Pat Riot

"Back in the day"...Grrrr

"Pain is Life" That has been my motto since about age 35. I wake up in pain everyday in some form or another. I am pretty sure that if / when I ever wake and something doesn't hurt I will be dead or stoned out of my mind on something someone slipped me. Embrace the pain.

I would say that if your flash hider looks like any of these in the link below you should be okay if you are making your own. This is about the most comprehensive list that I have ever seen. I have tried a few different ones and the best one that I found for flash, noise direction and a partial muzzle brake was the YHM Phantom. http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2015/06/jeremy-s/ar-15-flash-hider-shootout/

Just in simple terms I would think a "flash hider" that is enclosed could be deemed a "sound suppressor" and therefore fall under NFA regs. BUT, there is always a "but", there are "compensators" or "muzzle brakes" that are somewhat enclosed that force the sound and flash forward.

What kind of vehicle do you drive, Trigger Mike? On trucks I have had good luck with BFG A/Ts in regards to road hazards.

Generally I clean the bore and chambers of my revolvers and the bore and chamber of my rifles after every match or target shooting session. Nothing major. I will run a swab with CLP through the bores / chambers and let them be over night and then the next day or 2 later I do a traditional cleaning with a rod, brush and patches on a jag. Once every 6 - 12 months, depending on use, I do a full tear down clean and lube. I will no longer rely on bore snakes for a majority of my cleaning but will run one if shooting dirty factory ammo. Bore snakes do not cut it for long term maintenance in my book but they are good for a quick touch up if you keep them clean.

Bucharest Jack, You have to ask yourself one question - "What do I really want"? Do you want a gun that rocks and rolls from the very start or do you want a good gun that may or may not need upgrades or mods at a later date for competitions? I say this because back in the 80's and 90's I used to shoot tactical and target shooting competitions with 1911s. My first gun was a Colt Combat Government series 70. It needed no mods, no 'smithing, no doodads of any sort. I did very well with that gun. Later I had other basic 1911s and in the 90's I had a basic 1991A1. I had sold the Combat Government when times were very hard and I regret that decision to this day. The other 1911s that I owned all needed work to be and stay competitive and operational as put I lot of rounds down range with them. Parts wear and springs weaken. AND I was one to jump on every whiz-bang doodad wagon that rolled by so I could have the latest mod or feature that all the other guys had. I never did that with the Combat Government because I didn't need to. When it did need tuning I contacted Colt and it was handled...real quick. Why? Because it was one of their premium guns at the time and they wanted to make sure that anyone with one of their premium guns got better service. I know nothing about how Colt does business today or how well their guns run nor do I own any 1911s any longer. I am just relating my experience that I had 20-30 years ago. These days I am a pretty basic guy when it comes to guns. I want what works and doesn't need any fussing. If this is a gun for the occasional match or tactical course, go basic and possibly have some work done to make it how you want it. If you plan to use it a lot and do not want to fuss with modifying it or tinkering with it spend the money now and smile when others are spending money later on their guns. Like I said, I really do not know any longer how the newer Colt guns are made or how reliable they are but these are just my 2 cents. I hope you get what you want and enjoy it.

I have seen this joke at least a dozen times...I will never tire of it

In a modern fridge or freezer: Fridge 24 hours. The food should be cool but still edible. Freezer 36 or more...It won't be frozen at 36. Might not be frozen at 24. After that. Smell test.

Unless you are shooting with light springs I would think they would be just fine. They may be just fine with light springs as well. If you are shooting stock springs I wouldn't worry about it. Think about it. This isn't Benchrest shooting. As long as the powder ignites you should be okay.

I ill be 56 in a couple weeks. I plan to retire at 62. That is when the majority of my benefits kick in.

Chili Ron, I talked with my friend on Sunday that has 3 LCP's, 1 Kel Tec P3AT, 2 NAA Guardians, a Walther PPK and a Seecamp .32. He also has 2 Ruger LCR's - 1 in .22 and 1 .38 Special. He said out of all of them he loves his LCP's for carry and he trusts them and can hit what he aims at with them. The only mod he made to the LCP that he carries on his person is he put a rubber grip sleeve on it as he has big hands.

I have been in SASS for a while and I left for a while but I will never forget getting a little bit of a well meaning critique by a guy when I first started because my Win. 94 and Vaqueros weren't "period correct" because he asked me what Period I was trying to portray and I said "Not sure, 1880's, I guess". I had to laugh because as he was talking to me he was getting a soda from his cooler that was sitting in his rubber tired gun cart. I pointed that out to him and he got a little embarrassed and we both had a laugh about it.

If we were worried about perio...uh, historical accuracy wouldn't the '97... oh, never mind... Hehehe...just funnin'

I like that JD Daily. Thank you for the information.

Thank you Driftwood. Ya know, I looked at your rig several times and it never dawned on me too look at the slides. Duh Currently I wear an 8 shell slide over my buckle but I really do not care for it, but it beats a belt over top of the gun belt. I'll bet with some practice I could use a slide on my side. Thank you, Pat Riot

I don't know if the store is still there but it is on-line. The Cowboys and Indian Store in Santa Ana CA would be a good place to check out.

Here is an idea for using non-fitted sheets if you don't want to do hospital / military corners. http://m.wikihow.com/Make-a-Bed-Without-a-Fitted-Sheet?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiCpYfK8KPRAhVBz2MKHUrhBA8Q9QEIDjAA

Driftwood, I am leaning towards going with the cross draw for the 7.5" but I have question; how do you carry your shotgun shells? When I used a cross draw in the past I wore a shotgun belt but it was a bit fiddly sometimes. But, I did wear mine more to the front, not further to the side as you do.

Great looking stands Roy B. They look like the perfect thing for practice, plinking and fun.

Blackfoot Brad, Welcome, welcome welcome. It's good to see another new shooter jumpin' in. You are about to meet and have fun with the greatest bunch of folks in the shooting world and just in general, in my opinion. Be safe and have fun!

Read it backwards...it's secret code.

Redneck camouflage:-)

You too Rooster. No, they don't use salt here...at all. Even if the roads are iced for days and people are stranded. It's bad for the "environment", dontcha know...

Sent you an email at your new address...It didn't work.