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Fort Knox

Fort Knox

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It's been just over 4 months since I lost my co-pilot, Marley. It's been pretty rough, at times, but after talking it over with Erica, we decided that it was time to bring another dog into our lives. It was right about the time we made the decision that I got a call from my neighbor. She fosters dogs that have been rescued from shelters that are nearing the day when they'll be put down. She called to let me know that she had an 8-month-old black lab mix puppy that she's fostering that was about to be put down. She said she thought of me first. So, about an hour before Erica and I left on our 1,500 mile drive visiting relatives for Christmas, we went next door and met the puppy. It didn't take long during our drive up to VA to decide that we wanted to adopt him. We formally adopted him this evening. His name is Jackson. I'm hoping to make the Meet 'n Greet his official 1st ONSC appearance, but here are a few camera phone shots:










 
BlackJack - dig it! happy for you guys Allen.

:beer: R
 
Great looking pup Allen; Cant wait to meet the guy and see him on his maiden trail run.
 
Thanks guys!

I was wondering who would notice the Midway box! Got some 9mm NATO rounds, some snap caps for dry fire practice for the Glock & the Ruger, a new set of active protection ear phones, and a new SOG pocket knife. It was my Christmas present from the wife.
 
Fort Knox said:
Thanks guys!

I was wondering who would notice the Midway box! Got some 9mm NATO rounds, some snap caps for dry fire practice for the Glock & the Ruger, a new set of active protection ear phones, and a new SOG pocket knife. It was my Christmas present from the wife.
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Very nice gift. :beer: New pup and gun stuff is hard to beat. What kinda Glock do you have. I carry a G23.
 
I'd really like a G23, but I have a 4th Gen. G17 for now.
 
Fort Knox said:
Thanks guys!

I was wondering who would notice the Midway box! Got some 9mm NATO rounds, some snap caps for dry fire practice for the Glock & the Ruger, a new set of active protection ear phones, and a new SOG pocket knife. It was my Christmas present from the wife.
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You do know you don't need anything to dry fire a Glock, you can dry fire them till the cows come home without any issues...
 
Great looking pup Allen! I'm looking forward to meeting him:D
 
Mtbcoach said:
You do know you don't need anything to dry fire a Glock, you can dry fire them till the cows come home without any issues...
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Yep, I had been told that. I've also read that in a (very) few cases, someone had breachface damage from excessive dry fire. I'm sure that in 99.99999% of cases, it's just fine, but snap caps are cheap, so I don't really see a downside.
 
Fort Knox said:
Yep, I had been told that. I've also read that in a (very) few cases, someone had breachface damage from excessive dry fire. I'm sure that in 99.99999% of cases, it's just fine, but snap caps are cheap, so I don't really see a downside.
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Downside is giving someone your hard earned money for an unnecessary product.

They provide no reduced wear on the firing pin assemply, firing pin spring, or back of the breech. If someone claimed damage to the breech due to dry firing, they are full of bullsh!t. I can go through the details and breakdown the slide assembly so you can see some day with you.

IMHO, I think they increase the risk of having a live round find a way into the gun when practicing. When I dry fire, I have nothing that resembles a live round anywhere near me, in the same room or not secured away from me. But, thats just me.

Do as you like, sorry for the hijack...
 
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Mtbcoach said:
Downside is giving someone your hard earned money for an unnecessary product.

They provide no reduced wear on the firing pin assemply, firing pin spring, or back of the breech. If someone claimed damage to the breech due to dry firing, they are full of bullsh!t. I can go through the details and breakdown the slide assembly so you can see some day with you.

IMHO, I think they increase the risk of having a live round find a way into the gun when practicing. When I dry fire, I have nothing that resembles a live round anywhere near me, in the same room or not unsecured away from me. But, thats just me.

Do as you like, sorry for the hijack...
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Well, fortunately, I can recover from wasting $14. I've spent far more than that on "unnecessary" products in my life. Hell, at one time I bought the Toyota "brush & grille guard" and Smittybilt Nerf Bars for the 4Runner. :-)

Anyway, Jackson is getting adjusted to his new home. Just gotta get our routine down. Today is the first day he'll be home alone for more than a couple hours. Keeping my fingers crossed that nothing gets destroyed.
 
Congratulations Allen on the new co-pilot.

Jackson, Denver & Cheyenne say "Whooo"-can't wait to meet you at the next ONSC event.
 
Awesome looking lab mix! Cant wait for him and tank to run around on the rtails!!
 
That's a good looking pup,congratulations.

In reference to dry firing you won't hurt the glock. I've been shooting glocks since '91 and have been a firearms instructor for over six years including a year in Iraq training the police there. If the Iraqi's can't break it dry firing I guarantee you can't either. If you use dummy rounds I would recommend the orange plastic type. No mix ups and the won't damage your guns glock or otherwise. There also easier to find if you use them to simulate malfunctions on the range.
 
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