TGO David

Tasty! Nice choice of Kimber also.

I will have to double check. It may be that you're presently 9 posts short of the forum software automatically bumping you to "TGO Member" status and removing the freshman designation.

Flitz metal polish and a felt wheel in a Dremel work very well for polishing feed ramps. I did that to all of my XDs and M&Ps in the past and will likely do it soon to our new M&P 9L. It won't remove metal (per se) but it does clean the ramps up nicely.

I've got the pink Duracoat supplies at the house but I'd love to hear any prep or equipment recommendations that you might care to share for successfully painting the plastics. That looks great, btw. Exactly what I had in mind.

Pink's the new Black.

BCG and barrel are running $430-450 depending on reseller. The rest of it's pretty much cookie cutter AR15.

I had the distinct pleasure of introducing my lovely wife to the world of firearms and it's turned out that not only is she a great shot and a fast learner but also easy to shop for. Basically the rules for success are (1.) it has to be a badass weapon and (2.) it has to incorporate the color pink in it somewhere. When I picked up the lower receiver for my AR15 short barrel rifle project, I bought a second receiver to be kept non-NFA. While it may eventually have a 5.56mm upper built for it as well, more immediately I am going to use it to build a .22LR AR15 weapon platform. This rifle will use a lot of parts I already have handy as well as a few things that we'll have to order. I'm hoping to have it done by the end of the year. CMMG lower receiver DPMS lower parts kit Commercial spec M4 collapsible stock in PINK Duracoat M4 spec plastic 2-piece forearm in PINK Duracoat TangoDown Ergo Grip in PINK Duracoat M4 spec upper receiver Tactical Solutions .22LR stainless bolt carrier group Tactical Solutions 16-inch M4 profile barrel 4140 stainless Millet DMS-1 scope BlackDog Machine .22LR AR15 magazines Here are some pictures of the Tactical Solutions .22LR stuff from G&R Tactical's web site. It's very slick. 16" Barrel (threaded) BCG

It sounds like my wife may receive hers sometime around the middle of October if this trend is any indication. We finalized her HCP application on June 10th. Four months to approve and issue is pretty damn pathetic given how fast our good friend and ardent 2nd Amendment Rights supporter Jimmy Naifeh got his.

Rabbi's stance the last time I asked him about this was that he wouldn't transfer in a firearm that he could sell you himself. His rates were also higher than anyone else that I had checked with at the time. He may have changed both of these things since then, so the best thing do to is just call him and ask for the Tungsten Special. He'll probably give you a great price just to spite me, which works out perfectly for you and keeps me on his mind. www.eastsidegunshop.com has the phone number. Ask about the waffles and chicken special while you've got him on the phone. Bellshire Hardware reportedly has good pricing on inbound FFL transfers for the Nashville area. Guns & Leather, On Target, Hero Gear and others are all pretty much in the same general ballpark and don't mind transferring in a weapon regardless if they have the same thing sitting in their showroom.

Sorry to hear about your luck. This industry completely sucks lately, for that very reason.

That Buckthorn pattern is very nice. I hadn't seen it before but it looks like it could be a real winner with the sort of foliage we've got around here.

I might have a PM for you a little later with some help on getting that stuff together and running. I'm literally headed out the door right now for the day... but I'll send you something this evening.

Use Parallels to run it on your Mac. That's what I do. Also... I picked up not one but two lower receivers on Friday. One is being sent off for engraving on Monday. The other will likely stay as a non-NFA lower and be built into something a little different. More on that later. Right now the only major components that I lack are the upper receiver, the rail forearm and the EOTech optics. Everything else is sitting here waiting for the lovin to start.

Sounds like politics. Or maybe he had an epiphany and realized that being pro-2A makes sense from an LEO perspective.

It's patterned after the HK SMG selector switch. The white "bullet" with the X through it is safe. The red single bullet is single fire. The red double bullet is burst or auto. Of course since these are all post-NFA builds, the third option is just there for eye candy.

Welcome! Joe says that while he's gone, you're the one giving foot rubs with every 5.11 purchase. Is that true?

I've come to learn that it is rather nice when your local CLEO is supportive of citizen gun rights. Smyrna PD is very fortunate to have a Chief of Police who is a 2A supporter and encourages citizens to take responsibility for their own safety and get their HCP. We see too many media accounts of LE agencies where the CLEO or other high ranking public officials are not supportive of this at all. Remember what happened to the gun owners in New Orleans? Wasn't it you that got dicked pretty hard by a non-friendly agency when the police happened to find a relative's gun in your truck? Could that situation have maybe gone a little better of the head honcho was a little more understanding? Yeah, I'm thinking it's nice to have a CLEO who is a gun guy. Even if he is just politicking. It makes it easier to talk apples to apples with them.

I've been running a car forum for about 8 years now... www.tennesspeed.net We don't do vendors over there right now because, well... that whole market is really hurting and no one wants to pony up to advertise.

I'm loading the baby formula with Omega 3 fish oils because the kid's gonna need to get a scholarship the old fashioned way.

I had sweat tea last night. But I have Dos Perros and Negra Modelo in the fridge so tonight may be different...

That's a pretty machine. Be careful of the other people on the road! It's amazing how many times I see jerks in cars or trucks crowding cyclists during my daily commutes.

What... he didn't try to sue God?

I think I just soiled myself.

Welcome. Glad that you've found us and happier to hear that you'll be leaving the North for better parts of the country! ( I've got family in MD so I can say that. )

Hey buddy... the healthy drinks thread is thataway!