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I've already screwed the date up twice this week and am leaving on a trip tomorrow.

So I think I'm on the right track!

Thanks for all of the good wishes!

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It's the first Monday that I didn't have to get up and go back to work.

EVAH!!!

I'm officially retired, and looking forward to spending a lot more time
at the shooting club and on my motorbikes.

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The other option I use is carrying a 'double-action-on-first-shot' gun that has the ability to be carried hammer-down but brought into action WITH ONE HAND, as Stretch says. I sometimes carry a Beretta 92 that way, but I'm always worried that the safety will get bumped to the 'OFF' position. Taurus...

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The BIG advantage of the 1911 and the HiPower is that they can be brought into action very quickly with one hand. Carrying one of them with the hammer down and the chamber empty negates this advantage. If 2 hands are not available, might as well carry a brick. My opinion - YMMV. -Stretch

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Alec Baldwin! That was funny ... in twisted sort of way.

I kinda liked that myself!

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Not too many folks beyond immediate family and friends I have made through the
shooting club know I'm into guns. 2 guys at work, maybe. A couple of others at work
who've retired.

I just don't advertise the fact. Or the big safe.

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I use the heaviest pellets I can buy for my air rifle as I've found they have better knockdown power, but also hold tighter groups at longer distance. They lose a little velocity out of the muzzle, but make up for it down range. I'm inclined to agree - heavier pellets seem to be both more accurate ...

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I like the RWS pointed pellets for hunting - great penetration with a 22.

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I hope you've healed up, Earl. My late friend Joe had a horrible case of shingles - he didn't wear pants for about 6 months - too painful. My mother had a case which spread to her brain. 16 days in the ICU, and she was lucky to recover at age 90. Not a good time! -Stretch

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I bought an ancient Craftsman, (Atlas) lathe that had been in a flood. I had to take it completely apart and reassemble it. It had some funky tooling, but a good 4-jaw chuck. I just made a part so that I could mount a modern tool post, and am on the cusp of fitting a good 3-jaw chuck. I've made many...

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Acquiring another HiPower - especially one that hath been breathed upon by someone
who knows what they're about - is never a bad thing!

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Solingen, Germany has a reputation for steel and cutlery going back hundreds of years.

The genuine article is truly good stuff!

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I'm at the top of the list at my local dealer.

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CONGRATS!!!

I'm 90 days out as of Monday, May 5th.

I can't wait!

-Tom

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AARP is just a shill to sell insurance. (There, I said it!) That said, I'm told that their Medicare supplemental insurance isn't a bad value. Almost impossible to get off of their mailing list. I finally had to call member services - even though I've never been a member - to get that done. YMMV. -St...

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The only one I have now is one of the Springfield SA-35

I like mine a lot, too!

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Me, I always figure a new gun every year is a whole lot cheaper than a new woman every year. :D There's some hard won wisdom right there. As addictions go, it's an AWFUL lot cheaper than heroin, booze, or women. I think the Hi Power looks good, but can't find one in 45 Auto . . . It's called a 1911...

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Thanks for the post, Doc! My PCP doesn't even know about most of this stuff. In the reading I'm doing, Omega-3 fatty acids and Vitamin D are apparently super-important for general health. Never been tested for either, but I'm thinking I oughta be. Omeage3/6 ratio is quite important, as are Vitamin D...

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Sorry to hear that.

I've got no great suggestions, but wish you the very best.

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Springfield's Ronin is a VERY nice pistol in 10mm.

1911 platform.

If one doesn't always shoot MAX loads through it, I'd think
it'd be just fine. Ergonomics are, of course, excellent - and
similar to the HiPower.

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Try the Springfield SA-35. The ergonomics are terrific. The hammer is a ring type, so it won't bite the web of the hand as some people experience with the original hammer design. Field stripping is, IMHO, easier than with a 1911. And it seems plenty accurate. I have a late-model HiPower, and the Spr...

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I LOVE ads like that!

Entertaining and honest as well.

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WOW!!! VERY entertaining interview with someone who knew what he was talking about. I went through it in one sitting, more or less. Fascinating stuff. I spent 2 years on Okinawa in the early 80s, and saw both RF4Cs and SR-71s all the time. -Stretch

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I enjoyed his writing.

May he rest in peace.

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Because of my weak moral fiber, I'm first on the list for one at my local gun shop - I checked on Friday!

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I've got my name on a list at the local shop for one of these. Big fan of the 41 Magnum. I got a bunch of cast 41 Mag bullets at a dirt cheap price at a gun show, so once I get the critter I can unlimber the loading press and get to work. :D Good Fun! :-) I need to check in and see if they've heard ...

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OTOH, I've done business with a couple of people on this forum.

I'd trust any of the long-time posters here on the basis of a private email
that originated here on this forum. Have done in the past.

So, it's not ALL gloom and doom!

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One has to perform one's due diligence these days, that's for sure. We're getting so used to the "easy" way to do things, that we're ripe for getting scammed. If I can't talk to a human being if I choose, I tend to not do business with that entity. There are exceptions, but pretty few. If ...

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I think Jim may have a point!

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LAWDY!

Best not venture out into the arctic night until it blows over....

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Very nice, indeed!

I LIKE those old Apaches!

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I finally got a smart phone after resisting for many years. ( And I work in IT! :shock: :lol: ) The landline finally got TWICE as expensive as the cell phone service, so I finally switched. Interesting little facts with insurance companies. Before I bought the smart phone, I would get lots of spam c...

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I loved my customers and tried my best to do a good job for them but the idiots running the show made it increasingly harder. That's the problem - the idiots running the show. Dr. W. Edwards Deming famously stated that 94% of the problems in a system are systemic problems - the purview of managemen...

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Very cool article.

I don't yet own a big Ruger in 45 Colt, but maybe in my dotage I should acquire one, eh?

Thanks!

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You want to talk to me then take your nose out of the phone and look me in the eye and talk. If at the dining table chew swallow, think then look at me and speak. Loud and clear. Otherwise keep it to your self. Simple. Basic manners - where did they go? Anyway, I'm fortunate that at 64, I still hav...

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I have had the misfortune of using Chinese files on wood projects.

So, you know!

I have always had good results ordering from Brownell's. Let us all know how you get on!

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In a previous life, I worked for a musical instrument maker. I have filed, sanded, and buffed literally MILES of precious metal tubing, as well as steel, aluminum, brass, copper, various species of wood, and different plastics. Here's my advice: Buy good files. DO NOT buy the cheap Chinese effluent....

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Don't ya just hate stuck stuff?! A solution of 1/2 ATF and 1/2 acetone is supposed to be the bees knees to loosen things. That said, I just freed off the mufflers on the big Moto Guzzi with Kroil last night/this morning.(Everybody has their favorite flavor of penetrating fluid, now don't they?) I'd ...

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There is the very real effect of influencing a jury by things put in an unfavorable light, even if its not technically illegal, it can still influence the outcome negatively. I get that, Malamute. Having spent some time in court, I'm well aware of presenting oneself well; shirt and tie, "Yessi...

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I'll be the dissenter here.

The USPS does a pretty good job around here.
FedEx, not so much.

Privatizing will not help, especially of one lives in a rural area.

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I just avoid government buildings The Federal Building in Augusta, Maine also houses the Post Office. The parking lot out back has ONE entrance and exit. There are a number of armed guards. I NEVER park in that lot. I do not know the EXACT rules for search and seizure at a Federal Facility, and hav...

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Worse yet, every time a guns internals are worked/swapped you have now opened yourself to some scumbag lawyer claiming you did this procedure to make it easier for you the defendant to shoot some perp. Okay, this is kind of a pet peeve of mine. No offense to you, Gunny Mack. Can anyone show us ONE ...

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I hear ya!

My last move was 10 years ago after a horrific divorce.

Don't want a repeat of either!

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High Desert Hunter, you are a miserable, vile, scurvy dog. And you're a shameless enabler. Yes, I went down to the local dealer and had them order me one. You showed me a pic of this shiny bauble and I was powerless to resist. All your fault.... I was the 2nd one this week! The guns are "allott...

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Those are pretty rifles.

I don't think there's enough change in the couch cushions for one of them.
Not even if I empty the cupholders in the truck, too........

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Oh, my!

That's one handsome sixgun!

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My former neighbor and I had a standing invitation to hunt on another neighbor's land. All of us were friends. The landowning friend, now deceased, sold his acreage to a jack@$$ from New Jersey. The new owner told us we could still hunt there, but we could only hunt bucks of 6 points or more, etc.. ...

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Man, that's a thorny issue for sure! Depending on your age, temperment, point in life, etc., you could let the Curio and Relic license lapse, and just buy any firearms privately. Problem solved. But if you can't/won't do that, things can get tricky. It is asinine beyond my power to politely express ...

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The moose got up when the guy passed on the sidewalk and stomped him to death at the door to the building. nature talks

I had a levergun to discourage such behavior!

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Unbelievable video! :shock: Nice shooting to break the antler, too. They are unpredictable, though. I recall sitting in a deer blind not 20 yards from one for a couple of hours. He saw me come in and sit down, and went back to sleep. Saw me get up and go home for lunch too, and went back to sleep. I...

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