Gun Thread: March #3 Edition!

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

Holy Shitballs! How in the ever-loving hell did it get to be the March #3 Edition?? I guess it checks out because last week was the 2/5 March Edition and the week before that was the First March Edition. Coming Soon: March #4 Edition!

Also, thanks for not burning the place down last Sunday. I made an el-quicko trip to Florida to see some family people. A lot of driving for a short visit, but I had a good time and ate a lot of Whataburger, so win-win. Also, Spring is almost here so trips to the farm-o will resume soon!

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

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FUNdamentals

I saw there was a discussion of muzzle flip and recoil anticipation in the comments last week so let's have a look at that.

Q: Weasel, should we anticipate our shots?
A: No. Please do not do that.

and...

Are you fundamentalin'?

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Hickok45 on Follow-Through

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Fun With Black Powder

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Private Jackson's Sniper Rifle

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Ax Weasel

Q: Weasel, what the heck is going on with Australian Bauxite Mining?
A: Please see below.

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Our Pal Fallout and Radiation

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Highway Patrol!

This week's episode: Hitchhiker 2!

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The Incredible Petrified World!

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Cigar of the Week

This week our pal Winston AKA Pops scores with this excellent two-fer review of the Big Sky Cigar Co.

Today's offering are two more of the excellent Big Sky Cigar Co. Yellowstone, is the fifth of their River Series of the best fishing streams in Montana. The others were covered a few months ago. This is a very mild cigar, made in Esteli, Nicaragua. A blend of Ecuadorian, Connecticut and Nicaraguan tobacco. As all of these cigars, very well made and simply great to enjoy. I've paired it with some great, if not well known bourbons. Big Horn, Devil's Brigade and Penelope Four Grain.
The second cigar is Tim Montana Vigilante. Which I had to try because of the name. It is unexpectedly mild, very similar to Yellowstone in taste and flavor. It pairs well with the above bourbons also Buffalo Trace.
Finding the cigars is harder. I order them from their website and there are brick and mortar stores around. As a side note Texas has a lot of stores that carry them. For some reason the company is not able to ship to residential addresses in Texas. I has three people try to explain that to me from the company. I still don't get it. They shup out of Miami though and are very prompt.

Excellent, Winston AKA Pops! Thank you!

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

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

A note about sources. The brick & mortar/online divide exists with cigars, as with guns, and most consumer products, with respect to price. As with guns - since both are "persecuted industries", basically - I make a conscious effort to source at least some of my cigars from my local store(s). It's a small thing, but the brick & mortar segment for both guns and tobacco are precious, and worth supporting where you can. And if you're lucky enough to have a good cigar store/lounge available, they're often a good social event with many dangerous people of the sort who own scary gunz, or read smart military blogs like this one. -rhomboid

Anyone have others to include? Perhaps a small local roller who makes a cigar you like? Send me your recommendation and a link to the site!

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

Posted by: Weasel at 07:00 PM

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1 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at March 15, 2026 07:00 PM (Ia/+0)

2 st!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 15, 2026 07:00 PM (Wnv9h)

3 Well...shit.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 15, 2026 07:00 PM (Wnv9h)

4 Iget old 50s Sci-fi suggestions on mh YouTube now

Posted by: Skip at March 15, 2026 07:02 PM (Ia/+0)

5 Dang! iPad froze up. I coulda been a contendah.

Posted by: RI Red - who is now only somebody that you used to know at March 15, 2026 07:02 PM (GOpmI)

6 The wind is blowing at such a rate here that I suspect any bullets fired will be blown off course almost instantly.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 15, 2026 07:02 PM (hJH5n)

7 Hello, Weasel!

Posted by: Ed L at March 15, 2026 07:04 PM (BCwQW)

8 Great review Winston AKA Pops!
I'll try to order and see if they ship to Washington State.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 15, 2026 07:04 PM (2WIwB)

9 The incredible petrified world, I do not believe I have seen that movie before. And I grew up in the 60s when those kinds of movies were all over the TV on Friday and Saturday nights. Big Chuck and Hoolihan along with Gouhlardi both out of Cleveland showed monster movies every friday and saturday night. .

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 15, 2026 07:04 PM (0N4FZ)

10 Impossible to hit the broad side of a barn in this wind.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 15, 2026 07:04 PM (+nEug)

11 I had a delightful range trip shooting my Ruger 10-22.

Posted by: RI Red - somebody? at March 15, 2026 07:05 PM (GOpmI)

12 The wind is blowing at such a rate here that I suspect any bullets fired will be blown off course almost instantly.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 15, 2026 07:02 PM

Sounds like a good day to practice wind doping and range math. You don't want to disappoint Weasel, do you?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 15, 2026 07:05 PM (Wnv9h)

13 Thanks for the "muzzle flip" video, Weasel!

That is ONE of my problems.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 15, 2026 07:05 PM (HlyYF)

14 Excellent selection of videos this week.

Feel tingling sensation already on the bauxite mining ops.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 15, 2026 07:06 PM (/lPRQ)

15 Diogenes
They do ship here. I've ordered from them before and they're great. They have some newer cigars as well, but I've not encountered them yet.
By the way, the Cigar Pairing Parlor in Yakima is open. The restaurant and bar are yet to be approved. They do have three working golf simulators. Hours are odd.

Posted by: Winston AKA Pops at March 15, 2026 07:06 PM (NvtJi)

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Sounds like a good day to practice wind doping and range math. You don't want to disappoint Weasel, do you?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 15, 2026 07:05 PM (Wnv9h)

Cleaning guns instead. No math involved. : )

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 15, 2026 07:07 PM (hJH5n)

17 Pillage Idiot, change your grip. A lower off hand grip will act against the flip.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 15, 2026 07:08 PM (+nEug)

18 And I did dust off my .22 competition fundamentals. Things like relearning to reset the scope elevation and windage from the last range trip.

Posted by: RI Red - somebody? at March 15, 2026 07:08 PM (GOpmI)

19 Hey, everyone.
No dang range time again.
I really need to get down there before Spanberger puts them out of business. (A huge amount of what they sell is "assault weapons.")

Posted by: GWB at March 15, 2026 07:10 PM (CnuyB)

20 I use the ‘make me an offer’ gimmick at cigars international. Put in a dogshit lowball offer, and you’ll be surprised how often they accept. Selection is limited and products come and go, but they usually have a wide assortment of high-quality sticks to make offers on. You should get able to get cigars at 55-35% off normal selling prices.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 15, 2026 07:10 PM (m/YDg)

21 6 The wind is blowing at such a rate here that I suspect any bullets fired will be blown off course almost instantly.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 15, 2026 07:02 PM

Range report today: Shot 6.5 Creedmoor from my Savage 110. Normal muzzle velocity = 2,800 fps

Aimed due south. Muzzle velocity today on the chrono was 7,000 fps.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 15, 2026 07:12 PM (HlyYF)

22 15 Diogenes
They do ship here. I've ordered from them before and they're great. They have some newer cigars as well, but I've not encountered them yet.
By the way, the Cigar Pairing Parlor in Yakima is open. The restaurant and bar are yet to be approved. They do have three working golf simulators. Hours are odd.
Posted by: Winston AKA Pops at March 15, 2026 07:06 PM (NvtJi)
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Ahh! Good to know.
I'll be ordering.
Has Olympia loosened up on cigar parlors? Those nazis ruined all the ones we had locally here on the west side.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 15, 2026 07:13 PM (2WIwB)

23 The wind is blowing at such a rate here that I suspect any bullets fired will be blown off course almost instantly.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 15, 2026 07:02 PM (hJH5n)

While not bullets, I learned to shoot skeet on a range that was built on the edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean. On breezy days, it was common to have your outgoing clay targets slow down, stop, and then come back towards you.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 15, 2026 07:13 PM (iTShx)

24 Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 15, 2026 07:12 PM (HlyYF)
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Ha! Breezy, huh?

Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 07:13 PM (DJPFk)

25 Range report today: Shot 6.5 Creedmoor from my Savage 110. Normal muzzle velocity = 2,800 fps

Aimed due south. Muzzle velocity today on the chrono was 7,000 fps.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 15, 2026 07:12 PM (HlyYF)

And when you aimed north, the bullet went backward.

Posted by: RI Red - somebody? at March 15, 2026 07:14 PM (GOpmI)

26 I'd advise against "The Incredible Petrified World." It's a film by Jerry Warren who wouldn't know a good film if it fell on him from a height of 16 meters. Good cure for insomnia I suppose.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 15, 2026 07:15 PM (CHHv1)

27 Muzzle velocity today on the chrono was 7,000 fps.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 15, 2026 07:12 PM (HlyYF)

Nice flat shooter!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 15, 2026 07:15 PM (n9ltV)

28 17 Pillage Idiot, change your grip. A lower off hand grip will act against the flip.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 15, 2026 07:08 PM

I think I already change my grip ... every single time I pick the weapon up from the range table!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 15, 2026 07:15 PM (HlyYF)

29 Diogenes
No, if anything it's worse.
There's no indoor smoking at the store in Yakima. You could when they were on the REZ but the new owner wanted to do something else.
Also, I don't know if the excise tax on tobacco products is being collected by out of state vendors.
9.8% is damn steep. Then, they want a $2.00 per pack cigarette tax increase.
For the chirren of course.

Posted by: Winston AKA Pops at March 15, 2026 07:16 PM (NvtJi)

30 And when you aimed north, the bullet went backward.

Posted by: RI Red - somebody? at March 15, 2026 07:14 PM

Rule #4: Be sure of your target, and what is beyond it.

If I had been aiming north, I would have somehow been shooting at myself as "beyond the target"!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 15, 2026 07:19 PM (HlyYF)

31 I got a scope recommendation from RI Red. I mounted it on my CZ bolt action .22LR, and proceeded to impress myself. 0.5 inch groups at 50 yards with crap ammo. The scope itself (an Arken) was easy to manipulate, with positive controls, and it was nice and clear (although at only 50 yards so far).

I'm looking forward to trying some good ammo!

By the way, this Weasel fellow might have a point about rear bags and avoiding wobbly shit. I used a good rear bag, set it up carefully with the bipod, and the rifle was rock solid.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 15, 2026 07:20 PM (n9ltV)

32 Saving Private Ryan was a cinematic and editing marvel. I didn't think much of the casting of Hanks or Damon or the dialog in general, but it's a film, so I can let its flaws slide.

I'd bet they weren't all real nazis either.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 15, 2026 07:20 PM (M9gjJ)

33 El Gauchos in downtown Tacoma used to have a wonderful cigar room and bar. I had a private box there. Last time I was in there was a couple years ago and it was a store room.
You can't hate democrats enough.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 15, 2026 07:21 PM (2WIwB)

34 I tried a Last of my Kind cedar-wrapped toro the other day.

It was really nice: smooth, flavorful, with a really gentle retrohale.

Tried to get a long ash on it - make it within a quarter inch of the band before the ash fell.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 15, 2026 07:22 PM (C0Nlv)

35 What is the Moron view of porting on pistols?

It seemed to my perception that there was less "felt recoil" when I shot Geoff's nice pistol, yet I still managed to flinch anyway.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 15, 2026 07:22 PM (HlyYF)

36 I lovingly massaged my SW Model 19 to sleep last night and back into her case. Looking forward to range time in 3 weeks. Boom. Haven't read the Gun Thread in weeks. Tonight, all of it. Thx. Props.

Posted by: Despise Marxist Rat Bastards & InfoHarlots at March 15, 2026 07:22 PM (HeR4S)

37 Evening all.
Nothing to report so I'll just hang around and listen to the rest of you.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at March 15, 2026 07:22 PM (t/2Uw)

38 Diogenes
Amen to that.
If you do order from Big Sky their website is quite nice. I'd suggest getting the five cigar sampler of the River Series and a box of three Vigilantes.

There may well be some of all of these assuming we have a PNWMoMe.

Posted by: Winston AKA Pops at March 15, 2026 07:23 PM (NvtJi)

39 Nice range report, CBD!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 15, 2026 07:24 PM (HlyYF)

40 Evenin', Sharon!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 15, 2026 07:25 PM (Wnv9h)

41 Bring the adrenalin.

Posted by: Eromero at March 15, 2026 07:25 PM (PaOYH)

42 Nice going, CBD. If you’re at 1 MOA with the CZ 457 with crap ammo, you are going to amaze yourself with some Eley or SK.

BTW, an aspirin is .550” wide.

Posted by: RI Red - somebody? at March 15, 2026 07:26 PM (WFfw3)

43 Nothing to report so I'll just hang around and listen to the rest of you.

#Iaswell

Posted by: Oddbob at March 15, 2026 07:26 PM (Fs0KI)

44 I shot some skeet last week, as the weather improved enough for me to go stand around outdoors without feeling like an idiot for doing so.

Due to the glories of reloading my own ammo, I was able to shoot 3/4 ounce loads of #9 shot in my 12 gauge, which is more than enough to break a clay target at short range while not getting beat up by recoil.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 15, 2026 07:26 PM (iTShx)

45 {{{RMBS}}}
Starting to think about the VA MoMe so you and Bunny and GWB among others were on my mind.
❤️🤠

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at March 15, 2026 07:27 PM (t/2Uw)

46 Howdy!

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by pew pew at March 15, 2026 07:27 PM (sAmhv)

47 Hey Diogenes!

If you ever made it to a PNW MoMeet youd could ask him in person and prolly get a personalized tour!

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 15, 2026 07:29 PM (K2pew)

48 {{{RMBS}}}
Starting to think about the VA MoMe so you and Bunny and GWB among others were on my mind.
❤️🤠
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at March 15, 2026 07:27 PM

God willing, we'll both be there!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 15, 2026 07:29 PM (Wnv9h)

49 Good evening Horde. Thanks Weasel.

We have been to the range and can confirm that we worked on fundamentals. Given the encouragement of last week's content, I sought to focus on trigger. At times, I found success. Other times, success was more elusive. The problem I have is that I'm trying to do the same things and it feels the same, but results vary.

Grateful, on the other hand, remains a sniper.

We're both getting new glasses, so will be interesting if being able to see helps our results.

We also gave the gubs and magazines a proper and thorough cleaning, so we're ready for next time.

Posted by: TRex - wind adjusted dino at March 15, 2026 07:29 PM (IQ6Gq)

50 - Impossible to hit the broad side of a barn in this wind.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 15, 2026 07:04 PM
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Meh, piece of cake.

Posted by: The call is coming from INSIDE THE BARN at March 15, 2026 07:29 PM (LKXEE)

51 Also, thanks for not burning the place down last Sunday.

Weasel-san, I am shocked, *shocked* that you would opine something like this.

Are not we, the Gun Thread Commentators, considered by AoSHQ Executive Blog Management as the next-most refined and benign Commentators, second only to those on the Book Thread?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 15, 2026 07:30 PM (+komC)

52 Posted by: TRex - wind adjusted dino at March 15, 2026 07:29 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Keep practicing and focusing on fundamentals!

Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 07:31 PM (DJPFk)

53 Good Sunday evening, gub 'ettes and 'rons, and a special (temporary) Florida Man greeting to our host Weasel!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at March 15, 2026 07:31 PM (t2oSI)

54 ...the next-most refined and benign Commentators, second only to those on the Book Thread?

It's the pants thing again, isn't it? You can never live anything down around here.

Posted by: Oddbob at March 15, 2026 07:31 PM (Fs0KI)

55 Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 15, 2026 07:30 PM (+komC)
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Crazier things have happened!

Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 07:32 PM (DJPFk)

56 Are not we, the Gun Thread Commentators, considered by AoSHQ Executive Blog Management as the next-most refined and benign Commentators, second only to those on the Book Thread?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 15, 2026 07:30 PM (+komC)

DThrax, an armed blog is a polite blog.

Posted by: RI Red - somebody? at March 15, 2026 07:32 PM (WFfw3)

57 Can we agree that JD Vance is a cuck?
Thune isn't President of the Senate. Vance is. Vance can walk in there and tell Thune that his "pro forma recess" is bullshit. Every day he doesn't, is another day he is abdicating his leadership.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 15, 2026 07:32 PM (gKWVE)

58 Hey Diogenes!

If you ever made it to a PNW MoMeet youd could ask him in person and prolly get a personalized tour!
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 15, 2026 07:29 PM (K2pew)

I was refreshing my Mexican Mule and my ears started burning. Pretty sure it wasn't the tequila.
Now I know I was right.
;-)

Posted by: Diogenes at March 15, 2026 07:32 PM (2WIwB)

59 Test.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 15, 2026 07:32 PM (0sNs1)

60 Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at March 15, 2026 07:31 PM (t2oSI)
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Howdy S'puppy!

Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 07:33 PM (DJPFk)

61 Seeing as how we might have to vacate due to potential severe weather, I had two fingers of Bourbon and a Liga Privada Papa Fritas a bit ago.

In other news, my hand built, wooden target stand in the "back 40" took a real beating during the winter.

No bueno. Needs to be replaced.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 15, 2026 07:33 PM (jtM2q)

62 Several keep posting about wind issues. The wind in much of the northern and western Rockies this week has been nuts. I guess everything north of Casper WY and Yellowstone has been a mess. Eastern end of Snake River valley all the way into the Tetons likewise. 109 mph WY central.

Posted by: Despise Marxist Rat Bastards & InfoHarlots at March 15, 2026 07:34 PM (HeR4S)

63 Are not we, the Gun Thread Commentators, considered by AoSHQ Executive Blog Management as the next-most refined and benign Commentators, second only to those on the Book Thread?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 15, 2026 07:30 PM (+komC)

Hey! I saw Nurse picking her nose earlier!

Posted by: Diogenes at March 15, 2026 07:35 PM (2WIwB)

64 Diogenes
I fully expect Nurse and me both to bust your chops about attending this year.
Bring the spouse. We can tell her all of your secrets.
Especially the ones you don't have.

Posted by: Winston AKA Pops at March 15, 2026 07:35 PM (NvtJi)

65 Also, thanks for not burning the place down last Sunday.

Weasel-san, I am shocked, *shocked* that you would opine something like this.

Are not we, the Gun Thread Commentators, considered by AoSHQ Executive Blog Management as the next-most refined and benign Commentators, second only to those on the Book Thread?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 15, 2026 07:30 PM (+komC)
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It's those wild and crazy dudes on the Food Thread that are always playing with fire.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 15, 2026 07:38 PM (ESVrU)

66 It's those wild and crazy dudes on the Food Thread that are always playing with fire.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 15, 2026 07:38 PM

You wouldn't have us use *shudder* electric stoves, would you?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 15, 2026 07:40 PM (Wnv9h)

67 Hey! I saw Nurse picking her nose earlier!
Posted by: Diogenes at March 15, 2026 07:35 PM

In fairness, that doesn't negate my assertion, given that commentators on some of the other Threads use their middle finger, and many (but not all) ONT commentators use two or more.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 15, 2026 07:40 PM (0sNs1)

68 Hey! I saw Nurse picking her nose earlier!
Posted by: Diogenes

*snort*
BLAM BLAM BLAM

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 15, 2026 07:41 PM (A5RD0)

69 What is the Moron view of porting on pistols?

It seemed to my perception that there was less "felt recoil" when I shot Geoff's nice pistol, yet I still managed to flinch anyway.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 15, 2026 07:22 PM (HlyYF)

PI, I have a Colt Kodiak, which is a 4" barreled Anaconda with ports (six in all). .44 Magnum recoil out of that feels significantly softer, and .44 Special feels like .38 Special. So the barrel ports do make a difference to me, at least.

Posted by: Ed L at March 15, 2026 07:44 PM (BCwQW)

70 I guess everything north of Casper WY and Yellowstone has been a mess. Eastern end of Snake River valley all the way into the Tetons likewise. 109 mph WY central.

Posted by: Despise Marxist Rat Bastards & InfoHarlots at March 15, 2026 07:34 PM

I have driven on I-80 in Wyoming the day after there were 80 mph gusts. There was a semi in the bar ditch every 2-3 miles.

Fortunately, none of the cabs looked like they had been a part of a fatal accident.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 15, 2026 07:44 PM (HlyYF)

71 57 Can we agree that JD Vance is a cuck?
Thune isn't President of the Senate. Vance is. Vance can walk in there and tell Thune that his "pro forma recess" is bullshit. Every day he doesn't, is another day he is abdicating his leadership.
Posted by: gKWVE at March 15, 2026 07:32 PM (gKWVE)

We could. So is every VP who has held the office.

John Nance Garner reminds us that it isn’t worth a bucket of warm piss.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 15, 2026 07:46 PM (hJH5n)

72 Hey! I saw Nurse picking her nose earlier!
Posted by: Diogenes

*snort*
BLAM BLAM BLAM
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 15, 2026 07:41 PM (A5RD0)
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Well, that's one nose that will never be picked again...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 15, 2026 07:46 PM (ESVrU)

73 In other news, my hand built, wooden target stand in the "back 40" took a real beating during the winter.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 15, 2026 07:33 PM

Were the grizzly bears shooting their .45s again?

They really do have terrible aim.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 15, 2026 07:46 PM (HlyYF)

74 The Incredible Petrified World. A (relatively) young John Carradine, and Phyllis Coates (the original Lois Lane). Must be a classic.

IMDb reviews:
Low-Budget, No Brain Entertainment
The most exciting thing about the film is the title

Okay, well...

Posted by: mindful webworker - for some reason at March 15, 2026 07:49 PM (O84gh)

75 I saw a crime documentary with an interesting firearms theory and an unintentional Tool Time reference. It seems an elementary school principal became concerned when his girlfriend became pregnant as he didn't feel fatherhood was right for him. Accordingly, he paid his good buddy a big $2500 to kill his girlfriend while he established a perfect alibi. Girlfriend lived in a tightly packed apartment building and therefore the police were surprised when no neighbor heard a gunshot in the middle of the night despite the fact she had been dispatched by means of a .380. Because there were pieces of potato scattered about the scene, the police hypothesized a potato had been used as an impromptu suppressor. The reporter asked the cop to shove a .380 into a potato and blast away so the audience could judge for themselves the efficiency of potato silencers. The cop responded in a manner reminiscent of Al to Tim Taylor, "I don't think so, Tim."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 15, 2026 07:50 PM (ndZc7)

76 We shot in 19 mph winds yesterday.

Posted by: Eromero at March 15, 2026 07:50 PM (LHPAg)

77 I have 4 9mm ar carbines.......because I like them as much as the M203 I carried looking for Gas

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 15, 2026 07:50 PM (jrgJz)

78 PI, I have a Colt Kodiak, which is a 4" barreled Anaconda with ports (six in all). .44 Magnum recoil out of that feels significantly softer, and .44 Special feels like .38 Special. So the barrel ports do make a difference to me, at least.

Posted by: Ed L at March 15, 2026 07:44 PM

My best local gun guy has a SW Bodyguard 2.0 (.380 acp) that has had the Performance Center treatment to give it a top port, improved sights, and a few other features.

I thought that might be an excellent EDC for Bride of PI that she could practice with a lot if it was very mild shooting.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 15, 2026 07:52 PM (HlyYF)

79 76 We shot in 19 mph winds yesterday.

Posted by: Eromero at March 15, 2026 07:50 PM

During the spring in Kansas, that is referred to as a nice, calm day.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 15, 2026 07:55 PM (HlyYF)

80 What is the Moron view of porting on pistols?

It seemed to my perception that there was less "felt recoil" when I shot Geoff's nice pistol, yet I still managed to flinch anyway.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 15, 2026 07:22 PM

I purchased a S&W 657 (.41 Magnum) w/ /6.5" barrel and unfluted cylinder some years ago, and even before I'd shot it, sent it in for Mag-Na-Porting, which was relatively new and 'hot' at the time. While waiting for its return, I purchased another identical one.

Upon its return, I took them both to the range, excited to experience the salutory effects of the ports (two on each side of the barrel). Bang! No perceived difference. Bang! Same.

So I fired them both simultaneously, one in each hand, single-action. No perceptable difference with the ported one in my right (strong) hand. Only when I fired the ported one in my left hand could I detect a slight difference in recoil reduction.

Now I did have an opportunity to shoot a competition 9x23 (a very hot 9mm round) with an excellent port. It had negative jump (i.e. you had to bring it back up on target, not lower it.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 15, 2026 07:55 PM (0sNs1)

81 I finally ordered my gun and three 30 magpuls just because Spanberger thinks I shouldn’t.

Posted by: Blaccomack 300 at March 15, 2026 07:55 PM (T8bqm)

82 Bottom-line, I'm not a big fan of porting on most pistols.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 15, 2026 07:56 PM (0sNs1)

83 My best local gun guy has a SW Bodyguard 2.0 (.380 acp) that has had the Performance Center treatment to give it a top port, improved sights, and a few other features.

I thought that might be an excellent EDC for Bride of PI that she could practice with a lot if it was very mild shooting.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 15, 2026 07:52 PM (HlyYF)

The Kodiak's rubber grips really help a lot when it comes to softening felt recoil. Do your bride's hand fit the grips of that Bodyguard 2.0 well? If her hands don't fit well with that pistol, all the porting in the world won't help her.

Posted by: Ed L at March 15, 2026 07:58 PM (BCwQW)

84 "The Incredible Petrified World. A (relatively) young John Carradine, and Phyllis Coates (the original Lois Lane). Must be a classic.

IMDb reviews:
Low-Budget, No Brain Entertainment
The most exciting thing about the film is the title"

They get stuck inside a volcano with a couple of hot babes and there is no way out and so they just have to stay there with the hot babes.

Posted by: fd at March 15, 2026 07:58 PM (vFG9F)

85 I finally ordered my gun and three 30 magpuls just because Spanberger thinks I shouldn’t.
Posted by: Blaccomack 300 at March 15, 2026 07:55 PM

Isn't it some Bangledeshi import who thinks you shouldn't, and Spanberger is going to acquiese?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 15, 2026 07:59 PM (0sNs1)

86 >>>I guess everything north of Casper WY and Yellowstone has been a mess. Eastern end of Snake River valley all the way into the Tetons likewise. 109 mph WY central.

Posted by: Despise Marxist Rat Bastards & InfoHarlots

>The winds have been formidable. I'm not on social media, but I have contacts that have sent me photos of 18 wheelers on their side. Not just one but many, - one on top of a LEO sheriff's cruiser.

Let's see how your fundamental wind compensation works in those conditions.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 15, 2026 07:59 PM (M9gjJ)

87 Wind was east today and as I headed west, my mpg was mid 30’s. Coming home it was low 20’s. The wind blows here 10 months a year. Dies down during peak summer.

Posted by: Blaccomack 300 at March 15, 2026 08:00 PM (T8bqm)

88 Legal(ish) question - some states impose legal limits on magazine capacity. If you are in those states and go to your local range, does your range take any measures to check your magazines to confirm they do not exceed permitted capacity?

Not thinking they necessarily have a duty or obligation, but wondering if they do for risk management purposes.

Posted by: TRex - legal dino at March 15, 2026 08:00 PM (IQ6Gq)

89 Thanks Duncanthrax.

I you couldn't feel a difference in .41 magnum, then I doubt my wife could feel any difference in .380 acp.

The Performance Center upgrade does have a slightly longer barrel. One of the reviewers did get a small velocity increase on his chrono compared to the OEM barrel.

I figure it never hurts to have a bit more velocity in .380.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 15, 2026 08:02 PM (HlyYF)

90 Coinkadinky... Loaded my .50 flintlock Queene Anne pistol for my girlfriend to fire last week. She got quite a kick out of it. Not what you'd call anywhere in the neighborhood of accurate, but I'd really hate to get shot with it.

Posted by: oldradartech at March 15, 2026 08:03 PM (139if)

91 They did and I don’t know why they use foreigners to front this stuff. The urban whites are the ones hot for it. Back in Queens, the Punjabis put ak47 stickers in their truck windows where we put molon labe or 5.56 and such.

Posted by: Blaccomack 300 at March 15, 2026 08:04 PM (T8bqm)

92 Thanks Ed L.

Yes I definitely want her to "hold" before purchasing. He does not have a range at his shop, so we can't shoot first.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 15, 2026 08:04 PM (HlyYF)

93 Winston AKA Pops, thanks for that info, will be checking out that cigar company. Always good to come across smaller local brands. My former SEAL buddy and cigar partner visited last week from the Austin area and brought me a bunch of Bobalu sticks, which I can now enjoy the next few weeks.

Elric I've never tried that make-me-an-offer thing at Cigars International, but now you've stoked my curiosity.

Feather Blade isn't the Last of My Kind line one of the Raymond Pages lines at CigarPage? I've tried some of the others - Berserker, Record Bond, Hoofty, and of course Penn Standard (which some might have tried at the TxMoMe last October). They've all been good, and of course inexpensive.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 15, 2026 08:04 PM (U/Byj)

94 Thanks for the Gub Thread, Weasel.

I have to head towards the feed trough, but I will come back later to finish reading the comments.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 15, 2026 08:05 PM (HlyYF)

95 rhomboid thank you again for your generous donation last year.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 15, 2026 08:05 PM (+nEug)

96 49 We have been to the range and can confirm that we worked on fundamentals. Given the encouragement of last week's content, I sought to focus on trigger. At times, I found success. Other times, success was more elusive.

Posted by: TRex
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TRex, where does your trigger finger sit on the trigger, the pad?, the distal (first) joint? or does your finger go further into the trigger using your standard grip. When you get inconsistent results, the first thing I would check is fit of the pistol to your hand. Next, I would check to see if your master grip is consistent. For proper recoil management, the bones of your forearm and wrist should align with the muzzle in a straight line. Using a crush grip (grip as hard as you can and then back off just a tad) also prevents using your smaller fingers from milking the trigger. You get a consistent force. This is NOT a target grip nor firearm specific.

Contrary to Herr Glock, the distal joint where the trigger nests in the first joint is the most consistent in placement and allows the strongest leverage to pull anything from a double action revolver 12 lb trigger to a striker fired 4.5 lb wt.

Try while drying firing at home.

Posted by: whig at March 15, 2026 08:07 PM (E4rtv)

97 Legal(ish) question - some states impose legal limits on magazine capacity. If you are in those states and go to your local range, does your range take any measures to check your magazines to confirm they do not exceed permitted capacity?

Posted by: TRex - legal dino at March 15, 2026 08:00 PM (IQ6Gq)

Back in the AWB era thirty years ago, I had a Colt AR-15 with some GI mags I brought back from Desert Storm while I was living in Rapid City, SD. No one at the ranges I went to batted an eye when I brought them out.

Posted by: Ed L at March 15, 2026 08:07 PM (BCwQW)

98 Weasel, last night I e-mailed you a link to an article that I thought would be of interest to the gun thread. Did you receive it?

Posted by: Bulg at March 15, 2026 08:08 PM (77rzZ)

99 Not thinking they necessarily have a duty or obligation, but wondering if they do for risk management purposes.
Posted by: TRex - legal dino at March 15, 2026 08:00 PM (IQ6Gq)

You mean the way they made you wear a mask in 2020 and 2021?

Posted by: Kindltot at March 15, 2026 08:08 PM (rbvCR)

100 Posted by: rhomboid at March 15, 2026 08:04 PM (U/Byj)
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Just finished a Penn Standard!

Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 08:09 PM (DJPFk)

101 88 Legal(ish) question - some states impose legal limits on magazine capacity. If you are in those states and go to your local range, does your range take any measures to check your magazines to confirm they do not exceed permitted capacity?

Not thinking they necessarily have a duty or obligation, but wondering if they do for risk management purposes.
Posted by: TRex - legal dino

People can and have gotten into legal trouble at the ranges. A fair chunk of range customers may be leos or leo adjacent and I can think of several cases where bystanders at the range got people firing into trouble. One was a Wisconsin case where a guy had a defective Olympia AR that doubled. He went to prison when a leo saw his problems at the range and reported him to the ATF. Other cases involved unlicensed SBRs or shotguns, people using the Glock switch, etc.

Posted by: whig at March 15, 2026 08:10 PM (E4rtv)

102 TRex, I’d be leery of openly violating any federal or state gun laws. It only takes one bystander or off-duty cop with an attitude to give you a bad day.
And the range can’t be perceived as allowing illegality.
Our range requires compliance with all applicable laws.
Of course, other than NFA items, NH does not have stupid gun laws.

Posted by: RI Red - somebody? at March 15, 2026 08:10 PM (z1SIt)

103 Obvious answer should be a range isn't the police, don't break their laws and they shouldn't care

Posted by: Skip at March 15, 2026 08:11 PM (Ia/+0)

104 Posted by: Bulg at March 15, 2026 08:08 PM (77rzZ)
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Pretty certain I did. Apologies though, as usual I'm behind on email and lately seem to be writing the thread in a hurry at the last minute.

Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 08:11 PM (DJPFk)

105 10 Impossible to hit the broad side of a barn in this wind.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 15, 2026 07:04 PM (+nEug)

You're gonna need a bigger barn.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at March 15, 2026 08:11 PM (NlEaG)

106 Since it’s past 100, can we talk about boobs now?

Posted by: Bulg at March 15, 2026 08:12 PM (77rzZ)

107 if it's belt fed you don't have to worry about capacity

it's true!

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 15, 2026 08:12 PM (jrgJz)

108 rhomboid
It's always fun to try new cigars, and bourbons, take a look at Big Sky. They are not exactly cheap but well worth it.
And no, I don't get a commission. I wish.

Posted by: Winston AKA Pops at March 15, 2026 08:12 PM (NvtJi)

109 Good evening gubthreaders and all the ships at sea!

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at March 15, 2026 08:12 PM (NlEaG)

110 82 Bottom-line, I'm not a big fan of porting on most pistols.
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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Porting doesn't make you popular at indoor ranges either. Same with the muzzle brakes on rifles except those make you unpopular outdoors as well on the firing line.

Posted by: whig at March 15, 2026 08:13 PM (E4rtv)

111 May be in a position to get two Magna-Ported revolvers, an S&W Model 66, and a Ruger SP101. The 66 is a no-dash, and appears unfired. Was thinking of taking them, especially the 66 because no-dash and like new, but the porting did give me pause. Resale value does enter my mind for these as I already have a 66 I shoot and a Colt Magnum Carry and Smith Model 60 for snubs (oh and a Colt King Cobra snub, original line not new one).

Wondering if the porting would significantly reduce value.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 15, 2026 08:13 PM (U/Byj)

112 Under Virgnia's new laws, belt feds are right out.

I imagine if you got a Lima 6 now you'd be okay owning it. But I think that linking rounds together would be "manufacturing" a high capacity ammunition feeding device.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at March 15, 2026 08:14 PM (NlEaG)

113 90 Coinkadinky... Loaded my .50 flintlock Queene Anne pistol for my girlfriend to fire last week. She got quite a kick out of it. Not what you'd call anywhere in the neighborhood of accurate, but I'd really hate to get shot with it.
Posted by: oldradartech
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In a gun fight, poking a really big hole and enough penetration to reach internal organs is what you want. 50 caliber is a big hole and penetration is sufficient at bad breath range.

Posted by: whig at March 15, 2026 08:15 PM (E4rtv)

114 Feather Blade isn't the Last of My Kind line one of the Raymond Pages lines at CigarPage? I've tried some of the others - Berserker, Record Bond, Hoofty, and of course Penn Standard (which some might have tried at the TxMoMe last October). They've all been good, and of course inexpensive.
Posted by: rhomboid

That sounds about right, though I hadn't paid attention to it in that much detail myself.

I like the Penn Standards as well, and I've got a Record Bond in the humidor that I haven't tried yet.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 15, 2026 08:15 PM (C0Nlv)

115 104 No problem. Just a historical article about firearms that I thought would pique the Horde’s interest.

Posted by: Bulg at March 15, 2026 08:15 PM (77rzZ)

116 Porting doesn't make you popular at indoor ranges either. Same with the muzzle brakes on rifles except those make you unpopular outdoors as well on the firing line.
Posted by: whig at March 15, 2026 08:13 PM (E4rtv)

Best reason to get a suppressor!

BTW, everyone, I just finished my 3-part series on NFA Gun Trusts over at my place. After this thread is over, go take a look. Emily is in fine form.

Posted by: RI Red - somebody? at March 15, 2026 08:17 PM (z1SIt)

117 102 TRex, I’d be leery of openly violating any federal or state gun laws.

Posted by: RI Red - somebody? at March 15, 2026 08:10 PM
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Not suggesting or recommending that anyone tries to violate a law. A range would need to look at the equipment of all law-abiding customers if they were actively trying to identify outliers. I want to know if regular customers breaking no laws are accustomed to equipment checks at the range to confirm they are breaking no laws.

Posted by: TRex - legal dino at March 15, 2026 08:17 PM (IQ6Gq)

118 Ben Had thanks, my contribution pales in comparison to that of others but was good to hear the sticks were enjoyed. As Weasel reminds us up above, those Penn Standards are nice. Highly recommended for an inexpensive, consistent broadleaf cigar.

Just finished a My Father La Gran Oferta myself.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 15, 2026 08:19 PM (U/Byj)

119 Wondering if the porting would significantly reduce value.
Posted by: rhomboid
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Usually it does. Magna Porting is the premier pistol porting firm but most people find porting unpleasant with minimal effects on recoil unless you are firing really hot rounds with a lot of gas (like full round 357 rounds).

As a sidenote though, in the K Frame Model 66, flame cutting and barrel cracking (the original K Frame in 357 used the same flat spot on the underside of the barrel (to allow the cylinder to close) of forcing cone where cracking happens in a full diet of hot 357 rounds.

Dunno if porting would help or hurt that. On teh SP 101, it is a tank and go to go with unpleasantly and heavily loaded 357's if your hand tolerates it.

Posted by: whig at March 15, 2026 08:19 PM (E4rtv)

120 Havd a good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at March 15, 2026 08:20 PM (Ia/+0)

121 TRex the laws are going to put a dent in our range - as they are a gun shop and they obviously sell a lot of things covered by the assault weapons purchase ban. And they do a fair number of transfers. And that scratches a lot of rentals off their list.

AND I think the bigger one will be the carry an assault firearm on or about one's person any place open to the public...

I suppose that they could probably change to allow only members to shoot and that would make it a club not a place open to the public. But that's going to also put a dent in who is going to come and shoot. AND it is also seems to me that if the cops wanted to be a-holes about it they could wait in the parking lots of ranges and ask people what is in the cases.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at March 15, 2026 08:20 PM (NlEaG)

122 BTW, everyone, I just finished my 3-part series on NFA Gun Trusts over at my place. After this thread is over, go take a look. Emily is in fine form.
Posted by: RI Red - somebody?
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Heck, if you wanted a retirement hobby, writing NFA Gun Trusts might be a thing for you.

Posted by: whig at March 15, 2026 08:20 PM (E4rtv)

123 You wouldn't have us use *shudder* electric stoves, would you?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
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Only animals use electric stoves!

Posted by: lin-duh at March 15, 2026 08:21 PM (VCgbV)

124 The 66 is a no-dash, and appears unfired. Was thinking of taking them, especially the 66 because no-dash and like new, but the porting did give me pause. Resale value does enter my mind for these as I already have a 66 I shoot and a Colt Magnum Carry and Smith Model 60 for snubs (oh and a Colt King Cobra snub, original line not new one).

Wondering if the porting would significantly reduce value.
Posted by: rhomboid at March 15, 2026 08:13 PM

I adore M66's, esp. w/3" barrel. For shooters, it shouldn't be a big hit either way. Collectors (and an unfired no-dash is collectable) will probably wrinkle their noses.

Given the weight of an SP-101, I'd be surprised if any significant recoil reduction happens.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 15, 2026 08:21 PM (0sNs1)

125 Watched the first two videos all the way through. Interesting stuff.

Question for the Horde. I have an old H&R pocket hammerless .32 revolver. Apparently a first model, first variation. Seems identical to this pic: https://tinyurl.com/3928p4t3
Four-digit serial number.
It would not fire reliably because hammer spring was too weak. Ordered a new hammer spring, which had to be cut down because too long. Finally made it fit; it did a fine job of popping the primer on an emptied-out cartridge.
New problem cropped up. Now the trigger does not reset fully. It springs back maybe 90% of its travel, but has to be pushed the last 10% . And the sear and the hand won't reset unless the trigger does all the way forward to its stop. Remove the hammer spring, and trigger resets. Seems like the hammer spring is causing pressure on a part called the "rebounder", to which the hand is affixed.

Any suggestions? I am thinking maybe a hammer spring of lighter-gauge metal?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 15, 2026 08:21 PM (8zz6B)

126 I want to know if regular customers breaking no laws are accustomed to equipment checks at the range to confirm they are breaking no laws.
Posted by: TRex - legal dino at March 15, 2026 08:17 PM (IQ6Gq)

Oh, ok, I understand. We require compliance but do no checking. Our members police themselves very well. No one wants to get the place shut down.

Posted by: RI Red - somebody? at March 15, 2026 08:21 PM (z1SIt)

127 Wondering if the porting would significantly reduce value.
Posted by: rhomboid at March 15, 2026 08:13 PM (U/Byj)

Was the porting part of a factory custom job? You can check S&W's historian to find out (this will cost time and $$). I don't know about Ruger. Generally speaking, a factory custom job might even enhance value if it's sold to the right buyer (with documentation). Post-factory custom work rarely enhances value unless other factors come into play (famous or notorious owner requesting customization, well known gunsmith, etc).

Posted by: Ed L at March 15, 2026 08:21 PM (BCwQW)

128 whig already said it, but don't feed a M66 a steady diet of .357 Mag.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 15, 2026 08:22 PM (0sNs1)

129 Do y’all have a pistol on your hip inside your home? Like when you’re just hanging out eating dinner or watching a movie?

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 15, 2026 08:25 PM (A5RD0)

130 Any suggestions? I am thinking maybe a hammer spring of lighter-gauge metal?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Possible. Wolff Springs is who I use but your pistol is way too old for them to carry such a spring.

Have you using marking fluid to see if any parts are put out of alignment and now rubbing from the current spring?

Posted by: whig at March 15, 2026 08:25 PM (E4rtv)

131 Heck, if you wanted a retirement hobby, writing NFA Gun Trusts might be a thing for you.
Posted by: whig at March 15, 2026 08:20 PM (E4rtv)

That’d be fun, whig, but I went inactive on all my bar admissions, and I probably couldn’t afford the malpractice coverage.
I did draft a mighty fine NFA trust while I was practicing!

Posted by: RI Red - somebody? at March 15, 2026 08:25 PM (z1SIt)

132 At our range there was a thing that happened - a patron was seen trying to disassemble a rented gun. Turned out he was testing some 3D printed super safeties.

Not sure if he was spotted by RSO or if someone reported him to TSO, but he was escorted off the premises.

Somewhere along the way this got reported to the "authorities." And turns out the guy was a DC resident, and he had 3d printers and stuff he had printed lying about in his abode. He is in deep doo doo.

So this is not a regular check for legal compliance - but if you try to modify a gun you have rented from a range AT THE RANGE - bad things are likely to happen.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at March 15, 2026 08:25 PM (NlEaG)

133 We frequently get asked (over the phone) at my range about whether firearms used there have to be legal (this is CA, so of course an absurd number of unconstitutional and just plain stupid gun laws).

We don't enforce laws, just our own safety SOP, is our answer. Not aware there's ever been a stool pigeon incident (like the cases whig describes, which are incredible to me). And it's common for people to come and swap out parts on ARs to shoot, then swap them back to CA-legal condition when they leave.

We get SEALs fairly often, coming for various reasons. They always ask if they can bring their "work" guns. I always answer "the more exotic the better, and we don't enforce laws here". Last time this happened the guy brought a newly introduced .308 AR-10 variant, think he called it an SP-10, with some sweet optics (duh). A pleasure to (accurately) shoot at the 300-yd target. Beautiful.

Best rule is to always call ahead and check.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 15, 2026 08:26 PM (U/Byj)

134 129 Do y’all have a pistol on your hip inside your home? Like when you’re just hanging out eating dinner or watching a movie?
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 15, 2026 08:25 PM (A5RD0)

When I was actually daily carrying, yes, very often I remained strapped until it was bedtime. I work in a Federal building now so not carrying as often, and when I get in the house I pretty much remove the holster as soon as I get in.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at March 15, 2026 08:27 PM (NlEaG)

135 BTW, everyone, I just finished my 3-part series on NFA Gun Trusts over at my place.

Thanks Red. I've been doing a bit of reading/vid-watching on that exact topic the last couple of days. A couple of questions if I may.

As I understand it, I can establish the trust with myself as the only trustee and then when I buy my first NFA item and assign it to the trust, I have to do all the ATF stuff -- prints, pics, etc. What is the process to add other trustees?

What is the difference between a trustee and a beneficiary?

Posted by: Oddbob at March 15, 2026 08:28 PM (Fs0KI)

136 FWIW, the original no dash Model 66 is unlikely to have factory Magna Porting. Just confirmed memory and that did not start doing much work until the mid 70's.

According to Brave AI, Smith & Wesson Model 66 did not have factory-standard Magna-Porting as a cataloged option. While Magna-Port is a patented process by the company Magna-Port, Smith & Wesson never offered it as a standard factory feature on the Model 66.

The SP-101 might be ported from the factory but doubtful that the Model 66 with no dash was as production ended about 1977. FWIW, it appears the Ruger did have a licensing and mfg agreement with Magnaport to offer models from the factory with it.

Posted by: whig at March 15, 2026 08:31 PM (E4rtv)

137 129 Do y’all have a pistol on your hip inside your home? Like when you’re just hanging out eating dinner or watching a movie?
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 15, 2026 08:25 PM (A5RD0)

Umm....you probably know the answer to that in my case.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 15, 2026 08:32 PM (xcxpd)

138 Thanks Ed L. and whig. And Duncanthrax, agreed on all counts. I'll have to see if there is documentation for the porting, knowing the original owner I'm guessing there is, somewhere.

I fired one or two cylinders of 357mag out of all my revolvers (they're all 357s) just to see what it was like, after that, nothing but my own (usually low end of loading range) 38 reloads, and some factory 38.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 15, 2026 08:32 PM (U/Byj)

139 blaster, modifying a *rental* at a range has to be the most ridiculous thing I've heard yet, and that's completely aside from the legal aspects. WTFF? Wow.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 15, 2026 08:33 PM (U/Byj)

140 Oddbob, correct, and you can add a co-trustee at any time with a simple amendment to your Declaration of Trust.
Short answer: the Trustee administers the Trust for the benefit of the Beneficiaries. They are different legal parties to the Trust.
I cover most of that over there. But it’s not a legal treatise.
Best advice I give is hire a knowledgeable attorney.

Posted by: RI Red - somebody? at March 15, 2026 08:35 PM (z1SIt)

141 I have not been to the range for two weeks, I405 has been shut down the last few weekends and though I could take surface streets to the range...I'd rather not.

Last time I was there, I was trying out my Kel Tec P3AT and it was having major failure to extract. A little Google-fu indicated that the extractor needs to be tightened.

Yes...Kel Tec's extractor is held on with a hex screw. Because Kel Tec.

God...I miss Glocks. I should just stuck to my G42.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 15, 2026 08:35 PM (xcxpd)

142 Yesterday, we shot Failure Drills from arm's length out to 21 feet. The wind at times was making some of us skinny dudes wobble but oddly enough we still hit where it counts.

Posted by: Eromero at March 15, 2026 08:35 PM (LHPAg)

143 That’d be fun, whig, but I went inactive on all my bar admissions, and I probably couldn’t afford the malpractice coverage.
I did draft a mighty fine NFA trust while I was practicing!
Posted by: RI Red
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Look forward to reading your series. Probate law is one of those areas, like divorce, where lawyers get to see the worst in people outside of criminal cases.

We had a mess with FIL and probate due to factors that are too long to go into here and I cannot understand the mindset where people leave affairs undone just so their kids have to mess with it.

Posted by: whig at March 15, 2026 08:36 PM (E4rtv)

144 BTW, everyone, I just finished my 3-part series on NFA Gun Trusts over at my place. After this thread is over, go take a look. Emily is in fine form.
Posted by: RI Red - somebody? at March 15, 2026 08:17 PM

I notice that Emily is pairing her French toast with maple syrup.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 15, 2026 08:36 PM (Wnv9h)

145 I remember a day when you could go to the outdoor police academy range with an automatic firearm and nobody would look twice.

Hell, half of the cadets there were firing AK-47s, M16s and Uzis.

The times, they have changed.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 15, 2026 08:37 PM (M9gjJ)

146 ...you can add a co-trustee at any time with a simple amendment to your Declaration of Trust

So at what point do they have to do the approval stuff?

Posted by: Oddbob at March 15, 2026 08:37 PM (Fs0KI)

147 Thanks whig, as always high quality info. I'm not sweating the whole thing that much, as I'm iffy on both revolvers due to already having similar/same in the safe. And would I really want to shoot a like-new no-dash 66 anyway, when my 66-2 is my main revolver? There are other handguns in the picture here (like several H&K P7s) that I will almost certainly opt for, for both giggles and resale value.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 15, 2026 08:38 PM (U/Byj)

148 I notice that Emily is pairing her French toast with maple syrup.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 15, 2026 08:36 PM (Wnv9h)

Shhhh! CBD might notice!

Posted by: RI Red - somebody? at March 15, 2026 08:38 PM (z1SIt)

149 I fired one or two cylinders of 357mag out of all my revolvers (they're all 357s) just to see what it was like, after that, nothing but my own (usually low end of loading range) 38 reloads, and some factory 38.
Posted by: rhomboid
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If they are in collectible shape (like nearly new), see if you can get the original box (for Rugers that are factory ported, it is on the box) and instructions. Some people keep the boxes, some don't but it can make a difference in value.

If you do shoot 357 magnums in a K Frame (the newest revived ones are fine to shoot btw due to a redesigned sleeved barrel), use the heavier 140-158 gr rather than the light and hot 125 GR JHP that police used.

Posted by: whig at March 15, 2026 08:39 PM (E4rtv)

150 There are other handguns in the picture here (like several H&K P7s) that I will almost certainly opt for, for both giggles and resale value.
Posted by: rhomboid
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The P7 will certainly increase in value more than the two you cited but protect those mags if you fire them.

Mags are the major weakness for any out of production pistol. And friends don't let friends use Pro Mags.

Posted by: whig at March 15, 2026 08:41 PM (E4rtv)

151 Only time I recall having a bang stick at the ready (not the well-concealed bedside handgun which is always there) was back in 2020 Summer of Love when there was a characteristically lame bit of trouble not far away (burned some banks). Kept the Mossberg 500 loaded with a mix of low-recoil buckshot and slugs out for a night or two. Otherwise do not carry around the house.

Very quiet suburban area with low crime in a city that generally just doesn't do the public disorder thing.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 15, 2026 08:43 PM (U/Byj)

152 Possible. Wolff Springs is who I use but your pistol is way too old for them to carry such a spring.

Have you using marking fluid to see if any parts are put out of alignment and now rubbing from the current spring?
Posted by: whig at March 15, 2026 08:25 PM (E4rtv)

Wolff Springs actually has some kits of springs, some of which might be suitable, and they are not expensive.

Marking fluid is a good idea. I will try that.

Yikes! A bottle of Dykem is 20 bucks on Amazon. I think maybe some dry-erase whiteboard markers would do the trick for this.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 15, 2026 08:44 PM (8zz6B)

153 MAE!

Hope to see you next weekend. I miss you and LazyMessenger!

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 15, 2026 08:45 PM (A5RD0)

154 So at what point do they have to do the approval stuff?
Posted by: Oddbob at March 15, 2026 08:37 PM (Fs0KI)

The ATF (BATFE) only looks at your trust when you apply to purchase or transfer an NFA item into it. Otherwise, it’s purely an estate planning tool to deal with your firearms. No government involvement.
The ATF requires that the NFA Trust meet its legal requirements as a condition of approval. As well, all Trustees/Responsible Person must do the complete approval process - background check, fingerprints, photos, etc.

Posted by: RI Red - somebody? at March 15, 2026 08:45 PM (z1SIt)

155 So those VA legislators are ruling no ARs for thee, but OK for me.

So how does a Virginia legislator get himself a nice mail order Daniel Defense AR out in the near future? He shows his special legislator ID to the FFL in VA when it comes in?

How does an FFL person know the ID is valid, and that the guy or gal standing in front of him is still in office? Or is it good for life, your VA legislator status, as far as buying the gun?

And how will a shipper such as Palmetto State Armory know they are shipping to an anointed VA gun buyer?

Ima gonna go into the fake ID for gun buy biz in VA starting soon.

Posted by: M. Gaga at March 15, 2026 08:45 PM (KiBMU)

156 As I understand it, I can establish the trust with myself as the only trustee and then when I buy my first NFA item and assign it to the trust, I have to do all the ATF stuff -- prints, pics, etc. What is the process to add other trustees?

What is the difference between a trustee and a beneficiary?
Posted by: Oddbob
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Go ahead and put a wife (or kids) on the trust to begin with. If something happens, makes it easy to transition and there is a difference between an NFA trust that only deals with one NFA item rather than multiple firearms and NFA items. The latter is more expensive to draft but better overall in the current $0 tax stamp era.

Posted by: whig at March 15, 2026 08:46 PM (E4rtv)

157 Inventory lists boxes and other accessories for all guns in the collection, but have not had a chance to search for them.

Lots of P7 mags for the 4 pistols (I did physically see those already), which is nice. And I have a personal connection to Triple K here in town, which manufactures out of production mags to order.

As I said I don't shoot 357, just did a few cylinders way back to see what it was like. Though the Colt King Cobra is a boat anchor and seems like it could handle a diet of those.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 15, 2026 08:47 PM (U/Byj)

158 Elric I've never tried that make-me-an-offer thing at Cigars International, but now you've stoked my curiosity.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 15, 2026 08:04 PM (U/Byj)
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Try it. I buy 90% of my cigars that way. Especially if you like AJ Fernandez cigars — some of the best in the biz, IMO — as they always have a good selection of his brands.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at March 15, 2026 08:49 PM (p0x3z)

159 Yikes! A bottle of Dykem is 20 bucks on Amazon. I think maybe some dry-erase whiteboard markers would do the trick for this.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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I use construction grade sharpies and yep, Dykem is expensive so I only use that on the most critical parts like sears, etc.

Lampblack also can serve if you don't mind the mess. I am thinking that the spring may be strong enough to be pulling some of the moving parts out of alignment enough to rub on the frame or other parts in the trigger-hammer like a hammer block if you have one.

Posted by: whig at March 15, 2026 08:49 PM (E4rtv)

160 139 blaster, modifying a *rental* at a range has to be the most ridiculous thing I've heard yet, and that's completely aside from the legal aspects. WTFF? Wow.
Posted by: rhomboid at March 15, 2026 08:33 PM (U/Byj)

Umm, yeah. Here's the case.

http://alturl.com/um6h6

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at March 15, 2026 08:51 PM (NlEaG)

161 Impossible to hit the broad side of a barn in this wind.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 15, 2026 07:04 PM (+nEug)

You're gonna need a bigger barn.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at March 15, 2026 08:11 PM (NlEaG)

***

Pppssstt!
Shoot from inside the barn.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 15, 2026 08:51 PM (2WIwB)

162 Go ahead and put a wife (or kids) on the trust to begin with. If something happens, makes it easy to transition and there is a difference between an NFA trust that only deals with one NFA item rather than multiple firearms and NFA items. The latter is more expensive to draft but better overall in the current $0 tax stamp era.
Posted by: whig at March 15, 2026 08:46 PM (E4rtv)

Yep. Further explanation: in order to be valid, a trust must have at least one Trustee and one Beneficiary (who can’t be the trustee if he is the sole Beneficiary.

Posted by: RI Red - somebody? at March 15, 2026 08:51 PM (z1SIt)

163 Yikes! A bottle of Dykem is 20 bucks on Amazon. I think maybe some dry-erase whiteboard markers would do the trick for this.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 15, 2026 08:44 PM

I use black or blue Sharpies to see what angle I'm getting when reprofiling knife blades.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 15, 2026 08:51 PM (0sNs1)

164 Yikes! A bottle of Dykem is 20 bucks on Amazon.

Sharpie = Redneck Dykem.

Posted by: Oddbob at March 15, 2026 08:52 PM (Fs0KI)

165 Do y’all have a pistol on your hip inside your home? Like when you’re just hanging out eating dinner or watching a movie?
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 15, 2026 08:25 PM (A5RD0)

I often do. I have a Remington R-51 that has nicely rounded corners and edges, so it is much more comfortable to wear clipped inside the waistband of my sweatpants than my EDC SIG P365.

Why yes, I do have an inside pistol and an outside pistol. Doesn't everyone?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 15, 2026 08:53 PM (iTShx)

166 I use black or blue Sharpies to see what angle I'm getting when reprofiling knife blades.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 15, 2026 08:51 PM (0sNs1)
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I thought I invented that!

Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 08:54 PM (1L5V5)

167
“ an armed blog is a polite blog.“
Certainly wasn’t the case with the last thread.
But there was certainly some bourbon involved…discussion, anyway, if not the liberal use of such.

Posted by: Gunslinger at March 15, 2026 08:54 PM (HZfH/)

168 You'll notice that the .50 cal flintlock did not, in fact, blow his head clean off.

Posted by: Harry Callahan at March 15, 2026 08:54 PM (0sNs1)

169 MAE!

Hope to see you next weekend. I miss you and LazyMessenger!

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 15, 2026 08:45 PM (A5RD0)

You going to be at Bellevue?

Posted by: Diogenes at March 15, 2026 08:54 PM (2WIwB)

170 157 Inventory lists boxes and other accessories for all guns in the collection, but have not had a chance to search for them.

Lots of P7 mags for the 4 pistols (I did physically see those already), which is nice. And I have a personal connection to Triple K here in town, which manufactures out of production mags to order.

As I said I don't shoot 357, just did a few cylinders way back to see what it was like. Though the Colt King Cobra is a boat anchor and seems like it could handle a diet of those.
Posted by: rhomboid
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Colts are gtg with heavy loaded cartridges and the Cobra is the more modern revolver design compared with the older 1898 era locking mechanism using leaf springs.

Colt always had better and more consistent metallurgy back in the day than Smith did. Smiths were easier to work on their lockwork and better double action triggers unmodified. Colts had better single action.

To give you an example of mag prices, I bought a Sig ex military P6 in the early 2000's, sold here as the P225. Original magazines now are about 75-100 bucks each and no longer available other than Pro Mag. The brief revived Sig P225 a couple used different magazines for that model.

Posted by: whig at March 15, 2026 08:55 PM (E4rtv)

171 Elric I've never had an AJ blend I haven't liked, so that's good to hear, and definitely will check it out.

Off-topic but I'm wondering (and hoping it is not far off) how the trademark issue will be resolved when the Cuban regime is kaput and the legacy New World brands face off against the formerly commie versions. Most of the non-commie brands now owned by big outfits (Scandinavian, General Cigar). I know courts have settled things for the post-1962 status quo, but now the whole landscape will change.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 15, 2026 08:55 PM (U/Byj)

172 I thought I invented that!
Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 08:54 PM

I'm guessing your katana hasn't ever seen a Sharpie.

Posted by: Harry Callahan at March 15, 2026 08:55 PM (0sNs1)

173 I’m smoking a diesel d7 maduro right now (excellent stick if you like full cigars) that I got a 15 pack for $55.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at March 15, 2026 08:56 PM (p0x3z)

174 I'm guessing your katana hasn't ever seen a Sharpie.
Posted by: Harry Callahan at March 15, 2026 08:55 PM (0sNs1)
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Well, no, but after I got it back I went a little nutty buying sharpening stones and now even our butter knives have a surgical edge.

Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 08:58 PM (1L5V5)

175 Some advice for those who may have a relative or friend who's deathly afraid of AR-15s.

Advise them to get an AR-10. It's 5 ARs less deadly!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 15, 2026 08:58 PM (0sNs1)

176 A Sig P6 is among the handguns I could get. Seven factory mags. Kind of pondering that one as I have an aversion to older platforms for which spares and repairs can be an adventure.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 15, 2026 08:59 PM (U/Byj)

177 Do y’all have a pistol on your hip inside your home? Like when you’re just hanging out eating dinner or watching a movie?
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 15, 2026 08:25 PM (A5RD0)

Not often for me.
I usually remove it but keep it handy unless I'm carrying my pocket pistol and it usually just stays in the pocket.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 15, 2026 09:00 PM (2WIwB)

178 and now even our butter knives have a surgical edge.
Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 08:58 PM

Well, you needed to do something to make amends after l'affaire Deerebattery.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 15, 2026 09:00 PM (0sNs1)

179 And Rhomboid, want a nice easy 357 cartridge that also loads easy for self defense. Try the PowrBall by Corbon in 357 Magnum--100 gr bullet at 1450 fps. Extremely accurate and easy to use a speedloader with. Good terminal ballistics too--bit less on penetration but nasty wound channel.

I found these to have laserlike accuracy when I shot them.

Posted by: whig at March 15, 2026 09:00 PM (E4rtv)

180 Elric that's a great price. Via sales and specials (mostly CigarPage and Atlantic) I routinely get nice premiums for $5 or under, it's sort of spoiled me for normal, even good, online prices.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 15, 2026 09:01 PM (U/Byj)

181 Advise them to get an AR-10. It's 5 ARs less deadly!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 15, 2026 08:58 PM (0sNs1)

Hey, I already stole that meme!

Posted by: RI Red - somebody? at March 15, 2026 09:02 PM (h87eb)

182 I saw a video from a lawyer in Virginia about what to do with the inbound laws - this is not legal advice I am just telling you what I saw on a video. YMMV.

1. Buy guns and ammo. And mags! Now.
2. If you have the parts for something that falls under the definition of an assault firearm (say you have an unfinished lower) and you have been putting off building it - build it. Would assembling it later fall under the ban on manufacture? Not a great risk.
3. Look into trusts especially if you have non-immediate-family who would be recipients of your firearms upon your death - because transfers will be banned except for immediate family. And VA legislators!
4. Take pictures of your inventory (scuba to the bottom of the pond if necessary) and email them to yourself. This self documents ownership and puts a timestamp. If you are not comfortable with doing that, the lawyer said his office will photograph and place the photos in a private file there in the office for a fee.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at March 15, 2026 09:02 PM (NlEaG)

183 You going to be at Bellevue?
Posted by: Diogenes at March 15, 2026 08:54 PM (2WIwB)

Text
Me.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 15, 2026 09:02 PM (A5RD0)

184 Oh, time now for a constructive comment.
My go-to cigar supplier is JR Cigars.
I’ve found some very good cheap ones, and I smoke a LOT of cigars.
Their JR alternatives are excellent. My go-to size is a Robusto. Every order contains at least 2 bundles of their Cohiba clones. Excellent. And some others, like Hoya, La Gloria, Punch, and other top brands.
Sign up for their e-mails. Warning! You will get a lot! But their 40% coupons will get you nice, enjoyable sticks for under 2 bucks.

Posted by: Gunslinger at March 15, 2026 09:03 PM (HZfH/)

185 Thanks for the ammo tip, whig. I have Winchester Ranger, Buffalo Bore, and Gold Dot, mostly, for the revolver defense ammo. All 38sp. Buffalo Bore is normal pressure but the others are quite tame out of everything - Model 60's the lightest gun in that category but the boss likes it and she does well with my Ranger duplication reloads.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 15, 2026 09:05 PM (U/Byj)

186 177 Do y’all have a pistol on your hip inside your home? Like when you’re just hanging out eating dinner or watching a movie?
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 15, 2026 08:25 PM (A5RD0)

Not often for me.
I usually remove it but keep it handy unless I'm carrying my pocket pistol and it usually just stays in the pocket.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 15, 2026 09:00 PM (2WIwB)
Since 0800 this morning including right now.

Posted by: Eromero at March 15, 2026 09:05 PM (LHPAg)

187 176 A Sig P6 is among the handguns I could get. Seven factory mags. Kind of pondering that one as I have an aversion to older platforms for which spares and repairs can be an adventure.
Posted by: rhomboid

The rest of the parts for the P6 are available as many of them are used in other P models.

Some of the oldest models may not feed certain hollowpoints like Hornady well. But the design is rock solid (cousin of the P220 in 45 ACP) and the weight of the pistol makes them easy to fire and the single stack magazines are more reliable than double stack on old used magazines. I have about ten mags or so from mine as I bought them from the LGS for a steal after the LGS ran out of the P6s to sell.

The one negative other than older ones feeding certain hollowpoints is some people report issues using ultra high velocity +p ammo as the slide moves too fast to pick up new rounds. Feed it 124 gr hollow points with a decent ogive and it simply works and accurate as heck.

Posted by: whig at March 15, 2026 09:05 PM (E4rtv)

188 Well, you needed to do something to make amends after l'affaire Deerebattery.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 15, 2026 09:00 PM (0sNs1)
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That's true!

Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 09:05 PM (13bqY)

189 I did do some gub stuff. I ordered a YHM R9 suppressor from SilencerCo. Because there is some urgency.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at March 15, 2026 09:05 PM (NlEaG)

190 Blaster, very timely re use of trusts for firearm succession planning.

Posted by: RI Red - somebody? at March 15, 2026 09:06 PM (h87eb)

191 Elric I've never had an AJ blend I haven't liked, so that's good to hear, and definitely will check it out.

Off-topic but I'm wondering (and hoping it is not far off) how the trademark issue will be resolved when the Cuban regime is kaput and the legacy New World brands face off against the formerly commie versions. Most of the non-commie brands now owned by big outfits (Scandinavian, General Cigar). I know courts have settled things for the post-1962 status quo, but now the whole landscape will change.
Posted by: rhomboid at March 15, 2026 08:55 PM (U/Byj
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Who knows but my opinion is that it won’t move the market much because the new brands are bigger with more political and economic muscle than the original commie brands. But it almost doesn’t matter to me because I’ve moved away from the classic commie brands. I really like the new brands that don’t have any trademark issues with the old commie brands. I smoke mostly AJ, CAO, some of the Pepin and Bradley smokes, and AVO when I can find a good deal on them (the Synco is excellent but very expensive).

Posted by: Elric The Blade at March 15, 2026 09:06 PM (p0x3z)

192 Posted by: Gunslinger at March 15, 2026 09:03 PM (HZfH/)
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Howdy amigo!

Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 09:06 PM (13bqY)

193 Thanks for another great Gun Thread, Weasel.

See y'all in the Morning Report.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 15, 2026 09:07 PM (Wnv9h)

194 Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 15, 2026 09:07 PM (Wnv9h)
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Adios amigo!

Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 09:08 PM (13bqY)

195 Weasel, I'm calling it a night because I have an early wake up tomorrow morning. Thanks for hosting!

Posted by: Ed L at March 15, 2026 09:09 PM (BCwQW)

196 Posted by: Ed L at March 15, 2026 09:09 PM (BCwQW)
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See you Ed L! Thanks for being here.

Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 09:11 PM (13bqY)

197 185 Thanks for the ammo tip, whig. I have Winchester Ranger, Buffalo Bore, and Gold Dot, mostly, for the revolver defense ammo. All 38sp. Buffalo Bore is normal pressure but the others are quite tame out of everything - Model 60's the lightest gun in that category but the boss likes it and she does well with my Ranger duplication reloads.
Posted by: rhomboid

Peter Pi, who founded Corbon, was a talented designer and Corbon bought the Glaser line of ammo and make those too. He left Corbon and there was some disruption for awhile but others have taken it over and it is shipping product again including a considerable line of pistol and rifle self defense ammo. Some using DPX bullets.

If you see them around, the Federal Nyclad 125gr hollow points in 38 Special perform well other than barriers and are very low recoil. Nylon coated swaged lead hollow point bullets.

Myself, I have Remington 158 gr swaged lead hollow point ammo ( the old FBI load) and Speer still made at last check, swaged lead 158 gr hollow point bullets for practice round loadings.

The Golden Saber line from Remington also has a very good 38 Special +p cartridge but not been made in the last several years.

Posted by: whig at March 15, 2026 09:11 PM (E4rtv)

198 106
Since it’s past 100, can we talk about boobs now?
Posted by: Bulg
.......

Alec Baldwin?

Posted by: wth at March 15, 2026 09:13 PM (BT3km)

199 I saw somewhere that the Cuban commies had thoroughly wrecked their cigar industry, just like all their other agriculture.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 15, 2026 09:13 PM (iTShx)

200 Howdy Senior Weasel.
You had one of my favorite sticks in TX.
Sorry to hear about the weather back there. It was mid-70s here today with a slight breeze. Doesn’t get mo betta in NorCal than that in March!
Coincidentally, I was in FL last week too. Go each year about then.
Spring training baseball games are always on the menu.

Posted by: Gunslinger at March 15, 2026 09:14 PM (HZfH/)

201 I will pop up and say thanks to weasel and contributors. The strong cold front is prompting me to have an early evening.

Good night.

Posted by: whig at March 15, 2026 09:15 PM (E4rtv)

202 Elric ditto for me on most of your brand preferences. There are some legacy name brands like Romeo y Julieta that have some I like, same for Montecristo.

I used to buy Cubans at duty free (or tabacchias in Rome or other places in Europe) regularly, but mostly as gifts as I was a very occasional burner of dried cured black leaf back then.

I was just thinking of the trademark fight. I think the New World guys are on the high ground for many reasons, and if anything a likely outcome is, say, Montecristo in an advantageous joint venture with or buying the Cuban one outright. Can see the resulting companies having Cuban and non-Cuban lines. Imagine the sector in Cuba will need massive investment, from the fields on up. But one way or the other the fields of Pinar del Rio and the rollers will be part of the cigar world once the gangster regime is liquidated.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 15, 2026 09:15 PM (U/Byj)

203 Another great Sunday night, weasel; thanks. See you anon.

Posted by: RI Red - somebody? at March 15, 2026 09:15 PM (o19x0)

204 There was, apparently, some controversy and a joke in poor taste at tonight's cinema awards show.

Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at March 15, 2026 09:15 PM (0sNs1)

205 BTW, the assault firearms ban has a provision for forfeiture of any firearm that are "concealed, possessed, transported, or carried in violation of law."

I don't know if the ban on carry of assault firearms is included in the list of laws that trigger the forfeiture. But could be. So if you are carry an AR in a case in the parking lot of the range, the police can just take it.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at March 15, 2026 09:15 PM (NlEaG)

206 Posted by: Gunslinger at March 15, 2026 09:14 PM (HZfH/)
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I remember that! Thanks again. Think you'll be back in October?

Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 09:16 PM (13bqY)

207 I saw somewhere that the Cuban commies had thoroughly wrecked their cigar industry, just like all their other agriculture.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 15, 2026 09:13
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You heard correctly. The Cuban quality fell off a cliff — although the very high end and obscenely expensive Cuban smokes still have a bit of a unique flavor — in large part because they found a yuge new market in status-obsessed China where all they care about is that it’s a Cuban cigar.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at March 15, 2026 09:17 PM (p0x3z)

208 In the 90s I flew to Argentina and for whatever reason I thought as the plane was coming in for a landing "Cubans are legal here!"

I tracked down a cigar shop and had a Romeo y Julieta from Cuba. I was worried that it would not live up to the hype.

I needed not worry. It was good!

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at March 15, 2026 09:19 PM (NlEaG)

209 Adios Red!

Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 09:19 PM (13bqY)

210 OK, 9:20 thank you time.

Thank you!

Appreciate all y'all being here tonight and hope to see you here next Sunday!

Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 09:20 PM (13bqY)

211 rhomboid, I agree with you. As I commented above, even with a drop in overall quality the Cuban product still has a distinctive flavor and an allure that will always be in demand.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at March 15, 2026 09:22 PM (p0x3z)

212 Based on what seems widespread views in the cigar industry, Cuban quality has indeed declined. The massive price increase a few years ago was a curious move.

New World (Nicaragua, DR, Honduras) are making strides in penetrating the European and Asian markets.

I am trying new-to-me stuff almost constantly, and still have just scratched the surface of New World offerings. I have little interest in current Cubans but can see things changing greatly for the better when external $$$ comes in.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 15, 2026 09:22 PM (U/Byj)

213 Well, no, but after I got it back I went a little nutty buying sharpening stones and now even our butter knives have a surgical edge.
Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 08:58 PM (1L5V5)

Any interest in conducting a knife-sharpening clinic at TXMoMe? I'd love to learn from those who have been successful. I have some Amazon whetstones, plus a SpyderCo SharpMaker, but have thus far spectacularly failed at adequately sharpening any of my knives to a "paper test" edge.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at March 15, 2026 09:23 PM (t2oSI)

214 How does an FFL person know the ID is valid, and that the guy or gal standing in front of him is still in office? Or is it good for life, your VA legislator status, as far as buying the gun?

Posted by: M. Gaga

Sounds like an excellent case for FFL to deny a sale.

Apply the laws to everyone equally, even of the legislators have arrogated special privileges to themselves.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 15, 2026 09:26 PM (C0Nlv)

215 Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at March 15, 2026 09:23 PM (t2oSI)
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That'd be fun but I'm afraid the shooting program takes up all of my time. I'd direct you to a guy on YouTube, Outdoors55 (or something like that), and watch what he does. That's basically what I did.

Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 09:26 PM (vt7xw)

216 Should have asked while whig was still here, but - won't there be a wave of lawsuits taking on the new VA gun laws?

Recognizing that the de facto repeal of the 2A by courts - and their substitution of their own "doctrines" and "tests" and often just outright nonsensical policy preferences - is probably the most outlandish abandonment of the constitution on a competitive list thereof, would think there would be some pushback.

Out of laziness and despair I have given up following the cases around the country, but AFAIK Heller is still toilet paper to the districts and circuits, and AR bans/near bans are thriving in several states.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 15, 2026 09:27 PM (U/Byj)

217 Well, no, but after I got it back I went a little nutty buying sharpening stones and now even our butter knives have a surgical edge.
Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 08:58 PM (1L5V5)

Any interest in conducting a knife-sharpening clinic at TXMoMe? I'd love to learn from those who have been successful. I have some Amazon whetstones, plus a SpyderCo SharpMaker, but have thus far spectacularly failed at adequately sharpening any of my knives to a "paper test" edge.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at March 15, 2026 09:23 PM (t2oSI
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Work Sharp Professional Precision Adjust Elite. It ain’t cheap at around $350, but it’s idiot proof and will sharpen and hone a blade to fuck the paper test in the ass like a light saber.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at March 15, 2026 09:30 PM (p0x3z)

218 That'd be fun but I'm afraid the shooting program takes up all of my time. I'd direct you to a guy on YouTube, Outdoors55 (or something like that), and watch what he does. That's basically what I did.
Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 09:26 PM (vt7xw)

Thanks! I'll look for him.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at March 15, 2026 09:30 PM (t2oSI)

219 Good evening to all of the GunHorde and a bigly thank you to Weasel. No shooting for me but a big German dinner for some friends.

Have a great week and see everyone next week.

Posted by: Coelacanth at March 15, 2026 09:30 PM (vt7xw)

220 Work Sharp Professional Precision Adjust Elite. It ain’t cheap at around $350, but it’s idiot proof and will sharpen and hone a blade to fuck the paper test in the ass like a light saber.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at March 15, 2026 09:30 PM (p0x3z)

Thanks for the tip. Also, your nick checks out.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at March 15, 2026 09:31 PM (t2oSI)

221 “I remember that! Thanks again. Think you'll be back in October?“

I’d like too, if I didn’t wear out my welcome!
You were a great host/ambassador, and BenHad was as welcoming and warm as you indicated. In fact, all of the Morons were the same. As a first-timer, I had no idea what I should expect. It was better than I could have imagined!
Fun! Especially putting names to faces.
I’ll see you again this year, if I get the coveted and rare permission slip.

Posted by: Gunslinger at March 15, 2026 09:32 PM (HZfH/)

222 Work Sharp Professional Precision Adjust Elite. It ain’t cheap at around $350, but it’s idiot proof and will sharpen and hone a blade to fuck the paper test in the ass like a light saber.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at March 15, 2026 09:30 PM (p0x3z)

Thanks for the tip. Also, your nick checks out.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at March 15, 2026 09:31 PM (t2oSI)
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Good point!

Posted by: Elric The Blade at March 15, 2026 09:33 PM (p0x3z)

223 216 Should have asked while whig was still here, but - won't there be a wave of lawsuits taking on the new VA gun laws?

They will have to take effect first and someone will have to have standing. And there are going to be so many - there are tons of new gun laws.

Regardless, the cases will take time. And there will be no overturning the laws based on some district judge's whims

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at March 15, 2026 09:34 PM (NlEaG)

224 Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at March 15, 2026 09:30 PM (t2oSI)
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Biggest "beginner" mistake is starting with too fine sharpening stones. Get a 600 grit (more coarse) and maybe a 1000 or 1200 (finer grit) and a leather strop. Start coarse until you can feel a burr develop on the edge, and refine it with the finer stones. Takes a little practice but you'll get the hang of it!

Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 09:36 PM (vt7xw)

225 Posted by: Gunslinger at March 15, 2026 09:32 PM (HZfH/)
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Just keep your eye on the main page left sidebar and let Ben Had know you're hooked!

Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 09:38 PM (vt7xw)

226 Biggest "beginner" mistake is starting with too fine sharpening stones. Get a 600 grit (more coarse) and maybe a 1000 or 1200 (finer grit) and a leather strop. Start coarse until you can feel a burr develop on the edge, and refine it with the finer stones. Takes a little practice but you'll get the hang of it!
Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 09:36 PM (vt7xw)

I used to be able to create (and feel) the burr on my 400 grit stone, but the last time out, it wasn't happening for some reason. The Sharpie test told me that I had the correct angle, but the end result was unsatisfactory.

I guess, just like shooting, knife-sharpening is a perishable skill!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at March 15, 2026 09:39 PM (t2oSI)

227 4. Take pictures of your inventory (scuba to the bottom of the pond if necessary) and email them to yourself. This self documents ownership and puts a timestamp. If you are not comfortable with doing that, the lawyer said his office will photograph and place the photos in a private file there in the office for a fee.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat

Send hardcopy photos to yourself via USPS. Leave envelope sealed.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 15, 2026 09:39 PM (/lPRQ)

228 225 Posted by: Gunslinger at March 15, 2026 09:32 PM (HZfH/)
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Just keep your eye on the main page left sidebar and let Ben Had know you're hooked!
Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 09:38 PM (vt7xw)
It's just about 7 months, so hurry up.

Posted by: Eromero at March 15, 2026 09:40 PM (LHPAg)

229 Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at March 15, 2026 09:39 PM (t2oSI)
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Buy a practice blade (you don't mind learning on) and work on getting a consistent angle.

Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 09:41 PM (vt7xw)

230 Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at March 15, 2026 09:30 PM (t2oSI)
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Biggest "beginner" mistake is starting with too fine sharpening stones. Get a 600 grit (more coarse) and maybe a 1000 or 1200 (finer grit) and a leather strop. Start coarse until you can feel a burr develop on the edge, and refine it with the finer stones. Takes a little practice but you'll get the hang of it!
Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 09:36 PM (vt7xw
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Agree. I would add that sharpening should be a regular thing so the blade doesn’t ever get dull. I use the contraption sharpener I mentioned above because it’s idiot proof, but I sharpen regularly so I never need to use more than 800 or 600 to start.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at March 15, 2026 09:46 PM (p0x3z)

231 I have several cheap folders with soft blades. Sharp for a couple cuts, then bleh. I practice on those before touching anything else.

Because I sharpen a good blade about once every 5 years.

Because I'm lazy. And because I've got plenty of knives.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 15, 2026 09:47 PM (jtM2q)

232 Posted by: Elric The Blade at March 15, 2026 09:46 PM (p0x3z)
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Yep. For the most part maintaining an edge just takes a quick periodic touch-up unless you're chopping firewood with your knife or using it as a screwdriver.

Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 09:50 PM (vt7xw)

233 Thank you Horde and thanks Weasel!

Posted by: TRex - sharpened dino at March 15, 2026 09:51 PM (IQ6Gq)

234 Regardless, the cases will take time. And there will be no overturning the laws based on some district judge's whims
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at March 15, 2026 09:34 PM (NlEaG)

For example I expect the carry on or about one's person law to get overturned at some point. I have heard people say that this law is intended to only cover open carry. "Washington Gun Law" on YouTube opined that, said don't worry about the law so much.

EXCEPT THE LAW DOES NOT STATE OPEN CARRY. It says you cannot have it on or about your person in any place open to the public. That means people are going to get dinged on it.

And I think it leaves you open to forfeiture, too.

It's going to take a while to get these changed, and people will pay a price for it.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at March 15, 2026 09:51 PM (NlEaG)

235 Posted by: TRex - sharpened dino at March 15, 2026 09:51 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Good to see you TRex!

Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 09:51 PM (vt7xw)

236 AOP, Is this the one with the V shaped trigger spring that acts with the lower leg on a lug on the front of the trigger and is under the cylinder?

If it is, (I think it is but I am often wrong) the spring may not be riding well on the nose of the trigger, if it is too long it might interfere with the full rebound.

I think it is similar to the Spanish knock-offs of the S&W Russian. I can't tell if the H&R acts with the upper or the lower leg of the V-spring from drawings and I have never had one apart. Does this animation of the Spanish pistol help?

youtu.be/MqZfl_HMAGA

Posted by: Kindltot at March 15, 2026 09:53 PM (rbvCR)

237 Takes a little practice but you'll get the hang of it!

Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 09:36 PM (vt7xw)

I'm sending you all of my knives!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 15, 2026 10:00 PM (n9ltV)

238 Sunday Overnight Open Thread is NOOD

https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=418919

Posted by: mindful webworker - for those who do at March 15, 2026 10:01 PM (O84gh)

239 I'm sending you all of my knives!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 15, 2026 10:00 PM (n9ltV)
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OK! Thanks!

Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 10:05 PM (YnIVK)

240 Posted by: Elric The Blade at March 15, 2026 09:46 PM (p0x3z)
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Yep. For the most part maintaining an edge just takes a quick periodic touch-up unless you're chopping firewood with your knife or using it as a screwdriver.
Posted by: Weasel at March 15, 2026 09:50 PM (vt7xw
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I do have a shitty utility knife that I use for hacking through corrugated boxes and those infuriating metal foils on whisky bottles and some other things you shouldn’t use a knife for. But my real knives are pampered and kept sharp and only used for meal prep.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at March 15, 2026 10:08 PM (p0x3z)

241 I think it is similar to the Spanish knock-offs of the S&W Russian. I can't tell if the H&R acts with the upper or the lower leg of the V-spring from drawings and I have never had one apart. Does this animation of the Spanish pistol help?

youtu.be/MqZfl_HMAGA
Posted by: Kindltot at March 15, 2026 09:53 PM (rbvCR)

It is a V-shaped trigger spring, but its action is different than in that animation. Without the drag of the hammer spring, the trigger spring moves the trigger quite forcefully to the reset position.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 15, 2026 11:10 PM (8zz6B)

242 Went to the range today and got to try a different gun, a Glock 48 with red dot. I usually shoot my Glock 43 with iron sights. Less felt recoil with today's gun but the jury is still out on the red dot. Maybe I'm a Luddite but I like the iron sights.

Posted by: Frankie at March 15, 2026 11:36 PM (h3atb)

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