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On 11/15/2021 at 12:18 PM, derf said:
Goner has just picked up a marlin 357 lever action and no one suggested a single action. Ruger single actions can be found. Go ahead and get the single action 357, marlin 357 lever action and some deer skin leather drawers!
This is good. one of the local shops here has Taylor & Co in stock with both plow handle and birdshead grips. A nice SA in 357 would be a great trial gun and perfect companion to a 357 lever gun.
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9 hours ago, monkeylizard said:
Sure you can. It's standard procedure for dictators. Make people forget or never be taught what happened, and it's like it never happened. Ask anyone in China under the age of 35 what happened in Tiananmen Square in 1989 and they won't have a clue. The ChiComms didn't even have to remove a monument, just put a gag order on anyone talking about it and the next generation never knew a thing.
8 hours ago, Grayfox54 said:No, but you can by changing textbooks, class instruction and basically never mentioning it to school kids. All part of the dumbing down of America.
All this woke crap is getting out of hand. If history disturbs you, makes you mad or even frightens you, that's a good thing. Learn from it an don't make the same mistakes again.
but the truth is still there.history is as it was. it may only live in whispers and legends or buried with those who were there but it is still THE history. if we erase the truth from our sight we are subject to repeat the same mistakes. but history cannot be erased
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I also read today that a statue if Robert E. Lee was taken down and will be melted down to be used in "art". was it not already art?
one cannot erase history by destroying monuments.
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Love the M14! the AR ain't bad either!
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I can see the benefit of synthetics for some, especially in a defensive/battle rifle or for hunting where you would need to pack the rifle on foot for long distance. For my preference in a fine rifle, glass bedding the receiver and free floating the barrel in a quality piece of wood is preferable. All who contribute the what and why of each option are appreciated, please continue even if you feel it is only minor or only your opinion. Even "because everyone else does" is not a wrong answer this time.
I originally asked for extreme weather purposes and that has been well answered. but what would you choose for your rifle and why is also a valid question considering the reason I asked.
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I agree with Chucktshoes. we always need good people with common sense in government. If you have the time and inclination you have my support. That may or may not be a good thing depending on who you ask though.
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you're having too much fun Chuck!
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8 hours ago, Grayfox54 said:
This right here. ^^^^^^ Components are very hard to get right now and what is out there is priced outrageously. You'd be better off buying factory ammo.
I half agree. loaded ammo may be cheaper and easier to get right now but if you can get components and learn to load it would be helpful if the supply of loaded ammo dries up again. I can't get 30-30 ammo or large rifle primers reasonable at present so my 30-30 sits in the rack being lonely. but I CAN get LRP so it is possible.
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3 hours ago, gregintenn said:
https://www.maconcountychronicle.com/news/1159-wheel-tax-to-increase-meeks-resigns
I found out what not to do. You don't write a warrant for a woman breaking into her own house. You'll probably remember Ralph. He was the game warden when we were kids.
I vaguely remember Meeks. I can relate to being arrested for breaking into your own house too. In Macon Co. at that. Being taken into booking is another tale that would get a sympathetic deputy fired. I will only say there was only one person in the jail that night who was armed.
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2 hours ago, gregintenn said:
No sir. The only qualification here is a high school diploma. They will train.
be a way for me to justify moving back up there but I'm sure that having a hang em all and let God sort em out attitude would disqualify me
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are you that bored already? that didn't take long.
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1 minute ago, gregintenn said:
If you can produce a plastic stock at half the cost of a wood stock, you don’t advertise it as cheaper; you advertise it as “new and improved”. Weather resistant if you will. It’s just good marketing.
that is the way I look at it. synthetics allow you a lower level of maintenance and less concentration on not dinging a stock in the field. I think proper prep and care with a fine wood stock would yield similar results.
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5 hours ago, deadeye111 said:
I glass bedded my wood stock bolt rifles with Accu-glas gel and freefloated the barrel.
I remember seeing articles on glass bedding actions and free floating barrels back in the day. Not being a long range rifle user I ignored them. My mistake in the long run. Always amazed me that a wooden stock could move a steel barrel enough to affect accuracy.
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I don't hunt at present. Just curious about the differences and fixes. I'm a handgunner and have very few rifles right now. Greg brought up another question. Why is walnut the most prevalent wood? I know it has to do with grain and density but why?
All of this is just to gauge what one would use for both specific conditions and widest variance. I never expext to be an expert but I want to know why since my first inclination when synthetics started coming out was cost.
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the chosen action type also has to be considered. one would not like a complete titanium 300 mag bolt action though a properly buffered AR in 458 would be tolerable. I am sure carbon fiber would have issues with heat in a high round count session. so we have to compromise on the differing materials. what is running through my mind is with a stainless action and a composite stock. how do you compensate if you are in extreme weather? if carbon fiber shrinks with increased temp and steel swells, how far off are the thermal expansion rates? think about taking a Texas hog rifle to hunt doll sheep in Alaska.
Throw in that the current focus of my firearm lust is a SS Marlin guide gun that came with laminated wood. How does laminate fair with changing temp and humidity. (not that furniture would change a lever gun like it would a solid full stocked rifle)
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2 hours ago, bersaguy said:
I didn't go disabled from the work. I went disable from being pinned between a runaway pickup truck and a brick wall. I died 3 times in the ambulance and woke up in St. Thomas hospital 27 days later from a drug induced coma. All I remember was some screaming to look out and then I woke up in the hospital. I was at work when I got hit. I was told by doctors what they had to do to keep me alive which was remove my spleen that was ruptured, remove 3 broken ribs from my left lung and pin them back were they belonged and then put me in the coma to start the healing process or die. I was in ICU for 47 days all together before being moved to a room and then they began working on the broken bones. They said they wanted to make sure I was going to survive before fixing the bones. They had to rebreak several that had already began healing. The orthopedic doctor said that 66% of the bones in my body were broke or fractured. The fractures would heal on their own but the broken ones would need to be repaired which was my left leg broke in 3 places and and left arm broke in 2. The surgeons that worked on me told me that my entire abdomen had experienced a very traumatic impact and would never be as strong as it was before getting hit. I got hit on April 17, 1978 and got to leave the hospital in December after my last of 4 surgeries to fix things showing up while I was in the hospital.
The Orthopedic doctor told me that by age 50 I would begin the develop Arthritis and he missed in by 10 years as it began to show at age 60. I was able to return to work in March of 79 and during the next 20 years I had to undergo 4 abdominal hernia repairs with the last one ending my working career. The doctor that did the last one told me if I got another one it would put me in bed for life. I went fishing.....LOL. I had to give that up about 3 years ago because most of my body has some type of Arthritic issue with my hands and legs being the worst.
I wan't hit by a truck but I can sympathize with your issues. I have an alien baby now just below and left of my sternum, pins and screws in my neck, two hernia repairs previously. THAT'S why I work at a desk!
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I was looking at the classifieds and noticed an "EXTREME WEATHER" model 70. It brought a few questions to mind regarding stock materials as I prefer the aesthetics of wood.
Would the weather, ie cold, snow, rain, affect wood, fiberglass or other synthetics more or less fro each? When a rifle is bedded is the inside finished and sealed to keep moisture out? not something I would expect to need, just general curiosity. What say ye experienced riflemen?
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On 11/29/2021 at 7:53 PM, RED333 said:
Wolf brass case 223 for $0.66 a round, not OK.
no 30-30, only Wolf in 300 BO. .22 is high compared to Sportsmans warehouse and Acadamy. Local shop doesn't have any calibers I need on shelf except 22 though.
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On 11/30/2021 at 1:10 PM, bersaguy said:
I was an ASE Certified Auto Technician for 35 years before going 100% disabled. That was just a fancy name for a professional Auto mechanic / Grease monkey. Took up the hobby of making fishing baits for people and sold that to Chuckshoes and don't know how he is doing with it. I hope fine!!! Now I just piddle around staying out of trouble.....LOL
I did that bit. Most guys wear their back out before they retire. congrats on making 35 years.
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what does the heat shield fit?
if BJB doesn't take it I'm also interested in the shoulder rig.
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14 minutes ago, E4 No More said:
I work from home selling computer networking components to major businesses for the major computer company that rhymes with hell. My job has its stressors, but it's better than other jobs that I have worked. I will probably have to work here until I'm 72 thanks to the economy tanking under Obama.
Glad you have a plan, I'll retire when they pry my mouse out of my cold dead hand LOL
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3 hours ago, E4 No More said:
The Bandaids are a great touch.
Garand thumb is a real thing
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I read and learn. Don't shoot 257 but the knowledge will translate. TGO people are great!
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On 9/30/2021 at 5:28 AM, RED333 said:
Glad you got it figured out. Be sure to post a range report.
with over 120 rounds down the pipe and zero malfunctions she's good now. hits a bit left and I forgot screwdriver to adjust sights.
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I haven't been into Memphis in many years. Not because of crime, just haven't been. There are good people there just as everywhere. I am sure they are overwhelmed by the bad right now as we all have been lately. Our fellow TN citizens should all have our full support, well, the above mentioned good ones. We should all push our elected representatives and assist law enforcement to take out the trash. If we don't?