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[Hazcat]

Wow!

Fair? That's a hell of a deal!

Mr Bane, your mama would be very proud. That really speaks volumes about you and what you are all about. Now what you want to trade me for a broken down old pick up truck with four flat tires........ Ive been looking for a new pistol in .22 lr

Encircle,  If you deliver that truck I have a Sig Mosquito for ya (I figure I can scrap the truck and be even)

[PegLeg45]

So here's the deal, Jay...give the Ruger 30 days of shooting. If you're still not happy with it, I'll swap you even for my S&W M&P 9mm, which is an excellent gun.

Fair?

Michael B

What will you swap me?
I got this turd...no really...a real turd......

Seriously, after watching SG as much as possible, and now reading your posts on this thread, I think I can better understand "where you come from".
Some may not "get it", but I think you put it about as plainly as could be put, and I thank you and the other "M's" for a fine showing.

Now,......about that turd...........

PS,
I hope no one here tries to spout the liberal philosophy that it is entirely possible to "pick up a turd from the clean end".

[DDMac]

"I hope no one here tries to spout the liberal philosophy that it is entirely possible to "pick up a turd from the clean end." -Pegleg .45

I recently sent off a request to the DNC for detailed instructions as to how to identify and properly grasp the "clean" end of a TURD.
In response, I received the TV listings for the 2008 Democratic National Convention..
Guess what? I saw how they chose the clean end!!

Read the rules. I am on notice. You'll have to fire me!

Mac.

[jaybet]

What a day.
I found out today that the company I work for is cutting everyone's salary by 20% for at least one month if not 'till the end of the year to make up for slow times. That's not good for me and could in fact be BAD for me, and shooting is probably going to take a big hit as it DOES fall behind mortgage and food on the list.

Then I get home and here's a strange email, and so I come out and find Michael's post on this thread, and I'm somewhat amazed and overwhelmed because, well, the Rotty and poodle analogy was right on!!! That's exactly it- like the new Shelby that gets retrofitted with the 2x4 for a gear shift lever...
and I DO hate  poodles.

I have PM'd MB and suggested that HE certainly doesn't owe me anything like that offer, and that just his advice and consideration, and (Hell!) friendship is worth an awful lot. And although I have owned my SR9 since mid-March I really haven't been shooting it for very long at all.

So Michael, what you are saying is that if I get out and shoot this thing I'll adapt and start hitting the paper with it, and that you are so certain of that you will offer up your M&P if I don't like the poodle after 30 days. That is awesomely generous and again, I feel like you are taking the heat for someone else on this, but it's a wonderful gesture.

Here's my predicament, though....thinking about it, let's say I take the poodle out tomorrow and get 1" groups at
50 yards with my off hand, freehand. My tendency would still be to say, "Ah, not so much...it's a poodle". That's because owning one of MB's pistols would be so much cooler, even if I couldn't hit the wide side of a Buick with it! Am I wrong? How many folks here would trash report the poodle just to get "Rollo the Rottweiler" Bane. See what I mean?

Now I'm really jammed up. I really appreciate the offer and, acknowleging the IMMENSE temptation to simply make this work out so I can own one of MB's pistols, i will take every opportunity to shoot the Ruger and make it hit. I will open my mind, say "Oohhhmmmmm.." and shoot it. I will BE the SR9, and I will give it the 30 days as best I am able under the previously mentioned circumstances. In fact, considering the wonderful offer, if I end up short of funding for ammo I'll extend the thirty days to make it equivalent to what I might have done in 30 days during good times. And I will, with all my moral character, attempt to resist the urge to get that MB pistol over truly evaluating the poodle, because Michael went way out on a limb here and I really, really appreciate it.

I hope anyone who got huffed up and wish to leave the forum over this other stuff checks back and sees this and realizes what they would be missing by leaving.
Thanks

 

[Rob10ring]

"I hope no one here tries to spout the liberal philosophy that it is entirely possible to "pick up a turd from the clean end." -Pegleg

Wasn't there a comedian who said something about feeding your pooch rubber bands, so that you could pick up their turds by a loop and launch them? Maybe it was Carlin.

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[Big Frank]

I hope anyone who got huffed up and wish to leave the forum over this other stuff checks back and sees this and realizes what they would be missing by leaving.
Thanks

 

+1

[Walter45Auto]

.............and I DO hate  poodles.................
 

I'm a German Shepherd man Myself.

[Big Frank]

I'll take a generic mutt over any kind of inbred dog. I have a Sheltie-mix but none of the vets can figure out what the rest of the mix is. He's 50 pounds and Shelties are only 20 pounds. I have a weird dog with a head too small for his body but I love him.

[twyacht]

Jaybethel , you are much man Gunga Din, good shooting and good luck on your 30 day pilgrimage to enlightenment. I think all of us have wished you nothing but success, despite your frustration, before, during, and after, the "issue" with your pistol.

Sorry about your job, the marine(boats and yachts), industry isn't fairing much better here either. I will gladly donate a box of ammo for your trial, PM me and its on the way. Shoot it all you can, give it a good run for the money, and I hope it works out.

P.S I am an M+P owner, but will do my Sgt. Schultz impersonation, German accent applies, "I know nothing.

Best of Luck Jay,

Tom W.

P.S.S PETA will be contacting you regarding your poodle bias,....

[Ichiban]

As if my avatar didn't give it away, I'm kind of partial to GSDs or some mix there of. 

As for the SR9, I view it as having had great potential but it just didn't work out for me.  Hmmm, reminds me of my first wife.

And MB's offer just serves to remind us we are dealing with real stand-up kind of folks here at DRTV.