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I don't consider $60 for 500 115gr bullets a sale.  And based on their .22lr pricing (see other threads) very few people here are likely to buy even if it was a sale.

  Never done that many clays, but one of my pistol drills is 3 clays a foot apart each, 3 to 5 rounds loaded, between 5 and 15 yards. the extra 2 rounds lets you finish a clay if you do not break the entire thing. 

You may already be thinking of this, but don't just punch paper. Clay pigeons taped to a paper plate, plastic jugs, fruit, etc will make it a better time.   I have never really played any shooting "games" other than picking a target and each firing one shot to see who hit closest to center. The card idea is a good one though.

President of Marketing and Sales for Remington is gone. Story says resigned, with a mention he was fired during a meeting. Think all the problems with the R51 are related? http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2014/03/foghorn/breaking-scott-blackwell-president-marketing-sales-remington-resigns/

I go there to waste time, about it. I do occasionally buy something but that is the exception not the rule.   I hope that letter has been sent to them and not just posted here. Post it on social media too, surprising how often a Facebook post can get a response and action taken.

From 10 minutes ago. Now it has stopped snowing and all melted away.

In like 5 minutes the snow just started sticking and has covered the ground outside our office in brentwood. Crazy.

Just wait until we get snow in April again this year and everyone really cries.

I ended up with the TLR-3 on my pistol. It fits great and even at only 125 lumens it is bright enough for my house, and even a bit disorienting. I would rather have the higher output of the TLR-1 or the Surefire but since neither will fit this seems like the best option. Wish I trusted my 9mm enough to use it for a bedside gun, the TLR-1 would have fit it great.

I trimmed the bushes in front of the house, built a new gate for my porch, and cleaned the deck so I can stain it tomorrow. Yeah you had a much better day... Wish I could have went out shooting.

The TRL-1s showed up today, and it doesn't fit. I kind of thought there may be an issue since this is a compact pistol but I read some articles saying it would fit. The key would not come close to the slot in the rail to lock the light in. Would have the same issue with the Surefire x300 so I have decided that if I want a light on my bedside pistol it will have to be a TRL-3. I setup a return with Amazon and ordered the TRL-3. It is half the output but will see how it looks. The TRL-1s was very bright and more than enough for my needs.

I just don't want to go through all of that, really don't care if my brass is THAT clean. Walnut media has always been good enough for me, just wondered if the ceramic media could be a good middle ground between walnut and wet stainless.

Anyone here use ceramic media in their tumbler? I did a search and found one thread on TGO from over a year ago with a couple of mentions of using wet ceramic.   All I have ever used is walnut media, although I have done stuff like add beads or BBs to the mix to try and help clean the brass. 4mm beads can get caught in small primer pockets, and 6mm BBs can get caught in .223 brass necks - but adding something to the walnut has seemed to help the cleaning process.   Specifically, how well does ceramic media work dry in a vibratory tumbler? I have found a few posts online saying it works dry but is better wet, like stainless tumbling. I assume this would break down slightly, so media that is a mix of 3mm, 4mm and 6mm should slightly wear to a smaller size and may not be an issue with getting caught?   There is a guy on Arfcom selling some, 4# for $20 shipped and I am tempted to try it but like I said, cannot find a whole lot of info on effectiveness. 

Forgot to list yesterday, for the mount I am using Primary Arms one piece mount (on my AR). It was actually a package deal with the Vortex scope I wanted and the mount is very solid. I do not see any deals including their mount right now. https://www.primaryarms.com/Primary-Arms-Deluxe-AR15-Scope-Mount-1-Inch-p/padlxsm1.htm   However, they do have a deal with some of the Nikon scopes to get a free Nikon mount. Here is one, they have a couple more listed. https://www.primaryarms.com/Nikon-NK8496-P-223-3x32-BDC-Carbine-Rifle-Scope-p/8496.htm

I would go Vortex over Nikon. The past couple scopes I bought are Vortex Crossfire - as good quality as my Nikon Buckmasters at a less expensive price point. Not sure about the P223 though...

I ordered the TLR-1s from Amazon. If I don't like it for some reason its a simple return. But I think I will be plenty satisfied with the light output. I do plan to save up and get a "better" light for my AR. Hopefully in a year or so I will be moved back out to the country where an extended beam on a rifle could be useful.

The Mboro show is good. Last time there was a great deal on .50cal ammo cans too. Looks like the next show is April 26/27

Amazon has the TLr-1s for $93. Even with tax that is the best price I have seen and I think it is worth trying since it seems to fit my needs. I may save up and get a Surefire for my AR. Not sure yet, still comparing but leaning towards the TLR-1s.

In the interest of being as frugal as possible and if Surefire really is soo much better, what about getting a Surefire handheld light and then finding a separate mount to use?  For example, I can get this http://www.eaglevalleyoutfitters.com/surefire/surefire-fury-defender-13859 for $120 and then get a mount for (Troy VTAC or other) in the $25 range. This would allow for an offset light mounted on the pistol.

I think I have 15-20. Just a handful, given to me and I am not going to use them. They are not in the box, just a bag that was labeled and I weighed/measured them myself and verified online to be sure they were the 160gr.   If you want them send me a PM with your address.

I may end up getting a Surefire, would take me a couple more weeks and would only be getting it instead of an additional light/mount for the AR or hand carry.    Right now with where I live I do not need to worry about visibility outside very far (street lamps and close neighbors) and my house is not very large. That is part of why I feel the Streamlight model will fill my needs - I don't need to see hundreds of feet and 300 or 500 lumens will both disorient.  ETA - the TLR-1 seems to have a better flood pattern which better suits my needs in a close quarter home situation.   The TLR-4 is out of consideration. I dug a bit deeper on Google and there are a lot of complaints about it being a low powered laser, only useful in low light (although the flashlight wouldn't be much use either during the day). 

The cheapest Surefire x300 I am finding is about $200 - I know it is worth it but I really don't want to pay that much. I feel that one of the Streamlight models will fill my needs very well.

I have been keeping a flashlight next to my bed where I could try to grab it. Been thinking lately, and will be much better off with a mounted weapon light. I know (been searching and reading older posts) that several members here do not like a mounted light for a few reasons, but it is convenient vs having to search/remember to grab a stand alone light.   Right now I am looking at the Streamlight TLR-1, TLR-3, and TLR-4 (light/laser combo). From LA Police Gear these are $99, $72 and $115 respectively. Primary weapon will be my Ruger Sr40c but I am not sure if the TLR-1 will be too big - I know it is longer than the TLR-3 but I cannot find a good pic to compare the two lights. I did find a pic of the Ruger Sr9c with the TLR-3 and it does stick out past the muzzle a bit, which is a feature I am looking for.   For the price, I would not mind spending the extra $15 to get the laser combo if this is a decent laser. This has a 640-660nm red laser, which is in the same range as Crimson Trace lasers - I have owned/used a couple CT lasers and do not remember the exact output but a few were almost invisible during the day.   I am also thinking about grabbing a couple of http://www.lapolicegear.com/lapg-operator-l2-flashlight.html or http://www.lapolicegear.com/st-88040-protac-hl.html, and finding a rail mount so I could place one of these on my AR. But the primary purpose would be hand carry light.   Does anyone have a recommendation one way or the other for the TLR-x series and why in detail? I know the TLr-1 uses 2 batteries which could be a pro or con depending on how you want to look at things. Does anyone have a Ruger Sr9/40c or similar sized pistol with experience with any of the above lights? Any experience with the laser, is it daylight visible out to say 20 yards? Thanks!

6 years is crazy. I only have one automatic withdraw and that is into a college fund we setup for our daughter. Other than that, all of my bills are paid manually when I decide using online bill pay or sending a check.

Looking for the loaded ammo or the FTX bullets? I have a handful of the bullets I'm not going to use.