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Gun Thread: WW Birthday Edition!
Fundamentals
When you go to the range, do you have a plan? If I have said it once, I have said it 472 times. Have a damn plan when you go to the range. Even if you're going to the range for funsies and ogling the range babes, you should have a plan to realize some sort of training benefit, because the range babes almost certainly think you're a creepy old pervert so your efforts there are definitely wasted. Here's the AMU guy with some drills
Guns of the Horde First up, our pal CBD shares his very nice H&K USP!
My bedside pistol for a very long time has been a plain-jane H&K USP in .40 S&W. It is a double action-single action pistol, but the first shot double action is long and clunky and very heavy. And the reset is also not the smoothest and shortest. So why have it as a primary self-defense pistol? Because it has never had a failure-to-fire. Ever. Not once in a few thousand rounds! And it fits my hand really nicely!
But now that my home state (NJ) has moved from fanatical Maoist to merely heavy-handed socialist when it comes to the 2nd Amendment, I figure I should consider it as carry piece. But not with that trigger! So off to Gray Guns it went for their "Reduced Reset Carry Perfection Package," and after an eight-week wait, a chat with their customer service folks about some additional parts (ouch!) and a very large charge to my credit card, it's back on my bed-stand! They smoothed and reduced the double-action pull, and the reset now rivals that of my more modern striker-fired pistols. Even better, they eliminated the slight barrel play that the USP design suffers, and did some other magic on the action, so it feels like a new and better pistol. I am not a super-ninja-special-forces warrior, so when I carry I want a safety (or an empty chamber, but that's a discussion for another day). A 1911 (.45ACP of course!) cocked and locked is my idea of a good time. And the USP actually gives me the option of that, or simply a heavy double-action pull followed by a normal single action. So off to the range to see how the double-action feels for the first shot.
And boy oh boy! I like it! Those four above the bulls eye are the four double-action rounds at 15 yards. The others are the rest of the magazines fired single action. Why the double actions are high is a question I will have to answer at the range with some more work, but I am very pleased with the results. The pistol feels far less clunky, and it feels like I can get back on target more quickly with the reduced reset. And it is absolutely more accurate. I am not sure that I would carry this pistol cocked and locked, because the safety throw is long and heavy, unlike the crisp snap of my 1911 safety. But as a double-action-single-action pistol? Absolutely. The difference between the first and second shot is tolerable at self-defense distances, and the reliability of the pistol is something not to be minimized. Being able to count on your equipment in stressful situations is a very important thing!Whoa! Nice shooting there, hombre!! It looks like somebody has their sock tension just about perfecto! Thanks CBD and congratulations!
Mystery Casing
Aliens?
1887 Fagnus
I had to use this if for no other reason than the name of the firearm, alone. Restoration videos have become very popular and some have been criticized for faking the subject of the restoration. What do you think?
Range Safety
Here is a little Gun Basics 101 bonus on range safety.
A Book With Pictures! The Standard Catalog of Firearms
How an 'X' Works We all enjoy the animated videos on how stuff like ballpoint pens and revolvers and the Space Shuttle work. They're educational and fun! Here's another one to make you smarter.
Musical Interlude
Here is 10 hours of crickets and frogs.
Gun Basics 101
New video from the She Equips Herself gal! This week's video is on carrying at church. Plus, SEH Gal has a sister!
Apparently, I was able to fool Santa again and was rewarded with a new grab-bag of optional cigars under the tree. Not one to waste time, I picked one at random and it was the Macanudo Inspirado White. Man, did I do good! Here is what the Macanudo folks say about it: Offers subtle expertise. Beautiful and mellow, yet complex and flavorful. Creamy, with hints of spice. This award-winning blend results from over 50 years of excellence driving evolution in all of the best ways. Adorned with a golden Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper aged for six years. The Inspirado White offers approachability without sacrificing excitement in a consistent blend that never fails to impress. Yeah... blah... blah... blah. Pure marketing, and I have no idea what that last sentence even means, but I gotta say, this was a great cigar to start the year. Smooth, easy to light, comfortable to hold, and a really great aroma. The initial taste is a bit spicy with cinnamon. It has an easy draw, plus an even burn through the first third. As mentioned in the past, I evaluate cigars through the thirds; first, second and third. Typically, a cigar is best in the middle third with the last really bringing on the flavor and flaws if they are there. Not so with the Inspirado White. Excellent all the way through. I'm buying more of these. Mine was a 5X50 Robusto and they run about $6 a stick so they don't break the bank. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed.Excellent, Diogenes! Thank you very much!
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Cigarbid.com A note about sources. The brick & mortar/online divide exists with cigars, as with guns, and most consumer products, with respect to price. As with guns - since both are "persecuted industries", basically - I make a conscious effort to source at least some of my cigars from my local store(s). It's a small thing, but the brick & mortar segment for both guns and tobacco are precious, and worth supporting where you can. And if you're lucky enough to have a good cigar store/lounge available, they're often a good social event with many dangerous people of the sort who own scary gunz, or read smart military blogs like this one. -rhomboid Anyone have others to include? Perhaps a small local roller who makes a cigar you like? Send me your recommendation and a link to the site!
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Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 28, 2024 07:00 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Scuba Dude at January 28, 2024 07:00 PM (f0/sc)
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 28, 2024 07:00 PM (IUmF8)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 28, 2024 07:00 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: TRex at January 28, 2024 07:01 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Scuba Dude at January 28, 2024 07:01 PM (f0/sc)
Posted by: Skip at January 28, 2024 07:01 PM (fwDg9)
OK...that would have been my next guess.
Happy birthday to Weasel Woman!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 28, 2024 07:01 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 28, 2024 07:04 PM (0EOe9)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at January 28, 2024 07:05 PM (V8he0)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 28, 2024 07:00 PM
Finally!!
Posted by: Scuba Dude at January 28, 2024 07:01 PM
It has been known to happen.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 28, 2024 07:05 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at January 28, 2024 07:05 PM (5YmYl)
Happy birthday to Weasel Woman!!
Posted by: Doof at January 28, 2024 07:05 PM (LOb/2)
Weasel, maybe stray outside the comfort zone and check out a Mongolian BBQ place. :-)
CBD!! Nice shooting with the HK!! I feel sorry for whoever makes you have to use that gun. And hopefully you never find out.
Posted by: Scuba Dude at January 28, 2024 07:06 PM (f0/sc)
Posted by: Dag Nabbits, at January 28, 2024 07:07 PM (eUsLv)
One of our pals sent in the above photo of a 9mm casing for identification. Anyone know what caused this unusual pattern?
Watercolors?
Wait, that's the hobby thread.
Posted by: mikeski at January 28, 2024 07:07 PM (DgGvY)
Posted by: Dag Nabbits, at January 28, 2024 07:08 PM (eUsLv)
Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at January 28, 2024 07:09 PM (5YmYl)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 28, 2024 07:09 PM (Wnv9h)
HK is the king of the fluted chambers so it's most likely that 9mm was from one of their pistols or an MP5.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at January 28, 2024 07:10 PM (R/m4+)
I went to the range today.
With a Plan!
My plan was to win the aspirin shoot.
Always the bridesmaid. Snagged a third for about the dozenth time.
Sock tension not right on the last round.
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 07:10 PM (d9i2R)
But I do watch videos on YouTube about guns, does that count? LOL
Posted by: Scuba Dude at January 28, 2024 07:10 PM (f0/sc)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 28, 2024 07:11 PM (T1ohp)
Posted by: blaster at January 28, 2024 07:11 PM (IFNME)
Posted by: andycanuck (2yu8s) at January 28, 2024 07:11 PM (2yu8s)
Posted by: Weasel at January 28, 2024 07:11 PM (JwHpX)
Posted by: Scuba Dude at January 28, 2024 07:12 PM (f0/sc)
Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at January 28, 2024 07:09 PM
Kraut space magic.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 28, 2024 07:12 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 28, 2024 07:09 PM (Wnv9h)
Howdy RMBS! Actually up close to your neck of the woods this weekend. Hanging out down on the Cape for another day or 2. Less than enjoyable weather up here.
Hope all is good with you!
Posted by: Doof at January 28, 2024 07:13 PM (LOb/2)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 28, 2024 07:13 PM (T1ohp)
Knowing you I know you will come in first eventually Red. Just keep at it.
Posted by: Scuba Dude at January 28, 2024 07:14 PM (f0/sc)
I am told.
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 07:14 PM (d9i2R)
Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at January 28, 2024 07:14 PM (5YmYl)
Posted by: Scuba Dude at January 28, 2024 07:12 PM (f0/sc)
Scooooob!! Howdy, brother! Doing OK, thanks. Hope you are too!
Posted by: Doof at January 28, 2024 07:14 PM (LOb/2)
Hope all is good with you!
Posted by: Doof at January 28, 2024 07:13 PM
Nice. Yeah...weather kinda sucks this weekend. Hope you're having a good time on the Cape.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 28, 2024 07:15 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Ed L at January 28, 2024 07:15 PM (yRXSd)
Any of those shot sideways?
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 07:15 PM (d9i2R)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at January 28, 2024 07:15 PM (WsTvr)
Posted by: Oddbob at January 28, 2024 07:15 PM (sNc8Y)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 28, 2024 07:16 PM (0EOe9)
Ken Hackathorn on the Wilson Combat Master Class videos has lots of drills to maximize time spent at the range. I'm going to try his 2X2X2 drill and his BFM drill on my next outing.
Posted by: That SOB Van Owen at January 28, 2024 07:16 PM (PWe8a)
I am told.
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 07:14 PM
If WW sees the number of candles in that pic above, he might need more than that.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 28, 2024 07:16 PM (Wnv9h)
I had to miss this past Friday's edition of my local practical action league due to stuff going on, but am looking forward to re-engaging in a couple weeks. Nurse's move-and-shoot event at TxMoMe this year gave me the courage to try competing this season.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at January 28, 2024 07:16 PM (v23vE)
Posted by: Ed L at January 28, 2024 07:16 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: Diogenes at January 28, 2024 07:17 PM (W/lyH)
Yeah, I ackshully won it once with a 34/40. Summer of 2022.
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 07:18 PM (d9i2R)
Posted by: Doof at January 28, 2024 07:14 PM
Doing ok, just imitating a bear and not venturing from my apartment unless necessary. ;-) Looking forward to seeing you at either the NoVaMoMe or TXMoMe or both this year!!
Why ever would you head North in the winter? Only folks not quite right in the head live up there this time of year. LOL
Posted by: Scuba Dude at January 28, 2024 07:18 PM (f0/sc)
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 07:18 PM
What's the course of fire?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 28, 2024 07:18 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 28, 2024 07:20 PM (bn3/b)
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 07:20 PM (d9i2R)
The fluted chamber directs gases between the flutes. This aids extraction. On the MP5 and P7, you can remove the extractor and the casing will still eject (but not reliably). The markings are from the gases coming into contact with the casing.
Posted by: Ed L at January 28, 2024 07:20 PM (yRXSd)
~and many more...
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 28, 2024 07:20 PM (gJgs/)
Posted by: Marcus T at January 28, 2024 07:20 PM (o33NW)
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(tT6L1) at January 28, 2024 07:21 PM (tT6L1)
Posted by: rhomboid at January 28, 2024 07:22 PM (GcNJ2)
Good grief, I no sooner start getting over one thing, the wife comes down with something, she starts getting better and I, just for fun, pick up RSV.
Maybe next week.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(tT6L1) at January 28, 2024 07:23 PM (tT6L1)
Posted by: Skip at January 28, 2024 07:24 PM (fwDg9)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at January 28, 2024 07:24 PM (WsTvr)
Posted by: JT at January 28, 2024 07:24 PM (T4tVD)
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(tT6L1) at January 28, 2024 07:24 PM (tT6L1)
Mr Reese had an HK416 in one episode. That rifle had the diopter sights from an MP5 on it - but mounted on the rail.
Which sent me on a hunt for those. Yes, HK will sell you the rail mounted diopter sights. $249 - JUST FOR THE REAR. There is of course Chinese clone available. $20 for the pair. Buy it now!
They arrived and are cool, and mounted on an EP9.
The front post seems wound all the way down - need to zero with a boresight laser. BUT not usable with the Gaialoop red dot - the tall mount is in the way. Grr. Now I have a mismatch between guns and sights.
What to do? What. To. Do.
Posted by: blaster at January 28, 2024 07:24 PM (IFNME)
Somehow I managed to pick up two pretty vicious viruses/mega-colds from another galaxy almost back to back, have not burned many sticks since Christmas. Some day soon it simply has to end, I figure.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 28, 2024 07:25 PM (GcNJ2)
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at January 28, 2024 07:16 PM (v23vE)
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Excellent.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(tT6L1) at January 28, 2024 07:25 PM (tT6L1)
Posted by: rhomboid at January 28, 2024 07:26 PM (GcNJ2)
What to do? What. To. Do.
Posted by: blaster
This sounds like a no brainer.
Buy another gun and re-mix the sights such that you don't have a mis-match.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 28, 2024 07:26 PM (gJgs/)
Posted by: JT at January 28, 2024 07:26 PM (T4tVD)
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at January 28, 2024 07:27 PM (8sMut)
Today, 8, 5, 10, 4.
Usually my 200 is better, but Excuse Coming,
First time shooting the Wolf .22 ammo in competition. Therefore the 200 yards was a “learning experience “.
“That’s my story”, he choked.
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 07:28 PM (d9i2R)
Range report:
Picked up my G42 slide after having the sights replaced after the original rear sight somehow got popped out of joint and I couldn't get it popped back in. Put it back together and shot a box. Sights are steel and work just fine. I like the G42 because it's tiny, easily concealed, especially in the summertime when I'm not wearing a bulky jacket or sweater, and I shoot it well. I focused on Mozambic drills. .380 May not be the most powerful defensive round, but that paper target wasn't going anywhere after I was done with him.
Plinked some .22 afterwards for fun with the Ruger Mark IV.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 28, 2024 07:28 PM (Ggr3u)
Posted by: Marcus T at January 28, 2024 07:28 PM (o33NW)
Posted by: JTB at January 28, 2024 07:29 PM (zudum)
I would have combed my hair.
Well happy birfday to Mrs Weasel. Hope Mr Weasel spoilt ya silly.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 07:29 PM (rJ7Hd)
Why ever would you head North in the winter? Only folks not quite right in the head live up there this time of year. LOL
Posted by: Scuba Dude at January 28, 2024 07:18 PM (f0/sc)
Good Lord willing, I'll be at both NoVa and Texas again this year.
Came up here with ShellShock for her sister's annual disco party. Doing some other exploring while here. But your points are valid and well taken!
Posted by: Doof at January 28, 2024 07:30 PM (LOb/2)
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Patina -- it makes them more valuable!
Posted by: andycanuck (2yu8s) at January 28, 2024 07:30 PM (2yu8s)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at January 28, 2024 07:30 PM (as3uC)
Posted by: Bonecrusher at January 28, 2024 07:30 PM (u0OdI)
“That’s my story”, he choked.
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 07:28 PM (d9i2R)
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Gun club I used to belong to ran 22 plate matches all the time. Then, they had one guy show up and smoke them all. Turned out he was shooting subsonic ammo so his ammo wasn't going subsonic on it's way to the 150 yard line or some such.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(tT6L1) at January 28, 2024 07:30 PM (tT6L1)
They appear to no longer be in manufacture. Gaialoop has a reflex sight for $39 and it is shake to wake, but its not the same. I have sadz.
Posted by: blaster at January 28, 2024 07:31 PM (IFNME)
If you get the chance to look at the chamber for an MP5 (including the clones) or a P7, the flutes are readily visible to the naked eye. Those flutes are one of the reasons the MP5 and P7 have reputations for reliable operation even after firing lots of rounds.
Posted by: Ed L at January 28, 2024 07:32 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: JTB at January 28, 2024 07:33 PM (zudum)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 07:34 PM (VJFAr)
Quds News Network
@QudsNen
Displaced citizens sheltering in Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis shared a photo of Israeli snipers' bullets fired at the hospital.
http://tinyurl.com/333pe3fa
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at January 28, 2024 07:34 PM (FVME7)
“That’s my story”, he choked.
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 07:28 PM
The Eley stuff?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 28, 2024 07:36 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 28, 2024 07:37 PM (0EOe9)
http://tinyurl.com/333pe3fa
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at January 28, 2024 07:34 PM (FVME7)
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Live ammo, yeah, terrorist delving into local cache. "Displaced" citizen my whatever.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(tT6L1) at January 28, 2024 07:37 PM (tT6L1)
This match started years ago with everyone shooting 10-22s and 3-9 power scopes. People then started experimenting, looking for an edge. Now, $2000 vudoos, $25/box ammo, barrel tuners, cans, the works.
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 07:37 PM (d9i2R)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 28, 2024 07:37 PM (bn3/b)
Evening Schnorflepuppy, refresh my memory, are you going for a C/C permit? If so, good luck!!
Also, a good chance I will be doing a road trip in October. But instead of heading southwest most of the time I am thinking of heading west for a bit before heading south.
Posted by: Scuba Dude at January 28, 2024 07:37 PM (f0/sc)
Dear Gun Thread Staff,
I never thought this would happen to me.
I was at the range with a new VP9L, trying to work on fundamentals, as a certain sensei advises, when an unusually large number of range babes descended, bothering me with questions about was the barrel really that long, and did it shoot better? Then, they wanted to admire it, which lead to requests to fondle it, and then actually try it out.
In desperation, I got one of my rear bags, filled with rice that had been allowed to get moldy and slightly mephitic, and cut it open, but even that bouquet failed to slow the clamor to play with it.
Finally, the RO came over, and said I had to leave, as the disruption and general rowdiness was distracting the other shooters.
What can I do to ameliorate this in the future?
FSJ, you're my only hope!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 28, 2024 07:37 PM (a3Q+t)
My experience with case marks (scorching) so far is pretty much limited to 45 Colt in a lever gun. Trying four different powders and several different loads didn't seem to make much difference, probably because it's a low-pressure loading (toggle-action rifle), so case isn't completely sealing against the chamber.
My brother has a box full of P7s, bought when they first came into the country, and were fairly inexpensive. I remember dry firing one and wondering about that finger-discipline thing, with trigger finger and grip fingers doing different functional tasks.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 28, 2024 07:37 PM (GcNJ2)
I have both of those, too!
mini lives in my pants pocket everyday, everywhere, in a DeSantis pocket-holster. used to do Stingers, I am trying out Federal Punch loads now, supposedly optimized for short barrels
I still have an old Bianchi ankle holster for the Beretta, I get it out maybe once a year ...
back in the 80's before everything got all 9mm & tactical & *@#^ the annual stats had either .38 Spl or .25 ACP as the leader for fatality, year after year ...
"All shooting done at 7 yards and all shooting hitting target in an acceptable manner." has summed up many a range day for me, too.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at January 28, 2024 07:38 PM (WsTvr)
I purchased a Strike Industries Ambush 45* mount with a Viridian RFX-25 green dot sight for my rifle.
At the range, I have no trouble adjusting the magnification of my scope from 1-6 as needed, but I recognized that I will not likely have the luxury of adjustments in a real fight. The 45* green dot is my solution, and I'm excited to zero and test it out.
I'm sure a few hundred cycles of transitioning from my primary to my CQB optic will begin drilling in the muscle memory.
See?!?! We support transitioning!!
Posted by: Washington Nearsider at January 28, 2024 07:39 PM (/nCD+)
FIRST
SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch is planned for Tonight
Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with 23 second-generation Starlink internet satellites.
Liftoff from pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center is scheduled for 8:10 p.m. EST on Sunday, Jan. 28 (0110 UTC).
The first-stage booster, making its 18th flight, will land on the drone ship 'A Shortfall of Gravitas' about eight minutes into the flight.
http://tinyurl.com/3u9ta5xh
about T-35 MINUTES
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SECOND
SpaceX Starlink Falcon9
Scheduled for Jan 28, 2024
SpaceX Starlink 7-12 Launch
Pad : SLC-4E
Location : Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA
Rocket : Falcon 9 Block 5
Check link for actual times
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Posted by: Ciampino -Today's Update #02 at January 28, 2024 07:39 PM (qfLjt)
Finally, the RO came over, and said I had to leave, as the disruption and general rowdiness was distracting the other shooters.
What can I do to ameliorate this in the future?
FSJ, you're my only hope!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 28, 2024 07:37 PM (a3Q+t)
Damn range babes. Always making trouble.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 07:39 PM (3aLWR)
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 07:37 PM (d9i2R)
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I've only once seen a .22 rifle with a barrel tuner. I didn't inquire as to the cost. All of the stuff hanging off the rifle was something else.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(tT6L1) at January 28, 2024 07:40 PM (tT6L1)
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 07:41 PM (d9i2R)
Some wag had posted alongside that one the infamous posting by the ignorant journalist from one of the summer 2020 Racist-Totalitarian Street Festival celebrations, wherein he asked whether soft orange ear plugs were "rubber bullets".
Posted by: rhomboid at January 28, 2024 07:41 PM (GcNJ2)
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Are they earplugs??
Posted by: andycanuck (2yu8s) at January 28, 2024 07:41 PM (2yu8s)
Posted by: Grateful at January 28, 2024 07:42 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 07:41 PM
Haven't tried those yet. I like the TenEx, but my free rifle seemed to like RWS R50s a little better. I remember mumblemumble years ago when that stuff was $50/brick. Last price I saw was $189. Dayum.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 28, 2024 07:44 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Ed L at January 28, 2024 07:45 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: Diogenes at January 28, 2024 07:45 PM (W/lyH)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 28, 2024 07:46 PM (0EOe9)
Posted by: GWB at January 28, 2024 07:46 PM (32nmx)
A new problem has developed, parking. When two or more Navy ships do their qualification days (I think involving more than just the weapons detachment people), it swamps the available parking.
And while the border areas to the east in AZ and TX famously resemble a dystopian apocalypse movie these days, for the 2nd month in a row not a single "migrant" walking up the access road. But also didn't see a single green and white (BP) all day - very odd. Think they're almost all pulled into "processing" duties.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 28, 2024 07:48 PM (GcNJ2)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 28, 2024 07:49 PM (gJgs/)
Posted by: Biggest Alfredo at January 28, 2024 07:49 PM (tq1Qi)
Not that I have one.Yet.
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 07:50 PM (d9i2R)
*double fistbump, high five, and a "heck yeah!"*
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at January 28, 2024 07:51 PM (WsTvr)
Getting an appt tomorrow to see what my options are and what lenses are available (read that as 'affordable').
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 28, 2024 07:52 PM (gJgs/)
IYKWIMAITYD.
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 07:54 PM (d9i2R)
Posted by: andycanuck (2yu8s) at January 28, 2024 07:54 PM (2yu8s)
Hopefully it will be a quick and simple fix. Good luck!!
Posted by: Scuba Dude at January 28, 2024 07:54 PM (f0/sc)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at January 28, 2024 07:55 PM (WsTvr)
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(tT6L1) at January 28, 2024 07:55 PM (tT6L1)
I wonder if you're still compensating for the old DA pull? You "know" you're going to eventually jerk it low, so you push it up a tiny bit when you start the first trigger pull.
Very nice report, CBD. I'm getting to the point of tweaking a gun or two for better results, myself. I'm wondering where that line is between DIY and Gunsmith, for me.
Oh, and I got a trigger gauge finally. Only two weapons in my house (OK, I haven't tested the Enfield or the Mossberg, yet) are a problem: my Windicator in DA (the one I want to buy a Colt Python to replace - everyone at DMV MGC knows about that one) and my little Taurus G3c. The pull on that little striker-fired is like 12 pounds. Oof!
Posted by: GWB at January 28, 2024 07:55 PM (32nmx)
Posted by: blaster at January 28, 2024 07:55 PM (IFNME)
Posted by: Diogenes at January 28, 2024 07:45 PM (W/lyH)
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We've been married for over 20 years so her expectations aren't particularly high!
Posted by: Weasel at January 28, 2024 07:56 PM (JwHpX)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 28, 2024 07:56 PM (0EOe9)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at January 28, 2024 07:56 PM (WsTvr)
Posted by: Scuba Dude
Thanks, research shows it's a simple fix; but, it can get *very* expensive depending on lens choice. Oh well, it's only money!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 28, 2024 07:56 PM (gJgs/)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at January 28, 2024 07:57 PM (as3uC)
Posted by: rhomboid at January 28, 2024 07:37 PM (GcNJ2)
Probably a better long term investment than a bunch of alternatives, like some tech stocks or commercial real estate. Last I checked, the ex-West German police P7 PSPs (the most common variant) are going for $2,500 to $3k each. The P7M13 (the Hans Gruber special) are already hitting $10k if they have the original box and spare magazines. The magazines for any P7 variant are now unobtainium.
IIRC, the H&K P7 marketing focused on the pistol's drop safety features. At the time (early 1980s), a lot of semi-auto pistols were not necessarily drop safe. This was the rationale given (among others) to justify the P7's higher price point compared to other alternatives.
Posted by: Ed L at January 28, 2024 07:57 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 28, 2024 07:56 PM
Buy once, cry once.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 28, 2024 07:59 PM (a3Q+t)
The Strange Old Handgun with a Weird Name: The Fagnus Revolver
It looks like one that folks here would like because of its funkiness. And it is in some variation of .45.
Posted by: GWB at January 28, 2024 07:59 PM (32nmx)
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 28, 2024 07:59 PM (xv0Yz)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 28, 2024 08:00 PM (0EOe9)
We used their top grades of smallbore quite a bit, and every batch seemed to be from a different (but reputable) manufacturer. As you know, conventional prone competitors spend more time testing .22 batches than actually practicing, and that variability of case lots was all that was keeping Wolf's Match Extra, or Gold, from running with Eley or Lapua at national matches. We had a case of the top grade that we thought was made by RWS, for maybe 2/3 the price. Great for training, matches other than Distinguished qualifiers, or actual, you know, shooting. Ask a lot of questions about each grade and its origin, for match use.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at January 28, 2024 08:00 PM (zdLoL)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 08:01 PM (3aLWR)
He was right. I *do* want it. But if I bring home two guns instead of just the one, my wife might use one to kill me.
I figured "just sleep with the shotgun instead of the carbine, so she's outgunned in close quarters," but then I thought I might swing by and ask if there's any reason I *shouldn't* buy that Keltec, first.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 28, 2024 08:01 PM (0FoWg)
Posted by: Skip at January 28, 2024 08:02 PM (fwDg9)
Posted by: bill in arkansas
I didn't like the word 'mature'; but, my right eye vision is just a bit off, not occluded. No mention of a cataract on the left eye. I'll ask the specialist about it.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 28, 2024 08:02 PM (gJgs/)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 08:01 PM (3aLWR)
Lie-Ons need to win first.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at January 28, 2024 08:02 PM (ufFY8)
There is a way to release the grip safety without the loud "clack" you usually hear. There's a very small button right behind and above the trigger. But doing so is pretty complex and takes practice. In real life, there would be very few situations I can think of where you'd need that kind of tactical edge.
Posted by: Ed L at January 28, 2024 08:02 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: Ciampino - Today's Update #03 at January 28, 2024 08:02 PM (qfLjt)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 08:03 PM (3aLWR)
The fake resto vids Ive seen on YouTube usually involve some East Asian riding a scooter then stumbling upon a laptop or xbox lying in mud. They then switch to them giving the muddy component a bath, fiddle with some electronics and voila a restored piece of equipment.
Posted by: Lancelot_link at January 28, 2024 08:03 PM (Pzcsd)
Gamers gonna game. It happens every time somebody tries to set up something "just for fun" whether it's guns, cars, anything.
Posted by: Oddbob at January 28, 2024 08:05 PM (sNc8Y)
Thanks Dominoes. Birthday ruined!
Posted by: Weasel at January 28, 2024 08:05 PM (JwHpX)
Thanks Dominoes. Birthday ruined!
Posted by: Weasel at January 28, 2024 08:05 PM (JwHpX)
You want us to have a talk with them?? Cause we will.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 08:06 PM (3aLWR)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 28, 2024 08:06 PM (0EOe9)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 28, 2024 08:07 PM (0FoWg)
Posted by: Grateful at January 28, 2024 08:08 PM (IQ6Gq)
Maybe it's just too much experience with people shooting the clearing barrels in Bosnia, but it is ALWAYS, 1) drop the magazine, THEN you pull the slide/charging handle back. Aside from the issues the M16 (and ARs) has, it's way too easy to pull the slide back and let it go - thereby putting another live round in the chamber - if the magazine is still in.
Even if you catch it - "Oops, I just put another round in the chamber" - and you fix it, that's one extra loose round to chase around the shooting bench that you now have to put back in a magazine.
Posted by: GWB at January 28, 2024 08:09 PM (32nmx)
What can I do to ameliorate this in the future?
FSJ, you're my only hope!
Posted by: Duncanthrax
Bring a Glock next time.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 28, 2024 08:10 PM (cOq4q)
Will it shoot around corners? LOL
Posted by: JQ at January 28, 2024 08:10 PM (njWTi)
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Coincidentally enough, I was looking at that and other 9mm PCCs online just this afternoon. [10-rd magazine are legal for those here rather than the 5-rd for rifle calibres.]
Posted by: andycanuck (2yu8s) at January 28, 2024 08:11 PM (2yu8s)
Posted by: rhomboid at January 28, 2024 08:11 PM (GcNJ2)
The fact that P7 magazines, parts, and most accessories are long out of production also helps relegate the P7 to collector status. A cool and interesting collector's piece, but it's still a collector's piece.
Posted by: Ed L at January 28, 2024 08:12 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 28, 2024 08:12 PM (cOq4q)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 08:13 PM (3aLWR)
Thanks again for the post Weasel. Have fun celebrating WW's birthday!!
See you all next week!!!
Posted by: Scuba Dude at January 28, 2024 08:14 PM (f0/sc)
Posted by: Arch Stanton at January 28, 2024 08:15 PM (4KyzE)
A step above a 10-22, though.
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 08:16 PM (d9i2R)
Yeah, I've ruined a lot of songs for people, too.
Posted by: GWB at January 28, 2024 08:16 PM (32nmx)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 08:13 PM (3aLWR)
I will meet you behind a seedy strip club in southern Appalachia tomorrow evening.
I promise I will bring gen-you-wine, bona fide "US currency," and everything.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 28, 2024 08:16 PM (0FoWg)
Did the Israeli sniper walk in and throw it at someone?
This looks like a 12.7x99mm cartridge. Guess what fires them? That would be the Iranian AM50s that Hamas uses and pretends to manufacture.
Posted by: andycanuck (2yu8s) at January 28, 2024 08:17 PM (2yu8s)
Posted by: GWB at January 28, 2024 08:16 PM (32nmx
Do you also explain why the rocket on that car can't possible make it clear the river?
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 08:17 PM (3aLWR)
Posted by: andy
Get the Flux raider instead
Posted by: N at January 28, 2024 08:17 PM (RjBju)
Also, I'm glad to finally have a good use to which to put - reduce, reuse, recycle! - my old Velveeta boxes!
Posted by: GWB at January 28, 2024 08:18 PM (32nmx)
I promise I will bring gen-you-wine, bona fide "US currency," and everything.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 28, 2024 08:16 PM (0FoWg
lol. I know the place.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 08:18 PM (3aLWR)
We once tried putting 75 candles for my Dad's 75th birthday more than 20 years ago...
By the time we were done, the first few candles had already burned down about halfway...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at January 28, 2024 08:20 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: rhomboid at January 28, 2024 08:20 PM (GcNJ2)
Evening Schnorflepuppy, refresh my memory, are you going for a C/C permit? If so, good luck!!
Hi Scoob. Already have my permit. This is a concealed pistol competition at my local freedom store/range with different courses of fire each week.
Also, a good chance I will be doing a road trip in October. But instead of heading southwest most of the time I am thinking of heading west for a bit before heading south.
Posted by: Scuba Dude at January 28, 2024 07:37 PM (f0/sc)
Cool! If you find yourself in my area of responsibility, give me a shout!
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at January 28, 2024 08:21 PM (v23vE)
It depends on what you have and how much trouble you're willing to go through. Yes, your LGS will take a big chunk of the sales $$, but they 1) take off your hands, 2) take on the responsibility and work of trying to sell the thing, and 3) they will take a big chunk because they have bills to pay for their brick and mortar operation. For actual collectible guns (higher condition, desirable firearms), you're better off going to one of the auction houses EX: Rock Island, Morphy's) or dealers that specialize in these things. And if it's an NFA item, you'll have to go to one of those specialized dealers anyway.
Posted by: Ed L at January 28, 2024 08:22 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: whig at January 28, 2024 08:22 PM (ZcPYF)
We once tried putting 75 candles for my Dad's 75th birthday more than 20 years ago...
By the time we were done, the first few candles had already burned down about halfway...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at January 28, 2024 08:20 PM (ynpvh)
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Yeah. Mrs.D has a significant one coming up and I have to be careful about how the cake gets done.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 28, 2024 08:22 PM (W/lyH)
We once tried putting 75 candles for my Dad's 75th birthday more than 20 years ago...
By the time we were done, the first few candles had already burned down about halfway...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at January 28, 2024 08:20 PM (ynpvh)
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Yeah. Mrs.D has a significant one coming up and I have to be careful about how the cake gets done.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 28, 2024 08:22 PM (W/lyH)
Number Candles work very well, even for those over 100.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at January 28, 2024 08:23 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Dio
With that much flame everything is well done
Posted by: N at January 28, 2024 08:23 PM (RjBju)
Side folder, allow syou to keep optics on, unlike the KelTek Sub 2000.
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 08:24 PM (d9i2R)
I noticed the same thing, and thought to myself, "that's bassackwards!"
Posted by: That SOB Van Owen at January 28, 2024 08:24 PM (PWe8a)
Posted by: Ed L at January 28, 2024 08:22 PM (yRXSd
Thanks Ed! I'm just considering thinning the herd some here so I don't necessarily want to trade for more of them. Damn tribbles.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 08:25 PM (3aLWR)
Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at January 28, 2024 07:14 PM (5YmYl)
And it didn't involve MATH!
Posted by: GWB at January 28, 2024 08:25 PM (32nmx)
Remember we have a second launch from California, around 10:45PM Eastern.
http://tinyurl.com/2e6umb9k
Posted by: Ciampino - Today's Update #09 at January 28, 2024 08:25 PM (qfLjt)
Posted by: N at January 28, 2024 08:23 PM (RjBju)
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Indeed.
A struggle to keep the fire alarms quiet.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 28, 2024 08:27 PM (W/lyH)
Shooting the clearing barrel in Iraq and Afghanistan was a big deal. A USAF O-3 I served with in Afghanistan shot the clearing barrel on his next to last day in country. He finally left for home a week and half later with 1) an field grade Article 15, 2) a letter of reprimand signed by a two-star, and 3) a negative officer evaluation signed off by an O-6 and the same two-star. That's how you wreck your military career in just a few minutes.
Posted by: Ed L at January 28, 2024 08:29 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: blaster at January 28, 2024 07:24 PM (IFNME)
Buy another gun?
That's the right answer, isn't it?
Posted by: GWB at January 28, 2024 08:29 PM (32nmx)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 28, 2024 08:29 PM (0FoWg)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 08:13 PM
Many people strongly regret having sold a gun.
I'm sure you could find some foster homes for them here, and avoid the angst.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 28, 2024 08:30 PM (a3Q+t)
Posted by: N at January 28, 2024 08:30 PM (RjBju)
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Not today but I have looked at those with the butt-stock compartment for the two spare magazines as well.
Posted by: andycanuck (2yu8s) at January 28, 2024 08:31 PM (2yu8s)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 28, 2024 08:01 PM (0FoWg)
I think the $100 rebate on the Keltec is still valid
Posted by: blaster at January 28, 2024 08:31 PM (IFNME)
Posted by:
Houston
Galleria
Back of some old mercedes
Posted by: N at January 28, 2024 08:32 PM (RjBju)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 28, 2024 08:30 PM (a3Q+t)
Heh. I'm sure y'all would give them a wonderful home too.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 08:32 PM (3aLWR)
Now 474 times.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at January 28, 2024 08:33 PM (a3Q+t)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 07:34 PM (VJFAr)
So, will there be a Gun Thread swap meet or something? Or a discount code on GunBroker?
What? I didn't read anything past those 7 words....
Posted by: GWB at January 28, 2024 08:33 PM (32nmx)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 28, 2024 08:34 PM (0EOe9)
Posted by: N at January 28, 2024 08:34 PM (RjBju)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 08:13 PM (3aLWR)
Places like Gunbroker.com, Simpsons and GunSpot will give you and idea on what an item is worth. Then you have shipping and possible sales tax to factor in. Also, any transfer fees if your not an FFL or vice versa.
I sold a few pistols over the years and if I got 80% return I was happy as I got to shoot them and learn their history, etc. then sold to others with similar interests. Pistols are expensive to ship as they have to go overnight to prevent theft by the democrat employees of Fedex or UPS but once you know the desk jockeys then they can help you out there.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at January 28, 2024 08:34 PM (R/m4+)
Posted by: Joe Biden at January 28, 2024 08:34 PM (15lwl)
If the shit truly does hit the fan, a working firearm will be worth its weight in gold. Unless you're planning on bugging out and your vehicle can't take the weight, I'd not sell a firearm at this time.
But. I don't have that many, so, what do I know.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 28, 2024 08:34 PM (k/khC)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 28, 2024 08:34 PM (a3Q+t)
Posted by: Oddbob at January 28, 2024 08:35 PM (sNc8Y)
I see it and keep it as a great truck gun.
And the mags interchange with S&W pistols.
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 08:35 PM (d9i2R)
From 2007, the Dissident Frogman's "Bite Me Bullet" video that castigates the AFP for faking the news:
https://t.ly/n1V4o
Yes, the video on that blog post of his is very old, small, and low-res, but it's also so very worth every second.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 28, 2024 08:36 PM (qPw5n)
If the shit truly does hit the fan, a working firearm will be worth its weight in gold. Unless you're planning on bugging out and your vehicle can't take the weight, I'd not sell a firearm at this time.
But. I don't have that many, so, what do I know.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 28, 2024 08:34 PM (k/khC
Oh, I'm not getting rid of all my gubs. I do want to thin the herd some though. I've got some I just never shot and bought on whims.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 08:37 PM (3aLWR)
I sold a few pistols over the years and if I got 80% return I was happy as I got to shoot them and learn their history, etc.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at January 28, 2024 08:34 PM (R/m4+)
Thanks Hairyback Guy. I didn't even think about Gunbroker.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 08:38 PM (3aLWR)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 28, 2024 08:39 PM (0EOe9)
Posted by: Oddbob at January 28, 2024 08:35 PM (sNc8Y)
Yeah, that's a problem for me too. When I go, my sister is the only one left to deal with my stuff and I know she has no clue where to begin.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 08:40 PM (3aLWR)
Unlike the old ones that require a Master’s Degree in engineering to reassemble.
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 08:40 PM (d9i2R)
Posted by: TRex at January 28, 2024 08:41 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: nurse ratched
What do you call it when you have too much gear to take with you? A bug in?
Around here, the pawn shops are the gun shops. There are rarely any real deals as everyone knows what they have and what it is worth but you can find some interesting items from time to time.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 28, 2024 08:43 PM (J47y1)
Posted by: TRex at January 28, 2024 08:41 PM (IQ6Gq
Do. Not. Sell. The. Cheese.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 08:43 PM (3aLWR)
Unlike the old ones that require a Master’s Degree in engineering to reassemble.
Posted by: RI Red
I don't know what year it was forged, but it does come apart with the push of a button. Even I can figure it out!
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 28, 2024 08:44 PM (k/khC)
Posted by: Oddbob
Ouch.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 28, 2024 08:44 PM (J47y1)
Posted by: N at January 28, 2024 08:45 PM (RjBju)
Posted by: Brian H at January 28, 2024 08:45 PM (II81e)
Posted by: N at January 28, 2024 08:45 PM (RjBju
Why? Those are the ones you know work.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 08:47 PM (3aLWR)
Unlike the old ones that require a Master’s Degree in engineering to reassemble.
IMO, this is one of those "everyone knows" things that just isn't so. Granted, the first time is a yuge PITA but there some very good videos that show exactly how to do it. Then the second time it's a much smaller PITA. Then after that it's a snap.
Posted by: Oddbob at January 28, 2024 08:48 PM (sNc8Y)
Posted by: N at January 28, 2024 08:49 PM (RjBju)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 08:06 PM (3aLWR)
Have a grid coordinate? I can probably talk on some fast movers using Google Street View....
Posted by: GWB at January 28, 2024 08:50 PM (32nmx)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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Am I the only one what thinks that unfired round looks to have a cocked (shut up) bullet?
Posted by: JQ at January 28, 2024 08:50 PM (njWTi)
I suggest that if you're going to keep gubs until you die (especially heirloom/family related ones), that you begin the process of documenting their history and other details in addition to the basic make, model, and serial # info. Giving someone who will have to take care of disposing of your personal property a guide to things that person might know little to nothing about the value some guns might have. Even something like an appraisal via a GunBroker lookup on a certain date is better than nothing. I think Whig has recommended this step several times on this blog.
Posted by: Ed L at January 28, 2024 08:50 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 08:38 PM (3aLWR)
Your welcome. The shipping is the pain in the ass part. If you deal with a gun shop or pawn shop locally, ask them if they can ship for you if they have a commercial UPS or FedEx account and hook them up if they can. Most FFL's like to have the business and Gunbroker will have a list of FFL's in your area to meet and greet if you don't have one.
Good luck!
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at January 28, 2024 08:50 PM (R/m4+)
Posted by: N at January 28, 2024 08:51 PM (RjBju)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 28, 2024 08:52 PM (a3Q+t)
I see it and keep it as a great truck gun.
And the mags interchange with S&W pistols.
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Just 30 Justin suppositories allowed here.
But the mag interchangeability is a plus.
When I read "Ships with (one) 17-round magazine and (two) 23-round magazines" at the S&W site, my heart dropped; but at least it is sold here.
Posted by: andycanuck (2yu8s) at January 28, 2024 08:53 PM (2yu8s)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 08:17 PM (3aLWR)
*looks left* *looks right*
Ummm, sometimes...
Posted by: GWB at January 28, 2024 08:53 PM (32nmx)
Posted by: Dave at January 28, 2024 08:53 PM (Q/js5)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at January 28, 2024 08:20 PM (ynpvh)
That's what a flamethrower is for! You light all the candles AT ONCE.
Posted by: GWB at January 28, 2024 08:53 PM (32nmx)
But if I had more discretionary income at the moment, I wouldn’t mind seeing how the new ones work.
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 08:54 PM (d9i2R)
Posted by: Ed L at January 28, 2024 08:50 PM (yRXSd)
Excellent advice Ed L! A pic and a ballpark value are a great use of your hard drive. Just print and save somewhere your kinfolk can access.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at January 28, 2024 08:54 PM (R/m4+)
Posted by: Ed L at January 28, 2024 08:50 PM (yRXSd)
That's great advice, obviously. Same as getting your will done.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 08:55 PM (3aLWR)
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*looks left* *looks right*
Ummm, sometimes...
* bro fistbump *
Posted by: Zombie Bobby Knievel at January 28, 2024 08:55 PM (sNc8Y)
Posted by: rhomboid at January 28, 2024 08:20 PM (GcNJ2)
Hoo boy. It was an automatic Article 15 by the time 1ID took over. And I have a long-ish story* to tell about the time 3 guys put rounds into it from their M-16s, almost one after the other.
Also, one of our NCOs got booted from a base camp because he didn't follow procedure and put a M-9 round into one. I had to babysit him in the Hummer across the street from the camp while the rest of the team did their thing.
(* Ask me and I will gladly tell the story at a MoMe.)
Posted by: GWB at January 28, 2024 08:57 PM (32nmx)
latest new time - SpaceXFalcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 7-12OCISLYSun Jan 28, 2024 9:02 PM PST
SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Posted by: Ciampino - Today's Update #10 at January 28, 2024 08:57 PM (qfLjt)
Posted by: Grateful at January 28, 2024 08:58 PM (IQ6Gq)
Happy Birthday, WW!
Posted by: GWB at January 28, 2024 08:58 PM (32nmx)
Never shot anything but full size pistolls before.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at January 28, 2024 08:59 PM (b4o9z)
& all good then, innit?
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at January 28, 2024 09:01 PM (WsTvr)
Never shot anything but full size pistolls before.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at January 28, 2024 08:59 PM (b4o9z
Wow. I really don't like where they put the slide release.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 09:01 PM (3aLWR)
https://youtu.be/W4QSGlM06Gs?feature=shared
Posted by: TRex at January 28, 2024 09:01 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: JQ at January 28, 2024 09:02 PM (njWTi)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at January 28, 2024 09:03 PM (WsTvr)
Posted by: Ed L at January 28, 2024 08:50 PM (yRXSd)
That's great advice, obviously. Same as getting your will done.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 08:55 PM (3aLWR)
For not much money, you can set up a gun trust to own all your bangsticks. That way when you pass, they do not have to go through probate .
It’s a good way to catalogue and identify your goods without having them disclosed to the whole world when you go. Also to pass them on to whom you want . Aside from NFA items.
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 09:03 PM (d9i2R)
Never shot anything but full size pistolls before.
I was ready to send my (then) new Colt Mustang back to the factory to get the slide latch repaired because it would only lock the slide once every three or four magazines. Then I figured out that I was holding the release down with my left thumb.
Posted by: Zombie Bobby Knievel at January 28, 2024 09:04 PM (sNc8Y)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 09:01 PM (3aLWR)
Everything is tiny and I feel like a big ape handling it. But it is small and light and isn't as snappy as I expected. Guess I just need to shoot it more.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at January 28, 2024 09:05 PM (b4o9z)
If you keep hitting that magazine release after a few more range sessions, I think your hands aren't fitted well to that P365XL. You might be better off toting something else.
Posted by: Ed L at January 28, 2024 09:05 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 08:40 PM (3aLWR)
I'm positive there were some folks who went through stuff with guns from estates in the last couple of years, who wrote about it in the Gun Thread. Maybe we could get a full Gun Thread write-up on how to help survivors with that, especially if there aren't any gunners in the family.
Weasel, would you print that?
(I don't remember who it was, or I'd pimp them directly.)
Posted by: GWB at January 28, 2024 09:06 PM (32nmx)
Posted by: Oddbob at January 28, 2024 09:06 PM (sNc8Y)
https://t.ly/n1V4o
Ha! Knew somebody would recall that one.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 28, 2024 09:07 PM (cOq4q)
Weasel, would you print that?
(I don't remember who it was, or I'd pimp them directly.)
Posted by: GWB at January 28, 2024 09:06 PM (32nmx)
I think that would be awesome.
Weasel, I know you're with the missus but this is a great topic.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at January 28, 2024 09:08 PM (3aLWR)
(I don't remember who it was, or I'd pimp them directly.)
Posted by: GWB at January 28, 2024 09:06 PM (32nmx)
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Well, my journalistic standards are pretty low! Having said that, as long as we're not venturing into the realm of offering half-assed legal advice, sure. Write 'er up!
Posted by: Weasel at January 28, 2024 09:09 PM (JwHpX)
Posted by: Ed L at January 28, 2024 09:05 PM (yRXSd)
Yeah, I hope I can sort it out. I got the one with the longest grip already, and I don't think the smaller one will help. I've seen an extended mag release that's available that makes it stick out more, but I'm not sure if that is what I need.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at January 28, 2024 09:11 PM (b4o9z)
Weasel, I think Whig spent a good part of last year disposing of firearms in several peoples' estates when the heirs had no idea what to do with them.
Posted by: Ed L at January 28, 2024 09:13 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: Coelacanth at January 28, 2024 09:13 PM (OyOhQ)
Yeah, I hope I can sort it out. I got the one with the longest grip already, and I don't think the smaller one will help. I've seen an extended mag release that's available that makes it stick out more, but I'm not sure if that is what I need.
Posted by: s
Do they have different size modules as the 320 does,?
Posted by: N at January 28, 2024 09:14 PM (RjBju)
So there's the answer -- dump it on whig, problem solved! Next week we can tackle the pizza problem.
Posted by: Oddbob at January 28, 2024 09:15 PM (sNc8Y)
And happy Gub thread to you, as always.
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 09:16 PM (d9i2R)
Posted by: Coelacanth at January 28, 2024 09:13 PM (OyOhQ)
Hunting question: do I buy a good scope first, or a good-sized freezer?
Posted by: GWB at January 28, 2024 09:17 PM (32nmx)
Posted by: Oddbob at January 28, 2024 09:15 PM (sNc8Y)
Yep. Hey whig! Have we got an opportunity to excel for you!
Posted by: GWB at January 28, 2024 09:18 PM (32nmx)
Posted by: Biggest Alfredo at January 28, 2024 09:18 PM (8cPKb)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at January 28, 2024 09:18 PM (WsTvr)
Posted by: screaming in digital at January 28, 2024 09:18 PM (i671v)
Posted by: N at January 28, 2024 09:14 PM (RjBju)
Yep. Sig makes some and the the aftermarket is huge. People have gone a little crazy for that gun right now.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at January 28, 2024 09:19 PM (b4o9z)
Posted by: TRex at January 28, 2024 09:20 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: N at January 28, 2024 09:14 PM (RjBju)
I don't think so. If the 365 does, I don't see the small gap in the backstrap where you'd swap out the different sized backstraps. It's also not mentioned as a feature by SIG on their website.
Posted by: Ed L at January 28, 2024 09:20 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at January 28, 2024 09:20 PM (WsTvr)
Thank you!! Thank you very much for being here and all of the birthday wishes for Weasel Woman. She thanks all y'all very bigly!
Posted by: Weasel at January 28, 2024 09:21 PM (JwHpX)
Yep. Sig makes some and the the aftermarket is huge. People have gone a little crazy for that gun right now.
Posted by: sni
friend that always running a 320, moved to the large grip, diameter wise, and it fit him much better than the standard.
Posted by: N at January 28, 2024 09:21 PM (RjBju)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at January 28, 2024 09:21 PM (WsTvr)
Posted by:
Got it. Thanks
Posted by: N at January 28, 2024 09:21 PM (RjBju)
Posted by: Weasel at January 28, 2024 09:23 PM (JwHpX)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at January 28, 2024 09:23 PM (b4o9z)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying for decades at January 28, 2024 09:24 PM (WsTvr)
Took wife to range to try out her shiney new Ruger Security 380. EZ Rack type for those with weaker grips due to being somewhat arthrictic of 95lb dripping wet females.
Anyway, started on the low end with White Box and showed her the smudge around the mouth and how that is an indicator or not enough pressure to expand the round and seal the chamber. On to regular Norma FMJ which had much less smudge and a bit more recoil. And maybe a slightly flatter primer... Finally the Norma MHP defense rounds... noticably more recoil, no smudge, and noticably flatter primers. She didn't care for the more noticable recoil, but if we went straight to the MHPs I dno't think she would have complained.
In all she shot about 100 rounds. Got some decent groups out of them including a bullseye.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 28, 2024 09:24 PM (cOq4q)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 28, 2024 09:25 PM (gSZYf)
Hello, SiD! A good reason (or excuse) to go to the outdoor range in the colder months is to see if you can get your gloved fingers into the trigger guard of your CCW pistol and manipulate the trigger effectively. Some older handguns (Walther PPK, I'm looking at you) won't let you put a gloved finger inside the trigger guard.
Posted by: Ed L at January 28, 2024 09:25 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying to us for decades at January 28, 2024 09:26 PM (WsTvr)
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Cut the tip off the index finger off of your gloves. Problemo solved-o!
Posted by: Weasel at January 28, 2024 09:27 PM (JwHpX)
Posted by: Weasel at January 28, 2024 09:09 PM (JwHpX)
Which reminds me to ask -- did my story about the first practical action league ever reach your inbox, a couple of Saturdays ago?
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at January 28, 2024 09:28 PM (v23vE)
Posted by: s
Got it.
Posted by: N at January 28, 2024 09:28 PM (RjBju)
Posted by: Adriane the Sunday Chores Critic . . . at January 28, 2024 09:28 PM (4Winp)
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 09:28 PM (d9i2R)
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 08:40 PM (d9i2R)
I sold my Ruger Mk III even though it shot well, because I absolutely hated cleaning it. And .22s need to be cleaned, so it wasn't as if I could ignore it for 1,000 rounds like my Walther or HK...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 28, 2024 09:29 PM (gSZYf)
Posted by: Ed L at January 28, 2024 09:29 PM (yRXSd)
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It did! I am just really behind on my correspondence, and promise to start working through it soon.
P.S. great job!
Posted by: Weasel at January 28, 2024 09:29 PM (JwHpX)
Posted by: Weasel at January 28, 2024 09:31 PM (JwHpX)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying to us for decades at January 28, 2024 09:33 PM (WsTvr)
I baked 50 of them yesterday with Nosler 140s. I’ll see how they do.
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 09:33 PM (d9i2R)
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It did! I am just really behind on my correspondence, and promise to start working through it soon.
P.S. great job!
Posted by: Weasel at January 28, 2024 09:29 PM (JwHpX)
Is not problem, señor. Just wonderin' if I should resend or not. Thanks!
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at January 28, 2024 09:34 PM (v23vE)
Posted by: Ed L
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Hey Ed! I'd like to go to this range but the website says you must bring your own target stand, which I don't currently own. Granted, I have limited experience with outdoor ranges (not a total noob, we were members at the one in Laramie, and I've been to a few others here and there) but this is new to me. But that's a good suggestion, and I have yet to test out my defense ammo as you advised me earlier. There are other ranges nearby as well, so I have many options. My problem now is time (don't like to leave Mom for more than a few hours or so) and being up to my eyeballs in boxes still.
Posted by: screaming in digital at January 28, 2024 09:35 PM (i671v)
There are kits available (from Tandem Kross and Majestic Arms and possibly others) that replace the captive pin with a two-piece pin so you don't have to remove the strut to drop out the bolt.
Posted by: Oddbob at January 28, 2024 09:35 PM (sNc8Y)
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 09:33 PM (d9i2R)
I was amazed at the consistency of the velocity from the Norma rounds (+- 6fps). Maybe the quality of the brass has something to do with it?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 28, 2024 09:36 PM (gSZYf)
Too late!
I replaced it with a Browning Buck Mark, and I am a very happy camper, even though it was the first pistol I have ever sold, and I felt a bit dirty...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 28, 2024 09:38 PM (gSZYf)
Posted by: Ed L at January 28, 2024 09:05 PM (yRXSd)
Yeah, I hope I can sort it out. I got the one with the longest grip already, and I don't think the smaller one will help.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at January 28, 2024 09:11 PM
The XL takes a 12 round grip, the X-Macro (which may have either the P365 3.1" barrel or the XL 3.7" barrel) takes the 17 round mag and is the longest.
The mag release is in the same place on all grip modules. You might try a different grip module. I'm happy with Wilson Combat's, which sticks out a little further, but paradoxically is harder to 'accidentally' press for me, for some reason.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 28, 2024 09:38 PM (a3Q+t)
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If you remind me I can dig up some target stand solutions that are easy to make!
Posted by: Weasel at January 28, 2024 09:38 PM (JwHpX)
Posted by: GWB at January 28, 2024 09:38 PM (32nmx)
This test will pit my Hornady 140s against my Nosler 140s.
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 09:40 PM (d9i2R)
Posted by: GWB at January 28, 2024 09:38 PM (32nmx)
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Not sure. I'd imagine it'd clean up like any other brass. Might take a couple passes through the cleaning machine. I use crushed walnut.
Posted by: Weasel at January 28, 2024 09:41 PM (JwHpX)
Also a fine li'l plinker. My Mk III is currently in the possession of my daughter. I need to get a S&W 422 which she liked better when she shot a friend's and swap her back for it.
Posted by: Oddbob at January 28, 2024 09:42 PM (sNc8Y)
Posted by: Weasel
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I'm even more hopeless with tools than I am with gubs, but others may benefit from it.
Posted by: screaming in digital at January 28, 2024 09:42 PM (i671v)
Depends on the powder the cartridge was loaded with originally. The cleaner burning (i.e. more costly) powders shouldn't leave too much behind, but you'll never be able to restore the brass to its original unfired condition. If you look closely enough at brass that's gone through an MP5 or P7, you'll see traces of the flute marks.
Posted by: Ed L at January 28, 2024 09:42 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: GWB at January 28, 2024 09:17 PM
A good scope will help you fill a freezer better than a good freezer will help you fill a scope.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 28, 2024 09:42 PM (a3Q+t)
Posted by: Ben Had at January 28, 2024 07:37 PM (bn3/b)
Seriously Weasel, you didn't think to keep it simple and make delicious BLTs for her birthday?
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 28, 2024 09:43 PM (llON8)
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 09:44 PM (d9i2R)
Posted by: Weasel
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I'm even more hopeless with tools than I am with gubs, but others may benefit from it.
Posted by: screaming in digital at January 28, 2024 09:42 PM
You might consider asking Ace for some assistance. I hear he's on the East Coast.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 28, 2024 09:44 PM (a3Q+t)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 28, 2024 09:43 PM (llON
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A good BLT is hard to beat!
Posted by: Weasel at January 28, 2024 09:44 PM (JwHpX)
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 09:44 PM
I might.
Posted by: Hunter B., artiste extraordinaire, and bagman for the Big Guy at January 28, 2024 09:45 PM (a3Q+t)
Posted by: Weasel at January 28, 2024 09:46 PM (JwHpX)
You know those realtors' open house signs with the wire frames and corrugated plastic? Of course I'm not suggesting anything...
Posted by: Oddbob at January 28, 2024 09:46 PM (sNc8Y)
You might want to get one or more of those laser emitting cartridges or dry firing devices that work w/ your smart phone so you can practice in the house. If you do, I think getting dedicated magazines specifically for practice (and marked as such w/ tape or something else) to keep the training stuff away from the live stuff.
Posted by: Ed L at January 28, 2024 09:47 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 28, 2024 09:47 PM (a3Q+t)
Posted by: Weasel at January 28, 2024 09:44 PM
***
Amen. But this isn't the food thread.
Posted by: TRex at January 28, 2024 09:47 PM (IQ6Gq)
Never shot anything but full size pistolls before.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe
Put a second P365XL in your support hand... or the extra mags.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 28, 2024 09:48 PM (cOq4q)
Posted by: andycanuck (2yu8s) at January 28, 2024 09:49 PM (2yu8s)
Posted by: Weasel at January 28, 2024 09:46 PM
Dood. I'm working my finger to the bone to get you ahead of the 303 Food Thread comments, and you want people to go back there and comment?
#BeBetter
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 28, 2024 09:49 PM (a3Q+t)
And takes less than two minutes if you use this:
https://www.amazon.com/ CMMG-Tactical-Cooked-Bacon-9-Ounce/dp/B003RC5FQ2 (delete space)
Posted by: Oddbob at January 28, 2024 09:50 PM (sNc8Y)
Thx, Weasel!
Posted by: RI Red at January 28, 2024 09:50 PM (d9i2R)
Posted by: Weasel at January 28, 2024 09:50 PM (JwHpX)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 28, 2024 09:50 PM (a3Q+t)
Anyway, thanks Weasel and horde. Hope everyone has a great ONT and a great week.
Posted by: TRex at January 28, 2024 09:52 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Weasel at January 28, 2024 09:53 PM (JwHpX)
Posted by: Karen at January 28, 2024 09:55 PM (sNc8Y)
Posted by: screaming in digital at January 28, 2024 09:55 PM (i671v)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - Ace of Spades Ladies Brigade, plucky comic relief at January 28, 2024 09:55 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 28, 2024 09:50 PM (a3Q+t)
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We've been having a lot of trouble with that guy.
Posted by: Weasel at January 28, 2024 09:56 PM (JwHpX)
Posted by: Oddbob at January 28, 2024 09:57 PM (sNc8Y)
The fluting aids in extraction; the casing is floating on a thin film of gas. As a roller-delayed gun, the MP5 needs the fluting because it starts to extract while pressure is still fairly high in the chamber; without fluting, it has a tendency to tear the rims off.
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