fm2176
-
Posts
1,215 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
76
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Posts posted by fm2176
-
-
Picked up the Ryobi rotary tool last week, price was $69 and is now $42 at my local store ($37.80 if you qualify for a 10% discount). It comes with a few bit and accessories and, unlike the Hitachi 12v rotary tool I already had, is designed in a pencil-like style with a cord going to a base station. Having used the Hitachi a bit, it is nice not having a cord to drag around, but admittedly it can be a bit bulky and awkward for some projects.
-
1
-
-
On 11/25/2021 at 4:19 PM, T75R said:
Love this thread. Being current law enforcement I’ll get back to you guys on what I own with some pics!
Sounds great! I'll upload some pics myself before long.
Speaking of law enforcement I really miss my police surplus S&W Model 19. I still have the Winchester 1200 Riot that looks like it was issued to a supervisor due to its lack of wear. I want another Model 19 but am torn between looking for a decent used gun and buying a new production version. The Model 29 is nice but I need a shoulder holster for daily carry due to the size and weight.
-
1
-
-
Unless you want to get an adapter that allows you to use American chargers in Sweden, you're probably out of luck. To the best of my knowledge, Ryobi Power Tools are a North American brand licensed by Techtronic Indrustries (TTI) and sold exclusively by The Home Depot who also own the rights to Milwaukee, Ridgid/AEG, and the relatively new Hart line of power tools, among other non-power tool brands.
It seems that Japan had a separate line of Ryobi power tools but there has been no mention of those for over 5 years, so they're probably discontinued.
-
In my opinion, the problem is that less gun-friendly states are affected by large urban centers controlling the political agenda of states. I wont disparage either of the two main political parties here, as this isn't a political site, but suffice to say that while the majority of, say, New York's geographical area is populated by gun owners, the majority of its population live in urban centers (NYC in particular). I have friends from Upstate New York, and Army buddies who have been stationed at Fort Drum, NY. Outside of big cities like NYC, Buffalo, and Rochester, most of the state is rural. As a native Virginian I see the same thing happening. Travel the I-81 corridor out west, drive 30 minutes or so away from the I-95 and I-66 corridors in Northern Virginia, or get out of the Newport News/Virginia Beach area municipalities, and you're likely to see someone open carrying a pistol, standing on the side of the highway with their shotgun during hunting season, or going about their business while likely carrying a legally concealed handgun. The new flipper house is located about 30 minutes from Fort Lee and hunters are constantly driving by the house in their annoyingly loud pickups with equally loud mud tires.
Guns kill people, though, much like the SUV killed people in Waukesha, and as such responsible gun owners should be regulated by their state governments until, and if, the federal government can further regulate them [sarc off]. Speaking as a potential future cop, the scary thing is that some law enforcement officers know little about gun laws. Before enlisting, I was perusing a local thrift shop when the off-duty Richmond Sheriff's Deputy working security approached me told me to put my legally carried .357 in my car, telling me he could arrest me as it's illegal to carry a handgun in certain areas. I just looked it up and the law is still on the books (emphasis added): https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title18.2/chapter7/section18.2-287.4/
"§ 18.2-287.4. Carrying loaded firearms in public areas prohibited; penalty.
It shall be unlawful for any person to carry a loaded (a) semi-automatic center-fire rifle or pistol that expels single or multiple projectiles by action of an explosion of a combustible material and is equipped at the time of the offense with a magazine that will hold more than 20 rounds of ammunition or designed by the manufacturer to accommodate a silencer or equipped with a folding stock...in the Cities of Alexandria, Chesapeake, Fairfax, Falls Church, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond, or Virginia Beach or in the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Henrico, Loudoun, or Prince William."
In short the Deputy was right, to a degree. Also, I can't fault him for lacking experience in enforcement of the law, as Richmond and other larger population centers (to include all of those listed in the above section of the Code) have separate police departments, with the Sheriff's Offices being mostly relegated to court security, corrections operations, and serving subpoenas. My 7-shot Taurus Model 617 did not meet the criteria for an offense, nor have any of the numerous handguns I've owned until the recent Glock purchase (if I wanted to walk around with the 33-round mag in the pistol for some reason).
Next month I might buy an inexpensive but quality AR-15 (I'll have to do some research, but hear decent things about he S&W M&P 15 series). I have dozens of magazines, can sign for the latest Army-issued optic for demonstration purposes to mate with my prototype night vision system, and have twenty years of experience with the M14A4, M4, and M4A1, not to mention the post-ban Bushmaster I used to own and even the XM177E2 I maintained in an arms room years ago.
-
1
-
-
Open carry is a nice option at times, especially for outdoorsmen, and it sucks that some states don't allow it. It also sucks that Shall Issue concealed carry permits aren't a nation wide standard. If you are legally able to possess a firearm and acquire the requisite training, why not issue a permit without requiring proof of need or other nonsense?
Renting guns is a good option...I had a range near me that did so (to include automatic weapons), but admittedly I have never rented a firearm. Selecting a carry handgun is very subjective based on personal needs and preference. I'm comfortable with a revolver and a couple of speed loaders (got my second Pachmayr for the .38 over the weekend), but it felt natural carrying the full sized G17 over the weekend, which is easily concealable with a long jacket.
-
So, the .44 stayed in the room I sleep in while I was at the house, and in the truck when I had to go out. The .38 was pocket carried most of the time, and the G17 was kept in its holster but mostly carried in my jacket pocket. Today was a bit nicer, so I open carried the G17 while working, mostly burning brush but also carrying ice shield up the ladder.
-
Virginia state law allows a maximum of 45 days for concealed handgun permit processing. I've heard that some courts use almost all of that time lately, but my first permit took maybe three weeks.
Virginia allows open carry...I carried from the age of around 18, but I'm honestly not a big fan as I feel it makes me a target. In the '90s I was often asked to leave businesses and had police respond numerous times for exercising my right to carry. Besides that hassle, I'm constantly on edge when others are around, you just don't know what someone might do (try to grab your weapon, etc.).
My M1911 was purchased for $100 from a fellow Soldier that had to sell his firearms. Some units have used them since then, but the Beretta M9 replaced the M1911 in 1985 or so, and the Beretta is currently being replaced by the Sig Sauer M17.
I'm travelling now, with all three new to me firearms. The .44 with two speed loaders full of .44 SPL and two speed strips loaded with .44 Magnum; the. 38 with a speed loader and some loose rounds, and the G17 with 84 rounds of 9mm. Should be covered at the project house in the middle of nowhere this weekend.
-
1
-
-
Loaded the mags earlier after buying 100 more rounds of ammo, and contemplating open carry over the weekend. It's a chore loading the 33 round mag, and it looks ridiculous in the pistol, but it should be a good spare for hotel stays and such, along with the Winchester 1200 Riot gun. I really like the "BOOM!" of a magnum revolver, but can't argue with the potential of 52 9mm rounds in three mags (counting a chambered round) versus six with two speed loaders.
-
Being a left-handed person, I'm used to having to work around designs such as the M1911, but the Glock should be intuitive for me (as I usually carry revolvers), given its lack of manual safety. I can't wait to take this to the range, and may get another before long...maybe the G26 so I can use the G17 mags in a pinch but have a more concealable firearm.
Speaking of which, I may get to the courthouse today to submit my concealed carry permit renewal.
-
I kept a G23 for a friend years ago and convinced myself I didn't like Glocks. After getting the G17 yesterday and doing dry fire drills, I've reconsidered. Once my time in the Army is done, I'm considering a couple of law enforcement agencies. Both issue Glock 17s, so I wanted to have something to train with prior to the Academy (although over 25 years of gun-handling, a degree in Criminal Justice, and 20+ years in the military should give some kind of edge).
Ammo is hit or miss. Fort Belvoir, Quantico Marine Corps Base, and my local gun shop usually have certain calibers in stock, but I've taken to carrying jacketed ball ammunition in lieu of the personal defense hollow points I carried in the '90s to '00s.
-
Okay, I guess gun types don't frequent these forums.
But...I bought a Glock 17 today. It came with three 17 round magazines and the store was out of additional ones (I really wanted to have four mags with one in the chamber for 69 total), so I bought a 33 round mag and the Glock Combat Holster. Now I just need to find more ammo. Carried a .45, .38, and .32 this past weekend, and probably going with 9mm, .38, and .44 this weekend.
-
Jamis is correct; my father-in-law cursed his Ryobi lithium batteries when they both "failed" a few weeks after he got them. He got the 2-pack holiday Special Buy but kept using his old charger, ultimately returning them and getting a new Ni-Cad battery for probably the same price as the two.
Fortunately, most of these growing pains should be sorted out by now due to the passage of time. Ten years ago, as Ni-Cad was being replaced by Li-Ion, it wasn't uncommon to see Ni-Cad only chargers. Besides Ryobi (who still uses the same battery form), Porter Cable, DeWalt, and I believe Ridgid released Li-Ion kits and batteries with dual-chemistry chargers. The uninformed (and not a knock against professionals but how many of those who use tools daily really stay informed about the latest technologies?) would simply buy a new battery--often with claims of "more power" or "more runtime"--throw it on their legacy charger, and scratch their heads as to why it wouldn't charge. I might be wrong, but I'm fairly certain Ryobi discontinued their Ni-Cad packs, while DeWalt stopped producing 18v Li-Ion stem packs shortly after 20v Max was released.
-
Paying full retail price for batteries is a no-go for me. Instead, I look for discounted kits (special buys and the like). A few examples include the Ryobi One+ 4-position ratchet kits that were recently on clearance. Bare tool price is $79, Special Buy kit price was $89, and the included 1.5Ah battery retail for $49.97. I bought one kit at $63, kept the battery, and gave the ratchet to a friend. When the price dropped to $45, I bought a kit for myself. So, for under $100 (with 10% discount) I got the batteries, two chargers, and two ratchets. Another example is the Milwaukee M18 Compact Brushless drill kit. Bare tool runs around $130, 2Ah battery is $79, and the Special Buy kit price was $99 a few years back. I lacked any compact batteries at the time, so when i found two kits for $60 apiece I snatched them up. That deal netted two compact batteries, two M18/M12 charges, two drills, and cost $108 plus tax.
-
On 9/29/2021 at 4:05 PM, Eric - TIA said:
Looks like an awesome gun. I am stuck in between. I like the high tech tactical ones but more to go wrong or get in the way. When it comes down to it, I am on board, simple is the way to go. I am not going to give it away, but going to get something cool in a couple of months. Yes, it's more a long barrel and tactical, but cool in my book. After that, i want to get a Benelli Shotgun. However you have me looking more into the revolvers. There is just something about them that is awesome. I also want an old west rifle. The Henry's look nice.
The tactical looking firearms are very popular, and when set up properly by a trained and experienced owner, they are very effective at doing what they do. I'll probably get another AR15 at some point for the same reason so many other veterans do--it's second nature for us to effectively engage a target, reload under stress, and perform immediate action, among other things, with an AR15-style weapon. After all, we train with them our entire careers and many of us have used them in combat situations overseas.
A few things I've considered as my tastes in guns have evolved are a) historical significance, b) practicality for self and/or home defense, c) cost/trade value, and d) legal considerations. For example, most of my rifles are military surplus bolt actions, with designs dating from the late-1800s into the 1940s and hence, historically significant if not exceptionally valuable. For self and home defense I like having a primary pistol or revolver, backup pistol or revolver, and either my police surplus riot gun or the Coach Gun, along with a few reloads for each. Nothing fancy, and nothing that will over-penetrate. If I stumble across a really good deal I buy it, such as my $100 M1911, and if someone is willing to make a trade that is mutually beneficial I strongly consider it. Finally, I look at what is or may be targeted by politicians and media (recent examples include bump stocks and pistol braces) as well as how a prosecutor may use my choice of firearms against me if I ever need to use one in self-defense or if another firearms-related criminal charge is filed (brandishing, etc. I've seen how skewed the "justice" system is in brandishing and illegally concealed weapons cases and don't want any part of that.
When I received my concealed carry permit years ago and began regularly carrying the Para-Ordnance Tac-Four inside-the-waistband, I changed my wardrobe significantly...shorts/pants a size too big, tucked in undershirt, and loose Hawaiian shirt (the pattern helps to camouflage printing) or long coat. I bought the Model 19 while shopping for a J-Frame snub-nose and found that my frame can easily conceal a 4" barrel K-Frame. If and when I carry the N-Frame Model 29, I'll have to find a good holster and clothing combination for it. As for the far more concealable 856, I'm holster shopping this afternoon and may pick up another speed loader and some speed strips.
-
The Henry's do look nice, the PX had a Mare's Leg model when I bought the S&W. I only own the Henry US Survival (aka AR-7). I do have a Winchester Model 94 in .45 Colt, and had one in .30-30 before it was stolen. A Ruger Vaquero and Stoeger Coach Gun round out my Cowboy Action guns if I ever decide to get into that scene.
-
Before I begin this post, let me state that I'm not trying to start any sort of political debate. Please keep things civil, while I suspect that many people who visit these forums are gun owners (I know quite a few are current or former military and law enforcement), I understand why some people feel differently. I'm posting here because, frankly, firearms are tools and responsible gun owners seem to inundate the trades and blue collar society in general.
Anyway, last month I bought a revolver I'd been wanting for years. I posted about it in the following thread but decided to create this thread so as not to further hijack the below one.
Today I bought another revolver: https://www.taurususa.com/revolvers/taurus-856. It was admittedly an impulse buy, but having owned a Model 85 in the '90s and a Model 617 in the early 2000's, I knew that Taurus makes good revolver that offer substantial bang for the buck (pun intended). The 856 is essentially a slightly larger, six-shot version of the five-shot 85, and my next purchases will, as always, be a few boxes of ammo, good holsters, speed loaders, and speed strips.
I'm nearing 20 years of service as an Army Infantryman. Like many of my peers I'm a "gun guy", but unlike quite a few, I'm not the "tacticool" sort. My Beretta 92F was made in 1988 and lacks any sort of rail system or optic, the only semi-auto military-style rifle I have is a Yugoslavian M48/56 SKS, and the most tactical firearm I have is probably the custom Mossberg 590 I bought while Clinton was still in office. My AR15, FN-FAL, HK91, and MAK-90 are all long gone and I've never owned a short-barreled rifle or suppressor.
Now, I won't list every firearm I still own as most will succumb to floodwaters in the near future, but I've grown to appreciate the simple and time-proven types. Revolvers, slide-action shotguns, and military bolt-action rifles are simply more fun to me these days. I'll still carry semi-auto pistols, but usually prefer having a .32 as a backup to a .38 or .357. Glocks have never appealed to me (a bias I'll probably have to get over if I pursue a career in law enforcement), and my mantra has always been to carry with a round chambered and at least two reloads, whether it's 46 rounds of 9mm for my Beretta, 22 rounds of .32 for the Kel-Tec, or 18 rounds of .44 SPL for the Model 29.
I spent years foregoing the purchase of new guns, spending a lot of money over the past 5+ years on tools instead, but my final months in the Army will be spent rebuilding my collection. I'll update this thread as I buy from licensed dealers, since the Form 4473s will be kept on file regardless. There's something about knowing that you have the equipment to defend yourself and loved ones, but equipment is just part of self-defense. Training, vigilance, and having the social awareness to avoid risky situations are equally important.
-
Well, for better or worse, 40v has gone the way of the dodo. I thought about buying a 40v mower almost four years ago, when the initial 20v mower was getting some bad press due to runtime. I went with EGO instead, and little over a year later I saw this: https://toolguyd.com/dewalt-40v-max-cordless-outdoor-power-tools-discontinued/.
There's nothing more disappointing than buying a "professional" or "premium" item and having it fail with little use. When you buy Ryobi you expect to get your money's worth, but you don't expect it to perform on the same level as DeWalt or Milwaukee. When you buy one of the latter brands you pay for something that is supposedly engineered and manufactured to survive heavy usage. When those tools fail with little use (usually after the warranty period), it makes you wonder if you just threw away that money...
-
https://www.smith-wesson.com/product/model-29
It's a tool. Bought it to (finally) replace the Model 19 that was stolen back in December 2012. I have a feeling another .357 will be coming soon as a more practical carry revolver. Now I need to order a couple of speed loaders and a few speed strips, and find a couple of decent holsters.
-
1
-
-
Builder's Square, Hechingers, both gone (in the '90's, IIRC), while Lowe's moved from a Dollar General sized store to a true big box (in my area). I'm heading to HD once they open to pick up some more Orbi WiFi extenders (on clearance from $200 to $50). Their prices aren't too bad, especially considering the 10% discount that's given for military and contractors.
-
I can understand your frustration. The Surebonder website isn't loading properly for me at the moment, but I did not see much mention of staple sizes. I'm all aboard with the T50 standard for common staples, and not sure why some companies would wish to use proprietary sizes (outside of generating more revenue, at least).
-
Looks nice, definitely shorter than the 887!
-
I could very well be the batteries. If you've been using the screwdriver daily for two years, they might be getting close to their charge cycle limit. I have two of these screwdrivers, with the two batteries that came in my first kit (found it on clearance for $35 at the PX, and later found a bare tool for about $20). I don't use mine daily, though.
It seems that a new battery is under $30: https://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-8-Volt-MAX-Lithium-Ion-Battery-Pack-1-0Ah-DCB080/204475930. Since you use your gyro screwdriver so often, it may be worth the investment to pick one up.
-
My local Lowe's had the Bostitch pneumatic wire weld framing nailer marked down to $49 from $249. A bunch of various wire weld nails were also on clearance. I paid $177 for the nailer, three Swanson speed bevels (50% off original price) and about eight boxes of nails.
-
Stopped by Direct Tools Outlet on my way back from North Carolina and picked up the Ryobi inflator for $36. I wanted to buy something there but have nearly everything I need, so I went cheap. I plan to kit all of our vehicles out with inflators, impact wrenches, and basic emergency kits. Already had the DeWalt and M12 inflators, so I figured I'd get this one. Next will probably be a Ridgid version for my son's car; I got him an impact wrench and drill/impact driver combo a couple of years ago.
The DOUBLE NOUN game.
in Pub Talk
Posted
Insect repellent