[Vintage Gun Photos]

I would say yes on the suppressor.  The two items I'm not sure about is the sight device on top of the revolver and is that a pressure switch in his mouth that's connected to the headlamp?

[Picked up one of my grails]

John Cantius Garand designed a great rifle and are a real treat to shoot.  I hope your Garand thumb experience is a short lived pain.  I don't care how experienced you are with this rifle, it's not a matter of it may bite you but when it will bite you loading a clip into the rifle. Just remember it's all part of the fun.  Also it's when the term clip or enbloc is proper terminology.  One thing about this rifle design is that in an ammo exhausted situation and last ditch survival plan these rifles make an awesome club like weapon.  Most modern military firearms don't have this characteristic.

 

 

[Built a budget AR10]

Very Nice.  Tell us about the upper details.  I'm sort of in the hunt for an AR10 upper and if a deal comes along, I may have to jump on it.

[Nine months later.... .22LR]

It is abundant in my area everywhere except Wally World.  For some reason it still gets sucked up as soon as it hits the shelf even though their price is not that good and can be found cheaper in a few of the places I frequent.  Until we see boxes of .22 stacked up with dust on them the retail price will not go down.

[2017 record gun sales]

So what's the deal?  Two conflicting stories going here. Gun Stocks plunged

[Why Gun Stocks Plunged in August]

9 hours ago, Sam1 said:

I'll definitely be playing with gun stocks around election time from now on.

Why wait until election time?  I try to handle gun stocks daily along with the actions and barrels. 

Seriously though, if anyone one here has any investments in Black Rock, Vanguard or Fidelity mutual funds and depending on the fund family they very well may be invested in firearm or ammunition industry.

[Show and Tell - Post Your Pics]

57 minutes ago, Cartel said:

 

Very Nice!  We shall call you Edward suppressor hands.

[Too many threads about Irma.]

7 minutes ago, Ronald_55 said:

Irma, Glock Gen. 5... people like to talk about natural disasters. 

[Hurricane Irma]

May be a 1,2,3 punch.  Tropical storm Jose is following Irma and building.

[Hurricane Irma]

48 minutes ago, Sam1 said:

Was a bit surprised coming from a meteorologist, since he should've known that there's no such thing as category 6 for hurricanes

He probably had his Beats headphones turned up to 11 one too many times and can't remember his meteorological school learnin'

 

But then I found this.

And This.

Hurricanes are categorized by several methods, the most well known being the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. The Saffir-Simpson scale, developed in 1969, is based on the wind speed of the hurricane. The various categories are listed below in their traditional form:

Category 1: 74 to 95 mph
Category 2: 96-110 mph
Category 3: 111-130 mph
Category 4: 131-155 mph
Category 5: greater than or equal to 156 mph

The amount of damage between each category does not increase linearly. Each increase in category greatly increases the damage potential. The original scale included no Category 6 hurricane. Robert Simpson has stated that there was no reason to include an additional category because the damage would be severe no matter the wind speed over 155 mph. Improvements in building engineering over the past roughly 35-40 years may have changed that dynamic and might necessitate the addition of a category 6 hurricane.

In our view, if the Saffir-Simpson scale were adjusted to include another category, it would likely be as follows:

Category 1 hurricane: 74 to 95 mph
Category 2 hurricane: 96-110 mph
Category 3 hurricane: 111-130 mph
Category 4 hurricane: 131-155 mph
Category 5 hurricane: 156-175 mph
Category 6 hurricane: greater than or equal to 176 mph

The current Saffir-Simpson scale has the following wind speed bands for its categories:

Category 1: 21 mph band
Category 2: 14 mph band
Category 3: 19 mph band
Category 4: 24 mph band
Category 5: unlimited band since there is no upper limit besides atmospheric limitations

A Category 5 band would likely be a 19 or 24 mph band and therefore a category 6 hurricane would have winds greater than or equal to 176 mph (or 181 mph). The 176 mph figure seems to make the most sense based on wind speeds and engineering.

On a related note, the question has come about, what about a storm that has winds of 95.5 mph or 110.5 mph or 131.5 mph or 155.5 mph etc? It would seem that the scale does not provide for those wind speeds. A continuous mathematical restatement of the Saffir-Simpson Scale should be made with the addition of an additional category.

The Saffir-Simpson scale should be restated as:

Category 1 Hurricane: 74 to 95 mph
Category 2 Hurricane: > 95 to 110 mph
Category 3 Hurricane: > 110 to 130 mph
Category 4 Hurricane: > 130 to 155 mph
Category 5 Hurricane: greater than 155 mph

Or, alternatively:

Category 1 Hurricane: 74 to less than 96 mph
Category 2 Hurricane: 96 mph to less than 111 mph
Category 3 Hurricane: 111 mph to less than 131 mph
Category 4 Hurricane: 131 mph to less than 156 mph
Category 5 Hurricane: 156 mph or greater

Or with an additional category:

Category 5 Hurricane: > 155 to less than 175 mph
Category 6 Hurricane: 175 mph or greater

or alternatively,

Category 5 Hurricane: 156 mph to less than 176 mph
Category 6 Hurricane: 176 mph or greater

Precision is important in the sciences and hurricane forecasting is nothing if not a science. Likewise taxonomies assist in the classification and therefore the study of any phenomenon. Our view is that the Saffir-Simpson scale has a few minor areas that need correction.

Christian H F Riley

For more information on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, see here. And the NHC/NOAA page here.

 

[Clean Knife]

Good choices there in my opinion.  More info on the flashlight please.

[Does anyone here fly Paramotors]

I actually saw someone paramotoring over the Percy Warner Park area last Saturday. I will admit it does look like something I would probably enjoy but the last thing I need is another hobby.

[So who has plans??]

2 hours ago, Ronald_55 said:

Or burn a case of ammo?

Now that sounds like a fine idea right there.  I think I will do the same but not sure I will stop at one case.  Only 250 rounds per case, may go for 2.

[Fresh From Out West]

Welcome!  Hickman county huh,  I bet that's a little bit of culture shock?

[Does anyone here fly Paramotors]

I prefer fixed wing myself and something with climate controls in the cabin.

[Trailer tires]

17 hours ago, dralarms said:

Anyone here got an in on trailer tires? I need 3 st205/75/r15 8 ply tires. 

Just out of curiosity and sorry if I missed it but what are these going on?  I'm guessing a utility trailer but then I'm a terrible guesser.

[Trailer tires]

As someone here stated used trailer tires are best avoided.  They were usually replaced for a good reason and signs of wear isn't always one of them.  I bought a new set of 4, 15" load range E 10 ply tires about 5 weeks ago and they were under $100 each.  If you have a Co-Op near you I highly recommend you give them a try.  More times than not they are way more verse in trailer and specialty tires than your average automotive tire shop.

[How high will gas prices get?]

8 minutes ago, bersaguy said:

Have they put any kind of path on where it's going to go yet.................????    

The projected path shown is their best 4 day guesstimate. You rarely see projected paths more than 4 days out for storms like this. I did see or hear something that is officially been upgraded to a catagory 3 as of present time.

[How high will gas prices get?]

They have been creeping up in nickle increments in my neck of the woods for a couple of days but then they always creep up before a long holiday weekend.  Mother nature looks like she's winding up with a 1,2 punch with Hurricane Irma gaining some momentum to be a category 3 by Monday.

[I can't see the pics in one of my posts but others can]

If you are referring to this I can't see the pictures either.

OK, not exactly the last thing I bought, but I have been trying to get time to put this together forever. I have been hesitant too as I rarely put out a list of what I own.

A little while back, I helped a member nail down prices on some guns he needed to sell. I will let him chime in if he wants to be definitely identified. The more I looked, the more I decided I wanted several of them. I let one slip through my fingers, but in the end though, we came to a package deal for everything he had left. Taken a lot of side jobs to cover my outlay, but I think it was worth it. I got some good guns at a reasonable price and he got to not sit on them forever to get them to move. I am very grateful to him because he worked with me to get all this shipped. The distance and my schedule was just too much to meet FTF. 

The 1st item not pictured was a H&R 10GA single shot shotgun with rifle sights. That went to a coworker of mine. He wanted it even before I made a package deal. I like my shoulder too much for that. LOL

First are a Winchester Model 1200 in 12GA and a Remington Model 11-48 in 16GA. 

 

Second is a Emperor Firearms Guardian Tactical 12GA. In the same pic is as extra barrel for the 1200

Third is a Winchester Model 70 in .30-06 with a Bushnell scope and bi-pod.

Fourth is a SKS in a composite folding stock with a red dot scope, bi-pod and a 75 round drum (not pictured). Below it is a Stevens model 94 .410 shotgun. 

Fifth is a Marlin 39 Carbine

Lastly, is a  Mosin/Nagant M44 and Mosin/Nagant 91/30. Bayonets came with both. I have not had a ton of time to completely go over these, but the M44 may have all matching numbers.  It is missing the piece that snaps in to lock the bayonet forward.

On top of this was a good bit of ammo for all the guns including 24 boxes of 16GA. He also tossed in a few items that he needed to clean out that included a range finder. That has already come in very handy.

So there you have it, my largest single buy in my life (so far lol). 

[Grandpa's Rabbit Gun]

I have several hand me down family guns, JC Higgins, Stevens, Glenfield and insert store brand name of choice here.  While not much value $$$ wise they are some I will never let go of unless someone offered me an astronomically amount of $$$$$$$ and I'm sure that's not going to happen any time soon.

[Nylon 66 twilight zone?]

Surprisingly I just searched and found many with asking prices half that and slightly more for ones with some use on them.  I found several 70's vintage new in box with upwards of $1000.00 and more in many places.  I never would have thought it.

[Gun stickers on your car?]

We had a similar thread on this last year.

Pro gun decals

[LLWS]

17 hours ago, smokin45 said:

I see that starting January 1, 2018 the bat barrel is going from 2 1/4" in dia. To 2 5/8". Park just got smaller.

It's still going to be way too small for kids like 13 year old Jayce Blalock.

Little League orld Series Home run in the trees.

Here he is at Sun Trust Park, looks to be at least a 380 plus feet.

Sun Trust Park Homer by Jayce Blalock

 

[Vintage Gun Photos]

No one on my side of the family has ears like that.  Now my inlaws, many possibilities.