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BOTH ITEMS HAVE BEEN SPOKEN FOR! EDIT: Cherokee Slim has taken the press. EDIT: otnman has taken the magazines. As the title states, I'm giving these items away to the next to people who sign up for a Benefactor subscription. The first person to show proof of purchase will get first pick. If we cannot arrange for local pickup, I will ship on my dime. First item is a Lee reloading press. It appears to have be used very little. Second item(s) are two Ram-Line 10/22 - 77/22 magazines. One is a 50-round, and the other is a 20-round.

This is a modified wharncliff I made for my daughter in law to her specifications. It's made from 1095 5/32 " thick carbon steel professionally heat treated to RC 59/60. It has a blade length of about 4 1/4" with an over all length of 8 1/2". It was twice etched then lightly sanded with 800 grit to reveal the details. The scales are Australian redwood burl mixed with alumilite. Still need a sheath....I'll get to it soon.

This. I'm gunna start saying that 12g buckshot is going to be banned. I have a metric crapload of that stuff, and I really want a new Mustang.

NOTHING HAS BEEN BANNED!!!!

The weather stinkin' sucks this morning.....that's how the weather is right now. Wind driven snow/sleet with a wind chill of 9. I hate winter.

  :rolleyes:   There's a lot of other crap a 1911 won't do either.  Like run when it's full of mud, or carry 15 rounds in the same size frame as that Glock 19, or get carried by more police forces than any other handgun, or.... you get the point.   I'm a huge 1911 fan but I am also a huge Glock fan, and a huge M&P fan, etc.  Each have their strengths, each have their weaknesses.  But this slide breakage isn't an inherent weakness of that Glock any more than a freak frame-crack on a 1911 is a weakness of that platform.

My grandmother put two rounds of .32 long from a S&W revolver(her purse gun and the only one she ever bothered carrying) in a guy attempting to rob the family bar back in the 80s. He apparently died before he got back to his car in the parking lot. The human body generally has an adverse reaction to new holes. Not saying that he couldn't carry something better or more modern, but having a firearm you're comfortable carrying and using if need be is better than leaving one you don't like at home in a drawer. Grandpa was THP so he carried a .357 on his hip and a .38 on his ankle but I never heard of him using either, he much prefered a shotgun. He had one for his cruiser and one for the family LTD.   I have no clue how long the guy actually lived after being hit as I was 3 at the time, but a picture of his body laying dead in the parking lot was posted behind the bar until my grandmother passed away many years later.

Every now & then, even I manage to find a nut!

Get him a nice wheel gun?  :shrug:

What TDR doesn't mention in the fine print, is that this is like prison and you've just become 'his'.   Godspeed 

Join the club. My pops is the same way... I guess that's what happens when we get old maybe? Mine has a decent gun, and carries it in the door pocket of his truck. I helped him haul some stuff to the dump the other day, I'm driving and I look down and his HK USP is completely rusted. I asked him "Hey, your gun looks pretty dirty pop. Have you fired it in a while?" He goes "Funny you say that, tried to shoot a coon that gets into our trash with it the other day and it wouldn't fire" I'm thinking to myself.... "They WTH are you still carrying it!?" Who carries a gun that doesn't work!? What's your plan, throw it at them? So as far as advice.... This is what I did. I said... "Lemme take that thing home and clean it up for you. Looks like it could use a detail" To which he of course agreed. I took it completely down for a full inspection and detail, rust removal.... :ugh: .... and I bought him a box of good defense ammo. Since he had it loaded (only 5 rounds also... :squint: ) with VERY old flat nose target rounds. I go out there to shoot with him almost every week, so I'm adding more pistol shooting to the mix and I'm going to just have a talk with him about his carry. Advice: So... maybe buy him an acceptable carry gun? If it's a gift from his son, he might carry it instead. :2cents:

Well, I should know better than to get involved in this thread but will anyway, just a little. I got caught up in the bass fishing craze back in mid 80's. Talk about getting hooked, it was worse then cocaine and heroine for me. I finally was able to kick the addiction about 3 years ago. That was after 5 new Bass Boats, All Skeeters and about $40,000.00 in tackle and rod & reels. Also made all my own soft Plastic baits myself. Made and sold baits to other anglers. I was on the water an average of 3-4 days or nights a week. Fished Local and regional Bass tournaments winning many of them over the years. Only used Bait casting reels for every application of the art of bass fishing. Never had less then 10 rods on the deck when boat was in the water. My Son in law got the fever from me about 6 years ago and now what tackle and rods I didn't sell he has along with my last Skeeter Boat. All I can say is don't let it get to deep into you blood stream because Cocaine is like candy compared to Bass fishing. Here's a few of the boat my Son in law has now but pictures are from when I had it. All of the reels on the rods are Shimano Chronarchs and all of the rods for the most part are custom rods costing several hundred dollars to have made. Well, can't show all this and not add a few fish pictures........ :up: [url=http://s218.photobucket.com/user/softbaitmaker/media/Misc/Skeeter%20Boat/DSCF0028_zpsd78e4f3a.jpg.html][/URL] [url=http://s218.photobucket.com/user/softbaitmaker/media/Misc/Skeeter%20Boat/DSCF0027.jpg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s218.photobucket.com/user/softbaitmaker/media/My%20Fish/DSCF0557.jpg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s218.photobucket.com/user/softbaitmaker/media/My%20Fish/SM.jpg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s218.photobucket.com/user/softbaitmaker/media/My%20Fish/DSCF0578.jpg.html][/URL]

Find some Krylon, not Rustoleum, chalkboard paint. That stuff is a lot more durable than regular Krylon. Been using it on guns for years and have always been impressed.

My buddy Brad said " Everything mechanical breaks eventually"...Yep. he's right. :cool: I was at the range doing some practice drills last Sunday. Completely uneventful range session. When I got home I actually decided to clean my Glock 19. Now that's not something I do after each range session.(I normally just run a bore snake through it) Yes, I can be abusive to my Glock. But having better than 30K of rounds through it, I've come to trust that little sucker. I'll treat her better in the future. Here's a few pics of what I found... Well Heck! So now I know for certain that a Glock can be broken...you just have to shoot it enough! Actually I thought it would take more rounds than that... fwiw I do change my RSA every 1500-2000 rounds and keep my Glocks appropriately lubed. I contacted Anthony at the Glock service department in Smyrna and he told me to mail it to them. So I did...it should arrive by Friday. We'll see what happens. As an aside. I carry AIWB in a Dale Fricke Archangel holster. It accommodates my G 17 and G 26...so I'm GTG until my 19 comes home. But lesson learned on one front...I will be purchasing another 19...just in case. :ugh: http://dalefrickeholsters.com/product/archangel-appendix-carry/

As an instructor and veteran collector / shooter / gunsmith for over 30 years, I have owned, shot, and worked on every gun in this thread plus many others. And I've helped fit hundreds of folks with their defense guns. My $0.02: I refuse to have a manual safety on any carry or defensive gun. Works fine at the range and in training, but for many folks this is forgotten or cumbersome when adrenaline hits during a life or death situation, I know this from personal experience on several occasions. If you must have a manual safety then you better shoot and train with it several times per month, every month, many thousands of rounds to minimize the risk. As far as size, any gun that is too thick, heavy, or difficult to conceal will be left at home at least some of the time, so pick a gun that you can always carry and fully conceal, even when you are wearing shorts and a t-shirt with no belt in 100 degree heat. A gun that is slightly uncomfortable to fire at the range is still way better than a more comfortable gun that is left at home when the crap hits the fan, and when adrenaline hits you won't notice a little trigger creep or few extra pounds of pressure. With all that said, and for many many other reasons, a Ruger LCP is always with me. I sometimes also have other arms, but the LCP is attached just like my wallet, keys, and kidneys. And I highly recommend the CTC laser which automatically turns on when you grip the gun. It's perfect for defense use, at defense distances, and allows you to focus on the threat.

My father was 81 years old when he passed away and carrying one of these in a shoulder rig from the time he got it in 1968 I believe. He shot a would be robber in 1971 that broke into our home. The robber was also armed but one shot from the .44 Mag and the guy dropped to the floor dead. He said it was the best money he ever spent on anything in his life. He was a WWII vet in the Pacific and wasn't a believer in small caliber weapons. So I wish you the best in dealing with your dad cause I know what's like trying to educate my old man about new stuff.

I might be a bit biased.

And that's why I'm an admitted Colt Steel Guy.

That's like wearing out a Toyota. 

Wowzers. That's a new one for me! Wonder when that happened, and how many rounds it fired without a hitch in that condition. Cool that it stayed together. Looks like it still had about 70% coverage around the guide rod/spring. Steve Hennessey, tuner of perfomance cars, says if you aren't breaking them, you aren't trying hard enough. That's after his 1,000 HP Viper caught on fire as a car mag was reviewing it against some other exotics. Haha!

Then sell it for 1000% profit. Just say it's what Chris Costa used to hunt with.

You have some folks that want to appear pro gun to the NRA but aren't really pro gun.  It is easier on them to not have a vote on an NRA sponsored bill than to actually vote against an NRA sponsored bill.

...for the 2015 election of NRA directors.   Well, Ronnie Barrett definitely gets a vote.   John K Brown should not be considered.   Sean Maloney and Timothy Knight are petition nominees endorsed by Soldier of Fortune.   Don't know a lot about the rest   What say you?

No , not more cow bell ..... help me find the best price on a Thompson 1927 Deluxe with a 50 round drum ......

I'll keep my Diesel too...and its American Made. It's nice to know his older brother can do this http://youtu.be/8hZhaF1ZzQ4

Ya know, if it was not called a "penetrator" this particular round would probably have never been questioned.   BTW, Google is an incredible and very easy to use tool. ;)

I gotta agree with you, Prag.   More importantly it's good hear no one was hurt and folks are now looking to their own guns for possible defects.   If I remember a historical fact correctly, it was said the original Colt 1911's were supposed to be retired after 100k rounds through  them due to possible metal fatigue caused by different metallurgy back then. The 1911A1's were supposed to be OK, though.  :)   I hope no one takes this as a challenge to run 100K + rounds through their Glock as it isn't.   Lp

The overwhelming choice between 3 different forums was the middle one followed by the top one. So I've sold the first and second one and still have the bottom one available. I have to make sheaths for about 7 knives before I do anything else. Then I have enough steel on hand to start 3 of the top knives. I need to order steel to make a bunch of the second ones and more of the top ones. I plan on making them with maybe a variation or two to the scales and general appearance but otherwise they will be the same. I plan on used some of the small pieces of handle material I have available. That will able me to keep costs down. I'm gonna make them and make them available as they appear with no special orders. I'm gonna make belt sheaths for all of them out of kydex. So anyway....that's the plan.

I've got 2000 rounds of 62 grain green tip. Think I'll sell it and use the money to buy back 3000 rounds of 55 grain.

He sure is. He has been flying for 25 years and already has what looks like a hobby shop at his house.

You want it you got it, Toyota

Well anything's possible but most of the breakages I've seen on Gaston's Tupperware have been polymer frame or internal parts related. I am certain you will receive a new replacement slide from Glock if not a replacement pistol because they're that kind of a quality first, customer service company. My guess is that slide had a stress defect that finally let go on you. A full muzzle first drop assembled or disassembled could induce a stress fracture as well. Bottom line Kaka happens to any and all firearms or related gear but now you've got a cool "I broke a Glock" gun store/firing range story to tell.

Are those knives or cleavers? :p

At 2:30 this morning all we had was ice on the cars, at 6 AM SNOW!!!

  He also said,  "Where's your parts?  What do you mean where's your parts?  I stole from from you and sold them to other people?  Whaaaaaaaat?"

Hey, that is a bit personal. I am trying to fix my "meal" problem.

A broken Glock...  :stunned:    :screwy:     :panic:      :cry:     :)   I presume they'll just send you a new slide. 

I about lost it when she said they had to have eye contact while "cheering" their mugs together. The deliberate look he gave her was some funny stuff. I sure hope it makes it without being cancelled.

I'll paint it black, put some tactical doodads on it and see what kind of uneducated comments I can get.

Once I added a plus 2 extension to a 17 mag. I dropped said magazine on the hard concrete floor of my garage; the extension popped off dumping 19 Gold Dots all over the floor. At that moment I swore off of magazine extensions. I like the XGrip sleeves that fill in the gap when you use a 17 mag in a 19 for example. I use one with a G19 mag in the left side pocket on days when I pocket carry a 26. This, of course, requires the use of cargo shorts with big pockets. It is heavy but a very convenient way to be well-armed quickly.

Well, I bought a Tundra 3 weeks ago, only because my Fix Or Repair Daily truck has a "known defect" in the engine block design and I needed a new block. No thanks. After fixing a problem with a transmission leak in December, that again is a 'known issue' (pass through connector seal on the tranny was leaking because ford used rubber o-rings). Since I was just outside of the extended warranty it was out of my pocket to fix KNOWN problems with the design of the FORD. No thanks. Our last ford (a windstar) also had problems with ford using rubber where they shouldn't. Had to take the top part of the engine off to replace 6 bolts that had rubber seals with new ones that were of another material. When will ford learn not to use rubber seals when there is contact with petroleum products? Because I'll get asked :) the problem on my truck was that the rear passenger side of the engine was not getting enough oil so the cam phaser when out cause a horrendous "ticking" sound, so bad that my gas engine sounded like a diesel at idle. Two shops both said that they could replace the passenger side parts, but the problem would return, don't know when, could replace both sides and the problem would return, or, replace the engine block with a "redesigned" one that solves the oil flow problem (and replace a slew of parts along the way). Google "Ford engine tick" for more information. If you have a 2006 - 2010ish F150 might be worth while to check it out before you have the problem.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/125920344@N08/ Above is the link to some of the pictures I have taken in the last 10 months since i got bit by the photo bug.

As most of you know, Consumer Reports does reports every year that show the brands with the highest levels of reliability and the highest level of brand loyalty. Oddly enough, the least reliable vehicles often have the highest customer loyalty. Not sure what is wrong with people's brains that make them desire vehicles that they won't be able to drive, but I am a Japanese guy through and through. In my garage/driveway you will find a Toyota, a Honda, a Yamaha motorcycle, and a Honda motorcycle. I've done the "fix a car more than you drive it" thing the last time I bought American. Sorry, but I'd rather drive a vehicle than fix it. YMMV. 

The weather hasn't bothered my tomato plant. Freaking Miracle Grow potting mix, I hope it doesn't get much bigger till spring.

  Almost like it was planned that way...

I just bought 25 acres and I really love this place!! At first my daughter and her husband were going to move here but they have changed their mind, so now I live here alone! I do have Rheumatoid Arthritis but I am determined!!! I desperately need a game plan!!! I paid cash for farm and new 4 wheel drive toyota fj but what should I do first- goats, chickens, orchard, fruit trees, I need a lot but I choose to buy without going in debt - I am debt free now! Any advice would be appreciated! The firearms and ammo is covered - and coyotes are an issue! Thanks for any advice!!!

So why does the NRA have politicians fill out surveys on where they stand, but not people running for the board? I want to know where people stand on constutional carry, repealing the NFA, etc. As a life member I am sick of people who are just interested in keeping guns for hunting or sporting purposes.