deerslayer

I think the stick in the road is a good idea.

I don't feel that alarms are useless, but they do have limited value. I think they serve more to discourage the hassle of breaking into a house where the burglars know there is an alarm than actually causing the cops to show up with guns drawn to catch the bad guys. Sure, a pro can easily defeat an alarm, but the average thug may move on. Somebody cut our phone line on New Year's Eve two years ago (apparently attempting to disable the alarm), but did not break in. My theory is that they chickened out or got spooked and changed their minds. Why else would someone slice your phone line in broad daylight? If they had broken in, the cellular backup would have allowed the alarm to work normally.

being a lefty has its advantages every 10 or 12 years.

Yeah, but you were probably using a rifle. This is not nearly as difficult as it sounds--I bet you could do it.

It seems that the mag change would take quite a bit longer by hitting the mag release with your weak hand. If speed is a concern, rotating the gun slightly in your strong (shooting) hand and ejecting the mag while reaching for a fresh mag takes less time than hitting the mag release with the weak hand, then getting a new mag with that same hand.

I had a SOG Flash XL and loved it. Unfortunately, I can't find it.

Yes, IDPA has some techniques and rules that you would probably never use in real life. However, that does not mean that IDPA shooters can't hold their own in the real world. I look at it like this. MMA fighters compete in a controlled enviroment with a set of rules and a referee. They use a lot of moves that they would never attempt in a fight in a Wal-Mart parking lot, or in their driveway. Against two thugs, they probably would not try to armbar one, because thug #2 would stab the MMA fighter in the back or rape his gal while he was rolling on the ground with thug#1. However, a good MMA fighter could still ruin two thugs' afternoon. Many IDPA shooters are the same.

I was reading on TGO the other day about how much one round from a shotgun would spread at close range. I had a little free time today and decided to find out for myself. The following is a picture of a USPSA target shot at 15' with one round of Winchester 3" 00 Buck out of my Mossberg 500 with an 18.5" cylinder bore (no choke) barrel. As you can see, the pattern is MAYBE 6" wide. I knew that it wouldn't cover the whole target, (many believe a shotgun blast will cover a whole room) but even I was a bit suprised--I thought that the short barrel combined with no choke would have thrown a bigger pattern. BTW, the 3" Winchesters THUMP (on both ends).

Wow, I didn't know we had that many Memphis members...

but that was probably rigged...

It just needs to say (in a deep, robotic voice): "You have 15 seconds to comply."

I dindn't see the show, but I agree with some of the findings. Based on my own observations and experiences in the woods, I've never bought into the idea that deer are colorblind, and I've never thought that their hearing was as good as many think.

Nope, wasn't me--I just got back from the Smoky Mountains. MemphisMechanic shot all the video and he was the one wearing the hat-cam. We'll both be at Manchester in a week and a half, though. He'll be shooting SSP-EX and I'll be shooting SSP-MA for the first time. See ya there?

Here's all 10 stages on video: http://www.tristateshooters.com/forums/showthread.php?p=446#post446

1. air rifle 2. .22 rifle 3. 12 g. pump shotgun 4. semi-auto handgun (9, .40, .45 or whatever) 5. AR

Here are four links that show complete slide disassembly: http://www.topglock.com/info/coverplate.htm http://www.topglock.com/info/firingpin.htm http://www.topglock.com/info/edp.htm http://www.topglock.com/info/extractor.htm If you are referring to the black plastic spacer sleeve that is part of the firing pin assembly, these steps will get you there. If you are referring to the channel liner, which is a plastic sleeve embedded in the slide, you need a 5/16" bolt (IIRC), which is basically threaded into the channel liner, and then simply pulled out. Be forewarned, your liner will now be your old liner, because it's usually destroyed using this method. There really is no reason to remove it, though.

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I always love stories with a happy ending.

Order one for me Tungsten--we're due in March.

http://stores.homestead.com/Laruetactical/StoreFront.bok

I wasn't going to ask, but I was hoping to discover sooner or later that he did not use a gun. Oh well.

Yes, I have picked up quite a bit of speed since starting Jenny Craig and trading my Harley for a Huffy. Plus, with all the weight I have lost, my ass is now a smaller target for my Glock.

Not sure what you have on the right, but the bullets on the left look like Thompson-Center Maxi-balls, which are used with muzzleloading black powder rifles.

Here's what I know about Shelby Forest (it's been years since I've been there--things may have changed): -The park WAS only open a few days a week (due to budget$ problems) -the park is open to all for archery season -gun hunts are by drawing only, and only shotguns are permitted, although there are some muzzleloader hunts Sorry, my info is limited, this link may help, though: http://www.state.tn.us/twra/pdfs/wmaseasons08.pdf check p. 48.