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I wish I had bought one of these for $65 back in 2003! That was quite a deal! I regret not buying one. Even at $150, you've more than doubled your money. Tell me something else that's more than doubled in value in 9 years!

That percentage for the police goes up drastically, if the Police Officers in question happen to be New York City's finest!

Sounds like Bandy Creek would work well for you! My family and I have camped there several times and we have always enjoyed it. It can get crowded at times. Another place to consider is Picket State Park on the West side of BSF. It's a nice state park with a lake for swimming and canoeing. There are cabins there as well, should you not feel like camping. Also many of the things to do at BSF are located really close by, like across the road! Other things to see are Alvin C. York's grist mill near by. It should be a pretty area for leaf viewing near the end of October. If you feeling like driving a little further, to the Smokies, but don't want to deal with the crowd at Elkmont or Cades Cove, Look Rock Campground is on the Foothills Parkway. We drove over there last sunday to check out Abrams Creek Campground and ran across this place. It has paved roads and bathrooms, looks really nice and there was not a soul in the whole place.except for the Host. He looked really bored too. The one problem with it is you will have to drive to whatever you want to do, but the views are beautiful and again, if leaf viewing is your thing, that could be a real diamond in the rough in October. We decided to hit Abrams Creek here around the end of the month. It's rustic and small and really set up for tent camping, which is what we do. There are only 16 sites, but there is a bath house and water. There are also some good hiking trails and fishing if you are into that sort of thing. Good luck with your quest for a camping area! Seems like we are getting a lot of camping threads on this sub-forum. It makes me wonder if we don't need a Camping and Hiking Sub-forum. Thoughts?

That was a pretty impressive video! I've never owned a pistol, but I have owned the 9mm carbine and it was a fun rifle to shoot., but only with HP magazines. I never had much luck with the after market mags. Plenty accurate too, minute of man at 100 yards, no problem. That would be all I asked of it. They are a PITA to breakdown, but as OS once said, "It's a High Point, why bother to clean it.".

Unless there are some unofficial ranges out there, you will more than likely need to join a club. ORSA in Oak Ridge has a 1000 yard range with firing lines at 200, 400, 600 and 1000. The Chattanooga Rifle Club has a 500 yard range with firing line set up at 200 and 300 yards. I think the club fee at ORSA is around $120+ and I think you need to be a member of the NRA. These ranges also may only be open to match shooting as well. So you might want to check about practice time availability before you join one of them.

The only centerfire .22 I know of is the .22 Hornet. Don't see many rifles in this caliber and I've never seen a pistol, except for a TC Contender.

They can't deny it. He sure did deny it though. I just saw him make a statement about how we have had 30 straight months of jobs growth and how his administration has created over 4.6 million jobs during his term. I heard on a talking head on NPR yesterday, that said just to break even, we need to create 150,000 jobs a month. Big difference between 150,000 and 93,000. I bet that number will be altered down by the end of the month. They usually do downgrade them after all the information is analysed. Also that 4.6 million jobs number is the gross. We have lost 4.3 million jobs over the same period, which shows a net of 300,000 jobs net. Sounds like it's far from a healthy economy to me. But what to I do. I'm just a dumb citizen. I need the Government to come and run my life for me.

What a bunch of morons!!!

Thanks, that's not far from where I work!

Sell it. They will not give you anything for it.

He could offer the guy what it's worth and pick up a good beater pistol. It's probably worth $300. Did your friend ever get a chance to shoot it?

I sure hope we see the dismantling of the Patriot Act in my lifetime. In my mind it's the single most scary thing our Government has ever done to us.

Live and learn. Shoot the thing and enjoy it. Learn to detail strip it. Add some new parts. Make it a race gun. It will make a super learner pistol! Your friend can have a lot of fun with it. He just needs to remember the lesson of "know what your are buying".

Fantastic job!!! It really turned out great! Congratulations on a great rifle!

Folks that I know that are gay, could care less what any church thinks. That's not to say there are some out there that are this way though. Rather the ones I know, just want to be treated fairly by society and have the same benefits as straight couples. And I think it will happen. Being Gay is no problem to my kid's generation. They are very open and accepting about it in High School now. Another hurtle was crossed when Gays were accepted into the Military. It may not happen overnight, but within the next 10-20 years, I believe it will.

The easy way around all this is for Government bodies to recognize only Civil Unions, after a certain date. Governmental bodies would no longer issue Marriage Licenses. Rather a Civil Union Contract would be drawn up between the people in the relationship and would be the legal defining document for benefits, adoption, divorce, inheritance, etc. If couples wish to go further and have the recognized religious organization of their choice, marry them, then they may do that. Let religious institutions recognize "Marriage" and Governmental Bodies recognize Civil Unions, but not Marriage. All Marriage Licenses issued prior to the "Certain Date" would still be recognized, but as a Civil Union.

Well, went to SMKW's today and picked up a Colt Baby Clip Point Hunter. For the money it was more like what I was looking for. The fit and finish are quite good for a cheap knife. It could and will be sharper this evening. That will give me some idea of what kind of knife it is. I was not able to find out what kind of Stainless Steel they use. I believe it is made by United Cutlery under the Colt Brand. It's a light knife but the grip feels good in my hand. I tried out the Boker Rambler, but it was a bit more skinny and wasn't as comfortable in my hand. One thing I liked about the Baby Hunter is it can take a lanyard. I think I will make a box lanyard for it, out of 550 paracord. That will extend the grip a bit more and make it more stable in the hand. I may also make a leather pocket sheath for it, like what comes with the A.G. Russell Woodswalker. The sheath that comes with the colt is a basic nylon sheath with a plastic liner in it. It can be carried on the belt or hand from a lanyard via a ring on the end of the sheath. It's light and retains the knife securely and seems to be well made. http://www.smkw.com/...ndle/CT424.html If I like carrying a small fixed blade, then at some point I may step up to a ESEE Candiru or Izula. I really liked both of these, but they were more than I was welling to pay at the moment. One of those may end up as a Christmas gift to myself, along with a set of scales.

If you want another Mora, I can't recommend www.ragweedforge.com enough! Super service and the website is one of the most informative scandi sites on the internet!

1. Luger 2. Browning Hi-Power 3. Glock 17 Honorable mentions would be the Walther P-38, Beretta 92/M-9, CZ-75, SIG 226

This is what I did with my kids. When they ask,I will get them out, go through the whole retinue of checking the chamber or cylinder. I give the lecture about how you must always assume a firearm is always loaded, until proven otherwise by your own eyes. Then we will sit down and discuss whatever the topic is ad nauseum, until they are bored. We also go to the range when possible. None of my kids are "gun nuts" like me, but they all know what they are used for and how they work. They are respectful, not scared.

It's my opinion that the LEO's figured it out WAY TOO QUICK! Instead of 2 1/2 hours it should have taken 48 hours, but only for Leonard.

If you are kind of crafty, you can take the sheaths and make them a lot better. A lot of people make danglers out of them. Here are some links. http://willowhavenoutdoor.com/general-survival/mora-knife-modifications /http://pig-monkey.com/2009/12/05/mora-sheath-modification http://berserkersbushcraft.blogspot.com/2009/02/mora-mod-ii.html These are just a few. There are tons out there. You can find more by going to your favorite search engine (I encourage BING,snce Google has become unfriendly to anything resembling a weapon) and typing in Mora Sheath Mods.

Great knife for the money! The three I have came scary sharp! I have the Classic #1, 511 and a 780 triflex (out of production). They are a scandi grind, and they make great slicers and carvers and are easy to keep sharp. I suggest checking some Youtube videos on how to sharpen a scandi grind. It's really easy. They aren't the thickest blade in the world, but people do baton with them. The spine is usually unfinished, so if you want to use it with a fire steel, you will have to take a file and square it up some. The sheaths are crap, that's C-R-A-P! I recommend you make one or purchase one online. There are several kydex makers on EBAY and the Companion is a very common Mora. So you should be able to pick one up at a reasonable price. It will be more than the knife costs though. They make a great hiker's knife, due to there light weight. The best place on the web to get Mora's is at www.ragweedforge.com. Ragnar runs it and he is a super person to deal with. He charges $6 for shipping on up to 6 knives and mostly deals with Scandinavian style knives like Helle, Mora and EKA.

1. Economy 2. Government Spending 3. Upholding the Constitution

Of the four you listed, I'd go first for the G17 and then the Remington R1. I'd get them both. I happen to be one of those fairly odd individuals that own and like both pistols, though my .45 is a Springfield. You can't go wrong with either one.