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I have WWI dated .30-06 and .303 rounds that still shoot just fine. Storage is the key. Cool and dry storage will keep ammo stable. It sounds like your cases are corroded. Bad enough corrosion can cause case failures and is dangerous.

Mine is a 9mm and has well over 2000rds through it. Never missed a beat, and still going strong. Star is one of the best manufacturers around. They suffer from the bad reputation of other Spanish firearms manufacturers that dates back to the 1920s and 1930s when poor quality Spanish handguns flooded the US market. Factory magazines are expensive and can be hard to find. Aftermarket magazines should be reserved for practice only as they are much less reliable.

However, many of them WERE taken overseas by soldiers during WWI and WWII. You could do that back then. They are fun little revolvers to shoot. A .36 round ball thumb-pressed on top of a 5gr charge of FFF black powder makes a nice plinking load. Be careful about the grips, they are relatively fragile now that they are 100 years old!

You get the fake antivirus from websites. Keep track of who you are visiting and let them know their site is infected. MalwareBytes is an excellent removal tool. Follow their instructions EXACTLY! I've had to do it repeatedly to remove everything from my son's PC. He goes to gaming sites which are particularly buggy. BTW, Mac users have no room to gloat. Lots of trojans out there for Macs now. Harder to find and remove, too.

Good game, but not so much that the Saints won, as the Vikings lost. The only thing that allowed the Saints to win was all those Viking turnovers at critical moments.

I am a bit bothered by the reference to non-carrying folks as 'sheep'. This is a dangerous mindset to allow yourself into. Those others at Wally World, Taco Hell, and other places you go are your friends, neighbors, and otherwise just (relatively) normal people. They attend your local churches, have kids in school, pay taxes, and many even vote. Getting a carry permit, firearm, and training is a pretty substantial investment in time, hassle, and money. Most people don't see it as being as useful as a driver's license, so they don't get one. Does this make them 'sheep'? Does this make them not worth helping if their lives are in jeopardy? As a Christian, I see it as my duty to help others when they need it. There is a difference between looking for trouble and being prepared for it. I carry for the same reason I have fire extinguishers. There are threats to my safety and the safety of others out there. And I prefer to be able to decide if my help is needed than stand by helplessly. If you had a fire extinguisher in your car and saw another car on the side of the road with flames licking from underneath, would you stop and help? I would, and have done so. I'm no 'hero'. But I hate the feeling of being helpless. THAT is why I carry.

A firing pin is typically hardened steel that is relatively brittle to shock other than from the tip. When you see a revolver firing pin that wiggles, the reason is to allow the firing pin to not hit the frame solidly. Some revolvers have a small spring, and some do not. As long as the firing pin cannot hit the frame and catch before firing the cartridge, I wouldn't worry about it. At some point, it was decided (by lawyers) that a frame-mounted firing pin with a firing pin blocking safety was safer than a hammer-mounted firing pin. That's why almost all revolvers now have frame-mounted firing pins.

Do NOT let that man get a three wolf moon t-shirt!!

I'm going to stand with Ramsey on this one. While I deplore treating children the way your examples show, I don't believe that a taxpayer-funded state program is the way to do it. The reason our Federal and State budgets are in the mess they are is because so many people have told our government to handle these problems. Government programs are NOT the answer. They rarely actually accomplish anything, and are typically 3-5 times more expensive than private programs. Are there no churches in your area with pre-K programs? I'll tell you what. I'll gladly donate $100 to a local church to help take in one of these kids. Get a couple more folks here to do the same and we've solved your problem. But I will fight you all the way against trying to use the power of government to steal my money to accomplish your goals.

Nikki is an amazing person. She was instrumental in getting the TN restaurant carry passed last year, and will be assisting us in getting the new and improved version passed this year. So many times we have seen the liberals use a tragedy to restrict our rights. Unfortunately, the fact is that every single tragedy like Nikki's makes the absurdness of disarmament more clear.

As usual, liberal media only works if you can suck in tax dollars like NPR.

Realistically, if the event is of a long duration, you are best off as part of a community. Food production without machinery is very labor-intensive. 5-10 people working on a farm can easily grow surplus food, while a single person will have much more limited choices and be more vulnerable to losing a significant portion of his crop to disease, insects, weather, etc. Besides, you've got to sleep sometime. Having extra eyes to watch your back will be critical. An additional factor is skill-sets. The more people, the greater the chance that someone will have the needed skills to deal with problems that arise. As far as joining a group, my advice would be to avoid it unless you know them VERY well. These groups tend to be obsessive and run by the same types that run home-owner's associations. IF the group has a pediatrician or emergency-room surgeon, suck it up and play nice!!!

Prvi Partizan ammo is made in the same factory that produced the Yugoslavian M75 ammo. It has an excellent reputation for consistency and accuracy. Most is in 196gr SP, but I've seen some 196gr FMJ. Also, you might try the FNM 8mm ammo. It's made in Portugal with a 196gr FMJ bullet. Also has an excellent reputation for accuracy. I have heard that recent production of this ammo is actually made by Prvi Partizan, but I don't know this is true. Both of these are brass-cased, Boxer-primed reloadable cartridges.

The Ultrastar is an excellent choice for concealed carry. Very ergonomic and reliable. They are pretty rare in the US as Star quit importing shortly after the introduction of the Ultrastar. Mags can be hard to find, so if it comes with spare mags, that's a plus.

GREAT IDEA!! Thanks!

As a long shot, he might try calling Century International Arms, Classic Arms, or SAMCO Global. They imported most of the K31s and might have a spare mag laying around. Another option is to keep looking on GunBroker in the hopes that one shows up.

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the most important advatage a revolver has over an auto; versatility. A .22 revolver will easily digest all types of .22 ammunition, shorts, longs, long rifle, Colibri caps, etc. A 4-6" .357 revolver can be shot with very light .38 loads that are inexpensive and pleasant for recoil-sensitive folks and children. Or, you can use the same pistol with powerful .357 loads that are capable of taking deer, wild pigs, coyotes, and other medium-sized game. A .44mag revolver ups the ante to being capable of killing anything on the North American continent. Granted, it wouldn't be my first choice for a Brown Bear (.50 BMG!), but it's been done. A light .44Spl load can be a nice, inexpensive plinker with cast-bullet reloads. No automatic pistol has ever had the versatility of a well-made revolver.

All anyone really NEEDS for a lifetime of shooting is a .22 rifle and pistol, good shotgun, good deer rifle, and a useful self-defense pistol. All else is just 'want'. After over 30 years of military and civilian shooting, my advice is don't buy anything cheaply-made or trendy. My choices in the above categories are: older S&W or Colt .22 revolver with 4" barrel (I've got a Colt Trooper), Marlin M39a, Winchester M12 or Remington 870 12ga, Savage M99 .308, and Colt Trooper (or S&W M28) 4" .357. All of those guns will still be going strong 100 years from now as long as you take care of them.

The 9mm Mak case is actually wider than 9x19mm Luger. As you noticed when it took extra effort! Toss those cases into your recycle bin. I visually check every case I load. I've caught a LOT of .380 and 9mm Mak brass in with the 9x19 stuff. Even so, every now and then one ends up trying to be loaded with the 9mm. As you gain experience in reloading, you'll see how important 'touch' is. When something feels different, it's a warning. Stop and investigate. Do not take chances when reloading. It's very easy to end up losing a finger or eye as well as an expensive firearm!

It's hard to find a useful tactical optic that is durable for under $400. You best bet is to check eBay or private sellers for a Trijicon that has been barely used. The ACOG knock-offs have a couple of major flaws; they break easily, have cloudy glass, and don't have the fiber-optic reticle illumination of the real thing. I've broken more military-grade optics than most people ever see. Including at least four Leatherwood ARTs (the earlier ones did NOT like being on a .50), an ACOG, Leupolds, etc. Combat and training are VERY hard on equipment. There is a reason why this stuff is expensive, and that's because it's made to bet your life on. By the time you've gone through 3-4 cheap scopes, you'll have spent the same as if you had bought the good equipment. Go ahead and save your pennies for good gear. It's worth it. For a good general-purpose optic on an M4 or similar rifle, you absolutely cannot beat the ACOG.

While not really forbidden by law, one person wearing a 3 wolf moon t-shirt and centurion helmet, while holding the 3 wolf knife will cause strange things to happen. My best friend's former girlfriend had a cousin who did this. A strange aura enveloped him as he gained a beatific expression on his illuminated face. After a minute or so of us gazing at him adoringly like a new Messiah, he looked each of in the eyes and psychically imparted a blessing in our brains. Then with a sad, but all-knowing expression, he faded from view as he ascended to a higher celestial plane.

Magazines are scarce and expensive. The rifles were only issued with a single magazine, and the ammunition was packed on 6-rd clips. Here are some reasonably priced clips: 3 - Pk. Schmidt - Rubin K - 31 Stripper Clips, Magazines & Clips, Brand Not Specified at Sportsman's Guide If he REALLY needs a magazine, this is the only one I saw for sale: Schmidt Rubin K31 6 Round Detachable 7.5 Swiss Magazine | e-GunParts.com

Unless you are a first-generation immigrant, you're pretty much guaranteed to be some sort of mutt. That said, mother's side - English, French Huguenot, Scots. Father's side - Irish, English, Scots. Like I said, a mutt!

Try "The Frontiersmen" by Allan Eckert for an excellent, exciting read on the long-hunters such as Boone, Simon Kenton, Simon Girty, and others. Amazon.com: The Frontiersmen: A Narrative (9780945084914): Allan W. Eckert: Books

Haslam was a member of NY Mayor Bloomberg's anti-gun crusade until he decided to run for governor.