gunrunner32

I'm not allowed to have those in my house anymore, there has been a crackdown at work. Just kidding, I wouldn't obtain anything like that, I'd have no real use for it. I do have a nice lock pick set and I've yet to meet a set of Kwik locks that I can't pick...that's why I have commercial grade Schlage locks. I could make short work of that entertainment system and be out in about 5 minutes, my wife said to get real, so I said I'd cut a hole through the wall adjoining us and cut all the wiring going to the area their tv would be in....she stopped talking after that.

I'd like to start by saying that I normally don't go too far out of my way to talk to neighbors, I've lived in my house for 4 years now and I've seen 3 different families in the townhome next to mine. Since getting back in February I've only seen the neighbors on the right a handful of times, and when I wasn't busy working on something or sand blasting I have made the attempt to say "Hi" when they were getting their mail or something. I've never gotten anything in return. Well I was trying to watch a movie with my wife and daughter tonight and over top of the movie that I'm watching I hear the neighbors movie/tv/radio. Where I'm from, redneck suburbia, growing up in an apartment, when your neighbor knocked on the wall you turned down your crap. I tried this, nothing in return. I wait, trying to ignore the sounds coming from my wall. Well I can't anymore so I walk next door and knock on the door. They open up and here's the dialog from there: Me: Hello, do you have a TV or a radio that is playing loudly right now? Her: Yes, we are watching a movie. What's your name? Me: I'm Chris. I can hear your TV in my place over top of my TV. Her: Well I'm ......, the movie isn't that loud. Me: If I can hear your TV over mine while I'm sitting in front of mine then it's too loud. Her: Well I don't think it's loud. Maybe if you had introduced yourself and been polite and not knocked on the wall... Me: Where I come from, if your neighbor knocks on the wall that means turn down whatever is making noise. Her: Well I think that it was rude... Me: I think it's rude of you to play your TV so loud I can hear it in my house over what I'm watching. Her: Well it's not that loud. Me: Will you turn it down so I don't have to listen to it as well? Her: I will turn it down, I would appreciate it if you would have came and introduced yourself. Me: I don't have time for that, just turn it down. Her: I will Me: Thanks, Bye. I'm still hearing their TV over mine, I'm approximately 10ft from my TV and approximately 6ft from the wall joining to their town home. Short of me walking back over there and getting into a pissing contest with this lady, anyone have any suggestions? Her attitude that she was giving isn't something that I handle very well, I'm a little short tempered. My wife says I should ignore it, I can't, I've tried. This is why I don't want neighbors, I don't like having them, I've never had good experiences.

It is dry to the touch in a couple hours, so you can start laying on vinyl for camo patterns or graphics. However it isn't fully cured for roughly 3 weeks. It can be handled and shot after it's dry to the touch, but you'll run the risk of ruining it.

I've got pistols and rifles that have been done for 3+ years now, I've got no chipping or wear from general use. The only blemishes I have in the finish is where I locked a slide into a vise to give me a little extra leverage in getting the sights out. The stuff works great and is cheap, the cure time is the only thing that kills me, 3-4 weeks. I'll stick to the ceramic baked on finishes, just as durable and I can have a gun apart, prepped, cured, back together and shooting the same day. I've got the same RIA that I'll be working on later today, I put in some Novak night sights and then used Devcon to fill the dovetails so I'll be refinishing and polishing the sides of the slide as well as doing the frame to match. I'm just making it black again though, not the grey-ish color it was.

It's necessary to have reliable guns. In my house, only those that I know will go bang every time get the privilege of being my personal defense guns. So that means the my Remington 870, Mossberg 500 TC, Sig P226 and Ruger Super Redhawk are my top 4, the rest ride the safe. My Charter is still only in pieces because it's been apart and together 5 times since I got it. I'm done fooling with it, I'll get it back together and put it out to pasture.

Great read, I'm glad I've never had any of those problems aside from the occasional "missing part". My daughter doesn't go in the garage when I'm working. I did a P6 for my wife, I got it for her as a mother's day gift and refinished it in titanium and black. It looks pretty damn cool now and she loves it, I still didn't get back my P226 though.

I've got a Charter 2000 Police Undercover in .38 that is currently in pieces in a bag. It was having a lot of issues, I think it will just stay in the bag and I'll wait a bit and replace it. I may have a line on a stainless and a blued Colt Diamondback.

I don't think you were out of line with anything, kids get into everything. Anytime any kids are at my house despite their age, all the guns in the house go in the safe. If it's out it's only a matter of time that a kid will find it.

Bug spray for the sand fleas, sunscreen, a hat, good polarized glasses, something to wrap around his face when the dust kicks up, some antacid for the food over there, tell him to go to Nando's in Manama they have some of the best chicken I've ever had.

Range and membership prices seem a little steep. Might browse the retail section, but doubt I'll be in it for the range. I'm sure it's nice and has that new range smell, I stick with fighting off the ticks and shoot the fields around the shop.

Buying ammo for it is between .75-.90 cents a round. I've got a Enfield No 2 Mark 4 made somewhere around 1943, it's a blast to shoot, a little rough on the shoulder though and by far the heaviest rifle that I own.

You can give me a ring, I've got a small one in the garage. I'll toss it in for you and get it all done up. I'm just down the road from the Sango Walmart. We could do it Sunday morning, Saturday is my daughter's birthday, and it's back to work Sunday afternoon.

Certain finishes don't allow for items with tight tolerances to be done. I would have liked to do everything but the cylinder and grips on the revolver, but I felt it better to have a functioning pistol at the end of the day. Most of these pistols, all I can say is...different strokes. If you open my gun safe there isn't too much out of the ordinary in there...yet, I'll be getting one and that will probably be the only one.

Glad to hear they liked it, I wanted to show the pictures of my daughters bike that I tried to complete today, that will have to come in an update. There are several other that need to be reassembled and I'll post pictures of them up here in a future show and tell project postings. Little teaser for you guys, there will be a chrome and black chrome 10/22 coming, just need more time in a day...or no wife nagging me.

I've been on vacation from my day job for the last few weeks and outside of my "honey-do" list I've been plugging away at some of my own projects and I thought I would share. Don't be too alarmed by some of the following, you may not want to be drinking anything before you start to scroll down. Kimber Tactical Pro II Before Picture: Kimber Tactical Pro II After Picture, refinished in an OD Green to pick up some of the color in the grips: Another Kimber done in Satin Aluminum and Blue Titanium, those aren't the grips that were staying on: Mossberg 590 that was done in an OD Green: Ruger LCP before: Ruger LCP after with a MagPul Flat Dark Earth slide: Last, but not least, put down your drinks and hide your children's eyes... S&W 442 Airweight Before picture: and...... after...... done in a "highlighter" green, actually shocker yellow with a chrome base. Hope everyone enjoys, and let the laughs come....

I second Green Mountain. I'll be picking up 2 more once my 1911 project is completed. I've got 1 with a 20" 1:16" twist bull stainless barrel and it is accurate as I can get it, I'm sure some better glass would help. The other with an aftermarket barrel has a Rimfire Technologies barrel and it's nice and light and stacks the rounds, but a little more pricey than I'd spend...

I watched all the first season. I would like to see the second season, but for an extra $15 a month on direct tv, I'll just save my money and buy the second season later.

I'd leave it alone....it's cute...HAHA, I kno't know who thought this was a good idea, but someone did. If I were you I would look for the all black Talo edition (http://www.galleryofguns.com/genie/Default.aspx?item=150781&mfg=Smith+%26+Wesson&mdl=M%26P&cat=All&type=All&cal=22LR&fin=&sit=&zipcode=37043) Buds may have one or at a minimum check gunbroker and throw that one on armslist. I would go Cerakote over Duracoat, I've messed around with both and find Cerakote more durable and the cure time is significantly shorter.

Well according to MCSC (http://www.shoottn.org/Calendar/calendar.php) every weekend in April they are open for rifle and pistol when the RSO is present. Just don't try to shoot a Ranch Hand/Mares Leg on the pistol range...I got yelled at last time I did.

For a little while in 2010 there was a gathering at Owl Hollow. It was a bit of a drive, but it was a good time. I would like to see something like that again. I would be down either at OH or MCSC. It'd be a good excuse for my wife to go shooting again and drag my daughter along for a little .22 fun.

^^I'd go with this one, but then again I'm kinda partial to giving work to Brandon.

I saw the commercially produced ones and thought, why buy what can be made for less. My first 2 were done for $7.42 for all the supplies, Brownells sells 2 for $8 and another $6 shipping. It is all rubber coated and the ends have been rounded so I doubt it will do anything to the barrel of any of the pistols.

Well we can get the wife's together to run them through a fun day of torture. I've got a few my wife hates to fire or flat out refuses to fire. Mainly my 454 lever, my steel skeleton stocked AK and my Enfield in 303 British and she's a little weird about shotguns, she loves to shoot the Mossy Tac Cruiser, the 535 and the coach gun but won't touch the Winchester 97, all being 12 ga. Still though I'm glad she has taken an interest in shooting, and it's good to see that there are other wives that are joining their husbands at the range.

^^This, I was going to suggest this place but was beaten to it. I have handled a few from them and they all seem to turn out good.

That's some good shooting. My wife will only shoot my AR's and the .22's. Her favorite is (now hers) a 10/22 scoped w/ bull barrel, but I've got 4 so I can share.