Gun Thread: Katana Komplete Edition!

Howdy, Y'all! Welcome to the wondrously fabulous Gun Thread! As always, I want to thank all of our regulars for being here week in and week out, and also offer a bigly Gun Thread welcome to any newcomers who may be joining us tonight. Howdy and thank you for stopping by! I hope you find our wacky conversation on the subject of guns 'n shooting both enjoyable and informative. You are always welcome to lurk in the shadows of shame, but I'd like to invite you to jump into the conversation, say howdy, and tell us what kind of shooting you like to do!

As I predicted last week, it's now July. Bet you didn't see that coming! With summer in full-swing, many of you may be taking a vacation. Is that you? Are you planning a vacation and are you vacationing from the comfort of home or are you going somewhere? How about a shooting themed vacation?

With that, step into the dojo and let's get to the gun stuff below, shall we?

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FUNdamentals
So how are things going at the range? Do you feel like you are making measurable progress? Are you stuck in a rut? If so, how do you know? What system of measurement are you using to gauge progress?

You can focus on fundamentals and still have fun at the range. As a matter of fact I would argue that it's quite a bit more funner when you have a methodology in place to measure your progress over time. After all, you're paying for the range time and ammunition, why not realize a tangible benefit as a return on your investment? Why not enjoy seeing results of hard work?

OK, you can find a free printable bullseye target here which I found online with a quick search and avoiding the more goofy alien and zombie targets for simplicity. There are approximately a zillion free targets on the internet, and you can buy more 'official' targets printed on heavy paper such as the one pictured above . I encourage you to document your progress as you practice, by shooting for score on one of these targets at the conclusion of each range session. Date the target and use the margins or back for notes if you don't have a little notebook in your range bag. Take the targets home, and maybe even record the results in a spreadsheet. Notes should include what you focused on during that particular range session and what, if anything, kept you from achieving the desired results. Over time, you will have enough data to paint a fairly good picture of the areas requiring attention, and it's fun to see how far you have come.

One thing we haven't covered much in our fundamentals discussion is dealing with malfunctions. Notice the guy in the video is watch-less so it's no wonder he's having problems.

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Katana Komplete!

WeaselKatana - Before

Welp, the WeaselKatana restoration polishing is finished! I received this email from our pal and togishi Dave this week. Again, if you're late to the show and missed the WeaselKatana backstory so far, click here to get with the program.

So, I finally have your wakizashi completed! In the final pictures, you can see the kissaki (point) and the burnishing have been finished. Sorry it's been a few days since the last photos, but the home stretch proved very difficult and took a few extra days to complete.
This blade is what is known as a bit "tired". That is a Japanese sword blade that has been polished down over the centuries to the point where some of the features have been worn away or some of the core steel or interior welds may be loose or showing. I guarantee that when you are 300-400 years old, you will probably be a bit worse for wear as well.
In the case of this blade, the biggest problem proved to be the kissaki (point). It had been ground down to the point where it was very thin and not particularly well shaped. Unfortunately the lack of metal meant that we pretty much had to go with what was there with only moderate room for improvement of the shape. Since the point had been ground down, the boshi (temper line around the point), had been completely ground off. This is actually very common in older blades. Most of the Kamakura era (1185-1333) tachi that you might see in the finest museums in Japan will have the temper line gone from around the point. With your blade, it literally faded right off the bottom edge of the point. Luckily, I happen to be exceptionally good at using some very fancy stone work to create a fake boshi, one that will fool most professional collectors. Finally, there was a karasuguchi. This is a crack right at the tip of the point. These are very tricky to work with because it makes the last millimeter of the point want to flake off with any type of mishandling. Given what I had to work with the final results are extremely good. This is important because the kissaki is considered "the face" of the sword.
The final step you will notice to have been completed in this last round of photos is the burnishing. The upper surfaces, shinogi-ji and mune, of a properly polished Japanese sword are burnished. This is where super hard steel burnishing blades and needles are used to compress the steel and close the pores in the surface. This is what gives the shinogi-ji and mune its distinctive mirror like surface and also imparts some degree of rust resistance. It is tricky trying to create a mirror surface my rubbing steel on steel. The burnishing tools used, migaki-bo, are generally hand forged and come in a variety of shapes and sizes. To facilitate the burnishing process, a very fine lubricating powder called ibota is used. It comes from the waxy excretion of a large cidada-like insect! Burnishing is one area where bad or amateur polishers can be easily identified, because they either have very bad and scratchy burnishing or they don't actually burnish at all.

First I want to share some photos of the blade showing the state of affairs before I sent it to Dave.

Note: Click any of the following images to embiglify

And now for the finished product!

Were you able to notice a difference between before and after photos? The change is quite subtle and nuanced, but if you study the photos closely even an untrained eye will begin to see the difference the restoration and polish made.

Kidding.

Sweet Jumping Jesus on a pogo stick and Holy F'ing Atomic Shitballs!
I should have the blade back from Dave in a week or so, but even the pictures of the finished product are stunning. Quite frankly I did not know what to expect, but this exceeds my wildest expectations whatever they were. Given it's original condition I think I was hoping to simply stop the rust and maybe make it a little shiny, but this thing belongs on the damn Art Thread. I can only imagine what it's going to look like in person.

My plans for the blade? I'm going to have a display case made and put it on the mantle to enjoy. I am not a sword collector, but I very much appreciate fine work and history. It would look cool on display if it had been made last week, but the age and history and connection to my dad make it absolutely priceless to me. Learning just a little bit, really only scratching the surface, about these blades has been tremendously interesting and something I plan to continue.

Finally, many thanks to my togishi and new pal Dave Hofhine. Honestly I had a lot of choices when deciding what to do with the blade, and it was Dave's philosophy on restoring these treasures that sealed the deal.

From Dave's website:

I always take a minimalist approach to foundation polishing, always considering the long term well being of the sword as primary. From the most humble and worn out blade to swords of significant historic and artistic merit, I always approach with the attitude of "wanting to do something great", the first question always being, what would I want done if it was mine.

I absolutely 1000% agree with this. Maybe even 1005% agree with this, and the results speak for themselves. I am so glad I waited the three years to percolate to the top of the wait list and have Dave do the work. I am often guilty of making profoundly moronic decisions, but in this case, I think I very definitely made the right call. Thank you, Dave.

What do all y'all think?

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Colt 1903 Restoration

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Comedy Fail

Man dies when firework explodes on his head

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Smallest Nuke
Well this little fella looks like fun!

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Rainy Spell
You say you could use some rain?

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Cigar of the Week

This week our pal rhomboid scores yet again with this excellent review of the Alec Bradley Texas Lancero

A lancero is a classic cigar size, long and skinny, usually something like 6 X 43. It's a vitola that (in the normal form) emphasizes the wrapper leaf and its flavors (without violating an AOSHQ no-math rule, just consider the volume of filler vs. the amount of wrapper, as a cigar gets longer and skinnier). Well, Alec Bradley's sense of ironic humor served them well when they named the Texas Lancero - a 7 X 70 monster (insert saying about the size of things in Texas here).
A handsome medium brown Nicaraguan wrapper encases filler leaf from Costa Rica, Honduras, and Nicaragua. It's fairly dense (though not heavy in the hand), burns slowly and mostly with a good even burn line. It's got a very pleasant flavor profile - I get mostly just a very nice tobacco sweetness, though other reviewers (of course) get more, and the buddy who gifted them to me always talks about the citrus note. It's on the mild end of the mild-medium category, and just easy smokin'. Set aside a few hours when you light it up, as it will last hours - but it's perfect for when you're inspecting brass, resizing brass, polishing silverware, or just doing nothing and relaxing. I can see Weasel burning this stick down on the farm-o when he's engaged in 9mm forestry, or driving his tractor, or shooting. The Texas Lancero's available online for around $7-8.

Excellent, rhomboid! Thank you!

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Here are some different online cigar vendors. You will find they not only carry different brands and different lines from those brands, but also varying selections of vitolas (sizes/shapes) of given lines. It's good to have options, especially if you're looking for a specific cigar.

Cigarsinternational.com
Cigarpage.com
Famous-smoke.com
Cigarsdaily.com
Neptunecigar.com
Smallbatchcigar.com
Bobalu Cigar Company
Cigarbid.com
Nicks Cigar World New!

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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That's it for this week - have you been to the range?

Posted by: Weasel at 07:00 PM

Comments

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1 Bang

Posted by: BifBewalski at July 07, 2024 07:00 PM (MsrgL)

2 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at July 07, 2024 07:00 PM (fwDg9)

3 st!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 07, 2024 07:00 PM (Wnv9h)

4 Yes

Posted by: Eromero at July 07, 2024 07:00 PM (LHPAg)

5 It's go time.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 07:01 PM (UdzhC)

6 *kicks rock*

*recovers dignity*

Yay! Gubs!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 07, 2024 07:01 PM (Wnv9h)

7 Woo hoo! On to the content...

Posted by: TRex at July 07, 2024 07:01 PM (IQ6Gq)

8 Top 10! Evening, gub 'ettes and 'rons!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at July 07, 2024 07:01 PM (v23vE)

9 Good evening gub threaders and all the ships at sea!

Posted by: blaster at July 07, 2024 07:01 PM (IFNME)

10 They should come running and howling. I told them there were nude guns.

Posted by: BifBewalski at July 07, 2024 07:02 PM (MsrgL)

11 Post early, post often, folks. Food Thread has good participation today, and this would be the *third* week in a row that Weasel would have an 0700 Zoom discussion with Ace, if we don't beat it.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 07:03 PM (UdzhC)

12 read all the content; where do I come in?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at July 07, 2024 07:05 PM (MKEsG)

13 Weasel keep it in the case and look at it.
I now have a hand made glass walking cane my dad's father made. When I was a kid my mom used it for a play it got broke. It is not at least back in one piece but not quite the same.
Protect it

Posted by: Skip at July 07, 2024 07:06 PM (fwDg9)

14 Wicked cool katana, Weasel. I'm uber jealous.

Congratulations, on a very nice museum piece. I love the idea of having it out where you can look at it and enjoy it too.

Met a decendant of G. Washington, yes that G. Washington, and got to hold his no shite real life m1835 saber carried by his ancestor in the war of Northern Aggression. Very cool weapon.

Weighed a ton too.

He used it to cut the Army birthday cake a few weeks ago here in North Alabama.

Posted by: BifBewalski at July 07, 2024 07:06 PM (MsrgL)

15 Thank you or posting resources for targets. During our last trip to the range, I concluded my targets required re-calibration. That must be the issue for my wayward projectiles. Clearly. Probably.

Posted by: TRex at July 07, 2024 07:07 PM (IQ6Gq)

16 Gee, Sony was making swords way back then? Cool.

Posted by: andycanuck (Jh5b+) at July 07, 2024 07:08 PM (Jh5b+)

17 wow, I mean WOW!!!!
The katana looks gorgeous Weasel!!!
I bet when you receive it back the pictures Dave took of it will not have done it justice.
I see lots of white cotton gloves in your future when you go to handle it.

Now on to me.

No range report. I did take a look at my rifle scope and managed to crank the elevation down much further.

Plan is to take it to the range next weekend and get the puppy zeroed again. And of course I will bring my pistol with me and get a few shots down range for her.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at July 07, 2024 07:10 PM (0XVad)

18 To facilitate the burnishing process, a very fine lubricating powder called ibota is used. It comes from the waxy excretion of a large cidada-like insect!

Who knew that cicadas (or at least their genus) could be useful?

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at July 07, 2024 07:10 PM (v23vE)

19 Good evening, horde!

I haven't been to the range in over year. It just can't be helped right now. I'd really like to find a nice carry gun, though, and get proficient with it. None of our firearms are good for concealed carry.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 07, 2024 07:10 PM (OX9vb)

20 Hello, Weasel! The katana looks terrific! Bright and shiny like it ought to look.

Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 07:10 PM (yRXSd)

21 But Weasel you need a Samuel flag for your tractor now

Posted by: Skip at July 07, 2024 07:11 PM (fwDg9)

22 Holy shitballs, Weasel! That sword is a work of art.

And here, the Fat Electrician shares his thoughts on the Davy Crockett.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shbBHHTaZgA

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 07, 2024 07:11 PM (Wnv9h)

23 That is an impressive blade, Weasel.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 07, 2024 07:12 PM (OX9vb)

24 If the sword is 400 years old, maybe it’s the one Toranaga lost in the earthquake.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 07, 2024 07:13 PM (u73oe)

25 I am often guilty of making profoundly moronic decisions, but in this case, I think I very definitely made the right call. Thank you, Dave.

What do all y'all think?

I think Dave did, in fact, do something great for your katana. That's incredible work.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at July 07, 2024 07:14 PM (v23vE)

26 Parts of a katana:
https://tinyurl.com/2v4v9zzy

Posted by: andycanuck (Jh5b+) at July 07, 2024 07:15 PM (Jh5b+)

27 elsewise I got nuffin;Shooting buddy moved to Texas leaving the 180 degree Tueller-drill berm uncompleted so scouting for a new "range".
no new guns / ammo

iow: nuffin

nice sword, Weasel!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at July 07, 2024 07:15 PM (MKEsG)

28 Good evening,gunthusiasts. Oklahoma and Alabama have approved the sale of ammunition from vending machines in grocery stores. Truly one stop shopping.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 07, 2024 07:15 PM (xpCR0)

29 I think Buckley is too big for me... he gets so excited and he knocked the pressure washer over and it hit my right ankle then he just took out my left knee running around the yard... I have a nice bruise on my left shin too from him hitting it yesterday.

We leave next Sunday morning to drive to Ohio for the spawns National competition. She will be shooting on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th in the morning between 9-12ish. She shoots pistol on Friday and rifle on Saturday.

Posted by: lin-duh at July 07, 2024 07:15 PM (PZo5T)

30 I'd really like to find a nice carry gun, though, and get proficient with it. None of our firearms are good for concealed carry.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 07, 2024 07:10 PM (OX9vb)

Have you given any thought about what factors go into your choice of a carry gun and what your priorities among them are? Once you decide what things are important to you in making a decision, sorting through the bewildering array of choices out there should become significantly easier.

Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 07:16 PM (yRXSd)

31 No shooting this past week. But bladed weapons!

Did a little more organic tree farming yesterday. I acquired a machete to assist in the farming. It's not quite as nice as weasel's katana. But sourced from the same place. Well, kinda. Japan, China, basically the same place, right?

Anyway, I used it to defeat many bushes and small trees. And sra blaster went all Colombian with it. On bushes and small trees, of course.

Posted by: blaster at July 07, 2024 07:16 PM (IFNME)

32 Nice blade, Weasel-San.
I will not besmirch it nor you with old turns of phrase such as “gay blade”.

Posted by: RI Red at July 07, 2024 07:17 PM (nCaYE)

33 22 Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 07, 2024 07:11 PM

3 grunts, a Jeep and a nuclear bazooka. What could possibly go wrong? LOL

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at July 07, 2024 07:17 PM (0XVad)

34 Wow!!! Dave's work on your katana was nothing short of miraculous. He did an outstanding job and I am glad that you are going to put it in a display case so that you can enjoy it for many years.

Posted by: Retired, thank God! at July 07, 2024 07:17 PM (9BIt9)

35 That Time It Rained for Two Million Years

I'm gonna catch hell from the HOA if I don't get this yard mowed soon.

Posted by: Oddbob at July 07, 2024 07:17 PM (/y8xj)

36 19 Good evening, horde!

I haven't been to the range in over year. It just can't be helped right now. I'd really like to find a nice carry gun, though, and get proficient with it. None of our firearms are good for concealed carry.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!
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I can identify on lack of range time for the last two years. Parental units dying and going downhill along with my health problems plus retirement made it very difficult.

Figure out the location of where you want to holster it first, then select the firearm for the carry position. Nowadays, lots of good choices but pick a firearm that is essentially dehorned (no hard edges) for both easy holstering/presentation and concealable for yourself in your holster carry location.

For carry, simpler is better and a bit bigger is better than smaller as far as shootability.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 07:18 PM (/0X3E)

37 Lin-duh, where in Ohio is the competition?

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 07, 2024 07:18 PM (OX9vb)

38 Very nice presentation of katana. You should be very proud that you met the responsibility to preserve such a piece of history.

Says a lot of good things about you.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 07:19 PM (/0X3E)

39 Weasel, you've shrunk!

Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 07, 2024 07:20 PM (mH6SG)

40 29 Posted by: lin-duh at July 07, 2024 07:15 PM

Will be sending positive thoughts next weekend. Hope Spawn does well and has fun!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at July 07, 2024 07:20 PM (0XVad)

41 That katana is the awesome!!! Wish I had something cool like that. I just have a "free" dog who is trying to kill me... he is still a puppy, he is still a puppy.......ohmmmmm🧘🏼‍♀️

Posted by: lin-duh at July 07, 2024 07:20 PM (PZo5T)

42 3 grunts, a Jeep and a nuclear bazooka. What could possibly go wrong? LOL
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at July 07, 2024 07:17 PM

I know, right? 😂

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 07, 2024 07:20 PM (aCj1E)

43 This week I learned that Sig has created an app to help you with shooting. It is not a dry fire app, it uses the camera on your phone to look for actual holes in the targets and then advises you on how you suck or something.

It's called Sig Connect. I guess you can use it without a Sig, but you have to sign up with Sig to use it.

Posted by: blaster at July 07, 2024 07:20 PM (IFNME)

44 lin-duh, you ready to rehome him?

Posted by: Ben Had at July 07, 2024 07:21 PM (xpCR0)

45 Beautiful blade!
Well done.

Posted by: Diogenes at July 07, 2024 07:21 PM (W/lyH)

46 So, Weasel, do you wrap the hilt in duct tape or what?

Posted by: RI Red at July 07, 2024 07:21 PM (nCaYE)

47 About 30 minutes north of Columbus.

Posted by: lin-duh at July 07, 2024 07:22 PM (PZo5T)

48 We leave next Sunday morning to drive to Ohio for the spawns National competition. She will be shooting on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th in the morning between 9-12ish. She shoots pistol on Friday and rifle on Saturday.
Posted by: lin-duh at July 07, 2024 07:15 PM

Going to Perry?

Best of luck, and may the wind be in her favor!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 07, 2024 07:22 PM (aCj1E)

49 Ed L and Whig, thanks. I don't carry a purse, so probably a waistband carry. Want it to be lightweight, but powerful. I need to just go to the gun store and try some things out. But again, lots of life happening around me, and nearest gun dealer with firing range is an hour away. I know I need to just make time for this.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 07, 2024 07:23 PM (OX9vb)

50 So, Weasel, do you wrap the hilt in duct tape or what?
Posted by: RI Red at July 07, 2024 07:21 PM

Weasel San >>>>> Red Green San.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 07, 2024 07:24 PM (aCj1E)

51 lin-duh, you ready to rehome him?
Posted by: Ben Had
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No, I just get frustrated when he hurts me. He doesn't mean to, he's just a puppy. He is getting better. Going to get him fixed in September.

Posted by: lin-duh at July 07, 2024 07:24 PM (PZo5T)

52 Anyway, I used it to defeat many bushes and small trees. And sra blaster went all Colombian with it. On bushes and small trees, of course.
Posted by: blaster
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Using a machete for brush cutting is tough work. Take a look at a Ditch Bank Blade (large hook billed 16 inch blade on a medium length handle. Easier on the back to use for brush cutting and pretty easy to resharpen as needed. Works great on snake beheadings at a safe distance as well.

Nowadays, power brush mowers were the tool for me until my arthritic joints got the best of me.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 07:24 PM (/0X3E)

53 Lin-duh, you're a fine mother. In fact, one of the best, being as you're all into firearm skills for spawn. And, I have to be nice, because I've seen spawn shoot.

Hopefully, spawn does well!

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at July 07, 2024 07:24 PM (tT6L1)

54 Posted by: Scuba_Dude at July 07, 2024 07:17 PM (0XVad)

If you tried to use the Davy Crockett for the role it was intended for (stop the Russian armored hordes blowing through the Fulda and Hof Gaps), the maximum range given the terrain would often put the crew within the blast radius of the warhead. I understand that the when the Davy Crockett was decommissioned, the US Army recycled the warheads into the "backpack nukes" for the old 12E MOS (Atomic Demolitions Specialist).

Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 07:25 PM (yRXSd)

55 The Davy Crockett did not actually have a blast radius more than its range. But it was very much intended to be last resort.

They decommed the launcher system which left them these small warheads. So they said, here's an idea, let's strap them onto parachutists.

No. Really.

Posted by: blaster at July 07, 2024 07:25 PM (IFNME)

56 Ed L,
Barrel length on that Benelli M4?

Posted by: lin-duh at July 07, 2024 07:25 PM (PZo5T)

57 Thanks for the thread, Weasel and the Katana looks great!

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at July 07, 2024 07:25 PM (tT6L1)

58 46 So, Weasel, do you wrap the hilt in duct tape or what?
Posted by: RI Red at July 07, 2024 07:21 PM

Dunno, Weasel seems like a birch bark and electrical tape kinda guy.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at July 07, 2024 07:26 PM (0XVad)

59
D'Jill IS Madame Mao!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at July 07, 2024 07:26 PM (xG4kz)

60 Wow Horde mind.

Posted by: blaster at July 07, 2024 07:26 PM (IFNME)

61 46 So, Weasel, do you wrap the hilt in duct tape or what?
Posted by: RI Red at July 07, 2024 07:21 PM (nCaYE)
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I may have a storage mounting (shira-saya) made for it at some point down the road, but that'll involve shipping it to California with the associated risks in transit. For now, I will just display it as-is and oil it regularly.

Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 07:26 PM (JwHpX)

62 47 About 30 minutes north of Columbus.
Posted by: lin-duh at July 07, 2024 07:22 PM (PZo5T)

We might need an impromptu Central Ohio MoMe!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at July 07, 2024 07:27 PM (v23vE)

63 Well, thanks to all of you for your encouragement for de-lurkificationing, as CBD bestows it.

Weasel, thanks for the gub thread and the Katana story, it is very cool. I will try to take it easy on the compliments, as I don't want to be called teacher's pet or have spitwads shot at me.

Early in the thread and already such cool info...Katana is complete, source of printable targets, cicada secretions, meeting a descendant of George Freaking Washington, vending machine ammo...oh man. Oh, and zoom meetings...arrggghhh

I'll probably be a sporadic poster; that's one of the big reasons why I've lurked for so long. But the good thing is that there is no punch clock here...as far as I know.

Posted by: haffhowershower at July 07, 2024 07:27 PM (NMT5x)

64 I took my kid to an amusement park where they had an arcade. She chose a Terminator themed gun game. At the end, she loved it , saying she wants a gun to become an American.
She generally identifies as a Jamaican which is not surprising considering the racial politics of NYC.

Posted by: Jamaica at July 07, 2024 07:27 PM (dKbuD)

65 Bringing new meaning to balls of steel:

https://tinyurl.com/3mhmepuc

Posted by: blaster at July 07, 2024 07:28 PM (IFNME)

66 To quote Weasel....Holy Shitballs!!

Fireworks hat dude set himself off in the community across the street from one of the Walmarts that we shop at.

Rednecks, explosives and alcohol/

What could possibly go wrong.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 07, 2024 07:28 PM (a1415)

67 "What do all y'all think?"

I think you found just the right guy to restore your sword. Now to find the right case. Do they make them dehumidified or nitrogen filled or something like that?

Posted by: Guy who makes croutons from toenail clippings at July 07, 2024 07:28 PM (vFG9F)

68 61 Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 07:26 PM

Shipping a weapon to California? Even though it is a blade I would hesitate sending anything to Commiefornia.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at July 07, 2024 07:29 PM (0XVad)

69 Dash My Lace Wigs, not to be an alarmist (well, maybe), but the time to do that is yesterday, if not today.
We are in uncharted waters now, and self defense should be moved way up the priority chart.
You definitely want/need time to get acquainted with concealed carry so that it is part of your everyday routine.
And then practice, practice, practice. Drawing from concealment, moving off the X, mag changes, etc.
As Zod would say, “Do it. Do it now.”

Posted by: RI Red at July 07, 2024 07:29 PM (nCaYE)

70 Oh wow what an unfortunate sock.

Posted by: fd at July 07, 2024 07:30 PM (vFG9F)

71 Posted by: haffhowershower at July 07, 2024 07:27 PM (NMT5x)
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Welcome to the Gun Thread!

Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 07:30 PM (JwHpX)

72 I like that the katana is so well polished you can almost tell what model of camera he's using.

BTW, I sorta miss the sci-fi movie postings.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 07, 2024 07:31 PM (CHHv1)

73 For sure! Need to get the Spawn's fan club there for support!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 07, 2024 07:31 PM (OX9vb)

74 49 Ed L and Whig, thanks. I don't carry a purse, so probably a waistband carry. Want it to be lightweight, but powerful. I need to just go to the gun store and try some things out. But again, lots of life happening around me, and nearest gun dealer with firing range is an hour away. I know I need to just make time for this.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!
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Appendix carry is a fast and increasingly popular choice for some. Just make sure that your choice has no sharp edges at the back of the firearm/grip area.
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Some pretty good semi auto choices in single stack 9mm's that are out of vogue right now but a good single stack with 8-10 rounds plus an extra mag is still good medicine for most social situations. Then you get the more popular double stack that add a bit of thickness in return for more capacity.

Personally, I went to an XDS 9mm single stack because of the passive grip safety plus the trigger blocking one. Nicely dehorned and pretty inexpensive 8 and 9 round magazines plus the one in the chamber. The 9 round has a small grip extender that can make it more shootable but at the price of a little less concealment value.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 07:32 PM (/0X3E)

75 65 Bringing new meaning to balls of steel:

https://tinyurl.com/3mhmepuc

Posted by: blaster at July 07, 2024 07:28 PM (IFNME)
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Holy crap!! I even double checked the date - nope, not April 1.

Posted by: TRex at July 07, 2024 07:33 PM (IQ6Gq)

76 I think you found just the right guy to restore your sword. Now to find the right case. Do they make them dehumidified or nitrogen filled or something like that?
Posted by: Guy who makes croutons from toenail clippings at July 07, 2024 07:28 PM (vFG9F)
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I found a couple of places that make very nice custom trophy cases and will likely go that route. My understanding is a light coat of a special oil once a month or so will keep it in good shape.

Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 07:33 PM (JwHpX)

77 Beautiful blade, Weasel! Dave is a true artist. Uncommon in this day and age.

Spent last week at the farm and got in a lot of range time. Sweated gallons, but fun, nonetheless. I focused on shooting my Tisas Stingray, a 9mm Commander-size 1911 that has become one of my favorite guns. Weasel, I sent you a write up on it in case you ever are at a loss for content on a Sunday night.

Posted by: That SOB Van Owen at July 07, 2024 07:34 PM (UJAYZ)

78 I'll probably be a sporadic poster; that's one of the big reasons why I've lurked for so long. But the good thing is that there is no punch clock here...as far as I know.

* squints at nic *
* squints at sheet *
* makes checkmark *

Yeah, no pressure. Make yourself at home.

* squints at sheet again *

Posted by: Oddbob at July 07, 2024 07:34 PM (/y8xj)

79 I can be credibly accused of being a bit of a Sig fanboi - I own 6 - but for carry I don't think you can go wrong with a P365 (I own 2 - sra blaster's EDC and mine).

The original P365 has 12+1 9mm (well 10+1 with the flush fit mag) which is a lot of bullets for a little pistol.

Posted by: blaster at July 07, 2024 07:35 PM (IFNME)

80 Ed L and Whig, thanks. I don't carry a purse, so probably a waistband carry. Want it to be lightweight, but powerful. I need to just go to the gun store and try some things out. But again, lots of life happening around me, and nearest gun dealer with firing range is an hour away. I know I need to just make time for this.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 07, 2024 07:23 PM (OX9vb)

Do try before you buy. You need to accept that in order to make gains in one area, you'll have to make sacrifices in others. As for getting both power and light weight in the same gun, I know personally that shooting .357 Magnum from a Colt Python snub nose (made of steel) is a very unpleasant experience that usually leads to solid misses and poor follow up shots. See my submission to the thread on a 3" barreled example from last year. For an extreme, S&W has a J-Frame that's not only chambered in .357, but is also made of titanium, so it's super light. I'm told that the recoil shooting that thing is extremely unpleasant and a painful experience because it really beats up your wrists.

Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 07:35 PM (yRXSd)

81 So, range report: 1,000 yard and KYL contest.

First the 1,000 yard one point for every hit on a 10" steel disc. Massive failure on my part. Normally, I should put at least 1 round on 10" target. 0 for 10 proves me wrong. On the other hand, much more experienced shooters had just as much trouble as I did, though, we did have one guy pull 4 out of 10. But, this is also a guy who'll pull 5 in the X ring at 1,000 yards at our other match. Yeah, we've got two 1,000 yard ranges in our AO.

I did okay on the 500 yard KYL as the wind wasn't nearly as impossible to read as it was at 1,000 yards. Middle of the pack on that particular challenge. (KYL Know Your Limits. Steel, 5 targets, 12 shots, 2 Minutes, large to small and if you've still rounds keep shooting at the small target. 2" target. My last shot knocked if off the rack, which was amusing)

What fascinated me, though, was the guy shooting 300 PRC. Holy smokes is that a round. 215 grain bullet @ 2,900 fps. I didn't believe it until I looked up the specs. He got 1 on the 1,000 yard target, by the way. Shot lights out on the KYL, however.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at July 07, 2024 07:36 PM (tT6L1)

82 It is nice that there are still people around that take pride in their work and do things properly. It is hard to find that anymore. It is worth the price for things such as this sword.

Posted by: lin-duh at July 07, 2024 07:37 PM (PZo5T)

83 Only shooting was s failure, 4th was going to try 3 blank cartridges with my home made black powder. Poured measured powder in, paper to wad the powder, primed pan and nothing but a flash in the pan, twice. Next morning had to worm out paper as it was blocking touch hole.
I have lit small piles and it flashes, so sure it will work.

Posted by: Skip at July 07, 2024 07:37 PM (fwDg9)

84 What could possibly go wrong.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 07, 2024 07:28 PM (a1415)
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In my former AO, we'd call that, "Wednesday.'

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at July 07, 2024 07:38 PM (tT6L1)

85 The original P365 has 12+1 9mm (well 10+1 with the flush fit mag) which is a lot of bullets for a little pistol.
Posted by: blaster
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Sig makes a nice product and I have two of the older models but for whatever reason, their newer P 320's and 365's polymers leave me cold. Lots of folks love them though.

During the 00's, I carried a single stack P225 that was one of the most accurate pistols that I have ever owned. Problem with carrying it now is replacing worn magazines--my stash of mags for the 225 are worth more than the firearm itself because unobtanium.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 07:38 PM (/0X3E)

86 Evening Weasel and horde...apologies for being tardy, baking for the small ones at VBS this week...
Weasel, that is an unbelievably beautiful sword. Dave is a master. Enjoy gazing at it on your mantle (sans duct tape)
Range time today: I actually had the best day I've ever had at the range. Finally achieved the consistency that has alluded me. Thank you Nurse, the advice re shoulders and core proved to be the difference. And Fundamentals, of course. I even won the end of session competition!

Posted by: Grateful at July 07, 2024 07:40 PM (IQ6Gq)

87 Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at July 07, 2024 07:36 PM (tT6L1
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Congratulations!!

Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 07:40 PM (JwHpX)

88 Barrel length on that Benelli M4?
Posted by: lin-duh at July 07, 2024 07:25 PM (PZo5T)

Standard barrel length is 18.5 inches. There are short-barreled models (14 inches, I think) out there, but these require you to pay the NFA tax for a short barreled shotgun. These also give you only five rounds vs. the seven in the standard barrel length model I have.

Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 07:40 PM (yRXSd)

89 Posted by: Grateful at July 07, 2024 07:40 PM (IQ6Gq)

Nice work, Grateful!

Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 07:42 PM (yRXSd)

90 Ok...partial range report.

We finally got MP4 to the range yesterday.

I'll let him share his thoughts, but I think we may have a new convert to the Way of the Gub.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 07, 2024 07:43 PM (aCj1E)

91 82 It is nice that there are still people around that take pride in their work and do things properly. It is hard to find that anymore. It is worth the price for things such as this sword.

Posted by: lin-duh at July 07, 2024 07:37 PM (PZo5T)
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Amen. Applies broadly.

Posted by: TRex at July 07, 2024 07:43 PM (IQ6Gq)

92 Do try before you buy. You need to accept that in order to make gains in one area, you'll have to make sacrifices in others.
Posted by: Ed L
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This is excellent advice that I strongly endorse.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 07:43 PM (/0X3E)

93 Posted by: Grateful at July 07, 2024 07:40 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Keep up the great work!

Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 07:43 PM (JwHpX)

94 Dash,
I wouldn't pull the panic button. Go to the range. Try several pistols. Maybe even a revolver or two. Take notes. Go home.

Go to the range again. Try the top three you liked last time. Take more notes. Go home.

Go to the range again. This time bring your belly band or corset. Try your top two. Holster them (unloaded ). Walk around. See how they feel against your body. Take more notes. Go home.

Read all your notes. Make your decision. Then seriously consider your purchase.

It's an investment. Not an impulse.

Posted by: nurse ratched at July 07, 2024 07:43 PM (lkWvj)

95 I posted last time about my flight with firearms. Previously I found that flying with firearms was like having a special pass and you got better treatment. Not this time out of IAD to MCO on United. Had to wait in a long line to get the firearms checked in. Landing at MCO was trouble free - they called out my name to come pick up the case as soon as the luggage from the flight came out.

Flying from MCO to IAD, got to go in the "Additional services" line and bypass the long line, and then get escorted to the TSA scanner. Easy peasy. However, at baggage claim at IAD it took...a while...waiting for them to bring the case out.

If I were conspiracy-minded, I would say that United is trying to discourage travelling with firearms at IAD....

Posted by: blaster at July 07, 2024 07:44 PM (IFNME)

96 Late, dangit.

Weasel, you NEED that armor - but in John Deere yellow and green/

Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 07:44 PM (AWrpC)

97 Grateful!

You are a rock star! Congratulations!!!!

Posted by: nurse ratched at July 07, 2024 07:45 PM (lkWvj)

98 Those before and after photos of the katana are stunning. Thanks for keeping us up to date with the process.

Once you have it back is there anything you need to do to protect it and keep the shine besides the display case?

Posted by: JTB at July 07, 2024 07:45 PM (zudum)

99 Had a minor accident while doing some re-loading the other day. As I was de-capping and resizing some 30-06 cases, unbeknownst to me, the the large plastic ball made up to the lever on my Rock Chucker was backing off with every stroke. Finally, when it got down to the bottom two threads. It broke off in my hand, and an inch long, half moon shaped sliver of plastic embedded itself in the palm of my right hand, between my thumb and forefinger. Smarted a bit. After a trip to the Urgent Care place, and a few stitches I was back in business. Let that be a lesson to you.

Posted by: javems at July 07, 2024 07:46 PM (8I4hW)

100 100!

Posted by: TRex at July 07, 2024 07:46 PM (IQ6Gq)

101 Read all your notes. Make your decision. Then seriously consider your purchase.

It's an investment. Not an impulse.
Posted by: nurse ratched at July 07, 2024 07:43 PM (lkWvj)

Oh, sure. You could do it that way, too.

Posted by: blaster at July 07, 2024 07:46 PM (IFNME)

102 Once you have it back is there anything you need to do to protect it and keep the shine besides the display case?
Posted by: JTB at July 07, 2024 07:45 PM (zudum)
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Choji oil and white cotton gloves.

Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 07:46 PM (JwHpX)

103 I got the chance to put a couple of cylinders through a Lipsey's Distributors exclusive S&W 432, a six-shot revolver in 32 H&R Mag. It has a number of nice upgrades, including nice sights (XS Front Night Sight with a U-Notch Rear), VZ Grips made of G-10, chamfered cylinder holes, and *no* Hillary! hole!

Aluminum frame, with a (guessed) weight of around a pound. Trigger felt ~9 to 10 lbs (it's DA only), and very smooth. I didn't fire for record, but keeping 6 shots on a 5" steel at 10 yards was a piece of cake. Recoil is very mild.

Looking at the ballistics, it's very comparable to the 642 in .38 Special, but the .32 Mag is more shootable.

I was impressed, and am thinking of getting one.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 07:48 PM (UdzhC)

104
Hunter drops Kodiak bear with a 10mm pistol

https://tinyurl.com/32tftajk

Posted by: Don Black at July 07, 2024 07:48 PM (/7KEl)

105 During the 00's, I carried a single stack P225 that was one of the most accurate pistols that I have ever owned. Problem with carrying it now is replacing worn magazines--my stash of mags for the 225 are worth more than the firearm itself because unobtanium.
Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 07:38 PM (/0X3E)

Same thing for the H&K P7. I bought one last year (featured on the thread), but in order to get more magazines, I had to get another P7 that came w/ four magazines.

Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 07:48 PM (yRXSd)

106 "Using a machete for brush cutting is tough work. Take a look at a Ditch Bank Blade (large hook billed 16 inch blade on a medium length handle. Easier on the back to use for brush cutting and pretty easy to resharpen as needed. Works great on snake beheadings at a safe distance as well."

This! we called that tool a Brush Axe, and I still use mine.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at July 07, 2024 07:48 PM (MKEsG)

107 The sword looks incredible. That is some very fine polishing work. Polishers are odd people, possessed of endless patience and amazing attention to detail. That impression was only confirmed by his listing of all of the horrible flaws and unfixable problems on your sword, all of which I cannot come close to spotting in the pictures. What a great outcome.

The carrier had darned well better not lose the package. This is just amazing. You must be over the moon.

Posted by: Splunge at July 07, 2024 07:49 PM (hmKaK)

108 I was snarking, of course. I will say that in the DMV MGC the ladies have taken notes while trying out different pistols and it was very useful for them. There's a lot of variables involved and hard to keep them all in your head.

Posted by: blaster at July 07, 2024 07:49 PM (IFNME)

109 99 Had a minor accident while doing some re-loading the other day. As I was de-capping and resizing some 30-06 cases, unbeknownst to me, the the large plastic ball made up to the lever on my Rock Chucker was backing off with every stroke. Finally, when it got down to the bottom two threads. It broke off in my hand, and an inch long, half moon shaped sliver of plastic embedded itself in the palm of my right hand, between my thumb and forefinger. Smarted a bit. After a trip to the Urgent Care place, and a few stitches I was back in business. Let that be a lesson to you.
Posted by: javems

Ouch. Feel better soon. I have seen a few customized press knobs including repurposed gearshift or phenolic pool ball types along with a bunch of wood types. Couple of ebay online stores sell different bling and accessories (often 3d printed) for reloading presses nowadays to extend function and to personalize the presses.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 07:50 PM (/0X3E)

110 101 Oh, sure. You could do it that way, too.

Posted by: blaster at July 07, 2024 07:46 PM (IFNME)
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And always buy two of everything. (Blaster doctrine)

Posted by: TRex at July 07, 2024 07:50 PM (IQ6Gq)

111 Speaking of fundamentals, I am now officially paranoid about double checking my zero before a match. I headed out to practice a bit and I could not tag the 500 yard target. I headed over to the 100 yard range, hung a target and I'll be darned if my zero wasn't 1/2 MOA off. Fixed that, but, from here on out, if at all possible, zero will be checked before a match.

I also noticed this last match I need to do a better job of getting behind the rifle. I've got everything set up so if I'm sitting where I should, the cheek weld and eye relief hit naturally with no effort on my part.

I might also add, the 1,000 yard target, the wind was variable and there really wasn't a good way to read it. I tried mirage, nothing. And, the wind changed direction enough the round was moving right or left, depending on the wind. Guy shooting the 300 PRC had the same problem and he was shooting a much heavier and faster bullet than I was.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at July 07, 2024 07:51 PM (tT6L1)

112 Using a machete for brush cutting is tough work. Take a look at a Ditch Bank Blade (large hook billed 16 inch blade on a medium length handle. Easier on the back to use for brush cutting and pretty easy to resharpen as needed. Works great on snake beheadings at a safe distance as well.

Nowadays, power brush mowers were the tool for me until my arthritic joints got the best of me.
Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 07:24 PM (/0X3E)

An opportunity to acquire new tools? Noted. Looks like it could be very useful.

The main thing I figured out is that I WILL be hiring a forestry mulcher.

Posted by: blaster at July 07, 2024 07:51 PM (IFNME)

113 That's a great plan, nurse ratched. Thank you.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 07, 2024 07:52 PM (OX9vb)

114 Dash,
I agree with Nurse's advice. I tried different guns for months (courtesy of the DMV MGC), and then purchased with eventual CC in mind. I went with a Sig P365X Macro, and absolutely love it. I should be ready for CC by the fall, so happy to let you know what I think of it then.

Posted by: Grateful at July 07, 2024 07:52 PM (IQ6Gq)

115 32 H&R Magnum is a Rodney Dangerfield cartridge--don't get no respect. That being said, AH Lloyd likes them a lot and I have the older 32-20 in one revolver that is about equivalent. They are definitely a step above the old 32 S&W Longs.

Just one thing about them though--if empty brass and ammo is available--grab it right now as it is a niche cartridge prone to long droughts in appearance.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 07:52 PM (/0X3E)

116 Gee, Sony was making swords way back then? Cool.
Posted by: andycanuck

But, they are just a reflection of their former selves.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 07, 2024 07:53 PM (U6iLH)

117 I have nothing to add. I opened the gun safe the other day for the first time in a year or so.

Admired my now legal again pistol with a brace.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 07, 2024 07:53 PM (5p7BC)

118 Posted by: Splunge at July 07, 2024 07:49 PM (hmKaK)
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Thank you! Yep, I'm pretty happy with the results. David Hofhine has a well earned reputation for doing amazing work and remember he does everything by himself by hand. I'm very fortunate to have had him work on my katana.

Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 07:53 PM (JwHpX)

119 Good evening,gunthusiasts. Oklahoma and Alabama have approved the sale of ammunition from vending machines in grocery stores. Truly one stop shopping.
Posted by: Ben Had at July 07, 2024 07:15 PM (xpCR0)

I sent the article on that to Weasel mid-week. He was obviously so happy about that sword he neglected his email.

The part I found interesting was the "AI" facial recognition part of the machine. You put your ID in and it matches you to the ID so you can buy the ammo. (It's an age verification bit.) If we coulf bring back some sanity to who can buy ammo, and get rid of that part, vending machine ammo is really cool.

Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 07:53 PM (AWrpC)

120 It's an investment. Not an impulse.

Posted by: nurse ratched at July 07, 2024 07:43 PM (lkWvj)

What Nurse said.

Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 07:53 PM (yRXSd)

121 An opportunity to acquire new tools? Noted. Looks like it could be very useful.
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I am shocked I tell you...SHOCKED

Posted by: Grateful at July 07, 2024 07:54 PM (IQ6Gq)

122 Admired my now legal again pistol with a brace.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 07, 2024 07:53 PM (5p7BC)

The Bee had an article about how many had washed ashore after the ruling....

Posted by: blaster at July 07, 2024 07:54 PM (IFNME)

123 Hunter drops Kodiak bear with a 10mm pistol
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He had to shoot the bear -- the bear had a pistol!

Posted by: andycanuck (Jh5b+) at July 07, 2024 07:54 PM (Jh5b+)

124 I do think Weasel should start including the grocery stores where you can buy ammo in his ammo sellers list.

Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 07:54 PM (AWrpC)

125
Bringing new meaning to balls of steel:

https://tinyurl.com/3mhmepuc

Posted by: blaster at July 07, 2024 07:28 PM (IFNME)
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Holy crap!! I even double checked the date - nope, not April 1.
Posted by: TRex

Slim Pickens

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 07, 2024 07:54 PM (63Dwl)

126 You Go, Skip!

seriously, all props for your enterprise and pluck in pushing that project forward.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at July 07, 2024 07:55 PM (MKEsG)

127 Gee, Sony was making swords way back then? Cool.
Posted by: andycanuck

But, they are just a reflection of their former selves.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron
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Polish replacement workers aren't as good today as a long time ago.

Posted by: andycanuck (Jh5b+) at July 07, 2024 07:56 PM (Jh5b+)

128 An opportunity to acquire new tools? Noted. Looks like it could be very useful.

The main thing I figured out is that I WILL be hiring a forestry mulcher.
Posted by: blaster
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I've clean up brush with a variety of handtools over the years and the ditch blade is a peach. You can basically use a baseball slugger approach at the bigger brush and it is easier on the arms and back than using a machete for a long period. Plus, as I said, good snake killer.

40 volt or higher battery hedge trimmers are also the bomb and you can even get them with extensible reach poles. Acts like a handheld scythe mower against brush up to 3/4 to 1 inch in diameter. Again putting you at a safe distance from nasty snakes.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 07:56 PM (/0X3E)

129 It comes from the waxy excretion of a large cidada-like insect!

Who knew that cicadas (or at least their genus) could be useful?
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at July 07, 2024 07:10 PM (v23vE)

I guess I'm ok with using insect poo to polish swords. But I'm still not eating the bugs!

Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 07:57 PM (AWrpC)

130 Hi All. It's been awhile since I posted around here. Anyway, to answer Weasel's questions, yes I'm taking a vacation, and yes it will involve some shooting. I'm going on a hog hunt with a very good friend of mine and will likely shoot a few rounds of trap with my brother-in-law. I'm taking an AyA SXS 20 gauge for trap shooting and an AR-10 "pistol" chambered in 375 Raptor (.308 necked up to .375) for the pigs. The Raptor will be suppressed and loaded with subsonic hand loads. Fingers crossed.

Posted by: PacosMojo at July 07, 2024 07:58 PM (31KuY)

131 I'd really like to find a nice carry gun, though, and get proficient with it.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 07, 2024 07:10 PM (OX9vb)

What are your preferences? Revolver, striker, DA, SA?
Is affordability a concern?

Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 07:58 PM (AWrpC)

132 @119, yeah, there it is.

if I'm gonna be facial-identified, tied to my card-info, and processed across the length & breadth of the intertubes, no thanks.
I'll keep on buying ammo for cash at the LGS.

I want a machine that will punch out a box of 22LR for 19 quarters dropped down the slot.

yeah, lol good f'in luck with that, f me. *spit*

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at July 07, 2024 08:00 PM (MKEsG)

133 Here's the article on AI vending machines:
https://shorturl.at/icwdt

Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 08:01 PM (AWrpC)

134 I'm taking an AyA SXS 20 gauge for trap shooting and an AR-10 "pistol" chambered in 375 Raptor (.308 necked up to .375) for the pigs. The Raptor will be suppressed and loaded with subsonic hand loads. Fingers crossed.
Posted by: PacosMojo
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Pix and a writeup of your gubs and results would be nice for the thread. Haven't paid much attention to newer AR 10 wildcats but .375 would make a big hole even if subsonic.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 08:01 PM (/0X3E)

135 Hai!

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 07, 2024 08:02 PM (8sMut)

136 The beauty is hard to describe.

Posted by: Eromero at July 07, 2024 08:02 PM (LHPAg)

137 "I have faith that, one day, all Americans will be able to buy ammo and beef jerky at their local Buc-ee's." George Washington (citation pending).

Posted by: TRex at July 07, 2024 08:02 PM (IQ6Gq)

138 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1_0rbW-Qqg

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 07, 2024 08:02 PM (8sMut)

139 While I'm not wild about being photographed when making an ammo purchase, I do like the idea of Karens melting down at the idea.

I think it's a decent trade-off.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at July 07, 2024 08:03 PM (tT6L1)

140 like an old time cig machine

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at July 07, 2024 08:03 PM (MKEsG)

141 Went to a teammate of the spawn's house a few weeks back. Got to see the walk in gun safe the father had built. Probably 10x15 foot room with reinforced cement walls and ceiling. 3 1/2 sides lined with metal shelves, the othe 1/2 was the steel safe door. The center was piled with ammo. One side was lined with long guns the rest was pistols and revolvers. Also had a nice suppressor collection. I am officially envious.

Posted by: lin-duh at July 07, 2024 08:04 PM (PZo5T)

142 GWB, I don't have enough experience to know what my preferences are.

And the gardening is all starting to come in. If it gets sporty real soon, gonna need you guys to cover me while I get the peaches and tomatoes and green beans canned. K, thanx.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 07, 2024 08:04 PM (OX9vb)

143 I've been hiking a lot lately so I haven't been carrying as much as perhaps I should. But on Saturday I was carrying the Glock 26 everywhere while buying various items to last me the next week.

Not exciting perhaps but this is the most I have done with my guns in the past week.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 07, 2024 08:05 PM (8sMut)

144 141 Went to a teammate of the spawn's house a few weeks back. Got to see the walk in gun safe the father had built. Probably 10x15 foot room with reinforced cement walls and ceiling. 3 1/2 sides lined with metal shelves, the othe 1/2 was the steel safe door. The center was piled with ammo. One side was lined with long guns the rest was pistols and revolvers. Also had a nice suppressor collection. I am officially envious.
Posted by: lin-duh at July 07, 2024 08:04 PM (PZo5T)

TEXAS!

Posted by: blaster at July 07, 2024 08:05 PM (IFNME)

145 141/
Lin-duh, that's pretty close to how I envision Ed L's collection....

Posted by: Grateful at July 07, 2024 08:06 PM (IQ6Gq)

146 @Dash, will there be peach pie? If so, I'm in.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at July 07, 2024 08:06 PM (tT6L1)

147 Peach pie?? I know this isn't the food thread, but I'm in too.

Posted by: TRex at July 07, 2024 08:07 PM (IQ6Gq)

148 I lucked into a used Ruger SA in 32 magnum and love it. Even the magnums are comfortable to shoot and 32 longs kick like a 22lr.

whig's caution in comment 115 is right. Get the brass, magnum or long, whenever you can. MidwayUSA is out of stock on both right now. Eventually, Starline (my preferred brass for reloading) will make another run but no telling when.

Posted by: JTB at July 07, 2024 08:07 PM (zudum)

149 Did not buy any guns this past week nut did buy a ticket for the $181M MegaMillions jackpot.

If that comes through I am likely going to have some firarms spend in there.

Posted by: blaster at July 07, 2024 08:07 PM (IFNME)

150 Yes, take your time and do it right.
However, Normalcy Bias is a thing. Everything goes along fine. Until it doesn’t. Better to be on the correct side of the curve. Even if it involves buying more than one gun.
Yep. That’s the ticket!

Posted by: RI Red at July 07, 2024 08:07 PM (nCaYE)

151 146 @Dash, will there be peach pie? If so, I'm in.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at July 07, 2024 08:06 PM (tT6L1)

F**kin' A, there will be peach pie.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 07, 2024 08:07 PM (OX9vb)

152 unbeknownst to me, the the large plastic ball made up to the lever on my Rock Chucker was backing off with every stroke.

I hate the original handle on the RC. You have to pivot the ball in your hand and/or flex your wrist to the extreme on each down stroke. I replaced it with a roller handle from Inline Fabrication.

Posted by: Oddbob at July 07, 2024 08:08 PM (/y8xj)

153 139 While I'm not wild about being photographed when making an ammo purchase, I do like the idea of Karens melting down at the idea.

I think it's a decent trade-off.
Posted by: blake
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Most stores have cameras on registers anyway--even gun stores for security purposes. If the po po want to get that sales information, they will get it whether from your lgs or the big box or a vending machine.

I've quit worrying about the listicles simply because of teh duncepack effect. The more data they collect, the less usable and less actionable any of it becomes. Note that decades of CCTV footage in the UK haven't made one dent stopping the increase of crime countrywide. Just means more bureaucrats watching CCTV for a job. Add AI to it and you get a real mess.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 08:08 PM (/0X3E)

154 Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 07, 2024 08:04 PM (OX9vb)

If you can make it to TX, I'm sure you'll have plenty of examples to test drive.

Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 08:08 PM (yRXSd)

155 And with the offer of peach pie, Dash secured a small army to do overwatch....

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at July 07, 2024 08:08 PM (tT6L1)

156 If I were conspiracy-minded, I would say that United is trying to discourage travelling with firearms at IAD....
Posted by: blaster at July 07, 2024 07:44 PM (IFNME)

Fortunately it is well inside VA. I was always leery about traveling with firearms through DCA because it is that much closer to DC.

Also they may not have people who know what they are doing when firearms are declared, given where they are at. In TX I have had no problems, nor in other states I have flown to with firearms, like FL.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 07, 2024 08:09 PM (8sMut)

157 144 141 Went to a teammate of the spawn's house a few weeks back. Got to see the walk in gun safe the father had built. Probably 10x15 foot room with reinforced cement walls and ceiling. 3 1/2 sides lined with metal shelves, the othe 1/2 was the steel safe door. The center was piled with ammo. One side was lined with long guns the rest was pistols and revolvers. Also had a nice suppressor collection. I am officially envious.
Posted by: lin-duh
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Sounds like the safe room in the movie Tremors.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 08:09 PM (/0X3E)

158 Also surveyed blaster acres in the area where I want to put my 100 yard range. I found there was a ravine-like terrain feature that would be perfect - a good 6-8 feet of elevation that would make a decent start of a backstop.

Unfortunately it is located in the wrong place. Going to have to spend some time to figure things out.

Posted by: blaster at July 07, 2024 08:09 PM (IFNME)

159 that's pretty close to how I envision Ed L's collection....
Posted by: Grateful
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Sounds about right. I've just never seen something like that irl before. It was awesome!

Posted by: lin-duh at July 07, 2024 08:09 PM (PZo5T)

160 Hai!
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33
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Hanjin-san!

Posted by: andycanuck (Jh5b+) at July 07, 2024 08:09 PM (Jh5b+)

161 not at my LGS's they don't.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at July 07, 2024 08:10 PM (MKEsG)

162 Posted by: Grateful at July 07, 2024 08:06 PM (IQ6Gq)

I wish I had that setup.

Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 08:10 PM (yRXSd)

163 Commando parachutists with nukes...
Posted by: blaster at July 07, 2024 07:28 PM (IFNME)

Guy taping fireworks to head.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 07, 2024 07:28 PM (a1415)

Right next to each other in comments....

See, this right here is the essence of America. The guys who survive the stuff in the second comment go on to be involved in the stuff in the first comment. And then we laud them for their bravery. 'merica!

Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 08:10 PM (AWrpC)

164 The beauty is hard to describe.
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A terrible beauty is born.

Posted by: andycanuck (Jh5b+) at July 07, 2024 08:10 PM (Jh5b+)

165 134....

Will do. And yes, a 400 gr bullet at 1,000 fps still packs a punch when you limit the range to 150 yards or so.

Posted by: PacosMojo at July 07, 2024 08:10 PM (31KuY)

166 151 F**kin' A, there will be peach pie.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 07, 2024 08:07 PM (OX9vb)
***
And there was much rejoicing. 'murica!

Posted by: TRex at July 07, 2024 08:11 PM (IQ6Gq)

167 Hunter drops Kodiak bear with a 10mm pistol

It was only fair, since a bear ate Beau in Afghanistan.

Posted by: That SOB Van Owen at July 07, 2024 08:13 PM (UJAYZ)

168 Will do. And yes, a 400 gr bullet at 1,000 fps still packs a punch when you limit the range to 150 yards or so.
Posted by: PacosMojo

Probably hits about like a modern smallbore smokeless version of teh old 45/70 blackpowder calvary load.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 08:13 PM (/0X3E)

169 32 H&R Magnum is a Rodney Dangerfield cartridge--don't get no respect. That being said, AH Lloyd likes them a lot and I have the older 32-20 in one revolver that is about equivalent. They are definitely a step above the old 32 S&W Longs.

Just one thing about them though--if empty brass and ammo is available--grab it right now as it is a niche cartridge prone to long droughts in appearance.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 07:52 PM

Yah, I don't *need* another caliber to reload for.

That being said, I've been looking at the ballistics, and getting more and more impressed. Probably not as a primary, but as a BUG, or an 'arm a friend' piece. If I decide to get one, attempting to lay in components will precede the acquisition.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 08:14 PM (UdzhC)

170

Welcome! Care to introduce yourself?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 08:15 PM (UdzhC)

171 158 Also surveyed blaster acres in the area where I want to put my 100 yard range. I found there was a ravine-like terrain feature that would be perfect - a good 6-8 feet of elevation that would make a decent start of a backstop.

Unfortunately it is located in the wrong place. Going to have to spend some time to figure things out.
Posted by: blaster
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Sand filled tires make a good backstop and sidescreening barriers if that helps. Just don't shoot them with tracers or blow em up with Tannerite. Good sound reduction as well.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 08:15 PM (/0X3E)

172 Probably 10x15 foot room with reinforced cement walls and ceiling. 3 1/2 sides lined with metal shelves, the othe 1/2 was the steel safe door. The center was piled with ammo.

He didn't happen to have a strange resemblance to Alex Keaton's dad, did he?

Posted by: Oddbob at July 07, 2024 08:15 PM (/y8xj)

173 Lin-duh, that's pretty close to how I envision Ed L's collection....
Posted by: Grateful

Room dimensions are too small for Ed L's.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 07, 2024 08:16 PM (U6iLH)

174 Thanks also to Weasel for the recommendation re Pelican case (we got the Vault), and
to GWB, for the advice re cutting the foam and the plexi under the top foam.
I now feel almost professional at the range!

Posted by: Grateful at July 07, 2024 08:17 PM (IQ6Gq)

175 Beautiful katana, Weasel! Thank you for sharing its (and your) journey!

Will bluebell be conducting the initial tameshigiri?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 08:17 PM (UdzhC)

176 Posted by: blaster at July 07, 2024 08:07 PM (IFNME)

Remember, NFA Class III firearms are an INVESTMENT. That fact that they're fun to shoot is side benefit. Also, the new electronic fingerprint format means that you can now pick up a Class III firearm in just a couple of months instead of the one year plus they used to take.

Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 08:18 PM (yRXSd)

177 an inch long, half moon shaped sliver of plastic embedded itself in the palm of my right hand, between my thumb and forefinger.
Posted by: javems at July 07, 2024 07:46 PM (8I4hW)

YIKES! Glad you're all right in the long run. Did you replace the press? Or just the handle?

Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 08:18 PM (AWrpC)

178 Room dimensions are too small for Ed L's.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron
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Absolutely correct....

Posted by: Grateful at July 07, 2024 08:19 PM (IQ6Gq)

179 Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 08:17 PM (UdzhC)
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bluebell gets to do whatever she wants to do!

Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 08:20 PM (JwHpX)

180 Gee, Sony was making swords way back then? Cool.
Posted by: andycanuck
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Suzuki makes the Katana

Posted by: From about that Time at July 07, 2024 08:21 PM (4780s)

181 Thx Weasel. Watched a documentary on the making of a kitana. They showed how they folded the metal and wrapped the non blade side in clay while in the melting stage in order that it acted like a shock absorber for the blade . A beautiful sword, glad to see yours is repaired

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 07, 2024 08:21 PM (aYD2Z)

182 Room dimensions are too small for Ed L's.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron
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I have a feeling this guy was kicking himself for not making the room bigger. It was packed with ALL the stuff he owned. If he moved the ammo out he could probably fit more guns 🤣😂🤗

Posted by: lin-duh at July 07, 2024 08:21 PM (PZo5T)

183 Yah, I don't *need* another caliber to reload for. That being said, I've been looking at the ballistics, and getting more and more impressed. Probably not as a primary, but as a BUG, or an 'arm a friend' piece. If I decide to get one, attempting to lay in components will precede the acquisition.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

I have 32 S&W Longs and a 32-20 so prepped to add a 32 H&R Magnum. But, when the ammo was around, the guns weren't. When the guns were available no ammo.

Charter also makes a 32 H&R in their Professional Line that appears pretty nice and of course 32 Long is available right now.

32 Long is a fun low recoil and blast round that is actually better than 22 LR for teaching someone to fire a revolver. Less stiff trigger pull due to not having to dent a rim to ignite. I bought a 1906 Police Positive model with a bulge in the barrel but actually found a 6 inch replacement barrel of that exact same transition year that was unbulged to fix the revolver. Fun little revolver now to shoot and probably what I will take on the next range trip in the near future to reacquaint myself at the range.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 08:21 PM (/0X3E)

184 Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 07, 2024 08:21 PM (aYD2Z)
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Thanks! It's really an art.

Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 08:22 PM (JwHpX)

185 Posted by: Grateful at July 07, 2024 08:19 PM (IQ6Gq)

My collection isn't that large.

Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 08:23 PM (yRXSd)

186 "I have faith that, one day, all Americans will be able to buy ammo and beef jerky at their local Buc-ee's." George Washington (citation pending).
Posted by: TRex at July 07, 2024 08:02 PM (IQ6Gq)

Well, I've now seen it on the internet, so it must be true.

Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 08:23 PM (AWrpC)

187 And here, the Fat Electrician shares his thoughts on the Davy Crockett.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shbBHHTaZgA
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 07, 2024 07:11 PM (Wnv9h)

I don't think it would necessarily be lethal to the crew that fired it. They know what's going downrange, and have a couple of seconds to take cover behind a berm, or a massive vehicle, or in a trench. Enough cover will shelter them from the blast and the prompt radiation. Whatever fallout occurs may ultimately get them, or not, depending on the wind.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 07, 2024 08:24 PM (+JXHE)

188 I have a feeling this guy was kicking himself for not making the room bigger. It was packed with ALL the stuff he owned. If he moved the ammo out he could probably fit more guns 🤣😂🤗
Posted by: lin-duh

That's funny as everything *always* takes up more space than we planned for around here.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 07, 2024 08:24 PM (U6iLH)

189 Katana really is beautiful, Weasel, congrats. And the history and craftsmanship (both originally, and now) are so fantastic.

Posted by: rhomboid at July 07, 2024 08:26 PM (QPjUO)

190 It was here and now is gone.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 08:26 PM (/0X3E)

191 My collection isn't that large.
Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 08:23 PM (yRXSd)

Thanks, Ed. I’m going to try that line on Mrs. Red.

Posted by: RI Red at July 07, 2024 08:26 PM (nCaYE)

192 Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 08:21 PM (/0X3E)

SG Ammo has both 32 S&W Long and 32 H&R Magnum in stock as of a couple of minutes ago.

Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 08:27 PM (yRXSd)

193 bluebell would probably exchange her current lame for the Katana.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at July 07, 2024 08:28 PM (tT6L1)

194 & g'night everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at July 07, 2024 08:28 PM (MKEsG)

195 AoS R9X at work.

Posted by: TRex at July 07, 2024 08:28 PM (IQ6Gq)

196 I may have a storage mounting (shira-saya) made for it at some point down the road, but that'll involve shipping it to California with the associated risks in transit. For now, I will just display it as-is and oil it regularly.
Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 07:26 PM (JwHpX)

Could you take a mold off the tang of the blade using silicone molding putty, and send that off to a handgrip craftsman to make a grip to suit?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 07, 2024 08:28 PM (+JXHE)

197 It was here and now is gone.
Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 08:26 PM

I noticed that, as well. It's as if a voice was suddenly silenced.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 08:29 PM (UdzhC)

198 That's funny as everything *always* takes up more space than we planned for around here.

"I wish I had bought a smaller gun safe."
-- Nobody, Ever

Posted by: Oddbob at July 07, 2024 08:29 PM (/y8xj)

199 Mini-nukes are nifty, but real men are always thinking of Castle Bravo.

Posted by: rhomboid at July 07, 2024 08:29 PM (QPjUO)

200 If it gets sporty real soon, gonna need you guys to cover me while I get the peaches and tomatoes and green beans canned. K, thanx.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 07, 2024 08:04 PM (OX9vb)

I'm there!
Those preferences are what you will be figuring out by following all the "try it out" advice whig and others are dishing out. Some people like a hammer locked back, some prefer striker fired. Some just like a revolver better (they have pros and cons as carry tools). With a revolver, some want hammerless, some like a hammer.

Don't let people tell you as an absolute "You need a big gun" or "You need a small gun" or "You need to shoot this caliber" or "Never carry that kind of gun." Make them explain to you the why of what they're claiming, and to make it applicable to YOU. Make them explain why that gun would be a problem to conceal or to shoot for you.

And, mostly, try them out and you might find one that you end up saying, "Oh yeah, that's the gun for me."

Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 08:30 PM (AWrpC)

201 Anyone own an Sig MCX Rattler SBR? Ed L???

Posted by: lin-duh at July 07, 2024 08:30 PM (PZo5T)

202 Well, I'm off.

Thanks again, Weasel!

The Katana looks great.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at July 07, 2024 08:30 PM (tT6L1)

203 Could you take a mold off the tang of the blade using silicone molding putty, and send that off to a handgrip craftsman to make a grip to suit?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 07, 2024 08:28 PM (+JXHE)
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I suppose that I could but since I'm not going to be doing kung-fu shit with it, don't see the benefit. The age and character and makers marks are on the tang portion of the blade.

Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 08:31 PM (JwHpX)

204 Ammo vending machines are a long overdue amenity of the good life. Now take a cue from Japan and add cold beer, or hot coffee. (in a can), and we’re getting somewhere.

Posted by: rhomboid at July 07, 2024 08:32 PM (QPjUO)

205 Anyone own an Sig MCX Rattler SBR? Ed L???
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If not Ed L,, then Blaster? He has his own mini Sig store...

Posted by: Grateful at July 07, 2024 08:32 PM (IQ6Gq)

206 Lin-duh, dropped you an email.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at July 07, 2024 08:33 PM (v23vE)

207 Ammo vending machines are a long overdue amenity of the good life. Now take a cue from Japan and add cold beer, or hot coffee. (in a can), and we’re getting somewhere.
Posted by: rhomboid
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Surprised you didn't add used panties to that list!

Posted by: lin-duh at July 07, 2024 08:33 PM (PZo5T)

208 but since I'm not going to be doing kung-fu shit with it
Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 08:31 PM

All you have to do is figure out how to smuggle it into County. bluebell will be doing the samurai stuff with it for you.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 08:35 PM (UdzhC)

209 Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 08:14 PM (UdzhC)

Ummmm, ever thought of buying a .22 TCM piece? I have some ammo I could let you have....

Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 08:36 PM (AWrpC)

210 Went to a shootin’ match for the first time in months. Did fine by my lights. Very little trigger pulling for some time now. And odd number month, so action rifle in a few weeks. It’ll be the usual M1/M1 event for me unless a few of us can agree to a bolt action fest (Mosin for me).

Posted by: rhomboid at July 07, 2024 08:36 PM (QPjUO)

211 204 Ammo vending machines are a long overdue amenity of the good life. Now take a cue from Japan and add cold beer, or hot coffee. (in a can), and we’re getting somewhere.
Posted by: rhomboid at July 07, 2024 08:32 PM (QPjUO)

My ramen-munching youngest just returned from a trip to Japan, and a highlight was his search for the ramen vending machine featured in the pre-trip brief. He never found it, but he did pick up a number of varieties in the stores they visited.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at July 07, 2024 08:36 PM (v23vE)

212 Posted by: lin-duh at July 07, 2024 08:30 PM (PZo5T)

No MCX's for me. Nothing against the platform, though. All that $$ went to H&K and B&T instead.

Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 08:37 PM (yRXSd)

213 It was only fair, since a bear ate Beau in Afghanistan.

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That would be an interesting question for the chicks on social media.

If you were alone and trapped deep in the woods, would you rather encounter a bear or Hunter Biden?

Posted by: Moron Robbie remembers Magic Johnson's advice - Stay positive! at July 07, 2024 08:37 PM (jYXO2)

214 192 Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 08:21 PM (/0X3E)

SG Ammo has both 32 S&W Long and 32 H&R Magnum in stock as of a couple of minutes ago.
Posted by: Ed L
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Thanks Ed L. I need a couple of boxes of 32 Long as I can't get to my reloading bench right now. Still cleaning up basement from the end of renovations and the influx of stuff from cleaning out parental homes. Wife is out of town dealing with her dad's property and I just got back from a long delayed trip to gather up the last remnants of my parent's finances, photoalbums, books, memorabilia, etc.

Going to digitize the old family photos and put them out to the relatives along with other memorabilia as I am the family historian for my wife's and my family.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 08:37 PM (/0X3E)

215 Haven’t actually seen the underwear (new or other) jido humbaiki machines yet, Lin-duh, but the food and drink machines have come in handy several times.

Posted by: rhomboid at July 07, 2024 08:38 PM (QPjUO)

216 211 Went to a shootin’ match for the first time in months. Did fine by my lights. Very little trigger pulling for some time now. And odd number month, so action rifle in a few weeks. It’ll be the usual M1/M1 event for me unless a few of us can agree to a bolt action fest (Mosin for me).
Posted by: rhomboid
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Think AIM Surplus had some Prvi Garand 200 round packs on sale at around one buck per round.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 08:39 PM (/0X3E)

217 Ummmm, ever thought of buying a .22 TCM piece? I have some ammo I could let you have....
Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 08:36 PM

No, I can't say I have. (Off to DDG it.)

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 08:39 PM (UdzhC)

218 Don't know if anyone else will care but I just learned that Thompson/Center is being brought back from the dead. They made the single shot Contender pistols and had a similar rifle in addition to some excellent muzzleloaders. S and W bought them out some years ago but didn't maintain the quality and customer support which had always been a big deal for the brand. Then S and W closed it down.

I read that the newer version of the Contender and rifle would likely be the first offerings sometime next year. I assume they won't go back to the muzzleloaders which is too bad since they were tack drivers and well built.

Contenders are versatile because once you have the frame it can accommodate any of their barrels to change calibers. Want to go from 22lr to 44 magnum, just swap out the barrels which is a hell of a lot cheaper than buying a whole new gun. Contenders are a reloader's dream. And being single shot they are economical since you don't burn through ammo so fast. I like single shot firearms, in case that wasn't obvious.

Posted by: JTB at July 07, 2024 08:39 PM (zudum)

219 215/
Whig,
Being the family historian for families is such an important role....hopefully generations down the line will appreciate having those photos and memorabilia. I know we do...

Posted by: Grateful at July 07, 2024 08:41 PM (IQ6Gq)

220 Going to digitize the old family photos

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If you don't know about them there are $50-$100 or so handheld stick scanners that write straight to an SD card. Quality of life wise they're great because you can do other things like watch Once Upon a Time in the West or read the HQ while you put photos in one side and they auto-feed/scan and require nothing else from you until you're ready to move them to a PC.

Posted by: Moron Robbie remembers Magic Johnson's advice - Stay positive! at July 07, 2024 08:41 PM (jYXO2)

221 I may have a storage mounting (shira-saya) made for it at some point down the road, but that'll involve shipping it to California with the associated risks in transit. For now, I will just display it as-is and oil it regularly.
Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 07:26 PM (JwHpX)

Doggone it! I think we just had a tiny earthquake here. My office chair began rocking side to side gently while I was sitting here placidly reading the thread.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 07, 2024 08:42 PM (8u3VD)

222 And being single shot they are economical since you don't burn through ammo so fast. I like single shot firearms, in case that wasn't obvious.
Posted by: JTB at July 07, 2024 08:39 PM (zudum)

Looks at pile of 25 round AR 10 mags.
Looks at pile of empty .308 brass.
Ponders.

Posted by: RI Red at July 07, 2024 08:42 PM (nCaYE)

223 Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 08:37 PM (/0X3E)

My dad spent the last few years of his life digitizing all of the old pictures he'd taken over the years, organizing them, and adding captions for them on a spreadsheet. I'm glad he did that because if he didn't, my brother and I would have no idea who or what was in the pictures.

Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 08:42 PM (yRXSd)

224 Want to go from 22lr to 44 magnum, just swap out the barrels which is a hell of a lot cheaper than buying a whole new gun.

Yes, but be aware that "cheaper" is not necessarily the same thing as "cheap." Most Contender and Encore barrels run in the $300+ range even on the secondary market.

Posted by: Oddbob at July 07, 2024 08:43 PM (/y8xj)

225 whig the range bans steel core ammo on the main range, but fortunately I still have Yugo lead-core surplus for that portion. In the short-range paper target phase I use my Soviet steel-core (happily my cost basis in both is a small fraction of $1/round). Have always figured I’ll start reloading 54R when my surplus stockpile is exhausted.

Posted by: rhomboid at July 07, 2024 08:44 PM (QPjUO)

226 Gun/heirloom related and needs to be posted occasionally for people who aren't aware of it:

Love Letter to My Family

https://tinyurl.com/2gwphuse

It provides an all-in-one place for you to list important numbers, accounts, assets, policies, etc. for your family to easily find when you die.

Posted by: Moron Robbie remembers Magic Johnson's advice - Stay positive! at July 07, 2024 08:44 PM (jYXO2)

227 Dash my Lace Wig

Both GWB and Nurse have some good advice up there. Fortunately, firearms right now are pretty fair priced and ammo is available so no need to panic buy right now.

For a carry firearm (versus one left in the house for bumps in the night), it needs to be a combination of factors personal to you for it to be the right one. Also if it turns out to be a frog instead of Prince Charming, there are a lot of other frogs in the pound likely to be your prince of protection.

I would, however, consider something like a 380 ACP as the bottom floor for a carry gun due to ammo availability and modern design. You have a lot more choices in 9mm nowadays and it is a more potent cartridge for self defense.

In revolvers, hard to beat a plain 38 Special capable of shooting +p ammo and I would recommend at least a 3 inch barrel on it.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 08:46 PM (/0X3E)

228 I've been following the Weaselkatana story - the pics look amazing. I'm sure you will display it with pride. Very cool.

Thanks for the weekly thread, as always!

Posted by: 496 at July 07, 2024 08:46 PM (BSGSn)

229 If you were alone and trapped deep in the woods, would you rather encounter a bear or Hunter Biden?
Posted by: Moron Robbie
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Am I carrying a 9mm or a .460?

Posted by: screaming in digital at July 07, 2024 08:46 PM (iZbyp)

230 The katana is a beauty. Very cool adventure. You have done it honor.

Posted by: scampydog at July 07, 2024 08:47 PM (41CYW)

231 227 Love Letter to My Family

https://tinyurl.com/2gwphuse

It provides an all-in-one place for you to list important numbers, accounts, assets, policies, etc. for your family to easily find when you die.

Posted by: Moron Robbie remembers Magic Johnson's advice - Stay positive! at July 07, 2024 08:44 PM (jYXO2)
***
Good advice. PDF file with fill-in-the-blanks.

Posted by: TRex at July 07, 2024 08:47 PM (IQ6Gq)

232 Doggone it! I think we just had a tiny earthquake here. My office chair began rocking side to side gently while I was sitting here placidly reading the thread.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Come back to AZ before you're swallowed into the permafrost!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 07, 2024 08:48 PM (U6iLH)

233 What’s burnin tonight Weasel?

AJ Fernandez Last Call maduro here, very tasty. Finally we’re “stuck” in our perfect summer weather pattern, so late afternoon on the porch is beautiful.

Posted by: rhomboid at July 07, 2024 08:48 PM (QPjUO)

234 If you were alone and trapped deep in the woods, would you rather encounter a bear or Hunter Biden?
Posted by: Moron Robbie remembers Magic Johnson's advice - Stay positive! at July 07, 2024 08:37 PM (jYXO2)

"That would depend on the caliber I'm carrying."
/'ettes

Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 08:48 PM (AWrpC)

235 Don't let people tell you as an absolute "You need a big gun" or "You need a small gun" or "You need to shoot this caliber" or "Never carry that kind of gun." Make them explain to you the why of what they're claiming, and to make it applicable to YOU. Make them explain why that gun would be a problem to conceal or to shoot for you.

And, mostly, try them out and you might find one that you end up saying, "Oh yeah, that's the gun for me."
Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 08:30 PM (AWrpC)
This is true. Your firearm is one on the most serious decisions you will ever make because of who you protect.

Posted by: Eromero at July 07, 2024 08:49 PM (LHPAg)

236 Weasel can bring the katana to the TxMoMe so we can all have a try and probably cut some appendages off.... ok maybe that is a bad idea....

Posted by: lin-duh at July 07, 2024 08:49 PM (PZo5T)

237 Anyone with a sizeable gun collection, word to the wise:
A Gun Trust is your friend. Keeps the guns out of probate and out of public knowledge.

Posted by: RI Red at July 07, 2024 08:50 PM (nCaYE)

238 In revolvers, hard to beat a plain 38 Special capable of shooting +p ammo and I would recommend at least a 3 inch barrel on it.

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I'll add one thing to this from my personal experience: I have a couple of .38s and really like them, and the titanium one is my boat / snake gun that goes out with me anytime I'm fishing or on the water. Absolutely one of my favorite pistols.

That said, I'd advise against a titanium short barreled .38 as your first "real" carry gun. That light weight and super concealability is nice, but you won't practice with it as much as you should because it will be snappy and borderline unpleasant to shoot, and you might even develop bad habits from anticipating the harshness of firing it.

Posted by: Moron Robbie remembers Magic Johnson's advice - Stay positive! at July 07, 2024 08:51 PM (jYXO2)

239 Posted by: rhomboid at July 07, 2024 08:48 PM (QPjUO)
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Old standby Drew Estate Factory Smoke!

Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 08:51 PM (RG6z4)

240 Whig,
Being the family historian for families is such an important role....hopefully generations down the line will appreciate having those photos and memorabilia. I know we do...
Posted by: Grateful
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I've posted some of the really old ones to ancestry so that at least some people have an idea what their ancestors looked like. But now I have the remaining 15 or so photo albums plus a whole box of loose memorabilia of family trips, etc. gone by.

Most of the photo albums that I have to scan now involve my cousins, aunts, uncles, etc. from family get togethers and trips gone by. I only have about two albums of really old 1870's to 1930's photos to scan. Have to dig through tax files though as my mother is in memory care and fading to perhaps skilled nursing care so I have to evaluate whether or not to sell commercial property for her to sustain her care. Gets complicated when selling a depreciated asset as far as cap gains taxes expected.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 08:52 PM (/0X3E)

241 Just watched a vid on utube. Gubs podcast, editor of gubs magazine I think.

Thompson Center is back.

Posted by: TeeJ at July 07, 2024 08:53 PM (xZpzx)

242 Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 08:46 PM (/0X3E)

Agree w/ getting a 3" barrel for shooting .38 Special +P ammo. The extra barrel length, smaller muzzle flash and blast are worth the tradeoff in concealability. 3" would a minimum for .357, but I wouldn't recommend .357 ammo for a novice shooter using a snubbie.

Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 08:53 PM (yRXSd)

243 226 ... "Yes, but be aware that "cheaper" is not necessarily the same thing as "cheap." Most Contender and Encore barrels run in the $300+ range even on the secondary market."

Agreed. No idea what the new frames and barrels will cost when they appear. Since I get sticker shock every time I see the cost of new guns these days, 300 bucks or so seems reasonable for a new caliber. (As you can guess, I rarely buy new guns.)

Posted by: JTB at July 07, 2024 08:53 PM (zudum)

244 Have you ever tried to expand an actual photo with your fingers to get it bigger so you can see it better??? 🙋‍♀️

Posted by: lin-duh at July 07, 2024 08:54 PM (PZo5T)

245 Have you ever tried to expand an actual photo with your fingers to get it bigger so you can see it better???

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I just hold the phone farther away and/or walk over to the window for better light.

Posted by: Moron Robbie remembers Magic Johnson's advice - Stay positive! at July 07, 2024 08:55 PM (jYXO2)

246 Contenders are versatile because once you have the frame it can accommodate any of their barrels to change calibers. Want to go from 22lr to 44 magnum, just swap out the barrels which is a hell of a lot cheaper than buying a whole new gun. Contenders are a reloader's dream. And being single shot they are economical since you don't burn through ammo so fast. I like single shot firearms, in case that wasn't obvious.
Posted by: JTB at July 07, 2024 08:39 PM (zudum)

I think the duelists used some tricked out Contenders in the last John Wick movie.

Posted by: That SOB Van Owen at July 07, 2024 08:56 PM (UJAYZ)

247 Also, I got to shoot a Hi-Point "Yeet Cannon" yesterday. It was new put of the box. I put about 60 rounds through it and it it failed to feed maybe 5 times. It seemed to loosen up a bit by the end. It's a very different gun than I'm used to - heavier than a son of a gun. It also crushed my right thumb, the way it would recoil. I ended up shooting left-handed for a bit because it hurt.

I understand Hi-Point fits a certain market, and I think that's great. If I was hard up for cash and wanted protection I'd be all over this gun. But my old arthritic hands really took a beating and I was yearning for my 1911 by the end.

Posted by: 496 at July 07, 2024 08:56 PM (4Gqld)

248 Big fan of Alec Bradley cigars, but a 70 ring is a serious commitment. I like the AB Tempus and Prensado, the latter of which tops out at a 60 ring, IIRC..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 07, 2024 08:56 PM (szKLp)

249 Have you ever tried to expand an actual photo with your fingers to get it bigger so you can see it better???

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I just hold the phone farther away and/or walk over to the window for better light.
Posted by: Moron Robbie
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I meant an actual physical photo not a digital one.

Posted by: lin-duh at July 07, 2024 08:56 PM (PZo5T)

250 Well, I am going to go back outside and mess with lawnmower engines some more. Took a shot at a gopher earlier today, but the bastard ducked back down its hole when it heard the bullet approaching. That's my story and I am sticking to it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 07, 2024 08:56 PM (8u3VD)

251 I see JTB beat me to it.

Posted by: TeeJ at July 07, 2024 08:57 PM (xZpzx)

252 I meant an actual physical photo not a digital one.

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Ha. I was just joking about my eyesight, but I bet that's more common than you'd think.

Posted by: Moron Robbie remembers Magic Johnson's advice - Stay positive! at July 07, 2024 08:59 PM (jYXO2)

253 I meant an actual physical photo not a digital one.
Posted by: lin-duh at July 07, 2024 08:56 PM (PZo5T)

I thought he misunderstood you at first, but now I think he's saying he has the opposite problem--trying an analog solution for a digital problem. 😄

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 07, 2024 08:59 PM (OX9vb)

254 Took a shot at a gopher earlier today, but the bastard ducked back down its hole when it heard the bullet approaching. That's my story and I am sticking to it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 07, 2024 08:56 PM

To be fair, it is one of the reasons the .45-70 is such a sporting cartridge.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 08:59 PM (UdzhC)

255 237 Anyone with a sizeable gun collection, word to the wise:
A Gun Trust is your friend. Keeps the guns out of probate and out of public knowledge.
Posted by: RI Red
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True, in most states, try to avoid probate period if possible by liquidating real property. Easier to handle a cd with beneficiaries than a 1957 Chevy in probate or grannies house.

Some states have an expedited small estate process that can help resolve issues.

Re gun trusts, two types but you will be named and fingerprinted now if you are on one. One is the share ownership of single item something like a NFA item like a suppressor.

The second is a slightly more complicated venture but allows more freedom in sharing firearms among its trustees and it is the titular owner of the firearms.

Get good legal advice if you plan to set up either one. But, it can avoid a lot of hassles in transferring firearms to loved ones.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 09:00 PM (/0X3E)

256 Thanks for the background on the sword. Was a great read still.

Posted by: Corona exile-back_in_exile at July 07, 2024 09:00 PM (4TAOz)

257 BTW, I also got a great present from America on (well, the day after) her Birthday: my Garand was delivered!

It's an "Expert Grade," and has been re-barreled and has a nice new or well-taken-care-of stock. I have ammo (for the Garand! not that powerful stuff) on the way, as well as snap-cps and a book, and I'm going to order a GI (reproduction) sling and bayonet. Clips are... out of stock everywhere, but I will order as soon as possible.

So, a trip to NC is in order. Going to try and take my son and introduce him to the beauty that is the M-1 Garand.

CMP never did send me an email or anything, telling me it was on its way. But on the 3rd the money magically disappeared from my account, and I got a text from FedEx saying a signature would be required. I mailed my forms on 1 May, so just over 2 months.

If you want one and don't have one (or more) you'd best order soon.

Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 09:00 PM (AWrpC)

258 247 ... "I think the duelists used some tricked out Contenders in the last John Wick movie."

Didn't see the movie but that sounds cool. I recall one of the Matt Helm books, probably from the early 70s, where the bad guy was using a Contender which few people had heard of at that time.

Posted by: JTB at July 07, 2024 09:01 PM (zudum)

259 Have you ever tried to expand an actual photo with your fingers to get it bigger so you can see it better???

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I meant an actual physical photo not a digital one.
Posted by: lin-duh at July 07, 2024 08:56 PM

Given the few 'rons here over 29 probably looked at a Playboy or two in their youth, I'm guessing yes.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 09:01 PM (UdzhC)

260 Am I carrying a 9mm or a .460?
Posted by: screaming in digital at July 07, 2024 08:46 PM (iZbyp)

LOL. I hadn't read this far when I typed my response.

Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 09:02 PM (AWrpC)

261 I'll add one thing to this from my personal experience: I have a couple of .38s and really like them, and the titanium one is my boat / snake gun that goes out with me anytime I'm fishing or on the water. Absolutely one of my favorite pistols.

That said, I'd advise against a titanium short barreled .38 as your first "real" carry gun. That light weight and super concealability is nice, but you won't practice with it as much as you should because it will be snappy and borderline unpleasant to shoot, and you might even develop bad habits from anticipating the harshness of firing it.
Posted by: Moron Robbie remembers Magic Johnson's advice - Stay positive! at July 07, 2024 08:51 PM (jYXO2)

Guns ... boats ... a bad combination ...

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at July 07, 2024 09:02 PM (v23vE)

262 Guns ... boats ... a bad combination ...

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Heck, that little titanium .38 is so light it probably floats.

Posted by: Moron Robbie remembers Magic Johnson's advice - Stay positive! at July 07, 2024 09:03 PM (jYXO2)

263 Am I carrying a 9mm or a .460?
Posted by: screaming in digital at July 07, 2024 08:46 PM

Given cataloging grimores is one of your professional duties, have you not considered the magical property of AND?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 09:04 PM (UdzhC)

264 I wouldn't recommend .357 ammo for a novice shooter using a snubbie.
Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 08:53 PM (yRXSd)

How about out of a derringer? Heh.

Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 09:04 PM (AWrpC)

265 144 141 Went to a teammate of the spawn's house a few weeks back. Got to see the walk in gun safe the father had built. Probably 10x15 foot room with reinforced cement walls and ceiling. 3 1/2 sides lined with metal shelves, the othe 1/2 was the steel safe door. The center was piled with ammo. One side was lined with long guns the rest was pistols and revolvers. Also had a nice suppressor collection. I am officially envious.
Posted by: lin-duh at July 07, 2024 08:04 PM (PZo5T)

TEXAS!
Posted by: blaster at July 07, 2024 08:05 PM (IFNME)

Hmmm - makes notes for lottery dream house plans

Posted by: Iris, Team Hedgehog at July 07, 2024 09:04 PM (n3DL0)

266 Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 09:00 PM (AWrpC)

Are there any decent gun shows in your area? I don't know about where you live, but there's a guy at the Chantilly gun show who usually has M1 Garand clips made of plastic for sale. The vintage steel clips aren't as common as they used to be.

Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 09:04 PM (yRXSd)

267 I only knew about the trusts for suppressors. That's a good idea about helping with probate. Any recommendations on what to look for?

Posted by: Moron Robbie remembers Magic Johnson's advice - Stay positive! at July 07, 2024 09:05 PM (jYXO2)

268 M1 Garand clips made of plastic for sale.
Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 09:04 PM

But do they go 'ting'?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 09:06 PM (UdzhC)

269 268 M1 Garand clips made of plastic for sale.
Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 09:04 PM

But do they go 'ting'?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 09:06 PM (UdzhC)
Snik!

Posted by: Eromero at July 07, 2024 09:07 PM (LHPAg)

270 ~75 comments to overtake the Food Thread, and a little under an hour to do it. C'mon, y'all, let's keep Weasel out of the management spotlight!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at July 07, 2024 09:07 PM (v23vE)

271 C'mon, folks. Pick it up. We need to keep Weasel-san out of the dog house. He already deployed the PowerPoint of The Flowchart of Blame last week. It won't work with Ace a second time.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 09:08 PM (UdzhC)

272 Clips are... out of stock everywhere, but I will order as soon as possible.

Email me at the address in the nic with a postal address and I'll send you a handful. This offer is good for any Moron/ette.

Posted by: Oddbob at July 07, 2024 09:08 PM (/y8xj)

273 M1 Garand clips made of plastic for sale.
Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 09:04 PM (yRXSd)

How are they gonna 'PING!' if they're made of plastic! /look of horror/

Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 09:08 PM (AWrpC)

274 Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 09:04 PM (AWrpC)

Isn't a derringer the ultimate snubbie?

Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 09:09 PM (yRXSd)

275 270 ~75 comments to overtake the Food Thread, and a little under an hour to do it. C'mon, y'all, let's keep Weasel out of the management spotlight!
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at July 07, 2024 09:07 PM (v23vE)

271 C'mon, folks. Pick it up. We need to keep Weasel-san out of the dog house. He already deployed the PowerPoint of The Flowchart of Blame last week. It won't work with Ace a second time.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 09:08 PM (UdzhC)

I am ... honored to be of one Horde Mind with Duncanthrax!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at July 07, 2024 09:10 PM (v23vE)

276 Isn't a derringer the ultimate snubbie?
Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 09:09 PM

I wish I could have snubbed it.

Posted by: zombie Abraham Lincoln at July 07, 2024 09:11 PM (UdzhC)

277 GWB,
Would you please send me an email, so I can ask you a question - or two? Thanks!

Posted by: Grateful at July 07, 2024 09:11 PM (IQ6Gq)

278 My fault. I commented twice on the Food Thread today.

Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 09:11 PM (JwHpX)

279 Given cataloging grimores is one of your professional duties, have you not considered the magical property of AND?
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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Excellent point. I doubt I could conceal a .460, but it can go in a pack. Ready for bears AND Bidens. However, I'm also too old to attract Bidens, which is a point decidedly in favor of gray hair and wrinkles.

Posted by: screaming in digital at July 07, 2024 09:12 PM (iZbyp)

280 Posted by: Oddbob at July 07, 2024 09:08 PM (/y8xj)

Email sent. Thank you much. Let me know how to compensate.

Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 09:12 PM (AWrpC)

281 28 Good evening,gunthusiasts. Oklahoma and Alabama have approved the sale of ammunition from vending machines in grocery stores. Truly one stop shopping.
Posted by: Ben Had
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It's an ATF op.

Posted by: Braenyard at July 07, 2024 09:12 PM (Y2CFz)

282 271 C'mon, folks. Pick it up. We need to keep Weasel-san out of the dog house. He already deployed the PowerPoint of The Flowchart of Blame last week. It won't work with Ace a second time.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 09:08 PM (UdzhC)
***
I'm doing my part!

Posted by: Starship Troopers at July 07, 2024 09:13 PM (IQ6Gq)

283 He already deployed the PowerPoint of The Flowchart of Blame last week. It won't work with Ace a second time.

Posted by: Duncanthrax
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Can he blame Ace for not positioning him for success?

Posted by: screaming in digital at July 07, 2024 09:14 PM (iZbyp)

284 Email sent. Thank you much. Let me know how to compensate.

Received. I'll get them in the mail this week. Drop something in Ace's tip jar if you feel inclined.

Posted by: Oddbob at July 07, 2024 09:14 PM (/y8xj)

285 I am ... honored to be of one Horde Mind with Duncanthrax!
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at July 07, 2024 09:10 PM

The honor is mine, Sir!

Posted by: zombie Abraham Lincoln at July 07, 2024 09:14 PM (UdzhC)

286 Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 09:04 PM (AWrpC)

Isn't a derringer the ultimate snubbie?
Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 09:09 PM (yRXSd)

And you've seen (and heard) it fire a .357. Hoo boy. But it is a handy Danger Close weapon when you've got nothing else to carry for some reason.

Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 09:14 PM (AWrpC)

287 Sock fail.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 09:15 PM (UdzhC)

288 Can he blame Ace for not positioning him for success?
Posted by: screaming in digital at July 07, 2024 09:14 PM (iZbyp)
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Great point! I'm the victim here!

Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 09:15 PM (JwHpX)

289 284 Received. I'll get them in the mail this week.

Posted by: Oddbob at July 07, 2024 09:14 PM (/y8xj)
***
You're a good man.

Posted by: TRex at July 07, 2024 09:16 PM (IQ6Gq)

290 278 My fault. I commented twice on the Food Thread today.
Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 09:11 PM (JwHpX)

I was busy and missed the whole food thread today. Doing my part for Weasel!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 07, 2024 09:16 PM (OX9vb)

291 Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 09:08 PM (AWrpC)

Maybe not, but they will allow you to shoot if you don't have any steel clips handy.

Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 09:16 PM (yRXSd)

292 I was busy and missed the whole food thread today. Doing my part for Weasel!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 07, 2024 09:16 PM (OX9vb)
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Thank you!

Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 09:17 PM (JwHpX)

293 CMP never did send me an email or anything, telling me it was on its way. But on the 3rd the money magically disappeared from my account, and I got a text from FedEx saying a signature would be required. I mailed my forms on 1 May, so just over 2 months.

If you want one and don't have one (or more) you'd best order soon.
Posted by: GWB
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Cool report and congrats.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 09:17 PM (/0X3E)

294 289/
You're a good man.
Posted by: TRex
******
And a great Moron!

Posted by: Grateful at July 07, 2024 09:17 PM (IQ6Gq)

295 65 Bringing new meaning to balls of steel:

https://tinyurl.com/3mhmepuc
Posted by: blaster
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Lot of talk about suitcase nukes around, '01, 02, '03.

Posted by: Braenyard at July 07, 2024 09:17 PM (Y2CFz)

296 You know, thinking on the ammo vending machine idea....
It would be handy to know that if you're in a really bad situation and you fire all of your ammo at bad guys, you can just step over (preferably they're behind cover), stick in your ID and a CC and get 20 more rounds to continue the fight.

I'm picturing this in a Lethal Weapon Goes to Texas type movie....

Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 09:17 PM (AWrpC)

297 Maybe not, but they will allow you to shoot if you don't have any steel clips handy.

And of course, you can single load without a clip. And maybe learn the origin of "Garand Thumb."

Posted by: Oddbob at July 07, 2024 09:19 PM (/y8xj)

298 Drop something in Ace's tip jar if you feel inclined.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 07, 2024 09:14 PM (/y8xj)

I will do so.

Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 09:19 PM (AWrpC)

299 New neighbors a couple of doors down are having a fiesta in the back yard. FSJ seems to enjoy the music!

Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 09:19 PM (JwHpX)

300 300!

Posted by: TRex at July 07, 2024 09:19 PM (IQ6Gq)

301 Posted by: screaming in digital at July 07, 2024 09:12 PM (iZbyp)

SiD, S&W has snub nose models for BOTH the .460 and .500 Magnum available. Concealable hand cannons/man stoppers are out there if you want/need them.

Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 09:19 PM (yRXSd)

302 Factory Smokes! Another bundle tip when shopping: Tabacos Baez. Cuban sandwich, but quite good, pretty cheap.

Joe I rarely go above 52 ring gauge (toro), the TX Lanceros were a gift, but they are tasty and I actually do burn them when doing brass processing, yard work, etc. Great for such chores.

Posted by: rhomboid at July 07, 2024 09:20 PM (QPjUO)

303 I'm waiting on my book before I try to strip it and re-assemble. In case I've forgotten anything in 36 years. After I got through it once, though, I'm breaking out the blindfold! (And my issue blanket - cause that's where M-1 Garand parts go, of course.)

Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 09:21 PM (AWrpC)

304 300 starring TRex as Leonidas

Posted by: Ben Had at July 07, 2024 09:21 PM (xpCR0)

305 Can he blame Ace for not positioning him for success?
Posted by: screaming in digital at July 07, 2024 09:14 PM

Well, given the near-unity probability of Ace not being at his emotional best at 0700 hrs EDT on a Monday morning, since he had to roll out no later than 0657 hours to groom his pelt before the Zoom call, blaming Ace *to* Ace would be certainly be a bold strategy.

Does Weasel have the steely nerves or desperation such a strategy would require?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 09:21 PM (UdzhC)

306 OK, 9:21 thank you time!

Thank you!!

Appreciate all y'all being here and hope to see you next Sunday. Glad you enjoyed the katana story!

Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 09:21 PM (JwHpX)

307 BTW, I also got a great present from America on (well, the day after) her Birthday: my Garand was delivered!
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Congrats!! That is awesome!

Posted by: screaming in digital at July 07, 2024 09:22 PM (iZbyp)

308 I'm picturing this in a Lethal Weapon Goes to Texas type movie....
Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 09:17 PM (AWrpC)

Wasn't it AL and OK? TX isn't quite there yet.

Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 09:22 PM (yRXSd)

309 Thanks as always Weasel.

Posted by: Moron Robbie remembers Magic Johnson's advice - Stay positive! at July 07, 2024 09:22 PM (jYXO2)

310
Appreciate all y'all being here and hope to see you next Sunday. Glad you enjoyed the katana story!
Posted by: Weasel

Thanks back at you.
The katana is beautiful and the story has been entertaining.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 07, 2024 09:23 PM (U6iLH)

311 Thanks for hosting, Weasel! Good luck with getting a proper display case put together for that piece of history.

Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 09:23 PM (yRXSd)

312 Watched the Colt restoration video. It's not something I'll probably ever do, but I'm still amazed at how those guys can get a rusty 100+ year old weapon into not only fireable condition, but looking damn good in the process.

Now off to price bead blasters. No reason, really ...

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at July 07, 2024 09:24 PM (v23vE)

313 267 I only knew about the trusts for suppressors. That's a good idea about helping with probate. Any recommendations on what to look for?
Posted by: Moron Robbie

Basically a gun trust can be set up for a whole family to allow joint access to the firearms in the trust. To do that, each 'trustee' that handles the trust's firearms must pass the std. NIC background check and probably separate state checks in unfree states. For the most part, ordinary firearm purchases can be added to the trust once it exists pretty easily. NFA items though it is best for the trust itself to acquire and hold title. People don't realize it but an deceased individual with an NFA item has something that most individuals themselves cannot even touch legally once they are deceased. You often have to either have the police confiscated it for who knows what or somehow get it to a licensed FFL dealer that can handle NFA items and/or destroy it.

For something like a .22 LR suppressor, the problem can be greater in expense than the suppressor itself is worth.

Probate law itself is difficult enough and varies widely among the states. Gun trusts allow you to bypass that nasty process.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 09:24 PM (/0X3E)

314 123 Hunter drops Kodiak bear with a 10mm pistol
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He had to shoot the bear -- the bear had a pistol!

Posted by: andycanuck (Jh5b+) at July 07, 2024 07:54 PM (Jh5b+)

So it was “bear”ing arms?

I’ll show myself out.

Posted by: Arch Stanton at July 07, 2024 09:25 PM (/zgDt)

315 304 300 starring TRex as Leonidas

Posted by: Ben Had at July 07, 2024 09:21 PM (xpCR0)
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For Sparta!

Posted by: TRex at July 07, 2024 09:25 PM (IQ6Gq)

316 Does Weasel have the steely nerves or desperation such a strategy would require?
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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Doesn't need one. Weasel Ninja has a katana and Ace has seen Kill Bill.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 09:25 PM (/0X3E)

317 I'm waiting on my book before I try to strip it and re-assemble.

Those new stocks on the Expert Grade are tight. I had a hell of a time getting the trigger guard clipped back down. Whig advised whacking it with a rubber mallet which scared the heck out of me but did the trick.

Posted by: Oddbob at July 07, 2024 09:25 PM (/y8xj)

318 That better not be the end of the Katana Story!
I for one would like to see it decked out with Hogue grips.

Posted by: RI Red at July 07, 2024 09:25 PM (nCaYE)

319 Appreciate the hosting tonight weasel and the troll removal team.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 09:25 PM (/0X3E)

320 En bloc clips out of stock?? That’s weird. Hope the company using WWII-era original machines hasn’t gone under (AEC? Based in Anaheim of all places IIRC).

AmmoGarand.com has some WWII clips in stock. I got my WWII clips there, but use my new production clips most of the time.

Posted by: rhomboid at July 07, 2024 09:26 PM (QPjUO)

321 I'd rather buy my ammo over the counter, using cash as I have been doing.

Posted by: andycanuck (Jh5b+) at July 07, 2024 09:26 PM (Jh5b+)

322 #321 Yes, I understand convenience is the supposed benefit.

Posted by: andycanuck (Jh5b+) at July 07, 2024 09:27 PM (Jh5b+)

323 Posted by: RI Red at July 07, 2024 09:25 PM (nCaYE)
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I,am a fan of Hogue Combats!

Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 09:27 PM (JwHpX)

324 Weasel, tell togishi Dave that you have a lady lined up to perform tameshigiri when you receive the katana back. See what he says. I'm sure he'll be impressed with your diligence.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 09:28 PM (UdzhC)

325 Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at July 07, 2024 09:24 PM (v23vE)

Turnbull Restoration does this kind of work, but it's definitely not cheap. If you're trying to restore a 100+ year old firearm to the way it used to look, they're one of the best out there. Just bring a lot of patience along with a very thick, well padded checkbook.

Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 09:28 PM (yRXSd)

326 Those new stocks on the Expert Grade are tight. I had a hell of a time getting the trigger guard clipped back down. Whig advised whacking it with a rubber mallet which scared the heck out of me but did the trick.
Posted by: Oddbob
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To be honest, I was scared the first time I whacked a beautiful 308 Garand of my FIL from the CMP. Did it anyway and got the darn thing dismounted. Had some loose small gravel in the action somehow that was making the noise he heard.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 09:28 PM (/0X3E)

327 319 Appreciate the hosting tonight weasel and the troll removal team.
Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 09:25 PM (/0X3E)

Same -- even at the cost of the thread's total comment count. I kinda enjoy the politics-free zone that Weasel has established.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at July 07, 2024 09:28 PM (v23vE)

328 Thx as always, Weasel-San. Sunday nights are a pleasure.

Posted by: RI Red at July 07, 2024 09:29 PM (nCaYE)

329 So it was “bear”ing arms?

I’ll show myself out.
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Even worse, there's a longarm manufacturer here named Kodiak Defence.

Posted by: andycanuck (Jh5b+) at July 07, 2024 09:30 PM (Jh5b+)

330 65 Bringing new meaning to balls of steel:

https://tinyurl.com/3mhmepuc
Posted by: blaster
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I'll be seeing you in all the old familiar places
I'll find you in the morning sun
And when the night is new
I'll be looking at the moon
But I'll be seeing you

Posted by: Braenyard at July 07, 2024 09:30 PM (Y2CFz)

331 327 319 Appreciate the hosting tonight weasel and the troll removal team.
Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 09:25 PM (/0X3E)

Same -- even at the cost of the thread's total comment count. I kinda enjoy the politics-free zone that Weasel has established.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at July 07, 2024 09:28 PM (v23vE)
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Yes. This. Mucho thank you to Weasel and the horde for this little corner of the interweb.

Posted by: TRex at July 07, 2024 09:30 PM (IQ6Gq)

332 Believe one can find photos and film of workers at the Springfield Armory using big leather or rubber mallets to seat the trigger guard when assembling new M1s. Tight lockups indeed.

Posted by: rhomboid at July 07, 2024 09:30 PM (QPjUO)

333 Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 09:28 PM (UdzhC)
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Dave polished the blade for the current Guinness Book record holder in an event such as you describe. Details in his website.

Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 09:30 PM (JwHpX)

334 Big bear. Big bear chase.

John Candy

Posted by: Archer at July 07, 2024 09:31 PM (IDphi)

335 SiD, S&W has snub nose models for BOTH the .460 and .500 Magnum available. Concealable hand cannons/man stoppers are out there if you want/need them.
Posted by: Ed L
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Yowza. I was too chicken to shoot J's .460 with an 8 (?) inch barrel. Hard pass.

Posted by: screaming in digital at July 07, 2024 09:31 PM (iZbyp)

336 Up at 0400 to run the old dollar harvester. Good thread, Weasel!

Posted by: Eromero at July 07, 2024 09:32 PM (LHPAg)

337 10 more, people. Do it for Weasel! He deserves to sleep in.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 09:32 PM (UdzhC)

338 Turnbull Restoration does this kind of work, but it's definitely not cheap. If you're trying to restore a 100+ year old firearm to the way it used to look, they're one of the best out there. Just bring a lot of patience along with a very thick, well padded checkbook.
Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 09:28 PM (yRXSd)

Sadly, I don't have any candidates for restoration (somehow being several states away when it came time to divide up the family arsenal meant that I got the shaft). I just find the bead-blasting and bluing process fascinating.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at July 07, 2024 09:32 PM (v23vE)

339 Spawn's hearing protection is by Grizzly Ears.

Posted by: lin-duh at July 07, 2024 09:34 PM (PZo5T)

340 332 Believe one can find photos and film of workers at the Springfield Armory using big leather or rubber mallets to seat the trigger guard when assembling new M1s. Tight lockups indeed.
Posted by: rhomboid
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Not an expert on accurizing Garands but loose trigger guards are believed to affect accuracy negatively and unpredictably if you are shooting at the top of your game.

Me, I prefer the old stocks with history than spanking new ones. My FIL, however, liked purty guns looking like new and was disgusted by much of the shooter grade milsurp types.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 09:34 PM (/0X3E)

341 Yowza. I was too chicken to shoot J's .460 with an 8 (?) inch barrel. Hard pass.
Posted by: screaming in digital at July 07, 2024 09:31 PM

Pfft. Kittens compared to a 12 ga. shotgun.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 09:34 PM (UdzhC)

342 Thinking about a Steyr AUG. They're much less expensive than they used to be, Steyr is making a big push into the US civvie market, they have a production facility in Alabama now...and they're selling .300 Blackout barrels for them as well...it's super quick to change a barrel on one. Any morons have experience with them, good or bad?

Posted by: TheOsprey at July 07, 2024 09:34 PM (461qR)

343 Thanks, as always, for another great gub thread, Weasel!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 07, 2024 09:36 PM (Wnv9h)

344 Turnbull Restoration does this kind of work, but it's definitely not cheap.

I've thought of having them -- because there's no one else I would trust -- restore my granddad's Colt Bisley that was shown on the gun thread a few years ago. But I'd have to wait for everyone in the family of my father's generation to pass before I did because they would hate me for touching it.

Posted by: Oddbob at July 07, 2024 09:37 PM (/y8xj)

345 Sadly, I don't have any candidates for restoration (somehow being several states away when it came time to divide up the family arsenal meant that I got the shaft). I just find the bead-blasting and bluing process fascinating.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy

Rust and fire bluing can be done at home fairly cheaply as far as resources---it does require time and practice to make it good though. Rust is better for whole guns, fire bluing is done on individual pieces like straw bluing a trigger or hammer.

A lot of the secret is in the prep work including polishing, etc. before you get to the bluing. Caustic bluing is a pain in the ass and deals with hazardous chemicals. Parkerizing is easy enough and tough finish when combined with paint for firearms or even automotive engine paints.

Brownells is a good source for all things bluing, painting, and finishing firearms.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 09:38 PM (/0X3E)

346 Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 07, 2024 09:36 PM (Wnv9h)
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My pleasure, RMBS. Thanks for being here!

Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 09:38 PM (JwHpX)

347 Big bear. Big bear chase.

John Candy

Posted by: Archer at July 07, 2024 09:31 PM

"Everybody up here act like they never saw a black man before...why should the bear be different?"

- Sidney Poitier

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 07, 2024 09:39 PM (Wnv9h)

348 Dave polished the blade for the current Guinness Book record holder in an event such as you describe. Details in his website.
Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 09:30 PM

Impressive! I suspected there might be a special polish for an attempt like that.

You made a good choice (but you know that).

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 09:39 PM (UdzhC)

349 granddad's Colt Bisley that was shown on the gun thread a few years ago. But I'd have to wait for everyone in the family of my father's generation to pass before I did because they would hate me for touching it.
Posted by: Oddbob
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Colt Bisley has been on my want list for a while.

Posted by: scampydog at July 07, 2024 09:39 PM (41CYW)

350 312 Now off to price bead blasters. No reason, really ...

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at July 07, 2024 09:24 PM (v23vE)
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Never had one, but always thought it would be nice to have one for random blasting/cleaning jobs.

Posted by: TRex at July 07, 2024 09:39 PM (IQ6Gq)

351 Yowza. I was too chicken to shoot J's .460 with an 8 (?) inch barrel. Hard pass.
Posted by: screaming in digital at July 07, 2024 09:31 PM (iZbyp)

If you shot blanks, it should be like a flash-bang grenade going off in the attacker's face. It's got to have some redeeming features, right?

Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 09:40 PM (yRXSd)

352 We made it! Bravo Zulu, everyone.

Enjoy your beauty sleep-in, Weasel.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 09:40 PM (UdzhC)

353 342 Thinking about a Steyr AUG. They're much less expensive than they used to be, Steyr is making a big push into the US civvie market, they have a production facility in Alabama now...and they're selling .300 Blackout barrels for them as well...it's super quick to change a barrel on one. Any morons have experience with them, good or bad?
Posted by: TheOsprey
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Kind of a boutique weapon which I have fired once via a guy at the range. Disliked the trigger pull but it is designed specifically for Close Quarter Battle not hunting, etc. purposes. By all accounts, good enough for social work if you need one.

Expect high prices on mags, parts, etc. which might or might not bother you.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 09:40 PM (/0X3E)

354 I bought SMLE stripper clips from North Ridge International Inc. in CA but it looks like they don't have any Garand ones. Plenty of bayonets though.

Posted by: andycanuck (Jh5b+) at July 07, 2024 09:40 PM (Jh5b+)

355 Oh, forgot one thing!
DILIT is turning into Nurse R. She was irked at some woodpeckers recently and wanted to deploy her .22 Glock 44. Both Junior and I said, “Don’t shoot at the house or up in the air!” Rule 4!

Posted by: RI Red at July 07, 2024 09:42 PM (nCaYE)

356 Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 07, 2024 09:40 PM (UdzhC)
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Thanks amigo!!

Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 09:44 PM (JwHpX)

357 355 Oh, forgot one thing!
DILIT is turning into Nurse R. She was irked at some woodpeckers recently and wanted to deploy her .22 Glock 44. Both Junior and I said, “Don’t shoot at the house or up in the air!” Rule 4!
Posted by: RI Red at July 07, 2024 09:42 PM (nCaYE)

Except Nurse would have given the safety briefing first.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at July 07, 2024 09:44 PM (v23vE)

358 351 Yowza. I was too chicken to shoot J's .460 with an 8 (?) inch barrel. Hard pass.
Posted by: screaming in digital

You are smart. If you really need a .460 handgun, I am glad people can buy one. With the possible exception of grizzly territory or bringing down a moose, fairly useless for even most handgun hunting in the lower 48.

A guy on Ammoland has a running tally of handguns versus bears and for the most part, it is the same as conflicts with criminal humans--the first rule is to have a gun (his investigation discounts bear spray as being as effective btw).

His findings indicate if you get up to a 40 S&W, a 357 Magnum, or a good ole 45 ACP, it will turn the tide against most bear attacks in the more civilized areas of the US and is probably overkill for panthers/cougars, etc.

Not surprisingly, most of those rounds are pretty decent human critter repellants as well.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 09:45 PM (/0X3E)

359 Fer sher, SP!

Posted by: RI Red at July 07, 2024 09:46 PM (nCaYE)

360 Whew...let it never be said that gub threaders are not task-oriented.

Posted by: TRex at July 07, 2024 09:47 PM (IQ6Gq)

361 Posted by: TheOsprey at July 07, 2024 09:34 PM (461qR)

Steyr AUGs are now mostly a collectors' piece. As whig said, expect to pay collector's prices for the guns and its accessories.

Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 09:48 PM (yRXSd)

362 Nukes have 3 ways of causing destruction: 1. Blast. 2. Thermal (burn from flash) 3. Nuclear Radiation. The World War 2 size Bombs had a balanced destructive radius of about 1 mile for all 3 destructive mechanism. A multi megaton H-bomb is primarily a thermal weapon; it can cause burn effects far beyond its blast and prompt radiation effects.

A nuke the size of the Davy Crockett is primarily a radiation weapon; its fatal radiation radius far exceeds the thermal and blast radius. It was designed to kill enemy infantry and tank crews within about 1/4 mile.

Posted by: An Observation sez China Joe not my president at July 07, 2024 09:48 PM (CecP5)

363 354 I bought SMLE stripper clips from North Ridge International Inc. in CA but it looks like they don't have any Garand ones. Plenty of bayonets though.
Posted by: andycanuck
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Usually numrich aka gunparts dot com also has SMLE stripper clips and did ship to Canada last time I checked. Some of their SMLE clips come with ammo bandoliers if you want to be tacticool WWII style.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 09:49 PM (/0X3E)

364 Whig, DILIT has been a little spooked lately, what being with bears sauntering across the yard.
I told her she might want a slightly larger caliber than .22.

Posted by: RI Red at July 07, 2024 09:49 PM (nCaYE)

365 Not surprisingly, most of those rounds are pretty decent human critter repellants as well.
Posted by: whig
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I hope someday to hike in grizzly and moose country again but would probably not go alone like I used to. For now, just have to worry about black bears or meth heads.

Posted by: screaming in digital at July 07, 2024 09:50 PM (iZbyp)

366 Fine effort to keep Weasel's chestnuts from roasting on Ace's open fire, team!

Also, thanks Weasel for another fine Gub Thread!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at July 07, 2024 09:50 PM (v23vE)

367 Thanks for a fun thread. The sword is gorgeous.

Maybe someday I'll get back to the range.

Posted by: screaming in digital at July 07, 2024 09:53 PM (iZbyp)

368 Just lurking tonight, but as usual a great readable and thoughtful thread thanks to Weasel and all the Horde commenters!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ This year in Corsicana - again! ~ at July 07, 2024 09:53 PM (hOUT3)

369 Also, thanks Weasel for another fine Gub Thread!
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at July 07, 2024 09:50 PM (v23vE)
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Thanks to all for being such a fun group. You really are the reason I do this. Y'all are the best!

Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 09:54 PM (JwHpX)

370 A caution to the unwary about .300 Blackout and 5.56. A Blackout cartridge, under the right conditions can chamber into a 5.56 so if you have both, I recommend having distinctive separately marked magazines for each cartridge and only bring one of those cartridges to the range at a time.

Putting a .308 bullet and sticking it into the throat of a 5.56 causes rifle rapid disassembly sequence aka kablooey.

You can have the same problems with other ammo if not careful. For example, shotguns--standard colors for shotgun cartridges are done in part to keep from firing the wrong gauge ammo in them.

Be careful out there folks.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 09:54 PM (/0X3E)

371 Basically a gun trust...

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Thanks whig.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Trump has more balls than an alley cat with two peckers at July 07, 2024 09:54 PM (1wPZ8)

372 Had an army veteran as roommate in college in late 60s.

Couldn’t/wouldn’t say what he did in Germany.

My imagination assigned him to a nuclear escort group.

Maybe he got to carry a Davy Crockett.

Posted by: Goatweed at July 07, 2024 09:56 PM (KRyeA)

373 I guess it's time to say good night.
Thanks, Weasel-san, for a great thread (again).
And thanks to the Horde for the conversation.

*PING!*

Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 09:57 PM (AWrpC)

374 364 Whig, DILIT has been a little spooked lately, what being with bears sauntering across the yard.
I told her she might want a slightly larger caliber than .22.
Posted by: RI Red

IF you have a home defense issue, you use the handgun to get to the shotgun. I would personally start at a 40 or 45 in her case. Shotguns are the best medicine for an angry bear and if deployed properly with slugs, even a 20 gauge is pretty stout medicine for a grizzly. A 20 gauge firing slugs is equivalent in firepower to two 44 magnum shells fired in a handgun simultaneously.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 09:57 PM (/0X3E)

375 (Seems to me we should make "*PING!*" the "nood" for the ONT after the Gun Thread.)

Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 09:58 PM (AWrpC)

376 * ^F "Poppins *

0 results.

I are disappoint.

Posted by: Oddbob at July 07, 2024 09:58 PM (/y8xj)

377 *PING!*
Posted by: GWB

One Ping only, well done GWB!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ This year in Corsicana - again! ~ at July 07, 2024 09:58 PM (hOUT3)

378 Wasn't it AL and OK? TX isn't quite there yet.
Posted by: Ed L at July 07, 2024 09:22 PM (yRXSd)

But Buc-ees! So there's hope!

Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 09:59 PM (AWrpC)

379 353 Kind of a boutique weapon which I have fired once via a guy at the range. Disliked the trigger pull but it is designed specifically for Close Quarter Battle not hunting, etc. purposes. By all accounts, good enough for social work if you need one.

Expect high prices on mags, parts, etc. which might or might not bother you.
Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 09:40 PM (/0X3E)
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Thanks whig. Heard the triggers are stiff but that is normal for bullpups although there are apparently kits out there from a number of mfr's that will improve it. They make it with two different stock packages, one that takes the original Austrian "waffle" mags or one that will take STANAG/AR mags. Downside to the AR mag version is you can't do the conversion for lefthanders. I've never had a chance to fire one...need to see if there is a local range that has one as a rental.

Posted by: TheOsprey at July 07, 2024 09:59 PM (461qR)

380 Thanks whig.
Posted by: Moron Robbie
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A simple firearm trust works for avoiding probate on common firearms. For any NFA item, it is more a mandatory thing to avoid legal issues involving transfers among people in the trust and avoiding probate headaches along with the ATF.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 09:59 PM (/0X3E)

381 AmmoGarand shows "Down for Maintenance"

Gonna cry.

Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 10:02 PM (AWrpC)

382 Thanks whig. Heard the triggers are stiff but that is normal for bullpups although there are apparently kits out there from a number of mfr's that will improve it. They make it with two different stock packages, one that takes the original Austrian "waffle" mags or one that will take STANAG/AR mags. Downside to the AR mag version is you can't do the conversion for lefthanders. I've never had a chance to fire one...need to see if there is a local range that has one as a rental.
Posted by: TheOsprey
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As Ed L said, they are collectible but there are several other bullpups out there that are more modern and cheaper to play with. KelTec has one in .308 I think and then the Israeli design is also being sold here now in semi auto.

If length bothers you and you like to hunt, 300 Blackout in an AR pistol set up for suppressed shooting is a honey. Parts, barrels, and magazines are dirt cheap due to all the legal folderol involving the illegal ATF pistol brace regs that are now defunct.

Posted by: whig at July 07, 2024 10:03 PM (/0X3E)

383 (Seems to me we should make "*PING!*" the "nood" for the ONT after the Gun Thread.)
Posted by: GWB at July 07, 2024 09:58 PM (AWrpC)
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Love it!

Posted by: Weasel at July 07, 2024 10:05 PM (JwHpX)

384 .357 magnum rules! this isn't the ONT? crap

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 07, 2024 10:09 PM (QSrLX)

385 ONT seems a little late...?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at July 07, 2024 10:10 PM (QGaXH)

386 eould have saved some dough if i thought thst a while back

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 07, 2024 10:11 PM (QSrLX)

387 I blame AI

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 07, 2024 10:11 PM (QSrLX)

388 MisHum mentioned yesterday he had the family in so was a bit distracted.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 07, 2024 10:12 PM (U6iLH)

389 Will Rick Perry be asked to pick 5 cabinet departments to disband?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 07, 2024 10:13 PM (QSrLX)

390 Ya know, they complained about heavy hand guns and now Smith and Sig are making metal versions of polymer framed lighter handgund. Oh, vanity!

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 07, 2024 10:15 PM (QSrLX)

391 Two outta three ain't bad.

Posted by: Rick Perry at July 07, 2024 10:15 PM (6gW4D)

392 AI did it again.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 07, 2024 10:16 PM (QSrLX)

393 Grey-box Syndrome ONT is nood
*ping*

Posted by: andycanuck (Jh5b+) at July 07, 2024 10:16 PM (Jh5b+)

394 Rick and Meat Loaf

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 07, 2024 10:16 PM (QSrLX)

395 * ^F "Poppins *

0 results.

I are disappoint.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 07, 2024 09:58 PM

We're going to have to give him shit about this tomorrow.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 07, 2024 10:34 PM (Wnv9h)

396 No range time - still puttering with the landscaping. Have been persuading the local varmints to stay the heck out of my garden.
Thank you Weasel fo another great gun thread

Posted by: Coelacanth at July 07, 2024 10:46 PM (dV400)

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