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Winner! I wondered why it quit working.

#2 and #3 are the biggest problems. A narrow gun must be a single stack. A single stack 15 rd magazine would be very long. A 9mm 1911 variant would be close.

Dogs that have spent a lot of time in shelters can be a handful for a while. As others have mentioned... exercise, discipline, affection, socialization, routine, ... all very important. I've never trained a hunting dog, but have trained several shelter dogs. If she shows dominance issues, Cesar Milan's (dog wisperer) methods work wonders.

I was a member of that range when I lived near Kingsport several years ago. As I recall, anything past 150 yds is "back in the holler" and only gets sunlight a few hours/day this time of year. Can also be interesting getting in/out when it's rained recently. At that time, membership was cheap and not difficult to get. I liked shooting there. Perhaps things have changed. http://wrgunclub.webs.com/

While shooting the computer was probably fun, it would have been more productive to simply wipe the hard drive and donate it to a charity of some sort. Publicly humiliating her isn't the best choice... especially for a girl.

Your best bet is to just try a small box of a bunch of varieties both manufacturers and bullet types. Some guns like one kind, some like another. Only one way to find out.

Follow this thread to see how accurate 7.62x39 can be.... Clearly, cheap surplus ammo in a well worn, sloppy-actioned rifle won't give best accuracy.

Seems like managed areas with food plots and such already are "farms" to an extent. I wonder how a farmer would contain the deer, a 10 ft high fence would get expensive real quick. If for "trophy hunting" purposes, I wonder about how "sporting" it would be. Seems like the deer would get used to people and hunting them wouldn't be real sporting. A friend raises elk, the bull came right up to the fence and let me scratch his nose. You're just not feeding them well enough. Dad had a nuisance permit last fall. They took a 175 lb doe and 160 lb doe from his property. They opened the stomachs to see what they'd been eating and Dad said... "Hey! There's my flower bed!"

Some ranges offer "women only" classes. My wife took the NRA's "Women on Target" course a couple years ago and seemed to enjoy it, though her interest has dropped off since then. It's not offered here anymore.

Some of you folks had some cool cars. Mine was AWESOME! 1976 Chevy van.... aka the dragon wagon. 8 mpg with a 36 gal tank, good thing gas was under $1/gal. And no, it didn't have a mattress or a hot tub in the back. Looked like this but was dark/light green 2-tone. Big pimpin', yo.

How much do you have/want to spend? Most of what you need to know is here... http://mouseguns.com/ At the high end... the P238 & PM9 are perennial favorites. Excellent fit, finish, function, all metal, etc. More modestly priced... the CM9, PF9, LCP, P3AT (what I have), and TCP. Not quite so pretty (particuarly the Keltecs), but just as functional. Most all have polymer frames. Drawbacks... None of them are particularly fun to shoot. Some are sensitive to limp wristing. Recoil/muzzle blast is more than some people like. I put a hogue slip-on grip on mine and painted the sights (such as they are) white which helped considerably.

Haven't ordered one yet, though I did send the trigger group off for rework. I'm still leaning toward the TS100, post up a review when you get yours.

Interesting. Thanks for the info.

I've helped a few ladies who had problems racking the slide (my wife included). One common thing between all of them was convincing them they can't hurt the gun. The gun cycles much more violently during normal operation than most folks would ever do racking the slide. Don't be afraid of it, get a little pissed off, hit it hard and fast and ..... voila. Piece of cake.

They have a pretty good e-newsletter... http://www.backwoodshome.com/nl/join.html This one too... http://www.motherearthnews.com/ipost.aspx?opt_in_source=header

Welcome!

Care to elaborate on the highlighted parts?

http://www.tn.gov/twra/wildlife.html

*whew* I thought I was losing my mind. I saw this thread and would've sworn I'd already replied, but when I didn't see it.... Now I understand.

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Welcome!

I'd really like to hear some clarification on the above. I know for a fact that in TN, you do not have to be a lawyer to be an executor of an estate. That's nonsense.

Comfort and concealablility depends on how big your pockets are and how tight your pants are. I'm not real big and pocket carry my P3AT frequently. Anything bigger than is both obvious and too heavy for me. If you want to stick with 9mm, the Kahrs are an excellent choice.

Thanks much. I like the new style. I've noticed that when you hover the cursor over a thread title, it doesn't show the first few lines anymore. It says "view result". I found it to be a quick and easy filter. I put this in the "sign in" thread too... sorry for double dipping. Edit... just noticed that a black circle with an down arrow appears when you hover over a thread in the search string... clicking the arrow shows a preview of the thead. So... nevermind.

In. The "View New Content" button on the top right, just under the banner does the same thing. I miss being able to hover the cursor over a thread title and have it show the first few lines. I find it to be a very quick and easy filter.