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Fog The PT709 is the slim, which is pretty much the same dimensions as the PT111 except slimmer as it is a single-stack. I have put around 150 flawless rounds of Monarch, Blazer and Federal through mine since getting it and where it is a little harder to control than the thicker PT111 I find it to be a very accurate and reliable gun so far. I say 'so far' as I have read on TaurusArmed.net that some folks are having problems with theirs, but I wonder if some of that is due to an inadequate cleaning before shooting (they come covered in cosmoline) or not using the proper technique which firing this type of gun (e.g. limpwristing it). Mine has quite reached the level of trustworthiness that my XD has achieved; but I think it is only a matter of time as so far it has performed exceptionally for me. For the price I am very sold on the Taurus and anyone looking for a good semi-auto in the $300-350 range I would strongly recommend both the PT111 and the PT709 Slim; but do your homework beforehand as others have not had the same experience that I have. And if you can make your way to San Antonio, I would be more than happy to let you shoot either or both of them! On a separate note, I have a line on a Norinco Paratrooper SKS and was wondering if anyone has owned/shot one. I like the shorter carbine nature of it and the one I am looking at is priced decently, and most of my research on them has been positive; but I would still like to hear any pros/cons from someone who has had firsthand experience with them. Oh, and I know the 'paratrooper' moniker is a misnomer; so I don't need to be educated on it! Cheers! M2

Video interview and arrest (unfortunately, it is SFW!) Live free or die, baby! Cheers! M2

Ugh!

Congrats! Cheers! M2

Maybe because the majority of Americans agree with what Wilson said (even if they think the timing and location was inappropriate) And irony? You want irony? Irony is that Wilson is being grilled about his comments (and people are even adding words to what he really said); but Kanye, Obama and Serena Williams ask that what they said should be ignored? I don't agree with Wilson's outburst as I thought it was disrespectful due to where and when it happened, but not the remark itself as I know it is tru. I also don't think he was any more wrong than what everyone else did. And Obama is never any more "off the record" than Bush ever was, and the press had no problems covering anything the latter said. By the way, TMZ.com has the audio of Obama's remarks, you just have to scroll down a bit.

Sorry, you are confusing this thread with Drew Carey's 101 Big Dick Jokes...

Must be all the recent rain we've been having...my brain is rusting! And it's too bad, as you're missing this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4RIBhQIkII (Johnny Carson and Jack Webb classic sketch) Cheers! M2

Ah, I see, use the 'media' tags instead of the 'url' ones! I knew that but for some reason forget it...thanks!

That's what he gets for facing the wrong direction! He's probably French...

Yep, and I gotta figure out a way to embed a U-tube file into my posts... Cheers! M2

LA, NY, what's the difference? They're both places I don't give a flying fuck about, because they are full of shitbags like Kanye!

Ugh, the body of a porn star and the cranium of a Marine recruit! No thanks, there are too many good looking women with hair out there. I mean, there are certain places where it's OK for a woman to shave; but not their noggin! Sinéad O'Connor proved that to us back in the 80s! Plus, if Kanye's touched it, you know it's got to have the skank!

West and his Ho at the VMA awards... It looks like an open bottle of Hennessy in his hand...doesn't California have an open container law/consumption in public law?

It's not like anyone needs another reason NOT to buy the shit that assclown Kanye tries to pass off as music; but here is one nontheless. It just goes to show you how classless and untalented some of today's "artists" are...which is why I've been listening to the Temptation's Gold CD for the past couple of weeks. Cheers! M2

Yeah Stunna, don't worry about it; one of us would've recommended the CMP so it isn't like it's some huge secret... Cheers! M2

Yeah, wanted to see how accurate the rifle was...

I took the Tula out to the range this morning and it is really nice shooter! This is 50 rounds at 50 yards... I was quite impressed! Cheers! M2

Oddly enough, just down the hall from where I am now! I was exec'ing for a two-star who had just gone to Maxwell for a course. The new one-star vice, who I knew from USAFE, had just arrived (it was his first day) and was using my boss' office. I was in my office catching up on the usual bumpf when he walked out and announced that a plane had just flown into the WTC. We were watching the news when the second plane hit. Everything after that is a blur...and it is hard to believe that eight years have gone by since.

My two most recent pistol acquisitions were both Taurus 9mm--the PT111 and PT709. Very similar in size except the latter is a single-stack therefore slimmer, but the PT111 is easier to shoot more accurately. However, despite rumors to the contrary, both have been flawless (I just put 100 rounds through the PT709 without a single FTF/FTE) and Taurus now offers a lifetime guarantee on all their guns no matter if you are the original owner or not. I have been very happy with both of these pistols and wouldn't hesitate to recommend either. For the price they are very capable weapons...

That's why I traded my P3AT for a PT111, I can find 9mm for $11.99/box and it's plentiful. Plus, I find it to be much more accurate...

I'm on a roll...after picking up a beautiful Yugo SKS last Sunday, one week later I snag a 1952 Russian SKS with all matching numbers, an original cleaning kit and sling! Here it is with my 1939 Nagant M1895 also from the Tula factory, and the end of a RBR 64 mm M80 "ZOLJA" anti-tank rocket fired from a hand-held launcher that I picked up at a destroyed communications site near Mostar, Bosnia. Everything is on a Yugoslav Communist banner I picked up in Sarajevo... Here's another pic with my new Yugo and ten rounds of 7.62x39 to represent what the original magazines hold (my third SKS, a Yugo, runs 20-round removable TAPCO mags that work perfectly with the rifle)... I paid $375 for the Rooskie, which appeared to be a decent deal. Now I am after a Norinco paratrooper SKS... Cheers! M2

Zing! on both counts! Cheers! M2

Blount should be arrested for assault, there is plenty of evidence...

Chill, these things take a while but most people do get them; at which point they are gold, pure gold...