DaveTN

Control of TheHighRoad.org has been stolen from its owner; I wouldn’t post there. TheHighRoad.us is now the forum. I am curious why Oleg didn’t pursue a criminal complaint instead of a civil one.

This has to be his fourth or fifth shooting.

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Well at least that what it sounds like. I guess one of the fireworks places is burning over on South Church Street.

When faced with that dilemma I went to Anniston and bought a Garand and a 1903. (I went back later and got the M1 Carbine.) I thought I better get them while I still can. The next time I bought a DPMS panther .308AP4. I wanted an AR, but didn’t want a .223. The next time I bought a Remington 700 VLS and a Leupold scope. I wanted a long distance .308. rifle. I have no idea what the next time will be.

If it’s just as fast, do whatever is comfortable and works for you. However you train is probably how you will react under stress. The chances of needing more than 12 rounds in a shooting are slimmer than winning powerball; and if you do need them you are probably hosed anyway.

This is an excellent point that many don’t think about. I have to laugh every time I see “I would rather be tried by twelve than carried by six.†Sounds pretty macho huh? It’s silly and shows a total lack of knowledge of the law. I don’t want to be tried by a jury in criminal court; depending on where you live the conviction rates are up around 70-80%. I also don’t want to be tried in a civil court. Losing everything you have does not help protect your family. The days of killing someone to protect property are over in most states. The Castle Doctrine laws of today are not to give you the right to kill to protect your home, but are intended to remove the burden of proving that you were in fear of your life, from an intruder, while in your home. I can buy a new house, I can buy a new car, and also they are both covered by insurance. I will not put my freedom or my family’s future in jeopardy merely to protect property. I have firearms to protect lives.

When you hear a noise in the night and walk into your living room to find a thug pointing a handgun at you; how far do these state laws say you need to retreat? My guess is they don’t. I am not a lawyer and never played one on TV, but I would bet money that “The immediate danger of death or great bodily harm†trumps duty to retreat in all 50 states. “Duty to retreat†was brought into play by criminal coddling liberals that believe you don’t get to murder some poor misguided thug because he breaks into your home. But even those liberals are willing to blow his azz away if he is an immediate threat.

I think my own personal justification will work no matter what state I am in; but I want to be sure. What state has a duty to retreat when faced with immediate danger of death or great bodily harm? That statement, by its very nature implies that you do not have time to retreat, and has nothing to do with castle law. Castle law comes into play when you want to shoot people in your home and you don’t want to have to justify the shoot; by their mere presence they are assumed to be an immediate threat.

ATA-6 will work, but SATA will not.

Can I convert my 401K in Etrade to S&W stock without taking the tax hit?

I agree. I also think the attorneys for BP would be going nuts if they knew employees were having people handling and clearing loaded weapons in the store.

Good. Because I was worried the headlines may be… HCP holder goes berserk and starts shooting clowns.

If a “reasonable person†(that means a jury) believes that they are in danger of immediate death or great bodily harm, they are justified in the use of deadly force. That works in all 50 states as far as I know. Shooting someone because they are on your property or stealing your property probably will land you in court. Most reasonable people will agree that meeting an intruder in your home satisfies “danger of immediate death or great bodily harmâ€. Shooting a 15 year old neighborhood kid in the back that is trying to escape does not. Tennessee has no law that protects you from a lawsuit. Tennessee has a law that allows for a judgment against someone that sues you when you were justified. A judgment will not help you get back the money you are going to have to spend if the dirt bag that sues you has no ability to pay. As someone that has responded to these incidents I have said this before and I will say it again…. You need to have a plan in case you have to use deadly force. Whether or not you go to trial could be determined in the minutes or hours following a shooting. If you are justified you need to cooperate with investigators when they arrive. If you are going to invoke your right to speak to an attorney prior to making a statement; you need to be able to make contact right then. Not the next day when he gets to the office. Your first call should immediately be to 911. The second call should be to an attorney if you are going to use one.

Do you have a local source with decent pricing for any of those? I want to try a bunch of .40 and .45ACP in a couple of weapons to see how they feed. But buying Hydra-Shoks in 20 round boxes gets pretty expensive. (Murfreesboro/Nashville)

Collector guns may hold their value, but used everyday carry guns and others will drop. As you can see the higher priced used guns are not selling well, while the “deals†are snatched up as soon as they are posted. When people need money; they need it. They don’t have time to wait for the right buyer. With 401K’s and investments crashing “toys†will be the first to go.

I bought my new drive (and a bunch of other stuff) for my Toshiba laptop from Newegg. I have been very pleased with them. They ship fast and have the best prices I have found. It looks like you can get a 120GB ATA drive for around 70 bucks or less. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010150380+1035907889&Configurator=&Subcategory=380&description=&Ntk=&SpeTabStoreType=&srchInDesc=

Okay we’ll get together later. I have to shoot somewhere this weekend because I have a new M&P I want to carry and I haven’t shot it yet. Some of you guys with Garands or 03’s may be interested to know that CMP now has finished Black Walnut Stock sets. I didn’t want to refinish my original so I bought a Wenig stock. I don’t know who is making these for CMP but most people that have them say the fit and finish is excellent.

Glen, I just got 500 rounds of 30 carbine and 500 rounds of Lake City 30/06. I’m thinking about going shooting tomorrow.

The Brits put the locks on. I thought that when the Americans were back in control they would come off. But I'm still waiting If you want to separate fact from fiction there is a thread on this at the S&W forum. It is 25 pages long and has 361 posts right now.

I think you are absolutely right. No lying to the cops, invoking the 5th or anything. No immediate access, no physical control.

Yes, they aren’t even close to being in the same league. (Rimfire Vs. Centerfire) Yes. Long distance shooting is half the shooter and half the equipment. .22LR allows you trigger time to train yourself. It makes no difference if the target is 50 yards or 100; you are looking for consistency. Take that training or consistency and add it to a quality long distance rifle and you are good to go. That’s why many of us do it. I bought a .22LR Smith & Wesson revolver for that reason. It’s the same size and weight as a real gun but the cost of shooting is insignificant compared to .357Mag or .45ACP.

Extra over what? What are you going to use this scope for and on what? An M2 is 1/2 MOA adjustment, an M1 is 1/4 MOA, and the M3 is 1 MOA elevation and 1/2 MOA windage. Leupold Mark 4 Long Range Tactical M2 Rifle Scope 30mm Tube 3.5-10x 40mm Illuminated TMR Reticle Dark Earth (Leupold # 62150) Check out MidwayUSA. If you have a C&R that scope is $1164, if you don’t it’s $1400. In the $750 price range there are some pretty nice Leupold scopes you can pick up new. Just depends on the application.

This is from the manual. If you don’t have one, you can download it here… http://www.marlinfirearms.com/CustomerSupport/manuals.asp

I don’t know; I’m asking a question. I can’t believe that the law would require you to show your permit on demand of a LEO, but would allow you to stand silent on where the weapon is. That would create a danger to the Officer. We need to know that. We need to see it written in the form of a law, AG opinion, or case law. Don’t we? We are HCP holders. Unlike ordinary citizens we live at the foot of the cross and don’t commit crimes. (I don’t know if that is true, but I’ve read it here many times ) And we especially don’t lie to cops on a traffic stop about whether or not there are guns in our vehicles.