Grayfox54

Sorry to disappoint you, but I gave up on finding a decent gun shop in memphis years ago. I rarely bother going to any of them any more. Guns & Ammo on Summer Ave is probably the biggest. They also have the biggest prices, biggest crowds and very rarely have any used guns at all. Classic Arms on Germantown PKWY generally has a fair selection of used guns, but they know what they're worth too. I haven't seen any kind of Mil-Surps in a Memphis gun shop in years. If there actually is a good gun shop in memphis, I'd sure like to hear about it.

True enough, but Levis is not just anti-gun. They fully support the whole range of ultra-liberal causes. Everything from abortion to illegal immigration and are extremely proud of the fact that they helped San Francisco become a sanctuary city. They are the enemy and are happy to spend lots of their money for their leftist causes. I will not support that.

Ok so there's some problems with deliveries. We've been through all that. But what the hell is with the counter clerks? Now my local post office is the main one in my little city. The counter sales are set up as such. 4 registers along a long counter all of which are fed by a single line of customers. Next customer just goes to whatever clerk is open. Normally there are 3 clerks working, sometimes two. #4 is almost always used strictly for passports. I've had to go to the PO twice in the last week. Once just for stamps and the second time to mail a package. Both times I was the 4th person in line when I got there. Both times 30+ minutes to take care of my business! I mean really these people were sloooowwww! I've noticed that quite often a clerk will assist one customer, then disappear into the back for 5-10 minutes. Come back, do one more customer and disappear again! You can see it in their faces, they just don't give a damn at all. And its been like this for as long as I can remember.

Long time Wrangler man myself. Usually pick em up at Wal-Mart or Target. They come in a wide range of waists and lengths along with several different style cuts to fit pretty near anybody. Good, long lasting jeans at reasonable prices. Uh, aren't you Levis guys aware that not only is that company rabidly anti-gun, but they are also huge financial supporters of just about every major left wing cause there is? I mean this has only been common knowledge for the last 30 years or so.

Most reloading companies sell "Starter Kits" which have the basic equipment to get started. But almost all of them need few more things added. You don't really need expensive or fancy. Just good quality basic gear. I've been reloading about 40 years now and I've done it all on an old RCBS Rockchuker press that I bought used way back then. The biggest thing you need is time. Reloading can save you money and produce excellent ammo, but it is time consuming. Progressive presses can be considerably faster, but they're expensive to buy and take time to set up properly every time you change calibers. I still load everything on my old single stage Rockchuker. What I do is make ammo in large batches. Usually 500 - 1000 rounds. Generally takes several full days of work, but when I'm done I don't have to do it again for quite a while. Also consider the value of your time vs cost of ammo. For many years I didn't bother loading 9mm because you could get surplus range ammo cheaper than what my time was worth to make it. I guess those days are gone now. But likewise, there are odd calibers that I don't shoot very often. So I don't bother to reload them either. OTOH there are some cartridges that you pretty much have to reload to get the best out of them. Two of my favorite handgun cartridges immediately come to mind. The .44 Special and the .45 Colt. Factory ammo for both is seriously lacking in performance and way too damned expensive! If you don't reload, don't bother with either one. The same can be said for many other cartridges as well. Reloading is a boon for any serious shooter and can be quite a rewarding hobby in itself. But its not for everybody. I'd guess that if you look around a bit, you'll find some used equipment being sold fairly cheap by someone it didn't work out for.

I posted this on another forum and have been informed that EB mags are actually made by Check-Mate. However, I can't verify this. But then the ones I'm trading in have no markings at all, not even caliber. They're the 2 for $5 specials you find at gun shows. So these must be an improvement. Always been a Wilson man myself. But, for the price, I'll try the EBs.

Currently I'm working on Texas Ranger. The biography of Frank Hamer, the man who killed Bonnie and Clyde. Amazing man with an amazing career in law enforcement. Waiting in the wings is Crisis, This is book five and the latest in Kurt Schlitchter's People's Republic/ Kelly Turnbull series. I reviewed this series earlier in this thread and every day its looking more and more that it could become reality.

Ok, 1911 lovers, I got this in the Guns America email this week. Ed Brown Products is running a special promotion where you can trade in your old, crappy 1911 mags in on brand new Ed Brown mags. Just send them your old mags and you can get new stainless mags for $10 each or black nitride mags for $15 each. This is roughly half price. I know that many of us have accumulated cheap, unreliable mags over the years. Also some have just worn out, bent or been damaged. Here's a chance to put 'em to good use. I got to digging around in my junk and came up with 14 unmarked, no name, worn out old mags of questionable quality that I have somehow acquired over my 40+ years of being a 1911 fan. Honestly, I've never used the Ed Brown Mags as I prefer Wilson. But they do have an excellent reputation and they gotta be better than this no name junk taking up space here. This is a good deal. I'm going for it. [url=https://www.gunsamerica.com/digest/ed-brown-1911-mag-exchange-program/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=20210115_FridayDigest_313&utm_campaign=/digest/ed-brown-1911-mag-exchange-program/] DETAILS HERE[/url]

The NRA was originally chartered as a non-profit organization in NY state in 1871. The NY AG is trying to revoke that charter on the grounds of corporate corruption. Thus disolving the NRA. The NRA's Chapter 11 is to restructure the organization under a new charter in Texas. NRA headquarters will remain in Fairfax, Virginia. The only thing actually moving is the charter itself. Doing so will pretty much kill the NY case against it. Its strictly a political/legal move. Frankly, the NRA should have gotten out of NY long ago. Of course this is also a move to save King Wayne and his cronie's collective butts. WLP has turned the NRA into his own personal kingdom and cash cow and he definitely needs to go. However, the first priority is to save the organization. We'll have to deal with King Wayne later.

Brad lived in California and was a lifelong environmentalist. He was sick of the world; of Covid-19, Brexit, Russian belligerence, China, global warming, ethnic tensions, and the rest of the disturbing stories that occupy media headlines. Brad drove his car into his garage and then sealed every doorway and window as best he could. He got back into his car and wound down all the windows, selected his favorite radio station, started the car and revved it to a slow idle. Two days later, a worried neighbor peered through his garage window and saw him in the car. She notified the emergency services and they broke in, pulling Brad from the car. A little sip of water and, surprisingly, he was in perfect condition, but his Tesla had a dead battery.

Hmmmm........... That "ancient musket" sure looks a whole lot like a Browning A5 shotgun.

It really pisses me off that the Confederate Battle Flag has been turned into a symbol of hate. I happen to be proud of my Southern Heritage, but I don't dare show it without people judging me wrongly. Another thing is the Celebrate Diversity thing. Be proud of your heritage, family history, national lineage, etc. Except of course if you happen to a Southern, White American. In that case its perfectly acceptable to discriminate and automatically assume that person is a racist, anti-government idiot. Equality is for other people.

Its ain't just USPS. I ordered a book from Amazon last week. It was shipped via Amazon. Delivery was scheduled for last Saturday. It arrived late this afternoon. Between Sat and today, tracking just lost it. No idea where it was.

I was just fixin' to post this. I saw it on another board. Yeah, a lot of folks seem disappointed that Colt may belong to a European company. However, its better than going to some huge conglomerate holding company that will just rape it and dump the leftovers. CZ is a gun company and a darn good one. Hopefully, they will keep making Colt firearms here in the USA. Heck, maybe we'll finally see a blue 2020 Python.

Watch the video again. The glass broken out of the door was plenty big enough to allow that woman through. She was attempting to do so when she was shot. That was the final defense line and she tried to cross it. You can speculate all you want, but that won't change anything. That woman is responsible for her own actions.

The story goes that the guy was afraid he'd be caught with it, So he shoved it in down his pants to hide it. Somewhere in the pushing and shoving, the trigger got bumped. ZAAAPPP!!! Heart attack!

Damn! Sorry to hear that. prayers sent.

USPS Tracking: 1. We have it! 2. Ain't got a clue? 3. Delivered!

There has always been a lunatic fringe that absolutely despises the government and accuses .gov of all manner of improprieties. Unfortunately, many are also fanatical 2A extremist. These nut jobs welcome any excuse to parade around in public protesting while openly armed. They do more harm to our cause than good as they are not the image of the typical gun owner. I fully expect a huge crowd to protest Biden's inauguration. In fact, I expect that protests will force some changes to the planned event. For example, a change of venue or time. I also expect that anyone stupid enough to show up openly armed will be immediately arrested. Security will be extremely tight and the gloves will be off. I fear that this could be much worse than the Capital demonstration with .gov trying hard to show their strength. However, armed protests in all 50 states? I do think that's stretching things a bit. Also, have any of you seen the various stories and videos of the Capital protesters trying to get home? The alphabet boys had identified many of them in a matter of hours. Quite a few went to the airport to go home the following day only to find they were now flagged as "Domestic Terrorists", were on no-fly lists, couldn't get on the plane and various LE picked them up there. I would think that this would also deter many considering protesting.

USPS is currently in the middle of a perfect storm. Covid-19, still backed up from the holidays and an idiot Postmaster General appointed by Trump last summer. As soon as Louis DeJoy took office, he immediately instituted "cost cutting measures" that have done nothing but damage USPS. He stopped all overtime, removed many sorting machines and public mail boxes. He changed many work policies. the biggest being that any mail still in the sorting room at the end of the day was to be left until the next day. As a result, the back log has built up something terrible. Many people believe Trump appointed DeJoy for the sole purpose of wrecking the USPS before the election and mail in voting. Not to mention that DeJoy owns millions in stock from other carriers that are the direct competition to USPS. If Biden does nothing else, I hope he fires this azzhole. Despite all of that, USPS is still and always has been the highest rated government agency in customer satisfaction. They move millions of pieces of mail every single day. And most of it goes off without a hitch.