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ET's observation here is as great (...and as true...) a pronouncement that has ever been made about self defense and guns (...no matter whether shotgun, rifle, or handgun...). He is exactly right. All calibers will kill ya, and shot placement trumps everything else. I say folks should pick out what they are comfortable with and what fits their method of carry, wear it out practicing with it, and pray daily that you are not called on to use it; just be ready if you are. As others have consistently said in this forum, shot placement plus having your gun with ya when ya need it most are the two most important pieces of "going armed" and defending yourself and possibly others. Keep up the good work! Leroy

I fully agree with Johnny and Brandon. We've done two AR's so far (...an HBAR carbine and a HBAR Bushmaster...). I really think Johnny hit the nail square on the head with his observation that building them is:"....like legos for big kids. ...". He is dead right. I think it's a good thing to build the lowers yourself so you have some notion about how the parts of your AR fit together and work. You may need to know that sometime. I also like the idea of buying a complete upper (...or having someone build it for you; it takes a few tools we dont have....), just pick out what ya want. We had a couple built just the way we wanted them and i really like them. That way, you get exactly what ya want. I may get beat up for saying this; but i see the AR business like the computer business; if the parts that go inside are good, names dont mean much unless you are a collector. If good parts go in (...no matter the name...), good reliability and accuracy will result. If it's possible, there are more great AR parts out there than there are 1911 parts. I like Spikes, Yankee Hill Machine, Bravo Company, Noveske, LMT, Double Star (...right close in ky...); the list goes on and on. Take a look at the AR builder feature on the Brownells website, plus the stuff available at AR15.com and m4carbine.net. There are also several great guys who are members here who are a great resource and help. Hope this helps. Let us know what ya decide to do. Leroy

Mike:______________ I love this; it ought to send him and folks like him the rest of the way over the edge; and give him somethin to talk about at the next Southern Poverty Law Center Chapter Meeting or the next CAIR meeting. Maybe the apoplexy will clear his mind!! Remember, everybody learns (...or fails to learn...) at their own pace! I like it when folks call me names; it means your are winning. Remember what Jesus said: There are simply some folks that you dont want to like you.Keep up the good work brother!! "Racist" Leroy (...the Christian Exxxxxxxtremist Operative...)

My BS meter has run off the scale with this platitudinous speech. RE: “…the double standard and the “trampling” of the rights of Muslims….). The TSA courtesy of the Federal Government has removed most of your “rights” (…read that your rights, my rights, Muslim rights, on and on … when you buy an airline ticket; and they have said exactly that to folks who objected their procedures…). There, in fact, is not “double standard; there is a “stupid standard”. This standard purports to pronounce that all are equally suspect. That simply aint true and anyone that takes a few minutes to think about it knows this truth. The fact is that white catholic nuns, little old blue haired ladies, and white Caucasian three year olds wagging teddy bears from that multi-cultural bastion and multi-ethnic melting pot of Chattanooga, TN aint very likely to be potential terrorists. RE: The “racist issue”. I say that anyone with a foolish (…or insidious…) agenda can play the “racist” card. It is an old time “cottage industry” in the black community in this country and is becoming one in the muslim community. It an old, tired, trite ploy that works on the childish and those who are not sure of who they are and what they believe. It is laughable to me that folks would actually be afraid of being called a “racist” by a bunch of either misguided children (…or thugs…) shouting catcalls of “racism” while wrapping themselves in the very flag they loathe, all the while purporting equal treatment for all. It is the “theatre of the absurd”; but that is what some of us (…luckily not all…)have become. Where, I say, is the “equal treatment for all” in the muslim lands and in the thug dictatorships that most of the folks that are, in fact, a danger to this country hail from? You know the answer to that very well; there aint any. On a personal basis, I could care less about whether you think I’m a racist or not, and no one else should care either. It’s high time that the adults took the asylum back over with regard to this grotesque and detestable malarkey. RE: “Christian extremists”. I don’t know about you; but I aint seen any and neither have you. I will grant that i've seen some that are misguided, but not dangerous. You may want to check this out; but I am pretty certain that middle eastern young men brought down the Twin Towers. They were muslim, not Christian. RE: “Lame excuses”. I say that most any responsible exception to your speech will be most likely graded as a “lame excuse”, “racist” or “ignorant” because these answers do not fit your world view. I’m old enough and adult enough to where that doesn’t bother me too much. You can feed the platidunous speeches to those who are kind enough to politely listen to them, but they won’t work on me. How’s that for an answer? Racist Leroy

Folks need to decide just how much of this they are willing to put up with. I've made my decision. It's zero. I won't fly anywhere. I'ts ok with me if they all starve. There will be no "enhanced security" until we quit playing this silly game of inspecting nuns, three year olds with teddy bears, and old white people in the name of politically correct "non profiling". I say we need to profile. Until we face up to that truth, none of this malarkey means anything. It's a matter of time until something happens. No amount of 100% frivolous, intrusive inspection of everybody (...other than those most likely to be terrorists...) by union yahoos and childish chumps will "enhance" security in this country for the air traveller. Leroy

Fireemedic:_______________ Check this link out from the "classifieds". You guys are practically neighbors: http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/firearms-classifieds/48812-f-s-2-remington-870-police-shotguns.html PS -- I like the 870's. Leroy

Somethin must have happened with the resolution on this one: Try this: I must have fooled with the resoution on my laptop. I can't see anything either!! Leroy

Lester:_________________ We are jeep guys at my house and always have been. They are a great thing. I heartily recommend your looking at and picking out the one you like. RE: Wheels. There are those who will tell you that it's only a matter of time until the 15 and 16 inch tire sizes disappear. I think that is exactly right; you can see it happening in the 15 inch tire sizes now. I like the 17 inch wheels because there are lots of tires that will fit it now. With a jeep; i simply cant tell any difference in ride no matter the tire size. The biggest difference (...read that "improvement in ride" for the jeep...) i can tell is the use of coil springs in the front of the jeep (...that started somewhere around 1997, i think...); that does make a big difference in jeep rideability. The son's jeep is a 2000 wrangler sahra 5 speed inline 6 hardtop (...which i heartily recommend; the jeep gets cold in winter...); and has a 3 inch lift with 35 by 15 inch Dick Cepek tires. It is smooth, but you can feel it squirm on the road. The bigger rim diameters cut the sidewall flex down and lessen this "squirming". It's important to note, however, that this "squirming" happens during 'highway speeds" when changing lanes or running over the crown of the roadway (....about 65 to 70 mph....). It is noticeable, but aint a big deal. It is nonexistant at "normal" backroad and dirt road speeds. Hope this helps. Leroy

I probably ought not to do this; but I just can’t help myself. This issue of large bore “pocket pistols†is near and dear to me. I have read all the posts with a mixture of horror and amusement regarding certain pronouncements as to the suitability of a “large bore†pocket pistol. Namely, the 44 special, 44 mag, or 41 mag. For the sake of discussion; I’m going to throw in a couple of these guy’s big bore brothers; the 45 colt and the 45acp. It has been said more than one time that these calibers are not good defensive choices. I believe that we need to explore that pronouncement a bit. The first cartridge that was adopted by the US Army was the 45 colt in 1873. The 45 colt fired a 255 grain round nose bullet at about 900 fps in its original loading. It was, in fact, the first widely used big bore defensive cartridge manufactured in the United States. It reigned supreme in the mayhem and killing department until it was displaced by its autoloading son; the 45 ACP. Note if you will the similarity both in caliber and velocity between these two. Along about 1907, the 44 s & w special was invented by (…guess who…); Smith and Wesson. The “special†was based on the underpowered 44 Russian built for (…guess who…) the Russians. The 44 special was an artful copy of that old time killer, the 45 colt. The “special†was chambered in a more advanced gun; the old time large frame smith double action hand ejector. It is important to note that during this whole process; these cartridges were designed and used for killing and mayhem against humans; not animals. They did, however, work on the occasional animal up to a very large size; but that was not the main reason for their development. Along in the late twenties folks started “souping up†the old 44 special in order to get more performance from it (…I would presume for hunting purposes; both human and animal….). The foremost of these “hot rodders†was a little man by the name of Elmer Keith. Elmer’s work in “hot rodding†the 44 culminated in the design and production of the 44 mag. In 1958 (…I think…). The 41 mag came out about 1964 as the results of Elmer’s work in the development of the ultimate “police cartridgeâ€, and the 41 mag was originally marketed that way. That’s why there is a smith model 58. What then, you say, was the purpose of the 41 mag? Police work; not hunting. Sadly, by this time, two interesting phenemenon had landed in the “killing departmentâ€. The first was the realization that some (…not all…) police operatives could not effectively use the old time “big bore†calibers. They kicked too hard, cost too much, were too heavy, and (….according to some….) didn’t have enough firepower (…read that “round countâ€â€¦). The other was the Air Force military establishment who purported to know more than others (…read that the army…) about the role of the handgun in killing armed attackers. After all, the US Air force had an “elite†unit that guarded ballistic missiles and hydrogen bombs. All this “studying†lead to the ultimate adoption of the 9 mm in the military. The military, in effect, dragged the police along to abandon the big bore double action pistol in favor of smaller autoloaders with a higher round count. That’s why you have the 9 mm and 40 s & w of today. All these things came together to develop the “conventional wisdom†that abounds today that says that the old revolver with its limited round count, great weight, and antiquated cartridges are simply not effective as self defense tools. To all that, I say a hearty “baloney†for all the reasons stated above. There are those among our little band who will say that big bore revolvers are heavy and hard to conceal. I say that the new smith scandium frame revolvers weigh 21 to 25 ounces. My glock 33 weighs 20 ounces and a full size 45 auto weighs from 38 to 40 ounces. Looks pretty good to me; but I will grant that concealment is somewhat of a problem. My personal preference for concealment is the old time Milt Sparks 200 aw holster (….link here: http://www.miltsparks.com/200AW.htm. …) . You just cover it up with a coat. There are those who will say that “there is a danger of over penetrationâ€. There sure is. And there always has and will be. It is no trouble to find instances of ‘over penetration†with every caliber there is. There are those who will say that the big frame smiths and tauruses are not “pocket gunsâ€. I say you are somewhat right. Smith makes a 2.4 inch 45 ACP revolver (…read this: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2783396/review_smith_wesson_325pd_revolver.html ...); the 325 PD. We can quibble about whose pocket it will fit into; but these “snubby†big frame revolvers have been around a long time. There are those who will say “there aint enough round countâ€. I say the likelihood of needing more than six rounds is so remote as to be miniscule. There are those who say “….time (…and technology…) has passed these dinosaursâ€â€¦.. ; get a semi auto pistol with a “large†round count. Some folks (…including me…) simply do not like that idea and would rather do it the “old time†way. That’s ok. Both the new and old can stand peaceably together. There are those who will say that there is a problem with full power ammunition. I agree. There are solutions, however. The first is handloading. The second is to use “store-bought†ammo. I would look for hard cast semiwadcutter ammo in the 1000 fps or less velocity range. There is some out there. I would close this little essay with another bit of backward looking to lay to rest the idea that the auto loading pistol is the ultimate fighting pistol. There was a guy by the name of Jeff Cooper who did more than anyone to popularize the auto loading pistol and the 45 ACP than anyone before him. He is the father of the vaunted ‘Thunder Ranchâ€. In his younger days he did some exhibition shooting with a couple of his buddies who used the big frame double action revolver and the old ‘antiquated†single action army colt. If you care to do a bit of digging, you can find his old books and pictures of these demonstrations. The net results (…if I remember right were these…). Sometimes cooper won, sometimes the double action smith guy won; sometimes the SSA guy won. All with big bore calibers. There are those who would opine that the double action revolver is, in fact, faster than the vaunted 45acp for the first six shots. Watch Jerry Miculek sometime. The moral of this little story is this; all the big calibers are killers and are fast and deadly accurate in the hands of those who spend the time to learn how to shoot them. By the way, Cooper is the father of the much vaunted 10 mm and its son the 40 s & w. Don’t ever succumb to the belief that somehow the old time plus 40 calibers are not mankillers; in the right hands they are. To say otherwise is laughable. I hope this helps you to decide about the suitability of the big bore “pocket pistolsâ€. After all, that is what ya asked about to begin with. Regards, Leroy (…the oldtimer…)

Lester:________________ I really like this great observation. I believe you've hit the nail on the head here: Keep up the good work brother!! Leroy

Folks:_______________ I urge each of you to take the time to read this. I know it's hard to say "congressional" and "ethics" in the same sentence and they modify eachother; but this is worth reading. All this baloney symbolizes what is wrong on both sides of the aisle. The upside is that the more publicity these chumps get; the more folks will learn about them. I predict this one will be great. My guess is that Rangel is guilty as sin and no amount of whitewash will cover this one up. It will demonstrate that Rangle (...and many other longtimers...) are nothing more than carpetbagging trash that have been pillaging the govt and pedding influence for over forty years (...in Rangle's case, anyway...). More great stuff from the Demorat House of Representatives. I may be wrong; but i seem to remember the great House Speaker Pelosi saying: "...this congress will be the most ethical in history... . I cant wait to see how this one plays out. Read and enjoy: Link here: Dana Milbank - Charlie Rangel and the farce known as congressional ethics Leroy

This is great!! Sadly, the little varmits are exactly right. Everyone should take the time to watch this carefully. Thanks for posting it! Leroy

Graycrait:____________ Thanks for the explanation and the great pictures of the baby glock. I believe that your improvement of thinning the grip area around the trigger guard to let the trigger finger more naturally reach toward the trigger is the greatest custom improvement ive seen in any glock. Thanks again for the excellent explanation and pictures. Leroy

Titan:___________ +1 on Tim's observation. I've got a full size old model colt series 70 that does the same thing. If it ejects ok; the dents dont matter. Tou can straighten them out when you run the brass thru a resizer. Hope this helps. Leroy

I'll concede that the big smiths (...steel...) are heavy (...about 40 to 46 oz...). That's the basic problem with them. If you carry them in a OWB holster or shoulder rig, they are heavy; and you need a coat to cover them them, so as not to alarm the population in todays "ninnified" society. The "magic material" smiths (...and tauruses...) are about 21 to 24 ounces (...the smith 325 pd weighs 21.5 oz unloaded...). That is awful light for a "real caliber" gun in any caliber. All that being said; it is laughable to pronounce a 41, 44, or 45 for that matter an "ineffective caliber'. They simply are not. If the short barrel 41 thru 45's are "ineffective". That means the great 45 acp is "ineffective" too. That simply isnt so. A revolver is a dead reliable peice of machinery and those that choose to carry them are well armed if they take the time to learn how to shoot them double action (...the only real way to shoot a combat type revolver in my opinion...). Shot double action, the revolver is just as fast as any semiauto. My advice in this little matter; if you intend to shoot heavy loads; use a steel frame smith or taurus with the "light' magnum loads at about 1100 fps. They will probably come out at about 950 fps or so. No one will want to catch one. For the "lightweights" i would recommend the old time handloads at about 900 fps. They will want to come out at about 800 or so fps. Nobody will want to catch them either. The plains indains were killed off with revolvers shooting the old 45 colt at about the same velocity. Big bullets work very well. Revolvers have just fell out of favor because of alleged low round capacity. A revolver is the equal of anything out there for the first six shots; but they are slow to reload. This "shortcomming" is much over pronounced in todays rarified "tacticool" atmosphere. By the way, i carried a 4 inch 629 in a maxpedition man purse for several years. We've burned thousands of rounds thru the 41 thru 44 calibers (...both special and mag...) thru n farme smiths; along with it's brother the 45 colt thru ruger sa's over the years. They work real good with hard cast semiwadcutter bullets, and are deadly accurate. Food for thought. Leroy

Ebow:______________ Find ya a 3 (...or 4 ....) inch smith (...either 44 or 41 mag...) and start reloading. They are both great. We've burnt a lot of powder thru the 44 special, 44 mag, and 41 mag. They are all equally effective. They all pack a heavy punch and are very accurate. Leroy

TT:_____________ Study your reloading manual; especially the reloading description section. Jacketed for semiauto; cast for revolver. Hard to beat Unique. Regards and welcome to reloading!! Leroy

Graycrait:____________ I like the idea of "easing (...thinning...) the grip" in the area of the trigger. How did ya decide how much to cut and did ya cut a templet to match the other side after ya did the material removal? By the way, i like the overall idea on the stippling. Great job! Regards, Leroy

Dave:________ I'd say the chances are about 50/50 if they have no core values; and about 90/10 if they are polititians at heart. I would be the last to ascribe any great amount of morality, high mindedness, or honesty to either party. Character, in fact, does matter; and we'll soon see who (...if any ...) of those recently elected (...and those who managed to stay...) have any. I can always tell when they are lying for the most part; it generally happens when their lips move. I also think the same thing about the big three media and large newspapers. They all have an agenda and there is a clear double standard. That's why the blogger is making fun of them. I say watch 'em all and throw out those who dont do what they say they are going to do (...along with a few weak ones who do mind; it sends the right message...). Keep up the good work. Leroy

Me too!! It is a great idea. Thanks for posting it!! Leroy

Right here is why it's important: These people know better than to take bribes. They are "public servants"; they are polititians; they are lawyers and "students of the law", with conspicuous public service "credentials". Thats why party affiliation is important. I seem to remember a fella by then name of "Scooter" Libby who was a noted republican. The news media saw to it that "Libby", "Republican", and "criminal charges" were always mentioned. Remember this: Former Cheney aide faces prison in CIA leak scandal | Mail Online. Remember the demorat warnings (...which bush took, by the way...): That's why party affiliation is important. It is precisely why Warner Rodd Huston is making fun of the media's failure to include that little tidbit. You simply cannot separate the words "public servant", "polititian" and "party affiliation"; they are core descriptors with "public service". Could it be that "party affiliation" is only important when the potential lawbreaker is a Republican? Leroy

Check this blog post out from Right Wing News: Link here: Right Wing News News story from Drudge here: P.G. County Executive Jack Johnson, wife arrested in FBI sting - Washington Times It seems that this former Prosecuter has turned into a genuine polititian (...it appears that he has succumbed to taking money for favors --- i think they call it bribery and "influence peddling". ...) Oh well, more area DC government in action: This is great stuff! Leroy

Excellent analysis ---- You have hit the nail square on the head!!. This is exactly why he cant win and the demorats will throw him under the bus. Great job!! Keep up the good work. Leroy

Olds and all:___________ I have little doubt that the great Nobama is in trouble with all the Demorat politicos. The first rule of politics is that you have to get elected. Nobama has cooked the collective gooses of all his Demorat trash brothers (...and sisters, ugly as they are...) except in the usual commie, socialist, ultrablue states on electability. Remember, a republican is sitting in Tede Kennedy's old senate seat in Mass. -- i can barely remember the last republican senator -- Henry Cabot Lodge -- think about it. I cant see him (...nobama...) even being the demorat nominee for president in 2012. I believe that bill and hillary will come against him. I cant wait for the namecalling and fireworks to start. It will be great!! Remember, it's always a great day for America and freedom when their enemies are eating eachother!! It's already starting in the news rags. Keep up the good work. Leroy

I like it!! Been thinkin about one myself. Enjoy!! Leroy