deerslayer

Well we have "JM" and "Remlin" Marlins, what's next, Rugerlin? Seriously though, I am glad to see Ruger buying Marlin. And as to the original question, my favorite lever gun is my Marlin 1894 .357 18". Reloading it is a bit tedious, but it can still serve as a formidable defensive gun. 100+ years ago it was an assault rifle.

From my experience, this is completely false.

Other than 200+ murders, Memphis has been relatively peaceful this year, all things considered. However, for the place to erupt, all it takes is one felon with a couple warrants getting pulled over or caught and deciding that he ain't going to jail today and the place could go up in flames. And I would speculate that there is more than a couple felons with warrants riding around on 240 right now...

Says backorder ok

They are on sale at Midway again... https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1019881191?pid=875143

Yes you can. There is an app you can get to control the volume and mode, but I never even downloaded it. I’m still happy them. Although I can’t make up my mind if the medium or large foam tips fit better.

And they are apparently a waste of money. A friend of a friend works at a local hospital and revealed that they are lumping tests into batches of 15, testing one of them, and then calling all 15 whatever the result was for the one. So there's really no point in even getting tested.

Wow, the knife guy was out for a run off the beaten path and didn't even have a knife. Even my dumb ass carries at least a small fixed blade when I go for a run.

Maybe. The bottom line is that some dude is taking a once fired or twice fired or 12 times fired case and reloading it on a Camdex, or maybe a Lee Pro 1000. From my experience, commercial reloads (or remanufactured, their fancier name) have quality control that varies from decent to hideous. I would put the qc of my loads against any commercial reloader. But then, I am using my ammo to win, not to make a buck. Mine has to work.

This.

Right, bigger fish to fry and all.

Oh I don’t doubt they are out there; I’ve just never been to one (indoor or outdoor). I wonder what the logic is behind the ban. Many indoor ranges sell reloads, so I would be tempted to call BS on the insurance thing.

I’ve never seen a range that didn’t allow reloads.

I want an M1 Carbine someday. I was at the CMP range in Talledega in August and they had a room full of Garands and Springfields in surprisingly good shape for $650. I asked about M1 Carbines and they just laughed.

Nice shootin'

$112/1000 of .40 cal 180 coated using range pickup brass and components purchased in the last three months. $100/1000 for 9mm 147 coated and $135/1000 for 9mm 147 jacketed.

1.09 with a 115 is probably ok. What brand are they? Different bullet designs of the same weight can have different shapes/lengths. What powder are you using? Are you using load data for jacketed? Lead/coated typically uses a lighter charge. Also, what gun are you shooting? Have you taken the barrel out of the gun and done the plunk/spin test? Put a dummy round in your chamber and if it drops in ok and spins freely, you are short enough (and may can go longer). Some guns are notorious for having short chambers and require shorter OALs. The diameter (.355 vs .356) and bullet profile can influence the required OAL.

But are these local gun shops certified hazmat shippers? Many people don’t realize that you can’t just slap a label on a box of primers and send it across the country.

I still wonder how these Gunbroker sellers are shipping their primers. Primers are hazmat and there are hoops to jump through to become a legit hazmat shipper. If somebody ships hazmat stuff and is not a hazmat shipper, they can end up in all kinds of federal felony hot water. There were lots of new rules created after the Valujet crash 20 some odd years ago.

I'm a big fan of capitalism and might argue (after consuming a few beers) that there is no such thing as price gouging because a fair price is whatever a buyer is willing to pay and whatever the owner is willing to accept. But these guys are asking for it.

Whoever test-piloted that contraption had serious stones.

I use these, sometimes combined with electronic muffs. I've been really happy with them. I got the blue tooth ones because a friend has some and said his batteries last longer than the non-blue tooth ones. I found them on sale at Midway for $130 or so. https://www.walkersgameear.com/silencer-bluetooth-rechargeable-in-the-ear-pair/

I expect a Trump victory to bring a significant increase in riots and police assassinations. The left is pushing the narrative and apparently believes that Trump cannot win legitimately. I live and usually work in the suburbs and doubt trouble will come here, but anything can happen anywhere any time. All it takes is for another felon with a warrant getting pulled over in the suburbs deciding he's not going to jail today and the resulting shooting could detonate that suburb. I'm carrying a little more artillery in my personal vehicle than normal and try keep the gas tank at least half full. I do occasionally venture across and into the inner city, where trouble is more likely. I think it's a good idea to have some extra food and supplies on hand in the days leading up to the election. Needing them is unlikely, but things we have seen in 2020 were just as unlikely.

I’m a Dallas fan, but I had to laugh. Disclaimer: I don’t roll like this guy

Not around here. I would guess 95% of people are wearing masks where required and the number of people with them around their chin seems to have decreased. Maybe they died. I went running fairly early this morning at a local park with a paved path around the perimeter. Even people walking the path with only their (presumably) significant other were wearing masks. People around here are compliant or scared or both. Biden said it should be mandated that anyone outside should wear a mask. That's just what runners and folks cutting their grass need