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Could some of that brass be Lapua? They certainly like small flash holes: http://www.benchrest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60876 http://www.longrangehunting.com/articles/308-shooting-products-1.php Small and large reamers: http://www.sinclairintl.com/product/5559/s...

I would recommend visiting the Himalayan Imports section on bladeforums.com, where you can chat with the lady that runs the operation, get lots of feedback from a choir of the faithful, and maybe snap up a DOTD (deal of the day) when you've decided on what you want.

I like that design a lot. Which steel, and what's that surface treatment?

Thank you for the reminder! I had completely forgotten to check on the new releases. They're still available as of a few minutes ago.

It might be counter-productive to partially compromise the utility of a knife handle by using that cord. A tiny coil of fishing line in a little tin, or using lanyard cord instead, and that can be avoided. Being a terrible fisherman with a rod and reel, I wouldn't give much for my chances...

Speaking as one who has lost all enthusiasm for folders, I like the Emerson karambit and carry one every day. One does need another blade for utility, though, as the chisel-ground claw is completely useless for anything but defense.

I wonder about the scope of hydrogen embrittlement http://corrosion-doctors.org/Forms-HIC/embrittlement.htm that may occur during acid-based patination or the use of naval jelly. The literature seems to focus on high-stress / cyclical load contexts when addressing failure induced by...

Because doing so would run counter to the interests of the elites that run this country. These immigrants represent cheap labor and geometrically multiplying future clients/wards of the welfare state. Republicans take their business profits now, whereas Democrats will reap voter roll...

Have you considered the profound lack of intellectual capacity and self-control in the lower quartile of the IQ distribution? That's a lot of people, and that we have as few problems as we do is a minor miracle (of the capacity of our penal system).

IMHO, once the debt deflation is over, commodities and tangibles will rule the roost as USD inflates. In view of the current goings on, I think it makes little sense to sell physical ammo now and try to catch the deflationary economic bottom to buy more. It may well remain relatively...

Mexico has no rule of law. What you can and can't do there, and what fate might befall you, depends largely on factors other than their laws and regulations.

Positive control (in a holster on your person), empty chamber. A little KelTec for pocket carry is even easier to deal with. My toddler is a muscle-bound powerhouse of destruction, and even so, he can't even budge the slide of the couple pieces we handle together. Empty chamber + decent...

The per-capita crime rate in the US is inordinately skewed by a certain crack-smoking stratum of society. When that is factored out of the annual FBI crime stats, US crime rate looks like that of the places we think of as pretty calm and safe -- Switzerland, Scandinavia, etc. But surely our...

Very nice links, but let's not lose sight of the notion that, if you follow none of that yet don't look like a scumbag begging for a profile traffic stop, you will also be ok. And if something should go down, you will be more ok than if you had a Saiga club. Legions of obvious bangers --...

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