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Looks good! I really like those Bersa's. Gonna need to get one at some point. Grease (not oil) up the slide rails and start puttin' some bullets through it. It should loosen up.

Even more entertaining is the complaint filed... http://www.bradycenter.org/xshare/pdf/kempthorne-complaint.pdf Boo Hoo Hoo. The Brady Bunch can't go to National Parks now because they are so dangerous.

Here's my experience.... http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/showthread.php?p=103281&highlight=ultramax#post103281

Just stay away from that Ultramaxx junk, unless you want a trip to the gunsmith. If I recall correctly my instructor specifically told us bring only new manufacture ammo. Probably a good idea regardless.

Dang! It's gonna be a long winter! I know this does not help at all but I ordered my kit Nov. 2 (#21594). Received it Dec. 1. The point being, if Del-Ton is a normal business and assigns Order #'s in a logical and sequential fashion, they've had over 7,000 orders since just before THE ELECTION. All that business and they still have not raised their prices. That's a class act. BTW, my upper kit is of excellent quality and fits my DPMS lower quite nicely.

I've been waiting for this a coupla months now! You might notice... <-------

Down in Memphis for Holiday business. Waiting for lunch time to get my bbq on!

Is he some kinda half-assed GunBroker?

For some odd reason I know have the bug to convert my 23 to 9mm. Never even thought about it until I heard here how easy it is to do, so why not? Much like anything gun-related anywhere else, Lone Wolf is out of the 23 9mm stock length barrels. So is everyone else. They told me last week would have some soon.

Big +1!

Looks kinda like Privet. It'll grow! Tall, thick & fast. Bamboo does well in Memphis. You can have all you want if you're willing to go over to my Mom's house & get rid of the stuff.

Ever see the movie Hostel?

I hope the reply is not something along the lines of: "Please excuse us for our oversight. Simon Properties takes the safety of its patrons very seriously. We will correct the issue immediately by posting the proper signage to ensure your comfort and protection."

What I've read and heard about how soldiers treated those fine old rifles just blows my mind! Didn't have any consideration at all for us enthusiasts 50 or 60 years later.

I personally think you've made great choices, in caliber and delivery mechanism. I don't personally own either the Bersa or PT145 but have wanted a Bersa for a long time. I really like them alot and the only knock I've ever heard against them was the caliber. Well guess what, a .380 will drop a bad guy just as well as any other caliber - depending on shot placement and what you're hitting. That cartridge was developed over 100 years ago (between the 9mm and 45 ACP, roughly) and has been going strong ever since. Never handled the PT145 but saw one in action at the range the other day. The accuracy was astounding at 25 yards! I also know Taurus to be a good, solid manufacturer. Seems like the Spaniards and Argentinians are making some darn nice pistols at an affordable price. No wonder both are very popular. You chose wisely. Be proud of that.

Bring on the Zombies.

The yet-to-be-released Gran Torino. Google it and you'll find the trailer. Looks like Clint is coming back in kick-ass form.

Now that's breakin' it down Scientific!

This could be a Monty Python skit.

Here's what the CMP sells them for: http://www.thecmp.org/m1garand.htm You can usually add at least $100, often much more, if not buying through them. If you really get the bug check out their forum. There's more than you ever wanted to know! Not all of their rifles are 100% correct for the date of the receiver unless you get the highest grade but are all functioning, tested rifles. In other words, the barrel or stock may have been replaced, parts swapped with other rifles, etc. A common practice among the military. These rifles come directly from the Army and have been returned from many countries that we sent them to after WWII/Korea. Here is just one of many links with serial numbers and production dates: http://www.fulton-armory.com/tea/m1serial.htm

Very good! Did you get from CMP? I've got a '54 SA myself and am waiting on a Winchester (If I'm lucky). Looks like an August '44 manufacture if I'm reading the number correctly.

You need moon clips with the Smiths. The idea with the Charter is you don't. I really like the idea, but the mechanism seems kinda iffy.

I've actually wondered a similar thing regarding ammo. I heard years ago never to use reloads for home defense, not because of reliability or whatnot, but because of the sensation it could create from the uninformed. "Oh, well regular store-bought was not good enough for that killer, he had to make his own", etc. I sometimes even wonder about using store bought hollow-points for the same reason. "Oh, well shooting someone is not good enough, he wants to tear 'em up". Now I know this the South and not the gawd-awful NE or Left Coast but....

You got that right. In the crappy, buyer-pays-all Knoxville market, that sweet deal Dick's always has on ammo is good stuff. They just never have any. We need an Academy Sports like the Nashville guys have. Sounds like they have the nice price all the time. At least on some things.

If you did that at the West Knoville Dick's you might be waiting awhile. I stopped by there yesterday in the hopes that Sunday's ad in the paper might miraculously mean they actually stock the ammo they advertise. Guy at the counter (I think he manages that department) says there are 35 rain checks out for 9mm right now and he wasn't giving out anymore. That's 35 cases of ammo already spoken for. I don't think we'll see any ammo at that store for a long time to come. Please, everyone tell a couple of other people and pass it on to stop the panic-buying. It's cutting into my hoarding, uh, volume-purchasing habits.