MacGyver

Congrats!

I'd love to see a study that looks at provided valet parking at hospitals mapped against positive patient outcomes. Dollar for dollar, I bet it's some of the best money they spend. If you think about it, if you've been sick enough to have just spent time in the hospital - the last thing they need is you wandering around outside in the cold for 30 minutes with the added stress of not being able to find your car. David, give me a shout if y'all need anything.

Just a friendly regular reminder that time spent training with people like @Cruel Hand Luke who know what they’re doing is really worth it. Spending a day or two with some good folks, working on *correct* execution of drills you can bring home with you, and getting to put some rounds down range load testing your actual carry setup is so worth it. Really. Seriously. If you’ve never done it, take a defensive pistol course from a knowledgeable instructor. Randy is a great instructor, and we’re so thankful to have him on TGO. But he’s also a professional who has suggested good trainers in other areas to a whole bunch of folks over the years. Get some training. It’s worth it.

I’d probably choose the Charter Arms Pitbull. I’d pick the Ruger 10 times out of 10 over the Taurus. If you’ve not shot one yet, I’d probably encourage you to do so - and work through some combat reloads. I wouldn’t be surprised if the has an effect on your final decision.

Good to hear you had such a good experience. I had no idea that's how that treatment worked.

Unless it has some specific niche usage/history - there’s likely not a can on the market that’s going to bring more than a couple hundred bucks on the secondary market. Rimfire cans are regularly given away in promotions for purchasing another product - buyer just pays the tax stamp. That makes the secondary market on rimfire cans pretty shallow. Have your boys shot the suppressor? About the fastest way to get someone on board with shooting suppressed is to let them shoot suppressed.

I agree with Greg. Why not have him out and let him shoot both? See which he shoots better with - and start with that confidence.

I expect the breech end is at least a few thousandths narrower than the bullet diameter to prevent breech loading, no? Their diagram doesn’t look like it - but surely there’s a rim or something.

I think this is actually a feature in their case - not a bug. In 2020, I think you have to make a choice - either you optimize for brick and mortar or you optimize for online. PSA's store seems to be a holdover from their pre-online days, and is more of a convenience to their local customers. I can think of some stores that were like this in the catalog days - the old Brigade Quartermaster store in Kennesaw, GA was really underwhelming when you went in - even though they could get you anything in the catalog if you asked. I recently had a similar experience walking into the new Duluth Trading store down in Franklin. Mind you, I think they've pivoted a bit in their model, but I was underwhelmed in their store - and used to love getting their catalog. The alternate example might be SMKW. They historically really optimized for retail and knew they'd get $20 out of everyone who walked through those doors. I'm sure there are cases of companies that do both well - but I sure can't think of any off the top of my head.

The addition of a solar cell is legit genius.

I’m surprised an inspector didn’t catch it - either when the home was built - or when you bought it.

Your insulation was installed backwards. That is likely a large part of the problem.

I run the front two brass up for quick slug changeovers on my M4. Otherwise, it's brass down.

I found it for sale down in Florida under a tree - my dad loaned me the $1500 I needed to buy it, and I worked all summer long to pay him off and get that thing back in good running order. I still miss that truck. Things I don't miss - having to yell at your date to have a conversation and continually smelling like exhaust. I'd straight out buy another truck with kick vents though.

1977 FJ40. Man, I loved that old truck.

As I get older, one of the things that impresses me the most is seeing people handle end of life care with integrity. It seems like y’all have really honored you mom at the end of her life - and have continued to do that after her passing. I’m certain she would be so proud.

It’s worth it to make the trip to Tulsa once. Leave your credit cards with someone else.

This is great to hear.

In the Dark update: DA Doug Evans has recused himself from the case. We’ll see if the state decides to move forward or if they decide not to try a 7th time.

We enjoy the heck out of our 3D printer.

I found the syrup we have - I got it at a dirty Santa exchange: https://shopmadeintn.com/products/hales-smoked-hickory-syrup

I got some hickory syrup as a gift recently - and didn’t actually know that was a thing. But it’s delicious - especially in coffee or on ice cream. its got a nice smoky flavor.

Glad you got that squared away. That could have gone a lot worse. In case you weren’t already on blood thinners - bring a sweater.

With all due respect to HiPoint - I don't know that anybody makes ugly pistols quite as reliably as Ruger. Nice to see another 5.7 option, though.

Semantics aside - you don’t want to find yourself in a position where you’re trying to explain this to law enforcement. And, note a serialed firearm is a firearm regardless of the projectile it’s firing. If you’re in a place where you can shoot air guns but not firearms, get an air gun. They make some great ones. Likewise, if you want to play with the Aguila primer only rounds, have a big time. Just clean your weapon well afterwards. Also note - there are questions about exactly what mix Aguila uses - but consensus is it’s dirty. Either make sure you’ve got great ventilation or use it outside.