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I'm so proud of my 14 year old daughter. She attends a private school. Her school requires all 8th grade students to do a 25 hour project and log their hours. I helped her with a couple of difficult cuts on the angle grinder and router but she did most everything on this. She even demonstrated it outside of her school. Her teacher was so excited to give it a try as soon as the teacher shot it she said "Well you'll be getting an A!". Other teachers heard about it and came out to give it a go. This was her project: -Stock is 2x4 pine -Trigger and mechanism is a flat piece of steel cut and bent after she heated it with a blowtorch. -Bow is a piece of 1" PVC heated and flattened then reheated and bent to shape. (People on the interwebs are getting 150lb draw on 1 1/2" PVC so we went with 1" -String is 550 paracord -bolt is an oak dowel rod with a penny ground into an arrow shape and packing tape fletching. ( I actually made this arrow, she made two like it with foam on the tips in case they wouldn't allow her to shoot the sharp one) Yup, my daughter rocks! -southernasylum

Never trust your life to anything that requires a battery. 

Good thing she doesn't attend public school. She'd been arrested and kicked outta school. That's very nice work. Tell her all she needs is an 'I love Daryl Dixon" sticker and she's ready rock.

I dare you to get that song outta your head....... http://

  Carry it cocked without one in chamber. Check it every couple of days to see if it's still cocked.   After x amount of time, you'll be convinced it ain't gonna fire unless the trigger is pulled, and you'll keep one in the chamber, as of course you should.   - OS

Well its over. My daughter and I finally got some time together but it just didnt happen. Had a few close calls and she even passed on a jake. I told her to shoot it but she wanted a long beard lol. I guess im teaching her right.

Yeah based on the MSRP we saved $105 on the LG101. This one comes out to $180 saved. Factor in the customization and that's a steal. Pony up guys, I want this one to happen BAD.  :up:

I would be good with that as long as payment isn't due until September.

Sure. My future bride and I had just rented a house together. One Saturday we'd been doing the party thing all day that 20 year olds do. About 9 that evening there's a knock at the door. She opens the door and 3 guys in ski masks rush in. Guy in front is a skinny little f^(% with some sort of piddly little automatic pistol. Probably some POS .25. Guy behind him has a single barrel shotgun. No idea what's going on with the guy in back. I came into the room and the guy in front says something like "where is it?". Well, being the 25 year old testosterone filled jackass I was at the time I head straight to the guy in front and proceed to grab handful of scraggly red beard and yank it out of his face. He pops off a round into the floor and I'm so damn drunk I just keep charging the three of them. They turn tail and run out the front door with me behind. After they disappear I walked across the street to the gas station and used the payphone to call the cops. It seems that the cops believed the previous tenants had been dealing  a little pot.   True story. I guess the lord does watch over fools.

Not bad at all, considering the current market. But I wouldn't call them "bricks", a brick is 500 rounds.:rolleyes:

Here's mine...   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa2nLEhUcZ0

It's made from 1084 carbon steel 5/32" thick. Total length is just over 10" with a blade length of about 5 1/2". It's a big knife with indigo blue dymondwood for scales and stainless steel pins and lanyard hole. The spine has file work from the handle to about 1 1/2" from the point. As you can see it is a drop point design. I acid etched this blade except for the edge which I protected and also gave it a bit of a design. This knife turned out terrific...it's one of my favorites. The handle is made for a big hand. It's thick but nicely contoured to fit the hand. I'll be making more of this blade design in the future. It's of good size and the shape lends itself to many different design opportunities.

This month's match will be the Star Trek - "To Boldly Go" match on 17 May.  Stages are up at :  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.296199413871499.1073741846.119338841557558&type=1   Stages include "Beam me up" and "Highly Illogical."  Guaranteed to be fun and challenging.  Weather is also going to be great.   Shooting starts at 10 AM, please be at the range by 940 to facilitate the registration process.  Thanks

call a buddy !bring a friend! the crap that you'll see will never ever end; there's bone handled knives, and ass zappers too; for 13 bucks lord who ever knew! with buttcrack and BO wreaking in the halls; the sellers want money, and gun buyers balls. 22 ammo can sometimes be found, the sellers will finance at 50 cent a round. not seen on e bay, or any old store, bill goodmans gun show leaves you asking for more. old pictures of adolph,old legends and dead friends,are there to make money at the tables on the ends. If youre looking for a deal, this gun show wont help,try Yahoo and google or a shop thats on YELP. so when you hear the ad, remember thus rhyme,TGO vendors and arfcom may save you a dime! good day! LOL.... PS; this is in jest,as a lot of us on here have some folks we like and respect that do hit the shows as vendors....but prob dont hit this one anymore....;)

Also, maybe have a place to put it when ur at home so it's not on you. This way there's no worry with your daughter. Great idea above. Or even, carry it without one racked for a while so you can get used to the idea of carrying. Gradually you will be more comfortable. If you're like me you went a long time without carrying anything. It takes a little time.

Well my boys must not have been a " Boy George' type. My oldest was always walking around the house singing "A Country Boy Can Survive' and his younger brother was a Devil Went down to Georgia kind of kid so no Boy George, no KISS or any heavy metal type stuff. They were both pure country boys................ :up:  :up: 

Am I the only one that thinks ......... buy an average size one at first (600-700#) and if needed then buy another one.....  just in case you have to move them? It is a good thing I took this into consideration many years ago because now I have to move them! It is much easier to move 2 600# safes than move one 1200# one.

  Getting a safe bigger than you think you need can't be stated enough.

I've said this a bunch of times in a bunch of threads....    Most people wouldn't notice if you were on fire.  Most of those who would notice, wouldn't do anything about it.    As phones continue to grow from big, to huge, to just plain absurd, people are accustomed to seeing bulges on waistlines and in pockets. 

It will take time , when I started to carry I was the same way. After a while I went to loaded on a striker fired with a GOOD HOLSTER , then it was ALL HOLSTERS had to have a thumb break , now it's cocked and locked .45 with no thumb break. Comfortable as can be ; baby steps , you will get there.

    1.  If you don't pull the trigger (or do something exceptionally stupid), it won't fire.  Period.    I have a 3 yr old and 6 yr old.  They climb all over me.  While I'm conscious of it, short of them sticking their hands in my pocket and pulling the gun out of the holster that covers the trigger... it's just an assembly of metal and plastic no more dangerous than my phone.  They're more likely to hurt themselves on my pocket knife than my pistol.        2. I'm nerdy and can, to some extent, understand simple mechanical things like trigger mechanisms.  Even beyond the whole argument about how a gun with no bullets is a hammer... its simple logic, the trigger mechanism is designed such that the firing pin will not hit the primer with enough force to cause a discharge without pulling the trigger. 

If the trigger is covered in a good retention holster, 0 chance of an accidental discharge. Never really had any issue with carrying that way as I knew what would cause the firearm to discharge.

I'm in for whatever # I get on the Les George if possible.

KNS pins work just fine. Only possible downside is that since they are not captive, could lose them when you take rifle down in the field.   - OS

The corny radio commercial that they've used for half a dozen years, with the Deliverance-style banjo music and insipid jingle singers:   "♪♫♪ Bill Goodman's... Gun & Knife Show...♪♫♪" "♪♫♪ Call a buddy, bring a friend!♪♫♪"   is enough reason in itself for me to never go back. The producer of that commercial needs to volunteer at one of the local ranges--- as a target.

  The satin tuxedo skull knife is $305 at BladeHQ. Still a helluva deal.

  Everyone has to make their own choices but you have actually hit on the big reason, behind reliability and consistent functioning, that I stick with Hydrashok.  I am not comfortable using FMJ for self defense in any caliber larger than .32acp (if I had a .32 I'd likely carry Fiocchi FMJ in it.)  Every test I have ever seen indicates that Hydrashok from a .380 actually does expand - but usually only a little.  The amount of expansion seems pretty consistent across the tests, though.  The other side is that, probably due to the minimal expansion, HS in .380 (again, based on the tests I have found) consistently gives good penetration - even from P3AT and LCP sized guns.  By 'good' penetration I mean right around the F.B.I. minimum, between 11.5 and 13 inches.  I figure that some expansion - even a little - coupled with adequate penetration can only be a good thing.  Here are links to a few of the tests that illustrate what I mean.   From Brassfetcher.com   Bare 10% gel: http://www.brassfetcher.com/380ACP/380%20ACP%2010%25%20gelatin%20results.pdf   Heavy clothing over 10% gel: http://www.brassfetcher.com/380ACP/380%20ACP%20Heavy%20Clothing.pdf     This fellah apparently did a series of tests comparing various .380 SD ammo from different manufacturers to that ammo's 9mm counterpart from a similarly sized gun.  His main purpose was to see if it was 'worth it' to go with a 9mm in such a small gun but I think the .380 results are useful in and of themselves.  Be aware that he said he used a Sim Test block that was 'closely calibrated' to ballistics gelatin so this isn't technically a 'ballistics gel' test. However, his results do closely match those that Brassfetcher got from actual ballistics gel.  He says that the test was through a couple of layers of denim into his Sim Test block.   http://mousegunaddict.blogspot.com/2012/04/another-realistic-380-acp-vs-9mm-test.html   Anyhow, the results from those, two sources pretty closely match with results of other ballistics gel and wetpack tests that I have seen.

I'm in again. I guess I should go ahead and request whatever serial # I get on the lg101.

Battery life is an issue.  I would like for it to be more like 6 months rather than one.  Also bio-metric sensors still have a ways to go before I would trust my life to one working right.  A lot of things will cause your fingerprints to change a little and be unreadable to the sensor.  Get a cut on your finger, wont read.  Have an issue of dry skin or callouses, it won't read.  Been out working and got some dirt on your hand, it won't read.  It does have the key backup so its not any worse than a traditional key lock, but i find that people misplace the keys to bio-locks because they don,t plan on using the key.  Absolutely no discussion of price point.     Its a step in the right direction, but i'm skeptical.    

one day the 22 lr ammo will get back to somewhat normal prices.  i hope the wal mart butt heads will have to eat all the ammo they got. 

WHY did you have to do that? I was fine most of the day. My mother left us in January 2012. Every day I regret every cross word I ever said to her and every time I rolled my eyes when she called my cell phone. Every Christmas when she would put old pictures of my brother and I on the tree and I was embarrassed. Or ANY time I was ever annoyed or embarrassed by her, I realize I was being a punk. It took losing her and having a child of my own to realize that she really did have unconditional love for us.

Sup H.P.   I got out yesterday. Unfortunately, I must have had a batch of bad ammunition. It either went "bang" and nothing hit the paper or the bullet hooked left or sliced right. Hit to a non-threat and failure to nuetralize is still ringing in my ears. Sure beat cutting four acres of grass...

Gun and Knives......Peas and Carrots???   I'm IN....again.  Looks awsome.

[quote name="bersaguy" post="1147943" timestamp="1399824693"] I cannot remember at what time employers began using the term you are over qualified for a position but to me that is just Royal BS that they use to politely turn you down for employment. Being over qualified is a lot more than a polite way of turning someone down. There are all kinds of issues that are common when someone is more than just slightly "over qualified". One example is, say you hold a supervising position that you spent 5yrs working up to and then they hired me to work underneath you BUT my previous job was a position equal to the position that your boss holds. Now there's a potential issue with me "knowing better than you" or the other men and women under you realizing that I am more knowledgable than you and respecting my opinion more than yours? I think that if the guy in my position the "over qualified one" knowingly causes any of this he should be fired but this scenario can and does happen. One of the very top reasons for not hiring over qualified applicants is fear of investing time and money into training them to your way of doing things only for the applicant to get a call the next month saying thanks for giving me a crutch while I looked for a job that pays me for my qualifications but I've now found that job so I won't be working for you any longer. I can think of others off the top of my head but there's a few. I'm sure sometimes the excuse is used like you mentioned but it is a legitimate problem. Personally I think that if someone wants the job and is willing to accept that even though he knows more than his position requires it is still his position.

Hitting your thumb with a hammer is bad, I can hammer with both hands, so guess what I have done in the past. Putting on my roof years ago, yep, first the right thumb, not 5 nails latter, left thumb.

On my way to Scotland for work fellows, Should be three weeks, I will update this when I can as Dave should be sending me pictures of the build when possible,

Been there done that, THREE times in my life.   The first time I went to the ER and learned my lesson. Several thousands of dollars in medical expense for an x-ray to confirm what I knew, a splint and a Rx for pain medication, not to mention the long long waste of my time.   Unless it's mangled or cut off, not much they can do?

Yes but after you shoot the ammo, it is gone forever, however these knives should last you a lifetime as long as you do not lose them. Guys, I promise only to do 2 runs a year, that way we all can have money left over for our gun addictions!

If you are in my home uninvited, you are considered a threat to myself and my family and will be dealt with accordingly. I do not know the laws regarding this, but I do know my family is more important than some common burglar.

wileecoyote, on 08 May 2014 - 12:59 AM, said:   "If a threat emerges or advances near your safe room, you call out loudly that you are armed and will shoot to defend yourself if needed, ordering them to leave immediately, and that police are on the way."   I just don't think that yelling out loudly from a safe room would be my choice in this situation because if the perp / intruder / intruders are armed the might just begin shooting into the room endangering you and your loved ones. I am going to be the one that begins sending hot lead down range first and letting my firearm do the talking and then if they are able they can run or do what ever they are able to do at that point. I by all means want the be the one that shoots first and a lot to protect my family.....jmho

Great Weekend !! A balding white haired man from Naples, Florida walked into a jewelry store this past Friday evening with a beautiful, much younger gal at his side. He told the jeweler he was looking for a special ring for his girlfriend. The jeweler looked through his stock and brought out a $5,000 ring. The man said, 'No, I'd like to see something more special.' At that statement, the jeweler went to his special stock and brought another ring over. 'Here's a stunning ring at only $40,000, the jeweler said. The lady's eyes sparkled and her whole body trembled with excitement. The old man seeing this said, 'We'll take it.' The jeweler asked how payment would be made and the man stated, 'By check. I know you need to make sure my check is good, so I'll write it now and you can call the bank Monday to verify the funds, and I'll pick the ring up Monday afternoon.' On Monday morning, the jeweler angrily phoned the old man and said: 'There's no money in that account.' 'I know,' said the old man…. 'But let me tell you about MY WEEKEND!!!'

When I was in high school (graduated in 2008), we were taught to take and pass tests. Most of the homework was nothing but exercises focusing on test material. Teacher's curriculums were based on standards, if I recall correctly: set by the government. I think this all started when I was in middle school, and became more and more severe every year. By senior year, school was a joke. When I was in college, this wasn't as much of an issue. The bigger issue was the teachers that would push an agenda on you. This wasn't as big of a deal for me, because a good chunk of my classes were online. In the classroom it was more apparent. Some legitimate questions I had posed to some professors was met with redicule rather than any serious consideration of answering said question. Another problem with college was the lack of meaningful application: more what and how, but seldom why. I quit college with an A.A.S., and I was four classes shy of a bachelors. But after putting up with all the bs involved in getting a degree, I just didn't see the value anymore. College is nothing but a business these days. The school system is nothing but sham, too. I don't care that people see me as a selfish nihilistic bastard for my views on formal education. I just think the fact that so few people see through the B.S. that comprises formal education today, that participation in society is almost disheartening. Yeah, there is a tiny chance that I "could" have gotten a subjectively "better" job if I stuck out four more classes... but that is so superficial to me, it's maddening. But for some reason, I wouldn't take the choice of going to college back. I feel like if I didn't experienfe all of that tomfoolery first hand, I'd still be a sheep that thinks the government and corporations only have people's best interest, like I was taugh in k-12. I'd probably still believe everything reported on the news was true and not manufactured. I'd probably still be walking around with blinders on as it seems so many Americans do. My entire world view and philisophical views have devoloped far beyond what I ever cared for. Some people think I'm crazy, and that makes me smile. Some people think I'm a total asshole, and that too makes me smile. I just don't see how home schooling could be any worse. Wow...that escalated quickly...sorry to anyone who wasted two minutes of their life reading that.

One Llama turns to another Llama and says "Wanna go on a picnic? Alpaca lunch !  "      :rofl:  :rofl:  :rofl:  :rofl:  :rofl:

  First Congrats.   Second, be careful upgrading Girl Friend 1.1 to Wife 2.0.   The new version does normally have a few undiscovered bugs included that were never noticed in Girl Friend 1.1.

I've basically stopped shooting esp rimfire.    I can shoot 9mm reloads for what .04-.07 per round, so I just cant justify .10-.11/round for .22lr.

I just read a story that CCI is adding capital equipment. In this economy manufacturers are leery of making capital equipment expenditures for a demand that will not stay high. Unless there is some political intervention; supplies will return. Now whether or not prices will return is anybody’s guess, if folks are willing to pay the price they won’t, unless stock is sitting on the shelves. The gun haters didn’t create this pricing and hording; gun owners did. The firearms market will have to straighten it out.

Only issue I've seen with a Smith not opening was when the screwed in section at the end of the crane arm backed out and was closed. It closed fine but got caught up in the shroud. Hold int the release forward and applying some pressure got it opened again, then we tightened it up and all was well again. No idea if any of the above applies with your revolver or not.

It's amazing that some people think that carrying with an empty chamber is safer.   One in the pipe - always.