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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!

I agree, 1926 is not a notable date for the Garand rifle. John Garand made his FIRST prototype in 1922. In 1927 test models were ordered in .276. In 1932, General MacArthur ordered all work on .276 rifles to stop, and the .30-06 Garand rifle was produced for testing. The first production model M1 was delivered to the Army on July 21, 1937. It took until late-1941 before the Army was fully equipped with Garand rifles. The M1 Carbine was standardized in September, 1941, and the first carbines were delivered to the Army in mid-1942. There were a LOT of collectors eagerly looking forward to these rifles. Expect Garand and carbine prices to shoot up.

You might want to check out the CZ75, CZ85, or CZ P01. Excellent ergonomics, reliability, accuracy, and durability. And since you seem to like single-action pistols, you might want to look at the Browning High Power. 13+1 rds from factory mags, and an unbeatable reputation. The current Argentine ones are good quality, lacking only a decent finish. Add an extended safety and slide release and you will feel right at home.

Capitol Hill Pawn is $10 plus $10 tics. It's a pawn shop just off I-40 downtown, so expect some attitude and to explain to them EXACTLY what you want them to do. But they have done a transfer or two for me and it went well.

There in fact WAS a .45 Short Colt. If you ever find any , they are purely collector's items. 45 Short Colt

32 S&W Long Load Data - Handloads.Com Bottom entry uses 2.7gr of Unique with a 98gr LSWC. I'd try 2.5gr and make sure the pressures are OK. Then work up .1gr at a time. Your Ruger should be able to handle higher pressures than most .32 S&W pistols.

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"Maxims", hummm. I think I need to pull out my copy of "The Devil's Paintbrush" again! I'm starting to read a book called "Hurricats". Talk about some guys with big brass ones!!! These guys flew Hurricane Fighters from catapults mounted on cargo ships to protect North Atlantic convoys from German submarines and long-range aircraft. If they were lucky, they were near enough to dry land to bail out or crash before running out of fuel. Otherwise, they went swimming and hoped to get picked up. I cannot imagine doing that during a Murmansk Run!!!

The 2.15 million Federal employees are a powerful voting block in and of themselves. Add in all the voting family members of Federal employees and you have a huge voting block that will strongly resist any kind of cuts. Nevertheless, it needs to happen. Of course, eliminating a couple of worthless federal agencies (cough, Department of Education, cough, Housing and Urban Development, cough cough) would sure help! ($86 billion with just those two!!)

Average for me is pretty low. I go two-three months when work interferes with my real life and I do not get to the range. But normal times see me at the range weekly. I alternate rifle and pistol sessions. Both .22 and centerfire at each session. I use a multiple bullseye target so that I can practice sighting drills. Typically, I fire 2-300 .22 and 150rds centerfire per trip. I practice drawing and immediate action drills in front of the TV. If you do that, you need to have lots of snap-caps. The A-Zoom ones seem to hold up best. ALWAYS double-check your weapon and make sure there are no live rounds nearby when practicing indoors. I've never shot anything inside the house (yet). But I keep it in mind every time I touch a weapon at home.

A little big and bulky for a carry gun. They are about the same size and weight as a S&W M10 or Colt OP with 4" barrel. You can shoot many .32 rimmed cartridges through these. Since the Nagant does not have a forcing cone, but has a little recess in the breech of the barrel for the brass case to make a gas seal, I recommend only jacketed rounds to prevent leading. If you are using real 7.62 Nagant cases, that's not a problem. I like .32 H&R Magnum for this pistol. The action is plenty strong enough for the pressures, reloading cases is easy, and the .32Mag is a useful self-defense round. Other choices are .32 S&W short or long, .32 Colt short or long, .32-20 (you may have to resize the cases and trim the rim), and as mentioned above, .32acp if you buy the conversion cylinder. The trigger pull on this revolver is long and heavy. If you take the grips off and wash out the action with solvent, then use a little light lube on moving parts it becomes much better. Still long and heavy, but it's a big improvement. The loading procedure is tedious. Think of a more complicated Colt Peacemaker loading process. But, you get seven rounds. All told, for the price it's a heck of a bargain!!

If teh Japanese had NOT surrendered after Nagasaki, Operation Downfall called for each of the nine invasion beaches to be hit with a nuke before the assault. Even with that, American casualties were STILL expected to be close to 1 million. Keep in mind that the Japanese were also killing ~100,000 Chinese and Koreans each month. Given that the invasion of Japan was expected to last at least two years, that means that dropping the bomb saved 1 million Americans, several million Japanese, and at least 2.5 million Chinese and Koreans. No matter how you cut it, the 250,000 deaths caused by the two bombs was small change to the cost of an invasion.

Haslam won because of West TN. Democrats came out and voted in the Republican primary for him. He ran a very smart campaign by getting Democrats stirred up about Wamp and Ramsey. I don't like it, but it's a classic political maneuver. Likewise David Hall got to the left of Hartline and Heil and got Democrats to come out for him. He's still a better choice than Jim Cooper. Similarly, Mae Beavers won by getting AJ McCall to do all her dirty work and spread false accusations and innuendo about Susan Lynn. I don't have a problem with Mae's voting record, but this campaign has shown that her character leaves a lot to be desired. Well, that's what primaries are for. Now we know what we are facing in November. It's time to work for the best results we can get going forward. If your choices didn't win, it's time to start looking forward to 2012. Political campaigns need a lot of planning and organization. Generally the ones who win are the ones who started early and built up a solid campaign network of supporters and contributions way in advance. That is why incumbents have such a huge advantage; they start with an organization that has experience and does not have to be rebuilt for each election.

What are you planning to hunt? The .44Mag is easily good enough for deer, black bear, and pretty much anything else in North America except grizzlies, elk, and moose. And while there have certainly been .44Mags used to successfully hunt those, it wouldn't be my choice.

Absolute longest was milk jugs at 200yards with a S&W M19 6". Not terribly difficult once you get it dialed in. Hardest: 9 clay pigeons with 15 rds at 100yards using my CZ75.

I'm reading "Kokoda". The Kokoda Trail in New Guinea is where the Japanese advance in the Pacific was stopped. The campaign is pretty well known in Australia as it was fought by the Australians. Bitter, close-range tropical jungle mountain warfare where every round of ammunition had to be walked 37 miles up a steep, narrow, muddy path. Waiting on the table is "Proud Promise - French Autoloading Rifles 1898-1979". Should be interesting. I highly recommend "Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors". I stand in awe of those men.

Stevens 'Tip-Up' single-shot rifle. Looks like yours is in .32 rimfire. Not particularly rare, but collectors like them as they are interesting and well-made. Yours looks like it is probably a $400-700 rifle. I know that's a wide range, but it really depends on what a person is willing to pay for that particular rifle.

I very much doubt that this will hurt him. It may pick up some votes from fence-sitters. For one, he's right. There are issues that need to be addressed. Second, most conservatives are tired of our government taking a stand about freedom from religion (except Islam, gloabal warming, or other politically-correct groups), and want our government to truly guarantee freedom OF religion.

The British service load is a bit more hefty than the common American load for the .38S&W. A 200gr round-nose lead projectile at 625fps versus a 145gr projectile at 685fps in the normal US load. A whopping 25 more ft/lbs of force!! Most of the surplus pistols desperately need a good cleaning inside the action. the Webley is easy to clean. Remove the grips and hose it down really well with your favorite solvent while operating the action. A nice, light lube on all moving parts afterwards will make it much more pleasant to shoot. Double-action trigger pull is stiff. Single-action is usually pretty good. They are rugged, reliable and accurate pistols.