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I don't care for either choice. It's our usual choosing 'the lesser of two evils'. McWherter is a card-carrying liberal who believes in the government's right to take whatever it wants and redistribute it to cure 'social injustice'. Haslam is a power-hungry career politician who will do and say whatever he thinks he needs to in order to gain and keep power. So both are 'evil' choices. The difference is that Haslam won't fight against the legislature unless he is VERY sure that it will gain him political clout. In my mind that makes him the 'lesser of two evils'. Just remember that after he is elected we will need to keep a VERY close eye on him. I don't think that he is an 'honest politician' (one that STAYS bought).

Star PD. I've carried one for almost 30 years. Small, light, reliable and no d@mn grip safety!! Just replace the buffer every 500rds.

Keep in mind that the front and rear of most semi-auto barrels are where the lockup occurs. If you polish those areas, you are removing metal which will affect the tight lockup and could affect accuracy. I would be particularly careful about polishing around the muzzle. If the bearing surfaces are loose there, you WILL affect accuracy.

I would rather have it be legal than not. If you REALLY want to see that game/concert/whatever, and didn't have the foresight to buy the tickets in advance, then you at least have the option to see the show. I DO appreciate it when producers put a limit on ticket sales to one person. But I do NOT think there should be any law about it.

The problem is in how you define 'peace'. Really. Remember Stalin defined 'peace' as 'an absence of opposition to world communism'. Is THAT what you want? How about 'the absence of conflict'? Hmmm, so if another country decides to just move the border markers, then there should be no option of conflict. What is to then stop any country from just taking whatever they want? The same goes for individuals. If you are not willing to defend things that are important, then how important are they? Really. Pat slogans are what burn me up. To me, they demonstrate a total absence of thought. "Stop the violence". All violence? What about defending oneself? Is it better to allow yourself to be murdered than to stop it? If so, then you are potentially allowing OTHER murders to occur if you don't stop it yourself.

Nagant revolver: Take the grips off and hose it down in the parts cleaner until the action is clear of cosmoline and crud. Bow-dry and oil lightly. Tthat will usually take 7-19lbs off the trigger pull and make it much smoother. Pistols made from 1938-1945 have chromed bores which is good if you plan to shoot surplus ammo. It also adds about 20fps to the velocity. I have used a wide variety of ammo in my Nagant. I settled on .32H&R magnum as the best combination of value and performance. If you load your own, you can get about 1200fps with a 100gr JHP. That's well into .38Spl energy levels. I ONLY use jacketed bullets as lead will build up in the base of the barrel where the regular Nagant cartridge brass seals it. Midway brass is usually good for about 4 reloads as some minor ballooning does occur during firing. My cost is about $170/1000 which does not count my time. The pistol is more accurate than I am, and soda cans are easy to hit out to 25yds or so. Recoil and muzzle flip are relatively mild. Reloading quickly takes some practice, and is about as quick as a single-action Colt. It does, however, hold seven rounds. I have several of these revolvers and my 'shooter' has over 1000rds through it, almost all .32H&R Mag. It shows no signs of abnormal wear or stress. It still has a tight action, but the trigger pull is a bit smoother. I started out shooting .32S&W long lead bullets through it but stopped when I noticed that the lead was building up in the barrel recess.

All I have is a Ruger Single Six (LOVE IT!!!) and a Ruger .44 Blackhawk. I would really like to have a Colt SAA .45, but that $1000+ price tag is WAY over my current budget.

Chinese .44Mag? I've never heard of any. Seems like I've seen that picture before. My bet is reloads.

Also, you need to find out if it's smoothbore or rifled. Rifles should only be fired with minie bullets, sabots, or a patched bullet to engage the rifling. A smoothbore will need a ball a little smaller than the ball. I also recommend against firing an original unless you REALLY know what you're doing. It's too easy to destroy an original antique that may have a hidden weakness in the breech or bore from rust or corrosion.

Good Grief! I sure hope that nobody on this forum actually thinks they can enhance their knowledge of firearms from watching movies or TV! I sincerely hope that anyone who may start shooting at me learned all they know from TV!!

If it looks like this one, they are nice well-made little revolvers. ARMSLIST - For Trade: Charter Arms Undercover 38spl They were made before +P ammo became popular, so don't make a habit of using +P. As stated above, it is a .38 Special, and .357 ammo will not fit. I do not know of a serial-number date list for Charter Arms. These little revolvers do not get good prices as they are a kind of sleeper on the market. Lately, I've seen them go for $150-200 at retail if in excellent condition.

Troy is well-known in the NFA community. If he is the management of CaracalUSA, then I would be inclined to believe that customer service adn support will be first-rate. I too am interested in the answer to the 'how much' question.

Is that a ... GIRL'S bike??!!!!!

There are a number of small, lightweight 9mm pistols available. I have a Keltec PF9 that has been very reliable. I've also heard good things about the Kahr, but for a rather higher price. For a used pistol, you might look for a Star BM or BKS. These are very slim, single-action pistols that conceal well. The BM is all-steel, while the BKS has an aluminum-alloy frame. S&W had some versions of the model 39 that were cut-down and double-action only. The S&W 36 is the classic small carry pistol if you prefer revolvers.

"Others may have disappointments and guns they don't like and some may equal, but none can surpass the bad that is a Rohm. " I don't know. 1982 Colt Gold Cup. It never went a full magazine without a jam. Multiple trips to Colt, multiple professional experts looked at it, every type of magazine was tried, every type of ammo. Eventually, I sold it at a loss to someone who fancied himself an expert and thoght he could get it running. He said he had it running once, and invited me to see him shoot it. the first mag went fine! But the second mag had both an ejection failure and an extraction failure. I never heard back after that.

Don't bother with the STEn mag conversion. The math just doesn't support the expense. Back when the only mags for the M11/9 were the Zytel ones, it was a good idea. Now that the good steel ones are out there from Recon Ordnance and other sources, I'd go with those. The STEn conversion used to be about $250. Add in a dozen STEn mags at $10 each and you have $370 invested. If you just bought 12 of the steel M11 mags for $240, you would save $120 and not have to be without the gun for however long it took to do the conversion. Besides, that's $120 you can put towards the Lage Max-11!

It seems like the misfires are from priming compound not fully distributed around the rim. Usually, if I reload them in the firearm so that the firing pin strikes a different part of the rim, they will fire. Still, I won't be buying any more until I get a guarantee that this has been resolved.

Yes. It was designed for the inexpensive and excellent 36rd stick mags. But it also takes the 72rd drums as well as the 50rd 'coffin' mags. Don't hold the weapon by the magazine, it will cause jams. Use the barrel shroud. That's why it's there.

I bought a couple of cases of the Remington bulk pack about ten years ago. It was excellent, clean, accurate, and reliable. When I ran out, I bought a single pack, and it was awful!! Obviously, they decided to cut corners and lose sales and their reputation. I cannot understand why otherwise intelligent people decide to cut quality and destroy a company's reputation thinking that profits will go up. Profits may go up in the short-term, but when word gets out!!!! And once you get a reputation for cr@p, it's very hard to change that image.

Just remember that the purpose of a handgun is to allow you to get to your rifle.

"Mission Accomplished"

Actually, the Blue Sky rifles that were brought in from Korea in the '80's were the culls. These were supposed to be the ones that Korea was keeping back until they finally decided to eliminate their inventory of the Garand and Carbine. The few photos I saw looked like they were almost factory new. The importer has a LOT of money invested in this deal. If the Fed really does kill the deal, another firearms importer will probably be forced out of business.

The .40Short&Weak has all the penetration of the .45acp and the stopping power of the 9mm. Seriously, It's proven to be a reasonably effective round. Few people complain about the stopping power of the .45acp. And the penetration of the 9mm has always been it's strong point. In fact, the problem with the 9mm was it penetrates too well, and doesn't always dump it's energy into the target. Modern ammo is amazingly effective compared to that available just twenty years ago. With good ammo, 9mm, .40S&W, or .45acp are all extremely effective self-defense rounds. Use the round that you will shoot the most. If you don't practice with it, you won't develop the muscle memory that makes good shots under pressure.

I'd like to point out that California has huge wind farms near Mojave and est of Berkeley. Even with massive subsidies, they do not produce energy at a cost that competes with fossil fuel sources. Mostly because the maintenance costs have proven to be enormous and the initial capital outlay is more than you would think. "Unlike the other energy resources, solar energy is available 24/7, without any break." :dropjaw:Huh? Run that by me again.

When my sister was a teenager, she would introduce her dates to her three older brothers. The oldest was a preacher, I was a soldier, and the youngest brother was a lawyer. My dad used to tell them that he didn't have to do anything. Any problem could be handled by one of his sons!