What do I need to take to a shooting range other than ear and eye protection and of course my pistol and ammo?

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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

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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.

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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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How do you fix sagging boobs without surgery?

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me

I'm 21. I have 3 kids. I have recently lost 30lbs and now I notice my boobs are a bit saggy. I am to young for my boobs to sag. I know exercise can help, but to what extent? Does it really lift them a noticable amount? and if so, what exercises?

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WHAT YOU CAN DO

Other than visiting a plastic surgeon, the only thing that you can do to prevent your breasts from sagging (or firm up already slack breasts) is to build up the pectoral muscles under your breasts and fill the sag with muscle, says Dr. Price.

Here's how to give your breasts a lift.

Try the fly. "To build more muscle, try what's called the dumbbell fly, using a pair of one- to three-pound weights," says Peggy Norwood-Keating, director of fitness at Duke University Diet and Fitness Center in Durham, North Carolina.

To start, pick up one weight in each hand, then lie back on the floor. Extend your arms out at shoulder level on the floor with your palms up, clutching your weights. The weights should be parallel to your body.

Draw both arms straight up together above your body, keeping your elbows slightly bent, so that the weights meet over your chest, says Norwood-Keating. Then, return the weights out to your sides at shoulder height, as if you were drawing a semicircle or half-moon over your body.

Repeat the exercise 12 to 15 times, then rest for 1½ minutes, says Norwood-Keating. Repeat the exercise a second time and rest once again. Then repeat the exercise for a third and final set.

The stronger you become, the more weight you'll be able to handle. This means that you should be able to gradually increase your weight (by one to two pounds) while decreasing repetitions (8 to 10) in order to work your muscles gradually, says Norwood-Keating. Your goal here is 8 to 10 repetitions in three sets.

Try a chest press. A variation on the fly that also builds chest muscle is the chest press, says Norwood-Keating. This time, pick up a five-pound dumbbell in each hand and lie back on the floor. Extend your arms and hold the dumbbells up in the air over your chest, parallel to your body. Then, bend your elbows and lower the dumbbells toward your chest, with your elbows out to the sides at shoulder level. Extend your arms straight back up over your chest and repeat the exercise 12 to 15 times. Rest for 1½ minutes, then do a second set of 12 to 15 repetitions. Rest again and do a third set.

As with the previous exercise, if doing this exercise as described gets easy, increase your weights by one or two pounds. Your goal, says Norwood-Keating, is the same as above: 8 to 10 repetitions in three sets with as much weight as you can safely and comfortably handle.

Round out your workout. All these exercises may be great for your chest, but you need to round out your workout with an exercise that strengthens your back muscles, says Norwood-Keating. Otherwise, you're likely to become round-shouldered and weaken your back. So pick up a five- to ten-pound weight in your left hand, then lean on a bench or a low, sturdy table by placing your right knee and right hand down on its surface. Your left foot should be on the floor.

Bend your left elbow, bring the weight up to your armpit and try to squeeze your left shoulder blade toward your spine. As you resist gravity, slowly lower the weight back down until your arm is fully extended. It won't be easy, but resist letting the weight fall by squeezing with your left shoulder blade as the weight returns to the starting positon, explains Norwood-Keating.

Repeat the exercise 12 to 15 times, rest for 1½ minutes, then do a second set of 12 to 15 repetitions. Rest again and do a third set.

Don't forget sunscreen. Since sun exposure can speed up the aging of the elastin fibers that keep your skin from sagging, make sure that you wear a sunscreen whenever you wear a sundress, tank top or bathing suit with a low neckline, says Dr. Price.

Many dermatologists recommend a sun protection factor, or SPF, of 15, she adds. Whatever you use, don't forget to reapply regularly.

Wear a bra. To prevent your breasts from sagging further, wear a bra. "It does help," says Petra Schneider, M.D., a plastic surgeon in private practice in Melbourne, Florida. "Wearing a bra puts less stress on your ligaments. The more you wear one during the day, the more it helps."

Wearing a bra is especially important if you jog, play tennis, do aerobics or participate in other forms of exercise that bounce your breasts. If you're a C cup or larger, look for sports bras with good support that control your breast movement, says Dr. Price. Some women find that nonelastic shoulder straps are best for minimizing movement. Sports bras are available in the lingerie department of some department stores or in sporting goods stores.

I'm building a wooden picnic table. What power tool rounds off the bench edges the best?

pancake

Don't want the square edges because it's a kids picnic table. What's the best method/tool that will round off these edges? Thank you.

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Router with a round-over bit for the flat-to-flat sides. If you are talking about putting a radius on the corners, a sabre saw.

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