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Tpoppa

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  1. Acquired a big carbon dioxide type fire extinguisher. Sprayed it out of the car window as a buddy was driving down 480 so it looked like a rocket car. Somehow we didn't get pulled over. At a job I had in HS, we used a tow motor to surround a coworkers car with with 6ft stacks of pallets.
  2. You need a carpet cleaner to wash your bike?
  3. Sig P250 It's modular. You can swap out everything. Calibers & frame sizes. There's a P250 .40 package you can get for around $400 that includes a .357sig barrel. You can even swap to 9mm or .45 and only have 1 serial number. Early reviews of the P250 were so-so, but now it seems that is Sig has everything worked out.
  4. Whoever buys this can get a full Muzzy Exhaust with carbon can for under $200! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MUZZYS-EXHAUST-MUFFLER-KAWASAKI-ZR750K-Z750S-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem3f0832546cQQitemZ270720455788QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
  5. Bump for riding weather.
  6. In real life nothing. In courtroom that is a huge difference. A DA will twist and turn everything to make you look like a gunslinger. A modified gun is more lethal in the DA's eyes. Massad Ayoob is one of the leading authorities on the subject. He preaches the doctrine that modification leads to liability for LEOs and civilian gun owners. His articales are worth a read. http://thetruthaboutguns.com/2011/01/brad-kozak/the-massad-ayoob-chronicles-part-v/ ...Generally, as a rule of thumb, anything that will make the gun shoot better for the shooter under extreme stress and poor light is absolutely defensible. And the reason is, if it makes you more likely to hit under those adverse conditions, it concomitantly reduces the danger of a wild shot that might hit a bystander. The two things I would strongly advise against doing and have strongly advised against doing, would be a trigger pull lighter than the factory recommends, and removal or de-activation of a safety device. You try not to give weapons to your opponent. If I have an [opposing] attorney trying to nail my scalp to the wall, I’m not gonna give him the sound bite of “Ladies and gentlemen, you’re here to determine whether this man was reckless, and arrogant, and negligent. Ladies and gentlemen, he was so reckless, he deactivated the safety device on a lethal weapon. And he was so arrogant, he thought he knew more about this gun than the designer.” Tell me how you’re gonna get past that. As far as the light trigger pull, your problem there, number one, is it has historically been linked to unintended discharges. So problem one, under stress, we SAY we’re gonna keep our finger off the trigger. The trouble with that study done in Europe with trained emergency-response personnel, indicated that several times, the sensors that were put on the test gun picked up a finger touching it [the trigger], when the officers swore that during the high-stress exercise their finger had never entered the trigger guard. It apparently occurs unconsciously, as the mind says “Hey, if we have to shoot this thing, we want to verify we can reach the trigger.” Second, you can go to court and say “I didn’t accidentally discharge the gun, I always keep my finger outside the trigger.” And they will then hit you with the bomb. “So, you want this jury to believe that you’re incapable of making a mistake? You’re the first perfect human being in two thousand and ten years. Is that what you’re telling this jury?” Now that is gonna be a pretty tough sell... It's your ass. Cover it how you see fit.
  7. The CCW instructor was also an Internal Affairs Officer. He spends much time investigating 'good' shootings and 'bad' shootings. And was no stranger to the courtroom for criminal and civil cases involving definsive shootings. His arguements were convincing. Modifying is different than accesorizing. Sawing off a shotgun (even if it is still the legal size) is seen as a home hack job because the weapon wasn't deadly enough for your needs. Opposing council would definitely find some traction there. That could be a problem, especially in a civil trial. To put the odds in my favor...I wouldn't cut X's in bullet tips, cut anything off, disable safeties, etc. You can do whatever you want...YMMV
  8. If you should ever need to use a firearm for self defense, odds are you will wind up in court. Even if you were 100% within your rights. A modified firearm would most likely be a point of contention in court. The instructor in my CCW course actually made a big deal about this. Something to consider...YMMV.
  9. Have you fired an XD? I wound up with an XD40 that was too good of a deal to pass up. The grip fits my hand much better than a Glock. Shot the XD the other day for the first time. I was impressed with the accuracy and the pistol overall. I prefer it and my M&P to the Glock 22 I used to own.
  10. 160hp with no valve adjustments. Gotta like that.
  11. It's this one. Like new. With a 3rd factory mag. http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/24/products_id/30988
  12. Simpler and cheaper to trade. It looks like a LNIB XD should look.
  13. Anybody interested in trading for a LNIB XD40 4", w/XD gear, & 3 factory 12 rd mags. It's a really nice pistol, but I prefer 9mm to .40. I would be interedsted in trading for an M&P 9 full size, XD9, G17, G19, maybe some others. If not, I'll throw it in the safe.
  14. I am a huge basketball fan, and was a Cavs fan long before lebron came to town... The 61 win Cavs weren't good enough, so lebron bolts for Miami where he can 'easily' win a championship with his buddies. Players colluded to bypass mgmt to create a team with an abundance of individual talent but little on court chemistry. And that's just what that have. They can overwhelm bad teams with individual talent. But, when elite teams beat them with good team basketball, they cry? Really? This is absolutely hilarious. lebron made himself a target with his skip-town-and-win-right-now-decision. He didn't seem to want the pressure of being The Man in Cleveland, so he created a situation with WAY more pressure in south beach. Too bad, but crying...never seen anything like it. :cry::cry:
  15. All you need is a fist full of amphetamines, a big bore rice rocket...and it's war baby, War of the Superbikes!
  16. Unless Charlie Sheen can snort it...I've lost interest.
  17. I went through 3 Road Attack rears. Good mileage and plenty grippy for leaning through the twisites. When I burn through my PR2, I may give the RA2 a try. There are lots of good tire choices these days.
  18. hmmm...this may be my next http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPliHk1sLkw
  19. ^^ a .22 pistol w/scope is loads of fun. Buckmark, S&W, Ruger, etc, all good.
  20. If you like shooting for the sake of shooting, a .22 target pistol is hard to beat. They're inexpensive, accuracy is impressive, and cheap to shoot. I have a S&W 22S with a Pro Point. It'll tear out the center of a bulls eye at 50 ft.
  21. I would agree with you, except for the millions of $s, tons of hot women, and years of partying like a rockstar.
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