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THIS!!!!  :up:   Failing that, I'd love to find a Savage M1907 .45acp in great shape that I could afford!!

That one is a WWII original.  One of the Auto Ordnance clones from the '70s and '80s usually doesn't bring quite that much.  Many times, those guns are referred to as 'West Hurley Thompsons' to distinguish them from guns made earlier.   Here is the chart you want: http://www.machinegunpriceguide.com/html/us_subguns_14.html   So, if it's in normal condition, $15,000 to sell quickly, $16,000 to sell someday, and $17,000 to let folks know you have it.

Pretty much any John Ringo book would make a good movie as they are all very visual.  But I would LOVE to see Last Centurion made into a movie !!! Some of Robert A. Heinlein's juvenile books would be great on a big screen.  Of course, RAH wrote for teenagers that actually had an education, so most teenagers these days would have trouble understanding them.  Can you imagine Red Planet as a movie?!  Or Have Spacesuit, Will Travel?  Probably the one I'd like to see best would be The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.   Of course, they all deal with moral folks who know the difference between right and wrong, so Hollywood would probably screw it up in the name of being 'progressive'.

Contrary to NCIS and other Hollywood fantasies, it is very difficult to absolutely pin a specific firearm to a specific crime.  With a fired bullet in good condition, they can determine the caliber, number of rifling grooves, rifling twist, and width of the grooves.  That might narrow it down to one manufacturer, or a hundred.  Polygon rifling usually means a Glock.   Unless there are some unusual marks in the barrel, firing another hundred rounds or so makes it much more difficult to match a bullet to a specific firearm.  The more it gets fired, the less likely a match is.   The same is true of a fired case.  Fired cases can help determine the make, and sometimes model of firearm.  Thorough cleaning and more firing will reduce the ability to determine a specific firearm was used.   Naturally, the more information the examiner has, the more likely it is that they can match a specific gun to a specific crime.   Worrying about buying a used gun is pretty much a waste of time.  If it was stolen, that's a different story.  As stated above, dont' buy guns from folks that look like they are fencing stolen property, and your risks diminish greatly.

Terrible stuff.  You are going to hate it, so I'll be glad to take it all off your hands to dispose of safely through my FAL. :dirty: Seriously, I've shot thousands of rounds of this through a variety of rifles and machine guns.  I've never heard or seen any issues.  Brass-cased, lead-core bullets with flash suppressant like US military rounds.  The only thing I didn't like about it was that it's Berdan primed, so not easily reloadable.  That's a shame as the brass is high quality.

If they aren't dangerous to society, then they should have 2nd amendment rights.  If they ARE dangerous to society, then WHY THE H3LL are we letting them walk around with us? :shake: :screwy:

Weather was EXCELLENT!  A bit cool in the mornings, but not too much dust and only a little mud on Friday.   Ammo was available.  Prices were high, as expected, but most calibers were available.  Magazine prices are coming down with new USGI M-16 mags for $15-20, and AK mags for $10-20.   I found some of the L1A2 British-issue mags I like for my Sterling.  They actually fit in most 9mm SMG mag pouches unlike the wider export-version mags.  I also found some more clean Czech 7.62x45 ammo for my VZ-52 at a reasonable price.   I spent most of my time working down on the subgun range as usual.  It was a very challenging course with the first stage consisting of 60 steel targets to be knocked down in 60 seconds using magazines limited to 30rds.  I managed to clean that stage on my first run using a red-dot sight on the Sterling.  But then, I shot the third stage with one foot outside the shoot box and got a huge penalty which gave me a bad score for the run.   We ran 160 shooters through the subgun match.  Everyone agreed that it was a fun, but challenging course.  The spectators enjoyed watching as well.  If you haven't seen it, you should go down and watch it next time you go to KCR.

One source is stating that background checks will be mandatory for all sales at gun shows and across the internet.  Good luck on defining 'gun show' and 'internet sale'!  Another worthless bill designed to get folks used to background checks for everyone without having any effect whatsoever on crime or mass killings.   Time to call Corker and Alexander and tell them that NO INFRINGEMENT is acceptable!

Old medical system:  Person needs medical care, goes to doctor, receives care, pays doctor.   Current medical system:  Person needs medical care, goes to doctor, insurance coverage is checked to see who pays, doctor does diagnosis, insurance is checked to see what treatment can be provided, person receives care, insurance is claim is filed, insurance eventually pays doctor.   Medicaid:  Person needs medical care, goes to doctor, insurance coverage is checked to see who pays, doctor does diagnosis, Medicaid is checked to see what treatment can be provided, person receives care according to state standards, Medicaid claim is filed, claim is fraud-checked, claim goes through state review process (differs by state), state eventually pays doctor.   The more steps and administration involved in the process, the higher the cost.  When Medicaid is involved, you have a LOT of people all getting a cut of the process; doctor, doctor's administrator, state administrators, insurance administrators, the State's Medicaid processor, fraud examiners, payment system providers, and more.   More and more doctors are dropping out of the system and going back to the original model:  Person gets care, doctor gets paid.  Doctor spends less times playing administrative games, and the patient pays lower cost.   The best doctors will be tempted to drop out as they can attract enough clients who can pay cash.  What's left will be lower quality and overworked doctors.  Is anyone REALLY surprised that prices go up and quality drops when the government is involved?

I remember riding my bicycle to school with my Remington 513-T slung over my shoulder.  Once a cop stopped me. He wanted to know what ammo shot best in my rifle.  (Remington Target).  The school had an indoor .22 range.  I locked the rifle and ammo up in my locker during class.

Nope.  He didn't manage to remove himself from the gene pool, so he is not a Darwin Award candidate.  If he had killed himself or managed to shoot off his jewels, then he would qualify.   As a side benefit, either of those events would also have ended up saving us taxpayers a bunch of money!   So, from you LE types, anyone want to take a bet on how long it takes before this wonderful fellow is back out endangering innocent folks?

Cries when watching the Michael Jackson 'Thriller' video.

The Aguila IQ ammo was a zinc alloy IIRC.  It did not fragment, but instead was designed to have four petals peel out to drastically increase the cutting and damaging ability of the bullet.  The testing we did about 6-7 years ago showed really excellent results in ballistic gel and a horse carcass.  Hitting bone caused the bullet to jump in weird directions.   The IQ ammo in .45acp was amazingly damaging!  But the light bullet loses velocity quickly.  Past about 50 yards, we did not see proper expansion with either the .45 or 9mm IQ ammo.

  The value of an item is determined by what people are willing to pay for it.

Small quantities pop up from time to time.  You just need to keep your eyes open and grab it when it's available.    Here's some: https://samcoglobal.com/Ammo-mauser.html

Yes.

  That used to be true.  The game has changed.  There are at least three reasons for that. 1)  A huge number of folks will vote for 'free stuff'.  All they care about is that they continue to get their SS, MediCare, EBT cards, cell phones, or whatever else they are getting.  Depending on how you count them, that is somewhere between 35 and 48% of registered voters.  All the liberals have to do is make those people afraid that Conservatives will take away their free stuff, and they show up at the polls on command. 2)  The middle is now the realm of people who don't go to the polls.  These past two Presidential elections showed that the person who can get their own base energized and to the polls, wins.  Romney had no chance against Obama.  He couldn't even get the conservative base to vote for him.  If the same conservatives who held their noses and voted for McCain had also voted for Romney, then Romney would now be President.  Obama had trouble motivating his own base last year.  He got fewer votes this past election than McCain did last time. 3)  'The middle' is a shrinking number.  As the country gets more polarized between liberal and conservative, there are fewer folks in the middle each year.  At this point, it's not enough to swing a national election.   Conservatives actually have an advantage over liberals the more the country gets divided.  A huge number of liberal voters are inherently lazy.  Liberals have to bus them to the polls and hand them filled-out absentee ballots to get their votes.  This is why those 'Get Out the Vote' programs are so critical to liberal causes. Conservatives will usually get themselves out to vote if they have a candidate they can agree with.

Fixed it for you!  If we have to depend on McCain, Corker and Alexander to protect our rights, we're screwed!  It's amazing how just a couple of strong Conservatives have made a huge difference in both the House and the Senate.  When you stand on principles, it makes everyone else look weak and foolish.

It might help to remind Rep Harrison that Speaker Harwell is not one of his constituents and will be no help to him in the next election.   BTW, his district is #9, Hancock and Hawkins counties.  If you are in that district, you might want to call his office at (423) 235-6803 or (615) 741-7480.  Emails should go to 'rep.mike.harrison@capitol.tn.gov'.

I don't have an hour to watch a video.  How about a one paragraph summary?   BTW, this is one of my pet peeves.  I can read a LOT faster than I can wait for a video to load, and then watch it.  People that post a video without giving me a summary to let me decide if I'm interested can be absolutely certain that I won't watch it!

'Reaching across the aisle' is just a metaphor for 'playing political games'.  If McCain has any principles besides 'whatever benefits McCain', I have yet to see them.

  I agree that society has the responsibility to take care of those who cannot care for themselves.  However, you confuse 'society' with 'government'.  I do NOT believe that government has any such responsibility except to veterans.    As Christians, we are taught to help others, and to share our time, talents, and resources.  That is a gift, voluntarily given.  when government provides charity, it is not a gift, and is certainly not voluntary.  It is money that is taken by threat of force, and usually used to buy votes from those who oppose us.  Government-provided 'charity' is just a means for politicians to control us, and is not a tool for good.    Just a 'gun control' is never about helping citizens.  It's about helping those in power to keep and increase their power.

The old Remington Model 30 was just a sporterized M1917.  Remington made a boatload of them during WWI at their Eddystone factory.  After WWI, they continued making them for the US market.  Model 30s were known as very strong and accurate rifles.   That poor, abused 1917 would make a good candidate for remaking it in .416 Remington.  Everyone needs a good Safari rifle.  Good for hunting Smoky Mountain Hefalumps.  Or Bigfoot.  Is the plural of Bigfoot 'Bigfeet'?

CMP website is here: http://www.thecmp.org/Competitions.htm   I'm not sure what you want.

Do not discount the NORK military as worthless.  This propaganda is not aimed at us, it's aimed at their own people to try to whip them up into supporting an attack on South Korea and the US.  North Korea has been planning for an attack on the South for 60 years.  They have the largest concentration of artillery in the world on the DMZ.  The anti-aircraft armament on the DMZ is equally dense.  While very little of it is state-of-the-art, the quantity makes it possible that SK and US ground-support aircraft would be largely incapacitated within 10 miles of the DMZ. The NORK strategy is to get their military inextricably integrated with civilians in the South, believing that SK and US forces will be reluctant to fire on NORK troops when there is a danger of hitting civilians. Most of that 200-yard minefield belongs to the NORKs.  I'll bet that they have lanes through it.  I'll also bet that they are planning to blast huge lanes through it, and not worry about the minor casualties they will take from the remaining mines.   I take this threat very seriously.  And the South Koreans and US Army are taking it seriously too.