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I've seen ammo in proper ammo cans stand up to floods, tornadoes, falling out of trucks, and decade after decade of storage. I can't imagine why I would use anything else for storing ammo.

first gun I ever bought was because I thought guns were cool.   I went to China Town, ( think walmart back in the 70's) bought a Model 60.  I went with buddies and we drank beer, smoked weed and shot down a tree. It was great fun. No one did anything stupid, there were other .22 rifles and we felled a small tree.  It really is a great memory.    Later I got infatuated with a real gun. So I bought a revolver. A .44 Navy way back in the day through Gander Mountain.  Mail order pistol.  It was the coolest thing to shoot. Mailed a check, they sent me a pistol.  How good does it get, the hand cannon.   Since then I have found other reasons to have firearms.  But basically it still boils down to gun are cool.

The whole shebang costed me a fair bit of money, but after 10± years, my girlfriend finally obtained her HCP. I figured a gun of her own would be the next logical step. I picked up a 9mm Shield (her choice) and had Amendment 2 Custom Coating make it all purdy with some pink Cerakote. With her Birthday and Christmas being only a few days apart, she has somewhat reluctantly accepted the occasional Happy Birthday/Merry Christmas gift. I haven't been brave enough to try and get away with that, until now. With the HCP class, HCP itself, the Shield, and the Cerakoting, I think I was able to get away with it this year. She's super stoked!

What, some .22 LR came in?  

In the spirit of TDR's offer and Christmas; I will pay for an additional year subscription for another lucky winner to be determined by TDR.

I just like them!

  Dr Susan Gratia-Hupp - Survivor of the 1991 Kileen TX Lubys Shooting Massacre   Published on Dec 22, 2012 Hupp and her parents were having lunch at the Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen in 1991 when the Luby's massacre commenced. The gunman shot 50 people and killed 23, including Hupp's parents. Hupp later expressed regret about deciding to remove her gun from her purse and lock it in her car lest she risk possibly running afoul of the state's concealed weapons laws; during the shootings, she reached for her weapon but then remembered that it was "a hundred feet away in my car." Her father, Al Gratia, tried to rush the gunman and was shot in the chest. As the gunman reloaded, Hupp escaped through a broken window and believed that her mother, Ursula Gratia, was behind her. Actually however, her mother went to her mortally-wounded husband's aid and was then shot in the head. As a survivor of the Luby's massacre, Hupp testified across the country in support of concealed-handgun laws. She said that if there had been a second chance to prevent the slaughter, she would have violated the Texas law and carried the handgun inside her purse into the restaurant. She testified across the country in support of concealed handgun laws, and was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1996. The law was signed by then-Governor George W. Bush.    

  it took her 10 years to finally obtain a HCP ?  Come on, its not that hard...

Either way, no sense rushing into anything... :)

  Go back and add them to your cart.  There really is no substitute if you're looking for classy, robust, long-term storage.

Update: A Glock tech just called me to ask a few questions and let me know that there are going to "update" some internal parts and get it on the way back to us next week. They paid the FedEx both ways

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My respect for Kurt just went up a notch.

  Self defense, just enjoy shooting AND, because sanctimonious elitist liberals don't want me to have one. Actually that should be the most important reason, to exercise our Constitutional rights, to spite those who wish to destroy traditional America. That's why I love hearing that when the "traitors" start screaming about trampling the 2nd Amendment there are record numbers of gun sales, the people giving them the big finger.

http://thehill.com/regulation/263632-democrats-want-to-buy-your-guns This is awesome! Pay me 25% more than my guns worth. I go buy more and nicer guns with my new funds. Wait, they thought it through even more. I can't buy guns or ammo with the card. So I buy my groceries with this card and buy my new guns with cash I had earmarked for groceries before this windfall. Gun companies love it. Sure we are all paying for this program, but pro gun folks make money off it while the anti pay in and get nothing! Sent from my SCH-I435 using Tapatalk

Lmao. That or cheap green tip. Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

Watched it today during a vendor event. Free 3d, free concessions and even had empty seats on either side of me!   I flipping loved it. It had just the right amount of campy and the characters were great. They fixed everything that was wrong with the last three.   The only negative light I could shed on it is that it had some rather convenient writing. I thought it was predictable but it didn't ruin the experience for me in the slightest.   ****edit*** Spelling

Yeah I think they may be okay now that they got this little issue resolved. I ain't bashing just having fun!

Folks use a lot of different methods to store ammo but truth be told the steel ammo can is probably one of the best ways. I've managed to rat hole all I need over the years but still buy one up if I see it at a yard sale.

I use ammo cans and plastic coffee cans. Yes ammo cans are better. But I got reloads in plastic coffee cans. I did a large 9mm run in 05 and dump them in plastic coffee cans. Open one up yesterday and they look the same as the day I dump them in. Shot some and the all went bang.

    My wife has that attitude.  She's got her permit but rarely carries.  When I ask why not, she says... "you've got yours..."  :shrug:

I'm sure there is an age difference between us Mike, but your story reminds me a LOT of my late teenage/early twenties years. Me and a few buddies would load up (in every sense of the word) and spend all day shooting up yuca plants in the desert. Those little buggers are in the ground good, but a 7.62x39 or 12guage double aught will get em jumping good. :D

Although when I moved from CA to rural PA for a year there was very little to do and well their I was introduced to hunting.  I did it the one session and got a 30/30 for Christmas.  However we moved from PA to Urban MD and never returned to hunting again.  Never actually fired that 30/30 it took more then 20 years before I was finally able to fire it.  Oct 2012 me and my mother were watching one of those Discovery channel gun shows and they were shooting and it looked like fun so I suggested lets look into going out and tiring that out.  Since she doesn't move well at the time required the use of a walker she suggest I go and try it out if it was fun then she would join me.  It only took me going out once.  I rented a bunch of guns and bought ammo from the range.  I was hooked.  In under a year I went from 1 30/30 that was never fired to 14 guns and was out at the range 3 to 4 times a months.  Granted my collection is small compared to many here but I have a pretty good sampling of what is out there.  Once you have a gun in your home you realize how much better you feel knowing it is there if you need it.  Since I was living in the People Republic of Maryland getting a HCP was out of the question but I did get a Utah and have used it to carry in other states I just moved to TN this year and am in the process of getting a TN HCP.   Thanks Robert

Never on an AR or any other firearm sort of.  I did have a Ruger 10-22 discharge when I disengaged the safety once.  There was an RO standing next to me during a competition so he was watching my every move.  Later that day we both tried every way we knew to replicate it but could not do it.  I've been in extremely close proximty of 3 that claimed a slam fire but I'm certain they were not slam fires but AD's or ND's due to having the finger on the trigger while charging the firearm.   The firing pin in AR's float.  If you remove an unfired cartridge that you let the bolt slam forward on it will leave a very light mark on the primer almost every time.

Nice to see someone in Hollywood with some common sense.     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7hlG-CTnk8

Same here!

https://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/the-real-guns-of-star-wars/    

Initial adjustments and periodic sanity checks are the only time I weigh any charges. I agree that weight is theoretically more accurate, but I only use low volume powders like Bullseye and Win231, so volume is surprisingly consistent.   Using a case activated powder drop is perfectly safe to me, especially if you're using an auto-indexing turret or progressive. I think it removes a level of human error, because you're less likely to double charge or skip a charge. As long as you visually inspect as you go to make sure there wasn't a rare mechanical failure, you're gonna be safe.

It is revealed that Yoda is Spock's father.

  Just a side note here, if you were referring to Steelharp, besides being a fanatic on many things; He is a professional musican. Chiefly the steel guitar and the mouth organ, better known as a harmonica. Hence, "steelharp."   Heck of a great guy too.     EDIT: Dang it...he's fast too. lol

By the way thanks for the inspiration! I write TV and radio scripts. I wrote one based on Christmas Vacation yesterday that my boss and clients love! You get inspiration in odd ways. I guess I shouldn't be shocked that guns inspire me! Sent from the Fortress of Solitude.

Don't want the prize... MERRY CHRISTMAS

My 2001 Frontier has a leaky rear main seal. I asked my mechanic about it and he said to just keep an eye on the oil level and leave it alone. Sometimes "fixing" it makes it worse. I put a piece of plywood down in my carport to catch the drips and stopped worrying about it.

Tell us how it ends!

We'll need a full Wally Walk report. Also, I am kinda jealous when I say that because I did mine with my G29. She'll have it a little bit easier with this. Tell her congrats!

   Same here. Never owned what you would class as a self defense gun 'til I was grown, actually 'til I was out of the Army. Thing was, at the time, I belonged to a rescue squad in Westmoreland. During the big flood of '69, we went to Red Boiling springs, which had heavy flooding. Went there looking for bodies + guard patrol. About 3 AM, shot were fired up on the hill. At what or who, never knew. Bought a Colt 38 next day. Roiugh day. Got a new respect for the power of water.

Probably get diner at the White House.

Totally agree with Possumslayer.  Dislike (no hate) any kind of payment (even at 0% or 0.9%).  As long as I can keep a truck mechanically sound, reliable, safe to operate and it serves my needs I see no need for me change trucks. 

You could omit "in the middle of a gang shooting" and that still be true lol

You win this thread, Sir. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

How else am I going to post operator pictures of myself onto Facebook?  Chicks dig selfies with military style rifles.  Just ask them.

Hmmm.... I was hoping to see an option that said "2nd Amendment" because that's my reason. :)

  You couldn't 4.5 years ago when he wrote that. :)   - OS

I have 1 carbine length handguard, one midlength hand guard, one grip without screw, and one DPMS adjustable buttstock(commercial). Free to good home. I live in South Nashville. Anyone interested?

You are using the same directional antenna to receive and transmit so if you can receive you should be able to transmit. Directional on both ends would extend your range but would be harder to aim.   I used my colander set up mostly when camping and visiting relatives that didn't have networks. I would try to hook up on an open networks in the neighborhood. Now that most routers are shipped with passwords I don't use it any more. It all folded up in a fairly small case.   Just to repay the universe and keep good karma, I have two networks set up in my house, one locked and one open for visitors to the neighborhood.

Universal background checks (UBC) is just a stepping stone to registration. The only way to make sure that people aren't transferring without background checks is to have an auditable inventory for everyone...that's what they'll say after UBC is law.

A carbine in the truck to me is just the next logical step in getting me home. My first thought is in most recent times the BLM protestors blocking roadways. Granted blocking a road alone is not a cause for pulling the trigger, but what if you run into that amount of attackers armed? Or just simply violent? I like 90 rifle rounds over 30 pistol from my Glock 19 in that scenario. If you drive a vehicle with a fold up rear seat, this is something I saw that seems like a very legitimate way of mounting one. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My truck gun is a cheap AR. Got maybe 500 bucks in it. It's like leaving a Glock in the truck.

Meh, I split the diff, keep a basic 10.5" AR pistol behind the seat.. It's bout as accurate as a rifle up to 100 yards, and with ~ 2700 fps soft points in there should be plenty effective. Plus I get 20-30 quick tries. :) Only got about five bills in it, but it's plenty reliable ... sure, would hurt to lose it, but the comfort it gives me being there is worth the risk. And should circumstances ever require it, can even tote it around on my person: - OS

I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it.  Recent events are changing the way I look at self defense.  I can see an AR or mini14 in my truck. (Without rifle rack however)