Grayfox54

I also noticed that the kid is 10 years old while the father is 26. It seems that stupid breeds stupid.

Maybe for international shipping they're good. About 10 years ago I bought a rifle from a guy in St. Louis. He shipped it DHL. It took a week for it to get to me traveling by way of Waco, TX. I use anybody else.

I guess I'm now officially the neighborhood gun guy. I've never really flaunted my hobby. But I guess the neighbors have noticed when I load up and go to the range or occasionally go to the mailbox without covering my EDC. Yesterday one of my neighbors, an older lady around 70, knocked on my door. Seems that she had heard that I was good with guns and asked for my help. She recently bought a Sig P365. She had field striped it for cleaning but when she put it back together she couldn't get the take down lever to go back into proper position. I took a look. I know these are good guns and folks speak highly of them. However, I have no personal experience with them. Fortunately a few minutes on YouTube was all it took to discover the little trick of pushing up on the slide lock to seat it. I showed her how to do it and she caught right on. Today she came back. She had purchased four extra magazines. (smart lady) But for her model the floor plates needed to be changed out. The correct parts are included. Again to YouTube and I swapped out the floor plates in just a few minutes. She was very appreciative and thanked me over and over. I told her that helping is what neighbors are for. BTW: I asked her about ammo and she said she had gotten up at 4:30 am to be first in line at Academy. She has enough for her needs.

The USPS distribution center in Memphis is a mess. I've had packages run perfectly on schedule from the shipper only to arrive in Memphis and suddenly disappear for a week or more. I've also had packages arrive in Memphis only to be shipped off again to some totally unrelated city. Calling this place incompetent would be a complement.

I believe I'm good for at least two years. But I'm not shooting as much as I used to either. This is my fear. Congress just keeps on spending billions and trillions of our tax dollars like it was water. This can't go on without major economic repercussions.

They got 38 guns. Atlanta is safe now!

From the reports I've seen, westbound traffic seems to be moving pretty well. Its eastbound on the Arkansas side that seems to have the most problems. Is that about right? On another board I visit, a trucker reported that yesterday there was a minor accident on the I-55 bridge that clogged up eastbound traffic all the way back into West Memphis. He just found himself a motel rather than fight it. . Thankfully, I currently have no need to travel west. I'm trying my best to keep it that way.

Oh, far from it. Local news is digging fast, hard and deep. Trying desperately to fling poop far and wide.

You people are weird! I like that!

I'm not saying the didn't deserve getting fired. He most definitely did. What I'm saying is that government wasted no time at all in finding someone to blame. That's their normal procedure.

I seriously doubt the bridge is in any danger of collapsing. I would be more concerned with the added flexing causing damage to the roadway above the crack. Cracks, separations or holes in the road surface would be very dangerous to traffic.

Well they may not have a real plan of action yet. But in typical government fashion, they quickly found somebody to blame.

I made a point to check the piezo igniters. They work just fine.

Good point.

I'll look into that.

Actually, i was just thinking of putting a sheet of aluminum foil in the bottom. When done and cool, just wad it up and throw it away.

I went over to her house and took a look. This is the first time I've actually examined the thing myself. What I knew before was just from a phone call. Ok, no need for rocks. The burners are located high just under the grill with deflectors. Grill surface is roughly 18" X 14". Has a place in the back for a standard propane tank. Looks to be a pretty good brand, but has some age and rust. But she got it dirt cheap and it'll meet her needs. There doesn't seem to be any kind of catch pan for drippings. Should there be one? Anyway, here tis!

Forgive my ignorance. I've always been a charcoal guy. My disabled friend recently bought a small, used propane grill. Its in good shape, but aren't there supposed to be rocks in the bottom? I think they're called lava rocks? Exactly what is their purpose and do you have to have them? I see on-line that Home Depot does sell them. But its about $25 a bag and her money is tight. She'll also need a propane bottle. I figure her best bet is to get one of the exchange bottles they have at convenience stores. But she won't have a trade in for the first time. Anybody know what the current going rate for that is? Her birthday is in a couple of weeks and she wants to have a cook out. I'm trying to help her get set up. Any and all advice is welcome.

No experience with that particular rifle. Generally Japanese Winchesters are made by Miroku. I'd do a bit of research to be absolutely sure. If that's true, you can expect it to be a top quality rifle. Miroku is a first class gun maker. They don't make no junk.

I carry both depending on my needs at the time. Where I'm going, what I'm doing, how I'm dressed, weather, circumstances, etc and so on determine which gun I carry. Could be either one and I got no problem with that at all.