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I just bought a Vepr 12. Factory built with the folder that actually folds instead of one that is welded open. Get them while you can because they are going fast.

Flux core MIG will get you more penetration than shielding gas but it needs to be cleaned up because of the flux core. You are more than welcome to call me anytime. Or if you prefer you can come by and try anything I have before you buy. If you are used to brazing or using a torch to "weld" I would look at a TIG machine. They are like an acetylene torch except they use electricity instead of gas to heat the metal. You can also use a TIG to cut metal like an acetylene torch. I have a plasma cutter as well but I have used the TIG to make cuts from time to time because it is easier if you are already using the TIG. What are the specs on the welders and what are you trying to weld?

Get a wire feed MIG, they are so simple to use. You set a couple of dials and squeeze a trigger. I have a Hobart 140 and it works great. I can do really thin stuff as well as stuff that is well over 1/4" on a single pass. You can use MIG welders with gas or with a core if you don't want to fool with gas. With gas the welds need nothing, no clean up at all. I use the Hobart several times a week and have yet to have a problem. I also have a TIG machine and use it some as well but for 90% of the stuff I am welding I use a MIG because it is so simple. TIG give you a lot more control and is almost like a acetylene torch. I have used stick welders and they leave a lot to be desired compared to MIG.

I would send back the G2 frame and find an older, used frame. The older frames will work with 99% of the barrels out there while the newer G2 frames may have problems with certain barrels. And it seems pretty random which makes the process of finding a barrel that will fit much harder. If you decide to keep the G2 frame you will always be frustrated with your barrel selection. Another reason is the fact you can find older barrels in pretty much any caliber while the newer ones are pretty limited unless you order custom barrels and even then you might not be able to use the barrel with the G2 receiver.

Is it a new G2 frame or an older frame?

http://www.stevespages.com/ It would take a lifetime, which it did, to accumulate the amount of information there.

I thought a side charging minimalist rifle was an AK47.

As the owner of Steve's Pages what can I do to help to make sure that resource is always available? I use it several times a week and it is an amazing resource, both for shooters and non shooters alike. The amount of information Steve put together on his website is staggering. And if you would like to add I have digital copies of owner's manuals and schematics for pretty much every firearm made in the last 100 years. I will gladly mail you a CD or thumbdrive for you to add to the website. When Steve passed and the website went down I got sick at the thought of all that information being lost. I am so glad you resurrected it.

Rent a tile saw. My wife and I have done A LOT of tile and we always used snipes and grinders. We decided to splurge on the last one and rent a tile saw, best money we ever spent. Paid for itself with pieces that didn't randomly break in the wrong place. Also, lay out every single tile you can to look for problems before gluing them down. And start out as close as you can to the middle, instead of against a wall, otherwise it will look skewed by the time you get to the other wall. We ALWAYS have at least a box worth of bits and pieces left over so plan accordingly. And one more thing, check lot numbers so they are the same pattern and shade. If you cannot get the same lot number then unbox every box and mix the tile up before you start.

I am NOT a shotgun person. I can read reviews and all that but I would like to hear about what you have and why you like it. I am currently looking for a skeet shotgun in 12 gauge for my wife, either a semi auto or a over under. Thanks

What do you have now?

Rather than Vice grips I would use a pipe wrench, they are designed and work better on round things than a wrench or pair of pliers. With a pipe wrench the more pressure you apply the tighter the wrench grabs the nut. A strap wrench will NEVER get the nut tight enough, at least not one you would find at Home Depot. As long as the nut is tight without the chance of it backing off the torque values are not as important. I have built quite a few AR's before I had a torque wrench and never had an issue. I seriously doubt that barrel nut is so hard it requires the use of a cobalt bit. Hardening adds quite a bit to the cost and that rail looks like typical cheap rail so it is probably not hardened.

My "pistol".

The real problem is NOT the bad officers because there will ALWAYS be bad officers. It is not the administration because the majority of those people never leave their office and sure as hell never witness a bad cop doing bad cop things.The problem is all those good officers standing around doing nothing to stop the actions of the bad cop. The vast majority of cops are great people who only want to do good but they have a very hard time ratting out a fellow officer who is doing bad things. Get caught with more than $10K and you will likely have that money stolen until you hire an attorney, go to court and prove the money wasn't from illegal drug sales. And all the while you have an officer giving his "expert" opinion that the money was from drug sales and should be seized. A lot of forfeiture asset rules allow the jurisdictions making the seizure to get a portion of what is seized. Tell me that isn't a recipe for corruption or abuse, the more you take the more you get to keep. BTW, Tennessee agencies get to keep 100% of the assets they seize. And it doesn't even have to be a crime in most cases for them to be justified in seizing your money or property, you can loose your money and property based solely on an opinion, not fact. http://ij.org/report/policing-for-profit/grading-state-federal-civil-forfeiture-laws/

BTW, jurisdictions have county insurance that will pay out instead of the tax payers in most cases.

The restraint chair is generally used when an inmate is doing something to injure themselves. It should not be used as punishment even though it sometimes is. I have used that exact restraint chair in the past. Those chairs are awful in that a kindergartner could loosen the restraints and escape. When inmates are placed in that restraint chair they are secured across their chest with two "seat belts". Their hands are secured to the armrests using straps, and often handcuffs too. And their feet are also secured using straps AND leg restraints. It looks like the inmate has partially released himself and is now trying to fight being restrained again. I have had this exact same scenario play out at least a dozen times except we would just get more officers to force the inmate to do what we want them to do. There are WAY too many officers present to justify the continued use of a tazer after it became clear it is having no effect on him. He is a young man, doesn't look particularly muscular so I am sure a few more officers could have easily forced him without using a tazer to try to make him. Tazers are very painful and I could not imagine getting tazed for minutes at a time, no wonder he wanted to kill himself after being treated the way he was. If we did have an inmate that continued to escape the chair we would just put mitts on their hands so they cannot work the belt release. If that didn't work we would remove them from the chair, handcuff them to the bars of a cell and let him stand around for a while. And for those inmates who would try to smash their head on the bars, walls or restraint chair we had a helmet we would strap onto them. We had an inmate who was was secured to a bench in a holding cell. He put his head as far between his legs as he could then swing up as hard as he could hitting his head on the bars. That was the reason we started using a helmet, it split his head to the bone and then he started swinging his head around slinging blood EVERYWHERE. When we tried to help him it was like wresting with a greased pig because of all the blood and all of us were covered in his blood. After the chief seen the video he got approval to use a helmet on inmates who had a propensity to smash their heads on things. I would also like to hear how long he sat in that chair. I am pretty sure the federal guidelines for use of a restraint chair limits the time to two hours. That is unless the inmate is continuing to do things to harm themselves then the time can be extended. I would be willing to bet this inmate sat in that chair most of the night. As far as the multiple charges that is pretty common to ensure the DA gets at least one conviction. They will stack a lifetime's worth of charges against someone, tell them they will spend the rest of their lives in jail then the DA will offer them a super sweet plea deal. That way the DA gets a conviction. The most disturbing part of the video for me was the laughing and humor these officers seemed find while this young man was being tortured. I hope the sheriff and every officer present, even if they were not actively involved, get charged criminally as well as sued for violating his constitutional right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. If an officer was present and did nothing to stop this they should also be charged. Imagine the pain he had to endure. That tazer cooked him.

The cost of violations have been going up and up. The last time I ran a stop sign, about 15 years ago, it cost me $115 to pay it or if I went to court and lost it would be close to $200. I remember the first ticket I ever wrote was for failure to stop and it was a $10 fine. Boy have prices went up. Had an acquaintance who was doing like 15 over in a construction zone and his ticket was really close to $500. Here are the fines for Knoxville. http://www.knoxvilletn.gov/government/city_departments_offices/city_court/citation_fine_amounts And Chattanooga http://www.chattanooga.gov/city-court/dockets-and-fines/fine-listing

If you have never been arrested it can be very, very traumatic. Imagine being forced, as an innocent person, to strip down to nothing and open up every nook and cranny in your body for inspection by a complete stranger. And when I say inspection I mean INSPECTION. Those officers will inspect places on her body that her husband has probably never seen. Argue at all, like proclaiming your innocence, and you can be tossed into a restraint chair. Then getting thrown into a cell with God knows who. And for someone who has never been in trouble before this is very traumatic. I don't believe anything should happen to the dispatch officer because people do make mistakes but the department needs to step up and do the right thing and apologize. But we will not see an apology, at least not initially, because an apology is an admission of guilt. It will not be until after any civil case that they will apologize, if they ever do. If I were an administrator I would be all over the media apologizing. I would also contact her and see what she wants then do everything in my power to make it happen. I would try to do everything I could to avoid going to court because juries can really do a number on a department and with sentiment towards LE today you would almost be guaranteed a huge payout if the jury had the right mix. And with all those mug shot newspapers and websites an innocent person will have their name slandered in minutes. Personally those mug shot places should only be allowed to post pictures AFTER a conviction. Just because someone is arrested does not mean they are guilty and it would seem like it is slanderous to post a picture and name of someone who has not been proven guilty in a court of law. I would like to throw this out. What probable cause did the officer have to search the serial number? She had a holster and I can understand disarming her while the officer dealt with the other individual but to run the serial number without probable cause would seem like a violation of the fourth amendment. If any of us were disarmed and our gun's serial number ran we would be really upset, especially if the gun you had is not tied to you. Despite the fact the officer had no PC the women was required to surrender the firearm so he could search. The officer should never have ran the serial number without being able to articulate why he believes he has the PC needed to investigate whether the gun was stolen. A holster does not mean the gun in it may be stolen, matter of fact a stolen gun would probably be a bit more hidden. Hope she gets her day in court and the jury awards her all she wants. In addition to suing for false arrest she should also sue the officer for violating her fourth amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. Also making the assumption that she put the firearm on because police were there is a bit over the top. Lets assume she did put her gun on just as they arrived. I often put my gun on before I get into a car and go anywhere as do a lot of us here. Then he goes and briefs the rest of the officers about how she armed herself when police arrived and how he is now nervous, that is EXACTLY how accidents happen.

I carry an AK everywhere, it is my self defense gun. I am not so much worried that I will need it when I am out and about. I am worried about coming home to an intruder inside my house. And it is safe to assume that if they are in my house they are at least armed as well as I am. The reason why people say AKs are inaccurate is because they are generally fed crappy ammunition while people who own ARs generally use better quality ammunition. If you feed an AR Tula or Wolf it will be comparable to an AK using the same ammunition. I have videos of the Afghans who worked for me using 1980's vintage AKs to hit man sized steel targets at 300+ yards consistently. As in 7 out of 10 consistently. They are plenty accurate for a fighting rifle regardless of what you feed them.

Something else is how a wood stocked AK feels. I have a few AKs but the wood stocked ones are the ones that make me smile. Kind of like how a steel and wood handgun feels.

If you cast you own bullets you will have less than 15 cents per round for supersonic loads and under a dime a shot for subsonic loads. I got some components on sale and loaded subsonic loads for 4.4 cents per round and supersonic for 7.3 cents a round but that was a few years ago.

There is a lot of work that goes into making sure the barrel is straight, especially if you cannot remove the barrel. Probably 30-45 minutes to set it up then another 30 minutes to thread it. And those 30 minutes are 100% concentration with no distractions or interruptions. Tooling is also expensive and doesn't last forever. The machines themselves can be very expensive. Even a "budget" lathe will cost thousands and "great" manual lathes are over $10K. Get into the precision of CNC and you could buy a house for about the same price. Quality work costs money. And if you are unhappy with the cost let the gunsmith know. Most gunsmiths who work for themselves have room to negotiate. And if you are still unhappy then look for a cheaper gunsmith but let me warn you. Cheap isn't always the best especially if you are threading for a silencer. A baffle strike from a cheap thread job will cost you a lot more than you saved.

A huge advantage 300 Blackout has over 7.62x39 is its ability to run heavy subsonic loads. Out of the same magazine you can run subsonic and supersonic loads. But supersonic loads are comparable to the 7.62x39. I designed the heaviest cast bullet for the 300 Blackout. It is a 265 grain monster that is stable in typical 300 Blackout twists. Powder fill has been optimized for powders typically used for the 300 Blackout. It will feed from a magazine. And because it was optimized for the 300 Blackout accuracy is also great. It lets you use ~25% less powder. And because you use less powder that means less gas and less gas means your silenced gun is quieter. I carry an AK every time I leave my house and have one close at all times. It is the platform I grab when things get serious. I carried ARs for both work and play for most of my adult life but feel the AK is better suited than an AR for me.

Why do you have dual A/F gauges? One for each bank? I need to pick up a wideband. I am still fabricating my intake and exhaust. I need to make some calls to figure out which turbo I need for my build. Going to run a PIMPxs, sequential fuel injection as well as probably going with LS coil on plug coils.

I often drifted off into YouTube land. It has been a HUGE distraction for me when I am laid up. YouTube convinced me I can do a lot of things I normally wouldn't have tried. Some people may not agree but the internet has advanced humankind more than anything else. It teaches millions of people something new every single day and things such as ideas are shared instantly.