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Other than taking the whole gun apart, it's not bad. There's a couple videos that show how to do it. Field strip, knock a couple pins out, pry the guts out of the frame, swap the trigger (which involves a bit of controlled hammering), then put it back together. Having 3 hands would make the reassembly easier, but I got it. Based on the videos, the full Apex kit with trigger, sear, and springs really is taking the whole gun apart. Again, not too bad other than some of the tiny pieces can be a pain if you're fumble fingered like me.

I put an Apex aluminum trigger in my shield 1.0 and that made a big improvement. I much prefer the blade style trigger safety over the hinged. I also have a Hogue slip-on grip that makes it feel better in my hand. I'd guess those 2 mods add up to nearly the difference between the 1.0 and 2.0, but the 2.0 still has the hinged trigger so I'd want to change that regardless.

Done that a few times too. We were in downtown Chattanooga and had eaten at Mellow Mushroom. As we were walking back we came across a homeless person. My oldest offered up his pizza leftovers (still warm). Proud papa moment.

We used to encounter a fair number of homeless people in college. We quickly adopted a standard response of, "I don't have any money, but I'll get you something from the cafeteria if you're hungry." One guy took us up on the offer. We loaded him up and he thanked us, sat down, and ate.

My mom got a Subaru Outback for the same reason.

My shingle roof was replaced due to storm damage about 5 years ago. $11k for a 2000 sqft house with high quality shingles. Powder coated metal roofing was north of $20k.

Nope, it was because the "normal" car already has the vast majority of the "police" upgrades from 20 years ago. It already meets the "police endurance" specs, hence the 100k miles of the past is 300k miles today. Police cars don't have bigger brakes because modern brakes are huge and there isn't room for anything bigger. They don't have "heavy duty" cooling systems because the normal car is designed to sit idling for hours and not over-heat. They don't have high output alternators because the normal car already has one. The base electrical loads have increased tremendously over the years.

Except for the Odyssey. I know several people who've had fairly serious issues (transmission, engine, HVAC, electrical gremlins) with those. My M-I-L has a CRV and it's been fine, somewhere north of 100k miles. They pay stratospheric dealer service prices that make me cringe, but the vehicle hasn't needed anything unusual.

I've never carried it without the +1 mag, but always in my pocket. It's a little thicker and a little longer, but that only matters if I'm wearing more fitted clothes.

Keep up with the routine maintenance and most newer cars will last a long time. 300k is the 100k of 25 years ago. Stuff wears out, but it's rare these days to see an engine failure where the engine had oil in it at the time.

Yes. It was Daimler Chrysler before that. Do what you've gotta do to survive.

I have a P3AT and an LCP custom (not the LCP II). As Mike says, functionally they're identical. The Ruger is generally nicer to look at and to shoot, but it's also slightly bigger. I have a +1 mag for the LCP which contributes to both the bigger and nicer to shoot.

Just the toaster? She got off easy...

If you like playing with cannons, We saw an artillery reenactment crew who were in need of volunteers at the Sequoyah Museum a while back. https://m.facebook.com/BurroughsBattery/ I'm sure there's more units around.

Looks like a break-barrel air rifle.

I've read nothing but good reviews. Opinions vary, but the general consensus is it's a heckuva pistol for the price.

I presume you've already written that check, but I typically don't pay for diagnosis that don't fix the problem. If they tried a bunch of stuff that didn't work, that's on their dime, not mine.

That would be awesome.

Nah, I'd let everyone come shoot on it one weekend.

Yep. Though I wouldn't use it for a guard (or liners) on a knife that would get wet routinely. The aluminum guard pressed against the steel blade sets up a galvanic couple. Add water and you get accelerated corrosion.

That's classified. I could tell you, but....

I have a shield and really like it. The nano is noticeably thicker which hurts concealabiity in my opinion. That's said, a buddy has one and likes it just fine.

@gjohnsoniv made my leather pocket holster. It works quite well.

With no markings, it could be a variety of alloys. None of them are good for making knives. Aluminum can be sharp, but it won't hold an edge at all. It's great for lots of stuff, but bladed tools aren't on the list.

You really expect him to propose spending tax money to remove signs that mean nothing to those who know the law and help make the sheeple feel more comfortable?