Recent content by lksseven

Time to Hunt was my favorite. Such a big story, with some twists, and some unforgettable scenes and lines ("Daddy's home" ranks up there with the all time best - imo, of course). Dirty White Boys was also a superb book. Brutal.

Jestic, I have owned an XD40 subcompact for about 4 years, and it's a shootin' son of a gun. A natural pointer. My only complaint (and is probably more about the grip size/snappy caliber than it is about the brand) is that when rapid firing the gun tends to work itself a little loose in my...

47th Samurai 47th Samurai was not my favorite, either. Quite frankly, I found it difficult to follow the action and get a mental visual 'fix' about which stroke was switch and how the action unfolded.

Well, live and learn. I'm genuinely surprised to see even a few 'gun' people here that didn't care for the Bob Lee Swagger stories. To each his own! The beginning of Point of Impact, about hunting the deer, I thought was excellent. It gave you a sense of the essence of the man, both his...

some of the novels are homeruns, some triples, and some doubles. I agree Pale Horse Coming was a pretty ambitious 'yarn'. But Point of Impact, and especially Time to Hunt, are as good as story telling gets. I've also got Time to Hunt on cd, with Beau Bridges narrating the 6 hour book. It's...

the movie, Shooter, was "ok". Some typical liberal Hollywood b.s. preaching in it. Please don't judge the book by the movie - the book, Point of Impact, is a superb story, and Bob Lee just comes alive as a hero who doesn't want to be a hero. His character just gets richer and more interesting...

Anybody who loves guns, and loves great novels, should check out Stephen Hunter novels. The protagonist of many of his novels - Bob Lee Swagger, Marine sniper from Arkansas - is just a superb character, and the plots are riveting. I would recommend in this order, to start ... Point of...

Beretta Cheetah Model 85FS, single stack 8+1, 21.9oz. Great balance. Great ergonomics. SA/DA trigger. Thumb safety. Light enough to encourage you to carry it all the time. Big enough to get all three fingers on the grip (and I've got big hands). Gun naturally points at the X and recoil...

Thanks, Defensory!, I got a real chuckle out of the irony of someone saying he's not "interested in a personal calculus', and then writes 4 paragraphs outlining his ... personal calculus. Classic. And the bonus is not only a detailed description of your personal calculus, but also the...

I think it was 4 or 5 weeks. But well worth the wait. Fabulous workmanship, and good customer service, too. I've got another holster on order with FIST, as we speak. I won't use anyone else.

LoneViking - Exactly!!! LoneViking, YES! You get it! Define the problem (and its parameters) correctly, then craft the solution that solves THAT problem, not someone else's problem. Perfect anecdote. Thank you. BTW, in your scenario, I'd change my solution at night, too (which might...

Defensory, I appreciate your input. But I feel compelled to point out: - that you're not responding to my post. - you are absolutely betting your life on 'averages' every day. So is everyone else. The difference is in the different hedges to that 'bet on the average'. - you're arguing...

Now, before I get a hundred replies pointing out that there's no such thing as an average SD scenario and only an idiot would think there was, let me state that "I KNOW there's no such thing as an average SD scenario and only an idiot would think there was." But surely there is some 'range...

Syvan-Forge, thanks for the link!!!

60 days sounds about right (it's been 20 years since I first applied and received my first license). I agree with Ironsights - if you think it's been too long, call them up (gov't bureaucracy and all that)