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Here's wishing the OP good luck in finding another forum to peddle his enlightened views. Don't let the door hit you on your way out.

Nice blades! ESEE-5 is my get home alive blade. I'd trust it with just about any task. Spyderco military is my EDC. Great blade. Clip is the weak point, though. I find myself adjusting mine about every 6 months. Great blade, though!

I think it's still Big South Fork. edit: Yep, though it's pretty narrow up there. You could easily end up in either. http://www.nps.gov/biso/planyourvisit/upload/BISO%20Brochure%202009%20map%20Reduced.pdf

American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge?

The whole Mine 81/Blue Heron area of the park is a real gem! I guess people just don't use the Stearns, KY entrance that much, but it's one of my favorite areas.

The right shoes will change your whole attitude! Nice work out there.

And few and far between

Wow. I'm glad she's okay, and guessing that she probably went home with some serious antibiotics. Catfish have always creeped me out for that very reason.

Wow! I'm pretty sure a woman who would take your gun would probably shoot you with it.

That's really cool. Congrats on finishing it. Let us know how it shoots.

I wouldn't pack your strike anywhere matches in the same can, but otherwise I'd be perfectly comfortable with your arrangement.

Per the Ruger manual, the mini14 Target model is .223 only. All other mini14's will handle either.

Saturday's edition had another big story on the ATF's rogue program. This article was underneath it. I'll try to find a link to the bigger article.

Sometimes the truth hurts

I'm sorry to hear this. Your family is in our prayers.

Nice review. I look forward to doing some training with Randy. Thanks!

One other thought crosses my mind in this thread, and that is all of the people who have pointed their weapons at this man's head over the years. Yes, they are beginners. Yes, he told them to. And yes, every single one of them broke one of the fundamental rules of weapon safety. It doesn't matter if someone has "checked" your weapon and told you to do it. When you pick up a weapon, the final responsibility for using it safely rests with you. Period. The above picture is not okay on either end of that weapon. I know we attract members who are new to firearms all the time. I know we have people who don't have other training, whether an HCP class, a defensive class or otherwise. Learn from these peoples' mistakes. When you pick up a weapon, you are the final arbiter of it's use. You can't delegate this responsibility. You are the one who would have to sleep with yourself if you shot someone. Don't allow anyone to tell you to do something unsafe. There are some great trainers who have jumped in on this thread. I know that they would expect their students to call them on it if they did something unsafe. The thing that really bothers me about this thread is seeing all these other people standing around watching their classmates point a weapon at their instructor's head.

That's really cool!

Did you lick the middle out of the Oreos first like you did when you bought my Tavor box? If so, at least put them in the oven or something to dry them out first. They were seriously soggy, and that whole "old milk" aftertaste detracted from their overall appeal.

+1 Kimber Warrior with an X300

Man, talk about motivation...nooooo!

When I was first out of college, we sold our first company and had gotten a CEO who turned out to be a thief. He was a friend to many in the company, but we saw what was happening and went up our new chain of command. They ended up firing him, but unbeknownst to him, they used us to lock him out of everything. After the firing, he called a last meeting, came before our team and reported that he had done what he had been hired to do, fulfilled his commitment, "delivered the ship home", and was leaving to pursue other opportunities. He lied to our faces. Everyone in the room knew what he had done, though he had no clue. In the coming months, he couldn't figure out why no one wanted to hang out anymore. I wish at 23 years old I had had the nerve to call him on his lie. I took something from that situation that I've carried the rest of my life. That day, he could have walked into that room and told us that he had screwed up and was sorry. His choices affected all of us negatively, but had he walked into the room and admitted it and apologized, he would have walked out of that room with our respect and at least some friendship. Instead, he lied to our faces and lost 28 friends. And, instead of moving forward, his poor choices have followed him for the last 15 years. Buford, if you happen to read this (or are forwarded it by proxy) know that some good can come from your situation. And, the choices you make in the following days will affect how you are remembered. There is a lot that every gun owner can learn from your incident. You violated at least two of the top 4 rules of handling a weapon. They're there for a reason. By telling your story honestly and admitting your mistake, you deliver a valuable lesson that each of us need to hear. Instead, you're in danger of becoming a punchline, and rightfully so. As the story stands right now, you'll deserve it. You've got supporters and detractors just the same as anyone. Don't fool yourself, though. Sometimes, the naysayers have a point that's worth listening to and thinking about. You have an opportunity to take a bad situation and let some good come from it. Figure out a way to do this. I expect whatever legacy you have as a trainer depends on this.

Fartlek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Interval workouts are great for building speed and stamina once you have a little capacity under you. Any runner who wants to get a little faster should run some fartlek workouts. Lumber_Jack, I wanted to make a joke, or edit your post, or something. In the end I just decided I'm not training with you and your unorthodox training methods.

You know, one of the saddest things about this is the number of beginning gun owners that were in that class who will not go on to get their HCP. Maybe not everyone, but I'm sure there will be at least a few who walked away saying, "well if this expert can't handle a weapon safely, I have no business doing so." If I was a certified instructor, I'd offer every student in that class a free training class.

Me too. Even though I suspect that the only thing between him and that was the grace of God.