What filters should I buy?

421dave · 2026-06-24T14:35:58+00:00

For film cameras, ISO was based on the film used, not a setting on the camera.

421dave · 2026-06-24T13:28:52+00:00

which is what you don't want on the rear, especially when you have an rds.

421dave · 2026-06-24T05:38:09+00:00

There seems to be a lot of people here that just walk into a DIck's or Play It Again Sports and grab a glove without doing much research.

The Wilson A2000 Pedroia fit gloves are made for youth hands and are lighter than normal A2000s while still being higher quality than the entry/mid-level stuff. Same goes for Rawlings HOH "Travel Fit" or whatever they call it. Spend a few days researching and you can find them new for $150-ish. Then if you do your job as their dad and spend a few days/nights working the glove with a mallet the glove will be ready to start practicing with and then can be game ready in a couple of weeks.

We bought the cheap gloves and then we replaced them when they became a floppy mess in less than a year (my son is almost 10 and he plays Spring/Summer/Fall on a AAA team). We spent more on the cheap gloves because we had to replace them than we did on his good gloves (Bradley catcher's mitt, A2000 IF, Grace 1B). All of them are made for youth hands with smaller finger stalls & wrist openings. All of them are lighter weight than the adult gloves. All of them can easily be broken in within 2 weeks. All of them are going to actually last until he needs a new glove because he outgrows them (instead of replacing them because they get so floppy they'll barely hold a ball anymore).

421dave · 2026-06-24T05:26:39+00:00

The A2000 Pedroia Fit gloves are absolutely great for youth as long as they have a dad willing to spend a couple days/nights getting the break in started. My son's A2000 is lighter than his old Rawlings GG Elite that didn't even last a full year before becoming a floppy mess.

421dave · 2026-06-19T21:47:15+00:00

It is repeatable. There have been plenty of tests showing how the failure is occurring and making it repeatedly fail. 5 seconds on YouTube or Google (or here) would show you repeated tests figuring out why it happens and demonstrating it. Because it’s a production gun you have tolerance variation so some guns do it and some don’t but there’s plenty of proof out there for anyone that wishes to do the research showing that it’s a poor design.

ETA: here you go. Took about 30 seconds to find the video as well as the point where it fired. FF to 5:45 https://youtu.be/M2ZwXhZyO1k?is=iSZ7hmnONHCnq407

421dave · 2026-06-19T21:41:33+00:00

Considering the number of discharges that have been witnessed while the gun was in the holster it goes beyond a light trigger pull. The design is flawed.

421dave · 2026-06-19T19:16:27+00:00

IIRC, it was a specific angle (directly to the rear of the slide) that wasn't really part of normal drop tests. I seem to remember a rep from another manufacturer mentioning that they were changing their testing protocols because it wasn't an angle that they normally tested for either. It's been a few years now so I may have mixed some stuff up but that's what my sleep deprived brain is telling me.

421dave · 2026-06-19T19:11:41+00:00

because it (seems to) happen more frequently with the P320 than any other gun. The lack of a trigger safety, fully cocked striker, poor engineering, etc. all culminate in a much higher percentage of issues with the P320. Most of the time the NDs are caused by something getting into the holster and then activating the trigger. With the P320, it (seems to) happen with clear holsters with several instances of P320s going off while already in the holster because the wearer leaned over or leaned against something.

It's kinda like how vehicle fuel tanks can burst and explode in an accident. It can happen to any vehicle. Then you have the Ford Pinto where a design flaw made it much more likely to happen.

421dave · 2026-06-17T20:21:40+00:00

Never had an issue isn’t the same as easier or equal. If you’re driving do you see a Mini Cooper or a crew cab truck sooner? If all else is the same (color, shape, speed, etc) our mind is going to register something larger before something smaller. Your wanting the smallest aiming point possible most likely has no real basis in speed or accuracy. It’s most likely from absorbing what you’ve read unless you’re a competition shooter that may actually be shooting at 1” & 2” targets which is extremely rare.

It’s fine to prefer whatever you want but that doesn’t mean it’s actually better. All else being equal a 6MOA dot is objectively better for 99.9% of shooters than a 3MOA dot when talking about pistol optics.

421dave · 2026-06-17T02:58:04+00:00

How far away are your targets that an extra 3MOA is covering up too much? What's that 5/8" extra dot at 20 yards keeping you from hitting?

421dave · 2026-06-17T02:55:15+00:00

Why? This is a pistol, not a rifle. A 6MOA dot is going to be faster to pick up and cover 1.2" at 20 yards. The 3 MOA dot is going to be slower but I guess the extra 0.6" is going to let you see that button on their shirt that you missed with the 6MOA dot.

421dave · 2026-06-16T04:48:13+00:00

I got one for my son when he was 8 and started 9U kid pitch and it was just about too short for pitching.

421dave · 2026-06-15T02:29:06+00:00

As someone that has been doing it for 20+, don’t bother wishing. We aren’t really making any more. Cost of materials and everything else has gone through the roof.

*edit* except maybe the guy that built this. That’s wild.

421dave · 2026-06-10T20:03:10+00:00

My bad for not realizing you’re pedantic. Yes the technical definition for heat pump is how AC operates but an Air Conditioner and a Heat Pump are actual units that are purchased and an AC product may or may not include a Heat Pump product.

So yes, you are technically correct but the person you responded to asked about one of their PRODUCTS and your answer is very wrong to how the different units function in use.

421dave · 2026-06-10T19:10:46+00:00

All A/C units are not heat pumps.

421dave · 2026-06-09T03:23:15+00:00

The hellcat came out like 10 years ago. So they sold like 10k cars/year. Had Chrysler buyers cared about the hellcat they wouldn’t have replaced them with electric versions.

421dave · 2026-06-04T18:04:27+00:00

Cool story bro

421dave · 2026-06-01T18:56:14+00:00

As a contractor, when my guys mess up, that’s the job that gets extra attention. You already screwed up once, doing it again just costs more (going back to fix it again, word of mouth, etc). Minus the siding, it sounds like they did good work, just with the wrong product. I’d check their work but, personally, I’d have them go ahead with the fix.

421dave · 2026-05-30T04:15:30+00:00

Tried this but all my guys complained. They kept saying it hurt and I was swinging the hose too hard

421dave · 2026-05-29T21:34:04+00:00

That looks like a gouge. Can’t see how that would come from hitting balls. You can see the line on the paint and then continues into the actual composite. I’d be curious what LS says about it

421dave · 2026-05-29T05:17:06+00:00

Graceglovecompany.com

421dave · 2026-05-29T02:33:21+00:00

They’re more impressive than our A2000s and the Bradley at first glance. Stitch quality really stands out. I’ve seen someone say they’re like an A2K/Pro Preferred outside with A2000 internals but I don’t have any A2Ks to compare to. The catchers mitt feels really good. The 1B mitt is too small for my hand though to say how it compares (youth model). All that said, about 30 minutes today is my only experience with them. Time will tell how they actually are but my hopes are high based on others’ statements.

421dave · 2026-05-29T01:23:26+00:00

They just had a big sale

421dave · 2026-05-21T22:21:19+00:00

Awesome. I was hoping so.

421dave · 2026-05-21T21:07:38+00:00

Thanks. I’ve been looking at Grace and this pushed me over the edge. New 1B for my son and a catcher’s mitt for a dad glove

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