MacGyver

I think I'd probably cause more harm than good in your case.

Send me your details if you have issues.

Nice! Love the detail on the handles.

If you're driving up there, make sure you drive or take the Metro out to Fairfax to hit the National Firearms Museum. It's worth it. I distinctly remember looking at all the guns in the American History museum as a kid. Turns out that part of our heritage must have offended some sensibilities because most of them have been removed.

If I had $400, I'd look at a lightly used or new on sale S&W 442 or 642. On any lightly used j-frame for that matter. The Taurus revolvers are a far cry better than their autos. They're not the best in the book by any stretch, but they're certainly not the worst. If you're looking more to the $250 side of the equation, I'd look at some of the Charter Arms revolvers. They're not light and they're not pretty, but they are reliable work horses that won't break the bank. My money's on the j-frame.

This stuff is between $18-$20 wholesale for the non-Walmart retailer. This comment certainly isn't limited to this particular shop. Wholesale hasn't changed, y'all.

Me too. I'd buy one tomorrow.

Truth.   As a friend of mine's dad who ran a hardware store used to say, "if they come in and their mouth and nose are blue, don't sell them any paint..."

Protech has several models that are UNBELIEVABLY fast.  They're like magic and just bring a smile to your face.   You sure as heck need to hold onto them, though.

Midway had some of this same stuff in stock last week:   http://www.midwayusa.com/product/2586338248/armscor-ammunition-22-long-rifle-36-grain-high-velocity-lead-hollow-point   Larry isn't losing money at $23.99.

Man, that looks great.  Is it dipped or painted?

A woman who'll take your truck will cut you.

We've got a vendor on here that has been selling bricks of .22LR at $25 and still making money. But, he's been doing it so our kids can shoot, not so our members can flip it and resell it. A few posters above were exactly correct. We need more good shops in middle Tennessee - especially local, non-big box stores. I've no idea what these guys paid for this ammo. I expect it was close to normal wholesale, but in fact they may have paid some premium to get two pallets worth all at once. They misread the market and way overpriced it, and as such have suffered damage to their brand integrity and reputation. Businesses make mistakes. They're new and small, and so they're due a couple. I just hope they're not so leveraged that the consequences of a mistake like this are magnified across their business. I know we've got bunch of members who have been in the gun business and are cringing as they read this thread because they've been there in some way. I pull for small business. I just hope these guys can get it back on course before it's too late.

I ran somewhere close to a bajillion plated 147gr Berry's through a factory Glock barrel before I moved to a threaded Storm Lake barrel. No problems.

They sure are fun.  I kind of prefer the DDLES variant - http://www.shop.doublediamondsupply.com/

Hey, that looks great!

Glock owners don't get to complain about magazine prices...   It's probably one of the strongest selling points for the platform.  You can walk into just about any gun shop in America and walk out with a magazine.  $30 is cheap when you're looking at a factory magazine.  Clearly you can go cheaper when looking at KCI or other type equivalents.   I'm not saying I wouldn't like to see them cheaper, only that I'm thankful when I compare them to some magazines I've bought over the years.

I'll echo others.  If you're not already in, stay out it.   Having it replaced as a condition of sale might be an option, but I'm guessing it would be expensive enough as to cause the seller to back out. 

Hey, congrats!

I'd choose whichever model comes with a 10hp Briggs&Stratton attached to the reel. ;)

I keep thinking of the old Ian Maclaren quote today, "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."

You can look at another side of this to, perhaps a "positive?" aspect of his misguided protests. How many Christians had to really think about and in a lot of cases give voice to their faith because of him - maybe in some cases only to figure out how they were different. Reading the writings of his kids and family, his choices certainly made them struggle with their faith until the point they left. He was vocal in his hatred, especially of gays, but how many of us harbor those same hatreds - maybe just less vocally? Gays? Immigrants? Blacks? Democrats? We all like to pretend we're somehow better, but my heart is pretty black a lot of the time...

I hope that God's grace is sufficient for Fred Phelps, as misguided, hateful and sinful as he was. Because frankly, if it's not then I'm pretty sure I don't have much more hope. God will judge us all. Without his grace, I'm in the same boat as Fred. I may not be as public about it, but I can be pretty dang misguided, hateful and sinful myself.

If you believe $0.10+ is the new normal, then you better get centerfire while you can, because you're living in a time where the rest of the market is underpriced but the manufacturers haven't jacked prices up, yet. That's the problem. If they figure out the market will bear these prices, then sport shooters are done. Even if you reload, component cost will eventually price most of us out.

WSJ reporting US consensus it was hijacked.