purpleguy2

re: Tibia plateau fracture

Posted by purpleguy2 on 1/7/24 at 4:12 pm

Yup, was a compression fracture from soccer. Also tore my meniscus with it. Required surgery to repair the meniscus but the real pain in the arse was being on crutches for 12 weeks. ...

re: Question for Clames- cleaning up an old Garand

Posted by purpleguy2 on 12/13/23 at 9:22 pm

Tear it apart and neutralize any rust, clear cerakote everything and reassemble. ...

re: Tacoma or Colorado?

Posted by purpleguy2 on 12/13/23 at 9:21 pm

Of the top ten vehicles that have the longest road life in 2022 Toyota has 5 of them with one being the Tacoma. ...

re: Trijicon rmr type 2 vs Holosun 508t elite

Posted by purpleguy2 on 12/13/23 at 9:18 pm

I run the holosun 407k x2 in green on my hellcat and can not speak highly enough on it. Battery lasted a week short of a year on constant on, I also have it set on the dot and reticle. Father in law is the range officer for one of the local sheriffs offices and has tested every brand dot you can thi...

re: Can you build a hunting rifle

Posted by purpleguy2 on 11/26/23 at 6:04 pm

I have a 350 legend, 450 bushmaster, 6.5 creedmore and 6.5 Grendel all built on ar platforms. It is incredibly easy and loads of fun to build and ar platform rifle....

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re: OTF auto knife (Out the Front)

Posted by purpleguy2 on 11/21/23 at 11:51 am

Big fan of normandy knives. I had an issue with my first order being the wrong color from what I ordered. I messaged them and got a response from the owner in under and hour. Not only that he sent me the original wrong color, black, and let me keep it for no charge but sent me the right one, od gree...

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re: It may be happening y’all

Posted by purpleguy2 on 11/19/23 at 9:40 am

Odds were +1000 two weeks before the season. I put $50 on him to win and almost cashed out at half during the Bama game, glad I was talked out of it. ...

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re: Collision repair in Lafayette

Posted by purpleguy2 on 10/30/23 at 9:40 pm

I second C&R collision, right near north side high. Hit a deer and with how much they were fixing I asked if they would color match my bumper instead of chrome. When I went to pick it up it was chrome and I was a little disappointed and said something along the lines of, damn they did it chrome. The...

re: Do u sleep with a sound machine noise?

Posted by purpleguy2 on 9/25/23 at 9:20 pm

iPhones have noise machine sounds built in. Newborn baby has a hatch sound machine and now anytime we turn it on I have about 10 minutes before I fall asleep....

re: BRN180 or AK47?

Posted by purpleguy2 on 8/6/23 at 11:21 pm

my BRN is hands down my favorite rifle in my collection. I have ak's and the BRN is just more fun to shoot no questions asked....

re: Anyone ever had experience with Placenta Insufficiency or Absent end flow?

Posted by purpleguy2 on 6/8/23 at 10:01 pm

My wife is a NICU nurse and has more stories then I can count of babies she has taken care of that were well under 1lb at birth. All went on to quickly put on weight and go on to lead happy healthy lives. We get pictures weekly of babies she has taken care of celebrating another milestone or birthda...

re: Who owns the house along the Bonne Carré Spillway?

Posted by purpleguy2 on 5/15/23 at 10:55 pm

tax records show St. Charles Land Co. II LLC...

re: What are some cool jobs no one knows about

Posted by purpleguy2 on 5/14/23 at 8:52 pm

This sounds like dream job for most. What is your background in, engineering if I was going to guess....

re: Start here? Trade school ???

Posted by purpleguy2 on 5/5/23 at 1:11 pm

If he doesn't mind getting dirty plumbing is the way to go! Most plumbers end up owning their own business within 10 years and I've never met a plumber that didnt have an awesome house and drive a nice truck....

re: Driving from Denver to North Texas- Best Route? (Update Pg 4)

Posted by purpleguy2 on 3/18/23 at 12:33 pm

Currently living in CO Springs and make this drive back to Lafayette fairly regularly. Option 1 is definitely the correct choice and takes about 16 hours driving straight through. Typically if I fill up as I'm leaving CO Springs I only need to stop twice. First stop just south of Amarillo in Claude ...

re: What self defense ammo do you keep in your AR?

Posted by purpleguy2 on 2/8/23 at 10:13 am

Built an AR9 with colt stick mags for this and loaded up with Hornady critical duty. ...

re: 80% lowers.

Posted by purpleguy2 on 1/28/23 at 2:56 pm

correct, they are typically cheaper than completed lowers and avoid and FFL transfer on top of all the other things people have mentioned. Takes about an hour to mill one out and that alone is typically worth the $45-50 I save doing it myself. Also a big fan of cerakoting and buying raw lowers saves...

re: Homeless population behind our house: FINALLY!!

Posted by purpleguy2 on 1/28/23 at 2:51 pm

https://atlas.geoportalmaps.com/ebr assessors map for you to quickly find out who owns the property, best of luck....

re: Jason Bourne or Jack Reacher

Posted by purpleguy2 on 1/21/23 at 12:11 am

Jason Bourne is the next series on my list, should be able to start it in a week or two. Jack Reacher books were easy to knock out and a fun read overall. Terminal List series started really strong, lost a little through the middle but I really enjoyed the newest book. If your looking for book...

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