Grayfox54

I'm glad he's gone. But I fear his replacement will be his own hand picked crony and nothing will change.

Any number of the older Marlins. Bolt guns, semi-auto or single shots. All are excellent rifles. Ruger makes several models of the 10/22 with light synthetic stocks. Lots of possibilities, just look around.

I've been getting those e-mails too. But remember, ammo companies aren't above using a good scare to sell stuff. I kinda doubt that there will be any kind of major shortage more than what we are already dealing with. I've got a good supply on hand. Really need to load up some of my less common cartridges like .45 Colt. But I have reloading supplies on hand too. Don't know what I'll do when the primers I have are gone.

My primary carry for about 30 years now has been a lightly modified 1959 Colt Lightweight Commander in .45acp. Comfort and concealment are a product of a good belt and holster. The flat profile of a 1911 makes it a very easy gun to carry and conceal.

I'm an old time 1911 guy and usually go with that. But honestly, I've never cared for a 1911 in 9mm. It just wrong. If you go 1911, do it right in .45acp. Nothing wrong with a CZ. Great guns. I guess it just boils down to the type of action you want. Straight SA or DA/SA.

Nothing new here. I used to work with a lot of illegals. Pretty near all of them admitted to having a gun. But I never knew one dumb enough to try to buy one at a gun shop.

Field strip the gun and give the ammo the old Plunk test. If it passes, don't worry about it.

Classic Arms 1740 N. Germantown Pkwy, Cordova, TN 38016 usually has some nice older guns. BUT, they're mighty proud of them. Seen lots of interesting things there, but nothing I was willing to pay their prices for.

You've got some nice stuff there. I'll be very interested to see the complete list once you have it worked out.

I haven't seen that in years! But I do like it!

CMP recently announced that they will do another M1 workshop this year. In this program you will be trained in the skills of M1 gunsmithing and you will build your own M1 rifle. However, they get so many applications that attendees are drawn by lottery. It ain't cheap either. Frankly, the odds of getting in are pretty slim. However, if you just want a rifle, by all means make the trip to the store in Anniston. That way you can pick from available stock and get one you really like. The staff is extremely helpful, will answer all your questions and help you get a good one.

I intentionally avoided this thread until now because I figured it would be full of a bunch of mushy Merry Christmas and emotional BS. Now I see that many of you feel the same way about Christmas as I do. I got completely fed up with the commercialized greedfest that Christmas has become a long, long time ago. Then there's the fact that my wife passed away in December. That's not to even mention the crowds, craziness and stupidity that abounds anywhere you try to go. Truth is that from Black Friday until about the second week of January, I make it a point to avoid all retail stores just so I don't have to deal with the idiots. The so-called holiday season brings me no joy at all. I'm half Grinch and half Scrooge. I'm a Grooge. The only people I give gifts to are my kids. And I just give them money to buy whatever they want. I sure don't know what they want or need. I also tell them not to get me anything. If I want or need something, I just go buy it. No point in them wasting their money on me. Ok fellow Grooges, all together now: BAH! HUMBUG!

I'm guessing the list will be heavily edited. We'll never hear or see the big names on it.

I saw Fatman. Actually wasn't bad. Rich kid gets POed at Santa and hires a top level hitman to take him out. Premise is kinda dumb, but its a pretty good movie.

I saw an article on the internet. According to the author, the deer are symbolic. What was once considered harmless and friendly is now dangerous and scary. Yeah, didn't make sense to me either.

They're moving from New York state to Virginia. Most likely due to NY's ridiculously high taxes. I just don't see a down side there.

I'm afraid the .30SC was DOA. It was introduced right in the middle of covid with minimal fan fare. I think there are only two guns chambered for it? The makers didn't make much fuss, so why should customers? Besides, it didn't offer much over existing .32 caliber rounds except for being much more expensive. and harder to find.

Which is deadlier? A .30-06 fired from 1000 yards away or a .22 to the head at contact distance? I think a lot of it depends on distance. Pistol bullets start out slower and lose velocity rather quickly. The bigger the bullet, the faster it sheds speed. Rifle ammo is designed to maintain velocity over a much longer distance. Fact is than many of the most popular rifle calibers fire a smaller diameter bullet than the most common handgun calibers. The OP is discussing muzzle energy. Depending on caliber, barrel length and distance, that energy can diminish rather quickly.

I'm partial to RCBS products. I still load everything on my old RCBS Rockchucker single stage press that I bought used over 30 years ago. I prefer RCBS dies as well. I've thought about upgrading to a progressive press many times. Just never did it. But I also tend to reload in big batches. 1000 rds or more at a time. I devote several days to that and then I'm good for about a year. Progressives are good for people like competitors who go through hundreds of rounds a month and are constantly renewing their supply. I don't shoot that much and don't want to spend all my free time making ammo. However, right now I caution about starting to reload. The current scarcity and cost of components, especially powder and primers, may not make it worthwhile. I no longer bother to reload 9mm or 5.56. I save my limited supply of powder and primers for the more expensive calibers I shoot.

Looks like about 90% of the story will be total BS. But it also looks like it'll be a good action flick. I'll watch it. If your into the whole America divided scenario, I highly recommend the Kelly Turnbull series of books by Kurt Schlichter.

Running around unsupervised is what made me get it the first place.

I picked this poor thing up a couple of months ago. Hy Hunter Frontier Six Shooter in .22LR. According to the internet, these were actually made by J.P. Sauer & Sohn in West Germany and imported during the 1960s under the Hy Hunter name in Hollywood. CA. This poor thing was a mess when I got it. The barrel was loose, the firing pin was about to fall out and there was an occasional hitch in the action. Plus the grips were completely wrong for this gun. I really don't know how they managed to stay on. And on top of all that, the finish was very badly worn. But it seemed to have good bones and I only gave $30 for it. This is what I started with: The mechanical issues were fairly easy to fix. I found a set of close grips on the internet, but had to fit them some. The problem was in the finish. As near as I could tell, most of this gun is made of Zamak or a similar alloy. So finish options were limited. I decided to go with Brownell's Alumahyde II. Its a spray on, paint like, finish made specifically for alloy guns. I took the gun completely apart, sanded the parts and sprayed the individual pieces. The instructions said it dries to the touch in 1-2 hours, BUT needs 1-2 weeks to cure completely. Of course I tried to rush it and messed up a piece. I re-did that one and then gave the finish the full two weeks to cure completely. Got it all back together and I think it came out pretty good. I took it to the range today. I fired a little over 100 rounds of 7 different types of ammo. It ain't no tack driver, but its minute of tin can with ammo it likes. Not too shabby for a decrepit old man and those tiny fixed sights. All told, I have right at $80 in it. I think it was worth it.

A very valid point. "Friends" have an unfortunate way of turning into vultures. They act like they're doing you a favor, but in fact are trying to screw you and get the guns cheap. Often to resell at a big profit. In your inventory you want to list: Make, model, caliber, serial number, any special features and if possible, the year made. All of this info can have a big affect on a guns value.