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I have read it over and over again and see no mention of this guy being Obama's son.

22 rifle and a Glock in 40 caliber. The reason for a Glock is they are everywhere and nearly all the parts interchange between different models. 40 caliber because that is what LE, as well as a bunch of civillians, use.   The 22 will be the primary game getter so you want it in a rifle because it is inherently more accurate than a pistol. As far as what kind I would say 10/22. It is, without a doubt, the most produced 22 rifle in the US. It is one of those guns that everyone should own and most guns owners do. And honestly a 22 being shot at 100 yards at an enemy isn't something to sneeze at. You could easily put a magazine into a man sized target at 100 yards in under 3 seconds. No it probably won't drop them right there but they would probably change their mind about aggressing. If you could put a suppressor on it then it would be even better. To me a suppressor is a survival must. You can hunt without drawing attention with the right kind of ammo. Nothing says there is another human in the area than a gunshot.

22lr and a 12 gauge shotgun for survival.

As fun as guns are they are ultimtely a tool that is used to defend yourself. Every caliber I own has that in mind and the vast majority of the guns I own are tools first and toys second.

Having a heart attack is rarely known prior to the attack.   People are already prevented from driving if they have a known medical condition that could cause injury. Epileptics are not allowed to drive unless they have been seizure free for over a year. If a person knowingly has a medical condition, any condition, that could cause them to pass out behind the wheel they should not be allowed to drive.

If he is put to death he will be viewed as a martyr by other muslims. His death will serve to inspire others to become martyrs.   If they do it there should be no fan fair or even a press release stating he was executed. If they need to make a statement regarding his death it should read "Nidal Hisan, the Fort Hood shooter, died alone in his cell on Sunday. His death was apparently caused from him choking on the ham sandwich he requested for lunch after attending Christian church services. He will be cremated in the following weeks after an autopsy of his body." This should hopefully scare any other Muslim considering doing the same thing.

I really, really wish they would make one in 22lr. If they did they would sell more than they could produce, wait a minute that is the case with anything they "produce".   Those things are so light it is amazing. Great looking piece.

You can get a provisional patent on pretty much anything. This protects you for one years while you prototype and do market analysis. As a matter of fact most people who eventually get a utility or design patent get a provisional because it gives them one more year of protection. The cost of a provisional patent is $110. All the paperwork is available online. You will need to also submit technical drawings as well as descriptions with you application. The description and technical drawings is where the cost comes in because it generally takes engineers and technical writers to complete that. I have been quoted $10,000 to start the process.   It is possible to do your own technical drawings and descriptions but it takes a long time and can be very frustrating. I know I have a packet I have had for years waiting to be sent off. I did everything for it myself because there is no way I could pay someone $10K to do something I was pretty sure I could do myself. As far as the product there are some people on the board who have them, use them and think they work great. I have even looked at having them made in China and selling them for 1/2 the nearest product that does something similar. In the end it isn't worth it to me and I will likely either just burn the application or fill the paperwork out in someone else's name and mail it to them so they can have it.   The patent office recently changed their rules on who owns a patent. Who ever submits it first owns the patent. Even if a person has been making or designed the item decades earlier then someone comes in and patents it the person who submitted owns the rights at that point. Before there was a lot of squabbling over who owned what but not anymore. The person who submits first owns the rights to it.

One of the easiest ways to clean these is with WD40. Lock the slide back and hose the inside of the receiver down with plenty of WD40. Rack it a dozen times then use compressed air to blow out all the WD40. Repeat this a few times and the gun with run like a champ. Eventually though you will have to take it apart and clean it though.

I wonder how many people are getting their names added to "the list" for hitting the detonate button?

Enjoy the wait. I am 4 months into my wait and when I called last week I had just went pending and was told it was going to be another 6-8 months before I could SBR mine.   As far as terminal performance most any ammo will be acceptible inside of 100 yards with a 11.5" barrel providing the twist isn't too fast. Personally I would go extreme. That is I would use either a really heavy bullet or a really light bullet but nothing in between. I would also use modern designs that are designed to fragment even if they do not tumble. With a 9 twist I would also plan on shooting heavy bullets because they loose less velocity from the short barrel than lighter bullets. a 9 twist will shoot 77 grain bullets out to 100 yards easily and they WILL tumble when they hit.   Twist has a significant affect on terminal perfomance when using FMJ's or target style rounds. Fragmentation with FMJ is secondary to tumbling. If a bullet does not yaw or tumble is generally does not fragment, at least not FMJ. And the 5.56 will tumble and fragment providing the velocity is high enough AND the twist is slow enough. I will have to go back and look but I believe it is generally accepted that FMJ bullets need at least 2,600 fps to fragment AFTER they begin tumbling. So if the velocity is below that threshold at the target then you will only get a tumbling bullet and that is only if the twist is slow enough that the bullet becomes unstable   If you have a short barrel with a fast twist it is the worst possible combination for self defense. The twist will not allow the bullet to tumble and the velocity will not cause the bullet to fragment even if it does tumble. In those cases I would choose the heaviest bullet I could find in hopes it will be unstable and tumble. Or use modern bullet designs like the Harnady TAP.   Most people are going to survive a clean 22 caliber hole so long as it doesn't hit vital blood supplies or CNS. The damage from a 5.56 comes frm when the bullet tumbles and/or fragments. And when a bullet is overstabilized it will not tumble and the if velocity is below the bullet's fragmenting threshold it will just pass through just like a 22lr. I have seen it first hand. Had a guy we brought in that had been hit in the upper left thigh. He was walking and talking with very little blood. http://www.texassmallarmsresearch.com/TechInfo/556Performance/556Performance.pdf Note page 4 that M855 bullets do not reliably fragment at velocities below 2,500 fps in a 7 twist barrel. And considering out of a M4 (14.5" barrel) the M855 is at 2,900 fps but at 200 yards it is only going 2,400 fps, well below the fragmenting threshold for that round. This means at roughly 150 yards the m855 fired out of a M4 will no longer reliably fragment. Or out of a 16" carbine that range is extended to roughly 200 yards but not much more. All of this is because of the twist rates. The tumbling is what starts the fragmenting process with FMJ.   M855 runs about 2,500 fps out of a 11.5" barrel which means fragmentation is pretty much out of the equation. So you have to rely on the bullet tumbling for all of its damage.   The reason we hear of all the problems overseas right now is because the military decided to try to turn what is a short range cartridge into a long range cartridge. The 223/5.56 is a 300 yard cartridge under ideal conditions. When they decided to go with a faster twist it over stabilized the bullets and reduced the chances of them tumbling. Them they shortened the barrel which reduced the velocity and reduces the range at which the bullets will fragment if they tumble. And finally they went to a heavier bullet which reduced the velocity even more.   Why is it we hear the Army complain and not much from the Marines? It is because the Marines chose to keep the 20" barrel. This increased the velocity which in tirn increases the chance of fragmentation over the 14.5" barrel.   If I were to build a dedicated SBR with termianl performance in mind it would have a 10.5"-12.5" barrel but most importantly it would have a 12 twist barrel and not a 7, 8 or 9. 12 twist was the original design and it worked extremely well because a 55 grain bullet is barely stable which ensures the bullet will at least tumble. It will also shoot 62 grain bullets inside of its useable range of 100 yards. And when the 62 grain bullet hit a "soft" target it would tumble. And even if you shot 77 grain bullets and they tumbled in the air they would still be deadly.   My SHTF AR has a 12 twist 20" barrel. It is extremely accurate with everything up to, and including, 62 grain bullets.

  The lady in the video was NOT unresponsive. She was conscience and not following the orders of the officers. You can see it in the video she is waving her arms in the car, she was moving her head as they put her on the ground then she stood on her own two feet when they lifted her back to her feet. She wasn't semi conscience on the side of the road. She was in control of a vehicle and not following the orders of an officer which if left be could have resulted in more injuries.   If I am conscience and not following the directions of an officer I have zero problem with them doing what they need to do to ensure their safety. If it causes me more injuries so be it. I will understand and not blame the officers for ensuring they were safe. In ensuring their safety they have also ensured mine.   I have zero issue with removing anyone from a vehicle who is conscience and not following directions. I have zero issue with them placing handcuffs on them, for everyone's safety, until they determine if there is a medical problem. Officers place handcuffs on people for the safety of the officer, the safety of the subject as well as the safety of everyone around. Would I have taken her to the ground? I honestly cannot say but she would have been placed in handcuffs as soon as humanly possible.   I do have issue with them leaving her on the pavement but no problem with removing her from the vehicle.   The biggest threat to ANY officer is someone behind the wheel, especially someone who is acting erratic and not following orders. You remove her from the vehicle and that is no longer a threat. And she continued to be a threat until they removed her because she tried to drive away several times. Had the officers left her in the vehicle and she ran over innocents then it would be, again, the officers fault.   If people think she is not at fault think again. She will be held responsible for the accident.

Doesn't take a lot of strength to pull a trigger.

Fact of the matter was she was conscience, she was moving inside the car and not following commands. Under those same circumstances 99 out of 100 officers would respond by taking control of that person and would not wait around for EMS to show up. I have issue with them leaving her on the pavement but I have ZERO issue with how, when and why they removed her from her vehicle.   Lets see. The incident happened in NM, we are in TN so how does Ohio fit into this? Heck, while we are at it lets cite some obscure law on the Chilean law books to prove that these officers are the most awful, heinous people on earth next to Hitler or Obama. After all an old diabetic women cannot possibly be a threat. Imagine, just for a moment, that there are more women carrying firearms today than probably ever before in history. And we have a women who is conscience but acting very erratic and the officers have ZERO clue whether she has a firearm. So the choice is let her continue to act erractically in her car, where she may have a firearm, or remove her from the car where she doesn't. I will choose to remove them from the vehicle every single time.   Also, the vehicle itself is a very powerful weapon and by all accounts she tried to drive off several times. Yes they can take the keys out of the ignition but not before gaining entry and doing so with a car that is attempting to leave the scene is very dangerous but someone like this must be stopped. And even then I can tell you from personal experience that trying to remove the keys from the ignition when the driver doesn't want you to can be very, very difficult. I tried just turning the ignition off but she turned the car back on and would try to drive away. I agian turned the car off and eventually got them out of the ignition but I wound up wearing a lot of that person's blood that day as I fought her to remove the keys from the ignition. She risked my life that day and affected my life for the next 6 months while I got tested because I was exposed to a significant amount of her blood. The entire time she was screaming she couldn't get another DUI.    Robert, why are you condeming those who pose "what ifs" when you are doing the same thing. Yes, you have done it several times in this thread. You made sure to hold people accountable to a rule you, yourself, will not follow. Seems hypocritical that you are allowed to pose what ifs to support your OPINION yet tell everyone else they better not do the same. Someone said what if the car might catch on fire and you shot them down saying we are not playing the "what if" game then you keep talking about a spinal cord injury, which turned out to be another "what if".   Post #71:   And here you are taking an unnecessary pot shot at LE.  

I have watched the video over and over again. The way they remove her is not violent and is what was needed to gain control of a person who was acting disoriented. People who are disoriented, regardless of the reason, do crazy things and gaining control over them is paramount to prevent further injury to them as well as others. People say not to move her because of injuries but if she was already injured allowing her to keep moving can be just as damaging as subduing her. Then there is the fact you have to always assume they have a weapon in their vehicle and I do not want a person who is acting erratic to have access to a weapon.   She was not unconscience in the car because you can see her moving around inside her car at :44 and :49 while the officer is trying to break the window out. She moved her head as she was placed on the ground so she was conscience there as well. She was not conscience on the ground because once she was helped to her feet she planted her feet and she stood on her own. She was conscience during the whole event.   I agree the officers should have not left her face down on the pavement for several reasons. First was the heat of the ground because it was probably hot enough to be very discomfortable and maybe injure. Second having a person handcuffed AND face down restricts a persons ability to breath. It is well documented where people have died after being left face down with handcuffs on.   In the end I think the officers should receive some additional training for leaving her handcuffed on the pavement but not for how they handled it up to that point. They had to gain control of her for her safety, their safety as well as the safety of those around her. Leaving her in the car is not in control of her.   As far as law suits I hate the fact it is the taxpayers that almost always foot the bill. Rarely do the officers actually get held accountable when they do something wrong. Personally I would like the jurisdiction to be immune from law suits and the individuals be held accountable. But most people don't want that because there isn't a lot of money to be had from an officer. People want that multi million dollar settlement that the taxpayers pay for and the officers get away financially unaccountable for their actions. Or have the laws change so the officer(s) are the the first to pay followed by their supervisor, then the sheriff and finally the jurisdiction.   I have dealt with diabetics who were disoriented as well as those who have passed out from their blood sugar being too low. They do give off an odor that can easily be confused as alcohol on the breath. And the only real difference I have noticed is a drunk will slur their speech while someone in diabetic shock will have clear speech but saying stuff or acting in ways that do not make sense.

Not quite. The 5.45 does need velocity to perform just like the 5.56. 5.56 will yaw, just like the 5.45, providing the twist is correct and the bullet is not over stabilized. Fragmentation is secondary to tumbling. If a bullet does not yaw or tumble is generally does not fragment, at least not FMJ. And the 5.56 will tumble and fragment providing the velocity is high enough AND the twist is slow enough. If is generally accepted that a FMJ 5.56 will fragment as long as the bullet tumbles and the velocity is sufficient. I will have to go back and look but I believe it is generally accepted that FMJ bullets need at least 2,600 fps to fragment AFTER they begin tumbling. Under 100 yards either 5.56, 5.45 or 7.62 will be adequate performers with barrels of 10.5" or longer. Once you get below that the 7.62x39 will work better. 7.5" barrels in 5.56 or 5.45 will not fragment beyond 25 yards and if the twist is too fast they will perform like a 22 LR because they will not tumble at all.

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Stuff them tightly in there definitely won't work. I bet a single Twinkie would not hold it up at all.

What is the problem? I have ZERO issue with LE shooting full auto. I would rather them be shooting and get familiar than only shooting once or twice a year and only on semi auto.

Pepperballs and CS balls would be my first choice but then again a lot of these animals have become immune to pepper spray and CS from their time in jail.

Contact TennCare. They WILL always insure uninsured children. They will work with you to ensure they are insured in case of a medical emergency as well as routine visits. Because you are NOT their legal guardian TennCare should not be interested in your financials. Sounds like they will only focus on the father's and it sounds like he has zero income which will benefit the children. TennCare is a great program, or at least was, until people started abusing it but it is still out there and available for those who truly need it.

I will go into great detail about this in the next day or two. I have pages of infor regarding this on here. You can search "twist" with me as the author and find a lot of info.

Next time I come to the range I will throw a few arrows in my gear and shoot a few. I bet they would be more accurate from a .410. RJF did a .410.

Mine was on a Saiga 12 so it got pounded. It started wobbling very quickly though. Probably under 150 rounds.   Those are nice but I HATE short stocks. If they made it in a 9.5" or 10.5" version I probably would buy it.   I do like their sling mount for guns that have ACE folders though, I think I will make myself one.

The other day I was letting my dog out and she hates getting her feet wet. She walked to the edge of the grass, looked at me, then turned around and walked back inside. This got me to thinking that there must be something wet for her to refuse to step out into the grass. Well I walked through the grass and my shoes as well as my pants became soaked inside of 10 feet. I bet I could take a towel and drag it through my yard most mornings and get a few gallons of water. I live on the side of a mountain so I do get a substantial temperature difference.   I am sure it is also dependent on the humidity but it is something to think about for those of you who are in a place where water might be hard to come by.   Heck, a lot of mornings the dew runs off the roof. If it weren't for all the leaves I would put up gutters.