MacGyver

Money.  Power.  Sex.   An old boss of mine told me once that when you're investigating a case and can't seem to find an angle.  Work the above list.  20 years later, I can affirm that he was right.   We really need term limits in a bad way!  Once they get to you, you're nothing but a puppet

For the very small stuff, I would say yes. 

2013 thinking in the startup space goes something like this:   1. Patents are unduly burdensome and expensive for (most) startup ideas.  You're going to want some validation of your product before you go to the (at least) 5-figure expense of getting a patent. 2. Filing for a provisional patent and thus registering your idea is okay if your idea is really unique, but understand that your burning a lot of cycles on this instead of spending those same cycles marketing, selling and validating the usefulness of your product. 3. As soon as you prove there's a viable market, competitors are going to come out of the woodwork with similar products thus likely making your patent worthless anyway.  This sounds dire, but don't kid yourself.  Startups don't have money to litigate patent cases.   As such, execution is what really matters.  As the old saying goes, "An idea is not a mockup.  A mockup is not a prototype. A prototype is not a product. A product is not a business. And, a business is not profits."   Your kickstarter idea is probably the way to go.  Good ideas with functional prototypes that serve a market seem to get funded pretty well these days.

This is on hold for a little bit, guys.  Our supplier bailed out on us at the last minute.  Hopefully once things calm down a little bit, someone will want the business.  We had about 250 lowers spoken for.

I'm always wary of ordering anything of consequence from anyone who can't think of a proper .com domain name with which to brand their business. 

If you're using a 9mm round with a shorter OAL, you may experience some problems with the 38 Super mags.  9mm-specific magazines typically have a spacer in them to allow the shorter rounds to bridge the gap - so to speak.    I wouldn't bet my life on it running reliably in that setup, but for casual use it shouldn't hurt anything.

Ram-line used to make hi-cap mags for the AR-7, but they were always finicky in my Charter Arms version.   I wish someone would really do a modern take on the M6.  It's kind of a limited market, but it's probably bigger today than it's ever been.

I saw the price listed at $169 not too long ago.  We'll see if it really hits the street there.

What is this, middle school? Y'all need to lay off. Feel free to argue positions all day so long as you do so respectfully. Stuff like this doesn't speak well of anyone.

They make an awfully good knife. And that big hole makes for a wickedly fast deployment. Pretty sure my military and even my 20 year old rescue are come out faster than most of the autos that people get so worked up about.

I'm sure they'll replace her with a Field Marshall of similar character and moral flexibility.

Yes.

I always loved some of Michael Burch's cleaver designs.

I used Quicken for years, and while I wanted to like it, I hated Intuit and their lack of innovation.  I bought new versions every couple of years hoping they would get better.  It got even worse once they bought Mint.com, as the added some of the Mint features into Quicken, quit development on Mint and hoped people would quit complaining. It made me resent them even more.  The only reason I used them at all was because I had data going back forever.   I switched to YNAB last year after surveying the current apps on the market.  My requirements are having native desktop clients, good mobile apps and solid synchronization across platforms.  They've got it right.  It's simple and effective.    Intuit can go pound sand.

Weird. Edited, and added a disclaimer.

I can't think about any buffet without thinking about this: http://thewvsr.com/ryans.htm Fair warning, it's only text, but it does contain some bad words.

Magpul's Art of the Defensive Shotgun covers quick slug changeovers in various platforms in detail and that section alone is worth the price of the series.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XCv0X6SqUg   Any shotgun class worth the money you pay for it should cover it at well.  And that's probably worth an additional mention - the shotgun is the most violent weapon system we have, but it's a complicated one, and it'll bite you if you don't really spend some time learning it, training with it and running scenarios with some stress added to them.    If you've not taken a defensive shotgun course, but plan to use a shotgun as a primary means of home defense, you should take the time to go through one.    You'll get your money's worth.

I think the biggest reason for a side saddle - in my opinion is to be able to do a quick slug changeover.  I keep my Benelli M4 stoked with 00 buck, and with one in the chamber and one on the elevator, it'll hold 9 rounds.  It's nice to be able to get the one out of the chamber and get a slug in quickly if for some reason the need should arise.  That opens up a lot of versatility that you might not have if you just grab the shotgun and assume what's in the tube is going to be appropriate for the situation.  Being able to quickly and effectively do quick slug changeovers really changes the platform.   With a 7 round saddle, I keep 3 slugs and 4 more rounds of 00 buck - this out of the old adage that if you aren't shooting a shotgun you should be feeding the shotgun.  It does add some weight, but I don't find that it affects balance.

An 80% AR lower isn't hard, but isn't fast by any stretch of the imagination. Anyone wanting to take a smaller bite of the apple ought to consider trying an 80% 10/22 lower first.

I like that saw-toothed top.  Nice leather work as well!

That is cool.

There's a theorem out there somewhere that states that any argument, if it goes on long enough will result in someone being compared to Hitler.

  We've got a real special place in our hearts for those folks...

I'd totally buy one of those. It would look great alongside this one: And this one:

The Ares Gear Ranger Belt is the best belt made.  Hands down.   As far as leather, I like DM Bullard, but in reality, like Rob said above just about any double layer stitched belt will serve you well.  I like a 1.5" belt.