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You'd lose.

Nice work! I want one.

Wideners. http://www.wideners.com/ Mahoney's. http://www.mahoneysports.com/ Gunslingers in Kingsport.

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Speaking of this... My mortgage is on auto pay. I'm also in a plan where I pay every 2 weeks instead of monthly. That works out to 1 extra (monthly) payment per year, which reduces the term of the loan considerably (~5-6 yrs, I think). I also refinanced mine recently. While waiting for the auto pay to be set up, I made the first payment by check. Surprisingly quickly after the payment was due, I got a rather nasty note in the mail saying my mortgage was past due. I called and discovered that my mortgage holder (Chase) had decided to apply the entire payment to escrow. That was corrected relatively quickly and easily, but I was shocked by how fast the past due notice showed up and how strongly worded it was. Not real fun, but at the end of the day, not a huge deal either. Regarding getting a loan.... Figure out what you want to pay monthly and stick to it. Be sure there's some wiggle room and you still have a little play money every month. Don't be tempted by that house that'll only be $150 more per month. It's no fun being "house poor". If you have good credit, the banks will typically loan you way more than you really can afford.

Not a jackhammer, a masonry wet saw. Cut out the outline and few whacks with a sledge. Then lots of digging. Be sure there's no plumbing under the slab. Stay well away from outside walls or support posts. Make sure you've got good drainage, backfill with gravel.

I've searched long and hard for any relatively simple and straightforward way to compare candidates. So far, I haven't found it. You can look up an incumbent's voting record, but beyond that it's hard to tell. The senator's and some representatives have newsletters you can subscribe to. As you mentioned, the NRA has some information. Politics being politics, you must consider the source of anything you find and decide how much of it (if any) to believe. It gets really tough at the local level. Heck, I'd be thrilled if I could get a sample ballot a week before the election so I'd at least know who I was voting for.

Next time tell him to turn around and go back in the restaurant and call the cops. Don't even get in the car. A the very least, the manager can report them for loitering. Not that she'd notice if someone was following her, but I've told my wife to just drive in circles. If they're really following, call 911 and just keep driving until the cops arrive.

Remember that EVERYTHING is negotiable. Don't just look at the rate. Points (if any), closing costs (by line item), rate, etc. Play the banks/brokers off one another to get the best deal. If possible, having at least a 20% down payment can make the process go a little smoother. Unless you're very comfortable and knowledgeable regarding home construction, I do recommend a certified home inspector. I don't know of anyone in your area, but surely someone here does. Be there for the inspection, follow the inspector around, and ask lots of questions. If you're interested, I have a couple spreadsheets I created when we were home shopping. One for comparing mortgage offers, and a simple checklist to go through while looking at a house.

Surely there's a competent smith that can take care of you. As mentioned, shotgun shells are easy to reload.

I'd probably keep the rifles simply to avoid the hassle of sending them back. But I still think that's a shady practice at best. There's LOTS of other folks making AR's to choose from.

Looks like they already are...

Again, if he paid when he ordered I would consider the receipt a legally binding contract. I'd definitely call the BBB. So you order a 30 rd mag and they ship you a 20rd because they ran out of 30's and the buyer has no recourse? That's bs.

When did you pay? When you ordered or when it shipped? If they changed your order after you paid without notice, that sounds illegal. Worth a call to the BBB at least. I'll mark them off the list of places to shop.

A wall hanger ain't all bad, especially when it's a family heirloom. Dad has his grandfather's double barrel shotgun. It's got damascus barrels and was made in England sometime around 1880. Definitely a wall hanger, definitely cool.

Right. N2 (or Argon) would be better, but CO2 is stable (at normal temps) and wouldn't break down. I have a guess.... if you put the dry ice in a vertical tube, let it completely sublimate and push the air out, then let it sit until the condensation evaporates, it might work. Since the CO2 is heavier than air, it shouldn't leak out or otherwise be motivated to be displaced by air. This would be best done in the desert or winter when the humidity is lowest.

A local metal supply place should have some 0.5" plate and be able to water/laser/torch cut some pieces for you.

Nothing. You're sucking the air out of the bag. If there's significant air volume in the case, you could generate enough differential pressure to push on the bullet, but I doubt it'd be enough to matter. edit... I'm a nerd and did the math.... For a typical .300" -ish diameter bullet. If you could pull a "perfect" vacuum (physically not possible) and generated a 14.7 psi differential pressure, you'd net 1 lb of force pushing the bullet out of the case. If you've got a .45, that goes to 2.3lbs. Further proof that .45 is better than 9mm. You'd have to hold the tube vertically for that to work. The sublimation of the dry ice will displace the air through the nearest exit. If that exit happens to be adjacent to the dry ice, it'll leak out and the air will stay. If you hold the tube vertically and drop the dry ice in, it should push the lighter air molecules up and out of the tube. However, condensation is a significant concern at -110 deg F.

There's a tried and true method for long term storage of guns that many have come to love/hate. Cosmoline. I'd do the well sealed PVC tube and goop everything up with cosmoline or other heavy grease. Then I'd vacuum seal them and stick them in the tube. Bury the tube more than 12" deep.

I'd be curious as to the exact details of what they do and why they need to do it. Does it need to be re-chambered simply because they don't have the stuff to deal with the other shell sizes, or is there some real functional reason why?

Right. Looks like a 21st century version of the segmented bamboo pole I had as a kid. Looks way simpler than traditional fly fishing.

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Visit a local range with rentals. Try out a bunch and see what you like.

According to Crayola, it'll start to run at about 130 deg F. That's pretty dang hot. It won't burn you immediately, but it'd certainly get your attention. http://www2.crayola.com/canwehelp/contact/faq_view.cfm?id=444