BryanP

Is this documented somewhere?

Maybe I'm misunderstanding the part you're talking about, but couldn't you just tell them the pins must have broke and fell out, and when you went to clean it you found them just plain gone? Personally I've only had one experience with Taurus support. I used to own a 617, and the yoke screw backed out after many range sessions. It fell off somewhere and I didn't even notice until the cylinder assembly came out on me. They mailed me a replacement screw gratis, and these days I make a point of checking screws like that every so often.

Of course you do. But we had to pull thousands upon thousands of cans out of distribution and take the loss because someone had their iddy biddy feewings hurt.

I can't see whatever image it is you're trying to link, but I did a quick google (rather than dig mine out, take a picture and upload it) and found this picture of the can: http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4063/4585456622_39bec8e0ef.jpg

I worked for Pepsi for 15 years. You wouldn't believe the kind of crap people claim to see in cans. I have a Christmas can we had to pull off the shelves back in the early 90's because some people with far too vivid an imagination decided that Santa was doing something inappropriate to the reindeer he was standing behind. No. I'm not kidding.

snopes.com: 9/11 Pepsi Can

JMB carried a .32ACP, not a .45. Me, I carry .38+P or 9mm.

Wow. Yet another reason why my loaded J frame stays in my pocket even at the range.

Indeed. I've had problems with revolvers, but nothing that would ever affect function in a CCW/self defense situation. The only one that has ever been a real problem is a S&W 63 .22lr that has problems with ejecting empties after the 2nd or 3rd cylinder I put through it. I keep meaning to find out what I can do about that.

This says it perfectly. Personally, I carry a j frame Smith with 38+P, but I wouldn't have any qualms about carrying a .380.

There are two basic varieties of Sub2K. One takes Glock magazines (either 17 or 19 depending on grip length) and cannot be converted to any other kind. The other variety can be configured with a minor part swap to take magazines from Beretta 92 or Smith & Wesson 59 or Sig P226.

I've owned both. I currently own a HP995 and sold my Sub2K. Ohshoot covered all the pros and cons pretty well. They're both fun to shoot, but I couldn't hit with the Sub2K worth a darn. The Hi Point is a lot more accurate in my hands, but maybe it's just me. Hi Point: Costs less. Works well. Only takes 10 round magazines. Hi Point warranty covers you even on a used gun. Sub2K: Costs more. Also works well. Folds up for stowage. Seems to be better built all around. Takes hi capacity magazines.

From what you describe you're probably going to have to either pay for a professional recovery service or let it go. Depends on how much the data is worth to you. My rule on anything important is it has to live on two drives. My wife is an amateur photographer, and I have her putting all her pictures (and she takes a LOT of them) on her laptop, and then backing up her photos folder to an external drive. If this is your business I'd recommend making a backup copy to another drive that you then sync to an online backup service like Carbonite. That way you have it in 3 locations, one of which is an off-site backup. That's probably where I'll be going next with my wife's stuff.

I don't have a problem with a tube mag, I just prefer a fixed one that loads through a side gate like my Marlin 1984 .357. You can't do that with .22lr, but they use the same removable tube design for their .357, .44 and .45 lever guns too. I understand it works well, it's just not my preference.

You and everyone else. I didn't know that annoying schmuck was still around.

I've never been a fan of the removable tube magazine design which they insist on using even on their centerfire leverguns (yes, I do know you can't really avoid it on .22lr), but I like the sound of their customer service. If I ever do buy a .22lr lever gun it will probably be from them.

UPS and FedEx both have their own special problems, but yeah, the USPS is a lot of fun. I have a vaguely similar situation right now - UPS did their version of the same thing and dropped off a package at the Nashville post office last Wednesday. You'd think it could make its way to Smyrna by now.

That is what I carry, but it's in a S&W 649. I have no problem with a little extra weight and it goes a long way in soaking up recoil and making the +P rounds easier to fire. I bought the 649 to replace a now-sold 638 airweight. I hated shooting +P out of that thing.

the story I've heard is that our main character goes around the world investigating and interviewing the people who were central to the individual stories.

It's hard to judge anything when his page doesn't link to any supporting documentation at all. Every link in the story just goes to another subpage on the oathkeepers web site.

If I came home to a naked, 300 lb bodybuilder on my porch I'd pretty much just scratch that day as a loss and go to my local bar.

I carry a S&W 649 in a Desantis Nemesis pocket holster. I find it works better for me with jeans than with dress pants, so go figure.

Good to know. I was planning to order something from them. It was only $15, but I think I'll pass.

I don't think anyone expects these ACOG-ish devices to truly match up to the real thing, but for a range toy or light use I hear they work pretty well. I've got another brand of one in a box upstairs. I bought it and then got a great deal on an Eotech and ended up never using it on my AR. I may slap it on my AK one day just to see how well it works. Let us know how yours works out.

The little Bersa .380's used to be extremely popular. I think they took a back seat to even tinier .380's like the Kel Tec P3AT, Ruger LCP and such. Now you can buy a 9mm that is as small as a Bersa or even smaller. That said, the Bersa .380's still serve quite well. They're very concealable, reliable, and inexpensive to purchase. You can usually find them brand new for well under $300, and with the rising popularity of the guns mentioned above they probably won't be getting any more expensive. Heck, if you want to put a set of Crimson Trace lasergrips on your Bersa there's a very good chance the grips will cost you more than the pistol. I don't own one, but I certainly wouldn't turn my nose up at one as a CC weapon. The biggest problem I have with .380 is the ammo costs more than 9mm, and I don't want to support Yet Another Caliber.