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@OLDNEWBIE thanks for posting the video link. It's all much clearer now. Dude was emptying his magazine into the air! And that is as residential as it gets...look @ all the houses in every direction. Completely ridiculous to be discharging a rifle in that area, pointing up or not. What's crazy is the cops got there after his first volley & they were assessing next steps when the guy comes back outside & lets loose again with seemingly 20 rounds in rapid procession. The wife's statement was a lie (shocker! not...) More guns & body armor in the house when they went in. Guns just laying out & there are at least two (maybe 6) kids there? Seems like a "model" father. Here's what I know about wooden fences like the one that surrounded that porch - you can see thru the gaps in the slats and as you move and see thru more slat gaps you can get an idea of what's there. Plus the cop aimed high & got the idiot in the chest. I have no issue with the actions of the cop. Reckless endangerment like we see here by the shooting home dweller is no joke. Those bullets came down somewhere. Easily could have killed other people. You want to celebrate? Buy some firecrackers. Leave the guns in the house, preferably locked up if there are kids around.

Discharging a 5.56mm/.223 Rem into the air, 8 times, in a sub-division is the epitomy of ignorant. He could have just as easily killed someone himself. But cops shooting thru the fence when they had no way of knowing who was on the other side is troubling, too. Seems to be a lot unsaid here. More to come, I'm sure.

The population is aging. Recoil is a factor. More capacity is always a plus. I'm curious to see how it plays out. But I'm not optimistic as the laws of physics still apply. If it is launching the same bullet weight as a .380ACP (100gr) but 220 fps faster, recoil isn't going to be soft & easy on aging hands. And running at @50,000psi chamber pressure isn't going to be easy on the firearm itself. 10mm Auto beat up guns pretty good when it first came out & it is running less than 40,000psi. I like that manufacturer's come out with new things for us to try. It keeps things interesting. We'll see how it pans out when pistols are in hand & rounds are launched downrange by a lot of end users.

Alec Baldwin claims he didn't pull the trigger? It's a single action revolver which means someone opened the loading gate, put live ammunition in the cylinder, closed the loading gate, cocked the hammer & applied pressure to the trigger to cause the gun to discharge a bullet. Baldwin can claim whatever he wants, but the truth is already known. In a scene being rehearsed that did not call for the gun to be cocked, nor fired, he did both. On top of that, he pointed the gun directly at a human being while pulling the trigger. These are the known facts. He's already on record telling the police he was the one that shot poor Ms. Halyna Hutchins. How did live ammo get on set? Who put live ammo in the gun? Not known just yet. But we know the assistant director (Dave Halls) picked up the gun, handed it to Baldwin & said "cold gun" without checking it properly. He is liable. Baldwin shot a person with that gun (by cocking the hammer AND pulling the trigger.) He is liable. The rest is just noise. But we all know how this will play out. Baldwin will get a slap on the wrist, criminally speaking. The insurance company will settle the civil suits out of court. And Hollyweird will welcome him back with open arms while condemning guns as being dangerous and evil, yet they will still be using them to make movies & money. Situation normal.

Ohio & Michigan was epic! Great game to watch. Michigan was fired up & hungry to win. Alabama and Auburn was a nail-biter. Auburn looked to have it in the bag, but Alabama took it 99 yards with something like 1min 38sec on the clock & no timeouts. Clutch football when it mattered. The four over-times were the icing on the cake; what a great showdown! Props to Tinley from Auburn playing so well with a bum ankle. Truly a gutsy performance.

@deerslayer, Congrats on the 15 year Tacoma anniversary! They are great trucks that accomplish a lot for their size. A little PM now & again is all they ask in return for years of troublefree service. I love my 2001. I can relate to your post. Your truck looks great, by the way.

I'm not understanding the title of this post. How is she a "good girl with a gun"? She intentionally struck a motorcyclist with her car, then refused to wait for police when people caught up to her. She then went to a home and came out with a gun & pointed it at the motorcyclist who was licensed to carry and shot her. She committed assault twice & was justifiably shot. Always more to a story, but just based on the article you linked to, she was not a good girl with a gun (nor a car).

Wait a minute...I thought when the hammer drops the fun STARTS! Nice gun. I love to see great firearms resurrected. Maybe post a "before" pic?

Yes. The recoil movement is different sled vs shoulder. Plus the sleds are notoriously hard on optics. Try sighting in w/o the sled & if scope still adjusts accurately & groups are still good, your optic survived the 'sled experience' (yay!) If not...that's a bummer

Thomas Binger learned nothing from the Rust/Alec Baldwin fiasco ("unloaded" gun with human finger on the trigger can go bang & kill people.) Surprised the judge didn't put a stop to this behavior right away.

I just keep thinking that it all would have been avoided if the AD had actually checked the gun for ammo before handing it to Baldwin & saying "cold gun". That single step would have broken the cycle of live ammo being on set being an issue. As @OLDNEWBIEpointed out, not just one problem with this movie but many(!) people doing many things wrong & that cascade of sloppiness, willful misbehavior, & failure to follow standard protocols when an actual gun is used as a prop led to one persons death & another being wounded. Seems like there is a lot of blame to go around but the fatal mistakes were made by the assistant director (Dave Halls) not checking the loaded status of the gun before declaring it safe & Alec Baldwin cocking the hammer & pulling the trigger of the gun while it was pointed at a human being when that was not in the script (he was just supposed to draw the gun & point it @ the camera.)

Because that's the new thing to do - blow off court rulings that don't go the way the mini-Emperors want.

Just read today that the scene they were rehearsing didn't even call for the gun to be fired, just drawn & pointed at the camera. That means the hammer was cocked AND the trigger was pulled while pointed @ a human being in a rehearsal for a scene where that wasn't in the script.

Back to Alec Baldwin (AB) wanting cops on set - as if that would have made a difference. They had an armorer on set BUT she wasn't around when the assistant director (AD) apparently grabbed a gun & handed it to AB & said, "Cold gun." If you aren't going to follow the rules (no gun handling w/o the armorer present) what difference would having hired a cop make? They'd just ignore that person, too, because them Hollyweird people are smarter than everyone else <sarcasm>. It's just more deflection. The real issue is inexperienced people handling a deadly weapon in a casual & sloppy manner. How were the guns out with no armorer present? Why did the AD not check every chamber? How did a live round get put into the gun? Why didn't AB aim to the right or left of an actual human being when pulling the trigger? Careless, clueless people treating a real gun like a toy was the issue; a cop being around would not have changed the outcome.

Life seems to kick you in the balls at times. Not sure why. If you can make it past the pain, it gets better again. Until then we`re here to commiserate. I'll pray for you, too. God is good. He'll be along sooner or later. Hang in there.

Titans defense made the Chiefs look bad today. Mahomes has lost his mojo and it looked like he got a concussion even though they said he passed 'the protocol'. Hopefully he is ok. Titans look to be for real when Henry isn't shut down. He limped off after one play. May explain the 86 yards. Still enough to check the "W" column. Bengals over the Ravens was a surprise. Burrows & Mixon are good! Apparently the defense is solid, too, as they shut down Lamar Jackson & company.

Rulings like this give me hope that there is still some sanity in the courts. It a RIGHT to keep & bear arms. Not a privilege to be granted to those with enough money to exercise said right.

From years on the trap & skeet fields, the absolute best over/unders in the price range you are looking at are the Browning Citoris & Beretta 686s. I believe the Citori barrels to be better regulated than the Berettas (had a 28ga that shot shamefully low) but the Berettas fit me better, so that's what I shoot most now. Fit trumps all. But my Citori was incredible - over 10,000 rounds & still tight & reliable. Another one to seriously consider is the SKBs. Very(!) good shotguns for the money. Avoid anything that says "Made in Turkey". Avoid the Ruger Red Labels; they shoot loose too quickly, which is sadly disappointing as Ruger built their rep on rugged, strong guns that were a good value for the money. Somehow they missed the mark on these. One small suggestion - do NOT get a ported barrel model. The extra noise is a nightmare in the hunting fields.

Hi Johnny! You're among friends. I'm envious. I love the smell of freshly delivered ammo.

Pretty much only #9 shot works "right" when loading 410 shells on my MEC. What size shot are you trying to load? If it's bigger than #9 shot, that's likely the first issue. Second suggestion would be to tighten the shot & powder bottles down lightly. Don't screw them on super hard. Thirdly, does your charge bar have the rubber/polymer insert for the shot side? (See image) if not, those old solid bars 'cut' the shot as you try to slide the bar making it hard to move it. Try getting the newer style; it helps.

I do understand where you are coming from @bobsguns. Some of these young 'adults' probably couldn't be trusted with a can opener. But my take on it has always been that if you are "old enough" to be drafted & handed an M-16 & told to go kill enemies of the USA, you should also be old enough to buy a beer & a handgun (well, probably not at the same time, but you get the gist.) Either we raise the age a person can be indentured to Uncle Sam to age 21 or we start treating 18 y/o "adults" as true and actual adults. Personally, I found it inconsistent with logic that @ age 18, 19, & 20, I would be handed a fully auto-machine gun (M-16 or M-60) w/bunches of ammo & told to go guard the nukes night after night, but I couldn't walk into Bob's Gun Emporium & buy that S&W 686 I'd been wanting for years. And having a beer with the guys after work? Nope, I couldn't be trusted by my own country or state to "handle" that either. But I was volun-told to secure the most dangerous weapons on the planet. Hmmm...something always seemed off with that inconsistency. Just putting my thoughts out there. For what it's worth 10 USC Ch. 12: THE MILITIA defines age 17 as the point a young man is ready to take part in defense of his community & nation (excerpt below): §246. Militia: composition and classes; (a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.

Do you fill both up at the same gas station? Maybe just a bad batch of gas? Naw...it's never that simple. Had to toss it out there though. My 2001 Tacoma just check-engined me for a new O2 sensor. Must just be that time of year.

Good to have you on board. And, yes, Tennessee is great.

That's great news. I never did understand the restriction but like many (most?) gun laws, there wasn't any logic behind it.

I'll second the motion...if that helps.