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One thing I noticed on the tag that was attached to the trigger guard was a tag that read " Semi-finished receiver M9" . Anyone know what that means ?

At around $350 or so for a new Stoeger Cougar , you cant beat it for the reliability and just awesomeness.

you are correct on the parts being easy to find. That's why I got it. I was sssooooo tempted to get another Cougar but those parts are drying up.

I have always preached to get guns that are simple with few parts , with parts that are readily available and keep it very reliable. Therefore I only kept Glocks and 1911's . I got a urge to stray away from my "few parts" rule and got a new Beretta M9. It may a lot more parts than my 1911 and Glocks but it's reliable and parts are easy to find anywhere. Now that I am reloading , this will be great. These M9's and 92's will digest lots of different 9mm cartridges. Here she is with the factory oil still on her.

I have heard of lots of shops doing the magazine thing like you described. That is crazy and selfish.

Again , I am going on what he told me and from the place he got it at , I wouldn't doubt that they offered some crap like that . I have only walked into that place a few times but never bought from them.

Yep and that's what I told the guy but he still likes his "lifetime" warranty

A guy I know bought a new Glock from a local shop. He said he paid $40 extra for a "lifetime warranty" from the shop in case anything ever failed. I kept my thoughts to myself and was nice and all but what a crock of poop ! I have shot Glocks since 1994 and I have never had any problems other than a recall and even that was a quick and easy process with the Glock factory and they took care of it all. More than likely nothing will fail on that Glock. Plus this is a private shop so when or if it goes out of business then his "lifetime" warranty is GONE. Just unreal to me how people fall into things like this. But then again , this same guy says that he chambers his Glock by putting a round into the chamber and lets the slide slam into it . I told him that this practice will damage the extractor after a while but he seemed to not understand what I was saying. Just unreal I know this is me rambling on but I just cant believe how some people are .

Heck yeah and even though they weigh so little , they can draw down and scoop up a rabbit , small dog , or whatever and take off with it. They don't weigh much but can grab much more heavier things . They are extremely silent during flight. When I deer hunt , if I ever see a Great Horned Owl , I feel as if I am satisfied even if I don't get a deer that day. Those birds are AWESOME.

We have a lot on Middle Tennessee and there are neat to look at . We used to go 4-wheeling at LBL at Turkey Bay and see them in and around their nests there all the time and flying around . But to me the most awesome bird here is the Great Horned Owl. They are huge and pound for pound one of the greatest predators ever. I had one fly down over my car's hood and it was around 4-5 feet wide with it's wings spread.

While I was disappointed about the Springfield Armory Saint being a regular AR15 I was surprised to find out today that Remington has made a new Polymer pistol called the RP9 and RP45. It looks like an M&P frame with a Canik slide. I saw two different articles on it on the web today. I . But it was interesting to me. The MSRP is below $500 so I am guessing around $435-450 maybe. I don't think anything will be wrong with this pistol like with the R51 since this is a simple striker fired gun without the extra parts like the 51 has. I am very anxious to see it's innards and such. Supposedly from the articles I saw and watched on youtube , it will be released around January . Here's a review on it .......... http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/10/25/remington-introduces-new-rp-9-rp-45-pistols/

I agree. So much hype. I sure was hoping for a new and different pistol platform from them.

That's the same reason I don't buy American cars and trucks anymore. All quality went down hill You cant beat a good old ORIGINAL Marlin lever action. They just wont quit . I was about to get the "youth" Marlin lever 336 in 30-30 since it was so small and short and easy to use in the tree stand . This was a few years ago. I looked at over 4 of them and they all had crooked magazines compared to the barrels. These were the Remington/Marlin hybrids or "POS's" as I call it , that are being made today.

I haven't read all the comments , but do you guys think it may be a polymer 1911 ? I kinda think one may be in the works .

Yep and it really sounds like "PLUNK" ha ha !!!

I agree. A lot of times I will use my pistol's barrel as a gauge instead of a real gauge. That way I know I am doing it right. If I am reloading 45acp , I will use my 1911 barrel instead of my Glock 21 since Glock chambers are a little more larger than others. That way it will run fine in both my 1911 and Glock 21 and Glock 30

Holy crap ! Even in great shape they are only worth about $99 or less.

Ha no problem

LOL , I think that is what people call it when you fry things and add crust to it . Like fried chicken , fried livers , gizzards , and such.

Very simple. I thawed some front legs strips of meat that I shot last year. I dipped them in some eggs mixed with milk. Then rolled them in flour and back into the eggs and them into the flour again. Then put them in hot canola oil . It was good. I normally only put them in buttermilk and then the flour and into oil but I thought I'd try this way for a change . I am down to only 5 pounds of deer meat so I hope to get a few pounds next month ! It's nice to eat meat knowing it isn't tainted with growth hormones and crap like that . I would hunt turkeys but they have too good of eyesight and I cant sit still HA HA

Awesome ! When you and your children shoot it I'm sure your Grandaddy will be smiling from above Thanks for posting that treasure .

I usually soak any meat in buttermilk that I want to fry but I tried doing what everyone else does and did it in eggwash. It worked out good, here's my chickenfried deer steak strips. And to keep this firearm related , I shot this deer last year with my home defense Mossberg 500 LOL. I sold my muzzleloader and my lever-action rifle so I now hunt with shotgun. I had a lot more strips but this was the first batch out of the pan. This was some front leg meat .

unfortunately you are correct , no offense to you , just to the politics

It's funny since I bought my only AR15 a few months after the "Clinton ban" went away in 2004 . I'd get what I could now. I lived through the Clinton/Brady ban and it sucked butt.

Yeah it could work like an arrow , in and out