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A cheap way would be to grab a piece of PVC pipe and two end caps. Should be able to do it for under $3. I would think a 3/4" piece should work, if not a 1" pice definitely would.   Dolomite

There are already threaded barrels for the SR22. They have been out for months.   Dolomite

In the week following Sandy Hook I seem a preban Norinco Mak 90 SELL, yes sell, for $3,200. It was on another site.   Funny how you can buy an AK in some third world crap hole for under $100 and here they cost 6x that during normal times.   Dolomite

The Walmart employees follow rumors as well. I was at one right after they removed all the rifles that were black and semi auto from the case. I asked why and they said they were now outlawed. I walked over to the ammo looking for 22 and 223. And was told that was illegal to sell because those black rifles they put away shot those calibers. The Walmart worker said they did in fact have AR's in the back but are refusing to sell them. Dolomite

And in some places, I know knoxville does, limits the amount they buy back. In our area when they announced they would buy back excess so a lot of solar businesses cropped up. And because KUB is only paying so much per year those businesses used up all the funs and cut out the homeowner. I was going to setup solar with the only intention of offsetting my bill but they said all the money allocated buying back energy is already called for.   I guess if you set it up to use solar as the primary and grid powder when you need it might be fine.   Dolomite

My son, who is in the AIr Force now, started shooting at probably 5. We let him shoot whenever he wanted and starting at age 7 there were always guns around the house. Or at least he seen them every day. This took the novelty of the firearms away and to him they were no different than any other tool you might use or find laying around the house.   I think that is the key to a child being safe with a gun. If they see them as nothing special then they will show no more interest in them than anything else when you are not around. And starting about age 15 there where times when my wife and I had to leave the house for a day or two. During those times our son knew where the guns were and definitely knew how to use them. He never messed with them. And by age 17 he had a firearm "loaned" to him any time we had to leave the house for a day or two.   Our son has always been extremely mature and responsible so I had zero concerns with him being home alone. Especially with my crackhead brother running around trying to kill people.   In the end I think it is up to you to decide if your children should have access to the firearms for self defense. We have seen on a number of occassions where children have used firearms to defend themselves. I don't think there is a jury in the world who would convict the parent of a child who used a firearm to defend themselves.   He is not much of a gun person anymore and I think that is because I took the novelty of them away at such an early age. But in the end I think it depends on what you realistically think your child might do. If the child is immature or has other issues I say lock them up but never hide them.   Dolomite

And it is sad you have to say this because some people might actually do it. *************************************************** Here is what I think is going on. My opinion and I could be wrong.   As far as local LE being deprived they are lower than the FED in things like this. And because there is a shortage they will be the ones short handed.   Think about this. The fed buys the bulk so that are spending a lot and most ammo companies have several contract for ammunition so they get priority. Distributors are buying a lot and at at prices higher than LE who buys direct. LE is not buying as much as either of these and is likely getting it for less that the distributors. If I were a company I would cut them out as well.   And for those LE agencies who don't buy direct they go through distributors. Distributors buy their ammo at a set price, they don't get special pricing for selling to LE and another price for civillians when buying from ammo makers. And those distributors generally give discounts to LE and generally charge more for ammo to be sold to civillians. So the distributors want to sell to who ever pays higher. And in this case to the civillians for increased profits.    There is just a shortage across the board. Last time I checked the shelves were bare everywhere. So everyone is not going to get what they think they need much less what they want. This is not the first time this has happened. It has happened a number of times long before Obama took office.   I could be way off base on the supply channel thing but when I worked in LE it seemed like we would run low regularly. It could also be a budgetting problem with LE that they cannot afford all the ammo they want.   Dolomite

  I agree 100% you want to avoid a fight in SHTF but knowing offensive techniques is also a must. Even if you want to back out there will be times in which you must be prepared to remove that threat as well. Any training will help you become a better fighter.   OP, grab some training videos and watch them. The majority of the drills can be done at home without firing a single shot.   Dolomite

If some uses a scope and planes on dialing adjustments I tell them to do a 100 or 200 yard zero. The reason is you will always be dialing in one direction, up. If you do a 25 yard zero with a scope you will get confused because you will dial two different directions, up and down. Iron sights are great, as are red dots, inside of 300 yards. It is basically aim center mass and fire. Dolomite

Or if you get a chance make sure to pull the trigger on a suppressed MP5 http://youtu.be/hUhONQXJGtQ I have also shot a FA AK http://youtu.be/aWTk2Kjan5o Dolomite

You guys need to put some high calorie long shelf life food in your bags. Like energy bars or something similar. Water is good but I would also add some electrolyte replacement as well. During high stress situations you burn a lot of calories and sweat a lot. Something else I would consider is cash. Not a lot but a few hundred in small bills. Cash can get you out of a lot of situations. Dolomite

Problem is that everything across the board will be over priced from now on. It might drop some but you will never see December 1, 2012 prices ever again. Everyone across the board will increase prices. Some will raise while others will take a loss but where those meet in the middle will be substantially more than before. Same thing happened with Saiga 12 shotguns. They were $300 for a long time then a supy glitch caused prices to climb to over $1,000. Then they settled at $600. Saiga 20's and Saiga 410's are still undef $400 if you look around but not Saiga 12's. Dolomite

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By hand using a cross over stitch. I use a wheel to mark the spacing. I use a drilll press to punch the holes.   Dolomite

I wish the US was like Germany with respect to automobile insurance. The different insurance companies have a national database that shows if a person's insurance has expired. And if the customer does not renew within a short amount time after it has expired LE is notified. They also do not do month to month insurance policies. If I remember correctly it was 3 months at a time or longer.   You cannot register your car if you do not have insurance and it is verified electronically.   I hate people who do not have insurance or the means to do what is right. I have been in several accidents with those who are not insured and they have never paid a single dime towards restitution.   Dolomite

I am at a loss for words. I hate to give up hope for this country but it is stories like this that makes it hard not to. We have all heard the horror stories of the "zero tolerance" policies gone wrong but this has to be the worst.   What have we become when a child playing with what is obviously a child's toy will be punished. And now an innocent child that should be playing is going to be afraid to.   This is sick, disgusting and a few more adjectives I can not to say.   Dolomite

It gives his number and email. I say we contact him with our support. Dolomite

And that is a deal even in normal times.   Just remember the shop during fairer times. Shops do not need us right now but when things settle back to normal they, without a doubt, need our money to stay in business. We, as gun owners, forget who upset us last month if they have a sale this month. I do not and refuse to buy from anyone who I think has done me wrong. And accordingly my list of "acceptable" shops continues to get smaller and smaller.   Dolomite

Remingtons are good if you don't plan on swapping calibers or barrels. If you do it will cost a lot of gunsmith time to do it. Take off barrels rarely headspace correctly and to fix that is lathe time.   WIth a Savage you can buy a spare bolt head in another caliber for ~$25. And you can swap the barrel at home in no time. Factory barrels can be had for $125-$200 depending on profile and length. So for ~$150 you can have everything to swap to another caliber with a Savage. With a Remington you are talking about $300+ to do the same and that is if yous stay within the same rim diameter. If you want to change rim diameters add another $150.   I have one Savage action that has been a 223, 300 Blackout, 7.62x39 and 308. And each time I swapped it was about 20 minutes from start to finish.   Nothing wrong with Remington if you never want to change anything other than a stock.   Dolomite

You can actually change the bolt heads as well. Takes about 5 minutes to do. I have swapped .473" bolts heads for .378" bolt heads. I have even made .445" bolt heads for a 7.62x39 before Savage started making them.   Any Savage or the Stevens 200 will be a tinkerer's gun. You can tinker with the Axis and Edge as well it is just that there are no aftermarket stocks for them. I actually believe the Axis and Edge receivers are stronger too. Yu can swap the barrels on the Axis and Edge just like any other model but the problem is if you install a heavy barrel you need to take material out of the already flimsy stock.   If someone made a "tactical" style stock for the Axis/Edge I would pick one up. But because you can't find a stock for them the regualr Savage or Stevens 200 is the way to go.   Dolomite

Coming from someone with zero warning points :)   Dolomite

What kind of sights? The 600 yard Matech are for a carbine length gas system. If you have something else it can affect it. Enough to cause a miss, I am not sure. For regular irons just zero at 25 yards and it will be point a pull out to 250 yards which is well within the normal ranges for Tennessee. If you do a 100 yard zero you reduce that "point and pull" range to a little over 200 yards. I know with a 25 yard zero you will stay within about 6" to 375 yards with M855. It will be 5" high at 100 yards, 6" high at 150 and 200 yards, 5" high at 250 yards, 3" high at 300 yards and 4" low at 375 yards.   Dolomite

If you would like I can change that "0" to something else :) Dolomite

They also work with centerfires. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haiqFcIXTqs   And I bet if you were to dip it in water it would really quiet it down.

You guys really need to learn to shoot with both eyes open. :) If you do then you will realize you CAN use the sights with this. They have been out for a number of years.   Also, you cannot just replace the oil filter with a new one. The ATF said the suppressor needs to go to a FFL capable of repairing a suppressor for the filter change.   Rather than go smaller I would go bigger, as in longer, for use on larger calibers.   Dolomite