BigK

^^^This, EXACTLY! It amazes me as well how much some people hate and attempt to penalize success. Let's face it, when my LGS wants $30 for the same box of ammo that WM has for $18, it's a no-brainer who gets my money. The honest truth is that I'd pay a $1-2 more to avoid going in WM, but the LGS can't be satisfied with such a small mark-up. So, I'll stick with just guying guns from the gun store (if I can't find what I want used). Don't get me wrong, I hate waiting at the ammo counter too. So, I do what R_Bert says. I call them and ask for the CS Mgr or just stop by the service desk on my way into the store and tell them I need someone at the ammo (since I know they won't be there when I get back there).

Sounds like something my brother-in-law would do and he's way older than 10.

This is too good to be true...the sheer genius of the idea is astounding. WTF took them so long?

Nice site, I especially liked the "Metal Guide Rod" page.

The Republican nominee: I want a nominee that will make fiscally sound choices, reduce the size of gov't, protect our borders from illegal immigration, stand up to the UN/World Court, and keep us safe from terrorists. At this point I will settle for a fiscal conservative with at least an inkling of national pride. What I expect to get is Romney instead.

I dropped 2 pistols off to be Cerakoted earlier this week. I went with a stainless steel and black on both. One will have black controls and slide with a stainless frame, the other will be reversed. I'll link back here with some pics and the price when I pick them up in about a week.

I've seen copper grease sold as a thermal paste for mounting heat sinks to a computer motherboard and for preventing rust / corrosion during storage. I wouldn't have thought that would make it a good hi-temp lube for guns. So, I did some research and I stand corrected...looks like one of the most common uses is to prevent wear in gears. In fact, it's thick and cohesive enough to resist being flung off of drive shafts, which sounds like it would make a good slide lube after all.

I'm not questioning Glock's intent by using the copper grease, but surplus guns arrive coated in cosmoline "for a reason". I'm not gonna go shoot one without removing that goop. I'm just saying what I've heard is that they put it on there for long-term storage. If true, it wouldn't be the best lube for running several hundred rounds through. If not, there's no question that the stuff I used to replace it WAS meant to be shot.

I had my Lee Auto Disk setup to drop 4.3gr of Bullseye when I was loading 115gr 9mm bullets. I was a couple dozen rounds short of finishing a box, so I grabbed another handful of bullets. I accidentally took them from the box of 124gr bullets, which I usually only load to 4.0gr of the same powder. I didn't realize what I had done until next time I reloaded some ammo (after it was all shot up). I didn't have any issues, thank God, but I would still pull the bullets if the same thing happened and I caught the error. I'm not one to press my luck, because next time...I might be shooting my Glock instead of my CZ Shadow.

that's a great looking knife, congrats mav

I cleaned all that off mine when I got it and lubed the slide rails with synthetic grease. 600-800 rounds later...clean as a whistle

I had a bad experience with Classic Arms (http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/curio-relics-black-powder/59735-i-promised-folks-classic-arms.html). Maybe others had better luck, but I'll stick with J&G Sales and AIM Surplus.

Lester has your answer on the nose. Weighing 10 charges to see the average is how I was taught. Even a cheap powder measure with the lowest bulk powder won't be off by an amount that would be dangerous. Then again, I'm just making plinking/target ammo or rounds that are just legal for matches.

Oh come on moonshine, you know the deal...post some pics or it didn't happen.

Yeah, I got duped this past weekend. The RKShows.com site said there was one in M'boro Sept. 17 & 18. There was something else there this past weekend and a billboard nearby said Hendersonville (which matches what the Gun Shows USA site said). Today, the RK Shows site was updated to say Sept. 24 & 25 is the M'boro show, but Gun Shows USA says RK Shows is in Atlanta and Lexington. I don't know who to trust now and will likely stay home.

Wow!!! Absolutely gorgeous.

"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." - Mark Twain

I wanted a Cold Steel kneck knife, but was too cheap to come off the bucks. I settled for this little guy and it has sharpened up quite well for under $20. Of course the first thing I had to do was doll it up with 550 cord and a compass (in case I ever get lost on the way back from the grocery story). First thing I did was heat the kydex up a little bit and press it with the knife inside. I didn't wanna take a chance of it falling out and that helped. Of course that meant the breakaway connector didn't work as OhShoot said. It came un-snapped when I yanked the knife out. Not sure if you can tell in the photo, but the black paracord around the lanyard handle can be cinched up pretty tight against the handle. This acts a little like extending the handle, allowing me to wrap all 4 fingers around the handle and paracord together. My wife says I go over the top with paracord...is there a 12-step program?

I understand some peoples' problems with exposure to liability/suit, but I couldn't live with myself if I didn't step in to help the victim here. If that poor girl ended up permanently disabled or dead because I stood idly by while 2 girls way bigger than her stomped her in the head like that, I'd never sleep restfully again. Maybe it's because I have a daughter about that age, who knows?, I warned my kids that there are people out there with no fear of consequences for their actions. They are the most dangerous people of all.

Stage 1 and 4 look familiar...a chance for redemption? Hope I can make it, always good times!

I called the Armory today to ask about Cerakote prices. They seem fairly reasonable, between $85 and $115 for a slide.

Before reading this I'd have to admit that they'd have caught me off guard as well. Stereotypes and generalities can work both says, huh? However, in the meantime, I'll continue to rely on them for potentially credible threats and work on ignoring them for less obvious threats.

Definitely a HUGE bonus about CHMR that I neglected to mention! Yeah, I believe Jeff Cooper would advise being in Code Orange when shooting there.

I got my P-32 back when .380 ammo was so hard to come by. It continued to be cheaper to shoot it for years. It seems like now I find .380 more often and cheaper than I do .32 ammo. I've considered selling/trading several times, but the P-32 didn't take long to break in and had been utterly reliable ever since. What makes me even more wary about trading is the absolutely abysmal extraction problems I had with a TCP.

I've only handled a few Sypercos and they felt well made. They're a bit too light for my taste and I also prefer a thumb stud. I'm more of a Benchmade guy, myself.