Darrell

Which draconian population control laws?

Yikes! Maybe I should have stopped and bought a few boxes, but I have a ton and I generally roll my own.

Is ammunition becoming available again? I rode past a gunship in Crossville yesterday and their outdoor reader-board was advertising 9mm at $21.00 a box. I didn't stop, so I don't know what brand it was, but I was encouraged to actually see ammo ADVERTISED as available. Now if I could just find some primers.....

I'm a transplant here after living most of my life in WA. I can tell you that large minority of folks there hate the way the government has changed. WA was a blue-collar, logging, fishing and farming state when I was a kid. I finally had to leave because of politics and taxes, but I hated that I was driven to that. My point is that we don't want to paint everyone on the west coast with the same brush. There's a majority of left-wing voters, but there are plenty of conservatives there, too. If you were to take a look at the way the counties voted in WA you'd see that the blue areas are a very small geographic part of the state. I think that a lot of people in WA and OR would love to see Portland and Seattle have less influence, but there it is.

I acquired this old scale as part of a large lot of reloading equipment. It's a Lyman M5 and it looks like it was probably manufactured in the 50's or 60's. I've not even taken it out of its case, but think it's a pretty cool old item.

Those are good bikes. One of my friends bought one to "relearn" on after years off motorcycles, and it served that purpose well. He still rides it often. Back when I was a new rider most of us learned on 250's or 350's. My first bike was a brand new 1975 Yamaha RD350, which was a pretty hot bike for its day. I've had some variant of that bike ever since, including the 1989 Canadian-spec RD-350 that's sitting in my garage right now. Those were great bikes to learn handling and you had to be good with a wrench, too.

I just bought this one to learn on:

Please don't let that drive you away from making a deal with a newer member (like me!). Those kinds of scams are designed to get you to send a money order or prepaid credit card off, never to be seen again. The couple of deals I've made here on TGO have been face-to-face or mailing to or from an in-state address. I agree that the scammers suck and I think they should be beaten within an inch of their lives, but it's fairly easy to figure out what is and isn't legit. And if in question, don't do it.

I wouldn't over-think the situation. Whether you sell the ammo or give it away, just make it clear to the recipient that the rounds are reloads. I cannot imagine that you're a "manufacturer" in this scenario. I would be hesitant to shoot someone else's reloads, but with the current ammo shortage someone will want it and be grateful for it. But bear in mind I am not an attorney or an expert on the subject, just offering an opinion, which is probably worth the paper its written on.

I just got kicked of FB, too, after having an account for just one or two days. I've always avoided it, but recently I wanted to contact a couple of people about motorcycles that were for sale on FB marketplace. So I set up an account with no other purpose but to be able to contact marketplace advertisers. I contacted two sellers and did absolutely nothing else, and I got a message telling me I'd violated FB policy, but no explanation. That's fine, I was hesitant to set up an account anyway and I found the bike I wanted so all is well as far as I'm concerned. My messages contained no political statements at all, and I never use profanity, so who knows what's in the mind of FB monitors? Of course I'm sure they banned Armslist because of selling firearms, which is a blatant political choice on their part. Yeah, they're a private company, but there's definitely a difference given their humongous presence.

I just got an email from Grabagun.com that says they have quite a bit of ammo. 9mm, .22, .223..... Not cheap, but not "gougy" either. Looks like $13.00 to ship any quantity.

Wow, that thing's cleaner than it was on the showroom floor!

I installed a solar powered Ghost Controls gate on my driveway, and the solar power seems to work great. It kept a deep-cycle marine battery fully charged all through the winter. But we aren't in and out a lot, generally I open the gate in the morning and close it in the late afternoon. That way neighbors know when they're welcome and when our day is done. And the UPS and mail drivers can come past the gate during their normal delivery hours. At my last place I had a big job-box chained to a tree at the gate, and UPS and Fedex knew to put packages in it, but only rarely did they actually lock it. I was outside (out of sight of the gates) and heard my job box slam shut. I hurried down to find a neighbor couple there. They claimed that the Mrs. had sat on the box to remove a stone from her shoe, but when I sat on it, it didn't clang. I let it go, but I know that they took a peek inside. Really ticked me off, even though it was empty.

My wife forced me to stop at Wal Marche this morning, and I wandered through the firearms section. They had four 100 round boxes of 12g #8 at $25 per. I bought two, even though I don't really need it. I guess I'm officially a hoarder now.

And note that some 357 loads require magnum primers and others do not. Pay attention to your reloading manuals, as always.

That'll work great once he gets it there, but the whole 2.7 mile trip would take a long time. If you can rent a truck with a lift gate, that pipe trick should work very well to and from the lift.

The only snakes that bother me are sneaky snakes. So long as I see them from a few feet away we can co-exist. But those that sneak into my path and only reveal themselves at the last moment are definitely BAD snakes.

I put some rubber snakes up on the beams that support the porch roof to deter the barn swallows. One started a nest right next to the snake.

I assume that you are single. There is no way in h-e-double-toothpicks that my wife would allow me to wait around to remove a snake from the house. Congrats on the win!

It does indeed! Thanks!

Offering my 2000 Kawasaki KDX-220. This bike is in very good condition and has never been raced or abused. I bought it from a 70-year old man in 2002 and have used it as a trail bike since. I'm 64 now, so the bike has been owned by old guys who've never thrashed it. Bike is stock and the engine has never been apart. New bearings in both wheels, and I changed the springs to better suit a heavier (190) rider. It has a Vapor off-road GPS, which can be a real life-saver. The tires are in great shape, the rear (actually a trials tire) has very few miles on it. I put a trials tire on it because of the hard-pack surfaces I was riding on. Clear Washington state title, and the factory service manual is included and the Vapor instruction manual is available on-line. The bike is clean, particularly for a 20-year old dirt bike, and has been stone-axe reliable for me. It always starts easily and runs well. I started it after months of sitting and it fired on the third kick. I always run the fuel out of the float bowl before parking the bike. The price is firm. Really, truly firm. And sorry, not looking to trade.

I wish I were just about half as far, I'd take them in a heartbeat. VERY fair price, thanks for offering them up! Anyone passing through heading W on I-40?

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Particularly one who cannot speak English in complete sentences. College educated? I used to love NFL football but I quit watching before politics infested it. I couldn't stand all the commercials breaking up the game. As soon as a bit of continuity begins they take a television time out, and there are commercials before and after every kick or punt. I completely lost interest.

https://americanreloading.com/en/264-midwest-powders They have five, ten, and twenty pound jugs of Midwest 264, which they say is similar to W 572 and suitable for .45ACP and .40. I've never purchased powder from them, but I've had good luck with quick shipping on projectiles.