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I signed up of half a dozen raffles Knowing good and well that I was going to end up on junk mail lists. This time I stepped in the well known pile of it and ended up with a quarter stuck to the bottom of my shoe. I signed up at Henry booth and sure and behold I won the $1100 Henry NRA lever action rifle. I've never had a rifle that looked this beautiful. The engraving is fantastic, the stock is a well fitted walnut. For someone that is going to be 71atthe end of the month, I'm as excited as a kid at Christmas.

Just thought I would post up a couple pics of my new knife I got and the sheath I made for it. The knife of course was made by Grand Torino, book matched Ironwood scales with copper liners and pins. I felt the knife deserved a special sheath that would hopefully match it looks, so I got to designing, and this is what I came up with... The sheath is made as more of a high ride. I used a 1 Oz copper Gadsden coin to compliment the copper in the handle along with some distressed tan ostrich leg inlay, then dyed it black to set it all off. I think it does the knife justice. Thank you Grand Torino for the beautiful knife, I hope the sheath does it justice.

Well, there is always a good thing. Wife and I are safe. No one got hurt so all is well. Truck can be fixed and all I am out is the 500 deductible.

I think any of those would work fine for most needs. Don't know if you're as stingy with garage floor space as I am, but the Ryobi looks to have a really big footprint for a "small" pressure washer.

If you want the best .22 Hornet rifle out there then try to find a mid '50s Sako L46. Definitely will not be the cheapest but they are fantastic rifles. Sako also made the M78 and Finnfire in .22 hornet into the 70's and 80's and are not as expensive as the L46.

I have both a gas model and a smaller electric model. I bought the gas one several years ago thinking I “needed” that level of tool for my light duty use. It will do everything I need it to do, but it’s cumbersome, it requires a fair bit of upkeep (especially when other people borrow it), and it may be more tool than is needed for most jobs. That is, it can easily do a lot of damage. Using it is a chore - in addition to the actual chore you’re using it for. I recently bought a smaller electric model at Lowe’s on sale for about $70. It’s great. It’s maybe 1800PSI - which is about where a low end gas model starts. This is lower powered for an electric, too. It’s enough to do what you need to do without getting in trouble (siding, patios, fences, boats, etc.) Had I bought this one first, I would have never bought the gas model.

I have a small Karcher electric pressure washer. I've had it at least 15 years and it still works fine. It's clearly light duty and isn't the fastest thing in the world, but it's small, cheap, and it works fine on decks, sidewalks, smokers, trailers, and the kids have fun drawing pictures on the driveway. If you've got 10k sqft of deck or intend to do something silly like pressure wash your entire driveway, you might want something bigger. It works for my needs.

I bought one a couple of months ago. I wanted to pressure wash my deck and have it around for when ever a project came up. I decided to go with electric. Small gas engines that sit for a long time seem to have problems. Electric washers are a little cheaper and are powerful enough for most suburban home needs. I had gotten a lot of mildew on my deck and the electric pressure washer did a good job. You might have to go a little slower than with a gas but it does a good job.

Honestly , I currently own one but would suggest to most people to rent one instead of buying . It’s the kind of equipment you use once a year and they have a tendency not to like to be sitting around unused for a year . So my experience has been that renting one the one day a year would have been far cheaper than parts , maintenance and original cost of purchasing. Combine that with the fact that the rental machines are generally far better machines than most will buy for personal use , it’s a no brainer to me . I was literally just having this conversation with my wife yesterday.

The Trijicon HD have been my go to sights on all my handguns except an Ed Brown 1911. The Sig X-ray sights were developed by some former Trijicon engineers according to a discussion I had with a Sig rep before buying mine. The only shooting difference I have noted is the color of the front sight. My HDs are all orange for fast pick up. I am still able to use the P365 X-ray sights at nearly the same speed. The rear sight is purposefully muted with no color to quicken front sight pick up. Work with them a bit and you’ll get the hang of them.

No provision for mounting a scope. Removable magazine (I think it holds 4 or 5). They are pricey when you can find one. If you want a scope, it's not for you..

No reason you can't till a raised bed, I do. Use a board as a ramp and drive the tiller up in there. Turning around can be pain, but it's doable. I'd till the area before building the bed, build it, add the dirt and stuff, then till it again. It takes a few years to make good dirt.