TripleDigitRide

You're exactly right. Thankfully we have many other reasons to hate him. Actually, I don't hate him. He was simply the most annoying person I've ever encountered on the internet. And for that, I'm happy he's no longer with us.

Thanks! I'm just glad that my stupidity didn't prevent me from being able to tell the story. I was really really stupid. Just a few weeks ago I was making a delivery to one of my customers, when he did something similar with his XD9. I was standing to his right, about two feet away. He had removed the slide and magazine for some reason (I can't really remember why). He then put everything back together (including the magazine). For some reason, he needed/wanted to remove the slide again, but forgot that he had already put the magazine back in. Side note; if you're not firmiliar with the XD's, you have to pull the trigger (not on the new XDM's) in order to remove the slide. Anyway, he pulled the trigger to remove the slide, and BANG!!!!! Luckily, he had the gun pointed to his left (remember, I was standing 2 feet to his right). The bullet blew the hell out of one of those paint markers. It was a mess, but no one was hurt. Lucky! Very Lucky!

It looks to be a Springfield Armory XD9 4" Service Model.

You mean he's one of those car salesmen that buys vehicles at auction with 150,000 miles on them, has them detailed, then uses those really cool colorful shoe polishes to write LOW MILES/SUPER COLD AC/LOCAL TRADE/ONE OWNER/LOW LOW DOWN PAYMENT/GREAT GAS MILEAGE on the windshield? And does this for a ridiculous profit? I guess it's OK as long as it's not one of those Buy Here Pay Here lots.

You mean he was shot with the dreaded .45ACP and didn't die instantly? Actually, I've seen this before. He was a lucky guy. The good thing is, he will likely never do that again. Several years ago I was cleaning a Ruger .357 Blackhawk, when it suddenly discharged in my lap. I seriously thought I removed all the rounds prior to the cleaning, but oh was I wrong. Luckily I was the only one home at the time. I had the gun lying across my stomach while I was vigorously rubbing the gun with a cloth. Everything was going great, until I bumped into the trigger with my finger. BANG! I nearly needed a diaper. That scared the livin' daylights out of me. Of course, the first thing I do is start looking for an entry wound and blood. Remember, the .357 was lying against my stomach. Never being shot before, I really didn't know what to expect as far as pain and such. I had a Marine friend who was shot in the arm (entrance and exit wound), but didn't even notice until he felt blood running down his arm. Anyway, after realizing I hadn't just shot myself, I began looking to see where the bullet when. To my surprise, it actually took quite a bit of searching, but I was able to finally locate the path of the bullet. The bullet went all the way across the room, through the back of the couch (where almost always people were sitting), through the wall that seperated the living room and master bedroom, through the back of the dresser, through the contents of the dresser drawer (mosty clothes), and finally was stopped by the metal handle/plate on the dresser drawer. If it would have passed through that, right out the window she would have gone. I was very lucky in many many ways. Needless to say, I am beyond careful these days. I check, double check, and triple check.

I'm sure you'll be fine. I would venture to say, if someone is going to screw you out of money on Ebay, it probably wouldn't be over a set of $40-$50 grips for a CZ.

Thank you! But please keep that between you and I. I have a reputation to keep up around here.

The newest list is May 06-December 07? I'm not sure I understand how you can use this C&R FFL to by anything other than old guns? What else can you buy?

This sounds like a plan. What's the difference between the 01 and 03 C&R FFL? Nevermind. I found it.

As long as you're happy with the purchase. I didn't realize shipping would be that cheap. Now I see just how ridiculous some Ebayers are on their shipping charges. I've paid nearly triple that price for an item that didn't weight 1.5lbs. As far as finding parts for your CZ, keep an eye on sites like GunBroker.com and GunsAmerica.com. You can also check out your local gun shows.

Welcome to TGO. Enjoy your stay.

Welcome to TGO. Enjoy your stay.

Welcome to TGO. Enjoy your stay.

BTW, Congrats on the HCP class. Welcome to TGO. Enjoy your stay.

I like these better. Did you realize the seller is located in BUDAPEST?

Ditto!

Looks good. Are you happy with the results?

Another vote for the 870. Such a versatile gun.

$352 million? And I decided to become a truck driver!?! Just imagine what they don't find.

Nope, only two. Just thought I'd break up the debate a little.

I think I have one testicle bigger than the other.

After reading the thread he was selling it on, it appears that maybe he shot it at a later date, but forgot to change the ad?

If you were also wearing your Mall Ninja.....ooops...I mean, HCP badge, this would have never happened.

I've been using Militec on pistols for quite a while, and I haven't noticed any negative effects. I've been using it on anything (gun related) that needs to be oiled. I've never used the Lucas gun oil, but I swear by their automotive products. I use all their additives on a regular basis. Ever decide to toss that Militec-1, holler at me first. It will be a few weeks before I order the upper. Heck, I still don't know which company I'm going with. I'm also still trying to determine what barrel twist to go with. Also, since I'm likely going with a varmint-type A4 upper half with free float tube/hand guard (minus the bull barrel), can I still use BUIS? I noticed some of the pre-assembled varmint uppers have a Weaver type gas block sight base.

Oh, and UPS employees make VERY good money. It's not as if UPS is giving them the benefit of cheap/no cost insurance, only to pay them crap wages. A good friend of mine is a local/regional truck driver for UPS, and he's making a killin'. His brother loads the trucks at night, and I was shocked at how great he way being paid, too. Even many of the part-time employees make a great salary. We had a night-shift warehouse guy who worked for UPS part-time. He was making more at UPS working part-time than he was working for us full-time. I don't know how much he was making with UPS, but he was making over $12.00/hr working for us. He was finally hired on full-time with UPS, and he's never looked back. There is a huge difference between UPS paying their grunts $14-$15+/hr, with great benefits, and Wal-Mart paying their grunts $7-$8/hr with benefits that Wal-Mart offers. My father built an independant moving company from the ground up, and always took care of the employees. His employees had the best insurance money could buy, and also made a very nice salary. He built that company from a 2 bedroom duplex, hillbilly-type outift, into a well established money making company. Before selling the company 11 years later, he was able to generate very big profits and take care of his employees at the very same time. He also made a very nice chunk of change from the sale of his moving company. If a small buisness man can do it, so can/should companies like Wal-Mart.