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76810
http://www.katu.com/salem/story.asp?ID=78724 Ken Reed +-+ E-Mail freeidaho at yahoo dot com ... /----\ My rifle, pistol, shotgun, and IDPA club ... ...
Protect Freedom
freeidaho
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Aug 1, 2005
2:11 pm
76811
Perhaps someday we'll be able to buy a Glock with both a grip safety and a thumb safety. With a short, crisp trigger. Metal instead of polymer. The ability...
John Warsaw
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Aug 1, 2005
2:30 pm
76812
... And I had a student in this weekend's class who had a Officer's Model go belly up, so she switched to a Govt. model. That went belly up. She finished the...
Steve
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Aug 1, 2005
2:38 pm
76813
... You didn't say what went wrong with the OM and GM, but the night sight falling off is hardly a defect in the design of the 1911. MY 1911 has about 22,000...
Lee Manevitch
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Aug 1, 2005
2:43 pm
76814
... Most assuredly. The OM and GM were, in my opinion, more ammo related, than gun related. I was just re-stirring the pot. ... Steve www.f-r-i.com -- No virus...
Steve
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Aug 1, 2005
3:23 pm
76815
To re-stir the "ammo" pot, what's up with Glocks coming apart in the shooter's hand. I witnessed one of these at an IPSC match, a blowup that destroyed...
Pepper Popper
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Aug 1, 2005
10:34 pm
76816
Look, I put 15,000 rounds through my Glock 35 (.40 S&W), 20,000 rounds through my 34 (9mm) and 1500 rounds through my 23 (.40 S&W). I have had maybe 2-3 ...
David A. Crockett
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Aug 2, 2005
12:26 am
76817
I have "heard" (unconfirmed) of two .40's KB'ing in the hands of L.E. with factory ammo. Both allegedly unload and safe their gun at night after they get off,...
Corky Martin
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Aug 2, 2005
12:46 am
76818
... There were web site links to a newspaper report of a Glock 21 blowing up with factory loads on a police qualification course of fire. It was reported that...
Alex Vitek
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Aug 2, 2005
12:55 am
76819
I think what he is trying to say is that no matter if you shoot a Glock, any 1911 Clone or maybe even a revolver there is always the possible of a malfunction....
Patrick Holsted
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Aug 2, 2005
2:23 am
76820
Fellow IDPA shooters, Just a reminder rule #1, GUN ALWAYS LOADED. Jorge ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make...
jorge vazquez
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Aug 2, 2005
3:37 am
76821
... It is possible that these KB's are caused by bad handloads, does this mean only Glocks are using handloads? Jim -- "Government must defend us against...
Jim & Linda
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Aug 2, 2005
5:49 am
76822
That happened, but what also happened is that PD refused to send the gun to Glock for analysis, which opened the door for many to theorize there was more to...
Ted Murphy
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Aug 2, 2005
12:42 pm
76823
This can be an issue with any pistol. The act of striping the round out of the mag and chambering several times can defeat most crimps and cause it to go boom!...
Jon Hodoway
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Aug 2, 2005
1:15 pm
76824
... Did someone just receive a life lesson? -- Lee Manevitch Bradenton, FL lee@......
Lee Manevitch
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Aug 2, 2005
1:59 pm
76825
No I am not saying that, I am sure you have heard of KBs in other guns right? I have seen two pretty nasty incidents where a "manufacturer shall not be named"...
David A. Crockett
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Aug 2, 2005
2:19 pm
76826
Yes, if I recall with this particular incident the local PD would not send the gun back to Glock for inspection, and there were some rumors spread that the ...
David A. Crockett
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Aug 2, 2005
2:24 pm
76827
Well the truth of the matter is that the Glock is a fine weapon as is the 1911. They both have short comings. Since "safe action pistols" have been on the...
Patrick Holsted
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Aug 2, 2005
4:18 pm
76828
... "This is a Glock 40. Fifty Cent, Too Short, all of them talk about a Glock 40, OK? I'm the only one in this room professional enough that I know of to ...
Kevin Schlier
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Aug 2, 2005
5:01 pm
76829
Patrick, I agree with this. And I would point out that the officer involved WAS negligent, in that he allowed a part of his jacket to become entangled in his...
Andrew Colglazier
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Aug 2, 2005
8:39 pm
76830
I can agree to that. Lat year at nats we had a person on the stage I was working get his vest caught in with firearm. Buzzer goes off and all I see is gun...
Patrick Holsted
patrickrra1911
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Aug 2, 2005
9:36 pm
76831
Was the shooter DQ'd from the match? Was the SO also for letting it happen? ... From: Patrick Holsted<mailto:patrick@...> To:...
TAMMY O HARA
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Aug 2, 2005
10:20 pm
76832
I don't hate Glocks. A gun, any gun, is simply a tool. It's only as safe as the end-user. When a co-worker wanted to get his CWP and start carrying I...
Pepper Popper
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Aug 2, 2005
10:27 pm
76833
... Shooting a .40 through a .45 gun will not make it go boom. -- Regards Robert Smile... it increases your face value!...
Robert Spangler
the_lazydog
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Aug 2, 2005
11:36 pm
76834
... Loved that video. Wonder if he still thinks the same? -- Regards Robert Smile... it increases your face value!...
Robert Spangler
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Aug 2, 2005
11:37 pm
76835
... What you will get is a piece of brass that looks exactly like this: http://www.f-r-i.com/images/blownup.jpg ... Steve www.f-r-i.com -- No virus found in...
Steve
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Aug 2, 2005
11:41 pm
76836
... Agree. I guess what one considers a KB differs. :) -- Regards Robert Smile... it increases your face value!...
Robert Spangler
the_lazydog
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Aug 3, 2005
12:11 am
76837
I have several pieces like that, plus 9 that was fired in 40s, and many other examples of things that can go bad. I collect them to use as illustrations of...
John Warsaw
melvilladewey
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Aug 3, 2005
12:26 am
76838
... Apprently. That was a .40S&W 180gr FMJ fired through a Glock 30. ... Steve www.f-r-i.com -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG...
Steve
fristeve02
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Aug 3, 2005
12:27 am
76839
See we always have to go there. Yes the shooter was DQ'd. The vest he was wearing had an inside liner and that is what got cought. It's one of those things...
Patrick Holsted
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Aug 3, 2005
1:55 am
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