What red dots are "the next step up" from Vortex Defender ST?

Noob here ofc. Looking for red dot for another pistol of mine. So far I have the Defender.

I have a few pistols of varying footprints so that's not really a huge factor.

In your opinion, what is better than the Defender ST?

AI says: SRO, ACRO P-2, or 507Comp. Is that a good list?

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u/Tall-Fisherman-6992 — 9 days ago

What red dots are "the next step up" from Vortex Defender ST?

Noob here ofc. Looking for red dot for another pistol of mine. So far I have the Defender.

I have a few pistols of varying footprint so that's not really a huge factor.

In your opinion, what is better than the Defender ST?

AI says: SRO, ACRO P-2, or 507Comp. Is that a good list?

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u/Tall-Fisherman-6992 — 9 days ago

Anyone know how many levels the Texas boater exam has?

Taking this "ilearntoboat" exam. I thought it was 5 levels but now I'm on level 6. Nowhere on the site does it say length beyond "a few hours".

u/Tall-Fisherman-6992 — 10 days ago

What do you do when a credit card company is unreachable?

I have a Citi Custom Cash I sometimes use but it's declined several times at Home Depot for like sub $2 transactions. I have a 810 credit score and over $100k in available credit. I called to resolve this but the phone number goes to AI that keeps looping the menu. At this point I dont even care about declined transactions, I just want to cancel the card so I dont have to deal with this customer service again, but I cant get to a human to cancel. It says use the website but dont think I can cancel a card on the website.

What exactly do you do when a credit card company won't route your call?

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u/Tall-Fisherman-6992 — 11 days ago

I made a search engine based on zip code across all the gun glassifieds in Texas so it's easier to find deals locally. Looking for feedback.

Please delete if not allowed. You guys may remember my mega post last week of all the FFLs under/around $20. This week, I have another share.

Don't know if useful to anyone but I made it for myself so I can search just listings within a 1 hour drive of me. Searching a bunch of sites every day and manually tapping into each was kind of getting old. If you tap the listing, you go directly to the source (GunBroker, TGT, etc). It's just a free search engine, nothing ground-breaking. Also noticed TGT search was broken, like "SIG P320" would skip "SIG Sauer P320" and felt like a 1990s searching experience. Now the data is properly indexed so I can find what I'm looking for.

u/Tall-Fisherman-6992 — 12 days ago

How much does the Holosun 507 Comp sell for used?

It seems new and used prices are quite similar. Has anyone got a smoking deal on a 507 Comp or should I expect to pay close to retail?

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u/Tall-Fisherman-6992 — 14 days ago

Active FFLs in DFW under $20

So many outdated FFLs on Gun Broker. I talked to a bunch and got some updated pricing so thought I'd share with broader community. I didn't note their business name down so you have to search the phone number or ask them what their FFL info is. I got them all off a public list.

Here's all the ones <= $20 around mid cities +- 10 miles.

The free one is in Dalworthington Gardens - don't blow his phone up too much.

Price Number
Free (NICS bg check only) +18179039564
$15 w/ TX LTC, $20 without +16823346226
$20 +12147558574
$20 +14692881546
$20 +14695140865
$20 +16822253579
$20 +16822333280
$20 +17797986391
$20 w/ LTC, $25 without +18172198410
$20 w/ LTC, $25 without +18176927565
$20 w/ LTC, $25 without +18178233904

Then a bunch that are as much as $150:

Price Number
$20 + $1.65 tax = $21.65 +18582059858
$20 transfer + $10 NICS = $30 +16829998529
$25 +18173003494
$25 +18176022281
$25 +18177293734
$25 +18178917101
$25 (if coordinated ahead) +18174559947
$30 +18176373956
$30 +18179913391
$30 +19725713183
$35 +13257218841
$35 w/ LTC, $50 without +18172538804
$40 +12144174878
$40 +18174942680
$40 +18177819357
$40 +18178743625
$40 +18179035761
$40 (cash) +14692228308
$50 +18178035040
$50 +19729229163
$60 +18303855609
$70 ($75, $5 cash discount) +18177091738
$75 +16823009701
$80 +17143258213
$100 +16823864270
$150 +18172661158
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u/Tall-Fisherman-6992 — 21 days ago

Beginner and potential future CZ owner here. Can someone help me understand GunBroker and the CZ market? Is it true that new guns are only $15.00 more than used guns or am I missing something?

Both come with 2 mags. Are these different guns? I've starred at this too long and maybe I'm missing something.

u/Tall-Fisherman-6992 — 22 days ago

Anyone find Uptime robot doesnt render Javascript on some pages?

I'm trying to do a keyword monitor and I find some don't work because the HTML response they get is incomplete and different from the browser.

Uptime Robot is basically blaming me and saying my site is the problem but I think Javascript rendering is pretty basic part of websites in 2026.

Thoughts?

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u/Tall-Fisherman-6992 — 22 days ago

Are there luxury gyms in the mid cities?

Looking for a $200+ per month gym that has all the amenities, no crowd etc around Euless/Arlington/GP area. Is there anything besides Life Time?

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u/Tall-Fisherman-6992 — 25 days ago

For LTC, how do I know if the state has everything they need? I submitted my paperwork and fingerprints. Is there a checklist anywhere?

u/Tall-Fisherman-6992 — 28 days ago
▲ 142 r/managers

Has Teams screenshare ever revealed a sensitive Teams conversation?

Just saw a manager screenshare and for 1 second show a chat discussing layoffs.

On Mac, starting Teams screenshare will often maximize your chat window at the start of screenshare.

This is not the first time I've seen it publish a sensitive chat. Happen to anyone else?

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u/Tall-Fisherman-6992 — 30 days ago

LTC instructors that charge under $50 in DFW

I did my LTC online and need to go in person to do the range test. Reached out to a bunch and going price is like steadily $65-100 but I read to not pay over $60. Ended up saying heck with it, and called like 20+ people. Not sure if this will help anyone but here's a few people in DFW that charge $50 or less. Mods pls delete if not allowed. My first post here (of many hopefully).

If anymore get back to my voicemails tomorrow under $50, I'll edit the post.

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u/Tall-Fisherman-6992 — 1 month ago

How are the scams on ArmsList lately?

I see a couple deals, but haven't bought a subscription yet so I can't see the contact info.

Just curious what the likely hood of scams are on that platform. I'm not worried about avoiding the scam, I'm more so just wondering if that site is worth buying a subscription to inquire on guns or if low prices are often scams there.

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u/Tall-Fisherman-6992 — 1 month ago

How are the scams on ArmsList lately?

Beginner here.

I see a couple private party deals on ArmsList. I'm not a member so I can't contact them yet.

Trying to decide if I should buy a subscription to be able to inquire. I just signed up to TexasGunTrader for $16 or something to sell some stuff, not sure if I need ArmsList too now that I see some stuff there I like.

Would be disappointed to sign up just to find out they are scams.

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u/Tall-Fisherman-6992 — 1 month ago