Grayfox54

I only own one pistol with a brace. Its in 9mm and the brace was factory original equipment. So what happens here? is there any Grandfather provision? The brace was legal when the gun was sold to me. How can it be illegal now?

In a couple of the videos they actually did say this was in Memphis. I find it interesting that I have heard absolutely nothing of this as I'm right next door. I don't remember seeing anything in local news about this. Also that none of our Memphis members seem to know anything of this. Is this being covered up? OK, seems simple enough. Carlo was in the wrong place at the wrong time and got caught up in this by accident. His property was illegally seized and is not being returned. ATF is dead wrong here and needs to be held accountable. Especially as to where these firearms are and their current disposition. Do they even still have them in their possession? Or have they magically disappeared as seized firearms have been known to do? Most of us have long felt that ATF is completely out of control. This is just one more example. However, that last video seems to question if Carlo is completely innocent or not? Has he been conducting a business in selling firearms or not? Just how many is too many? That is a question that has been asked for years without an answer. What's more interesting is that Carlo may have been on ATF's radar for this. But as private sales are not required to be recorded in TN, how does ATF know if he's sold too many? What got this guy noticed and why was ATF looking? Lots of questions and damned few answers.

True gunsmiths are a dying art form. A real gunsmith can take any gun, regardless of make, model or age, and do any repair necessary up to and including making new parts as needed. They can work wood or metal and build a beautiful and accurate firearm from scratch. Now a days these masters are few and far between. As mentioned, most of the "gunsmiths" out there today are simply parts changers. I consider myself to be a pretty fair hobbyist. I do most of my own work and have built a couple of nice custom guns. What I know, I'm very good at because I took the time to read, study and practice. I also take my sweet time and pay very close attention to details. But I don't know near enough to consider myself any kind of gunsmith. My pride and joy is this S&W Model 28-2 converted into a .45 Colt Snubbie. This project took about 2 years to complete and was a valuable lesson in how to fix my own mistakes.

It seems that one of these stories pops up just about every year. A quite common version is that a loaded firearm is carelessly laid on a vehicle seat and then the dog jumps in hitting the trigger. There's no excuse for poor gun handling.

You gonna be in the west end anytime soon?

Last I heard license plate readers were having a hard time with the new plates that came out this year. It seems the the white letters on the blue background is very hard for them to pick up well. There has even been talk of changing the plate design again.

Yep, I never have liked the idea of a curved steel butt plate on a rifle. I hurt just thinking about it. This guy made the butt cover for my .45-70 and It helps a lot. The guy does outstanding work. He can also do anything from just plain to real fancy. Lever Gun Leather

Midway USA is showing short triggers in stock from Cylinder and Slide and Nighthawk. Both are excellent quality.

Actually CTD was once a good company. Well known for mil-surp ammo and equipment at good prices. I remember years back buying 1000 rd cases of 7.62X39 mil-surp for $75 each. IIRC somewhere about the time of the first serious ammo shortages of the 90s, they changed ownership. The new owners realized that they had warehouses full of cheap mil-surp ammo and gouged the hell outta their customers for it. CTD had ammo in stock when nobody else did. But you would have to pay dearly for it. Since then its been all about making as much money as possible and the hell with the customer.

I remember the story of the bear eating the cocaine. But I don't remember anything about it going nuts and attacking anyone. IIRC the bear OD'ed and died on the spot. IDK, maybe it'll be stupid enough to actually be good. But I'm not counting on it.

One of CTDs tricks is if you order multiple items they will ship from separate warehouses. I believe they have 4 or 5 different warehouses which all stock different items. They will charge separate shipping from each warehouse. Shipping often adds up to more than the items themselves. And yes, CTD is well known for scalping customers badly. I'm amazed that they are still in business. Especially considering that much of their merchandise is the cheapest of imported garbage.

I didn't make it yesterday, but I did check it out this morning. Pretty much your average show. Not much in the way of good used guns or reloading supplies. Lots of brand new guns. Everything over priced. Actually it was better than average for a Great American show. Kinda gives me hope for this promoter. Otherwise, same old, same old. I did spot the deal of the day! One dealer has the brand new S&W CSX 9mm priced at $559 and no sales tax. This is the best deal I've seen on one of these yet. If you want one, ya got about 2.5 more hours before they close.

I just found out about this one this morning. Great American Promotions show at the Shriner's Temple 5770 Shelby Oaks Dr, Memphis, TN 38134. Great American ain't real big on advertising. Their shows just kinda pop up outta the blue. Honestly, I've never been real impressed by them. But, the place is only a couple of miles from my house, so I guess I'll go take a look. Never know, might get lucky. Just thought I'd post it here in case anybody else wants to check it out. $1.00 off coupon on their website.

I've used them in a number of .45acp 1911s that see a good bit of use. Ran them regularly in my IDPA guns. I believe they do help prevent excessive battering of the frame and slide. I also believe they lighten the felt recoil just a tad allowing slightly faster follow up shots. The trick is to replace them before they wear completely out. Trying to be cheap and push them too long is when they start coming apart. I have never had one come apart and cause a malfunction. I do not put them in defensive guns. Just in case as you never really know. I just don't take the chance. I see no reason to use them in standard 9mm or .38 Super guns. However, if you are shooting Major Power Factor loads, I do recommend them as there is quite a pressure difference there. If I had a 10mm 1911, I would probably at least try them in it. But I don't have a 10mm and can't really say. I've never tried them in the Berettas.

I've watched since the beginning. I'm happy with the way it ended. Although I was surprised at Pamela's fate. I really expected her to have a gruesome death. Oh well. I do think the seriously screwed up the very end. They should have cut when Daryl rode away and never bothered with that useless spin off promo.

Marlin 99M1. Got it for Christmas when I was 12. Its the same action as the Model 60, but with a 16" barrel and made to resemble a M1 Carbine. Great little rifle. I fell on hard times in the 80s and foolishly sold it. But I have replaced it since then. This one ain't going nowhere.

The spam filter does catch it and send it to the spam folder. But I still have to clean that out. I had been opening them and un-subscribing, but that didn't help at all. But then someone told me that all that really does is show that the account is active and they just continue to pass it on. Now I just hit the delete all button. But its still annoying as hell.

I have one I might part with. How much are you looking to spend?

Yeah, I know. But if enough people gripe to their Congress Critters, maybe, just maybe we could get something done.

About two months ago I bought an item off of e-bay. Well it seems that they sold my e-mail address to the spammers. I checked my e-bay account and sure nuff there's a setting in there to prevent them from doing this. In my case, it was not on. I didn't even know it was there until I went looking for it. Ever since then I've been receiving anywhere from 50 to 100 spam e-mails every single day! My e-mail is personal and confidential information. Nobody has the right to just sell or share it without my permission. This is a real PITA!. I've even taken the time to un-subscribe from each and every one. So far it hasn't even made a dent. And what ever happened to the "Do Not Call List"? I get several phone calls a day from people wanting to buy my house, extend my car's warranty or sell some BS or other. Enough! I just sent blistering e-mails to all my Congress Critters saying a law really needs to be passed to prevent this stuff. I'm here asking all of you to do the same. If we raise our voices loud enough maybe, just maybe, we can get something done about this mess.

Moped: my technique is very similar to your's. However I eject the empties with my left thumb while the right hand reaches for the spare ammo. This is just a hair faster as it saves that ejection movement of the right hand.