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Any thoughts on investing in firearm COMPANIES? I doubled my money in Smith and Wesson when they got out of reorganization. I'm watching to see if Colt will do the same. Just like gambling, the only folks that REALLY make money at it are the casino owners.

My Dad made me read it, and discuss it with him, line by line when I was twelve. Three years later, I got an A in Civics class. Before I took my oath of enlistment, I re-read it. Hafta make sure you know what you are getting into, you know? Whenever I went somewhere for Uncle, I brought...

I got the pistol, so I'll keep the Pesos. Yeah, that seems fair.

I had a friend that called his Beretta 92 a "drive by body piercer." Being less violent, I call my Smith 66 "Elvis", as in "Elvis Presley Remote Control."

Good ideas. For new handgunners, I use my Smith 66. I always give them a few minutes to get used to the sound by having them watch me shoot a few (12-18) times. I then let them try a few times, then we work on stance, etc. I also shoot a few .357 rounds to get them use to the idea that...

"Betty Lou, yeah, she's the one... My combination Uzi/AK-57 radarlaserguidedtriplebarreleddoublescopedheatseeking shotgun." Anayboday actually seen one of these :neener:

Based on my recent expereince, the next soldiers weapon will be digitized, weigh about 100 lbs (90 of it battery), Microsoft compatible, and will enable the REMFs to turn off the Joe's weapon when the integral camera doesn't show the ROE compatible image :) The soldiers weapon in the war...

atblis, you are right. It is FN, not H&K. Still, anyone?

You are a VERY lucky man, OEF. I toted one of those 203 monsters through three tours, and hated every minute. YMMV, but I detested mine. (of course, Uncle would'nt issue HE to the "line" then >:) I'm looking at another M-1A.

ansti and Langenator are both right, and the links are valid. Bad part about being educated as a physicist is a perverse addiction to the metric system, and weird obsession to make sure WEIGHT and MASS are not interchangeable :) Hope all of this helps. Feel free to PM me with flames.

OK- Grains refer to weights of powder. Different powders, in different calibers, in different barrels, even in the same weight (in grains), will result in different F/S. Now F/S is a measure of velocity (speed). Feet travelled per second elapsed. It is the same thing (qualitatively) as...

I think a lot of this all came about because of the relatively new FiveSeven caliber from H&K. Last I heard, there were two types of bullets available- one steel core for LEO, and one lead core for the rest of us. Having neither first hand nor reliable second hand information, can anyone...

One mine, one my Dad's- Dad's- "OK, Pop, the Makarov does NOT have a spring on the firing pin. If you hit the slide release on a charged magazine, you run a serious risk of an inertial fire." "Got it, son, no propblem." Three years goes by. He's teaching a friend care and feeding of...

Let me get this straight- He makes/tunes guns in such a way that only the intended user can use them comfortably. He chooses to do this for LEO and military. Fine. What happens to the LEO/military guns when the individual retires or leaves their organization? After all, no one...

The physics explanation is right on the money. So is the chemistry explanation. d=1/2 (at*t)

You know, all I ever did was follow a Golden Rule- "Say Nothing-Act Casual" As for private property, well, the owner or leaseholder decides. I find it funny that the numerical designation for the "No CCW" law, in Texas, is 30-06. :neener: to the bedwetters

Thanks, Steel. I wasn't sure how that would come out. My taste of his beer was a LOOOOONG time after I began with his daughter. I had to pass the Mom test first. She was Thai, and cooked the same. The first family dinner felt like a contest- "Let's See What the Farang Will Eat." I think...

My first Smith 686 was called "Elvis." My brother asked, since he had never heard the story of the "Elvis Presley Remote Control." His trip to Graceland for research, and some domestic work on his part, and Elvis now rests at his house, very near his wife. :)

OK, my Uncle Hank always taught me that gunpowder and alcohol don't mix. Unless you are proof testing from the still. :evil:

My best run in with a dad was with a former Special Forces Colonel. I was 18, full of P&V. He had done three tours in SE Asia. I knew it, he knew I knew it, etc. "So, boy, what are your intentions with my daughter?" "About the same as hers are for me, sir. Do you trust her?" He...