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These are all made from the same blank. Amazing how different you can make the same blade look. Same size....optical illusion I guess with the bottom one being closest to the camera. All are 1095 carbon steel and the blade blank started the same. The OAL is 10' and blade length is 5". The one with the "rock" pattern is a bit heavier in that it's made from 3/16" thick steel. The other two are made from 5/32" thick steel. The IPE handled one with the OD Green and black G10 accents has the handle bobbed in the back a bit to make the look slightly different. They all have thumb jimping and lanyard hoe. From the top the rock pattern has Orange Agate handles with white liners and white and black accents. The middle one has Burmese Blackwood handles red G10 liners and red and white accents. The last one has IPE handles with OD G10 liners and black accents. I did bob the back of the handle a bit to give it a different look. I forgot to add the red/white accented blade had copper/brass and SS mosaic pins...the green and black accented one has SS mosaic pins and the Orange Agate handled one has brass pins.

You are all mistaken. There is no lasting or permanent record of all our purchases. Anywhere. Don't you believe that? I do...really. I do.

Getting in here way late, but I do have more than just a tiny bit of experience with Red Dot pistols.... There is a learning curve to it. It is not magic. You can't just buy one and it make you an awesome shooter. In fact if you are a GOOD shooter it might in fact make you a worse shooter for a while as you acclimate to the RDS. The first weekend after I got mine I shot a GSSF match and did better (demonstrably better) with my iron sighted gun than I did with my red dot gun. But that was comparing a gun I had less than 3 days with to a type of gun I'd been shooting for 20 years. Not a fair comparison at all. Part of that learning curve is finding the dot on the draw. If your draw is a random harem scarem "grip it, rip it and thrust it at the target and then try to find the sights" then you will be much slower finding the dot inside the little window. On the other hand if you smoothly draw the gun up into your eye line as you extend it while looking for the iron sights the dot will be there. This sounds simple (and is simple) but some people have a hard time with it until they actually PRACTICE doing it. The dot is not going to do anything for you at 3 to 5 yards that your irons will not do . The dot simply adds (and multiplies) your ability at distance. In fact once you cross the 15 yard line the dot is like cheating due to the much smaller aiming point . BUT....it takes some getting used to. One other added benefit to the red dot is it is an on board dry fire tool. You can use it for dry fire practice to see via the dot's movement just how much trigger finger finesse you have. If the dot pretty well stays on the front sight as you press the trigger then your trigger manipulation is solid. If it jumps all over the place as you press the trigger then you need to work a bit more to smooth out your trigger control. Here's one of mine......

Bought two guns in 3 days, both are chambered in 6.5x55. On top we have a Norwegian Krag Jorgensen. Best I can tell it's a model M1894 that's been turned into a civilian target rifle. The rear sight has been removed and a new handguard has been put on it. Not exactly sure where someone would have found a handguard this style that fits the rifle so nicely. The barrel and receiver match, along with other parts such as the barrel bands. But the stock and bolt have different serial numbers. Also what's odd, is the buttplate doesn't have an opening for storing a cleaning kit, even though the wood underneath it is drilled out.... But the buttplate matches the stock numbers, so who knows? Currently, it has a Lyman 57 SME peep sight. I looked into getting a rear sight and returning it to it's original configuration, but that will cost around $500 to do so, so for now, I'll just enjoy it as it is. The rifle on the bottom is a Swedish m94 Carbine, and it's my favorite of the two. Sure the rifling of the bore is a bit worn, the sling isn't leather, and the slide on the rear sight needs a new spring, but it's just such a cute little fellow. It's a cock on closing bolt, similar to the Lee Enfields, smooth operating, easy to disassemble/ clean, and coming in at 37 inches overall, it's a handy size. Seeing that the Norwegian Krag's aren't able to handle the higher pressures that the Swede can, I'll have to shoot up some of my commercial brass so I can reload for the Krag as safer pressures, but that's no big deal. Hope to get these both printed on paper relatively soon. I'm sure the soft recoil of the 6.5x55 will make both of these sweet shooters.

It is drying right now and the fit was super tight so I decided to put in a baggie now. Still need to do the edges, touch ups, some more oil, then the clear coat.

No problem at all, glad I can help you out! For many years, my Dad has made it a tradition to hike to the top of frog and back on New Years Day. Forest Service trail 64 to the top of frog is my suggestion. It is the most commonly hiked and trail conditions are usually good. It is one of the more difficult routes, but worth the trek. They recently installed new trail signs there because a portion is being used in conjunction with the Benton Mackaye trail. As far as water, I wouldn't rely on a water source in the late summer. There is a water source just down the trail from the summit (towards licklog ridge), but likely will not be yielding much/if any in August. Other options for you if you are interested would be to take 2 cars and go up one side of the mountain and come down another. None of your routes will be disappointing, but if you aren't familiar with the area, some of them can be a little confusing. However, if you don't choose the the Forest Service 64 trail, my second suggestion would be hiking up Wolf Ridge. Lastly, we have seen our fair share of bears in the CNF, but they aren't too much to worry about. If you know proper bear safety, you will be just fine. I, like you, choose to carry a pistol on most backpacking treks, but honestly it's more for the people than the bears. While I chuckle at the hillbilly comment, you will be 100% safe. On the other hand, I'm sure you know not to leave valuables in your car (especially for overnight trips.) More than happy to answer any more questions you have! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'd be buying a more powerful mower before even thinking about weedeating an acre.

Just got a new Superior Mater series 50 from Parkers Safe, He even brought it out July 4th and set it up. After talking to another company in the area and going out and looking, They never returned the 5 calls I placed on getting other info. Ended up calling Arron, he was very pleasant to deal with over a few months as I was deciding what to get. Ended up with the SM50 and I'm very impressed with the quality and personal experience with Superior and Arron. A few thumbs up and Highly recommend him if you are looking for a safe.

And ended up buying a rifle. This is the first actual store purchase I have made in 7 years. I partially hate myself for this, but behold, one of the fugliest rifles out there: ARX 100. It is ugly, light, fully ambidextrous, easy to use and Italian. Did I mention how ugly it is? I feel so guilty. But it was too good of a deal to even dream of passing up.

Does anyone actually think the gov isn't building as many databases that they can? Buwahahahaha think we still have privacy? Even more laughing!!!!! It's not funny at all but we aren't spending our hard earned tax money to build the largest day storage facility in the planet for nothing. (Or built by now) OP, glad it wasn't your actual firearm involved in the issue but if I were a betting man, it would be that our gov has as many records of firearms that there are in existence at their fingertips.

Great info! Thanks

Well, I went on line this morning and went to live chat on Amazon and got connected to a very nice person named John. After giving him my purchase information it took him about 3 minutes to come back and tell me they will be refunding my shipping costs and sales tax as I was not supposed to be charged either. My purchase was in fact list on free shipping program and was not being sold from inside Tennessee so sales tax did not apply either. I might have to take another look at them in the future for future purchases..............

Yeah, I did. I'll post a photo later if I can remember to do so.

I didn't do a full breakdown including trigger, just a simple slide, barrel, and recoil spring removal. I've taken it apart multiple times since and dry fired. Functioning seems to be in line. I'd hope as touch as glocks are that a little thing like that wouldn't screw the whole thing up.

What they said.... weedeat an acre? Replace the mulching blades with discharge blades, open the chute, and let 'er fly. Wait until later in the afternoon so the grass has had all day to dry out before mowing. What kind of grass do you have? Grass is growing like crazy with as much rain/sun as we've gotten. You're gonna have to mow it at least twice a week if you're trying to mulch it.

I just strap my exhaust chute up to keep it from clogging and mow. Sometimes have to run back over it the opposite way in a few places to get it good. I have over an acre and I hate weedeating. So I do whatever to avoid it. The clumps of grass get broke up the next time I mow.

This is a Brugger & Thomet APC 9, other than the crazy price tag do any of you guys or gals have any experience with one? I've been through Google and YouTube and seen no bad reviews. If you had to pick this or the MP5?

Bought this for $419 shipped. It's a Ruger 22/45 Tactical post-recall design. For some reason, I have never owned a .22LR pistol of any sort so this fills a small hole in my collection. Other than hopefully being great for cheap plinking, it will be a good way to introduce new shooters to the lifestyle without them being fearful of service calibers. A Deadair Mask-HD suppressor will be ordered for it this week. Hopefully, the HPA or some other legislation goes into effect reasonably soon but, if not, one would rather hope that all of the June/July 2016 rush has been caught up by now and that Form-4 applications will be processed within 6-8 months rather than the 12-months it has been running up until recently. I figure I'll top it off with a Vortex Venom 3MOA red dot in the meantime and just have some fun with it.

Not for me. I don't even buy green bananas because I might not get to see them turn yellow.