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Ok, I spoke with Dave today at Blade, if you all are happy with it I will do a Very cool TR4 next (Dave is as excited as I am about it) and the Godson will be early next year

Some good may come out of all this after all.  Maybe the Chinese will provide us with Hillary's email.

Close the revolving door at the courthouse. One of those doors needs to lead to prison. You point a gun at someone during a robbery and you should get a bunch of years; first time. And if you shoot someone you never get out. Untie the cop’s hands. Tell them to take down the gangs and stand back and watch. Less “Special Units” and more uniformed cops on the street. Uniformed cops in marked squads are a proven deterrent. When you see a crime or a suspicious person; make the call. In populated areas cops get sent from one BS call to the next. Most of the time they don’t have the time to be proactive; they are reactive. They depend of the community to be their eyes and ears. I’ve seen a lot of bad people take a fall because a citizen witness was feeding information to a dispatcher while the Officers were responding. But most importantly...jobs. Jobs and the economy should be the first questions you should ask anyone that is running for office. And then look in the mirror and ask the same. Jobs won’t stop crime; but they will put a bigger dent in it than anything I can think of. As our economy worsens more Police and Fire will be needed; and they will be added. If you are a property owner you will foot the bill with increased property taxes. There will be new or higher taxes for the rest of you. We The People did this and We The People will have to get us out of it.

    Tell me I'm not the only one who read this to themselves with a poor russian accent....

  I believe it was Ivan Chesnokov who once said...   WHY YOU WANT RAIL FOR KALASHNIKOV? IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH AS PROCURED FROM IZHEVSK MECHANICAL WORKS? YOU THINK NEEDS IMPROVEMENT? THEN MAYBE YOU FIND JOB WITH ARMY OF RUSSIA! YOU HAVE DRINKS WITH MIKHAIL KALASHNIKOV, TRADE STORY OF MANY WEAPONS DESIGNED AND DETAILS OF SCHOOL FOR ENGINEERING!  OR MAYBE YOU NOT DO THIS. PROBABLY IS BECAUSE YOU NEVER DESIGN WEAPON IN WHOLE LIFE. YOU LOOK AT FINE RUSSIAN RIFLE, THINK IT NEED CRAZY SHIT STICK ON ALL SIDES OF WEAPON. YOU HAVE DISEASE OF AMERICAN CAPITALIST, CHANGE THING THAT IS FINE FOR NO REASON EXCEPT TO LOOK DIFFERENT FROM COMRADE. YOU PUT CHEAP FLASHLIGHT OF CHINESE SLAVE FACTORY ON ONE SIDE, YOU PUT BAD SCOPE OF AMERICAN MIDDLE WEST ON OTHER SIDE, YOU PUT FRONT PISTOL GRIP ON BOTTOM SO YOU ARE LIKE AMERICAN MOVIE GUY JOHN RAMBO. MAYBE YOU PUT SEX DILDO ON TOP TO F*** YOURSELF IN A**HOLE FOR MAKING SHAMEFUL TRAVESTY OF RIFLE OF MIKHAIL KALASHNIKOV, NO?  RIFLE IS FINE. YOU F*** IT, IT ONLY GET HEAVY AND YOU STILL NO HIT LARGEST SIDE OF BARN. GO TO FIRING RANGE, PRACTICE WITH MANY MAGAZINE OF CARTRIDGE. THEN YOU NOT NEED DUMB SHIT PUT ON SIDE OF RIFLE.

Wow I thought I was the only person left on the earth that refuses to get on Twitter.

  For me, the standard line of thought is that cops are okay at reacting to events, but everything leading up to and during the event is on the individual.  Things like the store robberies are why we carry.  Mine own self-defense is my responsibility, not a police officers.

Waze, is the best traffic routing app I've found. Allows users to report cops, traffic, wrecks, ect.

It’s not a collector and you don’t have anything in it. Time to learn. If you have any mechanical abilities all it’s really easy. There are some common sense things you need to be carefully of; but a model 15 is a workhorse. Buy the Video “Trigger Job” by Jerry Miculek. Even if you don’t do the trigger job it shows you how to strip that gun down totally. Any questions you have can be answered here. Besides that you can’t call yourself a firearm enthusiast if you are afraid to take the side plate off a Smith & Wesson. I’d use this opportunity that has been dumped in your lap as a learning experience.

  I wouldn't worry about getting inside of it unless something doesn't work.  The vast majority of revolvers (and semi-autos) are never stripped to that detail nor do they need it.  If you want to lube the innards just pull the trigger back and dump some oil in there.  It will get where it needs to be.

I love the Chinese response...angelic, as if they've never been implicated in this type of thing before. I know the US is doing this type of thing too (just ask Germany), but I'd like to see the US tighten up its defenses against these type of attacks.   http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/opm-data-breach-china-hits-back-u-s-over-federal-n370351

You probably won’t carry it, so why a 3”? If you want a range/competition revolver I would go 4” (or possibly 6"). There are plenty of pre-lock 686’s available. There are also 19’s and 66’s available. If I could find a mint pre-lock I would buy it, but I wouldn’t take a used pre-lock over a new 686; especially if I was going to use it as a target revolver or for home protection. The lock is a non-issue for anything other than collectability. And even then you will see guns with locks selling for as much as those without. A 686 is not a collector’s item in the gun world. There are thousands of grips made for K/L frame; any size and shape you like. I shot in pistol competitions for years with revolvers and it boils down to personal preference; mine is for Smith & Wesson. I own handguns of all types, but my nightstand gun is a 686. The bottom line is this. If you line up shooters at 25 yards one with a K frame, one with an L frame, one with a Ruger, and one with a Python, all in 4”; the deciding factor will be the shooter, not the gun.

I've got a Wiley in a Simply Rugged pancake and it conceals nicely under a t shirt. Good balance, only likes 158 gr loads though.

Reminds me of something Randy included in his dissertation, PESTS EAT FAST. Criminals gravitate to the nicer sections of town, you all got better stuff to steal than their home neighborhood. I'll bet the car jacking targets we nice rides and the driver was distracted - fiddling around with the radio or personal device while the light was red...Please PAY ATTENTION to the world around you...

Just wait til one of the carjackers gets capped trying to jack the wrong person. We'll get to hear how little Freddie Trayvon Brown was always a good boy and there was no way he'd ever try to rob anyone. Maybe Uncle Al will even show up to help calm things.

I have used Waze too. I especially like the reporting speed traps. Not that I need that. ;)

Willis - you are worse than a crack dealer [emoji12]

Went to the gun store and walked out with a new Gen 4 Glock 19. Put close to 200 rounds through it immediately at the range and I have to say I like it way more than I thought I would. Only thing to do now is make a holster and magazine pouches and I'll be set to rock and roll with it. It's a Glock, we all know what they look like but pictures will be coming later.

Nephew graduated today from MCRD PI, went there to just see, ended up shoot, they comp'd his and mine range fees.. And then thanked him and gave him and offer for when he visits them again.. Outstanding..    The .308 AR, man, very tempting, glad I didn't bring money.. cuz definitely be broke after I walked out.. 

I like the Godson, but already have a maple one. The TR4 is big on my list.

  Yep. It's a wonderful shooter. I like the 15 lots better than the 10.

If it's factory nickel, and it appears to be from the pics, it should have an N stamped on the grip frame under the grips; probably on the cylinder as well.   I'd buy a new in the box example of that revolver if I wanted one that looked like new. You'll spend a lot of money having this one refinished, and it'll be worth no more, and probably less than it is today. Look at it this way....it has character.   I have new in the box guns that I simply don't enjoy. The ones in similar shape to this one get a LOT of use. I do enjoy them.   That Tyler-T grip on it is a pretty sought after item by it's self.   I suggest you buy some 38 Special ammo and give her a go just as it is. If you aren't familiar with 50's vintage K frame Smiths, you will fall in love. I've shot a limit of squirrels before with a model 10, and I'm a lousy shot with a handgun.   If the hammer and trigger work smoothly, it probably wouldn't benefit much from cleaning. It's pretty airtight under the sideplates.   You have a very special friend. :up:

My pleasure sir. Sometimes I guess my obsolescence actually has some usefulness. :D

If either one got that close to me........  That pinhead standing there was a Darwin candidate.    And bluntly..... both of those animals need to be put down - no fear whatsoever of humans.

If you lived closer to my place I'd offer to take you through the disassembly, inspection, cleaning and reassembly process on your Smith. Heck a light action job isn't too difficult but I've never encountered a S&W K or N frame from the fifties or sixties that reały needed one. All I ever did was a detailed clean and lube.

It's easy to tell if it has been removed as it can be seen in front of the hammer going up and down as the hammer goes back and forth. But there are some safety procedures you have to observe to look in on it safely.   First, clear the gun and leave the cylinder open. OK, now keeping your trigger finger off of the trigger, we're going to pull back on the hammer like this: To ease the hammer back with the cylinder open, you simply move the cylinder release thumb piece back to the rear with one hand, and ease back on the hammer spur with the other hand - but don't cock the gun.    As the hammer comes back, rock it gently back and forth and you will see a little black rectangular steel part moving up and down in front of the hammer, up against the frame. It will move downward as you move the hammer rearward, and upward when you move the hammer forward. That's the hammer block, or as it's sometimes called, the transfer bar or safety bar. If it isn't visible, or isn't moving with the hammer, don't load the gun until you can get it checked out by a gunsmith. Something is definitely wrong in that case and the gun cannot be considered safe.   OK, now make sure the hammer is fully down before closing the cylinder and you're good. Hope this helps.   BTW, there are some maintenance things you can do with your gun that are completely user doable, such as removing the cylinder and yoke. Back in the revolver days in LE, removing the cylinder and yoke were a required maintenance step in cleaning these guns. I carried a K frame Smith for 27 years and love them. I was an instructor on revolvers in four different commands, so I'll be glad to try and answer any user questions you may have. Best wishes.   EssOne

  i had a model 15 in the late 70's that was factory nickel. Don't know when it was manufactured, but was in pristine shape. Yeah, I regret selling it.

1958 is the birth date, and if it looks like nickel, it is. There were a few stainless ones made in later years, but stainless never made it into production on this model.

  I would say that in Tennessee, shooting a carjacker in the act of forcing their way into your vehicle is justified. That's my plan.

One thing about it... what you hear on mainstream media is slightly lower quality from what you can hear from a street wino.

It's technology.  As long as it is connected to the internet, it will always be vulnerable no matter how well we think we have it defended. You would think that they would have the data encrypted to the nth degree though.

Hey! Don't forget that HP still wants to come home, back to its starting place! I always keep an eye out for it. I miss that one above all others.[emoji22]

Politicians can create jobs by working with businesses to give them incentive. We can create jobs and a better economy by supporting companies that manufacture products in this country. No, carjackers and gas station robbers aren’t looking for work. But if kids are raised in a family that works and has a better life; they may have some work ethic instilled in them and not become criminals. Nothing wrong with giving big employers all the tax breaks and incentives it takes to get them into your area.

    I don't do Twitter, or Facebook, or Instagram or any of those other silly social apps. Never have and doubt I ever will.   I am rather unsociable. 

And with it against the law to carry dignitaries there is no ay to remain on the right side of the law. You don't know who is a dignitary and where they are. Just more useless laws to try to make us all criminals.

ehhhh YUP!  Only someone who knows the northeast understands what it means to live in a "Free State"

What ever made anyone think that crime was going to go totally out of control in just in a few big cities? Once the badguys nationwide get the idea that the cops are compromised nationwide, there'll be hell to pay, and they should sure know it by now.

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Never in the history of man has it been acceptable by the general public for a man to be carrying a rifle on his person walking about in general public in civilization in America without a legitimate reason for it. Even in the old west and whatnot, you left your rifle in the scabbard on your horse. Yes, you carried your holstered handgun, but not the rifle in town. Only time a rifle or shotgun was carried in town was if you were law enforcement or protection for a company ( guarding a stage coach or courier) or about to murder someone. Whether you want to believe it or not the AR-15 is scary and offensive to the general public. That will never change. It is an offensive rifle. If you actually used it, a jury would see you as the definition of carrying a gun looking for trouble. Carrying a rifle is not as convenient as a handgun and is not acceptable and never will be as it never has in the 150 years or so that we have had cartridge fired weapons.

I want two TR4's but I like the all silver blade , yup , there's one in every crowd. :)

Legal?  Yeah, but a pretty stupid thing to do.  It will hurt us in the long run.

The comments section hurt my head.  I'm really offended that all these people don't like guns.  It hurts my feelings and makes me want to cry.  Why can't I just have my way?  Can everybody just like guns so that I don't have to go hide in my closet and cry anymore? 

    I have a special Walter Brend Pro Tech  Planned for the two year anniversary that you all will absolutely love :usa:

If I do the TR4 first, I will do the Godson as the first knife next year

Well sonofa...   My wife is not going to happy about this situation.

One of my all time favorite carry guns is this Smith & Wesson PC 686 Plus: [URL=http://s1053.photobucket.com/user/mootw/media/Revolver/817b1056-bd4f-409c-a6b2-1cbcac569be5_zpsf95f1b6e.jpg.html][/URL]

I stopped by just today at Gander Mtn in Providence to pick up a wrist sling for my bow and bought a Work Sharp on impulse for $89. Sharpened four knives in no time. First time I got a good edge on my old Buck 119. I've used a Lansky for years and never could get a good edge on 440 steel with it.

I have the Sharpmaker, the Worksharp, and the Edgepro. The Edgepro does the best job by a WIDE margin, but it's expensive. The Worksharp is fast, but you can damage a blade if you're not careful. I use it for bladed tools more than knives. The Sharpmaker is very good. I'm just too spastic to hold a consistent angle. I can get them sharp, but they're not as pretty. The Edgepro will do this...

The Spyderco sharpmaker is the best you can get for around $50.00,  I reccomend this and a good leather strop, I use one of these  http://stropman.com/BILLY-Leather-Strop-BILLY.htm

Well I am happy to report that I have passed. You were all right! A big huff over nothing. 100 on my written test and 96 on my shooting. I had pretty excellent grouping at 3 and 7 yard, after that I got squirrelly. All in all an EXCELLENT class with a perfect instructor. I learned a lot and he even gave pointers at the range which helped a lot. Thanks again for all the help and feed back!