Howard

Tell me about CZ's as I really know nothing about them.

Yup Troy, but I am glad you did not. Notice I totally got rid of the idiot scratch it had too. I'm glad you did not scoop up the S&W Performance Center 1911 either. What else are you going to pass on, I am looking for another new toy

No, already have a revolver. S&W686+ 4" .357. I like it, but one is enough for now at least.

Got a couple of permits to burn, what should I use them on. I've got a Glock G22 (.40cal), pair of nice 1911's (.45cal), and a Beretta 92FS (9mm); so now what. Also have a revolver, but I really like semi's better (sorry Bob). I like competing in IDPA and USPSA, so what might be my best options for that type of usage.

Thanks. The grips are custom ones made by a local guy in Randolph that they sell at RTSP.

Took my Kimber Eclipse Custom II to the range today so she could have lunch. She ate everything served, never even burped, and asked for more

You need to move out of the Demotard controlled parts of the state. I got my FID in early Feb in under 28 days. Got a second batch of P2P in two weeks.

Nice meeting you too. Big crowd today, adding that sixth stage eliminated a lot of idle wait time but did make for a very long day for north western folks like me. Very temped to try the knock down next week. Wait wasn't I just complaining about the drive? Oh, perhaps I am developing an addiction to this.

I'll be there. Stop by and introduce yourselves to me, I am wearing a bright blue shirt and short pants. Will be using my 92FS.

What the others have just said! I consider it a lot like golf, you really compete against yourself. Sometimes your mistakes get frustrating, but you feel great when you do things right. The fun is in the experience. People there are all very nice and will help you out and suggest ways to improve. If they start ragging on you it means you have made friends. Go out and try it, but be warned it is highly addictive.

Glad you had fun today, it was nice meeting you. Now you have to try IDPA and Steel matches. I'm planning on going to Old Bridge tomorrow for static steel. I find that great training as all you are doing is trying for a hit which is great for a perfectionist like me that always wastes times trying to get the perfect alpha. I know I should not do that, but it is hard for me not too.

I am sure I spent more than that, but we added 4 years of quality life for the dog. He was happy and except for the cancer a very healthy dog. When he was 14 they ran a complete blood analysis and the vet said it looked like the blood work from a six year old dog. They told me that I would know when it was time to let him go, and they were right. He never suffered and we all enjoyed those extra four years with him. Here are a few shots of him during his last year, and as you can see he was a happy dog. The shirts were to keep him from going after the topical treatments on his skin:

Talk with Dr. Chang at American Animal Hospital in Randolph, she and Adam (no longer works there) did a great job with surgery and an experimental plant based treatment on my Husky. He made it to 15 years old with treatments and surgery for four years.

Thanks. I use several different combinations of cameras and lenses. These photos were taken with a Nikon D800e and Nikon 28-300VR lens.

That is too funny, I guess it all depends where you live. Here in Northern NJ I call deer Suburban Rats

I was down at the Jersey shore this weekend and had a chance to capture some birds at the ocean. These were taken with my Nikon D800e and my 28-300vr super zoom lens. If you want to see more the complete set can be seen at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kirbinster/sets/72157636091698936/ Here is a quick and dirty collage of the picture:

If you are doing 25,000 mile oil changes it is worth it, if you are changing the oil every 3,000 to 5,000 miles you are wasting your money on the synthetic. Did you know that many big rig drivers never "change" their oil. What they do is every "X" miles they change the oil filter and then just top off the oil.

Why do you want to buy that much pedigree unless you are going to show the dog? This is for a family pet right? I've gotten mine from small family type breeders and they have had AKC papers, but never paid more than about $700. Actually, our first one we got at 7 months old from a couple that bought the dog from a pet shop. The woman went back to work and the felt guilty leaving the dog in a small home for so many hours a day. We paid $200 for the dog, a huge metal crate, nice metal dog bowls, leash, collar, dog food, etc... Basically the dog was free, and he was the best dog we ever had.

True, they are kind of wild till they get to be two or three years old. We have an electric fence so they are outside a lot.

Don't know if this was mentioned already, but if it went off it would not do what you think. Go back to high school physics for a moment and you will come up with the correct answer. Since the round is not contained in the barrel of the gun here is what would happen. If the primer ignited the powder it would burn and expand just like in the gun, but since the casing is not locked into place the force of the burning gasses would push against both the casing and the heavy lead bullet. What that means is that the bullet would hardly move, but the casing would go flying since it is much lighter. It might do some damage, but nothing like a bullet being propelled out the barrel of a gun.

Anyone that would like please feel free to contact me and visit my Huskies at anytime, they are the calmest friendliest dogs in the world. My biggest concern is they might kill someone by licking them to death.

My parents are in Europe and just called me using a free smartphone app called Viber. It lets you make free calls to any user anywhere in the world over a WiFi or cellular signal. Now I know many of you are saying, BFD, there are lots of apps that do that. What is amazing about this one is the clarity of the call. The connection was better than a landline connection. I always complain when my mom calls me from her cellphone as I cannot hear half of what she says, yet when talking on this app not only is it free, but the clarity is just amazing. (no I don't have a connection to the company and don't get compensated for this)

Huskies are fairly smart and stubborn dogs, they do what they want which may not be what you want. They have a tendency to dig and attack small pry. That said, they are wonderful dogs and great with small kids. I currently have two, and had two others before them. If you train them well they are great. We have had ours all trained on the electric fence and not one has ever gone through it even when chasing deer and other animals in the yard. If you want pictures, well I have thousands. You can check some out here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kirbinster/sets/72157601463565910/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/kirbinster/sets/72157605504721783/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/kirbinster/sets/72157635204971196/

Waterloo village is kind of interesting. Its an old mill town with lots of falling apart buildings. There is a graveyard and a bunch of other stuff and I hear it is king of spooky at night. It is perfectly legal to go there and lots of interesting stuff to see. Lots more pictures of it at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kirbinster/sets/72157635511768637/ but I did not take all that many of the buildings, you will have to go to see those for yourself.

Not much left at Greystone anymore. A few years back I went there taking pictures and got harassed by the asshole cops that patrol. Seems they have nothing better to do, than go after citizens that just want to observe history. Makes no sense that they chase you away for viewing the outside of buildings. It really is ashame the way the state let that place decay. Most of the buildings have been torn down, what a waste. The deer you used to see there were amazing too. They have converted most of the area into a park now.