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The Israelis have always been very innovative in their fighting equipment. I guess that is what you get when you are in a constant war or under threat of destruction. Dolomite

That is very telling, people tend to be conservative when distracted with such things as work. And in reading that I guess liberals must have more free time for their liberal views, ie not distracted by such things as work. Dolomite

I have said it before and will continue to say it. No matter how silly people think they are they are doing all of us gun owners a favor. They are on national television exposing people to guns. I think they are helping to desensitize people to guns and the thought of gun ownership, especially those "evil" assualt weapons. I bet the show is responsible for people who never thought about owning a gun actually going out and buying a gun. To the average person their projects might be cool and entice them to buy a gun themselves. And anyone who buys a gun or entices people to buy a gun is a benefit to us all. As far as LE owning belt fed MG's I don't think there is a need. Belt feds are not going to be precise enough to be useful for LE and actually open them up to litigation if they are ever used. The reason they think they need one is because of the change in their mindset. There was a shift a number of decades ago to hire military. And along with them came their military mindset. And in the military mindset there always is an enemy and a us vs. them mentality. So now it is LE vs. non LE and they feel they need the biggest baddest weapon to defeat their enemy, civillians. This is why LE have be procuring military vehicles because that is what they think they need. This includes tracked vehicles even though I can't imagine any benefit to a tracked vehicle over a wheeled vehicle in a urban enviroment. Tracks tear up the road surface and are hard to drive. Dolomite

A few years ago they began making a 22/45 that accepts standard 1911 grips. They are about the same price as a standard pistol. Every MKII or later is drilled and tapped for a rail. ANd if the gun is bought new it includes that rail as well as mountaing hardware. Very few 22's are made of steel, the Ruger is. This means it will last a lifetime. I have had aluminum guns and have had durability issues. I do like the idea of being able to replace the barrels on a lot of other guns. Dolomite

Or if you are a 1911 guy just swap a spare 16 pound recoil spring. That is what the spring is or at least what I was told. I did swap my spings out and my gun will cycle everything without any port work. @Romad7: Are you adding true rear sights/trunion? I don't mind my Krebs sights. I was going to shorten and perm the flash hider but had a change of heart for now. I have too many irons in the fire at the moment. I did add a polymer AK forearm today. No one could tell me what bracket to use so I made my own. It works well and looks about as good as anything you might find on an AK. Dolomite

Someone already linked the post about the Sport. And for the money it is the best gun out there, hands down. There are better guns out there but not because of the gun itself but because of the accessories normally found on higher priced gun. Dollar for dollar it is a great gun. It has many features only found on guns costing hundreds more. You are not going to find a AR with a 5R barrel, Melonite coating and a hardened bolt for under $700 from any other maker. The Sport will be able to do anything any AR can and do it cheaper. The 5R barrel is more accurate than standard rifling. The Melonite treatment is better than chrome lined or most other exterior surface treatment as far as corrosion goes. The difference between the Sport and other guns is what accessories hanging off the gun itself like quad rails or stocks. Personally I would buy the Sport for $650 and spend another $300 adding the items you want like a quad rail or stocks. You are going to be a lot farther ahead than most guns you can buy with a quad rail already installed. As someone asked before your decision of what you need is based on what you are going to do. But as I said the nut and bolts of the Sport is better than most other guns out there, it is the exterior features that are going to make up the cost difference between it and most other higher priced guns. And because the Sport is built to the same specs as every other AR out there any parts you want to swap out can be done without any fitment issues and most times without the need of a smith. As a person who normally builds AR's I will say that if I had $700 to spend and I had the choice of building or buying I would without a doubt buy the Sport. I cannot build a comparable quality gun for the same as the Sport sells. Dolomite

They announce it the same time they announce they are not taking anymore retail orders. I guess they are going to be selling for hundreds more than MSRP because supply will be nonexistent compared to demand. Dolomite

I would shy away from any semi auto 22 pistol that is not steel. I called Sig about the Mosquito and was told the life span of the gun is 10K to 15K rounds. They said after that they are pretty much falling apart even with proper maintanence. It is probably because they use a pot metal slide that gets beat out of shape over time. And guns with aluminum are not much better. I have had two seperate PacLites for my Ruger. The first one mushroomed the breechface to a point he barrel liner was sticking out. It was bad enough that Tactical Solutions replaced it no questions asked. The replacement has less than 3,000 rounds through it and I have quit shooting it for the same reason. Oh and the threads are not concentric to the bore, took a few baffle strikes to figure that out. The only durable 22 semi auto pistol I would trust as a lifetime gun is a Ruger MK pistol because they are all steel. And for those of you who think 10K is a lot, I shoot that about every 3 months. So realiztically that Sig I almost bought would have been dead inside of 6 months. Dolomite

They are considered one of the best S12 builders in the country. Their guns keep their value and are right from the get go. With that being said I would never buy something I can do myself. All the parts to do it yourself are readily available. There is plenty of how to's on the net to walk you through any conversion you might want to do. The S12 is a pretty easy gun to work on. I have one that I have done a lot of work to and all of it required no special tooling or machinery. I did the pistol grip conversion myself. I have polished the bottom of the bolt and carrier. This helped with cycling as well as inserting a full mag with the bolt forward. I also swapped the forward recoil spring with a 1911 recoil spring to help with cycling. I swapped out the hammer/trigger spring for a lighter trigger pull. I am getting ready to chop the barrel and silver solder a flash hider back on to bring it to 18.25". Dolomite

Having this with a suppressor would be great. Faster than a bolt gun and quieter than an auto. And because it doesn't need full power loads to cycle you could easily load and shoot subsonics. Dolomite

I was told by the ATF you cannot use your FFL to increase your private firearm collection. I was going to apply back in the late 90's for my FFL to take advantage of the dealer pricing. During the discussion they asked why I wanted an FFL and I said to buy guns for me cheaper. At that point they said it was not allowed. Now I guess if you were to have a inventory when you allowed you FFL to lapse they would stay in your possesion. As far as AR's and durability there are a few things I consider to be of the upmost importance to longevity. A properly hardened bolt is the most important. And the other would be forged aluminum parts under the annodizing. The process of forging hardens the aluminum making it more durable. Annodizing also adds to the longevity but once you are through the annodizing the forging helps. Cast parts are about the worst and biullet isn't much better. Billet is machined from a single block of aluminum that is not forged in most cases. And when you wear through the annodizing the aluminum wears slower in a forged lower than a billet or cast lower. People say a billet lower has better tolerances and that was the case probably 10 years ago. But now with everything being CNC forged lowers are just as precise as billet lowers. Forged lowers that have tolerance issues is because of the equipment used and not the fact they are forged. And if you look at the Sport it has both of those requirements covered. It also has melonite treatment which is leaps and bounds above chrome lined. The reason why chrome lined is milspec is because it was the best a decade or two ago. And the reason why melonite isn't milspec is the gov't process to change the milspec standard requires time and money. And just because something isn't milspec doesn't mean it is bad, just that is is not what is part of the standard. I would be willing to bet that the melonite treatment or some other treatment similar to it will replace chrome lined at some point. There are a lot of high end AR's that do not meet milspec. One that comes to mind is Noveske's barrels. The barrels are more durable, get more FPS and are more accurate but they do not meet milspec. The reason is they are stainless steel and are polygon rifled, both of which are not in the standard know as milspec. Same thing goes for the builders of monolithic uppers. They are better and more durable than any milspec upper but are not called for in the milspec standard. Milspec is just a standard for manufactuers to follow to ensure the soldiers get a gun that meets a MINIMUM standard. There are plenty of better weapons out there that do not meet milspec. For me the guns that are my must haves are several AR's. One in 223, one in 9mm and one in 22 lr. These calibers are going to cover anything I will need to do to survive most situations. I also have a shotgun and a bolt gun for shooting at long ranges. I also have several pistols that I carry or use regularly but they would be secondary weapons to the AR's. A pistol is just to fight to a rifle and a rifle is to fight to a secure location. And as I said before I have a supressor for when I need to shoot without alerting others. And if I run out of 22 lr I can load subsonic 223 that is just as effective. In the end I do not plan on going anywhere. I will stay put and protect what I have. Dolomite

Hard to beat the S&W Sport. It has many features found on guns costing twice as much. I will just give you a quick run down of the Sport and why it is such a great gun. 1. The barrel is a 5R rifled barrel. 5R barrels are known for their accuracy regardless of caliber. For whatever reason they just shoot and shoot well. It also increases the velocity by virtue of how the rifling is laid out. 2. The barrel is Melonite treated. Melonite treatments are far better than any chrome lining as far as hardness and durability. It also offers an exception amount of corrosion resistance. It is more than just a surface coating like chrome, it actually treats the metal and goes subsurface. 3. The bolt is properly heat treated. This is very important for the long term durability of the firearm. It ensures the headspace will remain in spec longer than those bolts that are not heat treated properly. Poorly heat treated bolts will either wear prematurely or break from being too brittle. 4. It has a barrel twist rate of 8 This twist rate allows you to fire the heaviest bullets that can be fed from a magazine, up to 80 grains. And because it isn't a 7 twist (like most others out there) you can also fire the lightweight varmint style bullets without fear of the jackets seperating. 5. It comes ready to fire. It comes with a Magpul rear sight while most competitors, even those 100's of dollars more expensive, do not. The sights have been proven for several years now both by those in harms way as well as the weekend shooter. It also includes a Magpul magazine which has also been proven for seveal years now. 6. It is built to the same specs as all other AR's This means you can upgrade and swap parts to build a gun that suits your wants or needs. And because it is an AR most of the work can be done by the owner and if it is a milspec part it WILL fit. 7. The price In reality if any other maker were to offer the same features as the Sport has they would be asking 100's of dollars more. The 5R barrel and Melonite treatment were once only offered on high end guns. And included in the price is a warranty that is among the best in the industry. Up until about 6 months ago the Sport flew under my radar. It wasn't until I was asked about them that I took a serious look at them. I have since become a huge fan of them and recommend them to anyone who wants a quality gun that doesn't break the bank. And if I were in the market for one I would buy a Sport. Dolomite ETA: I see them for under $650 at shows all the time. I bet a dealer would be able to give you a deal on 5 that came in under $3,000 or at least real close.

Build a sand filter. They are cheap and effective. It takes a couple of weeks to build up the shmutzdecke layer (mud layer) and after that the water is safe directly out of the filter. For the first two weeks you need to boil but after that all bad stuff is either killed or filtered out. I used a 5 gallon bucket, play sand, gravel and a cloth membrane to separate the gravel and sand. It will filter a 8 ounce glass of water per minute. There are designs all over the web and are in use all over the world. It may not be that portable but it will last forever. Dolomite

I agree with what you are saying that not everybody will come to the hills. But there are a lot more than you think that plan on heading to the hills. I am in the hills, for the most part, and I can assure you I will protect what is mine from squatters. I don't care if I have more than I will ever need I will not share with strangers. Anybody who comes to the group must bring something very substantial in the way of skills and there are very few people who would be an asset to my family and I. I hate to say it but in order to survive you must suspend any compassion you might have. You must be able to turn that pregnant teenager away as well as that elderly person. And on top of that you must be able to protect yourself from those same people. Dolomite

I called their distribution center and they do not have the high temp stuff. I am needing 1,100+ degree to be legal. Dolomite

I am far from an AK newbie although I never got into the nuts and bolts of the gun. In addition to an AR I also carried an AK when I would interact with our locals and not expecting trouble. I did it to give the locals more confidence in the weapons they used because they got issued AK's. Now if I was expecting trouble I would, without a doubt, grab my AR. And the AK paltform can be quite accurate providing you have quality ammo. We had quality, brass cased ammo for ours overseas. And with this ammo getting hits on man sized targets (steel) was attainable 7 out of 10 times using iron sights. Now with my AR and a red dot getting the same hits was attainable 9 out of 10 times. I am in the process of downloading a movie maker to reduce the video size of me firing the AK I carried on my last trip. Here it is: What really amazed me is how beat up and worn out looking these guns were and they still ran 100%. If I get it sorted out I'll upload a few videos. But in the meantime here is me with a suppressed MP5: Dolomite

I cast about another 15 pounds of round balls yesterday. They are dropping at ~487 grains or 1.113 ounces. I also cast some, about 100, of 45 caliber bullets. I have contacted a guy who does a lot of 12 gauge wildcatting about a starting load for 2 of the 690 round balls. I can't imagine a more devastating round than two .69" round balls at 700-800 fps. Here is some amazing stuff, not me but amazing none the less: http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?/topic/72647-12ga-10ga-8ga-4ga-fh%3B-585he-700he%3B-other-big-bores/page__fromsearch__1 Dolomite

Here is a video of it. out of 75 pellets only about 20 hit the target. Dolomite

You need to pattern it before using it for defense. I do know that the rifled bore will expand the shot quite a bit and could either help or hurt depending on what you are looking for. I suspect at 10 yards you are going to have the majority of the buckshot pellets off a man sized target with a rifled bore. Dolomite

Don't you mean "WIlliam Tell". Johnny Appleseed went around planting trees and William Tell is the one shooting the apple off the head. Dolomite

I still hear of Democrats saying that it is Bush's fault that Obama isn't doing as well as he promised. Funny thing is they blame Bush for Obama's woes but don't give Bush credit for the 7 years of hunting Osama that no doubt helped those Seals kill him during Obama's term. I hate to say it but I can see 4 more years of Obama. It is going to lead to irreversible damage to this nation. Now the damage was going to happen eventually if nothing changed but not in what has become Obama's express lane to our country's destruction. And it isn't just the Democrats but it is also most of the Republicans. Dolomite

The cycling is not like the Caracal or the Steyr. The barrel does not drop down when coming out of battery like most other JMB designs. The barrel recoils straight back. This no doubt changes how the recoil feels. I have always been a fan of the Russian designs. The APS pistol is one I would really like but it will never see our shores. Dolomite

Turns out a real good friend of mine has a son in law that works with silver solder as part of his job. He said he can do it for me and it will probably be a better job than I could ever hope to do. That and it will probably be less than the materials for me to do it. Thanks guys Dolomite

I have watched this video over and over again. People are saying that they were hot dogging and caused the accident. But it seems like there should have been enough lift to keep it off the ground. But I am not a pilot so I don't know. Maybe someone else with some knowledge might shed some light on it. Maybe the air being thinner might have added to crash. Dolomite