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They have several really nice looking rifles!!!

The sight looks like it would be easily broken off. I'm not sure what was ever wrong with the front sight they used to provide. Seems like the butt ugly one should be the upgrade.

Those front sights are BUTT UGLY! They really detract from the look of Ruger pistols.

Kinda been thinking of buying a Bowie or another Hawk.

I think just about all pistols where the barrel is fixed to the frame are blowbacks. That includes both the Sig P230 and P232 as well as the Walther PP derivatives and all their clones. I honestly don't know of a .380 that isn't a blowback, but since I dislike the caliber, I'm not all that up on it. The cut off seems to be the 9mm Para. since the Makarov is a blowback as well.

I am not a fan of .380s and they are not a fan of mine. I can shoot a 1911 all day long, but I've never had a .380 I could more than 2 or 3 mags through without my hand starting to shake. I think it's the fact that they are blow backs, unlike a 1911a1. I've also had only one .380 I ever considered reliable and that was a Sig 230. When I feel the need to carry, I carry a Colt Agent .38 spl which I shoot just fine with Nyclads even at 25 yards. And it shoots all day long with 100% reliability.

Hey, you never know. Sometimes family members like to pass down valuable things to their younger family members. I ended up with a Belgium Browning A5 that what when I was 12. It was given to me by my Uncle who had no kids of his own. It was my Grandfather's shotgun. It will eventually go to my son one of these days.

I wouldn't worry to much about it either. It's not like you can't reprofile it and if it's sharp and cuts who cares. It's not like it's a collector knife.

That's the one!!!

Actually the Ulster BSA Pocket knife is probably worth about $20 to $30. At least that's what they seem to be going for on EBAY. There is also one Coke Cola Knife on EBAY that has 22 hours to go and it's at $6.50 with 7 bids and another with a Buy It Now price of $25. You might try researching them there first. It will give you a general idea of what they are worth. The knife made in Pakistan isn't worth anything.

My understanding is comparing a 91/30 to a M-39 is on par to comparing a Chevette to a Cadallic. They are supposed to be that much better. The Finnish Mosins were used in the 1920s and 30's in the Olyimpics and they brought home Gold, I do believe. I would love to have one of those, but they aren't cheap to come by. Some do not require an FFL, because their receivers were built before the turn of the 20th century.

You are correct and I was wrong. I thought the Eskabar was the only Stainless steel blade Becker ever made! That's good to know, because I snarled my nose up at it. I'm very tempted to run to SMKWs and get one of these now!

My favorite makers are Helle and Mora for fixed blades (I love Scandinavian blades) and Opinel, Victorinox, Bear and Sons and Rough Rider for folders. I also like old Cases, Schrades and Camillus. Don't much care for their newer stuff. I used to be into the tacticool folders like Kershaws (good knives!) and CRKTs, but they just don't interest me anymore. If I were going to buy something like that, I'd probably go for a Dozier.

Thanks for the reviews! Glad you got some good knives. Condor listened to the criticisms of it users when it revamped the Bushlore. One of their chief designers is a member at BushcraftUSA and he got an earful. He took it back to the company and they changed most of the major things. I think it's a great value for what you get with it now. Not sure there is a more inexpensive full tang knife out there unless you go buy an Old Hickory and modify it, then make it a new pair of pants to wear. When I bought my Condore Medium Bushcraft a year ago, they were still making the old version, which after holding it for a few minutes I hated. Felt and handled like a short sharpened crowbar. I went with the Bushcraft instead. That little Eskobar is probably going to end up being your go to woods knife. It's really hard to beat a Becker! The one thing I didn't like about it is it's stainless and I prefer carbon steel if I can get it. That's why if I buy a Becker, it will probably be a BK11. I like the fact that the BK11 can also open beer bottles as well! That's an ideal package!!!

Well put! And the rest of the quote is right on too!

That's a really nice knife! Stroud is the real deal. I like BG, but he takes way to many stupid risks on his show that a normal sane person never would. Helle smokes Gerber, IMO, in fit, finish and looks. They aren't all tacticool, like Gerber is and none of those serrations, which really turn me off. I really like my Odel, but I'd love to have a Helle Viking!

Hey BKelm18, have you looked at Helle Knives on Amazon? They are fantastic blades! I have a Helle Odel that I love and is my go too woods knife. Helle is a much upscaled Mora! There are some in your price range. Specifically he Tolleniv and the Folkekiven. You might want to check them out. If you can squeeze out a few more pennies, I recommend the Helle Viking, but it is $80.

Becker makes scales for the BK11. They are usually around $30 or so. Lots of people just wrap them with 550 paracord, but I prefer scales myself. I also like the Becker stripped down. I hate that coating they put on them. I've read that Condor is doing a much better job at the fit and finish of their blades. Of course, you got to remember they are a cheap knife to begin with and that means they are probably not going to be perfect. As for sharpening them, I've found that wet/dry sand paper like you find at the Auto Parts Store and a mouse pad will sharpen just about anything up pretty quickly. I have an older Condor Brushcraft that was a bit of a bear to sharpen, until I tried the sandpaper and then it was no problem. I convexed it. Another reason I like Moras so well is they are inexpensive and sharp as hell right out of the box. The sheaths are they're downfall, but with a little search of YouTube or a perusal of Ragweed Forge you can learn how to make a dandy sheath for them out of leather. I've also seen some videos where they mod the sheaths to hold fire steels and other items. I took my No.1 and turned it into a neck knife using the original sheath.

I'd go with the Becker BK11. I really like Mora's for the price. Some of the sheaths like the ones that come with the Triflex and HQ models are easily modified to be really handy. The quality on the Condor knives has greatly increased over the last year. Of course, the first thing I would do with it if it were mine is convex the edge any way. I've never bought a knife that I didn't have to sharpen when I got it, except my Moras. They have always come scary sharp!

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Both are morons.

We got bayonets in Desert Storm. Personally, I wasn't that impressed. My personal knives I carried were much sharper. I'm not sure if the Kabar is issued anymore to the Marines, but the Marines I know, all carry them.

I see no need in the Government knowing how prepared I am or am not. I find it odd that they would even ask such a question, especially coming from Homeland Security or the FBI. I am not comfortable with the power Homeland Security has been given as well. As said earlier, it reminds me specifically of the Nazis and the Communists in Russia, China etc, etc and what they all did to their populations after they came to power. Anything the Government does should be treated with a healthy dose of skepticism IMO.

It's not the FPS I worry about, but the pressure increase necessary for that extra 100 FPS. Still, if you want to shoot a cylinder or two on occasion, I don't it would do a lot of damage, but definitely not a steady diet of it. My Agent loves the Nyclads though. When I bought the pistol off a Postal Inspector, that was the load he recommended. I've tried others, but in the accuracy department, the Nyclads win hands down and it's a standard pressure load, so I'll stick with it.

Sweet looking 66! I'm not a fan of Gun Shows. Yes, you get a bigger variety, but the prices are usually higher than a cats back for what you are getting. Your descriptions of the 4 66's that were left at the end of the day is apt. Used quality at a new price.