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I would be. A dead crack head/thief/ghettotrash/scumbag is worth nothing. They aren't worth much if anything alive. A firearm on the other hand has a good deal of value. This thread has me thinking though. I think I'll go back to keeping one of my old cheap shotguns loaded for in the house duty. I've got a couple I wouldn't care too much if I didn't get back, and knowing some of fine upstanding members of the local PD, I;d say I never would get it back anyway.

I'm not giving them mine without a serious fight about it. Sorry. I'd probably lock mine up in the safe while dialing 911. A hipoint in the same caliber is a good idea though.

I hope it's safe, I've got about 2500 9mm cases, primed and ready to load. They're all loose in 50 cal ammo cans. I've been doing it that way for years.

Too right.

Yep, and with robotic part changers, you pay a bottom of the barrel flunkie to load raw forgeings. Not having an operator at the machining center frees up payroll funds to employ more skill assemblers and in the end, you get a better product. I know the factory workers of this country whine about automation taking jobs, but shoot man! When you get a half million dollar machine to do the same job as a meatdroid, only it never takes breaks except for maintenance, never takes a sick day, holiday, vacation and works around the clock, never complains, never makes a mistake, and NEVER goes on strike THAT's just good business.

If youre getting leading using straight wheel weights, gimme shout, there's something seriously wrong. I cast boolits for a 45 acp out of lead a lot softer than W/W's and get no leading at all.

That's ABSOLUTELY true. Multiple pallet changers, tombstone fixtures holding SEVERAL parts at once, five axis machine with programmable rotary tables.....the speeds that the machine does tool changes and move in rapid traverse are amazing. It's come a long way from the old days.

As to the other matter? 16,000 sq ft is pathetic for a name like Colt. There are homes on Concord AVE with more space.

5 posts, benefactor and 57 years old; Crushed under the weight of the Hammer of Judgement. I know a few little guys who are less than 57 months old that act more mature than that. I haven't been here too long and may not have many friends but maybe one of ya care enough to put one 'tween my eyes if I ever act like that for no reason. Just Crazy.

Right, bring them all down here. Makes a second attempt at division along the Mason-Dixon line even more appealing as well as prosperous.

Where'd that come from?

I've had a couple of bushmasters, a 20" A3 and a 16" CAR. Both shot well, no malfunctions, the 20inch was extremely accurate. They were just rattle traps. The 20" sounded like an AK when you shook it. Obviously that meant nothing to function or accuracy; like I said it shot great. NOW, after getting my feet wet building a few, I wouldn't buy one from anyone. BUT, I wouldn't be ashamed of or afraid to face zombies with a bushmaster....provided I hit the range a couple of times with it first;)

Yes, language is raunchy. Having said that, there's more truth in his foul language than anything I have heard in a while.

This is what you need to do, re-pouring it into into an ingot mold for easier future use. Take a knife to it, if you can dig into it really easy, you are for fact gonna have to alloy it with wheel weights. On the other hand, if this ingot of yours is pure lead, DO NOT mix it with wheel weights. Seriously. I can trade you out wheel weight lead for pure lead. Already in small ingots and clean as a whistle. You can always make pure lead harder but you can't really make is softer. I use pure lead for things like slugs and other use it for muzzle loaders and whatnot where W/W lead is unsuitable. I can test the hardness for you and tell you what brinnell hardness it is. If you'd like to know, take a cold chisel and knock off a chunk about half the size of your thumb and get it to me. I'd be happy to tell you what you got.

I agree as well mac and garufa, but I'll be a jerk and take this a step further. There are no such things as accidents PERIOD. The word accident is a filthy tree huggin' hippy word like political correctness, co-champion, or any of the other make everyone feel good words. Everything labeled an accident, is in fact a direct result of someone else's poor judgement because they are ignorant, stupid or didn't have their mind on where they are and what they are doing. There's never been a car accident in the history of driving. Someone screwed up. Accident is a word for people too weak to accept blame. Every time I smash my thumb with a hammer, it's because I was too stupid to keep it out of the way. The only difference in negligence being malicious intent or not. One may do something they wish they hadn't, but they did it none the less. Unless they were under possession by a demonic entity it's their burden to bear. As for keeping different kinds of ammunition in a carry gun, I don't think this is wise AT ALL. Every ammo has defining characteristics. Each different brand has different terminal performance and point of impact. The latter being the most important. Your follow up shot, if needed could be off. Not likely, but it could. Also, as everyone else has pointed out, there's little to be gained [penetration wise] from a fmj over quality defensive ammunition.

The problem is that the cartridge [7,62x39] has a very pronounced taper. To feed it reliably, the magazine must have an accommodating radius. That's where the old term of banana clip came from. AK mags are heavily curved. Because an AR magazine isn't, and by design, the AR mag well goes straight in, you have the problem. 7,62x39 doesn't like to feed stacked straight like .223/5,56 The remedy has been godawful looking magazines or worse, and lobbed off lower that accepts AK magazines, although the AR lower that takes AK magazines has [from what little I know] an excellent track record for feeding. Doesn't matter, it still looks ridiculously crappy. The .300whisper/fireball/blackout solves this by building [basically] the same cartridge with very little taper thereby feeding in straighter magazines of the AR. There's always some goober trying to ice skate uphill. If you want .223 in a relentlessly reliable package, buy a quality AR. If you want 7,62x39, buy an AK. Simple. But what do I know?

I use the XD gear mag carrier for my XD9 but when I carry my PT145, I use a Gerber Gator knife pouch. A knife pouch is very inconspicuous.

Me neither. All mine are unloaded except my EDC which is never out of reach. It only leaves my hip when showering and sleeping. Even then, it's within arms reach. The rest are in my cabinet. Now, ALL my magazines are loaded and stored next to the gun they go to.

Another option would be a light for caliber, thin jacketed varmint bullet at very high velocity. That would help keep pressures up for good cycling in a short rifle, and keep penetration down which is going to be a problem with 308 in close quarters.

Is it required for this conversation/fantasy that we shoot them? Personally I'd rather see Pelosi doused in Kerosene and set ablaze.

Purchased loads or handloads? Either way, with something that large, I'd want a reduced load and a frangible bullet for houses and street to street.

*George Soros *Any random member of the Rainbow Coalition with preference to the good reverend himself *Eddie Vedder

Yeah, but you gotta take care of the Hottie. You'd feed her to the walkers inside a month. Betcha a flat a shotgun shells, you would.

Mike's right. We ain't bound by a convention man! Leave the FMJ and take to an Amax or Vmax, maybe a varmint grenade or even Midway's Dogtown softpoints. The .223 has more potential than the soldiers of the world are allowed to utilize.

I say you're right on. They're still pretty sweaty most times, so it's still pretty hot out. Maybe, but it's utilitarian. Easier to manage. In these times, that's more important. I was thinking on what I posted a minute ago. I know men think with the wrong head way too often so I drew up a scenario for you. Six months in the Zombie apocalypse you are give three choices: A, B or neither. A: The hottest girl you've seen in a long time. She's everything you'd fantasize about in your mind. When you see her she's still carrying a purse and touching up her makeup. She has no appreciable skills outside the sack. B: This girl has a face even only her momma could love. When you see her, she's got a S&W 686 on her hip, her pawpaw's pre '64 Winchster 94 across her back and her hands are covered in blood up to her wrists; a wyoming knife in one hand, and pulling the entrails out of a 125 lb button buck that according to her, when cooked, you'll be able to cut with a plastic fork. MmmHmm, looks mean nothing unless you just want give up.