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If primary use is bench shooting, I see little value in a fluted barrel. If you're target shooting with light bullets, get 1-8 or 1-9 rifling. If you think you might hunt with it and want heavier bullets, get 1-7. Pmags seems to be the best on the market. I've no experience mixing/match bolts and uppers. Unless you just really want to build it, I'd consider a complete upper.

Then shoot it. Why? This is why. Interesting. They recorded the make, model, and caliber on the from they submitted to the state when I took it several years ago. Apparently that's a change in the requirements.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Mine was estimated at 2 weeks shipping. It showed up in 3 days. That was several years ago.

I got a new DL and kept the form I printed off the web with my HCP for a couple of years before I had to renew the HCP. I never had any problems.

I'm about the same size as you and pocket carry a P3AT. For whatever reason, ranges don't seem to have many pocket guns available for rent. Given their growing popularity, I'd expect otherwise. Try all you can find. I don't mean to bash the S&W. It's a fine pistol, just not my cup of tea. I fiddled with one at a local shop and didn't like the laser activation or the trigger pull. It does fit the hand well and points well. After handling several (but shooting none) I settled on the P3AT or LCP and found a good deal (here) on a P3AT.

My original post intended to be specific to TN... in that with a valid HCP, you can carry in a national park within the state. I guess that wasn't clear.

Correct. There's a recessed button on the side of the frame forward of the trigger guard. I'm not aware of any laser that automatically turns on, all have a switch. Most weapon lasers have a pressure pad that you put on the grip such that when you draw, simply squeezing the grip as you normally would activates the laser.

Most .380's have rudimentary sights at best. They're intended to be used only as a very close range point-shoot type weapon. Without regular training, a person's instinct is to focus on the threat, not the sights. You'll point the weapon at the threat and pull the trigger until the threat stops. The laser allows you to have a clear indication of where your weapon is pointed while focused on the threat. Possibly more useful in low-light conditions. Personally, I find lasers to be a distraction at anything beyond say 10 yds because the dot moves around so much, particularly under stress. Specifically with the S&W Bodyguard, the problem is turning the laser on. The button is recessed and forward of the trigger guard. Not the easiest thing to reach without lots of practice.

Yes, we've been able to carry, with a permit, in national parks for quite some time. Discretion is always the better solution when you encounter a bear.

The good ole boy system hard at work. Gotta love local politics.

Very few ranges period allow it.

I'd like to pick one up as well. I find old military rifles fascinating. A friend has a numbers matching, Nazi marked K98.

Mine's horsehide and while it did smell a little, it wasn't at all offensive. It went away quickly. My guess is that production volumes are such that the leather they use don't sit around very long. Hence you're getting it "fresh from the tannery".

Awesome.

One of Dad's USAF buddies told me a neat Blackbird story a long time ago... He decided to do some recreational flying (he's a private pilot) early one saturday morning in the 1970's. He arrived at the base (I forget which one) pre-dawn and began to taxi just as the horizon began to light up. As he taxi'd around for take-off the tower instructed him to hold his position for 20 seconds. He asked why and the order was simply repeated. He stopped and looked around. A blue-ish light across the field caught his eye and he saw hanger doors coming open. He said it was behind him at a bad angle so it was hard to see. Something black appeared in the hanger door accompanied by a deafening roar. He said the black plane was airborne and out of sight faster than he could imagine. All he could see was the two blue/white dots in the sky. He sat there in a daze trying to figure out what he'd just seen. The tower snapped him out of it by saying "Cleared for runway __)". He said "What that what I think it was?" The tower responded "Was what...?". That base was not a typical base of operations for the SR-71. He did some snooping and found out that the plane had an emergency and had landed in the middle of the night a couple days prior. Whatever the problem was had been fixed and he just happened to be there when it left. A couple years ago I got to meet and have a presentation from Col. Rich Graham, former pilot and Wing Commander. Neat guy with some neat stories. His books are good to read. www.habu.org - The Online Blackbird Museum - Col. Rich Graham (Ret-USAF)

Interesting. My parents did the opposite many years ago. Dad was in the USAF and had a German Shepard as a pet. When my sister was born, he and Mom just weren't comfortable with the dog around the baby. He gave it to the base as a guard dog.

The site from the photos is AR-47.com, though it's rather lacking in details.

I looked into an AR in 7.62x39 several years ago and found the same issues. Some folks had guns that ran great, others were very problematic. All were expensive and rather hard to find. Got a link to this one? I'm curious.

Cool. I got to shoot a friend's dad's Luger many years ago. Loved it except for when the hot brass came back down. His tossed it nearly straight up.

Glad it's working well. Definitely install the trans cooler. They're a whole lot cheaper than a rebuilt... AMHIK. Forgot about that until the above post. As you said, not a bad idea whether towing or not.

Nice essay. Like others, I had a similar experience in college with a very liberal American history professor. I didn't buy into his spin on history which created some good debates through the semester. The debates remained generally civil and he was a good sport about having a student challenge him in class. I think I got a B in his class, which was fine with me. I also found out during the semester that I went to high school with his son whom I honestly thought was a real weirdo. After this history class, I fully understood why I'd thought his son so strange.

The Crossbreed Supertuck and MTAC are the usual suspects, though there's lots to choose from.

Same (occasional) problem with Firefox 5.0

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