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GottaB

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  1. Hudson h9
  2. https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2019/12/30/best-rimfire-target-pistol/ Some discussion on target .22
  3. https://ruger.com/products/markIV2245Lite/models.html Ruler 22/45 lite My buddy has one with a silencer. It’s fun. Or browning buck mark. I have the hunter model https://www.browning.com/products/firearms/pistols/buck-mark-pistols/current-production.html
  4. Hmm. Interesting. When I think of good thin blades, I think opinel. Pick your size. I didn’t think of other slip joints as having relatively thin blades but you have a point. I guess they tend to be Shorter, narrower and thinner. As for modern folders, I have never liked the real thick, robust knives. It seems like I always end up going with the “mini” version of a model. Benchmade Mini griptillian, mini bugout, delica (vs endura), Small sebenza. Kershaw leek ( vs a Blur). I want a knife I will carry and for me to carry it has to be unnoticeable until I need it. Most slipjoints I have don’t have pocket clips. I don’t want anything sitting at the bottom of my pocket with my keys. And I don’t really like needing two hands to open like most of my small Buck folders. I do have a Kizer Zipslip which is a slip joint but has the blade and body shape of a mini-grip.
  5. I have sang the song. A lot. Decades worth and I never thought of it as racist and I don’t do it with racist intent. I don’t begrudge anyone singing the song. What I was saying is that IF. And that is a big IF. IF We as a community decide this indeed is a song with racist roots and is truly offensive to our students and specifically to our student athletes, and come to the agreement to replace our song, we all know there will be racist douchebags that will continue to sing it, not just out of habit or tradition, but as a mean spirited dig at the black athletes. And it sucks that we have racist douchebags.
  6. I haven’t read the thread. Someone may have already mentioned it. My concern is the racist douchebags will insist on singing it “to keep up the tradition” and piss off minorities and create a toxic environment.
  7. GottaB

    Tool Talk

    I have a few Dewalt ratchet sets and they work well enough for me. They are heavier than my old craftsman set but seem well made.
  8. What if it goes from a VA loan to conventional?
  9. I verified. I have a 2.4 L I4 CVT. like it because it’s smooth and has good pick up when I take off at a light. There is a mimicked gear change but it happens at a point past where my other automatics would happen so I’m going faster than it feels like. Beyond that I never notice it except when I jump in my wife’s car and notice all the gear changes.
  10. My accord has one I think. I really like it.
  11. I did like the kershaw leek too. But, again, I’d rather have a delica or bugout in my pocket.
  12. I’ve owned a lot of kershaw. Sold most of them. They’re good but they aren’t the same to me as the others mentioned. Spyderco is a step up. BM is too. Kershaw has a spectrum and their mid level end is not close to Benchmade anything. Their high end maybe competes. I never dropped for their higher stuff because I never saw anything pricey that caught my attention as something I’d want. I imagine at the >$130 range you probably get more for your money with kershaw than Benchmade The same way spyderco Sage level competes with Benchmade at their price point. But even spyderco low end stuff (not the Byrd series, but actual tenacious / persistence ballpark) is on par with most of the kershaw you see at academy and cabelas. And I’d take a delica over most of what I’ve seen from kershaw on the shelves. The Kershaw Blur is a really good knife, but I’d go with a griptillian / bugout over a blur or any $75-100 kershaw. They do make some interesting $30-40 knives (cryo, shuffle, and some others) but I won’t Carrey them because I have other knives I like more.
  13. I liked the shield. My buddy had one. For the price now they are a great value too. The gen 1 had a gritty trigger and ran ~$500. Like the M&P full size, I think the gen 2 had an improved trigger and much less expensive.
  14. Watched last night. Good flick. Not toy story or cars or monsters inc. by that I mean I doubt there will be a sequel and I doubt they’ll create a new wing at disneyworld based on it, but it was a good story.
  15. Every time someone mentions commercials I think of the Aiwa Another one bites the dust.
  16. Yeah. Something. I was trying to fall asleep but kept up all the way through it saying “what the...” It was different.
  17. Buchanan little over a week ago. I caught the two catfish. Middle of the day. One on a rat l trap.
  18. GottaB

    Tool Talk

    I also have a mess of multi-tools and dremels that I use when sanding or cutting woodworking projects. They are handy and make quick work. I do have some Bosch stuff and they are very well made. Sander, edge router, another 12v set I keep in the house for quick repairs. Having owned 5 different 12v sets, I can firmly say the Bosch seem to be the best made (my opinion) and are smaller than the competitor without losing power, but Milwaukee has the best options for around the house and garage. And a 12v is tough enough for any homeowner. I used my rigid set to take apart a playscape I bought off Craigslist and re-assembled it including lag bolts. 12v are serious tools these days, especially brushless. As for the Bosch multi click system, Milwaukee has one too but I’ve owned something similar in the past. The individual tools will likely be better than a “do-it-all” system. I usually only used the circular cutter from this set to break down cardboard. I never used the other tools as I had better versions of each tool.
  19. GottaB

    Tool Talk

    I’ve tried a lot of different power tool brands and Im not a tradesman so my experience is worth squat but I’ll share. My first were nicad Craftsman tools and when those hit the crapper I had to replace. My first were Makita 12v and 18v drill and impact driver sets. They worked fine but their lineup for 12v was limited and I think they have gone through a battery change since I had a set. I then got some Rigid 12v and 18v drill and impact driver driver. They were fine but the 12v lineup was limited and the 18v weren’t brushless. I replaced the 12v with Milwaukee and I’m glad I did. Lots of options. Easy to use, lightweight and plenty of power for the tasks. I replaced my Rigid 18v with brushless when they introduced gen5 and then added other tools in the lineup. The fan and blower get the most use but the impact driver and hammer drill and beasts.
  20. I went to the new range in round rock Shoot Point Blank off 45 till near greenlawn. Seems nice. $20/hr or membership (basic membership $20/month; 25% off for veterans). The grand opening offer was 75% off the first month. So I signed up for a membership and it was like $4. There is also an annual fee of $5 for a liability waver. If I go once a month it’ll be cheaper or close to the same as Reds. If I don’t seem to make it that often, I’ll have to cancel the membership. The lanes are what you’d expect, just not very long. Perfect for pistol time. Their gun selection for pistols is pretty good. I liked their inventory of CZs and it was good to see some popular cheap models like Rock Island armory and Canik. They had ammo and like the guns, the prices were close to retail. No huge discounts. I think transfer fees were high.
  21. Just got word from Tulemar. Borders closing. Reservations need to be rescheduled. Let’s hope I go eventually.
  22. Cheers. Night court. Cosby show. (For me) The jokes they set up for Bull were great and I think of them all the time. Just the other day I bought a lottery ticket and thought about Bill getting 5 out of 6 numbers .... again.
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