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Man, you guys just need to drag the Remy 522, a big box of .22, and 5 or 6 empty beer cans out to the range and make a joyful noise.

I've had an LCP for years and pocket carry it frequently, but seldom practice with it at the range. At the distances I would ever shoot it, it is reasonably accurate if I do my part.

It's all in the presentation. "Hey boys, wanna cut stuff up with the hatchet? "

There are very few new guns these days that excite me. Plastic just ain't my thing and how many times can you remake the 1911? The few guns on my wish list are all old, hard to find and mostly out of my budget. I also find myself not shooting as much as I used to. Some days I just don't feel like going to the trouble of getting all that stuff together and dragging it out to the range. Sometimes I just don't want to have to clean them when I get home. I no longer have any shooting partners either. That does take a lot of fun out of it. Kinda boring going to the range all by myself. Maybe I'm just gettin' old.

Like anything else, you have to make time to do things you like/want to do. The best way I know how, is to get a shooting partner, and set a time/date to shoot. I find that when I'm "obligated" to do something, I can more easily make time to do it. It's like not wanting to let your partner down because you couldn't make time. I was like that with fishing, and somewhat hunting, when I had fishing partners I would fish a lot, but when they got transferred, I hardly ever go. With hunting, I have people that ask me to harvest a deer for them, so I hunt until I fill the requests, and my one harvest. I don't feel put out or anything, I enjoy myself, but there are a few times I ask myself, "Do I really want to wake up this early"

I picked up a 7 lb butt roast, and a rack of ribs. I also got the ingredients for a rub I found online. The ribs are already seasoned. I put the rub on the roast, and am about to throw it all on the smoker once it finishes the initial curing process. Will let you all know how it turns out.

Piggly Wiggly here has a reduced section in the meat department's freezer. We often find steaks there at greatly reduced price. I don't know if you are familiar with the term "aged beef", but it is a big selling point at high dollar restaurants. It turns out that these steaks that have aged in the grocer's cooler are usually better and more tender than the fresh cut steaks in the other cooler that people pay top dollar for.

Because that's what marketing/sales people do.

I came back to this thread and saw that my link about milk jug holsters didn't work. In case others are interested, I'll try posting it again. If any TGOers are concerned about the holster coming out with the gun, this is the way to go. You can keep increasing the size of the hook (the part that extends out from the below the tip of the barrel) until it is almost impossible to remove the gun and the holster at the same time. Oh, I go for functionality, not appearance, in my holsters. It's not like I'm going to frame the holster and mount it on the wall. The duct tape holsters look bad, I agree, but the gaffers tape looks like regular pocket holster material at first glance. https://www.thektog.org/threads/milk-jug-pocket-holsters.256713/#post-2246921

I'm waiting for the shoulder fired rail gun.

Let's hear some recipes please.

BTW... you are gonna need an electronic meat thermometer. You at least need one that you can read without opening the box. Better yet, a wireless that you can read away from the smoker. I have both, but there's better now than what I have. TGO David has the cool stuff.

I understand. lol Bought a very sweet 10/22 that Dolo built a few years ago. It's a darn tack driver. I'd sit drink cans, and old shaving cream cans out as targets. Sure miss doing that.

Sierra has been a favorite of mine as well. Hope their quality doesn't suffer.

Happy Birthday. I have an electric too. Go here... https://www.smoking-meat.com/

I may screw this up yet, but dang it smells good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wish you were closer. I have one I haven't used in so long that I don't even know if it still works. I've tried for years to come up with the perfect rub for pork butts, but I gave up after I found this. It's too salty for things like ribs but is great for butts or shoulders. Funny story that goes along with it but that's for a later time. screen shot pc

I used to use a hatchet.

Cut into pucks with a saw. Whack then with a hammer? Bonus points for making your kids do it.

I smoke the large ones (about 2 1/2 lbs each) so the smoking time will have to be adjusted if using the regular store bought size. Smoked Turkey Legs Ingredients: For the brine: 1 gallon water 1 cup salt ½ cup brown sugar 3 tablespoons garlic powder 3 tablespoons onion powder 3 tablespoons dried thyme 3 tablespoons dried sage 1 1/2 tablespoons black pepper 1 teaspoon ground cloves 1 teaspoon ground allspice 1 tablespoon paprika 1 teaspoon liquid smoke You'll also need: turkey legs Smoking wood chips (hickory) Combine all of the ingredients for the brine in a large pot and bring to a boil. Let cool to at least room temp. Rinse the turkey legs and place in a container, with brine, that you can cover. Place legs in frig and let brine overnight. Remove legs from brine, rinse really good, dry, and set aside. Start the smoker and bring it up to about 230-240. Smoke for 4-6 hours until you get an internal temp. of about 170.

I read 80 KSI, but my brain read 80,000 KSI

"The Army would like the new weapon chamber pressure to be between 60 and 80 KSI (kilopound per square inch)." 80 KSI not 80 PSI. They had to misprint this. 8 million PSI is a bit much.

If the rest of the bunch don't quit the constant robocalls, He may get my vote.

I expect other grocers do the same. Ask in the meat dept.

Sweet. I got a sidebox for my grill this week. I am going to be joining the smoking word too. We grill every Sunday at my house. Been a tradition for a while, so now I will mix it up with some smoking. Happy birthday.

For the most part, it really is that simple. The fun part is finding a rub you like on various meats and finding out how much smoke flavor you like. Pork is usually the most forgiving, so it's easy to start with. I like to get a pork loin, inject it with Allegra marinade (there's several versions), rub it with McCormicks Pork Rub, and smoke it for about 4 hrs until it hits temp. Poultry is next... hard to best smoked turkey on Thanksgiving.

An electric smoker is a great way to get started. It’s forgiving and convenient.

Cover meat in spices and cook long time over low heat.

Sometimes the ones you shoot the least are the treasures of the collection. The struggle is real.

I find myself shooting less and less as well. Most of my money is being diverted to other hobbies/projects etc. There are a ton of guns I would love to buy but I had the realization that it will just be another object in my safe that only gets shot once or twice a year.

Man... Does Newton get a say in all this?

Also, FYI, a felon is someone with felonies. As in, you keep saying he has felons but she doesn't have felons, but what you really mean is whether or not they have felonies.

This is an odd thread. I'd nearly think it wasn't serious but by all accounts you seem serious. It seems the simple thing to do, if you wish, is simply pickup the phone and call the local non emergency number for the police. Tell them you'd like to report suspected theft, drug use, and felony possession of firearms. I guarantee you that if they aren't who you should talk to, they will very quickly transfer you to that person... All in all...be careful.Personally, posting about it on a public forum in my opinion isn't the best thing to do.

The LCP isn't bad to shoot, but they aren't pleasant either. I personally like them though, carry one on me pretty much all the time. As mentioned above they are surprisingly accurate little guns.

I have one of this too... it makes a huge difference. A must have. The Galloway recoil spring and guide rod are on the list.

The other items are both from Galloway. The 13 lb recoil spring really helps with the muzzle flip and perceived recoil, and while you're at it you might as well put in a stainless steel guide rod. Here's the link: https://gallowayprecision.com/ruger/lcp/ These plus the Hogue grip sleeve will greatly enhance your LCP shooting experience!

I have shot my LCP in a BUG match, 50 rounds. Not that big a deal. Shoot it ocassionaly, but I bought it to carry, not to run a bunch of rounds through. There are guns made for carrying, guns made for shooting. Personally I wouldn't waste any money trying to make a silk purse out of a cow's ear. The nemesis holster or sticky holster are good for pocket carry.

I will answer this with specifics at some point over the weekend. There are Hogue grips that make the LCP immensely better to shoot, and you can put in a better recoil spring that will make the gun feel vastly better. You can make this snappy pain-in-the-ass thing that you don't want to shoot into something that is actually ok to shoot. That is as good as it will get. Shooting the LCP will never be fun, but at least it can be made to tolerable.

It's not bad to shoot. You won't want to put 300 rds through it in one session, but it's not bad. The 8 rd mag helps a bit. I mostly pocket carry it but also have a belt holster made by @gjohnsoniv

Glock 19, problem solved. You're welcome

Sounds like 10mm to me.

Thanks. It's like, "Here's your birthday present....now cook us sumptin!!"