Ronald Silver

you know, I do. :-) I think it's the weight distribution. Longer barrels seem less managable than shorter barrels weighing about the same....after an hour of shooting almost non stop. Man, it's like lifting weights at the gym! With bullets, those things must weight like 3 pounds! Anyways, rails are for trains :-)

Really? Is the Castle Doctrine law in NJ ?

Puzzles me why for home defense in NJ, we must use "equal force" to defend ourselves in our own home. But cops don't need to abide by the same rules.

rails actually add weight & every oz matters when you shoot for over an hour

Believe or not, but if you hit a pothole hard, you may not see any dent or damage BUT your alloy rim is now warped. My installer was nice enough to tell me I had a warped rim when I brought new tires. You can actually see the warping when they spinned it slowly on their mounting equipment.

Just wondering about that movie Con Air with Nick Cage where he went to jail. Can any hand to hand military or martial arts training be used against you in a court of law in a self defense situation? Not talking about those who compete on a black belt level, but maybe some guy who's taking weekend karate classes to lose weight or something..

It's also about knowledge transfer that enables foreign companies to overtake us. Japanese automakers selling their knowledge over to Korean automakers. GM refusing to sell Saab to the Chinese due to the fear of trade secrets. Indians buying up Range Rover & Jaguar brands just to absorb the technology to build better Indian cars. Chinese making Audi share their technology in order for the Germans to gain access to Chinese markets. Regarding all laptops produced worldwide, it's estimated Taiwan makes 80%+ Do we want good products like iphones? Of course we do. Is this the end of America? Of course not. What's the problem with America today? One of the reasons is the attitudes of youths today. They don't appreciate hard work. Blame their parents for insulating them from harsh reality? Maybe.

yeah the youtube videos are nice also. the satin finish, maybe a trigger job, the sights, etc... It's worth the extra $ I'm sure.

There's mass confusion among local PD staff regarding pistol permits. They either don't take the time to review the procedure / laws or it's not a priority

Kinda gross cleaning up a splattered squirrel, don't you think?

I'm sure you all seen the weatherTech advertisements in car mags with the busty chicks pushing car floor mats. Read into the owner's words & you'll find him very hostile to foreign made goods. (To put it mildly) For those who can afford his pricey American made products, great. Buy his floor mats cause it's fantastic. But he doesn't consider those masses of low income families who can not afford his stuff. Comparable floor mats can be found at Walmart for 60% less. Yeah, it's not a great product but it's not substandard neither. All families need to make the most out of their budgets & this is why foreign goods will continue. Will American standard of living go down? Time will tell.

Remember Amadou Diallo & 41 shots from the NYPD? I would get the heck out of dodge before getting hit by random stray gunfire by your friendly PD

Get a 357 & shoot 38 specials all day long. 22LR is just boring unless you are a 10 year old. (Just kidding. No hate mail please :-)

Exactly! Americans have priced ourselves out of the labor market from over regulation & the high costs of doing business. We can NOT sell our labor if we demand wages higher than foreign workers. Of course we never want to see dangerous working conditions come back but we have immense govt over regulation. Paper pushers & top heavy organizations have doomed us. Top heavy = too many managers pushing paper & people around.

Correct. But due to high employee turnover oveseas & low wages, why would employers invest in training? For instance, they just trained some guy going to their competitior. Also English as a 2nd language often cause miscommunication & frustration. And let's not forget the long long wait time on hold.

Waffle places are dangerous. Stick with pancake houses.

Why? many online places offer free shipping

Nice article. Keep in mind the NYT is a liberal biased source. From the article you can argue that foreign workers are just slaves on the assembly line. Yet their standard of living is better now than it was before. Before the masses were pre industrial, meaning farming. We live in a totally different world today than a decade ago. Things have changed for the better & for the worst. Global competition is here to stay. How? Massive container ships & a global fibre optic network. Not only are manufacturing jobs going overseas but also service jobs. Due to cheap telecommunication costs today, you'll get sub standard low cost service when you call for laptop support, phone company support, bank customer services, etc...

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wonder why they went with tan camouflage... are they planning to invade the middle east?

Nothing wrong with plastic pistols but since there's no CCW here, may as well go with something heavy. 1911s are just a piece of art, aren't they?

Check this out. Quiet Ammo http://www.gunsandammo.com/2012/01/18/introducing-cci-quiet-22-lr/

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Don't worry & put that "Left Behind" book down. Remember the UFOs only save little kids when the time comes.

Have you ever had your eyes freeze up & you can't shift them? So you have to turn your head completely left or right?