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My guess is that Savage was betting on a Hillary win. It is amazing how much wholesale inventory changed after the election. Allocated rifles are now being begged to be taken. I expect rebates this year from the manufacturers

Holy thread resurrection Batman!

It is a lot, most everyone on this board only owns a break barrel .22lr Everything else has been lost over the years through a series of boating accidents.

Had to say goodbye to a great friend this afternoon after almost 14 years. Daisy was the most loyal dog I've ever known. My wife and I got her a week after we got married, and she's been everywhere and through everything with us since. She really should have been a working dog. She took absolute joy in performing the jobs you gave her. She would retrieve until you were the one who was worn out. The second picture below on the paddle board was the only way she'd let my kids swim in the lake If she wasn't out on the board right beside them, she'd jump in, grab the strap on the back of their life jackets and tow them back to shore. Man, we're going to miss this dog.

Man...tough crowd around here. Y'all will have to forgive me, as the cable sales channels aren't really aren't really part of my daily consumption, but isn't she the one everyone was fawning over on election night four years ago as the camera followed her around at ass level?

I do miss the little lower right hand corner arrow thing that appeared in the previous version that shot ya back to the top, but no biggie.

suckup

At least they aren't trying to ban gun ownership or personal carry. That's a plus in my book.

Megyn Kelley is like Geraldo Rivera. Instead of reporting the news, she inserts herself into it. Good riddance.

Shut up and render unto Ceaser.

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I grew up with them. Whittle yes, stab no. Stabbing with a slip joint is a good way to wind up with short fingers.

Mobile skin looks good.

At first, with a name like Grab-A-Gun thought it was a fly by night outfit. After reading about them on other forums, found them to be a great retailer. I have bought maybe 3-4 new guns from them without any issue.

I just bought a P 07 with a threaded barrel and to say I'm impressed is an UNDERSTATEMENT!! Deadly accurate and a fabulous shooter! It's a keeper for shure! Good trigger also!

I missed this somehow. I was always whizzed that I could go to Vietnam as a Marine but couldn't buy beer or a handgun. This is a good one. Have a great new year! Cherokee Slim Handgun permit laws go into effect Starting Sunday, those who are 18 to 20 years old who are active duty, retired or honorably discharged from the military will be allowed to apply for handgun permits. Currently, Tennessee residents must be at least 21 years old to get a carry permit for handguns. Some lawmakers believe the law will help protect people by allowing people who know how to use weapons to carry them. The ”terrorist inspired” fatal shootings of five Chattanooga service members at a naval facility in July 2015 motivated the change. Lifetime handgun permit costs will decrease in 2017 from $500 to $200. Go to the state of Tennessee’s website for more information on handgun carry permits.

Finished up my most recent build thinking it would shoot 5.56, turns out it throws flames. Joking aside I was shooting some Monarch ammo that had considerably more flash than American made ammo. This picture was also the worst out of multiple magazines. Thought it was a funny picture regardless.

I have compiled the information for a DOPE card with my .22lr trainer, but I've never done this before. If someone can review my process and maybe point out any areas I didn't think of I would greatly appreciate it. I gathered data in three ways. First, I shot groups at 30, 40, 50, and 60 meters to measure the actual bullet drop from my rifle. My rifle is zeroed at 30 meters. Second, I shot 10 rounds and recorded the velocities with my chronograph. Third, I plugged the numbers I had into the ballistic calculator from the Berger Bullets website. The DOPE card it spit out seems very close to my actual observed drop. I think the only things left to do is watch out for velocity fluctuations due to temperature variations and record the effect of wind. I also checked my scope for accurate tracking by doing a box test as well as just randomly twisting the turrets and then returning it to zero. I'm pleased enough with it's performance although an upgrade is in my future. Thanks for any help. http://

Here is a second gun resurrection post. This is a "how's it done" posting that I hope will be enjoyable as well as an informative posting. The Marlin #47 pictured here is one I bought on GB a few years ago. The 47 was made in 1930-31 and only given to investers who would buy at least 4 shares of Marlin stock for $100. It was also the First Marlin to get the new cyanide process color case hardened receiver. Of course it would have to be THIS rifle to be caught up in a fire! All the springs including the mag tube spring are still in good working condition making it a worthy project. This segment will deal with making a new pump handle since the wood on this was toast. I have already fitted a new semi inlet butt stock from Numrich Gun Parts. To find a piece of wood that may be the easiest to remanufacture into a handle, I found I had just the piece. It was an unknown broken butt stock that would save me one whole machine operation. The butt stock tang bolt hole happen to be slightly larger in diameter than the Marlins barrel OD. So I band sawed the stock to include half of the length wise hole. Once the chunk was cut out, it was a simple case of measuring the mag tube hole center below the barrel channel and putting V counter sink holes on the ends for turning the piece on centers. Here I match the OD to the original tho slightly over for later sanding. Once I had a round handle, it was easy to bore the mag tube hole centered in the 6 jaw lathe chuck to this raw pc. The next step was to mill in the action bar relief. The mag tube hole drill is set into the handle and then clamped snugly into the bench top mill so as to not crack the handle in the vise. A nice snug fit The action bar has a defined rust line where the wood covered it so that line was where I chucked the rusted end of the bar into the vise. I use a drill that would be the ID of the bar's attaching holes. That drill is put directly in line with the Bar hole and then the wood is slid on under the drill and a perfectly in line hole is born! Same pre line up the hole, then get the wood in between the bar & drill. Once the line up holes are in, the handle its self is chucked up and the holes bored to attaching screw OD. Then the screw escutcheon reliefs are bore to exacting depth. The escutcheons yet need to be sand blasted cleaned and blued before I press them in the handle, but here it is in the rought. The next segment will be the relining of the barrel.

Boats are hard to keep upright. Thankfully, my reed for shooting blow-darts floats, so I'm not totally defenseless!

I wonder if BLACKHAWK!!!!!!!!!! is also owned by Vista Outdoors, the parent of Savage Arms. It would make sense to co-brand in-house. And I agree... BH is just one step up from the no-name accessories on Amazon, imho. (And yes. I admit I have bought a couple of those no-name things off Amazon. Most weren't worth the cost of their free shipping, but I do love the angled iron sights I got for $21.)

did they remove the bandwith caps on residential accts? If not it just means I would hit the cap in 1/4 the time. :/

Robin Meade ......

Thank you. ... thank you SO much. haha!!

So I had to look up "slipjoint" knife, it is just a long blade folder that does not lock open.. So to answer the question. Cut myself the worst using a no lock folder, some are nice to look at, whittle and such.

Nope. Fox is overflowing with good looking women. Megyn isn't my favorite. I like her, inspite of her political leanings. Smart girl.

Kills me how they kept saying thirteen guns like they couldn't believe they had such a big arsenal enough to arm an army lol! Probably would have acted less about ISIS stealing a Nuke. I guess if 13 is crazy most of us could arm a small country.

That has been happening for awhile, the thing I do is use the bell, not the popup to check the notification. The popup goes away on its own, the bell does not.

Mine's bolted down too, but to a concrete floor.

Probably just a gun cabinet, not a safe. I only have a gun cabinet as well, but its directly across an EMS station which is manned 24/7, have a gun-nut of a neighbor and a gun-nut of a home owner which all leans toward nobody making off with my entire cabinet which is bolted down on the second floor.

Yeah, a little. But people will actually buy this one.

I really like the new changes!!

Hahaha glad this is better for you guys.

In a word...yes. That put me off as well.

Excellent info and THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND KNOWLEDGE!! Yeah, the gun is in pretty good shape...can't say I'd ever fire it 'cause there is a certain comfort knowing my grandpa was the last to pull the trigger; haven't decided yet, but may build a display case and hang it on my wall. But, I would like to have it fire-worthy in case I someday change my mind. Is there any chance you'd know of any place I could find a replacement firing pin spring? I checked Numrich and GunPartsCorp without any luck. Not sure if there is a suitable substitution possible. Again, ANY suggestions or info is VERY much appreciated! MarkJ (polock)

That makes sense. If you get shot by one round, you could be inclined to think that's all there is and proceed. If you get shot with two rounds, it makes you wonder how many more are coming and you would be inclined to stop for fear of round 3, 4, etc.

Meant to add: where it will likely be found unconstitutional by any SCOTUS regardless of makeup, unless the right to carry is incorporated to the states first. edit: and come to think of it, the right to own firearms has been incorporated, and yet states may still demand waiting periods, licensing, registration, and even ban certain types of firearms, hicap mags, etc. So if none of these states rights are prohibited, why would a state's right to honor only certain permits, or none at all, be prohibited? The only thing I could see with the right to carry incorporated is that all states permit process might be forced into "shall carry" rather than "may carry". But even then, the exact "reasonable" hoops to jump through to do so would still have to be attacked case by case. - OS

I wonder how much of it is that anyone with any reputational currency is getting out and cashing in while they can. I can't imagine the next few years generating a lot of excitement at Fox.

I was never much of a fan of MK anyway so no big loss. I did like Greta and never learned why she left. Probably a better offer.

Buying a full progressive press without a case feeder is like buying a Ferrari with a 50mph governor... Loading 45 I would have to stop every 20 rounds to load more into the hopper. Now I just dump ~300 and check it each time I load more primers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Your sand box, your rules. We'll adapt. And it sounds like there's a carrot to go along with the stick. I will say that I'm happy to see you excited about what you're doing here. That can only result in trickle down positive results for the site. If you need anything just ask.

TWRA says it. They have some confirmed sightings in that link I posted above. Not Tennessee, but check this out. 14 Wolves moved from Canada to Yellowstone. Pretty interesting.

That's cool man. Did that with my daughter this year. She helped me clean fish with a butter knife too. She was there when her mama and I cleaned a deer this year too and now when she sees a knife, she'll say, "Daddy, we cut the deer meat?" LOL. She saw a pink knife on the computer the other day and said, "Daddy, I get that one and cut the deer meat."

Or a force reduction draw down. Or if something like the Vietnam-era draft ever comes back, we could have 20 year old veterans after a 2 year stint.

I don't know why it took so long to get all this in place. Uninsured motorists are a huge problem. I've always thought having to carry uninsured motorist insurance is ridiculous in a state where insurance is required.

There are no giant leaps. I shot 100% on my permit test (nothing to brag about) with my model 59 S&W. It's the same size as the G19, and has the same capacity. I bought it in the late 70's, and wouldn't be afraid to carry it today. The CZ isn't going to be more reliable than the G19, or more accurate. Some may just like it better. A better trigger means a whole lot to some folks.

Mine expires in June 2018. I will just do a normal renewal since by then I will be 70 years young. Would not benefit me to go lifetime..........jmho

I prefer velocity to mass. When doubling the velocity the energy goes up by a factor of four. By doubling the weight it only doubles the energy. Something else that comes into play with higher velocity rounds is hydrstatic shock. Some people believe in it some don't. Hydrastatic shock is the damage caused by the pressure wave of the impact and can travel a lot farther than the permanent wound cavity and even the temporary one as well. Think of it like being punched in soft tissue, although there isn't any visible damage it still causes pain and damage. This hydrastatic shock occurs more readily when velocity is higher. This is what makes lightweight 223 rounds so violent compared to the heavier versions. The 9mm is more capable of generating the hydrastatic shock because of the higher velocity. I carried a 45 for years and still miss my last 1911 but prefer fast rounds to the slow heavy 45. Because I believe so strongly in the hydrastatic effects of fast lightweight rounds I am going to be building a 1911 in 7.62x25 Tokarev. Having a bullet travelling at 1400-1500 FPS is going to have a masive hydrastatic shockwave even with a FMJ. I did some testing of some 90 grain FMJ 9mm rounds. Most people would agree that they are the worst because they generally pass right through with little to no damage. What I did was push those little bullets to 2000+ FPS to see how they performed. The didn't exit a 1 gallon jug and absolutely destroyed the jug. When the same rounds were fired at a more sedate 1100-1200 FPS they went tright through a jug but when the velocity was increased the hydrastatic shock caused so much more damage. Dolomite

A 9mm is a lot faster, and the bullet is half the weight. A 9mm Gold dot is a badass round, but a .45 caliber PDX1 is also a badass. Old 9mm ball vs Old .45 ball... .45 is superior. So why is new technology 9mm superior to new technology .45? I have PDX1's (current FBI pick) in both calibers. I'll read of the boxes... 9mm energy: Muzzle: 326 25yds: 311 50yds: 297 .45 energy: Muzzle: 432 25yds: 414 50yds: 397 9mm velocity: Muzzle: 1000 25yds: 976 50yds: 954 .45 velocity: Muzzle: 920 25yds: 900 50yds: 882