Hi guys. Long time no see

[kiteman]

Hey sumi! What's hopping?

[Tone2TheBone]

My ears were itching (thanks Sunvalley). Welcome back KM. I came back too a little while ago. Haven't posted much though. I'm waiting for more zombie game threads I guess.

I too should be attending a conceal carry class in the fall. I haven't decided what I want to use though. I have a Springfield Armory XDm 3.8 in .40 S&W. The barrel is short enough but the 16 round capacity grip is a tad long. I've seen some guys conceal it good though with a decent IWB holster just behind their side pant pocket. I still may consider a single stack 9mm of some type though.

[kiteman]

I used to have a Kel-Tec PF9 9mm. It conceals very well (same gun Zimmerman used) and I bought it for CC. I got hooked on shooting at the range and after over 1000 rounds my hand said enough already, get a bigger gun LOL, I sold it and got a S&W Sigma 9mm. Yeah, I can tell the difference. Later I bought the Sig P250c 40sw and that's some power there. I put the 9mm back in the box and stashed it away (too good to sell) now I carry the 40.

They both have over 1200 rounds through 'em. Damn I love shooting.

This is from my last trip to the range. I put on the stickers after each 10 rounds so I always have a "fresh" target. Also I can watch the patterns and adjust from it.

[sunvalleylaw]

My ears were itching (thanks Sunvalley).

[Tig***]

My ears were itching (thanks Sunvalley). Welcome back KM. I came back too a little while ago. Haven't posted much though. I'm waiting for more zombie game threads I guess.

I too should be attending a conceal carry class in the fall. I haven't decided what I want to use though. I have a Springfield Armory XDm 3.8 in .40 S&W. The barrel is short enough but the 16 round capacity grip is a tad long. I've seen some guys conceal it good though with a decent IWB holster just behind their side pant pocket. I still may consider a single stack 9mm of some type though.

T2B! Good to see ya!

I'd consider the XD sub-compact 3" for CC, but that will cost you another purchase. Zombies aren't particular, though.

[sumitomo]

Just been busy trying not to be busy,I'm not on the computer much anymore and if I am it's to play guitar I have been on JamPlay for awhile now and I highly recommend it to anyone looking to learn,improve or just get out of a rut and at 100 bucks a year it's a bargain.I'm glad to hear you didn't sell everything kite man I remember you were fed up,I don't think we ever stop learning glad to see your still around.Sumi

[kiteman]

Well, I can't let go of my favorite guitar and amp can't I?

I still noodle once in a while but I don't feel creative anymore. Just that I don't forget my E, A and D.

[Katastrophe]

Kiteman... Muddy... Ron... Sumi...Tone ... Saw Oldguy check in as well on another thread... I do have to say that this is awesome, and it's good to see you all posting!

[Tig***]

Now all we need is Reverent Rawk Marnold...

[kiteman]

Yeah, where is Marnold?

[Tig***]

He was getting burned out and feeling stagnant with the guitar several months ago. I think the Easter acoustic performance was a pain, too.
Hopefully, he'll rebound and have fun with music again.

[Tig***]

And Eric... I know he was moving and changing jobs, etc., but he should have surfaced by now.

[deeaa*]

Yeah, I've wondered what's up with Eric. Hopefully all is well.

[deeaa*]

And here's my main squeeze, .40S&W. Has maybe 5000 rounds behind. Not far from stock; removed the grip safety function, custom trigger + job and sights, grip tape over the barrel for quick arming during pull, some changed internal parts like barrel bushing&springs, rod cushion etc. 17, 18 and 22 round mags, I have six mags & a speed holster (belt holder) for it. Quite accurate for my needs, it can do all shots in a playing card at 30 feet.

[kiteman]

Very nice deeaa. I don't hear much about Para-Ordinance on the gun forums. I wonder why.

So Eric hadn't been around lately? I remember he was quite active here. Hope all goes well.

[Katastrophe]

Dee, with the grip safety disabled, you don't carry / keep the pistol cocked and locked, do you?

Kiteman, Para-Ordnance has been around a while, first as a manufacturer of high capacity 1911 frames for IPSC competition, then moving into manufacturing of their own line of pistols. They still enjoy a reputation for quality.

And yep, we need Eric and Marnold to post more often again!

[deeaa*]

Hell no, I never even put a mag in until I have fixed a visual on target I'm gonna shoot at. In practice, only when the official tells me to make ready, or if alone, when I'm about to fire.

Other than that, my guns are kept hid in the basement gun cabinet behind two locked doors, and I don't keep ammo at the ready either.

[marnold***]

He was getting burned out and feeling stagnant with the guitar several months ago. I think the Easter acoustic performance was a pain, too.
Hopefully, he'll rebound and have fun with music again.

What? Who? Where?

The Easter (actually, it was Good Friday) performance wasn't as off-putting as it originally felt because I was at least doing something. The bigger issue was my amph being out of commission for so long. I'd pick up my guitar every so often but, as Dave Barry once observed, playing an unamplified (err, unamphliphied) electric is like strumming a picnic table. I've had my amph back for roughly three weeks now but have only turned it on a couple of times. There's a lot of stuff going on here that obviously gets priority. Then I'm also the president of my homebrew club and we've had a bunch of stuff to get organized.

Recently I picked up MarloweDK's Beginning Slap Bass DVD--actually I got the digital download version. I've always loved slap/funk bass but I've never been any good at it. He covers the techniques involved and gives a lot of good licks to learn. Even the simplest ones still sound fun-kay. So I've been playing a lot more bass. I'm trying to convince my tipless index finger that it can pop just fine. It's a little irritated with me right now, but it'll get over it.

In other news, I bought a Nexus 7 tablet that I really like. It enabled me to go back to my old Motorola Razr flip-phone and drop my rarely-used data package. I suppose I can try recording with it and see if it worked as well as my phone did. It'll be especially interesting to see if it can capture slapped and popped bass decently.

[kiteman]

Sounds good Marnold. Glad to see you around.