matt m

Looking into a versatile weapon for self defense. I know there are strongly divided lines among the .410 revolvers, but I like the Raging Judge Magnum's ability to chamber three different loads(.410, .45LC and .454 Casull). Cuts down on having 3 different handguns for 3 different uses! But I am not a fan of fluted cylinders in big bore weapons(.38, .357 ok, but .454 and .500..um, no). I always looked at it as an instant identifier that the weapon is a big bore). Does anyone know if Taurus offer an un-fluted cylinder? I tried contacting them, but they only have a 1-800 number and snail mail address listed. I know S&W has a custom shop and I'm sure Taurus can do custom orders. But would it have to be a custom shop item or do they regularly stock un-fluted cylinders? Thanks!

I have heard a lot of stories about how to dissolve the salts in corrosive ammunition. From squirting a patch with Windex and running it through immediately after firing to Ballistol to simply cleaning as normal with Hoppes No. 9. My question is not HOW to neutralize the salts, but WHAT did/do Russian forces carry with them to clean their weapons?! With all the "spam cans" of surplus corrosive 5.45x39 being offered online, it seems the Russian and other Warsaw pact nations stockpiled corrosive ammo. They needed a process in place to care for their equipment and I doubt Russian soldiers ran into battle toting a spray bottle of Windex!

I am thinking of ditching DirecTV for Apple TV, Roku or another similar Internet based streaming box. However, everything I see only offers Hulu plus. I would like to just plug into regular Hulu(w/o a subscription). Are there any boxes that offer basic Hulu? I don't mind watching commercials. I saw an ad for a Sony box that mentioned Hulu, but the description was not from Sony so the "Plus" may have mistakenly been omitted.

Let me start off with, IT'S NOT THE DISK! I've checked it with 2 separate UNSCRATCHED copies of CODBO. Both freeze up in the same place. In Multiplayer, it gets to about 98% on the loading bar and freezes(spinning). At first it was only Multiplayer, then it progressed to Zombies. Either way, I can't play any part of the game. BTW, it doesn't happen on any other games. MW2, MW3, et. al. work normally. Any ideas?

I've searched online for an answer to my question, but everything refers to an XBox 360 restarting while running. I'm having an issue where I cannot shut mine down. Either hitting the power button or using the controller, it always immediately restarts. It is an older machine, but the normal issues I see regarding unwarranted restarts(overheating, cord loosely plugged in) have already been addressed. Anyone know why I just can't shut it off?!!!

I recently bought a computer monitor and want to wall mount it. Big problem is that it has no mounting holes. Just a flat back. Are there any mounts that clamp onto monitors? I see them for iPads. I just need one that is for a 23" monitor. Or any other way to wall mount it? Thanks!

Have any hackers begun putting mass cheats out there yet? I was playing earlier and knifed a prone player in the back. I got the animation of the stab, the "x" indicating a hit and the sound/vibration. But he didn't die. I had to dodge and re-knife him. After the game I called him out in the lobby, and he immediately left(I made sure to wait a few seconds just to make sure he felt he might have gotten away with it). Have they(little cheating fookheads) figured out how to 2x health or god mode yet?

Can't get through on the MW3 forum for some reason. It just wont let me post. Anyway, the other day I got into a private match with some online friends. The next day I went into the MW3 site to poke around and saw a lot of emblems that didn't unlock. For example, we spent over 3 hours in demolition. According to the site, I should have a devil face for 10 defuses. I must have defused at least 15!! I even went back and counted the defuses. I stopped there. So I know I did it. Another is an alien face for killing an enemy with a rifle mounted GL w/o detonation. I specifically remember a kill in Kill Confirmed where I put a 40mm point blank into an enemies chest. No detonation, +50, clean kill. NO ALIEN! I wasn't boosting. In fact I was invited into the match by a friend. It was on Xbox LIVE and included friends all over the US. What gives?!

My daughter had a book last year that she checked out form the library. It was about a girl who had died along with her family in a car accident. In the afterlife her existence is not all that different. She still goes to school and lives in a house. But we only ever got to the part where she went to school and there was an assembly. Anyway, my daughter thinks it could have "REM" somewhere in the title. Any help is appreciated.

I searched answers for questions relating to the Google Maps car and finding out when it will be in your area, but all I found is answers relating that there was no way to know. Well, judging from the Mad Scientists and Viking battles in Pittsburgh, Marriage proposals, crowds obviously waiting for it and the scuba attackers in Norway, there HAS to be some way to find out, and none of these folks look as if they are Google corp. insiders! So somewhere, there is a way to find out. Please no "There is no way" answers. The evidence clearly shows that's not true.

Urban Meyer has been ruled out of Ohio State, but that rumor started long ago. Like I said in another answer, Houston Nutt is rumored to be out at Ole Miss and several other coaches are in hot seats. I was just wondering, after scouring the web I am not finding any scuttlebutt about who might replace Erickson if ASU gives him the boot. Are there any rumblings from the pundits, analysts and talking heads on the matter?

First off let me state that changing my number is not an option. I have had it since 2007 and its been well established! I'm 37, married and have 4 kids. I haven't even been inside a club since I worked the door at some clubs in the UK while I was stationed there. But surprisingly I am fielding a number of calls on Monday mornings from guys who claim that a female gave them this number at a club. The story's always the same and it seems that mine is a certain females "fake" number to give out.

I was wondering if anyone knows of a good way to get back at a person for doing this? I ask every one of these would be suitors to look out for her and if they see her to call her out and tell her that the number she's giving out is making problems for someone else. But I doubt that it's going down that way. More than likely these guys are just moving on as well. At the end of the day though I am the one who has to put up with her lack of courage in just telling a guy she's not interested. There's got to be a way.

Over the past two weeks I Have posted 4 questions and none of them show up. I can see my answers, but no questions. What gives?

Was watching Wiggle and Learn with my 2 yo daughter on the Sprout network the other day and there was a different guy wearing Anthony's blue shirt! I know that Greg left the group due to illness and was replaced by Sam, but I didn't know there was any other changes. Does anyone know who he was and if Anthony has left?

In past years we've deep fried, turducken'ed and come up with trendy new ways to prepare our holiday bird. But in 2011 I can't find any new trends so that everyone can be keeping up with the jones'.

Anyone heard of what trend is the new "in" thing this year?

Two days ago my emblem abruptly changed to a BG star. Several players in the same game had this happen to them too. Anyone else have this happen? Any ideas as to the cause? BTW, the player card I had created was still in my player card creator, but just didn't display in XBox live.

I keep checking the NCAA AP and USA Today poll and they still haven't released yesterdays game tabulations. ESPN still lists Oct 2nd tallies. After all the beer math is done, when will we see the rankings that reflect yesterdays games also?

My son is in a match where another player is using offensive language. liberal uses of the "n" word in it's negative form to describe other players along with other obscenities. I told my son to report him. So we went through the reporting process. In it it has an option for offensive language, but how do the mods know he was doing this? Is it really a "Our word against his" or does the system log the time, date and match number and the mods are able to pull up that match and review it? I was always curious about this and how it works.

We bought a house in a "cookie cutter" development that went up in 2007(Arizona BTW, another question had an answer relating to snow). I noticed that no one has removed the stakes that support their trees. It seems to me that the trees have had more than enough time to establish a root system since 2007! However, no one has removed their trees stakes. Are mine safe to remove? Is there a year, trunk diameter requirement or both? I'm thinking that neighbors are just used to them and aren't thinking about it.

Aside from notching my safety lever, is there any INTERNAL modification to hold the bolt back on an AK-74? Some people have mentioned that if you slowly ride the bolt forward, the bolt face will catch on the hammer. Or if you hold the trigger down, then slowly ride the bolt forward it will do the same thing. I have tried all the little tricks on mine and it does not happen. The only reason I think that this might be happening is due to the difference in bolt size from the 47 to the 74. the 47 bolt face is larger due to the larger cartridge base. My 74 might just be missing that tiny bit of difference in material. Does any company make any modification kits for this option? I don't mind modifying my safety selector, but if there's a way to drop in a part w/o hacking away at it(plus having that quick pull on the charging handle to get back in operation) IMO an internal mod would be a better option.