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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

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

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: 

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.

Save a little more and buy a Liberty safe. Also, get one way bigger than you think you need. I wish someone would have given me this advice years ago.

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, 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 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.

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)

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.    

O crap, count me in.

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. 

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.

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.

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?

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.

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!!!'

  Don't really know about groups as I don't shoot that way, ;) but i can tell you with the Primary Arms 1-6 ACSS 300 scope, I can hit anything I want to within 2"-3". I don't really do well with stock sights either. I usually run a TWS Dogleg Rail with a Kel-tec peep sight on the rear and with the increased sight radius and better sight picture you can hit anything you can see. It makes a tremendous difference.

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

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.

[quote name="Raoul" post="1147764" timestamp="1399753131"]This year she has a group of kids that refuse to learn anything. They won't even try. Their parents do not care.[/quote] This is the crux of the education issue, not liberal teachers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well, lets see. Last time I was asked to provide proof of my high school education by providing a diploma I told the potential employer that I had not seen my diploma since about a day after I receive it. I hung it on the wall of my parents home and while I was in the military they sold our ranch and moved twice during the time I was out of the country and you are the first company that has requested to actually see a copy of my diploma. The man said no diploma no job. I said ok and I went to the high school I graduated from in 1966 to get a copy of my diploma. Guess what? The school I went to is no longer a high school but a middle school and I am told that all the records of graduates from William James High School had been relocated to the Dickson County High School. I drive to the Dickson County High School and ask them for a copy of my diploma. Guess what? They cannot find a record of me ever attending Dickson County School. I explain to them that back then it was White Bluff High School and school name was William James High School. Back when they began re arranging all of the school systems and making all these stupid school levels like Grammar, middle, Jr High and High Schools all the records from all the schools in the existing schools were moved to the main county High school for safe keeping and now they tell me they can't find a record of me attending a Dickson county High School or graduating and I said well , lets see if you can find my diploma for my lawyer. I also learned that every person in my graduating class was having the same problem and none had a copy of their  diploma because they didn't want to fight them. Well I love a good fight, especially when I can show a county just how stupid they are about their record keeping and the future of many peoples lives. My Lawyer contacted the Dickson county School Board by way of a written  request demanding that the Dickson County School system produce a copy of my Diploma and all of my school grades and records. He gave them 10 days. The 10 days came and went with no reply. I guess they thought I was going to go away like the others did that asked for theirs did. Nope , my lawyers next move was to get a court order served on the Dickson County School Board Superintendent  to provide me with a copy of my diploma and the judge only gave them 10 days also. We ended up in Court about a month later and they said they told the court that they had no records of my ever attending a Dickson County High School And the judge ask them if they could provide proof I did not attend a Dickson County High School? And they said if they have no record of my attending a Dickson County High school that should be proof enough. The judge did not accept that and he then requested that the Dickson County School board provide any and all records of the William James High School of White Bluff Tennessee since they are now the operators of said school in a middle school level. They ask for time and the judge gave the 30 days. In 30 days they came back to court and their attorney had to admit that the Dickson County School Board had either misplaced or destroyed all of the records from William James High School during the transition of the county's school reorganization program. The judge calmly looked at the attorney and said you and your school system have lost or misplaced the papers and records that could effect the outcome of hundreds or maybe thousands of High school graduates futures. Sir, that is unacceptable. He said this cases is in recess for 2 hours in which I will make a decision as to what course of action the court will take on this issue.  (Now remember this all began because 1 guy at 1 company said he would not employ me as a mechanic without a diploma)    Back in court the judge had made his decision. He issued a court order demanding that from that date with was April 10th 1976 to the year 2025 the Dickson County School System is required by law to provide to any applicant requesting a copy of their diploma that attending the William James High School between the years of 1950 and 1980 a Dickson County High School Graduation Diploma. 1980 was when all of the records from William James High School were transferred to the protection of the Dickson County School system for safe keeping during the school reorganization. I found out later that three of my class mates actually sued the Dickson County School System for money due to the damage they had experienced because they had been denied entry into higher education programs because they could not provide the grade point averages required to enter the college to further their educations once they learned they could receive diplomas.  Yea, I admit it, I'm a trouble maker............ :stir: :stir:

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.

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

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.

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

I have tried the RCBS swager, the Lee and Lyman reamers and they are all slow and tedious to use.  I finally bought one of the Dillon Super Swagers and it works great!,  Simple and fast to use and does not cause blisters of sore fingers.  Its price is a little higher than the rest but well worth it.  I am just a little miffed I did not buy one years ago!