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When my daughter got "involved" with a bad boy from the projects that she was going to "turn around", she got pregnant and true colors emerged. We invited her back into our home, rent free, to get her act together. Just two rules, you don't go partying on weekends and you take care of your kid. Somehow, the NHDHS heard about this and called the house to "offer" their services. I quite firmly stated that they were not to call back and that their offer for help was not wanted. We are quite capable of taking care of our own. When the lady insisted, I made it very clear to her that she was not to call back again. After stuttering goodbye, never heard from them again. My daughter got her act together, banked close to $20k while she lived with us and I had the pleasure and privilege of sharing my granddaughters first two years of life with us. I did my best trying to turn her into a tomboy by watching Horsepower TV every Saturday with her, but despite my best efforts, she turned into a girlie girl. She really got a kick out of the female host of that show. If this country would only go back to accepting accountability for their actions and not looking for a free ride for their "mistakes" becoming dependent on institutionalized welfare ... She is now married with a good man that adopted her, my granddaughter now has a good life. No taxpayer money was spent. WTF are these newspapers and liberals doing to our country? /rant

.22 firearms are cheap to shoot and practice is more likely with an owner. Instinctive shooting becomes more probable with consistent use. If I haven't shot for a while, I pick up the Buckmark and put a couple of hundred rounds through it before I use my bigger calibers. It points and feels a lot like a 1911 so there is hardly any transistion to the .45 except for recoil.

BTW, I was kidding with the kudzu ... hence the comments about the goats followed by the dogs guarding the goats and then the fencing ... The easy fixes always have consequences that end up costing more than doing it right. The rock lined (also called rip-rap) drainage mentioned by dats82, for controlling the drainage is probably his only viable option at this point.

Interesting that the .22 CCI Stinger rates that high. I have stated several times that a well placed shot with a .22 is much more effective than what people give it credit. Look at statistics all you want, if a bullet dumps all of its energy in 7 inches with consequential tissue damage, it will stop a threat.

Marketing calls it; "Paying for the privilege."

Kudzu ... Then goats .... Don't forget the Pyenees dogs to protect the goats ... Now you got to buy dog food and feed them every day ... OR He can plant a bunch of black walnut trees and his inheritors will be able to harvest them in 60+ years for incredible sums of money.

Can you get a "fair" trade for your used car? They may give you good money but they will jack up the price of the car you are buying. Private sale ... gun forums ... <cringe> gun shows.

My wife has a built in OEM installed GPS in her honda accord that I absolutely loathe. Map updates are almost 200 bucks and still don't have local roads that have been in existence for over 7 years. I won't start ranting about what I hate about it cause this will be a three page post. Also have a Garmin Zumo 550 that I use on my motorcycle and trucks ... came with the two different mounts. It is water resistant and has survived many a downpour on the bike. In my work truck I have a Nuvi that was a demo model obtained from a going out of business sale. Again, very satisfied with it. I find the Garmins have brighter screens and better maps. The Magellan does have some nice features but not enough to swing me over to them.

Done ... Not going to hold my breath.

You have not been at Hamilton Place lately. The majority of the sit-down restaurants are posted. I don't believe that I saw one that has alcohol on the menu that was not posted. I am not talking bars here, these are restaurants.

I can't carry anymore and do my job. Not only the parks are posted, dozens of restaurants that were not a couple of years ago are now posted. Customers I call on now have their property posted. I have less "rights" and permissions since all this brouha about enhancing my right to carry. Why should I even have a permit if all I can do is carry on my personal time? We have lost much more than we have gained. /debbie downer signing off

Have been to only 2 gunshows in the past five years. Both of those times I swore never to go to another one. Have been to a lot of shows about 25 years ago. Times have changed and not for the better. Reading posts like this one just reaffirms my decision. Saw the bill boards in K advertising this show. Glad I did not go.

Take the cylinder off and soak it in Hoppes overnight or for a day or two. Same with the barrel/frame. I used to take a metal two pound coffee can with the plastic snap lid and fill it about a third with Hoppes. Every month or so, I would drain out the clear fluid on top and dump the 'sludge' on the bottom. Five or six passes with a bronze brush after a good soaking will do the trick. Canned air does a great job at drying it off. Do it outside cause the wife won't be happy. I now have an air compressor. Make sure you wear thick vinyl gloves when blowing it off. Got the idea from watching a mechanic using a parts washer when he was rebuilding my carbs.

I have shot well over 20k target rounds of .38 special in my security-six Ruger. It is very enjoyable to shoot and putting a couple of hundred rounds through it in an afternoon became a habit. My uncle used to cast bullets and for several years, he used to give me a 5 gallon bucket that was about half full of cast and swaged semi-wadcutters with a copper gas check on the base for X-mas. He'd put a layer all standing up, cut and insert a circle of cardboard and add another layer to preserve the shape integrity. He used a "secret" recipe of wheel weights and linotype and they were quite hard and did not lead the barrel. He has since passed away and I really missed those presents! I loaded them light ... about 650 fps and would get about 15-20 loadings per case before they started splitting down the sides. Usually this was caused by the flare I put on the case so I wouldn't shave the lead and then would crimp them down. If you had the sun at your back, you could actually see the bullet flying down range. I got to the point where shooting targets was boring so I would stand spent shotgun shells up on the ground (this was in a gravel pit ... a big one.) and snap shoot at them. My brother and I got to be pretty good shots and this accuracy translated well into other pistols and revolvers. One of the few things I missed about Maine is their gravel pits, no glass was allowed and you were far enough away from civilization where a couple of hundred rounds did not annoy anyone. I still have that .357 and rarely shoot that caliber in it. It still is a lot more fun and your wrist and hand lasts much longer with lighter target .38 loads.

Bigger ain't better. Neither is carrying something that you can't hit anything with. Buy a .22, get the basics down and then practice, practice, practice. As for calibers, they are all deadly when they hit the right spot, even a .22! It's not the gun or the caliber, it is the skill of the person using the weapon. A good weapon just feels "right" in your hand.

Not true ... I don't have a butt hole! I do stink though!

+1 Like letting someone live rent free in your head.

I gave up on pawn shops a long time ago. I can't wait for the range to open up.

A friend of mine used to say that in back of you, a bad driver is a threat. In front of you, they are entertainment.

Felony or misdemeanor conviction?

Caught many a nice brookie in beaver dams. Largest one I ever caught was 14 inches on a fly. I have had beavers swim right between my legs while I was fishing.

Anything you post on the internet can and will be used against you in a court of law. Anything you post on the internet will be taken out of context and used against you. Some discussions are just loaded with landmines that can and will go off when you least expect it.

I still have my first handgun, Ruger Security-Six .357 that I bought 31 years ago. It has over 25 thousand rounds through it ... most of them were .38 special target reloads. I would go out and fire 2-300 rounds in an afternoon and got to be pretty good at it. The low recoil would allow me to have fun with it all afternoon compared to 50 rounds of .357 which was OK but not as fun as snap shooting the .38's. Still feels like an extension of my hand. Still accurate and still pretty tight ... believe it or not. I briefly sold it to my brother and bought it back first chance I got. He let it get rusted and it now looks like hell. I still love it and would not trade it for a Kimber Ultra Custom. Don't sell it ... you will regret it. Keep it as a heirloom for your daughter! <evilgrin> Let your husband touch that one! <if he dares!>

I lived on the Canadian border most of my life. Forget firearms, billy clubs, pepper spray or ANYTHING that can be construed as a weapon. They will confiscate it or turn you back. 1. If you have a DUI or any criminal record other than speeding, don't bother ... they will turn you back at the border. All border crossings have access to criminal databases ... US databases. 2. Make sure you have some cash and credit cards, if you have no clear source of money, they will turn you back. This is true for hikers and motorcyclists. 3. Many types of food cannot cross either into or out of Canada. Buy what you need when you are there. BTW, they sell milk in plastic bags, not jugs. 4. You will need a passport. Just drivers license is not good enough anymore. 5. You can cross alcohol that has been purchased at a special tax-free store if you will be there for over 48 hours. Same thing coming back. All border towns usually have these stores. You buy at the store and they follow you with your purchase in their vehicle to the border and hand it to you there. 6. Cuban cigars are legal in Canada. 7. Radar detectors are illegal ... they will drive over it with their cars and hand you the pieces back. With a ticket and if you don't pick up the pieces, they give you another ticket for littering. <true story> 8. RCMP are like THP ... absolutely no sense of humor. 9. Expect to pay 18%+ for sales taxes ... (paying for that socialized medicine). 10. Expect cattle, tractors and other weird stuff on their version of the interstate; TransCanada. 11. Moose ... don't drive at dusk or dawn, they are impossible to see until too late. Lots of biting flies in the woods drive them crazy and they run into the road. Their brain is the size of a walnut. They weigh up to 1800 lbs. They are dumb and during the rut in August will charge anything ... even freight trains. 12. Bring lots of fly dope, you got mosquitos, blackflies, gnats, no-see-ums, horseflies, mooseflies, deerflies .... the last three feel like a red hot icepick jabbing you. 13. Never trust a deer to stay on the side of the road. Kind of like around here. 14. People for the most part are friendly (except Quebec if you don't speak french) ... drinking alcohol is a national past time. Hockey over there is like football down here. 15. Canadian Tire are great hardware stores that typically have good mechanics in their garages. 16. Tim Horton's sells a mean cup of coffee. (Kind of the Canadian version of Dunkin' Donut.) 17. Motorcycle dealers are far and few in between in the hinterlands. Make sure your bike is in top shape. 18. Biker gangs in Canada usually have guns ... keep your distance and respect them on and off the road and you will be all right. Don't try to be their "friend", bad move. 19. You have to try "Poutine" (pronounced poo-teen) at least once ... french fries and mozzerella cheese smothered in hot gravy. A little bit of salt and and it is an excellent recipe for a heart attack but sooooo good! 20. You will be going through some gorgeous country, bring a good camera! As much as I hate to admit it, you won't need a gun in Canada. Things are "different" there. EDIT: More thoughts .... 21. Make sure your motorcycle insurance company knows you are going to Canada. I would bump up my limits ... especially medical payments and uninsured/underinsured coverage. I would carry $300k as a minimum. Bring them back down when you get back if you don't like the premiums. 22. Speed limits are in kph ... 62 mph equals 100 kph ... don't make that mistake. 23. Some provinces like Ontario see 20+ over the limit ... kph ... as racing. They will impound your bike and you will go to jail. Not a good way to end a vacation. Hope this helps! BTW, all this stuff I mentioned is not to scare you off, just to make you aware. Canada is a beautiful country, just different. I highly recommend it, the fishing up in the northern hinterlands will ruin your taste for fishing locally for the rest of your life. If you get a fishing license, make sure you try some of those streams you cross over for an incredible supper or breakfast. Go for it, let me know if you have any further questions.

That is exactly the way it went in my divorce. One plate, one fork, one butter knife and one soup spoon. I did get to keep my tools, other than that, ended up with a tenth of what I had when I met her. It took a while to realize I was one heck of a lot happier.