Jump to content

BigK

TGO Benefactor
  • Posts

    5,801
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    11
  • Feedback

    100%

Everything posted by BigK

  1. I'm not making excuses for them,but they get no reward or recognition for working any harder and they have to be in some kind of well-connected click to ever get promoted.. That will only motivate someone to do as little as possible to keep from getting fired. Some jobs are geared toward attracting people with very little motivation and desire.
  2. I have their Slide Guard holster for my CZ P-01 and it's the best made holster I've owned. Very impressive craftsmanship. I just never wear it because it rides too high, which causes it to get pushed outward by some by tactical thermal padding (i.e. jelly roll).
  3. I'm sick of comic book spoilers, guys.   I wish you guys would quit posting that stuff here. This thread is about the TV show, NOT THE COMICS. Have some decency.
  4. BigK

    AR Build Question

      Correct me, if I'm wrong. Sounds like you want a handguard that will cover/hide the gas block. Judging from the pic you have a carbine length gas system, so you'll be looking for a 12" or 13" handguard. There's a lot more options with a free float handguard.   If this is your rifle for having fun at the range and you aren't trying to impress everyone, just look around eBay and get one in your price range. Look for one that's 13" or longer, make sure it comes with a barrel nut, and be wary of a super slim design (it may not fit over your gas block, so check the inner diameter carefully and match it against the height of your gas block). You can find quite a few between $50 and $75 that will serve their purpose long enough for you to change your mind again later and go another route (most of us do).   If this is your battle rifle and/or the one you strap on to impress your neighbors while you mow the yard, you may want a reputable name brand that is built a little sturdier. It'll be better built, will last longer, have better mounting hardware, and will have stronger picatinny rails. Your options start with a very serviceable and well made UTG rail or Mid-West Industries and go all the way up to the barely more functional but much more prestigious brands like Noveske and Geissele. This is your only real option, if you ask the AR snobs over on AR15.com, who think they are all high-speed operators.   In the end, it's your Barbie doll, you can dress her up for the prom or your can dress her up for around the house...totally your call.
  5. I appreciate the advice, fellas. Thanks for you input.   This house was built in 1993. I bought it in 2009 or as I like to put it...right when everything started breaking. I've had to replace a dishwasher, a roof, both the upstairs and downstairs HVAC units, a garage door and motor, and at least half a dozen plumbing repair calls. Luckily I bought when the market was down and only paid around $42/ sq ft.   Sounds like I'd need at least 2 outlets rewired with new breakers. That sucks, because one is overhead and the other is about as far away as you could get from the panel and still be in the garage. I guess I'll hit up Angie's List and see about getting a few quotes from electricians. I'm guessing this will be expensive.
  6. If anyone knows enough about electrical wiring to answer a question, I'd really appreciate it.   I am constantly tripping a breaker in my garage. Some common examples: If I have a heater on and try to use the shop vac, the breaker trips. Sometimes I'll be warming a piece of Kydex in my small toaster oven and the breaker trips if the freezer or mini fridge cycle up. I can't run my table saw with the shop vac attached without tripping the breaker It didn't occur to me until tonight to check the circuit breaker. I was shocked to find it's only a 15A breaker. Am I crazy for thinking that is a ridiculously small for all 5 of my garage plugs? I mean how can a man get anything done with only 1800 watts to work with at a time?   Do you think it's safe to change that out for a 30A circuit breaker?
  7. I'm surprised, but glad to see GM did the right thing for now.   I know my company's official policy on weapons on their premises. I also know what "concealed" means and weigh those variables carefully on a daily basis. I hope if something similar happened to me that my company would act appropriately as well.
  8.   I tend to agree.   The biggest damage caused by idiotic excuses like that is that it fuels the libtard, pinko-commie, dumbocrat logic that guns are innately dangerous. They hear "it went off" and don't bother applying any logic. RESULT: "The gun just shot him all by itself."
  9. will you be doing kitchen knives?
  10. I had Gerber back when they made good stuff 20+ yrs ago. It was nice, loved the slide out pliers. I think I only carried it around 3 years, because it decided to take a swim at Percy Priest off the side of my dad's boat.   I replaced it with a Leatherman Fuse that has held up to medium usage for going on 20 years. I liked it so much I finally upgraded to a MUT last year and will never be without one again. I think it's the best multitool I've ever seen.
  11. I won't even stay in the room for halftime. I'd even rather clean up the kitchen from the food than to sit through what halftime has become.   On the other hand, my wife suffers thru the football to see the commercials and the halftime spectacle. She has a fit when I back up to see a play 2 or 3 times, because it means I'm going to make up time by skipping a commercial. I tell her I'll save the recording and she can skip over all the football she wants, LOL.
  12. I saw who was about to sing and skipped forward on the DVR. I'll have to take y'all's word for it.
  13.   I guess I'm not the humane type, because 4" stones are too quick for the sickos you named. Paper cuts and lemon juice to their offending body parts followed by waterboarding, bamboo splinters under the finger/toe nails....well, you get the picture. Some people deserve to suffer slowly for their crimes. 
  14. BigK

    HELP!!

      that reminds me of the quote: "I DON'T WANT TO BELONG TO ANY CLUB THAT WILL ACCEPT PEOPLE LIKE ME AS A MEMBER". Was that Groucho?
  15. BigK

    Cz and sig?

    I rarely hunt down a snap cap before I dry fire any of my CZs, so this is all news to me. I've dry fired my P-01 alone thousands and thousands of times. Maybe it will eventually break it. Who knows? I can't agree that damaging a roll pin is the same as breaking the gun.     Along with the awesomeness of a hammer and sear, which you might chalk up to personal preference, you get double strike capability, the option of having a decocker, and best of all you don't have to rack the slide to reset the trigger. 
  16. BigK

    Cz and sig?

      Last time  heard someone say don't dry fire a CZ, they were talking about the CZ52 and some of the early CZ70 models. Metallurgy has improved a lot since then. Nonetheless, I'd be interested to hear what might make CZ more prone to dry fire damage than another pistol.
  17. I deprimed a cartridge and shoved a piece of leather down into the primer pocket, because I'm way too cheap to pay for a snap cap, LOL.
  18.   I did without a garage for nearly 40 years, so I know what you mean. I could never go back...it's the only room in the house that's JUST mine :D.
  19. I've only handled the VP9 at a gun store. The only thing I really hated was the mag release. I actually got to shoot a co-worker's PPQ and it was sweet.   I don't see how the H&K could shoot any better to be honest, so the tie goes to the Walther, IMO. This is based largely on the fact that the PPQ's still awkward mag release was much easier to press. I still don't like that paddle style mag releases, but it's better than the one on the H&K.
  20. I don't understand why any man would rather be in a kitchen instead of a garage. Space heater for the win.   --sent from my top secret lair (yeah, the garage)
  21.   I can always count on you for some of the best blade porn on the internet!! Great looking knife as usual.
  22. BigK

    AR Lowers

    I was advised by someone I respect a GREAT deal on here when I was first starting to build ARs that a lower receiver is the absolute worst place on an AR build to waste any money on upgrades. I tend to agree and have lived that advice ever since.
  23. Me and some buddies at my last job built about 8 ARs with various NiB and nitride BCGs we found on sale here and there. The cheapest were around $100 and the most expensive was just over $200.   We didn't run 10K rounds and we aren't what you'd call operators by any stretch, but we shot them a LOT and compared notes a lot. The consensus in our small group was the NiB, but we suspected the nitride would hold up longer even though none of us are close to wearing anything out yet.   For my personal use and taste, I wouldn't give you a nickel for the difference I saw between the cheapest black nitride BCG from AIM and the most expensive nitride bolt in the group. However, you could tell the cheapest NiB (from AIM) from the good ones.
  24.   Any time I spend reloading is time I'm not wasting on YouTube, Amazon, or sitting on the couch watching TV. I don't ever ask how much that time is worth to me.
  25. Personally, I would have shown my permit and then as politely as humanly possible explained to the cop that I know he has a job to do and it's not an easy one, BUT I was not breaking any laws and that being forced to show him "my papers" to keep from getting arrested is unconstitutional. I would not have filmed it unless I was trying to be an azzhat and cause trouble.

TRADING POST NOTICE

Before engaging in any transaction of goods or services on TGO, all parties involved must know and follow the local, state and Federal laws regarding those transactions.

TGO makes no claims, guarantees or assurances regarding any such transactions.

THE FINE PRINT

Tennessee Gun Owners (TNGunOwners.com) is the premier Community and Discussion Forum for gun owners, firearm enthusiasts, sportsmen and Second Amendment proponents in the state of Tennessee and surrounding region.

TNGunOwners.com (TGO) is a presentation of Enthusiast Productions. The TGO state flag logo and the TGO tri-hole "icon" logo are trademarks of Tennessee Gun Owners. The TGO logos and all content presented on this site may not be reproduced in any form without express written permission. The opinions expressed on TGO are those of their authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the site's owners or staff.

TNGunOwners.com (TGO) is not a lobbying organization and has no affiliation with any lobbying organizations.  Beware of scammers using the Tennessee Gun Owners name, purporting to be Pro-2A lobbying organizations!

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to the following.
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Guidelines
 
We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.