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Posted on 09/23/2009 6:19:16 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
Cool! I want that kitchen.
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She will be buried beside her husband in the crypt on the grounds of the G.R.Ford Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, across from a memorial bench inscribed with the text of Proverbs 3:5-6.
I found four mice in various stages of decay while out mowing the front yard.
There’s at least one rabbit in the back.
Have they got a picture of Smaug?
Heh, better to find in the front yard than under the couch.
All’s quiet around our portion of theshire.
Same here. Even the yappy neighbor dog is inside.
First, after learning more about free-float tubular forearms than a human should really ever want to know, I have it installed securely on Little Panther. It would take me several hours to type out the complete procedure, which included adapting rails that never were intended for carbon fiber, and modifying the "official" tools so that they would actually work as advertised. This was a DPMS .308 barrel wrench and a DPMS .308 carbon fiber handguard, but they wouldn't work until I made several "adjustments". The final results look good, but do not show all the sweat that went into this "simple mod".
Most of my quality time with firearms has been spent with handguns. The more I ponder how concealed carry should work for me, the more I'm convinced that I have to leave my gee-whizz-but-still-beloved P7 at home, and carry my S&W J-frame Model 60. A pocket holster works best for my needs, which includes the ability to carry it at all times without thinking about that heavy piece of steel on my hip, and my mussed-up shirt covering part of it.
Then I stumbled upon reviews of the S&W BG38, a J-sized revolver that is otherwise a complete break with the last 150 years of S&W revolvers. The EBW emporium had it in stock, with one available as a rental. I rented it, bought an (overpriced) box of their target ammo, and shot the BG38 along with my Model 60 (after unholstering it only on the firing point).
I was getting used to the Model 60 in my pocket, but at 25% less weight, the BG (bodyguard) 38 made itself at home even quicker.
While this model has had mixed reviews (one whiner said that he could not get any one of three he tried adjusted so the laser coincided with the point of impact at 25 yards), my side-by-side shoot-off said they both handled the same, with the BG38 having the advantage of sitting about 1/2 inch lower in my hand. The barrel liner, cylinder, and internal non-plastic parts are stainless steel. The front half of the frame is some sort of "unobtanium", and the trigger guard and everything behind the cylinder is plastic. It is not supposed to be disassembled, but I have my theories already. I'll just wait until someone else posts it on Utube, rather than pioneer on my own.
It now lives in my pocket holster, and the 5 ounces difference in weight means I'm still aware of what's in my pocket, but it doesn't feel like it's pulling my pants down. Which is more than I could say about the undercover cop with the donut belly, and his Glock in an IBW holster. I could just about read the serial number through his T shirt. If I carried like that, I'd lose my license, and weapon, forever.
Oh, goody, another steamer. I just returned from donating blood at the CBC location on Main, now open on Sundays. An uneventful trip up and back with no bullet holes in the SUV and I pumped out the required amount in seven minutes, so I’m a happy camper.
OB just left for his black-powder shoot. He has lots of water and gatorade, but dang, it’s hot outside, shade or no shade!
How are the kittehs doing? We’ve got several ground squirrels now, and bunnies, too. I spotted a feral black kitten, so maybe he’ll take care of ‘em.
Mr. Nick is hanging out in the hairy loosestrife...Miss Alex is hanging out somewhere outdoors. Maybe I should rattle some dry food in the bowl so they’ll come in.
I just put a cucumber salad in the fridge to chill and am trying to decide what to do with the squash. Think I’ll be bad and deep fry it.
We don’t have feral kittehs, but we have a couple of neighbor cats from down the street that like to hang out in our yard from time to time. We have some tarps covering the holes SirKit had dug for the posts we have to pour for our new deck. Field mice like to hang out under the tarps, so the cats position themselves to watch the tarps, ready to pounce. We haven’t seen one catch anything yet, but I’m guessing they must have, or they wouldn’t come back again, and again.
M... Deep fried squash. ;o
It’s a Southern thing.
Yep, it is; like fried okra!
No okra here yet...but the squash was good! They went well with the ribs.
And my batch of mint-julep is frozen. Woo Hoo!
MMMM...Fried Okra. A side of cornbread..OB
Haven’t seen the new Bodyguard. Mine (M-38) is the old version, significantly more suitable for pocket carry than my M-66. One needs suspenders with the big un.
I didn’t make any cornbread...it’s too hot to bake. I did ribs on the grill, fried squash, and buttered Yukon Golds that I dug up Friday.
Miss Alex came out from hiding around 2:00 and came in on her own so I hauled Mr. Nick in. Alex has been whining to go back out and I don’t know how to say “It’s too hot to go outside” in Cat.
We agree, maybe a reflector oven outside would work. Anyway sounds like a great meal. OB
I suspect we will see more kinds of these "Glockified" revolvers from Smith in the future. I don't think they'd make something brand new, from-the-ground-up revolver for just one model. I'd love to see a 2" J-frame .22 built like this, since I will probably never see a 2" Model 63 original.
Now if someone can come up with fancy wood grips, this would be near perfect. The one-piece vinyl grips work well, but do nothing to pretty up an EBR (evil black revolver).
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