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I have not hunted anything for sport since 2001. I could get into killing hogs though. I think it needs to be done more so than likes to be done. That is most other types of hunting are done because people like to hunt, I am not faulting anyone for that because I was an avid hunter at some point in my life. But with the pigs they are so intrusive and destructive that if we don't keep them at bay they will cost us all money in the way of property, livestock and crop damage. If anyone knows of any hunting grounds within 1 hour of Knoxville please let me know. Dolomite

Here is an excerpt from some stuf I have read recently: Homeland Security pegs returning veterans as threats Over and over again veterans are seen as threats because of our training. What we should be viewed as is assets to be used in time of need. Most veterans have sound moral compass as well. Dolomite

The Defense Authorization Act or H.R. 1540, aka The Forever War Act of 2012, was overwhelmingly approved by the House of Representatives earlier today on a vote of 322 to 96. The Senate will now vote on its own version and then the two bills will need to be reconciled before going to the President for his signature into law. The law authorizes the United States to use military force anywhere it says there are terrorists, including within the borders of our own country. It represents the largest hand-over of unchecked war authority from Congress to the executive branch in modern American history. The founders were seriously opposed to handing this much power over to executive, fearing tyranny. If enacted into law, this provision will make the President a dictator who can wage war without the consent of the American people. H.R. 1540: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (GovTrack.us) H.R.1540: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress Just realize that it doesn't take much to become a terrorist in the eyes of those in charge. Dolomite

How do you think they screw it down? I have walked all over my roof without any problems. The only problem is pollen will make it slick and you might slide off the edge. Maybe the fingernail gouges as you try to stop yourself might damage it but other than that I don't see a problem. Dolomite

All my friends say that as well. I have a Savage bolt gun in 45 ACP, actually I built it for my wife to use. I had a Savage chambered in 7.62x25 Tokarev so I could shoot subsonic loads cheap. I put tensioning sleeves on a lot of my guns, it performs like a bull barrel while having sporter barrel weights. Next big project is a 9mm bolt gun to shoot 158 grain bullets or even heavier after I run them through a sizer. I am going to see if I can get some 180's to cycle in a pistol. DOn;t think it is going to happen but you never know. I have turned bullets out of aluminum to test. I have pushed 95 grain bullets out of a 9mm to over 2,000 fps during some testing. I am definitely not shy about being, not just thinking, outside of the box. Pictures of the Tokarev: Tensioned barrel with the barrel machined concentric to the bore then a sleeve put over it and the tensioning nut tightened. This slightly stretches the barrel reducing whip. You could measure the difference between loose and tight on a longer barrel I tensioned. Under the tensioning sleeve: Round sitting in the action: Bolt face after being opened up (it still works with a 223): Dummy rounds for chambering: 45 ACP bolt gun: Front sight: A few views: Rear sight: Sight picture: And some loads I made for testing: Dolomite

The only thing under my metal is a layer of plastic and two layers of paper. I did install R30 in the ceiling so my attic is pretty much uninsulated. I have decent air flow so I am not worried about it getting too hot up there. In the winter my roof keeps snow on it so there is very little heat rising through the insulation. Dolomite

I can say that the metal roofing should be about the same if not a bit cheaper when you consider everything. My wife and I installed our painted metal roof without any issues. She handed it up and I screwed them down. Once you get the first few in place and they are straight it is quick and simple from there. I would say it took an hour to get the first few "right" and another hour to install the rest on one side of the house. We were completely done in a day. I think we paid $1.07 a linear foot for sections that were 30 inches wide. You do need the special gasketed screws which are pricey but you have to have them. The cost to cover our roof was less than $1200 for everything but that was in 2003. But it should still be cheaper than shingles because oil prices won't affect metal roofing as much as shingles, which are all oil based. In speaking with a few distributors there is no need to get the roofing with the 20 year or 30 year warranty. There is no difference and it all comes off the same roll. The only difference is if you have a problem within that time period they will give you a replacement panel but you still have to get someone to install it. Metal roofs are more durable than shingles. I wll say that all of my neighbors have lost shingles, even substantial portions of their shingled roofs have went missing in the recent years and we have yet to have a problem. Dolomite

And one thing to realize. If someone is breaking in they are probably some low life with no money or assets to speak of so getting repaid your attorney fees and such will likely not happen. They have nothing to loose by suing but have everything to gain if they win. Makes sense for them to take a chance on suing. And in most cases their attorney will make sure every juror knows poor little Johnny was turning his life around after being abused as a child. And that his death wasn't Johnny's fault, after all he didn't kill himself. This stuff sickens me because the would be criminals have more rights than most home owners. I wish we could sue the criminals for the emotional stress of enduring a criminal act. And when they can't pay take whatever government assitance they receive. Dolomite

Last show in Knoxville a dealer had one for $569 if I remember correctly. That little tag made sure I didn;t buy anything from him. He actually had something I was going to buy until a friend showed me the Kel-Tec. After that I walked off. Dolomite

I was going to use one to build a 12 gauge cannon. The ATF initilly said it was OK because it was over 26" in length but later reversed it saying it was no longer able to be shoulder fired. Kind of kicked me in the nuts because I wanted a centerfire cannon with a rifled bore. It would be able to shoot flares as well as shot and then there was firing slugs. It would have been cheap to build as well. I was going to use a rifled Savage for the basis then use bullets similar to the ones in this thread: 12GA From Hell - Page 1 - AR15.COM I was even in discussion with the poster about sourcing everything. Who knows I still may do it I just don't want to pay $200 for the priviledge of strapping a 12 gauge to a carriage. Dolomite

Looks great! Dolomite

I honestly would like to see a loud mouth, loose cannon like Donald Trump in some sort of capacity. That way he can piss of some of the countries that aren't doing us any favors. What the US needs right now is less friends or the pseudo friends. Seems like everyone in the world likes to be our friend so long as we keep handing out the cash to them. We even give cash to countries that openly don't like us in order to hopefully one day win their hearts and all that will lead to is a serious hatred for us if we ever do stop giving them moeny. It is much worse to quit giving it than to have never gave it at all. We need to take the money we use to bribe our would be allies and take care of our citizens. Use the money for small business loans and job creation. People are out of work and I am sure the majority of them would do the jobs that we have sent overseas. Hell, just look at the recent McDonalds job fair, thousands showed up in hopes of getting a minimum wage job. If I was in office I would give a hearty "F**K YOU!" to the majority of the countries that leach off of us and give nothing in return. DOlomite

I do believe VFW is an affliliated organization. I joined them a few years ago for that reason. Dolomite

CDNN had them for $299 a while back. I would guess they are out of stock now. I really wish they would make a dedicated 22lr rather than a conversion for the 22 mag version. Dolomite

Double tap.

Ok here are some things to consider. Whatever you do do not get a pinned flash hider, at least not for your first gun. The reason is if you decide to change anything on the upper you will have to get it machined off and this adds $75-$100 to the cost of having anything done. A new gas block or a new sight will require it. A new set of free float rails or a free float tube require it. I have known dozens of people who want exactly what the soldiers are carrying only to realize it isn't all that great. Funny how pinned flash hiders were the scourge during the ban years yet it is embraced now. It all comes full circle I guess. Next get the longest barrel that you can use comfortably because velocity is your friend in every possible scenario. If you plan on using it to hunt and end up carrying it most of the time while stalking an opportunity get a 16" barrel. If your hunting is more of a short hike to a stationary postition get a 18"-20" barrel. Then there is the profiles. A heavy 16" barrel is going to weight roughly the same as a 18" or even a 20" barrel with a thinner profile. With a thinner profile you are not likely going to shoot it enough during hunting to degrade the accuracy enough to warrant a heavy varmint barrel. Now if you plan on using it for prairie dog hunting, where shooting can be a bit fast and furious, by all means get a heavy profile but for most hunting situations around here it is not needed. Or if it will be a bench gun then get a heavy barrel as well as a 24" barrel because you won't be likely carrying much farther than to your car and back. Chrome or not? I would say get a chrome barrel or a SS barrel for the corrosion resistance. The SS barrel will be, in theory, more accurate than a chromed lined barrel. But as everyone knows each barrel is different. If you plan on doing A LOT of shooting definitely get a chrome lined but if you are like most and the gun will likely never see 1,000 rounds in its lifetime get a SS. I have a SS barrel that has thousands of 223 rounds through it without issue. And over 15,000 rounds of 22 lr throguh it during CQB practice drills. Another advantage of a SS barrel is you can have chamber work done or the barrel shortened while with the chrome lined you are pretty much stuck because the chrome will flake off as the slightest bit of work at either end. And finally twist, you made the same decision I would have made. A 9 twist is going to do everything you could possilbly want it to do. I shoot 69 grain bullets out of mine all the time. It is the most accurate bullet I have tried so far. I have also shot a lot of 40 grain V-Max bullets with no ill affects. And if I decide to shoot 62 grain surplus I will not be over stabilizing those which will let them tumble easier. A tumbling bullet has more surface area than one that doesn't. Also, if the bullet is a SP or even a HP unless it disrupts the bullet that tumbles will have more surface area. And it is this surface area that causes damage and hit vitals or even causes the bullet to disrupt and act like a HP. Add the extra velocity from the longer barrel and you can have HP type performance from a FMJ bullet because the bullet will tumble, fall apart and use all its energy in the target doing damage. Any bullet or fragment that exits the target is wasted energy. Just a few of my opinions. But just like those body parts I am sure someone will think mine stinks. Dolomite

Done. Dolomite

On the east side of Knoxville? You are more than welcome at my place. We can shoot a few toys while you are out if you want. Or when you figure out when and where let me know and I'll meet you providing I can make the ride. I am 20 minutes from Knoxville center mall. Dolomite

This version supposedly takes care of the registration requirements. Dolomite

On Target was a full time shop but with the economy he has cut his hours back to 5pm-7pm M-F. I am not sure of his hours on Saturday. In his shop as well as at the shows he has about a dozen or so handguns and generally 1/2 that in rifles. He is a decent guy to deal with and he has done may last few transfers. He also does HCP classes as well. Dolomite

The ogives on the bullet are different than factory in both the 9mm and the 30-30. I would seat the bullets a bit deeper on both. I load 9mm and I have to seat the bullets deeper because of the ogive profile of the bullet. If I don't then the bullet will not seat all the way becuase the bullet will hit the rifling before lock up. The same is probably happeneing with the 30-30 as well. The carbine bullets have more of a curve to them than a standard 30-30 bullet so when you seat them to normal length there is more bullet ogive forward of the case mouth. Seat them until they will work. Even at the deeper depth there probably still isn't as much bullet taking up case capacity as a factory bullet. As far as the 223 goes the shoulders are being bumped back too much. It sounds like the die is the problem more so than anything else. I would contact the die maker and tell them. There should be no way for you to size a case too much because the die bottoms out on the shell holder. Did you buy the 223 dies new? The reason I ask is there are people out there who will machine the bottom of the die or the top of the shellholder to be able to size the case more than factory. They believe it lets them fine tune the sizing process. Which I guess it does but if they sell it to someone else and don't tell them it can cause all kinds of problems like you are talking about. If the 223 dies are new the factory should replace them because it is the dies and not you. Dolomite

You do not if you have a barrel over 16" or a simulated barrel over 16". Some of these stock kits for Glocks have a tube that extends the same way a barrel does so you do not have to register it in order to use a pistol in the stock. Having a stock on a pistol whith any lengthe barrel will help accuracy. Even if the simulated barrel doesn't act on the barrel at all you are getting the benefit of the stock. Dolomite

No need to pay me for anything. Whenever I plan on running into to town I'll give you a PM and maybe we can meet. I never take money for anything I offer. Making the loads lets me forget about life for a while so that is payment enough. Dolomite

Odd, I have had a box of 9mm bee loads for him for a few weeks now. I contacted him trying to set up a meet but he never contacted me back. Dolomite

As far a a Glock rifle there are plenty of choices out there. Mec-Tech makes an upper for Glock pistos. They have been around for a very long time and seem to be good. There are sevral stocks for Glock pistols. Most require SBR papework but one of them has actually incorporated what looks like a barrel to meet the rifle requirements without the need for registration. Glock Rifle on Google Dolomite