Clod Stomper

Well, I heard about this the other day. Not from this site, but it's the first thing I could find. http://outfront.blogs.cnn.com/2014/06/27/1000-u-s-marines-headed-to-persian-gulf/ But obviously they'll have to stay on the ship because there will be "no boots on the ground".

  I wish you luck in your future endeavors.   Edit:  If I KNOW that I have done nothing wrong.  If I also KNOW that our gov't is corrupt.  If I KNOW that they have a history of leaving dead bodies or worse, mutilated children from "no-knock" warrants.  Then, I'm gonna GTFO ASAP.     "So long as they follow the rules"  HA!  They haven't had rules for the last 22 years.  Probably more.  (I'm talking about the feds)   "Unless we know that the law enforcement officer is out of compliance with the Constitution"  I have little doubt that this is the case in this situation.  Maybe "we" don't know it, but the "perp" almost certainly knew it.     Did they find anything incriminating on him?  I'm genuinely curious.  I haven't been following the case.  If not, they shouldn't have been there.   Edit Part Deux:  Snark stricken.  I shouldn't be up past my bedtime.     But this sort of thing genuinely infuriates and scares me.  This could quite literally be one of us.  I know that I have nothing illegal in my home, but if word gets out that I'm a "prepper" (I hate that term), then suddenly I'm on the radar and the assumption suddenly is that there must be illegal weapons of some sort.

WBIR reported on several new laws that went into effect today, including the new knife law.  The new guns in cars law was not mentioned as far as I could tell.  Haven't heard about it anywhere.

  Considering that he cleans his brass in a cement mixer, I'd say he shoots more in a year than I've fired in a lifetime.

Interesting. In my blind spite for Reid, I hadn't paid attention to his recent record on guns.

This.  That's why they used to endorse Harry Reid.  He used to be a gun rights supporter.

More like diapers. Should be changed frequently and usually full of poop.

This is true. So why on earth are we paying 3.35/gal for gasoline here? The freighters should be lined up nose to tail filled with oil and headed this way. I know what everyone says "we're not an imperialist country, we don't conquer other nations." Well, we should at least take back what we spent over there. But nooooo... We just had to prove to the panty-waists that this wasn't a "war for oil". Pshh... Not disagreeing with you, btw. Just ranting. I should go to sleep.

Yep. I used to work at the ANG base. 135s were always doing training flights. Wish I was still there to see what's happening. I always enjoyed watching the various military aircraft flying in and out. Never saw a Raptor, but did see one fly by my Dad's house a few months ago.

  Organic is so last month.   Are they gluten-free?

Had the same thing happen in Alcoa a couple years ago. Officer gave me a lecture on the side if Alcoa Highway about how the law requires that I tell him as soon as he walks up and they should have told me that when I took the course and blah, blah, blah. I didn't argue, for various reasons. But later, I went to speak to a supervisory officer. He told me the same thing! So there is a lot of ignorance floating around out there. To be a contrarian, if ever pulled over I will not offer any voluntary information. I tend not to indulge ignorance.

  I don't think that's just a movie thing.  It's deliberate conditioning.     Mala in se:  "Hey, that rich family left a pie on the windowsill to cool.  I'm hungry.  Food is a right.  I'm taking it"  No problem there....  Hey, they're hungry.   Mala prohibitum:  "Hey!  Is that a masheeeeen guunnnn?!?!  You must be one of those crazy people!"  Uh oh!  Call da law!   Haven't seen the movie yet, though.  Want to, just haven't been able.  

The Colibri are different than the Sniper Sub-Sonic (SSS). The SSS are 60 gr with powder in a .22 short case. The Colibri have a light bullet and no powder which makes them virtually silent without a suppressor. I think I read years ago that the SSS were developed for some foreign govt agency. Basically just like a subsonic 5.56. I went through a box of them years ago.

On clearance? Does that mean they're going to stop selling them?

This makes me think there was a bit of water remaining in a couple of the cases. I've cleaned cases in detergent before and it can be surprisingly difficult to get them completely dry inside. Especially if the used primer was still in. On top of that, the suspect primers had enough energy to stick the bullet in the bore, but didn't ignite the powder. I bet the powder was wet.

I was going to suggest McGinley's for parts. Probably for service or a new machine too, but I've never used them for those. The old guy in there can be a bit gruff at first but he knows his stuff and will help you. After he sees you a couple times, he's a lot nicer.

I'm guessing it's a .308 Marlin. Right? If so, factory ammo is loaded with pointy, but soft-tipped bullets.

Well, besides the slight bit of humor that Whitewolf picked up on referencing Independence Day, a group of friends usually gets together around the holiday with a variety of firearms for some safe, fun celebration. Not very far from where you'll be staying, too. We usually try to invite some people who may not have been exposed to firearms. Obviously you have been, but probably not the types that we will have. Oh well, maybe next time you visit.

That didn't wake you up?  I know people who sleep better during storms.  I can't do it.  I've seen a lot of damage from wind and lightning so I lay awake thinking about what I'm going to have to fix in the morning.  Or worst case, that night.  

  When I first got my C&R FFL, FN49's were between 600-700 bucks.  I thought they were too expensive (also didn't realize what they were) so I didn't buy one.  I'm kicking myself now.

  The extra velocity usually gained by the 9x21 would probably help, but Midway shows the Fiocchi 9x19 and 9x21 being similar published velocities.  So in this case, probably not.

You won't happen to be here around July 4, will you?

We're better shots. Edit: I should say THEY (American forces) are better marksmen than Middle East crazies.

Meant to post this a while back. The Appleseed program finally has a range in East TN again. And it's conveniently located in Wear's Valley. Here's the schedule. There was also one a couple weeks ago, but I'm a slacker and didn't post in time. For those unfamiliar, Appleseed teaches the very basics of rifle marksmanship. The six steps to firing the shot, NPOA, trigger control, etc. And as a bonus they throw in a history lesson about the events of April 19,1775. All at an affordable price because they are non-profit. Even the instructors are volunteers. http://appleseedinfo.org/search-states-location.php?locationid=534&id_event=2972

Participating in an Appleseed shoot qualifies you. And they just happen to once again have some scheduled here in East Tn. Very conveniently located for Knox/Blount/Sevier and even Monroe counties. http://appleseedinfo.org/search-states-location.php?locationid=534&id_event=2972