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Very true!  You never know who else might secretly agree or be undecided.   If you do NOT speak up, then the gun control advocates will interpret the silence as agreement.  Just by voicing an opposition, you let them know that the issue is not 'settled'.

I told Mark twenty years ago that his most foolish act was setting up in Illinois.  I like his products, and I like his company.  They need to move out of Illinois and quit selling to stupid people.  He could drop his prices 10% or more if he moved to a business-friendly, gun-friendly state.  Tennessee has no state income tax on wages, hard-working folks, and lots of good land for shooting ranges.

This is a perfect example of 'government is a disease masquerading ass it's own cure'.   The intent is to cause all private health providers to become government resources.  When you are dependent on a government bureaucrat to decide whether you or your loved ones can get needed treatment, then you will be much more likely to go along with losing other liberties.   Just like gun control, it's not about guns or doctors, it's about 'control'.

Arguing is worthless.  Getting emotional is counter-productive.  But, if you can calmly engage in intelligent conversation, then the best thing to do is to remain calm, ask pertinent questions, and state only facts. Asking polite questions is usually the best tactic.  Instead of stating an opposing viewpoint, try asking a question about why THEY believe the way they do.    I usually try to guide the conversation by stating "On an issue this important, don't you think that a calm look at the facts is better than reacting blindly from emotion?"    Good questions are: What is the goal of that gun control proposal?  Why do you think that it will work?  (That gives you the opportunity to show why it WON'T work by asking further questions.) Why are you only focused on 'gun violence'?  Why is being shot worse than being blown up, stabbed, or poisoned?  (Gets the focus away from 'guns', and on to violence.)   If it gets emotional and confrontational, you have lost.  And your goal is not to 'win', but merely to get the other person to question their beliefs.  Once they can do this, then you can take it further later.

Two things will wear out magazine springs: 1)  Over compression.  Trying to load more cartridges than the magazine was designed to hold. 2)  Excessive compression/release cycles.  Typically, it takes thousands of cycles of loading and unloading to start wearing out magazine springs.   Downloading your magazine does absolutely nothing to help the springs.  In some magazines, the pressure on the top round is so great that the bolt or slide has trouble pushing it out of the magazine.  In those cases, downloading by a round or two can help that issue.  It does not increase spring life.   Leaving your magazines fully loaded will not wear out your springs either.  Modern steel springs do not develop a 'set' or lose strength from being compressed within design limits.  If you expose them to high temperatures or allow them to rust or corrode, then you can damage the springs.

Some folks refer to our two major political parties as 'The Evil Party' and 'The Stupid Party'.  Certainly at the national level, the Republican Party qualifies as 'stupid'.  It seems that even here in TN, we have plenty of Republicans that qualify for that label.

Actually, if you read the bill, it's a very good piece of legislation.  It is basically a 10th Amendment defense against Federal gun control.   The above link is from Comedy Central, where they attempt to ridicule the bill for referring to 'militia'.  Since the unorganized militia is all non-felons over 17, I think it sounds quite reasonable.

Excellent!  Hopefully more manufacturers will jump on this bandwagon.  I'd like to see Ruger, Remington and Smith&Wesson involved.

"Marsha McCartney hopes Lavender fails.   "Back in the Old West, people had to leave their guns at the edge of town," said McCartney, a spokeswoman for the Texas chapter of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. "I thought that was very sensible. I wonder why that was changed.""     It hasn't changed.  That was never the law or even common anywhere in the US.  There were a couple of highly publicized incidents where the local sheriff required cowboys who were coming in town to get drunk after a cattle drive to disarm before coming into town.  Most states still do not allow those who are drinking to carry firearms.   As usual, you can count on the Brady Center to distort, lie, and ignore actual facts.

A summary of common .303 Enfields:   There are several basic models: 1)  US-made Pattern 14 .303 and US Model 1917 .30-06.  Really a modified Mauser action with cock-on-closing.  WWI manufacture by Remington and a Remington-run plant called Eddystone.  Here's a better description and some photos: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattern_1914_Enfield 2)  No1, MKIII Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield.  In the late 1880's the Brits adopted a bolt-action design by an American (James Lee) and it went through several changes, including changing the rifling to the Enfield pattern, and shortening it.  Thus, it was the Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield, or SMLE.  This was the main rifle of the British empire from 1904 through 1939.  It is easy to identify because the front bayonet boss looks like a barrel sticking out from the front nosecap, but lower than it should be.  The actual barrel does not stick out past the front sight.  It also has a tangent rear sight mounted just in front of the chamber. 3)  No 4, MKI.  Developed to be stronger, lighter, and more easily manufactured than the No 1.  Has a rear peep sight at the rear of the action.  Also has two small lugs at the end of the barrel to allow the short spike bayonet to be attached.  The barrel sticks out past the front sight for another two inches.   There were a LOT of variants of the Lee-Enfield.  One of the more common is the No.5 'Jungle Carbine'.  Most are converted No. 4 SMLEs that had a shortened barrel and hand, a flash hider with different bayonet lug, and some lightening cuts to the bolt, receiver, and barrel.  There are also .22 trainer versions of both the No1 and No 4 models, as well as sniper versions in .303 and 7.62NATO.   The Wikipedia entry is pretty good. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee-Enfield   The British Lee-Enfield has a VERY fast action and a 10rd magazine.  At the beginning of WWI, the well-trained British troops were able to bring Germans under such accurate, heavy, long-range fire that they thought that they were facing machine guns.

The revolver should operate smoothly.  Double-action trigger pull is intentionally heavy.  Single-action should break pretty crisply, but don't expect it to be like a Colt Python.  To eject empty shells, push down on the barrel latch lever and open the action briskly.  Opening it very slowly may allow the cam to reset and the ejector star to drop before the shells are completely out.   With a bit of practice, you can eject the empties by pushing the top of the barrel against your right thigh as you operate the barrel latch with your right hand.  Your left hand should secure six new cartridges from your belt pouch and drop them into the chambers by feel as you stand erect and gaze coolly at your approaching enemies.

I have one of those tools, and it makes pretty good percussion caps.  Not as reliable as factory caps, but they do work most of the time.  It does not work for making modern-style primers.   Where are you finding paper roll caps?  I haven't seen any of those in some years.

Actually, .303 Savage IS a collectable caliber.  Original boxes from the '30's can sell for up to $100 each depending on condition and rarity.  This caliber is still produced in small lots by Hornady and Prvi Partisan.  I do not recall ever having seen 190gr ammo before.  But, I haven't really looked, either.   It's slightly more powerful than the .30-30, with much of the advantage being the ability to use spitzer bullet which are ballistically more efficient.

A 3D printer for aluminum is available.  The cheaper ones cost about $150K.   What nobody mentions is that a small CAD milling machine only costs about $5K.  You can make a LOT of nice guns with one of those!  And it will fit nicely in your garage or basement without taking up too much room.

What a maroon.  :rolleyes:

Ammunition is a consumable, just like food.  Every time you go to the range, you need to realize that every single round fired by everyone there will need to be replaced.  I see a LOT more people shooting these days than I did five years ago.  That's means a LOT more ammo is being shot up.   As for 'hoarding', what do you mean by 'hoarding'?  I buy ammo by the case when it's plentiful and cheap.  When it's expensive and hard to find, I buy very little, if any.  Am I a 'hoarder'?  If so, why is that bad?  Because I'm smarter than those who wait until things are scarce and expensive?    If you are smart, you will have a stock of a year's supply of food, a year's supply of ammo, as well as batteries, water, gasoline, and other necessities.  Have you ever been to a grocery store during a bad snowfall?  Remember all of the empty shelves?  Expecting the grocery store to always have what you want is worse than stupid.  What we are seeing with ammo is exactly the same as a grocery store during a snowstorm.  It's all the idiots who didn't stock up who are emptying the shelves.  Since ammo has a longer lead time, it will take a while before stocks get back to normal.

All of these proposed gun control laws are already being used other places.  And guess what?!  In none of those places did violent crime decrease.  In fact, in almost every instance, violent crime increased!  So, if it doesn't do what they say it's supposed to do, why do it?

It IS an alarming trend.  Can you believe it?!  Only ONE of those attackers actually died!  Three of them will live to spend a few years in jail (we hope) before continuing their life of crime.

If you can snag one for under $400, you've done well.  If the condition is really nice, I'd probably go up to $500, especially if it doesn't have that d@mned push-through safety!

Why is this news to Nashville?  This happened in Delaware!  No Tennessee residents were involved.   (sarcasm on)  Hmm, you don't suppose they are running with every firearm murder story in the country, do you?  Surely our news organizations wouldn't be pushing the message that more gun control is needed? (sarcasm off) :yuck:   Why do you guys still watch this cr@p?  Every minute you spend in front of the tube puts more money in their pockets. 

  Absolutely NOT TRUE!  The President is head of the Executive Branch of the Federal government and Commander in Chief of the Military.  Explain to me where the Secret Service has authority to over-ride a Presidential directive?    The sad reality is that I seriously doubt that any recent President ever gave the matter a moment's thought.  Obama, of course, wouldn't know how to tell if a rifle had a bolt or not.

Nope, you need to stay in at least 20 to get anything.

Trust works both ways.  If you don't trust ME with firearms, why should I trust YOU!  In fact, usually those who try to disarm me have just proven to me that they are not worthy of my trust in any matter.   Troops on parade are no threat to the POTUS.  They never even get within a hundred yards of him.  And one man trying to load and fire a rifle would be jumped on by everyone else before he could fire a shot, much less take time to aim at a target 100 yards away.   The Secret Service are the only armed folks that take an oath to defend the President.  Military take an oath to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.  Perhaps this explains why our leaders are so afraid of armed soldiers.

The State of the Union Address is nothing but a campaign speech for Obama.  By law it is supposed to be a summary of the status of the country.  good luck getting any actual useful information from it these days.  Unless, of course, you want to know what crap Obama is going to pull next.

Add in the huge number of rounds fired from aircraft, both fixed-wing and helicopters, and that goes a long way towards explaining that ratio.   Another factor folks don't think about is that a civilian in their home defending against a home invasion will rarely have reloads on their person.  so, what they have in the firearm, is probably all they will have usable for defense.  As stated above, three attackers will most likely require AT LEAST twelve rounds and leave the defender with an empty gun. With multiple targets, hit ratio declines as the defender is changing targets while shooting.  So my advice would be that three attackers will need more than 16rds, unless the defender is very good or lucky. Most people in a gun fight continue to shoot until all attackers are down or gone, or they run out of ammo.  That applies to civilians AND police.  And LE feels that officers need at least three 15-17rd magazines.  Why are civilians less valuable than LE?