mav

For quite a while I have been wanting to get into archery. It seemed like a lot of fun, and I thought it was a good skill to have. Last month I order a bow, and it finally came in this week. This is my new toy. A 62" Hoyt Buffalo. I will at one point get a compound bow, but I first wanted to learn to shoot a recurve bow.

I finally took it to the range yesterday.  I love this rifle, and I think it is perfect for CQB.  The only downside I have found on it is the trigger.  It is fairly crisp, but it is very heavy.  I will be replacing the trigger once one becomes available.

A friend I work with has several Burch knives.  I really like them.  I love the finish, and as you say, they are very smooth.

I prefer plain as well.  I have a few large fixed blades with serrations, but I won't have a folder with serrations.

I got the Shield back earlier this week from S&W.  Based on the paperwork they sent with the gun, they either replaced the slide or did nothing to the gun.  I haven't bothered calling them, but it is difficult to decipher what they did or didn't do.  I took it to the range today to see how it would shoot.  I shot 100 rounds of different ammo with no misfires.  :)  I did have two failures to lock back on empty, but I am not terribly concerned with that, and that could also be mag-related,   I am pleased that the gun is at least working properly. I will change the sights and keep it because it is easily concealed, and it is a fantastic little shooter that is surprisingly accurate.  I will more than likely trade off the other Shield I bought from a fellow TGO member since my girlfriend went  with the G19.  Based on the experience I had with this gun and primarily S&W's weak customer service, I seriously doubt I will buy anymore S&W products in the future.

Thanks for the reminder on insulating the spigots. I just did mine.  It is still 49 out in East Brainerd.

I had a bit of an impulse buy today and picked up this little fella. Breitling Avenger Skyland black steel chronograph.

Very nice sir.

That is the most expensive Christmas tree I have seen.  :)  Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas.

It was very accurate for me.  TN shows up very red on my map.

Back in stock.  Just picked up two.

1. High capacity compact 9mm handgun 2. AR-15 3. Sub moa AR-10 (coming next year) 4. Semiauto shotgun 5. 22 target pistol 6. 22 rifle or AR conversion   Those are the only items I have to have.    (edit) It wasn't asked, but I am gonna add it anyway.   Knives.  1.  A robust folder 2.  A robust fixed blade (~7") 3.  A good machete or axe.

The title is self-explanatory.   I gave my girlfriend one of her Christmas presents today, a Gen 4 Glock 19.  This is her first gun, and she was very excited.  She shot my modified G19 earlier this week, and I was shocked how well she shot it.

 Hence the loud mouth busybodies and pussies comment.

These were my comments on my FB page:  

  I agree.  However, all of these companies capitulating to the demands of a very vocal minority (on both sides) are not helping themselves.  They are only exacerbating the problem by continuing with these knee jerk reactions.  If A&E would have made a simple statement such as, "Mr. Robertson's recent comments do not reflect the views of A&E." and left it at that, they would have probably been fine.  Sure the activist wing of the homosexual community would have bitched, but in a couple of weeks it would have been forgotten.

Looks like Cracker Barrel has bailed. I can't believe they made that decision. It is like they aren't watching the news and seeing the outrage against A& E. Oh well...Screw them. I never liked their food anyway.

Ya know...I can't believe how stupid some of these executives are.  This isn't the first time something controversial has been said by a public figure and businesses panicked and did something stupid.  Last year, Rush called that twit,who was complaining about the cost of condoms a slut.  A bunch of advertisers immediately dropped Rush.  Several days later, they received a backlash from the overwhelming majority that support Rush, and they were begging to get back on his show.   If I was running A&E, I would immediately fire that jackass who made the decision to cut Phil from the show.  That was an incredibly moronic business decision.  No matter how hard they try to perpetuate this myth that the vast majority of Americans openly support the homosexual lifestyle, it will fail because it is not grounded in reality.

Well, I guess I will be trading off the second Shield I got sometime in the future.  I finally got my girlfriend to the range.  She preferred the G19 to the Shield, which actually surprised me.  I thought she would have wanted the Shield because of its size.    Out of all the guns she shot, she liked the Wilson CQB the best.  What can I say?  She has good taste, but I ain't buying her a Wilson.  She will get the G19.  :)

It seems I am always late to these threads.  I am just so ecstatic that he came out of the closet.  I believe this deserves three snaps in a Z formation.   I am still not quite sure why people think it is important to publicly declare their sexual preference.  This guy is a great shooter, but just because he announced he is gay, I don't think a massive group of people are now going to come out and say they are gay as well.  Honestly, I doubt anybody will.  Why?  Because nobody cares.

Being a Christian, I know what the reason for the season is all about it.  However, another aspect of it is giving, and showing kindness to others.  When I saw this video of the layaway Santa, I was like, "Right On."  I love the guy's style.   To me, there is no greater feeling than giving, especially when the recipient has not asked for anything.  Giving could be to friends, family, churches, charities, or even total strangers, and giving doesn't have to come in monetary forms.  The feeling is still the same; it is wonderful.  While I am fairly pessimistic regarding our country's financial future, such actions as these fill me with hope that not all is lost.  :)   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNMoaPAeRvE  

I wouldn't be amazed. I would just rather lose with one of them instead of losing with someone like Christie or Jeb.

I think Boehner needs to switch from Camels to Virginia Slims or Capri. If you are gonna act like a pussy, might as well smoke like one. :-)

Outside of jails, I would say a mental institution. I don't want criminals or nutcases to have access to firearms.

  I was being very tongue-in-cheek with my post.  I could have said that all "Gun Free Zones" do is put a potential bullseye wherever the are instituted.  If was a would-be nut that wanted to kill as many people as possible while minimizing my risk for return fire, those are areas I would look at.