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Pretty much.  

I am sure there are some, but many of the ones I heard about had an element in them that turned them from a justified shooting into a murder/manslaughter, such as a kill shot, shooting at a running suspect (outside the home) or laying in wait for a burglar lured into the garage etc.    I do have an issue with the LEO part though, now hear me out;   And I believe this has happened; A no-knock warrant is served on the wrong house, occupants return fire and get charged.  I think this is BS, if I have no reason to believe that the police are at my door why do I not have the right to defend myself??  There have been too many situations where the home invaders used the "Police" line to get the occupants to open the door.  If I am in the business where there is a possibility of having a warrant served on me exists, then that would be a risk I would have to take, one way or the other but as a law abiding citizen there should be something to protect us from these kinds of situations.  I understand protecting our LEOs while performing their duties, and I am all for charging anyone who knowingly fires upon one of them, but at the same time there should be something protecting us as well.  Specially in the cases where a mistake was made on the LEO side, the penalties should all be on their side as well.

I personally don't worry about reloads and modified weapons.  I reload most all my rounds, though I do purchase some now and then, but I don't load them to be any hotter, or lethal than factory, just more consistent/accurate. Unless you are using something way out of the ordinary I don't think that will be an issue.  And as far as forensics go, I highly doubt that the evidence will be swayed much by a round going 1000fps vs another going  1800fps, and they can recreate my load easily since I can tell them exactly what bullet, powder and primer I used (they should have my spent cases).  And lets be honest, no prosecutor is going to go  all out to get you if there is even a little doubt to be had of your innocence.  And unless there were some real fishy circumstances surrounding the shooting then it will never get to trial.  I think all we need to worry about is making sure we make a good decision whether to shoot or not and making sure we practice to hit what we aim for, the rest will sort itself out.

The problem I see with long term storage of electronic devices such as cell phones, tablets or PCs is that they need to be charged pretty regularly.  So burying them, and storing in layers upon layers of metal boxes will become tedious, and sooner or later maintaining them will fall by the wayside killing the batteries.  I don't know the max shelf life of new batteries, but for those with electronics with removable batteries may want to consider a couple of spares.

I guess it depends on the level of protection you need, sun spot vs nuclear etc I am not versed on what actual waves are emitted by either. These guys offer these: http://techprotectbag.com/ They fry a cell in a microwave, but again not sure how that compares to a nuclear EMP. Of course you will have to do your homework because there are many sites selling these type of bags and faraday cages that may of not done theirs. Many sites advertise them as if they were doomsday protection when all they are, are Mylar bags. http://www.disasterstuff.com/store/pc/EMP-Bags-c128.htm

http://www.amazon.com/EMP-Shield-Protection-Desiccant-Electronics-Anti-static/dp/B00L2HMVYS

And Friendly Fire Isn't!

Maybe his fault for not hitting the backstop, and yes he is responsible for his bullet...but, was the vehicle driver on his own property, shooter's property or public right-of-way?  At my place, I would have to shoot at least at a 45 degree upward angle to miss my backstop, and the bullet would have to weave in and around the trees to get to my neighbor's property.  Even so, I have put up signs letting the neighbors, Sunoco (gas line right-of-way) trespassers etc know that I am firing in that direction.

It has that now, you only have to have IMG tags if you are in the text editor, the WYSIWYG editor has an image and a site link.  No, what Tapatalk brings to the table is that it hosts the images on its servers when you use its editor.  These images can be uploaded from your computer, tablet or phone directly into the post with out it having to be in a photo hosting site or having a link from another web page first.

My problem is not so much posting, which is a bit of a hassle, but seeing.  Our firewall blocks many of the free picture posting sites such as photobucket, so I can't see or upload from that site here unless I use my cell phone or am at home.  While some sites allow hosting pictures, such as castboolits, it does take up a lot of server space so can understand not wanting to host them.  Tapatalk is a decent workaround for those that don't have or want a photobucket (or the like) account, it allows you to upload pictures while you post, hosting the pic on their servers.  But that is its only redeeming feature IMO, it's a bit clunky to use on an everyday basis.

Someone beat you to it: http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/topic/96322-not-allowed-to-use-gun-for-self-defense-denies-attacker-right-to-fair-trial/

I almost hate getting into these conversations, people are too wrapped up on color (brand).  Both the Dillon and the Hornady presses are great for what they are, but I don't reload like that so right off the bat I am at a disadvantage.  I use a Lee Turret press, not so much because its decently fast, great quality, low cost etc etc...it just fits my reloading style.  I always hear people say the use their progressives only for pistol, and that's great, but do you really need to spend all that much for pistol?  Here is why I stay with a turret (chose it because it was on sale to be honest).   I deprime all my brass before I clean it, before I used to use the sizing die to deprime, so that was one step in a progressive I would have to skip in the sequence.  Now I use a universal die, so I now size in the turret after cleaning so I could use that step.   After sizing, I then prime all my cases usually either 20 (rifle) or 50 (pistol) at a time. Again, this would not be easy with a progressive since it would want to index to the next step in the sequence.   Then, I drop (pistol, and plinking rifle) or weigh (rifle, hunting, SD, pistol SD too) powder into all the cases.  Same as above, progressive wants to progress.   After a quick look see into all the cases to make sure all have powder and none are different levels (double) now I seat the bullet.  See above for progressive.   Crimp is as needed, not all my reloads get a crimp on an FCD, some I give a slight roll crimp in the step above.  Progressive..ditto, wants to move.   Now for the most important (to me) things I like turrets over progressives, caliber changes.  With additional turrets caliber swap takes just a few minutes, seconds for the dies, the rest is setting up the powder dropper.  Then there is the shell plates, I find that they flex, and, especially with Lee, some dies don't size the brass right due to the flex.  I have turrets for all my calibers, even most rifle, but do use a single stage for some 2 die sets I have.  And last is cost, first the new setup is way over what a turret press will cost, then there are the caliber conversion kits, Dillon around $50 per kit, Hornady around $30-$35ish for a shell plate and bushing, Lee? $10 for the turret, case holder comes with their die sets.

Midsouth has these in stock for $76.99 for 500 (about .15¢ ea), http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item/000042255TIP/22-Caliber-point224-Diameter-50-Grain-Black-Poly-Tip-500-Count-(Overrun) These things are great for varmints, squirrel, small game etc, I got two orders of these not too long ago and I am already out. I happen to be looking for something else and there they were in stock, can't get much cheaper except FMJ bullets (around .09¢) which you can't hunt with. Edit: if you need plinking ammo: http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item/00129XM193/5half6-mm-55-Grain-Boat-Tail-With-Lake-City-Headstamp-Brass-20-Rounds not bad at .32¢ a piece, and you get some good brass for the blacktips :)

He should file a lawsuit if they can determine the command didn't come from him.  He should also report it to the NTSB to see if there have been other incidents of unintended starts.

Sorry, just had to :devil: ; but I get what you're saying and I agree.

I have to agree about the speed vs accuracy bit.  I normally don't shoot more than one round, so it needs to be accurate. On the follow up shot, if needed, I could take a couple of extra seconds since its usually to dispatch a critically hit deer.  For shotguns, on dove, yes you want that pump action; no auto for me, waste too much ammo :blush: .

I've never broke a lee pin, they always pop up even when I missed a berdan primed case.  Keep us posted on Lee's CS.

Just imagine what their opposition is like.  The peshmerga is the only outfit that had any semblance of training out there.

Fairly rounded here, like the old saying: knowledge is power.  I'm fairly sure I can fit in just about anywhere and be an asset.  But I may try and make a go at being out on my own for awhile, I find that for some reason stupid people survive.

If you actually managed to evacuate the projectiles, it would be like launching javelins.

Yea, I definitely double check my ammo now that I have a 300Blk and a .277 WLV both of which are just barrel changes from 5.56. I guess I'll look for some bands to use on them. The straight wall is because the neck is higher in a 5.56, so after expansion all that is left is straight wall. Here is a better milling job from another incident which shows the 5.56 chamber better:

You could always just make something like this: http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2012/10/portable-bd-workmate-reloading-bench/ Or just buy one: http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item/0000690688/Reloading-Stand- I got one of these so I could deprime my cases while watching TV. Not much storage though so the DIY one is better for actual reloading.

Bad maintenance, not enough lube?

Yes Sir, I keep gas, oil, propylene glycol, and other potentialy dangerous things there.  I was worried he would injure himself and hire an attorney like you to help him steal err, I mean sue me. So I figured I would go in there and make sure he was OK and he decided to attack me, and what do you know, I guess he had you on retainer.

Well, don't count me in.  My shooting range is about 30 minutes from my house.  Its about 8 acres only and all I can do is hunt and shoot there, maybe plant an acre or two on some of the flatter terrain.