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In case anyone's looking for a tacticool plinker, this is the best price I've seen.

Thoughts?

The maintainer example they cite in the article is the same old line they've been using for years. First it was laptops. Then it was toughbooks. Then it was tablet pc's. Now it's smartphones. With all these innovations, it's amazing that people are still hiking back to the shop for TO's. Just seems like trying to find more ways to get rid of all the 'extra' money.

A buddy of mine has the Sig 522. It's a blast to shoot and has never had an FTF or FTC, even with the cheap stuff. The nice thing about it vs the M&P is the metal construction, but you lose the iron sights.

Guns don't kill people, ammo does.

No kidding. At least they didn't screw up the words to the National Anthem. Edit: I type too slow.

Nope, that's what you have an exec/CAG/secretary for.

4. With a few minor tweaks (so it's not directly attacking E-9 Numbthumb) that would be exactly the type of short, sharp, and effective reading I would expect in PME. Much better than the 70/30 drivel mix that is currently shoveled off the truck.

Go with what feels good in your hand and is ergonomic to operate. Slide the slide, drop the mag, etc. before you buy. Also, if you want a Beretta 92FS consider this. It doesn't meet your "new" criteria, but the things are built like tanks and often more reliable used than some guns are new.

How can the bus driver possibly see them if they're not wearing reflective belts?

UPT taught me the difference between fun and awesome. During the entire UPT experience I could probably count on both hands the times I actually had "fun", and it was some of the most fun I've ever had in my life. However, I didn't ever go more than a few days without experiencing something that was just awesome. For me "fun" requires a level of relaxation during the awesome stuff that UPT rarely allows (mostly due to death avoidance).

1. It's cool to want a fighter or even a specific plane. But DO NOT badmouth other planes even jokingly as you have no credibility at all yet. If you get asked what you want to fly by an IP, answer straight and then ask them about their plane. Get as much knowledge as possible and you might surprise yourself. 2. It's not about being better than the other studs, it's about maximizing your own performance. On drop night, you will basically know what everybody wants. And, every list will be different. After a year studying together, flying form together, sharing multiple failures, and growing as aviators you will cheer with them or shed a tear with them. Don't make the mistake of thinking that winning the competition for a specific aircraft means beating your bros. 3. When it comes time for the drop, ask for what you think you want but love whatever you get. There are serious pros and cons associated with every single assignment out of UPT. Enjoy UPT while you're there, but the best thing you can do is leave with a set of wings and a good attitude.

Welcome. Here's an option. I've done the diecast thing with my kids room and I like the wood planes with the epoxy paint much better. P-51 Use 5lb fishing line and tiny pushpins to mount it at a decent attitude.

As promised, I just got back from the range and had a great time. The Stevens 200 in .270 is a respectable shooter. It was laser-boresighted to a Bushnell Banner 4x32. The boresight was off a full 22" at 100yds so I had to realign the scope. Once properly sighted, I was able to get 1.5" groups from a benchrest (no vise) at 100yds on the bullseye with 150gr factory loads. That's about the accuracy I hoped for. Recoil was manageable. No FTF or FTL. Loading the blind-box mag was a little quirky, but I got the hang of it. Overall I'm satisfied with this as a hunting gun. As far as the Thompson Center hot shot... No gun this small and light should shoot this good. With the cheap Walmart Federal ammo and iron sights (ghost ring) I was able to get sub-moa groups offhand at 25yds and moa benchrest at 100yds. At 25yds it would rip a ragged hole in the bullseye shot after shot. It is very diminutive feeling at 3lbs and 30" and the stock is very plasticky. But, the action locks up tight and the sights were dead-on from the factory. My 7 year old son had no problems shooting it and was getting bullets on the paper at 25yds. It is excellent for teaching gun safety with the single shot breech loading and the transfer bar safety under the hammer. IMNSHO I think this would make an exceptional survival/squirrel/rabbit gun (for adults), especially if they made it a takedown with a quick-release hinge pin and lengthened the stock a few inches.

New gun day... Academy had Savage-stevens 200's in .270 on sale for $179 so I jumped. I've been looking for a good hunting rifle for some time and couldn't be more excited. It has the same action, receiver, barrel, etc. as the old Savage 110. It doesn't have accutrigger, but the trigger breaks clean and crisp at 2.5 lbs with no creep. The stock is ugly but pillar bedded and the barrel is free-floating. I also bought the Nikon 3-9x40 on sale for $99 to go with it, but the tube is too short for the action. I will say the guys working at Academy were complete idiots. Worst gun-buying experience I've had and if it wasn't for the incredible price I would have walked away. I also bought my son his first rifle, a Thompson Center Hot Shot .22lr. It's a single-shot break barrel based on the T/C pro hunter rifles. Very nicely constructed gun, locks up tight, and has an aperture sight for teaching the kids. It also has an expanding stock (like the mossy 500's) to grow with the kids. It's only 30" and 3lbs. I think it might actually make a nice backpacking/squirrel gun... Range reports to follow.

Link to full article Short version is trailer fire kills two. Police don't know how or when it happened but are calling investigation complete. Love the quote from a small town Texas sheriff... Move along, nothing to see here.

Rainman, is this you? Take that media...

Navy North Island is GTG.

This looks extremely fun. Nueces Helicopter Pig Hunt (no music)

They probably tried to buy the patches with GTC rewards points...

So if MQ (as in MQ-1 or MQ-9) is multimission unmanned, will the new unmanned fighters be FQ-x? I don't know if FQ will work, or maybe it is completely appropriate...

Something about this seems like a very bad idea. Although I guess the jetwash would keep you warm.

Affirm. At least we have a few months until the move so we're thinking we'll build. It will actually be cheaper than buying one of the inflated established properties.

So, the new BAH rates for 2011 came out (STS) today. I'm moving to Clovis in a few months and guess what, the BAH for my paygrade dropped by $70 from CY10-CY11. The strange thing about that is house prices in Clovis have skyrocketed since the AFSOC takeover (almost double vs a few years ago in Clovis). So a similar house in Clovis to the one I'm in will cost $500 more per month than the one I'm currently in and I'm going to lose $300 per month in BAH. :bash:

At least they went with the belts instead of the diapers. They could have decided on that option so people would think about alcohol awareness and were not going "toilet" it happen again...