MacGyver

Polishing shoes is a lost art... but it's worth taking the time to master. Along with the shoes - when you can afford it - buy a decent watch. It will serve you well and put the whole package together. And, as a foreign service friend of mine would say - "when you stand up, button your damn jacket."

Truth on the sport coat. As a young man, buy a better suit than you can afford - there will come a time when it will serve you well. If nothing else, a girl might tell you jeans and a t-shirt are fine - but every girl likes a guy who can wear a suit well.

I've found that suppressors often will drive animals towards you after the first shot. That is, at least with supersonic bullets - they hear the crack of the bullet and associate it with coming from the noise. That'll get your attention with hogs...

I kind of like the finger grooves - they fit my skinny hands well. But, I'd shoot the Gen 5 - or pick up some Gen 4s when folks have to have the new one. Been thinking about going full race dragon on one.

A 1:5 twist? I'm curious. What round is it designed for?

Did anyone see any vampires or werewolves? Figured they might jump at the chance to run by the bank or post office during working hours.

Sure is good to see you!

I know it spawned some conspiracy theories - and I remember reading a book about as a kid. But does any one know if they ever came up with a definitive answer as to why the intelligence services did not alert them to the presence of the submarines in their path?

Somebody call @willis68 - maybe he go get it. This is pretty cool. I think there was still a surviving crew member as of a couple of years ago. Edit to add: as of 2015 there were still 31 survivors. https://www.google.com/amp/relay.nationalgeographic.com/proxy/distribution/public/amp/2015/07/150727-uss-indianapolis-reunion-survivors-sharks-jaws

Once upon a time - even in the Obama years - Jeff Meister gave me a call with 5 approved Form 4s that had gone door to door in 41 days. With the computer submission that we use today there is zero reason they couldn't do it same day if they wanted to.

Yep. Some crosscut saw falling on my head while I'm taking my kid to the bathroom. Because one thing is constant at Cracker Barrel - that stuff goes through his colon like a freight train.

Is it just me or does anyone else feel like Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt when the walk into that barn at the end of Twister when they go into Cracker Barrel? I always feel like something is about to fall on my head.

The longer life goes on, the fewer chances you get to just pack up with the wife for a short vacation. Some of our Memphis folks can weigh in on the area, but a lot of the hotels downtown are dog friendly. Go have fun.

They probably patched that thing up and put it back out there the same afternoon

It's amazing how much we've learned about radiation safety in the last 50 years. It kind of makes you wonder what we're doing today that 50 years from now we'll look back and say, "we just didn't know any better." Cell phones come immediately to mind.

When I was a kid, one of my favorite things to do was to go with my grandfather to the jet base at Hartsfield where he was a pilot for Delta. He had helped Delta make the transition to the jet age, and as he was also a Colonel in the reserve, so it seemed like everyone knew him. He was completely non assuming and one of the most humble people I've ever known, but he might as well have been a celebrity around there. I used to love going into the machine shops down there where they actually made things in real time. It was amazing to see those guys weld wearing ties.

Plus, you can TIG weld in your Sunday clothes...

The Station Inn is an American treasure.

I've sort of come to the conclusion that lower Broadway is a chariacture of everything. Nothing you see there is authentic. I live about 7 miles from there and almost never go down there. Recently I took my kids to a birthday party that was happening at a restaurant down there. After walking down lower Broad, my six year old looked at me and said, "Dad, what was that place?"

How in the world in 2017 does a manufacturer design and build a production gun that fails a drop test? W. Edwards Deming must be rolling in his grave.

Yeah, I figured for the sake of this conversation if we're talking about mini-shells, single round changeovers and the like may be too much to digest. You're dead on, though. Getting the wrong round out of the gun to replace it with the right one is an act that takes a ton of practice. I'd be willing to guess most people have never even seen - much less considered how to do a slug changeover.

I've always been a fan of the Silver Pigeons. I've got an old Winchester 101 that breaks stuff pretty well, too.

This looks like a great event!

I fear we're entering a dark time for democracy the world over. Y'all pay attention. This stuff matters.

Good on them for actually supporting their customer. I can think of companies that I'd love to get that level of service from. Heck, I think of plenty of companies where I'd love to borrow a barrel nut wrench (I'm looking at you Knight's Armament.)