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I read these stories and it makes me feel guilty for not carrying whenever I can, especially now that I have 2 young kids to look after. I got my permit during the previous presidential race. I wanted one anyway, but (unfounded) fears surrounding what might have happened prompted me to get on with it.

Fixed 10 rd mag or aftermarket high capacity? High capacity mags are notorious for feed problems. If you've shot lots of Wolf ammo and gotten the gun hot, the chamber is likely gunked up.

I have the same rifle, though it's not that old. Mine has a crappy Simmons scope that's going in the trash whenever I find a replacement. It seems plenty accurate for an autoloading .22, groups around 2" at 100 yds. Beware of non-jacketed hollow point ammo. Lead round nose is fine, but mine won't feed lead HP's. Mine also has a few dings in the wood where a friend's kid knocked it over. I don't like the color and was thinking of refinishing it anyway.

Bench rest shooting gives you an indication of the capability of the rifle. And yes, the small groups are fun to see. Unsupported positions give you an indication of the capability of the shooter. The difference in group size tells you how far you have to go (which can be depressing).

Amazon.com: Blue Book of Gun Values (9781886768871): S. P. Fjestad: Books You might find one in your local library.

What they said.... It's true that people can change, but only if they want to. The change itself takes a very long time and regaining the lost trust takes much longer. How long are you willing to wait? I've been married for 10 years. My wife's not perfect and neither am I, but we make it work. She does things that drive me insane, I'm sure I do the same to her. Marriage is the hardest thing you'll ever love. While I wouldn't sever all ties immediately, I'd tell her you're not ready to make a life-long commitment. Her reaction will tell you all you need to know.

Be sure the floor in the new place is up to the task. Typical residential subfloor load capacity is 20 lb/sqft dead load. An 800lb safe that's 2ftx4ft is 100lb/sqft. Significant reinforcement is required. If your safe sits on "feet" they'll likely crush the hardwood over time. You'd need some sort of base plate to distribute the load. The garage is a much better location for something so heavy.

If you do stay "on property", I'd recommend you look into the discount flights. They can be quite cheap if you're flexible on your dates. Disney will drive you to/from the airport and with the shuttles and such, you really won't need a car while there. Assuming you live reasonably close to an airport, door-to-door is ~6 hrs. Better than at least double that on the road.... gas, food, traffic, IMO.

Snow is fine. This cold, overcast, rainy, icy crap has got to go. And I'm also suffering from PMS... Parked Motorcycle Syndrome.

Quite honestly, everything in Gunproof your Children is here.... Cornered Cat - Table of Contents fyi... Kathy Jackson is "Cornered Cat" and is an Ayoob disciple. I'm a bit surprised to not find a link to her book there.

I'm curious as to how you like the AFG? It seems like a genius idea, but I've never been able to try one out. I'm thinking of adding one to a build (non-AR) I have in progress.

I had to glue some felt to the back of the belt clips to stop the creaking, but otherwise I'm very happy with mine. I just need to lose 10lbs so that my pants won't be so tight.

Lessons from Armed America by Walters and Jackson. Gunproof your Children by Ayoob

Odd. I fondled one in a store a week or so ago and was surprised at how easy it was to rack. Seemed the same or even a little lighter than my big P85. Based on that and the smooth trigger, it moved up the list of guns to get my wife to check out.

Good info here, thank you. Hopefully I'll remember it whenever it is I find time to go shooting again.

I took the GRE but not the GMAT, not sure why you'd have to do both. The engineering specific portion of the GRE sucked beyond all imagination. I've never felt so stupid. The FE exam was a cake walk in comparison. IIFC, the GRE is split into halves. The morning half is a general test. The afternoon half you have the option to take another general test or one of several discipline specific tests. I chose the ME version... and I chose poorly. I don't remember my score, but apparently I did well enough because they let me in.

Titties and beer...

You might be onto something, because that's exactly what I was doing while shooting one handed. I wouldn't say I was completely sideways, but definitely turned a lot, with other hand behind my back. And for the question above, no laser to play with. Though I know when I've pulled the gun low left. Sometimes I can catch myself and not pull the trigger, sometimes not.

This is odd, a thread with no posts...

It happened both with my full size Ruger 9mm and my Taurus compact, so I don't think it's related to how my hands fit. I have small-ish hands and there's adequate space for both hands on both guns. My support hand isn't under the grip like I've seen a few times. It's directly on top of my strong hand. I don't think it's a strength problem either, I'm left handed but shoot right handed. I have done a little dry firing and I may be squeezing my support hand while I'm pulling the trigger, which is pulling the muzzle low left.

I went shooting with some friends for the first time in far too long last weekend. I found an unusual problem. During slow fire for best groupings (and bragging rights) at about 15yds, my 10 shot two-handed groups were 4-5", with the "fliers" low left. When I switched to one handed (either hand) my groups dropped to about 2" with no fliers. These were slow fire shots with no attempt to bring the gun back on target quickly. I certainly shoot faster with two hands, but I can't help but think that this slow fire difference is impacting my fast fire (double tap) group sizes, which weren't very good either. :-\ Ever since I started shooting handguns, my flinch or miss has always been low left. I've improved that by refining my trigger pull motion and simply trying hard not to anticipate recoil. But it seems very odd that I actually shoot better with just one hand. I use the typical Weaver stance with thumbs forward two-handed grip. I place my support hand as high as possible with my index finger stuffed under the trigger guard. All of the "error charts" I can find seem to be specific to one handed shooting rather than two handed. Anyone else experience this? Suggestions on how to improve?

Best of luck with that, 16 months is really quick. I went straight through and got my MS, I wish I'd also got the MBA. I suspect you'll find that grad school is much easier than undergrad. Everyone is far more relaxed.

Handgunlaw.us - a good reference for the laws in the places you'll pass through. And I'll agree, as long as it doesn't say "not honored" I wouldn't worry about it.

It's only firing "full-auto" if you're holding the trigger back the whole time. If you're releasing the trigger, it's slam firing. It could be caused by a gunked up firing pin channel. I've heard good things and bad things about Taurus's customer service. If it were me, I'd call Taurus myself and send it back.

If you're just plinking, have a look at the .204 Ruger. A friend got a 24" fluted SS bull barrel upper that shoots quite well. It uses the same lower and mags as .223.