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Just watched the manager at IAH Centurian lounge verbally destroy some arrogant, entitled ass who was trying to big shot the check in and then got belligerent with the staff when they told him he had to do what everyone else does to get in. breath of fresh air!
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Nice!!!!! I've got the euro and asian common weapons too....Mausers, Mosin, Enfield, SKS, etc. I like them all unfortunately. In fact, the Enfield 5 MK1 (Jungle Carbine) might be my favorite. I don't know why - childhood fascination I guess. All I can figure is that all those Saturday's watching Rat Patrol imprinted on me. Haven't dipped into the German handguns yet. Too daunting to learn. Too many copies and variants - I get overwhelmed and don't have that itch. Hey - that sporterized 1903 far right looks like a really well done rifle. Any story to it? There are some damn fine custom rifles made off those actions. Someone spent some time and money on your dads. Not uncommon to see some exquisitely built rifles on that action from even the Griffin and Howes of the world.
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Yep - I was fortunate enough to get drawn on the random number generator in the very 1st cycle. Got a Remington frame with an Ithaca slide. Nice gun. They went through a few more rounds when it was lifetime limit of one 1911, and then they got some more. They reopened the applications. Now into what I guess they call phase II where someone like me who's already bought can put in for another. I'm in the hopper for another one if/when my number gets pulled. I'm up to 12 Garands, a 1911, a .30 carbine, a 1917, and two 1903s (1903's I bought in store in Talladega). It's a bad habit that's easy to justify because of their (CMP's) pricing. I tell myself I'm not spending money since they're priced well below market. That said, I'd never sell them unless under duress and if I'd run out of my wife's shit to sell.
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Got two more Garands from the CMP - bit unexpectedly. I'd forgotten I put in another request since it took 5 months to fill it, but pleased with what they shipped. S.A. receivers with summer '41 and spring '44 production dates. Barrels are new. Muzzle and throat readings are 0. Fascinating to think how many barrels have been fitted on the '41 especially. Stock shows impressions that this rifle was carried and shot a lot. You can feel where the off hand held the rifle and see where it rubbed against a back while slung.
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Our company deals with check fraud either coming or going 3-4 times a month. They either wash our outgoing check and our positive pay picks it up, or we don't get paid and find out the same thing happened to a check coming to us. Unless the banks are keeping an investigation under super secret wraps, I can only surmise that much/most of this goes unpunished. Seems to be a skimming operation off a stolen identity where fraudulent deposits are made and then funds withdrawn. Major PITA, but checks are still a big part of our payment process. Not everyone is set up for EFT yet, and that comes with its own set of issues and security concerns.
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Good shirts. When I'd go to Houston I'd get fitted and had some made. Nice people. Easy to work with / through if Houston is on your path. Old family business.
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They found additional human remains beneath the surfers' bodies. Looks like these bandits went to the well one too many times.
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Cart before the horse a bit there at Columbia. No plans on how they'll eat or drink. No knowledge that the school will stop you from getting your own food...but press conference to demand they don't? Writing checks their ass can't cash at this point.
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Agree on S&B Add Prvi Partizan to that list. I've bought a ton of it...usually through SG. I'm normally too slow for ammoseek and it can get cumbersome (for me). On management hunts with guests shooting doe and hogs, I normally hand them a box of S&B or PPU .243 or .270 if they're shooting my rifles. I'd probably describe both as A- ammo at C+ ammo prices. Both fill military and LE contracts around the world and have a LONG history. Quality stuff and discount prices.
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I didn't want to start evangelizing, but we share that common passion I believe.
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Doesn't it say somewhere in the Old Testament (Leviticus 6.8) that every man shall own at least one .270?
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Often, it's not so much the risk of being completely burned as it is the opportunity cost of better market returns with diversification. A family member is a good case study I try and always remember. She held T as her sole equity position prior to the break-up and then held the collective basket of entities for +50 years until her death - hanging on to that step-up in basis for dear life. Had the taxes been paid at any point and the balance simply invested in the S&P 500, the value would have been 10x at her death. She let a fear of taking gains and paying taxes dictate the investment decision instead of being just one facet of the decision. Would I invest X% of my assets in this today is the question everyone wakes up to, whether they realize it or not. If I wouldn't buy it today, why do I still own it is an interesting question to ask about any portfolio holding.
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If only my Model 70s could be sold for what Collectors puts on theirs........
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We're everywhere! Last weekend I had to participate / co-chair a rather larger event that included an open bar. Before things kicked off it was still quiet and I went to the bar and ordered a Topo Chico with lime. When the bartender gave me the drink, he commented that I watched him make the drink like someone who wanted to make sure he got it right. I told him I didn't drink at all and that everyone was happier for it. He laughed, stuck out his hand and said "I'm T.J. and I've got 10 years." We talked some about our time and stories, and he took extra care to make sure he was the only bartender who made my drinks as the evening progressed. At the end of the night I gave him a healthy tip on the side, he came out and hugged me and told me to keep doing the deal. CSB - I know. It's happened to all of us and has happened to me before, but I believe it to be important to stop and recognize it for what it is.....and it ain't a coincidence or accident.
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That's a good one to discuss with your sponsor who probably sees it from an objective perspective. Could easily be the EX just stirring up shit. Most teens won't even look up from their phones long enough to realize a parent slipped out for an hour and a half to get to a meeting and back. If you're intentional about the time you do spend with them, I'd venture to make a SWAG that it isn't a real issue. I'd go sit down with your sponsor and then maybe sit down with the kids individually and talk it out. Find the truth for each one and adjust if needed from there. It's always a balancing act that ebbs and flows, but as you said....the reality is that without the program there is no dad in the picture at all.
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For a few years, we hunted from the cab of an old Ford truck that had broken down and been left for dead. The steering wheel and windshield had been taken out and we just used the bench seat- all the cushion was gone, plywood cut to cover the seat frame and we sat on pillows. Called it the Park-N-Shoot.
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I’ve been looking at those to tinker with when on the phone. Looks cool!
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For me personally - with no dog in the fight.....I firmly believe in the power of properly funded permanent insurance when the need is there. But, I would never call it an investment and don't consider it as such. It also has no benefit and may even be detrimental to most. It's a funding vehicle for certain situations and a flexible asset I can use to my advantage - but again...it isn't an investment for me and in my mind. I'm a business owner and have seen how it works, how it works for me and what it did for my predecessors over my 35 year tenure and the company's 80 year life. It's a fantastic tool for me to use in planning and funding certain obligations....both professionally and personally. It is also a horrible tool for one of my shop guys to buy when he's barely able to even fund his 401(k) to grab my matching dollars. I control an ESOP, and I must plan for buying out certain employees at their death or in retirement - whichever comes first. I fund that obligation with permanent life insurance. If they retire prior to them dying, I use the cash in the policy (that protected me from the liability of them dying early) to pay them off via a loan and I have negligible cost to access those funds. When they die, I recoup all of my premiums, their buyout, and then some. All the while I was protected from an unfunded obligation in their early years for pennies on the dollar. My working capital was protected. I have a close friend with a handicapped daughter. He peels off a fraction of his estate annually and funds a permanent policy that will take care of her at his death, without disinheriting her siblings. He spends 1-2 percent of his estate anually on those premiums. His estate and the other children will get that spend back at his death (with a multiplier) and his disabled daughter will have perpetual care. It's an asset class and not an investment in my mind. Two things can be true at the same time.
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It's a tool - nothing more nothing less. When used properly in the right situation to solve the proper problem, it is highly effective and has enormous benefits. When used in the wrong application, it's akin to trying to cut down a tree with a screwdriver. Investing in hedge funds and fine art is ridiculous for a 20-something with a 5-figure income and 4 kids, but that doesn't mean those don't have a place for someone else. The stigma associated with cash value life insurance is associated with certain salespeople and how/where they sell it, but that doesn't mean its a bad product.
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I can't figure out what anyone is arguing over. Unless this is just a personality clash or a lover's quarrel, it appears that everyone is saying the same thing. No plan has a 100% success rate regardless of any future/unknown event. A "plan" of any kind is based on assumptions and past experience. A 4% withdrawal rate is considered to be a reasonable rate and backtests to a high probability of success (nothing is guaranteed including the full faith and credit of the Federal Government). A 6% withdrawal rate is risky - I can't figure out who said otherwise. Sequence of risk is dampened by any more conservative withdrawal rate and further dampened by a separate cash reserve. It moves the success rate higher for any given rate. What's the bone of contention?
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Only made a few hundred before a trademark battle with the Grizzly semi-auto and labor costs to machine parts and hand tune one at a time ate them up. Old employees state that the production was only in the 100's even though they have 4-digit serial numbers.
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Mikkenger Arms / Dallas, TX (Edmund de la Garrigue) Model: Grizzly- 44 mag
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Hint - "The frame on these (grip frame and "main frame") is one-piece. There is a side plate on the left side of the gun that allows access to the internals. The side plate is held on by a screw hidden under the left grip panel. By using a one-piece frame, the guns are strong enough to handle .44 Magnum pressures while being the size of a Colt SAA."
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