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I keep getting those offers too. I'm pretty sure it's because I subscribe to Guns and Ammo. I was going to sign up, but I read the fine print and they will automatically charge your credit card every year unless you intentionally cancel the subscription prior to renewal. Others may not find that a big deal, but I didn't like it, so I passed.

I've never bought one of these papers, but I see them every where, and I see people buying them all the time. Whoever thought up the idea is a stinking genius!

I usually do 20%, add it to the bill and round everything up to the next whole dollar or two. One place I'm always unsure about is a buffet. I go get my own plate, and serve myself, sometime even get my own drink. Not sure what the norm is there, but I at least leave 10-15%. We like to eat TGI Fridays takeout. They had this curbside to go service, where you call it in and they bring it out to your car. Our local one now changed the rules, so that you have to come in and get it. Some servers still will bring it out, so I have learned to ask, however most don't. If they bring it out to me, they are getting a tip. If I have to go in and pick it up, forget it. I figured the cook did the real work, and I did my own serving, they aren't getting anything. If they don't like it they can take it up with management, or continue to bring it out like the few who do.

Didn't expect that!

Woohoo, Can't wait! Got the DVR all programmed in.

It is a DAO gun, but mine has always funtioned like this: Unload gun of all ammo, rack slide and pull trigger. Long hard trigger pull and hammer falls. Since no round was fired, if you pull trigger again without racking slide, there is relatively no resistance in trigger, and the hammer does not move. Trigger does not do anything until the slide is racked. I always thought it would pull the hammer back no matter what, until a friend was describing his Ruger LCP, which acts exactly as mine does as described above. I experimented with mine and discovered I was mistaken. In other words, the slide HAS to be racked for the trigger to release the hammer. Whether the slide is racked by me or a bullet, it has to be done every time. Good idea about KTOG, I'll look around on there. Funny thing, I just posted this this morning, a google search of "Keltec p3at trigger problem" brought me to my post as the first link.

Last weekend I went to the range and had an issues with my P3AT. I had about three rounds that would not fire. I looked at the primer and saw that there was no dimple. I reloaded the rounds adn tried again, of the three, two fired the second time, but not the third. Took the third and loaded it again and it fired. Kind of chalked it up to some cheap ammo I bought for it, but what kept concerning me is no dimple on the primer. I took the gun home, unloaded it and started dry firing it and here's what I noticed. The design of this gun is that the gun has to be cocked for the hammer to fall. If uncocked, pulling the trigger has no resistance and the hammer does not get pulled back. However, I noticed that, with the gun cocked, if I don't pull the trigger exactly straight back, the hammer falls halfway (which is why the primer did not get hit). Immediately pulling the trigger again, there is resistance, and makes the hammer go back and release again. If I pull the trigger exactly straight back, it fires every time. If i give a little sideways pull of the trigger, or in other words pull it back and to the right, if fails almost every time. If I ever have to use this gun, I want it to go off every time, I don't want to have to think "Oh yeah, this gun needs this special action to fire". Anybody ever have something similar happen? Was thinking about sending it back to KelTec to have them look at it. How is their service?

I've been doing it for several yers now. However, I think my GPS is in the blink. Won't stay on for more than a few minutes, even with new batteries. Probably need to get a new one. I took my grandson out once and he absolutely loved it. I placed one out near the Obed National Park, but once I converted the container from Tupperware to a ammo can, it didn't last long. I guess someone needed an ammo can.

I'm in too. I need to talk to my two sons and see if either of them might want to go.

Still interested, but check PM

I can do .380 for you. Even got the press all set up for it. PM your address and I'll send some your way.

Like I already didn't have enough to worry about for the kids in my life, now there is this: America's New Drug Problem: Snorting 'Bath Salts' - FoxNews.com Apparently a new drug fad is going on in where people are snorting, shooting, smoking, eating bath salts. Some of the side effects are rapid heart beat, paranoia, hallucinations, depression and suicidal thoughts. Even though the ride is awful, users crave it so much they go back over and over. Worst thing about it is it is totally legal and available online and in stores. You may even have some in your own bathroom. Reading some of the stories about it, reminds me of some really scary horror movie.

Very Nice. Never really considered the fact that so many other people dropped the ball on reporting him. Not that it shifts the blame away from the shooter, but if just one of those other folks whould have stood up, maybe this would have been avoided. Good job with the interview.

So, Comcast just bought NBC (which includes MSNBC) and apparently didn't see eye to eye with Kieth Olberman, so he is no longer going to be a bews anchor there. Funny thing is, I never watch him, and last Friday landed on his show while channel surfing. I stopped out of curiosity to see how he thinks, but could only take about 10 minutes of his blathering. If I had stuck it out, I would have witnessed his resignation.

+1 for "Principles Of Personal Defense" by Jeff Cooper. I need to dust off my copy and re-read it. It's short, probably takes an hour to read, but well worth it.

Police reports have just confirmed that he chose a knife so that he could be "Silent but Deadly"

Way to go!!!

I saw www.usaammo.com pop up in one of the TGO banner ads and clicked it. Looks like they sell their own reloads, but the prices look very reasonable. Most of the pricier ammo that you get for "a good price" at Walmart, like .380, .45, etc, is a lot cheaper. Don't know what their shipping costs are like, so that could factor in.

I bought a cheap sharpener from Walmart, the kind where you clamp the blade and use a stone on a guide rod. The first time I used it I hated it. Seems like it didn't get the blade sharp at all, and just made my blade look uneven. I couldn't stand how dull my knife was, so Ipulled out the sharpener again last weekend, adn really gave it a college try. Looks to me like the two angles provided by the sharpener did not match the angle of my blade. so, I really went at the blade with the course stone, and made my knife blade a new angle. Now it is seriously sharp. For the money I paid for it, I'm pleased with the results.

Looks like the bar just got set higher:

Wow, what a great deal. I was looking into the Wilderness First Responder class, until I realized it was aroung $800. Wish they offered this free one Knoxville.

I'll throw out another suggestion for a location. Frozen Head State Park is right outside of Wartburg. It has several different trails, with whatever length and difficulty you like. It will definitely be open. Plus it is HCP friendly, since it is a State Park. If you consider it, I would recommend staying at the Tub Springs camp site, as it is fairly large, and is right next to a guaranteed water source (however it still needs to be treated or filtered). I would also recommend not selecting the Bird Mountain Trail. It is long and very steep.

This sounds like a great time. I'd be interested in going too. I like that you are not planning a bare minimalist trip. I would love to learn the ways of the survivalist, but still enjoy my tent. One thing though, the Catoosa Wildlife Management Area over there is closed for an "Animal Rest Period" for all of Feb. and March. If the back country area you were thinking of is in Catoosa, I'm pretty sure it is closed to everyone. And I mean everyone. I kayak in that area, and simply want egress / ingress access to the rivers, but I am denied access.

I have the 1100 VStar Classic, and love it. No problems from it at all. It is difficult to change the plugs though. You have to completely remove the exhaust pipe to get to one plug. I don't even try. I just take it to my local shop, get a price BEFORE they do the work, then smile at them as I'm paying my bill and they are complaining how they'll never work on one of them again. I wait a year and they forget.

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