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http://www.fireandreamitchell.com/2013/03/20/new-yorkers-now-being-given-500-rewards-if-they-report-gun-owners-to-law-enforcement/ Apparently, the NY state is giving a 500 dollar reward for anyone who owns firearms.  I had some time to kill so I called the number 1-855-GUNSNYS and reported myself.  A lady answered the phone and here's how it went:   Lady: guns new york   Me: Yes ma'am, I'd like to report a man that owns a gun...   Lady: is it an illegal gun?   me: well, I didn't see it's passport or student visa, if that's what you're asking..   lady: I don't understand, do you want to report someone that owns a gun? Me: yes ma'am- ME, MY name is Elliott and I own at least 30 of em!! I live in the free state of Tennessee..come get me! she hung up the phone. dang, she blew a sure fire bust right there.. If you've got some time, give that nice lady a call, I'm sure she's not doing anything and you can make her feel like she's actually working for her paycheck.

For those who do not where Deland is, it is about 40 miles from DeOcean.   :doh:

Fair price for primers is about $40 /K. Fair price for an 8lb jug of Titegroup is around $140 A good Lee mold can be had for less than $30 but if taken care of doesn't add to the cost of ammo because it'll last foreve dies and press are the same school of thought. Tumble lube is about $5 per bottle. Add $15 to that for some Johnson's paste wax and odorless mineral spirits so you can make a batch of 45/45/10 tumble lube. That $20 will tumble at least three to five thousand depending on how much you waste. SO! That's a penny each for powder, four cents for primer, and about half a cent each for lube. Rounded up to six cents and your looking at about $60 per thousand. That's what I'll pay for ammo. No more.

Volunteer and go work it if you think they need the help. I'm sure it would be greatly appreciated.

I'm not buying ammo at the current ridiculous prices anymore than I'm paying $1200 for a DPMS AR-15 or paying $55 for a 10/22 mag. I feel like a cranky old man but I'm getting tired of this bull$hit.

A friend just had this exchange with them...     I think I would have told them that I can not take anything that the state of New York does seriously because their government is a joke.

If it was about saving money, they would have nixed political job perks first. I think it's about time for O to put a few of his limos and planes on Ebay. For Sale: 2009 Cadillac DTS Limo. Lightly used. Heavy armored. Comes with night vision and custom run-flat tires. Needs fuel pump. President sold separately. Will ship world wide.

When he pulled the trigger on the loaded long gun as he removed it from the case -- I'll bet.

  I took a plastic 55 gallon drum. I put a piece of 1/4" AR500 steel inside angled so the bullets glance off and into the 12" of dirt. Nothing exits and I keep every bullet I shoot to melt back down. The plastic drum is self sealing of sorts but it doesn't matter becaues the dirt level is below the holes. You could also use 3/8" mild steel for most cast bullets.   The drum cost me $7.   Dolomite

  Fixed it for you.   Dolomite

Subsonic 300 Blackout 4.4 cents a round. Supersonic 300 Blackout 7.3 cents a shot. 9mm 4.5 cents each and 45 ACP for just under a nickel.   Dolomite

Please understand that your request will be met with skepticism, since most common sense folk know that a simple photo can be made to project good or bad, depending on the photographer.  I'm no professional photographer, but if Ghandi was still alive I could take seemingly innocent photographs of him during a set which could make him look like a saint or make him look menacing.  Now, you're talking about photographing gun owners in their homes for the purpose of a private project of yours.  I assume you understand how easily one could make us responsible gun owners who believe in the right to use force to protect ourselves and our families look like gun toting lunatic vigilantees.    The fact that you're from New York doesn't help your cause.  I know that not all New Yorkers are pants wetting hoplophobes, but it is one of the big 3 states that believes in removing weaponry from the hands of law abiding citizens.  I can only assume that the majority of your citizens fit the category of pants wetting hoplophobes since they keep getting elected there.  So again, forgive our skepticism; it is only because, in the south, common sense is still pretty common.

Well my daughter Riley was born 3/19/13 at 0110 she was 8 lbs 12oz and 24 inches long!! I'm 6"4 and my wife is 6"1 so she has some growing to do haha. We 're here at vandy in the nicu, she had some trauma to her head from the suction thing the doctor used, and her cord was wrapped twice around her neck. It wasn't pulled tight, and she wasn't blue or anything just tangled up. She is doing much better now and the swelling on her head has gone down....iv had about 4 hours sleep in the past 2 days. They also have been cooling her core temp. Kinda like an induced hypothermia it basicly makes the body send blood to the vital organs in the body that may have been starved of oxygen during birth due to the chord being wrapped around her neck. I bought her a pink .22 a while back from gander a while back and iv got lots of rounds sealed up so when she gets old enough we can get out in the yard and I can show her how to shoot just like my dad did me!!

This looks like ti will be good for those caught up in the cash seizures around Nashville we have been hearing about the last few years.   http://ij.org/tennessee-bill-would-abolish-civil-forfeiture   http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1078&GA=108  

It's amazing what doctors can do! Removing muscle from an abdomen to rebuild an ankle. I can't say much for muscle, but if they can use fat, I can give all the fat they need to help with the process! He can come away with a mighty nice cankle on one leg! Thanks for the updates!

I have no problems heading this up. Two members have already contacted me about donating via paypal. I have a paypal buisness account along with a card hooked directly to it so I can withdraw the funds and get them to Don immediatley upon reciept instead of the wait. If you would like to donate via paypal or money order or any other means you can pm me for my paypal address and my street address. Money orders should be made out to Don unless you want me to cash them and take it to him in cash for some reason. Thanks guys Ill try to update as he updates me Jordan Sent from the backwoods of Nowhere

I think there's some guys up around Polk County Tennessee, Copper Basin, Ducktown etc....that would like to have there picture taken.  You could just bring your camera on down, Put you on a black suit and sunglasses, go drive around the area and go door to door asking to take pictures of them boys and their guns. That Yankee accent will get you right in their door. They really like yankees in them parts.

Does reporting guys in blue uniforms count?

Finally received my permit today!!

I suspect there are a lot of TSA agents doing what they really want to do, sit in the break room all day. And now they have permission to do it. There are s lot of Obama supporters that are cheering this because it griefs the ones that can actually afford to go somewhere or have a decent job. I really wish the next step would be to force a 20% cut in welfare and food stamps to save money rather than make the people who actually work and pay taxes take one day a week off. Maybe it will lead to these cuts once the workers can't support the programs but the government will cut Social Security and Veteran benefits long before that. What i don't get is it isn't like the money disappeared overnight. Yet within 12 hours they punish those who work and support those that don't. Dolomite

   You have devious, suspicious mind, peejman. I thought pretty much the same thing.   I don't pull my rifle, or handgun for that matter, from a case having the barrel pointed at me.

Yes, he did, but most people didn't want to listen.

LMAO I really love that you commented on the article as "whacko bird"

Don't pick on the commies. They're sensitive :)

I wouldn't call them a church just because they call themselves that. Evil? Yes. Church? Far from it.

The TSA and Walmart must train at the same school.

Yea been reading the Duffel Blog for a while.    Good Stuff!   The funny thing is, most of their satire does have a bit of truth in it.    VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – An anonymous Public Affairs Officer (PAO) for Seal Team Six says the movie “Zero Dark Thirty” is factually inaccurate, portraying Seal Team Six members like the douchebags from Seal Team Two. “At one point Joel Edgarton’s character wears a polo shirt with a popped collar,” the PAO said. “Team Six doesn’t do that. We’re the baddest motherfuckers on the planet. We don’t wear shit like Tapout shirts, Ed Hardy jeans, or fedoras. That’s Team Two.”   :rofl:  

I would say hold off on shooting until the craziness ends. The reason ammo is being sold at 300% markup on Armslist is because people are paying it, and that is the same reason ammo will remain out of stock. So long as people are willing to pay stupid prices, bubba will wait in line at Walmart so he can turn around and sell it to you. If people chilled the hell out for a second and just stopped paying stupid prices it would all go back to normal. Bubba would have to sell the ammo back at relatively normal prices because he can't have hundreds of dollars tied up in ammo.... smokes and Natty Lite ain't gonna buy themselves ya know.

I am just going to wrap my house with tin foil!

From Stickman's (industry photographer) Facebook page... and 100% spot on...     Stop congratulating yourselves! With the recent announcement of democrats NOT pressing forward with another AWB, the firearm industry seems awash in praises and congratulations. To these people and industry experts, I can only say "STOP CONGRATULATING YOURSELVES"! The larger picture has been missed, and people are fat dumb and happy with having beaten the liberals. If you fall into that category, please stop. Seriously. If I told you I was going to beat you to death, would you not feel more than slightly offended? Would you not be upset with the threat, especially if I tried to carry it out? Would you feel it was suddenly ok if I only broke your nose, or fractured your eye socket? Would you be good with that? Would you congratulate yourself, and would your friends think it was awesome? Let us make no mistake that additional restrictions are about to be placed while people are dancing and congratulating themselves. The death of a thousand cuts is being carried out to the 2nd Amendment right in front of us, and the end is certainly near. The idea of ending personal sales without a background check is simply the first step in logging, tracking, and eventual restriction of firearms. Remember that each and every "background check" is done via computer and logged. If you are still smug in having "blocked the libs", your heart might be in the right place, but your head is not in the game. Stay safe, Stick Share it if you agree, and as always, civil comments are welcome.

I just read that story on Newser,  I find it awesome.   Gay people have a right to give the finger to them bigots.  Screw WBC

I've gotten to the point where I just don't enjoy discussing firearms or handgun carry with most people. Generally, if they bring it up, I just listen and stare at them as though they had a third eye. There seem to be more know-it-alls than people who actually have some knowledge.

    You're it! Thank you for doing this.

If Spots doesn't do Paypal I'd be happy to help facilitate as a middle man. I'm in Knoxville and could just collect and send money to Don. Just let me know.

  Not prohibited in the act to receive the switchblade, only to ship it.   - OS

Glad it finally showed up. My wife applied for hers Feb 12th and received hers today as well.

    JAB is closer to what I meant. I'm a general zombie fan myself, have seen every episode of the WD, and have opined here often...   What I meant was over-thinking minor nuances in the plot that go nowhere, but especially regarding the "science" and physiology of the Zeds themselves, relative time frames of how folks turn, differences between live-to-zed and dead-to-zed, etc.   Point being, once you suspend disbelief enough to accept that a dead body can reanimate and trot around for years with no fuel source and not even decompose, heads operate independently from the rest of the body, etc, it's a bit much to debate perceived inconsistencies with the details.   - OS

Congrats man! The wife and I have been trying for over a year and are going through all of the fertility drugs/tests now. I heard kids were expensive but I am paying for kids I haven't even had yet haha!

Heh, we probably are overthinking it.  Heck, we are probably thinking of things that the writers of the show never thought of.  Still, it is an entertaining mental exercise with no, real consequence.  I guess it is partly because of my English background - I tend to think of stories as 'collaborations' between the writer and the reader (or viewer.)  The writer provides at least the basics of the story - hopefully along with some interesting details - and the reader/viewer reads/watches the story as filtered through the lens of his/her own opinions, feelings, experiences and so on and uses his or her imagination to flesh things out.  That is often actually the most fun part of a good story, to me.   Also, I think if I didn't do that  I'd start to lose interest in the show, much like you (Mike .357) stated is happening in your case.  There are only about three or four shows on television that I am even remotely interested in, right now, so I am trying not to get bored with this one.  I really feel like the 'tension' in the governor storyline was largely played out two or three episodes ago.  If I were writing things, the big showdown would have happened on this past episode and the final two episodes of the season would be about the group reaching some kind of understanding with Woodbury (an understanding that would involve them leaving the prison), wrapping up the loose ends then getting back on the road, ending with a good teaser to set up the beginning of next season.

One of the scrolling headlines read "Guy kicked from special forces cause he couldnt grow a beard"

I find his actions appalling and unprofessional 

I have really been wanting to shoot recently but I can't see paying super inflated prices for ammo even if I can find it. I am not well stocked, but I could go to the range a time or two if I wanted and still have enough to keep my guns loaded to carry around.    I still go by the usual places when I can to hope to score the random box of .40 or 9mm but I am not going to go over to gunbroker and pay 2-3 times the rate people paid for ammo retail just make myself feel better about my lack of planning.   Now once this buying frenzy is over I am going to slowly stock up. I wont be caught again.

I've been able to stock up pretty good. In the last month or so, I have accumulated the following:   4500 rounds of 22LR from various places/people. Most bricks were about $20, but I did pay $24 for one brick. I paid $8 for several 100-round boxes of CCI.    I bought 5 100-round boxes of WWB .45 for $40/box. I traded them for 500 rounds of 5.56 green tip.    I got a case of PMC .223 for $420   300 rounds of some Winchester 45 grain varmint for .25/round   I have slightly over-paid for a handful of PMAGs, but never over $20 a piece.   I've made some very fair trades for various other calibers, and none were more than I would have paid pre-craze. All was purchased locally.    As has been mentioned before, as long as people are willing to pay, people will continue to ask ridiculous prices. I see some folks listing stuff around here for sale at absurd prices, and I I can't believe when I later see that someone actually paid those prices. I was one of the stupid one's who was not prepared for this latest craze, but I'm not that stupid. I'm not as stocked as some, but I have more than plenty for me, and I am always finding more very fair deals.

  Major, I'm sorry to say this, but you're beginning to sound like the grumpy old fart that I've become. :rofl:

You will probably find your leading problem will diminish. I would tumble lube them with Lee Alox, trust me.   They think the harder bullets can be pushed harder and they can but in a pistol like 45 ACP there is no need for a hard bullet. I had a leading problem with the 18 brn bullets. I called them and they kept saying I needed to push them harder. I quite when those 200 grain bullets were getting real close to 1,100 fps. And I still had leading. It was because they were too hard and didn't obturate well.   The only time I have seen leading with a properly lubed bullet is when I was shooting pure lead. You need a soft bullet to prevent leading.   If it leads at the chamber end then the bullet is too hard or undersized or both for the bore. If it is leading at the muzzle then the velocity is too high.   Dolomite

I emailed Lisa Knight when I was waiting on mine, and she had told me it was approved and that it had been sent to the print farm. She told me to wait 10-14 business days. But 2 days later, it was in the mailbox. Of course that was in 2010, and the USPS isn't what it used to be, not that it was that great to begin with. We have mail swap day almost daily in my neighborhood, so I'd email or call Lisa to check the status, to whether it was just "approved" or sent to the print farm. 

Dude needs a shotgun tazer that gets everyone in a 15' area.  Get them all

We are one mass shooting away from going through this all over again.  Sooner or later, it will happen.  We live in a country with more than 300 million people.  I pray to God it doesn't, but there is evil out there.  Lanza is proof of that, and there are more like him.

    Its not a diversionary tactic, if they thought it would pass they would introduce it.  They want the BG checks and they know if they roll it all into one bill it will be struck down.  They want registration, they dont care about HC mags or "Assault" Weapons.  They dont care about anyones safety but their own.  They strike it from the bill, shows they are playing ball to cater to "us", then they sneak the BG checks in and there it starts.  Personally i think we would have better off for the OGRE's bill hit the floor exactly as written.  Now there is compromise, universal checks are coming and our rupublican electee's are not going to stop it.  Boehner stated recently that he absolutely 100% trusts Obama,  that is scary. 

I saw this story on Cam & co. today It took place in the communist state of New Jersey. Unbelievable. Not for NJ though.