MacGyver

The water will be fine. Have fun down there.

They supposedly melt a little slower due to the fact that a sphere presents less surface area than cubed or crushed ice. Edit: After talking myself into doing the math - a cube will have ~1.24 times the surface area of a sphere of equivalent volume. I'm not going to talk myself into doing the math to calculate how much faster your cubed ice is going to melt. To all of you who have gotten this nifty present, I would suggest an experiment. Measure the same amount of cubed ice by weight, and tell us how much longer it takes the sphere to melt. Just don't handle any firearms while you conduct this experiment or I'll have to kick you into that other thread.

+1 on staying in Marathon or Islamorada as opposed to Key West proper. +10 on snorkellinj John Pennecamp State Park. To echo what some others have said, if you are going to experience the party that is Key West, go for it. If you're going for the beach, you'll find better beaches for a lot less money a little further north.

Who'd you order from Billy? I saw the week before Christmas that the production version was shipping to stocking dealers.

+1 on the 47D. Best 1911 mag out there.

I'm locking this thread, as the few posters above I believe have said everything that needs to be said. In this state, property owners right to post their property is on equal footing with our ability to carry. Agree or disagree, it is the law. You can work to change it. You can quit patronizing businesses that do post and let them know why. You can choose to break the law, but recognize that you are doing exactly that. And, when you strap on a weapon, you individually represent all of us collectively.

They'll upgrade any of their rifles with a Norgon ambi mag release for $90. But yeah, you are paying Noveske prices.

How about a true left hand Noveske N4? Left Hand AR RIFLES - Precision AR Barrels by Noveske Rifleworks used for these Professional Grade ARs AR-15 for LeftHandRifles.com - Bedrock Industries, Inc.

That's pretty cool.

Wow, that's really nice. He'll be proud to have it. Feel free to add me to your Christmas list if you want.

Ballistic FTE is pretty good.

Gotcha. You might try a David Bullard Tuckable. You can adjust the cant pretty much however you want

You mean with the barrel pointing at the ceiling/your head? It seems like it would present three problems besides the muzzle pointing somewhere I wouldn't want it. First, retention might be an issue. A lot of modern holsters don't necessarily rely on gravity to hold the pistol in the holster, but certainly benefit from it. Flipping the gun over would mean you would need an active retention system that you could be absolutely certain would not fail. I would hate to have to go for my weapon only to find it had come out of the holster. Second, deployment would be an issue. You would have an unwieldy grip, and it would be all but impossible to get a good firing grip on the weapon before drawing. This would heighten the major issue with a design like this, in that on the draw, you would be covering your body with the muzzle for most of the time while you try to get it on target. Couple this with a poor firing grip from the start, and you are asking for a negligent discharge situation where you shoot yourself. I would look at another design. Maybe a shoulder holster? Or, let us know what situation you are faced with, and I'm sure that someone here has experience with it.

The best ammunition for avoiding over penetration is ammo with which you ensure that every round you fire hits what you're aiming at. Period. There are no magic bullets. Any round that is capable of stopping a bad guy is also capable of possibly going through multiple walls. Suddenly finding a bad guy in your house doesn't suddenly translate into a free fire zone. In fact, it may be the place where you want to be the surest of shot placement. Any modern round from .22 short on up is capable of killing through two or more sheets of drywall. The rules apply in your home as well. Knowing what's beyond your target is of utmost importance. Any round marketed otherwise is just pure marketing hype in my opinion.

Interesting idea. Anything that brings better information to the top is good as far as I'm concerned.

I vote Mod 0.

Savage between the two of those. I like the trigger on the Savage better.

For me personally, if I'm going to spend $1500 on a rifle in .308, there are a lot better platforms out there than a Kel-tec.

Shooting past 100 with .22LR is certainly doable. You just have to recognize the limitations of the caliber. In my experience, I can ring a gong all day at further distances, but I'm not going to group worth anything with the bulk pack ammo that I usually run. Also to be considered is that a lot of more inexpensive scopes sitting on 0 MOA bases may run out of elevation adjustment once you start walking targets out further. As an example, the 38 grain subsonic stuff that I'm shooting right now through a scope zeroed at 60m will hit within 1.5 inches anywhere from 0-75 meters, but will be -6.47 inches below zero at 100m, -54.02m inches at 200, and -155.64 at 300m. I definitely encourage the OP to have some fun and give it a whirl, just recognize that once you get out past 100 it's going to take knowing you weapon and working with it to get the results you want. Have fun though. I know I do.

The TSA is a great example of Security Theater, and an even better example of how truly ineffective a government jobs program can be. If only the airlines weren't completely dependent on government largesse with taxpayer money for their survival, they might step in and say enough. I'm frankly surprised people still put up with it.

So I was checking into the Lifetime Sportsman license the other day and noticed Tennessee is out of sync with some of our neighbors. I noticed that several states surrounding us have reciprocity agreements to allow lifetime sportman license holders in other states to enjoy the same benefits in their states. I like the fact that in Tennessee, permanent license fees are put into a trust and the pricipal is not touched, and so may go ahead and get one in Tennessee regardless. But, reciprocity would be a huge reason for me to spend the money on a license in Tennessee, as I spend significant money every year for licenses in Georgia and Florida. Anybody got any insight into this? I don't even know who you would call to ask right off the top of my head.

The 3-7x20 is probably sufficient for your needs on the .22LR. I personally like a little bigger objective lens, simply because it gathers more light and thus presents a brighter image to my eye. However, it should work fine for anything within 100 meters, and be adequate for testing the range of your ammunition and patience beyond.

Don't I know it! I was looking at a calculator the other day that I'm pretty sure could have launched a moon mission. I'm only 36 and almost had a "back in my day" moment.

I guess you're right. As an engineer, if I forget calculus or differntial equations, and then go build a bridge, it won't really surprise anyone when hundreds of people are killed in bridge collapse. I guess our government is the same, only we're the people getting killed in the bridge collapse.

I don't doubt that you're correct. With some notable exceptions, I think that they are mostly pretty driven and above average intelligence. That said, I would wager money that a majority of our 535 members of Congress couldn't list the first 10 amendments unaided.