Recent content by RocketmanVT

No MIG. No TIG. Forget stick. Silver solder is the way to go...Oh, yeahhhh. :cool:

Yeah, that's about what I figured, too - it's not MY carbine, but I personally don't think it's a real great idea to try welding the block back on, considering the immense pressure developed by burning propellants, not to mention trying to fire a bullet down a barrel that might have been warped...

I have a Universal M-1 Carbine, and the gas block has separated from the barrel - it blew off while firing a standard, commercial .30 cal. round (not a handload.) My question: Can the gas block be re-welded to the underside of the barrel, without the barrel being warped by the heat of welding...

I'd get my family on the floor (VERY quietly and quickly), draw down on the armed man and say something that would get him to turn around, then empty my weapon into him. THEN worry about whether I was gonna go to jail for firing first, since the current state of the judicial system seems to be...

$3,375 for a watch? I'm not sure I could afford to pay the sales tax on that beauty! Guess I'm doomed to keep my trusty ol' Seiko dive watch (besides, I've had it for 30 years.)

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I'm not sure it makes much difference, but the Owner's Manual posted here stipulates that it covers Ranch Rifles from series 580-XXXXX... Mine is a stainless in the 181-XXXXX series, for which I have no manual.

Thanks, gents - you've gone a long way toward easing my mind. I do think it would be a good idea to call Ruger, just to get the official stance on the issue (can you tell it's an election year?)

I had a similar experience at a range in Vermont - their rationale was that terrorists use AKs and its variants. And this was 3 years prior to Sept. 11th. Again, the only plausible explanation is ignorance.

I'm concerned because I have a great deal of military ammo, and I LOVE to take the Mini out and pop off a few hundred rounds at a time...:evil:

I've come across a statement recently (no, I can't remember where) that implied that it is NOT SAFE to fire military 5.56x45mm ammo in a rifle chambered for .223 cal. I have a pre-ban Ruger Mini-14 that I treasure, and would hate to damage it (or ME) in any way, by firing the wrong ammo...

Actually, I haveconsidered using my Dremel on it...Or maybe a little C-4? :D Here are a couple of poor-quality pics I took (long depth-of-field on that little camera) just in case they help.

Greetings, y'all! I'm Stuart, located in the boil on the ass of Arizona - Casa Grande area, equidistant between Phoenix and Tucson. I'm an FFL holder, part-time gunsmith and full-time gun-crazy. 'Nuff said? :D

I have a skeleton of a P.O.S. FTL Auto Nine - no grips, no fire-control parts AT ALL (other what what resides inside the slide) and the magazine looks like it lost a fight with a truck. I wish to remove the slide to get at everything else (especially the extractor) but I can't seem to get the...