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I love it! Yet another reason NOT to live or even visit California! My Mom and Dad went out west two years ago and was stunned at how many times they were pulled over in NORTHERN New Mexico and NORTHERN Arizona by ICE at these check points. Apparently they are allover the Southwest!

He's shown he is just another politician like the rest of them! We were fine folks to be around until, he started getting the big money from Fedex! Now his true colors have been exposed and he's just another snake in the grass. He needs to go... like the rest of them!

Oh come on BK! You live maybe an hour from BSF if you live in Oak Ridge! Heck, I live in Fountain City and I can be there in around an hour and a half!

Hey JAB, I used this Youtube video to learn how to convex. [media=] [/media]If you've heard of Turley Knives, this is the guy that makes them.

If it were me, I would go with a AR. The M1A is expensive and unless you are just lucky, you won't get one to shoot 1 MOA out of the box. You have to put some more money into it for that. Quality mags for the M1A tend to be a problem as well, but I bet the AR mags are just as expensive as good M1As. There should be more upgrade parts for the AR than the M1A too. If the AR breaks down, then repair parts will be cheaper than for the M1A as well. The AR is definitely not as heavy as the M1A if you are going to carry it to the field, as well. I used to shoot the M1A in the military on a Rifle team and they are great rifles, but I don't think the base models are worth the money.

I admit that in the past I have used the guys at SMKW to sharpen some of my knives. Then I learned to do it myself. A lot of times, if I don't have anything to do in the evenings and there's nothing to watch on the tube, I will set and sharpen a knife or two. I use a old set called a LeRoy. It must be about 30 years old. It looks like a Lansky. But I don't use the angle clamp. I use eye ball it and use the stones. Seems to do just fine. When I'm done, I usually have half the hair on my left arm gone along with some leg hair too. And there is a small pile of paper shavings on the floor next to my recliner. I am also learning to convex with an old mouse pad and fine grit sandpaper, which I get at the auto parts store. I am not a master of that yet.

WOW!!! Nice set of knives there jcoosi! I'd love to have the Esee 3! My favorite length in a fixed blade is between 3.5" and 4.5". If you go to a more traditional look, and don't care about where it's made, check out Helle! My favorite styles tend to be Puukko's and other Scandinavian knives. When I'm out and about in the woods I carry a Helle Odel most of the time. BTW, I was over at SMKW this afternoon, but didn't buy anything. I'm looking for a nice small fixed blade neck knife or fixed blade pocket knife and wanted to check a few out. That Candiru is nice, but I think I like the Becker BK14 better and I liked that Boker Plus Rhino a lot! Unfortunately the knife I was really there to check out was the CRKT Bowie Minimalist and they didn't have it or any of the other Minimalist models, for that matter. Congrats on the purchases. Give us a report on them, once you get through checking them all out!

I'd get the hell out of Atlanta as quick as I could. Don't want to be stuck in some city as most of the population turns into zombies! Weapon of Zombie Hunters world wide is the Remington 870 pump action shotgun with an extended magazine and plenty of shells to go with it. And since I might have to cut off some zombie heads on the way out, I want a Cold Steel Grosse Messer ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/COLD-STEEL-GROSSE-MESSER-SWORD-88GMS-NEW-/360471007785?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53edbf1229 ). And I will be headed to Knoxville with a full tank of gas, in something that can mow down the hords at 70 MPH and not be stopped.

I try to keep my pistols clean (except for my MKII), since they are my main defense weapons. My AK gets cleaned maybe every two or three range trips. I clean my .22s only when they REALLY need it and a lot of times that's just a swab down the barrel, but once a year I like to break them down and really clean them good.

I've wanted one since I started reading about them! It sounds like an extremely versatile round, whether your looking for a target round, a hunting round or a SD round. When you look at Muzzle velocity and muzzle energy, it's better than a .38spl or a 9mm. You can check it out here. http://www.ballistics101.com/327_magnum.php What barrel length did you get the Patriot in, Jvanhoosen?

Really? Are you into pain or just stitches?

The bullet guide is a "ramp" like part that fits in the trunnion area of the Saiga reciever, where the barrel connects. I think that standard Saiga mags (but not AK mags) have the Guide built into them. I think this was a way to make it harder to use standard AK mags in Saigas. I suspect that AK recievers already have the guide. You can buy a bullet guide and install it in your Saiga. Mine was already installed when I bought the rifle. Here is a link. http://dinzagarms.co.../saiga_223.html EDIT: Boy we all jumped on that, didn't we boys!!!

One is not supposed to be skinning the meat from one's digits. I think that's in the 10 Commandments of Knife Using somewhere. Hopefully, this will be taken care of routinely!

JWolf, for along term Bugout, you might want to get with a group of people you know and trust. What would be good is to find someone that would be willing to let you Bug Out to their place, where a group could set up. It's going to be difficult for one or two people or really even four or five to hold on to a stronghold for any length of time. People have to sleep sometime and that's when the bad folk will show up. Really, I think a good number would be 10 or so people. But that takes a lot of planning, to pull off and a lot of money up front. But with the right attitude and leadership it could be pulled off.

Mark, you never get bored, do you!

Fun little rifles at a good price! Ugly as sin, but fun! They are decently accurate out to 100 yds. You can definitely hit a man sized target with one at that range.

Oh, any old tin will do. It's just those are easy to find. I think you can still get BB's in tins and other types of candies like Altoids, and don't forget Sucrets! Actually those are bigger tins! But most containers are made of plastic now and don't hold up well. Shoe polish would be another one that would work, but they come in two pieces and can get lost easier. They might make a good penny stove though. Hadn't thought of that! Might have to give that a whirl one day.

I made a Char cloth tin out of one of those mini Altoids tins, last year. Works great! I have huge ball of what I'm pretty sure is jute twine. It's from a hay baler and is orangy in color. I use a fire steel as well. But at some point I would like to get or make a steel striker and some flint for a primative fire kit.

Oh, I'm not a fan of serrations either. I just bought this one on a whim. But so far, it's been a keeper, even with the serrations!!! At some point I will probably go ahead and pick up another one with a plain blade. It will be the satin finish. I don't much care for coated blades. I find they tend to slow the blade down. I've got a Condor Kumunga, that is fixing to get stripped and a CS Trailhawk that has been stripped.

I have one in .223 and I love it. I have 35 round Galil mags that are modified to fit the standard mag well. They have a bit of wobble, but they function flawlessly. I went with TAPCO stock, pistol grip and forearm for mine and put in a G2 trigger group and a US made piston. I learned a lot working to convert it back to what it should have been in the first place and in the process gained a new found respect for the old war horse! Shot it and enjoy it!!!

I hate I missed it, but we had just driven back from Tampa on Friday and my butt ain't used to setting 12 hours in a car. I was beat and the heat didn't help much either! I will try like all get out to make the next one, though! Looked like you all had a great time!!! Thanks for sharing all the pictures!!!

He was a great man, RIP!

Get the Satin finish, next time. I truely love mine! I need to see what other colors the scales come in, besides coyote and black!

Thanks Peejman! I'm going to sign up for both!!! You know, rabbits are fairly tasty!

I just saved that link for later!!! Thanks Prag!!!