Posted: 3/19/2007 6:18:13 PM EDT
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I got my new lower back from my gunsmith, David McDonald, today. Wow am I impressed. The trigger breaks clean at a hair over 5lbs. When it breaks it gives the sensation that the trigger jumped away from my finger. So crisp. David works at Adventure Outdoors in Smyrna. He does trigger jobs for $65.00 and up and if you need one he can do it right. I can't wait to get to the range and try this out. |
| Emory University School of Law. But I do hope to have the loans paid off when I turn fifty. David told me he could get it as light as I wanted, but my gun is more of a tactical entry then a target gun. I plan on dropping a Alexander Armes .50 Beowulf on it in the future. |
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Bookhound - I'm not exactly sure what he did, if I knew I'd probably do it myself. I know he didn't buy any new parts and he did say that the parts from Del-Ton were "impressive". He didn't think much of the parts kit that came with my superior arms lower. I know he said you can't stone the Ar-15 parts because it wears off the hardening of the steel which is very bad. I also know it has something to do with the receiver, because I offered to drop off just the internals and was told that he had to fit them to the receiver as well as each other. Apparently some receivers have a hair of difference in their internal dimensions. I can ask for more details about what he did, if you give me a hint as to what to ask him. z46617- I believe there are a few lawyers lurking around here. I bet you get looks at your office. I've been lucky at all my old offices my bosses appreciated the fact that I liked guns and carried in the office. I was the unofficial security guard. It's important especially now. I am sure you've heard of the lawyer in Statesboro Georgia who was taken captive outside his office by a disgruntled divorce client. Scary Times. If you practice in Chicago, it must be double hard on you as an AR-fan. Tamron - Yes, yes I am.  |
| I was in Chicago--now I'm in Atlanta. Much friendlier city for an AR fan. ht |
Do you plan to go with one of the large Atlanta firms, when your clerkship is over? I understand that the large firms really like to hire those who have clerked for federal judges. One of my relatives is just a first-year law student, but he will have the opportunity to clerk for a federal judge. Apparently, you think the experience is worthwhile, or you wouldn't be doing it! 
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| I came out of a bigger firm in Chicago to do the clerkship; I don't think I want to return to that environment. After I finish here, I'll either go to a midsize firm or try to pick up a federal prosecutor's spot. Tell your law-school relative that he should absolutely clerk if he gets the chance. It's the skeleton key on a lawyer's resume--it opens every door. |
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Bookhound - It's possible that's all he did. I don't know since I'm new to all this. But there is one thing I've learned; sometimes the most valuable things are the easiest to do. I'm sure the other lawyers will agree they've had cases that only required a letter and a two or three phone calls to net $20k. Doesn't sound like you did anything at all, but you made your client a lot of money and so it was worth it to them and to you. Personally, I believe it took more then spring adjustment, but in any event I am happy. Judicial Clerkships, unpaid internships, pro bono work are all skeleton keys to big firms. Going to an expensive school, being top of your class and on law review open every door too. Every employer wants to know that you like to work hard, work long hours, need no training, and don't care about the money. Anything that proves that to them will open doors. But it's also true that no one cares about your grades after your first job, they only care about your first job. A stabile employment record is better then one with a lot of moves. If you stay too long employers begin to think you don't have drive. It's all a balancing act. My $0.02 worth, if you enjoy it, do it. Some people think clerking is torture (and some judges make it so). An unpaid internship in law school will open a lot of doors and in Georgia you can actually practice in front of a judge or jury in your 3rd year. Nice to interview with 5-6 jury trials under your belt. I remember the bar telling me that 85% (i think) of all attorneys will work in a firm of less then 5 people at some point in their career. like Z said, most of us just don't like the big firm environment. Z46617 - Good luck on your post-clerkship job search Z. If you do end up a prosecutor, I'll give you a word of advice my mentor told me. "Prosecutors seek justice, Defense attorney's keep us all free." We could use some more prosecutors who understand that guns aren't just for people with badges. I worked once upon a time for an alphabet soup agency that couldn't (or wouldn't) understand that. |
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Thanks for the input, guys. Another close relative interned at the GA Ct. of Appeals during law school, then clerked for a couple of excellent Superior Court Judges after law school. She's happy as a clam working in a "boutique" firm of about 8 lawyers in Buckhead, doing commercial litigation. Lots of her friends who went with the big firms are lusting after a job like hers. She gets paid well, treated well, and not worked to death. First-year relative will also intern with the Ct. of Appeals, but this summer (after first year). He'll probably do the "big bucks" summer work for a large Atlanta firm next summer, then do a federal judge clerkship after l.s. He hasn't figure out what area of the law in which he wants to concentrate, but does have some interest in intellectual property law. |