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Been there, done that... I don't have any real good suggestions. Except that there's some solace when the cops come to haul your drunk, abusive neighbor away and he decides a wrestling match would be more fun. Hearing him tumble down the steel/concrete staircase and seeing him hog-tied, spitting blood, and tossed (literally) into the back of the squad car was pretty entertaining.

Who has two thumbs and doesn't give a crap? .... love that show.

Anything that you don't mind shooting corrosive milsurp ammo.... 5.45x39, 7.62x54R, etc.

Wow, that looks fantastic! Should I ask how you found elephant ivory?

Thanks... I needed a laugh today. Why bother with brown paper.... just tape off the address and postage labels and rattle-can it.

Welcome!

I believe she's got the most wins of any NCAA coach regardless of sport, gender, division, etc. Her successor has some rather large shoes to fill.

Sounds like fun. Also sounds exactly like how it would go if I tried that. After the 1st sand blasting, you could switch to plastic media which does a good job of removing paint without eroding the surface. You must have some experience with blasting... most people would've blasted a hole in the part by the 3rd round.

This. It's time I went down this road with my 4 yr old. Here's a good method.... http://www.corneredcat.com/Disarming_Kids_Curiosity/

Have a read through this ... you might make a bunch of new friends.

Glad you enjoyed the hike. The big question is... Who do you think was more scared... you or the bear?

Sweet! I want one.

My wife knows the combo to one and knows where the key is to the other one. I've nothing to hide.

Yep, nice folks.

Welcome!

Do they still taste good when they get that big? Love me some catfish, but have often wondered if the taste gets bad beyond a certain size.

Rasheed is huge, that's for sure. My uncle lives in the original houses on that road... definitely not the BIG ones. I remember visiting as a kid and the road turned to dirt a couple houses past his. We'd walk down to the creek and play in the water with their dog, there was nothing out past there. When they paved it and started building those humongous houses, we'd periodically get pictures of the progress from him. He said they spent 3 months landscaping the back yard of one house before they dug the footers. Couldn't fit the heavy equipment between the houses to get to the back yard after it was built. Seems silly to have a 10,000 sqft house within spitting distance of your neighbor, but to each his own.

My wife got to meet June Carter. She was working at a garden center in Kingsport. June showed up to get some flowers. My wife said she was really nice, though no one made a big deal about who she was. Johnny was with her but stayed in the truck. This was a year to two before he passed. I met Richard Simmons in the Knoxville airport. A coworker and I were on our way to Italy for business. The terminal was nearly empty and I was reading a book. The gate attendant hollered "HELLO RICHARD!!". We looked up and sure enough, he came walking down the terminal. He was really friendly and did pictures with whoever wanted. A friend of mine met George Lopez in an airport just before his TV show started. My friend was walking from one gate to another and stopped dead in his tracks. George was sitting there reading the paper. My friend just walked over and said ..." excuse me, are you George Lopez." He replied..." Hell no! I hate that dirty mexican bastard!" He waited just long enough for my buddy to begin to freak, laughed and said, "Of course I am. Have a seat." My friend sat down next to him and they chatted for something like 30 mins. He said George was really nice and even funnier in person. Rasheed Wallace lived down the street from my uncle when he played for the Pistons. My uncle said the doorbell range one afternoon. He opened the door to find Rasheed on the porch dressed in khaki's and a golf shirt. Rasheed stuck his hand out and said "Hi, I'm Rasheed Wallace, I play for the Pistons. I just moved in down the street and wanted to introduce myself to my new neighbors." They chatted briefly and he walked through the yard to the next house down. Barry Sanders also lived near the same uncle, but he wasn't particularly social.

My trigger had neutral engagement, but it had so much creep I called it a "two breath" trigger. I couldn't hold my breath long enough to pull it all the way. Pull it 2/3rds ... breathe... pull it the rest of the way. The Kivaari trigger job makes it a 2 stage 4-5lb trigger. Stage 1 is practically zero effort. Stage 2 has just a bit of movement before it breaks. Reset is much shorter too. http://www.kivaari.com/SKS%20Target%20Match.htm For $65... hard to beat.

I agree, falling on your gun hurts regardless of location. But for most folks, there's a lot more ...um... padding around the sides than in the center of your back. Broken ribs, bruised kidneys, or appendix are one thing, but a damaged spine is an order of magnitude worse.

Love my Yugo. The barrel is not chrome lined. The only thing I've ever shot through it is various Wolf milsurp, and it eats that stuff like candy. It's a real smooth shooter, well balanced, easy to handle, if a tad heavy. The flip-up night sights are mostly novelty, all they do is switch from traditional notch sights to white 3-dot sights. Some folks don't like the grenade launcher stuff. I think it's neat. Novelty, but neat. One of these days I'll get a golf ball launcher for it. Expect 3" 100 yd groups, less if you're lucky/good. It's a battle rifle, not a sniper rifle. Beware tacti-cool or other bubba'd conversions. Some work, some don't. Be VERY wary of home trigger jobs. They can be prone to slam fire. Cock the hammer, bang the butt on the ground hard several times and check for hammer fall. If it does, that must be addressed. The trigger on mine was terrible (half mile or so of creep), had it reworked by Kivaari and it's very good now. Also added Tech Sights peep sights, which are excellent. In good (original) shape, I'd guess its worth about $350. Though I'd only let mine go for that under duress.

Could be. Like I said, no biggie. Just seems a little odd.

I used SOB carry right up until I slipped and fell. I landed more on my butt than on the gun but it hurt like hell. It made my hands tingly for a while afterwards I and was sore for a couple weeks. Couple that with slow draw and simply not being comfortable with retention, I moved to 4:00 and/or pocket carry.

True. I'm sure I'll be getting into that with my little ones in the coming years.

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