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One I've already presented to my oldest, my first rifle, an Ithaca M49 single shot lever action .22. I've got the usual guns with great family stories -- the 11mm Beaumont my grandfather and my mom restored, browning it in the family oven (one end at a time), the '03A3 and .30 Carbine my...

I really really want to make a 10/22 folding stock that's a baby of the factory Mini-14/AC556 folder. So many of the folders for 10/22s look like cheap airsoft toys; a copy of the Mini-14 folder would be great. And yeah, suppressed .22 is silly addictive.

A number of semi-auto carbine versions of subguns are striker fired, such as the Uzi and Sterling carbines. These guns were originally designed as open bolt SMGs, going to a striker was a much easier design move than a hammer/firing pin setup. And no, they don't jam or have any other...

.22LR 5.56 7.62 9mm .32 ACP .380 .30 Carbine .30-06 and the only reason I posted to this thread 11mm Beaumont-Vitali 40x46mm

Opening the door or not, you need to let your presence be known. The once or twice I've dealt with unexpected visitors, the door isn't opened but a strong "who is there?" in a commanding voice is issued. (This sounds silly, but no contractions. In my opinion more formal phrasing creates a...

Wow. Oldest thread going? Here's the weirdest thing I personally own:

A couple of things to keep in mind: 1) The cheap imported transmitters that operate on 1.2 GHz may actually be in the middle of a band dedicated to aircraft navigation. Some vendors have been busted by the FCC for selling them, and the 1W plus versions, if they are on nav frequencies, are...

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A business doesn't have "rights". A business is, as someone else noted, an "artificial entity", a legal creation that is franchised by the state. As such it has to play by the state's rules -- fees, permits, licenses, can only exist in certain areas, franchise tax just to exist, whatever...

A '203 is only around $1500 (plus transfer tax). Plenty of folks have one. I'm waiting on mine to make it to my transfer dealer. Admittedly I never thought about an M4 profiled barrel until now.

Moderator or not Arfin, I'd say that post wasn't "irony" but d**n near putting spiteful words in someone else's mouth. Ah, ok, so you're saying I would call you a "nutjob" and claim that "I must be right"? Oh, that's just irony, you're not really attacking a person and accusing them of...

You mean besides "You're doing a great job there, Brownie"? Like I said in another thread, it's in the best interest of those in power to stay in power, and maintain control. That doesn't mean I believe in conspiracy theory, that "they" are trying to "keep the peasants down" by reinforcing...

That I'll agree to. My point is that there are plenty of folks like me, who would be accused of being "liberal" by a good many "conservatives", who 1) support firearms ownership, and 2) don't care for the "erosion of civil liberties", however we want to define that. I don't claim to be a...

Just exactly how do you know if "your safety can only be ensured through force"? Things happen fast. If someone draws a deadly weapon on me and demands my money, my only thought regarding options will be "can I draw and fire in time", not some "did he pull a knife just because he wants some...

So you're suggesting that in addition to firearms we should also carry a crystal ball or some other method of predicting our assailants intentions?

No, that's exactly what I'm saying sound bites don't do any of us any good.... but then I'd say is picking a partisan fight. Of course anything said against the slanderous use of "liberal" around here brings forth ArfinGreebly's "High Road" responses.

Yep. I was wandering around a book store last night, and I stumbled across some "liberal" fiction in the same mindset as some "conservative" fiction: "they" are out to take away our freedom and turn our country in to a dictatorship. It's fascinating that many of the same arguments are...

It's from Deuteronomy, "You shall bind them as a sign upon your hand". She really likes her CZ, both in the original 9mm and with the Kadet top, but it's a bit big for her hands. I don't know how the new guns come, but ours (as another poster stated about his "Pre-B") came with two mags...

In January I bought a nice stainless example of the Colt Gov't .380 for my wife. I like it enough I'm considering getting one for me too. I've seen some "upgrades" for sale here and there, and would like to hear from other Colt .380 owners -- any problems with the plastic guide rod and...

In a "less theoretical, more design practice" sense, typically the dividing line between the two is that .380 and 9mm Makarov on down tend to be blowback (with some notably exceptions like the Colt Gov't .380 models) while anything bigger tends to be recoil, because of the size of the slide/bolt...