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I know what you mean, if it wasn't for my meds I really don't know what I would do. I tried to live without them for a long time, and the doctor finally convinced me that I would not become an addict and to trust him. The relief I get is not complete, I would hate to know how much it would take to make me pain free, but I imagine it would leave me in a stupor. Sometimes I just get sick and tired of it. I have a five year old son and feel so guilty that I can't play wrestle with him or rough house like he wants to do, I'm going to miss teaching him how to play football, throw a fast ball curve, etc and know I'll never coach his teams like I did for his siblings. I'm just 40, and have a long time to deal with this, I'm doing the best I can, and have some friends who are in the same boat, we get together and vent to each other sometimes it really does help. Tin, I know what you mean feeling like you let the world down, it sucks. If it wasn't for my wife no one would get a gift from me this year. FWIW I'm heading back to the operating table next month, C7-T1 pushing on the cord causing problems. I've been putting it off now for about six months and now it is getting unbearable.

I know there are other members of this site that deal with chronic pain. I am wondering if there is any support groups or anything that are available. We deal with many unique issues that people without chronic pain just do not understand. For me personally I have not had a pain free day since 2002, I had my first back surgery in 1992 and although I still had some residual pain after the first surgery is was tolerable. Now I deal with terrible pain on a daily basis, sometimes I just need a place to vent. Where do you go to vent?

Baby Paca Craw, Berkley Chigger Craw, tube or green double curly tail grub. All fished with just enough weight to keep it on the bottom, the craws t-rigged, the tubes and grubs jigheads. Good luck

here in Greenbrier County WV, I have 18 inches of snow, it is finally slowing down.

For me it would be Bill Dance, to me no other angler has been the ambassador for our sport that Dance has been.

Glad the surgery went well, I have had a few myself. Just make sure she follows all the docs orders regarding recovery. I didn't and now I pay for it, then again men are much more hardheaded than women. Tell her to rest and do exactly what the docs say, your job is hard too, as you have to take care of her and make sure she is behaving. Good luck

I am an avid Mountaineers fan and loved watching Henry when he wore the Gold and Blue. He was a talented football player and was getting his life together. It is truly sad....

Welcome and thank you for your service.

Major Payne If you want sympathy look in the dictionary between sh and syphyliss.

I'm lost too, I could have sworn it was a glock, but I've been issued different makes, and obviously I'm wrong, sorry. Burley, I've always been told it is better to have people think you are an idiot, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. Obviously on this thread I have removed all doubt. :-X

What they now call the safety lock, used to be on the back at the top on the rear of the grip, not the same as on a 1911, and the trigger safety, the safety lock was released with an allen wrench looking thing, and was depressed when you gripped the gun. The combination resulted in my not pulling DIRECTLY back on the trigger safety, which as I'm sure you know, if you do not pull directly back on the trigger safety and the thing will not fire. Also in self defensive postures, ie behind barricades, if the finger doesn't exactly engage the finger safety and it doesn't fire. For me it was just akward.

Stasher, I guess it was a combination of a design problem that resulted in a reliability issue. I have very wide hands, and the gun's safety on the tang wasn't automatically engaged the way it is for some shooters. It resulted in a very akward for me posture to get the gun to fire. Also being a polymer frame I did not like getting the gun hot, ie at the range. When any gun gets hot it loosens up, which results in misfires, the glock seemed to me to be very prone to this, I was no where near as accurate with the gun due to the weird hand grip I had to adopt. Lets just say I was really glad to get another gun in the holster.

I am a Scrooge and I leave such decisions to the wife. I refuse to waste one day putting up lights to waste another day to take them back down. >

IMO Glocks are pure junk. I've been issued and carried a plethera of sidearms (if you are wondering TACLET while in the USCG, Federal Bureau of Prisons, and some private work). The nicer ones were Berettas, and Rugers. That said I have a Hi point, got it in a trade, the accuracy is good, I've not had a jam, but I also don't try to shoot 9 rounds as quickly as possible. The worst gun I had for jamming was a 1911 Colt, that thing stove piped all the time. When the change over was complete the amount of jams was reduced. All handguns I've ever shot jammed, that includes Berettas, Rugers, Glocks, Colts, Hi-Points, etc. Then again when I went to the range for recertification we would put a couple hundred rounds through them in short order. It seems that the hotter the gun gets the more suseptable to jamming they are. Good luck. FWIW a hi-point is a gun you would want to buy new, any polymer framed gun is inferior to steel, and is more likely to jam, and yes that most definitely includes Glocks. I can't say that enough, Glocks were the biggest piece of crap I was ever forced to carry, absolutely hated them and am so glad I never had to use it. BTW Hi-Points are heavy, have a small grip, and aren't the best balanced things in the world, but for a belly gun they are alright.

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Thanks for the review, been wanting to see the movie

I try to buy all of my stuff on sale. If you are willing to do some looking you can routinely find good deals. Right now on Ebay you can get an Accurist PT for 50 bucks, I use Abu EXT Pro's, they retailed for 170, and I bought mine for around 70 a piece nib. I word of caution do not buy used reels from Ebay, buying used reels here on the flea market is fine. Good luck.

Yeah I know that Fishfordollars and Maltese both have spine problems. I am fused from c4-5 through c6-7, the disc is prolasped, the nucleus is through. I am also fused from L4-S1, and I also have some small herniations in my lower back, three I think. I've dealt with this since 1992, I am hopeful for some longer relief.

Olde English Bulldogges are if I remember correctly are larger and healthier than what most people think of when they think of a bullie. Very cool.

I think I need to clarify my opinion on groups. Bench rest groups are entirely different from field shooting. Using a lead sled or something similar, you remove any shooter error, and therefore the groupings tighten up. The drop of a slug is significant, however when snipers pick of someone at a 1000yds the drop of the bullet is close to 30ft, so the drop in a bench setting is irrelevant. Personally I think of a slug gun like a 30/30, a good 100-150 yd weapon, the 150 side is dependent on ideal conditions with an expert shooter. The problem is that most neophytes do not spend enough time at the range to become expert shooters, I know I'm not. The important thing is to practice, practice, practice. Another option would be one of the newer blackpowder guns. Most states will allow blackpowder guns in shotgunning areas, the accuracy and improvements on these weapons are very significant over just a few years ago. In fact some areas are making the new inline muzzleloaders illegal.

Very cool, I love bullies. Is Lulu a minibull or what?

I've already had one, and supposed to have another in a couple of weeks. I have been lucky enough to blow out my C7-T1 disc, and I would really like to avoid the operating table again. I've had three spine surgeries and would rather not have anymore. I experienced some relief with the first shot, but it only lasted two or three days. Those who have had these shots, is that typical? I know that the shots wear off, but I was under the impression it would take at least a year to wear off. I've went through these before on my back and had zero results, but with the first limited success I am hopeful that the second shot will last longer, I am only allowed three in a year, so if it doesn't work it is back to the butcher block for me.

The 1979 model F150 is a unique year, in that it was the only year it was made that way. Every other year was different, not knowing where you are it is difficult to say how much the truck is worth. Where I live your truck would be worth a couple of grand easy, for some reason right now it is the most sought after year here. You see many restored 79 around here. I have one that used to be my grandfather's it caught on fire after he passed away, so the engine compartment is burned out, the dashe needs replace, the duct work and completely rewired. I've been offered a grand for it, but I'm restoring it, so I'll end up paying a grand or better for another one that doesn't run and salvaging parts. It is definitely gonna depend on your local market.

I love discussions on shotguns!!!! Some of the shotguns I used to have were more valuable than my bassboat (honestly that isn't bragging, you haven't seen my boat). Anyway as far as it goes Mossberg makes the slugmaster barrel and packages them with their pump guns a lot. The slugmaster is fully rifled, and handles sabot slugs just fine. BTW if you can't obtain 4" groups at 200yds, sell the guns and give up, you will never hit a deer or anything else for that matter. I would recommend getting a .22 rifle and doing alot of plinking, the .22 rounds are relatively cheap and can teach you alot about trigger and breath control and accuracy. Today's slug guns can handle 200 yd accuracy of 4", with the technology available an "inaccurate gun" is typically an ill disciplined shooter. There are several inexpensive models available, the Rem 870, the Mossberg 500 are two that come to mind that can be routinely found for around 200 bucks nib. You asked about recoil, gun writers will talk you to death about recoil. There are more myths, tall tales and downright lies about recoil than anything else. Recoil happens so fast that our bodies do not even have time to respond to it, a study done by university of texas is on www.chuckhawks.com . Read it. Anyway the things that affect recoil more than anything is stock design, straight stocked guns do a better job at directing the recoil into your shoulder. IE a SXS shotgun feels harsher than an O/U due to stock design, sxs have a sharper drop. Notice I said feel, as they both recoil the same amount. Gas operated semi auto's feel less harsh because the recoil is broken down into three rearward pushed instead of one, how ever they recoil the same amount. Recoil can be measured and this is something to think about a 12 guage shotgun shooting a slug has the same recoil energy as a .416 Rigby, which is close to 75ft lbs of energy. By comparison a 30-06 has 18-21ft lbs, depending on the load. So in short a shotgun kicks like the proverbial mule. The good news is that the shotgun kicks you slower, which is another aspect of felt recoil, how fast the gun recoils. Rifles on average recoil faster than a shotgun which sometimes makes them feel like they are kicking you harder. But in all honesty a 12 guage slug gun is going to kick, the best you can do is get a "lead sled" a gun sighting tool that takes the recoil instead of the shooter. After getting the gun sighted in, limit your practice shots to just a couple an outing. The last thing you want to develop is a flinch. Good luck

congrats on the bronze