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This answer will not be popular nor well received. But unless you've got expensive knives that demand top quality diamond stones ( I have those) it's hard to beat the AccuSharp for day-to-day use. Easy to use, gives good results, inexpensive at less than $15.00, and will make you knives more than sharp enough. Accusharp Knife sharpener I also would add a good honing steel at about 20 bucks. A Winco is a good brand. Learn how to use it on youtube. It will last you a lifetime. Winco honing steel For people who say it will eat up your knife's edge, I have 45 year old Chicago Cutlery knives that get sharpened about once a month or so and they still look the same and are sharp. Takes less than a minute to sharpen, hone, clean, and back in the pocket or in my knife block. I give them to people who have dull knives, show them how to use it, and they now have sharp knives. After a certain point, a lot of the expensive knife sharpening gadgets and gizmos are money pits designed to stick it to you.

This was the reason I avoided New Orleans. You couldn't tell the cops from the crooks. Memphis has a long tradition in the New Orleans style.

It should have been a concern, but sadly isn't. In the last few years over 5 million new gun owners have arrived. I don't have much faith that they've been taught, much less learned those lessons. How many old gun owners know those lessons? They may know the myths, but don't know the laws. Lessons are learned from repetition. When we think we know it all, that's the time to realize we don't.

Gun owners should take a wide view of the Baldwin case, what happened, and the ramifications going into the future. Mishandling of firearms resulting in injury or death are considered criminal negligence, subject to criminal charges and civil suits, will be extremely costly financially, emotionally, and socially, and the future for the shooter isn't bright. Whether Baldwin goes to jail or not is not the issue to be concerned with as that's not in your control. Your concern should be 'what if my firearm negligence caused injury or death?" and how can I work to make sure it doesn't happen to me. That is in your control.

Perhaps those that get well-known and trustworthy companies who do work on their guns can provide specific documentation of such work. That would go a long way to satisfying claims of modifications done in a professional manner. Still could be a fraudulent claim, but it would be verifiable at the company.

Anyone seriously interested and not just ill-informed speculation as to why Baldwin was charged with involuntary manslaughter, can watch this excellent presentation by Andrew Branca, a noted legal Self-Defense attorney. The Legal Charges Against Alec Baldwin What counts is not the opinions of laymen, but what the law is. Gun owners should realize this law also applies to them.

But with rare exception, we're seeing guns that are 'good' out of the box other than perhaps a trigger job (that's easy to do) and some guns like the Canik TP9 Elite SC, RIA 5.0, and a couple of competition CZs are great out of the box with triggers that would have cost hundreds 2 decades ago. That was what always bugged me about High-Powers and 1911s 45 years ago. They pretty much sucked out of the box. Why it was acceptable for handguns to be that way, but not shotguns and rifles was because the consumer had to play along. Consumers today don't have to play that game anymore. With CNC and MIM, tolerances have shrunk, barrels are more accurate, frames are stronger, less hand fitting, and less need for gunsmiths to take care of what should have been done at the factory. I don't chase perfection - I'm more than happy with good enough and happy to pocket the money I'd be spending (or wasting) on 1% difference. Wilson's 1911 guns are beautiful, work well, and deliver the goods. Yet, I can't see putting $3,500 in one as it's still a 1911. If given one tomorrow, I'd sell it next week. You may feel differently and that's what makes a horse race. I've accepted that 99% of the time it's not the gun's fault, it's mine and I can live with that and not feel sad.

Firearms are legally held to a higher standard of care due to firearms being inherently dangerous instruments. Unintentional injuries or death are almost always the result of negligence. With firearms that usually constitutes criminal negligence. The charge is correct. Baldwin is guilty of criminal negligence resulting in an involuntary manslaughter charge. This should be a lesson for all gun owners.

Unlucky for Baldwin this part of New Mexico doesn't care for Hollywood knotheaded liberals. All he needs to do is smirk at the trial as he can't help but doing and he's toast in the juror's eyes. I look forward to a trial and watching him cry on the stand.

Absolutely. I'm for those who have gone ape-#### over wind and solar and eliminating nuclear and coal energy, to have all they want of wind and solar energy. But when wind and solar aren't producing, let them go cold and dark. Isn't that what they want?

That's the only charge possible considering the evidence. Now comes the plea deal and resulting civil suit which will prove more interesting.

If I'm buying at a private sale, I want a fresh firearm. If I don't know that you are an expert gunsmith (not an assembler) I don't trust you with a Stanley screwdriver, a Dremel, your wife's fingernail file, or your handloads fired in that gun. Particularly if your first name is Bubba. That changes if you're Wilson Combat or a host of reputable outfits as they stand behind their guns. A private seller doesn't. I don't see the need to send my CZs off to Cajun or any other outfit - not because they are suspect -but because I can do things for myself within reason and can save big bucks. I don't fall prey to the concept that if I spend more money the gun will shoot better. I also don't expect to pay for someone's customization at what they paid for that work, much less if they did it. That's ludicrous and may drive down the price. There are a few gunsmiths where their work is legendary and worth the added cost. Then there's everyone else. That's just me.

How many mags? Case with cleaning kit, manual, target? Original grips? Never fired?

It's easy to get caught up in the latest and greatest firearms that show up daily in our inboxes, youtube channels, magazines, gun shops, and wherever a gun person goes in search of a new thrill. I know because I do it myself, even when I think I'm not doing it. This Guns Magazine podcast with Roy Huntington, Zen and the Art of the Single Shot Rifle, may make you reconsider that chase cycle that's so easy to fall into. Listening to Roy may help you remember why some of us lost our way and how we might change for the better and become wiser, content, and grateful to discover what we have often lost along the way and how we might recover the deeper values with the tools we love. Take the time to listen. Zen and the Art of the Single Shot Rifle - Roy Huntington

These are the ones I ordered. They hold up my fully loaded CZ 97b. I've found they are very strong so I've ordered another pair. They also have a thick rubber pad to protect the finish. Gun magnet

To be on the safe side, check with your homeowner's insurance company to be sure you're covered for anything that might happen,

Easily one of the top ten John Wayne movies. Also had Walter Brennan as Stumpy. Great movie.

Apparently not. Everyone that has shot it has been very surprised by the noticeable softening/lessing of recoil. I'm not sure of what is going on is precisely or how it operates as I've yet to see an animation of the innards in action. But I have no reason to doubt that something is happening to cause this and it's not pixie dust ,VooDoo chicken bones, or mere fluff. This week at Shot Show others will probably be given the chance to shoot it today as this is "Range Day." So far, three reputable reviewers (Roy Huntington, Will Dabbs, and soocth00 on youtube) have made much of their opinion that the felt recoil has lessened considerably. RIA review by sootch00

I was just looking at the price for that link. In checking other vendors, I can't find any less than $450 and that's for good at best. Vendors that recently had them for $400 seem to be out. Perhaps all guns have really gone up, but it seems that the CZ82 prices have climbed considerably. The dry-up may be temporary just to drive prices higher. Probably this spring a surplus dealer will 'discover' a large number of 82s in excellent condition but the price will be jacked-up to 500. You're best bet may be to wait for a quick private sale.

With the exception of guns I buy simply to hold and make a buck, I try to keep my gun purchases to well-researched guns that the specs, reviews, and my own style suggest an 85% probability that I'll use and enjoy. Today that's possible because reliable gun reviews by knowledgeable people are available with the help of Google (what constitutes reliable and dsknowledgeable people is another discussion). If I am disappointed after the purchase, I put it away for a while and try to decide if it's me or the gun. Sometimes I didn't give it a fair trial, was in a hurry to shoot it rather than learn about it, etc., all things relating to me. Then sometimes, it's just the wrong gun for me. Nobody's fault, just my subjective findings didn't match the reality I was expecting. That's what I discovered 40 years ago about Colt .45 autos and Browning High-Powers. They didn't suit me, and still don't. I do have an FEG HP clone which now is a good shooter I got in a trade, but it could go out the door tomorrow and never again cross my mind. Same with a Colt Police Positive in 32/20 made in 1923. Beautiful gun, but just not me. It too, can go. At one time or another if you buy enough guns, you get one that is just lousy but you hang onto it thinking it will get better. I have found that thinking is like holding on to a sack of cow manure you hope one day will become chocolate chip cookies.

That's fine as long as I'm not named in the divorce proceedings.

I don't mind giving that information at all. One can go online and search for a person and find that all out except for payment information. My credit card company protects me from fraud. In the 46 years I've been using credit cards I've never had one problem. I do have all my credit bureau reports locked-down since I have no need of credit. So, yes, I do prefer doing business with reputable online stores.

Shop online. I've never been asked for anything except 'would you like to subscribe to our newsletter?' Gun stores and shops aren't what they used to be. If you find a good one, tell other people. If you find a bad one, tell other people. I've found the lack of general gun knowledge prominent in most gun stores where the focus is on tactical ARs and all the doodads to hang off the rifle. If you're not buying the latest whizbang AR or overpriced tactiturd camo and Molle pouches for your trip to Piggly Wiggly, they're not interested. But there are many online stores where customer service is important, prices are better, and the staff know their guns. They make it easy to do business with them.

I've fired Hornady JHP and Reed Ammo JHP through Makarovs and 82s without a problem. Speaking of ammo, when I bought my Maks and 82s about 20 years ago I laid in a supply of about 3,000 rds of various FMJ brands. It was about 10 cents or less a round. I have enough now to shoot for at least 15 years after I'm dead.

Don't worry about the external appearance. You've got a nice pistol that should give years of service. Get a couple of extra mags. I see them between $15-20 each on sale from various vendors in surplus firearms. Don't take it apart further than field stripping for cleaning. If you do it may become a 'bag-gun.' Enjoy it.