Recent content by MattC

In Wisconsin, contact your representatives immediately, please. This has a short deadline of Monday the 22nd. From: Rep.Staskunas Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 3:47 PM To: *Legislative Assembly Democrats; *Legislative Assembly Republicans; *Legislative Assembly - Independents...

What do you mean by "the locks"? I listen to the podcasts and haven't had any problems.

Guns are commonly perceived as violent. They make noises that are violent to my ears and some of the cleaning solvents for them are violent to my nose. When shooting into the wee hours of the day, the muzzle flash can significantly wound my night sight.

Bill, helping my sister move into an apartment took too long for me to drive out there tonight. 308win--I work in a building right next to the harbor. There are geese around, but a bit more inland, especially apartment complexes like you talk about. The geese are considered invasive pests...

Thanks for all of the advice. I didn't make it out today--spent all day cleaning the place up after a lady I'm talking with agreed to come over for a visit. Bill, I appreciate the detail you went into, and 308win thank you for the tips. Bill, my main worry about hunting on public land is...

My friend and I are looking to goose hunt for the first time this year. Is there anyone in the area who is willing to help us learn? I don't expect a person to take a stranger hunting, but first-hand, local advice would be great. We're in the city of Racine, WI. Any willing mentors in...

I know this is old news to a lot of people, but it's been reinforced for me over the last three weeks. I started a new job and have been warming up to bringing some people out shooting. I have four new converts who had never touched a gun in their lives before coming with me. They all loved...

Since this has moved away from being a reassembly problem, a new thread title may fit it better. However, I don't want to lose the ongoing conversation. Thanks to Tom, SM, and Johnny for the help. After my last post, I took it out shooting and had fewer failures to fire, but it was still...

Solved the cocking problem. I'd been looking at it and thinking about it for over an hour, and finally figured it out: I was sliding the tab of the sear spring in the gap between the frame and the sear rather than keeping it on the back of the sear. Now only the failure to fire problem remains!

Thank you for the reply, Johnny. Attached are frontal and side pictures of the firing pin at full extension. The pin looks rather worn to me. I suspect that is a part of the problem, but perhaps your eye can dismiss this concern. There didn't appear to be any fouling or grime in the...

The first is a crop of me at a block party (FBMG hat :)). Second is a picture my girlfriend took as I was walking past. Both are about 2 months old just before graduation.

The pistol (a third series model) won't cock when the slide is actuated. The recoil spring is in place, the sear spring is in place, the hammer strut is resting on the main spring with the hammer forward and there is tension on the slide when it is assembled. I'm assuming that the sear is not...

Do those two spots on the upper right chest area of the vest indicate the vest has seen some use? And this doesn't count--they were in Pueblo, Colorado. That's not a REAL gang. Only the gangs in LA and NY are worth talking about when referring to gun control. Federal gun control laws are not...

Please listen to Rob's concern over legal attention. I had a hell of a time being able to advertise for the paintball club on campus for awhile until I convinced them that paintball markers really aren't firearms, and so did not fall under the ban on depicting firearms in any postings on...

Regarding the bauble for sign-up, people generally like member-ship cards. It's fun to be a "card carrying member of..." Also, consider looking into the increasingly popular "scrip" program form of raising funds. People buy pre-paid gift cards to local participating stores, and when it is...