Recent content by NukemJim

I have read Hatcher but do not recall him mentioning this situation. However I read him decades ago and my copy is currently in storage.

(Mods please move this if another section is more appropriate) A question please for those more knowledgable than I. This question is was sparked by a NCIS episode. If you have a squib load where where the first bullet is stuck in the barrel and then a second round (not a squib load) is fired...

Was chatting with a lawyer, who stated he was an ex-federal prosecutor. We were discussing gun laws. When I asked why that more felons were not prosecuted under federal law due to the simplicity of the statue, that is merely picking up a gun for a prohibited person being a felon, someone with a...

In "'Small Arms from hand cannons to automatic weapons" by Rupert Matthews ISBN978-1-62686-089-6 on page 64 there is a reference to an "Early Automatic Rifle" with a picture (which I will try to post later, I am SO not a compugeek) and the description "This ingenious hunting gun dates to about...

" Soldiers at times need to share their weapons. Same with civilian police. Same with me." So one of your requirements would be that more than one person can use said firearm? For some systems that is quite doable. How many users would the gun need to be able to handle? "Unless the system...

"most normal folks don't want a chip shoved in their self defense." Some do, some don't, that's not what this thread about. Don't want to force anyone to have one, do not want to stop anyone who wants one. Whether we like them or not, whether they are practical or not, "Smart Guns" are going...

Like them or not "Smart Guns" are going to be an area of discussion in the 2A Debate and discussions in the political/legislative process. Some firearms owners hate them, some firearms owners (and would be owners) want them. Please note this is a thread about the metrics and technology of a...

Just as a FYI per corporate RK stores will not sell you a firearm until you pass NICS. If you get a delayed they will NOT sell to you until you get cleared. The law says that they can sell it to you after 3 days, their corporate policy is not to until they get a go ahead from NICS. And since...

"With ordinary cameras I simply set for The longest shutter speed." I have found for these BP rifles, possibly because they are shooting without projectiles, that I have been able to get a stronger muzzle flash at higher shutter speeds. As for why I do not use video is that my desired end...

Oddball question, how long of a duration does the flash of a blackpowder long arm last? A local Renaissance fair has BP firings and I am taking pictures of them. I am attempting to get the muzzle flash just as it comes out of muzzle. I've managed it a few times but am trying to optimize my...

Was listening to a radio show this AM when one of their guests claimed that prairie dogs were NOT A menace to horses or cattle. Claimed to be a rancher, quoted a Colorado university professor that came to the same conclusion. He was unwilling to say that it never happened, but that if it did...

"To commit a crime, intent must be considered. " Actually that is not always true, depending on how the law is written. "mens rea" (Latin for "the intending mind") used to be required for conviction. Depending on the individual law it may or may not be required to conviction. IANAL so...

#1) I have absolutely no idea of the legalities and I am not a lawyer so nothing of the legalities. #2) Ethically, an interesting question IMHO. Ethically I would try to tell the gentlemen that were involved in the transaction that my stores reputation was my most valuable asset, that I...

I did not like Dick's even prior to SH, they sold my lady a tent that is not waterproof. Seriously, when I read instructions it stated that the tent was "water resistant" but not waterproof. First and only time in over 40 years of camping that I got wet while camping. I had waterproofed the...

"Tritium is nowhere near as dangerous as the radon they used to use in night sights. The companies that did that service in the 70's were actually required to put a radiation hazard sticker on the gun which they installed the sights on." Uhmmmm, are you sure about them using Radon for night...