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There are a number of lights that have exploded from Chinese cells. Surefire has no reports of blowing up yet. Surefire is liable for their products, whereas a random factory in China isn't.

Are the Titaniums made in USA?

I hated the one time I used a red dot. My dad inherited a Sig/Hammerli Trailslide 22 that had a decent red dot on it. I'm a decent pistol shot but I couldn't shoot it for anything because my hands shake too much and the reticle bounces. With irons I was fine.

The biggest thing with 4 vs 2 stroke is people generally don't maintain crap. Everyone does the bare minimum, myself included. I'll never change 4 stroke stuff, but 2 stroke always has proper lubrication.

The best price I found for CR123s is just under $20/12 on Ebay for brand name stuff. I think I am going to buy a pack at that price and maybe a cheapo rechargeable setup there as well. Suggestions? During Sandy I didn't have C's or D's (one of the two) for a lantern I had. Won't make that mistake twice.

Stihl, Toro, etc are the way to go. I'm on my second Toro mower. The first one my dad broke the carburetor on, but it was way the hell older than me and it certainly got its use. The current one I have is a "Super Recycler" and is from the early 2000's I think. Starts on the third pull or so, and is bagless which is a huge plus. Has this "Gauranteed to Start within 5 pulls for 5 years" sticker and it starts well within that 10+ years later. I am now using a John Deere tractor. I used to have a corded cheapo weed wacker, then my dad bought a POS TroyBuilt, and now I am on a second hand weedwhacker. The corded was OK but I generally don't use any cordless tools unless it is a screwgun. Batteries die. Now using a fantastic John Deere lawnmower. Leafblowers and chainsaws are Stihl. Nothing was bought new except the POS TroyBuilt. I maintain none of it, leave gas in them all year, and all they need is some Seafoam in the gas and carb once a season. I do maintain the tractor though.

Day I towed it home: Sitting in the garage: I'm in the process of patching the battery apron and I need to to the drivers side floorpan. I'm terrible with a mig welder and I would rather just use a plain old stick welder if I wouldn't burn through it all. It's a fun little project. It runs fairly well. I have a whole new fuel system and brakes, and it is structurally sound other than the drivers floor. I may fix what is left, acquire a new set of fenders and a front valence, give it a POS paint job, and drive it.

I just recently bought a 65 Mustang. I'll post pics when I get home.

Legal or not, I wouldn't buy/sell a gun in NJ without an FFL or FTF.

I know this is useless, but I noticed that as well. Jack Trebour was supposedly a good guy. He owned the Ford dealership on Route 10, and died a few years ago. His kids ran the dealership down and then sold it to the current owners who renamed it Performance. Performance Ford is okay but I am biased toward Family Ford. The family still owned the motorcycle dealership but that is now out too...

I bought two in Mt Olive today, one for $35 and one for $20 because the packaging is all beat up. Not a fan of CR123s but whatever. Now I want to build a second AR. Mine doesn't have rails and I've always wanted a midlength Magpul setup with a rail mounted light (one of these) and a bottle opener.

I used $1200 as a price point because that is about what I would like to spend on a 1911 and a Garand if I buy one shortly. I'm about $650ish into my AR with quality parts. Everything is Colt except for my CMMG LPK, LRB lower, and Martin Marietta upper. I'm just saying it can be done. To each his own.

I would never spend more than $1200 on a firearm unless I had big money and wanted a machine gun FWIW. For a $15k shotgun, I can buy a lot of stuff. I don't mean to step on any toes, but... I still don't see how an expensive O/U is better than a cheap pump. Shotguns have smoothbore barrels and shoot fine packed shot, so accuracy is a moot point. ROF is not a consideration for sporting clays. Reliability seems to be a moot point as well, as an 870 could probably feed chunks of wood dowels and I've known people to only use high brass in O/Us (my neighbor, a K-18 shooter who was frugal otherwise, claimed he couldn't use bulk shells because he needed brass). I can understand that a lighter gun can be brought to bear quicker than others, but I don't think it will hold someone back. A custom-fit shotgun seems nice, but again I don't see how an off-the-shelf gun can hold someone back. I'm not trying to offend anyone. I'm just trying to understand. From my observation it seems like a Norinco or RIA 1911 vs Colt debate. Assuming you had a perfectly good and flawless RIA (which many are not perfect out of the box), many people would rather have a Colt because they're simply "nicer" among other things.

Also, FWIW, a lot of people modify FCGs to semi auto only. It isn't hard. I didn't use a parts kit so I used commercial lowerparts.

Seat belt or M1?

I would take an M60A3. I'll buy one for my dad if I become a billionaire. I wouldn't mind a GM CUCV. They're poorly made and raising in price these days though. If HMMWVs are surplused cheap I will buy one for the fun of it. Run it off of WMO.

Is a high-end O/U any better than a cheap mass produced shotgun? I've known old Fudds who spent big, big money on Kreighoffs and the like. Some of them I respected and some of them were just rich and liked to brag. Without trying to sound like a fool I really don't see how an expensive O/U is superior to a common mans shotgun. I understand some are custom fit, and the obvious factor that there are two different chokes in an O/U versus one in a pump or semi. I can appreciate fine machinery, but this isn't a 1911 vs. Glock debate. I don't see how any shotgun can be better than another, so long as the action works and you have the proper choke/barrel. I suppose a custom fit shotgun is better, but if I am a better shot than you the custom fitting means nothing.

GO KINGS GO

IHCs are my favorite. I'm simply an International Harvester fan. I'd love to have an M1, an IDI, and a Scout II one day. If I could I would make a CMP trip for one but it simply isn't in the cards.

There was a recent MAG or whatever they're called standoff with OCers in a Chipotle in Oklahoma. The people in question were a local OC group of normal people, who carry handguns and most importantly don't cause a scene. The Mom group got upset and confrontational and started taking pictures of the OCers eating, resulting in the mom group getting kicked out. I'm on my phone so you're unfortunately going to have to Google it. FWIW, the people carrying were quietly eating. Good for them.

Silly question but... how are you getting firewood? I know a lot of people cut, haul, split, and season wood themselves but I'm not sure I would want to. If I were to buy a stove now I would strongly consider a pellet stove, only because getting enough wood for the season takes a lot of time and effort. I'm no stranger to hard work, but I watch my friends family split wood endlessly all year and it is something I don't want to do. They have a backhoe to load, a trailer to haul, and a quality splitter and they are still working seemingly every weekend. I have a cord of wood stacked now that I loaded into an F150 and F250 by hand and split with a sledge and wedge for my fireplace. Even though it isn't my main source of heating, I really need a splitter.

I need to contact a holding company (I guess you can call them that) that owns some abandoned property. The only information I can find is the company is an LLC with a PO box with a local post office, but I don't know what number it is. If I mail a letter addressed as "XYZ LLC PO Box Anytown, PA USA" are they likely to receive it? My guess is no. If you're curious, I'd like to get permission to enter their property to photograph some mildly historically significant stuff that is sitting out in the open. I know it's a lost cause. I should just hike back there and say Eff it, but this is 2014.

It's an interesting little place. Their hotdogs are pretty good, and you can have them deep fried which I recommend. Don't use the drive though, it's got character on the inside. Also, they give you a nice amount of food when you get sides. Jay Jays in Newark is a decent place too. It's a hot dog truck that is open crazy hours or maybe even 24/7. I think they're okay but I know people who drive all the way from Roxbury in the middle of the night to go there.

You can say a lot of things about the Devils, but there are undeniably more red jerseys in the Rock than blue. Same with Continental towards the end. I only started going in the early 2000s though, I'm too young to have witnessed their terrible years. Yes, we are the second fanbase in the area and that's okay. That's because of the proximity to NY and the Rangers have been around since the 20s. One thing that I read from reliable sources around the time of the Stadium Series is that the rags were close to moving into the Byrne before the Rockies moved here.