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Try both and pick the one you like best.  I've shot several G19's and my wife has a Shield9.  They're both nice.  I'd probably pick the Shield. 

Dad has trapped a bunch of them at his place.  Simple live trap with some smelly food as bait.  A trapped coon is not a happy critter. 

Proof that if a thief wants it, they'll get it.    Though I'll agree that he "alarm system" could probably be bypassed by a 5th grader. 

I got one of these for my wife... http://www.pistolwear.com/pt-2-concealment-holster/   Honestly, she doesn't seem to like it a whole lot but she hasn't worn it a lot either.  She says it's very comfortable but concealment leaves something to be desired with her Shield.  I will say I've had a hard time convincing her to wear it low, almost like the SmaryCarry holster.  She takes the term "belly band" literally and wants it up higher around her natural waist.  It's pretty obvious when worn there.  It seems to be best for a tall slender build.  My wife is 5'3". 

      No, people on the other planes most likely wouldn't notice particularly if they were above it.  Visibility below the aircraft is basically nil unless there's miles of separation. 

gjohnsoniv made holster and Beltman belt...

Call Sevier Indoor Range, they're nearby and might be able to get one.  http://sevierindoorshootingrange.com/   Otherwise there's a number of shops within 30 minutes or so of there.  Bill's Outpost, Tactical Advantage, WD Sporting Goods, Academy Sports, ....

You'll not get anywhere near the $65 brownells price. Just looking at it, I'd guess a machine shop would want $400-$500 to make that from bar stock.

    If you like using your hands... get good gloves.  If you like using your feet... get good boots.   If you like using... you get the idea.   As mentioned, the Cycle Gear Branded stuff (Bilt) is reasonably good at fairly low prices.  It's also a good place to try things on to help figure out sizes.  From there you can decide what you like, what features are important, and upgrade as time goes by.  There's so many brands out there its hard to choose.  I have a Shoei street helmet (which needs to be replaced), an HJC dirt helmet, a Teknic 3 season textile jacket, a Frank Thomas mesh jacket, AGV leather jacket, First Gear pants, Bilt mesh pants, AGV leathers, Sidi street boots, O'Neal dirt  boots, Olympia gloves...

I don't know of any machine shops in your area.  Even if I did, I doubt you'd want to pay their hourly rate (typically $100/hr or so). 

Personally, I'd avoid one that has been tacti-cooled.  Some of the mod's work, some are a disaster.    The triggers are known to be somewhat heavy with lots of creep.  A home trigger job can result in an unsafe rifle.  It's relatively easy to check....  Unload the rifle.  Cock the rifle.  Bang the butt on the ground several times and verify the hammer doesn't fall.  Cock the rifle.  Remove the dust cover.  Pull the trigger while watching the hammer.  If it moves at all prior to falling, it should move rearward.  If it moves forward, that's bad.  Either problem is fixed relatively easily.    Check for a stuck firing pin.  It should be free to move in the bolt (there's no spring).  A stuck firing pin can result in slam fires. 

Geez.  I avoided this thread because I knew where it would end up.  Who'd a thunk that journey would be so dang funny?   :rofl:

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Sweet!  The wee-strom is an excellent do-it-all bike.  :up:

Lawenforcementsalestn might be able to make one for you. 

    If you've never replaced the ballast, I'm surprised it still works at all. 

I've been on both sides of that coin.  My dog once bit a neighbor's dog.  The neighbor was walking her dog on a 30 ft lead and let it come into our yard.  My dog got it while still within the boundary of the "bury the wire" dog fence.  That dog required a couple stitches at my expense (as it should be).   A few years later, another neighbors dog bolted after mine and tore a nice gash in my dog.  My dog got about 12 stitches at their expense and the owner got a couple nice raspberries from being jerked to the concrete by the leash.      As for that dog...   If your dog was injured, I'd talk about that with the owner.  Else, I'd blast 'em with OC spray.  They usually learn pretty quick.              The state of TN has a leash law.  Dogs are not permitted to "run at large".

I know a bit about circuits and soldering and try to fix stuff when it breaks, but that's about it.    I recently fixed an old "boom box" that had sat out on our porch for years.  One of the speakers quit working.  I took it apart and after some fiddling, discovered that the speaker worked fine when I bypassed the volume pot.  So I switched from electrician to mechanic and jammed a screwdriver in it and pried on it trying to get the volume pot apart.  Magically, it started working (yes, the power was on and I was listening to the radio from the other speaker the whole time).  So I put it back together and declared it "fixed".    :rofl:     However, I was unable to figure out why the wireless in our modem/router quit working.  I took that apart too and nothing appeared "blown" or otherwise damaged.  The whole board was quite pristine actually.  So I tossed it and bought a new one.  Win some, lose some.  :shrug:

Cool.  Do that free hand or... ?

Yep. I certainly don't go out of my way to look. Law says it's supposed to be prominently displayed on all entrances. I don't consider it my problem if it's not.

Primary Arms makes good red dots at modest prices.... https://www.primaryarms.com/Primary-Arms-s/586.htm

Depends on how the patent is written and whether the other makers can claim "prior art". If any of the others can show proof that they had a design before Crossbreed filed for the patent, they'd be able to keep right on going and there's nothing Crossbreed can do.

All of them of course... I'd also need to buy some property on which to play with them and build a building in which to store them.

Just don't bake it hotter than 300 deg. I'd stay around 250.

Amen. And no, that's not one of the 4 letter words. ;)