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That will work, but if you tighten it too hard you can pull the nut out of the compound and have to start over with the annoying task of getting the old, cracked JB out. Its similar to what I was getting at, but more destructive as it makes a much larger hole than required. Given the small size of the bolts involved, and the strength of the JB stuff, your idea should work very well.

I see three issues here. First, it took that fellow what, 120 seconds to get into the safe? So its not crook proof. Second, there was ammo in with the guns, which, if nothing else, exploded and caused some of the problems. Third, the safe did not protect the guns very well. All in all, he could have put his guns in an old 'fridge and been as well off. I took all my ammo out of the safe when I saw a similar show and tell some years back. I dunno how well mine would stop a torch or a fire, but it is what it is. Insurance FTW. Total loss is a bit extreme, some of those guns might be restored to working condition with a new stock and some work, its not clear. They lost ALL resale value, of course -- so in that regard its total. Also whatever was in some of the other boxes in there may have survived, they didnt open everything on camera. Its tough to watch something like that, I hope the guy had insurance. Even then, guns are personal, you can't just replace them.... poor fellow =(

cut a new hole in a larger sized screw/bolt with a tap? And next time, be very careful to not overtighten it etc, and maybe use soft bolts (brass? Al? etc?) instead of steel, if possible? You may have to make a new knob if you care about that. Easy to do that too: cut the head off a bolt and tap a knob of wood, metal, plastic, etc. Fill the thing full of glue and thread into the knob, let it harden, then its good to go as a new knob/screw setup. If you do not have the tap, find someone who does if you do not do this sort of thing often. If you use steel into softer materials, a screw will cut into the material so drill it out to just a bit smaller than the threads, then screw it in, and LEAVE IT IN, that will work without a tap but its not going to last if you take it off and on a lot. If you leave it where it is, thats fine. If you take it off and on, you want a bolt with fine threads that go in clean, and will want to use the tap, that will last longer. You can also "rig" it by doing something like filling the hole with jb-weld or similar compounds, and cut into that so the original bolt/screw thing will work. This will hold pretty well if not abused.

Amen. I have seriously considered getting a 10/22 and cutting it down to a pistol with the 30 round mag. But the money for the result is just a bit steep, including the fees and hassle to get it approved and legal. The plr-16 by kel tech is a high cap 22 LR but its too big for what you probably wanted.

The word is to use that ammo, yes, but the online comments about the gun say: ------- It operates on a unique hybrid blow-back/locked-breech system allowing use of a wide variety of ammunition as it seamlessly adjusts between locked-breech and blow-back operation, depending on the pressure of the cartridge... ------- Taken from the kel-tec site, in the "our pistols" area (Kel Tec CNC) The online manual says: The PMR-30 pistol functions best with high power ammo, often with bullet weights of 40gr and up. This includes, but is not limited to, the following: -CCI Maxi Mag 40gr -Winchester Super-X 40gr -Remington Premier Magnum 33gr Low power ammo and/or light-weight bullets may cause failure to feed problems due to the lack of energy to cycle the slide all the way back. The following are currently low power, and may not function reliably in the PMR-30 pistol, especially if the grip is not held firmly: -Winchester Dynapoint 45gr -Winchester Supreme 30gr Please take the ammo type into account before sending your pistol in for repair work. All testing at the factory will be done with high-power ammo. .... Trust the manual, but they really need to fix that website statement (which predates manufacture of the gun) to fit the reality.

The KTOG forum has a lot of owners talking about this new product. It is rumored to be picky about the ammo. You can learn a lot about the gun there, though it does have a bias toward favorable opinions, being a forum dedicated to kel tec guns.

That sounds like one of my first: it was called a bucklite possibly? I loved that thing. I probably still have it.

They are absolutely plastic of some sort, with some lines lightly formed to give it a bit of a grip. Probalby 1970's or 80s generation, but thats an educated wild guess. Along these lines: http://www.discountcutlery.net/media/BU301.jpg He carried on that had so much use that the curved blade is nearly flat, steel worn away from many decades of use and sharpening.

Ah, ok. I am not to up on knives =) I have 3 or 4 (each) of the old black bucks ones like that white one, in several sizes (tiny 2 blade up to large 3 blades) too; apparently my dad really liked the style and was afraid they would stop making them or something. Or he thought stockman meant to stock up on it...

But gun owning yankees are welcome... its the others that can go home.. heck, I welcome CA guys that own guns to TN too.

Is the long lost stockman the black one that has blades like that white folder at the bottom? It came in several sizes under different names (?) if its the one I am thinking of?

The sig is pricy too. If you like the LCP, look at the kel-tec too, same gun for less. If you can get a 38 in your pocket with 5-6 shots, you can get my 40 in there with 12 or 13 or whatever it holds, or a variety of subcompact 9mm in the same size. When I go to any events and gatherings, I have a pistol in my pocket... I totally see a connnection.

The 54r might be better off if you buy loaded factory (surplus, whatever, just make sure its reloadable) ammo FOR the brass, at those rates (??). I am in the same boat for my 1909, going to have to buy $1 a round factory ammo to get a brass collection going, or tools to make it from 30-06 (not sure how it even works yet). I didnt google it. Straight handgun rounds like 9mm (while a 357 sig is necked, to differentiate) do not need the case trimmed for practice loads. The only reason to do that would be for high precision loads for competition shooting, or similar performance loads. I have a trimmer for 9mm to cut it down to makarov size, because mak brass is hard to come by, but thats the only handgun loads that I trim so far. I may do the 45 AP later, for accuracy loads, but have not reached that point yet. I just use a cheap (less than $15 for both pieces) case trimmer. Its a shell holder that fits into your drill, and a handheld blade with a guide rod. Put a deprimed case in, turn on the drill, and hold the bladed thingy on the case until it stops cutting. Easy, but wear goggles with it, it throws bras shavings out, and clean up after, they are SHARP.

I love my sig p238, its a tiny 380 in 1911 style. A bit pricy but well worth it. Take a look at mouseguns website for a very complete list of small guns. There are 2 or 3 9mm options in nearly this small a package, the new ruger LC9, if you like guns with 2 inch long trigger pulls. Depends on how you define a pocket pistol too, the above are "classic" pocket pistols with the LC9 being borderline. I can get a beretta px4 subcompact 40 caliber in most of my pockets, but thats really pushing the size of your clothing... its the most gun in the least space I could find (the kel tec p-40 is in the same category, as is the Cz rami, and other subcompacts that can, just barely, be made to fit into a pocket with some creativity).

Have you seen any brass factory that is as good as your home-loads at the same prices? Its not the steel, its not the nasty powder, its just the mass production effect, same as how anything made by hand is better than mass produced, if the hand-maker is skilled.

You are correct, and CZ makes some darn fine firearms! No offense intended, was thinking about my makarov & the soviet empire. And no offense to S&B either, I *like* their ammo and have shot thousands of rounds of it -- I appreciate low cost products that work, and if its dirty, well the mak is easy to clean =)

I think it happens to everyone. Sigh, just this weekend we hit the new balance store, got 2 pairs of shoes, and saw the sign way off to the side in a window (not on the door) on the way OUT. It was not "clearly posted" at all. If I had known I would have gone elsewhere -- that is the last money they will see from me until they change their ways. It would probably give them a heart attack to know it, but 2 guns went in by mistake, and amazingly no one was harmed during the show buying event.

My old MK II has a tru-glo (spelling?) brand. Its been on for almost a year now and still holding zero. I put about 100 rounds thru this gun a week, so its not sitting in a safe either. This model is an open (not tube) red dot sight (not a tube sight) with green and red, 10 brightness settings, and 4 reticles (crosshair, dot, circle, and something else). This was our "lets try out a red dot" project so we got the extra reticles and colors to see what we like best. My wife put a sig brand on her buckmark: it has been an excellent tube sight so far -- good enough that we ordered her another one already. Either of these would fit on your gun but the open one is smaller and lighter with a larger viewing area. As I recall, the tru-glo was fairly cheap and the sig was modestly priced.

If that was aimed at me, I am not rationalizing or defending him. I am saying that we already know his character, and his family history (good or bad or both) is unimportant. Given that we know his character already, another lie more or less is not all that significant, and there are far, far better examples than this one because this one could actually have just been a brain fart (other examples are far more fun, there are some 20 lies associated with the health care bill alone).

This is the least of our worries with the guy. He stutters and stumbles when he talks, and these sorts of goof up are very common every time his prompter is out of sight or off or whatever. I am sure he meant grandfather and got tangled up. I dont care what his family did or does -- his dad or grandad could have been running whiskey and robbing banks for all that it matters. What matters are the deeds done by Obama himself... his granddaddy could have won the medal of honor and O would still be the same person.

It depends on the caliber some too. I have not seen a lot of buildup in my makarov with it, but the brown stinks on an indoor range and the silver did not. S&B is also cheap commie ammo.... its on par with the bear but slightly better in brass cases that can usually be reloaded (at twice the price). To compare it you would have to shoot some of the expensive, clean mak ammo, which costs too much to bother with. The mak ammo is probably some of their best though, try it in 9mm against US made 9mm sometime. Most of the folks that say it is dirty are shooting 223 or 9mm, from what I have seen, while most mak users praise the stuff.

from this part: It is not an offense under this subsection © for a nonstudent adult to possess a firearm, if the firearm is contained within a private vehicle operated by the adult and is not handled by the adult, or by any other person acting with the expressed or implied consent of the adult, while the vehicle is on school property. I would say you may leave it in the car safely if you dont play with it and stuff. I am no expert either though.

I cant tell one primer from another. Lead free maybe for indoor use is about the only thing to take note of (?). I like accurate powder, #5 for the 9 and 40 is probably a decent choice, still learning myself so it may not be the best for both, but try to find a powder that fits both (easy to do for those calibers). I am not sure the brand matters here either, what matters is picking the type within a brand to fit as many of your calibers as possible so you only have a few types to keep track of. If you have any poly guns (glocks, for example, only a few less common guns besides glocks have this in the USA) lead slugs can be an issue (research that online). If they are regular rifling, lead is fine. Just some starting points, researching your loads is part of the fun of it but that will narrow it down and get you started.

At this point I am for a compromise. Close the border, and amnesty the ones already here. I think both sides could live with that. If I were from mexico and lived in poverty, you can bet I would be trying to get here too. I cannot blame them one bit for what they do. The only real thing I have against them, by and large, is the downright refusal to learn at least "working" english. Yes, I know the issues, but at this point the compromise I listed is one of the only things I see that would really, actually work. Trying to round them up and send them home is like trying to empty the ocean with a teaspoon, and would cost billions and accomplish little --- esp with the border so insecure. It would cost us less in the long run to just let the ones here stay. Closing the border must be done regardless -- its only a matter of time before terrorists convert some mexicans to radical islam and send them over to do mischief. If we cannot catch Jose the fruit picker, we have no chance to prevent a major disaster when the guy slipping across the border is, ironically, Jesus Mohammad or whatever name he takes when he becomes an extremist...

colt mustang mags fit with 7 rounds, if I understand it right, or you can look here: SIG p238 Extended 7 Round Magazine