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umm. . . . . most of the snakes I've encountered were at very close range( inside 7 yards ) and being very still hoping I would pass them by without noticing. Why not just let them be or if you must, engage the enemy with your normal woodswalking load?

Boats is on target. . . . The Roselli is a bit of an odd looking tool but they work as well as anything I've picked up. The design allows you to choke up on the handle and use the head for finer work than most other small axes. I have an old Keen Kutter double bit that I will put up against...

In many cases they're not. Thinking, that is. For most of us driving has become a largely automatic function and we follow our habits - good or bad. My situation is perhaps a little different than most of you as I am a delivery driver with a set route to follow every day. I often see the...

I've often wondered if there was a custom maker out there who could reproduce a reasonable facsimile of the SAK but in a slightly larger version with heavier blade/tool stock and no :cuss: aluminum spacers. Maybe in 154CM or some other whiz-bang steel with G10 handle scales or some such...

point taken. . . . . and I'm not gonna' discuss where. :D I yield to the collective wit in the room and hope to meet you all on even terms after a few thousand more posts.(bows and exits thread with what little dignity remains)

always with me unless I'm flying commercial. . . . during which time I feel completely naked. My favorite is the Super Tinker or the Climber but I also carry the Farmer or the Electrician just about as often.

( grin ) . . .bunch o' danged smart-ellicks around here. . .

I don't know about that. . . . I keep leaving my knife on the computer after Googling knife sharpening and every time I come back to check on it the darn thing is still dull as ever.

just a thought. . . . . what about a a ring that allowed for limited movement. Say, something like a pivoting arrangement that would let the whole thing flex maybe 30 degrees or so. Might increase the usefulness without seriously endangering the user.

well, you just found him. . . . . PM me if you can't get rid of your ammo locally. I have a Winchester 94 angle eject that dearly loves that Federal fodder. If you have not fired a 94 in that caliber you are missing a real treat and it strikes me as just about the ideal gun/cartridge combo...

sounds like you have the basics . . . . . pretty well figured out. Good carbon steel kitchen knives are hard to beat in terms of edge holding and ease of sharpening but you might want to consider stainless if you do a lot of tomatoes and or acidic fruit like citrus and pineapples and such...

put me down for the XD 45 service model. . . . . lots of good pistols out there but this one has been 100% reliable. It shoots where it looks and is a snap to field strip and clean. Feed it heavy bullets and all is right with the world.

ok - point taken, PPS. . . . . anybody can have a really good day at the range or a gun that consistently outperforms expectations. Count yourself fortunate in either case but my point about practicing with what you carry still stands. Nice group BTW.

sounds like a story with a happy ending. . . . . old Colts are phenomenally nice guns and the fact it was your Dad's gives it an added value. I bet you don't find anything you like better than you XD45 service model though. I have one and it is so reliable its boring - no misfires or...

and frequently more accurate. . . . . .38specials in the longer .357mag chambers have never been known for gilt edged accuracy and there is something to be said for practicing with what you plan to carry.

let's see now. . . . Ed Fowler, Chris Reeve, D'Holder, Ralph Bone. . . . . I guess the most I've paid for a single knife is around $600 but when i think of the number of times I've actually done that I get a little dizzy. :eek:

yeah, what Youngster said. . . . . 250 - 300 grain bullets in the .45 Colt can easily be pushed to .44 mag velocities in the Ruger revolvers and they do so with a bit less pressure which makes them easier on the gun and easier on the shooter. The target can't seem to tell the difference...

well, obviously the first thing you have to check for ... is if it fires .303 British. If so you are more than halfway to a satisfying experience with your Milsurp ordnance. :D

Mrs. Armoredman, Shawnee gave you some very valid info re: caliber selection for elk hunting but if you haven't gone to the "Hunting" section THR you are probably missing out on some of the best info available anywhere on the internet. Rifle selection for elk hunting here in Az. is more than...

I've heard of some pretty cheesy blade blanks . . . . coming from SMKW so if I were you I'd buy something that would look good as a letter opener in case its not up to being an actual knife. :scrutiny: