Pete123

Well, while this topic has come up, I have a Yugo that needs a trigger job.  What would be the way to go about that?  I would much rather pay a pro to do it than try something beyond my capability and turn it into a full auto.

A friend of mine went bear hunting in east TN not too long ago.  So, I sent the following email to him with a copy of the Alaskan bear video.  He knows me well enough to know that my story is made up.   "Kenny,   I may have forgotten to mention this.    I was in Alaska not too long ago and a bear came around.  He was feeling frisky, so I stuck him in the eye with my thumb, at which point he started behaving.    Here's a video of the part once he settled down."

I was thinking about getting one and did research. Here is my take. The round was designed to generate .357 Magnum type ballistic for semi auto pistols. The reason to get one is to achieve that - a smaller cartridge that will kick ass and take names. Greater wear and tear on the gun and brass - yes. Expensive - yes. Not great to reload - probably not. This is a cartridge for the person that wants to carry a semi auto pistol that delivers .357 Magnum type ballistics. The price is that it will have more wear and tear on everything because of its power. It is also a cartridge that was designed with relatively recent technology. For example, the 6.5 Creedmoor is a great cartridge for long range accuracy. One of the reasons for this is that it takes advantage of recent technology. I ultimately decided to go with a 9mm and am satisfied with that choice. We've all watched, and often been part of, debates on which cartridge is best. At the end of the day the best we really can do is try to make an educated choice based need we have and the application we are trying to address. Any reasonably popular cartridge will have good and bad and the key is matching the most good and the least bad with the need. The following may also be helpful: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.357_SIG Here is a pic of several cartridges shot into ballistics gel.

Guys ...and gals....,   I would take these numbers with a grain of salt.  I found them on a no name website.

Seems there was a recent thread lamenting the lack of surplus 8mm.   Lucky Gunner has it.  $159.99 for 340 rounds

Heck, anyone can just sit there and watch the bear.  For some true badassness check out the following:   https://youtu.be/CVS1UfCfxlU

Many thanks to BTQ, Omega and Dolomite for helping me understand how the scope I just bought can help me achieve my goals.   The Leatherwood Hi-Lux will go on my Savage 111 .308.   The Savage has a Nikon 3-9 which will go on my CZ 452 .22.  The Nikon most likely has Parallax set at 100 yards, which is fine.  The main purpose of the .22 is low cost practice to reach out with accuracy with my .308.   This is a win for me.  The really good .22 scopes with adjustable Parallax were busting my budget.  It's funny how some knowledge about something can really make a difference.

Thought some of you would find these interesting:   http://knowledgeglue.com/what-are-the-most-popular-calibers-in-the-us/   http://knowledgeglue.com/what-are-the-top-firearm-calibers-and-manufacturers-by-state/

I really like the vintage military guns.   My thinking would be to do some research on both of them.  That 1903 is a Remington.  That may or may not make it worth more depending on how many they made and how many are still around.   One thing to do is to use Google to find out when they were made.  Getting the maximum dollars out of them will take doing some research.     Here is an example,  I came across a vintage German K98.  Someone had done bad things to this gun.  The really big deal for K98s is their condition and whether the serial numbers match.  It turned out that the bolt was completely matching except for one piece.     Based on the info I had from where I purchased it, I suspected that it was a fully matching gun, including the bolt.  It is almost unheard of to find a gun that matches completely, including the bolt.  It turned out I was right.   It turned out that my goal with that gun was not to sell it for the max dollar.  If that had been my goal, then doing research would have greatly increased its value.   My next point is far from scientific.  It seems to me that you are more likely to get full dollar for the .45 and the 30-06 if you post them on TGO as well as boards that specialize in vintage military guns.     Good luck!

You made out!

I have a friend who is on probation for a misdemeanor marijuana charge.  He's asking if he can get a handgun carry permit.   I told him that I don't know, but that someone on TGO probably would.   Does anyone know the answer?

  You ain't right, though that was funny.

Have you though about ammonium nitrate and diesel?  :devil:

Just goes to show that bad things can happen in the nice part of town as well.

Welcome Dave.   I share your love of vintage military firearms, especially WW2 as well as SKS's and the 1903 Springfield.   My current project is Fin M39.  Cosmoline is all gone.  The stock on this one needed to be refinished.  I've ordered scandanavian black pine tar.  No one knows for sure how they finished them.  The best explanation I've read is that they took eqaul parts pine tar, linseed oil and turpentine.  They didn't stain the stocks - the color came from the pine tar.   As I'm sanding this stock, the pores in the grain are black from the pine tar, making it tempting to use a clear finish.

That's really nice.  God gave us a gift when he got that tree to grow that way.   I'm guessing that you are aware of all the different laminate types - referring to the blue knife.  If not, here are a couple of links.  Some of them get pretty wild.   https://www.stockysstocks.com/stocks-by-feature/material/laminated-centerfire-stocks.html   http://www.rifle-stocks.com/laminated_woods.htm

Those Ruger #1s are mighty nice.  I really like the historical guns it's patterned after.

That is a funny story!

I like it.  I think the laminates that have layers of color in them are really sharp.

  This comment dovetails nicely with my assertion.  Rimfire cartridge manufacturers aren't going to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in a new rimfire cartridge factory unless there is a real increase in demand.  A real increase in demand would be a significant increase in the number of .22 firearms sold.   So, there is a fixed amount of production.  As this poster stated, the average shooter has much more .22 ammo than they normally would so they won't be caught short.  That is hoarding.  We could debate exactly what hoarding means, though it really doesn't matter.   Until people stop making purchases to keep from being caught short there will not be a change in the market we see.  Cartridge manufacturers aren't going to invest $150-250 million when they know that eventually everyone will feel like they have enough .22s and demand will return to normal, especially on a low margin product.    I caught myself doing this exact thing and have personally quit buying .22 ammo until I see that I'll need it.

  Your comment regarding CCI doesn't match what I wrote.  I didn't say they couldn't make good rimfire ammo.  I said the equipment to achieve that is extremely expensive and that companies don't want to invest that much to make products with a very low margin.   You comments regarding hoarding fail to account for important information.  Why do you think the distributors can only send limited orders?  You may not realize that existing plants are making as much as they can.  Due to hoarding, everyone is trying to order more and the orders can't be filled - whether from the manuf, distributor or other party.

They are moving the headquarters here.  Based on the amount of investment and number of jobs expected, my thinking is that it will also have a manufacturing plant.   While we all want more .22s, economics of the industry make it hard for a manufacturer to justify new capacity.   The issue is that rimfire technology is 150 years old and it is very difficult to produce a quality product.  That difficulty translates into many millions ($100-$200MM) of dollars of equipment.  The next issue is that the profit margin on .22s are small.   It doesn't make sense to expand capacity until there is a true increase in demand, which we don't have.  The reason that .22s are so scarce is due to hoarding - not actual true demand.

Here's the latest from CMP:   10/08/15  An update on the 1911’s…IT HAS PASSED THE SENATE! The legislation has passed both the House and Senate. It will now head to the President’s desk for signature. If signed, we will meet with Army to develop procedures. All of this will take time. We have no further information. When information becomes available we will communicate with our customers.

I'm hoping that Luke hasn't turned to the dark side.  

  Blasphemy, blasphemy I tell you!   The lack of appearance of Luke Skywalker in either the poster or the trailer has me wondering......