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Yep, and if Ron Paul had been in charge all of Europe would be under Communism right now and then where would we be? I just don't see that being the better plan. I don't care what the theory is, smarter is not taking an academic principle (non-interventionism), simplifying it, and then deifying it. We have seen how that philosophy on the opposite side is working for socialism (Russia,Europe) and worked for Nazism (Germany) and Facism (Italy). Keep in mind all those started innocently as reactions to economic hardship. Of course we are need far less involvement worldwide, but that is not the cureall. Over reacting is as bad as not reacting. The hardest thing to do is to find the balance between idealism and reality. We need people like Paul to give us an idealism balance against Obama, but he is not balanced enough to get us from point A to B. You can't make major jumps from one ideology to another without having it swing terribly out of balance. This is what made Reagan so good. He was able to "gently" walk the country back to principled, anchored reality.

Ah, ha! Good eye!

Yep. Anything violence related is a BIG NO go for gun purchases. The nature of the charge is irrelevant. If you want to pass a TICS, you will need to have the violence charge expunged and the paper work pushed all the way through the Federal system. A lot of folks get expungements that only clear on the state level and still show on the federal side because their lawyers didn't follow through on the federal side.

VInce, I really like the SPARC. Can't say enough about it.

Until recently, the Ultimak was the only way to go. It had 3 problems however: heat build-up limited optic choices, to much weight out front, and it did nothing for the iron sight radius. I have been using the TWS gen II rail and it is awesome. An actual rifle length peep sight radius, weight is centered, you can use any optic you want, repeatable zero, normal check weld, and you can still get to the internals like before. I had the Vortex SPARC on mine. It cost more than the TRS 25, but (IMO) is a lot more optic. I highly recommend this rail. I've used all the others (BHP-01, Kobra, POSP, .....)nd this is the one. This is it minus the rear peep sight.

Technically you can't but by headspacing essentially you can. By the nature of the question, I thought I was simplifying the answer. I doubt it is that however, and probably ammo, mag, or spring related.

Keep in mind D&T Arms is a stocking dealer.

Firing pins good. Shoot some more. If you have any more problems get a new hammer spring.

It can be done, but you might as well shoot with your eyes closed. It will move all over the place no matter how tight your cover is to begin with. The ONLY dust cover type rail to use is the TWS rail. It is awesome, solid, repeatable zero, and has the lowest rail you can get. Add to it the peep sight and you now have a usable rifle sighting radius, instead of the pistol radius of the standard AK. Texas Weapon Systems AK47 solutions

I've had two and they ran just fine.They are smaller and lighter than anything out there with the exception of the Diamondback. However, the Diamondback is still very new and working out growing pains. That being said, they both have excellent customer support. Even if I had a problamatic one I would be concerned due to both companies backing. Just remeber to keep a locked wrist and polish the feed ramps. Good guns.

I'm leaning towards ammo as Wolf is known to have hard primers, but usually the AK spring handles them well. May just need a new spring. Can you take a picture of you bolt face with the firing pin showing?

Looks pretty good. You might just have had some bad ammo. How many rounds have you run through your AK?

In my experience there aren't any in Nashville that know much about AK smithing. That being said, anything you need done is VERY easy to do yourself. Just let us know what you need specifically and many can walk you through it. You can also bring it by D&T and I'd be more than happy to show you in person.

Ammo. Are you getting light strikes or something else? I'm not sure what you mean by the case being indendented.

Pictures would be nice. You may need to adjust the firing pin or get a new one all together. The other possibility is a new hammer spring.

If we aren't using "bottom line thinking" what should we be using? Bottom line thinking is the only thing bailing the water out of our sinking boat. It's hard for US buisness to compete with China AND the US government. Highest tax rate in the world ..... Good ole USA.

Technically we manufacture more now in the US than ever before. However, the nature of US manufacturing has changed. It is true that traditional maufacturing (auto, electronics, etc.) have moved but medical, pharmaceutical, etc has greatly increased. It is true that a lot of the manufacturing we do in the US now takes far less personal than the more traditional jobs of the past for the reasons in the article. So while productivity is up, the jobs are down or specialized. All that to say, it's not exactly apples to apples to cry the decline of US manufacturing.

Yep, already been there!

8+1

That was the key. The aluminum case did need a little more oomph or it wouldn't throw it out like it should. It wouldn't hang it just wouldn't throw it out of the action. The brass case worked either way. Round barrel. The 16" only come with round barrels.

Yep, although RAA is still technically in business. I think Legion and Arsenal are picking up the slack.

Another cool fact. The "saddle ring" actually makes these carbines the first tactical rifles! The "saddle ring" was used as an attachment point for a single point sling for Calvary soldiers.

I should have said, "home defense rifle!"

Got a good deal on a Puma (Rossi) 92 SRS after it came in the shop on a trade. Finally got to shoot it today and WOW is it fun. Shot all the .38 and .357 I had brought with me without a hitch. Well, the Blazer .38 aluminum case had some ejection issues, but the brass stuff was much better. I will say it was also much smoother with the brass cased ammo than the Blazer aluminum cased ammo. The original owner reportedly didn't shoot it much and from the internals it hasn't been run much, so I expect it smooth out even more. I've already found some great info on how to further smooth the action and trigger and that will be the next project. It was more accurate than I am and it will now be my home defense gun. Simple, easy to shoot, easy to handle, lightweight, compact, fast, and in .357 mag out of a 16" barrel it's got more than enough punch. Can't wait to shoot it again! BTW - anyone know what the difference is between the SRS and the SRC models. This one does not have the bolt safety, and was an Interarms import made by Rossi for Puma? Blue book prices vary greatly between them.

RAA is the importer for Saiga. It is a Russian AK (unconverted). Quality is as good as it gets.