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I'm gonna guess this thread will last for 10 pages minimum now!

Proverbs 16:9 A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord determines his steps.

Wal-Marts got the Blazer Brass for a $1 cheaper a box regular price.

I think he nailed it. I think his statement that no church has ever been built on Calvinism only torn apart is a very good observation. A true Calvinist will by nature be in conflict of the gospel directives. Back on topic - I will trust God to providentially guide my the Federal HST that I freely choose, so that his will for my life will be accomplished.

I can tell you from many theology classes that that is a more complicated question than you want to imagine. It has been debated and mislabeled for centuries. Calvinism, Arminianism, free will, etc. are non resolvable because they deal with the nature of an unlimited God spoken in the context of temporal terms. While Calvin was a sharp individual he is not the end all be all of scriptural theological interpretation. In fact many of his conclusions were based on Catholic/Anglican traditional understandings that no longer hold value. BTW Arminius considered himself a "good" Calvinist. Most Calvinist aren't full Calvinist. Hypercalvinism is fatalistic and void of any free will or choice. It is an extreme view of what Calvin taught that Calvin would/did full reject.

This is the theological equivalent of the never ending caliber debate.

HaHa, I forgot you were in the buisness! I guess you would know. Either way great products made right here and by some TGO'ers at that!

http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg205-e.htm Beat me to it. Bul an Israeli company makes the plastic 1911s. (http://bultransmark.net/index.htm) CD's regular 1911 are Armscor with upgraded finish and a few extra parts. Their HP (no longer offered) was made by FEG in hungary and was for the most part a 99% clone made on original FN tooling. I've never seen anything from CD that wasn't a very good, value gun. Underpriced simply for name recognition.

As a pastor I deal with these things rather frequently and each one is unique and different. What most of these men struggle with is not death but the feeling of being helpless or a burden. Often they overcompensate with aggression as a way to try and reassert in their own minds they can still command respect and strength. The other response is usually a deep depression. His generation is one that fears weakness more than death. Death would be a release for most of them. That being said I would as delicately as possible take the threat very seriously. While he would probably never intentionally do harm to others, he is very likely to harm himself and other's in the crossfire. Whether the rest of the family agrees or thinks they same as you, you must do what is right. That doesn't always make you popular, but if you do it humbly and with love for him it will work out in the end. Sometimes losing the immediate battle is the only way to win the war. Keep this in mind what the scripture says, "be as wise as the serpent and harmless as a dove."

According to Sabre, they make all the lowers, uppers, and barrels in house. They also started out making .50 machine gun barrels and continue as a staple of their business. BTW they are top notch.

Call ace directly http://riflestocks.com/AKStampedModsRequired.htm or try here http://www.blackjackbuffers.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=67&sort=20a&page=2 Plus he is local in Portland, TN

I forgot about the one you have/had for sale! Is it still available?

Here is a good guide and a picture of the difference. http://www.cross-conn.com/Saiga_Conversion/index.htm

If you search you will find quite a few threads like yours. That being said it depends on what you want and how much you want to spend. They are pretty hard to find these days and prices are going up. With prices on Rommies where they are now:screwy:, I would get a Saiga and convert it. Best bang for your buck by far. Also with prices high and backorders abundant, getting one of the custom builders involved isn't a bad idea either. http://www.redstick-firearms.com/index.html ,http://www.rifledynamics.com/index.html Russian/Saiga, Arsenal, Bulgarian, Maddi, Yugo, and then the rest is how I would prioritize.

+1 However, revolution is not needed. Term limits would cure a LOT of problems. The federal government is set up and designed for inefficiency. When you get guys up there for 30 years they learn how to use that to their advantage. We need people wo can only work within the frame work instead of behind it. The efficiency is on the state/local levels (or should be).

Depends on how you define fair. "Fair" is not everyone having the same, but rather having what they have earned through opportunity. Please read that in earning both the good and bad from those opportunities. Socialism/Welfare is having what someone else earned through their opportunities. You tell me which is fair. BTW Communism did exist under Lenin. It was Marx who first used the term in the Communist Manifesto. Ironically in order to maintain power under the misery communism brought in 1917 Lenin decided to use capitalism to rescue the Bolsheviks. It was Stalin who fully moved into dictatorship and communism. The argument that it was just bad leaders who corrupted the vision is naive. The "vision" can only be enforced through absolute dictatorship becasue no one thinks it is "fair" when it is imposed on them.

Yeah, I only support perfection. If it isn't perfect it is inherently evil.:screwy: It is amazing to me the people who can't see the forest for the trees. Some of the greatest moments in American history (or any history for that matter) were also in the midst of some of the biggest challenges from both within and without. The difference between then and now? People saw possibility instead of failure. Now we just mop around feeling sorry for our selves waiting for someone to make us feel better. Time to grab the boot straps my friends.

Just a hypothetical with a lot of issues still out there but............ could the Plaxico Burress situation be a case that is used to apply the new DC ruling in New York and push 2a? Of course that is assuming his permit status etc. Just a thought. He has the notoriaty, money, and urgency to be able to push this thing if he really wants to. He has the resources and nothing to lose by forcing the issues. I hope for freedom's sake he will. BTW - I do think he was an idiot to get in this situation in the first place. Glockbutt strikes again! Anyone catch it was a Glock .40!

Anyone know anything about Sig's new micro red dot? It looks like the Aimpoint Micro. http://www.sigsauer.com/SigStore/ShowProductDetails.aspx?categoryid=81&productid=286

Actually it was Hillary who brought this all up.

I doubt anyone is going to steal his identity!

I'm surprised the Extreme Shock bullet didn't make your buck's neck explode!

Personally I really like the Lancer mags. Just as tough as the P-Mags while being translucent. I also like the constant curve of the body. The T-mags will be interesting to see. I only wish the price would come down. I can see the usgi mags sticking around just for their sheer cost advantage and availability. Plus they work, so you can't argue much with that.

The whole thing was a mess. The Marshall's over inflated their account which lead to the FBI over reacting (their own admission) and put a lot of people in very difficult positions. To blame Horiuchi is a little lame. He was acting on orders from above, who admittedly over reacted based on the Marshall's account. The Weavers summarily could have ended the whole thing a lot sooner. Bad info seems to be the biggest reason for the debacle on both sides of this whole mess. Could have, should have. Things should have been different, but nobody knew what they knew till after the fact and then it was a "oh, crap!" In fact it was only after it was over the FBI found out how bad the Marshall's had lied about the initial account of first contact. I even saw the lead FBI agent in tears when he recounted his state of mind when he discovered in the investigation what the real scenario was. Very sad and could have been handled a lot different and I blame the Marshals for exaggerating and escalating a benign situation. They could have straitened it all out, but when it all blew up the cowered. Seems to have worked the FBI and Weavers get all the blame.

Just saw these. What do you guys think? http://www.commandarms.com/product.asp?pID=318&cID=18