StPatrick

I don't understand how they use all those BCM parts and fail to include one of the Gunfighter charging handles. Such a good upgrade, yet not part of this package. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

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Hornady reloading manual, latest version, still in the shrink. I already have a copy, so I'll give this away to the first person willing to come pick it up in Franklin.

Anybody have a recommendation for a bluing vendor in the Franklin area? Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

When I saw the indiegogo page for this concept, I immediately thought of emergency preparedness and wilderness camping as great applications for this new (old) idea, which is basically to use a slow falling weight to propel an ever-finer set of gears to drive a DC motor, which then powers an LED light source.  Instead of batteries, all you need for light is a sack of rocks or any other weight.  The concept is basically the same as how grandfather clocks and large tower clocks work.   If youre interested, check out the link to their page here.  Since it's an indiegogo at this point, your money will net you different things depending on how much you spend, but much of your investment goes towards expanding production of these lights in Africa, where they're badly needed.  I kicked in a few bucks, maybe you will too.   Regards, Patrick

[quote name="94user" post="1169215" timestamp="1405554892"]You're right Mac. Any rifle made with old style deep bluing and a real walnut stock will cost at least $200 more than one that has a matte finish and a birch stock. At least, maybe more.[/quote] And we can all thank the EPA for saving is from the horror of pretty guns at affordable price points.

What are you guys using for overall length?

I've got the Hornady, Lee, and Lyman manuals, and between the three there is a great deal of variation as to starting loads, especially regarding overall length. I'm wanting to put together light plinking loads for a 4" barrel and don't really want to spend any time doing load development if somebody else already has the answer. So: for those of you shooting 115gr bullets through a 4" semi, what has worked for you as far as light loads that cycle reliably with that bullet and Unique? Let me know if your 115 was jacketed or plated; I'm using plated so I'd want to back off a bit if you're running jacketed. Regards, Patrick

...And I don't mean the manufacturer of knives, but rather insane zero tolerance policies as enacted by school districts.   A high school student recently spent 13 days in jail because he had a 3" pocket knife in the trunk of his car on school property.  The young man is an EMT trainee and the knife was a part of his first responder's gear.  In addition to the jail time, the young man will finish his senior year of high school from home.  Zero tolerance policies are an affront to a rational and decent society.   LINK

[quote name="MacGyver" post="1120882" timestamp="1394111946"]Put a credit freeze on your account. Then try and file your taxes. We're expecting up to 15% of returns to be fraudulent this year.[/quote] Taxes are already done.

  I believe David wrote something along the lines of "Why we want expansion, but need penetration" many moons ago.  It was well-written, and he laid his argument out in such a way that by the end of it it would be hard not to agree.

I've lived in my current home for 8.5 years.  The couple who owned it prior to me rented it, so I'm used to getting mail addressed to other people, and I recognize their names.  Today, however, I received three pieces of junk mail with names I'd never seen before:   Patrick J. Gutirrez (the first name and middle initial are the same as mine, and the last looks like a possible intentional misspelling of the more common Gutierrez) Karla Ronquillo Minor Arguello I've never seen these names before in all my time here.  At this point, I have not been subject to any thefts and no new accounts show up on my credit report.  I'm going to call the local PD to see if they can provide some guidance, but I'm sure someone on here has some experience in this area.  My guess is that someone has accessed enough of my personal data to fake legal work status and is using my name to establish a claim of residence.  I would not be surprised to find that the state and federal governments are being defrauded.  Other than reaching out to the police, what other measures should I take?

[quote name="tercel89" post="1112595" timestamp="1392670441"]Will this Kit be able to reload pistol ammo right off the bat or will I need different things ? I know I may have to buy different dies and different brass case holder but what else ? I am all new to this .[/quote] If you want to drop powder directly from the supplied powder measure into a pistol case, as opposed to weighing each individual charge, you'll need a pistol drum. The measure comes setup from the factory with a rifle drum which is designed to throw much larger charges. I have not personally verified this, have just seen it in print.

  The technology for doing something like that in a .30 caliber size simply doesn't exist today.  It's been proven already for artillery rounds, but they're big, they explode, and have long times of flight for communication / correction.  IIRC, there is work being done on something like what you mentioned in .50 BMG.  The advantage there is that a .50 can give up half its terminal effects for onboard chips and guidance and still have more than enough ass behind it to wreck Johnny Taliban's day at 1000m.

Looks like Gunsite is expanding their Franklin, TN course offerings - last year they only offered one course.  Schedule

D&T arms in Rivergate is a TGO vendor and give a discount on transfers to TGO members.  I've only dealt with them once, but it was a good experience.

  I'm one of those people.  When I bought my k98, just a cheap Russian capture, nothing expensive, I specifically went after a non-Nazi marked rifle (1936).  It's just a shooter with no collectible value whatsoever, but I had no desire to have a rifle which may have been manufactured by concentration camp slave-labor under my roof.  There wasn't anything intellectual to the decision; it was purely emotional.  I totally understand that the re-arsenal job was likely performed by soviet conscripts who were also basically slaves, and that my iDevices are produced under horrible conditions.  I just had a mental line drawn that I could not cross; there is nothing at all wrong about desiring or owning Nazi k98s, but for whatever reason I could not consider having one as a possibility.

Next step - find a way to beam the image to a wearable HUD like Google Glass so you can see what's going on while maintaining your normal cheekweld.

I have both the Dewey coated and Tipton CF rods in multiple calibers.  You can't go wrong with either, and the up-front cost isn't that bad when you think about it - one piece rods last pretty much forever, so when you get a .30 cal carbon fiber rod, it's likely the last rod in that size you'll ever buy.

I work with some Hickman folks - I'll ask Monday and post here if they mention anything other than private land.  There's also a TWRA range towards Ashland City if you can't come up with anything better.

I was going to watch the video, because I enjoy some hot Miculek on Steel action, but 50 minutes?  No can do.

If I ever get serious about shooting trap, I'd consider one of their shotguns harder today than I would have yesterday, but at this point   *warning - sacrilege inbound*   there aren't many more guns I want.  I would love a Smith 617 at some point, but I'm in no hurry so long as .22lr is difficult.  I've still got a MkIII and a CZ452 to feed.  I would like to own a 1903, though.  Maybe a Ruger Scout, it looks handy.  Always wanted to try out a CZ75 to see if the hype was true...and then I've never had an H&K anything either.  I'll probably get around to building up a 10/22 at some point for no good reason, and I just remembered that I said a while back that I'd like to find a Mauser with an irreparable stock and make something out of it.   Nope, not too many more guns I want these days

Knowing a thing or two about solvents and VOCs, I'm guessing the guy in question learned primers can be made inert via solvent and then proceeded directly to belt + suspenders + another belt + duct tape.

  The market is still relatively free, and functioning efficiently in the sense that price is the method used to communicate value - so long as there are consumers who are willing to pay what we'd consider an inflated price for rounds, those rounds are worth the price paid.  There are two concrete reasons for the dysfunction you note, and which we all hate, and when I say "reasons", what I really mean are "artificial distortions" above and beyond the normal supply vs. demand relationship that functions so well in markets which are not subject to these artificial distortions.   Distortion #1: "Hoarders" are not allowed to purchase product directly from distributors or the manufacturers supplied by them, preventing the hoarders from competing directly with those who have passed through the legal hoops to do so.  This permitting is in effect a guild system, wherein a small group is allowed into a trade or practice and then uses their clout and unifying motive to prevent competition.  As has been said so many times, all guilds / trades / etc. are a conspiracy against the laiety*.  Were you to decide you'd like to sell oil filters, you'd contact distributors and manufacturers, choose whose products you wished to sell based on whatever factors were most important to you, and proceed into business.  No licensing or other factors beyond what is normally required to operate a small business would be necessary.   Distortion #2: There is still a legitimate fear that government actions could, in the future, further restrict access to ammunition.  This drives the price of ammunition up today, much like the belief that a company will grow tomorrow increases its share value in the present.   *I've seen variations of this quote many, many times, so I have no idea how to cite it.  The basic underlying principle is that once a small group controls a market, they work to maintain and strengthen barriers to entry into that market as a means of maintaining, if not extending, their position.  Usually this is done through licensing and permitting, but can also be accomplished by making the compliance costs so high that startups will never actually start.  A great example is recent FDA regulation of tobacco products.  The big manufacturers were all in favor, while the small were all against, the reason being that a Philip Morris or RJ Reynolds can much more easily handle the additional costs of FDA compliance, while smaller manufacturers, especially those who don't yet exist, cannot.  In exchange for severe marketing restrictions, among other things, the bigs essentially froze the tobacco market as of 2008.  Their market shares will not be threatened by new competitors, allowing them to squeeze as much as they can out of what is recognized as a dwindling industry.  This allows them to maintain the generous dividend returns they've provided to their shareholders for years even as volume declines, which in turn stabilizes share value.   In the case of the firearms industry, both sides of the protection coin are in play.  Licensing and permitting are involved, as well as high compliance costs associated with hazardous materials, insurance, OSHA, etc.  In the case of compliance costs, future regulations would also need to be considered, and thus far the EPA has not shown itself to be a friend of lead.  OSHA could certainly follow suit.  It's a rough time to start a business in any field, but in such a restricted field as ammunition manufacturing, sales, and distribution, my point of view is that it looks like a rat's nest.  Good look finding startup and working capital.  

I have a CZ-452 Lux that I'm very happy with.  If you want maximum accuracy with iron sights, it's the heat.  The Euro-style dropped comb on the buttstock is not a good option for a scoped rifle, as you'll never get a good cheekweld.  The CZ 452 / 455 "American" rifles will have a more scope-friendly buttstock.  You can't go wrong with a CZ, but you really will have a hard time finding a .22 rifle that you could go wrong with these days.  Most of the designs are decades old and proven.