I am Groot!

I am fine with the rain,  I am sick of it getting dark at 4:30.  That is making me loose my mind!

I recently shipped an SKS using USPS.  If you go this rout, be prepared to wait.  I was there for over an hr.  I new the rules, but they didn't, including the supervisor.  It was a disaster, but finally was shipped.  The first question that they asked me was, "do you have a licence to do that?".  It went down hill from there.       

The cheaper reloads ammo doesnt have any type of quality control. You will get rounds that did not have enough power to cycle your ammo and you will get shell casings that don't want to be ejected. This is why I stopped shooting rock bottom ammo.

I do not own one, but have shot one. I was shocked by the way the slide fit the frame and how it felt when it cycled. I was not expecting something that felt that good. In case your trade falls through, buds has a used one for under 700 with a threaded barrel.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=524463590 Should have checked Gun Broker. This one started at $895 and is now at $1200 with two days left. It does not have the box and paperwork. I am going to make the trade.

Those were my thoughts.

It has the original wood target grips and it is a 4 in model. Thanks

I own a Winchester 94ae 444 marlin with wood stock, ported 18 1/2 barrel and made in the US. This is supposed to be a valuable rifle but the value is all over the place on Gun Broker. Someone offered to trade me a Nickel Smith and Wesson 29-2 that is in excellent shape. It does not have the box or paperwork. If I were to make this trade it would purely be with the intent to sell the Smith. Any thought on what a nickel 29-2 in great shape with no box would be valued at. I am a benefactor, so I am not trying to back door sell anything. Any help would be appreciated.

Zenni does do progressives and the clips on I got from them were less than $4. I don't know how much less progressive are, but I am sure they will not be 600.

I agree, but some one I know had it done and they needed glasses with two years. I need to do more research before I pull the trigger.

As I have read in many other posts in this section, glasses are a key part of or survival preparedness in any situation. I try to keep a spare set in the truck, my BOB and one at work. As anyone with glasses knows this can get expensive, and if you are talking about the long haul in hazardous situations you need multiple pair. I recently purchased a pair of glasses from Zenni Optical. The price was $76.78 with the best lenses, best coating, nice frames, two sets of clip on sunshades and all the bells and whistles. This would have cost me over 300 at Wally World. I was skeptical, but when they arrived, I could see great out of them and they have held up to my 2 year old wearing them. $76.78 is still a good chunk of change if you want 4 pair as back ups, so I logged on and bought a pair for as cheep as I could. This was the result. I had a pair of glasses shipped to my house for $16.85 that I can see great out of. If would have bought multiple pairs at one time shipping would have been the same. I you need to add to glasses to you survival preparedness supply, or just buy new glasses, I highly recommend Zenni optical. Full disclosure, their factories are located in other countries, but if I am in a situation where glasses will no longer be made, I need to be able to see.

I understood about 20 words from that, and three of them were Ashley Madison and porn. I hate to think what that says about me.

Bob forgot his wedding anniversary and his wife was really pissed. She told him "Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in less 6 seconds AND IT BETTER BE THERE !!" The next morning he got up early and left for work. When his wife woke up, she looked out the window and sure enough there was a box gift-wrapped in the middle of the driveway. Confused, the wife put on her robe and ran out to the driveway, brought the box back in the house. She opened it and found a brand new bathroom scale. Bob has been missing since Friday.

I am too cynical and take little credence in the expressed reasons for a switch in ammunition or firearms by our government. There are far too many factors that are political and people with agendas that we will never know about. Everyone knows someone on the inside that claims to knows the "real reason" these changes are made. All I know is I have sold every Glock I have owed and still have my M&P pro in 9. All of them have worked flawlessly, but I do not like the way glocks feel in my hand. I am not a Glock hater, but I love shooting my M&P.

I would love to shoot that 458. It might sound strange, but I would like one in 22. Something like the Browing/Winchester single shot.

Full disclosure, I skimmed through this at a red light and did not get to the problems you were having. I have been seriously considering trying my had at building one of these. I like the look of the dedicated lower, but want it to use Colt mags. Don't own a Gock, not a fan. Do you think this problem would still happen with this kind of set up that I mentioned? I know nothing about these or building ARs, so please forgive my ignorance.

That is awesome! I want a 9mm AR badly.

I used to feel the same way, then I started getting old.

Not at good looking as your knives, but I like it.

This may not make most peoples list, but I have a Ruger addiction and like large bore calibers. I have been looking for a Ruger No. 1 in 45-70 for some time now, but have not been able to find one locally or at a price I was willing to pay. Yesterday I found one that met both criteria that was in great shape. I have never shot a No. 1, so I have nothing to compare it to, but it has one of the best triggers I have felt. I am suspicious that it has had some trigger work done, as there is no creep and is very light. It has Ruger rings, but I am not sure what I am going to mount on it. I have an older Leupold VX-3 1.5 by 5 that would work well, but it am seriously considering getting a peep sight of some kind. Any suggestions in this area would be helpful. I am going to have to sell some other firearms to pay for this per the agreement with the wife, but I couldn't be happier. That is fuzz on the checkering from the gun case I brought it home in.

Congrats! I grew up in West Texas and I was raised dove and quail hunting. There was never a question of if you could shoot your limit, the question was could you do it in one box of shells. Lots of action, I miss it.

I wouldn't turn down a Beretta over under.

  Franchi is actually made by Benelli.  My understanding is that it is made in the same factory and has the same recoil ejection system as the M2.  I Shoot an M2 and bought my son a Franchi Affinity.  Other than the comforteck stock, and the price tag, there is not much difference.