Recent content by Knotthead

When I get around to trying it I'll give a report. As for the bore, a quick look down it today seems pretty clean.

Okay, so I just measured the bore with a caliper and it measures 7mm, not 7.62. I guess it wasn't re-barreled and is an original 7x57 Mauser.

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My father purchased it and was told it was a 7mm, then 7.62, but the guy couldn't really tell him what it was the seller (third party) was shooting out of it. I suspect it is a Chilean re-barreled Mauser in 7.62 x 51mm, but there is no designation on the barrel.

I'm a big fan of Fenix lights like several others above, but I also have a Terralux Lightstar 220, which runs on two AA batteries. It has two brightness levels topping out at 220 lumens, but there are 190 and 300 lumen models as well, I believe.

From Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals: If you are not familiar with these rules, you need to be in order to recognize them when they are employed.

Like you, I've been wanting one for a while now, trying to talk myself into it all year. Unfortunately, I'm a cheap SOB, and I've spent most of my expendable income getting back into tennis over the last couple of years. Being sufficiently stocked in handguns and shotguns, and with access to...

Somewhere recently I read a suggestion to carry a sturdy, plastic pen with a removable cap. The pen is worn around the neck with a cord through the clip on the cap. More accessible than anything carried in your pocket, and more effective than poking them with your fingers. A pen like this...

I received this reply: Somewhat different from the response in the OP, which I assumed was in reference to a store in KY. This response references OH, so I am considering requesting clarification, as I am in KY.

Thanks for pointing that out. While the sign carries no legal weight in KY, they will receive no more of my business and I will not have to waste my time stopping there. edited to add: Have sent and email asking if this is true. Will report any response.

I'm pretty sure there are no specific requirements on signage for posted privately owned establishments, but they do not carry any legal penalty either. You can only be asked to leave and cited with trespass if you refuse to comply. I believe requirements were passed a few years ago...

These seem to be presented as restricted areas in your post, though the site referenced indicates otherwise for rest stops, state parks, and state forests. The Land Between the Lakes Recreational Area is, I believe, administered under the National Parks, which may account for the restrictions...

I've bought a couple of guns from them directly, at their Paris location, and been quite satisfied with the experience. I've never bought online and had anything shipped, though. It's nice to have them just a couple of hours away. Oh, and I've never had any trouble reaching them on the phone...

Okay, it seems as if there is general approval of the .30-30 for defense, though it might not be ideal. What about ammo selection? This discussion recommends Federal 125 grain hollowpoints. Anyone else with an opinion?

The closest Dick's is in Lexington, KY, and I have visited both stores there. They seem to be pretty decent sports stores if you are into golf (I'm not), tennis, or a myriad of other athletic activities, but very mediocre for the hunting/fishing crowd. Absolutely worthless for the non-hunting...