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You act like a thug, you will be treated like a thug. You act like a hillbilly you will be treated like a hillbilly. You act like a prostitute you will be treated like a prostitute. We live in a society that has told girls their primary identity is in their sexuality and then surprised when they are identified as purely sexual objects. We tell boys that sex is no big deal and then are surprised when they identify sexual objects as no big deal.   Excusing behavior because of unintended consequences is morally corrupt from both sides.   Rape should carry the death penalty. Rape is like murder where the victim gets to live with the crime and the continued threat of their murderer.

Looked through both and while they are both great the Vortex is more inline with some of the Nightforce's I've looked through. Great scope.

I've been playing with one of these for awhile now and everytime I pick it up I like more and more. If I had a need for another gun I'd probably pick one up.

Nah, I got it. Smilies are not as easy to use on my phone as the computer. ;) I should have added one after my first sentence. Been around here long enough I forget not everyone knows most stuff is tongue in cheek.

Really? Another semantics argument. Yes, a shotgun used properly is a better "defensive" home weapon than an AR. Both can be used for either. Reasons: collateral damage, ease of use, hit probability, safety, etc. In a defensive situation you are already behind the ball because you are reacting. You have lost the edge in nearly every way . A shotgun helps mitigate those factors by reducing target acquisition, less collateral damage possibility, and maximising target hit probability with each trigger pull. Absolutely an AR is better if all those factors are in your favor, thus the reason SWAT teams, military, etc. use them, but that's not what we are talking about.

Bottom line: defense - shotgun, offense - rifle. Back on topic, the basic difference between a Mossberg and Remington 870 is the slide release is in front of the trigger guard on the 870's and their clones. The Mossberg variants have the slide release behind the trigger guard. The 870's also have a cross bolt safety in the trigger guard. The Mossberg's, with the exception of the 88, have a top tang safety. I prefer the Mossberg's because you don't have to change your grip to access the safety or slide release and the safety is very easy to see whether it is on or off while shouldered. However, if you add a pistol grip stock (ala Knoxx stock) the control ergonomics are negated. Thus I have a H&R Pardner Pump with the Knoxx (recoil reducing stock). The Knox stock is great for reducing recoil and making it ready for both me and my wife to use.

Only practical use I could see is to keep it in a BOB for when the world ends. I love the ingenuity, but would be pretty difficult to have to send it back all the time for a new filter.

Cadiz has had these out for a few years now. There are even a few threads about them here. The ATF has already had their say and there is nothing wrong with them. Cadiz sells them NFA serialized for suppressor use and non-serialized for solvent trap purposes. The serialized pieces are larger and cover the holes in the filter. You also have to send it back to Cadiz for a new filter per ATF rules  when the existing one is used up. All in all not bad for an $85 suppressor.

The bike will go fast, the beard will slow you down. ;) VERY nice setup there.

Why he saluted is not all that important. He showed respect and honor which is what both the military salute and heart salute are about. He gets the idea and that is more important than being legalistic, one of our societies biggest problems. Good job kid and I have to say made me smile.

Ooooh! That's nice!

Having a meeting on it means that they have already decided that it will be policy. The meeting is to gauge negative response. This is a done deal IMO, once you venture off the Constitution and make law by VERY loose interpretation using policies then it is already here.

If the weight of an AR is an issue nothing you mentioned would be any better. Getting a lightweight barrel will save more weight than anything and then just be picky with your furniture. The Magpul HG's work great and are light. 300 blk out would be great in an SBR or you can stay with 5.56 with a longer lightweight barrel.

I have to agree with you on this Robert. Part of the sin is acting on a sinful impulse or idea. I have no doubts that there are some "born" gay, but that doesn't mean they should act on those impulses. In the same way many are born with attractions to alcohol and drug addiction doesn't mean that we condone it because they were "born" that way and make special laws just for them.   Homosexuality is a sin in the same vein as gluttony (my issue), stealing, murder, covetousness, ...... and like you Robert I am saddened that we can be selective in our application of "righteousness", however as I have said many times before - one human's sin cannot be a justification for someone else's sin.   If sin is relative then, yes, uneven application matters, but if truth is absolute then uneven application is irrelevant.  It's like when my daughter tries to justify why she hit her brother, because he made her mad. They're both wrong.

Never thought of chalkboard paint. Good idea. I've used BBQ rattle can on plenty of AK's and it works well. Gunrunner32 does excellent work and takes work through D&T, but he is out of country through June.

 You can't argue relativism using absolutes.   Your understanding and interpretation of scriptures go hand in hand with this issue. Scripture means what the writer intended it to mean not what you or I interpret to mean in our current culture or context. Right and wrong also can not be interpreted by current context or "feeling". In the same way that the Constitution holds value because it is unchanging in core principal and belief regardless of how folks of the past or present try to apply it, morality is not an ever vacillating sea. The changes we see are a result of our growing in understanding of the truth of the core principal. Not an expansion of some kind of "new truth".  "Grey" areas are were we find this growth. However, when we change black and white to mean red and green then all foundation is lost and we have anarchy - where one is left to their own devices - ala Sodom and Gomorrah. That is the fundamental principal in the story of Lot. He choose to come back to absolute truth and was saved. The cities had completely given themselves over to moral relativism and perished.   This is why it matters to some including myself. When I see something clearly I am forced to reckon with it. I am not perfect and as Robert has stated I can be hypocritical, however my flaws and shortcomings do not shape or change the absolutes of morality.

I had been looking for one of the Blackhawk Axiom 10/22 stocks for quite a while. Evidently Blackhawk just got them in and now every dealer has them. I was looking for something with an adjustable stock for my kids and I liked the looks of the Axiom better than any of the others I had seen. It is lighter than the factory stock, the fit is excellent, and the buttstock and PG are close enough to my AR it's pretty easy for the kids to transition between the two. It would look better with a bull barrel but for now I really like it. :up:

Yep. As has been said the sexuality issue is a non issue and always has been. Leadership is what they are really pushing for in the long term. Liberal fanatics will eat the elephant one bite at a time. Just like they try to do with gun restrictions.

Yeah, sounds good on a billboard but they aren't allowing me to live my life the way I see fit and even here some are demanding that I and others change our beliefs to accommodate, approve, and condone their lives. So, just let them live their lives the way they want. I'm the one who has to change?   No one was stopping them from having Gay Scouts. They demanded the BSA change to accommodate them.   This is the whole issue IMO. Live and let live is fine, but you can't be selective and arbitrary based on personal opinion when conflict arises. This is the problem with Libertarianism when conflict arises. It's either subjective/relative judgment or anarchy.

Suarez is really pushing the Sig for what that's worth. If you want AK performance in a non AK platform and you want to pay a lot more for it (ala the Sig), get an AR in .300 Blackout. You will get more bang for the same bucks. The Sig is trying to make a Sports car out of a 4x4 truck. Neat idea but a waste of money at the end of the day. Just get an AK and spend the saved cash on LOTS of ammo, mags, and accessories.   Sig fixed their issues, but I still don't see an advantage.

Yeah, adding a pistol grip to the Mossy's is problematic but with a standard stock I prefer the tang safety and slide lock of the Mossy. You don't have to move your hand to work either, unlike the 870/Pardner.   Never had an issue putting stocks on the Pardners myself so that's new one to me. The Knoxx Spec-Ops stocks fit fine on the Pardners and the IAC's in my experience. I put them on 3 of them using the supplied bolts. The Pardners will take some 870 barrels. Pardner barrels fit the 870 but 870's barrels will only fit an extended mag tube Pardner. The barrel bracket on the 870 is a bit farther out than the Pardner's.   I can say that 870 bolts, carriers, action bars, side saddles, forearms, triggers, and  mag followers are interchangeable with the Pardner.

I like the Pardner better. It is an 870 clone with a better heavier receiver and beefier parts. The Maverick's are fine guns, but are a cheaper versions of the budget 500. They also loose the benefit of the Mossberg over the 870's in that they use a cross bolt safety instead of the tang safety. If you like the Mossberg, bump up and get a 500. If not the Pardner is an excellent option. I've had several and really like them.

That ship sailed with the tax code years ago, we already are. It's a question of selective enforcement for political pressure.

Personally, I like the Blackhawk Knoxx Spec-Ops stocks. Recoil reducing, adjustable, and the G2 grips have interchangeable grip panels.

Really? The God you pledged oaths to is irrelevant to how you conduct your life?    Not sure participation is relevant to this discussion any more than being white is relevant to my opinion on Obama, but to ease your mind - Yes, I was a scout in my younger years, and have two young sons that have asked about becoming scouts. Do I qualify to participate? :)