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He wasn't there.
He was working for Eastside at that time. That is his old channel with the @ eastside. The company took over his channel and he left. He has a different channel now and he is solo and doing contract climbing and other stuff. https://youtube.com/@GuiltyofTreeson?si=IuMgNhvhmFK_6rHM
Explanation of why it changed.
My daughters torture the animals in the house by putting them in costumes.
"Back in my younger days the "cheap tools" went with you to the junk yard."
This is what you said ^^^^^
Now you are talking about today's junk yards. Which by my guestimate is about 40 or so years difference.
Now if you want to say that harbor freight tools are fine. Good for you. Maybe you could take a quick click to YouTube and watch some scientific comparison tool testing. Granted, I have only removed maybe two or three parts in the last five years. (They were parts for my 03 Chevy 3500) Mostly because 1. The yard will remove the parts for you because they don't want those messicans taking their inventory without paying. 2. Because the yards don't have cars in the vintage that I have (an 85, a 77, a 66, the others are new enough to get parts from Napa and such). Mostly I call places like Desert Valley in Arizona, eBay or such for the older ones and have them shipped to me.
I was trail riding in Norther Colorado near Rand one time. I see this 'creature' hanging on a tree along the trail. As I approached it just stayed there and watched me, head/helmet level, and looked at me as I rode by. I had never seen one before. It was a Fisher.
Basically just like this.
That particular super-cute Russian sable in the GIF is all over the interwebs.
Hmmm......
I bought a 686 about 6 months ago....
Not a pocket pistol but, must be catching.
Marten, Mink, and Fisher: The Look-a-like Mesopredators in our Backyards!
www.thelandbetween.ca
Unless you put them side by side... lol.
LOTS of fishers where I hunt, see them constantly on my cams. They're supposed to eat porcupines, but I still see plenty of them. What I don't see lots of anymore are turkeys. Eggs and poults are less dangerous.
I've had my eye on a 610 a guy has been bringing to the gunshows for about a year now.
He wants too much for it, and I've got a serious lack of fundilation.
I'd give him a grand for it...not 1300.
You and me both. I have a 629 that I love, but the 610 would be that much more comfortable (re lighter) to carry. I still like my wheel guns, but pistols do have their place too.
Based on the size of its ears and feet, I think it is a Fisher... but it could also be a Mink.
Whatever it is, it’s adorable.
Bunch of people around me are getting into guns and they have asked me what to get.
Knowing they won't train I have suggested revolvers and as their intent is to carry them I specifically recommend old Smith and Wesson J Models......not the new scandium ones older ones - pre lock made of steel.
My thinking is there is very little immediate action to train into - if it doesn't fire on the first trigger pull, pullit again.
And I say old steel because if they do shoot it will sting their hands less and they are basically unwanted and can be had cheap. The majority were night table guns that get sold by estate agents and where I shop they look brand new. They were also probably built as hand fit smooth guns vs edm cut or mim.
Good advice, but you are goi g about it wrong.
If your non-gun weenie neighbors are “just”
Stepping up after Probably spending years whining about gun are bad… and won’t practice… you need to get them “working for you.”
By this I mean… make a list of all the cool guns you really want but don’t want to spend money on. .38 super 1911 pre ‘60, steyr Aug, HK P7, MG42… you know the drill. Pick what you want.
Then recommend these to your neighbors. And have them buy good ones.
The a couple of things happen… things get better and Mrs. Karen and Manbun no longer want gun in the house and you buy it cheap. Or SHTf and you simply walk over, disarm the untrained loser, take the dehydrated organic Kale chips they hoarded for yourself and as a bonus, you have a gun you want… not just another beat up pre Hillary-hole Smith J.
Think big… suburban losers spend big $$$ on things they think will keep them safe. Korth revolvers, Browning High Powers, factory engraved pythons… last I checked a AI was great for home defense and a pair of AYA 28 gauges (cased, of course) is an ideal his/hers stand-off system. hey, it’s their money.
Always be thinking… preparation starts with the mind!!
Sirhr
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You forgot to add that they should be told to get the best ammunition that money can buy. If you are going to take some snowflake's gun from them during the apocalypse then you might as well get the ammunition to go along with it.
No, I think it's the other way round actually.
Think about it, they're both N frames with the only real difference being bore and chamber dimensions.
So, it stands to reason the 610 would be slightly heavier than a 629 of equal barrel length.
These are good peeps their enthusiasm is refreshing though they are depressed by my jaded pessimism.
How could I have forgotten that?
In fact, advise them to get primers, too! Because everything else will be available. But primers won’t be.
Thanks for the correction!
Sirhr
You likely know Sears is long gone. This is where "good" cheap tools came from in your reference 40 years in the past. In a past life time I turned wrenches for a living, and when I started it was all craftsaman, everyone started there.
So in those early days of dumpster diving at junk yards, (I miss the "old school" junk yards) it was all craftsaman. I still go now and again but now the tools are the HF. They really have replaced Sears as the go to. I don't really want to turn this into a HF pass fail thread, you can find that other places. But they are not bad, in some cases better in the hand then those 40yr old craftsman wrenches.
There are still things you can get from the dumpster yards of today, you pick you pull type places. The inventory changes quickly, and bones are left fairly quickly. But if you tinker, like wanting power seats in a rail buggy it is the place to go.
You are correct I have not gone and really "done" anything in a few years, last time I went I took my kid and I said I want that take it off, and made him do the hard work. He never really took to turning wrenches. And as he is "messican" perhaps that is why we did ok.
For me old stuff, there are a few places I used, generally specific forums with those people passing parts around, sometimes in the for sale area but usually not. Looking for a pedal assembly for a 63 VW, ask on Samba and you will get people out of the wood work to help you. And at better prices over epay.
Point I was trying to make is I have several sets of tools, just about anyone that does this at a serious hobby level will. My 850 fiat has everything in the frunk, (no trunk) to make it go. Electric fuel pump, some hose, coil cap points rotor and a pile of wire, along with a really cheap set of tools that will "work" if need be. Not needed it yet (knock on head, close enough to wood) but it is there and the stuff to install it is there. That is what I was trying to say.
In "every day" tinkering I lately have been grabbing a 40yr old Makita battery drill for some reason. I got it working again several months ago and bought new batteries for it. You remember those jobbies with the real long handle. I have far better drills but for some reason I am grabbing that one. Old time sake I guess. If I did it for a living I doubt it would last long, but I don't. Same with the sears ratchets, they really are not that great, back drag in the pounds, but for some reason I leave the "good" ones in the drawer. Even when I fight the tool it does not drive me crazy anymore. Likely because where I am in life in using them.
I have had many ask what gun to get to carry, when I make a suggestion say a Glock or other good pistol they say okay. The next week they bring a High Point out 
My first toolbox was filled by going to yard sales, swap meets and flea markets. You could buy craftsman tools for pennies and exchange them at Sears for new ones. I still have a lot of those tools. Many were bent, broken and worn out over the years. I have friends that are mechanics and they have tools spread across the country from leaving them in/on vehicles they have worked on. I guess it comes from my early days of not having the money to replace those tools. I am pretty anal when it comes to keeping up with tools. I don't loan tools to anyone. I'd rather come and help you with the project then lend you the tools. I have a motto... I don't borrow tools, if I borrow yours and break it. I have to buy one and I still don't have one. So I may as well buy one for me to start with.
I am a little different, no I will not loan you the tools, but if you want you can bring your car over here I will put it on the lift and turn the AC on and give you as much help as I can.
To me this does not sound like I am being a jerk and not letting you borrow something and look like I am doing you a favor in not crawling around in gravel with ants crawling up your pants legs. You also get heat or AC. Most folk jump at that chance. Everyone around knows I am not in the best shape, (5 back surgeries will take it out of you) so me sitting here and getting up to help position the screw jack to support the exhaust is something they all are thankful for. No doubt it is much more enjoyable doing it in the air vs on your back.
When I built my shop the wife suggested we put AC in there. I never really thought about it, never had it when I worked on cars in the past. Now I am glad I did, and some neighbors are as well. One guy comes over every couple months to use the lift to change the oil, he brings a big basket of tomatoes with him along with some other garden veggies for "payment".
Not a mink - mink would be smaller, thinner, small paws but also webbed; but I think in same family as Fisher. Vicious little things don't play well with other animals, even 3x their size.
I need to show that to my step-son. My wife and I asked him why he isn't strapping the transom to the trailer. His reply "it's not going anywhere" LOLgood brakes! Powerstop?
