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  1. Go online and do a google search for Lawrimore Trailers. They have a list on their website of dealers near you. After looking at the sight, I went to a dealer and looked at the trailers. They were a really quality trailer at a fairly reasonable price. I was looking at a 6 X 12 with a ramp tailgate for about $975.00. A little more than Lowes or Home depot but these things look like they would last a lifetime.

  2. One thing I might add about the cannon at TSC. The one I bought this year does not impress me as having the same quality as the one I bought from them last year. The door on the new one is smaller with a larger frame trim around it. I would assume this to be because the heavy door is the most expensive part of a safe. The floor of the safe no longer has a notch for the T section of the interior to fit into. It just sits flat on the floor now. The old one has a S&G lock where the new one has a DuraRam. Even though it is smaller, I believe the Winchester safe at TSC may be a better buy in terms of quality. Even though the Winchester is smaller, it weighs almost as much and has bolts on all sides. I live in a subdivision with houses on both sides and people home almost all the time so I think either one is enough for my use.

  3. I'm not just picking on Cannon and TSC, go to most of the big box stores and their safes are sold on price, not quality. They have low fire ratings and are made out of thin metal, have very little hard plate to resist drilling, are easy to pry open , standing up or laying down on their backs, most are spot welded and can be beaten open with a small sledge hammer in under a few minutes. I have done warranty work on most of the low end safes sold at the local big box stores and have witnessed first hand the low quality and poor workmanship on these safes. It boils down to the market they are trying to reach, if all you need is a metal box then price is what you need to go on, but if you want a quality safe, not a metal box to protect your valuables then don't go to a big box store to purchase a quality safe. IMHO

    I would tend to agree with most of your observations. I would guess about 80% of gun thefts are kids looking for drug money and are not equiped to break into much of anything. They are just looking for a crime of opportunity and will move on to an easier score after seeing any safe. The next 15% are more advanced thieves and might assume the safe contained more valuable loot and might actually spend the time and energy to break in to it. The last 5% are true pros at what they do and no safe is going to stop them.

    The question then becomes, Do you buy a cheap safe and plan having an 80% chance of stopping a thief or do you spend 2 or 3 times the money and increase your odds to 95%. Just depends on how much risk you are prepared to take. Life is full of risks and I am prepared to take a little more than some people. Others may be willing to pay more for less risk. It's a choice each individual has to make for himself.

  4. Got a Cannon wide body last year on black Friday for $699. For the money they are hard to beat. They have them again this year for the same $699. I will be buying my second one Friday. I have had Browning, Liberty, and American Security in the past and would rate them higher than the Cannon but you can't touch one of them for anywhere near $699.

  5. I just recently applied for an FFL. The profit margin on guns is so small that I would think a $25.00 transfer fee would equal about half the profit of a gun sale without the dealer having to invest $500 in the gun first. It may not be as good as selling a gun but a few transfers can pay the light bill until you can sell the gun. Plus if you can keep a customer coming in he will probably find something else to buy like ammo, holsters,another gun,etc.

  6. I used to sell with just a handshake. After working at a gun shop for a couple of years and seeing how many guns ATF actually traces, I now want a bill of sale when I sell a gun. If I buy one from someone that I don't know and they require no bill of sale then I will sell it with no bill of sale. If I buy it new and fill out the paperwork, I am going to get a bill of sale or keep the gun. Period.

  7. If you can find someone to show you how it is done, the Glock extractor is one of the easiest to change out. No tools necessary just use the Glock disassembly tool or a 1/8 inch punch. Remove the plastic recoil shield from the back of the slide. Pull out the spring and bearing which push against the extractor. Turn the slide upside down and push in the safety button ( a steel spring loaded button) and pull the extractor out the side of the slide. When you reassemble make sure the spring and bearing are turned so that the steel end is against the extractor and the plastic end is against the plastic recoil shield.

  8. I just ordered a new Stainless 3 inch chamber one.

    I bought a new Corvette once. It was not very practical, probably like the Judge, but I liked it anyway. I think I will like a Judge as well. Doesn't matter to me how practical it is as long as I can afford one and want one.

  9. Back when I was a Class 3 dealer, I kept the machineguns in a hidden compartment behind a coat closet and hung about 20 cheap single barrel shotguns and bolt action 22's around the walls for everyone to see. That way a burglar would load up all the cheap long guns he could carry and run with them and not stay around to look for good guns.

  10. I've owned several over the years. Only problem I ever had was the lack of good magazines. Now Ruger has solved that with the new factory 20rd mags. Guess I'll have to get another Mini 30 now.

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