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...but they vote for anti gun politicians. Same difference.

Love the grips! You won't be sorry you bought the Rock Island. In my opinion, you could have spent a lot more, and perhaps gotten a shinier gun, but you weren't likely to get a better shooter. I have a Rock Island Commander in 45ACP and I absolutely love it. I may have to look into a set of grips like the ones you have here.

I witnessed my buddy shoot a deer in the bottom of a deep, overgrown hollow, only to have it run straight up the hill and fall over dead right behind his truck. Never happens that way for me!

That's what they look like to me. Don't throw them away. Someone will want them.

I bought one a while back, and it shoots like a house afire!!! Numbers matching means BIG BUCKS for them these days.

Brian, How about diving headlong into The Fast and the Furious scandal. Now THERE'S a story wothy of some real investigative journalism. So far, I've found the coverage lacking considering the size and scope of the scandal.

What do you do with the fat? It has the consistancy of candle wax. You surely can't cook with it?

Another vote for the Heritage Rough Rider. It doesn't have the fit and finish of a more expensive gun, but has a smooth action and shoots great.

1909 Argentines make very nice custom rifles. Seriously, they are the cream of the Mauser crop, in my opinion. Looks like you have a very nice one.

That's a pretty good looking sporter. There are people out there who are interested in old Mauser and 03 Springfield Sporters. Looks to me like it was done by a quite competent gunsmith. The stock, sights, etc., appear to me like something done in the 40's or 50's. I'd suggest advertising it in the classifieds here, and perhaps on a mauser forum, as well as places like 24hourcampfire.com. This is assuming you don't mind shipping it. Yu could also have the bolt forged, a new safety installed, and dill and tap it for scope mounts. It would make a great deer rifle that none of your buddies would have one like.

Although I didn't gain a lot of useful information from the article, I found no slam in it toward legal gun owners. The foggy data related in the article meant little to me, but I do believe I can still say Mr. Haas is more objective than most in the media today. The most I gained from the story was that D.C., which has the most restrictive gun laws in the nation, also has the highest crime rate. I do find it quite chilling that Tennessee has such a high crime rate. I sure wish Illinois could have been ranked in the data. I feel that our general population is getting dumber and less attentive all the time. I expect that in order to sell them a newspaper, you'd need short, color by number articles with a lot of fluff. More people care about who got voted off the island, show, etc., than what's actually going on in reality. If you are going to sell to them, you'd have to get down on their level. I'll once again say that I do appreciate Mr. Haas' effort to reach out to us and get opinions from law abiding gun owners. How many other journalists give a flip what you think?

I'm more worried I'll run out of beer.

You're right. Just my feeble attempt at humor. Heck, I'm not even in the right county but I jumped in anyway.B)

I'll second whay others here have said; If you want a deer rifle, buy a deer rifle. For deer hunting, I'd much prefer a beat up 30-30 or a Wal Mart sale counter special bolt rifle to either the unaltered Mauser or Mosin. The fact is if I were faced with the choice, I'd pick my muzzleloader over either as well.

I look forward to your story. I did not have any idea that Tennessee ranked so high in gun crime rates. Most states with very strict gun control laws are high crime states. Tennessee doesn't really fit that mold. I'm interested in learning your findings, assuming they are objective, and so far you have proven to be objective.

My bad.

Could you point these posts out please?

Been that way for many years now.

Very good point. That really clears it up for me.

I'm no geography buff, but are you guys sure Hendersonville is in Northern Sumner County?

Yeah, that's a good price for a deer rifle right before deer season.

Not an expensive gun. Nothing wrong with it, it's just the cheap version of the 700. What was the price? Caliber?

Makes perfect sense to me!

Very good points.

Would there ever be a point where you would oppose a tyrannical government? We're not there yet, but it appears to me we are headed down that path.