Clod Stomper

  How about relining a .223 barrel in a H&R or Rossi with a .32 liner.  http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/barrel-blanks-tools/barrel-liners/centerfire-barrel-liner-prod10976.aspx   I haven't stubbed or relined a barrel, but I have plans to do both.  I think relining is easier since you don't absolutely need a lathe to do it.

My first thought was red oak.  Not sure, though.

"We have to pass the bill to find out what's in it."   "I will tell you these are ammunition. They're bullets. So the people who have those now, they're going to shoot them....." (Speaking about magazines)   "We need to spread the wealth around!"   "Unemployment insurance... is one of the biggest ways to stimulate the economy... it's a job creator"   "I've been to fifty-seven states, with one left to go."   "Navy Corpse-man (sic)... corpse-man....corpse-man.."   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww    

Yep.  He is just a stone's throw from Vonore. 

  You should give him a call.  Like Prag said, Andrew is a great guy.

He wasn't the greatest pres ever, but certainly not the worst.  I have plenty of problems with plenty of things that he did, but...  As mentioned above, I do believe that he loved his country.  And that is more than can be said for the current occupier.  

With a .32 acp-like load, it won't cycle the action.     Myself, I was just looking for a plinking/light game load.  One that would be light and quiet enough to make the SKS a bolt action.     Maybe I'll get to do some more experimenting this weekend.  If I stumble on a good load, I'll post it.   Will

I'm pretty sure I've never seen anything except the chamber inserts.  Plus, if I had to make a guess, I'd bet that after passing less than 16" of barrel, the .32 auto will have peaked and started to lose velocity.  And it ain't exactly smokin' to begin with.   But if you're looking for a quiet, unsuppressed, round.  That would be a prime candidate.  Just be careful that you don't get a bullet stuck in the barrel.   BUT, if you're going to handload, have you considered loading a cast .32 bullet in a 7.62x39 case with a light charge of fast-burning pistol powder?  I've played around with that a bit in an SKS.  Never nailed down an optimum load, but I'm sure there is one out there.

Well, profiling would be a necessity, I think.  Probably too much trouble and risk, though.  Oh well...

Thinking about starting another thread.  A thread with a list of people who may be willing to DONATE 50 rounds of .22 lr to any youngster in the local area who needs some for practice or hunting.  Maybe it would keep some people from buying from the scalpers.  Good idea?  Bad idea?     Will

I'll back up what Stumpy posted.  Even if you invest the money in a reamer or a gunsmith to ream it and a new set of dies, you're not going to come anywhere near the much-more-common .223 Remington.     I do have a .22 Hornet, but I have not done the conversion in question.  I have had a .30-30 reamed to a .30-30 Ackley Improved.  If I had it to do over again, I would not bother.  There is negligible performance gain.     Just enjoy it for what it is.  A fairly quiet, light-recoiling, somewhat nostalgic (for me) round.  What would you gain?  50-100 fps?     Of course, as I get older, I become more of a purist.  My grandfather gave me that .22 Hornet just before he passed.  So I would never modify it.  I have also been wanting a new one that I can take out in the woods.  I wouldn't rechamber it either.   As already said, good luck with your decision.   Will   Edit:  If you do decide to ream the chamber, you'll probably want to sell your Hornet dies, right?  I may be interested...  I've been wanting to drag out my Papaw's old Savage for some time now...

At the risk of alienating a lot of folks, let me pose a couple realistic scenarios.   The first hypothetical:   I'm a brand new owner of a Modern Sporting Rifle.  I haven't paid attention to our country's path until the last few weeks and now I realize that I may have to defend my family from zombies in the near future.  Well, fortunately, there are plenty of black rifles at the moment at decent prices.  I pick up a Colt 6920 for 1100 bucks.  It came with ONE thirty-round mag.  Awesome!     But, I soon learn from reading online forums that I should have more than one magazine.  No problem.  Back online I go.  Whoa!  Brownell's has them for 12.95 apiece!  Oops... sold out.  What to do?  I look at several other websites and they're all sold out too.  Finally I stumble across some site called "Cheaper Than Dirt".  They have magazines in stock!  Wait, whaaa....  SIXTY DOLLARS APIECE!?     Now, do I say "Eff these guys for gouging like that.  I'd rather let zombies eat my children's brains"?  Or do I say "Whew.  I'm glad they still have mags in stock.  I can spare $120 for two reloads."?   Here's another.  And it was actually a possible scenario just a few years ago right here in Knoxville.  I saw it.:   I live in Nashville.  I have to travel on business to Knoxville.  One-day trip, no big deal.  I leave Nashville with three quarters of a tank of fuel.  Since I travel so much, I have a small fuel-efficient car.  I can travel about 300 miles on a tank of gas.  So 3/4 is plenty to get me to Knox.  I'll gas up there after my meeting.     Halfway through the meeting we take a break.  I hear on the radio that there has been an oil pipeline rupture in the Gulf of Mexico.  Uh oh.  Better refuel now.  I start driving to the nearest gas station.  Oh, there's a Food City that sells fuel!  And the price is the same as it was this morning!  Even better, there's no line of cars.  So I pull in and... WTF?  They're out of fuel?  How did that happen?     Oh well.  I drive on down Chapman Highway to the Shell.  Oh no, there's a line of 5 cars waiting to fuel up.  And OMG, FIVE DOLLARS A GALLON?  Now, do I say...   "Eff this.  I'll stay in Knoxville until gas prices come back down"?  Or do I say "Whew!  I'll get enough fuel to get back home where I have quite a bit stored away. Just in case..."?   The second scenario could well have been reality just a few years ago.  TRUE STORY FOLLOWS...  The news reported a burst oil pipeline or something like that.  I wasn't concerned.  I keep a couple extra jugs of fuel.  Just in case.  Every gas station I passed was backed up AND had jacked up their prices.  But as I was going into Lowe's on Chapman Highway, I noticed across the parking lot that Food City still had normal prices.  Cool.  Even though I didn't need to, I decided I'd top off.  Why not?     I came out of Lowe's and drove over to the Food City.  It was closed.  They were out of fuel.  That's why there was no line and the prices hadn't changed.   The preceding is just food for thought.  Here's my disclaimer.  I have never camped out at walmart to buy ammo to resell.  I haven't bought anything from CTD in the last few years either.  But if they happened to have a screaming deal, or something I can't find elsewhere, I probably would.     I am a libertarian and believe that I can ask any price for anything that I own.  If it's too high, no one will buy it.  If it's too low, I won't be able to keep up with demand.     I think that CTD's business practices are pretty stupid.  I think it will eventually put them out of business because people will quit buying.  Either the prices will drive customers away, or people will hold a grudge.   Just my thoughts...   Will

I like Chuck Norris, but...   I'm skeptical...   Maybe without the hat.

I think that would be _gorilla_ warfare.

This is a shameless plug for a new venture that a friend of mine has undertaken.  I hope it's ok.  I'll talk to him and see if he's interested in advertising on this forum.  BTW, I do not profit in any way from his business.   It's called BigPig Outdoors.  Here's the site  http://bigpigoutdoors.net/home.html   And the facebook page  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bigpig-Outdoors/191471821015019   I can tell you from personal knowledge that this guy walks the talk and knows his stuff.  It's actually a bit disconcerting how hard-core he is.     So if anyone here has an interest in honing their wilderness survival skills OR knows someone who has never pooped in the woods, but wants to learn how, give Andrew a call.     Be sure to check out his blog.  It's linked from the webpage.   Will

Well, I've been busy and didn't post any pics.  Sorry about that.  I'll get some posted in the next few days, hopefully.     The tree fell exactly where it was aimed.  Due to me being out of practice, it wasn't aimed perfectly, but it didn't matter.  It didn't hit the house or the small building.     I did let (request, actually) my friends who have more recent experience do most of the cutting.     The 36" saw made all the difference in the world.  Saved a ton of work.  Many Thanks to Spots and his Dad for that.     The one thing that surprised me was when the tree fell.  Having been dead for less than a year, I expected it to be more green.  But when it hit the ground, the limbs were pretty brittle.  It pretty much flattened out on the ground.  Saved me a lot of limbing and bucking, so that's not a bad thing.

A wedge isn't really going to be necessary in this case.  There is no way it's going to set back.  It has a pretty steep lean in the direction I'm going to lay it.     I plan to do a plunge cut for the back cut.  Leave some wood holding in the back.  Then when I get the back cut square with the direction I'm aiming, cut the back.  That will give me time to get everything lined up perfectly before it falls.  I could do that with a smaller saw, but the long bar is just in case the back lets go too soon.  Did I mention it has a severe lean?  It really does.   I have wedged trees over against the lean.  They are certainly handy when that is necessary.  Even with a near vertical tree or one with a slight lean in the right direction, I'll use a wedge to make sure it doesn't set back.  But there is no doubt about the way this one is going to fall.  

Thanks for the advice guys.     I agree that it would be nice to have someone with insurance, but I've already (over)paid someone to take off the most threatening limb.  The rest is pretty straightforward.  Like I said, it is near the house, but it would be actually pretty hard to get it to hit the house due to the lean.  I could easily hit the workshop, but it's a small 8x8 building, so I won't cry if something goes awry and it gets damaged.   Yes, I know how to cut a large tree with a small saw.  I have an 18" Stihl that could bring it down.  I have done so with several large trees, but due to the proximity to the buildings, I need to keep the holding wood even for the entire back cut.  It's leaning heavily, so it COULD start falling before I want it to.  If my hinge is not even, it will pull to one side or the other and I don't want that to happen.  The long bar is mainly an extra precaution.   Yes, I did climb it yesterday and cut off a limb that would have caused it to twist when it hits the ground.  I did have a safety harness and I do not have narcolep :snore: ...   I have two, possibly three, friends who will be here.  Between us, we have dropped literally hundreds of trees.  Many while on the job.  One of them teaches the class that new sawyers for the NPS or USFS have to complete before they can use a chainsaw on the job.  So I'm not concerned with the level of expertise.  We just don't have liability insurance.   Already have a quote from the same guy who cut the killer limb.  It was going to be another $1000.  Nope, not happening.  I've weighed the risk vs savings.  The risk isn't that great.  Like I said, it would be pretty hard to get it to hit the house.  I can rebuild the workshop for less than a grand.   As for cleaning it up, I would do that myself anyway.  I heat the house with wood.  So I'm going to TRY to get a portable sawmill or Alaska mill out to make some boards from the trunk.  The rest will be firewood.  If I can't get a mill, the trunk will be firewood too, but it will be a shame to waste that.  It's such a nice straight, clean tree for about 20 feet up.  It will make some nice boards.   Yes, I will try to get the whole thing on video.  So if I truly make a mess, you can say "We tried to tell you, you flaming idiot!   :shake: "     And I think I have found a saw.  Thanks Spots!   I'll report back Saturday night or Sunday.  If I'm still alive. Hmm.. maybe I should sell tickets.   :popcorn:   Will

  I recently ordered a replacement coil from Amazon for my Stihl chainsaw.  LIke you, I was dismayed to see that it was being shipped from "China Post".  But it was significantly cheaper than OEM.     I got it a couple days ago and installed it.  Saw works like it's supposed to now.  Hope it lasts.

I am about to cut down an enormous oak in my back yard.  Its dbh is at least 36".  So does anyone know of a place around Knox or Blount county that rents large chainsaws with at least a 36" bar?   Yes, I could cut a tree that size with a 20" bar, but it is going to fall between my house and my workshop.  So I can't take a chance on it letting go before both sides of the back cut are even.  It has to be pretty precise.  Did I mention that it has a very heavy lean?  Fortunately, it is leaning in the right direction.   I've already paid someone to take a huge limb off of it that was directly over the house.  So I can't shell out more money.  It's  a pretty straightforward cut, I just need an extraordinarily long bar to do it.   An internet search was less than helpful.  I haven't started calling many places yet.  Thought I'd stop in here first.  I did stop by Home Depot, but they only have a 20".   Thanks, y'all   Will

I think Van Damme has done a split in every movie he has ever made.  I am seriously impressed that he can still do it.

A rear aperture sight is a definite upgrade to stock sights.  But if you just need to move your point of impact, you only need to move the front sight to the left.  I wouldn't bother trying to beat it with a hammer (BTDT).  A sight adjustment tool is a must.  You can make one or buy one.  It's easier to buy and they aren't very expensive.     I got one of these for my SKS.  http://www.tech-sights.com/   If I were to do it again, I would go with one that replaces the factory rear sight.  For the Tech Sight, I had to remove the factory sight anyway.  That left the leaf spring just sitting there, so I made a "slot blank" to cover that.  Also had to use the rotary tool on the sight base because it interfered with the sight picture.   There are rear aperture sight replacements for the SKS that just replaces the factory rear sight.  Here's an example.  http://www.mojosights.com/sample-page/ak-sks/   Either way, you'll want to move the front sight to correct the windage.  Otherwise, your rear sight won't be centered.

Wow. I hear crickets. Like Superman said, I'd go .309, but measure your bullets as cast first. If they're good and round and not over .310 or even .311, I'd skip the extra step of sizing them.

How about an EMP in the upper atmosphere? Not likely enough? How about the simple RUMOR that there is a nuke or some other bio or chem weapon in the heart of whichever city you're in circulated widely. In Knoxville, it isn't too hard to snarl the major artories out of town on a GOOD day. Add some panic, a few car wrecks and traffic is standing still for a while. In larger cities, multiply that by 10. Heck, throw in a snowstorm for good measure. If I was a terrorist, I wouldn't pick a nice sunny day to wreak havoc. It won't be roving bands that are dangerous. Panicked cattle are just as dangerous and less predictable. However, I encourage anyone who doesn't think it's possible to simply go about their lives complacently.

There is a handful of patriots in Hollywood. James Woods and Gary Sinise come immediately to mind. And of course Tom Selleck has been "out" as a gun-owning conservative for a long time. If you want to see an actor rail against the current administration, follow James Woods' tweets. Oh yeah, and one of my favorites, Stacey Dash. Dean Cain (of course Superman loves America) is another.