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Most of those in the links above don't look much different than a "real" gun belt to my (male fashion sensed) eye. At $65, a "real" gun belt isn't that much more expensive. I've been wearing the same Beltman belt daily for about 7 years (though I forgot to put it on this morning ). It hasn't lost any appreciable stiffness in that time. http://thebeltman.net/

Welcome! I used to visit Warrior's Path regularly when I lived nearby.

Beltman's belts have "chicago" screws holding the buckle on. They're easy to remove. The nylon belts work fine for some people. I think it depends on how tight your belt normally is. I don't like my belt real tight, so the extra stiffness of the double layer leather helps. Seems like it would be pretty easy to add embellishments to a plain leather gun belt so it suits your style.

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Hydrogen hydroxide works just as well, but it's cheaper.

Probably. Mostly a money grab on their part I suspect. I'm sure they'll claim that it's to minimize the time it's in their possession. Mostly I was just pointing out that it is legal to ship your gun to yourself in another state (care of someone else) without involving an FFL holder.

Regarding shipping.... an FFL is not required. http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/unlicensed-persons.html#shipping-firearms-additional

Well now I have...

The Russians will (continue to) sell weapons to Syria, but I doubt you'll see Russian troops involved. The Russians can't afford war both monetarily and politically. I hope we don't get involved, but I'm curious how far it will go before the court of world opinion demands the global police force (aka, the US military) do something.

Another point.... if you've got layovers, be sure you know the firearm protocol in those areas. Recall the guy who got stranded in NJ and arrested for illegal possession... http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/01/supreme_court_to_consider_whet.html

I've always heard 1 gallon per person per day.... that's 4 liters. You might be able to survive on 1 liter per day short term, but that'd be the bare minimum and certainly not when it's hot. If you've got other forms of food with a reasonably high moisture content, you can get a significant amount of water that way too. If you're using your water supply to rehydrate food, I think 1 liter would be gone in a blink. Water isn't real hard to find and a purification system is a must.

I don't know about that one specifically, but every hospital I've ever seen was posted. Don't know that I've heard of one that wasn't.

75%? I'd say more like 95% (which mostly likely includes me). That's funny right there! I'll have to remember that.... mmmmm..... The Thomas Crown Affair is one of my favorite movies for more than the excellent plot.

I believe it's mostly an issue with older battle rifles. The main point being, we simply don't know whether the old 7.62 NATO guns can handle .308. Guys are unwilling to risk blowing up their rare, expensive toys to find out. New stuff should be designed to handle .308. And as Murgatroy said, there's lots of speculation. Personally, I'm not convinced that the difference in headspace makes any real difference. There may be some effect on accuracy and cycling (for semi-auto's) but that's never been proven conclusively in my mind. You can find instances where small changes made a difference on individual rifles, but to apply that across the board is quite a stretch. I'm also not convinced the pressures really are different. The pressure value for 7.62 NATO was converted from the old system that was notoriously inconsistent and inaccurate. So are the pressures really different? There's probably a few people who work for the ammo companies that know, but they're not allowed to talk about it.

What he said. Print out the airline's policy and TSA's policy and have them with you. It's not uncommon to find employee's that don't know their employer's policies with such things. Plan a few extra minutes and don't get uptight about it. If you're relaxed, they will be too.

Outdoor ranges, ORSA (members only), Norris (membership fee), John Sevier (daily fee). Indoor.... Frontier, Sevier Indoor Range, Gunnys, Farnsworths,

Nope. The .308 WIN runs a slightly tighter headspace and per SAAMI specs, potentially a significantly higher pressure. Hence, a .308 round could blow up a 7.62 NATO gun. Also, the 7.62 NATO brass is typically thicker walled than commercial .308, so the 7.62 NATO case has slightly less interior volume. So if you're reloading and put a .308 powder charge in 7.62 NATO brass, you could over-pressure it.

$225! Sweet deal!

YAHOO!! ... wait a minute....

If you look up the specs, 7.62 NATO and .308 WIN are different in pressure, headspace, and case geometry. Whether the spec differences are real and significant is the subject of great debate. Specifically considering a semi-auto battle rifle that's stamped .308 on the side.... I'd have no issue running 7.62 NATO stamped ammo in it. I would not do the converse. Oh, and $1000 for a PTR? The price sure has gone up a lot from what I recall. I really should've bought that one...

YAY! What'd I win?

Winner!

Yep, it can get way too complicated for my simple mind. That's the main reason why I think its important for small bets. Those who enjoy that sort of thing can do it. Those who don't really care (like me) don't have to worry about it. It's not enough money to get bent over. If it's correctly handicapped, it shouldn't matter anyway. If you play well, you win. If not, you lose. You already know the answer to that before the scores are tallied.

Ah. My guess was holding it for skinning. I think what Caster's after is something like this, colonial era meat skewers...

He was very easy to deal with and has been doing them for a long time. I put the trigger group, the form, and $65 in the box. About 6 weeks later, it came back and I snapped it back in. I posted a review on here a while back, but I laughingly called the OE trigger on my yugo a "2 breath trigger"..... It took so long and so much effort to pull it, I had to stop and take breath in the middle. When it got it back from Kivaari, it was a very nice 2-stage trigger. Stage 1 is nearly zero effort, stage 2 is about 5 lbs, crisp, with minimal over-travel. Between the trigger and the sights, it cut my group sizes in half. And just for being thorough.... technically the model rifle you have listed is a 59/66A1. The 59/66 doesn't have the night sights, the 59/66A1 does.