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Most durable option is to order aluminum signs from Voss sign. They go on sale for $100 per 100. Mine have been up for a decade and still look new. If you are lucky you will get a year or two out of paper/4-5yr out of plastic. Once I changed to metal I will never change back. Do it once and be done

Medical Appointment I visited a VA physician last week who was quite enthusiastic. It was a “new” doctor in the practice, a young lady. (Hell, at MY age, EVERYBODY is “young”! When I was born, the Dead Sea wasn‘t even sick!) She was obviously a liberal by her dress and manner. I was thinking of hitting on her, but I don’t like the phrase she used: “You remind me of my grandfather.” She asked me what was wrong, and I replied, “I have a cut on my leg; and I think it may be getting infected.” She said, “Before we start, I have to ask you a few questions. Are you allergic to any medications?” I replied, “No.” She said, “Do you have any guns in the house?” I said, “HUH??” She replied, “Guns. Do you have any guns in the house?” I asked, “Why?” She said, “I’ve got to ask this question. It is required under the Affordable Care Act.” I asked, “What are you going to do with the data?” She said, “We compile it, amalgamate it, and submit it to the government.” I said, “Well, I have a Tommy Gun. I let my kid Tommy play with it.” She said, “What’s a Tommy Gun? I don‘t think that is the kind of gun they are concerned with.” With THAT, I knew I had a live one. I said, “It’s similar to a B.A.R., but a little heavier and shorter. I have a B.A.R. also.” She said, “A B.A.R.?” I said, “Yes.” She looked puzzled. Then she brightened up and asked, “Do you have any assault rifles?” I attempted to look puzzled, and said, “I don’t know. What is an assault rifle?” She said, “That’s a gun that is used in wars.” I said, “As a matter of fact, I do I have a replica of a Revolutionary War musket.” She began to look a bit exasperated. I pretended not to notice and kept up the appearance of trying to be helpful. She said, “Do you have anything more modern than that?” I replied, “Well, yes I do. I have a replica muzzle loader from the Civil War. Do you know the difference between a musket and a muzzle loader?” She rather peevishly said, “No, I don’t; and I don’t want to. What else do you have?” I said, “I have an M-1.” She asked, “What’s that?” I said, “A rifle.” She asked, “What kind?” I replied, “It is called a Garand.” She rather loudly said, “I don’t care if it is a grand rifle or not. Is it an assault rifle?” To which I replied, “I don’t know. I don’t know what an assault rifle is. You say it’s a rifle used in war, yet you say that my musket and muzzle loader are not assault rifles.” She calmed down (a bit) and asked, “Anything else?” I said, “I have an MG-.30, and an MG-.50. I‘m also part owner of an Apache. But they are not rifles.” She stated, “Well, then, I’m not interested in them. Anything else.” I replied, “Well, yes. I also have a 12-gauge and a 20-gauge pump. They are not rifled though.” She said, “I’m not interested in pumps; I’m interested in guns.” I replied, “Well, then, I have a Colt, a Luger, a Glock, a bazooka, a Parabellum, a Kalishnikov, a Henry, an Uzi, a Llama, and a Beretta--but they are not rifles.” She then said, “I’ve had enough of this. I think you’re toying with me. Let me see your leg.” I then said, “Excuse me, but before you look at my leg, I have a few questions to ask of you.” She replied, “Of course. What are they?” I said, “I have given you a lot of information about my guns. I am somewhat concerned about your knowledge and ability to assimilate, make coherent sense of that information, and report it correctly. Do you know the difference between a .22 caliber and a .223 caliber? It’s a rather fundamental difference.” She replied, “Actually, I don’t.” I said, “I see. Let me ask some more relevant questions. “How much money do you make?” She said, “That’s personal, why do you ask?” I said, “Well, in pushing the Health Care Act, my president cautioned the population about doctors that would amputate a leg rather than treat a cut because they make more money that way. Consequently, I wish to know if you are financially troubled. What kind of car do you drive? What are your house payments? How much is your mortgage? How much credit card debt do you have? Do you have a student loan; if so, how much?” She said, “I’m not going to answer those questions. You have no right to ask them.” I then asked, “Do you have training and education in homeopathic techniques? Do you know the benefits/effects of CoQ10, ginseng, fish oil, Creatine, BCAA, and other such herbal treatments?” Do you know the difference between Panax ginseng, American ginseng, and Siberian ginseng?” She replied, “Well, No!” I then asked, ”Well, have you studied it at all?” She replied rather defensively,“NO; it’s all a bunch of hogwash anyway!” I said, “Oh, then you have read the research on it. What have you read?” She then said, “I don’t waste my time reading such things. Why are you asking me these questions?” I said, “Well, if I’m going to turn my body over to you for treatment, I believe it is reasonable for me to know something about your motivation, training, experience, and competence. Do you know anything about the practice of holistic medicine?” She said, rather angrily “No, I don’t!” I said, “Oh. O.K. How much experience do you have in practicing medicine?” She replied, “Well, not very much.” To which I said, “Well, we all have to start somewhere. What medical school did you go to; what is its rank in terms of other medical schools; where did you intern; and where did you do your residency? What is the rank of the hospital where you did your internship and residency?” She rather peevishly said, “All my credentials are posted in the waiting room.” To which I said, “Really? The rank of your medical school is posted in the waiting room? Do you have any experience with leg injuries? If so, how much?” I guess that was too much for her. She rather crossly said, “I think it would be best if you saw a different doctor.” ...and started to leave the room. I said, “You know, doctor. You asked me irrelevant questions about my guns, and I answered them. Whether or not I own guns is really none of your business and has absolutely nothing to do with any treatment you might prescribe. On the other hand, I ask you questions quite relevant to my situation, and you refuse to answer them. Isn’t that somewhat backwards?” She said, “But I HAVE to ask those questions. It’s the law.” To which I replied, “Actually, it is NOT the law. Here is what the law says--taken directly from the Affordable Care Act:” (1) WELLNESS AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS.—A wellness and health promotion activity implemented under subsection (a) (1) (D) may not require the disclosure or collection of any information elating to: (A) the presence or storage of a lawfully-possessed firearm or ammunition in the residence or on the property of an individual; or ( the lawful use, possession, or storage of a firearm or ammunition by an individual. (2) LIMITATION ON DATA COLLECTION.—None of the authorities provided to the Secretary under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or an amendment made by that act shall be construed to authorize or may be used for the collection of any information relating to- (A) the lawful ownership or possession of a firearm or ammunition; ( the lawful use of a firearm or ammunition; or © the lawful storage of a firearm or ammunition. You may verify this at, :http://housedocs.house.gov/energycommerce/ppacacon.pdf http://wizbangblog.com/2013/01/10/obamacare-amendment-does-not-forbid-gun-and-ammo-registration/.” “As you can see, you have broken federal law TWICE--once by asking, and once by collecting data. It is perfectly legal for me to own guns; it is NOT legal for you to ask and/or collect such data. YOU are breaking the law, and yet YOU are the one that is angry. Not only that, but you erroneously stated that you must ask such questions, and you did it in a very authoritative and convincing manner. You gave me false information, which I then acted upon by answering your questions. On that basis, how can I be expected to trust your medical judgment? When I attempted to ascertain your medical competency, you became defensive and hostile.” “There is really no need for me to see another doctor in this practice. I‘ll go somewhere else, where my privacy is respected, and I can trust the information I receive.”

Yeah... This is one of those topics where the law abiders get chastised for not caring enough about the deer to feed them when they're hungry. I think we went through it on another thread where some guys wanted to feed the starving deer in their area because it snowed a little. It's another "nobody wins" topic.

Doc, they think if you agree with being law abiding and/or ethical that you are a "high horse".

I have owned several SIG's including the P226 (the mk25 has a picatinny grooved rail and an anchor if that stuff matters). Fat grip really fits my hands well, better than the slim 239 single stack I have for example. If it fits well in the hand, that would be what I was after. JMO I like the night sights which are stndrd on the version you are looking at. Its a SIG........whats not to like? But now I'm sure other makes will be suggested. LOL

This joint has been pretty quiet lately. Somebody has to get things jumping again..........................

came out pretty good. real good price too. 8 point 165lbs dressed, shot on Nov 21 with a 3" slug

We had Gus Congemi up from Live the Wildlife TV trying to get him his first called in coyote. It only took us two years to put one in front of him, and like a TV personality does, he stole the show.

The gunshop is one of my local favorites they posted this the other day and it really made sure they are out there to support our second amendment: Well, Grace Baptist was supposed to give away a NYS-compliant M&P15 to a law abiding person this weekend. But due to some criticism, false reporting in the press, threats and a handful of complaints they've decided to not go through with the give away as planned. ...now they're giving away two. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Oakwood-Trading-Post/156867057673916

Did someone say media was talking about guns...

Another quality video from Downwind Outdoors! Thanks for posting!

Just reading the article pretty much shows how a lot of the "media" are nothing more than political activists. Pathetic little worms.

We could only be so lucky

This gets a bit frustrating at times. Are you speaking of QDMA or QDM. The terms are not interchangeable.

Thanks, think i will introduce myself to a neighbor

You are 100% wrong on that. Try going to the QDMA website and reading up on the real aspects of a good QDM management plan, instead of listening to people that call their QDM program a QDMA program lol. They cant seem to get abbreviations right.

I should have also added that each county is more than likely going to be different.....my main point was that all handguns must be carried concealed in NY, so they're all considered concealed carry permits.............unless you'e engaged in an activity that allows it to be exposed.

The real goal of QDM is NOT to harvest mature bucks... real QDM has little to do with bucks at all... it just so happens that bigger bucks is a fortunate by-product of a good deer management program...the real goal is optimum herd health given the habitat available. Like I have always said... this has been the bane of the real Quality Deer Management concept... concentrating more on what it does for the bucks than what it is doing for the herd. I still believe QDM has become something it never was intended to be and I am not a fan... and that is coming from a person that helped begin the movement in NY almost 25 years ago.

We used to have a couple of high horses. Or maybe they just looked high because I was little at the time. I suppose low horses don't count .....eh?

I've got the Sig P226 Elite Scorpion. I like it lot. I think they're very very close to the same. Not sure if the MK25 has a SRT or not but everything else is close to the same thing. I've got a Hogue G10 grip but the one on the MK25 feels pretty close. for a full size pistol it's great in my opinion.

Thank you all for the very warm welcome!

Nice looking gun. Serious piece........................

i have orange and black and yellow and black, made of aluminum..they last forever and no need for backer board. best way to keep off tresspasser is to kick them off and follow up..walk them right off your property,take down their tag number licence plate number.. a year or two of that and word spreads and it just stops..

OMG cabin fever. Need to get out! Come on warm weather. Going to try for a yote before the season ends! Can not wait for turkey!

It is a total shame, we are killing ourselves. What ever happened to "Don't be a litter bug" & the fines that went with it ? I guess it was lost along with prayer & the Pledge to the flag in schools! Kids / people don't learn the basics anymore.

Another quality video! Sometimes you have to take them, however you can get them! Thanks for posting!