Clod Stomper

Really good price! I paid 350 for a like-new PT 99 many years ago. And it was a good deal even then. Why the Taurus over the Beretta? You can carry it hammer-down and first-shot double action. Or it can be carried cocked and locked with the hammer back and safety on. Beretta doesn't have the second option.

As has been stated, it depends on the maturity level of the kids. For example, I was a really boring kid who was mature for my age. My Dad had me shooting (with him holding the gun) when I was 2. I don't remember the exact time frame, but by the time I was 12 at the oldest, I would wander the farm with a rifle or shotgun. By the time I was 17, I was armed almost all the time. Not while sitting in class, but I most likely had one in my car. No, it wasn't legal, even back then. But it wasn't as big a deal as it would be now. My point is that a 17 year old can legally join the military. So if they are mature enough*, I'd make sure that they have quick access to a defensive firearm when they are home alone. *How do you know if they are mature enough? Ask an objective, and honest, friend if they think your kids are mature. I have friends who think their kids are just great and mature enough to handle a gun. I have observed evidence to the contrary. So sometimes parents can be biased (obviously).

<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="RobertNashville" data-cid="865982" data-time="1356162487"><p> No, that is not "right"...you might want to read the actual law posted above.</p></blockquote> I read the law. And you're right, I don't know where I came up with a DNA database. Mea Culpa. However much tinfoil-hat-wearing there may be on this site, I think it's more prudent to be overly suspicious of government than not suspicious enough. I see as much of that as I do paranoia.

Let me get this straight....   I have no prior DUI.   I haven't been involved in a wreck involving injury or death.   But my wife will deliver our first child in about a month.  So If a cop pulls me over for "suspicion" of DUI while I have my new baby in the backseat, I can have blood forcibly taken from me and my DNA added to a database?    Because we all KNOW that no LEO would ever pull anyone over under false pretenses.  Right?

Technically, every C&R firearm, whether obtained with your FFL or not, is supposed to be logged in your bound book.  Non-C&R eligible firearms are not required to be logged. That was my understanding of the law.  I had a C&R FFL from 2003 to 2009.  

I hate to disagree with you, but I say "Yes, really, no compromise".  When the opposition proposes banning ALL guns and we compromise and say "Let's just ban these features", we lose.  When they come back again and want to ban all guns, we compromise and say "Well, let's just ban these certain guns", we lose.  That's not compromising, that's losing a little bit at a time.     A real compromise would be saying "Ok, we'll agree to background checks at gun shows if you take suppressors out of the NFA '34".  THAT is compromise.  When each side gets something they want.   For the record, I did vote for Romney even though he wasn't my first choice as nominee.  That's compromise.   And finally, if I were a woman and were about to be raped, I'd want to have a pistol in my hand so I could blow the rapist's brains all over the landscape.  But we're about to compromise away our ability to do that.   Respectfully,   Will

My wife's OB said that it should be no problem.  I asked specifically because we would be doing some shooting on Independence Day.  It was early in her pregnancy, though.     I would worry less about the noise than the lead levels in an indoor range.  Yes, fluid carried sound very well, but in my experience sound waves don't make air to water transition very well and vice/versa.  Go to a public pool (if you dare) with a bunch of kids screaming.  Dunk your head underwater and it suddenly gets very quiet.   One could even try it with gunfire if that doesn't convince you.  A bucket of water and a friend to shoot near you.     And shooting outside, I don't think lead exposure is going to be a real problem.  Inside, probably so.  Just make sure to wash hands after handling ammo and dirty guns.   All that said, I recommend not risking it.  Just wait a few weeks.  I wanted to send my wife to a training class last month, but we decided to just wait.  Mostly because of money, but the risk was another (small) factor.   Will

You may want to try this.   http://www.sargenthome.com/15_Minute_AR_Trigger_Job.htm   I've done it to a couple AR triggers with a couple of my own modifications for enhanced safety.   Unfortunately, I haven't tried one of Dolomite's trigger kits.  But I'm guessing that his kit combined with this trigger job will make a pretty nice trigger.  1/8" of take-up is pretty significant.  His kit should take care of that.   For that matter, I would recommend simply using some polishing compound on the sear engagement along with Dolomite's trigger kit.

I bought my first automatic transmission car ever in 2005.  I really want another manual.  But yeah, they're almost impossible to find in newer model cars.  People are just too lazy and it's hard to change gears manually when you're texting, eating and putting on makeup at the same time with a little dog in your lap.   Heck, I don't want a computer controlling any part of my vehicle, let alone driving for me.  For most people on the road around here, I think it would be an improvement, though.   But the flying car?  Oh yeah, I'd be all over that.

Self-driving cars? Meh... That's fine for most "drivers". Would make it safer and less stressful for the rest of us. But, if we don't have flying cars by then, I'm building my own. Will

[quote name='Dolomite_supafly' timestamp='1355168515' post='857962'] Steel casings for the 300 has already been made. Not planning to be made but have been made. They are ramping up the loading as we speak. I give it two months and we will see it. This is coming from someone who probably knows more about the Blackout than anybody, not me but another know it all. Dolomite [/quote] Mr Silvers, perhaps? That's awesome. I WILL be building a .300 BLK (along with a 7.62x40 WT) in the near future. I had already been contemplating how I could convert steel-case 5.56 without hurting myself, so I could have disposable cases. This will save me the trouble and potentially damaged digits. Will

If it has just been announced, I'll wager it will take a long time to ever see steel cased .300 BLK on shelves. Steel case 6.5 Grendel has supposedly been in the works for several years now. It STILL hasn't shown up. I believe it is getting closer, though. I believe I read an article earlier this year that Bill Alexander has received several thousand rounds for testing. I hope, I hope.... Steel core, too, according to Alexander. http://www.65grendel.com/forum/showthread.php?1181-Wolf-Steel-Case/page32

Us? No. I disagree that it is us. It shouldn't matter if we elect Gumby, Santa, or Hugo Chavez to office. As long as they obey the law, which is the U.S. Constitution, it shouldn't make any difference at all who is in the office. The problem is those who ignore the law (the aforementioned U.S. Constitution). Unfortunately....

They have been around a long time. I have one for a 1911 in .460 Rowland. .460 R is basically a high-pressure 45 ACP with a lengthened case so it cannot be chambered in a regular .45 ACP or a .45 Super. Unfortunately, mine is not very reliable. I bet that it is more because of the frame than the upper. I would love to have one for a Glock frame, but it just isn't in the budget right now. Will

[quote name='Oh Shoot' timestamp='1355097149' post='857444'] 18.5" carbine to pistol grip part of rifle stock is about 28", so a 16" in a Charger stock is gonna be iffy, seems. 16" barrel in a Butler Creek would be about 25" or less, folded, so yeah, if space saving is the object here, it's a better option, especially since you can shoot it with the butt stock too. - OS [/quote] Oooh, my calculations weren't correct. I've only used a Butler Creek with an [b][u]18+"[/u][/b] barrel. If it is only ~25" with a 16" barrel, is it legal? Will

[quote name='RED333' timestamp='1355098967' post='857464'] and the best part, MONEY SAVING!!! [/quote] Money saving? Not for me. BUT, I can shoot more and more interesting ammo. Will

I would. If I thought it would actually make a difference. However, I believe that these "Taking Comments" periods are purely for show. They're going to do whatever they think that they can get away with regardless of what we say. Will

If the barrel is 16" AND the overall length is 26", that's legal. If it were me, though, I'd put it in a folding stock, like the Butler Creek. http://www.cabelas.com/10-22-accessories-butler-creek-folding-stock-ruger-10-22-1.shtml Will

[quote name='DaveTN' timestamp='1355041943' post='857142'] I’d be curious to see the statistics on this. Is “armor piercing” an issue that needs to be dealt with? Have there been Police Officers shot though their vests with armor piercing rounds? [/quote] It sounds to me from reading the article that the Bat-feys are angling to control ANY round capable of penetrating body armor. This would include most centerfire rifle rounds, some of which have been used to penetrate officers' vests.

For some reason, I've always preferred a magnum revolver over an autoloader for walking in the woods and wandering around the farm. Gould and Goodrich used to make a nice nylon belt holster with leather or suede lining. It's pretty solid. I can't find it on their website, but they may be still out there somewhere. It's what I carry my .41 mag Blackhawk in. Will

[quote name='AmericanWorkMule' timestamp='1354592431' post='854640'] I'd starve to death! [url="http://www.mtnhse.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=M&Product_Code=30447&Category_Code=MHCBF"]Scrambled Eggs with Bacon[/url] Serving Size: [b]2/3 cup[/b] [/quote] But it has 16 servings! That's a purty good breakfast.

[quote name='Murgatroy' timestamp='1354584518' post='854550'] No, you have the timeline messed up. The TV show is in line with the comics, just telling it differently. Woodbury was at the prison. When Rick lost his hand. Michonne chopped up the Governor. The TV show is just telling it in a different way, with new characters. The Governor in the comics was Brian, Philip's brother who wanted to be like Philip, but was weak. He was a sadist, and an evil man. That is not who Philip is. The Governor in the TV series. [/quote] Ok, thanks. Like I said, it's been a while since I read them. [quote]Yes in the comix there is a second town in the suburbs of Washington DC, some of the survivors eventually make it to after the prison is over-run. That is where Rick is made sheriff. Unless the show very suddenly goes from fabulously popular to "nobody watches" am guessing they will eventually get there, unless the author decides something else would make a better TV story.[/quote] And thanks, Lester. That's what I was thinking of. I was confusing myself. Will

Ok, someone please refresh me. I read the comics through about issue 96, I think. But that has been a while. POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT!! Isn't the TV show sort of combining two different parts in the comics? In the comics, I remember the run-in with a nutcase in charge of a sort-of town while Rick's group were at the prison. Where they had gladiator fights, they cut off Rick's hand and Michonne chopped up the leader. BUT, didn't the town of Woodbury come AFTER they were run out of the prison? Where Rick was made the local Peace Officer, Andrea was a tower sniper and Rick's group surreptitiously got their weapons from the armory "just in case"? Am I remembering wrong?

As is Corker, but he won the primary and re-election by a ton. What was it, 70 or 80%?

[quote name='Lester Weevils' timestamp='1354397079' post='853483'] The way the AWB mag capacity limits got phased in, and grandfathered to only ban new construction, either the mag selling companies had massive over-stock already, or they got busy and had a crap-load of new mags manufactured fast before the law took effect. Does anyone know which way it was? [/quote] The manufacturers had really ramped up and tried to crank out as many as possible. This is one reason that some manufacturers had a poor reputation. For example, USA mags. I have a USA Mini-14 mag that they made well before the ban and it is good quality. Never jammed. As the ban loomed closer, some makers let QC slip in favor of mass quantity. Then, of course, the sellers jacked up the prices to levels that most people, like myself, were unwilling to pay. So that massive stock of overpriced, underquality mags sat in warehouses and on shelves. Will