a 14.5 pinned/welded gov profile barrel, a BCM KRM, and run a H3 buffer. It will be reliable and if weight is an issue, hit the gym. Choose reliability and capability over weight. Just my thoughts.

Just build one. These days you can find .308 lowers all over the place. Get a CMMG or Palmetto lower parts kit, VLTOR A5 buffer system, Geissele trigger, and then just buy the upper pre-assembled if you don't have a bench and torque wrench to assemble it yourself. I've built a handful of rifles and highly recommend it. That way you get what you want from top to bottom and you won't pay extra just because it was assembled elsewhere.

That's a Burris FastFire II. According to what I've seen and read, it was only added for the movie. I don't think guys were running reflex dots stacked at 12 or offset at 11 or 1 back then. From the images of the team they appeared to be using Aimpoint patrol, ACOG and something that is 1-8 power.

Has to do with the height over bore axis. Offset keeps it lower for closer shots where you would otherwise have to compensate a different hold. The offset is much faster. Many of the SO/SF community are doing this nowadays with a T1 or RMR.

It's true. Trijicon will take the beating but so will the others I've mentioned. I don't know if the MARSOC guys are still using the Nightforce 1-6 and 1-8 set-ups but they are bomb proof and the glass is high quality. Nightforce and Schmidt & Bender are gonna set you back though (as you probably already know). Considering the MIL discount, the Leupold stuff is also robust and I think you'd be happy with it. What do you plan to do with it if you don't mind me asking? 3 Gun? Hunting? Classes? Another option is the Vortex Razor HD II. It's really popular and Vortex has unmatched customer support and warranty. The only downside is the reticle is a bit thick and starts to cover more target at 250 and deeper than I care for. Then again, you can easily get stellar accuracy from a T1 or EXPS2-0 out to 400 with a solid zero, good ammo and that's 223. If it was me, I'd get something from US Optics. They're killing it right now. That is a pretty good deal... If you're dead set on 5.45x39 check out Blackforge. He knows his stuff and doesn't price gouge. Check out http://www.sundevilmfg.com/ . My girlfriend has one of their builds and its held up well so far. Tolerances are tighter than the Ruger and they're also lighter.

Its fine as long as your rifle will feed it and cycle it. Some mid length DI set ups short stroke the 55gr. stuff. Usually an issue with 14.5 and 16 middies coupled with standard H buffer. Opt for the H2 or heavier buffer and it'll most likely cycle reliably. If anything, buy it so you can keep the brass and reload it :) Yes, the VCOG is sweet (for 3 gun) but I can think of some others that fall in that price range or lower that are just as good, if not better. Leupold 1-6 w/ Jim Smiths reticle, Nightforce NXS, Schmidt Short Dot, Promotiv or 3point5. US Optics has also stepped up their game and making some unique prescription optics built for AR-15/10 configurations.

Not quite. You can pick up a Geissele for $200-260. I own the SSA-E ($230) and the SD3G ($260). The Tac-Con 3MR will set you back $495. Cool concept but nothing I'd drop that kind of money on.

Nothing to rave about. With solid fundamentals and a good trigger like the Geissele SD3G you can accomplish this speed. Rifle Dynamics in Vegas or Snakehound.

What Brabus said. When I was a cadet things were different and actually changed while in the process. Being that Luke was 45 minutes away from school cadets were scoring rides in empty seats. It wasn't something just handed out to all cadets. Cadets who were interested had to meet specific criteria. Basically, express interest you want a ride when it is presented. You will need a chamber card to go above 18,000. Cadets who wanted the card had to drive out of pocket to Holloman AFB in NM to get this done. Once we had the card we also had to obtain a basic flight physical on base with a flight surgeon. As mentioned, things changed while I was a cadet. Luke had a change of command and they decided to add a few things like, passing DoDmerb and clearance (because you were going along for training rides, not incentive). Basically, you were just tagging a long for a ride. You sit in the back seat and shut up so the pilots can focus on their missions. It is a niche thing to certain DETs. That's just the way it is. Some cadets get hooked up, some don't. If you don't, apply for pilot and you'll get to fly something eventually. As for me, my name was next on the list for my ride and two days before going up a student in the 62nd crashed and rides were shut down for a while. The student was a great member of this forum. Do NOT call a squadron.

In Arizona they come directly to your front door if you don't respond by a certain time. Even if you don't answer the door it will still be reported that you have been served. The courts don't care because to them its on record and the volume of people trying to get out of paying the man is so large they just assume you are going to pay or not. I have watched many people throw away their tickets like nothing will ever happen and then months later they find out their license is suspended. My mother received a ticket in the mail and decided to fight it, which I think is option B here in Arizona. She called in on it right away and couldn't get ahold of anyone. Not one single person would answer the phone. She even mailed in her appeal notice and they never responded. Instead they charged her a late fee notice and THEN decided they would set up a court date. It was ridiculous. When they want money they will find a way to get it regardless if you win or not. The hassle of fighting has become so tedious and lengthy that many end up just paying the damn ticket. UFB

Not saying to do this, but here in Arizona, if you decide to fight the ticket, you will usually be shown multiple pictures and sometimes video footage of the supposed you and then questioned if that is actually you. The number one thing the judge is looking for is getting you to incriminate yourself by stating you are the one in the picture or video. A large number of people just claim they don't know or say it might be. Most of the time it gets the ticket thrown out. Call it dishonest or disloyal to the system, but many people believe its not the duty of speed cameras to catch unlawful acts, but rather, an actual cop.

Went to the range in hopes of shooting the 226 and USPc. Only got to shoot the USPc since they didn't have the 226. I still stand by what I said about the HK trigger. Went through 100 rounds trying to get use to it. I did notice a considerable difference in my groupings after 50 rounds but the trigger is something I would want to adjust. The trigger flexes to much and IMO should be more sturdy. Does anyone here have any experience with doing a trigger job on the USP Compact? I did a google search and saw a few people say they replaced the trigger with the HK Expert trigger. While in the process I ran into an ex Green Beret and retired Sheriff who was cool enough to let me shoot his Colt 1911 Commander 45ACP which he claimed had over 25,000 rounds through it. The trigger was about 3.5 lbs and shot better than anything I've ever experienced. He also pulled out an old Astra 9mm from the 90's that was built around the Sig design. Shot almost comparable to the Colt. I've come to the conclusion that a full metal gun will be my second purchase after the H&K assuming I adjust to the trigger or get a trigger job done. The H&K shot very accurate and didn't jam once. The payload capacity is sufficient enough and being that it is a part polymer gun, it will be better for everyday carry.

Thanks. I'm gonna try to get out and shoot both on Friday. My girlfriend currently carries the P239 and it's a great gun which she is happy with. For myself I want to carry something a bit larger. The 226 is a little big for everyday carry, but fits my hand really well. So does the USPc though... Bullet capacity is a +1 difference between the two and the price is the same where I will be purchasing. One of the issues with the USPc that might be a negative factor is the trigger pull tension. Seems in DA mode you have to pull a long distance before it goes tight. It's probably something I can just get use to. IMO, the Sig is an ideal trigger but it is what I'm use to. I'll see if my local ranges carry them to demo each.

I'm looking to buy a new pistol in about 2 weeks. I've narrowed down to the Sig Sauer P226 .40 or the H&K USP Compact .40 Does anyone here have any experience with these two guns? I'd like to hear your thoughts. Thanks guys.