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Brother and sister opiners:_______________ Check this link out: http://moonbattery.com/?p=12305. No need to opine on this one. Something to think about. Enjoy. leroy

Amen. leroy

If you are a real history buff, try to find this book: "The True Story of the Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency" [Paperback] John Velke III (Author) It is a great read and pretty much tells the truth of what went on in the coal mine country from the 1890's up thru the 1930's. It has a great section on the Hatfields. There is another more obscure book titled "Bloodletting in Appalachia" by Howard B. Lee that is also a great read. It has some great accounts of the last Hatfield (...cant remember his name...) and the sheriff of Logan Co., WV. It's a delightful read. leroy

D. M Bullard is good stuff. We have several. leroy

Amen brother. The two greatest shotgun designs ever created were the Winscheser '97 (...which i love and cant stand to be without!!!...) and the Browning Auto 5 (...which i can never find just like i like at the price i like...). It's great that these two pinnacles of shotgundom were invented by the same man who gave us the 1911. It is very fitting that crossfire fire the "97 riot in honor of Armistice Day. The '97 did a lot to cause the Armistice to happen. Now to find some great black powder loads for the firing!! Keep up the good work! lerroy

Lester:____________ Like Dave said: "...There are no bad Smith and Wesson revolvers...". He is exactly right. I'm a long time fan of the "N" frame smiths. The 357's are my pick of the "N" frames because they are the first "fancy" ones (...checkering on the topstrap and barrel...). I like shooting the 357 in the "N" frame size. All ours are steel, so they have a relatively tame recoil with the "real" 357 loads. The only downside to them is that if you have small hands, the grip and reach to the trigger may be a bit long. I'm blessed (...or cursed...) with pretty big hands. That makes the "N" frames easy for me to shoot. The magna grips that came on the old "duty" model 27's and 28's are a bit smaller. We always tried to find the uncheckered target grips; but they are pretty big for normal to small hands. The magnas may be the best bet if ya have smaller paws. While im at it; the "N" frame grip prices are idiotic when you start lookin for them. The bottom line of all this ramblin is that the "N" frame smiths in any flavor, from 44 to 357 are a great thing. You simply cant go wrong with them if you like revolvers. I'd like to have a 327 for carry myself; but i cant bring myself to give the same or more money for a new smith than you can buy a great old "N" or "S" s/n gun from yesteryear; but that's just me. Maybee i can find a "used but not abused" 327 for a reasonable price somewhere. Hope this helps a bit. leroy

Dont worry about the New Black Panthers. They only bully folks in inner city ghettos and sewers like Philly. They couldnt even push anyone around down in Sanford. leroy

Jeff:____________ In general for small capacity cartridges (...think 9 mm, 380 acp, 357 sig; etc...); the deeper the bullet is seated, the higher the pressure. The reason is the decrease in volume of the case due to the bullet intrusion. Any encroachment on the volume of a small capacity cartridge raises pressures. Interior ballistics is very volume dependent. For rifles, the issue is a bit different for different reasons. If ya seat a bullet out touching the lands ahead of a rifle chamber, this allows pressure to build higher and a bit sooner than if the bullet is seated deeper (...within accepable limits...) and is guided up the throat to the lands. Lots of target guys used to (...and still do...) custom seat their bullets out touching the lands to fit a particular chamber of a pet target gun to get the last bit of accuracy from the rifle. This raises pressures a bit due to the initial resistance of the lands before the bullet can move and start to relieve the pressure a bit. The target guys and old reloaders know this and work up the loads accordingly. If ya seat the bullet back off the lands(...again, within acceptable limits as specified in a loading manual...), this allows the pressure to build a bit more gradually, lowering the pressures a bit, as the bullet has less initial resistance when it is turned loose from the case neck in the throat of the rifle chamber which contains "freebore" that has no full diameter lands to restrict the bullet's initial movement. Look in your rifle's chamber and you can see what im talkin about. hope this helps leroy

pcrc: I've had the same problem with speer brass (...especially the old nickle....). As others have said, the problem is that the flashole is too small. I fixed the last batch with a cordless drill and a drill just a bit bigger than the decapping pin. Like normal, i cant remember what size it was. RE: The cutting down of decapping pins. As i remember, these pins are pretty hard. I would opt for the uniforming or redrilling the flash holes in the brass. Hope this helps, leroy

My guess is that the reason that the ABC and TCC wants this stopped is their problem with "undocumented labor". "Providing a safe work enviornment" is a minor issue to them. They work on someone else's property. They have a small headquarters property and shop (...generally...). The working on government and airport property is already covered by other statutes, and they know that (...they are lawyers...). This is an attempt to keep the "undocumented workers" and delightful rustic citizens in their employ on the reservation (...think "no firewater" to the indians here...); nothing more. Their big problem with "workplace safety" is the individual construction activities themselves. Their position is a disgrace. They apparently neither trust their own personnel nor do they trust citizens like you and me. Looks like they could use a cleaning up themselves. leroy

This particular drone was launched to watch and i suspect harass a live bird shoot at this plantation; which is evidently legal in SC (...its not legal in some states...). The nerdy "do-gooder" animal rights advocates that decided to fly it forgot that if folks will shoot at released pigeons will sure shoot at "harasment drones". I think the drone thing is hilarious. Especially this one. Wait until some hard case with some real tools shoots down a "real" drone or some smart guy stirrs up the fourth amendment side of this. It will be interesting to watch. leroy

Yall seen this: http://thetandd.com/animal-rights-group-says-drone-shot-down/article_017a720a-56ce-11e1-afc4-001871e3ce6c.html .. leroy

wally: Any L. C. Smith double is a great thing. They were the "standard" of hunting shotguns in this area (...east tennessee...) for many a year. All my dad's uncles were dedicated bird hunters. They all either owned or were working to own an L. C. Smith double. Take a look (...or call...) Cherry's Fine Guns and talk to them. They can value it pretty close. I trust them. Hope this helps. leroy

Many times we have a rather jaded view of LE. Some (...me included...) are pretty quick to "third base" and or call into question the motives of some. This story gives a great insight into the character and convictions of two men who i believe fimly simply cannot stand to see the wrong thing done. They didn't compalin about it; they choose to do something about it. Story here: http://usnews.msnbc....ext-to-his-boys . After evidently finding out that doting, misguided, childish, grieving relatives who wanted to bury this murderin b*****d next to his kids as if nothing had happened; they decided to put their convictions on the line. Not by whining in outrage; but by simply buying cemetary plots on either side of these children murdered by their own father to prevent another outrage. I believe they are, indeed, men of conviction that simply cannot stand to see another outrage perpetrated by the descrecation of the ground in which two innocent kids were to be laid by the presence of the bones of the deranged b*****d that murdered them -- their very own father. They are Pierce County, Washington Sheriff Segeant Ed Troyer and Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor. They simply could not stand the thought of a murderer being buried next to the two kids (...his own, by the way...) he murdered. Thank you Sergeant Troyer and Sheriff Pastor for your actions in this matter. Thanks for your service and conviction. leroy

Ishel:_____________ We reload the 124 grain hornady XTP(...available from midway...) with 13.5 grains of Accurate #9. Accurate and powerful load. We reload "plinking loads" with Rainier (...midway...) 124 grain TCFP plated bullets with 12.0 grains of Accurate #9. Good accuracy, milder recoil. Pay attention to sizing on these and make sure the overall length is good per your reloading manual. Hope this helps. leroy

Ishel:______________ I've carried a Glock 33 for a good while. It is extremely accurate and reliable. We are handloaders and it will do about 1275 fps with my jhp realoads. Recoil is snappy; but is easily manageable; even when using the flat base mags (..no pierce grip extensions...) holding with two fingers. I'm a great fan of the glock 33. Highly recommend it. Havin said all that; if i owned a Sig P239, i wouldnt trade if for a glock. They are variations on the same theme. The glock weighs about 20 ounces. I dont know what the sig weighs. You can pocket carry the glock in a hip pocket holster or carry it in the front pocket if your pockets are big enough. Hope this helps. leroy

Interesting read. I predict nothing will come from this. The school system and sevier county cant have employees sayin they are genuinely "afraid". This one will be interesting to watch. Thanks for posting it. leroy

I vote for "revisionist history". Remember that today, anyone who believes in what this country was founded on is considered a "Right Wing Extremist" by the big media and hollywood crowd. I'm old enought to well remember all this stuff (...wuz 17 years old...). The real interestin thing about this is the speed at which it went away from an investigatory perspective. There are those who believe that JFK won the election with the help of organized crime. His dad (...Joseph Kennedy...) was a big time prohabitionist bootlegger. That's how the Kennedy clan made their vast fortune. RFK sandpapered Hoover and vowed to go after organized crime. There are those (...me included...) who believe JFK and RFK were caused to assume room temperature because of this doublecross. That's a long way from "right wing extremism". Check around a bit and note just how fast the "Warren Commission" came to a recommendation on this and closed it out. The truth was never told about this because of the organized crime tie; or the possible tie to Castro. I think the dirty nose guys either hired Lee Harvey Oswald (...a commie, by the way...) or Fidel Castro hired him. The result is the same. If the dirty nose guys hired him, there was an organized crime connection that couldn't be made public. If Fidel hired him, the deal on the Cuban Missile Crisis deal would be breached (...we promised the Ruskies we wouldnt invade Cuba...). We couldnt afford to go back on our deal with the Ruskies and take reprisal on Cuba. suspicious leroy

Somethin tells me that the recent Supreme Court Second Amendment case spoke to this issue. Seems like they said something to the effect that ya cant pass legislation (...or bureaucratic rules...) whose clear goal is the elimination of the Second Amendment as an individual right. As i remember; specifically banning ammunition is one of the things discussed. That means that neither bureaucrat (...by decree...) or legislator (...by law...) can ban all kinds of ammunition with the goal of disarming the law abiding populace. leroy

Mike:______________ We are seeing the great Nobama whitehouse seeing just how far, how stupid, and how overbearing and autocratic they can be. I think that the autocratic socialist idealism has taken over this whole bunch. They see themselves as above the law. They think they rule by decree, just like a despot (...which they are at heart...). I see all this as a blessing. Lots of otherwise reasonable folks are finally seeing what people like Nobama and lots of other polititians and bureaucrats are really about. I also believe that the real strategists in his cabinet are trying to find out just how far they can go without their hand being called by congress or the courts as well. I aint sure that Nobama is real afraid of the McConnell or Bohner congressionalites either. My guess is that he thinks that McConnell and Bohner either wont try to call his hand; my guess is that his calculation is that they are political cowards (...and i happen to think he is right on that...). I believe that he (...and others...) thinks that they will wait until after the 2012 elections to fix anything they dont like. As AR and others have said many times, elections have consequences. The biggest consequence of the last couple or three of them is less and less liberty. We are gettin a good look at what the future holds if we dont throw these socialist traitors out this fall (...Demorats and some republicans as well...). The good news is more and more people that usually dont pay attention to politics are being offended by this high-handed overbearing usurping of our rights and liberties. Let's hope and pray that they keep on doin what they are doin. Remember, there is an election this fall. Vote early and often. leroy

I like it!! leroy

Lester and others are pretty much on target, it think. This is just more spin and propoganda to take attention away from a "real problem". The FBI is just like every other arm of government; they are headed at the top by poilitical operatives and operative wannabees. I wonder why they aint watchin the border where some hostile operatives might be packin a suitcase nuke? leroy

They are, indeed, great folks. Excellent gunsmiths, machinists, armorers, and all-round good folks. leroy

Check out D. M Bullard Co. .. Especially their "in stock" list. Gun Leather, Concealment and Cowboy holsters, Azle, TX. Good luck. leroy

marc:____________ There are some very nice places to live around knoxville toward the mountains or upper east tennessee. The country is beautiful and the folks are great. The mountains or lakes are no more than 45 minutes away in any direction south or northeast of knoxville. As others have said, there are some problems with knoxville. There is a burgening crime problem that is spreading west and north from the center of downtown; it is the problem of drugs and plenty of thugs; some pretty mean. Campbell county is right up the road from knox county about 30 or so miles; and it used to be (....and probably still is....) the methamphedimine production capital of tennessee. Its poor and lots of folks make the dammed stuff just like the old time moonshiners used to make whiskey. You also have the usual dip-willies around the UT scene here. The politics is pretty ratty in the city right now, with lots of in-fighting; but the republicans west of UT always win. Havin said that, the best place in knoxville to live (...inside the city....) is just west of UT out Kingston Pike (...where the traditional movers and shakers live...), or deep west in a corridor loosely bounded by Kingston pike and the Tennessee River. The county (...Knox County...) is in reasonable shape politically, with the adults in full control. The problem is crime is creeping both west and north in the county; mainly due to drugs. There are more home invasions than i think should be in the north. It's important to remember that everything east of the Tennessee River is pretty much repbulican territory and the further ya go away from knoxville, the more sane things become (...with the possible exception of the oak ridge city area....). The downtown of knoxville is dying and knoxville is being kept barely alive by UT and the Oak Ridge operations. Depending on what your business is and how far ya want to commute, there are some great places around knoxville; in Anderson County (...north....), Blount County (...south...) Jefferson, Hamblen, and Green Counties (...east and northeast...). Tennessee has no state income tax; but a 9+% sales tax. I would say that, all in all, Tennessee is a better deal than Asheville for the reasons others have mentioned. Asheville has some tree hugging and hippie tendenciees; ergo the "eglectic" monaker. There are plenty of doofuses to go around in that area. Hope this gives a bit more insight into the territories. Good luck with the move. leroy