peejman

Howdy neighbor!

[quote name='Spots' timestamp='1354737642' post='855340'] I got the building semi boxed yesterday. Debating on whether to do 3 sides, or 4 for the winter, but I do know all but on side will be removable for summer use [/quote] I'd leave the south facing side open for light. It'll be really dark inside otherwise.

[quote name='Sour Kraut' timestamp='1354719075' post='855223'] I wonder if businesses lose to many customers this way and then end up going broke and have to close.. or they take their business overseas? [/quote] Small business, could happen. Big chain like Autozone? Nah.

I don't ask much... just regulations that are clear and simple. Simplify the seasons, licenses, WMA permits, etc.

[quote name='TMF' timestamp='1354723254' post='855241'] It appears that this happens when the VA appoints a fiduciary to manage disability payments. This could simply be someone who is in poor physical condition, such as being hospitalized for a non-mental condition. Regardless whether this is due to a mental condition or not, this is an additional restriction that ONLY targets veterans. How would you feel if you were [b]permanently barred from purchase because a third party had to file paperwork to authorize your spouse to collect your paycheck because you weren't physically capable of doing so[/b] and they went ahead and forwarded your info to the FBI? Not cool if you ask me. I don't see why vets should be subject to additional scrutiny above an ordinary citizen. I'd reason to bet that the majority of VA patients affected by this are elderly veterans, not newly separated Servicemembers, which would explain the high numbers with few challenges. [/quote] That makes the outrage a little more sensible. Physically unable is one thing, mentally unable is something very different. The article specifically states "declared mentally incompetent". I interpret that as similar to my great aunt who had Parkinson's and mild dementia and couldn't care for herself anymore. Best I recall, she had to be declared mentally incompetent so that a relative could get power of attorney and take over her finances.

Tells you something about the importance of shot placement. Two .40 S&W rounds into a puppy and it survived.

[quote name='ThePunisher' timestamp='1354671261' post='855019'] If balancing a checkbook is a prerequisite for legal gun ownership, then probably three fourths or more of all gun owners are disqualified from gun ownership including government representatives. [/quote] Someone enlighten me if I'm reading the article incorrectly... It says taking away gun purchasing rights to those who have been declared mentally incompetent. That goes way beyond not being able to balance a check book. Form 4473 asks this question directly, question 11f and states that any person who answers "yes" is prohibited from purchasing or receiving a firearm. This isn't new or specific to veterans.... [url="http://www.atf.gov/forms/download/atf-f-4473-1.pdf"]http://www.atf.gov/f...tf-f-4473-1.pdf[/url]

[quote name='Volzfan' timestamp='1354653098' post='854870'] The sad truth is probably most businesses have a similar policy that no one hears about until something like this ends up on the news. [/quote] And the even sadder truth is that a boycott of their business by the "gun community" won't put a dent in their bottom line. A friend in college was robbed in a similar fashion. The burglars took him into a back room, shot him, and left him for dead. He crawled back to a phone and called 911. He nearly bled out waiting for the cops to clear the store so the EMT's could come in and work on him.

I wouldn't get real excited about the slide release. You shouldn't really be using it much anyway. If the gun runs empty and you reload, you should sling-shot the slide instead of using the release. That said, if she's more comfortable with the Taurus, get it.

Most colleges offer some sort of women's self defense class. My wife took one while were in college. http://catalog.chattanoogastate.edu/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=9&coid=8383 There's this... http://www.nrahq.org/rtbav/index.asp

You get to pee out there? Cool. Ok, I'll be right out there barking like crazy. When they come see what I'm barking at, you climb up on the counter, get the box of treats, and take them to your room. Once they let me back in, we'll divide them up.

[quote name='Viracnis' timestamp='1354571512' post='854407'] Awesome stuff! You guys got me wanting to fire up the old forge! There was a SCA blacksmith that used a "dirt forge" like this exclusively - got himself a decent bellows and just used it side draft. He said you had to[b] [color=#ff0000]be careful what rock you use - some can explode! [/color] [/b]I used to use some sandstone bricks to shape my charcoal fire (had to make it deeper to weld with charcoal) and they'd spall pretty dramatically sometimes. He always sat cross-legged on the ground with his anvil (a sledgehammer head set into a stump. Really low-tech) by his feet to work. It was crazy, but he made some beautiful stuff out of it. [/quote] Yes. Some fire brick will go a long way. 1000+deg shrapnel is never a good thing. At least it'll cauterize the wound it makes... [quote] As far as the air coming from the bottom: Bottom draft forges are an american thing as I understand it. The books I've read seem to allude to the fact that English smiths used side draft and I read in one of the stack of books on my shelf that in Asia the smiths used to have people fan the fire with big fans - no tuyere at all! For the coal forge at the shop (which is sadly probably rusted away after 10 years of neglect) we just got creative with some heavy iron hot water pipe from Home Depot and a $5 hair dryer. Don't use galvanized! Even used a T joint to give it an ash dump! Whole thing couldn't have cost more than a few packages of Ramen, as we built it in college. I'll look for pictures. [/quote] Visited the [url="http://museumofappalachia.org/"]Museum of Appalachia[/url] over the weekend. They have several examples of forges from pioneer times forward. All I recall were side draft with a bellows.

[quote name='3rd24thindian' timestamp='1354597471' post='854675'] A subscription to Ancestry.com is pretty awesome. You can also call your local archives or historical society, they may have local genealogy books. [/quote] Yep. One of my aunt's got on ancestry and traced my Dad's family back 9 generations to the 1740's, two generations before they came across the pond. Really neat stuff.

Not being able to balance a check book is a far cry from being declared legally incompetent. But yes... there's definitely a pot/kettle issue here.

Sounds like a good learning experience. I'm curious where you found a range that allows drawing from concealment? Most don't allow drawing from an open holster, much less a concealed one.

Water purification system (filter, tablets, etc.), small camp stove, solar charger, first aid kit. Get the little one a shaker flashlight. Kids love flashlights.

Welcome!

[quote name='turkeydad' timestamp='1354376897' post='853366'] 2500+ rounds from my p95 dc not one hiccup. . .grip is a little slicker than I like. . other than that flawless. . easy to take apart to clean. . .rock solid [/quote] Get the Hogue, it makes a huge difference. I was gonna sell mine because of the slick grip. I figured the Hogue was cheap and worth a try, glad I did.

[quote name='KaNaPaPi' timestamp='1354298830' post='852905'] Home defense, plinking, groundhogs and snakes LOL Leaning toward the Taurus at the moment. [/quote] Either one will work fine for that. Get the one you shoot the best.

[quote name='UncleJak' timestamp='1354287547' post='852824'] UPDATE: I spoke to a machinst (idk if that's what you call it) this morning. He said this could be easily repaired by TIG welding it. Now, I just have to find a TIG welder. [/quote] [quote name='peejman' timestamp='1354124575' post='851994'] Assuming you can find out what alloy it's make of, a gunsmith or machine shop should be able to fix it quite easily. [/quote] I know several people who could easily weld it. But they're bit far from you.

[quote name='MacGyver' timestamp='1354304195' post='852964'] In 1992, I came to Nashville to look at Vanderbilt's engineering program. As an afterthought, I visited Lipscomb while I was here. One of their professors, Ralph Nance took a couple of hours out of his day to sit down with me, answer my questions about engineering in general and offer me some guidance on finding an appropriate program. During that time, I watched him interact with multiple students on a first name basis, both in and out of the department. I hadn't seen that elsewhere, and looking back, I can say that he talked me into going there - whether he realized it or not. [/quote] TTU is pretty similar. Most of my professors knew my name. Upper level classes typically had 20-25 students. 10-15 in grad school. On the odd occasion I've been back to visit, they remember me (or fake it pretty well). [quote] ... As a general rule, if you're working with a good engineering faculty at the undergrad level, [b]you shouldn't have to pay a dime to go to grad school[/b] as an American engineering student. Vanderbilt is even having a hard time filling graduate fellowships due to the fact that so many of them have ITAR restrictions associated with them, yet they can't find American students to fill them. [/quote] Yep. I got paid to go to grad school. It wasn't much, but I lived on it. There was a high percentage of foreign nationals in grad school. Some of them were really nice, others barely spoke English. [quote]I'm always happy to talk with any perspective engineering students. We need more good ones in this country. [/quote] Ditto.

Traxxis had a demo set-up at the NHRA at Bristol several months ago. Imagine getting paid to tour around the country playing with RC cars all day.... Anyway, they were jumping/flipping/rolling these things 6' in the air and landing on concrete and crashing into steel posts like it was nothing. Occasionally one would quit working, but given the severity of the beating they were taking, I was impressed. They also did a demo with one of the really fast (~70mph) cars jumping it probably 15 ft in the air. I recall some bits scattering when it came crashing down, but it still ran and they repeated it several times.

What's your intended purpose for it? I have an old P85 and my Dad has a PT909. I like my P85 better, but it's a big, boat anchor of a gun. Good for the range and nightstand, much too big and heavy for carry. Hogue grips help immensely. I don't particularly like the slide mounted safety on the Ruger, but that doesn't matter much for my purposes.

[quote name='87toy' timestamp='1354297812' post='852893'] So you were part of the parking problem yesterday and today! Every year when we host the championship the entire campus is a wreck due to a large amount of the campus sectioned off for football parking. The only way we can park in the normal parking lot is to pay. [/quote] Heh, I remember those days. Thankfully I lived on campus so it wasn't a problem. Do they still have the cheerleading camps in the summer? Those made summer school a bit more tolerable...

[quote name='MacGyver' timestamp='1354290720' post='852844'] If you want a great engineering program in Tennessee, check out Lipscomb University. Small class sizes. Professors who care and are there because they want to be. Plenty of areas for undergraduate involvement - both in research and their awesome engineering missions program. 100% pass rate of the Fundamentals of Engineering exam 6 years in a row (quietly the best record in the state). [/quote] Forgot about them, but agreed. A friend is teaching there now. We went to school together and worked together for a while before he decided to go back for his PhD. Thankfully, I already know how to work a post hole digger. [quote name='MacGyver' timestamp='1354290903' post='852845'] I know plenty of big school trained engineers who look down their noses at Tennessee Tech engineers until they work alongside them. They have a great program. [/quote] Yes. Bigger schools are very much a double edged sword. Some have excellent opportunities to learn and do a lot of neat stuff. It's also easy to slide through and learn/do very little. I currently work with several UT grads who know their stuff. In the past, I've worked with a few who didn't know the difference between stress and strain.