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Thanks Todd!! I appreciate it. Kind regards, Leroy

Just done! Leroy

Todd:__________ What is the difference between the Aimpoint M2 and M3 besides the difference in dollars? Many thanks and kind regards, Leroy

John:____________ You are exactly right. The screw can shorten up the first stage trigger pull. The great x ray picture cleared that up. Looks like it pivots the trigger a little bit and lessens the engagement; shortening the engagement depth between the trigger and hammer. Can't wait to hear about your friend's opinion on this. Again, many thanks and kind regards Leroy

SW:__________ Try 5.0 grains of Unique and a hard cast 148 grain wadcutter. It is the old time "Defense" load for a j frame smith. I would recommend that you load a few of these up, shoot 'em yourself, and decide if the wife will be able to shoot 'em and hold on. My guess is this is about an 850 to 900 fps load in a short barrel. Alliant data is here : Alliant Powder - Reloader's Guide. The + p data is for speer lead swc's (...i wouldnt use em, get some hard cast 148 grain full wadcutters, .358 diameter...). We have shot this load up to 5.2 grains of Unique in our old model 36 with no ill effects (...it aint + p marked, either...). It is a powerful and accurace load. Hope this helps, Kind regards, Leroy

Looks great!!! Keep up the good work! Kind regards, Leroy

Thanks John. I appreciate it. Let me know what he thinks. Looks like what they are doing is shortening the trigger overtravel after the hammer breaks. Again, many thanks, Leroy

Another +1. Got the same problem. They wouldn't answer their e-mail for me. Leroy

Todd:______________ I like the EoTech for close stuff--- dot and donut is easier to see quickly (...for me, anyway...). I think the Aimpoint is the ticket for long range stuff. If you have good vision, it probably is a personal prefernence thing. Kind regards, Leroy

What a truth brother!!! You hit the nail square on the head!!! Keep up the good work!! Kind regards, Leroy

As you have asked; I aint gonna lecture you about why this is bad. If you don’t understand that; you have simply chosen not to believe the truth of things. I worked for a large multi-state company for many years (...38 to be exact...). Did the usual thing that everyone who is employed did; I paid part of my insurance and the company paid part (... by the way, that's baloney too; you pay for all of it. If "the company pays part of your insurance" -- as they like to say; the secret is that you pay for all of it because it is part of your total compensation package). I have since retired this company and their insurance is set up where the total premiums for the insured population (... the total number or population of employees and retirees...) have to equal the total payments made for the entire population for that entire year. In english, the total cost for covered services plus the fees for BCBS administering the insurance have to equal the total premium for each member times the number of members in the plan. My insurance is pretty good. It is an 80/20 co pay thing with individual maximum out of pocket max being $500 and total family out of pocket max equaling $1500. Ever doctor visit is $25. Emergency Room is probably $100 (… don’t know for sure, try not to go…). Here is the bad part. In round numbers my premium is $1000 / month or $12,000 per year that I PAY; NO BODY ELSE PAYS IT. IF I DROP IT, IT’S GONE. I am 63 years old in relatively good health, have a wife and a boy in school. Is my insurance expensive? It is, but I have friends that are paying about $14 or $15 k for the same insurance (... they are self employed and about my age...). Rhetorical questions follow: ·Do I think it’s too expensive? Yeah it is. But the government sure aint going to lower it. They never have. iF I CHOOSE TO, i can get a policy that costs less. The premium is lower; but the out of pocket costs go up. That's what younger folks do (... some of them in the company i worked for...). That's ok. ·Do i think that the insurance companies are fat cats making too much money? No. As I said, for my peer group (... mostly older folks...) the cost is what it is with a small adder for administration. The fact is that the insurance companies are regulated entities that have a ton of rules to go by; all of them made by the state insurance commissions. By the way, thes commissions are populated by lawyers and polititians. Take a look and see. The insurance companies are not just out there running wild like some politicians say. · Who is to blame for high insurance costs today? The Federal Government thru its meddling in Medicare and Medicaid. The Tort law lobby that sues the doctors and pharmaceutical companies for alleged (...and a few real...) mistakes. The politicians who have lied to the average guy and said that insurance is a right that he is entitled to and not a product that is for sale. The ole "green eyed" devil himself who has entered into lots of people and made them envious of their neighbor's goods. It’s called class envy by the pundits. ·Do I think that there ought to be some changes in insurance coverage? Yeah. What are they? oPeople should be able to keep their insurance if they change jobs with the provision that they can pay it. Insurance aint free. It should be portable. oIF YOU DEVELOP A LIFE THREATENING PRECONDITION, you should not have your insurance dropped; but they may be an adder to cover a portion of the extra cost that the insurer knows he is going to pay. ·Do I think insurance is a right that i'm entitled to? No and neither should you. It is a product you buy for the price you should decide. That means you, not the government are responsible for you and yours. The government has no money, it takes money from its citizens and uses that money to do whatever they do (…most of which, by the way, is wrong and wasteful—take a look around….) Does government buy votes with the dollars they confiscate from its citizens? Yes they do. That is what this whole thing is about. Hope this helps. Kind regards, Leroy PS: REMEMBER, THERE AINT NO RAINBOW STEW!!

I like it!! It looks good. How does that comp work? Kind regards, Leroy

Coop:_____________ Lots of places have 'em for about $409.00. I spent a bunch of time looking around a couple of months ago. Finally bought at SWFA. They always have their stuff in stock and deliver super quick. Here's the link: SWFA Riflescopes EOTech Holosights EOTech Tactical Holosights. They call 'em 510 ref F's; but they look like 512's to me. I can tell ya that what ever they are; the work good. Got one on my AR carbine. Having said all that; I also like these guys at Rainier Arms (...link here to eotech: Rainier Arms, LLC™ | Manufacturer...). I've bought lots of AR mags (..P Mags...) and stocks (...Vltor Emod and Magpul CTR...) from these guys. Shipping is reasonable and super fast. Usually 3 days by priority mail from Washington state to my home place in east tennessee. Highly recommend them. Hope this heips. Kind regards, Leroy

Got a couple of nickel plated colts. A 1911 and a python. The finish will hold up well; but will grow cloudy over time (...probably a matter of years, not months...). Mine are over 30 years old, and are showing a little bit of clouding on the slide of the 1911. My 1911 has been carried for "special occasions"; not EDC. I like to carry "used", but not abused pistols for EDC. Usually a baby glock. That having been said; nickel is a good, old time finish for a handgun. It will wear much better than blueing on EDC guns. Hope this helps. Kind regards, Leroy

Check these links out: Alexander Arms: .50 Beowulf® 450Bushmaster.net • View topic - Things we need to know for a 450 Bushmaster Build Ballistic Advantage, LLC - Home Working on a custom 450 bushmaster. The only reason for it over the beowulf or the socom is that you can find ammo and reloading supplies; and that the guys at ballistic advantage will do the barrels. Just got the barrel and bolt from Ballistic Advantage. They did a great job on it. It is a 16 inch HBAR contour carbon steel barrel. Got the lower done and it's ready for the upper to be finished. Plan to do a plain flattop carbine with iron sights. In my view, all these cartridges do the same thing. The only quibble is the alleged effectiveness with i consider to be a genuine bit of minuta. They are all deadly as a drug store for as far as you can reasonably shoot. The fact is that the socom, the beowulf, and the bushmaster are pistol rounds on steroids and that is a great idea. They are deadly and accurate to the extreme. They allow the shooter to handle a bunch of power with much more compfort than you can have with a pistol. They amount to a carbine length 454 casull or a 50ae with about 300 to 400 fps added to their best handgun velocities. That means they are powerful, indeed. I like all these calibers. My advice. Pick out the one that you like and go with it. I dont believe you can go wrong. A big bore AR is a great thing for defense or hunting to 150 to 200 yds. Every home should have one sitting in the corner loaded and ready to repel boarders. Hope this helps. Kind regards, Leroy

Thanks DMark!! I appreciate it. I'll file that one away for future reference. By the way; talked with one of my AR gunsmith buddies and complained about this. He said: "Gimme the lower"; went back into the tool room, put in another GI trigger, handed it to me, and the problem was fixed. All i need to do is to stone the trigger a bit to smooth it up. I guess the moral of this story is that you can play with parts and fix lots of things on the AR (...if you got em laying around...). Again, many thanks and kind regards, Leroy

Amen brother!! The Dems have reinvented themselves with the heip of the media and academia. There is, in fact, a continuing conspiracy by many in powerful position in this country to remake it in the image of the great "worker's paradise" that marx envisioned. The core of them sit in the demorat party!! Keep up the good work! Kind regards, Leroy

Thanks Froggy!! When ya get old ya cant do nothin right!! Probably too much lead exposure. Keep up the good work! Kind regards, Leroy

I fully agree. No foul intended. The name Smith and Wesson sold tons of revolvers (...some of them to me...). Old time quality and name recognition sold the Smith; just as it did the Colt (...some of them to me, too...). It is the ultimate combination for the consumer. Quality and name recognition. Name recognition doesn’t mean as much today due to the CNC manufacturing thing. Not as much hand built stuff today. It was the norm years ago. The Nighthawk, Ed Brown, other custom builders are standing on the shoulders of what Colt and Smith originally did. They are using the technology of better parts manufacture along with hand fitting to produce their products. Takes less effort and gives a better product. That aint a bad thing for the consumer who is willing to pay for it. Kind regards, Leroy

It is interesting to think about!! Should have been fiscal conservative demorat. Another oxymoron!! as well as wrong word!!! Point is well taken- will edit it now!! Thanks, Leroy

I will grant that this is true. A comparison of a colt to kimber and springfield is a fair comparison. The comparison of a colt to a nighthawk, clark, ed brown is not an apples to apples comparison. Colt always looses that one; it is a comparison of a standard model with a custom gun. You should (...and do...) get more with the custom. Having said that, everyone should remember that colt defined (...and, in fact, was...) the 1911 from the time it was designed in 1911 up thru the eighties when kimber and springfield showed up. Lesser companies tried (...and failed...) to take some of the colt market, but couldn’t. There was a time when the Colt was the ultimate feed material for all customs. The essex, springfield, and other lesser parts were a far second. The old colt 1911 is a great pistol and will, in the vast majority of cases, outshoot its owner (...at least all mine have...). The moral of this little story, don’t bash the colt, it defined the 1911 for 70 years. It was, after all, the only fitting replacement for that greatest colt of them all, the Single Action Army. The first cartridge US military sidearm. By the way; the reason that all these "new" 1911's are so good is that machining technology is light years advanced from what it was when the colt was king. That's why a kimber, springfield, para, …you name it... can be compared to and thought superior to the originals. The same is true with the AR business. CNC machining has revolutionized the small parts business bringing tolerances that could only de dreamed about years ago. Kind regards, Leroy

I'm old enough to remember when this was exactly as AR has posted. The main difference between Republicans and Democrats was their approach to solving fiscal problems and the issue of the "meddling" of government into the private sector. That was before 1960. Since the sixties, the Democrat Party has become increasingly "balkanized" by socialists, radical anti-capitalists, Stalinists, and all the other stripes of anarchist hippy political trash that flowered in the sixties. In the old days; these clowns would have never been elected to ANY political party (…except the Communist Party…). That, however, is not the case today. These people have finally took a bath, got a haircut, gone to school, and wound up in politics. These people were the outliers of society (… I think they still are today; for the most part…) and were, as the old Soviets would say “Enemies of the State”. The fact is that these people continue to be activists and are enemies of the principles that this country was founded on as outlined in the Constitution. They are seeking to forever change the “Immutable Principles” on which this country (...and, western society…) was founded. This activism has the goal of creating a “workers paradise”, (...or socialist utopia…) where government runs everything and the great phrase “... from each according to his abilities; to each according to his need...” is practiced (...and enforced with the point of a gun and bayonet...); with them (...of course…) at the head. After all, they are the “best and smartest”; and know what is good for us all. The words that this bunch are using now are the same words that were used in the Bolshevik Revolution that sold Russia in to a communist grip of slavery that took over 60 million lives. What you are seeing today within the Democrat Party is a re-hash of what was preached in the American attempts at Bolshelvism (...the one "Big Union" philosophy...) by the "Reds" in the labor movement from about 1910 thru 1930 (... when Roosevelt legitimized some of their activities...) and what you heard in the sixties. I am old enough to have stepped over some of this trash when I was going to school at UT in the sixties. In retrospect, I should have stepped on them. As the democrat party is currently constituted; I believe that it is impossible to be rescued by any well meaning ‘Blue Dog’ democrat movement. There are simply not enough of them. The battle is over, and the hippies have won. They will continue to win as long as the rustbelt states, the northeast, and the left coast remain as they are today. By the same token, it is foolish for the currently constituted republican party to try to be like the democrats as the ‘moderate republicans” tried to do in the last presidential election. That, too, is a recipe for disaster; as we have all learned. Both the democrat party and the “moderate republican” factions of the Republican Party need to be thrown out and moved to the scrapheap of history. If we don’t, we will continue to have what we have now, until we have no freedoms left and government is the source of everything (...sadly, in many peoples minds; it almost is now!!...). I say let the Democrats and the “moderate Republicans” die and another take their place. It is the only chance for both parties and us as citizens. Food for thought. Keep up the good work!! Kind regards Leroy

Remember this one thing. At this juncture in history, you can’t live with a "conservative democrat". The reason is that the physical makeup of congress is determined by a simple democrat or republican majority. That means that one democrat or one republican can shift the whole complexion of congress. That's why votes mean things. The reelection Lincoln Davis and other "conservative or blue dog democrats" has allowed Nancy Pelosi to become the Speaker of the House. The Speaker controls the political agenda for the House. That's why you have what you have now. Lots of people are repulsed by what they perceive as "bitterly partisan' politics. It’s a bad idea to adopt the "why don’t we all just get along" philosophy because of what I am opining about now. Politics, at its core, is a winner takes all proposition. The Demorats are demonstrating to the country and their political enemies (...and they do see us as the enemy...) just how this works. Modern Republicans have for the past few congressional sessions, been far too kind and reasonable for their own good. This kindness all culminated in the running of a weak RINO Republican -- John McCain (... who I happen to like on a personal basis; not a political one...) against a demorat unknown-- Barak Obama--; who whipped the Clintons with the help of the Kennedy dynasty (... now, thankfully laid in the grave...). That election has given us the most heinous bunch of socialist idiots at the helm of this country that we have seen to date in this country’s political history; and the most corrupt bunch of trash that has occupied congress and the white house since post civil war reconstruction. The moral of this little rant: A vote for a “conservative democrat†is a vote for what you have at the top now. Folks need to look way passed the qualifications, pronouncements, and personalities of the people who hold themselves up to be something that that at this point in history; a myth. That is: a “conservative democrat†for the reasons listed above. Elections have stupendous consequences. Food for thought Kind regards, Leroy

Davis likes his job. He knows a vote for this stuff is political suicide in the district he serves. He has successfully presented himself as a "blue dog" (...an alleged fiscal (...thanks SWJewellTN...) conservative, but a demo rat none the less...) democrat for years. My assessment is that he is just another sorry politician on the public dole. His only redeeming quality is that he is smart enough to be more afraid of his constituency in Tennessee than that witch Pelosi and her other socialist buddies in congress. My advice, thank him for his service and vote him out the next time you get the chance. Until the electorate initiates a "Scorched Earth" policy with regard to politicians of any stripe that subvert the will of their constituency; there will be no end to the problems you see in congress and this country. If you don’t punish them; they will get the idea that they can do anything that they choose to do and then explain their actions away. I say sweep the state and country clean!! As the great character Homer Stokes so eloquently said in the cinematic masterpiece "Oh Brother": "...the little man has admonished me to grasp the broom of reform and sweep this state clean!...). Now is the time!! Remember, there is an election in 2010. Vote early and often!!! Hope this helps Leroy

Archer:________ There is a great blessing in all three of these candidates. They all appear to be very conservative; and they are all newcomers. Always a great thing. This is a tough choice; but i like Robin Smith. She has plenty of backbone and plenty of experience from doing the Tennessee Republican Party Chairman (...On August 4, 2007, the State Executive Committee of the Tennessee Republican Party unanimously elected Robin Chairman of the state party... .-- this is no small accomplishment in my opinion) thing. Hope this helps. Kind regards, Leroy