peejman

Cool.  I'm another wanna be guitar player.  I didn't start until I was in college, wish I'd started a decade earlier.  I really enjoy it, but have very little time these days.  My best advice is to get her into some lessons.  I piddled for years and couldn't do much other than make noise.  Then I took a few lessons and began to play music.  Then we moved and had kids....

mmmmm.....   what'd you season them with?

  You're very thoughtful.  If we could find a baby sitter and if I could get the time off work, I'd do that very thing.  We've talked about going as part of a "date night", except we haven't been able to do that in several months.  I wonder if the DMV is open wednesday....

heh.... 40mm vs. .17 HMR

    She says.... "I'll have to sit there for hours!"   I say... if the waiting room is full, just leave and try again some other time.  In my experience and talking with others, morning, in the middle of the week, not at the end of the month, is the best time.

Get her to read this. And by all means, let her pick how she carries.... http://www.corneredcat.com/article/holsters/how-do-i-hide-this-thing/

From one engineer to another, nice work.

I've taken my wife shooting a few times and she enjoys it up to a point.  I did manage to talk her into taking the HCP course (she passed) but I've not managed to convince her to go to the DMV and actually apply for it.  I bought her a carry/bedside gun a while back. 

Welcome!

  Ah, there's another difference I forgot to mention... chromed bores.  There's no chromium ore deposits in Yugoslavia.  They couldn't do it domestically, so they didn't do it.  Imagine what that kind of nationalism would do here..

Chasing deer is one my dog's favorite things to do.  But she only does it at my parents house.  Mom encourages it as it helps keep the deer from eating her flowers and I encourage it as the dog will sleep for hours afterwards.    That said, there is a state leash law that most people are unaware of.  Dogs are not permitted to "run at large".  Contact the owners if you can find them.  If that doesn't work, contact animal control.  If that doesn't work, contact the local sheriff and TWRA.  If that doesn't work...

I use cheap muffs over foam plugs.  The muffs are beveled so the don't interfere (much) with a rifle.  You might look into custom ear plugs commonly used by musicians. 

Welcome!

Welcome!

Cool.  Got a link or any other info about the course?

    I don't have any issue with the slick-top or low profile police cars, as long as they have all the usual decals designating them as police cars.  My issue is with fully unmarked (detective) cars being used for traffic enforcement.  To me, that's not "to protect and serve", that's "to catch and penalize".    As for the "failure to stop" ticket...  yeah, I'd definitely take that one up with the judge.  If I had to pay an extra $100 to make sure my wife got home safe that night, I guess that'd be ok.  I'd probably list it as a donation and claim it as a tax deduction.  :)   I also have issue with stopping on the side of the interstate, regardless of time or type of car.  I guess I've watched too many of those "idiot drivers" shows where people plow into them during a stop.

Some may call me a purist, but I'd look for an unmolested rifle, regardless of model.  They're not much different from any other surplus rifle... look for chamber and muzzle erosion, bore corrosion, cracks in the wood, etc.  SKS specific things to look for are to make sure the firing pin isn't stuck (it should wiggle) or broken (requires disassembly).  SKS triggers tend to have LOTS of creep.  Some people try to fix that and end up with a rifle that can slam fire.  Cock the rifle and bang the butt hard on the ground several times.  The hammer shouldn't fall.  A botched trigger is fixable.    There's several variants... Russian are generally the highest quality and highest price.  Romanian, Polish, Yugoslavian, and Chinese are what you'll typically find.  There's little differences, the most obvious being the yugo's grenade launcher.  Some come with a bayonet, some have had it removed.  The Chinese ones are highly variable.  Some are really nice, others are junk.    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SKS

Good stuff, I'm sure he'll love it.  Nice photos too. 

Ruger P-series, the metal versions.   Beretta 92F. 

Cool.

  This.  Assuming the kids have good eyes, 300 yds with irons should be doable with a bit of practice.    While DSA likes to claim 0.5 MOA from their FAL's, I remain unconvinced.  A typical FAL is a 2-3 MOA gun.  While a 6" group at 200 yds won't impress a national match shooter, it's still adequate for the purpose you mentioned.  And they're fun because most people have no idea what they are.   The M1A is an excellent, choice as well.  Lots of options for them.   Bang-for-your-buck (pun intended), the Garand is hard to beat. 

Most excellent!    There are various programs available for disabled hunters...  http://www.buckmasters.com/resources/badf/disabled-hunters.aspx

Good stuff there.  I've told my wife repeatedly to never, ever stop for an unmarked car on the side of the road.  Find a gas station, store, anywhere there's people before you stop.  If that's going to be more than a 30 second trip, call 911 and explain what you're doing.  She might have to deal with an annoyed cop, but that's better than the alternative. 

Given the .30-06 cartridge was developed in 1906 (hence the -06), a rifle made in 1911 should be fine, assuming the rifle itself is in good shape.  While production quality controls have improved tremendously since then, the basic manufacture of the steel itself hasn't changed much.

If only they could somehow make breaking the law illegal.  That's the best long term fix.