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This is a great observation. Keep up the good work! Kind regards, LEROY

Greg:________ Dont feel bad. They are ugly when compared to walnut and blue steel rifles. Kinda the same way a Glock or other plastic pistol is when compared to an old smith, colt, or early ruger. Kind regards. LEROY

Greg:_________ I too can symphathize with you on the funny and ugly factor of the AR. I USED to make fun of them myself. I have fooled with guns and reloading most all my adult life; but I never owned an AR type rifle until we built one about 6 months ago. The things that peaked my interest in them were my old buddies that fooled with them that kept telling me how well they worked; along with the abject fear and villification of these tools by the anti-gun nuts. Those two factors came together to cause me to want to try these guys out. Having said all that; I am proud to say that after fooling a bit with my carbine type flattop AR and handloads; I am a confirmed AR person. They are a great thing. Extremely accurate and a mechanical marvel. Think about this: (I know this will offend some; it's not meant too.) At its heart; the AR is nothing but a pile of parts made by a myriad of manufacturers on CNC machinery and assembled into a firearm that is stupendously accurate (just as accurate as my 223 bolt gun) and very reliable for a semi-auto rifle. The rifle is about 36 inches long and weighs about 7.5 lbs. My bolt gun is longer and weighs about 10 lbs without the scope. This alone makes the AR a great thing. Also, as others have already said; the AR is the lego toy for the grown man. There is nothing that you can imagine that is not available for the AR. There is a treasuretrove of parts out there to make your AR anything you can imagine (and some things you cant). Also, the idea of the "other caliber" AR's is a great thing in itself. Everything from the 50 Beowulf to the 6.5 Grendel (with all their brothers) is truly a great thing; bringing great firepower and increased leathality to the AR platform. After fooling with these things for a little while; I see why so many folks are true believers in the AR concept. I am too. I invite you to fool a little bit more with them and think on the genius of those who developed and refined this tool. They are, indeed, what i have called them; "geniuses" indeed!! All this from an former unbelieving Philistine and SKEPTIC!!!. I readily confess before all my brothers: "I have seen the light!!" Kind regards and Merry Christmas. LEROY

Tim:_________ Thanks for the kindness. I'll take a baby aspirin and calm down now. Kind regards, LEROY

Tim:________ No one is saying you need to be shot to have an opinion. This kid never shot anybody (thank God); but he makes a living patching up people who are shot. I'll take a little leap of intuition here and will presume you do not. I would also presume that you never have had to shoot anyone (thank God for that too). That means that your opinion is just that; an opinion -- just like mine. That means that it is retorical and is not backed by experience -- this kid has experience in patching up people and pronouncing them dead down at the hospital where they do that sort of thing routinely. That being said; I prefer his opinion. I aint trying to pick a fight with you or anyone else on this forum about this. I'm saying all guns work if you know how to use them. Remember; you chose to start this little spitting contest--- I didn't. I just added to the conversation. You chose to critique it. In spite of what others may say; shot placement is the most important aspect of disabling a threat. Summary: the analogy aint goofy. It is a valid observation. For you or anyone else to say otherwise is childish. You seem to be quibbling about the tools to be used. Thus endeth the lesson. LEROY

It proves any caliber can kill or disable you in the right hands. It's simple when you think about it. This kid treats gunshot wounds every day in Jacksonville, FL. Some of them die. All of them are sick enough to go to the hospital. I'll be more interested in your observations when you have some direct experience. LEROY

This is a great post. All this stuff works if you can shoot. Shot placement is everything. I've got a neice who's hubby is an EM doctor. His little quip is this: "Shooting is like real estate. Location is everything." Bottom line, they are all dangerous in the right hands -- little to big. Remember, if you aint got a gun with you; its of no use to you. My take: Dont worry. Load up whatever is reliable and practice a lot. Kind regards and Merry Christmas. LEROY

Guntroll:_________ My renewal was done similarly to yours at the Driver's License Station. It took a little over 4 months to process. I called about two weeks ago. Very nice people said probably 10 to 14 more days. That is exactly what happened. Mine came on December 12. My take is that they are busy working on initial applications and doing renewals as a second priority. The thought must be that you can't lapse a renewed permit if you have the receipt in hand; and that you have a valid permit anyway. Glad it is cleared up. Kind regards and Merry Christmas, LEROY

+1 -- Great idea!! Ammo, lots of ammo!! Reloading tools. Look at a Dillon. Kind regards and Merry Christmas! LEROY

Bigcountry:_________ Try the copper coated lead bullets from Berry or Rainier for your handloads. They work just fine. I use them for practice in a baby glock using the original polyagonal barrel. The barrel stays clean as a whistle. Chronograph velocities about 1275 fps. They are very accurate too. Hope this helps. Kind regards, LEROY

Jay:_________ Great idea buying your own christmas present; you always get what you like -- HEHEHE. RE: Beavertail. Been shooting 1911's for 30 + years; most with spur hammers. If you have a strong grip; a beavertail will not benefit you. If your grip loosens during firing and rotates or the wrist tends to rotate in recoil; it will. Also; meaty hand, beavertail helps. Slender or small hand, not much help. I think they look nice; they are not a necessity. They are just a nicety. Hope this helps. Kind regards, LEROY

It may well be a Remington model 1883 or 1889 (i never can get them straight) side hammer double. There were evidently lots of them made. We have one that has fluid steel barrels. They are a great old shotgun. Hope this helps. LEROY

K:_________ Ditto to what has already been said. 357sig is a great round. I EDC a glock 33. Recoil is sharp but wont be a problem if you are used to the 45 or 357 mag. Muzzle blast is loud. My handloads clock an honest 1275 FPS out of it's short barrel with 125 grain berry plated flatnoses. The little glock displays excellent accuracy and you can carry it in your hip pocket in a Allen Miller kydex holster without any problem. It is a great weapon. Hope this helps. Kind regards, LEROY

AMEN BROTHER!!! I fully support the Oathkeepers. Anyone that the Southern Poverty Law Center is suspect of or against should be lauded as patriots. The Southern Poverty Law Center is nothing but a bigoted marxist organization that hates all the principles this country was founded on; all the time purporting to be "guardians of right and law". It is sickening. That is why they will get a more than fair hearing from this treasonous bunch of demorat polititians and bureaucrats that are now in control of this country. There is nothing not to like about what the Oathkeepers stand for. It is high time that some in this country have become concerned enough about the direction and motives of many currently in government at this juncture in history. I say "God bless 'em." LEROY

MD:__________ PM headed your way. Kind regards, LEROY

Chipper:_________ Congrats on the G 32. It will amaze you with it's accuracy and power. Remember, the 357 SIG is what the 9MM was PURPORTED to be when this 45 vs 9 mm stuff all started. Have fun!! Kind regards, LEROY PS -- I regularly carry this guy's little brother, the G 33. I'ts a great thing!!

Tim:_________ Thanks for the note. My dillon was "new to me"; and it caused me to learn several things; one of which i think you have put your finger on. That is the issue of the indexing plate being adjusted EXACTLY right. I SUSPECT that i initially had the plate adjusted a little bit too loose. I believe that this adjustment, along with not keeping the primer magazine at least 1/3 full of primers contributed to allowing the plate and the light load on the primers to allow an occasional primer to jump a bit as the machine indexed and would cause the primer to seat sideways. I always take care to adjust the index plate exactly per the dillon instructions. That has helped the primer problem significantly; say one or two per hundred. We usually load pistol calibers with large primers. I haven't tried to load any calibers with small primers. Thanks for giving me the "head's up". Kind regrds, LEROY

m&pc:________ Dont feel bad; ive got a dillon 650 xl that will do the same thing some times. The problem with the dillon seems to be a combination of keeping the primer magazine full and having a little bit of weight on the primers (like the dillon primer alarm plunger). The best way to fix this problem and have peace of mind is to hand prime your brass with a hand primer like a lee auto prime. Here is a picture: Lee Auto Prime Hand Priming Tool - MidwayUSA They cost about $20 or so (Make sure you get the shell holder set)and work like a charm. The downside is that you have to deprime the cases in a single stage press. I just use a universal decapping die. When you go back to your lee progressive; just take the decapping pin out of the resizing die, use the primed brass; and you dont have to fool with the priming system on the lee pro. This is a safe and sure way to prime brass with a progressive; but it takes a bit more time. If time is important to you; you may want to use this method only on rifle brass. Hope this helps. Kind regards, LEROY

A special thanks to all veterans!! You have our gratitude and admiration for what you have done and continue to do. Military service is the highest form of public service. May God bless you all. With Kindest and Highest Regards, LEROY

Mike:__________ RE: Bore Snake Cleaning: Take a quart glass jar with a lid, add some diswashing detergent( 2 or 3 drops) and warm water. Fill about half full and put the dirty snake in; then shake. Do it a couple more times. The sudsy water will will start out dirty and get clearer. Then rinse with warm water, squeeze the snake, then hang up to dry. Works like a charm. RE: Jess -- Cleaning Rod: Spend the big bucks and buy a one piece Dewey. (PS: I'm sure the Tipton one piece are good too-- just more modern materials.) They cant be beat. While you are at it; buy a bore guide or muzzle guard for each rifle you clean. That's what the old benchresters did. Kind regards, LEROY

Happy birthday Marines!! God Bless you all!!! With Kindest regards and admiration. LEROY

I agree completely. Just been thru this. Pick out the parts you want and be done with it. Kind regards, LEROY

I agree. I do not understand the apparent hold the Cooper has on this district. He needs to be gone. Cohen is a disgrace anyway; he will never be unseated until the real adults in the Memphis area get mad -- i hope that is soon. He is a disgrace to them and to Tennessee. LEROY

I thing that you are exactly right. RK shows tend to be too close together in my opinion. Many folks don't bother to go if they are not looking for something special like reloading supplies or that special firearm that they cant live without. Kind regards, LEROY

What a great thing!! I've got to have one!! Kind regards, LEROY