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The MKIII Trooper is an excellent revolver. Mine has an excellent trigger and is as accurate as any S&W .357. They are much stronger than the S&W M19, and capable of handling a steady diet of heavy .357 loads. The Colt double-action mechanism is more complex than the S&W, and doesn't have the two-stage pull. It's just one smooth, steady pull until it fires. Colts like to be clean and lightly oiled inside. Pick up Jerry Kuhnhausen's excellent book on Colt double-action revolvers to learn everything you need to know to keep this example of the gun-makers art running indefinitely. Volume II deals with the 'J' frame (Trooper) and larger actions. While I am very fond of the S&W revolvers, only the M27 and M29 can really compare to the Colt Trooper III in terms of quality and durability.

Consequences should match the action. Extended jail periods should be reserved ONLY for those who are danger to society. That is the purpose of jail; to provide a place for people who are a danger to others. It is not a parking lot for anyone who has committed a crime. Likewise a felony conviction should not be a life sentence as a second-class citizen. I had a friend who smoked marijuana. He bought an ounce of weed (enough to last him a long time) since it was cheaper than buying it a couple of joints at a time. That got him a felony conviction as a 'dealer'. Thirty years later, he still can't own a firearm, but owns a successful business and employs 50 people. I hardly think prohibiting him from owning firearms serves any useful purpose except to disarm another individual. The linked study shows that in 2010, the number of felons and ex-felons was almost 20 million people. That's 20 million people who have been prohibited for life from owning a firearm. While I have no doubt that there are some folks in that group that nobody wants to have firearms, I would be very surprised if it amounted to 10% of that number. To have a full 7% of the legal population of the country prohibited from ever owning a firearm seems a bit absurd. Unless your goal is to disarm an ever-increasing number of citizens. http://paa2011.princeton.edu/download.aspx?submissionId=111687

Federal law states that you need an FFL to do two things; 1) Transfer a firearm across a state line, and 2) be in the business of buying and selling firearms. Someone selling their personal firearms at a flea market is in little danger from ATF unless they are there every weekend and they are buying AND selling firearms. That will probably be viewed as 'being in the business'. I have found some great bargains at flea markets. Of course, that is after wading through acres of people who think that a broken-down old Iver Johnson single-shot 12ga is worth $300.

The reference to the militia in the 2nd amendment guarantees the right to own military-grade weapons. This was affirmed in US v. Miller. It IS legal for individual citizens in the US to own machine guns, rocket launchers, and cannon.

On the subject of e-book prices, there is a LOT of fluctuation in prices going on. Most of the traditional publishers want to keep the same cost model as they have with print. Newer publishers are paying authors a much higher percentage, and selling at half-price or lower than a paperback. Look at Baen Books as a model of what things will probably look like in the future. At Baen, e-books are significantly cheaper than paperbacks. With all the self-publishing going on, I will bet that it will drive most publishers to start going to the Baen model in order to remain competitive. BTW, we have had a Kindle since Last Christmas, and we gave one to my parents as well. My Mother's eyes are getting worse. And the Kindle has a vastly better display than the Nook. Plus the Kindle lets you adjust the font size, which let my Mom make things larger for easier viewing. I understand that the new Nook also does this. But Kindle has stolen another lead with the new Fire. My wife will be getting one for Christmas, so I'll be able to use the older one.

1. Green Day - On the calendar bottom right with one day colored green. 2. Match Box 20- Bottom of picture, to left of the calendar on the ground 3. B-52s - The two large airplanes at top center. 4. Gun's-n-roses bottom left 5. Led Zeppelin - the big zeppelin up in the sky. 6. Queen - bottom center-left

The SVT40 is a nice rifle. It's pretty accurate, has relatively low recoil for that cartridge, and is a fun shooter. It is a bad military rifle as it is easy to reassemble incorrectly and has some parts that break easily under heavy usage. There are folks making a semi-auto DP-28 light machine gun. Reports are that it is very accurate and fun to shoot. Recoil should be light since it weighs 20lbs. The only real drawback is the price ($2350 Degtyarev DP28 LMG Semi-auto Rifle 7.62X54R [FIRUDP28] - $2,350.00 : Military Gun Supply, SSAR-15, Parts Kits, Surplus Guns, And More!) and the 47rd pan magazines are easily damaged. The DP-28 and DP-M were very popular with the Finnish troops who captured them.

Cast your own bullets for black powder. Very easy and inexpensive. Here's what I use. Mine is over 20 years old and still going strong. Dixie Gun Works muzzleloading, blackpowder and rare antique gun supplies.

I use 28gr FFFg with a 200gr conical bullet. In my Navy Arms Remington, it is a very accurate load. I use a .45acp case as a powder measure. A level-full case is exactly 28gr of FFFg. IIRC, this yields about 750fps, so it's about as powerful as a light .45acp load. I seem to remember that using FFFFg powder will add about 50-75fps. The modern steel revolvers are very difficult to overload. Compressed black powder can be dangerous as the pressures vary considerably from one loading to another. Conical bullets seem to be much more accurate in both my Remington and Colt clones. the heavier bullets also seem to cause a cleaner burn.

In 1981 I loaded 20 randomly-picked used M16 GI 30rd magazines and labelled each of them with a year. Over the next twenty years, I would fire off one of them each summer in a single 30rd burst. I had two (2) failures. Both were the result of cracked feed lips that spread after the years of constant pressure. One spewed it's rounds as it was removed from the magazine pouch where it was stored. The other waited until a couple of rounds had fired, then double-fed. Springs don't take a 'set' unless they are cheap or overloaded. Check your feed lips carefully.

Hmmm, does anyone have the link/rules/prices for this range? Sounds like a good place to go on my rare weekdays off. this is what I got from a Google search: 3049 Pleasant Ridge Rd, Woodbury, Tennessee 37190

Since the only issues I have EVER seen with leaving USGI mags loaded are due to cracked feed lips, I do not see how there would be a problem with a loaded Pmag inserted in the weapon. You are correct that the bottom of the bolt carrier pushes down the top round of a fully-loaded mag about 1/8", and takes the pressure off the feed lips. The only problems I've ever personally encountered with GI mags aside from feed lip issues are dented mag bodies and a reluctance to strip the top round in a fully-loaded 30rd mag. The dented mag bodies are solved by inspection and discarding bad mags. The 1st round problem is usually due to rough feed lips. A bit of smoothing with a small file, and/or application of graphite powder is a simple solution. I've never had the need to download M16 mags. YMMV.

Yep, WWII German soldiers went into battle with "Gott mit uns" on their belt buckles. Kind of ironic, isn't it?

This can be accomplished the same way EVERY change in the law is accomplished; ceaseless, active contact with your elected representatives telling them what you want. If enough folks ask enough congresscritters the same thing enough times, enough of them will eventually get the hint and pass it. The Governor is against the idea, but the TFA has him on the record (video) as saying if the legislature puts it on his desk, he will sign it. The Legislature short-changed us last session. They know it, we know it. That means that we have a bit of an opportunity this year to push for our agenda in return for support. In twelve short months, there will be another election. It doesn't hurt to remind them of that. There is a LOT of data out now on non-permit concealed carry. Surprise, surprise, surprise! Violent crime rates go DOWN in states that have it! Imagine that! Who would have ever thought that criminals would be bothered by armed victims? It is getting more and more difficult to defend gun control as the facts are ALL against it.

I used to be a big fan of Remington Target standard velocity. But lately, it is not as consistent. I'm about to try some of the new GemTech subsonic.

Umm, according to the article, it's the other way around. Bleech!

Back when Wolf sold Lacquered steel case ammo, I had extraction problems with my AR-15 and 1911 using it. Since they started using the polymer coating, I've never had a problem. I've also never heard of an extractor being pre-maturely worn. The steel case is much softer than the steel of the extractor.

ANY lead bullets cause a substantial lead buildup that can cause severe problems. The Nagant revolver does not have a forcing cone at the cylinder end of the barrel. Instead, it has a recess where the case mouth seals the breech when the cylinder is locked up. When you are not using the factory 7.62 Nagant brass, the recess is not sealed by the case. Using the shorter .32S&W, .32H&R mag, or .32-20 brass with lead bullets allows lead to be shaved into this recess when the pistol is fired. eventually, enough lead can accumulate to cause constriction of the bore or failure of the cylinder to lockup. I've been using jacketed bullets in .32H&R mag for some time now. I have yet to see any accumulation of copper in the barrel breech recess after well over 1000rds.

Newt is the most politically-savvy and intelligent candidate. But I won't vote for him. He has some moral and ethical problems that I cannot get past. Having an affair with a staffer in 1985 may have led to the failure of the 'Contract with America'. And his behaviour in May shortly after announcing his candidacy didn't show good judgement (Going on vacation to Greece for two weeks). I would highly recommend that the winner of the Republican nomination choose Gingrich for a major Cabinet post. But he would not make a good President.

The third photo shows a Liege, Belgium proofmark. More evidence it's probably a Lefaucheux. Good luck finding cartridges. They are a collector's item and hard to find.

The 0.3% variation you saw is pretty good for bulk bullets. Definitely nothing to worry about. Zero is a reputable bullet manufacturer that's been around a while.

Those old .41 rimfire shorts are for the old Remington double-barrel derringer like this: http://www.armchairgunshow.com/otsDADB_derringers.htm&h=581&w=864&sz=229&tbnid=UIWghZ8ZbEACWM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=138&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dremington%2Bderringer%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=remington+derringer&docid=hhkC7EuPwd0PpM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8EaQTu6oL463tgfhsc2CDA&sqi=2&ved=0CFgQ9QEwBg The cartridge is a 120gr bullet at a blistering 425fps, for a tremendous 52ft/lbs of energy. Or about half the energy of a .22lr target load. I've fired these back when Navy Arms had a bunch of this ammo imported from Brazil. Not at all like the movies. These basically 'pop', with a little puff of smoke. They penetrate about 1" into a pine 2x4. Typically, you just get a dent in hardwood.

I use .32 H&R mags in mine. The action is very strong, so you aren't going to break it. If you reload, the .32 mags are very cheap to shoot and pretty powerful. About as powerful as a .38 Special. As for accurate, there seem to be some that are less than precisely made. The one I have that was made in 1944 gets 5" groups at 10 yards. My 1932 Nagant gets 2" groups. The double-action pull is pretty long and heavy, but the single-action pull is not bad. The best trick to improving trigger pull is to open it up and thoroughly clean out the 70+ years of accumulated gunk.

Of course, you can always go High Standard. A nice, used High Standard Citation can be gotten for as little as $500. Cheaper Than Dirt has new mags that work well for under $25. It's very hard to find anything that will perform as well anywhere near the price. Like the S&W M41 they are designed to work with Target ammo, so don't expect great results with hi velocity .22s. I have been using the Federal Auto Match and getting excellent groups from my High Standard Victor. At $15/325 rds, it's excellent value.

The article would have you believe that Tennessee has a very high violent crime rate. Kind of misleading. Looking at the raw FBI data by state (FBI — Table 5) TN (overall violent crime rate per 100,000 = 613.3) actually is behind Delaware 620.9, Alaska, 638.8, Nevada 660.6, and the leader DC at 1330.2. The numbers by metropolitan area are available. To me, the numbers show that large cities cause crime. We should ban cities over 50,000 inhabitants. also, I fail to see how breaking the numbers out into 'gun crime' serves anything other than a transparent agenda. Why is 'gun crime' worse than any other kind? Why is a murder committed with a firearm more tragic than one committed with a baseball bat, tire iron, poison, or vehicle? Until you answer that question logically, I have a difficult time respecting your journalism.