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Some of the semi auto's have, what they call, trigger slap. When they took the guns and converted them into semi auto after the 1986 ban the mechanism they used caused trigger slap. The trigger is forceably reset with you still applying pressure to the trigger. After a few magazines it feels like a firecracker went off between your fingers. People would add a piece of rubber hose to dampen it but it was still kind of painful.   If you go to buy one do this. Pull the trigger as hard as you can the rack the bolt. If the trigger moves your finger forward then it is a trigger slap gun.   Because they are blowback they are going to be reliable. And mine was reasoably accurate. But they are big, heavy and unhandy.   Anything where there is a finite amount is worth it. These will continue to go up in price.   Dolomite

LE will likely be exempt while active. After retirement it will probably be like CA's laws regarding this. I got to thinking that if there is a mag ban can I use high caps of my LE buddies? Dolomite

I'm more worried about the shitshorm tomorrow.   Dolomite

CZ's and HighPowers are beautiful to me. The absolutely most beautiful is the Bren Ten.   Dolomite

Well if it doesn't then in 360 days magazines are going to get really, really cheap.   Dolomite

Do you have a nielsen device for each one?   Dolomite

They are not going to confinscate them as long as you register or sell the AW within the year. Then I guess they will confinscate them. Also, they are allowed to own a 10 round magazines but can only LOAD it with 7 rounds. That is for the next year or so then 7 round magazines.   You think this isn't coming tomorrow? And as much as I hate to say it I suspect the nations laws will be much, much more sweeping.   Dolomite

LE in my area do.   Dolomite

Most politicians are nothing more than actors so it would make sense. I can't think of a single representative that wasn't acting during their campaign.   Dolomite

I am not going ti ignore someone knocking at my door at 11:40 PM or even in the middle of the afternoon.   Dolomite

You will not save one red sent or recoup any of your money but you will be able to shoot a lot more.   There are two reasons to reload. First is quality. That is any ammo you reload will perform better than 90% of the ammo you might buy. Second is quantity. Reloading will enable you to shoot a lot more than when you buy.   But in either case you will not recoup or break even on the money you have spent.   There are several ways to make it even cheaper. I cast my own bullets and it is easy. Because I do I can load 9mm for under 4 cents a shot, 45 ACP for under 5 cents a shot. I can load my 300 blackout for 4.4 cents a shot. If I had to buy my bullets they would cost roughly 4x those costs. Another way to save money is buy cheap components because even with the cheapest components your handloads will still be better than any blaster ammo you can buy so you are still ahead.   Reloading itself is easy. If you can bake brownies or a cake you can reload. They both use recipes but have different ingredients.   As for the knowledge you can read books, research on the internet ot talk to long time reloaders. ANd I will offer the last thing for you. If you have any questions PM me and I will answer the questions. And if need be you can call me and I can talk you through it. I have talked to several people about reloading as well as physically showed them how to set things up.   Dolomite

Being served too hot of coffee and knowingly having a substance on the property are the property owners fault. Having an outside entity cause damage to guest on their property is NOT the property owner's fault. If you were in a shop or at your place of enployment and someone did something that was out of the property owner's control how can that be the property owner's fault? I am for holding the person who is actually responsible.   It is like having a meteorite fall out of the sky while you stood in Walmart and then saying it was Walmart's fault for not providing "adequate" protection against meteorties.   I get the gun in your car issue, I truly get it. I do believe that you have the right to have a gun, or any item, in your car on the employer's property. But on the same token I believe the employer should be able to fire you if he chooses. Be if he suspects you have a firearm, against his wishes, or anything else he doesn't agree with.     Dolomite

Anyone can sue. I can sue a member here for not putting a period at the end of a sentence in their post. It does not mean they will win. Please define "adequate".   So let me get this straight. We are going to blame someone other than the person who committed the crime? If you invite me over and while I walk across your yard I get hit by a car driven by a drunk driver, is it your fault? Under your way of thinking it sure is because you didn't put up barriers to provide me with "adequate" protection from being run over or allow me to put up barriers for my own protection.   I have actually wrote my representatives requesting property owners assume liability if they don't allow a person to carry when a crime could have been prevented through the use of a firearm. I have even wrote in support of the parking lot bill. And I believed in both very strongly (you are more than welcome to go search because I have posted my support here). Then several on here took it as meaning if they were executing their Second Ammendment right they could come on anyone's property they wanted. One even said he could come on my property at anytime he wanted and do anything he wanted with my property because his Second Ammendment right trumped my rights as a private property owner. That is when I decided to side with property owners 100% of the time. No one is going to come onto my property and do something I do not allow them to do.   If you don't like the conditions set forth by the property owner then don't go on the property. And if you do then you assume the risks of folowing the conditions set forth by the property owners.   Laws dictate how we as private entities interact, not ammendments.   Dolomite

They did not know him. I talked to the officers for about 20 minutes after they loaded him up.

80+ pounds of not so friendly boxer and 45 pounds of lightening fast pitbull would have made short work of him.   Dolomite

  Not on private property. A private property owner or their agent can dictate what you say, and how you say it, while on their property.   A private property owner can also set conditions on what you can and cannot do while on their property not related to speech. As a condition of being on their private property the owner or agent can mandate you wear a pink tutu and carry a Nerf gun for self defense. You have no right to do anything on private property unless the owner or agent allow you to.   It is the property owner, not you, that determines you to say or do what you want on their property. And if you don't follow it you will be asked to leave and if you do not you will be arrested.   The Ammendments are there to protect you from abuses by the government. They are not there to protect you from private entities like private property owners.   Dolomite

Adrenaline dumps put me right to sleep after I come back down. I was asleep within an hour. I have been through enough adrenaline dumps to know it puts me to sleep afterwards. Afterwards it always feels like I have been up for a day straight.   Dolomite

The Axis and Edge have no aftermarket support other than a trigger upgrade. The factory stocks are extremely flimsy and aftermarket stock are non existent.   But they do shoot well and you can do the same caliber swap with them.   Dolomite

So my wife and I were lying in bed watching television before dozing off. Then at 11:40 there came a knock at the door. Knowing no one should be knocking on our door at this time I grabbed a flashlight, my 1911 and went to see who it was. My gut feeling was that it was either my meth head brother or one of my parents seeking refuge from my brother. I made sure to leave the interior of the house completely dark while I made my way to the front door. I stood to the side of the door holding the gun behind my leg, out of view, then flipped the light on to our porch. There stood a man who was soaking wet and seemed a bit off. I didn’t open the door and spoke to him through the door. Not sure if he could see where I was or not because it was dark inside and bright outside. He said he wanted to come in and I asked why. He said he was a Medal of Honor recipient and he needed in. My wife told him to get off the porch and that she was going to call the cops if he didn’t get off the porch. He didn’t leave and kept saying he needed to come in because he was a Medal of Honor recipient. I told him no and that he needed to leave. He refused and at that point told my wife to call 911. As my wife called 911 she made sure to stay out of sight of the guy but within ear shot of me. I asked the guy if he was OK and he said he needed in our house. He seemed a bit more agitated and began to put his hands on the door as if he was going to try to get in. When he did that I got louder and more demanding with him telling him to leave now. The dogs were going crazy the entire time until the second my voice changed at which time our dogs quit barking because they knew things were serious. He continued to argue about coming in as well as continuing to act like he was going to try to try to get in. That is when I moved my 1911 from behind my leg to the front of my body in plain view. I didn’t point it at him but made it painfully obvious I had a gun. At which point he seemed to change his demeanor and raised his hands up instantaneously. After the fact my wife thought it was comical how quickly his hands went up. But even with the change of demeanor he said several more times that he was a Medal of Honor recipient and needed in but after a few moments he said he was leaving. I watched him walk down my driveway, get into a vehicle and drive off heading up our dead end road. At this point my wife handed me the phone and I gave 911 a description as well as tell them he entered a vehicle and which way he was heading. I waited about 5 minutes then stepped outside with a flashlight and 1911 to start clearing the outside of our home as my wife waited inside with her pistol and her phone. About 2 minutes after I started clearing the outside of the home LE showed up and stopped at the end of our drive. I went out to meet him and that is when I realized the guy drove 25 feet before he went off the road. The officer made contact with the guy and got his ID. It was at that point it was obvious the guy was drunk or high or both. The guy tossed his keys when the officer wasn’t watching but I told the officer he dropped something and he found the keys. That is a trick those who have had multiple DUI’s seem to use. As the officer was running the guy I asked him if he was Medal of Honor and he said yes. I asked his name and he told me. I looked it up on my phone and realized it was BS. I asked what he was, Army, Marines or what. His response was that he was Army. I asked his MOS (which is normally alphanumeric) and his response, and I quote, was “Army, Ranger, Air Force One, 3724” At that point I told him he was full of crap. Then he demanded I look it up again. Well after another officer showed up they gave him a field sobriety test which the guy failed miserably. The guy did say he wanted to join the Army to win the Medal of Honor and that is why he said what he did. He had no license because it had been revoked for previous DUI’s. The officers also said they were seizing his vehicle. I will say that I felt very concerned because the officers had no officer safety. The officers allowed him to reach in his pockets several times. He had a knife on him but didn’t admit it until the officers began a very poor pat down. They allowed the guy to go back to sit and rummage through his vehicle several times. And at one point they had their back turned to the guy. I even had an “OH crap” moment when the guy opened the door on his vehicle and a tree branch between him and I looked exactly like the guy was pointing a rifle at the officers. I got small and got ready then realized it was a branch. My wife and I stood in amazement at how lax the officers were around this guy. They didn’t even search him before placing him in handcuffs or in the car, only checking his pockets. We treat anyone who comes unannounced the same way. We have had instances in the past where people have used various excuses to try to gain access. We always great them in a stern manner then ask them to leave if they have no reason to be there. If they continue to argue or demand access we let them know we are calling 911, letting the dogs out or we present a firearm. Then we call LE with a description.   I was an interesting night to say the least. The only thing I would have done differently was having my 1911 closer. I normally have it right next to me but I had been cleaning them so they were on a table between me and the door. I picked it up along the way but had the guy gained access immediately I would have had to go straight to a shotgun which is always by my side.   And the other thing my wife and I talked about afterwards was letting the dogs out a side door when the guy refused to leave and tried to enter.   And even more strange my wife had complained about feeling worried about something all day.   Dolomite  

I would look at reloading it. It is one of the simplest rounds to load. I have done a lot of stuff with the caliber and it is amazing.   Dolomite

Are they an organization of idiots?   Or maybe they have given in to the will of the political machine and now are doing things to make it eaiser for us to to be demonized by they rest of the US.   Dolomite

OP gave permission to "Spread it around!" http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1420924_Editor_in_Chief_of_beatweek_com_just_replied_to_me_on_Twitter.html Bill Palmer went on to say conservatism is a mental illness and that it should be used as an excuse to remove firearms from our hands. He said owning a firearm is a symptom of the mental illness of conservatism. Read the whole thread for a real insight into what we are fighting. Dolomite

I watched a show, I think on MSNBC, the other day where a "mental health professional" stated he would classify a gun owner as severely mentally ill if the gun owner was unwilling to give up their firearms. He even said that owning those "extremely dangerous" AW's would be a mental health issue in his opinion. He said he could not understand why a sane person would want any firearm.   Dolomite

That is a beautiful gun but you cannot shoot modern ammunition. Damascus barrels will not handle the pressures of modern ammo. Do not try to polish or remove any finish as this will ruin any collector value. The rust color you see is the finish that was used 100+ years ago and is completely normal. I have seen several very expensive guns ruined by an owner that tried to polish or shine the firearm.   My gut feeling is this could be a very rare and expensive gun. I would take it to a appraiser to have it researched and a value given. It might cost you but it will more than make up for it if the gun is as rare as I think it is.   Secondly, it is not going to be offered for sale on here. At least not without being a benefactor. We will allow you to ask all the questions and even get pricing but if we feel you are trying to circumvent the rules here we will take action. Do not accept any offers from other members here. You can get your benefactor membership here: http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/store/ We have that in place to protect our members from scammers. Not saying you are a scammer but a scammer generally will not spend any money to scam. And if they do we have a trail for LE to investigate.   It is a great looking gun. Good luck.   Dolomite

Are you a tinkerer? If so I would say grab a Savage (not the Axis or Edge). They are the centerfire equivalent of the Ruger 10/22. You can swap barrels, and calibers, in under 20 minutes using standard handtools. You do not need headspace gauges either.   Remington is good as well but you cannot swap the barrels, and calibers, as easily or as quickly.   Aftermarket support for both are about equal now.   I have a factory 223 Savage that shoots .4" regularly with handloads and has shot .2" enough to know it isn't a fluke.   If you can find a Stevens 200 they are identical, actually better, to Savages. The only thing they do not have is the accutrigger. Some like the accutrigger and some plan on replacing them with something better.   Dolomite