Darrell

I'm not sure I understand your complaint. The tax laws say you have to declare income, so eBay is just following the laws. I expect that Gun Broker will have to do the same thing. I don't love paying sales tax on internet purchases, but that's the law.

Suzuki has a pretty good dual-sport in the DRZ400. It's a good mix between dirt bike and street bike. There are big adventure bikes, too, but probably not for a beginner.

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No, It's possible, but unlikely. People snap those up pretty quickly, so unless you happen to find one that belongs to a friend of a friend.....

You can't go wrong with any Japanese motorcycle. They know what they're doing, parts are readily available, and there will always be a resale market. I sold a KDX-220 (a two-stroke) a while back, and I know the buyer is going to have a great time with it, just as I did. The problem with two-strokes is pollution, of course. They can be made clean-burning now, but the manufacturers have gone four-stroke, and that's that. There are electric bikes out there, too, but I won't be putting a leg over one anytime soon.

There are no dual-sport 2-stokes anymore, unless you find an OLD one on the used market. There are only a couple of two-stroke dirt-only bikes. But I still have a two-stroke street bike, an 89 Yamaha RD-350, and it's a BLAST in the twisties!

I've always been interested in the Urals. Which model do you own? I've got five bikes in the garage, from a Ducati Superbike 1098S to a Gas Gas Trials 300. But I might be able to find room for a Ural. Harder to hide from the wife than a new pistol, though.

JFK speaking informally to a crowd. Note the kid with the toy gun just to the right of JFK in the pic. I think security was a bit less extreme then, Looks like he kid has the muzzle in his mouth, too.

A friend gave me an old box of Winchester .270 ammo this morning. Check out the price tag! And also take a look at the price of a pound of powder back when. Of course I wouldn't want to work for $5.00 an hour anymore, either.

I've read it happens in New Jersey as well, and can be VERY expensive. Nothing less than harrassment.

I just did a quick Google search, and there's some information out there. Armory USA is now defunct.

I use a liberal coat of Thompson's Bore Butter. It works really well for me, and it's designed for BP firearms.

Easy outs work pretty well, but whenever I have to drill out a fastener I start with a reverse-twist drill bit. Almost all the time the fastener will back out as the bit bites. You can buy a cheap set at Harbor Freight, and those bits will work for two or three jobs before they become too dull. The PB Blaster, or Kroil, work wonders. If the nipple turned out three or four turns you might try turning it in and out again, too. Just as you do with a tap, turning it both ways might help clear any grit.

Trailboss is a pretty good all-around plinking powder and can be used in older, sound, firearms. I use it in several different cases and really like it.

Did you find your sawmill? I see one advertised on Craigslist near Gatlinburg. I know nothing at all about it except what's in the ad: https://knoxville.craigslist.org/hvo/d/gatlinburg-portable-saw-mill-woodland/7438368841.html

I may go, but not if I get busy. The only thing I "need" are primers, and I'm betting any that are there are going for premium prices. Of course there may be something there that I need without knowing it yet.

I have to wonder why they spent 18 months on this guy. Maybe they should have arrested him after the first illegal sale, or after four or five. Was he selling other guns to other people for all that time?

Isn't it odd how one man's trash is another man's treasure. I have several Rugers from a 22 Single Six to three PRP's, and I like them all.

Anyone here tech-savy enough to flood that email address? It'd be great to send 500 emails an hour for a day or two.....

You can buy a "study guide" that has every single test question in it. In fact, you could just take those practice tests several times and learn the answers by rote.

Well, at least experiences like yours help to educate the rest of us so that none fall victim to this kind of scam.

Bear in mind that you must have a license to operate on any of the ham bands. The FCC is proactive about pursuing unlicensed operators, and the fines are substantial. Having said that, getting a license isn't very hard and the code requirement was eliminated years ago. I hear very little simplex VHF ham communication around here. The majority of VHF ham communication is through repeaters, and that would require a lot of channel switching if you're driving outside a relatively small area. 73- de KC7EN