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  1. Jacob74

    Dad Died Last Weekend And I Inherited His Pipes etc.

  2. Jacob74

    Inform Me On Watch City Cigar, Ravenwood, And KBV.

    I really like WCC Old Black Magic, and its mildly "latified" cousin, Nor'Easter. I also very much enjoy the WCC blend Persian slipper, which is a great all day smoke. All of my orders with WCC have been accurate, prompt, and safely packaged. 5/5 stars, will order again. I have no experience...
  3. Jacob74

    Glocks are as Generic as a 1911

    Competition is good for the consumer! I have some premium quality guns that I've paid handsomely for, and I have some Turkish low cost firearms that represent outstanding value. Does my super sweet, slick, handsome, ultra reliable gucci Italian stallion make bad guys any deader than the Turkish...
  4. Jacob74

    What Are You Drinking? March 2025

    A moderate pour of the Sexton as a nightcap. Cheers y'all.
  5. Jacob74

    Glocks are as Generic as a 1911

    I am not a gunsmith, but to my understanding those "rat trap" parts are constructed by metal injection molding, where metal powder and binder is injected into a mold and then heated until it is all solid. That allows for very complex parts to be created without (much) machining, vastly reducing...
  6. Jacob74

    Glocks are as Generic as a 1911

    It can definitely get a little hazy definitions wise. especially if you are always conceptualizing double action/single action in the paradigm of revolvers and hammers. Single action is easy to come to grips with. All the trigger pull does on a single action trigger is release the already...
  7. Jacob74

    Glocks are as Generic as a 1911

    One of my favorite deep tracks, the B side of "Uncle Pen"
  8. Jacob74

    Glocks are as Generic as a 1911

    Yes, Glocks are pre tensioned double action only striker actions, and taurus G2's are pre tensioned single action striker actions with a double action style "second strike" capability. No question they are different platforms. In my opinion, they feel like hot garbage in the trigger pull. I...
  9. Jacob74

    To break in or not to break in? that is the question

    Instead of using honey or grape jelly, use orange marmalade.
  10. Jacob74

    How Does This Happen?

    My theory is that the previous owner used his cigar torch in a moment of weakness, and regretted it so bitterly he had to sell the pipe. Lesson learned!
  11. Jacob74

    Favorite Balkan/English And Why?

    Yes, I've been carefully hoarding my last 8oz bag and one tin!
  12. Jacob74

    ***What Are You Smoking, March 2025?***

    snappin' necks and cashin' checks with some black frigate in my Jensen swan neck
  13. Jacob74

    Is Something Wrong Inside the Bowl ?

    I concur with Sig, it just looks like you are in the very early stages of building up cake. I clean my pipes pretty much every time I smoke them, and never really let the cake build up, so this looks relatively normal to me.
  14. Jacob74

    ***What Are You Smoking, March 2025?***

    Now working on a bowl of HH Balkan in a WO Larsen bulldog.
  15. Jacob74

    Favorite Balkan/English And Why?

    My favorite straight up Balkan is Mac Baren HH Balkan, I find that the balance between sweet, sour, and incense is just where I like it. If I feel more Virginia forward, I really like SPC Mississippi River, it's more sweet and sour and less incense. as far as English's go, my all time favorite...
  16. Jacob74

    ***What Are You Smoking, March 2025?***

    Coffee, and some 2020 Pembroke in my dedicated WO Larsen,
  17. Jacob74

    Wood Soap ?

    Nah, for that you have to cool your Coca Cola with ice cubes with .45 acp ammunition frozen into them. Back to back world war champs!
  18. Jacob74

    Wood Soap ?

    Murphys has citronella oil in it, so theoretically once you clean your pipe with it you will repel mosquitoes. Smells like victory.
  19. Jacob74

    ***What Are You Smoking, March 2025?***

    Working on a bowl of SWRA in my trusty Pete! Libation of choice tonight is a drop of Glenmorangie (the favored spirit of the Highlander).
  20. Jacob74

    Nine Year Old St. Bruno

    I suppose it depends on what shop you ordered it from, but from what I can tell 9 year old new old stock from a retailer is an anomaly. My guess would be that was a pouch they found that had been lost for years behind some royal yacht tins.
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