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  1. My wife (43, 5’2”, no pics) had a Bersa Thunder .380 with a laser grip for a while. It was what we settled on after some full size S$W .38 revolvers, Ruger pocket revolvers, and some other options. The bersa was hers for years but was so lightweight, the snappy nature annoyed her. Range trips were short.

    I brought home a Glock g48 9mm for myself.

    At our next range trip, she tried the Glock. She was able to rack the slide easier than the bersa. The snap was easier. She was able to get a comfortable grip, better than any of my other pistols.

    The Glock is now hers.

    Everyone has their best option. Rent, rent, rent. Then buy. It’s cheaper.

  2. It's a none issue.   I looked at the 34 earlier and the stock release switch is better than the 17's.   But, I also looked at the Walther, Springfield and several others.   I liked something about everyone of them but the Walther and Echelon were my favorites.   The shop closest to home has a used Sig 226 for $500.   HPD officer turned it in and they think it might have 200-300 rounds through it.   I was not going to spend what a 226 should cost new but that used one is making me really think about it.  

    Sig 226 for $500 Is a great deal.

    PDs will issue sides and there are officers that only qualify when they have to. Sidearms will go months without firing according to my retired APD cousin. Believe it or not, some cops are not gun nuts or care very little about range time. He never carried what he was issued. Instead he opted to carry a Glock G21 .45.

    That being said, every used pistol I got off TGT “only had 250 rounds through it”. Right.

    Also could have been an end of contract situation. A cop may have gotten a Sig P320 as part of a new contract so he sold his old carry.

    The departments will also sell whole batches of unissued firearms if they change primary contracts. The first few Glock G22s I bought at GT distributors were department inventory that still had the manufacturer bronze paste or whatever that stuff was. Never fired, never cleaned.

    Again, It’s a good buy. I have a 226 and it’s a great gun.

    If I didn’t have a CZ I would shoot it a lot more than I do.
  3. No regrets here. It’s a lot of money for a pocket knife especially when I have dozens of really good knives already. It’s not better at opening boxes than my others and it won’t be the end of my knife habit.

    It is a good looking knife and I really like the blue stud and spacer.

    I knew it was a big knife but it does not eat as much pocket space as I thought it would. It takes up about the same space as a Griptillian and less than a spyderco shaman.

    It’s pretty stiff so I’m bruising my thumb trying to break it in.

    Similar to my small Sebenza you can tell it’s a quality knife.

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  4. After years of hemming and hawing, this arrived today: Chris Reeve Large Sebenza 31

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    The small Sebenza I bought used a few years ago used on bladeforums so I knew I’d get a large Sebenza eventually.

    They seem impossible to find retail and sell out on the bf exchange immediately.

    Thankfully, CRK changed the design on their inlays so I didn’t form over an extra $150 for the micarta version.

    Ultimately found an authorized dealer on eBay Action Concepts based in ….. Austin.


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  5. A fuckton....seriously people don't understand physics and just how much water they have in their pool.  Put it this way, if you got say a 20K gallon pool you have about 170K pounds of water in there aand are gonna need 8000+ pounds of ice to drop that bitch 10 degrees.  

    Physics involves the science of motion.

    Thermodynamics involves the science of a change in temperature.

    I think. Actually I have no idea. I was a math major.
  6. Of Course a knife guy is also a backpack nerd. Had a synapse for a bit, but the straps just never sat right on my shoulders. So got rid of it. We used a Parental Unit for our diaper bag for our kiddo, and the only tote bags I use at HEB are the Bihn Monster Trucks. GREAT totes. Great company as well. My daily carry backpack now rotates between three different Mystery Ranch bags. The Futura yoke system is a game changer for comfort. I'll give the same disclaimer I gave for the backpack game I gave for lights. Don't go down that road. Will cost you so much money. 

    Gonna have to watch what Tom Bihn the company does next. The founders sold to another company and they started rolling out X-Pac that TB the person said he would
    Never do.

    I have two Synapse and a medium Road Buddy but that’s it….for now.
  7. About seven years ago outside a gas station some homeless dude asked my to buy him some shit. All he had was this knife to give me. I took it thinking I’d just chuck it because…fucking mossy oak. But holy shit, to this day it’s the sharpest blade I own. Don’t know what it’s made of but damn did Mossy Oak nail this. Too big to be my edc but what a great fucking blade. 
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    Tom Bihn Synapse bag in the back? I have the same.
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  8. Well fuck. After being out of the acquiring game for several years. It would seem I'm back in. Got a Vero Axon Mini last month. And yeah, I'm gonna need more Vero knives now.
    Also started buying new flashlights again.
     
    motherfuck, I'm off the wagon gents. Send Help.
     
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    And the cycle begins anew

    I spent the morning browsing wurkkos and acebeam flashlights after my kid took my Olight warrior mini. I took it back and am looking for a tail switch light for him to have. Wurkkos FC12

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    In the process of looking for his new light I think I found my next impulse buy

    Acebeam e70 mini Ti

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  9. Why does it seem impossible to find Bermuda sod in round rock area by the pallet for delivery.

    The place on north IH35 is always out.

    There is another place on 290 that doesn’t have enough supply to warrant a delivery.

    Any tips?

  10. Finally got serious and bought something not sold on Banggood.

    Arrma Big Rock 3s brushless V3. 1:10

    It’s my second 3s vehicle and has some serious speed. I’m sure I’ll have it in need of repairs soon. Which should be easier than waiting for parts from china when I broke the others.

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    As an aside I hate the sizing standards for RCs. The Big Rock and the truck on the left are. It’s 1:10. Not even close.

    All of the below are fun as hell. Even the little ref buggy from WLToys will destroy most anything at a big box store.

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    Some day I’ll go for a Bigger RC like the 4S Outkast or 6S Infraction, but for now, this one will do….
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  11. I haven't combed through 136 pages, and I ain't gonna.
     
    Has anyone watched Inside Man?
     

    Yes. Tucci is great and it’s an okay watch.

    I have a real hard time with movies where the whole plot falls apart if people just listened to the other person. This is one of those.
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