Danger Rane

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I've lost track of how many multi tools I've gone through....they all eventually break, but my Leathermans have generally held up better than my Gerbers. As someone else noted these things can't beat a designated knife, pliers, and screw driver, but they are a lot more convenient to carry around, which means I usually end up using them for tasks that really need the right tool.... which is why I keep breaking them. Be found the Gerber files do not hold up at all as large flathead screwdrivers, and I've had several Gerber pliers snap when grasping something and twisting it at the same time.

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In my mind this means you did a great job raising him! Congrats to him and to your family.

Great looking knife! Nasty little nick. I have one that does this to me on occasion as well, it's a Benchmade Balisong that is razor sharp. I have pretty much given up on carrying it as it has cut me more than anything else.....and yes I realize it's operator error

I have a gun vault bio and a gun vault keypad, if I was doing it again I would get another keypad version because it works every time. I often have to swipe 2-4 times on the bio to get it open, and if I've jacked my fingertips up at work it doesn't open. I also tested it with wet and bloody fingertips and it didn't work well at all.

Very nicely done sir.

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I shoot pistol and/or shotgun pretty much every week in my backyard. The layout of the backyard and the surrounding woods pretty much sold me on the place, thankfully the boss liked the house . I figure anything much larger/louder than pistols would probably have the neighbors up in arms. Hoping to get a can soon so that might change. It's been a few months since I've had any of the long guns out to the range. Shot recently in a downpour with my LCP with its Crimson Trace laser. The laser didn't last 7 minutes in heavy rain before crapping out. The LCP performed flawlessly, as have any of the guns shot in the rain. I took the laser off the gun while I was cleaning/drying it and let it sit open for a couple days to dry out. It's been working fine since it dried out but I found that to be valuable information. I've previously used several weapon lights of the self contained variety (as apposed to sandwiched around a trigger guard) and they usually perform better in the elements. I was stationed in WA state for several years and shot in the rain more often than not. A couple helpful things for long guns was to smear a bit of bolt grease in the scope ring screws to prevent water from sitting in them and starting to rust. It's possible a shot of WD40 would serve the same purpose. Also a product named "Cat Crap" is helpful on lenses to prevent fogging and makes water bead up and easier blow off. Shooters Choice makes a product called rust prevent that is kind of like WD40 on steroids for water displacement/rust prevention. It works great for prolonged wet hunting/shooting trips where your firearm is pretty much soaked the whole time. After rain/ pre cleaning can be done a bit easier using compressed air to "dry" the firearm prior to cleaning. Care should be taken using compressed air around the optics however and thought should be given to any nooks and crannies that you might have forced water into lest you end up with hidden areas of rust.

Well the story is already getting spicier by the day. I'll try to find the link again but I was reading earlier that the two of them spent two weeks in some clothing optional commune, before getting kicked out for spending too much time together having sex instead of doing communal chores. They were passing themselves off as a 44 and 24 year old married couple.

That sounds great! Don't worry about sending it though, I still owe you a visit to drop off some Simunition ammo and have a lower engraved. I'll just bring my KSG and impact driver when I make the journey and knock it all out at once.

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Much to the joy of our plastic surgeons, I think about a third of the women in America are guilty of this.....bless em.

Was planning on making my own with a "1 socket and a grinder/Dremel, but figured I would ask on here if anyone has one that I could briefly borrow before I short myself a socket.

Try $123,456 if you are worried about putting $1. If potential buyers can't figure that out you probably don't want to be dealing with them anyway.

Not near enough if you ask me....

In addition to the new administration's apparent desire to shake up the way we've been doing things (which I thing is great), we are at a point where a lot of our less frequently used ordnance (which happen to be he big ones) are coming up on their shelf life. Just like we all need to shoot or rotate out or EDC ammo periodically, the same applies to our national level "EDC". First use of a MOAB in combat....sounds way overdue to me.....plus it's good training.

A Ruger LCP would fit the bill. I usually pocket carry mine but also have a clip (similar to that on a pocket knife) to wear in the waistband of britches without pockets, like athletic shorts. I wouldn't wear it like that to exercise, but I don't do much running nowadays anyway. When I need something smaller than that or want to run a NY reload I carry a NAA mini revolver in .22 Mag. It pretty much disappears anywhere and I'm comfortable with its shot placement and internal ballistics capabilities at contact distance.

That's a pretty cool wife you have there!

Welcome to the group Quentin.

9mm conversion barrel.

For everything not stored in the house I use surplus ammo cans with a desiccant pack inside. I recharge them (in the oven) every 5-6 months. Usually based on the desiccant color at that point they are usually still ok, but I've had a couple cans I had to replace because the desiccant was showing moisture much quicker than the rest. I've pretty much gone away from plastic cans with foam "gaskets" for anything other than transporting stuff to and from the range as they suck. I'm curious to hear if anyone has used the rust inhibiting bags to hold their ammo inside the cans? As far as storage, I made a shelf system out of plywood that holds 3 rows or 10 cans and lets you pull out any of them without disturbing the others, makes for easy access.

This was my understanding also, based on talking with a person at the online auction site and also with the county clerk's office (license plate desk) a couple years ago. Passed up on a low mileage one for $7k for this very reason. Was told it would have to be used on your own property or trailered to offroad locations.

Welcome to TGO! To the best of my knowledge Strategic Edge out in Chapel Hill is the best place for medium and long range around here. I'm not sure where things are right now with the membership numbers (they have a cap) but I believe you can get on a waiting list if they are full. Great group of guys out there and I think it's worth every penny. They are VERY safety conscious out there, which I like, but I know some think it's over the top, so just keep that in mind. Again, welcome to the group, there are some very experienced and helpful guys on here to help with just about anything.

For the workload you are describing you might take a look at the Miller Multimatic 215. It's a great hobbyist rated MIG welder, pretty decent stick welder and a good starting point for DC TIG (steel). You can also get a spool gun for it to MIG aluminum. The 215 doesn't have the duty cycle of some of the larger machines, but its versatility and portability sold me on it for field use and some lighter shop work. I primarily run flux in mine (lots of field work), but it runs solid wire/gas equally well. Also it has the MVP plug system to plug into a regular 110v outlet (preferably a 20amp or larger breaker) or into a 220v outlet for higher heat settings. Best price I found was online. Cyberweld.com and a couple other online welding supply places usually offer free shipping and alternate between being $20-50 dollars cheaper than each other. Miller usually has some sort of promo going that gives a rebate if you purchase some accessories (like the TIG kit and spoolgun). For oxy/acetylene rig the Victors are generally considered the gold standard, but I've used several smiths and never had any issues with them either. Not sure where in middle TN you are but feel free to message me if you want to check out my 215 to get a feel for it. If it's outside your budget don't try it though, because you will want to get one. I own/operate a mobile welding business and teach welding on occasion, so I'd certainly be happy to get anyone in the TGO family up to speed if needed.