Sidecarist

In the simplest of terms. I don't care what your career or color is. If your a violent a$$ then you should get what you have coming to you. This is all about hate and haters. If we want to live in a civilized society the society as a whole needs to reject the haters and what they represent.

This IS a sad time for our country. Violence has become too acceptable gains anyone, and not enough people take the time to think about the situation as a whole. It's too easy for everyone on all sides to cherry pick the information they want and feed it to those that want to hear it... LEO'so have an incredibly hard job I respect that. There are some statistics that show that people matching g certain descriptions have a higher interaction rate with LEO's. Rather than react with only violence we ALL should ask why? Are there bad actors in our society? Yes. What are we as a community doing about it?

Feral hogs are going to be a problem it is just a matter of time....

They shouldn't have to ban open carry near the conventions gun owners with "common sense" should understand that it's a tinderbox and not inflame the situation. As responsible gun owners we ought to act responsibly. What we do, how we do it, what we say, etc. Reflects on us all. I think that this is a time where our behaviour as a class of people can make a difference. There has been more than a bit of talk about being insensitive to one group or another. What we need to be is more sensitive about our own group... That doesn't mean we should hide, or even hold our tongues. We should speak out but in a way that puts us all in a positive light. I had a conversation with someone recently that mentioned how horrible it was that gun in the hands of civilians caused so much grief & pain. I politely stood my ground as a truly responsible gun owner and informed them that neither me, or anyone I knew that owned guns was committing crimes against anyone! The truly responsible gun owners are invisible because they don't attract the attention of the law or the public. The focus should be criminal BEHAVIOR with guns. What are we as a group doing to improve our image in these trying times? RANT OFF I do hope that cooler heads prevail in the days to come. Our prayers go out to all those hurt by these events in any way.

Awsome, thanks to you both!

Hey Bolton Landing for me... welcome! A really great group here.

I used to soak guns in Brownell de-solve cleaner. A suitable substitute is simple green. Mix it a bit strong , soak it for an hour, scrub with an m16 brush and blow it out with air. Canned air will work in a pinch too. If it's really grungy soak it a second time. When you're done hose it out good with Hornady one shot to get rust preventive into all the tight spots, lightly grease and put the grips back on and assemble.

Thats a shame. I will still call and ask about maintenance parts. Recoil spring, striker spring, striker, extractor & spring, mag spring. These are the items that give issues. More interest can't hurt... Of course with the mess that just popped up in Turkey Canik pistols may become collectable (sort of).

It will be hard for us to ever know the truth in any great detail, but hopefully it will come out in time. I am frustrated with the weak attempts to make this about anything but terrorism. I won't argue reasons that terrorists do this stuff. It's waste time. What really bothers me is that unless a coherent plan to go after or interdict these groups can be executed and quickly that it will continue to spread, ultimately to the USA.r. This may be isis or some other group but they need to learn that such attacks will net go under punished... we have our own problems here with BLM and more fringe groups. Civil protest is a right here, civil unrest is not. Our future will not be bright if we just tear ourselves apart... May all those injured recover quickly, and those that passed rest in peace.

Note to self send an email to century tomorrow to see about spare parts availability. I have no idea if they will sell parts or not... I'll pass on what I learn.

I'd be curious about what was the problem. I'm glad they took care of it, but it would be nice to know if it was a part failure or what...

I've got fairly large hands and don't have a problem with most pistol grips. That said the smaller grip insert works best for me on the TP9SA.

I ran a little Myford ML7 7x16 for a while it was a very nice machine and reasonable size. the biggest problem I had with it and other small lathes suffer this as well is that they can twist a bit. This makes it impossible to turn a straight piece, everything will be tapered to some small degree. Rigidity is everything as is getting the machine level in both axis. This sort of rules our a portable/moveable lathe for any high accuracy work. If you are happy with +/- .002/.003 then go for it. Small machines cant take big cuts and are prone to chatter so proper tool bit grinds are important. I found that HSS tool bits that I ground worked better on small machines than carbide because they are sharper. Its also easy to touch them up or alter them to suit your needs. Grizzly or Jet are both reputable brands for this sort of thing I would look on the used market as well. Craigslist etc these machines get out grown by people and frequently are for sale. Brokers will also know about them but usually don't have them in their stock but they may be able to send you to someone that they know has one. Good luck just work within the machines limits and you will be fine for that sort of work.

I have a friend with a grizzly 14x30 gear head lathe. He's pretty happy with it, but it doesn't compare to his old Bradford, or my Colchester of similar size. The older machines are MUCH heavier and in any machine tool mass is your friend. Buy the biggest machine you can possibly fit. The same goes with mills too, but with a mill get a knee mill not just a mill/drill. Being able to move the table in the Z axis (up & down) opens up lots of capabilities. WhIle a new machine has its appeal, there are many great old machines out there to be had. I'm looking at a larger Leblond for $2500 including a bunch of tooling, 4 chucks, & taper attachment. As far as imports go grizzly is one of the better ones and they have pretty good support, but if possible think about a bigger machine...

This is exactly why I will be forming a trust....

I'll have to look into it. It will be a while with work travel being nuts for a bit...

I'll have to try an M&P 9 holster. Thanks

I picked up a TP9-SA (V2) and really like it. Holster selection isn't very good yet, and I'm still figuring out sight options mine is a later gun with dovetail front. I think it will take a glock rear and S&W front. The trigger is impressive ant it has been 100% reliable for 300+ rounds so far. I may pick up another one for a bedside gun with a light & laser. I have recommended it to a few guys looking for a more economical gun. The only thing I wish is for a compact version...

This is why I ask questions! I hadn't thought about that. Thanks! I guess it will be better to start the trust with just me to start then add the wife and kids after I have purchased what I want... I will be looking for a trust attorney in the Chattanooga-Knoxville area.

I've been thinking about this as well, though I'll probably make my own as I have the tools. I was thinking that the way to do it is to aquire 2-3 cans that will work with several guns for me then after I have what I want form the trust and have everyone on it get all the background checks done one time. I'd love to hear what more experienced folks here have to say...

As I understand it it's primarily road restrictions such as some cargos can't be transported through tunnels etc. Some warehouses also segregate cargo for fire protect reasons. I don't think the truck driver behaves differently other than possibly plackarding the truck which helps first responders in case of an accident.

Are you sure you weren't smelling that skunk weed fatty and shooting at the neighbors cat?

I have friends in the tree business with a utility company. They swear by Husqvarna and the pro grade still stuff. I have a Jonesred which is a red Husqvarna and it's awesome. The key to these sallow engines I've found is avoid ethanol gas at all costs. Treat them right and they last for a very long time....

A sharp hard point is needed to break tempered glass. A baseball bat won't work as well as a sharp piece of gravel, or a rock. The corners of the window are the weakest due to stresses from the tempering process and the etched logo is the best spot overall. A simple center punch is almost ideal.

Thanks!