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I see a lot of small guns that people have but they tend to have problems. It's true that the smaller you go the more trouble that you have with semi-autos. I have heard , read , and studied about these and along some years found the right gun for the caliber that runs reliably for it's small size. The Ruger LCP in 380. It's small and fits in the front pocket of many shorts and pants. I have carried mine for the last 2 years and every 6 months I will fire it with all the lint it collected and dust. It runs great. The Glock 43 in 9mm. I have had 2 and they both ran like a well oiled sewing machine. Sold one but then realized that I made a mistake. It's so good I got another one. Simple 9mm and with very few parts. The Springfield Armory XDS 45. I got this one used and ran it dirty , and clean . It runs and runs . To me it's the smallest 45ACP you can get that is reliable. It has a grip-safety that I don't like but it is very easy to engage even with a loose grip. The S&W M&P Shield in .40S&W . What better to run a .40S&W caliber than in it's own creator's gun. It runs and works great. The Shield , G43 , and XDS45 are all the same size in thickness , length and width plus or minus a few thousands of an inch. These guns run great and have had scratches and scuffs , had dust and saw dust in them while I was cutting wood , mowing grass , and whatever else. None has failed nor rusted. In case you want a small pocket gun that will last , try these 4 . I thought this may help some people with their decisions. have a good day !

Looks great ! Your lure is more elegant than my redneck version LOL .

I use a small hook sometimes a size 6 or a tad bigger with a minnow or shiner and let it dangle from a float/bobber. just let the gar eat it and swim away with it and then after a minute or so he will chew and swallow it then you can hook him good. If you try to set the hook right when he hits it , the hook will fall out because of the hard mouth they have with those teeth. You got to let him swallow it enough to where the hook gets into his throat where the tissue is softer where the hook will set. I also use a peice of nylon rope where I cut it around 7 inches. I then burn the end with a lighter and tie the line to the burnt end. I then take the rest of it and unwind the nylon and then use a hairbrush to spread out the fibers. When you see a gar on the surface like they do when they come up , you throw the rope in their area and then slowly reel it in towards you, they will bite it. Just let them bite it and apply a "tad" bit of resistance , they will shake their head and the shaking will tangle the rope into their teeth more and more , then reel him in . I'll attach a picture of the rope lure I made. It looks wierd but it works !

hey what were you using to catch them ?

You can grill them , the meat is so firm that it wont "mush" up between the grates. The main way I cook them is just like catfish. I cut the loins up in smaller pieces , put them in some salt water in a bowl and then roll them into a bowl of cornmeal and flour that is 2 parts cornmeal and 1 part flour. Then deep fry them in oil like catfish.

Nah. You keep it for a spare. I'd hate to ruin a spare net that you could use. Thanks much though !

Thanks everyone for the information and help. I'm gonna get one and practice in the yard first then move on to the water. Thanks all !

I tried eating gar last year and now it's the main fish I try to catch. The skin is hard as plastic and you need tin-snips to cut it open. After you get it open there are 2 long boneless loins on each side of the back. No need to gut it or skin it. The meat is odorless and firm like chicken. It's like alligator and I love it !!! This Gar was 3 feet long and both loins were around 15 inches long and nice and thick.

I fish from the bank for right now until I get a boat. I still have fun. I wade in a lot of water while fishing in places like Caney Fork River and such. But this year I'm trying to get as many Gar as I can get to fill up the freezer. They love those minnows , shad and shiners that are caught with those nets. I just hope I don't get those weights caught on the bottom and break the darn net. I guess I'll practice in a shallow pond that I know is clear on the bottom.

How are the cast nets that you see at Walmart and Academy Sports that run about $39 ? The 5 foot ones. I have never had one but I want to catch my own bait from now on. So I am new to it and I dont want to get a very expsensive one in case I screw it up at first. Any help is appreciated.

Yeah these new ones are like Replicants on the old movie Blade Runner. They have a built-in expiration date and buddy they break quick!

I know an appliance repair guy that had his own shop. Real nice honest guy and business. He said if you ever find one of the old washers and dryers from the 70s or 80s thst still run KEEP THEM. The old ones that had one motor and a belt with manual knobs . He said they will run like an old Honda or Toyota and if they ever do break, they are easily fixed.

Now that's a good point. I reload and know how brass will be out of spec even after resizing it. Thanks for bringing that up. I have never thought about it. I did see a Springfield Armory XDE (the one with the hammer) where it's ejector was so loose that you'd need to align it with the slide or else the slide wouldn't go back on. There's a few videos on that.

I watched a documentry on this place. The wild life is bouncing back but some have bad defects. Some wildlife even adapted to live within the radiation.

I handled one. I noticed that the ejector was loose. It was loose enough to wiggle side to side. I had an older Shield that did the same thing. Does anyone know why this is ?

I have them both. They are the softest shooting 45's I have ever shot. The 30 is great. When I carry the 30 I use a flush fit 9 rd magazine because it doesnt pinch like the 10 rd.

We used to heat the house with a wood stove back when I was growing up and we cut wood in the summer. We'd go deep into a lot of forest cutting wood for the wood stove. My mom would always preach at us to put some kerosene around our ankles to keep chiggers and ticks off. It worked for me pretty well.

Alpha Gal is another tick borne illness. If you like mammal meat then you need to watch out for ticks. Once bitten by a tick that carries Alpha Gal you wont be able to eat mammal meat anymore. My brother is a sucess story. He got Alpha Gal and for over 7 years couldnt eat mamma;l meat at all. The only meats he could eat were fish , poultry and reptiles. After about 7 or 8 years for some unknown reason his "levels" went down to almost nothing and his body kinda reset itself. He can finally eat mammal meat again.

Rural King is closed also

Yep , I remember when beef skirt steak was cheap meat and I'd stir fry it up like fajitas or cut it up and put in chilli. Now it costs as much as sirloin or other high priced beef steak cuts.

If in any doubt do what your gut tells you to do. If you get a weird feeling then tell them you'll pass. If you still want to buy or sell the gun then tell them to meet you at the police department where it's on video for both you guys safety. That will weed out most bad ones.

Thanks for the response. Yeah I never understood it either. I used to want mine pinned like the old 1911's but then I saw someones pinned 1911 that the pin had began to "walk out" and it slowly began to grind up the inside of the slide so now I think I rather have the glued one.

On your TRP , are you able to see if the ejector is pinned or glued ? I know it's an odd question but it is interesting to me how Springfield glues some and pins others. I have 2 Springfield's that are glued. They arent TRPs just the Mil-Spec ones.

Its perfectly normal for a Glock to do that. At my job we had Gen 2, 3, and 4 glock 22. They all did it. Now we have Glock 17s Gen 5 and they do it too. Just depends on how hard you slam the magazine into it. Perfectly fine and nothing to worry about. If your supervisor or range guy isn't pushing you hard then just ease it into the gun until it locks in place. But most times we are being timed so I slam mine in place all the time and it goes forward automatically about 80% of the time.