Good morning everyone, I hope all is well today and wish you all a happy new year with so many blessings to come to you all in the new year! Gosh thinking back to how this year started off for me and where I was at, to how far I have come, started out down and out, alot has happened since then and to finish off this year in a much much better frame of mind and better sense of self, with a strong mind and outlook for this coming year which should be epic! I have so much to be thankful for and gotta give it up to God, he has been my rock, my guide, and has had mercy on me and given me the sight to see my wrongs, the understanding and desire to do right, a reason to look forward! Getting the boys again this evening, we gotta get our gear ready for the hunt the next few days, eat dinner and shoot fireworks before bed. We found a spot near where Connor likes to hunt, there is a massive buck walking through there rubbing his antlers on a big 6" cedar tree, rubbed another smaller tree in half, has a couple of big scrapes for the does coming near. We are so anxious to get out there and hope he nails him, he has got to be a big one. I have been telling him if and when he he sees him to stay calm, take deep breathes and try not to get to excited, am so afraid he is going to get buck fever and will be shaking so much that gun will be all over the place. Many of you may not know about buck fever, oh when your adrenaline kicks in, you are rushing from head to toe, have seen it so many times that even a clean easy shot can be missed cause you are shaking so much. Even I get buck fever from time to time, its just the nature of it. We met my girl and her little boy the other night in the city to go bowling, been alot of years since I my last time, my first frame I got a strike! The boys all had the bumpers up and did really well, my girl was such a sad sight, she guttered so many times that she gave up after the 5th frame, then let the boys all take turns from there on out for her. Was a really fun time, all did well and in the end I won it all by 2 pins, yay for me!!! Am so excited, a couple weeks out from my trip to Houston, my cuz has been slaying the ducks, going to UPS 8 boxes of shells out for the hunt, that will give me 200 rounds, should be enough for 18-24 birds, yeah maybe a little much but rather have more than I need than not enough. Been out in the shop, did a couple custom orders yesterday, took 4 hours to get 6 pieces done. The koa I had just went to crap time after time after time by the 4th time it turned true. Same with bloodwood I was doing a hammer stem, took 3 times before it got right, was making ESV pieces next, thought I had shook the bad but after the second fail at those pieces it was time to call it a day. Gosh I hate those days thankfully there is always tomorrow!
@Reflections Yes mam that is a 9mm, 12 round mags. My hands are rather large, my pinky finger doesnt fit on the bottom of the grip but I palm it in my left, it handles really well. My friend told me there is a clip that is made specifically for this model that extends to add a couple more rounds and also give you something to wrap my pinky round, am going to look into that. Wow what a weapon you have there, thats the real deal, just googled it and learned a little about it, very very nice! Wow you were competition shooter also, how bout that! Lookout, bet those were fun days! Cant wait til February when the boys start the 4H shooting comps, hope they do well. My boys have been shooting since they were about 4 or 5 each, they have been in the woods since they were old enough to walk on their own, we practice safety safety safety always and they are very aware of guns and what can happen. A safe would be a good idea in case of a burglar but I really have no worries when it comes to them and guns. They are all cautious about everything really, they never get in a hurry on the atv or dirt bike, I have always let them make their own decisions pretty much but have always encouraged them to be safe always, take their time, and never ever rush in without thinking about what might happen. For the most part the guns are put away, tucked here or there out of sight and out of mind, ammo is separate and kept secure. Ewwww what a dirty counter, lol!!! Nice Walther also, I have never known anyone to have one, have seen them at the gun store, hear its a great gun also. My friend and his kids shoot alot, his oldest is a 19 year old girl, he son is 17, they were shooting the other day after he got his son a new 9mm for Christmas, they had all the pistols laid out on the table she snapped a pic and he said she posted on FB it and said "A family that prays together stays together, a family that shoots together, you better leave alone" lol! So glad yall love that stem, as I said it was fun to make and the new oring design is the only way to go! Wish you the best, thanks for sharing your past with me, never would have thought that you knew you way round the iron!
@Vapenvy Glad it was you that got that eye popper piece, really liked that piece, am so happy to hear you are and have found out another great way to use it for yet another vape, its so versatile! Thanks for stopping by with your findings and such kind words, they are most appreciated! For sure can do you something else if you like for the FW, just shoot me over a PM when you wanna talk about it and we can go from there my man. Hope all is well and wish you all the best homie!
@Canuck Hey there, I made the couple pieces for you and your dad right, the air and the nano, wasnt that it? Wanna say you got the Air stem, is that which you are referring to getting warm on the lips? If so have not heard that issue before, hmmm, pls elaborate a little more. Would like to see this Plenty configuration you are speaking of, I am interested to know more, lets talk about that also! Glad to hear the pieces made it in time and that you like the look of them, always fun to do what I love and hear such great comments for my work, thanks so much!
Best wishes to you all, be safe, take care and enjoy!
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