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Although they're beautiful to admire, I consider a firearm a tool, meant to be used. I also consider hunting to be the projects for those tools.

For me, its gotten to the point where the tools have gotten so pricey, that to keep accumulating them, depletes finances for the project... and I do love my out of state projects. I've certainly got enough tools, so I'll devote my resources to interesting projects.

As good as they look on the bench or on the couch, they really shine when they're on the job, in the mountains.

Special guns are good for one’s soul

That's probably my one, young-man regret (..that the statute of limitations has run out on at least..). Back in the 70's BMW was offering to sell their motorcycles "factory-direct", and offered buyers a two-week Bavarian tour to go with their purchase. After the ride, the cost of importing a "used motorcycle" back to the US made the whole deal about 15% cheaper than buying a new one locally...,, if I had it to do over again.., the smoke grey and orange R100S Daytona, please!

Yeah, I spent two weeks, 20-some years ago, buzzing around southern Germany in my German GF's brother's vintage BMW 3.0 CS he loaned us for our vacation. Fun times. Got lost a bunch of times and had to make up time on the Autobahn (oh darn!). I wanted to rent some time on the Nurburgring track (which "civilians" were allowed to do back then, maybe still are) but he put his foot down on that crackpot idea.

Nothing like white knuckles on the steering wheel going 90mph on the Autobahn and boy racers in Ferrari's and soccer Mom's in Benz's zipping past like you're standing still....

Spent three years in Germany. You learn to look in your rearview mirror almost as much as out the windshield. When they flash their headlights coming up on you, you better move over fast because they are not slowing down. The first year and a half, I had a 280Z; hit a little over 150 a few times; had to sell it and buy a used VW when our first-born arrived ... sigh.

Same experience for me.

But, you were only driving 90? I was in my big old Ford Granada (think Merkur Scorpio) doing 105


Later that trip I was trying to keep up with the Volvo wagon in front of me. I was doing 124 and my car was shaking. That was uncomfortable.