TNcitizen22

Have that exact same gun.  It is among one of the last guns I would ever part with, amazing revolver.  Congrats!

Taze first, ask questions later.

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I could have sworn it used to be a rule.

How I read this:   "If you are confronted by someone with the intent to rape you, remember, you are a meek little girl.  There is no possibility of you defending yourself against ANY attacker.  Your best chance is to take off whatever footwear you have and scream while attempting to run away.  Since you are a girl though, you probably won't actually get away.  Remember to allow the rapist to have his way with you, but politely resist.  Crapping yourself, or otherwise humiliating yourself may gross him out to the point of stopping.  Biting the attacker may help save you, but keep in mind he may hurt you further if you try."

Teddy R.

CCA = Coal Creek Armory.

When it comes to cash differences you are getting into a realm past steel at a certain point.  A $150 vs $300 knife often have the same or very similar steels.  You are paying for differences in deployment (auto, manual, assisted), lockup, handle material, manufacturer, blade finish, etc...  In other words, not things that impact its cutting performance.   For instance, I own one knife that was a limited run of a certain model.  It has a unique finish on the blade and a special colored handle and was limited to 900 produced.  I payed roughly double what a stock version of this knife cost.  At the end of the day its the same knife.   Bowdens suggestion of stropping is an excellent one.  It is certainly something that should be purchased in addition to a sharpener if you are serious about your knives.   Be careful when you are reading knife forums.  There are a lot of armchair commandos out there who are total steel snobs who seem to expect a pocket knife to have the same utility as a chain saw.  I am really not certain these guys actually 'use' their knives ever.

Most of the 'super steels' on the market such as VG-10, 154CM, S30v, etc... are fantastic steels.  All of them will hold a good edge for quite some time.  My EDC almost every day is the Spyderco Paramilitary II.  It features a three inch fully flat ground slab of S30V steel.  I found that from the factory, the edge wasn't great, after taking it to a guy who sharpens blades professionally, it was fantastic, and has remained so for the past six months.   I have carried super steels for about 12 years, and I have overall found little difference in edge retention between them.  At the end of the day, they are not a high carbon steel such as tool steel which will hold a fantastic edge.  I think the best way you can keep a great edge on a knife is to have it professionally sharpened or buy a high end sharpener.  Many folks opt for the cheap little Smiths brand pocket sharpeners and though they work ok, they change the blade geometry in such a fashion as to not provide an optimum cutting grind. I also believe that the grind those sharpeners give to knives accelerates wear given that you now have two different angles on your cutting surface instead of one continuous angle, though I have nothing to back that up, just a theory.  But, in my experience a properly sharpened knife will hold a great edge much longer than an improperly sharpened one.   Anyways, most any pick from Benchmade, Spyderco, any of the high end manufacturers that features a decent steel will do you proud.  My best advice would be to spend some decent cash on the sharpening device or service.   Perhaps someone can chime in on the more specific characteristics of these steels that I have simply never observed.

That must be some nice ass dirt.

Hot damn!  Let me grab my keys!

Quote from the article:   "The incident took place on January 24, before the shootings that led to the manhunt for Christopher Dorner."   Sounds like some disciplinary actions are soon to follow.

  This is what I do.  It is never questioned further.

Welcome to TGO!  The P95 is a fine and robust firearm, good choice!

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http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/index.php   Perhaps?

I'm really curious as to exactly what it would be like to get hit by one of those...     I realize its probably not a good idea, but I just have to know.

That gave me a tingly feeling. 

Nice.  On an off note, the book he references is fantastic.   http://www.amazon.com/The-Liberal-Mind-Psychological-Political/dp/0977956318/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359599231&sr=8-1&keywords=the+liberal+mind

The Gen 4 19 is my daily carry.  Great gun, and it looks very happy among the others.  

I too love striker fires.  That being said one of my favorite guns is my Sig 239, which has a decocker.  I am 100% confident in how the mechanism works.

In general other than the basics that Will Carry listed for a range bag, grab some extra mags and ammo.  I try to have at least five mags for every pistol I own and for most classes you need three or more.   As for classes, I have taken quite a few from the guys at Coal Creek Armory, and I took one at Tactical Response.  I have to say, the guys at TR were great, even though the owner (Yeager) seems to have lost it a bit these days.

Customer service in most every industry is lacking if you ask me.  Quality of workers I find to be generally poor.

I just turned it on.  Thank you, this looks amazing.

Love the heat shield.