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I know it's expensive, but the Laserlyte laser cartridge is what really got me hooked on dry fire practice. Seeing that little red dot splash on faces on TV or objects around the room really does it for me. I got the laser activated target later and that made it fresh and fun all over again. Even later my darling wife got me the tip over cans to go with it. It's every bit as fun as going to the range.

I have one of these little guns in .22 WMR and I love mine. It's accurate as hell, has a better trigger than any of my other long guns, only cost me $160 OTD at a gun show, and fits in the backpack in my tool box for emergencies.

I don't carry IWB very often, but when I do it's with a homemade Crossbreed knockoff. For a while I was making one or two a week for friends, co-workers, and I almost always included one for free when I traded or sold a gun. Alien Gear ruined that for me. My cost for materials/hardware alone is close to their selling price. When I run out of material, I'll just buy theirs instead of making my own and save myself the time and money.   Edit: I know they buy their materials and hardware in bulk, but I still don't see how they are making any money unless they sell hundreds of these things every week.

that video was hilarious!! I wish that tune wasn't so catchy...I don't WANT to like it

  Shake it off, shake it off

That's where the rubber meets the road it seems. Anything with a paper filter even that little disk in the Aeropress will not only keep the cup "clean" it will also remove all the oils. I put up with the silty "dirt" in the bottom of my cup to keep from losing the oils and flavors, but I do like the smoothness of a pour-over or a chemex.

pretty darn cool tech

I had really good luck last year with Vet Guard from Walmart. We gave all 3 dogs a dose in May and again in July and never saw a flea. This year, we forgot about the May dose and by the end of June we were infested. Vet Guard alone didn't work. We had to spray and dust and bathe too. Once they were about gone my wife got some Advantix from the vet just to be sure. I won't ever make the mistake of forgetting that early dose again and will now add pellets to the yard to kill them suckers too. I don't ever want to have to deal with these critters again.

For me a french press is the only way to go. Sure I drink substandard coffee in a pinch, but only in a pinch. Unfortunately, I've gone through several carafes in the past few years. I love them, but they are so delicate. Finally, I found a stainless steel french press by Thermos. Life is good!

I bet that's one proud father, I know I would be.

so, I guess a 1911 will kill 19 people with 11 shots? wait, that one makes sense...it is after all chambered in .45 acp

You didn't by any chance happen to wreck an IDPA match with a camp axe did you? http://thefirearmreport.com/2013/10/an-urban-operators-first-idpa-match-part-1/

I've gotten a link to their site or a video from at least a half dozen people in the past year or less. I'm not as impressed based on some test results I've read: -projectile weight is only 92 gr, too light for 9mm, IMO -actual penetration in calibrated gelating 12.75" (25% less than advertised) -actual fragment spread 3.5"-4.5" (20% less than advertised) -retained core weight is only 48 grains (think heavy 22LR bullet) -retained core diameter is only .36" -wouldn't cycle reliably in a Glock 19 That last one is the ultimate deal breaker. If ammo won't cycle reliably in what many consider to be the benchmark gun for all 9mms, it's a no-go for sure. I won't deny that the superficial wound cavity the "trocars" create at over 1300 fps would be quite messy and painful. Personally, I put more stock in core weight retention and final mushroom diameter. Seems like another solution looking for a problem.

I've only owned one 1911. Turns out they just aren't for me, nothing bad to say about them though. However, while I owned it, I noticed one thing when comparing it to others. The Ruger SR1911 shipped with 2 freaking awesome mags. I played with all kinds of weird loads to see what I liked and/or shot best. During that experimentation, those 2 factory mags were always 100%. I can't say enough good things about them.

My first instinct is with you. If the OP pulled the bullets on a few of each size to weigh them, I bet he'd see a measurable difference in the group weight of each. Of course he could also look at headstamps as well, since some factory ammo uses thinner brass than others (Remington comes to mind with some calibers, like .38 special). Either way, nothing to worry about here. That is, however, a huge difference in ogive on those 2 bullets. I have a few pistols that would not run that fat ogive at the same OAL as the steeper ogive. Since these are clearly different bullets, I'd also put my calipers on a dozen or so of each type to see if there's a difference in the diameters.

Personally, I think the hipsters started growing beards to look tough....they got tired of being bullied by the chess club.

give us a link to the pic and I'll post it for you

Congrats, indeed! I recently built my first AR too thanks to a lot of help and guidance from a lot of reading here. I found the process almost as fun as shooting the gun, LOL.

I think I work with this guy...apparently he has twin brothers all over the place.

I always wondered how this worked too. It makes sense that the insurance company should get the guns, but the cops call you, not the insurance company.

5 years ago my wife went off the deep end with Christmas decorations. She put up 4 trees...I'm not $hi++in' you **four trees**, plus crap in every window, musical trinkets with lights on both mantles, and worst of all that pine tree looking junk she calls garland wrapped around the bannister, so I can't get a handle on the rail going up and down the stairs. Oh, it's a grand ol time for her making my house look like Hurricane Santa hit our place. Then she gets lazy after the holiday and doesn't feel like taking it down til March. My only decoration is a my desert tan tactical battle stocking with added morale patch, knife, survival tools, and since I don't get stocking stuffers any more (apparently I'm too old for toys and too fat for candy), I put a loaded PMag and a spare mag of 9mm HP inside. edit: I promptly take my stocking down and put it away before New Year's Eve

I think that big boxy trigger guard and oversized grip gives the P's an illusion of being more proportional than it is. After looking more closely at some pics, they're about as top-heavy as this thing. I still didn't think anything could make a Hi-Point look sleek.

Growing up, I liked spending summers with my grandparents, but I did not like using the outhouse after dark. Granny carried a coal oil lamp when it was dark. Imagine how happy I was when they got indoor plumbing. :D edit: sorry, this has nothing to do with license plate illumination...I got suckered into the side convo...again

The tree-hugging dirt worshipers won't be happy until we're all riding bicycles, wearing hemp clothing, and sleeping in tents. At least that seems to be the message they spew on Twitter using Starbucks' wi-fi on their iPhones which run off of coal-powered electricity.

Hmm...I see a version 2 in my future.