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Thank you, OS! I might take you up on your offer. It's going to be for defense/utility and just for a day to day edc change up. As for carry method, I've stated before that I'm not a big fan of neck carry. It would depend on a lot on how the shirt I wore covered it up. A small flat knife like the little Colt CT might be comfortable between the man boobs, but the rest of the list, I feel, is a little too thick to conceal under a shirt. So I probably will pocket carry whatever I purchase. Grout, I really like the Beckers. I think they are really solid knives that are at home in the bushes, as much as they are on the city streets. But I am not a plain steel lover. I'd have to have scales for either of them and that's where they get expensive. Scales for either Becker are another $20 to $25. Actually, if I were going to spend that much, I'd probably have to consider a Esee Candiru or Izula. The knives are a bit more expensive, but the scales are bit less. I like the idea of a belt clip. The Tom Krein, and the Folts both accept clip attachments as does the Becker.

Probably a little more information than we really wanted to know.

I'm looking at several small fixed blade knives for EDC, I'd like to keep it around or under $30 and 6 or less inches overall. Here is what I am considering. Benchmark Backpacker Neck Knife Boker Tom Krein Pocket Bowie Boker Vox Rhino Boker Vox Gnome Cold Steel Hai Hocho Neck Knife Colt CT450 Colt Baby Clip Point Hunter CRKT Folts Minimalist Bowie Meyerco Dirk Pinkerton Wharning Meyerco Law Dog (This is actually 6.5") If I run a cross a Becker BK11 or BK14 for under $30, those would be considered as well and most likely would be my top choice, but they are just a bit over my cut off price. You all look the list over and pick which one you like and why.

Sadly I also had a .22 Mag Colt Peacemaker with a 4.5" barrel that was stolen in a burglary. Happened about 6 years ago and it still pisses me off! They got the Colt, a Browning Hi-Power and a Norinco .45acp along with some other stuff and my small locked storage locker. I suspect it was the Garbage Men. It was on pick-up day and they used those little satellite trucks that pull up in your driveway. The police lifted a leather glove print off the back door they kicked in. They went out the front door carrying the storage locker.

You know, I've been wanded at a UT ballgame while carrying a pocket knife and it's never gone off. I always carry a pocket knife.

Hmmm... must keep that in mind at athletic events.

I have a Colt Peacemaker in .22lr with a 6.5" barrel. It's a great shooting pistol! I don't reckon they are that cheap anymore though. I also have a High Standard Deluxe Sentinel. Great pistol that really feels good in the hand and holds 9 rounds. Sadly, they are no longer made, but can still be found for under $200. Any of the old H&R 900 series pistols are also very good shooters and can be had for less than $200. And I'd also have to go with the rest of the crowd and say a Heritage Single Action, though if you can spring some more moola, the Ruger Single Six is a GREAT pistol! If you were to change your mind about an automatic and were looking to go cheap, check out the Phoenix HP22. I know several people that own them and swear by them! If $200 to $300 is in your budget, go with a Ruger MkIII or a used MkII.

Changed up again today! Svord Peasant and my U.S. knife.

I think someone's been watching too much Kelly's Heroes. I got to second Steelharp's recommendation on the Saiga .223. Hard to beat it for the price. I've had 2 mini's and I will most likely not buy another (I didn't say never... this time) and am AR and shoot a lot of AR's in the Army. I like the Saiga, cause it's the simplest semi-auto I've ever seen, it runs like a scalded dog in a volcano and has good accuracy. It can also be had for a couple of hundred cheaper and is totally upgradeable.

I plan on attending. Been a while since I was a show. Kinda got the itch. Kinda don't have the money. But I need to scratch the itch.

They are calling it a case of possible domestic terrorism. Apparently the shooter had a 9/11 tattoo. Many ignorant people seem to confuse Sikhs with Muslims. They are not. Also two semi-automatic handguns were found at the scene.

The pistol grip covers the old trigger group holes, so I left them alone.

Nah, you over estimate them. They don't think like that They will just move back home with mom and dad. I've already seen this with recent college grads that couldn't find a job out of college. The ones in the hood will stay in the hood and gain even more power.

Great job! You took it a lot further than I did. I didn't do the gas tube or the bayonet lug. Nor did I weld up the old holes. I went TAPCO for my parts and them seem to be holding up fine, regardless of the fact that they are panned by a lot of people. I wasn't looking to go back to Retro AK. I liked the Galil fore end, so that's what I bought.

This! No way the Government could keep quiet long enough to actually get everyone needed in line and in place to come down with Martial Law, in the event of a crisis. IF a crisis did happen and there were riots in some of the large metropolitan areas, then they would declare Martial Law in those places only and move the troops in (and don't think they won't either. Both Bushes did it during their terms in office during the Rodney King affair in LA and in NO after Katrina), but not every where. They would be spread way to thin and would have no way to control the chaos. In my mind, in an economic collapse, society would function like what happened during the Great Depression any way, which honestly is about like now, just no soup kitchens downtown. However, I think peoples minds are sorta in Great Depression mode. You see a lot of people saving money and planting more gardens and such.

+1 on what The Dude says

Changed up today, cause I felt like it. Carrying an Opinel No. 9 in carbon and my U.S. Knife.

I heard on NBC News this evening that Obama has signed authorization for secret aid for the Syrian Rebels. He is authorizing the CIA and U.S. Military Special Operations to start working with the Syrian Rebels to remove Assad from power. Sounds like we are about to get into the middle of a Civil War. Here is a link. http://www.presstv.i...ail/253946.html

Legalize them and be done with it. What we are doing isn't working. I think it's time to try something else. It's a war that can't be won. Better to try and regulate it.

Ammunition is already getting hard to find and prices are already going up.

The one on the left is a Helle Odel, that I carry when I'm in the woods. The middle on knife is a Ontario Rat 1 Combo Edge. I will replace this one with a plain edge one of these days. I think it's one of the best deals on the market. I picked this up on EBAY for $27 shipped and new. It's built like a tank!!! The one on the right is a 1979 Camillus U.S. Knife. All stainless steel. Comes with a knife blade, a punch, screwdriver/bottle opener and a can opener. I carry the RAT 1 and the U.S. Knife daily. Every once in a while I will slip in a Kershaw Clash or an Opinel No. 9 in carbon steel or Svord Peasant just to change things up a bit.

No hunting in State parks either. I think you need to stick to NRRAs, WMAs, State Forest areas, and National Forest areas for hunting.

Is there any data out there how well a .40 ball round (180gr) does for knockdown power? Cause that's what you get to use in the military, just ball ammo. That's where the .45ACP (230gr) shines and where the 9mm (124gr) sucks. Why did S&W design a pistol that requires a tool for take down? I had no idea that was the case. I actually thought that it would be a good candidate pistol for the Military, but I can't see them adopting a pistol that requires a tool for take down. What happens id you lose the tool in the field and you can't perform maintenance on the pistol?

Man, pistol packs, when I've seen them, are outrageous now! i wish I had one!!!

Marines have placed a $22.5 million order with Colt to make the 1911a1 again!!! http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/28/marines-pay-22m-to-go-back-to-their-old-guns-colt-45-caliber-pistols/