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Good dads are very special people. God bless him.

I’ll take it. PM to follow. Thanks.

Truly one of a kind, and a classy lady. Audrey Hepburn is the only other actress that was anywhere in the same league. I think I’ll watch Doris Day in “Calamity Jane” tonight. Wonderful movie! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YKlSNnscZck

As an SP in SEA I mostly worked at TOC (Headquarters). Nobody else wanted to work around officers but I found them to be pretty nice guys. The F4 pilots got their flight gear in the same building so I saw them come and go a lot. I was a gun person at the time and paid attention. The Model 15 was...

I had to quit iron sights years ago; I had just gotten back into AR carbines again and there was no way I could focus on the front sight AND a target. As the gun fund allowed it at the time, I wound up buying a l.5X Compact ACOG. Solved the problem beautifully. I liked it so much that I...

I figure the if I haven't owned gun 'X' by now I really never wanted it that badly. And over the years I bought a lot of guns that I wasn't that interested in after all, or just didn't pan out. But the ones that did are keepers that put a smile on my face. Some months back I did hit pay dirt on...

That's a good article... Major heart surgery last year did a number on me. I too like 1911s and full sized duty guns. My problems started while I was on vacation and using a new Ruger EC9S 9mm in pocket carry. For about 10 months that has been my buddy. It's flat, light, and fires 7 rounds. It...

I have a LOT of questions about the furnished red dot sight. I am quite tempted by the 4" .45 Shield and the RDS concept. BUT I would prefer to know a lot more and make my own decision on what to get and mounting details. Sort of the "cry only once" approach. This is a bit like buying a specific...

I refuse to own an ugly revolver. They are definitely a disturbance in the Force.

I've made a few; some turned out ok, a couple didn't. My first was a copy of one Bianchi's #2 Speed Scabbard for the 1911. I was in my last year of college (1965!) and couldn't afford the real deal. I used a heavy grade of shoe leather which was incredibly thick and tough. Turned out pretty...

I have been pleasantly surprised with the utility of an EC9S I bought about a year ago as and EDC. Yes, I prefer something closer to a compact, duty-sized gun (think 4" K frame/LW .45 Commander/Glock 19) but the little 9mm Ruger is small, flat, economical and functional. For the moment it does...

Retired from a large federal agency 25 (!) years ago. From 1972 onwards to today, if you turned me over and shook me, some sort of gun would fall out. Some guys were gun-oriented; most weren't then and now. LEOSA doesn't do me much good as my old outfit didn't support it and the local agencies...

4 year hitch Security Police; started in '65. First assignment was Beale AFB, where I pulled duty around the first operational SR-71s--a real hoot. 66-67, Ubon RTAFB, 8TFW--Wing Commander, Robin Olds. Mostly worked around the TOC so met quite a few of the pilots... Saw Old's Operation Bolo go...

I have liked the BHP Ever since 1959 when Jeff Cooper gave them a favorable mention in his book, Fighting Handguns. The first one I ever shot was a Canadian issue Inglis, in a “Commando Match”. pretty racy stuff in 1960! in those days I mostly shot 1911s. Finally got an Inglis of my own many...

Killed my TV two months ago. Not that I ever watched it; but it sure felt good to chop it off. Kept the internet connection, though.

A nice 4"TL is one of the few things I am watching out for. I have one that is a placeholder but was ridden hard and put away wet. I had it restored so as to not totally waste the money; so it looks very good but is not even a shooter. It was an object lesson not to deal with auction houses...

I bought one of those Sears Model 53 in .30-06 AKA the Winchester Model 670 in 1984 or so. I would usually hit the Army NG's KD range with it on most Friday afternoons. It was a very plain rifle--but would it ever shoot! Later on I found one in .243 for my daughter. Those were a lot of rifle...

I noticed a billboard on the way to Sheridan today that claimed the Mint dated to 1907. I kind of like the Irma in Cody myself.

I'm not really up to speed on my WWII tanks, but I am a John Boyd fan. When he was drafting his early presentations, he mentioned a Herman Balck. Balck spent a lot of time on the Russian front dealing with vastly greater numbers of Russian tanks--and often coming out on top. The US Army finally...

Watched it faithfully my first two years of college; then transferred and no TV available. A few years ago Amazon had the entire series for about $50, so I finally got to watch it all. 152 episodes, as I recall. Some excellent ones, too.