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I've always wanted a SVD and since I don't have 10's of thousands of dollars to get one of those or even a TIGR, I figured i would try for a PSL. I've been kicking myself for not getting one when they were $500. Well, fortune shined on me and I found one! Traded a Saiga 12 for it which I know is not necessarily an even trade but there won't be any more imported PSL's and I can always get another Saiga 12. I'm not near as up on my PSL markings as I am on AK stuff, but it appears to be a Romanian military grade build imported by TGI. It doesn't have any of the domestic manufacturing marks, so I believe this is a real deal military grade PSL. Definitely needs some trigger work, but I'm as happy as a tick on a dog!

Update .. 8 weeks old now....so stinking cute.. 9 weeks old.. 19 lbs

The hulabaloo in the story is because he sold a department issued vest, not a personally owned vest.  Had it been the latter, you wouldn't have heard about it.   It would be the same thing as if he sold the squad car with all the stuff in it.

So over the past month I have been hanging out on this website. http://www.nightvisionforumuk.com/index.php Because they really do not have a firearms market anymore accessories like night vision are also not readily available. So what do they do? They make their own using readily available and cheap security cameras. You can get everything from just the camera board to complete security cameras that you must take apart to use. How this works is there is always infrared light which is invisible to mamals but visible to these digital cameras once you remove the IR filter. Every camera comes with an IR filter because there is no need to see it. And also because when you remove the filter the visible and IR signals are slightly different which can cause some blurriness with cameras. But it is not that bad. So what I did is start researching which cameras were best. And it comes down to two choice as far as criteria. you either get light gathering ability or high resolution. Lower resolution may sound bad but when "low" resolution is still better than the screen there is not need to loose light gathering for resolution you will not use. So I chose the best chipset for light gathering, except for a brand new $700 camera fro Watec. The best is a chipset called a ICX633/632 and it is 2x-3x better at light gathering than the camera with the highest resolution. It is a great trade off unless you are using a BIG screen but on a weapon you do not want, or need, a huge screen. Now this setup is more of a one off setup because I enclosed the camera in a project box for a clean appearance. But it is possible to have a setup that requires very little custom work. And how much do I have in this setup? Honestly it went a little higher than I wanted but I have less than $130 in the entire setup. I started with this board camera: http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/6006732453.htmlhttp://www.aliexpress.com/item/NTSC-1-3-Inch-Sony-CCD-Sensor-Board-ICX632-CXD4140-D5148-520TVL-NTSC-Signal-System/763678504.html You will notice a screen on the front of the lens, that is the IR filter and the manufacturer will remove that for you when you order. The back has two plugs. One is for the power and video signal and the other is for the On Screen Display that allows you to make adjustments to the camera. And because light gathering is the priority I decided to upgrade from a standard lens to a CS mount. The CS lens is larger lens so it allows more light through. The seller also sells the CS mount and the correct 16mm lens for use behind a scope. http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/6006732455.html And because you have the ability to change settings you must have the OSD cable. This is the one that I bought and it works great. If you notice the pictures below you will see how it is wired into the plug because it does not come wired. http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/6006732456.html The housing I bought was actually recommended by someone and it was the wrong one. It was not deep enough for the board above so I had to drill a clearance hole for a diode, see pictures below. I think this is the correct housing or at least it is deeper than the one I bought. http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Indoor-Metal-MTV-Mini-Metal-Housing-for-CCTV-38-38mm-Security-Camera-free-shipping/1150236035.html And because I knew I would eventaully not have to use the OSD cable I ordered these. It allows me to power the board and send the video single without all the extra wires of the OSD cable. http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/6006732457.html Now we need a way to power everything. For that you need a 12V DC battery. I ordered one that is way too big for my needs but it should have run times measured in days rather than hours. I ordered this one. http://www.aliexpress.com/item/6800mAh-DC-12V-Super-Rechargeable-Lithium-ion-Battery-Pack-EU-Plug/1401084329.html Next we need a screen to view everything. I ordered a 3.5" TFT screen like this one. http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-5-Digital-TFT-LCD-Screen-Rear-View-Monitor-Car-Reverse-Camera-DVD-VCD-/161052693327?pt=US_Rear_View_Monitors_Cams_Kits&hash=item257f7d134f It was cheaper on Ebay so I ordered from there. And finally we need a cable to power everything up. And Ebay provided this as well. http://www.ebay.com/itm/390576798464?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Now that we have all the parts assembled how do we mount it? Because the camera needs to be centered in the scope I used the scope rings that were the same height for the scope as well as the camera. The camera itself is 30mm so you need rings that support 30mm and the scope which for me was 1". And athough it is not in the pictures these are the ones I ordered. I ordered two sets, two rings for the scope and one ring for the camera. http://www.ebay.com/itm/141172611188?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 I also bought a IR bulb for my Surefire. It works great and gives a fair amount of IR light out to about 100 yards. http://www.ebay.com/itm/850nm-CREE-IR-LED-NVG-Spare-Bulb-Surefire-501B-502B-and-Hugsby-Flashlight-/181280294546?pt=US_Flashlights&hash=item2a3525c692 Now the camera needs to be about 2" behind the scope so you may have to move your scope forward. Or another way to do it is to use a seperate picatinny rail that goes from a single ring installed at 270 degrees on the scope to the scope at the rear. Here is a good video showing the setup: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wnNFR99xGI I wanted mine to be more permanent for now and although I can use the method above I plan on making another NV setup that will be able to be moved from gun to gun. I mounted the camera in a "project box" from Radio Shack. It cost something like $4. I also added a 5.5mmx2.1mm femal plug to get power into the box. The plug was like $3 So here are some pictures of my setup: I do not have my dedicated battery pack yet so this is just a pack that uses either AA batteries. Here is the camera installed in a "project box" to protect it some. The bottom plug is the video and power. The empty plug on the left is for the OSD. I just need to plug in the OSD cable to make adjsutments to the camera. The plug is from Radio Shack to supply power and I cut a RCA cable in half and passed it through the glued it in place. I also glued the camera in place. And all I need to do is remove the back cover to make OSD adjustments. Here is the front side of the "Project box" with all the connections as well as the camea passing through. The accordian looking thing is an eyepiece you can buy off of Ebay. I use it to keep the light from the screen from entering the camera. And here it is all buttoned up. So how well does it work? Let me start by saying that the screen shots do not do it justice. It is extremely clear but when you try to take a picture of a digital device when using a digital device it never looks all that great. Here is how the reticle looks throught he camera. You use your scope to zero so all the adjustments are the same, you are just looking at a screen rather then through and objective. Here is a picture of my neighbors house 100 yards away as seen with your naked eye: And here is the same view through the DIY night vision. Again the quality sucks because of the camera but you can see all the light the camera is picking up. And this is without the scope setup to run night vision only. It can be used at dat or at night. I could have got it much brighter had I set it up for night only. And this is without any weapon mounted illumination. And here is in total darkness with an IR bulb in a Surefire. The distance is 25 yards. I am sure i am missing a bunch of stuff but I will add as I remember. The scope used was a 1.5x6 and you see exactly what is in the scope. If you use higher magnification the field of view shrinks just like a regualr scope. I will post a parts list as soon as I order another setup and that will happen when the Chinese New Year is over in a few weeks. I am going to talk to the supplier to see if they can setup a DIY kit where the camera can be bought with the correct case, lens, OSD cable, screen, battery and cables. If they can then it will be so easy to setup. I am going to be ordering a few more setups to try to figure out an easy way to duplicate for those who are like me and are technologically handicapped. Ask away.

No, semen.

Uh, how, how, how, how... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aL2vrrHaNA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Considering 90% of today's tv is pure crap here's the best thing to watch : It's dirty, educational and safe for the whole family!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 of course it ate my spelling.

FWIW, I haven't seen anyone attack you, some have disagreed, some have set you straight on a matter, but no attacks. Some of the older guys here don't exactly mince words and it can come off as abrasive if you look at it as such. I just figure with limited time left on the world they can't afford to spend it hemming and hawing. ;) pretty smart when you think about it, who knows how much time any of us has got left... Maybe we should all start getting right to the point. I always figure (especially with them being right more often than not) to take it as their character and just appreciate knowing more after the conversation than you did before. Of course, you might be an old guy too in which case disregard the above. Anyway, more to the point, some people appreciate the heads up on the ammo. :)

Haslam didn't show! His office said something about BHO being late, and Haslam had an out of state meeting scheduled, couldn't wait for him. :)   - OS

So what keeps it from coming off in the same way it went on?   As a general rule I do not like anything that snaps into place on a gun. If it doesn't get bolted or at least locked in place I don't like it.

looking for his son?

We're selling it here locally for $13.49.  It's still expensive but it is very high quality match type ammo. Eley provides Olympic ammo for the shooting teams.   -Daniel

My first AR build is done: TGO CMT Tactical Billet Lower SAA Dragon’s Head Pistol Upper 5.56 Anderson's Lower Parts Kit Guntec pistol buffer kit Primary Arms Micro Dot with Kill Flash PA Riser Bundle

Law Enforcement Sales TN... he's a vendor here located in Oak Ridge. 

Who ever called this in is a giant turd. Who cares if someone bought body armor? I mean come on people. It's not illegal to buy, sell or trade armor. It's only illegal to use it in a crime. Why do people have so much sand in their vag?

I'd like to thank the TGO mod staff for understanding when to and when not to lock a thread. AND for understanding the need to leave some meat on the bone and toss it to the jackals ever so often. We appreciate it.

Everyone who wants will watch him grow on here. We are taking a lot of pictures of him so everyone can see him grow into an adult.

That is pretty cool in my book. You get my vote for: [URL=http://s963.photobucket.com/user/runco0318/media/sciencefair_zps0ce27af7.jpg.html][/URL] I am amazed at the low cost!!!

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tightened with a screw and loctited if you're smart.  It looks to be the modular way of the future but I don't think rails are going anywhere for a while.  I don't think it's a fad anymore than I think smaller, lighter, modular rails are a fad.   Looks to be another good option to have.

Check Brownells.

From what I understand, they selected McGavock because it is one of a few schools which has a specialized program for students to use towards a music industry career.  It isn't because it is music related, but more general in nature about being an example of schools transforming into more than they are today.  I actually agree with him on this.  Schools need to offer more programs for kids to participate in that interest them and will give them some reason to go to school.  It will also prepare them better for actually pursuing a career.     I don't agree with most things he does, but I am not going to knock him for this one.

I am hoping to get it chambered in .308. Here is kinda what I got in mind.

No, he was lane 3, 2nd shooter.

I'll have to say hello next time. My company's TV truck covered that show. It was a fun one!

The biggest proble TN has is that we don't have more of them and a nice liberal year-round, day or night season to shoot them. JMHO. But hey I like to eat pork and don't really like buying meat at the store. Don't really trust where it came from, how it was produced, or handled. If I could harvest pork the only thing left to buy is chicken and would probably go to buying local grown because I'd have more money to put toward it. Hell i think we oughta work towards getting a population of feral chickens too!

  The windiest knife reviewer in the world...   [media] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPZbvVJzcJ0 [/media]

I think we should all have to wear a tie and smoke a pipe to hunt deer. Cherokee Slim

As someone that hates the wave, I want them to do a couple models without it.  

Not really.....the liberal media always likes to highlight some of Stacey's  uh, uh,  lighter moments.  I like him because he will act independently and will take a stance.  Certainly not part of the establishment.  Plus, he is a strong 2nd Amendment guy.

Good flick, the glass thing was funny. Being hungry Somali types I was hoping for some loaves of bread to be tossed out on deck so they could be thrown overboard w their mouths full ...... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 of course it ate my spelling.

They showed that on the news this morning, I was :rofl: The guy just opened the door calmly and they just pushed him aside to get inside the house. It would not surprise me if they had the wrong house.  :rolleyes: I wanna know who makes that door.

  It is Gov't property.  We don't get issued things like that and not have to turn them in.  That's a general statement and doesn't cover every eventuality but 9.5/10 times, things like that are accounted for.

[quote name="XxthejuicexX" post="1103573" timestamp="1391092183"]So, Is it illegal to purchase a " ballistic vest " that was issued to an active army person then sold by him after he had no more use for it?[/quote] Ballstic vest in the Marines (and I think all other services) are issued by CIF and are to be turned back in when you pcs or leave active duty. You can file a missing gear chit and claim its lost and may or may not have to pay for it. But 90% of the time that gear is gonna be stolen. Yes, if you file a chit saying its missing and keep it then that is stealing. Tapatalk ate my spelling.

Only reason i see to switch to a revolver in winter is higher velocity to punch through winter clothes and you are wearing more clothes and can conceal a bigger revolver better. No coat can warm you up quite like the feeling of a .44 on your hip :D

Sounds like something straight from the "Graceland: Memories of Elvis in the Kitchen Cookbook"! Thank ya. Thank ya, very much....

  If you are a manufacturer, the best plan from an economics 101 standpoint is to gradually raise your prices on the ammo you can currently produce.  This increases return on investment of existing capacity, increases cash reserves to build a "warchest" for potential future expansion, and should eventually help reveal a market "top" pricepoint for calculating return on investment of capital prior to engaging in any costly expansion of capacity.  Once those figures are established, it's easier to make an informed decision as to whether your company should spend millions to build plants with increased capacity.  Thus, the problem from an economics viewpoint is that manufacturers aren't raising their prices fast enough to respond to the new market conditions, thereby leaving a void which the scalpers are able to fill.  I realize this view won't be very popular with the shooting community at large, as most want to see 22lr at 4 cents/round, I'm afraid that if you are correct, and the "new normal" is now, that pricing will never return.

I was so happy, I gave my two week notice today!!!.....this is for sure right? :rofl:   But seriously, this is great news. And yeah, I will definitely apply.

  The market is still relatively free, and functioning efficiently in the sense that price is the method used to communicate value - so long as there are consumers who are willing to pay what we'd consider an inflated price for rounds, those rounds are worth the price paid.  There are two concrete reasons for the dysfunction you note, and which we all hate, and when I say "reasons", what I really mean are "artificial distortions" above and beyond the normal supply vs. demand relationship that functions so well in markets which are not subject to these artificial distortions.   Distortion #1: "Hoarders" are not allowed to purchase product directly from distributors or the manufacturers supplied by them, preventing the hoarders from competing directly with those who have passed through the legal hoops to do so.  This permitting is in effect a guild system, wherein a small group is allowed into a trade or practice and then uses their clout and unifying motive to prevent competition.  As has been said so many times, all guilds / trades / etc. are a conspiracy against the laiety*.  Were you to decide you'd like to sell oil filters, you'd contact distributors and manufacturers, choose whose products you wished to sell based on whatever factors were most important to you, and proceed into business.  No licensing or other factors beyond what is normally required to operate a small business would be necessary.   Distortion #2: There is still a legitimate fear that government actions could, in the future, further restrict access to ammunition.  This drives the price of ammunition up today, much like the belief that a company will grow tomorrow increases its share value in the present.   *I've seen variations of this quote many, many times, so I have no idea how to cite it.  The basic underlying principle is that once a small group controls a market, they work to maintain and strengthen barriers to entry into that market as a means of maintaining, if not extending, their position.  Usually this is done through licensing and permitting, but can also be accomplished by making the compliance costs so high that startups will never actually start.  A great example is recent FDA regulation of tobacco products.  The big manufacturers were all in favor, while the small were all against, the reason being that a Philip Morris or RJ Reynolds can much more easily handle the additional costs of FDA compliance, while smaller manufacturers, especially those who don't yet exist, cannot.  In exchange for severe marketing restrictions, among other things, the bigs essentially froze the tobacco market as of 2008.  Their market shares will not be threatened by new competitors, allowing them to squeeze as much as they can out of what is recognized as a dwindling industry.  This allows them to maintain the generous dividend returns they've provided to their shareholders for years even as volume declines, which in turn stabilizes share value.   In the case of the firearms industry, both sides of the protection coin are in play.  Licensing and permitting are involved, as well as high compliance costs associated with hazardous materials, insurance, OSHA, etc.  In the case of compliance costs, future regulations would also need to be considered, and thus far the EPA has not shown itself to be a friend of lead.  OSHA could certainly follow suit.  It's a rough time to start a business in any field, but in such a restricted field as ammunition manufacturing, sales, and distribution, my point of view is that it looks like a rat's nest.  Good look finding startup and working capital.  

 Maybe there is nothing wrong with it and they are just wanting to resell it too.   Did anyone check the ship to address?   Walmart Scalper Price hike lane Somewhereville TN

This.

a question for those of you who say you aren't Beretta fans.....Why Not?   Beretta makes nothing but high quality firearms. They have done so longer than anyone else. They have a very extensive line of rifles, shotguns, and handguns; something for just about everyone. Have you ever held one of their fine side by sides?   If you like guns, I don't see how you cannot be a fan of Beretta.

i had comcast several years ago and they were nothing but problems.  new house, new neighborhood, and comcast could not keep the tv/internet on.  if it rain it went out.  if the wind was blowing it went out.  it went out everyday around lunch and later at 7pm.  i would call them and they would say,"we got to send someone out to your house."  so after about 5 or 6 times taking off work for the comcast guy to show up walk around the house then state the problem was somewhere else.  so this game with comcast was getting old.  it got to the point i would call, comcast would to send someone out, i would tell them not to send anyone, just give me some money back on my bill.  each time the cable went out it would get longer and longer each, first minutes, then hours, then a day.  comcast could not, would not fix/find the problem. so about two plus years of this crap and i started to see the epb signs popping up all over the place.  i made the move to epb and never looked back.  epb has never gone down in normal times.  the only time it has gone down has been when the power goes off which does not happen much.  so i am sorry for you guys on comcast.

He maybe the first to kill a Bigfoot. But not the first to kill a bottle of booze before an interview.

Get the word out. To anyone who considers themselves even halfway conservative that can see past their own nose.   Vote for Carr.   Then we won't have to gripe about Alexander anymore.   And then do it again when it's Corker's turn.

Like others I can't watch a whole video. I mean, I've done it but it was really more of a test of my own resolve to finish it. I feel like I get all the opinion I want from Jeff at gunblast in a fraction of the time. If I ever am in the mood to watch a longer video I watch hickock45. Not as much techie info, but he knows how to get to the point and is entertaining as well. I don't hate him but I do :rolleyes: whenever he comes up.

Thought he was an asshat ever since that video where he was a douche to his son shooting the garand.

I think he's overbearing and talks too much. His videos are 30min, and could easily be done in 10. I've never been able to sit through an entire bullet point video. He has good info just not conducive to my ADD. I certainly don't hate him. Sent from my iPad using Voodoo magic

I believe Joe Biden is personally going to every Walmart and buying all the ammo and then putting it on the space shuttle

PPK's are classic without a doubt.  There are also other European copies like the CZ-50 and 70 in the .32 ACP that are just as good for half the price.   It's one of those pistols I've always wanted in .32 or .380 but just can't talk myself into putting down the money for one.   As far as ballistics and performance goes...would you want to be on the business end of one?  It's a gun that shoots bullets.  Recipients of bullets never have a good day.