peejman

My house and my neighbors house were hit by a few .40 S&W FMJ's a couple years ago.  Thankfully none penetrated our houses.  I heard two hit the brick on the back of my house.  My neighbor found two bullets in his driveway and one hole in the siding.  Seems some folks were shooting 1/4 mile or so away and not using a proper backstop (they were firing into a large wood/brush pile).  Took about a month for the cops to figure out where they were and get it corrected. 

    :rofl:           Yep.  In my younger days I learned that carbon/kevlar reinforced riding gloves do a fairly good job of protecting one's hand from high speed impact with car mirrors. 

Yet again, cool. Does the etching have any depth to it, or does it just give the appearance of depth?

        They make one now...  http://www.taurususa.com/product-details.cfm?id=758&category=Pistol

    Yep.  And they all weight at least 20 lbs and have bipods or tripods.             Interesting.  First few times I shot a slide-fire AR I only put 5 rounds in the mag until I got used to it.  An Uzi pistol running at nearly double the cyclic rate with a full mag?  Don't know that anyone who's never done it before should try that.    I feel bad for the guy's family.  Not only are they without him now, he's being trashed all over the internet.  I agree that what he did was stupid.  Sometimes stupid hurts.  This time it killed.  Shame...

  The cable need not be particularly big. Tensile strength of 1/8" wire rope is a bit north of 1500 lbs, and you'll have two of them holding it.  Just an idea. 

Glad you like it.  My PT145 has been great. 

I like that idea. I'd add a spacer so the chain is at least 2-3x the plate thickness behind the plate. The angle will reduce the effective size of the plate slightly, but that just makes it more challenging, right? I know you'll never miss, but you might also consider rope or cable rather than chain, less chance of wild ricochets should I ever shoot at it.

Check this out...  https://www.osti.gov/opennet/manhattan_district.jsp

Be sure they hang at an angle such that any fragments should be directed downward. 

Congrats!   Here's a question that will enter your mind once you start working...   Are all machine shop owners assholes, or are all assholes machine shop owners?    :lol:     Stay diligent to keep your skills fresh.  Modern CNC equipment can quickly turn a machinist into a machine operator. 

Glad you got that sorted pretty quickly.  The church I go to is fairly big... 1000-ish typical sunday attendance and full of nice people.  But the pastors and staff try to make it clear that with such a big church, there's no way they can know everything that's going on.  If you need something, speak up.  If you don't involve yourself, its very easy to get lost in the shadows.

I wouldn't worry about it either.  Shoot it with a coat of rustoleum or just wipe it down with an oily rag.  Or from that thread about various lubricants, get a can of that WD-40 long term corrosion stuff. 

  This.  I was horrible at sharpening knives for the longest time.  I finally got a Smith's system and practiced on some junk pocket knives.  It took a while but once I got the feel for it, I can do a reasonable job of touching up an edge without it.  Heavy work still requires the guides. 

Battery Park is a cool place.  In addition to the usual stuff, check out Ft. Moultrie and the Hunley while you're there.  Enjoy. 

    I have a Hogue Jr. on my P3AT... makes all the difference in the world. 

    I guess I figured a few bullets would do an adequate job of deburring the muzzle. 

  Note that the primary purpose of the crown is to protect the rifling from damage should you whack the muzzle on something.  A flat muzzle that's square to the bore and deburred will function just fine.    That said, you don't know if it has accuracy problems until you shoot it. 

  I waited until late afternoon to mow for that very reason.  Geez it was hot.  And the grass had gotten pretty long which makes it even more work to mow. I thought about putting it off another couple days but I'm glad I didn't. 

Interesting, that's only a couple miles from my house.  I had to work saturday, otherwise it might have been a good opportunity to learn a little more about the enemy. 

Our ATT is down last night and today.

How hot is it? Jump to about 2:00, or just enjoy the whole thing... :) http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wuk8AOjGURE

Howdy neighbor!

  Correct.  Asking questions #1 and #2 and getting the proper response is legally considered due diligence.  No paperwork of any sort is legally required.

I'd never built an AR before my TGO lower either.  I bought a complete upper but the lower build was easy, even if I had to do it twice.  Now I just need to find time to go shoot it...