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300 is a lot of firearms for a collector over 3 years.  Seems like a no brainer to me.

And her Secret Service Detail too!

I vote Ruger.  I own a Ruger MkII 4" Bull barrel target pistol that is a pleasure to shoot!  Yes they are hard to breakdown the first couple of times, but once you get used to it, it's no hard to take apart than anything else.  I would watch a couple of Youtube vids.  They help a lot!!!  The old High Standards are quality pistols as well as are the Colt Woodsman.  And you can't beat a Ruger Single Six (single action revolver) for pure fun.  Even the Heritage Arms Single Actions are great fun to shoot.  Not the best made, but they are only half the price of a Single Six, as well.  I also like the Berreta 21A, though I think it's a little too thick in the grip for proper pocket carry.

Ask away and we will learn you! :)

No one knows what will be passed yet or even what will be proposed.  Before you start looking for 10 round mags, I'd wait to see what Washington does.  No need to panic yet.  This is far from being a done deal.  And the longer it all drags on the harder it will be to pass anything.   In the meantime, if you want to do something about magazines, I suggest you put your ammunition, firearms and magazines down and call, write and email your representatives on the national and state level and express your opinion about gun control.  IF your representatives are having public meetings in your area, go to those meetings and express your views in a civil and diplomatic way.  Put  the best face you can on our cause.

Excellent job Mr. Boston!!!  The man spoke will and with great common sense!

Pretty impressive!  I'd want one in .45.  I was also reminded of the Old Feather Industries Carbines.  This could be a great seller.  Too bad it's come out when it did.

I don't think the folks who fantasize about a second revolution understand that, and probably wouldn't until it was unfolding before them.   Yes they did.  Man has always romanticized war and I doubt we will ever stop romanticizing war.   It's human nature to..  That being said I agree with just about everything else you said.  I just hope the time never comes where we will all be forced to choice.  It will be a sad day indeed.

Actually, I think hammers are smarter, than Campfield.

Why is everyone buy up .22 for?

    I think both are excellent ideas!!!

If you take Chicago out of the picture, I bet Illinois is about as conservative as Tennessee. We still have Memphis, but the Democratic Machine there doesn't have a strangle hold on our state like the Democratic Machine in Chicago has on Illinois... and I'm perfectly fine with that!!!  I wish the citizens of Illinois didn't have to put up with such a beast either!

So 840 rounds on strippers for $1000... How is that a good deal at a $1.20 per round?

Actually, I do see a split in the Republican Party, but not North-South, Northeast - Rest of the US. To my mind it's increasingly evident that NE Republicans are moving more left of center.  Christy is a prime example.  I would not be at all surprised to see him go Independent like Angus King did.  Now he is caucusing with the Democrats.  I think if that happens, you could see a several others do something like this, like Scott Brown, for instance.  Personally, I think most people in the Northeast and on the West Coast, no longer share our values anymore. And Washington DC is trying to drags along with them.  Our own two Senators are not helping matters much.

Absolutely none what so ever.  I work in a office with around 200 people and honestly most are hunters and/or shooters!  And they are not happy right now.

Obama = a polished Hugo Chavez.  Chavez got the poor and downtrodden to support him in Venezuela with promises of of welfare, wage and land reform,  etc.  at the expense of the Upper and middle class. Obama is doing the same thing in this country.  Now he wants to de-fang the the rest of the population and consolidate power for the Central Government and the Democrats.  That's a damn scary article!  Glad we are starting to see the plan before it totally unfolds and we have no means to stop it.  Now what are we going to do about? 

I keep a Causality Blanket in my car.  You can use them for a variety of things like shelter, a tarp, collecting water, and as a blanket.

Absolutely nothing wrong with that purchase at all, congrats!

The Outlaw Jose Wales with Clint Eastwood!  One of the best westerns ever and the firearms used in the movie were awesome!!!  Cross Fire Trail with Tom Selleck (I really like most of his westerns) was another western where the firearms used were pretty dang awesome!!!  Another good western was The Long Riders with the Caradine brothers from back in the 70's.  Lots of great firearms in it too!   Others I like have been mentioned here already, like Enemy at the Gates, Red Dawn, Full Metal Jacket, and Kelly's Heroes!  Magnum PI was the show that made me fall in love with 1911a1s!!!

Are you talking about the Browning Auto - 5?

I participated in one back in 93 or 94 on the Capital in Nashville. and about 1000 showed up for that. We had no problems with people showing up waving firearms.  Hal Hill (Talk Radio Personality here in Knoxville) spoke among others and did a great job! I think a lot more would come now, if the publicity were done right.

Thanks for the link prag!

I plan on "Bugging In" for as long as possible.  I keep a "Get Home Bag" in my car, just so I can get home.  I live 19 miles from my work place, so I figure that it would be a day to a Day and a half to walk home from there. I carry all I need for 3 days, including high calorie food.  Once I get home, I this will be my home base.  If my neighbors stay, then I will attempt to organize them, since there is strength in numbers and diverse knowledge.  If they "Bug Out", then what they leave will be "assets" for the future.

Any rifle used by a major power over and extended period of time, starting over a 100 years ago, is going to have a history.  What has made these rifles so popular is the fact that they have come into the country over the last 15 years in great numbers. The Russians used this rifle through two world wars and exported it to all their satellite nations for manufacture. They are actually has iconic and prolific as the AK47.  They were and are sold at a great price and ammunition is cheap for them.  And there are many different makes.  Some are more expensive than others due to their rarity.  Many people on this board own more than 3 or 4 of them.   If it were me, I would research what you have to find out the real history on it. Then have it checked out by a gunsmith to see if it can still be fired.  If it can be, buy some of that cheap ammunition and shot it.  Hang on to it and pass it down to you children.  Make it a family heirloom, since it belonged to your father.

They are good first packs and rugged as hell.  They are a bit on the heavy side and they carry a lot of the weight on the shoulders, which can get uncomfortable.  You should be able to get a nice used large ALICE for under $40 and a new one for under $60.  A good hiking backpack will start at about twice that, but if you get it set up for body, it will be a lot more comfortable to walk with.  I really suggest that you consider this with your wife.  If you get her a good commercially available pack like a Kelty, Osprey or ALPS it will be a lot more comfortable on her than an ALICE will and she will be able to carry more weight.  I'd go with an internal frame pack with a good padded waist belt.