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SUNTZU:_________ Tetra grease on the slide, CLP (just a drop or two) everywhere else. For what it's worth. Got a buddy who is a well known gunsmith. Asked him the same question. His reply: They are all good; buy what is on sale at Brownells, Midway, etc. All the synthetic lubes are great. Kind regards, LEROY

I like it!! It doesnt matter whether it is a "fable" or not. The Swiss were a great people. They had universal conscription and a gun in the hands of every male. It's a great idea -- exactly what the Israeli's do now ---, and in my view, exactly what we should do here in this country. The Swiss weathered two world wars with this philosophy. The great Admiral Yamamoto (pardon my spelling) counseled his peers in Jappan not to invade the USA. He said that there would be "a rifleman behind every blade of grass". Oh that it was true today. It is also rumored that Hitler said the same thing about the Swiss in WWII; but i cant find the citation. Great information. Keep up the good work. Kind regards, LEROY

Mike makes a great point here: Mikedwood makes a great point here: The fact is that sometimes those things which start with noble goals of the "richeous" (eg -- prevent terrorism, cut down on law breaking, etc etc) become tools for the demigogues among us to punish the citizenry. That is exactly what is going on here. It is exactly why it needs to be opposed. There are plenty of laws that allow for government to look at suspicious things -- too many i think. More tools for "active hunting" or "fishing" for evildoers is not needed. In my view, it is a clear violation of the Fourth Amendment: You simply cannot be secure in your "person" if the government watches you all the time. There was (and is) another place where this "rat on your brother" and "big brother is watching" idea was tried. It was called Soviet Russia. Worked effectively for 70+ years and was responsible for the extermination of millions. They also tried it in Germany for a time -- they got rid of the jews, the gypsies, and other undesirables too. Dont be fooled, the character of the "watchers" matters. The best solution is not to allow the "watchers" the tools to do this stuff with to begin with. That's why there is a Fourth Amendment. Food for thought, Kind regards, LEROY

A great and thought provoking question!! The truth is that George Orwell's 1984 is here. It came in the guise of "providing safety for the public", ect. ect. Most folks didn't notice --- some of them are now, however. Check this article out in none other than that socialist rag, the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/world/europe/25surveillance.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Interesting reading indeed! Keep up the good work. Kind regards, LEROY

Amen brother!! Thanks for posting this great peice. Keep up the good work!! Kind regards, LEROY

Hex:_________ In my experience, the great help in tumbling brass for cleanup is that it helps keep the reloading dies from getting scratched up. The grit, residue, etc from once fired brass picked up off the ground aggrivates the brass and dies over time.. Grit will embed in the steel of the sizing dies over time and will scratch and aggravate the brass and finally ruin the dies. That being said, brass cleaning is a "nice to have" not a "gotta have". I started out just wiping the brass off and reloading it without tumbling it. I loaded a lot of ammo that way. Now i use a tumbler regularly because it cleans the brass nicely and gets the grit off. When the tumbling medium gets dirty, i just toss it and start over. I like the looks of tumbled brass. Again, a tumbler is a "nice to have", not a "gotta have" for reloading. Hope this heips. Kind regards, LEROY

Jamie:_____________ Some things to think about: RE: Life is an illusion. We're not really here. If you step into the path of a bus or truck running about 70 mph. It is a certanity (baring a miracle) that you will be gone. That even happens in India, the home of illusion. RE: Evolution Matter of fact, I have. I will concede micro-evolution or adaptation. There are no "transitional species" to prove macro-evolution. Macro - evolution is a theory; not a fact. To say otherwise is dishonest. Even the great humanist Bill Nye, "The Science Guy" says that "stupendous claims require stupendous proof". There aint any. RE: The ancients were lightweights. The “here and now” is pretty important. The point seems to be that they were “lightweights” because they were not privy to the “technological advancements” of modern science and the humanist world view. It’s a weak point. The ancient Greeks gave us the university, philosophy, literature, art, architecture, the beginnings of scientific investigation and the concept of democracy. They conquered the civilized world. Remember a guy by the name of Alexander the Great. He was “great” because he did conquer the world (his tactics are still studied today) and he brought the “Hellenist” civilization(libraries, the university, art, architecture, a universal written language) to those he conquered. Sounds pretty important to me. I wouldn’t dismiss them if I wuz you. If you are white and western European; your ancestors were wearing bearskins and worshipping trees about this time. A fella named Julius Caesar brought some culture to your (and my) ancestors. It just didnt take too well. The Romans famously called our ancestors "Barbarians" -- no culture, no written language, nothing but warring tribesmen. Our culture started writing very late. The Romans, Greeks, Hebrews, and others had been doing it for centuries. My favorites are the Romans, the real practical guys, and the toughest guys on the block. They are the fathers of our present republican form of government, the legal system, the military (they, too have their tactics studied at the USMA and other places), transportation (Roman roads), water supply (the aqueducts), indoor plumbing, etc, etc. Hardly primitive. They brought a peace to the earth that has not been seen since. It is called the “Pax Roma” – The Roman Peace. It lasted for about 300 years – longer than this country is old. They were hardly “primitive”; they were cynics. A great way to be if you are tough enough -- it just happens to be wrong. They incorporated foreign gods (including God) into their pantheon. The deal was that you could worship any god you wanted to as long as you did what the Romans said; including the worship of the Emperor. That’s why those pesky Jews and Christians got smacked. They would serve Rome; they just wouldn’t bow down and worship the emperor. RE: American primitive civilizations. I think it is interesting that all ancient cultures are "worshipers of a god or group of gods" no matter where you go. There are no athiest or humanist primitive cultures. Pascal appears to be right. RE: "The God shaped hole in the heart of mankind"; no matter how primitive. In practical terms ---in some cases (some, not all) noble but Stone aged children. No lasting culture. Originally whupped by the blasphemous Spaniards and robbed in God’s name – a genuine tragedy. A heinous crime against them and God. Another sad story is our country’s treatment and subduing of the American Indians. I think it is interesting that this was done in the 1870 and later. Just about the time that Darwinism was in vogue. As you know, Darwin was the father of evolution. He was also the unwitting father of "Social Darwinism". I do not believe that it is a concidence that "Social Darwinism" spawned the concept in modern man to spank and subdue the "primitive". Even though you can make a case that some of this was done by a nominally "Christian Culture", you can't get around the fact that Jesus did not teach it. The fact is that the impetus came from Darwinian thought. RE: Bad guys presuming to involk God's favor while doing bad things. Check this in post #56: ... I will agree that folks calling themselves "Christians" have been doing just that. The truth is that Jesus didn't teach that. The fact is that the Twentieth Century has been the greatest period of killing in the history of the world. I don't believe that all of that killing has been done by quote "Christians". Quite the contrary. All the quote "Christian" killings in the history of the world pale in comparison to what the Russians did to their own people. About 60 million. The Communists don't believe in god (or God). It is a weak arguement to proclaim that quote "Christians" do all the killing. RE: Pascal's wager. The fact is that this is, indeed, a very simplistic question. The ANSWER to the question, however of paramount importance if there is a god (or God) who is a lawgiver and judge of mankind. Blaise Pascal was a genius mathmatician and philosopher. Those are pretty heavy credentials. Genius has a way of boiling the complicated down into terms that are understandable to the rest of us (the 99.9 % of the rest of us who are not geniuses). RE: Absolutes. There are absolutes. In math 2 + 2 is always 4. Casual observation of the physical sciencies teach that there are many wrong ways and few right ways. Pascal's "simplicity" is fully warranted here. RE: Responsibility for one's on actions. You (me, and we all) are, indeed, individually responsible for our own actions. Recap from post # 63: Kind regards, LEROY

Jamie:__________ Check this link out. Philosophy and the proof of God's existence by Roger Jones Check this one out too: Pascal's Wager (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) I invite you to read about Pascal. He was far more brilliant than most people. Hope this heips. Kind regards, LEROY

Jamie:__________ RE: Proof of God. Look around at the creation, How did we get here? Who put us here? What are our responsibilities to the 'God" and well as to others? All foundational questions of philosophy. Why are we even interested in these things. We are made in the image of God and share some of His attributes. We think create, etc. I invite you to judge for yourself. RE: Dont have the answers. I understand. My council is to keep looking and look honestly. RE: The problem of "killing our brothers, unpunished wrongs, etc. We are made in Gods image, but fallen. Bad people do bad things. They even appropriate Gods name in doing them --- imagine that!!!. Someone lying -- im shocked!!!. Finally, dont beat people up who say that they have the answers. Examine honestly what they believe and why they believe it. Kind regards, LEROY

Blue:_________ Go here and search the data. It pretty well tells the story. OpenDNS Kind regards, LEROY

Amen brother. What a truth. Kind regards, LEROY

Caveman:_________ I will agree that folks calling themselves "Christians" have been doing just that. The truth is that Jesus didn't teach that. RE: Beliefs. Those are my beliefs. The fact that you view them as derogatory is a problem for you; not me. If you are offended, im sorry; but i believe them to be true. Casual observation will prove them; take a look around. I, like you, am not obligated to give equal value and equal reverence to all beliefs. All beliefs are not equal. I fully reserve the right to proclaim them just as you do your beliefs. I added to the discussion. I didn't start it. No one here will make you believe anything you do not prefer to believe. You might take a look and decide for yourself if you are an agent of the "thought police". If what i said isnt true, it wont hurt you at all. You may be offended, but that's a choice you make -- me, God, or anyone else didnt force it on you. I aint interested in starting a spitting contest with you. I am interested in you and others comming to the light of the truth. That is a decision that you have to make. No one else can make it for you. I aint much on being intimidated by words, pronouncements, and boasts of intellectual superiority. Kind regards, LEROY

Amen brother!! Great wisdom. The question is now whether there is a "God" -- there is. The question is "do you know Him?". The great battle upon this earth today is the battle of Humanism which postulates that "man is the measure of all things" ;Theism which postulates that there is a god -- and that some "enlightened one" (Mohammed, Budda, Confucious, Charles Tas Russel, Mary Baker Eddy, Jim Jones, David Koresh, Charles Manson -- ect, etc) know who he is and has received a revelation from him; and the God of the Universe who has been taking a beating lately at the hands of the foolish. The Humanists are busy making fools of their selves by pretending to be good and failing. They have almost destroyed our education enterprise, government, and legal enterprise -- many believe their darkened lies. The the theists are busy striking and killing their brothers in the name of a "god" -- the great example is militant islam is busy destroying much of the horn of africa and indonesia -- they are spreading their message with the sword and subduing many. Christianity (the real one) stands in contrast to these two systems in that it teaches that God came to earth, lived a sinless life, died for the sins of the world, and is now sitting at the right hand of God, and will come again to judge all mankind. It also teaches the truth that we cannot be good enough, moral enough, etc etc to meet God's perfect standard. That is why He chose to send His Son to die for the sins of the world (everybody -- you, me, them...). It's a free gift-- you cant earn it --- you have to accept it. The fact is that Christians arent better than others -- they are sinners too; and they fail from time to time -- they are simply forgiven. From that thankfulness comes a desire to serve Him and follow His laws -- from that desire flows ethics, morals, concern for your neighbor, ect,ect. I have been a keen observer of humanity for a long time now. I can tell you emphatically and without reservation that mankind is bad and not good. Unredeemed humanity is depraved and incabable of doing the right thing ---again, people are bad and not good. Take a look around. We are blessed to live in a country where we have religious toleration (for the time being). No one will make you go to church here (or keep you from going like the soviets did, or make you go to one the government picks out like the muslum countries do). The fact is -- you are a free citizen in this country due to its Judeo-Christian foundations -- you may deny it or think it isnt so -- but the facts remain. You have hospitals, schools, and philantrophy due principally to Judeo-Christian influence in western civilization. Do not believe for a minute that good things come from bad people --- they dont. Do not be deceived, what is good in this country and in the world is from the God of the Universe, not the tennants of Humanism or Theism. Thus endeth the dissertation. Kind regards. LEROY

Pure speculation on my part---they probably threatened to have Maria publically spank him --- remember, she is a "Kennedy Demorat" -- They may have also threatened to have Hillary hold him while it all happened. . What a weenie!! I had such high hopes for the "governator" -- looks like he is just another weenie, henpecked mommas boy --- how sad!!! Go on back home to Austria and get behind your mommie's skirttail. Keep up the good work. Kind regrds, LEROY

I carry a baby glock in a left hand pocket AHolster either in my front pocket or hip pocket for dungarees. It will also carry comfortably in my dress khakis for "sunday go to meeting use" in the front pocket. It works great!! Hope this helps. Kind regards, LEROY

Thanks David. The AHolsters are great. I think they are the best of the pocket designs for the baby glocks and the j frame smiths. Keep up the good work. Kind regards, LEROY

Blue:_________ I am old enough to have both 45 cal 1911's and the old colt 38 super 1911's --- early vintage series 70's. The great bane of the OLD 38 super was headspace which caused accuracy problems. A 45 ACP headspaces on the case mouth. The old 38 super headspaces on a tiny case rim. What happens is that the chamber tolerances get a little sloppy and the rim is too small for the round to reliably catch the rim recess in the barrel of the super. That causes eratic headspacing (the round will drop off this rim and into the barrel a little way) and poor accuracy results. Whenever this happens, accuracy is terrible. The only gun in our gun locker that i can outshoot is a series 70 38 super. That being said, there is a way to fix this problem. The way we hillbilly yahoos used to fix this problem (which i dont recommend) was to seat the bullets out where they just touched the lands of the barrel -- that fixed the headspace problem -- the pistol would shoot like a house afire -- deadly accurate. The problem was that it was hard on brass. The old supers did not have a fully supported chamber (thats the reason for ramped barrels -- look at the glocks and newer ramped 1911's). That unsupported area allowed the brass to bulge and it would usually rupture on about the second reload. As you can see, that's a bad idea. But all this was done when we were young and ignorant -- it all seemed to be ok at the time. Thankfully, times have changed. Several aftermarket barrel makers, Barsto being the first of them, make barrels that fixed the head space problem by using a case mouth headspace arrangement similar to the 45 acp. The barrel cost is from about $200 up, depending on vendor. That one change turns the 38 super into a great and accurate pistol. I like the 38 super, but it needs to be handloaded to bring out its true potential. Recoil is milder than the 45 because the bullets are lighter. There are those who will tell you that the 38 super is a rimless 357 magnum. It aint -- one look at any good reloading manual will reveal that a 38 super is a little more powerful than a plus + 38 special or a 9 mm luger. They will not do what is 357 sig will do. The 38 super is a great choice for a low recoiling round in a 1911 type pistol. It is fun to shoot. I know that there are practical pistol shooters who will find fault with this post; but they shoot modified pistols with ramped barrels and hotrod the super. That is a whole different ball game from shooting a stock 38 super 1911. All said, all done, if you can find a super that headspaces on the case mouth with a fully ramped barrel; you will find an accurate, reliable auto pistol. If you find and old Colt; you will find a great old pistol that needs a new barrel to be as accurate and reliable as it should be. Hope this helps. Kind regards, LEROY

Dear folks:____________ Thanks to all of you who took the time to provide your thoughts on Para products. It looks like now all i need to do is to get to work on finding the best deal i can on a GI. Thanks again. Kind regards, LEROY

Warbird:_________ If its a "Fat Boy" it will hold a 4 inch n frame smith or a 5 inch 1911. The smaller one wont. Hope this helps. Kind regards, LEROY

Check this link out: USATODAY.com - New digital camera? Know how, where you can use it When my son was younger we spent lots of time on public property taking railfan pictures. The old rules were " if you can see it, you can take a picture of it." some LE and RR personnel didnt like it; but they couldnt do anything about it. As far as the railroad thing was concerned, when you got on their property (thats private property), you were tresspassing -- they didnt like that and would prosecute you for it -- thats another issue. You have no right to tresspass on someone elses property and do anything; including taking pictures. That being said, there are places where you cant take pictures. They are usually inside the gates of a company that does proprietary things (or simply has a "no picture taking" policy -- real "intellectual property"), concerts (alledged "intellectual property" -- hehehe), other places where you pay for the priveledge of entry and has a "no picture taking policy". RE: Sensitive areas, dams, power houses, nuclear power plants, defense facilities, etc. Since 9/11 there are many who will tell you that you cant take pictures of certain things from public property. I'm not sure that they can legally do anything but try to intimidate you as long as you are on public property. I worked for a company (a large utility) that would immediately investigate any "suspicious" picture taking. They sent the security guys out and asked bunches of questions. Hope this helps. Kind regrds, LEROY

Dear fellow pistol affectionados: I have been watching and reading about the PARA stuff for quite a while. I really like the looks of the new Para mil spec type 1911, and you cant beat the price. The problem to me seems to be that opinions are sharply divided concerning the quality and reliability of PARA products. Please school me concerning your experiences with them if you would. What do you like about them? What do you not like about them? What goes wrong with them? How do they shoot? ect, ect. Thanks in advance. Kind regards, LEROY

I like the PPS for "sunday go to meeting" carry in khakis and dress pants --- thin and a bit lighter. The only down side is the price -- i think they are expensive for what they are -- simply put, a plastic pistol. If you can live with the thickness, any of the baby Glocks are great. After all the studying and opinion gathering; the best solution is most likely exactly what HEX said: Probably the best advice based on cost, size, capacity, and firepower. Kind regards, LEROY

I agree with Canynracer here. The folks in Kalefornia have done some pretty good things in the past. Sadly, there have been some serious mistakes in judgement. As Crimsonauto opined: Sadly, they did elect Jerry Brown and Gray Davis -- two great buffoons -- both Democrats. The only two democrats elected since 1967. That aint a bad average. Now, Kalefornia seems to be closely divided between real people and nuts; with the battle raging back and forth -- all elections are hotly contested. There is an additional plague on Kalefornia due to their State Supreme Court and the US 9 th Circuit that slaps the citizens around pretty regularly with rabidly partizan rulings that thwart the will of the people at the ballot box. They also (like all of us) seem to be swamped by demigogues telling lies to get elected, or folks with no core values who can simply be lead around by others -- that's exactly what is happening to the "Governator" in my opinion. Folks need to look deeply into the policies, beliefs (yes, beliefs!!), passed experience, and actions of those they choose to vote for. They do make a difference. Those views can be translated into governmental policies and law very quickly -- just as the "Governator" has done. Right here in Tennessee; we elected a fella by the name of Sundquist. He claimed to be Republican. He was simply a crook polititian from Missouri who used the vehicle of the Republican party to be a candidate for office. He was neither a Tennesseean or a Republican -- he was a disgrace --- again, no core values. That precipitated the election of a fella by the name of Bredesen. He said he was a conservative Democrat. He is not -- he is a yankee carpetbagger liberal who made lots of money (by the way, making lots of money aint necessarily a bad thing as long as it has been done honestly --- its called capitalism. Its a great thing!!!) and wanted to run the state. He did a pretty good job the first term -- the second term was a lot different -- the truth came out. The sad fact is that Bredesen, sorry as he is, is a credit to Sundquist. Again, its the old problem of character and truth-telling. Also, the problem transends political party -- both Dems and Republicans are guilty. At the national level, there was a fella by the name of Clinton who told the people of the USA that he wasn't like the "left wing nut" Demorats. He was elected on that platform. He was right. No Democrat before him had sold out the USA to as great an extent as he did with regards to foreign nations. He made China a real military threat to the USA. The "nuts" openly said who they were and couldnt get elected except in the northeast and left coast. Clinton lied about his core beliefs and did get elected . Fast forward to 2008. Barak Noboma said the same thing with the "hope and change" baloney. Another lie --- look at how the "hope and change" is turned into Chicago machine politics at its worst. Be careful who you choose to vote for. Character does matter. Food for thought. Kind regards, LEROY

Dixie Gun Works, Paris, TN. Bout an hour or hour and a half from your place. Web address here: Dixie Gun Works muzzleloading, blackpowder and rare antique gun supplies. A veritable treasurehouse of this type stuff. Check out their website. I believe you can still walk in to their store. Hope this helps. Kind regards, LEROY

KWE:____ Take a look at these guys: Andrews Custom Leather Check out the McDaniel II. I just got one; but havent broken it in yet. Dont plan to use it until cold weather when i usually wear a coat. If you are like me (a bit rotund -- hehe); Allen Miller, Greenville, TN, (would have given the website; but couldnt pull it up -- just google allen miller, greenville--) makes a left or right handed kydex inside the pocket that works like a charm for either front pocket or hip pocket carry -- costs a whopping $30.00. The holster is curved to fit the leg (or hip) and stays where you put it. I carry a Glock 33; its the same as a 26; only difference is caliber. Check these guys out; they are both great to deal with. Kind regards, LEROY