I am sending my application in shortly for trapping (defensive and dispatch) as well as prospecting. We have to take a weekend course with a written and practical test shooting the type and size of firearms you want to carry. The application is quite extensive and you must submit a map of your intended carry areas.
Glockasaurus
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I am sending my application in shortly for trapping (defensive and dispatch) as well as prospecting. We have to take a weekend course with a written and practical test shooting the type and size of firearms you want to carry. The application is quite extensive and you must submit a map of your intended carry areas.
TFO sights combine the daytime brilliance of fibre-optic and night time requirement for tritium.
The fibre-optic rod is cast in with god-only-knows-what and will easily handle rough use including wilderness and daily carry.
I've effectively destroyed a set thinking I could change out a green fibre-optic rod for a red on a front sight post.
The fibre-optic rod is cast in with god-only-knows-what and will easily handle rough use including wilderness and daily carry.
I've effectively destroyed a set thinking I could change out a green fibre-optic rod for a red on a front sight post.
Ardent
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Good to know beltfed, I like to fiddle and may try some. I'll see how these tritium Meprolights suit and go from there.
SJAR exact same process as here good stuff, good luck and you've got great gun for it.
SJAR exact same process as here good stuff, good luck and you've got great gun for it.
wayupnorth
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since we are talking about G40 and after market sights, anyone know of a after market sight that will allow a person to co-witness through the a red dot?
while im not planning to put a red dot on mine it never hurts to leave ones options open.
while im not planning to put a red dot on mine it never hurts to leave ones options open.
Haven't shot that Glock, but I've shot many others and even own a Glock 21 in 45ACP. I have tried very hard to like Glocks and still cannot. I;m not against plastic guns, as I have many firearms that include polymers, fiberglass etc. Frankly, in 9mm, even my Chinese polymer pistol is better to shoot than a Glock. Better trigger and more accurate...
In this application-Wilderness carry, autoloader, more power than 45ACP etc- I would prefer a 1911 using 45-08 ammo. Close to 44 Mag power, better sights, 1911 ease of use. maybe a bit heavier but it has 10 shot capacity and even newbs can shoot it well with 45ACP
But lots of people like Glocks, so if that's your thing, then may as well use one. Just not my pick.
A few Alaskan grizzly guides have the opinion that a DA revolver is still a better option as if you are pinned by a bear, you can still press the barrel against a bear and pull the trigger, whereas an autoloader might be pushed out of battery. To each his own.
In this application-Wilderness carry, autoloader, more power than 45ACP etc- I would prefer a 1911 using 45-08 ammo. Close to 44 Mag power, better sights, 1911 ease of use. maybe a bit heavier but it has 10 shot capacity and even newbs can shoot it well with 45ACP
But lots of people like Glocks, so if that's your thing, then may as well use one. Just not my pick.
A few Alaskan grizzly guides have the opinion that a DA revolver is still a better option as if you are pinned by a bear, you can still press the barrel against a bear and pull the trigger, whereas an autoloader might be pushed out of battery. To each his own.
Ardent
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Goes both ways, we meet at the shows, Grizzly guides, and chat gear, long days and that's the way to kill time. It's about a quarter Glock 10mms, and growing, always due to the price and by far the most important factor; weight. Most common sidearms are Ruger RedHawks, a couple of the smaller S&W .500s, S&W 629s, Glock 20s, a few 10mm 1911s, Blackhawks, and Freedom Arms. .45 Super / -08s have no flies on them, I know Camp Cook used to ATC one. I think I'll see this G40 showing up in more grizzly guides holsters, and it'll be in mine.
I have zero criticisms of a DA revolver for the guys that shoot them well in a hurry, and they'll always work as you point out. I'm a bit more than twice as fast at knocking over the speed plates with this G40 and hot 10mm than I could with any of my Smith .44s. Never did speed plates with my 5 shot .44 Combat Magnum Model 69, it would be embarrassing. Feels great in the hand, in the holster, and is quicker for me and cheap. I'd love to carry a .475 Linebaugh Redhawk conversion / custom if I had any way to shoot it well fast, but I'm just not able to compared to a big auto. The custom Ruger is way more my style of gun too. But placement and speed above all else in my eyes.
Got Juice?
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Suppressor height sights work the best. No fiber optic BS to break
Although a tritium front would be welcome, one shot in the dark and your night vision would be shot (he he) to hell.
wayupnorth
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Suppressor height sights work the best. No fiber optic BS to break
dont we all use the first shot to 'light up the room' - saves on flashlights?
wonder if there are any suppressor height tritium sights around?
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LMAO... with light 165's and enough powder it gives new meaning to the word flash.
Although.... it really is not bright when compared to a 9x25 Dillon.
Ardent
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9x25 is just 10mm necked down, and actually stows a smidge less powder lost to the bottleneck and produces less speed than 10mm at the same bullet weight. If flash is what you're after the 10mm will equal 9x25 no trouble thought I'm unsure that's a desirable trick. Load 135s stoked with slow burning powder and put on the welding mask. In fairness most 9x25s are comp guns and flash out the ports, 10mms are typically uncomped.
Ardent it has been a couple of years but my last carry permit, I carried my 1911 loaded with Gunnar's 45-08 cartridges. 1250fps with my hard cast 200 gr LSWC.
Since then I have heard the CFO was only authorizing revolvers for WC. Has this changed?
Take Care
Bob
Since then I have heard the CFO was only authorizing revolvers for WC. Has this changed?
Take Care
Bob
wayupnorth
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i ran into a couple of surveyors at the range up here in Northern Alberta and they have WC and they had semi auto 45's.
Got Juice?
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Abs case capacity is less but more powder is used than the 10mm to get the comp working. I would not be the one to experiment shooting an open class load in a non compensated gun. The results could be ugly. I won't try it, that's for sure. I will leave that experiment for someone else.
Ardent
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Autos are still good Bob, however BC/Yukon CFO appear to have taken a dislike to anything non-factory in guns and ammunition (like .45-08), my 10mm ammunition was checked to be factory for instance by the examiner.
Ardent
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If you can put the amount of powder in a 9x25, you can put it or even a bit more in the 10mm you'll just have to be in the lighter .400" bullets, comps or no comps.
And both the 9x25 and 10mm are sorely left in the dust for both flash and energy by the uncomped .44 Mag, .454 Cassull, .475 Linebaugh, and .500 Linebaugh- .500 Smith is comped.
Potato boy
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Nice write up, I've often thought of buying a 10
The 40 shoots like a dream. My 180grn loads run about 1370fps out of the 6" barrel and I have run them even hotter. I just don't see the point. For wilderness carry I'd rather a 200 hardcast with a large meplat, 1300 should be easy to get to.
