Dolomite_supafly

  Thanks for complimenting all those kids, it will probably go straight to their heads.   After all, according to what you just said they do actually know something.

I, personally, would not want to take a chance on it. There are too many crooks in Washington today to think they would do the right thing if they were confronted with the wrong thing that benefited them. They do not listen to us now, what makes anyone think they will listen during a Contitutional Convention. My gut feeling is it will be used to allow the government to have even more control over our lives.   Imagine how many would actually vote for repealing the Second Amendment. I suspect a lot more than what most here think. The Second Amendment has been a thorn in the side of many legislators. Removing the Second Amendment would allow some to go for complete control over our lives. Right now they fear voting on gun policy because how they vote could remove them from office because it is such a hot issue. If they removed the Second Amendment altogether, as well as all firearms, it would remove most of the reservations most of them have.

  WHY?   Seriously if you like having a dog that acts like a 6 month old puppy for at least 2 years get a boxer. Ours got into anything and everything. Ours is 3 years old and so far has cost us close to $3K in vet bills and thousands in other damages. They are super hyper active but because of their pushed in face they starve themselves of oxygen. Ours got into EVERYTHING as a puppy which lasted well beyond age 2. He drools everywhere and will still get into stuff if you are not hyper vigilent. At 12 weeks he and our other dog were playing with a tennis ball. He ate a 1/4 of it and it blocked him up. That cost us $800+ at the vet when he hd to have surgery Friday afternoon and stay until Sunday. About 3-4 weeks later, when he was well enough to go out, we took him for a walk at a local park on Saturday. Well that evening he began getting real sick so it was off to the vet again. Best we can figure is he ate a sweet locust seed and poisoned himself. That weekend trip to the vet cost us close to $1K. Then before he was one we noticed he had chewed the corner off of a $5K bedroom set. He has chewed up several television remotes. And we recently began putting hot sauce on anything he showed an interest in. And his most recent expedition cost us $725 at the vet when he managed to get acute pacreatitus. Oh and there are at least a dozen other times we thought we were going to the vet with him because he is an idiot. I mean what kind of dog runs headlong into a wall so hard he collapses? Or decides he is going to run until he passes out? Yes, he has been tested for parasites and he is clear of anything that could cause problems other than him being an idiot. He has always had chew toys and is an inside dog but goes out as often as he wants. We keep an eye on him but he has been the most bothersome dog we have ever owned. You have to constantly watch over him or he will get into something.   Other than that he is the sweetest dog in the world and very protective of his mother but even she has said she will NEVER own another. I cannot imagine a dog that required that much supervision.

Hey Travis, jump in your 2004 Corvette and head back north to Louisville. I am sure your friends in Jefferson county miss you.

  Actually it has been going on longer than that even. There was a big push after the Vietnam War to hire veterans, just like now with the wars in the Middle East. So back in the 70's, and on, the military were being hired by police departments.   The LE community has gone from a point of being there to help like most officers were doing 30+ years ago to a "us" vs "them" mentality we often see today. The reason this has happened is because there was a shift about 20-30 years ago, maybe longer, to hire prior military over those who had no military experience. Along with those military personnel came the military mindset that many had. And then with the influx of military personnel came the influx of military tactics, ways of training as well as the "us" vs "them" mentality. This is the reason there has been a militarization of most police departments as well. That and a lot of the same equipment used by officers while in the military are now being provided to LE as part a program that supplies LE with surplus military hardware. So in essence LE is now just a civillian extension of the military in both mindset as well as equipment. And now those same soldiers who joined the LE community are now in senior positions. It is those same senior officers that are now making changes to training and department policies. And that training and regulations are going to mirror what they knew in the military. Also, the "us" vs "them" mentality is how the military always trains. That is there is always an enemy in the military and then when the soldiers transition to civilian jobs, especially LE, they keep the same "us" vs "them" mentality except those that are not in law enforcement are now the new "enemy". This is why they no longer want to help, it is because those that are not LE are now their new "enemy".   I am not saying all officers see us as the enemy but the majority veiw civillians in a totally different light.   Dolomite  

Ok, what is this and who is trying to bilk more money from people?

  What?   I have passed on them in the last two years for $350. I see people on GB are ASKING that much but in reality I don't think they are selling for that.

I generally keep a long gun in my vehicle. Not so much to protect myself when out and about but to protect myself if I come home and someone is in my home. If I come home with only a pistol and someone is in my house I am already substantially out gunned. At least if I have a long gun in the vehicle I can meet them on a level playing field.

They also produced it in 223 Remington. Not sure how well it worked but it would be a flame throwing, eardrum shattering experience.

H110 is going to be way too slow for such a small case. HS6 and Longshot would be more appropriate than H110. I have used H110 for 300 Blackout and it probably has twice the capacity of 9mm.

In 1991 premium hit $1 for the first time. I remember because I owned a 1969 Corvette with a big block and I told myself I would not be able to afford to drive it any more.

  Next time you see Shaq ask him if he remembers Ms Gorelicky from HS. Then let him know you have a friend who went to R.G. Cole HS with him. He probably won't remember me but it is hard to forget about him.

I have said for a long time that a person does not need a church, or any other physical place, to practice religion. They don't need to physically have anything other than themselves.   And as TMF said the schools should not provide anything for them to practice because if you give it to one then you have to give it to any others. And this will become a burden on the school, the teachers and administrators. And the first time one religion thinks they are not receiving the same treatment as another they will sue, costing the taxpayers money. I think it is better to give it to none than to give it to all.

  I would be a little distracted, and upset, by the guy holding his camera in my peripheral vision. That is pretty amazing but watching the video I was wondering when the gun was going to recoil out of the kids hands.   The video Sam posted is amazing. The kid handled all the malfunctions like a pro. I suspect the malfunctions were from limp wristing a bit. Not like he can help it.

More fear mongering and nothing else. The blogger was obviously looking to incite people by posting this and it seems as though he has hit the mark.   It is a childs poster and not some school sanctioned display approving Islam over the 10 Commandments.   This is the same type of fear mongering that gets kids in trouble for drawing a gun or eating a poptart into the shape of a gun. People overreact to something they should not have overreated to and then they demand the school do something to prevent it from happening again. Then that forces the schools to have another zero tolerance policy against something else that should not be against the rules at all.    I have sero, repeat ZERO, issue with a child having a poster depicting something they are interested in. Too many kids are on autopilot as it is so anything they can do to get them thinking is a great thing.

I anneal so I haven't seen too many split case necks. But you can also use 223 or 300 BO brass to make 7.62x25 Tokarev too. I have 500+ pieecs of Starline brass in 7.62x25 so I can't see me making any anytime soon.   For those who think the 22TCM is new go check out the 22 Reed Express or the 224 VOB. There is nothing new anymore.

With such a small bottlenecked case there is going to be a very small margin between minimum and maximum. I suspect there are going to be a lot of kabooms when people do start reloading.

It is at one of the theaters on the NE side of Knoxville. If I remember correctly it was Regal but I am not 100% sure.

Remembering things that make me feel old isn't the problem. Problem is remembering at all.   I do remember buying premium gas for .65 a gallon when I first started driving. And that was for octane much higher than the 93 we have now. I can also remember watching the Three Stoogies every morning on one of the three channels we got. Or when we would ride our bikes to the town hall, which was left open 24 hours, to get a 12 oz bottle of Coke for .15 because it was cheaper than .25 in front of the store. I remember the first sodas with a twist off cap, before that you needed a bottle opener. Or pull tabs on cans that actually came off the can. I cut my feet on more than one occassion while at the lake on them.   I also remember using 5.25" floppy disks and using a hole punch to make it double sided. Or when 8 meg, not gig, of ram or a 40 meg, again not gig, hard drive was considered a lot. I remember buying a 2 meg stick of ram and it cost me $100. I also remember doubling my video memory to 1 meg. But I needed these upgrades to play Duke Nukem with friends on out 14.4 modem. I remember when connecting a 9,600 baud was considered a "high speed" connection. And that I thought we were in heaven when we first connected using our 36.6 modem. Or waiting all night for a file to download that was a single megabyte.   I also remember having a stereo in the house that played 8 track cassettes. It also played vinyl records. I remember watching movies at a neighbors house on the new "laser disk" system. I also remember when VCR's first came out and they were the size of a microwave of today.   I also remember when you could buy a box of 22's as a kid without anyone batting an eye. Or when missing the first day of deer season was considered an excused absence.   But the biggest thing that shows my age is this. When I was younger being on welfare or receiving any type of government benefit was considered embarrassing.

I went to high school with Shaq.   Archie Gouldie, the Mongolian Stomper, lives in the Knoxville area. He worked for Knox County Sheriffs Office until retiring from there about a decade ago.   Harry Fujiwara, Mr Fuji, Also lives in the Knoxville area. Last I heard he was collectig ticket stubs at a local theater.

  They would work fine otherwise no one would have died 100 years ago when jacketed bullets were a rarity. Even coated they will expand fine. I might actually do some expansion tests using some pure lead in a 45.

The varying degree of lead alloys are there, for the most part, to prevent leading within a certain velocity range. Harder alloys are generally for higher velocities. Now, harder alloys do not squish and obturate as well as softer alloys but as long as they are the proper size it is not an issue. Which brings me to the most important thing to prevent leading. SIZE Size is everything and a cast bullet isn't like a jacketed bullet. If a jacketed bullet is .308" a cast bullet should be .310" to seal properly. You can get away with a smaller cast bullet but only if it is a softer alloy. I generally run my cast bullets at .003" over the bore and .002" over on my powder coated bullets. I run wheel weight lead and have no problems, powder coated or not, as long as the size is correct. I try to standardize the lots too because there are soft wheel weights and hard wheel weights, I run in the middle somewhere.

I have pushed powder coated bullets to 3,200+ fps with no signs of leading.

Or I will make you guys a deal. Order the Lee mold you want and I will cast 200 bullets using your mold and my lead if you let me keep the mold. If you order a more expensive mold I will cast more bullets for the mold.

that they are going to be making a 300 Blackout barrel for your Tavor.