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Should be a great battle as the opossum around here have armored themselves.

While I mostly agree with not projecting my beliefs ie being the "gray man" if we continue to not speak up those who would act irrationally towards our personal beliefs will only be more emboldened. Conservatives have held our peace for so long that we are now considered radicals for believing in personal freedom, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Sometimes, one has to speak the truth regardless of other's feelings and the truth is if it hurts your feelings hearing said truth you are wrong and I really don't care about your feelings anyway. I am entitled to my beliefs and opinions. The example Chucktshoes put forth is a great one, we should be able to go to an ATM in a bad area in the dark and we should hold our leaders and law enforcement's collective feet to the fire until we can. Or go well heeled with backup. Your choice. The person who verbally attacked you got what was coming. He wasn't interested in a reasonable discussion and didn't get it nor satisfaction of bullying you. Speaking one's mind or freedom of speech comes with consequences for all. This person expected you to shrink and apologize for your personal beliefs. Tom Petty said "you can stand me up at the gates of hell and I won't back down". "LIBERTY MEANS RESPONSIBILITY. THAT IS WHY MOST MEN DREAD IT" George Bernard Shaw

Can't believe this is still available. mmmk2201 is a great guy to deal with. y'all keep ignoring it until my boom account recovers LOL

are you certain?

I have a need for the Taurus 1911 duo-tone. I think the blackened against stainless is terrific looking though some I have seen on GB look poorly finished. Nice Colt though, can't say you were wrong. I had a stainless AMT Government Model. I miss it. Can't go wrong with a good Colt though. The Rock Island is like a base model Harley, it will turn into a money pit. But that's what I wanted. We will see how it shoots before throwing money at it though.

I had a Crossbreed. pretty good holster but the leather is a little thin. I've seen kydex that would work well but I don't like the plastic against my skin. Wide set belt straps and a good tail on the rear of the muzzle end will help tuck in the butt. I'm looking for one to show an example but haven't seen it yet. Andrews Custom also makes one with a steel inner reinforcement. I haven't tried it. pic below is DeSantis Inner Peace.

If this isn't outside Arnold AFB it should be

cool van dude

Of course it is. A good IWB holster and belt at 4 o'clock position. One must buy their pants a size larger for IWB, many people miss this detail. I've personally carried some very large pistols this way. If you find the big belly no butt thread you'll guess I don't any longer. OWB preferably in an Avenger type holster for me now. And nothing as heavy as 2011 since I've gotten the old man body. I do have a DeSantis tuckable I'm about to put back in service with a 1911. But it will see rare use. adding this: Clothing choices have to reflect your carry piece and style. Thicker longer tailed shirts, bigger waist pants. There has been much written about how to dress to avoid printing/flashing. Sorry I don't have those old magazines to share.

Both of mine and others I've seen free spin if trigger is not engaged. Will turn both directions.

You'd get my vote. Just follow through.

U S Revolver was built by Iver Johnson. May reports say they were higher quality than the S&W they copied. I have one, not fired it yet. Had an Iver Johson but sold it. Both of mine had exposed hammers. Yep @BigK 38 S&W ammo is ridiculous if you find it. Does you cylinder turn backward when trigger isn't engaged??

I drive past a Dodge dealer when I go to the office. Can't fathom what the custom painted lifted extended cab new Ram would have on the window. @Johnny Rotten must be single. LOL

Even though I own one I am not a fan of turbos either (pun intended) but I believe the 8 speed and 10 speed transmissions are more about keeping the little buggers in their narrow torque band. The more moving parts the more chance of something breaking. My biggest issue with new is the sheer amount of recalls for truly dangerous possible breakages. Toyota's woes are only new to Toyota, we've seen them from everyone else before.

I like the Ridgeline a lot myself. But to be fair, if I move to smaller it would be a hybrid. When I actually need a truck, I need the 8 foot bed. Most everything will fit in the back of our Buick TourX so it is rare that I need a truck. Most likely I will get an even older Ford than my current 97 F150. I just prefer the older trucks. I see a trend of smaller, turbo engines and it's true, you will not get the long life under hard work. Just a matter of science, smaller builds more heat to produce the torque needed. Adding a turbo just contributes to more heat. We went through the same thing back decades ago going from true truck engines to mid sized car engines. A 4.9 six will outlast a 5.0 V8. Smaller and lighter are the inevitable future with CAFE and emission standards constantly going higher. The only way to avoid it is smaller lighter vehicles. The old Toyota and Datsun trucks were anvils that would last forever given proper maintenence and cleaning. The EARLY Ranger and Mazda were right behind. True, you won't get the ride quality nor the higher interior with small trucks but that's the trade off. I personally think Toyota, Nissan, Ford, GM have all gotten too big for small trucks. but automotive trends to bigger is better until they got over the max. Then you see things like Mustang II, Courier, S10. Cheap stuff to hold market share. If I do get a new small truck, it has to be 4 door so my Dane has a place to ride.

Sitting here recovering from doing fencing in this humidity and sifting through old threads. This one caught my attention. Thanks to @DocHawk for stating the difference in an armorer and gunsmith. Hamilton Bowen was the only true smith I knew of in TN. before. Hope DocHawk is doing well here, I know who to ask tech questions now. Also, thanks for revealing the expense involved in tooling. I had considered taking courses to get started but at my age the capitol outlay would never see a return. I can disassemble and reassemble anything, I could build most anything with the right parts, I still wouldn't consider myelf an armorer. Sure, I can polish a sear or feed ramp and would have no problem fitting drop in parts but that's my limit. When it comes to wood, forget it.

oh THAT kind of truck hunting. I'm just glad we don't have to worry about the game warden taking your truck and rifle. I can't imagine buying a newer truck, the prices are crazy. I've considering downsizing though and the 2025 Maverick is going to be available as AWD Hybrid, that peaked my interest. Since my old ratty F150 is green I'd even go for the new "Eruption Green" Negatives are the movement of more controls to touchscreen operation and what appears to be the touchscreen located on top of the dash rather than inset.

yeah, this thread is like the gun, it will never die!

I picked up a Rock Island over the weekend. Fit what I wanted for now. I looked at a Charles Daly (now from CZ) and was very impressed with fit, finish, and trigger. I wonder about how well the Daly would run it was so tight. Never owned or shot a high end 1911 so I only know what I read about those. I've fired some REALLY loose GI pistols though. Went to the range to coach my platoon mate, since I had qualified the week before, they thought it was safe to send my normal issue pistol in for armorer's maintenance so I got a loaner. Had to push the slide lock pin back in every three rounds. BTW, still fired expert level.

NO LOWBALLS, I KNOW WHAT I GOT!

Congress deserves a pay cut. Joe is already out.

I wondered why this didn't look familiar. Some interesting logic. I would have never figured abevenS though. I did wonder why we hadn't heard from Daniel lately. My ex called me Papa Bear when I had all 4 of our kids piled on my lap. It fit since I'm hairy and surly so it stuck. I was born in 1961 so since papa/papabear and most forms are usually taken...

Legitimate and relevant question posed in typical gun grabber fashion. Any good rifleman with a quality .22 target rifle was in range. Note she threw in used in most mass shootings. She's trying to make good on the Lame Duck's promise.