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Michigan football coaches, Lloyd Carr & Bo Schembechler.

So long, Coach

University of Michigan Football Coach, LLoyd Carr announced his retirement.


Finishing with the National Championship in 1997, five BigTen championships and an overall record of 121-40 in 13 seasons as the head coach of the Wolverines.

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The rockin' Mamaw!

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the animation.

All it needs is that "What
is Love" music like the
Saturday Night Live skits.

Pistol Grip

I knew some of this but it's fascinating to watch a pro demonstrate -

Awesome!
I wonder what type of round they shoot for that style of competition.

THE GAME!

It's regarded as the greatest rivalry in ALL of sports.

Yes, it's that time again. Hunting season. Just kidding. It's Michigan - OhioState week!! Hopefully it'll be different than the way it's been the last few years - with Michigan winning for a change.
They start 'em young down there. I'm sure his parents are quite proud. Someone ought to wash that boy's face! His parents are probably very busy working but hey, McDonald's should certainly allow some time off for that!

Excited!

I'm the geek of the week because today, my beautiful wife said I can pick up her new pistol! Just kidding. I'm also excited that tonight is her counsel meeting night & that means me and the boys get to have chips for a snack and chocolate pudding for dinner! Just kidding about that, too.

Pictures are soon to follow!

Easy on the fur!!!

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Ya know, I gots lots of interests. Too many to have time for them all.
God and family first, of course. Here lately, I've been thinking hard & heavy about an automatic pistol - 1911 style. First, I wanted to build one as I've done on a couple of AK's (Yugo & Romanian). But it's not easy to find a parts kit. Buying the ingredients individually is WAY more costly than buying a new one outright.
By the time I found a couple of parts kits & priced frames & everything needed to complete a 1911, I thought it'd be better to buy a cheap 1911 & modify it to make it function reliably & be reasonably accurate at the range. That's somewhat standard procedure for handgunners - buy one then send it off to the gunsmith for trigger jobs & other modifications to suit.

In my research, I've come across a couple of really inexpensive 1911's ($339.00) that would certainly fit the bill for a fixer-upper. I've got some videos on trigger jobs & tweaking 1911's to make them accurate & reliable so I would certainly feel comfortable working on them myself in the shop.

I also stumbled across some reviews of a new 1911 model made by Taurus that were extremely positive. It comes standard with a ton of mods & customizations that would cost over $2,000 alone - not including the gun itself. Customizations that many 1911 competetors consider necessary for a high-quality race gun.

After spending hours & hours checking out forums, websites, & other sources of information where lots of people express their first-hand knowledge and opinions of the Taurus PT-1911, I figured it should be the one I get. Mainly for price and because nobody had anything bad to say about it. NOT ONE! Most swear the Taurus PT-1911 is competitive with $3,500.00 custom 1911's such as Kimber & S&W right out of the box! That's not just coming from biased owners - it's from experienced & knowledgable 1911 enthusiasts that have many different 1911's & know them inside & out (I'll end up being one of those guys, by the way).

It's highly recommended by serious 1911 enthusiasts & most of all - the price is right!

Taurus's first 1911 was previewed in 2005 and available in 2006 for $490.00. Prices have increased to $620.00 and beyond now primarily due to increasing popularity & demand. Which is good for them because Taurus is not necessarily known as a super top-notch manufacturer with the likes of Kimber, Smith & Wesson, Colt, Winchester, & some elite other firearm manufacturers. Now it seems that with their new PT-1911 and the changes they've made in their manufacturing, they've added more stature to the Taurus name.

But I still want to build one! Maybe after my wife gets her 9mm for concealed carry.

:)

PS. I hope you had a chance to check out some of those links - they're interesting!
(RIGHT CLICK ON THE UNDERLINED TEXT, LEFT CLICK ON OPEN LINK IN NEW WINDOW)

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November 2007

Patriots vs. Colts

The only Colts I really like are 1911's!

Go Pats!