Recent content by thekomet

i can only speak for AL and TX, but like most everyone else said, whatever fed what was likely to be banned disappeared. 9mm, .223, 7.63x39, .308, .45, .40, and many others. mostly popular handgun cartridges and military rifle cartridges. i never had any problem finding shotgun shells and...

hi all i remember reading a thread (which I cannot find now) where the general concensus was that any .223 brass could be used to load to m193 specs. is this true? if not, what should one look for in brass to load to the m193 specs?

Some will stop at nothing to protect us from ourselves. I think this is particularly interesting in light of the possible ban on importation of certain knives that was discussed in another thread. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6501720.ece

You don't see these stories enough, although I suspect guns are used all the time to STOP violence. amazing that neither did the gun jump out of his hands and kill the robber, nor did the robber take the gun and use it against the owner. strange. link to the story...

For those of you who think that the liberals have forgotten about gun control, one of the more influential liberals out there is encouraging new insidious ways to keep the average person from being able to purchase firearms. Eliot Spitzer feels the government should use its power as the largest...

i leave my ammo boxed so i can more easily keep track of how much i have. for a 50 cal can: 680 .223 1000 9mm 30 cal can: 400 7.62 all of these are monarch and/or brown bear.

got my garand through the cmp and it is great fun to shoot. i am surprised at how accurate it is. the one problem i am having is it shoots high. at 100 yards it is shooting about 4-5 inches high, with the rear sight cranked all the way down. does anyone know what might be the problem? thanks...

I'll be going to the south store this friday to choose a garand. I was hoping that the good people here at THR would share some of their considerable knowledge with me about how they chose their garands. I know that they are separated into general groups based on muzzle wear, throat erosion...

as far as a "good guy" gun, why not get a garand? more powerful round, not an EBR, and for goodness' sake, it's what we used to defeat the nazis.

Is there a difference in accuracy between a correct grade vs. service grade Garand from CMP? In reading through past posts, some posters report 3-4 MOA, and others say you can get 1 MOA by accuratizing. Other posters mention getting about 2 MOA without accuratizing. What's the scoop, and does...

I've read through many of the previous Garand threads and want to say thanks to all for the great information provided. I am going to go through CMP to purchase a Garand based on the overwhelming majority who recommend this. The consensus also seems to be to buy a service grade if you are...

what troubles me is that BOTH sides equate restriction of automatic weapons as reasonable. the main purpose of the 2nd amendment is for defense against the GOVERNMENT. how can we do that with hunting rifles, or even semi-auto rifles? it would be difficult enough with mortars, 50 cal MGs, and...

I think that what has happened in Australia is fascinating, but I am unsure how much we can apply to our country. The do not have the gun culture that we have, and of course never had the equivalent to a RKBA. Also, their rate of gun crime has always been much lower than ours. The Snopes link...

Ok, I've searched the threads and feel I understand where I can and cannot carry in Alabama. The law appears to restrict only carrying while either in a public demonstration or within 1000 ft of a demonstration. Also, you cannot carry in K-12 with intent to do harm, but LEOs and permit holders...

Caimlas, I agree completely with your statement that The overall point of my post was to counter the editor's premise that CCW on campus was bad because those carrying could be hurt. Essentially, they were trying to "save us from ourselves." My point was that those who CCW understand (or...