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For pocket carry, I carry either the KelTec P3-AT or the Kahr PM9. The thickness of the gun is really what limits pocket carry, in my opinion.   I have a DeSantis, but a super skinny holster is a big plus for the PM9 or anything bigger. I make my own pocket holsters out of plastic one-gallon jugs and gaffers tape.  Here's a link that shows a few in various stages of completion. http://www.thektog.org/forum/f87/milk-jug-pocket-holsters-256713/  

Okay, thanks. I was mostly interested in how much hassle it would be. I occasionally see an old dual sport with no title that could be rewired with lights to be street legal. I was just wondering if it would be a super hassle to get a title. It sounds like it is.

I was browsing through Craigslist and found a 1989 Honda motorcycle for sale with no title. It's a road bike so I'd need a title to get a tag. Is it hard to get a title? Is there a lot of effort involved? How much does it cost? 

Getting the right shoe and adjusting it to fit right is critical for a lifetime of running.  I've been a runner for about 35 years. I make my own orthotics  by adding felt squares under the insert in the arch as needed. When I find a shoe that fits "right" I often buy two pair.  Knee problems are the worst, but runners could probably find a solution if they sought out the right sports doctor. I was told... twice... by docs at the Mayo Clinic that I could never run again.  That was 10,000 miles ago.    Congrats on your sub-26 3 mile. You're already in the top half of 5k runners. There's an active running club in Chattanooga, I think. You should check out their website and go to some of their training runs. With an organized training schedule and someone to train with, your times will continue to come down.

Welcome to Tennessee. I'd agree with most everything said so far, but here's a few more ideas nonetheless.   1. You don't need to wear jean in TN to be stylish. Look around and see what the college kids are wearing. I'm pretty sure you'll see some baggy fit alternatives.  Cargo pants are pretty popular in Nashville.    2. Make your own pocket holster that's only 1/16 inch wider than your handgun. I do it for all my pocket carry guns. Here's a link. http://tinyurl.com/lkofse8  If you use gaffers tape (photographers tape), it can look pretty good, if that's important to you. Once you get the hang of it, you can make different cants for different pants.    3. This is Tennessee. Buy more guns. Seriously, I have a different preferred carry for winter, summer, suits, or shorts with t-shirt.    4. In summer, I'll sometimes wear an unbuttoned square-tailed shirt over a coolmax-type t-shirt.  You see this look in the mall store windows, so I assume it must be considered somewhat in fashion. It the gun fits flush to the body, you can carry OWB or IWB like this. I think it looks nicer than wearing an untucked round-tailed shirt, but that's just my preference. 

I guess the puzzling part for me is that the list omitted some of the most popular concealed carry handguns of all time: Glock 26 and 27, Taurus LCP, Ruger TCP, KelTec P3AT

I came across this article "Best Concealed Carry Handguns" and thought I'd post it for your information and comment.  http://www.washingtontimes.com/multimedia/collection/best-concealed-carry-handguns/?page=1   The article appeared in the Washington Times!  That's ironic since concealed carry permits are banned in Washington DC. The list really runs the gamut from cheap to expensive and includes some puzzling choices. See what you think.   Ruger LCR Kahr CW380 SCCY CPX M&P 9 Shield Taurus 605PLY 357mag Ruger LC380 Kimber Solo Glock 30s Colt Mustang Chiappa Rhino 357 Bursa BP9 cc Beretta Nano Beretta Pico 380 Kahr PM9 Walther 380 not sure of model 

I need a recommendation for a backpack for day hiking. It is very important that it be comfortable with up to 35 pounds total weight.    I am short (5' 5") and skinny (139 lbs) so a big pack just does fit right. I probably need a kid's back or a womens' backpack.  Or, maybe I just don't know how to wear a backpack.    It does NOT have to be a big volume pack or be able to carry a sleeping bag or tent.. I will be carrying sand or rocks mostly. I just want the extra weight to get a good workout while hiking.    I have the LA Police Gear 3-day pack. It's okay, but it feels a bit big on me. I've carried 18 pounds for 3 hours and it was beginning to cut into my shoulders. I'm pretty sure it's not going to cut it when I up the weight or when I'm not wearing a jacket.   I'd prefer a pack that has a hip belt so I can support some of the weight on my hips and not have to carry it all on my shoulders.   Price is a bit of an issue. I'd prefer not to pay $200 for a pack just to carry rocks. :)

Think you're prepared? You better think twice according to this study that ranked states from most  to least likely to survive a zombie attack. Why did we rank so badly? Check it out yourself at http://www.cnet.com/news/alaska-most-likely-to-survive-zombie-apocalypse-according-to-ranking/   I don't think the criteria was that well thought out.  :squint:

The one thing that hasn't been suggested yet would be to ask your wife, "If something like this happens again and the person is acting suspicious, what are you going to do if I'm not here?"   It's her job to protect the kids too. When I have posed similar questions to some of my women friends, I just get a deer-in-the-headlights stare. The world is a dangerous place. Ignoring that fact is comforting right up until it bites you.   You need to get her to think about security and help her come up with the best options for various situations... handgun, pepper spray on the keychain, cell phone on her person when in the yard, neighbor's number on speed dial, whatever works for her. 

I agree with the article... sort of.  I'd love to have a full size 18-round 9mm on my person 24/7. Actually, I'd prefer to have a full size hi-cap 9mm plus a collapsible AR that would fit discretely in the small of my back.  ...and a shotgun.   But realistically, I'm going to carry what I'm willing to carry.  If I worked as a weapons instructor AND I was a big guy AND I wore tactical pants 365 days a year, that would be one thing... but I don't and I'm not.   I have several carry handguns. When I go out, I grab the biggest one that fits what I'm wearing at the time. I don't always have as much firepower as I would like. Then again, I usually do have a gun on me, even when I'm wearing shorts and a t-shirt. 

These are all good lights, but you don't really have to pay that much to get a good LED light any more. The state of the art in LEDs has advanced a lot in the past few years.   I have several no-name LED lights that are great. My favorite is a Convoy M1 bought for $20+ at www.FastTech.com  It uses an 18650 Li Ion rechargeable battery. There are a lot of options with the Convoy line with different beam widths and colors. I'll probably buy a Convoy S7 soon.  I'd say that my best 18650 lights put out nearly as much light as a single low beam car headlamp and I didn't pay more than $25 for it.   A couple of Panasonic rechargeable 18650 batteries will cost about $9 apiece and a good Li Ion charger will cost about $25-$30. There are a lot of junk batteries, but if you stick with Panasonic or Sanyo you should be okay.  A good website to read LED flashlight reviews is www.BudgetLightForum.com   I've had good luck with other brands as well, but the folks at BLF have given good reviews for the Convoy line, so I'm sticking with it. (They also speak highly of Fenix and 4Sevens. Surefire and Streamlight are generally considered to be paying more for the name.)

Where in Tennessee is Beretta moving? 

My wife and I work from home. We switched to laptops two years ago and won't go back. It's so much more convenient to be able to move the laptop from room to room.    Have you actually thought this through? I can't imagine using a touchscreen on a desktop. I use a 21" monitor on my desktop and it's too far away to touch. I'm also a fanatic about having a clean display, so I wouldn't want to worry about finger smudges from my kid, wife, or me.    I'd suggest you consider a decent laptop for $400-$500 on sale.  Technology advances so rapidly that even if you spend three times more, the computer will be out of date in three years.  I'd spend less now and just plan to buy another computer in two-three years.   Best Buy and TigerDirect are good. I bought my last big laptop from Lenovo online because I liked the keyboard and they have a good reputation.    I'm typing this on an Acer Chromebook that I paid $129 for refurbished on Groupon. When I need more functionality, I switch to the Lenovo laptop, but it gets very little use these days. 

I make my own holsters out of thermoplastic and gaffers tape. Here is a link to my process over on theKTOG.org Kel Tec forum.   http://www.thektog.org/forum/f87/milk-jug-pocket-holsters-256713/   These aren't great looking because they are shown in various stages of build as well as some prototypes. Notice that gaffers tape looks a LOT better than duct tape. I only use gaffers tape now.   The seventh picture down the page shows a Kel Tec P3-AT on the left in a traditional DeSantis pocket holster and a Glock G26 on the right. The thermoplastic is so thin that the tiny P3-AT and the G26 are almost the same width in the pocket, yet the G26 is a pretty wide gun.   You'll notice my holsters are a lot wider at the bottom than the DeSantis. I did that on purpose so it wouldn't tilt in my pocket. You could obviously make it narrower if you prefer.    Another advantage is that you can easily make the holster longer so you handgun doesn't sit so low in deep pockets. 

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Funny!   I was just looking at this topic last week. Autism increased 23% from 2006 to 2008 and 78% from 2002 to 2008, according to one study.  Are those numbers right?   It seems unbelievable to me, but...   If so, it would seem that the most likely culprit would be a new food additive.  Kids have been vaccinated for decades, whereas new chemicals are introduced into our diets regularly. Take Splenda, for example. It (sucralose) was introduced into the US in 1998 and now holds 62% of market share of artificial sweeteners. I'm NOT saying Splenda causes autism... I'm just using it as an example of how widespread a new chemical can become in only a few years.

Here's the problems I had... note the past tense. I'm using Linux Mint now.   1. I had to move the cursor to the upper right 3-4 times to get just the right spot to bring up the charms menu. 2. It opened in Metro. I'd have to then open the desktop. (Yeah, this can be fixed now with 8.1.) 3. No list of programs in the start menu. If you download a program to run on desktop and you forget the name... you're out of luck.  This may still be a problem in Win 8.1, I don't know. 4. In a hurry to shut down, I get a message... "downloading new updates. Do not shut down computer." 5. In a rush to check one thing before leaving, so I turn on laptop and get a message, "Installing update 1 of 3. Do not shut down computer." It takes 15 minutes. 6. I'd have to install a virus program. (Don't need to do this with Linux.) 7. No taskbar in Metro!!!!!!!!!  You're in an app and you want to know battery power remaining, time, date, signal strength, or what other programs are running, you have to LEAVE the program you are in.    Maybe 4 and 5 aren't too bad now, but when Win 8 came out, MS was sending out 2-3 updates every week.   Every Windows OS I've had would get slower over time. My wife's Win 7 laptop used to boot up reasonably fast. Now, it takes a couple of minutes. By comparison, my $199 Chromebook with Crouton and Linux Mint XFCE boots in about 14 seconds.   An OS should be 1) Fast 2) Stable and 3) Get out of the way.   Win 8 failed miserably on getting out of the way.

I too got totally disgusted with Windows 8 after upgrading from Windows 7 on a nearly new Lenovo E430. I installed Linux Mint on it. I also have Linux Mint on an old HP nc8430. It runs fine.    For what it's worth, I had problems with the dual boot and Windows 8.  When a new update comes out, Windows 8 must reboot, but I had my laptop set to default boot to Linux if I didn't make a choice. During one of these reboots, it trashed my hard drive.    You can boot into Linux several ways instead of setting up a dual boot. Here is what I do.   If you have an old laptop (or $50 you can spare), remove that hard drive and put it in your HP and install whatever version of Linux you prefer.  Or you can get a 250GB hard drive on eBay for $40-$50.  

Oops... before I even opened the thread, I was going to say, "Go over to theKTOG.org and see how to replace the sights!" But you've already figured that out!   EDITED: Anyway, check out the KTOG website and their mods of the Sub 2000... lots of great ideas.  http://www.thektog.org/

This could be made into a pretty good looking firearm with a few mods... and KT owners are known for their mods.   1. Lose the bayonet, the iron sights, and the wood. 2. Add some plastic furniture in desert tan and a matching desert tan grip. 3. Add a holographic sight. 4. Cover the entire upper stock with a pad that includes a cheek rest. 5. Use a shorter magazine for display. 

I'm looking for a good belt. It wouldn't necessarily be a gun belt, but just a good everyday belt. I don't want it to be so stiff that it's uncomfortable around my waist.   I'd prefer it to be between 1 1/2 and 1 3/4 inches wide.   I have a Gould and Goodrich belt that I seldom wear because it is uncomfortably stiff. I have a 31 inch waist, so maybe that's a contributing factor.   My favorite belt is a Barsony that's 1 5/8 inches wide. It seems to have a good balance between stiffness and suppleness. On the downside, it's wearing out pretty quickly.   Oh, this is probably not a factor in the choice, but I always drill additional holes in my belt because I find the standard distance between holes leaves the belt either too loose or too tight. I hate both fits, so I just drill a hole where I want it to be.   So, what are your suggestions? 

Good Lord, have you guys read the reviews on this gun? This is just frustrating to me.   http://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/glock-42-single-stack-380-micro-pistol-new-gun-review-shot-show-2014-preview/   "Most important, it is a Glock, and that carries a lot of weight with gun buyers in the market."   Here is my take on the review.   1. It's big. The reviewers can say it is small, but it's a mid-sized gun. 2. It jams. Not with everything, but it jams with some ammo. It shoots WWB. Who wants Winchester White Box in their EDC... especially in .380? 3. Trigger pull is 10 pounds... that's right... TEN pounds.  You'd think Glock would get reviewers a decent gun to test, but hopefully this is a one-off problem of some kind.   I think if another manufacturer (Kel Tec, Diamondback, Taurus) had made this exact gun, the reviewers would have given it two thumbs down... but hey, it's a Glock...

A friend asked if she could bring over her 14-year-old son to introduce him to shooting at my range. (I live in the country.) I'm comfortable with teaching him gun handling and safety. I plan to start with an airsoft and pellet gun and then move up to 22. No need to shoot anything bigger... or at least that's the way I see it. I have enough 22s for some variety and a couple of shotguns for blowing stuff up!   My question is what would kids see as fun? I'm guessing that shooting a paper target would be a little stressful, since you're in effect grading his performance, so would be more fun?  Soda cans? Water jugs?  One of those suspended balls that twirl when you shoot it?

I believe that QE is artificially inflating the market. Traders are buying because money is still flowing in at nearly a TRILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.  Cutting QE from 85b to 75b per month is really nothing.    The big institutional traders are like strippers dancing at a drunken frat party that's getting out of control. They all see it's out of control, but they keep dancing because that's how they make a living... but they're all keeping one eye on the door. At the first real sign of breakdown, there's going to be a mass exodus.    I'm not a gold bug, but when everyone says gold is going down, I'm a bit of a contrarian. I think the GDXJ (Junior gold mining stocks) at 31 now will do really well over the next 4 years, so I plan to gradually invest in it.