MacGyver

Went down there with a couple of friends yesterday, because one of them lamented on Friday that, "we haven't been to a gun show in forever."   You'd think that someone in middle Tennessee would manage to pull together a decent show, but this one is trending towards Bill Goodman status. It seems that most of the vendors didn't even want to be there.  I heard several of them voice similar.  I was surprised when we got there around 1:30 that there were several vendors already packing up.   With David not being "allowed on the dirt floor", the incumbent reloading guy seems to have established his monopoly status without really understanding market forces.  He had a pretty fair supply of powder, but his pricing ensured that he looked awfully lonely over there.  It seems David has an impact on a show even in his absence.

They're not going to have space to review it. Elections are less than two years out.

You're running a heat pump. "Emergency heat" is a backup heat source - generally electric for when the ambient temperature outside is too cold for the heat pump to operate effectively. As an old physics professor of mine used to say, "when I see that light come on, I know I'm going to be eating peanut butter sandwiches..."

I think you're right.  I'll give them the benefit of the doubt.   I don't mean to sound so down on this pistol.  I'm just not sure it's fully baked.   Maybe that's the firearms industry at large these days, though.

Here's the page I'm referring to:  http://www.taurususa.com/product-details.cfm?id=901&category=Pistol  Notice the two pictures.  The big one up top doesn't match up with the one where they're inserting the "Taurus Security System" key.   When the Security System is engaged, the pistol cannot be fired or cocked and the gun's manual safety cannot be disengaged.   You may be right about the button.  I was assuming that the oblong one directly in front was the mag release.  Maybe that round spot above is an activation button?

I'm not convinced this is anything but vaporware.  Their spec sheet talks about a manual safety, but heck if I see one in any of the pictures.  And, how do you activate the light and laser?  Am I missing the button?  Maybe it's Crimson Trace-ish under that grip pad?  Do you activate the lights and the laser? 

If you're going to New York, do it right.  There are some good brands around MSG, but they're also covered up in tourists.  The W New York in Midtown is my go to hotel in the city now that the old Barbizon is closed.  It's a 20 minute walk from the venue, but you won't be sorry you stayed there.  Make sure you take your wife to eat at Barbaresco as well.  64th and Lexington - some of the best homemade Italian you'll ever eat.

And those pictures show the mag is in fact straight. That's an interesting position for the mag release. And, I guess it must be recessed more than a little bit to keep it from dropping the mag when you carry it in that Mexican carry style "holster" they've dreamed up. The more I see of it, the more it doesn't fit a need I have. They'll sell a bajillion of them, though. We've got a lot of new gun owners that really like novelty.

I'm dizzy, but still can't decide.  If they're straight, those grip walls are really thin.

There's a lot of stuff going on here.  I'm all for good innovation, but this strikes me as simply too much for Taurus to pull off reliably.    The design doesn't do much for me.  Looks like someone left their plastic gun too close to the fire.   I wish they had posted a picture of the magazine.  Mag changes must be wonky...

Shoot me your address.  I'll send you a can.

Publix sells a "French Market" branded chicory coffee in a red can.  I'm kind of a coffee snob, but this is a go to coffee for me when I want an honest-to-goodness strong cup off coffee with some legs to it.  It's great stuff and definitely worth checking out.   Café du Monde is great when you're in the Quarter, and honestly, I could start every morning sitting there reading my paper, eating beignets and drinking a nice cup of chicory infused café au lait.  Community Coffee is right around the corner from there as well.  Both have good chicory blends that are available locally, but the French Market brand is hands down the best.

Man, I hate to hear this.  You'll be in my prayers.   Keep us updated on what's going on, and please let us know if there's anything our community can do to help.

There are a lot better 1911s out there for that price.

The best deal that I'm going to get on Black Friday is another piece of pecan pie.  If I'm really lucky there will be some folks who I don't see very often still hanging around to share it with.

Is it in the sun at all?  Wrap it with some a couple of black trash bags and I bet it would absorb enough heat to keep it from freezing.   That said, you could probably also do sort of an inline solar water heater for about $25 in materials.  since you're not actually trying to use the hot water, you could likely get away with a 2x4 frame, some tubing and some black paint. 

Man, there are a lot of reasons to do an 80% lower.  I built a 10/22 from the ground up with an 80% receiver a couple of years ago and it was well worthwhile for several reasons:   1. The quality of a billet receiver is far better than the cast factory model (this applies to the 10/22 not necessarily the AR15 platform) 2. You gain an intricate appreciation for what it takes to put together a quality firearm - and I'd argue you learn a lot more about the platform than you would on a regular build 3. Because a clean receiver with no markings is nice looking 4. Because you can 5. Because sometimes things are worth doing by hand - at least once   I recognize that all of the above reasons may not mean anything to someone who looks at the value proposition of doing one themselves and then thinks, "a stripped lower costs about the same."  We're in a time where our economy has become dependent upon people thinking that everything is disposable and anything can be had at the click of a mouse with free 2-day shipping as a bonus.    Some things are just worth doing.

You can knock Martha Stewart for a lot of stuff, but the lady knows her eggnog:   http://www.marthastewart.com/317061/the-original-eggnog

I'm sure I'll be in.

Do something to break a sweat every day.   Good luck!

I've got several .22LR cans, including a Mite.  It's not a bad can, and will likely seem about as quiet as any .22 can to most ears.  That said, the major drawback to the Mite is disassembly and cleaning.  This can be tough with many .22 cans, but it's a bear with the Mite.  If you go with a Mite, make sure you're liberal in the application of anti-seize to the threads.  You're going to need all the help you can get in cracking that thing open.

My favorite thought of late on Facebook is something similar to, "if you're using a product that you don't pay for and wondering how they make money, it's likely you are the product."

Thanks for all the work on this, Steve!

Agreed. My wife took her dad several years ago. He was a huge fan. They left early because it was so bad. Edit to add: this could maybe be said for southern rock at large. We've got some great stuff coming out of Nashville these days, but is there anything that you can really say sets a standard?

Eat a Peach and Idlewild South were staples of my Georgia childhood.