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I have a grinder stand like the one shown above and it's not the worst thing I can think of to mount a press to. But it's not the most stable once dynamic forces come into play since it has a 3-legged base. I think the Workmate folding bench (or a knock-off) is a great idea. They have a broad, stable foundation once deployed and there is room for a loading block or brass container next to it. And it folds up when you don't need it. To piggyback on what slickrick said, one of my workbenches is a folding banquet table (think church dinner) sitting on top of a couple secondhand Steelcase office drawers that I picked up at a used office furniture store. I don't have it attached to the drawers but it would be trivial to put a few self tapping sheet metal screws into it if necessary.

A couple ideas. Maybe we can do a weekend get together at MSSA for those of us who can make it. They have all kinds of events open to non-members and there is plenty of space. Bring a lawn chair and maybe a cigar and we'll hang out. If we get enough interest, I am happy to go to the club management for approval. We could also have another event during the week, maybe one evening, at a tap room around town. Restaurants are complicated. I know not everyone drinks beer, but tap rooms are a good venue to people to come and go as they please, and many of them have room inside and out. The Ready Room tap room on Brookhaven Circle off Poplar is a good centrally located one, and food and non-alcoholic drinks are available.

I've used Trijicon's RMR, Vortex Venom, Burris Fastfire III and Holosun 407, 507 and 508 and one or two other models I can't recall. I have about 6 Holosun 507s now and they are my preferred optic. They hold up pretty well, have shake-awake, and I have grown to prefer the circle / dot combo. I can get on target faster with it than just a 3 MOA dot. I also like the slide-out battery tray. The window is also slightly taller than the RMR and 508. The RMR is a solid optic but I don't like the excessively tinted glass, and I'm not a fan of the bottom mounted battery and need for a sealing plate. The ACRO sights have some promise but the bugs haven't been worked out IMO. I've been seeing lots of reliability reports with the P2 version.

Dealing with pistol optics and RDSs, a torque screwdriver / wrench is money well spent. I've been using the Wheeler FAT driver and it does the job so far. If it saves you from breaking just one screw off in a slide, it'll more than pay for itself.

That's Phil Colley. I have never done business with him, but know plenty of people who have. Consensus is that he's pretty good but he's slow. I have friends who have had 1911s built by Colley back in the 90s. Here's a racegun he did for one of them. I think the comp was removed and some other things done later, but it was nice work for the time.

Don't know about the best product of the century, but this is a pretty handy one.

I mean, they're 2011s. Meaning you are dealing with all the quirks of a 1911 along with fairly expensive and occasionally squirrelly double stack mags. Everything else is just figuring out what slide and frame size you want to live with. They do carry considerably easier if you remove the extended magwell. They're fine for carry if that's what you want to do, but realize they are somewhat of an enthusiast's pistol and will require a bit more knowledge and maintenance than your out-of-the-box Glock or similar.

I had an Axis in 30-06 for a few years and put maybe 50 rounds through it. It wasn't inaccurate, but it wasn't anything to write home about either. In the end I decided I would rather put the 30-06 through rifles I enjoyed more, so I moved it along. If it was all I had, I could certainly live with it.

I think it's the kind of thing where you have to go find the buyers who'll pay a premium. The time is probably ripe now, because in 5 or 10 years I can't imagine anyone much caring.

Back in the early 90s I owned a Rossi 971 .357. At the time I didn't shoot it much, but I never had any problems with it, either. Looked like this one.

I have reloaded for 9mm and .223 for years. Using coated bullets, and going by current powder and primer prices, I can load for about half of the cheapest ammo I can find. It costs more for .223 but I can still load about 1/3 cheaper than buying. Another benefit is that you can consistently turn out ammo that you know will function in your guns. Chasing the cheapest factory ammo can be frustrating at times, especially when it's underpowered or inaccurate.

Firearms are not 'registered' in TN in the way most people think. There is simply a paper trail when the firearm changes hands from dealer to private individual. It is still legal for private individuals to transfer firearms as long as neither one is a prohibited person (felon, etc.).

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Kimber has introduced several subcompacts with little success over the past 7 years or so. The Solo was followed by the Micro 9 and now the Mako. They have a tough row to hoe, in my opinion, due to their price, Kimber's lackluster customer service reputation, and the general indifference shown by customers, who would rather buy more affordable, effective, and supported platforms like the P365, Hellcat and various Glocks.

Hello, I'll take them. Will get with you tomorrow to set something up. Thanks

I've had a couple and they are certainly a unique carbine. Reliable and accurate enough. I don't often shoot it because I find it awkward to deal with the thumbhole style stock. It's impossible to shift my hand forward enough to activate the the mag catch. I need to reverse the mag catch so I can hit it with my trigger finger. It can take either PX4 or 92 style magazines. There's a kit that can convert from one style to the other, I think I did it on the PX4 version I had. For what it's worth, I find the Ruger a much more handy and modular PCC in every way.

Never owned one but about 10 years ago they were fairly commonly seen in the 'budget pistol' case in many shops. Retail price at the time was $350-450. I read a review in Dillon's Blue Press magazine and the one thing I remember was the accuracy was not good, like 4-5" at 10 yards.

Nice job sir! As someone who has been in IT awhile, I have noticed that the number of organizations who have backups at all, let alone viable backups, is certainly a minority.

I'm partial to trigger shoe shapes that endeavor to keep my finger away from the bottom of the trigger guard. Caniks and a couple other designs were bad about that for me (HK P30 maybe).

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Based on the SN I would estimate it’s post 2000.

I assume you're looking for a 9mm?

A machinist should be able to make quick work of that piece with a 1/16" carbide endmill.

Maybe you can tackle my Python next!

Reviews need to be taken with a grain of salt for sure, but you can get useful info like eye relief, battery life, etc. from them. I no longer have the patience to follow all the latest and greatest product announcements and do in-depth research. And Youtube is a wilderness of shills. Time-wasting shills, which is worse. What I do is determine my budget for a given use and then try to find feedback from real users on forums like ar15.com. Stick to known good brands like Burris, Leupold, Aimpoint, Trijicon. Holosun is getting a good reputation, and I am OK using even less expensive optics on range toys as long as they are from a reputable dealer who will take care of defective stuff no questions asked (like Primary Arms). Most of my LVPOs are Nikon (RIP), Burris, Vortex, and a couple Primary Arms. For fixed scopes I have several Burrs AR-332s and AR-536s. I really like the prism scopes. Rifle red dots: Vortex Strikefires, a few misc items like Holosun, SIG Romeo, etc for my range toys and Aimpoint and Eotech for my dedicated defense guns. For pistol RDSs, I have some Trijicon RMRs but honestly prefer the Holosun 507C for many reasons.