MacGyver

How in the world in 2017 does a manufacturer design and build a production gun that fails a drop test? W. Edwards Deming must be rolling in his grave.

Yeah, I figured for the sake of this conversation if we're talking about mini-shells, single round changeovers and the like may be too much to digest. You're dead on, though. Getting the wrong round out of the gun to replace it with the right one is an act that takes a ton of practice. I'd be willing to guess most people have never even seen - much less considered how to do a slug changeover.

I've always been a fan of the Silver Pigeons. I've got an old Winchester 101 that breaks stuff pretty well, too.

This looks like a great event!

I fear we're entering a dark time for democracy the world over. Y'all pay attention. This stuff matters.

Good on them for actually supporting their customer. I can think of companies that I'd love to get that level of service from. Heck, I think of plenty of companies where I'd love to borrow a barrel nut wrench (I'm looking at you Knight's Armament.)

Cool. That review was funny. I bet loaning the customer a barrel wrench every time is a pain...

I'd spend some time on AliExpress. I'd be surprised if it doesn't yield answers. Are there no markings on the handguard anywhere? That's generally an indication of an airsoft part - as they're trying to keep from getting confiscated for infringement at customs.

Have you done a loose hand fitting of the nut on to the receiver to see if the threads match? I think you've got a cheap airsoft part. Your mileage may vary trying to put it on real steel.

That's a neat story, Doug. Having grown up outside of Tennessee, I missed Tennessee history in elementary school. What a mess.

I'd bet that if we played our cards right we could hit Central, the BBQ shop and Germantown Commissary all in one day. Somebody else is going to have to drive home, though...

Maybe we could carpool over there and at least get some Central Barbecue with Chucktshoes after it's done.

Man, just slap a sign on the house, put out a donation box and go ahead and make it a museum. I'd pay $10 to go see all that...

I used to try to carve out room for capital punishment in extreme cases where there was no shadow of doubt. But, that "shadow of doubt" is an interesting phrase. It's interesting how many of the exonerations I've read about left none at the time - after all to be convicted of a capital crime, that's the burden - you must convince a jury of 12 peers unanimously that there is no shadow of doubt. But then a witness recants. Or a witness comes forward to having been pressured to tell a particular version of a story in exchange for a deal. Or evidence is withheld. Or forensic or lab results are tainted. Or whatever... The list simply goes on and on. With all of that, I'm with Capbyrd that I simply do not trust my government to only apply the death penalty to perpetrators of heinous crimes. But, I'll also expand on the rest of my thought process a bit - as it's evolved over the years. As a person who believes that none of us are the worst versions of ourselves - that has to expand to believing that no one is only the product of worst thing they've ever done. Sometimes actions have immediate consequences. If you get shot by a homeowner as you threaten their family - well, sometimes big actions have big consequences. But, a redemptive and restorative philosophy of incarceration means that we seek justice - and realize that it may in fact take a long time. There are some people that should probably never be let out of jail. I'm sure there are some that would choose to be put to death as opposed to spending the rest of their natural life in prison. There are no easy answers. But, I'm convinced as a civil society that capital punishment shouldn't be a part of it.

Just a reminder to do like your mama taught you - and play nice. We can certainly disagree with one another - but doing so should follow the same rules as it would if it were to happen at the dinner table. Be respectful, be prepared to back up your arguments, and avoid personal attacks. Otherwise, don't be surprised when people quit inviting you to dinner...

Worth considering in this argument - though it could be a thread in it's own right. This article in the Times this morning mentions that of the 166 exonerations in 2016, 70 involved government or prosecutorial misconduct. The case cited involves Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich - regarding a case that set her on her upward trajectory politically... https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/magazine/she-was-convicted-of-killing-her-mother-prosecutors-withheld-the-evidence-that-would-have-freed-her.html?referer=https://t.co/mlRL0Wmk5v?amp=1

Forget the evidence that taking a case all the way from trial to death row to the execution chamber is way more expensive than maintaining a prisoner for life without parole. Forget the moral arguments - for or against the death penalty. With the exonerations we've seen over the last few years regarding new evidence, tainted forensics and dishonest prosecutions, I simply do not trust our government to kill people. Again, there are people who should almost certainly spend the rest of their days where they cannot do harm to the rest of the population. But, even in those cases I'd argue against the death penalty. At some point it's not about them - it's about us as a society.

I hope that in my lifetime we see a more jurisdictions move to a view of restorative justice as opposed to the punitive vision that most use today. If from nothing other than a pragmatic perspective - what we've got now clearly isn't working. From a faith perspective - which informs a lot of my thought on the matter - if we believe people can be redeemed, then our prisons need to model that, too. Yes, there are people who need to be in jail. But, there are a lot of people who should not - and their families and communities are suffering systemically as a result. North Dakota is trying an interesting model right now: http://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2017/07/north-dakota-norway-prisons-experiment/

No one deserves to be treated like that. When you lose sight of a person's humanity, that ought to be a good indication that you need to find another career.

Hey, congrats! That's awesome! Know that you guys are in our prayers.

The number one rule of shotguns is that if you're not shooting it, you need to be feeding it. Where most are really lacking is in practicing to reliably develop those skills. The Aguilas are fun little lower recoil shells, but all-in-all you'd be way better of spending that money on more of your normal ammo and really honing your skills. The shotgun is round for round just about the most destructive personal weapon system we have. But, when it comes to fighting with one - if you don't have your stuff really squared away it's liable to bite you. I'd just go with some 00 buck and call it a day.

Nice! That's a great bow.

I tried to jam a squid into mine one time, but it just made a mess... Glad you noticed and we're okay. I've only ever had one squib - factory match grade ammo, too.

Nothing turns a bad news cycle quite like blowing some stuff up... Cynical, but the consequences of getting it wrong are beyond a scale that's been seen in our lifetimes.

We're not going to get too many more WWII movies - especially not big budget ones. Forget the fact that most of our own population has forgotten or simply never cared to learn. They don't play well in China - and that's pretty much a requirement for the big studios to make them these days. It's a rare movie that recoups its budget in domestic sales alone, so they want pictures that play well globally. The movie business is a sorry business these days... I'll probably venture out to see it.