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All I can think of for the second one is
"Got any CHEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSEE!!
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I'll play, though mine is NOTHING special, except to me! It's all I can afford right now, and I built it myself!
Standard A2, 20" HB. Stag lower, Doublestar upper. Th actual upper in this picture has been blown up, thanks to Ultramax ammunition. (Never buy the stuff!) But they replaced it with a Bushamaster upper, so I'm OK with that.
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The Armalite pistols are cool, but MAN they are heavy for such tiny things!! I checked one out at the local pusher. It has an odd feeling grip (for my hand) but I'm sure it would shoot well, being able to soak up recoil with it's weight.
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M&P 40c
I know I know, you are not impressed, but hey, THATS WHAT I WANT!!!
No shame in that! It's on my short list, too!
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That they do!! It seems whatever savings can be had by shotting .22 out of a cool gun are negated by the grossly inflated price the guns bring these days!
I've got a P22 and it was great the first year, then about the 30,000 round mark the hammer broke (not the spring, THE HAMMER) which S&W replaced, but now it's not cycling 60% of the time, I'm sure due to worn out springs. I just haven't gotten around to ordering new springs. You can also get a nifty laser to go on the P22 for $90-100. makes it fun to shoot, especially for first timers. Not terribly accurate, but not terribly bad either.
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I carry at church and my pastor is much relieved knowing so. He keeps riding the fence on whether he should or not. One day I laughed and told him I'd carry an extra just for him!
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I hear ya... built my AR right before Christmas last year. Best present I ever got!
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Everybody's got their favorite piece, but what's the NEXT handgun you're itchin' to buy?
I'm split amongst two guns...
I really need a better carry gun that will hold a little more and conceal a little better than my S&W m64-4 k frame 38. I want an M&P40c.
Now for the other one, I'm jonesin' for a Dan Wesson Commander Bobtail. I've held a few and they're just incredible! Plus, they're the cheapest bobtail 1911 I know of!
What about you?
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I'd like confirmation on this date as well... I know I'm new, but I'd love to come!!
I can make it on Satruday, the 3rd, but not Sunday the 4th.
Thanks!
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Sounds like unfounded gossip to me. The only winchester ammo I've ever had problems with is their cheaper 12 gauge stuff. It sticks in the chamber of my maverick 88 about 30% of the time, causing trouble while clay shooting. The cheap federal does fine for me. But, I'm guessing it's the $130 shotgun, as the winchester works fine in all my buddies' guns.
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Love my Marlin 1894 in 38/357 too! I don't have the cowboy, though, just the 18 1/2" round barrel. They are a hoot, max H110 handloads behind 158gr bullets are just devastating out of that thing!
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Dang... I'm too young to need new eyes already!!! I didn't even see that text down there! No wonder my shots pattern instead of group!
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Thanks Tungsten!
I dig those grips! What are they?
I'm still saving up for my first 1911. When I get one, I think it will become my favorite shooter. I shot a neighbors' Colt Gold Cup a couple weeks ago, and it was just awesome.
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...almost everyone I talked to tonight said that this brand is way better than Wolf....
It probably IS way better than wolf.... wolf is just that bad!!
I bought a box of wolf for my 40 sigma and every 2nd or 3rd round locked up the gun so tight I had to bang the cases out with a cleaning rod. After doing that 4 times I just gave away the last 38 rounds to somebody at the range. They saw all I had gone through, and they still wanted it! I left, so I don't know if he had the same problem or not. My gun was squeaky clean and properly lubed, that stuff just sucks!
I had the same problem in my AR. Brass only for me in that.
I haven't had any probs with the aluminum blazer stuff, so I still use that when I find a deal on it.
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Welcome, from another Smyrna noob!
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Welcome, from somebody who just joined up here yesterday!!
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Oops, sorry admins, I just saw the show and tell page listed. I apologize for posting this here. Please move or delete this post as you wish. Again, I apologize for going off "half-cocked". (hahahaha!! pun intended! Sorry, I have a really pathetic sense of humor!)
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Creekwalkers' got it spot on. Also, it'll take you forever to save money if all you're shooting is 9mm and .223. Those are pretty cheap anyways. However, if you (like me) like shooting 357 and 44 mag which easily run $.55 to $.85 per round, reloading becomes very attractive when you can make the same stuff for $.12to $.18 a round using range brass, or just your stash. I can make premium stuff that normally costs over a dollar a round for $.25 to $.35 each!
However, if you've got no interest in it and make enough money to just buy ammo, then keep buying factory ammo and leaving your brass at the range for me!! =) I gotta tell you though, it's so cool to be in control of one more factor of your shooting performance. Like creewalker says, the physics, chemistry, and ballistics involved are so fascinating, if you're into that kind of thing. I've really enjoyed finding the full range of different powder/bullet combos. I like to start in the middle, then work my way down to the lowest possible load that will reliably get the bullet out of the barrel, then start in the middle again and work my way up to the first signs of overpressure in the primers. Then I work to find the load that feels and shoots best for me. Once I find that, time to try a new bullet or primer!!
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... that's right, yourfavorite gun to SHOOT. Not the one gun you would take if the world was ending or anything like that, not your most expensive gun, but just the handgun you enjoy shooting more than any other.
Here's mine, a 6" S&W model 19-3 Combat Masterpiece K-frame 357 mag I bought at the Goodman show held at the Nashville fairgrounds about a year and a half ago. It has the 3T's, all the right stuff, and is the best balancing gun I've ever held. It's not visually perfect, but I love it and totally dig shooting it.
Alright, I've shown you mine, now you show me yours!
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Thanks Dustin! You da man!
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Nope, like you say, it's about impossible to double charge in .223 'cuz most everything is near case-filling. They told me thought it was a double bullet. (There was no squib previous to the detonated round, the previous bullet had left the barrel)
Not buying that stuff again.
here's the damage...
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This was the 55 about a week after I set it up. All the corals were tiny frags and you can't even make most of them out yet.
One of my all-time favorite zoos...
Always liked this pic...
Side shot of the 29 before I got the 55 and made the 29 the QT
That's about all I have uploaded on photobucket. =)
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How big is your tank? I have a little 24g nano that I would like to get some corals into, but I want to get rid of this damn cyano first.
Funny you should ask! Actually, I don't have a tank right now, but when I did I was running a 29g bowfront quarantine tank and a 55g reef with about 70 corals, 2 starfish, shrimp, scallops, snails, crabs, etc... and like 5 fish.
I kept the fish mainly so other people wouldn't say "where's your fish?" I'd be perfectly happy with just corals and a cleaning crew.
Have you found reefcentral.com yet? Awesome place with literally thousands of members around the world, and all the top experts have articles tehre you can read. There is also a Middle Tennessee Reef Club. For like $20/yr you get 10% off at aquatic critter and some others. Plus, the monthly meets are the best way to get corals! I've been out of it for like 2 years, but I just talked to Angela awhile ago (another member of the club) and she says things are going well. Check it out! I hope to be back in the saltwater game in another year or two.
I dumped everything I have into this insurance agency I started, and if you know anything about insurance, it takes a few years before you see any real money. I'm just past 1 year into it and finally breaking even, so I'm ahead of the curve, but it's still a really sucky curve!!
Best of luck getting rid of that cyano. I was fortunate enough to never have that problem. Nanos are awesome! When I do start again, I want to go with their 24g deluxe halide kit and put it in my office.
Post a pic of your tank! I'll go dig around and try to find one of my old tank. -
I've already had one KB with my AR while shooting Ultramax remanufactured .223. (Their manufacturing error, they replaced my upper) I reload nearly all my pistol ammo and fully understand the stress that .40 cases go through in an unsupported chamber. That bulge is just sickening; it should be criminal to design a gun like that.
Anyways, my first gun was a Sigma in .40 and I began reloading soon after I bought my first box of ammo and my wallet about burned up right there at the cash register. In a couple weeks I loaded over 2,000 rounds. Well, at the next gunshow I went to, a beautiful S&W model 19-3 sat there begging me to take it. I was about $200 shy and the only fodder I had was Sigma, so I walked the floor with it for awhile and sold it for $275. (At the time some dealers were selling them for $299 brand new!) I was happy, but I had over 1,600 rounds of .40 left with no gun to shoot them in! Soon enough my neighbor called telling me he bought a .40. I got all excited thinking I'd finally have a way to shoot up some of that ammo! Ended up being a Glock 23.... I've still got over 1,600 rounds of .40 in the closet.
I just don't understand buying a gun that you can't just shoot, but have to baby to make sure it's OK. I don't load my .40 to anywhere near max pressure, but I still won't let them see the inside of a Glock chamber.
Have any of you guys ever held a Glock barrel and any other barrel side by side, with a cartidge in each and looked at them closely?
Sure, the Glock design is simple and mostly reliable, but how many well made autos boast the same thing these days? And usually for less money.
I'm not necessarily a Glock "hater", I simply think you can do just as well with many other guns (of course, the XD, M&P, et al, come to mind) that will also handle a wider variety of ammo safely.
/ Vent off =)
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Some affirmation on choice of HD shotgun...
in Long Guns
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I dig the Benelli M1s. However, I'd keep the mossy... never can have too many shotties around!