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Any report of child abuse should be taken seriously and investigated. On the other hand if the allegations are proven false those who filed the false report should be charged criminal as well as be forced to pay restitution for the damaged reputation.   Because he is a celebrity of sorts within the gun community they are going to run with this and shut him down.

My favorite part:

I would have asked what my gun has to do with some other guys misplaced non working bomb.

News said the sheriff's office said it was self inflicted asphyxiation.   It is a sad day because I have watched every single one of his movies. Good or bad they were all entertaining and we always looked forward to seeing him on other shows as well.

Protech has added our knife to their website, Pretty cool!   http://www.protechknives.com/knives/switchblades/les-george-rockeye-auto-knives.asp

If the guy is being polite about it and all it may not hurt to meet up with him and check it out. If he is being loud and obnoxious about it i'd be less inclined to meet back up with him. Never know what may happen. Especially with guns involved. Unless there was ever any doubt something was wrong I'd end it with troubleshooting. I know most of my guns front to back though so a problem like that would be fairly easy to debunk.   I had a guy call me irate about a 12 gauge pump pistol grip shotty that I sold him. Wouldn't chamber a round he said. I knew it would and trouble shooted with him for 10 minutes or so. He called me everything under the sun but I wasn't going to give him his money back. For all I know he just robbed a bank with it....... He text me later on saying "he was trying 20 gauge shells in it....my bad."

I was just thinking......"or he could have just been full of ####". :shrug:

The sad thing in losing this member was that he actually had some useful stuff to contribute.  He through hiked the Appalachian Trail with what most would consider ultralight gear.  From my perspective, being able to hike 2000 miles with less than 20lbs. on your back gives you some wisdom that a lot of folks on here could benefit from.    I hope that he finds what he's looking for.

I decided to try a few different things. This knife has three first for me. A stacked leather washer handle, a distal taper, and a bull horn pommel. The blade stills needs finish sanded, and the handle has a few rough spots to work out. So far I love the feel, and that distal taper makes it stupid fast in the hand. 10.5" 1095 distal tapered blade, stakced leather washer handle with mink oil finish, mild steel guard, bull horn pommel. I'm gonna enjoy this one

Waiting for me in a Safe at Protech is a one of only 2 made Custom Godfather Stainless Steel frame one end DLC one end satin with Red Coral Handles and a Chad Nichols Blackout Stainless Damascus Blade, it is without a doubt one of the best looking knifes I have ever seen, Dave sent me a teaser picture Here it is It will be around the end of the year before I have this knife but will absolutely be worth the wait

Dirk Diggler?  :lol:

If you don't want any attention while carrying, keep it concealed at all times. If you opt to carry in a manner which is partially or completely visible, then be prepared to receive attention periodically, most of which will not be positive or desired, and some of which may be quite dangerous. Legal or not, open carry is a bad idea. It should be legal everywhere and always, but practiced nowhere and never. If you feel otherwise then don't complain when you are the recipient of said "attention".

:)

  Well that was one of his claims....., sort of like him saying that he was such a great shooter that he didn't need a good trigger.  :ugh:

[quote name="gregintenn" post="1178101" timestamp="1407716872"]I'll be the first to admit I don't know much about Iraq, but honestly, I don't give two hoots about anyone who calls it home.[/quote] Many of the good people I used to know have been slaughtered or displaced. Just a few years ago these men took on the task of fighting the extremists alone, as we stepped back. Many of those dudes had experienced many years of war. Unlike me who was able to return to the states after a deployment, these men lived it everyday. They saw their buddies maimed and killed. Some of them had family members murdered, simply because they see related to a man in uniform. These people were no different than you or I. They just wanted to scrape out a living and raise a family. Now many if them are dead. Not much we can do for those brave dudes in the Sunni Arab sector, but we can help the Kurds, Yazidis and Assyrians. No reason not to. They are not our enemy, yet they are being slaughtered by our enemy. Let's lob some bombs and help them out a bit if we can. I realize those folks me nothing to you, but they mean something to somebody, and they don't deserve what is happening to them. These are the type of people I joined to help. I fought along side these people, and they risked their life for me and I for them. Now they are desperate, and no one is willing to help them.

If you don't care about innocent people than you don't care; that's your choice and your right.   For me, I'm thankful that there are people who do care about others...those are the kinds that become police officers, fire fighters, soldiers and doctors and nurses. Personally, I have had periods in my life when I didn't care much for other human beings but I found it to be a pretty empty existence.   The U.S. can't change the world but if we aren't willing to help innocent populations when it's within our power to do so then what the hell good are we?

He owns nothing except a laptop and Internet connection, lives under a bridge, smokes a little weed and knows the answer to life :)

Was designing decals the other night to sell and I came up with this...

Pretty interesting read what Cabelas did: http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2014/08/daniel-zimmerman/st-louis-cabelas-protects-guns-rioters/ St. Louis Cabela’s Protects Guns From Looters By Dan Zimmerman on August 11, 2014 Here’s a TTAG Eyewitness News report from our local correspondent, Dirk Diggler, who sent these phone pics. After last night’s looting in nearby Ferguson, Missouri, the St. Louis Cabela’s store (which is located about five miles west of Ferguson in nearby Hazelwood) has taken precautions to protect its firearms inventory. The store is located in a large shopping center called the St. Louis Outlet Mall. Dirk reports that every entrance to the mall has at least one squad car on prominent display and there are policemen posted both at Cabela’s front door and inside the store . . . There are only long guns on display, safely behind the counter. All handguns have been removed from the glass display cases to protect against flash mob-style smash-and-grab attempts. Specific firearms customers want to see are brought out one at a time from storage off the sales floor. The usually accessible racks of long guns leading toward the gun library have been emptied. And access to the more valuable firearms in the gun library is now blocked by a wall of gun safes that have been moved into position to block the doors. Dirk reported that Cabela’s staff didn’t know when things would return to normal. He was told that the gun counter is “under orders” to operate this way until further notice. Whether those orders came from Cabela’s headquarters or the local police wasn’t clear.

Today I went out to our properties to reset the cameras for the coming season. Besides the absolute monsoon that I got caught in, this was a productive day. Really looking forward to this season!

[quote name="TMF" post="1178608" timestamp="1407809236"]Most males are minimalists until they meet a woman. I suppose I'd be living in a tiny cockroach apartment if I was single. Hell, I did when I was single. Upgrading to a home and nice things isn't selling out. Every person had to change a little for the person we love. Otherwise I'd have crappy furniture and eating chili dogs and ramen noodles nonstop with a chaser of PBR. I changed some of my ways not because I sold out. I just value the wants and desires of my wife more than my own. Thinking that your needs are more important than having a meaningful relationship is a technique, but you'll miss out on a lot.[/quote] Before we got married my wife would hardly even come inside my apartment unless it was to clean that crack dump. I have absolutely zero desire to return to that. Once you've tasted steak it's hard to go back to spam.

Wow , I hope when I go I get an Obit like this !

I just love Damascus blades!

I purchased a used gun, then sold it to buy something else before putting a single round through it. The person I bought it from claimed it functioned perfectly, so I had no reason to believe otherwise.   Shortly after selling it to a young guy, I received a nasty email. The gun did not function, and he assumed I was aware of this before selling it.  The manufacturer quit making this gun several years ago, so the parts weren't plentiful or cheap. I searched the interwebs until I found the parts. After paying roughly $70 for the parts, I delivered them to the young man's house, installed them, and ensured the gun functioned properly.   The $70 loss really sucked, but I felt it was the right thing to do in my situation. 

  I hope you are talking about the 1880s.   :bat: :bat: :bat:

O Captain, my Captain

He was only reporting there because he heard they were protecting long guns :rofl:

Have you not got that repaired yet?     and do not worry that has been sorted

Do what you think is right, and be done.  Be warned I have seen buyers remorse before, guy buys a gun, and shoots it, doesn't like it or his buddies shame him with his trade/purchase, and then he comes up with a lame excuse, it doesn't work.  My recommendation, work with the guy within reason, but that is all.

Maybe he has a knife cane and the gun was a decoy to draw in would be victims.  :rofl:  I mean when else are you gonna get to use a knife cane?

Open vs Concealed carry, blah blah blah; you do what you want to do.  Some people just don't understand how to mind their own damned business when they go out and about, and want to make sure you're aware of their opinion.  I'm still amazed to know that someone actually carries using one of those versacarry things.

I am guessing if there was even a hint of this being true they would have never let the kid go back with him.  Just another vengeful ex who is jealous she doesn't get to spend his money.

Can only speculate until all the details are investigated. I will say from personal experience that some people can be very vindictive and will fabricate and stretch the truth in order to get revenge against others... I am no fan of the series, but hope for his and the child's sake that the allegations are proven to be false...

He annoyed me.  I'm not upset. 

Doesn't really matter what folks think, he's the only person who knows for sure whether he hit him on purpose or by negligence. Unless he was to confess to intent, no jury could charge him. I know one thing for sure though; that idiot would still be alive if he'd stayed his stupid butt in the car.

Probably not....but it just doesn't make it right in my mind to allow people to be slaughtered either because no one would return the favor...

I don't have any problems with contrarian views on things. While AB28's most recent posts would have been better in their own thread - as opposed to junking up someone else's - as a staff we have zero issue with contrarian views. And frankly, we encourage those debates so long as they're civil and the participants are willing to bring more to the conversation than rote talking points. AB28's last two posts were racist in a way that was so over the top that I have to believe it was intentionally provocative. I don't think anyone of my generation uses that language without knowing exactly what they're doing. We strive to create community here. As a general rule, I think we do a pretty good job, and our members are just as responsible as the staff for creating that. We will have no tolerance for racist language. It makes me sad if you feel that in your own life, but to be clear, if you express that language here you're gone. Period.

I see a victim who walked into traffic -- he was very much alive when his car came to a halt.

This. I guy in a black suit jumps out of his car and walks across a dimly lit track though cars that are racing; and some jump to “murder”. Ridiculous.

Just picked up this Pioneer Arms AK about 3 weeks ago from Aim. For a budget AK I am pretty impressed. Finish is nice deep black although doubt finish will hold up very well and has chrome lined barrel. There seems to be conflicting reports on who makes and where the parts are sourced. I wasn't to concerned as it is a project AK not something I'm keeping original. Only thing that concerns me is the bolt carrier is cast. The gun is imported by I.O. For those wondering. Mag fit has been excellent with the 2 x Tapco (came with) and 4 x Yugo BHO mags I have on hand with extremely small amount of wobble. Trigger is nothing great and not as good as my M92 but appropriate for the price point. Function was troublesome when I first shot it as the bolt was hanging on the hammer every 2-3 rounds. A little sanding on the hammer and rails and now shoots great and action is smoothest I felt on a lower end AK. Accuracy was about 2-2.5" at 50yds unsupported prone with Wolf ammo which isnt bad with irons on an AK for me. I'm sure it will tighten up a bit with an optic and rifle rest. The sights required no adjustment which was surprising as I doubt they zero at 50 or at all at the factory. As you can see I added a Krebs ambi safety as I am left handed. I hate the phrase "game changer" but this really made the AK much more appealing to me as I can run the safety with a flick of my thumb. I will add updated pics today once I install the Rifle Dynamics stock adapter and FSC47 brake I got this week. Update #1 Rifle Dynamics Stock Adapter w/CTR and QD end plate, FSC47 brake Update #2 Krebs Keymod Rail and Cerakote Magpul OD Green compliments of amendment2customcoatings (his Facebook has better photos)

Got my stamp today! Right at 9 months

  Sorry, but I have to call BS on that statement.   Care to post where you got that info from?

And since when was privacy a right? I can look through your living room window, walking by on the street & know more about you than you'd like. Maybe get some tinfoil curtains to go with the hats ;)

I trust my handloads, but prefer to carry factory SD ammo. I don't shoot enough SD ammo to notice the savings or warrant the perceived risk.   Even if nobody has ever been prosecuted for using handloads, I feel better knowing thers's one less thing to defend if, God forbid, I ever find myself in court. I can always use one less thing to worry about.

OK, first off, I hate Nascar/Oval track/etc racing as making a left turn around the world does nothing for me,   Is Stewart an azz? I have no idea. Is the other driver stupid for getting out and chasing Stewart down on a dimly lit track in the middle of a race? Absolutely.  I can only say that Darwin won.

  He 'punched the gas' to slide the rear end away from the guy, was a damn good attempt at trying to avoid him imo.

Murder or Accident?  At this point, not a single one of us has any idea, but it sure is sad.

  Nah, he did it to spin the car away from him.  Hard to tell from the video, but those tracks can be so tacky sometimes that if you walk on it with loose shoes, it's literally like glue and you will step right out of them (have done it plenty of times myself).  The quickest way to turn a car on a tacky track is to slide the rear end around and he was definitely sliding inside, not towards the guy.

Not any more.

Dude what is up with you lately? Every post I see from you is basically saying that nothing is worth it. In the shotgun thread you were going on and on about how it was pointless, and how there was no need for expensive things. In the thread about eggs you were going on about buying cheap beaters since nice cars are useless. Now you are carrying on about how buying a nice knife is useless since you can make do with a serviceable one you make. Which, btw, won't be very serviceable unless its made from a high carbon steel and heat treated. Otherwise its just a k ife shaped object that will never hold an edge and will bend easily. I'm not picking on you, just saying there is no need to constantly run down people spending money on things they want. Its starting to be like hanging out with Eeyore. To Mav, hurry up and post pics. The suspense is killing us lol.