Displaced Texan

The first thing I’m gonna do firearm wise when I leave NJ is to unpin stocks and replace brakes with flash suppressors....just because I can. Second thing is to SBR one of my lowers. Third, is a can....

THAT’s the spirit!

Oooh, he went for the vaunted ‘triple dog dare’! There’s no backing down from that one.... You can substitute whiskey, when you get home.

Double dog dare

I bet it tastes better than the Colonoscopy prep stuff

That’s like a colonoscopy prep...

Merry Christmas, y’all!

Honestly, I don’t know. I have $500 for collision, but not sure what comp is. I’ll have to dig out the policy when I get home, but I think comp is $250. Been with this company 15 years without a claim, so I doubt they will ding me too badly.

Thanks guys. The insurance company didn’t mention if it was collision or comp....they will handle it as appropriate. I imagine $4500 in damage.

Mrs Tex and I were driving around last night looking at Christmas lights and eating cookies, when a pretty sizable buck tried to commit suicide. When I saw him, he was running directly at the drivers side door, and jinked at the lest second, and ran right in front of me. Hit him on the drivers side, took out the headlight, grille, and the left front quarter. Antlers hit the hood in a few places. The little bastard didn’t have the decency to die, so I could be eating venison. He got up, shook it off, and ran into the woods. The police officer and I combed the woods in the area, but couldn’t find him. Damage isn’t bad, but I’m sure it won’t be cheap. Brand new VW Tiguan with 1,200 miles. Mrs Tex was a little shook up (she’s a city girl, and had never experienced an attempted deer suicide before), but no one was hurt. We did spill our cookies on the floor. Shame, it was a tasty chocolate chip cookie.

Santa Claus, like all pilots, gets regular visits from the Federal Aviation Administration, and it was shortly before Christmas when the FAA examiner arrived. In preparation, Santa had the elves wash the sled and bathe all the reindeer. Santa got his logbook out and made sure all his paperwork was in order. The examiner walked slowly around the sled. He checked the reindeer harnesses, the landing gear, and Rudolf's nose. He painstakingly reviewed Santa's weight and balance calculations for sled's enormous payload. Finally, they were ready for the checkride. Santa got in and fastened his seatbelt and shoulder harness and checked the compass. Then the examiner hopped in carrying, to Santa's surprise, a shotgun. "What's that for?" asked Santa incredulously. The examiner winked and said, "I'm not supposed to tell you this, but you're gonna lose an engine on takeoff."

Did you try the freezing trick?

I’ve seen several Anderson lowers that are OOS. You may be able to freeze the parts in question and then tap them in.

Mrs Tex isn’t much of a shooter, but she knows what I own, has the combo to the safe, and while she may not know what things cost, she fully supports my firearms ownership. She doesn’t even roll her eyes when I bring new firearms, ammo, or gear home. I joke quite a bit about ‘dropping the zero’ off the price, ($1200 to $120, for example, lol), but in all honesty, I don’t hide anything from her. If she asks, I’ll tell her...just like she does to me about her purses/boots/shoes/girly shit. She knows how to use much of what’s in my safe, and keeps a pistol handy when I’m traveling for business. She’s actually cleared the house a few times when she’s heard the ‘bump in the night’, and tells me she’s glad we have firearms around for protection.

Thanks Zeke. This would also be tasty wrapped around steamed or grilled asparagus.

I bet it would be tasty with a grouse breast. Give it a whirl and let me know how it turns out!

Well, today is day 7, and the duck is fully cured. I couldn’t wait to have a sample, so here is the result in all its glory. Sliced it thin, like you would prosciutto. OMFG, this is tasty! A duck flavor, with a ham texture. Salty, bold, VERY flavorful! Will be great with a little cantaloupe, and mild cheese! I encourage you to try this one!!

Wow, we don’t need to turn this into a pissing contest. Can’t we keep it on topic?

Here’s the proof engraving.

I have the proof engraving for that lower.

I tend to be pretty hard on a rifle/optic, especially while out on the ranch. They get banged around, tossed in pickup trucks, and generally used and abused out there. I need an optic that can take a licking and keep on ticking. I prefer Trijicon ACOGs(think I have 6 now)...for one, they are pretty well bulletproof, and two, my 52 year old eyes aren’t what they used to be, and I need the magnification. I have one TA-31F in particular that has been beat to shit, but has never lost zero, or failed me in ANY way. Hell, I lost my footing out there once while on top of the hill, and slid about 40’ down on my back, with most of my weight on my rifle. the optic and the rifle had some scratches, but never lost zero. I did have to pick a lot of cactus thorns out of my ass, though. Yep, they ain’t cheap, (and they aren’t ideal for everyone’s needs), but they work for me, and have been absolutely reliable. I’ll pay good money for an optic (or for that matter, ANY gear) I don’t have to worry about babying, and that meets my needs. I don’t call that ‘overpriced’, I call that good value.

Is it Fragile??