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All:______________ I think there is a lot of wisdom in Mike, Jamie, and Garfua's posts above (...as well as many others...). My take on this whole thing is that you need to "follow the money" on this one. The Demorats have made themselves a formidable power by bonding various splinter constituencies together over time. At their core, polititians are into "picking winners and loosers" to reward friends and punish enemies. That technique has not been lost on the "political class" republicans. Times are hard now; and all the various politicos (...notice i didnt say statesmen...) worship the god of money and power. Money is, in fact, the "Mother's Milk of politics". Many of the political class (...both Demorat and Republican...) covet dollars and influence, no matter where it comes from. A good example would be Republicans in dark blue states like Kalefornia (...the "home" of the Log Cabin Republicans...). In the end, this aint about national policy, honoring the service of "gay" military service members, percieved morality issues, nor civil rights. It's about harvesting the dollars and currying favor with another "voting bloc". This aint a "left wing" demorat conspiracy; its a cynical move by the "political class on both sides of the isle" to engender loyalty and harvest dollars. They could give a damn less about any fallout. It's the dollars and political power that counts. Merry Christmas from the political class!! Read this from that "ultimate demorat DA, morally bankrupt politico; the great joe (...the plagiarizer...) biden, VP of the good ole USA: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/news/ap/politics/2010/Dec/24/biden_says_gay_marriage__inevitable_.html Leroy

I think you will be pleasantly suprised (...and possibly shocked...) at the value. I recommend taking it to someone who does apprasials on fine firearms and getting a written apprasial. I would call the guys at R. W. Hart company and see what they think. Leroy

Folks:____________ Iv'e taken the liberty of annotating Chuck's great quote a bit. The quote is right in a multitude of ways. The first is the original meaning, i believe there are others. Here we go: The whole "Dont Ask, Dont Tell" repeal thing is about laying the groundwork to make a case that says that openly gay folks are a persecuted minority. This has nothing to do about serving as an openly gay soldier in the military and everything to do about laying the groundwork to grant them (...the entire "gay" community; both military and not-military...) federally protected minority status as a class of people. The Gay Rights movement desperately wants to legitimize their cause and make it a "civil rights" issue similarly to what was done in the late 50's with the end of segregation in the military (...check this out for the history lesson: End of U.S. Military Segregation Set Stage for Rights Movement ....). This is the "Holy Grail" for the gay movement; to legitimize and protect them as a class; and give them federal protectons and advantages that "straight" citizens do not have. If the gay community is made a "legitimate" minority, you can expect mischief everywhere. The legitimate minorities should be deeply offended by this move. Race and gender is an individual characteristic that a "Creator" or "nature" (...depending on your individual world view or belief system...) confers on an individual basis. "Gayness" is a sexual preference that the individual decides to practice; they aint the same thing. This is simply the fulfillment of another hippy era goal of "changing the immutable laws". This aint about honoring the patriotism of "gay" folks; its about advancing a heinous political and social agenda at the expense of the military (...both gay and straight...). Dont be dragged off into the woods by those who are making speeches about honoring the brave who serve. That aint what this is about. It's about a movement whose aim is to "legitimize" and sanctify as a "minority" the illegitimate at the expense of the military one one side; and the shameless pandering to a "pseudo-minority" with money on the other side --- Remember the "Log Cabin" (...read that gay...) Republicans started this whole dust-up. The fact of the matter is that Nobama, the Demorats, and a bunch of cynical Republicans are actively currying the favor and devotion of the "gay community" at the expense of the military and everyone else. It's about buying votes and collecting favors. Everything is for sale now; that's the great "immorality" of this whole debacle. Food for thought. Leroy

All:______________ Thanks for all the help. Let's think about this for a while: Glued on carbon fiber handguards? Whadayathink!!?? Leroy

Lester:_____________ I like the tubular rails. We have them on the 21 year old's wrangler and my prerunner. I like them as they both "dress up" the truck and protect against door openers. I'm an old guy too; and i tend to step up on them to get into my prerunner. I have to step straight into the wrangler (...it's got a 3 inch lift and 35 inch tires; so its pretty high...). Hope this helps a bit. Leroy

Sorry to hear of your loss. We lost our old Golden Retirever on May 30 of this year; i'm still sniffing about it. With sympathy. Leroy

Johnny:_____________ Pick the nite sites you like (...we use whatever is on sale when we are looking; trijcon, ameriglo, meprolight, etc...). I would recommend looking at as many as you can. I cant really tell any difference in them, they all do exactly what they are supposed to do. We also add the decalgrips grip panels (...the sandy ones...) to the gripframe, and install an all steel guide-rod and spring (...captured or non-captured, dont care which...) in the stock pistol (...i just dont like plastic type parts on a guide-rod; but that's just me...). The final touch is to order an Allen Miller kydex pocket holster for the beastie to be housed in. We shoot it to make sure it works (...they always do, hehehe -- that's why they are so great...) and put it in service. The glocks dont need much monkeying with; they aint like the 1911's. All this from an old time double action smith and colt 1911 snob. Have fun, Leroy

Bungiecord:____________________ Thanks for posting the diagrams!! Just downloaded them. Many thanks (...and Merry Christmas...) Leroy

I love this. Very insightful! I say: "....Merry Christmas" you godless commie b******s!...". Santa Leroy

mosinon:___________ I got one on these; they are in the hundred dollar range (...$125...). Great knife: H&K Axis Lock Folding Knife w/ G-10 Handles (Satin PLN) 14205 - Blade HQ I like the "axis" lock and the heavy blade. They sharpen well, Hope this helps. Leroy PS -- Major Kong has a helluva idea with the Zero Tolerance 0350. They are a great knife (...i want one of the big ones...).

Mike:____________ Do you think that new providers might go undeground and plow or trench in fiber lines. I know we ran lots of fiber for powerplant controls thru conduit in cable vaults. I THINK (...i dont know...) that the railroads have plowed in some fiber lines along their RR ROW. Leroy

I fully agree. Bloomberg has to win the prize for the most overbearing, superior, self-agrandizing know-it-all jackass yankee since Reconstruction. I hope he does run; he'll get a real spankin. I would love to see Bloomberg, Nobama, and Hillary duke it out; what fun!! The run-up to the 2012 election will be real entertaining. Leroy

Thanks for all the input guys. I really like the BCM middy 16 inch light weight barrel (...signed up on the "send me a note" when back in stock list...). Does anyone have any experience with the White Oak Armlament lightweight ss barrel (..link here: White Oak Armament ..look about half way down....)? The weight is listed at 34 ounces. How about the JP / VTAC handguards (...link here: JP Rifles ..this one screws on .....)? Finally, anyone tried the carbon fiber handguards (....like these: AR-15 / M16 carbon fiber hand guard ..i aint sure i like the idea of tightening everything down and epoxying the handguard on; what da ya think ?....)? Rifle vs carbine handguards (...i like the rifle; more protection for barrel, tube, gasblock...)? I like the short barrel with rifle length round handguard thing. Let me know what ya think. Thanks again. Leroy

All:____________ Take a gander at this: It must be the "looney season" in NYC. Maybee he will go broke funding this one! Heres hoping. Leroy

Seaslug and others who may be laundry challenged:__________ Here is a pearl of information straight from a second generation "washerman" who was trained by his sainted mom who washed and ironed everything and made it look like it just came from the laundry. We were poor when i was a boy; so we needed to keep things looking new; they had to last a long time!! I'm also "full figured ---HEHEHE..." so im vitally interested in keeping shrinkage to a minimum (...especially the girth...). Thow all the damn washing detergent away (...read that Cheer, Tide, All, yda yda--all the stuff you see advertised as detergent...) and start washing with Woolite in warm water with a cold water rinse. If things are really dirty; throw in about 1/2 cup of granulated Oxyclean (...let it dissolve before you put the clothes in...). If the clothes stink (...think dirty tee shirts or sweat dissapating high tech gear...) add about 1/2 cup of white vinegar to the wash (...either rinse or wash, it doesnt matter...). After washing, hang your clothes up to dry on an old time clothesline (..or do like we do and hang them up on the wrought iron railing on the deck or around the stairwell...). Your clothes wont shrink, they wont fade, and they will last a lelluva lot longer. Dont let your wives touch your clothes unless they know how to wash. Keep things out of the drier until they are almost air dried and keep the damn drier on low! The dryer shrinks everything; the drier the clothes before they go in, the less the shrinkage!! I've got carhartt dungarees and overalls that are bleached white from washing; but they still fit. By the way; there is no charge for this valuable "pearl" of secret information. It is offered as a "free service" to all my washing challenged brothers (...and sisters...). Keep up the good work! Laundryman Leroy

mds:_____________ For what it's worth; there are those who think the stainless barrel is the better of the two (....i could never tell the difference myself; and ive used both...). Lots of target shooting folks swear by the stainless barrels and they shoot a lot. I have an old Remington 700 from the sixties that has a stainless varmit barrel in it (...it's a 222; just a bit smaller than a 223...) that will consistently shoot 5 shot one hundred yard groups (...it has a 12 power lyman target scope in old timey weaver rings...) that you can lay a dime over (...with no wind...). They work great. Have fun. Leroy

AR has went straight to the heart of this whole issue; and has hit the nail squarely on the head in three sentences here: Keep up the good work! Libertarian Leroy (...the anti regulatory opiner, activist, and Foghorn Leghorn admirer...)

Thats great! You are doin good!! Thanks for all you do!! Leroy

Jay:____________ As the great Foghorn Leghorn once said; "....Ya may be a little slow son. --- I already answered that!!!...". I told ya all that in post # 42. The "definitions of broadband" dont mean anything; you can still surf the web with all six. The effect is the same. The count is still six choices. I'm sure you know, technology always moves forward. Dont worry, you will have that which you would like to have in a year or so; and the government wont cause a bit of it to happen. They generally hamper technology advances. Leroy

Robert:______________ I think you are right. I like the ip type cameras too. RE: The "home invasion" breakin is my worry; that's why im stumped on the "alarm" thing. The best approach might be a motion sensing type setup along with the cameras. I just havent figured out how to do the "motion sensing" thing with an alarm; say to a smartphone. Maybe others will chime in with ideas. Leroy

There aint any real difference in stainless or carbon steel (...blued...) barrels as to wear or accuracy. Got both types in varmit and target type rifles. Can't tell any difference. Pick the one ya like! Regards Leroy

Glockster:_______ I knew ya had the "madness" when ya got the 375!! I cant wait to get the reports on your work on the lead bullet loads. I know the #1 Tropical looks great. The PAST pad will work pretty well for the 458 too, if the loads are a bit warm. Congratulations! Leroy

Amen brother!!! Every "finished" pistol man (...or woman...) owes it to themselves to own and regularly shoot at least one Single Action revolver. Either a Ruger or Colt. They are a great thing!!! Keep up the good work. Leroy

As to your question; there are at least 6 broadband providers available to me right now; and i didnt do anything but count them. I happen to use two of them. Deregulation benefits everybody. A Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, or T-Mobile smartphone costs about $100.00 with a 2 year service contract today. My DSL costs about $35.00/month. Right now, there are at least 6 service providers that i can use to type this little message. Seems to me that that is a "reasonable" choice of providers is already here. And the great thing is that "we" didn't need to do anything to "promote additional Broadband providers". Interesting aint it? No bunch of "Regulators" caused that phenemenon. The capitalist system caused it. Leroy

Robert:___________ Been thinkin about the same thing. I have been looking at good hard wired nite vison capable surveillence cameras for the two entrance doors; but i havent figured out how to make them alarm and notify me when someone is at the door. A possible solution might be motion detectors with the cameras. Leroy