MacGyver

I'd be willing to be bet that the Israelis sure are interested in this event. Despite the President's posturing in the debate, they've got no friend in Washington and few options left.

An interesting look at the Roe Effect as posited by James Taranto of the WSJ: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122695016603334449.html

I'd take a Big Green Egg turkey over a fryer turkey any day of the week!

[quote name='mikegideon' timestamp='1352315214' post='841201'] I've lived there twice. The subject comes up. I'm betting it has reached a dull roar about now. [/quote] This morning, Davy Crockett's famous line of "Y'all can go to hell, I'm going to Texas." was going through my mind. But then, I thought back to my two years spent in Houston. You can't find a pork sandwich down there to save your life.

[quote name='mikegideon' timestamp='1352310032' post='841092'] The party didn't have to change their beliefs or positions. All they had to do was STFU. [/quote] It seems the GOP has started taking pages from the liberal playbook of old. Someone should tell them that you don't have to swing at every pitch.

Nice! Excited to see it come together.

I'm jealous of your shooting range.

That's great!

[quote name='JAB' timestamp='1352241907' post='840368'] I have to honestly say that I don't see what the big deal is about a deep fried turkey. I've had them and they weren't all that, as far as I am concerned. Certainly not worth the hassle, to me. I'll take a turkey (or turkey breast) brined and then slow smoked on my smoker over a deep fried one any day of the week and twice on Sunday. For that matter, if only for the difference in hassle, etc. I'd just cook it in the oven before I'd fool with deep frying it. However, that isn't what you asked so I will try to help with your actual question as well as I can... Were it me, I'd go outdoor fryer all the way. I have a good sized, propane fueled fryer that I use when I want to fry a large batch of fish and chips, etc. If nothing else, frying in such volume indoors can leave a 'fast food restaurant' kind of smell in your house - and although that might sound pleasant for a short time, trust me - it gets old quick (and can take days to go away.) Also, heating up that much oil inside your home has a potential for being messy and possibly even dangerous. Personally, the thought of having a grease fire burn a small part of my front lawn sounds a lot better, to me, than having a grease fire indoors. Cleaning up a big pot of oil outdoors always seems a lot easier to me, too. Finally, were I going to deep fry a turkey I think that just about the only thing that would make the whole ordeal remotely worthwhile would be the ability to sit outside with a beer while I watched it cook. I'd go with an outdoor unit. [/quote] I actually prefer the Turkey(s) I smoke on the grill, too. Getting the fryer out is really just a conduit to do some onion rings until it's time to cook the turkey

Propane. Outside. They just work better. Added plus of freeing up space in the kitchen, too.

[quote name='OhShoot' timestamp='1352218788' post='840038'] I wonder how many of those soldiers won't get their vote counted this year. - OS [/quote] I hope they get that squared away and get them counted. I'd love to think it's a conspiracy, but I think it's unfortunately simply incompetence combined with indifference.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFARd8aKoSU&feature=youtu.be"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFARd8aKoSU&feature=youtu.be[/url] Remember, that regardless of who you plan to vote for today, American soldiers have bled and died to give you that privilege. Don't take it for granted. There are billions of people in this world who don't get to participate in a grand experiment like this one we call America. Get out there and make your voice heard!

You sure you've got a real one? There's enough premium on them that we've seen grey market ones out there. Mike is right. They don't have to be clocked in any certain position, but the closer I look, yours does look like it might be machined a bit weird.

That stinks!

Here's one installed by the factory at AAC. Does it look different than this: [img] http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad79/thorntonbf/59D824A8-D45F-428D-A014-58E08B6DF70E-22199-000026AD66AB7195.jpg [/img] [img]http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad79/thorntonbf/F3C1FAA6-436A-4954-9294-B69A64DD9207-22199-000026AD70E300D9.jpg[/img] [img]http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad79/thorntonbf/BE28E1D8-9C9C-4144-B1D5-126216DD3423-22199-000026AD7C86F53E.jpg [/img]

When I got my 9" AAC 1:8 upper, I planned on shooting heavy stuff exclusively. But, I've shot enough 110gr and 125gr stuff now that I'm getting pretty comfortable with the lighter stuff. I've yet to have the chance to really stretch it's legs, but have been plenty impressed at shorter ranges.

I've got an uncle in South Georgia where they just changed the law to allow for taking deer over bait. He's been a long time outdoorsman, and I asked him about whether he was going to try putting out bait. He replied, "No, you know I hunt in the swamps. If I put out corn, I'll have fence around it to keep the hogs out, and once you've got hogs, you've got to worry about gators when you're trying to get to your stand. It's just not worth it."

[quote name='mikegideon' timestamp='1351950591' post='838302'] While you're pushing weird things thru your gun, these might be fun to play with. They weigh 30 grains more than a piece of 00, but are still downright cute... [url="http://www.midwayusa.com/product/142182/hornady-bullets-30-caliber-308-diameter-86-grain-round-nose-soft-point-box-of-100"]http://www.midwayusa.com/product/142182/hornady-bullets-30-caliber-308-diameter-86-grain-round-nose-soft-point-box-of-100[/url] [/quote] I saw some of those out at Bass Pro the other day. I had the same thought. They might prove effective on game within a reasonable range.

Good to hear.

[quote name='gregintenn' timestamp='1351876064' post='837829'] Interesting concept. Did you ever read about the air rifle or Lewis and Clark expedition? [url="http://www.lewisandclarktrail.com/lewisairgun.htm"]http://www.lewisandc...lewisairgun.htm[/url] [/quote] Being caught with a Girandoni rifle in the Napoleonic Wars was a crime punishable immediately by death.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRWqwnx0xuU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRWqwnx0xuU[/url] Don't forget the Christopher Stevens didn't die at some unknown point during the attack. He died of smoke inhalation on the way to the hospital after he was pulled out of the rubble by Libyans. Any competent response could have made a difference. The people in this video aren't people "protesting" and celebrating his death. These are friends...Libyans, who are rejoicing when they find him alive. Their comments, roughly - "Allahu akbar he's alive" "He's alive!" "Move out of the way!" "Make way for him!" "He's alive, take him to my car." The biggest problem is that this detracts from what the administration wants us to believe, namely that the "War on Terror" is over. That this president ended this wars. That the Ft. Hood massacre was an act of "workplace violence" not terrorism. I get it that we have a population that wants to be done with this. None of us want to be at war. But, hopes and dreams don't bring change by themselves. Hard work does. There is one side that is clearly still committed to this fight. Refusing to recognize that will only come back to haunt us later. And, it fails to respect the 2,977 Americans who gave their lives on September 11, the 6,600+ American soldiers who have given their lives thus far, and the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi and Afghan citizens on whom this has had a major impact.

That's funny.

I'm coming around to this same school of thought.

Yep. Hard to get one of those off without leaving some hair behind. As to other enemies of prints: Heat - especially a lot of heat cycles and surface porosity are both big variables that can affect things. Think about the grip on your weapon - it's not an ideal surface for lifting a print. Then, there's the natural breakdown of the oils that make up the print. There's a natural acidity there - that's why fingerprints were so bad to classically blued weapons.

That's awesome. Congratulations!