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Just had a funny feeling that one came from personal experience. (I hope not, but just wondering...)

Not that we'll solve your problems through the computer, but I had a few questions. What model handguns and what caliber(s) are you shooting? While you can learn to shoot any gun accurately, depending on what you're shooting, this may not be working in your favor. IMHO proper trigger control is the key to being accurate. There are some good articles out there to give you some pointers to give you a good foundation. Do you do any dry fire practice? (Just don't dry fire a .22) This will help you with smoothing out your finger pull and gun's action at the same time. Edit: Dang, you guys are all over this one. I must type too slow. Hat was the only one that had replied when I started. LOL

+1 Charlie's place is more suited to shooting long guns The pistol pit can get backed up at times due to the limited space.

Thanks for info guys.

Hey guys I've been trying to get 100% conformation if the Monarch brand 7.62x39mm ammo sold by Academy Sports is corrosive or not. It is made in Russia at the Barnaul plant from what I can tell. There is no info on the box either way. Most of the internet searching I've done seems to say that it's non-corrosive but I've seen some info that said it was. I sent Academy an email about a week ago with the question. They didn't know but would check. No info back yet and I doubt if I ever will. Anybody know for sure?

RCBS rockchucker if you think a single stage press will work for you. They're really not that slow is you plan ahead and stage your batches to keep from doing extra die changes. Been using for for about 20 years myself.

Not sure if this would be of interest since you mentioned marksmanship. There are several shoots scheduled in TN. I personally haven't gone to one but I've heard some good comments. The Appleseed Project

IMO a bolt action is more accurate because they can make the chamber tighter and to closer tolerances since they don't have to worry about feeding and ejection reliability. Also, just wondering if the fact they don't have to use a gas system to cycle the action has anything to do with it also? But like logicprevails said, in the real world I don't think it makes enough difference to matter at the typical deer hunting distances. Keep shooting what you got and tell them to shut up. Especially if you end up making more kills.

Yea, me too.

Yea, I've been thinking the same thing after I read the article in S&W's 2009 catalog on the M&P15R. Sounds like a winner. The only thing I was worried about was I thought I heard some talk about trying to ban imported russian ammo. Not sure if this is true. I know that everybody's always trying to ban something.

I watched closely and I think I do see it but it's very faint. I clearly see him hit the mag release most of the time but there is a time or two that I don't see him hit it from what I can tell. I know he has to but it just doesn't appear that way.

Yea I watched that online yesterday. Unless I missed it after watching it twice, the reporter never mentioned that the permit holder wasn't allowed to drink while carrying. To me that's a big difference to the way the story was reported.

I add about a 1/2 to 3/4 of a cap about every 2nd tumbling session. That seems to be enough for me. It gets the brass nice and shiny.

I think you answered your own question since you said you're uncomfortable with the practice. I agree and don't let others outside my immediate family shoot my reloads. I do feel good enough about my reloads to have my family shoot them. I just know if something ever went wrong, I won't get sued since there would be no gain by doing so.

My Lyman 1200 stays put and doesn't walk. Just wondering if their design is a little better in transfering more of the vibration to the bowl and not the base. Either that or the rubber feet have more grip. I tumble before I resize since I use carbide dies and don't use lube. From what I've heard that helps cut down on potential scratching of the die. I do add some of the orange bottle auto polish as well. I haven't tried the dryer sheet idea yet. I tumble between 3 - 4 hours depending on how many cases are in the tumbler.

I did some digging and tracked down the list of the councilman/lady that voted for the Opt Out bill BL2009-489 on the second reading. The vote was 20-14 for the opt out. The third and final reading is on Tuesday 18th. I have urged all the council that weren't present for Public Safety Forum that was held on July 30th to watch the recording of the meeting. I think it's the best way to help them become informed. If your councilman/lady is on the list below please contact them and ask them to watch the recording before voting. If they are not on the list they are on our side. Barry Tygard Steine Maynard - sponsor - not a chance to change his mind Matthews Hunt Murry - present at the meeting Jameson Ryman Stanley Page Moore LaLonde Holleman McGuire Adkins Wilhoite Toler Coleman - present at the meeting Todd Additionally the following were absent or abstained Langster Cole Jernigan Gilmore Evans Mitchell

Click on the CHMR link for details.

Don't do anything with Owl Hollow Gun Club, it is not active from what I know. The land owner runs the range now. There is a contact number for Charlie at the bottom in the web link. He is a super guy. I first went there for the Mid TN TGO meet and shoot last month and joined a week later.

Not near you but have you tried the outdoor range at Owl Hollow in Spring Hill? Note: you need to be a member or a guest of a member. The membership is only $40/year for you/spouse/minor kids. Bad thing it runs the calendar year so you have to figure up how much you would go the remainder of this year. CHMR

Yea...that's got to be worth a gun or two at least.

Now that's some anger.

Okay, here is my report on the GSG AK47. Several asked for me to post my thoughts so here they are. Info taken from GSG: The GSG AK-47 in cal. .22lr is a product of German Sport Guns (GSG), with its location in Ense-Höingen / Germany. The GSG AK-47 was designed and constructed by a team which use 3D Cadcam Technology. The industrial production is located also in Ense-Höingen /Germany. We are proud to mark our product with "Made in Germany". GSG is proud to be the only licensee worldwide of Mr. Kalashnikov for Real Firearms. During the Winter 2007 Michail Timofejewitsch Kalashnikov visited GSG in Germany in order to find out that his licensed product will be used only for civilian purpose. GSG developed the Kalashnikov in Caliber .22 for sporting purpose for civilian use only. Gun enthusiasts can shoot on targets, use just for fun for plinking, use for small game hunting or for practical shooting like IPSC-Shooting. Rifle specs Overall length 36.5†Overall height 8.14†Overall width 2.78†Barrel length 17.72†Rifling length 15.98†Number of grooves 6 Weight w/empty mag 7.36 lbs Trigger pull 5.6 lbs Overall impression: The model I bought was the wood stock version. Originally I planned to buy the GSG-5 but liked the feel and look of the AK much more. The fit and feel of the rifle is very nice. I read somewhere the stocks are made out of birch from Italy so it’s not the normal looking Romanian “2x4†wood. The rifle is made of a combination of metal, plastic, and wood. The attention to detail is true to the AR look. Although the GSG version is a .22 LR, the fit and finish is higher than you normally see in a centerfire AK. That is not to say that the reliability is on the same level as the legendary centerfire AK’s. The only things that clue people in that it is not a true AK, is the opening on the magazine and the lack of noise. The magazine is marked on the side to show the number of rounds in the magazine. Mine was the 24 round version. At the range: The rifle is a blast to shoot. The best thing about the gun is knowing you can shoot a 500 bulk pack and be out less than $25. Note: You must shoot HV rounds for it to cycle properly according to the manual. It handles well and the iron sights are adequate out to about fifty yards but that’s about it if you want tight groups. You will need optics past that point unless the target area is large due to the sight size to target ratio. The rear sight can be adjusted for elevation as can the front. There is no adjustment for windage. Range day #1 I ran 288 rounds of Winchester xPert HVand experienced about 7 rounds that failed to clear the bolt before it tried to close again. The bolt also failed to lock open on an empty mag 2 times. I also had about 3 failure to feeds. That was the only ammo I had with me that day. Range day #2 I took several types of bulk packs this time around. Remington Golden bullet – brass coated - shot 96 rounds – 2 failure to clear the bolt Winchester Dynapoint Target – copper coated – shot 226 rounds – 2 failure to clear the bolt Winchester Wildcat – uncoated lead – shot 48 rounds – 3 failure to clear the bolt Winchester XPert – uncoated – same ammo as before to give it another chance. – shot 24 rounds – 2 failure to clear the bolt The rifle likes the Winchester Dynapoint Target the best of what I have tried so far as reliability and accuracy. I got those at Dick’s for about $22/500. The Remington Golden bullet is not far behind. The rifle does NOT like the Wildcats and XPert. I’ll end up shooting those in my revolver just to use them up. I think the rifle has the capability of being more accurate a shot than me. Regardless, I have attached a few target pictures for reference. I think it will take a few trips to get use to the gun and continue to work with different types of ammo. Optics would really help. See the picture to explain my term “failure to clear the bolt†The trigger is not crisp like a hunting rifle by any means but it’s not terrible IMO. Break down of the rifle is easy to accomplish with the supplied tool kit. The trigger group comes out as one assembly as does the action. See the pictures. The rear wood stock does not have a sling mount. There is one sling mount in front of the fore grip but it doesn’t seem strong enough to hook a sling to even if the rear stock had a mount. The synthetic version does have both sling mounts. Summary: Overall I am happy with the rifle so far. Only time will tell about the reliability since this just came out. As time goes by I’m sure there will be some official reviews on the gun. So if you are looking for a tacticool .22 plinker, check this one out. If you happen to see me at Owl Hollow shooting the thing, be sure to say hey and run a few down the barrel.

See a quick summary on the meeting here: http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/handgun-carry-self-defense/24951-metro-council-public-hearing-7-30-09-a.html As an update: On the second reading last night they voted 20 to 14 to opt out. There is one more reading on the 18th from what I heard. If it passes on the third reading then it's approved. I'm trying to get a list of how each member voted. If and when I get it I'll post.

Sounds like the best thing since JHP's.