papa61

I have 5 children and 3 step children. 17 is the best count

Congratulations! Our new grandson was born Thursday. They are so special! Only two granddaughters out of 17.

Great review. I really like those feet, genius level engineering.

That's great! I can't do much of anything with wood, it hates me.

Great pair. I have a hard time picking a favorite let alone second. Like picking a favorite child.

I'd have to argue that those who only have a birthday every 4 years on average live just as many years as those who have a birthday every year. yes, I like to argue trivial statistics

She's been with me over 20 years. Spoils me rotten, and she doesn't say anything ever about me buying guns. If I could ony get her interested in shooting! And I wouldn't know what to do without her.

Mine has a good sense of humor. I have 3 ex wives so I know what not to do. LOL

chicken. I showed it to mine.

Sad to hear this. They will be in my prayers.

Congratulations! I've been on Ozempic for a while now, My blood sugar was ok on my old meds but I was having issues with it. Ozempic has controlled my A1C and I've dropped 60 lbs. Of course part of that was thyroid. I do feel better, amazing what shedding a little weight does.

You have my deepest sympathy. I know how hard it is and remembering what was good is the best medicine. God bless.

You should have been standing by when I had my second hernia repair. The surgeon called that one. I was supposed to be in prep when they decided I didn't need to stay in the hospital. Three of us on the phone giving them hell. I went outside to make my call so the intake people didn't have to hear me.

Congratulations Tigers!! What a way to win the first one!

No, we are all Cigna.

This belongs right above the extra 20 years meme

I agree there are large piles of sewage in the health insurance industry but that doesn't justify execution. I've threatened our insurer with a malpractice suite on occasion for denying my meds. When you have a doctor somewhere I've never been whom I've never seen nor spoken to deciding my doctor I see regularly doesn't know what I need, I consider that malpractice. The threat always gets approval within the day.

Some how I knew you had been in the service. Thank You. It shows our different mission training. I was a Cav Scout and spent most of my time as APC driver. I didn't have a rifle, I carried a 1911 and had an M2 above my head. Be that as it may, we were counted on to do recon without being detected, if we got into a firefight we did something wrong. I have never gotten out of the low profile situational awareness mindset. At 63, I'm going to use a pistol to get myself and family out of harms way and let the young ones fight the battle. Shooting styles are slightly different too as I use point shooting with the pistol's silhouette rather than sights at defensive ranges. Oh, my first qualification with a pistol is a fun story too. But yeah, If we ever get a chance I'd love to get to the range with you. And the guns you've had for sale recently were very tempting BTW. We have similar taste.

IDK, Parking a car down the block heard three shots. I'd say that was score one for dropping suppressors from controlled if he did indeed have one. Walsh was speaking out of his third point of contact speculating the guy built his own pistol. Shooting happened in NYC where gun control is working so well. We will see how it shakes out. But we know the gun grabbers will never let a tragedy go without starting their trifling crap. I just don't see it gaining traction in this case anywhere but NYC.

I can't say exactly but once the incisions healed the doc said it would be fine. I'm very happy with the result. Worried I would have trigger control or aiming issues but it seems those worries were rocking an empty chair. You have my prayers and best wishes for quick and successful recovery.

If it works and you're comfortable that's what matters. I'd rather not debate mission, My original post was about finding what works for you. I wouldn't argue caliber here either as it's an individual decision. So any mention below of caliber is not to open debate but to explain why I carry what I do. More bullets is better than less bullets. Sure, to a point. I carry an all steel .45 acp and have only found one double stack that I was comfortable using as a carry pistol. Had an EAA Witness at one time, terrific pistol and a design I truly love. BUT, I had trouble keeping ten rounds in the ten ring at ten yards with one hand. Two handed, it was 10X. So ten rounds vs six or eight wasn't beneficial. We know the farther out the wider it gets. More grip is better than less grip. Yes, if we are talking length and texture. No if we are talking girth. But a carry pistol back when I started had to be concealed. The grip length is harder to conceal than barrel length. That said, grip length is one reason I traded off the micro9, with the flat 6rd mag I couldn't get all three fingers on the grip. With the extended 7rd, the grip was as long as the PF9 I sold to buy it. More light is better than less. Sure. But if needed, I would carry a hand light. only my bedside pistol has a light. Again, I carry an all steel pistol and wouldn't want the extra weight or the bigger profile. Red dots are better than Iron sights. absolutely not for me. I sometimes have trouble picking up the dot on red dots or the crosshairs in a scope. It's something to do with my astigmatism. IDK, always been this way, just read why a couple years back. I carry a pistol to get me out of harms way when I screw up tactically. When things get worse and I feel it necessary, you'd better believe I'll carry a rifle. Weight and balance are very important in a carry pistol whether you have a combat pistol or a defensive pistol. more weight properly distributed means better recoil control. less weight means less fatigue and quicker on target on all axis'. Pocket pistols are purely defensive get off me get me out of here. I have to go places where I cannot carry anything larger so they are necessary. I wouldn't pretend to be able to use one in a protracted gunfight. But after two rounds I'd have an attacker's weapon to continue a tactical retreat. I absolutely understand the comfort area. Back when fanny packs were popular, I would often use one in the summer when wearing shorts that had no belt loops. Took me a while to figure out why I was having backaches.

Actually had a Kimber micro9 that I traded off. Great little pistol but I wanted something else. I've also had a PF9 and really like them. Will pick up another at some point. I'm a hammer fired kinda guy. I have exactly two striker fired pistols and I don't really count the baby Browning, it's just for fun.

That is so cool.

we are forever hopeful. I am excited about the 2K11, it is a big chunk of change so it will not be very soon but I'm putting money back. Hope I'm not disappointed. It was a Rock Island 10mm I looked at and they are just HUGE.

No idea what it will actually feel like. Medium is a good fit on my hands but most gloves will have the fingers too long. I had a Para P14 that I really liked, I've picked up a few other double stack 1911s and said a hard nope. Got all excited for one in 10mm and figured out really quick it would break my thumb since having my finger on the trigger meant the backstrap was in the joint of my thumb and not the web.