Oh Shoot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBdpINm9UBU

  Yeah, me too for several years now. I get the $9.95 deluxe so can do more than one and import from previous year. Only includes 1 eFile, so I do Mom's, then either print mine or pay extra 10 bucks to eFile mine too.   - OS

  Well, technically it's still a handgun/pistol at 26" or more (there are no barrel or over all length limits on a handgun federally),  but the VFG makes it a "firearm", because it's no longer designed to be shot with one hand, but doesn't fit the classification of AOW either at 26" or more. So it's only a "firearm" until you take the VFG off, then it's magically a pistol again.   And GunWhatGun, it can't be an SBR because it has no stock on it, since BATF has said the SIG brace is not one.   - OS

  It's only a brick a week for 2.5 years. Don't guess I ever quite averaged that, but certainly averaged a brick every couple of weeks for several years before Sandy Hook, often shot 500 at one sitting.   Heck even at only a brick per month it's less than 11 years.   And that's all assuming only one shooter in the family.   - OS

So back just before Sandy Hook, I put together a pistol. Nothing high end, J&T complete upper, 10.5" barrel, good JoeBob's BCG. For about a year, I swapped it back and forth on a PSA lower between rifle and pistol (yes, I used a virgin lower and made it a pistol first). Shot great from the gitgo, ate every ammo fine, good ejection pattern, lay that tube alongside cheek and let 'er rip: So then, kind of replaced this upper in my "kit" with a .22lr rifle upper, so decided to give this baby its own dedicated lower. But now we're in the middle of the panic, and only thing available without paying beau coup is an Omni plastic fantastic from PSA, so I give it that, add a MOE grip, a UTG tac endplate, still using a carbine buffer tube, but tape it in black camo wrap, not to "cripple" it or anything, but just to make it softer and warmer against side of cheek, and since I'm not going back and forth with same lower anymore either. I also went with an H2 buffer, just to see if maybe it makes it a bit less snappy. Maybe it did, I dunno, still runs fine with it, didn't really even seem to change ejection angle: It also carried very nicely and discreetly in this gray man case: Well, then the TGO CMT lower deal comes around, and had to have one of those, so swapped out the lower to it. Actually, the Omni had chipped out a piece of the rear take down detente/spring channel also, and needed to send it in anyway. Then since I'd never had a red dot, saw the great deal on the Vortex StrikeFire, so grabbed that also (though had to send first one back): Well, I get to thinking it would be nice to have a longer buffer tube on it, was thinking of going A2 rifle, but then that was about the time the SIG SB15 got approved, and KAK cranked up their buffer tube production, which is made for the brace, and about 1.5" longer overall, so got the "super" model they just came out with that uses the castle nut: And by then I had actually held an AR pistol at range that had the brace on it, was surprised at just how solid it was, whether used over forearm or against shoulder, should you decide to also use it in that way at times, so went ahead and got one to go with it: AND, to top it all off, adding the KAK buffer tube now gave me an overall legal length of over 26" (not counting the flash hider, which is not permanently attached), so could then add a VFG, making the thing currently a legal "firearm", so figgered I'd just take it to the limit, at least for now. Downsides: - it no longer fits in the tennis racquet case, and is of course significantly heavier than the original config. - And as a fine point of TN carry law, since with the VFG it's not federally classed as a "handgun" or "long gun", not sure I can carry it around loaded, or even have it loaded in vehicle, should push ever come to shove, so we'll see how in love I am with the VFG, or even the SB15 for that matter -- it's definitely a plus for actually anchoring and shooting, but a significant sacrifice to over all bulk. Upsides: - if used as such, rock solid for shoulder fire, gives a 12" length of pull, same as a Cricket rifle or just .5" shorter than a Ruger American Compact. - also regarding that method, though the KAK tube and SIG brace were about $165 together, bit cheaper than NFA status, no wait, and no hassles about possession, ownership, selling, crossing state lines, not to mention that being on an actual firearm registration list sorta sticks in my craw. - OS

  Seriously, 65K rounds? Wow.

  The metal finish has gone to hell also. Lots of the entry level 870s with rust on the shelf in last few years too.   - OS

  He was Veasey,  the debauching constipated preacher who wound up in the chained prisoner group with Inman.   - OS

  It's not methamphetamine, though.The effects and after-effects of the various different amphetamine compounds are significantly different (yes, I know personally from back in the day).   And of course homemade meth has all kinds of gawd awful by-product poisons in it, unlike pharmaceutical versions, and  those are primarily responsible for the observable physical devastation on the users.   - OS

  Wouldn't think so. I could put a 3.5" shell in my old 1902 vintage Remington 12 gauge, fit just as well as a 2 3/4" one, and never did find out if it was even 2 2/4 chamber, or 2.5.   - OS

Wow, Dylan does a car commercial. Sign of the apocalypse? (it was a good one, though)   - OS

  Yep, officially total rout status now.

  I've been fairly underwhelmed by the commercials, too.

I have one, it's all aces. And yep, 9mm feels about like .22mag through it. :) - OS

  ?? Ya mean just Golden Bullets? And 325 pack??   - OS

  I don't care much, but am surprised to see it lopsided either way at this point.   Btw, them SeaHawks have an African buzzard as mascot.   - OS

  No, I mean the site you posted, https://apps.faceboo...thenragiveaway/ is using amazonaws.com as where the form you fill out is processed, and so does the wf-site.com link.  My point being that these things are not generally handled on the sites of the folks who sponsor them.   - OS

  It's using amazonaws.com, another third party app site.   - OS

Apparently of heroin overdose or hot load, syringe still in his arm, according to reports.   Too bad, really admired many of his roles, only 46, had many more left.   - OS

wf-site.com is owned by Google, seems to be a gateway type registration location, if you check it out you'll find lots of orgs running their giveaways/contests through it. I'm guessing it's part of the Google + biz thing you can get.   - OS

Well, "made in Italy" isn't really the question about DaveTN's assertion. My two 92 FS's: Evil Black is "made in Italy", Purty Blonde is "made in USA". Question is where are the parts made for the USA one? All here? Some here? None here? I guess yours is clearly a "hybrid", but seems truthfully annotated. :) - OS

  Was that shotgun labeled as "made in USA?"   - OS

  Look, I don't know what else to tell you -- hoss -- it's a version of a bill that was not enacted into law, like all the other ones each year that fail to do so. They all have active dates for enforcement which means nothing unless they are actually passed by both chambers and signed into law by the guv.   And the "knuckles" part means it would have been left in the statute section as still prohibited. The current bill being proposed does the same, ie, leaves knuckles as prohibited item. It also leaves "club" as still being unlawful for carry without a training certificate for impact weapons.   - OS

  Dave seems to be intimating that the parts aren't manufactured here, just assembled here. I wondered about it too, but didn't know one way or the other, so didn't reply.   - OS

  I for one will be totally amazed if this is actually enacted. Hope I am indeed amazed.   - OS