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Exit 11 is about as safe as one can expect. I can only think of one older hotel there, a Best Western maybe, but everything else is newer.
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You should have stayed in contact with him. Chances are they were sent back to GT's and you have a credit.
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Two of my best friends have bought them. One loves his more than any 22lr semi auto he has ever tried. The other friend has a shipping label on the way because it needs to go back to S&w. The customer service representative says they have not had any complaints, but over on the S&W forums there have been a few issues with failure to feed. However, it is very few reports.
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I am familiar with FFDO and airports in general; I actually figured the lounge is where it happened. I know some of them have showers for pilots. The restrictions and policies for FFDO are rediculous down to the holster and how to secure it.
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I have a Ruger 44 Carbine, the rifle looks just like a Ruger 10/22, that kicks like you would not believe. I let a friend shoot it from the bench who is a real marksman with optic guns. After two rounds he said he couldn't take anymore and handed it back to me. He is a big guy and shoots big game rifles several times a week.
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I had a Kahr CW45 that was a real turd. It was finicky with ammo, the takedown pin would come out while firing, and it was just plain rough and painful.
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You can do that with the small primers but the depth of the large primers are different in pistol and rifle. It's actually a large enough difference in the large primers that I can actually visualize the difference between them when a large rifle is put on a pistol case.
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Have they quit making .22WMR? UPDATE: NOW IN THE WILD
Patton replied to seez52's topic in Ammunition and Reloading
Hey, $17/50 is actually a decent price. The last several times I have bought it ai have paid that or more. -
Yeah, they are a little obtrusive.
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Need barrel counterboring or recessing work done
Patton replied to Patton's topic in Gunsmithing & Troubleshooting
To my surprise the 45 win mag was not unpleasant. A friend and I shot various loads today and both of us were impressed. I plan to load some more and hit the range again soon. I loaded one round that I kept referring to as the bad boy and even it was not too bad. I plan to push it a little harder. Remember, all of this is through a 3" barrel. I think I will try a 260 gr bullet with 10gr of Unique. A little size comparison with a Buck 110 and a S&W model 60. -
Need barrel counterboring or recessing work done
Patton replied to Patton's topic in Gunsmithing & Troubleshooting
I broke down and bought 100 pieces of virgin brass. I figured I may not shoot but 100 rounds through it in a lifetime anyway. I will shoot the first group tomorrow through the chronograph. -
I wouldn't talk you out of doing it now, but it may take a little more care than if done in fall or winter.
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Sod would be a viable option being he described his lawn as 900 sqft which is just a little more than two pallets. Doing it yourself would cost about $330 if you pick it up yourself and instal it yourself. If you do a cool season sod in the spring it will require lots of water and several applications of disease preventative throughout the summer. Make sure you get it down before April.
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I bought my TFO's at GT's and they installed them for me.
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There really isn't a great turf grass for shade, but some will do better than others. You can almost rule out Bermuda, but Zoysia can sometimes tolerate a little bit of shade. The issue with both of these and other warm season turf grass varieties is the cooler winters in north Tennessee. While some of the most beautiful lawns in Chattanooga are warm season they receive winter damage every so often. Tennessee is actually an area where warm season lawns suffer winter damage and cool season lawns suffer from disease and drought in the summer time especially in south Tennessee. If it were me I would sow a turf-type tall fescue blend of named varieties like Millinium and Bonsai along with no more than 10% Blue Grass. Stay away from Kentucky 31 unless you are sowing a pasture. The reason to do a blend is so you do not lose all of your lawn during drought or disease. Regardless, with a cool season lawn you must do two very important things correctly. They are sow seed in the fall and apply pre-emergent in the early spring; everything else is not too important or time restrictive. Sowing a lawn is like painting a car; it is all in the prep work. If you want to spray a non-selective herbicide twice, two weeks apart before seed and aeration it will look much better. If you do not water everyday for 22 days straight it will not look as good otherwise.
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I opened this thread because I was getting ready to come to his defense, but I am happy to hear someone has had a pleasurable experience in dealing with him. Many years ago I phoned in an order to Midway and of all the people in the world to talk to it was Larry himself. I never really thought too much of it. It wasn't until later I heard him speaking on a video that I realized who I had spoken with.
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I have owned both and that is a tough decision. I actually felt as if the Shield actually handled better, but that may be my imagination. The double stack magazine capability and the easiness to full disassemble are about the only two things the 26 offers over the Shield. If I could get a Shield under $369 I would buy it, but if I could get a 26 for less than $100 more I would probably choose it. Basically whichever one you find the best deal on.
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That S&W m12 4" is still a bargain at less than $300 total.
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Firearms auctions, especially police firearm auctions, always get insane.
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I think I read that they will ship for like $10 or $15.
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I pay $75 a year at Carters for unlimited. I make it a habit to never ask for a discount. I don't know if they give a discount, but Carl did.
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I asked Carl one time and he said I could shoot my own. I don't know about the people that have it now, but they seem really nice. I always kind of liked Carl but with him being closed on Mondays it never worked well for my schedule. I shoot at Carter's and my only complaint is somewhat poor ventilation, but it is so cheap I can almost look past it.
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Need barrel counterboring or recessing work done
Patton replied to Patton's topic in Gunsmithing & Troubleshooting
That probably is my best option. I think I may still see what it would cost just to have someone do it. A 45 LC remear is probably pretty common and in the toolbox of some gunsmiths. -
Need barrel counterboring or recessing work done
Patton replied to Patton's topic in Gunsmithing & Troubleshooting
I see what you are saying. I need to research to see what the inside of the 4.10/45LC barrels look like.