Grayfox54

Last I heard TBI was running a skeleton crew for background checks due to Covid. As such, denials are taking much longer to process. Just another 2020 thing.

Valid point. 15-20 years ago CTD was a pretty good company. It was the place to go for parts or accessories for many of the popular mil-surp guns available back then. Things like original slings, magazine, holsters, cleaning kits, etc and they actually were dirt cheap. They had a lot of good stuff. But somewhere back about the time the first panic hit they discovered price gouging and ain't been the same since. What really killed 'em for me was several years ago I was going to order three small items from them. It turned out that they would be coming from three separate warehouses and they wanted separate shipping for each item. The shipping was more than the cost of the items. Aside from the price gouging, they will also burn you bad on their outrageous shipping charges.

CTD has been discussed many times before. The conclusion is always the same. They suck!

Here ya go! I found some 180gr loads in .38 Special at M.D. Smith .38 Special Loads

I would be very careful here. 12.0 grs of 2400 with a 158gr bullet is a common load for the old S&W 38/44 Heavy Duty which is an N-frame (large frame) revolver and bordering on full house .357 loads. Probably be ok in Leroy's Ruger, but is not recommended for medium frame DA revolvers.

I've dealt with a bunch of bad screws in my career, but Bubba you got a real mess there. Try this, get a small punch, go to the outside edge of the screw head and gently try to tap the head counter clockwise. Go easy and be very patient. If you can get it to start turning, you should be able to work it on out. Putting a bit of heat on it should also help. A hair drier should be enough. I'm guessing that there's some sort of loctite there and that's why they stripped in the first place. BTW: just general info. Never use anything but PURPLE loctite on guns. Its made specifically for small screws. Even the common blue is too much for these.

Yeah, I remember when SKSs were dirt cheap. My late best friend had a thing for cheap commie guns. His goal was to have a SKS from every factory that made them. When he passed he had over a dozen. According to his records I think the most he ever paid for one was about $125 and it was factory fresh still covered in cosmoline.

I think the M1 Carbine is a much better home defense rifle than an AR. You have ballistics better than the .357 Magnum in a small, light, easy to use package. No real worries about over penetration and the muzzle blast is quite tame for a rifle. The Zombie Rifle was built just for that purpose. Its my primary home defense rifle.

Years ago when I was working on heavy trucks, one of the most common diesel engines was the old Cummins NT 855 series. The difference between full and low on the dipstick was 6 quarts. On any of these engines, if you filled it up to the full mark, within just a day or two it would throw out three quarts. But then it would settle down and not use any more. We just got to the point where half way between low and full was accepted as normal and you didn't add any.

The old Carbine can dress up pretty tacti-cool. This here is my Zombie Rifle.

Well I guess it is in a way. But here and on other forums we share common interests and after a while you kinda get to know folks. Its not like laying your life out to complete strangers. Besides, I'm careful about what I choose to post.

The Rock-Ola is one of the rarer M1 Carbines. Very collectible and desirable. If you want one, be prepared to spend big money. Two to three grand at least. If what you want is a Ranch Rifle, you might want to consider the original there as well. Nothing wrong with a good old lever action.

I've never understood the compulsion to post details of your private life for millions of people you don't know. Likewise, I couldn't care less about what some total stranger does or thinks. I'm a big believer in privacy and minding my own business.

I love the M1 Carbine and have two originals. An Inland and a Standard products. I really don't know much about the current reproductions. I'd trust Fulton Armory just on their name and reputation. However, they're very expensive. Almost twice the price of an original. I've never seen a current New Inland or Auto Ordnance, so I can't say as to them. However, I can say avoid the old Universal and Iver Johnson copies. They were very hit and miss. Mostly miss as most were unreliable and not all parts interchange with originals. From what I've seen of the prices, you can pretty much buy an original for about the same money as current copies or probably less if you're patient and shop around. That's what I recommend.

Looks like something that could be real handy. I ordered one.

He lived his life to the fullest. RIP.

Lily Munster was hot! Yvonne De Carlo really put the vamp in vampire.

I don't do social media. However, I do regularly visit a couple of humor sites made up mostly of memes, cartoons and jokes submitted by the membership. Mostly the stuff posted is just good fun, but politics often gets involved and sometimes its more personal opinion than humor. Sort of semi-social media. I've also noticed that these post are mostly from young people and lean heavily to the left. Boy! Are they going nuts over this! Everything from "I'm glad he got it" to "serves him right". I've also learned that almost all social media sites have banned any Trump death wish posts. Reports are that Twitter as already had to delete over a million such posts. It makes me both sad and angry that politics has divided our nation to the point that so many people would wish our Commander In Chief to die.

I have several that don't get shot often. Some may for years between range visits. But they do get shot once in a while.

Range Report: Just got back from the range. First thing I discovered was that the previous owner had the rear sight cranked all the way down. But once I got it adjusted, all was well. I put about 150 rounds through it. A mixed bag ranging from .38 Specials to full house .357s. No problems. In fact the gun is kinda boring. Goes bang every time and hits where pointed. Although I do tend to pull right just a bit in DA shooting. But, I was planning to change the grips anyway and that should fix that. Overall, I'm very pleased with it.

The only thing this kid is guilty of is making a bad decision to go to the protest. But then, 17 year olds are noted for making bad decisions.