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That looks fantastic [thumbsup] You made it into a very cool 653 or does the slickside make it a 654? The upper and lower anadizing look very different, is that just the light in the pictures?

I will have to keep this with my braced pistol. I guess it’s as good as a tax stamp now😀

There are some really liget weight rifle plates out there now. These ones from Safariland are 3.2 pounds each. They are so light they actually float. The down side of course is the price. https://copquest.com/protech-hardwire-3000-type-iii-stand-alone_89-2520.htm

Some pics posted on AR15.com of Eli Dickens Pistol. I couldn’t find the original thread. It May have been luck or Devine intervention, but I still find it impressive what he accomplished. The gun: Pistol sights after motorcycle accident: https://scatteredshots.com/2023/05/25/eli-dickens-gun/

I would run it one slot out on the handguard. You can keep an eye on your cowitness with your iron sights to see if anything moves right or left.

My Aimpoints need a cantilever mount to push them far enough forward to use with a magnifier. If you push your dot forward one slot, is the part that ataches to the rail actualy on the Handguard? If the Handguard is freefloated, it probably doesn’t matter if your one slot out on it.

You left out Crazy

We should encourage the term weapons of war. The Constitution is 100% about protecting the Peoples right to keep and bear weapons of war. See US v Miller

Its definitely better than shooting them in the vest, but its actually a smaller target than it seems, plus your only stopping them from moving, your not stopping them from shooting. It takes time to bleed out. Best to hit them in the off switch if possible.

I would try to help however I could. That might be shooting the bad guy or more likely just trying to stop the bleeding and save the wounded. Its easy for me to say now, but I probably wouldnt run, Im just not wired that way.

and accuracy. If you have to pop a guy in the eye because he is wearing body armor, every advantage helps.

Stuff like this is why I put an optic on my carry gun.

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My Mother in Law was sure he only went overseas as a Pilot.

As you know Im sure, you have to be an Infantryman to get a CIB. The USMC does things differently. Anybody is eligible for the Combat Action Ribbon if they meet the requirements. Eligibility per Wikipedia. He has an Air Medal and a Distinguished Flying Cross also.

The two gold pins on his plaque are of an A4 Skyhawks and an A7 Corsair, which I assume symbolized the 2 airframes he was Qualified to fly?

It’s inscribed “Years of Dedication” “Days of Valor” My wife said he insisted all his drinking buddies called him “Sarge” That generation never bragged about themselves.

I figured maybe he punched out over enemy territory, got into a scuffle and then was rescued by the Jolly Greens before he got captured. The Chu Lai attack seems more likely though. My wife thinks his DD214 is somewhere in the old family photos and papers she has. I should just have her...

I never thought of that scenario. That's very likely the case.

My FIL flew Skyhawks out of Chu Lai during the war. He got a Distinguished flying cross for something and a USMC Ground Combat Ribbon? (How does an aviator get that? Shot down maybe?), as well as many other awards. He passed before I met my Wife, so I never had the honor of meeting him.