analog_kidd

Out of the mouths of babes!

I am thinking about getting a 10/22 for plinking around with, but I also want to customize it, new stock and magazine mostly. Can I just get the cheapest one I can find and replace the stock? I found one locally for around $200 with a plastic stock. It's basically the plain Jane model. Didn't know if there were certain models that are better for customizing, or if the guts were basically the same on all models.

OOOH! It just occurred to me, if you take her shopping, you can spend the whole wad on guns, and then use hers when she's not looking.

+1 Excellent advice. My wife wasn't too keen on firearms at first. I took her shooting once because I wanted her to know how to at least fire a gun IF she had to. Well, she was hooked. After the range session, she said "can we go look for one for me?" It's great to have a hobby I can share with my wife.

My son was telling me about a place near Norris Lake that he went to last week. It is on TWRA land, they have campsites with fire rings, all lakeside camping, portapotties. Don't know if it is "officially" OK to shoot there, but he said they were doing it. He said people there were shooting and lighting fireworks, with the TWRA officer present. I'm sorry, but I don't know where it is other than off the Jacksboro exit on I-75. My son couldn't give directions other than saying he just know how to get there. Maybe someone else here knows about it. If not, maybe I can get him to figure out the location using Google Maps.

I tried using water, but with the bottle on the ground, and a downward angle of the bullet, after about one magazine the bottle is empty. I've been using sand, but I think I'm going to mix them together, a little sand and the rest water. This way you get the water spray for a minute, and then you can still keep using them.

I usually take a pack of paper plates. You get like 100 for $1.50, so they are real cheap. Somewhere I found some little orange stickers that I put on the plate, just for something to aim at. If you staple the plate to a backstop so that you are shooting the bottom of the plate, the shadow in the bullet hole makes it easy to see your shot. We have an outside plinking range that you can shoot "stuff" as long as it's not glass and you pick it up when you are done. I usually take some old milk jugs filled with a little bit of sand. There are usually some golf balls laying around too that are fun to shoot at. What is everyone else's favorite targets?

No, you have the Haves and the Won't Try's. If the working man's bills are higher than his income, then he has a spending problem. How many poor people do you know that still have a cell phone, a nice car, cable, yet they complain they can't go to the doctor? We live in the USA, we can do just about anything we want. Got a crappy job? Find a new one. Turn of the TV, spend your evenings learning something new and get smarter for a better job. I mean really, how much does it cost to just exist? $500 rent, $150 utilities, $400 food, $200 gasoline. That all comes out to under $8 an hour by my math. You telling me in America you can't find a job that pays better than that? Or work two jobs? What it really boils down to is disipline. Don't spend more than you earn. Wnat to spend more? Work more.

Actually, studies are showing that this is not really the case. In actuality, the poor are getting richer as a whole. They are able to afford more. Part of it has to do with government subsidies.

Welcome! Looking at your screen name, are you a whitewater boater?

Yeah, he said he knew that much. I think I'm going to set a reminder on my computer, even though my renewal is a few years out. I don't want to let mine slip by.

Thanks! I'm sure my friend will be happy to hear this.

A buddy of mine had his permit and just discovered that it expired two weeks ago. He said that he was going to renew it this week, but for some reason I thought that if it expired, you had to start all over again, with the class and everything. Am I off base, or is there a grace period. Obviously he is not legal to carry, but can he still get a renewal?

I think this is the root of it all. They let the kid play most of the season, then when little Johnny doesn't have a chance, because he doesn't have natural skills, or is unwilling to put in extra effort to hone any skills, the parents cry foul. When my kids were younger, I hated organized sports where everything had to be equal, and everyone gets a trophy. Total BS! Sometimes in life, you are going to meet people who are better than you at things. Either work harder, or find your own strengths, or accept it and move on.

Nope, made the call five days ago. Guess I'll just have to stop in look for myself . Can you guys get a Saiga in stock? If so, what do they run? Sorry for hijacking this thread

Doh! Well, don't I look foolish? Note to self: Read entire post, then fire off rant if applicable. My appologies

Here in knoxville, our Dicks Sporting Goods is on Peters Road, everyone calls it Dick's on Peters

What! I called CCA the other day looking for an AK, and they said they had none. The guy on the phone told me I be best served to go to the gun show next month.

I was thinking of getting an inexpensive AK for plinking with. I originally was thinking of a Saiga, but I think I've been talked out of it because of the huge availability of AK acutrements that cannot be found for the Saiga. So that opened up my field of choices considerably. Looking around on the net there are so many AK variants out there it is making my head spin. What do I need to look for in and AK, and what do I need to stay away from? Low price is going to be a big deal for me, and I don't mind slightly used. Any thoughts?

Very Cool!. I did something similar with my XD stock holster. I screwed it into the backside of my closet door. If the pistol is not on my hip, it's in the closet holster. It makes it so that the gun is hidden, mounted high enough the grandkids couldn't reach it, and accessable if I need it.

Connery was the best. I couldn't stand Roger Moore.

OK, I'll say it right up front - I'm cheap. I usually shoot at paper plates for targets. You get like 500 of them for $2, and they're pretty sturdy. But I like to learn stuff, and I love a project. So, I'm wondering if anyone knows a way to make something like those black targets that turn yellow when you shoot them.

Geez, what did everyone do 15 years ago before cellphones got so popular? If you really need to make an urgent call, pull over to a pay-phone. And like someone else said, an old cellphone that does not have service will still place a 911 call. How hard is it to find someone with an old cellphone in their junk drawer that would give it away? I've probably got four of them.

I don't see how that translated to "Thou Shalt not murder..."

??? I would have figured you had yours forever, unless you mean renewal???