ElDawgHawg

I say it every time this conversation comes up

SHADOW SYSTEMS CR920 Combat

If you haven't shot a SS yet you need to go shoot one. Silky smooth and you don't have the flaws that the SIGs have.
Say what you want about a SIG. I have a CSSO license and I spend time on the range every year with guys carrying multiple guns. The SIGs DO NOT perform like the SS and Glocks do.
Smith and Wesson's seem to do ok. Springfield Arms makes a solid unit as well.
I have a .40 SA for home defense. One of the guys on our CSSO team carries a Hellcat. Nice weapon.

But I am not a SIG fan at all. Seen some accidents and near accidents with them that back up the stories I've heard.

We recently sold some land through them. Blake Shelby in South Arkansas. Good guy and did a great job for my parents.. Both properties sold very quickly too.

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I bought a cheap offset smoker in December and have had mixed results smoking ribs. Once they were great, a couple of times they OK and a couple of times thye weren't good.

I have watched some Youtube videos but have really only tried the Mad BBQ Scientist method which is something like 3 hours at 225F, at the 2 hour mark you start to spray the ribs every 15 minutes, One hour at 275F (still spatrying every 15 minutes) , then pour smoked lard (in the smoker the whole time) on the ribs and wrap and smoke for 30 more minutes.

Like I said, the above method has had mixed results so I am thinking of trying Meat Church's method which is 2.5 hours at 275F, Spray once at the 1.5 hour mark, wrap with brown sugar and butter and put back in for another 1.5 hours at 275F.

The real issue is that I am not sure when I should be wrapping it and neither method mentions taking the internal temp of the meat. They just give a certain time at a certain temperature and I am not sure how to adjust based on how the meat is actually cooking.

I have smoked pork butt well but thats much easier given how fatty it is. I am afraid to try brisket until I figure out the ribs.

Any tips for a novice smoker is appreciated.

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Don't over think ribs. 3 hours at 225 is probably not long enough.
I typically go 275 for 2 uncovered. Wrap for an hour and then back uncovered for a quick sear at the end.

The question is do you want "competition" ribs or "good eatin" ribs.

If good eating is what you are looking for then this is the best method I have found.

If you want that competition look and taste then wrapping might not be what you need to do.
You will find a million different methods on you tube.
I would suggest watching the old school guys like Johnny Trigg.
HowToBBQRight is my usual go to BBQ guy on YouTube these days. He offers a lot of different options on different smokers as well. His rubs are really good too if you are looking for some good blends.

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I get what you are saying about difficult places. What blows my mind is the weights the pros caught at Fork.

The average weekend fisherman would look at those weights and think, man what a great lake. I will head over there and catch a bunch of big bass myself.

After a few days on the lake, and a total of five to ten fish caught up to five or six pounds (maybe!) he will realize the reality. Mother Fork is a tough nut to crack. The local guides don't catch what the top pros just caught.

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Totally agree. When I was in my fishing prime we made a trip to Fork 3 years in a row. 1st trip caught them pretty good. Dad caught his PB... good trip but one of the days was with a guide so we got some local intel.
2nd year we caught it absolutely perfect and smoked them. 3 straight days of 5-7 lbers and it was incredible.
Trip 3... cold front... caught 5 the first day. 2 fish the next two.. came home a day early.
That is probably the best lake in America but even there the conditions matter.

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How does a coach choke?

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Well bringing in a freshman for his second appearance of the season in a one run game in the 9th against a hot hitting team comes to mind :rotflmao:

Mainly to watch the melts, but being an Arky fan I've had my share as well.

:rotflmao:

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History is great and all, but I don't really care about anything baseball right now except whether or not we win it this year. Just like every year.
I like a fan that publicly admits he has never really cared for his team for their entire history. Outstanding fandom right here.

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NEVER said I never cared for my team. My point was, you can't do much about the past.... focus on the present.
Clearly you can't read for context.


No titles in the past will do that to a person. I'm sure if we had one it several times I might have a different perspective.

History is great and all, but I don't really care about anything baseball right now except whether or not we win it this year. Just like every year.

Historically, yeah you've been better if the litmus test is titles (and it should be).

But you could argue that we are the best program never to have one it all.
And every single Hog fan on this board feels the pain of that. It absolutely sucks because at least twice in recent memory we were probably the best team there and didn't get it done.

The life of a Hog fan for sure.
Weve been there quite a bit. And it sucks that we've never won it.

I thought the only correct answer was Tony Vitello

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At some point one of these Tennessee pussies is going to piss off the wrong player and get the tee total shite beat out of them which needs to happen. Same thing for Mr. Sissy pants himself homo Tony. That'll stop this shite.

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would LOVE to see one of these punks try it in Fayetteville with Iredale and the Aloy brothers. :pimp: