Thanks! I've driven it a few times.... That stretch between Sacramento and Burbank is killer at night... And I'm one of the types that gets real sleepy when driving at night.

Story time... Was cruising down the freeway on that long boring stretch of I-5 on my way down once, in my old Tahoe, think I had the cruise at 90, maybe a smidge over. Dead of night, no lights anywhere. Then WHAM out of nowhere a Highway Patrol is on me, passes me and pulls in front of me in the right lane. Then starts braking to slow me down to about 80, then took off like a rocket. Was pretty cool that he just slowed me down versus stop me, but startled the crap out of me. Literally have no idea where he came from. Might as well have been a UFO at the time haha

I have to say I have been pulled over several times in CA by the CHiPs. They rarely used radar or laser. They would just sneak up behind you and pace you. You would never even know they were there. They are the best at that! It wouldn't surprise me if he caught up to you without his headlights on and then did his move.  8)
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http://www.gruntstyle.com/magazine/2016/02/01/insane-new-suppressors/

Liking what I see here


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Very cool design. Like a turbine engine. Just the reverse.  :)

I haven't seen the movie yet but did read The REAL Benghazi Story: What the White House and Hillary Don't Want You to Know Kindle Edition
by Aaron Klein (Author)

Reminded me of the BS of Call Sign Extortion 17.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LY3WZK0/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?ie=UTF8&btkr=1

If she does get the nomination it will be ugly.  :'(

Go Broncos! :)

Well hopefully they show up. I'm glad I didn't go to the Vikings game also. It was downright nasty out. Ya gotta love Bud Grant going out before the game in a short sleeve golf shirt! I wish they would have made that field go for his sake.

It was Negative 22 this morning driving into work. MN sucks... Sorry.. Had to say it.  >:(

you don't warm the gun before you pull the trigger when your out in the field about to shoot that deer.......

Nate, Bobby, Very true. I have had sub freezing elk hunts where everything operated just fine. For me it was just trying to keep moisture down in all of the non accessible areas. I don't get to shoot very often so they sit for extended periods of times. I probably haven't shot my 30.06 for 20 years.

I am trying to work a Texas style hunting / access lease to 70 acres across the road from us so I can set up a 100 yard range plus a trap shooting area. Hope he doesn't want too much money.

Most long ranges are either private clubs or shut down in Winter. No heated areas. All indoor at 25 yards or so.

So I need a better option to practice.

Very cool. Merry Christmas..  :)

I have several items from Duluth Trading and will buy over and over. The firehouse last a very long time. I have bibs and fleece line firehouse pants. Long tail thirst and two chamois shirts. I wear them all the time. Good stuff!


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HC. You probably already did this but would this be close to what you are looking for?  http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-6-DURAMAX-DIESEL-ENGINE-2001-TO-2006-LB7-LLY-LBZ-/251101152499

If it seized are you only looking for the block, heads, rotating assembly, etc? Do you have mechanic to do the swap and transfer good parts to new block? 


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HC Very sweet looking rifle. I would take those groups any day!

Do you mind sharing where you got the Nikon? The prices seem to be all over the board. Which power range did you get? 3-9x40? Thanks

I love Craigslist and buy and sell a lot of stuff on there but I HATE these kind of people. It is probably some pimply face kid sitting in Bulgaria just trying to hit one scam a month. I have driven 200 miles to buy a vehicle only to get a no show and then no contact after the fact. GRRrrrrrrrr

Not much you can do about it other than beware.

I honestly just cracked up at seeing "f**ktard". I haven't seen that in a long time. Too funny. You can pretty much call me anything but late for dinner and I don't care. I have pretty thick skin.

Deciding to carry or not for me boils down to what do I have to lose. I have had CC license for that past 20 years and except for when I lived in the communist New Jersey I have never been a 24X7X365 carrier. I work in the Transportation and Logistic industry. The DOT, DOD, DOE ... pick an acronym.... have very strict rules. The companies that I have worked for in this industry have had very strict rules also except when I worked in Texas. Many of us carried there and for good reason. They had a driver come in a shoot a fleet manager one day and another threaten the COO at HQ.

But back to what do you have to lose. If I was to carry at my current position and at previous other non CC friendly companies I would be fired. No tolerance. So the risk of losing my job is very real vs needing it at work in a very rural area of Minnesota. Would I feel more comfortable carrying, yes. Am I near several hotbeds of Muslim trouble spots, yes. But I would put my family in more risk and upheaval by losing our only family income than feeling comfortable at work.

I don't carry when I go to a professional sporting event even though it is a target rich environment. I don't carry if I go to a courthouse or commercial airport. My mindset is much different when I have my family with me or when it is just me. When possible I always have a knife.

And hey... after losing 45 pounds I might be able to get up off the ground if I get knocked down now!  :P

I think the final solution would be to have Congress create a law declaring that Islam is a Theocracy and not a Religion. This would need to happen whenever we have the next Republican President that has a pair. That would strip them of the very thing America and the Constitution provides. Cover under protection of Religious beliefs. Without that cover you could start to battle their infiltration. Could be a long wait.

I'm not an attorney but I think there is more than enough evidence to make that case.

http://www.catholicamericanthinker.com/islamic-theocracy.html

http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/quran/021-democracy.htm

They are using the same playbook as "rasicm" and "social injustice" activist are using to cower the current powers that be.

Welcome back Pro 2A RN...  ;D

RN, Thanks for all of the info. It is really helpful. I have never own a Glock (I know! Gasp!) It has been on my long list of things I would like to have.

I have always wanted a 45cal. I have been going back and forth between a 1911 and Glock 21. If you or Don were going to buy a 45cal which pistol would you go with? I like the capacity of the 21. I'm not planning it for CC.

I'll post up my latest splurge knee jerk reaction purchase. I most likely will never use it other that a around the house pocket knife but I have been wanting an OTF for a long time and if Hillary get's in the Oval Office these will probably be banned as well. (At least that's the poor excuse I used to buy it.)  :o

Overall Length:8.91"
Blade Length:3.95"
Blade Thickness:0.118"
Blade Material:D2
Blade Style:Spear Point
Blade Grind:Flat
Finish:Black
Edge Type:Plain
Handle Length:4.80"
Handle Thickness:0.90"
Handle Material:Aluminum
Color:OD Green
Weight:5.0 oz.
User:Right Hand
Pocket Clip:Tip-Down
Knife Type:Double-Action OTF Automatic
Opener:Thumb Slide
Lock Type:None
Brand:Benchmade
Model:Infidel
Model Number:3300BKOD-1101
Country of Origin:USA
Best Use:Tactical
Product Type:Knife

I have only used it a couple of times. Very large knife handle. Edges of the handle are very crisp. Fairly heavy as well for a "pocket clip" knife. The action works very well. Came very sharp from factory. Nylon sheath is a little odd with it snap over design. Will probably not use it. Just the clip.

RN, You are doing a great job of being the devil’s advocate!  :o

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Keep it coming:
Its a myth that if everybody were armed, we would all be safer : No 2A advocate is stating that “everybody” should be armed. Law abiding citizens should be armed if they wish. No one is forcing anyone to be armed. Once law abiding citizens are armed they can protect themselves, the ones they love, and their property.

This argument promotes the micro-equivalent of mutually assured destruction (two armed and rational actors not engaging in conflict because it would destroy both) to justify higher levels of gun ownership, but it fails to work out when applied to reality. Common sense and logic conclude that if I am a mental degenerate intent on committing violence I am going to target the weak and disadvantaged. See Chicago currently. They are disarmed and vulnerable. They will bypass someone that LOOKS able to protect themselves. No different than if a burglar is casing a neighborhood looking for opportunity. They are not going to pick the houses that have someone at home, a large dog, security system, good lighting, etc… no they are going to pick the best opportunity for success. If they are of the most violent type and don’t care about murder, their opportunity pool gets larger. If they know that house is protected by Smith & Wesson they will move on to another option if available.

Statistics show that guns do not make people safer, thus this pro-gun argument is demonstrably untrue on its face. Higher levels of gun ownership do not produce a safer society and often lead to a higher numbers of deaths due to gun violence. Statistics like unemployment numbers can be manipulated by either terrible research, small data pools, agenda driven, reporting failures, etc.. Some statistics are better than other. Common sense typically trumps biased stats. If you are using stats from the Violence Policy Center you have no point at all. They have been proven to falsify data to make their point. They have an agenda and then make up or slant stats so it fits their narrative.

According to the Violence Policy Center’s analysis, states with higher per capita gun ownerships have far higher levels of gun homicide—there are 3 to 5 gun deaths per 100,000 in the bottom five gun ownership states, while there are 17 to 20 gun deaths per 100,000 in the top five gun ownership states. These statistics provide a great deal of evidence that gun ownership levels in a state correlate with gun deaths, and prove that the gun lobby’s argument of universal gun ownership is simply a fantasy. This whole statement is false because you are relying on bogus data. The VPC uses source data that was sponsored by Michael Bloomberg and many other agenda driven studies. Please use more creditable stats for your arguments. Bob Owens and John Lott do a great job of exposing VPC bias and agenda. It can be found here.  http://bearingarms.com/fail-violence-policy-center-is-caught-fabricating-anti-gun-data-again-still/ and here https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/save-lives-deter-criminals-help-john-lott-start-the-cprc#/. I would also encourage you to read John Lott’s book found here. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0226493660/ref=nosim/?tag=johnrlotttrip-20. Unlike VPC and other Bloomberg’esk Gun Confiscation advocates. He uses FBI, State and Local Reports, rather than gun control lobby millions.

To further drive the statistics that guns don’t make us safer home, we can simply look at the research surrounding household safety and gun ownership. In houses with firearms present, the average homicide rate is 3 times higher than in houses without guns and the suicide rate is between 3 and 5 times higher. Gun accidents due to improper storage or use of firearms claim the lives of hundreds of children a year. In households with firearms, domestic violence is both more prevalent than in houses without weapons, and has a much higher likelihood of resulting in violent deaths. In all possible rubrics—self-defense, accidents and suicide—gun ownership is detrimental to the safety of those who live in a gun-owner’s household; this is not to say that there are not cases of people defending their homes with their guns, but it is undeniable that gun ownership opens people up to numerous other risks. Once again, if you are using “research” data from gun control financed studies you do not have a valid point. I would be curious as to your source of household safety and gun ownership statements. Is it Bloomberg, VOX, Mother Jones, Rolling Stone, Everytown (redundant), Giffords? There is no denying that there are negligent discharges or improper securement of firearms cases. That could be remedied with training and education. The last time I checked Bloomberg, Watts, or Brady spent zero dollars on that type of initiative. There are hundreds of un or under reported defensive firearm use actions each year as well.  You are also stating that gun control activist should be the governing body that decides whether a US Citizen can defends themselves with a firearm. That is not constitutional. And at some point people just have to take responsibilities for their actions. 

In addition to the statistical evidence supporting the fact that more guns don’t make us safer, we can simply look at the mechanics of a shooting. Shootings are chaotic and, if everybody has a gun, there is a very real potential for a crossfire—nobody would know who the original shooter was, thus everybody would shoot at everybody else. In this crossfire, bullets would likely hit civilians (imagine a room filled with a crowd and three people shooting at each other) and the casualty count would increase. Once the police arrive, it would be difficult to determine who the original shooter was, and it is also likely that the police may end up shooting the people who didn’t start the gunfight. Your lynch pin argument that you base everything on top of is your reference to “more guns don’t make us safer”. If your basis argument is false all assumptions placed on top of that foundation would be false also. I would challenge you to locate an incident where a LEGAL concealed carry holder made the situation WORSE in a gun fire exchange. There are millions of CCL individuals. If you can find examples of CCL making the situation WORSE I would like to see them. There are 100 examples of CCL individuals making a positive impact on a very bad situation. You can find some of them here: http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/category/defensivegunuseoftheday/  actual articles taken from local news. Not censored by MSM. Please find where the CCL made the situation WORSE.

In response to the “everybody should be armed” argument, people should simply ask the gun activist whether or not they support Iran getting a nuclear weapon. By the logic that the gun activist applies, everybody is safer when everybody is armed, and this would translate to support for Iranian weapons; in reality, these people almost always say that Iran isn’t a rational actor and that giving them a nuke endangers everybody around them. When they say this, you should simply tell them that not every gun owner is rational and that unrestricted gun ownership is the micro-equivalent to letting every country have nukes. Once again you are falsifying the claim that gun advocates are stating “everyone” should be armed. Untrue. Your logic falls apart based on simple offense vs defense fact. Iran wants to and has been offensive. Pro 2A have been defensive. Can you please point to the millions (or macro–equivalent)of Concealed Carry, 2A, pro gun advocates that are chanting Death to “ pick any spot on the globe”? I can’t recall any. Or that same group intent of overthrow or civilized nations, or purging of Christians, beheadings, immolation, creating a Caliphate, etc.. Legal, Responsible, pro 2A only want their rights and opportunity for defense protected from confiscation.     


This is why I hesitate to post most of the time...  ::)

Contrarian RedNeck…  :)

My 2cts. There is no doubt that if you removed ALL guns from the USofA that gun crime would drop. That would be possible if the Constitution was amended and laws were created and enforced to confiscate and then penalize those that possess guns. This would be followed by law abiding individuals. I have a feeling that it would create more non law abiding individuals but how many would be hard to say. It would probably take a couple of generations to confiscate all of the guns. They would work on the kids similar to smoking so it would be a negative social impression to want guns and encourage them to spend more time on video games or virtual guns.

Australia was a success in reducing gun events. The biggest impact was on suicides. They already had a very low murder rate so the actual reduction impact is statistically diminished. After the ban there were still mass killings. (http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/devastated-lockhart-vows-never-again-after-hunt-family-murdersuicide/story-fnj3rq0y-1227057541426) (http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/dec/21/cairns-mother-charged-with-over-deaths-of-eight-children) (http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/a-decade-on-childers-remembers-hostel-fire-tragedy-20100622-ywgx) They just elected to use a legal shotgun, knife or fire. Bad people do bad things.

Australia is also much different in what I would call the acceleration to violence or predilection to commit violent acts. They have very restrictive immigration and visa rules. You have to be a producing individual or have significant assets to relocate to Australia. No unfettered immigration is allowed. Being on an island doesn’t hurt as well. The income disparity is much less than in the US. The culture of entitlement I would imagine is much less. They probably don’t have Black Live’s Matter like initiatives that are teaching at Yale that it is ok to loot and vandalize property, attack or disrespect authority if you feel disenfranchised. I have never lived in Australia but from speaking to those who have, there is a country pride that they are hard workers and want to keep it that way. Heck they used to be a prison colony.

The US on the other hand has welcomed and financed millions of immigrants both legally and illegally. Our “refugee” classification and acceptance has been crazy over the past 30 years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PzT8vEvYPg&feature=share When you continue to hand out there is always a desire for more. People can justify just about anything now. We have white guilt that feels hard work and reward is not the goal for every individual. That stokes the flame of resentment of those that don’t have enough and feel like it is the GOVERNMENTS responsibility to provide what they need. If the GOV doesn’t do enough they can TAKE what they want. That is why you need self and property defense. Or I guess you could just give everything to them.

Back to gun confiscation. The USA is much different than most any other country is 1000 of ways. To compare us to any country is too simplistic and not relevant. Are the other countries built on the same foundation of the USA? No. We have evolved. The reason there is a USA today is because our fore fathers wanted to escape the very thing we are becoming now. That is why they wrote the Constitution and set up the governing bodies so it would be very difficult to change. They knew over time the have nots would overwhelm in population the haves and it would be detrimental to the nation.

Our rights and liberties are greatly infringed now vs 100 years ago.

If the Gun Confiscation activist were not so lazy (guns are easy pickens) they would actually take on Mental Health issue. No responsible, productive, god fearing, individual kills wantonly. If you drive through a neighborhood and shoot at everyone in sight, they are mentally deficient. If you walk in a church, theatre, gathering, etc… and shoot people you are mentally deficient. If you are quick to violence, you are mentally deficient.

There is way to determine if most individuals are potentially harmful to themselves or others. We just need a sane compassionate method of handling those individuals. Others you just let the gene pool cleanse itself.

Don,

I have one of these and it works really well. Plus you get to BLOW THINGS UP!!   :o

http://varmitgetter.com/video-gallery/general-video

Let me know and I can send it down to you. You already have the Oxy and Propane. It works better in dry dirt. My front couple of acres that they like is ex marshland. You have to wait until it dries out so it doesn't soak up the gas. 

Congrats Don!! Quite the milestone.  :)

Very cool news Tate! It ain't bragging if ya can back it up! :)

Bobby,  just finished reading. Great read. Hope he does really well with it. I know it is fiction but being a non mil guy I would imagine it is very accurate.

Thanks for the heads up.


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Man! That is a ton of work and looks great. It really is fun to watch the progression of the build. Thanks again for taking the time to post it all and put up with us DOT's!  8)

It is tough losing a part of the family. Sorry for your loss.

Tate... Thanks for the info. I will keep an eye on them. When I was digging around I also saw that they were rated at 75psi max. At the dealer and tire store they always pump up the rears to 80 psi. Since I don't haul any weight in the bed I will drop them down to 65psi like the front but I would imagine that would make them more squirrely in the rear.

I'll post the mm again at the 5K rotation mark.

Thanks for the heads up Bobby. I bought the Kindle version and will read it this weekend! Great reading.  8)