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So went to the range to sight in my BP rifle yesterday and tried Blackhorn 209. I started off by popping off 2 or 3 primers then shot my first few rounds using pyrodex pellets, 100 grains, to make sure I was on target. Then switched to Blackhorn, I read that it was a bit more powerful so I decided to go with 90 grains. Due to using a new measure, it turned out to be more like 85. So first shot and every shot there after deformed the primer. It didn't seem to be any more pressure according to the felt recoil but some of the primers had the primer cups come out of the primer body. Has anyone using Blackhorn ever experience this? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-T817A using Tapatalk

Total scam, different birthrates. Re-read, I see it's two different people.

https://www.gofundme.com/61ht8c That's weird, I hit a hard return after the URL and it added an extra "c". This should work.

She lays it on pretty thick. This is a gofundme page she is running: https://www.gofundme.com/61ht8c These kind of people make me sick, using her kid and making people think she is a veteran who the military has done her wrong in more ways than one. Edit, fixed link.

Went back out to MCSC with the intent of sighting in my BP rifle and GSG 522 as well as shoot my BHP. I also took my G-23, Ruger Mark III, SBH, and my XDs so a couple of friends could try them out. Sorry, no pics, but I didn't have to make any adjustments on the BP or SBH, but on the GSG I gave up, for some reason I could not find the tiny screw driver to adjust the red dot and when I was trying to boresight it I discovered that the parallax on that thing was terrible. Anyway, all three of us agree that the BHP is one nice shooting gun. We were all getting some nice groups and that thing just seems to return to the target on its own. I wonder if after it's detailed cleaning and storage for another long haul if it will more than double in value again ?.

Well no, the ATF says you can only have 6,999 to be considered a collector. And of those, only 60% may be rifles, and of those only 5% may be of calibers higher than .22.

I am not a fan of the .380, not because of effectiveness, just much rather have a round which is officially adopted by enough government departments to keep it on the shelf. That has been my strategy since I started buying guns. I do own other calibers like the 300Blk which need reloading to be worth it, and the .270 which I only hunt with so I have enough components to last a lifetime, but all other calibers have been military or PD rounds at some time or another. Even the venerable .22 is the choice of many departments as practice rounds; though seeing how availability has been in the past that might change. For some time it was almost cheaper shooting 5.56 than .22. I have always been an advocate of shot placement, and knew early on that most SD guns could be effective with the right cartridge. The bad thing is that we had to do our own tests with wet phone books, and Denver books are great for that, to confirm what the "experts" were pushing. I collected a few studies such as the one linked above throughout the years and they all helped solidify my beliefs. The bottom line is that it's better to have something than nothing, and you need to practice with that something so you can consistently hit a target where you want.

So, going to the range and decided to pull out the BHP. It indeed is one of the "made in Belgium" models. I guess I'll have to baby it more...nah its a shooter. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk

This link can tell you if you have been effected. The letter, similar to those that contain your credit card pin number, contain a code to get you the free credit monitoring. You should be able to give them a current address in that link, but if you file taxes...they know where you live ? https://www.opm.gov/cybersecurity Example letter: https://www.opm.gov/cybersecurity/sample-letter.pdf The examples are almost identical except one mentions fingerprints (if compromised) and one don't; Mine were of course.

No, that's the guys who hacked the OPM, a Chinese Intel Op IMO. I was talking about this: http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/15/politics/malaysian-hacker-isis-military-data/ And these are just the ones we know about, remember that the OPM was hacked earlier than was reported. Some is to protect the investigation, some is political, and some is to keep us from realizing just how inept many federal departments are.

Well, if I remember correctly, they arrested some foreigner(s) for either selling, or trying to sell military personnel's private info to ISIS. Seems we are not getting the full story here, we should all stay vigilant.

My wife just got hers, I received mine a couple of weeks ago. It's big enough that if you had even one you are probably on the hit list.

Yup, three times a...no wait, four times a charm. DA published the E8 list with socials, VA twice lost computers with my info on them and now OPM. This time I am taking advantage of the identity monitoring service they are providing, my clearance paperwork is extensive and quite detailed so no telling what they can get off it.

Resisting the urge to profile:   "Witnesses reported the men fled the scene in a luxury type-vehicle with rims that pulled up near the store"

Yes, but remember that a Dem got elected.  So if the Feds try to pass something on the Federal level, and Feinstein is trying I believe, there may be enough ID 10 Ts (IDIOTS) to get something like this passed on that level.

I don't get your reasoning on the .40; ballistics for the 9mm, .40 and .45 (heck most small arms) have been shown to produce approximately the same wound channels. look at the earlier thread: http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/topic/91664-holy-gel-tests-batman/  Mostly it seems to be a matter of personal preference since with the appropriate SD cartridge most any handgun can serve well.

Perhaps some states are moving in the opposite direction, but I don't see how it makes my premise flawed:   Active? http://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/ammunition-background-check-act-of-2013   Suspended but passed: https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/catharine-young/safe-act-ammunition-database-suspended   FOID Card, which I presume means a background check: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-05-03/news/ct-met-foid-card-audit-20120504_1_state-audit-gun-rights-card-requirement     These states passed the laws, and when challenged were deemed constitutional.  So tell me again why we shouldn't worry?

While mil-spec should make all mags equal, they are not; specially with 300Blk.  The only way to make sure is to try it out and see.  All I have are pmags, but that is because that is all I used in the military and all my aluminum mags were sold when their price went up.

  This is the outcome if it ever come to pass; I actually see pockets of armed resistance being the only way to stop these Demos from having there way..

The problem is that what starts there gets others to try the same thing in other places.  Look at what's happening with the SAFE act.  The Feds (Dems) now want to try it on a national level.

Renting them to get the feel of what fits you and what you can shoot well is a good way to go.  I would get something besides a .22, ammo is becoming more available but until it gets to pre-shortage levels I would avoid it.  9mm is what the military uses and has always been available no matter what, though a bit higher priced at times.  There are a plethora of 9mm guns available so you should have no shortage of choices.  I have .40 cals in a Glock23 and an XDs, they are good guns that are fun to shoot and IMHO not much more harder to shoot than a 9mm.

I would order today, and call so they can hold it.  It goes quickly.

Midsouth just sent me an email on a powder backorder I had and I noticed they have many powders available such as Varget, Lil-Gun, H10 and W296 (though the same) etc.   http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/Dept/reloading/smokeless-powder?FilterBy=InStockOnly&CurrentPage=1  

Headshot?

Sorry for your loss, great to hear his friends and family got the opportunity to say their goodbyes.  The departed are now at rest, its the ones left behind that seem to suffer when things are left undone.