Darrell

The price of diesel is skyrocketing again, which drives the price of everything you buy at any store. I read that the reserves of diesel are dangerously low right now, too. Yesterday I passed a station posting a price of $5.30 a gallon. Scary stuff!

H110 is available on the Hodgdon website, and in the 8# jug at Powder Valley.

I'm pretty new to Tennessee, so not really a Vol's fan, but I'm very pleased that they beat Alabama. It's nice to see the home-town team beat Bama!

Pretty smart though, he's staying nocturnal.

What really irks me about this conversation is that the rules are, as GreyFox54 put it, "fuzzy". I think that the vast majority of gun owners want to stay 100% within the law, but if the law and rules aren't clear it becomes easy to inadvertently find oneself on the wrong side of the question. The feds know that 80% kits are available and popular, and they would be doing all of us a favor if they'd just clearly and simply state the rules. And maybe monkeys will fly out their butts, too.

Check this for yourself, I'm no attorney, but as I understand it a SN is only required if an FFL buys or sells the gun. An individual is NOT allowed to build an 80% frame with the intent to sell it, but it's still legal to sell it, say if the original builder has had it for some length of time and no longer wants it. For an individual selling face to face in Tennessee, no background check is required, no paperwork is required, and therefore the gun need not be serialized. Most of the suppliers of 80% frames / lowers have information on their websites. Here's one website that addresses the issue: https://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/resources/can-i-sell-or-give-my-homemade-gun-another-person.htm#:~:text=There is no federal regulation,intent of the firearm's maker. Be aware, of course, that rules and laws change pretty rapidly, and there is a lot of push to totally ban homemade firearms. Do your due dilegence! The information on at least one 80% seller's website advises AGAINST ever selling a firearm you build yourself.

For some reason I don't have a rifle chambered in .243. (Well, I do have an RPR in 6mm Creedmore, which I like a LOT.) I see that Rural King sells a Savage Axis combo, with a scope, for a touch under $400. For that price it might be worth buying one just to see what I think of the cartridge. What are your experiences with the Savage Axis rifles. The RK version doesn't have the accutrigger, but I think that's okay.

I'd love to have that rifle, but money has been flying out of my hands the past couple of months. Darn it! I have a few Ruger #1's, and think they're fantastic rifles. Good luck, man!

Sold Bushnell Sentry spotting scope in a hard case. This is a "starter" scope, I guess. It works as-advertised, but there isn't a lot of eye relief and it needs a steady tripod to be effective. $50 or I'll take an equivalent amount of 22 mag ammo, 6mm Creedmore bullets, several other caliber bullets, powder, etc. Located in Crab Orchard.

Before I moved here three years ago, I lived in WA. I shared a property line with the Simpson Timber company, and there were thousands and thousands of wooded acres I could access just by riding through my gate. There were some pretty good logging roads out there for transiting from one section to another, and lots of old, almost gone logging and skidder roads. I had a Kawasaki KDX-220 two-stroke that was perfect for me out there. Light enough to toss around, powerful enough to haul my big butt up the hills, and still pretty quick. Most times I'd set out to "trail ride", since my beard has been white for quite some time, but usually within ten minutes or so I'd be sliding both wheels through the turns. I almost always rode by myself, which could have been a problem if I'd crashed hard, but I managed to survive it. Now I stick with riding a trials bike on my property, or one of my street bikes on the pavement. I DO miss those woods, though.

I believe, but am not certain, that the major gasoline companies dictate the prices at the various stations. I believe I read that years ago. In other words, your local Shell station / convenience store doesn't set its own prices. I image that some of the independent stations get to, though.

I'm generally not a fan of Hondas, but that's one I might like to own.

I'm curious to hear your impressions of the electric bike. So far the magazines seem pretty sold on electrics, but then there are usually full-page ads next to the review. I'm sticking with ICE, but I know that eventually electric is going to be the primary choice for most folks. Like to get on my bad motorscooter and ride, so the 125-150 mile range of an electric isn't gonna float my boat, but for a local commute.... maybe.

I picked up a new-to-me bike this afternoon. Drove 4-hrs each way to stinking Atlanta for a 2014 BMW S1000RR. The amazing thing is that this bike has only 340 miles on it! That's good and bad. Good as I know it's never been thrashed and the paint is perfect. Bad in that it has the original oil and fluids in it. Oil change coming as soon as I can get a filter, and then I'll flush the other fluids soon. Sold my two Ducati Superbikes, so the Beemer is more a less a trade for those two. I'm really jazzed to get the thing out on the road!

Dang! I'd take that jug of Trailboss if you were two hours nearer to me.

Take a look here: https://www.80percentarms.com/blog/atf-final-ruling-2021r05f-complete-breakdown/ It is from a manufacturer of 80% lowers, and I think it's probably quite accurate.

I really enjoy my BP firearms. Did you get any BP and percussion caps with them? If so, consider giving it a shot. (pun intended) As others have mentioned, cleaning them is a CHORE, but it's worth it to me. Nothing like pulling the trigger on a damp morning and being unable to see through the smoke for a second or two. The surface rust you mentioned could be a concern. Again as others have mentioned, they're hard to clean and with surface rust the bores could be in bad shape. Run a solvent-dampened patch down the bore, then follow up with a few dry patches to see if the bores are clean and not-rusted. You can probably unscrew the breech plug from the Knight pretty easily to see what you have.

I read somewhere that Muhammed Ali said that Shavers punched harder than anyone else he ever fought. RIP.

I use my single stage press far more than my progressive. I like being in full control of every step, and I enjoy reloading for its own sake. If I want to load a lot of handgun ammo I'll go to the progressive, but for 100 rounds or so the single stage is fine. For rifle ammo I always use single stage.

I recently purchased the same model shotgun from a different TGO member, and I'm really pleased with it. It seems to have high quality for its price point, and mine feeds and functions perfectly.

Wow, that's a darned good price! GLWS, I expect that will be gone quickly.

An old man accidentally crashed his car into a very expensive automobile. The owner of the expensive automobile jumps out and confronts the old man and says “Give me $10,000 cash or I will beat you to a pulp!” The old man replies, “Woah, wait buddy, I don’t have that much money but let me call my son, he trains dolphins.” The old man dials his son and as he is about to speak, the owner of the expensive car yanks the phone out of his hand and says “So you train dolphins, well your old man just hit and damaged my car, you bring me $10,000 or I’m gonna beat the heck outta him!” The son answers “Okay, give me 15 minutes and I’ll be there.” In exactly 15 minutes the son pulls up in a jeep, ten men jump out and beat the hell out of the expensive car owner. Meanwhile the son walks over to his father and says “Dad I train Navy Seals not dolphins"

As it turns out, it's not legal for deer. I checked the regs last night and a muzzleloader must be at least 36 caliber. Darn it! I'm sure that a well-placed 32 cal ball will do the trick, and I know thousands of deer were taken with squirrel guns in the past. I guess I'll use my percussion 50 instead. Break out that CVA!