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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.

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  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.

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.

Had a dog attack my wife in our yard a few years ago and the pistol I had on me had a empty chamber and malfunctioned hanging a round sideways when I racked the slide so I had to resort to knife and hand to hand combat with it. Since then all pistols are ready to go at all times and the shotgun is too. Btw the wife has great respect with what I can do with a blade if I have to now lol.

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.

    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.

I'm in, and I'll stick with lucky #16.

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

Well I'm still in haha.

Wait until you start collecting exotics!  This is what happened to me.  I started making them years ago because I loved the exotic holsters.  It went from hobby to addiction to curse!  Welcome to the club! :o)

  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.

You're not alone! It's not easy to find the perfect fit and that's what happens, I considered selling some but haven't gotten past the thought :)

i was born in 1986 but i love 80's tech and cartoons :P NES ftw!!   http://youtu.be/n5i91rOlFMY

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.    

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.

Ok, I told myself I would not do this but there are plenty here who haven't seen it. BTW, these are separate incidents. I have also smashed my thumb to oblivion but no pictures of it but I did figure out how to sleep with my hand up in the air like a 3rd grader trying to get the teacher's attention. My thumb met a very sharp knife and required a trip to the ER. This one my thumb got sucked into a router bit and I decided I didn't need to go to the hospital even though I probably should have. My poor thumb doesn't even look right and the skin grows all kinds of funky. Hang in there I know your pain.

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!

I can't imagine actually looking for a job these days. I've been self employed for so long I feel pretty certain I couldn't handle the bs involved in getting hired. I'd open my mouth and have to get SNAP and a free phone and whatever else is out there. I'm pretty sure I'm unemployable at this point in my career.

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.

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!!!'

Any company that won't give someone a job because they were home schooled is probably doing that person a favor.

I have never been asked in my adult life to show proof of any of my education or certifications. High School or College level. I am in a mid level management position for a Fortune 500 company. I have dozens of certifications from the company, and as far as we go, that is all that is required.

  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 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.