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jimtem
I have never fired a gun before and after reading around I have become aware that many things can happen at the gun range such as a failure to extract. Can you tell me how would I fix this so that I could continue shooting and also can you tell me what else could happen during my first trip to the gun range?
I own a Taurus PT99 9mm
Answer
Ok, please go take a class before you head to the range, or at the range.
There are pupose made range bags ( i use one), it keeps ammo, weapons, gear etc organized. Yes, I also carry a cheap cleaning kit (one of the $7 stores in the handle pistol ones) and a leatherman. I usually keep a few rem oil patches in the bag too.
To me, the range bag is invaluable.
As for the range, when you get there, tell the rangemaster that you are new, hopefully they can situate you away from other shooters and spend a few minutes going over basics. Clearing a FTE is fairly easy and thats not a common malfunction in most good quality guns. Basically, as long as you are certain the riund has fired, drop the magazine out, rack the slide 2 or three times sharply and forcfully. If that doesnt work and its stuck in the chamber, lock the slide open, insert a cleaning rod in the barrel and gently tap on the casing, it should come right out.
Always keep the gun pointed downrange and if you need help, the rangemaster should be willing to help you. It better to leave your gun on the table/bench and go get the rangemaster as well. Carrying it around is a bad idea unless its holstered.
Ok, please go take a class before you head to the range, or at the range.
There are pupose made range bags ( i use one), it keeps ammo, weapons, gear etc organized. Yes, I also carry a cheap cleaning kit (one of the $7 stores in the handle pistol ones) and a leatherman. I usually keep a few rem oil patches in the bag too.
To me, the range bag is invaluable.
As for the range, when you get there, tell the rangemaster that you are new, hopefully they can situate you away from other shooters and spend a few minutes going over basics. Clearing a FTE is fairly easy and thats not a common malfunction in most good quality guns. Basically, as long as you are certain the riund has fired, drop the magazine out, rack the slide 2 or three times sharply and forcfully. If that doesnt work and its stuck in the chamber, lock the slide open, insert a cleaning rod in the barrel and gently tap on the casing, it should come right out.
Always keep the gun pointed downrange and if you need help, the rangemaster should be willing to help you. It better to leave your gun on the table/bench and go get the rangemaster as well. Carrying it around is a bad idea unless its holstered.
Simple ways to make an apartment a home?
Allie
Tips and links would be much appreciated! If you have any personal experiences or ideas about how to make an apartment feel less temporary and more like a home I would love to hear it. I have some ideas but I've been feeling blocked. I spent the last few months wanting to move so badly. I gave up on making anything exactly the way I want it because I figured what's the point if we'll be moving eventually anyway? I want to love where I live so much I will be able to bring that warmth with me when we do eventually move. Even if we do move I won't feel any different if I can't be thankful for what I have now.
Answer
The absolute cheapest way to make an apartment feel like a home is too paint the walls. You'll have to get the landlords permission though. Yes, I was told to only use light colors. :( But I soon found out that light colors make for an interesting backdrop for many different decorating styles. I found out from using light wall colors that I actually love Shabby Chic, and French Provencal Styles. Remember paint is cheap so who cares if you can't take it with you, so focus on what can be taken with you. Curtains, furnishings, etc. I hated the light fixtures that were here. I changed most of them out, to my styles but kept the old ones stored in the basement, because when I move, I can re install the ugly ones and take mine with me. Just kill the power at the fuse box to avoid giving yourself a shock. Install the new fixture during the daytime as like I said power will be shut off till you do the switch out. Don't just turn the lightswitch at the wall off, cause some of the older buildings have the light fixture wires hardwired into the electrical sockets on the walls. So from personal experience if you don't want a shock turn the fuse panel off. (Pull the fuses). Like I said think about furnishings as your color sources to make it feel homey. Cushions are a good example, curtains, even shower curtains, (and yes you can install them to hide shower doors as well). If you feel the need to give the extra touch to wall treatments and have the landlords permission then you can use borders on walls and you could stencil. Some landlords will let you wallpaper as well as long as it's removed when your ready to move out. However, the wallpaper can't be taken with you. Also even if it's a rental who's to say you can't accessorize the outside area as well. I have a porch and I have put a wicker rattan bench out there, with some wicker tables and some nice potted plants. I asked the landlord about a small garden to which he said yes as long as it was on my side. I found out a garden was impossible bc of an existing foundation that was left behind from an old building. So I thought about it and bought the kit for a raised garden bed. At homedepot in the states and filled it with my own ground to plant flowers. (Again the raised garden bed can come with me when I move all I have to do is disassemble the wood pieces and take it with me). Yes the ground gets left behind but who cares, its just ground. The plants can be dug up and replanted when I move as well. (Because it's all temporary). So have fun decorating and making your space feel like a home. Another way if you like fireplaces, buy an electric one and you can place it in whatever room you want and take it with you as well. Or even the electric woodstoves.
The absolute cheapest way to make an apartment feel like a home is too paint the walls. You'll have to get the landlords permission though. Yes, I was told to only use light colors. :( But I soon found out that light colors make for an interesting backdrop for many different decorating styles. I found out from using light wall colors that I actually love Shabby Chic, and French Provencal Styles. Remember paint is cheap so who cares if you can't take it with you, so focus on what can be taken with you. Curtains, furnishings, etc. I hated the light fixtures that were here. I changed most of them out, to my styles but kept the old ones stored in the basement, because when I move, I can re install the ugly ones and take mine with me. Just kill the power at the fuse box to avoid giving yourself a shock. Install the new fixture during the daytime as like I said power will be shut off till you do the switch out. Don't just turn the lightswitch at the wall off, cause some of the older buildings have the light fixture wires hardwired into the electrical sockets on the walls. So from personal experience if you don't want a shock turn the fuse panel off. (Pull the fuses). Like I said think about furnishings as your color sources to make it feel homey. Cushions are a good example, curtains, even shower curtains, (and yes you can install them to hide shower doors as well). If you feel the need to give the extra touch to wall treatments and have the landlords permission then you can use borders on walls and you could stencil. Some landlords will let you wallpaper as well as long as it's removed when your ready to move out. However, the wallpaper can't be taken with you. Also even if it's a rental who's to say you can't accessorize the outside area as well. I have a porch and I have put a wicker rattan bench out there, with some wicker tables and some nice potted plants. I asked the landlord about a small garden to which he said yes as long as it was on my side. I found out a garden was impossible bc of an existing foundation that was left behind from an old building. So I thought about it and bought the kit for a raised garden bed. At homedepot in the states and filled it with my own ground to plant flowers. (Again the raised garden bed can come with me when I move all I have to do is disassemble the wood pieces and take it with me). Yes the ground gets left behind but who cares, its just ground. The plants can be dug up and replanted when I move as well. (Because it's all temporary). So have fun decorating and making your space feel like a home. Another way if you like fireplaces, buy an electric one and you can place it in whatever room you want and take it with you as well. Or even the electric woodstoves.
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