Forum: Technical Questions & Information
07-10-2009, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 701
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
07-07-2009, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 701
Re: Win Model 37 Red Letter 28ga ammo?
I have one in 16GA and love to shoot pheasants with it. Mine is also an early one and I found the "cocking lever" (it's not a hammer folks) hard to use because the button is so small. I installed a...
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Forum: The Hunting & Fishing Forum
06-27-2009, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 13,624
Re: What caliber rifle should I buy?
I was going to suggest the 30-06 for it's all round performance and mention that as an earlier post stated, the 308 will not give you the heavy bullets of the 06. But you have a 30-30 so you have...
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
06-26-2009, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 6,033
Re: Semi-automatic sniper rifles?
Realisticly, the accuracy difference is not enough to make either the semi-auto or bolt gun a better sniper rifle. More important is the accuracy of the first (cold bore) shot. Snipers (real...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-22-2009, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,284
Re: Why do they have to steal!
The guy down the street was trying to sell a collector grade sports car. A man showed up and identified himself as a collector and showed him in a book that the car was worth twice what he was...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
06-20-2009, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 824
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
06-20-2009, 08:14 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 824
Re: .44 special
Pastor, I thought you were looking for a 380 because of the low recoil? The 357 is not just greater than the 38 spec. it has a distinctive and rather nasty recoil that makes it difficult for recoil...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-20-2009, 08:04 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 786
Re: Bat houses
I have heard the problem is getting the bats to move into the houses. I an a lover of bats and dragon flies because of all the blood sucking little ... they eat.
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
06-18-2009, 09:48 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 44,277
Re: The best 380
Try a mid sized 38 Special with some good hand filling Houg grips and target ammunition. I think you will find it comfortable to shoot. I'll bet that you will also find that it is easier to get...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
06-16-2009, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 627
Re: new here, few questions
You will be happy with the Savage. Savage guns in general have a reputation for being sort of plain in appearance but accurate rite out of the box. The trigger is very worthwhile, in recent years...
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
06-15-2009, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 44,277
Re: The best 380
380s have always been sort of an enigma for me. The small size and lack of good sights makes them tough to shoot accurately. I have also found that a lot of them are troublesome in regard to...
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
06-10-2009, 05:24 AM
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Replies: 68
Views: 3,326
Re: Indian wars
The University of North Dakota in Grand Forks is about to loose the nickname "The Fighting Sioux", primarily because of objections from native Americans. No cartoon Indian logos or anything like...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
05-31-2009, 06:53 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 514
Re: hello
You can try a shell in the chamber but use a spent shell because you want to find out how the unfolded crimp matches up with the little ridge. If it was really made in 1945, I would expect it has a...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
05-29-2009, 11:59 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 610
Re: shooting with a side mount scope
Are you talking about a mount that attaches to the side of the gun but holds the scope above the bore or is it one of those that has the axis of the scope offset to the left of the bore. If the...
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
05-27-2009, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,435
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
05-26-2009, 06:39 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,435
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
05-11-2009, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,364
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Forum: General Discussion
05-01-2009, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 556
Re: "No Retreat Law"
Please note: From reading the account, it sounds as if the Florida law is just that, a "no retreat law" not the "shoot on sight law" that some would have us believe. Unlike some states in which you...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
04-29-2009, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,309
Re: more questions on reblueing
That gun looks like an excellent candidate for one of the modern bake on finishes. I have to say that I have never seen a good durable reblue job done by anyone other than an expert. Sadly many...
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Forum: Self Defense Tactics & Weapons
04-27-2009, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,303
Re: Self defense
Making up your mind ahead of time that you intend to kill anyone who breaks into your house is not something you as a reasonable person want to do. Making such a statement in public is not in your...
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Forum: Self Defense Tactics & Weapons
04-27-2009, 04:05 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 8,628
Re: Walther PPK /S
Oddly enough, one of the most reliable of the PPK copies (not clones) is the communist block Mackarove. It even fires a slightly more potent round although .380 versions have been made. I don't...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-24-2009, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,054
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
04-16-2009, 01:34 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 558
Re: Mauser action
You asked the question "what would one of these guns be worth?). Keep in mind that you are buying only parts. He may be selling a gun but YOU are buying parts. Price comparable bolt/receivers. ...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
04-15-2009, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 527
Re: reticle alignment
In addition to having to play games with the windage and elevation knobs to adjust a canted scope, it can cause other problems as well. First of all if you are like me, it will eventually drive you...
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
04-13-2009, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,112
Re: Licensed gun owner
So, Illinois already has such a law. Do most honest gun owners comply? Have you seen any attempt to tighten the regulations or prevent people living in certain areas from obtaining a "FOLD"? What...
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
04-13-2009, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 719
Re: Piracy question
It sounds like a protocol issue that could be solved in the UN. The sort of thing the UN was intended for. A resolution that small arms could be kept on board a vessel so long as they were in the...
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
04-12-2009, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,112
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
04-12-2009, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,921
Re: new 22lr pistol
I own a Buckmark and it is a nice gun to shoot and far more accurate than I will ever be. The thing I don't like about it is having to remove the sights to strip it down for cleaning. It's easy to...
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
04-12-2009, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,112
Re: Licensed gun owner
OK, I guess it's time to reveal my own thoughts on this. I don't like the idea of licensing owners because once something is licensed the requirements for licensing can be tightened until only a...
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
04-11-2009, 06:51 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,112
Re: Licensed gun owner
Thanks for the comments but I was thinking only of a law that required gun owners to be licensed. No requirement to list the guns you own. Really only the opposite of current laws that forbid...
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
04-11-2009, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,112
Licensed gun owner
Would you cooperate with a law that required gun owners to be licensed if it were a "shall issue" sort of license??? For the sake of argument, lets specify that it would pertain to all civilian...
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Forum: Self Defense Tactics & Weapons
04-10-2009, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 2,265
Re: Choose one and say why....
I voted for the semi-auto but either is satisfactory. One opinion that has come up is that a revolver is more reliable. That's simply not true. Most police departments are totally semi-auto today...
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
04-10-2009, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 719
Piracy question
I know that one of the first tasks of our Navy and Marine Corps was to protect vessels from piracy and seam to remember them putting US Marines on board merchant vessels for that purpose.
The...
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Forum: Self Defense Tactics & Weapons
03-31-2009, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,059
Re: If you encounter an attacker.....
You have some big advantages when it's your house. You can use these advantages to insure that if you do have to shoot an intruder, it was really necessary. First of all have a plan. I like...
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Forum: Self Defense Tactics & Weapons
03-31-2009, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,059
Re: If you encounter an attacker.....
If you have the opportunity always confront someone from a position of cover and when he doesn't have cover readily available. Always consider a course of retreat to a very defensible position. ...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
03-31-2009, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 734
Re: Bear with me here, folks.
The 452 is also available in 17HMR. I have an "American" and love it. You can also get a 453 which is a 452 with a set trigger.
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
03-31-2009, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,185
Re: Bobbed Hammer on an S&W .38 Special
I am way out of the loop when it comes to gun prices anymore but that sounds like a lot of money for a police issue Mdl. 10. I expect that is has a heavy barrel or else it is an older one. Is this...
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Forum: Self Defense Tactics & Weapons
03-18-2009, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 844
Re: police issued
.40 is getting to be the standard as the .38spec. was years ago. It got a big boost from the Clinton gun ban. The distributers who market to med. to large departments gave them a real deal on their...
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
03-18-2009, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,200
Re: .357 or .38 +P Does it Matter?
Has anybody started loading .357s with a faster powder. Back when I was shooting them, they had a tremendous muzzle flash. I can remember an instructor who was preparing a class for a night session...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-15-2009, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 930
Re: Vet Denied Gun Permit Over PTSD Care
From what I have read according to federal law The mental illness has to have been adjudicated or the hospitalization involuntary. The major problem for veterans is that in the military, nearly...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
03-04-2009, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 538
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
03-03-2009, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,878
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
02-27-2009, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,878
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
02-11-2009, 01:25 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,250
Re: Magazine Safety. What is it for?
A magazine safety is intended to be sort of like the key lock safeties on some of the new guns only easier. A thumb safety is always on the gun so anyone who picks it up can just flip it off and...
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
02-05-2009, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 105
Views: 29,343
Re: Really..how worthless is a .25acp?
Reference 22 V 25: In the years that I was an x-ray tech. I did films on a lot of people who tried to kill themselves by shooting themselves in the head. In the usual "muzzle against head above ear"...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
02-04-2009, 10:16 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 372
I have a Colt AR15 with a factory compensator...
I have a Colt AR15 with a factory compensator from the "AWB" period. It is held on with 4 set screws and no they are not pins. I have tried to back the set screws out but they are really tight and...
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Forum: Self Defense Tactics & Weapons
01-30-2009, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,561
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
01-30-2009, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 937
Re: gun refinishing
It depends! Keep in mind that an original quality Colt blue for that gun if possible will be way expensive and a lesser quality job will hurt the value making it less desireable (even to you) than...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-30-2009, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 593
Re: LEO's & FIREFIGHTERS
Most cops don't think in terms of "out of the blue catastrophy". They tend to think about the more real dangers like riot, floods and blizzards. I did however have plans in the event of an economic...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
01-29-2009, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,044
Re: Rifle shoots high?
You can replace a dovetail front sight with a taller one. I wonder however, this sounds like something wrong with the sights. You should have plenty of travel and I have never had to adjust the...
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