Grayfox54

An immoral politician? Who'd a thunk it? Frankly, I'm not one bit surprised. What does surprise is that she admitted it. But then that was just damage control cause she was already caught. Sure, I'd like to see her resign, or better yet, see her kicked out and do some jail time. But it ain't gonna happen. So I'm not going to worry about it. I really don't believe that there is such a thing as an honest politician no matter what letter follows their name.. What honest person would even what the job? In the rare event that an honest person should get elected to office, they won't be honest for long. The system itself has become so corrupted that even the most well intention-ed have to go along to survive. And this corruption stretches all the way from the local city council to Washington D.C. The system is broken and there lies the real problem.

It was a long dry spell for me too. I hadn't bought a gun in almost a year. But last Sunday I went to the Jackson show and picked up a LNIB S&W 642 at a good price. Then just two days later bought a 3" Model 10 off Armslist.

Lots of great advice here. I'll just emphasize take a basic shooting class and try as many guns as possible before making a decision. From my own experience: My late wife had arthritis in her hands. When it got to the point where she couldn't handle the recoil of her .38 anymore, she found a S&W Model 30 in .32 Long suited her just fine. The recoil didn't hurt her and she shot it very well. Ain't no power house, but it sure beats harsh language. A lady I know got herself a 2" S&W Model 10 .38 Special. She shot it extremely well, but wouldn't carry it due to its weight. Later she got a S&W 442 airweight. She will carry this one, but doesn't like to shoot it much due to the heavy recoil. The result is she carries the 442 and uses the Model 10 for home defense. Conclusion: go with the gun you will actually carry even if you don't like the recoil. Just practice regularly as much as is comfortable so that if you need it, you can properly use it. Another lady I know is a widow and she also suffers from weak hands. She went through her late husband's guns and settled on a Taurus TP-25 because its pop-up barrel makes loading easy and she could shoot it well. While many berate the lowly .25acp, it still proves that any gun is better than no gun. Keep your options open. You never know what might work for you.

That serial number puts it between 1974 & 1977. I would think it would probably be 1977 as that year ended with serial number R1900000. But only a S&W letter can say for sure. It should be a Model 60-1. Best guess on value with box and in excellent condition would be about $400-450.

I have my Dad's Remington 11-48 12ga. He was an avid quail hunter when I was young. I grew up shooting this gun and it don't miss.

Despite the popularity of the .44 Magnums, the Model 27 is and always has been Smith & Wesson's "Top of the Line" handgun. Beautiful piece there. Shoot and enjoy it.

He didn't specify state or federal. It was just a kind of casual mention as we were talking. Yeah, I completely agree about the name. Always reminded me of Nazis.

I got my truck fixed today. Two pages of locksmiths in the Memphis yellow pages and I spent nearly all day on the phone Monday trying to find one to fix my lock. It seems that the majority of them are mobile operations specializing in lock outs and keys. I did call a couple of the big established companies and was told they weren't interested because my truck is over 10 years old. Finally found a guy, but of course he's plumb on the other side of Memphis from me. I took him the lock yesterday morning and picked it up in the afternoon. He charged me $75 which wasn't bad at all. Today I got it all put back together. On a positive note, this morning I got a call from a detective with the Sheriff's Dept. Apparently there was at least one other vehicle hit. Maybe two and guns were stolen. He was still checking. Anyway, he asked me a few questions and we talked a little about it. They are going to try to get the security footage and hopefully nail the thief. What struck me odd was that he said he'd contact Homeland too. Is that because it was at a gun show and guns were taken? I'd think ATF would be the one to call?

I've got two Mustangs. Everything else is just a copy.

I took the door apart to check the damage. There's no doubt about now. The lock was definitely punched with a screwdriver. Just a little plastic damage on the handle where the key cylinder mounts. I'm pretty sure I can fix it with a bit of epoxy. At least I'm gonna try that first. The lock cylinder will have to be replaced. I'll go down to the dealer tomorrow and check on that. Hopefully they can just replace the tumblers. OK, now that I know for sure that it was a break in I'm pissed! As far as I know, there hasn't been any problems with break ins at the Agricenter before. Now I'm wondering if any other vehicles were hit? They do have one of those trailer cameras covering the parking lot and my truck should have been visible on it. I asked the deputy about it, but he seemed to think that since nothing was taken that they wouldn't bother to check the recording. I can only guess the thief was in a big hurry and only wanted guns. There was a box of tools in the back seat and an expensive flashlight in the console that he didn't bother. The big thing is that there was a Henry AR-7 wrapped in a blanket under the back seat. He missed it! I got lucky I guess. It won't be kept in there anymore. It was stupid f me to have it there to start with.

Yesterday I went to the gun show at the Agricenter in Memphis. When I came out to leave I found my truck door unlocked. There appeared to be some light damage around the key hole and my key wouldn't work. The truck is a 2003 model and it could have been just normal wear that I never noticed before. I did a quick check and there doesn't seem to be anything missing. To be honest, that particular lock has been troublesome for quite a while and I considered that maybe it just finally broke. However, later I went to go somewhere and when I tried to put the key in, the lock pushed back inside the door. Just to be on the safe side, this morning I called the Sheriff's Dept, met a deputy and filed a report. He got all the info and took some pictures. This is kind of odd since nothing is missing. Maybe the thief got scared off? Maybe he didn't find anything he wanted? Beats me. Frankly, I can't absolutely swear that it was a break in. But the whole thing does leave me uncomfortable. These days you just never know.

Innovation in firearms? I'm still waiting to get a phaser or maybe a phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range. That will be innovation!

44 out of 50. A couple threw me off because there was no scale and a couple I just flat goofed.

If its Walking in Memphis they should include belt fed.

My thoughts exactly. I know I wouldn't take any silver or gold in a SHTF situation. Barter real goods which people can use. If you want to invest in metals, make it lead.

A friend of mine had one for the 1911 some years ago. It worked perfectly and was very accurate. I wish I'd bought one back then when they were a whole lot cheaper.

Does it annoy anybody else that once again a gun company has resurrected a classic model name and put it on just another piece of plastic? This stuff pisses me off no end.

Merry Christmas to everyone!

Either would be a good rifle. I just prefer the feel and handling of a Winchester. Marlins always felt kinda fat to me. Go with the one that feels more comfortable in your hands.

Don't y'all ever read books or go to the movies? Our own technology turned against us is a basic plot line for sci-fi, spy stories and even comedies. And you really expect our government to keep it secure and only use it for good? I'm not sure where the fiction ends anymore.

Its looking like all the hoops are a case of CYA on CMPs part. I'm sure they will be under major scrutiny from all sorts of people for selling the 1911s. They don't want to take any chances. [url=https://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/cmp-plan-sell-army-1911s-reeks-power-trip/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=20171208_FridayDigest_151&utm_campaign=/blog/cmp-plan-sell-army-1911s-reeks-power-trip/]The CMP Plan to Sell Army 1911s Reeks of A Power Trip[/url]

Last week on Talking Dead they were hinting at a big shocker for this episode. Somewhere during the early part of the show, it hit me. They're finally gonna kill off Carl! About damned time! The kid can't act and the character always was a screw up. He's been dead weight for years. Can't say I'll miss him. Now they're hinting that he'll go out in some sort of blaze of glory. The producer, Gimble, said that a bite is a bite, but Carl ain't done just yet. Oh well, at least its not a good character that's leaving.

Straight from the CMP e-mail: To all CMP constituents: The CMP Board of Directors has discussed at length how the sales of 1911s would be handled, if the CMP were to ever receive them from the United States Army. Some preliminary decisions further clarified: 1. Decisions concerning the grade and pricing of the 1911s will not be made until inspection has occurred of a substantial quantity which will take an estimated 150 days post receipt. 2. All laws pertaining to the sale of 1911s by CMP will be strictly obeyed. 3. Potential purchasers will have to provide to CMP a new set of documents exhibiting: 1) proof of U.S. Citizenship, 2) proof of membership in a CMP affiliated club, 3) proof of participation in a marksmanship activity, 4) a new form 2A with notary, 5) a signed copy of the 01 Federal Firearms License in which the 1911 will be transferred to. 4. A NICS background check will be performed by CMP on the customer to assure the customer is eligible to purchase prior to shipment to the FFL licensed dealer. The customer must receive a "proceed" from NICS prior to shipment of the pistol to the FFL licensed dealer. 5. The CMP customer will be required to complete a form 4473 in person at the FFL dealers place of business, successfully passing a NICS check performed by the FFL holder, before the pistol can be transferred. This is a second NICS check performed on the customer. 6. Qualified CMP customer will only be allowed to purchase one 1911 per calendar year. 7. No 1911s available in the CMP stores, or on line, only mail order sales. 8. CMP will set the date in which it will accept orders for the 1911s. The date will be posted to the world. 9. Orders will only be accepted via mail order delivery. 10. Orders will only be accepted post marked on the date or after, no early orders. 11. Once CMP receives 10,000 orders, customer names will be loaded into the Random Number Generator. 12. The Random Number Generator will provide a list of names in sequence order through a random picking process to CMP. 13. Customers will be contacted in the sequence provided by the Random Number Generator. 14. When the customer is contacted a list of 1911 grades and pricing options that are available will be offered for selection of one. 15. As CMP proceeds down the sequenced list less grade and pricing options will be available. Again, this done completely random. Note: 1911 type pistols purchased from CMP cannot be transferred to 03 FFL (curio and relic) license. BATF and the United States Army prefer the second background check be performed by a "store front" FFL dealer. Each customer purchasing a 1911 type pistol from CMP will be subjected to two NICS background checks, one performed by CMP and the other performed by the FFL dealer the pistol is being shipped to. Mark Johnson Chief Operating Officer Civilian Marksmanship Program www.thecmp.org ======================================================================================================================= So, you have to go through two NICS checks AND be chosen by a random lottery AND then you'll be told what you can choose from and the price. Plus there are no in store sales and your C&R license can not be used. That's a lot of hoops to jump through. I'm still gonna wait and see what they got and what prices will be. I already have a G.I. 1911, so buying a CMP gun will be iffy for me.

If it is indeed a Para under Remington's name, be aware that these things take a long time to break in and run properly. Some need as much as 1000 rounds before they work right. I know, I have one. BTW: I don't really like the fat grip or the gun in general. But mine is a special edition my son gave me. So I keep it.

I was a long time regular at the old Shelby County range. Bobby Keen was a good friend of mine as were Tom and Richard after Bobby retired. For many years, my work had me off on Tues and Weds. Quite often I'd go to the range on Weds and stay all day. Yes, it was next door to the old Shelby County land Fill which is now full and closed. As Bob said, the inmates were all minor offenders and Trustees. They did clean up, repaired target stands and generally kept an eye on shooters. However, they were absolutely forbidden to touch a firearm. Its a sad tale about how it all ended. While the range technically was part of Shelby Farms, it had always been treated as a separate entity with its own set of books which always had shown the range turning a small, but steady profit. In the late 1980s, maybe 1990, Shelby Farms got a new director, who's name I have forgotten. He was anti-gun and hated the range. He was determined to close it down. First thing he did was put the range into the general park fund. From there he cooked the books to show the range loosing money. There were also problems when developers started building big subdivisions behind the range. Residents complained about the noise and on very rare occasions (two, maybe three times) a bullet would hit a house. No one was ever hurt and any damage was minor at best. I must point out that every incident of a bullet hitting a house was investigated and not once was it ever proven that the round came from the range. I every case the conclusion was that the round came from a poacher illegally hunting in the Wolf River bottoms. However, that didn't seem to matter. Anyway, in 1992 this weasel park director went to his bosses and with the rigged books, noise complaints and the imaginary danger and got his wish. The range was closed. There was a fairly large group of us who tried to put up a fight to save the place, but our pleas fell on deaf ears. Now the place sits empty and abandoned. The ground is so full of lead that the cost of cleaning it up would be outrageous. They can't use it or sell it. Although I do understand that the Sheriff's dept and the County Police at least did make use of it once or twice a year for a while. But I don't think they do anymore. Nobody can seem to remember exactly when that range opened. Best guess was sometime around the mid-1950s. It served the shooters of this area quite well for many years until one anti-gunner in the right position lied his way into closing it.