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I keep a beat-up old No.4 Lee-Enfield in the truck. Not really valuable, and not something a criminal is likely to use to rob someone. "Hi there! Is that a Lee-Enfield in your pants or are you REALLY glad to see someone?!?!"

When you slowly cycle an AK, the bolt may 'catch' for a bit when it goes over the hammer. This is normal, and nothing to be concerned about. If you pull the bolt fully to the rear and release it, it should go completely forward without stopping. As long as it does that, your rifle is fine.

I've got a GemTech Outback. I cannot praise their customer support enough! They have always been attentive and ready to answer my questions. The few problems others have had were resolved in a quick, efficient manner with as little hassle for the customer as possible.

There are regularly scheduled submachine gun matches around the country. It's a lot of fun and good practice. TN ranges allow full-auto weapons. If you aren't sure why you want a machine gun, then you probably should save your money. It's a big expense. Not only the firearm, but extra magazines, pouches, tools, and let's not forget ammo! Most people with 5-10 magazines for their semi-auto weapon feel they have enough. That's barely a good start for a machine gun. You will be amazed how fast ammo goes away! If you aren't sure about buying a machine gun, I would suggest that you go to the machine gun shoot at Knob Creek this Spring (April 8,9,10 2011). Knob Creek Gun Range - Machine Gun Shoot You can rent just about any kind of machine gun you like, handle them, and get lots of information directly from the experts.

Nothing wrong with a classic liter bike! I used to ride with a guy who had one of those. It was plenty strong and pretty comfortable at 80mph! Count me as a 'cheap rider' too! I can't see any reason to buy a new bike when I can get what I want at 1/4 the price!!!

1) Reid was reelected for several reasons. First, the media very successfully portrayed Sharon Angle as radical. Second, the SEIU and unions are VERY strong in Las Vegas, and have a very strong voting block there. Third, the NRA muddied the waters for gun owners and conservatives by coming out with an initial statement in support of Reid. Lastly, he flat out cheated. There are strong allegations that voting was rigged; pre-loaded voting machines, false absentee ballots, etc. 2) Chuckie Schumer was already having new business cards printed up as Senate Majority Leader. If Reid HAD been defeated, It would have been Schumer as the leading Democrat in the Senate. 3) As for the GOP 'screening' candidates, it's their excellent selection process that led directly to putting the Democrats in power and Obama getting elected. The Tea Party is not a single organization. And it is not a political party. It is a collection of like-minded groups that have banded together to achieve political purposes. If you think that Sharon Angle and Christine O'Donnell were bad candidates, then you have willingly swallowed the crap that the Democrats fed you. Compared to their rivals, they were great candidates!

Of course, most states HAD such laws in the early 1800s. In North Carolina, for example, each man over 16 and under 45 had to appear for monthly militia muster with a firelock (long-gun) of military caliber (.50 or greater), 50rds of ammunition, canteen, bayonet or tomahawk, and two day's rations. Similar laws were in place in most other states.

Breyer absolutely cannot accept that the Constitution says anything he does not agree with. He will twist and miscontrue words until he can convince himself that the plain language of the Consitution say something entirely opposite of what it clearly does say. How can the 2nd amendment, "The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed", be twisted to add the phrase "except as the Federal Government desires."? Breyer is exactly the guy to figure out the answer to that question! Until 1934, Americans had every right to own anything in the Army or Navy arsenal without having to ask anyone's permission. In fact, prior to WWI, it was very common for American merchant ships to have light cannon mounted. Back then there were pirates in some areas of Africa and Asia (just like now). Back then, pirates knew better than to attack American ships! At the beginning of the War Between the States, most of the field artillery used by both the Northern and Southern armies was privately owned. Both sides also impressed privately-owned armed ships into their navies. The Thompson Submachine Gun was marketed to corporations and individuals in the period following WWI. For that matter, so was the Browning Automatic Rifle. The concept that the Federal Government has ANY right to regulate firearms is a very recent development. Even the 1934 National Firearms Act was a TAX Act, as it was believed that any other form of regulation was blatantly in violation of the 2nd amendment. Even so, several lower courts found that it was un-Constitutional as it was an infringement on our right to keep and bear arms. If 'Justice' Breyer told me it was snowing, I'd assume he was lying until I checked it for myself.

When I was in the Army, we did this regularly. In 1980, there were really only two scenarios we trained for; Russians invading Germany and US Civil Unrest.

The Carcano is a good, strong action. As for the Italians being 'weird' in using .268 bore, they had a one of the first 6.5mm cartridges, so they were breaking new ground. In 1891 when they adopted the rifle and cartridge, most countries were still using large-bore black-powder rifles. The 6.5 Italian cartridge and Carcano action were revolutionary, and stole a jump on the vaunted French 8mm Lebel of 1886 (first smokeless cartridge). During WWII, large numbers of these little Carcano carbines were re-chambered in 8mm Mauser and used with Italian troops on the Russian front. I had one of those, and the recoil was brutal. It makes the M44 Nagant seem tame! Most had reinforcing pins through the stock to keep it from cracking. If you get a couple of boxes of the current Prvi ammo, you can reload them 5-6 times easily. The cartridge is a relatively low pressure load by modern standards, and there are some excellent plinking , target, and hunting loads available. I don't know why they got a bad reputation, as the action is very strong and almost all the rifles I've seen were well made. Do NOT LOSE the clips!!! They are getting hard to find and expensive. Without a clip you have a single shot. I've seen some people put a piece of tape across the hole in the bottom of the magazine so the clip won't drop out. It's easy to use a finger to lift out the empty clip with the bolt back.

A small touch of grease on the slide rails, and a bit around the barrel where the barrel and slide bearing meet is really all you need to regularly apply. If the pistol starts getting really dirty inside, a good spray cleaner and a toothbrush will remove the gunk. Then lightly apply a light oil to places where moving parts rub. One tiny drop of oil to each end of the firing pin is plenty. When you work the action 5-6 times, the oil and grease will be spread around where it is needed. A good rule of thumb is that after you have fired several hundred rounds, you will see bright metal start to appear where parts rub. Those places need a touch of oil or grease. The CZ75 does not need much oil. A little goes a long way. It has pretty tight tolerances, so using too much will just cause dust and dirt to create gunk. BTW, I generally use Ballistol for cleaning and oil. Tetra is good grease. In a pinch, 10W motor oil and axle grease work fine.

I really have not had any problems like that. Send them this link: http://www.atf.gov/publications/download/p/atf-p-5300-4.pdf At the botton of page 35, you find: "To be recognized as curios or relics, firearms must fall within one of the following categories: (a) Firearms which were manufactured at least 50 years prior to the current date, but not including replicas thereof; ( Firearms which are certified by the curator of a municipal, State, or Federal museum which exhibits firearms to be curios or relics of museum interest; and © Any other firearms which derive a substantial part of their monetary value from the fact that they are novel, rare, bizarre, or because of their association with some historical figure, period, or event." It is up to you to show them proof that the firearm in question meets one of those criteria. Serial number dating is very useful, and can be done for many manufacturers with either a web search or on their website.

Somewhere that lost the "Birdman Weapons Systems" logo. Google that, and you'll have fun if you haven't seen this stuff before. My favorite BWS product was the "Nuke 50": Other favorites are the "Shot Caller 2000", "Jaded 50", and "My First Sniper Rifle". Ol' Birdman was a real trip. He was actually a very talented designer who had some real products like a fully adjustable target stock for the FN FAL, an early AR rail system, and other stuff. He used to be a regular poster at Subguns.com and FALFiles.com.

Remember, EVERYTHING that is 50 years old or older is a C&R. So if it was made in 1960 or earlier, it qualifies. Below is a short list of fine CCW candidates: Walther PPk (pre-Interarms import) Mauser Hsc (pre-Interarms import) S&W 36 flat latch Colt Agent and Cobra (check serial #) Colt Commander (check serial #) CZ82 as mentioned above Polish P-63 & P64 Colt Model 1903 Savage 1907 & 1917 FN Browning 1922 Remington m51 Astra 300 Star models D, H, I, and S (year codes here: Star Firearms: Dating your Star Pistol with Proofmarks) Russian and E German Makarov

I was in the Army at Ft Hood, TX. My first thought was that obviously no lessons were learned from the Son of Sam killings. NYC had a very high murder rate, no legal handguns, and an abundance of nutcases.

The Glock 19 is undeniably an excellent weapon. But my CZ75 is the one I always seem to want close by if trouble is anticipated or I'm going to the range.

As an FYI, many holsters made for the 1911 will work perfectly with the CZ52. If you want something properly molded, look at Falco or Galati.

I sold the V4 1100 Sabre in the foreground a while back when I had knee problems. I really miss that bike, but couldn't stand the idea of it sitting unused for two years. I put 60,000 miles on the VF700 in the background before I sold it. I traded some old computers for the VF1100 which had been sitting in a barn for ten years with only 6000 miles on it! This picture was taken the day before the new owner of the 700 was coming to pick it up. It's probably the only time they were both clean at the same time. I'm not much on the cleaning and polishing thing. If it's a nice enough day to wash the bike, I'd rather be riding it! My knee is getting stronger each day now, and I'm starting to look at the bike ads again. Ideally, I'd like another VF1100. But I'm also thinking the BMW 4-cylinders are nice. I like riding upright, but don't want anything slow like a Harley.

If I weren't married I'd take her hunting. I know exactly what I'd be hunting for, too! Part of that would likely involve carefully checking her for ticks!

My wife has one in 9mm. It's a very accurate weapon, and she likes it. It is small, thin, and relatively light. But I don't much care for it. To me, the ergonomics are all wrong. The grip angle feels wierd, it doesn't point instinctively (for me), the lack of a a hammer spur is annoying, and I do not like de-cockers instead of safeties. Without a hammer spur, it means that you have to trust the firing pin block when de-cocking the weapon. On my P38 and S&W 39, I prefer to ease the hammer down as I activate the de-cocker. You cannot do that with the P239. I have yet to meet a double-action-only pistol I cared about. I prefer the choice of being able to aim carefully with a single-action trigger. I prefer a single-action-only pistoil to one with only double-action. All of that is subjective. Go shoot one for yourself. If you like it, get it.

The only truly 'all matching' US military weapons I have ever seen were all unissued or assembled by people trying to make them match. When soldiers clean their weapons, parts get switched or replaced. As long as the bolt, barrel and receiver match, I don't worry about the rest (and won't pay extra for it). Nice M1917. They are excellent shooters, and very accurate.

BATF has absolute authority over what THEY consider to meet the 'sporting purposes' test for importation. Basically, you submit a sample, and they decide how 'evil' it looks. If it's too 'evil' in appearance, it doesn't get to come in.

Firearms Technology Branch is full of it, again. The section of law defining a C&R is in the same section of law which defines a firearm as being the 'frame or receiver'. The rules on importation are in an entirely different section of Federal code and have no impact on firearms that are already in the US. ATF is wrong on this, but won't admit it. Also, keep in mind that an ATF opinion or ruling is NOT the law. This is not the first time that ATF has doen something like this. You might have heard that 'once a machine gun, always a machine gun'. Again, total legal garbage. ATF still tries to use this in court, but has yet to win a case with that argument. If it cannot fire two or more shots with a single function of the trigger, or be readily converted to do so, it is NOT a machine gun, regardless of past history. I could go on with other examples, as well.

Rent or borrow a .22 for her. And between the Glock 21 and the Beretta, the Beretta is much less intimidating. This is only one of the many reasons your first rifle and pistol should .22s. Most guys are better off letting someone else teach their wife or girlfriend to shoot. That way you don't let your ego get in the way. Make it as much fun for her as possible. Remember what you find 'fun' may not be her idea of fun. Particularly if it involves muzzle blast, flash, and lots of recoil. Start her off at very close range so that she can immediately see her results and guarantee that she is on paper. Be encouraging and patient. Good luck.

I've got a Savage 99 in .250 Savage that I've used on both deer and hogs. As posted above, find a rifle that you like, and pretty much any caliber from .243 and up will work on both deer and hogs. A shotgun is fine as long as you have no intention of taking any shots past about 75 yards.