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I just can't get one done in less than an hour. It's always; get set up, let the dog out, get parts ready to assemble, answer wife's question, assemble a couple of parts, let the dog in, "What was that Honey?", put another part in, etc.......

To me 'common-sense gun control' involves disarming most Federal agencies. Get real! Why does the FDA need armed agents? Protecting themselves against a chicken uprising? Oh, I forgot, 'Cows with Guns'

The purpose of government is NOT to provide social programs. Our Founders went through this debate 220 years ago. Legitimate functions of government are: provide a legal system (laws, courts, etc), protect the borders, keep the peace (quell insurrections, riots, etc). If we kept government within those boundaries, this debate would be moot. As far as this sales tax collection goes, the issue is whether TN can collect from a company which has no presence in TN. The net result will be to force companies selling remotely to go off-shore. Yep, there go more US jobs, investment money, and personal spending. I'm sure THAT will help our ailing economy! Bill Haslam is doing a great job of convincing me that he should be a one-term governor. Raising taxes will have no positive effect. All that will happen is that government will continue to spend to excess. Only by curbing that spending can we get fiscal responsibility. Giving money to politicians is like giving whiskey and a new Corvette to an unsupervised 16 year-old boy. Sure, he MIGHT act responsibly. But would you bet on it? As far as worrying about whether the poor will eat us, that's absurd. The only way that would happen is if government continues to tax and spend our economy into oblivion. Giving them more tax money will only exacerbate the situation.

I think it needs more stuff. Where are the laser pointer, can/bottle opener, pliers, screwdriver, ballpoint pen, extendable baton, poison dart gun, and miniature anti-tank rocket launcher?

The system worked. In spite of a media frenzy which pre-determined the guilt, a jury looked at all the evidence and decided that the prosecution could not prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt. Is the system perfect? Of course not. The best thing that I can say about it is that it works better than any other system that mankind has tried. Karma is a b!tch, though. This woman may make some money in the short term from her notoriety, but it won't last. And after it is gone, who will hire her? At best, she will be a sideshow freak.

I'll try to simplify a stupid and confusing law. According to the law, the DIAS or LL IS the machine gun. If you have a legally-owned DIAS or LL, then you can use it in any firearm that it will function in without further paperwork. As soon as the DIAS or LL is installed, the host weapon magically becomes a legal machinegun. And when you remove the DIAS or LL, the host weapon reverts to it's normal status. In 1986, Congress passed a law prohibiting machineguns made after May 15th, 1986 from being transferred to us civilians. That fixed the supply of legally-transferable machineguns (and DIAS and LL) to those which had already been made. That is why prices are so high. I hope this clears things up a bit. Firearms laws are arcane, convoluted, and absurd. And machinegun laws are an arcane, convoluted, and absurd subset of those firearms laws. Don't feel bad if you find it confusing. I've been dealing with those laws as a dealer, machinegun owner, and licensed collector for over 30 years. And I still find areas where I have to sit down, scratch my head, and puzzle out what the heck that gobbledy-gook actually means!

If it's a military surplus rifle, it is one of about 20 different types of Italian Carcano. Photos, descriptions of all markings, and a complete description of condition would help us get you some idea of value. If it's been sporterized, it might get $50.

Action, yes. Barrel, no. Add in the stock and minor tweaks on the 10FXP and you would spend a lot more getting a standard 10 and bringing it up to FXP specs. The barrel alone is probably worth the difference. Savage target barrels are excellent.

These are Damascus or twist-steel barrels. Do NOT use smokeless powder loads!!! As stated above, the marks are English Birmingham proof marks. The actual gun-makers usually marked the locks, not the barrels. Twist-steel is exactly what it says. The barrel is formed by twisting steel strips around a mandrel. It was stronger than the common iron barrels, and cheaper than a solid steel tube barrel. The technique died out with the advent of more powerful smokeless powders. The higher pressures of smokeless powder required real steel barrels.

The Pistol Paks listed on GunBroker and GunsAmerica have all been there for a long time. If you actually want to sell it, it will go pretty quick at $800 or so. If you want top dollar, you might try $900. But be prepared for it to sit for a while. In today's economy, it's hard to get collector prices. BTW, the retail of the new revolvers is $1169 for the 6" VH. I haven't actually seen one for sale yet, so there is no telling what the actual selling price will be. But if I had to guess, I'd say that most sellers will try real hard to keep it under $1000.

Picture not needed. He hit the most important aspects; bitchy, mouthy, argumentative, vindictive. After that, why bother with pictures?

A lot of really good advice here. I'll just emphasize the most important. 1) If you don't have 20% down, keep saving. 2) Get the toughest inspector you can find. Go with him. Nobody's perfect, and if you ask questions, you might find something he could have overlooked. Once you've bought the house, any problems he didn't find are YOURS! 3) There WILL be unexpected expenses. New house, old house, doesn't matter. It's going to happen, so have extra money. 4) Get a home warranty for at least the first couple of years. After that you will have a handle on how to plan for problems. 5) Shop for the best mortgage you can get. The big lenders aren't always the best. What matters are the interest rate and closing costs (points, etc). Get an up-front estimate of total closing costs. It will be more than that. Be prepared. 6) Bargain hard for the house you want. The market is WAY down. As a buyer with real money, you are in charge. If you want the riding mower, include it. If you want a problem fixed before closing, include that as well. Having the first year or two of a home warranty included in the sale is pretty common. Get it. 7) Lastly, set a limit. Set an absolute limit on what you will pay for a house. Do not be afraid to walk away if the seller won't meet your limit. Nobody ever got in trouble because they went under budget on a house.

Gun Control IS racist. He just got it backwards. Gun control is why poor blacks can't defend themselves. Gun control demands that people give up their right to self-defense and become dependent on the government for protection. Gun Control has yet to stop a single criminal or terrorist from acquiring whatever firearm they want. It merely infringes upon the ability of honest folks to acquire firearms for legitimate purposes. If you look at the first Gun Control laws, they were ALL imposed to keep uppity blacks and other racial undesirables from having the ability to defend themselves. So, YES, Gun Control IS racist. Just backwards of the way that police chief says.

You make a lot of valid points. But what he is wanting to do is make a decision now. And right now, 6.5Grendel is the most versatile cartridge you can put on a standard AR platform. Add in the factory ammo from both Wolf and Hornaday, and it looks like a cartridge that is finally getting good support from the manufacturers. Sure, .308 is more powerful and certainly ammo is available in every store. But you cannot fire a .308 in a standard AR-15 platform. and the .308-size lowers are considerably larger, heavier, and more expensive.

These incidents are getting a lot of attention. That's good!!! The proliferation of cell phone cameras and small video recorders can only help keep police, politicians, and others honest. Remember, nobody in a public place has any expectation of privacy. Not even police or politicians!

I have yet to see where a cast versus milled versus forged lower made any difference in accuracy or reliability. I have a .50 upper on a cheap cast EA lower that has been perfectly happy and accurate for about ten years and 700rds now. As long as the lower is made to spec, it will be fine. I have heard that the plastic/polymer lowers may have problems with the front hinge pin area. Use good mil-spec parts for the internals (Fire control, bolt carrier, bolt, etc) and you will never regret it. Unless you are going to compete in long-range shooting, a chromed bore is a good thing. I would stick with 1/9 twist unless you plan to shoot bullets heavier than about 67gr. The military 1/7 twist will overstabilize bullets lighter than 65gr and has been known to cause bullet disintegration with light varmint bullets. The Army went with 1/7 twist in order to get improved penetration at long range. It has proven to be detrimental to combat performance with the standard 62gr, though. I also stick with 20" barrels as the little 5.56mm needs every bit of speed in order to get optimum performance. I have not found that a 20" barrel hurts the handling except in very tight quarters. The M4 barrel profile has little to offer anyone who does not have a 40mm grenade launcher to mount on it. It is too light in front of the chamber where extra metal would help cooling and accuracy, and too heavy at the muzzle where it just adds weight (unless you have a 40mm grenade launcher). If you want a light handy carbine, get a standard 16" barrel, not the M4 profile. It will be lighter, more accurate, and handle better. I am not an optics fan considering how many high-quality scopes I have broken. But, they are getting better and more durable. So I would recommend a flat-top upper with fold-down backup iron sights. Keep in mind that no folding sights will be as accurate or durable as the normal A2 fixed upper sights. I also like the handguards with the double heat shield. Keeping sight mirage down on a hot day is a good thing! The rest is purely up to you. I believe in the KISS principle, and don't clutter up and weigh down my rifles with gadgets. Others like them. That's why I like a free market. Everyone gets pretty much what they want.

Nobody has ever complained that the 6.5G lacks accuracy! I have a 20" upper from J&T that gets about 1moa with the cheap Wolf soft points, and a hair better with the Wolf 120gr MPT. I haven't even tried shooting the expensive ammo yet. The biggest complaint I have heard has been about expense and availability of ammo. Well, I have seen that AIM and others have plenty of the Wolf Gold reloadable cartridges in stock at about $13/box. And Wolf has announced that they will be bringing in a bunch of even less expensive steel-cased ammo by the end of the year. If you want really nice ammo, Hornaday has their excellent 123gr A-max load for about $22/box. Barrels and bolts or complete uppers are available from several manufacturers at reasonable prices. The biggest problem was availability of magazines. C-Products made excellent 6.5G magazines, but are under new management and the 6.5G mags are backordered. AR-Stoner now makes mags that are getting good reviews, though. As long as your hunting doesn't include animals much larger than deer, you will probably never need anything more powerful than the 6.5G. And while you say you won't be shooting past 400 yards, it's nice to know that the rifle and ammo are capable of much more!

Run up to berm, spray rounds wildly until magazine is empty, retreat to cover to reload. Repeat until done. I saw a bunch of rounds impacting the top of the berm. Lots more were fired WAY too high! Doesn't anyone AIM anymore?!

Interesting so far. I'm kind of wondering where they found all of those automatic weapons in the notoriously anti-gun state of Massachusetts. There are an awful lot of M4's and AK varieties. It was kind of nice to see an M1 Garand and Mosin Nagant, though. So far, neither the human nor alien actions make any tactical or strategic sense. DoooH! Did I just expect Hollywood to make sense?!?!?!? Silly me!

Many older cartridges have a variety of names. The cartridge you are referring to is the .380 Automatic Colt Pistol in the US. Most US publications shorten that to '.380acp' or just '.380'. But in Britain, a '.380' refers to the British service pistol cartridge used in WWII. In the US, that cartridge is called the .38S&W. The name '9mm Court is French for 9mm short. In Italian it's 9mm Corto. Most of Europe refers to the .380acp as the 9mm Browning Short as it was introduced over there in the FN Browning model 1910 and model 1922 pistols. If you REALLY want to have fun with names, try to find ALL of the different names for what we normally call 9mm Luger. I'll start: 9x19mm 9mm Parabellum (sometimes shortened to '9mmPara') 9mm NATO 9mm Grande Puissance (short version is 'GP') 9mm Browning (how's that for causing confusion!) So, if there is a 9mm Browning Short, is there a 9mm Browning Long? First person to post the most common weapon chambered for it, and what the cartridge is called in that country wins a genuine 2-second smile of admiration. No cheating with an internet search!

British Medical Journal and Centers for Disease Control? Hardly objective sources when it comes to firearms. Both are notorious for anti-gun 'studies' that prove to be full of bovine patties.

I once had a custom Enfield in .416 Rigby. I didn't fire it much as the ammo was $4/round in those days. but it was pretty accurate, and didn't recoil as badly as I feared. It was butter-slick to operate, and I kept it in the hope of one day going on a hunt worthy of the rifle. I sold it to someone who actually WAS going to Africa to hunt. He used to get a Cape Buffalo and a lion. That's the closest I'll probably ever get to such a hunt! Here is an excellent primer on cartridges for dangerous game: Rifles for Dangerous Game

I've got an older Gemtech Outback that I am having upgraded. Gemtech has excellent customer service and is known for the excellence of their products. The main reason I went with the Outback originally was because I knew that the company stood behind it and would take care of me no matter what happened. I use it on my P22 with Remington Standard velocity target ammo. From the P22 barrel, that ammo is subsonic, very accurate and consistent, reliable, and less expensive than the 'subsonic' ammo.

I saw a chain fire once at a CW reenactment. Only blanks, but still an eye-opening experience. No damage to the Colt Navy replica, and nobody was hurt. Chambers were sealed with a greased felt wad, so the consensus was that a spark went under the other caps. When you fire a round, the cap splits and spits sparks. I use a tiny dab of crisco on the outside of the nipple to prevent this. Crisco is good for your holster! Preserves the leather and keeps it nice and soft!

I've got a Rossi in .357. It needed a little break-in before it would function smoothly. It does not like the short 148gr .38Spl target loads. The short rounds do not feed well. Aside from that, it's a nice little carbine. With heavy .357 loads, it's probably good to use on deer at short range. Light .38 reloads are cheap plinking ammo. The Marlin is still a superior rifle. The quality and design are better, and the action is really smooth and slick. If you can spring for the Marlin, you won't regret it.