Forum: The 1911 Forum
03-08-2012, 09:50 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,243
Re: Buying my first 1911
It will be mainly a target gun. I debated for a long time whether to go with adjustable target sights or combat sights. I like the smooth, clean look of the combat sights but I don't care for the...
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Forum: The 1911 Forum
03-04-2012, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,243
Buying my first 1911
I'm finally going to take the plunge and buy my first 1911. I've pretty much narrowed down my choices between the stainless Kimber Gold Match II and the Springfield stainless Trophy Match. I know...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-21-2008, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 498
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
11-15-2008, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 15,912
Re: Lets see your favorite guns
Thanks. I learned by experience you get what you pay for in glass, no more cheap Chinese scopes for me. I still have one Simmons scope on my .270 but it doesn't even compare to the Nikons or Leupolds...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-14-2008, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 527
Re: A Letter to the Editor
Great to see things like that. It seems our hobby is being lost to the younger generation, nice to know there are still kids out there who are interested in protecting our rights.
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
11-14-2008, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 15,912
Re: Lets see your favorite guns
Hard to choose, but I would say my favorite is my old Ruger 10/22 which was my first gun. I tricked it out a few years ago and it will shoot dime sized groups from 50 yards all day....
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
11-14-2008, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 771
Re: AR advice
Nope, not yet. I leave for work shortly after sunrise and it's dark when I get home, but hopefully this weekend I'll be able to take it out. I have a stash of plastic gallon jugs I've been hoarding...
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
11-14-2008, 12:34 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 771
Re: AR advice
Nope, not yet. I leave for work shortly after sunrise and it's dark when I get home, but hopefully this weekend I'll be able to take it out. I have a stash of plastic gallon jugs I've been hoarding...
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Forum: The Pre-Ban Forum
11-13-2008, 05:58 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 5,279
Re: AK or SKS
I have both. I think the SKS is a great bargain, but I prefer the AK for appearance. I bought my SKS when I was a senior in high school, brand new Chinese Norinco and I only paid $80 for it. Those...
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
11-13-2008, 05:54 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 771
Re: AR advice
Thanks :) I've actually had the AK for over a year. It's a WASSR-10 but I ditched all the original furniture and upgraded it with some of that evil black plastic. :D I'm fortunate enough to live on...
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
11-12-2008, 10:29 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 771
Re: AR advice
Well...I did it. Monday night I called the store and asked what they had in stock, the guy said they had a Bushy M4-A3 with a 16" barrel for $1,050. I looked everywhere online and most places were...
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
11-12-2008, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 771
Re: AR advice
Thanks. :) I was a little unsure of the Bushmasters after reading some AR forums, some people seem to think they are low quality. Sure, I'd like to have a Colt...but I really don't want to spend that...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-10-2008, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,260
Re: Other Democrats...
Out of the choices if I were forced to vote for one of them it would be Hillary, who seems to be the least rabid but not by much. I was almost tempted to choose Teddy given his age and health,...
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
11-10-2008, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 771
Re: AR advice
Thanks. I'm looking at a Bushmaster A3, .223 with a 16" barrel and open sights, includes two 30 round clips and has the LE marks for $1,089 plus $30 shipping and $30 for the transfer. Sound...
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
11-09-2008, 01:52 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 771
AR advice
I posted this in the pre-ban forum, thought I might get a better response here.
I went out looking yesterday and found several in stock varying in price from $900 all the way up to $1650. I want a...
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
11-09-2008, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,342
Re: HR6257 is coming
Wait...they are trying to ban possession now too? I just wrote my Representative, thanks for the heads up.
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Forum: General Discussion
11-06-2008, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 688
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Forum: General Discussion
11-06-2008, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 469
Re: Observation
I want to get out this weekend and try to pick up an AR if they have any left. I've been trying to save money for a down payment on a house, but this is more important. :D
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Forum: General Discussion
11-06-2008, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,169
Re: What would you do?
I refuse to be castrated by the government and treated as a subject rather than a citizen so if the day comes I'll go down fighting. I might feel differently if I had a girlfriend, wife or...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-06-2008, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 481
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Forum: General Discussion
11-05-2008, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 8,634
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Forum: General Discussion
11-05-2008, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 163
Views: 6,497
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Forum: General Discussion
07-22-2008, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 483
Gun owner sues McCarthy
Full story here, try not to vomit from her picture:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/07212008/news/regionalnews/gun_seizure_lawsuit_120836.htm
And another news link:...
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
04-14-2008, 08:48 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,544
Re: Wal-Mart Database
I've never bought a gun from Wal-mart but I absolutely gaurantee I never will now. This is similar to ebay, just another corporate giant caving in to pressure in order to improve their public image....
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Forum: General Discussion
02-21-2008, 09:54 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,422
Re: Norton Anti Virus...
Norton is known for being a system whore on some machines. I used it for several years and finally trashed it. I never could get the automatic update feature to work despite repeated attempts to fix...
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
01-25-2008, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,197
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
01-24-2008, 09:54 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,197
Re: AK-47 .22 long rifle
Thread bump.
I had some other expenses come up so I postponed the order, so I'm looking at them again now. My AK is a WASR-10 with 30 shot clips. As I understand the receiver on these rifles is...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-19-2008, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,542
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Forum: General Discussion
01-14-2008, 08:50 PM
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Replies: 117
Views: 3,997
Re: Post what you do for a living...
I've been a full time auto/truck technician for close to 13 years at an independent repair shop, almost ten of those years as a fully certified ASE master tech. I work on both foreign and domestic...
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Forum: General Discussion
12-31-2007, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 422
Re: Bloomberg getting more serious
Well, Mike Bloomberg holds the honor of being the only politician I've ever taken the time to actually send hand written hate mail to. :D
He is prepared to spend up to one billion dollars of his...
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Forum: General Discussion
12-31-2007, 12:26 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 422
Bloomberg getting more serious
Bloomberg still hasn't ruled out running for president and it looks like he's inching closer. :mad::mad::mad::mad:I wish that disgusting slime ball would slither back into the hole he crawled out of....
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Forum: General Discussion
12-20-2007, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 947
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Forum: General Discussion
12-14-2007, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 1,352
Views: 81,586
Re: Post up your Ugly Mug !!!
Not the most recent picture but I'm still every bit as ugly.
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g180/rowdyredneck1975/misc/Capture_000022.jpg
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Forum: General Discussion
12-12-2007, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,500
Re: VOTE RUDY!!
Here's another thing to consider. We all know as gun owners that Hillary would be a disaster. If she is elected this would leave a vacant seat in the senate, a seat I'm sure Carolyn McCarthy would...
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Forum: General Discussion
12-11-2007, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 419
Re: Best Meteor Shower of 2007 Peaks Dec. 13
Don't forget about the Holmes Comet. I saw it easily last night high in the southern sky when I got home from work. After doing a few quick chores I went back out an hour later to set up my telescope...
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Forum: General Discussion
12-10-2007, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 565
Re: Any Sled Heads?
Here's two more pics from my trip up north.
This was a F7 Firecat with a really neat graphics package we spotted parked outside a bar. I've never seen another one like it....
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Forum: General Discussion
12-10-2007, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 565
Re: Any Sled Heads?
I aplogize for the size of the pictures. I uploaded them almost two years ago into photobucket and didn't realize how large they were until I posted them.
I grew up on an Arctic Cat so those were...
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Forum: General Discussion
12-09-2007, 09:43 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,500
Re: VOTE RUDY!!
I'm no fan of Rudy but if it comes down to Rudy vs. Hilldabeast its not going to be a tough choice where my vote goes. Even though I don't like the guy I'll "waste" my vote on him to help prevent the...
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Forum: General Discussion
12-09-2007, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 533
Re: Shooting at missionary school
The media is giving these nut jobs exactly what they want: attention. Every time there is a mass shooting it gets extensive media coverage which only glamorizes the act for some demented fool who...
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Forum: General Discussion
12-09-2007, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 565
Re: Any Sled Heads?
I've been riding for most of my life. Started out on a '76 Arctic Cat Cheetah which I still have but haven't ridden for a few years. Right now my current ride is a 2001 Ski-doo MXZ 600 Adrenaline...
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Forum: General Discussion
12-05-2007, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 574
Another mass shooting - Merged
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071205/ap_on_re_us/mall_shooting
Another senseless tragedy by a deranged individual, also likely to strengthen the gun grabbers agenda. :mad:
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Forum: General Discussion
11-24-2007, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,223
Re: $1.95.9/Gal. today in Muncie...
One week ago it was $3.02 here but dropped back to $2.92 and has been holding steady for the past several days. Diesel is at $3.44 right now which has forced me to park my smoker for the winter.
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Forum: General Discussion
11-20-2007, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 535
Re: Supreme Court to hear DC gun ban case
I saw the story on NBC Nightly News tonight. They said the court should begin hearing the case in March with a final ruling by June. Lets hope this works out in our favor and that they finally settle...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-18-2007, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,029
Re: Any boat owners?
Well, I made the deal and brought it home this afternoon. Its a '96 Tracker Super Guide V16 with a 60 horse Mercury. It has power trim and tilt, trolling motor, live well, tach and speedo, three...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-18-2007, 01:13 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,029
Re: Any boat owners?
Thanks, I was wondering if vinegar would do it but wasn't sure if it was strong enough. I'll try a few of the suggestions.
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Forum: General Discussion
11-18-2007, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,029
Re: Any boat owners?
No wife to worry about, which is probably the reason I'm able to buy this thing in the first place. :D My biggest concern is gas prices, how much I'll be able to use it next summer with gas over $3 a...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-18-2007, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 421
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Forum: General Discussion
11-18-2007, 10:50 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,029
Any boat owners?
I'm making a deal on my first fishing boat. Its an aluminum 16' Tracker with a 60 horse Mercury outboard. The boat is used but in very good condition with a decent price since its out of season now....
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Forum: General Discussion
11-17-2007, 09:16 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 1,750
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Forum: General Discussion
11-17-2007, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,254
Re: Accidental Discharges
In all my years of shooting I've only had one accidental discharge. I was using my grandfather's old Winchester model 97 shotgun which has an exposed hammer like a revolver. I loaded the gun, then...
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