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The use of trained performance animals far predate any of the circuses most of us are aware of and in fact predate the Roman Empire.

......LOL......True........

You should consider picking up a used cylinder for it .

LOL...You've got to remember that for it's era it was a low cost and strictly functional revolver. Nothing more and nothing less. Some were clearly better then others insofar as their trigger pull and some were equally worse with respect to said trigger pull. I've got an older circa late 1920's to mid 1930's .38 S&W IJ with mismatched grips that has a really decent DA & SA trigger pull.

Went to see R.B.&B.&B.C. four or five times many years ago when they were in Chattanooga and Nashville, enjoyed each show and had no negative experiences with any of the workers or performers. Good memories. Sorry to see them closing but indicative of the rising costs, perception of how preforming animals are treated and public support. Now as to lesser circuses and carnivals. I can't say the same. In fact I learned to dread every time a carnival or smaller circus came to the city where I was a police officer .

http://worldwar2headquarters.com/HTML/museums/tennesse-military/smith-wesson-victory.html The S&W Victory Model was for all intent and purposes a S&W Military & Police (M&P) revolver w/o the highly polished and deep blued steel finish. Initially though some did have the beautiful finish of the pre-WWII S&W revolvers. Those made for Great Britain and Commonwealth troops were chambered in .38/200 or sometimes referred to as .380/200. This was little more then the .38 S&W round with a .200 grain soft lead bullet which was actually pretty effective. The .S&W Victory in .38 Special was widely issued to U.S. Civilian Guards at strategic sites, military personnel and Allied troops. Both the .38/200 and .38 Special S&W Victories went though a production modification and later incorporated refit of earlier production items to incorporate a hammer drop device later introduced to post WWII S&W revolvers. The S&W Victory in .38 Special is not rated for use with +p ammunition.

LOL...I loved that laconic "fun" you said after shooting that Mac...that's exactly how I reacted to shooting my first Thompson. Fantastic video, great video and you guys had some good fellowship going on.

I can see how it could likely be a good shooter but unfortunately don't have a lot of confidence in a start up firearms company any more. So I'll definitively say I'm not interested.

Initially I thought it was someone's spin off of an unscaled and fancy Hi-Point C-9. Then I looked at the video and other info and realized it's intended to be a fairly pricy hybrid something or other. Insofar as ergonomics and materials I'm impressed and suspect it'll be a comfortable pistol to shoot. As to whether it's a significant improvement or just some clever marketing I really don't care.

All I did was enter an image search for the schematic, found it and when I clicked onto it was taken to the link I sent you. What was funny was I'd searched for a similar schematic a year or so ago and found the same forum.

http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php?topic=35974.0 The schematics about 2/3 of the way down the page but the rest of the posted comments and pictures are really good too.

You've got a very marketable background that will always get you jobs at parts supply stores or car dealerships so if you can get hired at Beretta I'd say go for it. One of my BIL's started out at a dealerships parts counter and now has an upper level management job with an equipment supplier. You've done well for yourself.

Well A lot of it' depends on what your already doing in the automotive industry and how marketable those skills are which equates to how easily can I get rehired. If I knew I could take a job I really wanted with the knowledge I had career training and experience to go back to doing what I'd left behind me I'd do it.

I'd go ahead and do so but I'd also consider taking a duplicate or lesser used carry pistols to store at your parents house for future trips. Then you have even more of an excuse to take advantage of visits there w/o the concern of theft from baggage.

Yeah, the little my dad would talk about of his WW II service was how deep the snow was and how cold it was at Great Lakes. He didn't think to fondly of moving ammunition around at Treasure Island either while waiting on the light cruiser he served on.

I've heard that about the Navy and Air Force from a lot of different people but had others tell me they did PT. As best I remember hearing the Canoe Club is a reference to the Navy and as in my above comment certain MOS's were reported to have more lax PT standards out of basic. I don't know because I've heard different stories on that. I went the municipal police route and all the guys in police basic said our PT wasn't as tough as their army etc. basic trainings was. Me? I thought it was pretty tough and I busted my ass for six months in advance getting into good enough shape where it wouldn't be so hard. Really good video and great story narrative, I enjoyed it.

I completely agree on the bolted down and home alarm deterrent aspects but not everyone has a home alarm system. Home alarm systems are great but I've seen some fancy systems defeated. I've also seen stuff picked up and carried off that I thought would have taken a forklift.

I've bought a lot of sears tools and appliances but when I replaced a stolen Made In USA tool set a couple of years ago I sadly realized that they were all Made in China now. I'm not opposed to Made in China tools if they're of good quality but am opposed to paying a premium price for them I'd rather apply to a Made in USA, Germany, England etc. took. Like Murgatory I have all kinds of different name brand tools and more then a few from Harbor Freight.

Side cutting grinders rendered pretty much any "gun safe" super easy to get into without making a tremendous amount of noise someone in a neighboring house would notice. So given that and that the linings are dry wall they're really just a glorified gun cabinet instead of a gun safe. The fire proof aspects are equally deceptive as well so any future purchases "safe wise" I make will be towards a better grade gun cabinet bolted to the floor and wall inside of a locked storage room. And the reason I selected this video is it's kids who've done a little research figuring out how to cut into the safe. The bottom line don't be fooled into spending more money for non existent protection and do some additional target hardening.

https://www.vaultprousa.com/modular-storm-shelters.htm Out of curiosity I did some net surfing on this topic again and found the above link which offers an expensively appealing solution to a preexisting home. I'm still of a mixed mind about the actual fireproof ability of any gun safe, safe room or vault. There's a lot more going on in a structure fire then just the fire itself and I've seen the contents of some very expensive fireproof gun safes after a structure fire. If I were going this route I'd probably look into the added expense of a good fire suppression system.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/dec/28/debbie-reynolds-hospital-carrie-fisher-mother Not really as unexpected as her daughters recent death but still a surprise.

I agree not to mention a vault door stands out like a sore thumb from a security perspective. I'd go with a really good security door designed for a safe room/storm shelter that doesn't look like a security door. http://www.gssdoors.com/safe-room-doors.html Then inside the room I'd go with a good grade of gun cabinet for firearms security. Fireproof safes really aren't fireproof nor are they burglar proof, a side angle grinder will easily cut through the sides. Set your room up to be difficult enough to break into that it slows a burglar down to much. Invest in top grade alarm systems with remote monitoring. Also be prepared to spend a fair bit of money.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2016/12/27/carrie-fisher-best-known-as-princess-leia-in-star-wars-dead-at-60.html Not unexpected after hearing the news of her in flight cardiac arrest and being on a ventilator after hospital admission. She was a pretty good actress who had a lot of mental health and addiction issues.

Yeah, I thought I couldn't afford a set of chain saw chaps until I pinched the front of a pair of jeans with the chain saw blade. At that point I put the saw up and drove to the Co=Op and bought a set of chaps, files and extra chain.

If the grips are wood I'd goa different route but otherwise I'd paint will work too.