Recent content by CynicallyOptimistic

nice post, carl, I never thought about being able to get a stick onto an airline, elegance of simplicity indeed. What do you guys think about the wrench, or non-aggressive seeming tools in general, for that matter?

Okay, I mentioned that to DETER arguments. Let's avoid dissolving into an ethical argument and keep going with the technical legal backlash.

I found 75 cents in my spyderco the other day when I was carrying it without a clip, very irritating to flip out a knife and have something else come out with it, the clip lets a knife ride above all the other stuff in your pockets. And now for the part where I don't reiterate everyone else...

One of the big things you guys always emphasize in many "is this an acceptable self defense weapon" threads is the actual legal backlash for carrying it, I just thought we could condense a whole bunch of those into one reference thread. Plus I was curious. I keep a crowbar under my bed at...

I've had to jam a knife into a shoe before, getting into a concert, just didn't want to walk back to the car. I understood why they'd frisk there, but why no weapons at an art gallery? And why actually enforce it? Lots of places have the arbitrary "no weapons of any kind" sign on all the doors...

Ouch 32, I do indeed romanticize the revolver, but the snubby .357 is the biggest I would want to carry, I would neeeever buy a model 500. It's my roommate who wants it. I'm in college, so owning/carrying a gun right now isn't an option, all I've shot is my dad's Colt Python, S&W MP40, a...

I'm watching it, too. I didn't realize Britain had such low gun crime. Any explanation? I'm veeeery pro-gun but I'm having a little trouble rationalizing this. Isn't their knife crime much, much higher? Also, the Austin TX clock tower shooting is an incredible example of how double-edged...

Thank you guys for you're advice, although I'm not really sure he's convinced. He still says - I swear to God, even after seeing the videos - that he wants to buy two and fire them one handed. Although he's now seen the boondock saints and wants a high-capacity semi-auto. So at least he'll have...

I'm just completely ashamed that I actually have to do this, but a good friend of mine is absolutely set on buying a S&W Model 500, because he wants "the most powerful production handgun in the world" and he thinks it's some kind of auto-killing super weapon. :banghead: This would be his...

I decided on the Spyderco Tenacious w/ G-10 handle. It arrived today and I am in love. Solid lock, quick open, incredible blade, I definitely feel like I got my money's worth! Now if I can just find an allen wrench that'll fit the screws and switch it to tip-up carry so I can put on a ghetto wave!

And I'm now off on a quest to build my own shoulder rig! Thanks for the advice guys.

Eh, I'm probably too short for ankle carry (5'6" 150lbs and hoping to God I'm not done growing), but in the event that I can, how do you keep that from shifting vertically? ::EDIT:: Actually it's like just the right length to fit on my calf. This is HIGHLY relevant to my interests. And I didn't...

I heard lynn thompson is into tactical gardening too I almost spit my cereal out when I read this I was laughing so hard! Any ideas on the small of the back carry though? better, worse, doesn't work in the slightest?

Alright, the internet has failed me here :what: I just got the replacement hard-sheath for my KA-BAR (I carry it when I'm doing yard or house work, or any other time I might need a large knife and I'm not going to be harassed for it) I had some issues with the leather one, I wanted to get the...

Yeah, I kinda wanna avoid wherever you're living, too, sm. I think in Indiana carrying a knife is just considered outdoorsy, too. I could see what you're saying, the average civie with a knife knows a lot less about using it than would a criminal trying to take it, but I would think a college...