Recent content by phlip99999

We must run in different circles. I own one, and I know lots of folks who own them, and I have yet to see somebody sink $600 into one. Oh, I know people do, I just don't know any of them. Maybe my sample size of a several dozen isn't enough to establish "most" but I'm going to have to...

You want to lose your buddy, follow this advice. I'm a fat guy, and I feel like I know a bit about this subject. Nothing worse than somebody skinny reminding you that you don't measure up to their yardstick. If he brings it up, encourage him. Otherwise, assume he's an adult and has had an...

Reloading is like fly fishing, in that you better enjoy the process or you're really wasting your time. There are way faster ways to get fish than fly fishing, and there are way faster ways to get ammo than reloading. I enjoy the process, and find no need for a progressive press. I also have...

That's exactly it. So many folks don't seem to get the difference between: "Here's my experience and why I decided on caliber X over caliber Y" versus "You'd be an idiot to get caliber Y because I have caliber X and it's the best." Might be the same information, but a totally...

My rule of thumb is, if I see a box, I buy it. That means I find, on average, one box every three years. I don't live in a metropolis, but this is true redneck country and everyone has at least a deer gun here. Apparently nobody has a 6.5, because the stores where I've found it never restock...

There's something that does mix with nude skydiving?

I think that's a Ruger Deefield, sometimes called 10/44 due to the similarity to the 10/22. Deerfield Manual

I wear gloves for almost everything I do reloading. I have a cheap box of nitriles that give me plenty of finger dexterity and feel. They also don't feel that sweaty to me. If you really want skin-like feel (and you don't have latex allergies), try some latex exam gloves. They have decent...

Tough question, but it got me thinking. The thing I kept coming back to was what kind of event, and what kind of timeline. If your lost in the woods in summer while hiking, that's pretty different from surviving an atmospheric EMP blast (with a nod to One Second After). For a week, you can...

Which was the point of the question. If you don't ask, how do you know?

How is asking if there is noncorrosive surplus ammunition causing a fuss? It was a simple question. Thank you Toghn for the simple answer. Now I know.

Is there such a thing as cheap mil surplus 7.62 that isn't corrosive? If so, where can I find it?

Thanks for the reply, Mac. I'm trying to understand why higene got thumped for calling his axe a weapon, while there didn't seem to be an issue with calling the baseball bat, Sharpie, hammer, or fire extinguisher weapons in the posts I referenced. I'm a new guy here, too, and I'm trying to...

I'm a little confused: Why is this a tool, not a weapon, but a baseball bat is a weapon, not a toy? http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=434984. And why were Sharpies, hammers, and fire extinguishers household weapons and not writing utensils, tools, and safety devices...

Thanks rc.