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    Who needs a rifle? 1,000 yard shot with 9mm revolver

    Double action no less and on the second shot. This guy is amazing, I wouldn't even want to be over the horizon and out of sight with this guy shooting at me. Dan
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    CCW in California

    True, the vast majority of counties in California are "Shall Issue" with various policies at the discretion of the Sheriff. CalCCW.com used to have a colored map of issue conditions per county. We live in Mendocino County and the Sheriff (a personal friend of ours) smiles, shakes our hand and...
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    R-51

    Current issue of Gun-Tests has a full report on the R-51. Dan
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    What caliber for first time shooter?

    I'll second this. I find new adult handgun shooters very much like my 15-4 K-38 Combat Masterpiece. This is heavy enough to soften recoil, accurate enough to be satisfying for new shooters and is a service sized weapon. It's also my favorite .38 Special target shooter. Dan
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    357 Magnum as you're ccw

    I agree completely. At my age (64), I would lose what is left of my hearing if I let go with a .357 blast with no ear protection (which I'm not likely to have in a defensive situation). They are annoying enough as it is at the range WITH proper ear protection. I do have my 4" GP100 listed on...
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    Lever Action Unloading

    Rossi has two versions. My sons blue steel 92 in .45 Colt is traditional in that there is no internal magazine tube (like yours). Mine is like my Marlin 39A only larger and it unscrews instead of bayonets to disengage. Dan
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    Lever Action Unloading

    On my Rossi stainless 92 in 454, the magazine has a threaded cap on the end. Unscrew it, slide out the magazine tube and dump out the contents. Eezzee peezee. Dan
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    Concealed carry on a motorcycle.

    I do not carry "on person" when riding (been riding for 50+ years). I also don't have my Swiss Army Knife or Leatherman on my belt either. All for the same reasons, I don't want to have these break bones as I'm tumbling down the road. Way back in the day I did a low side at about 35mph on...
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    New centerfire Single Six on the horizon!

    My Dad would hunt rabbits with a 30-30 on occasion. Shot their heads off. No meat damage. It's how you hunt small game more than the caliber you use on certain occasions. My son nabbed a nice cottontail with his .45 Ruger Blackhawk with loads intended for wild pig (which he was hunting at the...
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    New centerfire Single Six on the horizon!

    Me too. My wife laughed when I told her I didn't have any plans to get another gun (been adding to the collection in a pretty steady pace up to this point). I wonder if she'll laugh when I tell here I changed my mind? Dan
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    Guns From My Father

    Several guns from my Dad over the years but the one that has a special place in my gun safe is a Marlin 1936 lever action in 30-30. My Mom bought it for him right after they got married in 1941. He hunted with that rifle for many years, brought lots of meat home, and after he got his cherished...
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    1" thick plexiglas vs. S&W 686-1

    Lexan (polycarbonate) can easily be coated with a hard, scratch resistant coating. Motorcycle windshields made by National Cycle, Inc. does this to their full line of after market motorcycle windshields. Here is a link to their process: http://www.nationalcycle.com/WhyBuy/chapter4.html...
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    Wall Street Journal on Mass Shootings

    I posted the exact same position in this thread: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=754003 Post #11. In my personal view, the spotlight needs to be squarely focused on the media reporting. JMHO Dan
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    Mass shootings

    Here is a link to the article in the December 19, 2012 issue of The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/12/the-media-needs-to-stop-inspiring-copycat-murders-heres-how/266439/ One authors opinion, but I for one share her concerns. Dan
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    How are you remembering D-Day?

    Same here. I've become something of a WWII buff the past few years reading as many books as I can about the war (also before and after), all non-fiction. I'm nearly finished with "The Dead and those about To Die" by John C McManus all about the 1st Infantry Division (the Big Red One) and their...
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    Mass shootings

    Here is a letter I wrote to the Santa Rosa California Press Democrat that was published Wednesday, 6-4: After yet another disastrous mass killing at the hands of yet another crazed individual, I have yet to see evidence of any news source looking itself in the mirror to honestly ask...
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    What is the biggest firearm flop you have ever seen

    I just read that article but I have to disagree with them on this one. The article extolled its virtues and only lamented that it didn't sell well for any number of possible reasons (not due to functional problems or design faults). I owned one for about 50 years or so and after about 30...
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    Things you have been possibly "misinformed" on

    I didn't explain myself very carefully. I should have prefaced my initial statement by saying "The press gets it wrong when they say..." But other poster are starting off with the "misinformed" part and I followed suit. Dan
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