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Where did you go ? Pete is ( well , he is on hiatus , but) an avid skydiver for the last 20 or so years. He has over 1200 jumps. I went twice. Because I had a crush on Pete who was my martial arts instructor. After we were solid , I felt no need to jump out of a perfectly good...ah , you know the saying. Nick - nothing like the stomach drop you feel from a coaster. You leave the plane but you momentum carries you enough sideways so it is not a direct down drop. No butterflies. Unless you jump out of a 'copter.

Old stories come up in Yahoo sidebars as "relevant stories " It is easy to not realize it is an old one.

I took Urban Pistol I back in May , it was a great class. My husband did UP2 and there was a lot more running and advanced stuff. Looking forward to it!

Wow! Very very nice. Enjoy

The guy kept..eating ..after he was shot. People on drugs like these can be shot several times and still keep coming. In fact , I know an ex officer who got 15 to life because he shot an aggressive drugged out man man while he was off duty. The guy was high on angel dust ( this was not admissible in court because the off duty LEO had no prior knowledge that the guy was high) . My friend shot him 5 times with a .25 ACP before the guy stopped advancing. The "victim" had been shot in the back twice which was damning to the case. The reason he was shot in the back is because , according to the off duty LEO , he was spinning as he was being shot . but kept advancing the whole time trying to unholster something . That something turned out to be a box cutter , not a gun. The guy had a long history of slashing people , but that too was not admissible in court because Paul had no prior knowledge of it. This happened in Chelsea , 1996. He got 15 to life. He is up for his first parole this November. Things are not always so cut and dry ..I would do this , this would happen , I would do that. At first , for the first 4 or 5 years my friend maintained he was glad he had stopped the guy . Fast forward to the 10 years mark of his incarceration ( last time I visited him in Elmira State ) and he said he wished he either waited for backup while in his car , or was slashed dead on the day it happened . The Innocence Project has been trying to get him before a judge again since it happened , with no results. Anyone that walks past a lady in the street that fell is absolute scum. Anybody that called police and kept a watch but otherwise did not approach a naked growling man dining on another man , gets a pass IMO.

Ditto. I never had a Prime product show up late. If you do a lot of ordering , it is a good investment. I bought our handgun safes on Amazon Prime ..no shipping , here in 2 days. Granted , for 70 bucks a year ( it is 70 bucks , right?) you have to be a frequent customer to benefit. Which I am lol I do ALL Christmas shopping with Prime. Not to mention everything else during the year. When I can't buy from an independent local , I go Amazon.

Because of the yearly Easter Egg hunt on the White House lawn , right?

I hate the name. Sounds like a feminine product. But I'm sure it is worth checking out. I love the full size M&P that I have.

I have my model 60 J frame with a 3" barrel . So I am set with a CC revolver I shoot about 50 rounds of magnums out of it each range trip just so I stay use to what a SD round feels like when it comes slamming out . It would be my go to if I was in my home during the day and my family's life was in danger. The sights are real big and super easy to sight up . I have a Remora holster for it that works well even with boxer shorts on. The SP101 made my short list when I was shopping revolvers ..very nice gun , but the small profile of the grip on the 60 pro series ( wood , with nothing on the backstrap) was winner winner for me I was looking for a BUG with more capacity than my 5 shooter revolver , and a magazine for quick changes as I suck with speedloaders. As I get older and pay the piper for all the martial arts and lacross ( hand injuries basically) I have a really hard time with fine motor stuff like loading mags and using speedloaders for revolvers . I have the dropsies real bad when it is something small and light like that. Don't even ask about snaps and buttons on babies clothes. Impossible. Aging is fun. Not. Trying to get to the BH today to take a look at a few things mentioned here . Thanks very much everyone for all the help , I have a nice list going now as a result BTW - is the M&P Shield out yet? Forgot about that one.

While I do not believe in legislating it , I do think it is foolish to have a dog skipping around the car while you drive. All dogs are different though. Some sit nicely in the back sit or passenger seat . Why should there be a law to crate them or restrain them ? But the ones that go nuts , go window to window barking , sit on the drivers lap ..yes that is stupidity. So ticket THEM for driving unsafely if they see it , but leave everyone else who knows their dog alone. Again , instead of making it a blanket law because some people are stupid, give tickets to people with their Pomeranian in their lap yapping away while they are driving. The crate they make to house my Mastiff does not fit in the truck. Even if it did , I have 2 big dogs and 2 crates won't fit. I do leash them to something with a regular collar on for two reasons . One , I don't want me or my kids to get hit with 300 pounds of canine if we wreck. Two , if I do get pulled over , they'll go sick , and I would probably get ticketed according to the law as it is.

Thanks , I will. Just took a look on the website. Very nice looking.

They tell me kids stay at home until at least age 25 these days. Crap , that will put me 67 before we have the house to ourselves again.

Going Saturday ??

That is the lone advantage of starting a family in your 40s. Stay home with the kids until they don't need you anymore and are old enough to get themselves home from school and be home alone and you are at an age where you can get away with never going back to a 9 to 5er. The downside is having 3 teenagers when you are in your late 50s. Yikes.

Harry , you have my old life

I'd say you're right. But you don't want to be bit in the you know what one day if your favorite company that you have been doing a lot of business with for a long period of time goes through that type of audit. It puts you in the IRS's sights , to coin a phrase. It is just something you should be aware of is all.

Thanks Harry ! I am signed up for Shongum this Saturday

Yeah , you are suppose to pay the tax anyway. Like Maks said. I worked for a distribution place for 10 years. We had tons of out of state customers from all over the US who used us just because we did not charge them tax. I use to explain to my customers that they are still responsible , only difference is I don't charge it up front. Well , some paid quarterly and asked me for all their purchase records so they could do their taxes..but most did not. Then one day , a man in a nice suit came in and said we were being audited ..we had to show all of our sales , provide tracking numbers , show who we sold to and where. A buttload of people who bought from us got ROYALLY screwed because they had spend about 300 grand a year with us , but never paid taxes.Even people from out of state who bought maybe 2K worth of stuff in a year got a notice and request for more info too . If you do a lot on Amazon or any place out of state that does not charge you tax..either itemize it , or be prepared have to 'splain yourself one day.

What I should have said is the pressure pad has to be good enough for me. I can't reach the thumb safety with my thumb. At least not well enough to take it off easily. I can't put it in the on position at all with my thumb. I have to use my left hand to manipulate that safety. So if there was a situation where I had to shoot one handed and the safety was on , tengo problemo . So I rely on good pointer finger control , and feel somewhat safe knowing that if something hooks the trigger besides my finger , she won't go boom. I specifically got the M&P 40 with no safety for this reason . I can't operate the slide decockers or slide locks one handed at all either. Remember the guy in CP having a kitten while I was trying to wrestle with the slide lock release on that 1900 dollar CZ ? lol

They have been featuring videos of people affected by Bath Salts now , since these incidents. They seem unaware of any kind of pain , exhibit increased strength ..seriously scary. And the brain damage can be permanent , as in the high never wears off for some people. Unbelievable what people will put into their body .

Thanks , I 'll check those out too Still have 3 weeks or so to shop , order , etc.

As a side note , I have a Remora holster for my model 60 and I love it. It stays put , it covers the hammer nicely..it draws out effortlessly and safely . It is not as easy to re-holster as I would like , minor nit. If you want to reholster as fast as you draw you probably would not like it. For 24 bucks though it does the job even with athletic or yoga pants/shorts on ..the draw really is effortless and I feel safe with the way the gun has the hammer well covered and I feel safe drawing . Works for me.

Good points on light trigger pulls. With kids around me often I don't want any chance of something besides my finger pulling anything and making it go boom. I noticed right away that the Sig had a decent weight to the trigger pull ( my Model 60 has a 9 or 10 pound DA pull and I like it) Plus I am familiar with the 1911 platform ..I like the safety type where if your hand is wrapped around the backstrap it will fire. I do not like safeties you have to otherwise switch on and off. I do not use the one on my Combat Elite. IMO the pressure pad thing on the backstrap is good enough for me. All this is making me like that Sig

Feed my brain ( remember , I'm pretty new to firearms) on why you may not want a SA IWB or in pocket . Or in that pouch in your diaper bag that you can never figure out what to put in there..

Thanks ! And thanks Wayne , I'm pouring over those docs now..very informative , thanks for sharing !