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Gun Thread: Third August Edition!
FUNdamentals
Have you been focusing on fundamentals, and what seems to be giving you the most trouble at the range? If your shooting isn't improving and you seem to be stuck in one place, have you tried analyzing what is causing you trouble? I think the biggest waste of time, money and effort is going to the range and doing the same thing that hasn't been achieving positive results over and over. Do the ineffective thing harder! Shooting can be a fun and social event, but when you are standing there firing at a target, why not have a plan in mind? Why not focus on the fundamentals? You're already focused during your non-firing time on the range babes, why not focus a little on your shooting as well? It can't hurt, right?
Anyhoo, are you shooting low left (or low and right)? Would you like to not do that and hit the center of the target? Well here are some things to think about and focus on.
Guns of the Horde I think we all agree our pal Ed L has not only an impressive collection but also does an outstanding job in sharing his considerable knowledge here with us. Tonight's look at the Colt New Service Revolver is no exception!
Colt New Service Revolver
In 1898, Colt introduced its first large frame double action revolver with a swing-out cylinder, the Colt New Service. Chambered for no fewer than eleven different cartridges, it was a popular firearm, with hundreds of thousands produced over its forty-plus year production run. Colt copied the New Service's basic operating system into practically revolver it produced in the 20th century. This is a milestone revolver for Colt.
This particular Colt New Service revolver was manufactured in 1908. It is chambered in .44 Russian and has a 5 1/2 inch barrel. The sights are a U-shaped notch for the rear and a shark-blade fin for the front. A lanyard ring is standard on the butt. The finish is Colt's "fire blue" finish. A closer look at the trigger and screws shows that they are finished in a bright peacock blue which contrasts nicely with the blue-black of the rest of the revolver. The artificial lighting of the lightbox does not do justice to the contrast between the bright blue of the small parts and the "black chrome" look of the rest of the revolver.
.44 Russian is a vintage cartridge from the black powder era that was still in wide use at the turn of the 20th century. It was the ancestor of the modern .44 Special cartridge, which in turn gave birth to the .44 Magnum cartridge. The photo shows the progression with .44 Russian on the left, .44 Special in the center, and .44 Magnum on the right. Despite being the least powerful of the three (by 2024 standards), the .44 Russian round would definitely qualify the Colt New Service as "big iron" in the early 1900s.
Thanks to Stinky's Daddy, I acquired some .44 Russian rounds (245 grain lead round nose) to test fire this vintage Colt revolver. I fired one full cylinder each on single and double action. For single action, I used the old school target shooting method, one handed with my non shooting hand on my hip, with my strong side facing the target. I fired the double action rounds using a modern two-handed grip. The first picture shows the results of the single action rounds. The second shows the results of the double action rounds. All rounds were fired at 10 yards. Although the Colt New Service's size may appear intimidating, the recoil of the .44 Russian round is quite mild. Shooting this revolver one handed is definitely manageable. Colt ended production of its New Service Revolver with the start of World War II. Colt would not produce another large frame revolver until the debut of the Colt Anaconda some fifty years later.
Best Revolver in the World? Ed L's Colt notwithstanding, no argument regarding this S&W! This is worth watching, all y'all.
Sometimes You Just Need a Shotgun More Hickok45!
Boating, Guns and Ammo Recovering from the inevitable boating accident
Assignment Outer Space!
Gun Basics 101
New video from the She Equips Herself gal! This week's video is on SEH gal's gun room!
Quite a few cigars I review here will, I think, be more fully appreciated by those with more discriminating palates, and more time at the past time, than I bring to all this. This cigar - the Le Patissier, by Crowned Heads - is almost surely one. I tried two of the toro size (named Senadores by the company, 6 1/8 X 4Excellent as always, rhomboid! Thank you very much!. A slim toro with a slightly lighter than usual US Connecticut broadleaf wrapper, it has Nicaraguan and Costa Rican leaf inside. Construction is good, draw is perfect for my preferences, smoke is ample. Flavor notes is where others may pick up more than I did, but for me it was still a very nice smoke. I got tobacco sweetness and hints of dried fruits for the first half, becoming more a light earth and leather profile after that. An enjoyable medium stick. The Senador vitola is available online for just under $10.
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Bobalu Cigar Company
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Nicks Cigar World A note about sources. The brick & mortar/online divide exists with cigars, as with guns, and most consumer products, with respect to price. As with guns - since both are "persecuted industries", basically - I make a conscious effort to source at least some of my cigars from my local store(s). It's a small thing, but the brick & mortar segment for both guns and tobacco are precious, and worth supporting where you can. And if you're lucky enough to have a good cigar store/lounge available, they're often a good social event with many dangerous people of the sort who own scary gunz, or read smart military blogs like this one. -rhomboid Anyone have others to include? Perhaps a small local roller who makes a cigar you like? Send me your recommendation and a link to the site!
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Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: TRex at August 18, 2024 07:00 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Skip at August 18, 2024 07:00 PM (fwDg9)
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 07:01 PM (CrXxA)
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 07:02 PM (DXbAa)
Thanks for the gun thread!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 18, 2024 07:04 PM (K0xzC)
Posted by: gourmand du jour at August 18, 2024 07:04 PM (MeG8a)
I will be multitasking.
Posted by: RI Red at August 18, 2024 07:04 PM (iR+Kr)
The idea? You have a record of the moment you pull your weapon up to the shooting of a (hopefully, since you're on camera) bad guy.
I remember seeing them a few years back, and they were pretty expensive. You've got to make the camera pretty shockproof. I think most of them also entailed a light or laser.
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 07:04 PM (CrXxA)
Today I am corresponding from the State of South Carolina.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 07:05 PM (V5dm6)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 18, 2024 07:05 PM (3OQQc)
Posted by: WTM at August 18, 2024 07:06 PM (whNUe)
I do wonder if fundamentals would make it less or more effective, as you reduce the recoil action.
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 07:06 PM (CrXxA)
But I typed it up three times, with pictures, and managed to delete every one.
It must have been a sign, so I took a nap instead.
Posted by: RI Red at August 18, 2024 07:06 PM (iR+Kr)
Posted by: Ed L at August 18, 2024 07:07 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 18, 2024 07:07 PM (FGPcV)
I'm seeing some that clip on to the trigger guard, but I have no idea if they even exist.
Posted by: gourmand du jour at August 18, 2024 07:09 PM (MeG8a)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 18, 2024 07:09 PM (QNSds)
Posted by: gourmand du jour at August 18, 2024 07:04 PM (MeG8a)
Since you brought it up:
https://t.ly/itIKI
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 07:09 PM (CrXxA)
I have no idea if RI Red intends to be funny, but I find myself laughing more often than not at his posts.
Posted by: Grateful at August 18, 2024 07:09 PM (IQ6Gq)
Range report
Focused on grip. Not so tight my hand would shake, but not so loose my wrist popped back. Solid and firm, shoulders down, elbow not quite locked.
Shot well. It's therapeutic after a stressful work week.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 18, 2024 07:09 PM (vk47u)
Posted by: Oooohm at August 18, 2024 07:11 PM (C7Yya)
I've been giving the lad lessons on bending pipe, and we're no where near finished with time at the range.
Posted by: Dr. Bone at August 18, 2024 07:11 PM (2UBPP)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 18, 2024 07:11 PM (CHHv1)
Sigh.
I miss a good cigar.lounge. They used to be plentiful around here until the commies in Olympia snuffed them all out.
Now its just the patio of Diogenes in summer, the garage in winter.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 18, 2024 07:11 PM (W/lyH)
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Excellent!! Would you agree the focusing pays dividends?
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:12 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 07:13 PM (tT6L1)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:13 PM (uGpeQ)
As we had recently had the opportunity to tour Appomatox Court House, I thought I should show her where it all started.
So, that is my PSA for Buy Guns and Ammo.
Frealz.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 07:13 PM (V5dm6)
It's going to take some serious commentary tonight to save Weasel from an unpleasant rant from the Ewok early tomorrow Morning.
Please remember that he is 'batch'ing it this weekend, which means he's partying. Ewok rants are *particularly* unpleasant when you're tired and hungover, or so it's rumored.
#CommentEarlyCommentOften
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 18, 2024 07:13 PM (FGPcV)
https://t.ly/sCVPP
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 07:13 PM (CrXxA)
Posted by: rhomboid at August 18, 2024 07:14 PM (wNEJY)
Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by pew pew at August 18, 2024 07:14 PM (NaAik)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 07:14 PM (mH6SG)
Actually have a range report with a little mishap thrown in!!
Went with my nephew to the range on Wednesday (absolutely gorgeous day!!!).
Took my .308 to see if I "fixed" what was wrong with the scope and also took my handgun.
My nephew took his .308 and also 2 handguns, his Beretta and his Glock (which is his favorite).
Went to the rifle range first and put the target on the 50 yard line and bore sighted my scope. The reticle was WAY off so just adjusted until on the target. With my nephew spotting I proceeded to walk the rounds up until I was hitting center. Then put target at 100 yards and zeroed the scope there.
My nephew took a few shots with my rifle and then his.
Part 1 of 2
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 18, 2024 07:15 PM (0XVad)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 18, 2024 07:13 PM (FGPcV)
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Thank you!
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:16 PM (uGpeQ)
Best actor is a guy named Archie Savage.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 18, 2024 07:16 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: DCINGA at August 18, 2024 07:16 PM (PzsJW)
Posted by: Weasel
Yes sir! Also, having a plan pays dividends.
But now I really want to take my S&W .357 out for a run. Ammo ain't cheap on that one.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 18, 2024 07:16 PM (3uMpI)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:17 PM (uGpeQ)
https://tinyurl.com/bdh86y3c
Proposed for Tyson's Corner. I used to have equipment in a datacenter in that warehouse row.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 07:19 PM (V5dm6)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 18, 2024 07:16 PM
.38 Special / .357 Magnum is an excellent caliber to begin one's handloading journey with.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 18, 2024 07:19 PM (FGPcV)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 18, 2024 07:19 PM (3OQQc)
Posted by: TRex at August 18, 2024 07:20 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: rhennigantx at August 18, 2024 07:20 PM (gbOdA)
Bummer about WA persecuting cigar lounges out of existence. Though a small thing given what else is going on, a good example of how small-minded authoritarian social vandalism damages freedom and quality of life.
Posted by: rhomboid at August 18, 2024 07:21 PM (wNEJY)
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Keep at it! The early improvements are the easiest!
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:21 PM (uGpeQ)
I too, have range reports. Friday was a good session. Got the highest score ever during our competition. While there was some consistency, not to the level I am looking for.
Today was a different story. During practice I was spot on. Groupings, actually hitting dead middle multiple times for a magazine...but then the consistency fell off...
Don't know if it's fatigue of shooting for over an hour, or more likely, it's more than the four fundamentals. I am beginning to appreciate that each of those fundamentals has numerous subsets, and if one is off, the consistency suffers.
So, that's my latest challenge....
Posted by: Grateful at August 18, 2024 07:21 PM (IQ6Gq)
I worked on stance and grip and trigger pull. Oof. I really do much better strong-hand only - I know my bladed stance is very stable, and my grip is good. My body just doesn't seem to like the idea of grabbing the gun with my other hand.
I really need to do more dry fire to get the muscle memory, I think.
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 07:21 PM (CrXxA)
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Could just be fatigue. An hour is a lot of shooting!
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:23 PM (uGpeQ)
Next, on to the handguns. We did not set up a target, we were just shooting at some steel targets set up around 10-15 yards from the bench.
Shot a couple magazines through my Sig just to get the feel for it again. Then a couple through my nephews Beretta and then to his Glock.
To set this up I am wearing a baseball cap backwards (as I was shooting rifle earlier) and my eyes and ears.
His Glock is a little snappy and the casings tend to hit me in the head when I am shooting it. One of them actually hit me right between the eyes!! LOL
Then the shot after that had the perfect trajectory to go between the small gap between my eye protection and my face lodging right underneath my left eye!!!
Oh man that casing was HOT!!!!
But I kept my wits about me and put the gun down on the table the proceeded to yank my eye protection off!
Thankfully no permanent marks but proceeded to turn the cap back around and made sure the eye protection was up against my face!
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 18, 2024 07:24 PM (0XVad)
Posted by: DCINGA at August 18, 2024 07:16 PM (PzsJW)
I don't know about "favorite" but one I should do more is just one of those stress balls, and squeeze and hold with your hand. You can work fingertips or whole hand or thumb against fingers.
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 07:25 PM (CrXxA)
Posted by: DCINGA at August 18, 2024 07:16 PM (PzsJW)
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Chin Ups.
Work wonders for the grip.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 07:25 PM (tT6L1)
https://www.facebook.com/PSAOutdoor/
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 07:25 PM (V5dm6)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 18, 2024 07:24 PM (0XVad)
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good grief!
That could really have turned out badly. Glad it wasn't serious.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 07:26 PM (tT6L1)
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Seems reasonable. They also make the springy squeezy contraption for grip strength.
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:26 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 18, 2024 07:27 PM (3OQQc)
Have a Caribbean sailing trip in the fall, plotting how I can fit a few days in transit thru FL to do some cigar tourism (Tampa or Miami). The Brick House manufacturer (JC Newman) has tours of their historic Tampa factory.
Posted by: rhomboid at August 18, 2024 07:27 PM (wNEJY)
Posted by: DCINGA at August 18, 2024 07:16 PM
Yes.
Posted by: Jeffrey Toobin at August 18, 2024 07:29 PM (a3Q+t)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:29 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 18, 2024 07:13 PM (FGPcV)
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Thank you!
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:16 PM (uGpeQ)
Haven't touched any of my firearms since 2022 TXMoMe. I'm just here to boost the comments.
*OK, but I've finally decided to start going every other weekend on my way to visit with my Mama. I'll have to miss the coffee and prayer thread if I do, but I gotta get to the range and practice, and find a good carry weapon, armed with all of your advice from a couple of weeks ago.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 18, 2024 07:29 PM (OX9vb)
Posted by: Grateful at August 18, 2024 07:29 PM (IQ6Gq)
https://www.championdefensellc.com/
First thing of note on that page - 600 yard rifle bay!
Also of note: they have a long range shooting course:
"to teach each student the basic fundamentals of long-range shooting. Students will learn Rifle setup and components, parts of the rifle scope, types of scopes ( first and second focal plane), Proper Shooting Techniques, internal and external ballistics, Angular Measures, Minute of Angle (MOA) using a Ballistic Program, Correct Spotting Techniques, Cleaning and Maintenance, Ammunition, how to read winds and mirage, operating a rangefinders and using a ballistic rangefinder, proper setup of D.O.P.E Books and Range Cards"
Please note the price of this course is $350.
Now why aren't you going to the Texas MoMe again?
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 07:30 PM (V5dm6)
Scoob, glad the errant brass didn't put an eye out, but sorry that happened.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at August 18, 2024 07:31 PM (v23vE)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 18, 2024 07:31 PM (3OQQc)
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That's a great plan! Make it a regular thing and it just becomes part of your routine.
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:31 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: rhomboid at August 18, 2024 07:32 PM (wNEJY)
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 07:32 PM (V5dm6)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 18, 2024 07:32 PM (3OQQc)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:33 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 07:34 PM (V5dm6)
I regressed slightly from my previous score, but, since the conditions were much less than ideal, I'll take it. We had 15mph following and 10mph cross wind.
Funny side note: I knew this particular round was shooting high and right. I adjusted my ballistic program to compensate for how high the round was shooting, but, didn't adjust my scope for the 1MOA the rifle was shooting right, figuring the prevailing winds we normally encounter would take care of that. Boy, did they ever then a couple of MOA.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 07:34 PM (tT6L1)
Posted by: Grateful at August 18, 2024 07:34 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:35 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:31 PM (uGpeQ)
Yep, thanks. There is no range near me, but there is one not far from where Mom lives, so if I just leave earlier, it will work.
Oddly, I live out in a small country town, and she lives in the city. No range near me, though. I guess everyone out here shoots on their own property, but I live on a corner lot in town, and I think that's probably frowned upon.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 18, 2024 07:37 PM (OX9vb)
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Mind if we take a break from current events?
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:37 PM (uGpeQ)
Here is what the sign looks like:
https://tinyurl.com/bdcn3tze
Logically, if no concealable weapons are allowed, open carry rifles ARE allowed?
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 07:38 PM (V5dm6)
One of my crew has a CMP M1 (in .30
that won’t seat the en bloc clip with 8 rounds, only with 7. He even returned it to CMP and they couldn’t find a problem. Weird.Posted by: rhomboid at August 18, 2024 07:38 PM (wNEJY)
As we had recently had the opportunity to tour Appomatox Court House, I thought I should show her where it all started.
So, that is my PSA for Buy Guns and Ammo.
Frealz.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 07:13 PM (V5dm6)
Growing up in South Carolina, part of my education was a trip to Charleston and Fort Sumter, a trip to Columbia to see the bronze stars on our Statehouse where Sherman fired from across the river. These trips were essential to knowing history, and now there is the state museum in the old textile warehouse. I wonder if the old State Penitentiary is still standing? We visited that institution too.
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 07:39 PM (LHPAg)
As the song goes, the waiting is the hardest part. ;-)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 18, 2024 07:39 PM (0XVad)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 18, 2024 07:37 PM (OX9vb)
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You need cats, some horn rimmed pink glasses and a cardigan. Then, start blasting away. Cops show up, you present yourself, and the cops will mistake you for Mary Cloggenstein and figure you're just a crazy cat lady.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 07:40 PM (tT6L1)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:40 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 07:39 PM (LHPAg)
CCI has been bulldozed. I think there are townhouses there now. Drove past Friday night. That and the Capitol building.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 07:41 PM (V5dm6)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 18, 2024 07:41 PM (OX9vb)
I have no idea if RI Red intends to be funny, but I find myself laughing more often than not at his posts.
Posted by: Grateful at August 18, 2024 07:09 PM (IQ6Gq)
What, you think I’m funny?
Like, how do think I’m funny?!
Posted by: RI Red at August 18, 2024 07:41 PM (iR+Kr)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 18, 2024 07:41 PM (3OQQc)
Blaster, I was taught as a Northerner, that the South deemed it the War of Northern Aggression...
Posted by: Grateful at August 18, 2024 07:41 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Grateful at August 18, 2024 07:29 PM (IQ6Gq)
"Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything." - Wyatt Earp
Posted by: Ed L at August 18, 2024 07:42 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 18, 2024 07:43 PM (3OQQc)
Blaster, I was taught as a Northerner, that the South deemed it the War of Northern Aggression...
Posted by: Grateful at August 18, 2024 07:41 PM (IQ6Gq)
Well. Not intending to stir up THAT particular argument here. But also it was the US Army that taught me the most about the Civil War, so I try to stick War Between the States no one can really take advantage with that nomenclature.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 07:43 PM (V5dm6)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 18, 2024 07:44 PM (OX9vb)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 18, 2024 07:39 PM
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Don't forget to let us know where to send the letters of character reference.
Posted by: TRex at August 18, 2024 07:44 PM (IQ6Gq)
Sounds like tai-chi.
When I studied it, it was like slo motion rehearsal for an actual fight. You rehearse it slowly until the action becomes innate.
Posted by: gourmand du jour at August 18, 2024 07:44 PM (MeG8a)
Posted by: That SOB Van Owen at August 18, 2024 07:45 PM (3rnQf)
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 07:45 PM (tT6L1)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 18, 2024 07:46 PM (3OQQc)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude
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Yikes and ouch! Congrats on keeping your wits and I'm glad there was no permanent damage.
Yesterday I had brass go into my pocket (cue the Pretenders) and into my shoe, which is a first for me. I felt it land in my pocket immediately, but didn't even know the one was in my shoe til I got home and kicked them off a few hours later...
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 18, 2024 07:47 PM (iZbyp)
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That's cool. Definitely latch onto those guys!
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:47 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: TRex at August 18, 2024 07:44 PM
That is for a conceal carry permit which I am not currently looking to get. but who knows.....
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 18, 2024 07:47 PM (0XVad)
Well, since Lucky Gunner is his sponsor (even though he can't say their url in his videos)....
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 07:47 PM (CrXxA)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 18, 2024 07:37 PM (OX9vb)
There are devices that can turn your smart phone into a dry fire practice target, with a bullseye appearing on your smart phone's screen. Can't remember the manufacturer right at the moment, though. You do need to clear your firearm before practicing.
Posted by: Ed L at August 18, 2024 07:47 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: TRex at August 18, 2024 07:47 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Ed L at August 18, 2024 07:47 PM (yRXSd)
There are several. MantisX is what I would recommend, iTargetPro is what I have.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 07:48 PM (V5dm6)
Posted by: TRex at August 18, 2024 07:47 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Really? I seem to recall you don't look a day over 99.....
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 07:48 PM (tT6L1)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 18, 2024 07:49 PM (0XVad)
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 07:49 PM (tT6L1)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 18, 2024 07:50 PM (3OQQc)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:50 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Grateful at August 18, 2024 07:50 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 18, 2024 07:49 PM (0XVad)
Depends on what you are looking for (and looking to avoid!)
Gulf Coast is more attractive price wise anymore.
Pretty much the whole Atlantic Coast has gone bonkers on values.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 07:50 PM (V5dm6)
Well, things settled down and I took the AR-10 and the Ruger 6.5 out today.
My mission (remember, Weasel insists that you go with a purpose), was to confirm first shot cold bore and next shot impact. I even added further shots being suppressed.
I am pleased to report good, repeatable results. Which shooting is all about.
So, this week, at “work”, I shall make Range Report, with pictures.
Good , nay, great day at The Range.
Posted by: RI Red at August 18, 2024 07:51 PM (iR+Kr)
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 07:32 PM (V5dm6)
I would probably try to make that one.
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 07:51 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:52 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Grateful at August 18, 2024 07:52 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:50 PM (uGpeQ)
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Yes, a Magnetospeed. I checked the results against my ballistics app. The recorded speed lines up with with the elevation values the app produces when I run it.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 07:53 PM (tT6L1)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 07:53 PM (mH6SG)
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 07:53 PM (tT6L1)
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OK, good. They're good units.
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:53 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Jamaica at August 18, 2024 07:54 PM (IG7T0)
S&W 686. IMHO.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 07:53 PM (mH6SG)
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Also a big fan of the 686!
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:54 PM (uGpeQ)
Thanks, blake. Interestingly, this New Service was a runner up. I'd had my eye on a 1930s New Service in .45 Colt last year at the Chantilly gun show that had a price tag of $1,200 because it had been refinished. By the time I decided to pick it up, someone else had beat me to it first. This New Service cost me significantly more because it still has a lot of original finish in pretty good condition.
Posted by: Ed L at August 18, 2024 07:55 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:53 PM (uGpeQ)
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I like that I can pull the memory card and copy the log file onto my computer for later reference.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 07:55 PM (tT6L1)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:55 PM (uGpeQ)
Depends on what you are looking for (and looking to avoid!)
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 07:50 PM
Sounds like I might be looking at the Gulf side. I do not want to be in any cities, would prefer to be on the outskirts, but in a place where the neighbors are close but not on top of you.
Would like to be near a long distance shooting range, but that is not a deal breaker.
Got 5 years to start figuring out.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 18, 2024 07:56 PM (0XVad)
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 07:56 PM (tT6L1)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 18, 2024 07:57 PM (3OQQc)
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 07:55 PM (tT6L1)
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Yep! Though I sometimes struggle with technology and would just record the shot groups, velocities and ES as I was shooting.
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:57 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 07:39 PM (LHPAg)
CCI has been bulldozed. I think there are townhouses there now. Drove past Friday night. That and the Capitol building.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 07:41 PM (V5dm6)
Lord, I hope those idiots didn't send that stone to the landfill. It came from Bennetsville and Lonestar if I'm not mistaken.
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 07:58 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:54 PM
The 6 inch barrel (to me) is ideal. Certainly not a carry piece but what a joy to shoot.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 07:59 PM (mH6SG)
Posted by: blaster at August 18, 2024 08:00 PM (rbGKX)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 07:59 PM (mH6SG)
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I have the 6" and 2.5" (I think) and just love them. The snubby is my farm gun.
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:00 PM (uGpeQ)
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Visiting bluebell?
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:40 PM (uGpeQ)
No need to stab people in CCI, PeeWee Gaskins blew a guy's head off with a transistor radio and an M80.
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 08:00 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Jamaica at August 18, 2024 08:01 PM (IG7T0)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 18, 2024 07:56 PM
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Let us know when you want us to start sending letters of recommendation to the State of Florida to approve your emigration.
Posted by: TRex at August 18, 2024 08:01 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Grateful at August 18, 2024 08:02 PM (IQ6Gq)
Off to the grocery, BRB
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 18, 2024 08:02 PM (iZbyp)
Posted by: fd at August 18, 2024 08:02 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Skip at August 18, 2024 08:03 PM (fwDg9)
Yeah, that would indeed be a 2.5. How does that handle with regards to .357 or do you go with .38?
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 08:03 PM (mH6SG)
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Also love the Highway Patrolman.
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:04 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 08:04 PM (mH6SG)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 18, 2024 07:49 PM (0XVad)
Check to see if you can get homeowner's insurance. A number of the big insurance companies have pulled out of the FL coastal areas because they're afraid of the combination of high insured property values, hurricane hits, and flooding doing a number on their bottom lines. Also, check to see that your HOA has an adequate financial reserve to cover ongoing maintenance costs as condo towers age. The Champlain Towers collapse is cautionary tale about what happens when HOA's neglect ongoing maintenance.
Posted by: Ed L at August 18, 2024 08:04 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:00 PM (uGpeQ)
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Yes to the 686. I have the 686 Plus 6" and do like the way it shoots.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 08:05 PM (tT6L1)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 18, 2024 08:05 PM (+gCB9)
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.357 exclusively.. I've shot .38 Special in it but it handles the .357 just fine. Loud though!
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:06 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: TRex at August 18, 2024 08:01 PM
I should not need it. I am a native Floridian. :-) Just lived outside the State for 29 years or so. ;-)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 18, 2024 08:07 PM (0XVad)
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 08:07 PM (tT6L1)
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We owned a condo north of Orlando for many years and USAA would only insure it if we also had covered property outside Florida, or were on active duty.
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:08 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 18, 2024 08:07 PM
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Outstanding! I hear they have marvelous "welcome back" deals. Best wishes for your planning.
Posted by: TRex at August 18, 2024 08:09 PM (IQ6Gq)
Howdy roonz and roonettez! What's shakin'?
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 18, 2024 08:10 PM (6NgT4)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:10 PM (uGpeQ)
I am looking for a place that is close to the coast but not on it. Do not want to buy a place and have it swept out to sea the year after I settle on it.
I actually look at the reports to see if the area is prone to flooding. Don't want my car, my firearms or anything I own be under water unless I am on a canoe trip.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 18, 2024 08:11 PM (0XVad)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 07:52 PM (uGpeQ)
Weasel, you’ll recognize the Range Report:
Dear Pent Up Gun Forum: You’ll never believe what happened at the Range today! There were these, like, hot Range Babes …
Grateful, don’t be laughing !
Posted by: RI Red at August 18, 2024 08:11 PM (iR+Kr)
Yeah, I bet that's an earful!
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 08:11 PM (mH6SG)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 18, 2024 07:49 PM (0XVad)
Key West, buy a boat and teach college girls how to scuba dive.
That was my retirement plan...until Mrs Hades came along.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 18, 2024 08:12 PM (6NgT4)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 08:03 PM (mH6SG)
It's not the same gun, but I find that shooting .357 out my 2.5" Colt Python makes the gun almost impossible to control and makes follow up shots very hard. As a practical matter, 2.5" inches isn't enough barrel for .357 to develop the velocity it needs to outperform .38. That extra powder gets turned into muzzle flash and blast. I find that .38 or .38+P give me far better results because they don't create a flash bang grenade going off right in front of my face when fired.
Posted by: Ed L at August 18, 2024 08:13 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:13 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 18, 2024 08:13 PM (0XVad)
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 07:51 PM (LHPAg)
"perks" SCMoMe? Interested...
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 18, 2024 08:15 PM (6NgT4)
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 08:07 PM (tT6L1)
I have that .357 Taurus too, as a 'room' gun. It's not something you shoot a lot of .357 in, but it's loaded with .357, enough to make 6 big holes.
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 08:15 PM (LHPAg)
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What grips are you using? I have really good luck with Hogue Combats.
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:15 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:10 PM
Oh yee of little faith.... My tale will start with how I started down this path following a certain thread posted on Sundays on a smart military blog.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 18, 2024 08:15 PM (0XVad)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 18, 2024 08:16 PM (6NgT4)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:17 PM (uGpeQ)
I guess I'm somewhat of a wimp. I don't really enjoy getting pummeled by a firearm either. Heh.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 08:17 PM (mH6SG)
When I retire, I'd prefer to go back to Wyoming.
Not going anywhere while Mom is still alive, though.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at August 18, 2024 08:17 PM (OX9vb)
I shoot about a hundred rounds a session. In and out in 45 minutes or so. I have cut a session short when I started feeling fatigued for whatever reason. I don't want to get frustrated or down on myself. I KNOW I can shoot well. So, I will pull out my Ruger Mark IV and plink away to shuffle off the frustration.
I almost always end a range visit plinking. It lets my brain rest and for the training to take over.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 18, 2024 08:17 PM (vMvtM)
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What grips are you using? I have really good luck with Hogue Combats.
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:15 PM (uGpeQ)
Hear tell they work great on katanas.
Posted by: RI Red at August 18, 2024 08:18 PM (iR+Kr)
Take all the fish out of a lake and transport to a fishery somewhere (and all the other critters, too). Drain as much water as possible. Then blow the stuff up. When the snow melts all your lakes will refill.
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 08:18 PM (CrXxA)
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I was born in Jacksonville!
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:18 PM (uGpeQ)
Thing is, like the guy I bought it from, if I ever have to use it I'll try real hard not to kill the idiot I have to shoot so I can beat him to death with it for making me shoot it. As light as it is the recoil is... substantial. Hell it hurts to shoot it with .38 loads for practice, the hot .357 loads are sheer torture.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 18, 2024 08:18 PM (6NgT4)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:17 PM
Why thank you!!! I resemble that remark!!
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 18, 2024 08:19 PM (0XVad)
Posted by: RI Red at August 18, 2024 08:20 PM (iR+Kr)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:20 PM (uGpeQ)
I actually look at the reports to see if the area is prone to flooding. Don't want my car, my firearms or anything I own be under water unless I am on a canoe trip.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 18, 2024 08:11 PM (0XVad)
You can look up 100 and 500 year floodplain maps on the FEMA website. In general, you'll need flood insurance if you're in the 100 year flood plain. Also, make sure the safe(s) you buy come with built in dehumidifiers. You won't need a hurricane or flood to have rust start attacking your collection. The climate alone can handle that.
Posted by: Ed L at August 18, 2024 08:20 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:18 PM
Ok, that is one mark against moving to Jacksonville. :-P
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 18, 2024 08:21 PM (0XVad)
Posted by: RI Red at August 18, 2024 08:18 PM (iR+Kr)
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That reminds me I need to get started on a display case.
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:21 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:18 PM (uGpeQ)
Cool.
We were on the west side, actually I lived in Baldwin, when I was stationed at Cecil Field. My oldest daughter is still on the west side but not as far out (she's just outside the beltline) and my youngest daughter is in Arlington.Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 18, 2024 08:21 PM (6NgT4)
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Means the application fee is higher.
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:22 PM (uGpeQ)
Shot well. It's therapeutic after a stressful work week.
Posted by: nurse ratched
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Took Wifey to rangs a couple of weeks ago.
That's what she said - therapeutic.
Ruger Security 380 for her being 100lbs dripping wet. And pregnant..
First time she ran it by herself and spent 100 rounds. Including loading mgs. Should have brought more.
Got her another half box of ammo for future trips, and myself a half box of 9mm.
A box being a case... should be good for a few more trips.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at August 18, 2024 08:23 PM (cOq4q)
The strip and reassemble a 1911, of course.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 18, 2024 08:23 PM (+gCB9)
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We moved to Tallahassee when I was five so I don't remember much!
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:23 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:06 PM (uGpeQ)
Is this a setup for me to mention the .357 derringer again?
It's dandy for really close encounters.
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 08:23 PM (CrXxA)
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 07:51 PM (LHPAg)
"perks" SCMoMe? Interested...
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 18, 2024 08:15 PM (6NgT4)
Miklos the Miklos could go by Caughman's and pick up the meat. We might camp somewhere near the Swansea range Blaster talked about. But it damn sure can't be summertime, but should be during peanut harvest in the fall.
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 08:23 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: polynikes at August 18, 2024 08:24 PM (B1dzx)
Posted by: Pod Hamp at August 18, 2024 08:24 PM (OjgnX)
The strip and reassemble a 1911, of course.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 18, 2024 08:23 PM (+gCB9)
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I'd love to do that but need a volunteer to run it. Interested?
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:24 PM (uGpeQ)
Those are my primary concerns, as well.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 08:25 PM (mH6SG)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 18, 2024 08:18 PM
This is very common with most small light revolvers chambered in .357 magnum. I have the Ruger SP 101 in .357 with a 2 inch barrel and I have only shot .357 magnums once from it. For me it is literally uncontrollable with standard factory .357 magnum loads and it is a heavier revolver than most. I put it in the safe and have left it there for years. It is not pleasant to shoot.
If I want something to just shoot .38 special +P's in I will buy a different revolver, one that has 6 chambers in it.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 18, 2024 08:25 PM (QNSds)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:15 PM (uGpeQ)
The small wood service grips that the old snub nose Pythons came with. Not a lot of surface for your hands to work with there. I've swapped them out for Pachmyr Presentation grips, which are definitely an improvement. I don't have a set of Hogue grips in hand. But the new King Cobras come w/ Hogue grips as standard, and they're pretty good at making .357 tolerable out of a small frame 3" revolver.
Posted by: Ed L at August 18, 2024 08:25 PM (yRXSd)
I also need to decide what to do with the old M4 upper, since I have a fully built lower for it. I could go with the tried and true 5.56 I guess, I already have the reload dies for it.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 18, 2024 08:25 PM (6NgT4)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 18, 2024 08:17 PM (vMvtM)
That's an excellent idea.
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 08:27 PM (CrXxA)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:27 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 08:28 PM (mH6SG)
Posted by: blaster at August 18, 2024 08:28 PM (V5dm6)
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Remind me and you can try mine sometime.
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:29 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:18 PM (uGpeQ)
My eldest daughter is professor of Marine Mammal Biology at North Florida State University in JAX.
Posted by: That SOB Van Owen at August 18, 2024 08:29 PM (3rnQf)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 18, 2024 08:25 PM (QNSds)
It's not uncontrollable, it's just painful. I will put 50 rounds of .38 through it, but after a full cylinder of .357 I'm done shooting. Sweet little carry gun though, I hardly remember I have it. Which has been problematic a few times at my unarmed victim zone... I mean, at work.
Not that I would carry there, oh no. Against the rules, you know.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 18, 2024 08:29 PM (6NgT4)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:10 PM (uGpeQ)
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I think he'll make Florida Man on an ONT or Insty.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 08:29 PM (tT6L1)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:15 PM (uGpeQ)
I'm working on finalizing a write up on the new 2.5" Colt Python snubbie, which is why I've been spending time w/ a snub nose revolver lately. I'll try to send it in this week, I promise.
Posted by: Ed L at August 18, 2024 08:30 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: Coelacanth at August 18, 2024 08:31 PM (tvtMu)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 18, 2024 08:31 PM (6NgT4)
Thank you Weasel as always. Something new and interesting every week. And Ed L, damn, I am so impressed with your collection and the knowledge of the pieces.
Everyone have a good night and hopefully a great week!!
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at August 18, 2024 08:31 PM (0XVad)
The strip and reassemble a 1911, of course.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 18, 2024 08:23 PM (+gCB9)
I disassembled three 1911s last Tuesday and that damn recoil spring plug thingy went zipping by my head on the last one, a Springfield Operator.
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 08:32 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: TRex at August 18, 2024 08:32 PM (IQ6Gq)
$7.00 per pack. (minimum)
1+ pack per day.
365 days in a year.
365*7=$2555 per year savings as a lowball estimate.
That a hell of a lot more guns I can buy/build each year.
I'm liking this more and more.
Evening everyone.
Posted by: Reforger at August 18, 2024 08:32 PM (xcIvR)
Posted by: TRex at August 18, 2024 08:32 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Always appreciated. I think I still have at least one other of yours on deck.
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:32 PM (uGpeQ)
As part of my cold bore shooting,I shot … cold. With my scope reset at zero.
The shots were 4” high!
Dumbshit forgot he had rezeroed with the suppressor on. And moved the zero stop down 4MOA for unsuppressed. Serves me right for not shooting that rifle “recently”.
Posted by: RI Red at August 18, 2024 08:32 PM (iR+Kr)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:33 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Braenyard at August 18, 2024 08:33 PM (5M+Ys)
It's a DA/SA with a manual safety. It is definitely a deep concealment gun. I had the store guy nodding his head and smiling as he hadn't handled it before, either. It has evidently been there a while. I wonder if I could get them to come down in price if I show them the ones that are always on sale on the internet.
It's on my "I want" list now. (Along with the 4.25" Ronin in 9mm. Guess I have to stop at the corner store and buy lotto tickets.)
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 08:34 PM (CrXxA)
Posted by: Reforger at August 18, 2024 08:32 PM (xcIvR)
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Congrats and best wishes for continued success.
Posted by: TRex at August 18, 2024 08:34 PM (IQ6Gq)
And it never lands where you can easily find it.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 08:35 PM (mH6SG)
Posted by: That SOB Van Owen at August 18, 2024 08:35 PM (3rnQf)
anyway, that's why I never fire anything but .38 RNL or FMJ (I like the Fiocchi FMJ load for the speedstrip reload(s) that I carry; (no exposed lead to get rubbed off all over everything) from the j-frame ... used up all the deathco Super HP etc that would give some soreoss persecutor a cream fit; it's either good enough or it ain't, amirite?
from where the sun now stands I don't actually figure to get into (or survive) some big ol' death-and-destruction firefight and I am adjusting my viewpoint accordingly.
the j and the reload-or-two that I always carry will either do the thing, or not; at worst I can hope that someone somewhere will think "he died well".
and on that cheerful note, g'night everyone!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at August 18, 2024 08:36 PM (UWgy2)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 08:35 PM (mH6SG)
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I've had a couple I am pretty certain never landed!
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:36 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: RI Red at August 18, 2024 08:32 PM (iR+Kr)
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Ha! yeah, If I stick with the load I'm currently running in my 06, I need to adjust the zero stop down. I've got my ballistics app set to make up for the difference but, for now, I've kept things where they are.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 08:37 PM (tT6L1)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 18, 2024 08:17 PM (vMvtM)
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Hmmm, think we may be changing up the routine...Practice 25 rounds, competition 25 rounds, then practice/plink 25 rounds. We'll see how it goes on Friday.
Posted by: Grateful at August 18, 2024 08:37 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 18, 2024 08:31 PM (6NgT4)
I've encountered that opinion a lot. The cylinder on my EAA Windicator doesn't come out far enough to make speedloaders really useful, either. I think I need to invest in
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 08:37 PM (CrXxA)
Posted by: Grateful at August 18, 2024 08:38 PM (IQ6Gq)
Be advised they are fragile if magnum ammo, especially 125 grain loads, are used excessively. The bottom of the barrel next to the cylinder is the weak point and they will crack there.
Use .38 wadcutters or standard velocity .38 loads for targets and practice and they will last forever.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 18, 2024 08:38 PM (U00Z8)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 08:38 PM (mH6SG)
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Sounds good just as long as you FOCUS during the plinking part.
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:38 PM (uGpeQ)
one up, full mag, half cock to carry (my 0.02, ymmv)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at August 18, 2024 08:39 PM (UWgy2)
$7.00 per pack. (minimum)
1+ pack per day.
365 days in a year.
365*7=$2555 per year savings as a lowball estimate.
That a hell of a lot more guns I can buy/build each year.
I'm liking this more and more.
Evening everyone.
Posted by: Reforger at August 18, 2024 08:32 PM (xcIvR)
Praise the Lord!
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 08:39 PM (LHPAg)
Yeah. That is getting easier.
Wife noticed I'm not coughing as much or spending as much time in the shop and cornered me on it.
I have quit many times only to fail so I hadn't actually told anyone about it. I don't like to admit to failure.
"So through this (my bout with unemployment) you quit smoking. That explains a lot."
Posted by: Reforger at August 18, 2024 08:40 PM (xcIvR)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:41 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:21 PM
Weasel, before you pack it up, will you (or possibly bluebell) do tameshigiri, perhaps using the Tsubamegaeshi cutting pattern? We'd love to see a 'range' report!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 18, 2024 08:41 PM (+gCB9)
Durn, Grateful, I didn’t think you were big enough to carry that Permanent Record Book!
Posted by: RI Red at August 18, 2024 08:41 PM (iR+Kr)
Posted by: Reforger at August 18, 2024 08:32 PM (xcIvR)
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Reforger, congrats on 2 weeks! I quit in 1995...learned that it's 3 days, 3 weeks and 3 months that are the challenging points. I don't know how it is for you, but I had challenges with GI issues and a constant metallic taste in my mouth...OTC Magnessium resolved that issue...water soluable vitamin, so any excess is excreted, not absorbed by the body. Thank you God, have not had any desire to go back, I hope and pray for the same success for you.
Posted by: Grateful at August 18, 2024 08:42 PM (IQ6Gq)
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It's been retired from active duty. Last thing I want to do is wave it around and drop it!
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:43 PM (uGpeQ)
Never owned a derringer. We will certainly look forward to your review.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 08:43 PM (mH6SG)
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 08:43 PM (tT6L1)
one up, full mag, half cock to carry (my 0.02, ymmv)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at August 18, 2024 08:39 PM (UWgy2)
Cool!
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 08:43 PM (CrXxA)
Ah RI Red, thankfully we live in a digital age!
Posted by: Grateful at August 18, 2024 08:44 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 08:39 PM (LHPAg)
And pass the ammunition! (Which he can now afford more of.)
And, good to hear it, Reforger.
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 08:44 PM (CrXxA)
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 08:32 PM
Did you complete all of the purification rituals needed for fooling around with Glocks before getting started?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 18, 2024 08:44 PM (+gCB9)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 08:43 PM (mH6SG)
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They're new to me too!
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:44 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Grateful at August 18, 2024 08:45 PM (IQ6Gq)
I picked up a police surplus Beretta Model 81 in .32 ACP last month at the Chantilly show. The Model 81 is readily concealable and holds 12 rounds of .32 ACP. The pistol looks similar to the Model 92/M9, but it doesn't have the decocker the Model 92/M9 does. That means that although the pistol is theoretically DA/SA, using DA for your first shot means lowering the hammer on a live round. Not recommended. It's heavier than some other choices, but the weight makes it very easy to shoot. Sharon and Iris will testify to that. Also, Beretta still has Model 81 magazines for sale on its webpage. If you can pick up one used, that's another option.
Posted by: Ed L at August 18, 2024 08:45 PM (yRXSd)
Durn, Grateful, I didn’t think you were big enough to carry that Permanent Record Book!
Posted by: RI Red at August 18, 2024 08:41 PM (iR+Kr)
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I hear you.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 08:46 PM (tT6L1)
I can still fieldstrip a 1911 with a brown paper grocery bag over my head ... practiced it up back in the Before Time last century ... tried it a year ago & I still got it!
! moar reason I gots to get there this year!
lol, that's what you get when you try for a capital 1 ...
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at August 18, 2024 08:46 PM (UWgy2)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:46 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:41 PM (uGpeQ)
Can't you shoot that down the hallway?
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 08:46 PM (V5dm6)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 08:47 PM (mH6SG)
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 08:47 PM (tT6L1)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 18, 2024 08:47 PM (Wnv9h)
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Maybe! I've never fired this caliber.
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:47 PM (uGpeQ)
Grateful, that happens to be the wild hod gestation period.
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 08:48 PM (LHPAg)
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Well thank you and thanks for participating!
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:48 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 08:48 PM (V5dm6)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:49 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
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What's your excuse, young man???
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 18, 2024 08:50 PM (iZbyp)
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 08:50 PM (tT6L1)
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 18, 2024 08:50 PM (iZbyp)
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We'll need a note from his mom!
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:51 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 18, 2024 08:50 PM
At a party with other like minded friends and family.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 18, 2024 08:51 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 08:51 PM (tT6L1)
Posted by: Ed L at August 18, 2024 08:51 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 08:51 PM (mH6SG)
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That is an excellent idea!
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:52 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:51 PM
'Sup, Weasel?
No problem. She was there, too. I'm covered.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 18, 2024 08:52 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 18, 2024 08:44 PM (+gCB9)
Glock parts all gather in a nice little flock at a touch of the shepherd's crook.
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 08:52 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 18, 2024 08:52 PM (Wnv9h)
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Well, ok.
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:53 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:52 PM (uGpeQ)
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Turning over permanent record duties to a librarians seems...evil.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 08:53 PM (tT6L1)
And, good to hear it, Reforger.
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 08:44 PM (CrXxA)
I haven't even dented my buying spree from pre 2000 yet. I was making bank then and bought about 500 every week for around 3 years. Mostly 9mm and 5.56.
Maybe as a thing to do, as I seem to have a lot more undesignated time I might do an inventory.
Hell, I don't even know what I have stuffed in the corners in here.
Posted by: Reforger at August 18, 2024 08:53 PM (xcIvR)
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 18, 2024 08:54 PM (iZbyp)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 18, 2024 08:55 PM (YkZWy)
New anti-gun research claims deer hunting causes more gun violence
"They compared shootings during the first three weeks of deer season to a week prior to the season opener. The authors claim there was a 'substantial increase in shootings' during the start of deer season, which they said calls for additional gun control, of course."
https://is.gd/DID54S
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That's right. One day you're hunting deer, the next you're shooting orphans in an orphanage.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I've Been Through the Desert On a Horse With No Shame at August 18, 2024 08:55 PM (L/fGl)
Posted by: Reforger at August 18, 2024 08:53 PM (xcIvR)
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I found a bunch of .45ACP the other day while I was hunting for a place to put an ammo can (of .45ACP)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:55 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Notorious BFD
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You get a gold star on your permanent record!
{{{BFD}}}
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 18, 2024 08:55 PM (iZbyp)
That’s a phrase my old secretary/office wife always used with me. Home wife got along with her and picked up that phrase. OW died of cancer from smoking, so,good luck, reforger! I quit half a century ago, thanks goodness. Damn $0.10 a pack PX smokes.
And another thing with old dogs/new tricks:
I tried corn cob kitty litter for brass cleaning. It was good, but then broke down into a powder and got stuck in cases. When I would anneal the brass, it smelled like Sunday morning breakfast.
Just switched over to reptile crushed walnut. Much quieter and I don’t get hungry when doing it.
Posted by: RI Red at August 18, 2024 08:55 PM (iR+Kr)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:56 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: blake
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Don't worry, I flunked shushing class.
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 18, 2024 08:56 PM (iZbyp)
Any first thoughts, or will we have to wait?
Posted by: Ed L at August 18, 2024 08:57 PM (yRXSd)
See you and mom in a couple weeks!!!
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 18, 2024 08:55 PM
Nurse! Looking forward to it!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 18, 2024 08:57 PM (Wnv9h)
I am grateful and humbled. Who do I send the check to?
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 08:57 PM (mH6SG)
Posted by: RI Red at August 18, 2024 08:55 PM (iR+Kr)
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Yep, buy it at the pet store and save the "gun stuff" premium!
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:58 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Reforger at August 18, 2024 08:53 PM (xcIvR)
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I found a bunch of .45ACP the other day while I was hunting for a place to put an ammo can (of .45ACP)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:55 PM (uGpeQ)
Dude, I picked up a can with no marking but heavy enough. It was pre-64 silver. Duh.
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 08:58 PM (LHPAg)
Asking for me, friends can ask for themdamnselves.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 18, 2024 08:59 PM (6NgT4)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:59 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I've Been Through the Desert On a Horse With No Shame at August 18, 2024 08:55 PM (L/fGl)
I saw that, and thought, "What, the old beating-wives-and-girlfriends-goes-up-during-the-Super-Bowl line isn't cutting it anymore? Now it's gotta be hunting and shootings?"
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 08:59 PM (CrXxA)
Found several hundred rounds of 5.56mm M193 ammo in their original boxes in a storage box I've had in a corner for years. Bought that ammo back in 1989 or 1990, I think. Fired a few last week and they're still good.
Posted by: Ed L at August 18, 2024 09:00 PM (yRXSd)
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Yep, buy it at the pet store and save the "gun stuff" premium!
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 08:58 PM (uGpeQ)
I did!
They even havethe ten pound bags !
Posted by: RI Red at August 18, 2024 09:00 PM (iR+Kr)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I've Been Through the Desert On a Horse With No Shame at August 18, 2024 08:55 PM (L/fGl)
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I looked at the article and the "researchers" went with a premise then looked for supporting data...from one source only.
The methodology behind that "report" doesn't even rise to the level of "shoddy."
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 09:01 PM (tT6L1)
lol
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 09:01 PM (mH6SG)
Posted by: gourmand du jour
First thought: you've seen them, and you don't know if they exist?
Second thought: AI is really messing with reality.
Posted by: mikeski may or may not exist at August 18, 2024 09:02 PM (DgGvY)
Asking for me, friends can ask for themdamnselves.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 18, 2024 08:59 PM
.300 blackout of course. You can use a 9mm (.35 caliber) suppressor with it if yours is rated for it, mine is.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 18, 2024 09:03 PM (QNSds)
And that's only because I think you need a different upper for a 12.7x42. Because everyone should have a 12.7x42 (.50 Beowulf) in their collection.
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 09:03 PM (CrXxA)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at August 18, 2024 09:03 PM (UWgy2)
Asking for me, friends can ask for themdamnselves.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 18, 2024 08:59 PM (6NgT4)
If you're willing to take the trouble to SBR it and get a suppressor, how about .300 Blackout?
Posted by: Ed L at August 18, 2024 09:03 PM (yRXSd)
New anti-gun research claims deer hunting causes more gun violence
"They compared shootings during the first three weeks of deer season to a week prior to the season opener. The authors claim there was a 'substantial increase in shootings' during the start of deer season, which they said calls for additional gun control, of course."
......................................
'research' = conclusion already determined, all data is cherry picked, it's all bullshit.
Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by pew pew at August 18, 2024 09:05 PM (NaAik)
Posted by: Ed L
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I love it! The gun is great. The shooter needs lots of work but maybe rediscovering motivation to keep trying.
I even brought the P365 out of hibernation for a few rounds.
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 18, 2024 09:05 PM (iZbyp)
Six months is a long time to wait, eh?
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 09:06 PM (mH6SG)
Posted by: Notorious BFD
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I take hugs as payment!
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 18, 2024 09:06 PM (iZbyp)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 18, 2024 09:07 PM (6NgT4)
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 09:08 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 09:08 PM (tT6L1)
Asking for me, friends can ask for themdamnselves.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 18, 2024 08:59 PM (6NgT4)
Does the barrel have the "government cut" profile? That's the notch in front of the front sight post for the mounting bracket for an M203 grenade launcher. It would cost a lot more to do it, but you COULD plunk down $5-7k for an M203. You could then let home invaders "Say hello to my little friend." HE rounds are out of the question, but chalk rounds and simulators that make a really loud bang are available.
Posted by: Ed L at August 18, 2024 09:09 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 09:09 PM (V5dm6)
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 09:11 PM (V5dm6)
Posted by: TRex at August 18, 2024 09:11 PM (IQ6Gq)
next time I go Up Norf it will be the 629 snubby, lol
tomorrow, I dunno, maybe ... what, then? innit?
jeepers, if I'm'a be in any hiking shape tomorrow, it's bedtime!
g'night Horde!
thx, Weasel!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at August 18, 2024 09:11 PM (UWgy2)
Don't know if that would cause this particular problem, but it's something to check.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 18, 2024 09:11 PM (U00Z8)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 09:06 PM (mH6SG)
If you get your fingerprints in electronic form, you can submit your Form 1 and get it turned around in about a week. I just got a Form 1 approved in eight days. Same for suppressors. Key is to put everything in digits and not submit paper copies.
Posted by: Ed L at August 18, 2024 09:12 PM (yRXSd)
Asking for me, friends can ask for themdamnselves.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 18, 2024 08:59 PM (6NgT4)
Does the barrel have the "government cut" profile? That's the notch in front of the front sight post for the mounting bracket for an M203 grenade launcher. It would cost a lot more to do it, but you COULD plunk down $5-7k for an M203. You could then let home invaders "Say hello to my little friend." HE rounds are out of the question, but chalk rounds and simulators that make a really loud bang are available.
Posted by: Ed L at August 18, 2024 09:09 PM (yRXSd)
I remember SgtMaj Plumb say 'There'll be plenty laying around.'
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 09:12 PM (LHPAg)
My primary carry is a mini 1911 in 9mm. I know CBD looks down his nose at me, but I can shoot the heck out of it. I LOVE the 1911 platform.
Hopefully I never have to draw and fire. But if I do, I have a really good chance of coming out ahead.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 18, 2024 09:13 PM (paWUw)
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 09:08 PM (tT6L1)
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Geez - I don't know. It might be too much of a hill to climb.
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:13 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 18, 2024 09:13 PM (iZbyp)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:14 PM (uGpeQ)
Six months is a long time to wait, eh?
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 09:06 PM
At the Class III store/range I go to they are saying that most suppressor or SBR tax stamp applications wait times are now in the less than a 30 day wait period. Most come back approved in 10 days or a couple of weeks.
Mine took 13 months 4 years ago.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at August 18, 2024 09:14 PM (QNSds)
Posted by: rhomboid at August 18, 2024 09:14 PM (GcNJ2)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:15 PM (uGpeQ)
No barrel, hence the question. I have the fully built lower and the upper with all the accoutrements (flappy door and button thingy) installed, now I'm wondering what BCG and barrel to get for it.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 18, 2024 09:16 PM (6NgT4)
I made a new best buddy for life range guy today.
Last night I reorganized my range bag and thought about taking the Wheeler scope level and the FAT torque screwdriver out. I didn’t.
Today BBFL (with whom I had shot IDPA) was mounting a scope on a hunting rifle. I just happened to have all the tools he needed.
He was so happy he gave me a scope mount dope tag.Which I have always wanted.
Life is good.
Posted by: RI Red at August 18, 2024 09:16 PM (iR+Kr)
you go!
same way I feel about my j-frame ... and that confidence is beyond any price.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at August 18, 2024 09:16 PM (UWgy2)
My primary carry is a mini 1911 in 9mm. I know CBD looks down his nose at me, but I can shoot the heck out of it. I LOVE the 1911 platform.
Hopefully I never have to draw and fire. But if I do, I have a really good chance of coming out ahead.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 18, 2024 09:13 PM (paWUw)
I will bring the Bul in October, I'd really like you to shoot it because it's a 9mm in a fullsize package all stainless steel. It's kinda weird on the take down, requires a paperclip. No really, it's in the manual. But it's really a tackdriver.
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 09:17 PM (LHPAg)
If you really concentrate on the fundamentals, it becomes muscle memory. Then in a high stress situation, you body remembers how to set, aim and shoot. Even though your brain is freaking out, your body remembers. That's why you have to focus. Hard.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 18, 2024 09:18 PM (2xVPz)
http://alturl.com/5wksb
It’s also a scenic and serene destination for your next family or corporate function with a pavilion and shelter that allow both outdoor and indoor gatherings of all kinds.
Alrighty South Cakkalakians - you know what to do.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 09:18 PM (V5dm6)
Posted by: rhomboid at August 18, 2024 09:14 PM (GcNJ2)
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Whoops! My mistake. Fixed it!
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:19 PM (RG6z4)
Posted by: Grateful at August 18, 2024 09:20 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 18, 2024 09:20 PM (U00Z8)
A Class III dealer I know says that wait times have noticeably dropped in the last 12 months. He said that Class III firearm (i.e. full auto) wait times are now at 9-10 months instead of the 12-15 they were just a couple of years ago. You get the benefit of a faster turnaround IF you submit your paperwork electronically. If you insist on using paper, be prepared for your wait times to be 15 months or more. He says that BATFE reviewers are prioritizing electronic submissions for review because they can clear them faster.
Posted by: Ed L at August 18, 2024 09:20 PM (yRXSd)
Of course I told my crew mate that, of course, there would be problems, as the M1 was designed to fire 30-06, not that new-fangled stuff. Just kidding - I added that .276 Pedersen was the designed caliber for the M1, and it was switched to 30-06 due to the US having a crap-ton of 30-06 in inventory, the Army having a tiny budget, and chief of staff MacArthur saying nope, use the stuff we have.
Posted by: rhomboid at August 18, 2024 09:20 PM (GcNJ2)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 18, 2024 09:20 PM (Wnv9h)
The authors claim there was a 'substantial increase in shootings' during the start of deer season, which they said calls for additional gun control, of course.
I agree!
Posted by: Bambi at August 18, 2024 09:20 PM (63Dwl)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 18, 2024 09:21 PM (3OQQc)
I had two moments with Uncle Sam where my brain was gasping, but my muscle memory literally saved me.
Posted by: RI Red at August 18, 2024 09:21 PM (iR+Kr)
Posted by: rhomboid at August 18, 2024 09:21 PM (GcNJ2)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:21 PM (uGpeQ)
Hopefully I never have to draw and fire. But if I do, I have a really good chance of coming out ahead.
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 18, 2024 09:13 PM
1911 platform is best platform.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 18, 2024 09:22 PM (Wnv9h)
http://alturl.com/5wksb
It’s also a scenic and serene destination for your next family or corporate function with a pavilion and shelter that allow both outdoor and indoor gatherings of all kinds.
Alrighty South Cakkalakians - you know what to do.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 09:18 PM (V5dm6
And they're so close to Pelion they will be boiling peanuts in the fall. Win-win.
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 09:22 PM (LHPAg)
in the end it's all any of us got when it all gotta get real or get out.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at August 18, 2024 09:22 PM (UWgy2)
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 09:23 PM (V5dm6)
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I need to fire my quality control check guy!
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:23 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at August 18, 2024 09:23 PM (U00Z8)
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 09:22 PM (LHPAg)
And get over to Shealy's for real BBQ
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 09:24 PM (V5dm6)
Posted by: Grateful at August 18, 2024 09:24 PM (IQ6Gq)
Quite a few 50 cal cans too. I also save all the desiccant packs I find and keep a couple of those in each one.
Posted by: Reforger at August 18, 2024 09:24 PM (xcIvR)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 18, 2024 09:13 PM
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I think you might like the little Kimber. I'll bring it in October.
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:24 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 18, 2024 09:06 PM
Works for me. *big hug*
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 09:25 PM (mH6SG)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 18, 2024 09:25 PM (3OQQc)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:24 PM (uGpeQ)
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I plan to bring my KDS9c, too.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 09:26 PM (tT6L1)
Posted by: RI Red at August 18, 2024 09:26 PM (iR+Kr)
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That's what I do. I think the biggest problems are swings in temp/humidity.
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:27 PM (uGpeQ)
If you're serious about going the .300 Blackout route, start working on getting a digitized copy of your fingerprints. The UPS Store has several locations which can get fingerprints done. Digital fingerprints will save a ton of time in getting your Form 1 and Form 4 turned around w/ BATFE. Also, get a digital passport photo done of yourself while you're there. You'll need both on your submissions to BATFE.
Posted by: Ed L at August 18, 2024 09:27 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:28 PM (uGpeQ)
And to all the morons and 'ettes who help make it happen.
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 09:28 PM (CrXxA)
Posted by: nurse ratched at August 18, 2024 09:18 PM
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We've come to appreciate the sounds produced by other patrons at the range. Yes, they can startle and a big KA-BOOOM in an adjacent lane isn't always ideal, but all of the noise adds a stress factor that sharpens the focus.
Posted by: TRex at August 18, 2024 09:29 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 09:30 PM (LHPAg)
Quite a few 50 cal cans too.
I use .30 and .50 cal cans. Some GI surplus and some Chinese replicas which seem just fine. A full .50 cal can is pretty heavy so I don't know about the utility of anything bigger.
Posted by: Oddbob at August 18, 2024 09:30 PM (/y8xj)
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 09:28 PM (CrXxA)
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Thanks GWB. I appreciate that, and agree that it's all y'all who make this fun and keep it going. I can write my normal b.s. until the cows come home, but without you all it's just my b.s.
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:30 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 18, 2024 09:25 PM
Counting the days, Ben Had!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 18, 2024 09:33 PM (Wnv9h)
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Mind sharing the name of the coffee?
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:33 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 09:28 PM (CrXxA)
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Thanks GWB. I appreciate that, and agree that it's all y'all who make this fun and keep it going. I can write my normal b.s. until the cows come home, but without you all it's just my b.s.
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:30 PM (uGpeQ)
But it's useful if not crucial bullshit. You nave been instrumental in sounding the alarm of preparedness. For that I thank you. You deserve a cookie.
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 09:33 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at August 18, 2024 09:33 PM (UWgy2)
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I can totally be bought with cookies!
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:34 PM (uGpeQ)
I've just been enjoying the hell out of my new 22 ARC's, I'm boring, I just shoot holes in paper out in the mountains or desert so I don't need anything versatile. The 22 ARC with the 88gn tipped bullets is pretty amazing, only about half an MOA below my 6 Creedmoor's at 600 yards, really impressive for a pea shooter.
Posted by: ck at August 18, 2024 09:34 PM (nMOLw)
I hadn’t shot anything in a month, but my focus was great.
I’m really liking this PSA AR - 10.
I’m spending a lot of time at 300 yards and under and it feels quite natural. Next step is back up top. My tables seem to be dialed in and I want to feel the same at distance.
The 6.5 I brought back out today just performs. I’m almost there with the AR 10.
Posted by: RI Red at August 18, 2024 09:35 PM (iR+Kr)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 18, 2024 09:36 PM (3OQQc)
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 09:17 PM (LHPAg)
Ah, yes, the "bushless" or something. I finally went ahead and bought some inexpensive allen wrenches (2 sets, 1 English, other metric) and took the smallest one from each and cut off the short end a bit and put them in my tool bag and range bag. That way I don't have to ask around for paperclips.
(Cut the short end so it's slightly shorter than the diameter of the recoil spring guide. Then deburr it a little.)
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 09:36 PM (CrXxA)
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The "in the zone" thing is real. Practice long enough and hard enough and it's like putting on a pair of comfy shoes.
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:36 PM (uGpeQ)
Check your shelving too. Ammo gets heavy fast. Make sure your shelves are rated to hold the weight you'll put on them. The cheap plastic shelves from Lowe's or Home Depot won't cut it.
Posted by: Ed L at August 18, 2024 09:36 PM (yRXSd)
1. IIRC my county sheriff already has them in digital for my carry permit.
B. Do you have to go the SBR route or can you do the regular carbine length? I don't really want to ask permission.
III. There is no III.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 18, 2024 09:37 PM (6NgT4)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 09:37 PM (mH6SG)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:34 PM (uGpeQ)
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What about chocolate cake?
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 09:37 PM (tT6L1)
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EdL.
Nice example of a rare Colt New Service in 44 Russian.
Posted by: whig at August 18, 2024 09:37 PM (kW+z9)
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 09:37 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 09:38 PM (CrXxA)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 18, 2024 09:38 PM (3OQQc)
I hadn’t shot anything in a month, but my focus was great.
I’m really liking this PSA AR - 10.
I’m spending a lot of time at 300 yards and under and it feels quite natural. Next step is back up top. My tables seem to be dialed in and I want to feel the same at distance.
The 6.5 I brought back out today just performs. I’m almost there with the AR 10.
Posted by: RI Red
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Glad the AR 10 is working out for you. Next step, get a 6.5 Creedmoor upper for it. (Heh).
Posted by: whig at August 18, 2024 09:38 PM (kW+z9)
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 09:37 PM (tT6L1)
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That too. Also, blueberry pie and bluebell's apple pie.
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:39 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 09:40 PM (mH6SG)
That a hell of a lot more guns I can buy/build each year.
I'm liking this more and more.
Evening everyone.
Posted by: Reforger
Congrats!
I did that math when they were 1.70 and they went to 2.10 a carton. I was going through about 1.5 packs a day (light them puff once or twice, handle a patient, take a puff and put it out as a Corpsman).
I looked at 70 years at that rate and said "I'm done".
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 18, 2024 09:40 PM (vI6Cu)
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at August 18, 2024 09:40 PM (v23vE)
Posted by: TRex at August 18, 2024 09:40 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: TRex
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Time to ramp up the stress level. Try shooting in the lane next to a guy with a AR10 with a muzzle brake. Even with muffs and plugs, it is loud.
Posted by: whig at August 18, 2024 09:41 PM (kW+z9)
Like food. I eat like shit so I have very little to add to that unless you want info how to cook a can of bisgetti-O's or nuke a breakfast burrito. I've given up on gardening and don't watch movies.
Ace's threads during the week I really don't feel I can add to.
On those I will type stuff and ask myself "am I qualified to comment on this?" and will delete it 90% of the time.
Thank you to all the bloggers here for all the time and research you put in.
Posted by: Reforger at August 18, 2024 09:41 PM (xcIvR)
Posted by: TRex at August 18, 2024 09:40 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Dessert is better than food!
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:42 PM (uGpeQ)
I did that math when they were 1.70 and they went to 2.10 a carton. I was going through about 1.5 packs a day (light them puff once or twice, handle a patient, take a puff and put it out as a Corpsman).
I looked at 70 years at that rate and said "I'm done".
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 18, 2024 09:40 PM (vI6Cu)
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Were you living in AZ when they raised the taxes on cigarettes? I was working at a stop and rob back then and I can't tell you how many people who complained to me about the taxes going up also admitted they didn't vote.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 09:42 PM (tT6L1)
The turnout is once again going to be stupendous and I can't wait.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 18, 2024 09:42 PM (3OQQc)
I know it's the one without any additives (not chicory, that's Cafe du Monde - also great by itself or with cigars - some other thing they add) ... I recall the store had several brands, each brand has a version with/without the additive my dain bramaged memory cannot dredge up).
Posted by: rhomboid at August 18, 2024 09:42 PM (GcNJ2)
Posted by: whig at August 18, 2024 09:42 PM (kW+z9)
Posted by: whig at August 18, 2024 09:41 PM (kW+z9)
Yep, I've done that. I don't usually flinch from handgun reports, but those rifles I can feel.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at August 18, 2024 09:43 PM (v23vE)
Ya have to eat if your gonna shoot. Well, I guess that can be flipped, as well.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 09:43 PM (mH6SG)
Posted by: Reforger at August 18, 2024 09:24 PM (xcIvR)
MTM ammo crates, and mini-ammo cans. They have two trays they sell that you can load with the normal or mini MTM cans and take 3 or 4 of them all at once.
The nice thing IMO about the minis is they come in different colors. So you can visually organize your ammo (or some of it - those with LOTS of calibers will find color-sorting inadequate, by itself). I do have extra cans as I moved from trying to keep enough in the minis to keeping it in the crates, and just loading up the minis if I'm going to the range.
(I also color-sort my ammo into the plastic ammo boxes that hold 50 or 100 rounds. So I can grab it easily from my range bag and take it to the bench.)
I might overthink things a bit.
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 09:44 PM (CrXxA)
Posted by: Retief at August 18, 2024 09:44 PM (UL9Rw)
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 09:44 PM (tT6L1)
And speaking further of food, the grill's ready for the lemon-marinated chicken strips that will go into the pasta with the homemade pesto, so better dash.
Posted by: rhomboid at August 18, 2024 09:44 PM (GcNJ2)
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy
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IN all seriousness, I try to be a bit respectful back when I am shooting AR style rifles indoors. The linear compensators instead of a flash hider throw a lot of the sound forward instead of back.
Posted by: whig at August 18, 2024 09:45 PM (kW+z9)
Posted by: Reforger at August 18, 2024 09:41 PM (xcIvR)
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Biggest thanks is reading and participating. Never in a million years did I think I'd be writing a weekly thing for the internet. And I mean it, without you all participating it's just my rambling nonsense.
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:45 PM (uGpeQ)
Ya have to eat if your gonna shoot. Well, I guess that can be flipped, as well.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 09:43 PM (mH6SG)
Plus, if you come to TXMoMe, you're gonna eat. Trust me.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at August 18, 2024 09:45 PM (v23vE)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 18, 2024 09:45 PM (3OQQc)
B. Do you have to go the SBR route or can you do the regular carbine length? I don't really want to ask permission.
III. There is no III.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 18, 2024 09:37 PM (6NgT4)
You need to have a digital copy of your fingerprints that have to get attached to all forms you submit to the BATFE e-forms website. Or, you'll have to provide it to your seller of your suppressor of choice. The sheriff won't do it for you (unless you have connections). You'll need a suppressor to get the most out of .300 Blackout.
Braces will work OK. But going the SBR route also opens up a lot more options for you (stocks, vertical foregrips, etc.). And these options will often be a better fit for your weapon. .300 Blackout will allow you to reduce your barrel length the 10.5" or even less. Adding a suppressor will push overall barrel length out to the 13"-15" mark, but you'll have something that's REALLY quiet when fired, even indoors. Your call on how you want to play it.
Posted by: Ed L at August 18, 2024 09:46 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: ck at August 18, 2024 09:46 PM (nMOLw)
That a hell of a lot more guns I can buy/build each year.
I'm liking this more and more.
Evening everyone.
Posted by: Reforger
Congrats!
I did that math when they were 1.70 and they went to 2.10 a carton. I was going through about 1.5 packs a day (light them puff once or twice, handle a patient, take a puff and put it out as a Corpsman).
I looked at 70 years at that rate and said "I'm done".
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 18, 2024 09:40 PM (vI6Cu)
A dime a pack in my 'formative' years. Quit when they went to 50 cents.
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 09:46 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 09:46 PM (V5dm6)
Whig, I would not be able to keep her fed!
Posted by: RI Red at August 18, 2024 09:46 PM (iR+Kr)
Posted by: blake
Posted by: whig at August 18, 2024 09:46 PM (kW+z9)
It's going to take some serious commentary tonight to save Weasel from an unpleasant rant from the Ewok early tomorrow Morning.
Please remember that he is 'batch'ing it this weekend, which means he's partying. Ewok rants are *particularly* unpleasant when you're tired and hungover, or so it's rumored.
#CommentEarlyCommentOften
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 18, 2024 07:13 PM (FGPcV)
Ahem
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 09:46 PM (V5dm6)
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My pleasure whig. Hope things are as good as they can be.
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:47 PM (uGpeQ)
Nice example of a rare Colt New Service in 44 Russian.
Posted by: whig at August 18, 2024 09:37 PM (kW+z9)
Thanks, Whig.
Posted by: Ed L at August 18, 2024 09:47 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: Ed L at August 18, 2024 09:48 PM (yRXSd)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:48 PM (uGpeQ)
One thing I can do is get in touch with the Hordelings that I know or have contact info here in the upstate and gauge their interest and availability.
Maybe we pick a timeframe and work backwards from there?
How does April sound?
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 18, 2024 09:48 PM (iZbyp)
Posted by: Grateful at August 18, 2024 09:48 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: TRex at August 18, 2024 09:40 PM (IQ6Gq)
And, ironically, there we meet the Food Thread numbers.
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 09:48 PM (CrXxA)
Alas, not going to happen, I fear.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 09:49 PM (tT6L1)
Posted by: Ed L at August 18, 2024 09:36 PM (yRXSd)
I have 3, 2000# industrial shelves. Full of books. My Ammo is on the floor under my bench.
Speaking of which, I need to clean up this dump.
Quit being such a slob. I have 1000 sq ft and maybe 200 of it I can walk on.
Posted by: Reforger at August 18, 2024 09:49 PM (xcIvR)
Weasel, there is absolutely nothing nonsensical about your contributions here. Thanks for all that you do, amigo.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 09:49 PM (mH6SG)
Posted by: blake
I wouldn't know. I stopped worrying about cig taxes when I stopped and that was on-base so there wasn't any tax.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 18, 2024 09:51 PM (rOUpZ)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 18, 2024 09:36 PM
Back at ya.
Glad to hear it. Sorry I couldn't have been more helpful.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 18, 2024 09:51 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Weasel
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Thanks.
Well, parental unit is fading at her assisted living after her cat (they allowed her to keep her elderly cat there) passed last month. Her memory of the cat goes in and out and one moment she is in the present, the next she is forty or fifty years ago.
Posted by: whig at August 18, 2024 09:52 PM (kW+z9)
Posted by: Grateful at August 18, 2024 09:52 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: RI Red at August 18, 2024 09:52 PM (iR+Kr)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at August 18, 2024 09:37 PM (6NgT4)
Plenty of people shoot it in rifle/carbine. Plenty of those barrels available from inexpensive up to Faxon pricing.
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 09:52 PM (CrXxA)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:52 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: TRex at August 18, 2024 09:52 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Eromero at August 18, 2024 09:53 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Ed L
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Ed L. you always bring some nice toys to Weasel's show and tell, great stories, and some great pix of historic firearms to share. Thanks right back to you.
Posted by: whig at August 18, 2024 09:54 PM (kW+z9)
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That's rough. Hang in there. Hope to finally meet you in October!
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:54 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 09:54 PM (tT6L1)
Prayers for you Whig, and your Mom. Have been down this road several times, and it just is what it is. Wish I could offer better comfort....
Posted by: Grateful at August 18, 2024 09:54 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 09:54 PM (mH6SG)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:45 PM
Weasel, thanks for another fine Gun Thread. Flight booked for Corsicana, but first I have to knock out an Alaska cruise next weekend.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 18, 2024 09:54 PM (Wnv9h)
Thank you !
Posted by: RI Red at August 18, 2024 09:55 PM (iR+Kr)
Posted by: Eromero
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Wish I could come over. That sounds like a great breakfast.
Posted by: whig at August 18, 2024 09:55 PM (kW+z9)
Alas, not going to happen, I fear.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 09:49 PM (tT6L1)
My 'Husker spidey-sense has been triggered! Where in Nebraska?
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at August 18, 2024 09:55 PM (v23vE)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 18, 2024 09:55 PM (3OQQc)
Thanks again, Weasel!
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 09:55 PM (tT6L1)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 09:56 PM (mH6SG)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
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Have a wonderful time and please to share pics.
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 18, 2024 09:56 PM (iZbyp)
Prayers for you Whig, and your Mom. Have been down this road several times, and it just is what it is. Wish I could offer better comfort....
Posted by: Grateful
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It is what it is. But all I can do is let her know she is loved and make sure she gets good care.
Thanks for the words of comfort.
Posted by: whig at August 18, 2024 09:56 PM (kW+z9)
Posted by: Grateful at August 18, 2024 09:52 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Sounds like a good time! Count me in!
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:56 PM (uGpeQ)
Nice ranch owned by a friend (I don't think he hangs here but knows the site.) who would be totally into it.
We would have to mount up and go into the sticks to shoot though.
Posted by: Reforger at August 18, 2024 09:56 PM (xcIvR)
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at August 18, 2024 09:55 PM (v23vE)
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Grand Island? If you check the Hornady web site, they have an employment opportunities link.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 09:56 PM (tT6L1)
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That's rough. Hang in there. Hope to finally meet you in October!
Posted by: Weasel
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I'm coming if the creek don't rise. May work it in with a quick visit to my mother's memory care as well. Some moving parts that need assembly in the next week.
Posted by: whig at August 18, 2024 09:58 PM (kW+z9)
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at August 18, 2024 09:58 PM (v23vE)
Posted by: Ben Had at August 18, 2024 09:55 PM
I drizzled some of that great olive oil on a leek and mushroom risotto I made Friday to use up some fish stock. It worked. Bigly. Thanks again for introducing me to it!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 18, 2024 09:58 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at August 18, 2024 09:58 PM (V5dm6)
Posted by: whig at August 18, 2024 09:58 PM (kW+z9)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:58 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: GWB at August 18, 2024 09:58 PM (CrXxA)
Posted by: blake
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It is. Someone called dementia the long goodbye and I can see why now.
Posted by: whig at August 18, 2024 09:59 PM (kW+z9)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 09:59 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: Grateful
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I have to have a "deadline" or I'll never do anything! :-)
I made a reminder to get in touch with the few people I know of in the upstate.
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 18, 2024 09:59 PM (iZbyp)
Posted by: whig at August 18, 2024 10:00 PM (kW+z9)
Posted by: screaming in digital at August 18, 2024 09:56 PM
Thanks. Will do. Lots of pics will be taken.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 18, 2024 10:00 PM (Wnv9h)
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Found that at the last minute and it seemed to fit!
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 10:00 PM (uGpeQ)
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at August 18, 2024 09:56 PM (tT6L1)
Thanks. GI is a nice town, and a high school classmate is their high school principal there. Hmmm ...
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at August 18, 2024 10:01 PM (v23vE)
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Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 18, 2024 10:02 PM (mH6SG)
Posted by: Weasel at August 18, 2024 10:02 PM (uGpeQ)
12 hours til the Monday morning staff meeting. *sigh*
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