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I took the GRE but not the GMAT, not sure why you'd have to do both. The engineering specific portion of the GRE sucked beyond all imagination. I've never felt so stupid. The FE exam was a cake walk in comparison. IIFC, the GRE is split into halves. The morning half is a general test. The afternoon half you have the option to take another general test or one of several discipline specific tests. I chose the ME version... and I chose poorly. I don't remember my score, but apparently I did well enough because they let me in.

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You might be onto something, because that's exactly what I was doing while shooting one handed. I wouldn't say I was completely sideways, but definitely turned a lot, with other hand behind my back. And for the question above, no laser to play with. Though I know when I've pulled the gun low left. Sometimes I can catch myself and not pull the trigger, sometimes not.

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It happened both with my full size Ruger 9mm and my Taurus compact, so I don't think it's related to how my hands fit. I have small-ish hands and there's adequate space for both hands on both guns. My support hand isn't under the grip like I've seen a few times. It's directly on top of my strong hand. I don't think it's a strength problem either, I'm left handed but shoot right handed. I have done a little dry firing and I may be squeezing my support hand while I'm pulling the trigger, which is pulling the muzzle low left.

I went shooting with some friends for the first time in far too long last weekend. I found an unusual problem. During slow fire for best groupings (and bragging rights) at about 15yds, my 10 shot two-handed groups were 4-5", with the "fliers" low left. When I switched to one handed (either hand) my groups dropped to about 2" with no fliers. These were slow fire shots with no attempt to bring the gun back on target quickly. I certainly shoot faster with two hands, but I can't help but think that this slow fire difference is impacting my fast fire (double tap) group sizes, which weren't very good either. :-\ Ever since I started shooting handguns, my flinch or miss has always been low left. I've improved that by refining my trigger pull motion and simply trying hard not to anticipate recoil. But it seems very odd that I actually shoot better with just one hand. I use the typical Weaver stance with thumbs forward two-handed grip. I place my support hand as high as possible with my index finger stuffed under the trigger guard. All of the "error charts" I can find seem to be specific to one handed shooting rather than two handed. Anyone else experience this? Suggestions on how to improve?

Best of luck with that, 16 months is really quick. I went straight through and got my MS, I wish I'd also got the MBA. I suspect you'll find that grad school is much easier than undergrad. Everyone is far more relaxed.

Handgunlaw.us - a good reference for the laws in the places you'll pass through. And I'll agree, as long as it doesn't say "not honored" I wouldn't worry about it.

It's only firing "full-auto" if you're holding the trigger back the whole time. If you're releasing the trigger, it's slam firing. It could be caused by a gunked up firing pin channel. I've heard good things and bad things about Taurus's customer service. If it were me, I'd call Taurus myself and send it back.

If you're just plinking, have a look at the .204 Ruger. A friend got a 24" fluted SS bull barrel upper that shoots quite well. It uses the same lower and mags as .223.

All of the above. You can put the whole gun in there and it'll clean out all the crevices, but you'll have to re-lube it after. Be sure the whole thing is submerged and swish it around to make sure the fluid fills all the passages. It might, but I don't think a little one like this has enough power. Start with hot water, it works surprisingly well. You can add some alcohol to help cut grease and make stuff dry faster. Non-foaming soap (dishwasher detergent) may also help. I wouldn't use it for heavy degreasing. A pan, some paint thinner, and a toothbrush is good for that. Yes, you'll have to re-lube.

I've found this handy... Car Talk | Mechanics Files

That year will go by much faster than you think, but that's very, very fortunate. I got 90 days notice both times. This. And if you can, try to allow yourself a little time off between jobs. Changing jobs is very stressful, I wish I'd done that.

Ultrasonic is excellent for cleaning most anything with lots of small spaces that are otherwise impossible to clean. As stated, be wary of cleaning anything soft. The ultrasonic works by cavitating (locally boiling) the water. The pressure wave created when the bubbles collapse knocks the crud off the surface. If the surface is soft and/or you leave it in for a long time, it'll erode metal. I doubt that one is strong enough to do much damage but you can put a coke can in the one we have at work and come back an hour later and it'll be gone except for the rolled edge around the top.

Agreed, high powered rifle scopes are much more robust to handle the recoil and not shift zero. As such, one will work fine on a rimfire, but it's somewhat like using a sledgehammer to drive a nail. Used scopes can be excellent value.

Expect to be frightened that a few of the people in your class passed.

I've been hunting a new scope for my .22 as well. While these are specific to .22', they're far less expensive than a high powered rifle scope and will work fine inside 200 yds. Bushnell 22 Rimfire Rifle Scope 3-9x 32mm Multi-X Reticle with Rings Matte - MidwayUSA RedHead Rimfire Rifle Scopes Dick's Sporting Goods Barska Plinker 22 Rimfire Rifle Scope 3-9x 32mm 30-30 Reticle Matte - MidwayUSA

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Somehow Congress just can't figure it out.... criminals don't obey the law. Hence laws don't prevent crime. He did, it's #6... http://www.the-ten-commandments.org/the-ten-commandments.html

I'm curious to hear his position on various things. He's certainly proven to be a good business man, but I still believe that the CIC of the most powerful military in the world needs to have lived it for a while. If elected, I'd hope he'd surround himself with appropriate people.

Been there, done that. Twice. The first job lasted 7 years, the 2nd lasted 7 months, been at the 3rd for about 3 years. Since you said "scheduled" I assume that means you've got some time to look before you get the boot. Job hunting sucks, but there is work out there. My best advice is the get the word out. Networking is very valuable in this slow job market.

I had the same thought. Seems a little like advertising... "come steal my guns when I'm not home!"

A few months? Phooey, we tried for a year and a half for our first. Yeah, that was rough... If you have any serious plans for that suppressed SBR (or any other toys for that matter), get them now. True that it never was about you, but the hard part is that it's not about her anymore either. Some have difficulty accepting that. Congrats! We just had our 2nd. Kids are a huge amount of work and responsibility, but worth every second.

That's a reasonable price. Personally, I'd lose the tacti-cool crap and restore it to original. And yes, some folks have lots of trouble with anything other than the stock magazine.