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Will I be able to get primers and powder there at a decent price?

These will be made by Ruger.

Ok, I was thinking it would but the instructions are super confusing.

I just got this from UPS today: Lee Reloader I also have a .308 set of dies on the way. Minus primers and powder I think I'm close except I'm really unclear if I can de-prime with this set. I was under the impression it came with shell holders but I was wrong so I'll have to get those as well. Am I missing anything else. The directions are written by someone who didn't really think of the beginner and it seemed to just skip over the de-priming step. Any help would be appreciated.

I was kind of leaning towards the .22 but I think your opinions have sealed the deal. Thanks. I live in the Oak Ridge area and I remember someone around here sells them but I can't recall what the companies name is.

I've decided I would like to get a silencer but I'm not sure what caliber to get it in. I'd like to spend the money just once an cover as many firearms as I can. Just recently I moved all of my firearms, save for one bolt gun, to just 3 calibers. 9mm (4 handguns), 5.56/.223 (3 ARs), and .22lr (2 handguns and 3 rifles). I understand that you can put larger caliber silencers on smaller caliber firearms but I'm not sure when you get diminishing returns or if it becomes dangerous. Any help or opinions would be appreciated. 

Lady on the phone said there was supposed to be a package on the website this week to make the purchase of just threaded barrels available. In case anyone was curious.

I know the manufacture of full auto guns has been banned since 1986 but I see tons of video of guns being shot on youtube that are, most certainly, full auto. What's the deal? are all of these built on pre 1986 frames or lowers? Are the guns they make at Red Jacket still legal? Some one clear this up for me.

I was thinking about the amount of ARs being sold in the past month and the reports of suppliers being sold out for up to a year. Is the market flooded? The panic buying was sure to spur people into buying that were on the fence. It definitely wasn't a buyers market. Those looking to buy a gun simply to turn around and sell would have run out of product quickly and if you bought a gun at these outrageous prices you won't be quick to sell once prices come back down. When the assault weapons ban dies in the Senate and production gets back to normal, will prices plummet due to market saturation? I guess what I'm saying is that, odds are, if you wanted a rifle you either had one already or went out and got one if you didn't already own one. Will the market be as hot as it was before the shooting?

Shot Show is in 6 days. If they were going to announce something I think it would be then.

The last press release they had was back in October.

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Disclaimer : I understand that most people here already get these points. I wanted to use this forum as a control before I release it into the wild. I’ve remained somewhat silent on the issue of the gun control debate that’s been raging in the traditional media and social media over the past two weeks. I’ve decided that it’s time that I say something because me and people who share my views are being demonized by those who have very little knowledge of firearms. So, without beating around the bush, let’s jump straight in. “Why does anyone need an ‘Assault Rifle’? “ I have heard this phrase so many times in the last few weeks that it’s beginning to make me nervous. Why? When a point is made over and over, the uninformed begin to pick it up and run with it. Those who don’t understand the world of firearms believe what those in the media, who also don’t understand firearms, tell them. I see a few corrections on the web but those are few and far between and will never reach the masses like CNN or FOX News. While we’re on that subject, all news organizations get it wrong. Left, right, middle, all of them get it wrong. Do me a favor, look up some of these terms that people keep throwing around, “assault weapon”, “assault rifle”, “clip”, “magazine”, “automatic”, “semi-automatic”, and inform yourself just a little. So back to the topic, of “Why I need a modern sporting rifle”, and no one in the gun community will want to say or hear this, It’s better at stopping threats than a handgun. That’s it, period. Yes it’s easy and fun to shoot. Yes it’s nice to accessorize and customize. But the fact is if men break into my home and threaten my wife, my children or myself, I know my semi-automatic modern sporting rifle will stop them better than any other firearm that I own. I don’t want to be fair, I don’t want to give them a chance, I want a better firearm than the threat and the best firearm that I have is a modern sporting rifle or an AR-15. Some will say that a shotgun is a better firearm for the home but when you see video of military or law enforcement breaching and clearing a room, they use a shotgun to open the door and switch to rifles to clear the room. If it’s the choice of military and law enforcement then it’s my choice as well. “But they make it too easy to kill!” “They’re only designed for killing as many people as fast as possible!” “The .223 ‘bullet’ is one of the most powerful ‘bullets’ in existence!” “If we could get rid of ‘assault weapons’ we would be safer!” Let me explain something to all of you who don’t quite understand how firearms work. To make it simple, firearms accept a cartridge that fits into a barrel. A pin strikes the primer on the end of the cartridge and fires a bullet out of the end of the barrel. How it gets there is different but for 99.99% of firearms, that’s how it works. A firearm that looks like my AR-15 or a firearm that looks like something out of WWII will fire that cartridge no differently and it will be no less lethal. How a firearm looks has no bearing on its lethality. I need everyone who reads this to understand that. A firearm’s appearance has no bearing on how lethal it is. I’ll say that one more time because everyone is so hung up on military “style” rifles. How a firearm looks will not affect how the bullet comes out of the end of the barrel. If you could wave a magic wand and make all “assault weapons” disappear there are still hundreds of firearms that will accept the same size cartridges. All of those firearms the gun control advocates say are acceptable to own yet they fire the same cartridge at the same velocity and have the same magazine size as today’s modern sporting rifles. They just look different. One more time in case you missed it, how a gun looks makes no difference in how it fires a cartridge. “No one needs a 30 round clip.” I do. Well, I need a 30 round magazine or more specifically I don’t need a limit on what size magazine I can own. I hear the magic number of 10. You only need a 10 round magazine. Why? Who decided that 10 rounds was the number? I can’t find any studies on the decision but it’s really popular with the gun control advocates. If we, as gun owners, concede on this decision it will go down to 5 then 3 then 1. I can hear the cries now, “If he only had 5 round magazines!” then “If he only had 3 round magazines!” Where does it stop? Let me break down some statistics for you. It typically takes 2 rounds from a rifle to stop a threat. Most trained individuals in a high-stress situation will miss 50% of their shots. So, if we do the math, If 4 men try to break into my house and harm me or my family, statistics say I need to put 2 rounds on each threat to get them to stop hurting me. We’re up to 8 rounds there and that’s if I’m perfect. Now, odds are I’ll miss 50% so we’re up to 16 rounds. What if I miss more? See where I’m going? The officers in NYC who shot a man that pointed a gun at them fired 16 rounds at one guy and they only hit him 9 times. Understand? It took 9 rounds to stop the threat. Statistics say if you are attacked, it will be by more than one person. Why does anyone need more than 10 rounds in a magazine? Most gun guys will say it’s for convenience but for me it’s about having more rounds than the men trying to kill me. Ask anyone who’s been in a gunfight if they had too much ammo. I’m guessing they would say no. Now the question is, does having a limit on magazine size make people safer? After all the outcry, interviews and opinion pieces it all boils down to that question. Does having a ban on “high-capacity” magazines make you feel safer? Or does having a 30 round magazine actually make me safer? Looking at all of the stats and numbers I’m going with the latter. With all of that being said, the point is kind of moot. One large supplier of firearm accessories said they sold 3.5 years worth of 30 round AR magazines in a week so the market is flooded. Even if they do ban them, you’ll be able to get one and so will those who want to hurt people. “It’s too easy to get guns. We need to close the gun show loophole!” A survey of prison inmates in 1997 found that less than 2% purchased their firearms at a gun show. 80% were from friends, family, stolen or from other illegal sources. A gun show is where a group of dealers go to sell stuff in one place. If you buy a gun from a dealer at a gun show you’re subject to a background check just like you would be if you went into a gun store. If you’ve ever been to a gun show you’d also know that there are several police at the front door to ensure people are not armed and that they check firearms they intend to sell. Also, the prices at gun shows are so ridiculously inflated that the average criminal wouldn’t be able to afford a firearm. Why buy one when you could just steal one from Grandma’s nightstand drawer. A potential criminal would have to be extremely stupid to go to gun show to buy a firearm. Hopefully you got something out of this. I know I didn’t offer up any solutions to crimes but that wasn’t my intent. I basically wanted to inform anyone who would take the time out of their day to read my rant because the misinformation, intentional or not, from those who can sway the argument is getting out of control. Share this on any site you want, just leave my name attached -Tim Carroll

<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="xRUSTYx" data-cid="864390" data-time="1356026456"><p> Aimsurplus is supposed to be getting stripped lowers in sometime next week. Price is $70 + shipping ...<br /> <br /> Here's the actual quote from the person on fnforum writing it:<br /> <br /> Hope this helps :)</p></blockquote> That's good news. Aimsurplus has become a favorite of mine lately.

Just a heads up, the Coal Creek Armory outpost in Kingston has moved everything to Knoxville and closed up shop at that location.

And now this madness happens. Does anyone know of anyone with any in stock? I've called most of the shops in my area (Knoxville) and no one has any or they're too expensive. Little help?

So my wife is finally taking the hcp class at frontier after months of procrastinating. She calls to get some final info on the class and just happens to mention that she's pregnant. They tell her that she has to have a note from her Dr to take the class. No big deal she thinks and calls her doctor's office. After getting a nurse to ask the Dr they tell her no they won't give her a note. Their excuses are the typical anti gun crap like accidents, misfires, blah blah blah with no facts or science to back up the argument. I did some research and couldn't find any evidence for or against shooting while pregnant. Anyone else had any experience with this sort of situation? And before anyone suggests switching doctors, this is a high risk OBGYN office and this will be our 5th and final child so we won't be back after this one is born. I intend to give them an ear full when I accompany her to the next appointment.

Press Check. Do it every time you holster.

Somehow I don't see "assembled in America" as the same thing as "made in America"

[quote name='Oh Shoot' timestamp='1354412106' post='853594'] Does it fail if you lock bolt back, insert mag, and drop bolt with release, or just when you use charging handle? - OS [/quote] It was both.

[quote name='Troutburger' timestamp='1354411946' post='853592'] Did you put in a rifle buffer? [/quote] After a second look I have discovered that was my missing piece. I have the carbine buffer in and not the full length rifle buffer. Thanks for the response.

Changed the stock on my AR to a fixed length Magpul MOE stock. It required a rifle length receiver extension tube so I had to get one of those too. After I've changed that out I'm having issues with the bolt stripping the 1st round off the top of a full magazine. It won't go fully into battery. After the first round it cycles fine. Do I need to add a spacer or something? Thanks in advance.

I'm not sure how I feel about this. I had a similar situation happen in my family. I had a daughter with a rare genetic condition called Cockayne Syndrome. To make a long story short, she had a short life of disability, medical procedures, and hospital stays. Needless to say we racked up a lot of bills that we were steadily paying off but we were losing ground fast. My daughter died a little over three years ago, shortly after she turned 5. A few weeks after her death, Children's Hospital in Knoxville, which is where we spent the majority of her hospital time, called and told us they'd decided that they would forgive all of our debt to them. We didn't ask them to and like I said, we were steadily paying the bill so I'm not sure what prompted that decision. I do know that I'll always be glad it happened and I'll never be sorry that it happened that way. So, once again, I'm torn. Mostly because I know the grief that this lady is experiencing and trying to deal with finances after a loss like this adds salt to a horrible wound. I think it won't be long before she gets money from somewhere to help with this. I know I would donate to pay forward some of the compassion I was shown during a difficult time.

I don't think this was meant as the soul source of food for a year but a supplement to what you already have and can produce. I think the peace of mind from this type of storage can reduce a lot of worry for someone. Most of us know that in an emergency situation we wouldn't be just feeding ourselves but others that came to us and asked for help. This would be perfect for that situation.

[quote name='Ratfink' timestamp='1353299570' post='848020'] I took my wife to the gun store and let her hold everything when she picked her own. She chose narrowed it down between a glock 19 and a h&k p30 and we walked out with the glock and she has been to three shooting schools with it already. Best to take her to pick out what she wants. [/quote] I've gone through all of this too. We bought a sig238 and she decided she didn't like it. We went back to several gun stores and she ended up with a Glock 19. I don't know what it is about the Glocks but a lot of women that I've taught to shoot really like the ergonomics of them. Just my 2¢.