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Don't get TOO excited, yet. Some of my craziest lib buddies are avid gunnies. Liking guns isn't a guarantee of the superior intelligence required to be conservative.

Animal rights group says drone shot down A remote-controlled aircraft owned by an animal rights group was reportedly shot down near Broxton Bridge Plantation Sunday. Steve Hindi, president of SHARK (SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness), said his group was preparing to launch its Mikrokopter drone to video what he called a live pigeon shoot on Sunday when law enforcement officers and an attorney claiming to represent the privately-owned plantation near Ehrhardt tried to stop the aircraft from flying. Read more: http://thetandd.com/animal-rights-group-says-drone-shot-down/article_017a720a-56ce-11e1-afc4-001871e3ce6c.html#ixzz1mh4NqhP1 I'm not saying the guests of the private property owner did or did not shoot down the interlopers' spy platform. I am saying that it would be mighty, mighty tempting. What would you expect from people interrupted in an otherwise legal hunt? What's the best load for mini-helicopter? I'm thinking some sort of shotgun skeet load. . . . #8 birdshot? Commercial or custom load?

I still don't understand all the problems with the disassembly & reassembly of the ruger pistols. I have a Mark II & I think it is a fun gun to strip & clean.

It is perfectly acceptable for a man to carry a backpack. Anything else slung over the shoulder that ain't a rifle is a purse. But that's alright. Just don't try to make excuses.

What are the legalities here? If it flew over my property and was not manned by a human, I'd probably be inclined to take it down. If it was interrupting my hunt...It'd be in pieces and my barrel would be warm.

I understand, and I may have too in the past. But I knew that dog, and the idiots that killed Gizmo can rot in heck for all I care. What they did was evil. Gizmo was 17 years old and would never hurt anyone. http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/‘-kick-all-his-might’-dog-owner-testifies http://www.pet-abuse.com/cases/2169/TN/US/ http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/a-dogs-worst-enemy/Content?oid=1189825 http://www.newschannel5.com/story/7249209/fatal-dog-kicking-trial-begins I personally know another man who killed a dog with a pellet rifle in a residential area. He said he was just shooting near the dog to scare it, but accidentally hit it and killed it. He was shooting from his yard into the neighbor's yard. I DO NOT take this kind of stuff to be funny at all. God help the person that messes with one of my animals if I catch him.

No good is not really correct. No good would imply a serious flaw (jams, explosions, poor service, falls apart, something). I hate the things, to be perfectly honest. But they are still fine, great quality guns at a reasonable price. No one, not even a hater, can really present a logical argument that the guns are of poor quality or anything like that. From there it comes down to personal prefs. I hate the lightweight build, because it makes the recoil that much worse. The next guy loves the lightweight build, because he hates having to wear a cowboy sized belt to hold up an all steel gun. I hate the trigger, because it does not go bang when you barely touch it. The next guy loves the trigger, because it has that short reset. All that stuff is just opinion and personal preference, though. The ONLY thing that matters is whether YOU like the gun that YOU purchase. If you buy a glock, I am happy for you, I will not be shooting it anyway so my dislike does not matter a bit. Don't let the back & forth get to you. You just asked a question that, while a great question, usually touches a nerve or 3. If someone tells you a gun is no good, listen up but google it later to see if the person is on the level. If a gun has problems, google will tell you (unless it is a brand new model -- in which case you either choose to be the guiena pig or to wait until info comes out). If someone tells you to buy a specific thing because it is the best, put your hand on your wallet and talk to someone else.

That's cool but please get some hearing proction for that boy. I know they are quiet rounds but make it a habit. Noone ever taught me about hearing protection so I went through my adolensence and teens blasting away with all sorts of rifles and shotguns and I had substantial hearing loss by the time I was in my early 20's. It hasn't gotten much better over the years, my friends will tell you my favorite words are "what" and "huh." Get him in the habit now so he doesn't grow up to be hard of hearing like me. On the squirrels... I've taken a ton of suburban squirrels. I've taken them with pellet guns and I've taken them with all sorts of .22 ammo. It can be done either way but I prefer the .22 CB over the pellet gun. I've even killed feral cats with the CBs. Instant kills at under 20 yards. In my experience the CB was a little louder than a pellet but not much. I was shooting them out of my BL-22 so it should be about the same.

AHHHHHHHH! I need to wash my eyes out!!!!

As someone that is in the printing business, and as much as I would like a TGO bumper sticker, I have to agree with TGO David on this one. If you don't protect your intellectual property it will eventually be used in ways you don't agree with. Glenn

Dude you lost me! What are you talking about? I'm answering the question in the title. Trolling According to Wiki: In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory,[2]extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[3] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[4] The noun troll may refer to the provocative message itself, as in: "That was an excellent troll you posted".

Why a Glock? Because they go "bang" when you pull the trigger whith much more reliability than most anything else out there and they are relatively inexpensive - at this point I've been to enough multiple-day handgun classes to see lot's of better/more expensive weapons not make it through the first day withouth choaking badly. I have far more expensive weapons than my Glocks but it's Glock I depend on for carry. All that said, however, carry what you like so long as it's stone cold dependable because the very last thing you want to hear when facing down a threat is a "click" when you needed to hear a "bang"!

You could get the PX4 now and then get the Glock after you sell the PX4 or you could just get the Glock now, your call. There are two kinds of people in this world.....those who love Glocks......and those who don't love Glocks YET! The question is "Why Glock?" 65% of police departments use Glocks and I bet it's not because they think their pretty. Think about all the other options in the world. They all combined make up the other 35%. police departments don't typically pick a firearm out of a hat, they do rigorous testing in different environments and make an educated decision (most of them anyway.) Maybe it's great marketing, may e Gaston just knows a lot of people in high places or maybe it's the best option out there.

I like the up and down buttons better. It is nice to click the red one so i don't have to call anyone a dumbass

I started to post about this the other day. No one seems to be using the "Vote post up/down" function. I think it's much better than the old "like" button. Now you get to show your malcontent as well as your approval.

There aren't many cases in which a Class 3 weapon has been used. The only one I know of is the Gary Fadden case from 1984. He was a salesman for H&K and used a full auto Ruger AC556 in self-defense. It looked pretty clear that it was self-defense, but the full auto defense weapon was a political issue. From what Massad Ayoob has stated in his American Handgunner article on the case, the first 2 prosecutors on the case would not bring charges, but a third prosecutor was finally put on the case and brought a 1st degree murder charge. Fadden eventually won the case, but it was expensive (luckily, H&K paid for a large portion of the defense, even though the weapon was Fadden's personal weapon). As Patrick stated, the type of weapon used doesn't really change the legal arguments. But the type of weapon certainly can have an effect on the prosecutor and/or jury. As for handloaded ammo, Ayoob has argued for years that you shouldn't use handloaded ammo for self-defense. The reasoning is that handloads are almost impossible to replicate for evidence. The most famous case on this issue was the Danny Bias case. That resulted in 4 separate trials (including 2 hung juries, one overturned conviction, and finally a conviction for reckless manslaughter). The GSR evidence (or lack thereof) was the real problem in that case. However, realize that he was charged with killing his wife and he argued that she committed suicide. The lack of GSR on his wife's body was a BIG issue. Obviously, you have to use your own judgment. The question is whether it is worth the POTENTIAL problem.

It probably would get more attention in the news but legally I think the rules of self defense are still more important. In Tennessee it's essentially reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury. Worry more about that than about what weapon or ammo you're using. Keep in mind too that in a self defense shooting your weapon will be collected as evidence and it could be a long time, if ever, til you get it back. If you have an expensive registered NFA firearm you'll be saying goodbye to it for a while.

Simple to operate and maintain due to so few and reliable "cheap" parts. Guns are all merely variations on a pipe and nail. The more complicated they get I suspect reliabity suffers whether it is due to hard use, weather, etc. I like Glocks because they are simple and you don't have to look hard for accessories or parts. If you break it or mar it who cares, its a Glock. Easy and fast to clean too. Requires little care. Sort of like the hammer I have had for 50 years.

I would recommend a Colt 6920, Daniel Defense or BCM. Buy a high quality rifle that you will not have to jack around with. Yes, it may be more expensive to buy one of these than other rifles. There is a reason for that. You are getting your moneys worth. A rifle that is built properly with good quality steel in the barrel and bolt. A chaber that is reamed to proper 5.56 chamber dimensions and a lower that has correctly heat treated parts of the proper grade steel. Save your money and buy quality over what happens to be available at walmart. You can get a brand new colt for the same 1k you would spend on a Bushmaster at Walmart.. Colt 6920 Once you have a nice rifle and you still want to build one, go ahead. At least you will have one that runs while you diagnose problems on the other. Buy good weapons and piles of ammunition and mags. They WILL pay off in the end. Mike