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That's a reasonable price. Personally, I'd lose the tacti-cool crap and restore it to original. And yes, some folks have lots of trouble with anything other than the stock magazine.

Driving the the snow is easy. Trouble is, the snow here turns to ice after the first day. Today being the perfect example of that. Yesterday I had no trouble getting to work. The roads were snowy, but there was plenty of traction. Then it warmed up to near 32 deg during the day then dropped to near 20 over-night. This morning, ice everywhere. Roads are slicker'n monkey snot. And just remember, while 4x4 may help you go, it does nothing to help you stop.

Like most places, it depends on where you go. Anywhere near the border or Mexico City, agreed. Other places can be quite nice. I went to Queretaro for business a few years ago. It was a beautiful place. The people were very friendly, buildings and such were all clean and well cared for. There was an open-air market with kids playing. We had no trouble walking from our hacienda to dinner and back. I enjoyed it.

11 years flying in Alaska? Oh the stories I'd love to hear... Welcome!

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I use a cheapo Uncle Mike's OWB for hiking and such (P85). And yes, the Hogue wrap-around is the coup de grace for these.

Sounds like it'll meet your needs perfectly. The shaft drive is very smooth. There is some movement in the rear suspension that you may be able to feel when you whack the throttle open, but otherwise they're great. Keep up with the maintenance and it'll last a long time. Some might think the 650 is a little weak if you intend much 2-up touring through the mountains, but it'll get the job done.

Holy double thread resurrection Batman!

Mug foul! That's not beer! Nice pics.

I've never understood the point of having this really expensive, fancy camo outfit and then wearing a neon orange vest over the top of it. I know the animals don't see the orange, but it just seems totally illogical. I think camo is far more about smell, wind direction, sound, and movement than the latest pattern du jour.

The masses pay far less attention than you think, they're too busy texting. If you're carrying something smaller than a bazooka, no one will notice. As stated, IWB generally requires some wardrobe adjustments, 2" larger waist pants is typical. IWB is typically better concealed, but an OWB can also be easily concealed. It'll vary by time of year too. In the winter, it's easy to conceal a big gun OWB. In the summer, not so much.

I suspect you have a trigger control problem because I had the same problem. I started out with most pistol shots hitting 1-3 inches left and some low left. I corrected this by changing where I put my finger on the trigger and practicing pulling straight back. I started with the trigger in the joint of my finger. As I squeeze the trigger, my finger rotated slightly pulling the gun to the left. The correction is to put the pad near the tip of my finger on the trigger and make a conscious effort to pull straight back. Your finger has 3 segments. 1 being the at the joint with your hand, 2 in the middle, and 3 at the tip. When pulling the trigger, segment 1 shouldn't move. Segments 2 and 3 shouldn't move much relative to each other. The motion is in the joint between 1 and 2. If you roll your whole finger, you'll pull the gun left. Dry firing practice works wonders. I think Mike's point is that changing the gun to fix a technique problem isn't the best solution.

Since I'm generally 1911 ignorant, googled a little to see what the heck you guys are talking about and found this... which was quite informative and addresses this problem. GunTech : Another Low Buck 1911 Build - Part 1 - World's Largest Supplier of Firearm Accessories, Gun Parts and Gunsmithing Tools If helpful, then I'm glad. If not, well... carry on.

I've also eaten a few weird things, but the only one that hasn't been already mentioned is horse. I ate a bacon-wrapped filet of horse while on a business trip in Italy. It was excellent. The texture was a little more grainy than beef with a little different flavor. But honestly, if I didn't know it was horse, I would've thought it was beef. But the weirdest thing by far... McRib. Or maybe cafeteria food in high school.

I'll agree with the above in that organization is key. Knowing what you have and how to use it is probably more important that having every possible doodad. Remember this little oops? An excellent example IMO.

It sure seems quite close to the SR9c... 1" shorter overall, 0.5" shorter barrel, a slightly narrower grip, -3 capacity. I guess I'm curious to see if that small reduction in size really turns it into a "pocket pistol". Otherwise, hard to see that there's market for both this and the SR9c.

According to this, yes. http://www.handgunlaw.us/states/mississippi.pdf

Some of the comments are hilarious!

Same as my post in the other thread.... Cornered Cat - Rack the Slide

+1 ... Cornered Cat - Rack the Slide

In my experience, management couldn't care less about my bottom line, so long as theirs is where they want it. A couple of my projects saved that company $200,000 to $500,000 annually. The raises I got didn't even cover my healthcare premium increases, but they sure got their bonuses (25%-50% of my salary). Forgive my cynicism.

Exactly... When you're making 2% margin on 2,000,000 widgets per year, a small increase in volume or margin means you make big profits. As we learned (repeatedly) at my former employer, a small decrease in volume or margin also means you lose lots of money. It's fine line to walk.

The highlighted statement above is the root of the problem IMO... bean counters running the show who don't understand the why's behind it all. All they know is balance sheets and income statements. In my experience, it was the bean counters who demanded perfection and failed to recognize the cost. We (engineering) had to make the argument to prove to them that in some cases, it's cheaper to make a few scrap parts than it is to fix the reason you're scrapping them. The mathematician/physicist/bean counter asks.... "How good is it?" The engineer asks... "Is it good enough?" We all work toward perfection, but when perfection isn't value-added... why bother?

I'm not necessarily a detractor... Six Sigma is an excellent statistical problem solving tool. But it's really just a buzz word that corporate business people have latched onto.. it's the latest in a long history of acronyms that all accomplish the same thing. An engineer should already know how to do that. They might not know all the buzz words, but the basic problem solving process is there. If companies took the money they spent training the bean counters and hired more competent engineers into their quality organizations, they'd be better off in the long run. In my experience, the smaller the company, the bigger the margin. I used to work in the auto industry where we threw a party if we made 2% gross margin. I then worked for a smaller industrial products company followed by a yet smaller aerospace company where anything less than 20% gets laughed at. I'll agree that the Six Sigma stuff makes you more marketable and can command a higher salary. The trick is finding somewhere in this job market that'll pay it.