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What Are Your Draft Day Plans?

Danny said:
Go see my mom in the morning like every morning.......eat before the draft starts so I can be in the VIP chatroom. I will drink water.
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I watch 1-2 college games/yr. No interest. As a result, I have no evaluations and no favorites. My procedure on draft nights is have a list of what I consider to be the top 3-4 needs, three lists of prospect rankings, and a rough idea of the prospects by reading posts here. All I do is sit back and watch the draft unfold. My "target," when Miami's on the clock, is to see who the highest ranking prospects are in the positions I've ranked as most important, and hope one is picked. The advantage is I'm seldom disappointed. Seldom, but Jordan was a big miss.
 
I will get home just in time from work on Thursday to kiss my 3 year old goodnight/tuck her in and have a few minutes to spare before the draft starts. I took off work Friday. Have beer, rum, and vodka on deck (depending on how things go with the draft, LOL) and will likely hang/grill out for most of the day on Friday (flank steak and Aidells Pineapple & Bacon Chicken Sausages, and veggies) with the draft on in the background.
 
I so preferred when it was am all day sat and sun event. I'd grill out all day, drink, have friends over, set up a couple TVs in living room. Now it's just I gotta sleep.
 
Work Thursday, follow draft on my phone, probably be in bed by the time Miami picks. Same for Friday though I may be awake then since the picks don’t take as long. Saturday? Do my normal weekend obligations while following draft on phone.
 
As a matter of coincidence, it turns out that I'll be reloading pistol ammunition to shoot in my league next week, while the Dolphins are reloading the team with draft picks. I'll be following the draft in my gun room.

I'll be reloading lower power target rounds like the .32 caliber 327 Fed. Mag., the 147 gr. TCFN 9mm Luger and 185 gr. .45 ACP semi wadcutters. My league shoots at a nice indoor range. It happens that this range is owned by my congressional representative. I had a chance to speak with him on Monday when he stopped by. No, I did not tell him how to run Washington.

I will take an occasional break to see how the draft is progressing and then getting on this forum and enjoying the over-the-top reactions of the happy, the unhappy and the totally confused. This lessens my pain and tempers my happiness.

In either case I'll be ready to go shooting next week and I can assure you that I'm a much better shot at the range then I am at picking draft candidates. Still, I do have my priorities in order!

#1 Target Shooting: Something I can control and take full responsibility for.
If I shoot well it is very satisfying and if I don't shoot well I know who is at fault and work to analyze what's going wrong and what I need to do to improve. It's a lot like football except that my team only has one player and the target isn't trying to hit me.

#2 Dolphins Fan: Something I have no control over and can be either pleasantly surprised or "TURN THE DARN THING OFF"! There is no known cure!
 
Ray R said:
As a matter of coincidence, it turns out that I'll be reloading pistol ammunition to shoot in my league next week, while the Dolphins are reloading the team with draft picks. I'll be following the draft in my gun room.

I'll be reloading lower power target rounds like the .32 caliber 327 Fed. Mag., the 147 gr. TCFN 9mm Luger and 185 gr. .45 ACP semi wadcutters. My league shoots at a nice indoor range. It happens that this range is owned by my congressional representative. I had a chance to speak with him on Monday when he stopped by. No, I did not tell him how to run Washington.

I will take an occasional break to see how the draft is progressing and then getting on this forum and enjoying the over-the-top reactions of the happy, the unhappy and the totally confused. This lessens my pain and tempers my happiness.

In either case I'll be ready to go shooting next week and I can assure you that I'm a much better shot at the range then I am at picking draft candidates. Still, I do have my priorities in order!

#1 Target Shooting: Something I can control and take full responsibility for.
If I shoot well it is very satisfying and if I don't shoot well I know who is at fault and work to analyze what's going wrong and what I need to do to improve. It's a lot like football except that my team only has one player and the target isn't trying to hit me.

#2 Dolphins Fan: Something I have no control over and can be either pleasantly surprised or "TURN THE DARN THING OFF"! There is no known cure!
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What's your favorite concealed carry/home protection handgun?

Mine is a Sig P229 chambered in .40 S&W.
 
I work 8 to 6. Get home, eat some dinner, watch the draft, probably go to bed after the Dolphins pick. Welcome to my life now
 
circumstances said:
What's your favorite concealed carry/home protection handgun?

Mine is a Sig P229 chambered in .40 S&W.
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I carry a Taurus M-327. It's a 6-round 2" snub nose chambered in the 327 Federal Magnum. I have added a 3rd party grip that increases the length of pull for my big hand. I have added to that a TUFF-1 elastic grip and a few rubber strips at the back-strap for even more trigger pull length. It looks like hell but really fits my hand. It now is about the same fit as my Taurus Tracker Model 627 in .357 Magnum.

This makes a big improvement in my shooting accuracy and my ability to draw from my pocket holster which is something I hadn't expected to be able to do with any speed or reliability. I was wrong about that.

I also have a Ruger SP101 with a 4.2" barrel. It is also chambered in the 327 Federal Magnum, but is a bit big for practical concealed carry.

This little cartridge generates over 500 ft-lb.'s of ME from the Ruger and ~280 to 300 ft-lb.'s of ME from my Taurus. The bullet velocities are exceptional; ~1600 fps from the Ruger and ~1150-1200 fps from the Taurus.

There is a group on the internet called ballistics by the inch or BBTI. They measure the performance of ammunition shot from a Thompson Contender starting with an 18 in barrel and then cutting off 2" and re-testing . This is repeated until the barrel is 2" long. They also shoot a few commercial handguns in that caliber for comparison.

Take a look at the results they have found for many calibers starting with the .25 and going up to some of the big .45 plus calibers. The results are enlightening. My little Taurus has an actual barrel length of 2-3/16 inches which makes a big difference with this little cartridge. The chamber pressure is rated at over 45,000 psi. Only the really big bores or WWII battle rifles use that kind of chamber pressure.

My backup is a Magnum Research Desert Eagle .45acp 1911 C. This is a commander model with a 4.33" barrel.
 
Ray R said:
I carry a Taurus M-327. It's a 6-round 2" snub nose chambered in the 327 Federal Magnum. I have added a 3rd party grip that increases the length of pull for my big hand. I have added to that a TUFF-1 elastic grip and a few rubber strips at the back-strap for even more trigger pull length. It looks like hell but really fits my hand. It now is about the same fit as my Taurus Tracker Model 627 in .357 Magnum.

This makes a big improvement in my shooting accuracy and my ability to draw from my pocket holster which is something I hadn't expected to be able to do with any speed or reliability. I was wrong about that.

I also have a Ruger SP101 with a 4.2" barrel. It is also chambered in the 327 Federal Magnum, but is a bit big for practical concealed carry.

This little cartridge generates over 500 ft-lb.'s of ME from the Ruger and ~280 to 300 ft-lb.'s of ME from my Taurus. The bullet velocities are exceptional; ~1600 fps from the Ruger and ~1150-1200 fps from the Taurus.

There is a group on the internet called ballistics by the inch or BBTI. They measure the performance of ammunition shot from a Thompson Contender starting with an 18 in barrel and then cutting off 2" and re-testing . This is repeated until the barrel is 2" long. They also shoot a few commercial handguns in that caliber for comparison.

Take a look at the results they have found for many calibers starting with the .25 and going up to some of the big .45 plus calibers. The results are enlightening. My little Taurus has an actual barrel length of 2-3/16 inches which makes a big difference with this little cartridge. The chamber pressure is rated at over 45,000 psi. Only the really big bores or WWII battle rifles use that kind of chamber pressure.

My backup is a Magnum Research Desert Eagle .45acp 1911 C. This is a commander model with a 4.33" barrel.
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What was your Marine issue when you were in the service?
 
circumstances said:
What was your Marine issue when you were in the service?
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I was a reservist, so there was my basic grunt issue of an M-14 and my secondary MOS was a 2831 which qualified me for a side arm-the 1911. In ITR they had run out of M-14's so we were issued the old M1 Garand. I really liked that rifle. It didn't seem as loud as the M-14 with its flash suppressor.
 
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