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    "Illegal guns"

    Step back and look at the situation in Mexico. By any historical precedent, that country is ripe for a revolution. A tiny handful of rich and privileged own and control everything, most of the population is poor and ignorant beyond anything we can imagine, and the government exists to keep...
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    Background Check NICS How to? Haye's

    Why some people get extra attention My dealer, who is a personal friend as well, recently asked someone at NICS why he was transferred up to FBI every time I buy something. They told him very directly that it is because my name is too common. This fits with the fact that the two times I have...
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    Boy , all these rails look sharpy to the touch

    Coronach -- you are absolutely correct on all points. My post was more humorous than serious. 'Creeping featureism' is an old engineering term for add-ons which hijack the original design goal and take on a life of their own. The only semi-serious point is the thread title regarding how sharp...
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    Boy , all these rails look sharpy to the touch

    Creeping featureism Take a pocket knife. Useful, intuitive, functional. Add another blade, or three. Add scissors, can openers, two or three kinds of screwdrivers, tweezers, picks, saw, and awl. Put holes with reeds in the middle so it can be played as a harmonica. Now it does lots of...
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    Why cant I find a comfotable IWB holster

    Body shape may have something to do with it. Some of us simply were not designed to wear IWB holsters. If you have really narrow hips like mine, there is nothing for a belt to hang on. The only way to make it stay is to tighten it to the point where it compresses your body and creates a...
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    AR CCW..Mental Health Issue

    No, I'm not a lawyer either, and yes, I think you need to consult one. However.... The section of legalese which ilbob provided appears to have been included to make it clear that the director SHALL issue a permit, as in it cannot be denied to anyone who meets these requirements. I would...
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    CDNN Prices

    CDNN is a wholesaler, which is why their prices are much lower than anything you will see locally. Their other specialty is liquidating discontinued or overstocked items, which often puts them at the low end of wholesale. Most of the local stores have FFLs on file with CDNN. I have...
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    BIG-5 Firearms Registry?

    Yes, it would be great if they carried a few handguns. Not necessarily a big selection, but some good-quality functional models. Similar to their present selection of long guns. Maybe even a few milsurps, like the CZ-82/83? As you point out, their chain-wide volume buying would let them...
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    BIG-5 Firearms Registry?

    I have purchased a number of old MilSurp rifles from Big-5 over the years, including most of my K-31s and M95s. When they have a sale, their prices are about the best around. I have never had a bad experience buying from them. Until recently, they did require purchasers to sign the line on...
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    Why CURRENTLY buy a 25 or 32?

    When I saw this thread, I remembered an article which summarized 'one-shot stop' percentages for many different calibers. I can't find that exact document, however a quick online search turned up the same info. The relevant statistic is that in well over 100 real-world shootings, 60 grain...
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    Excessiveness and Perception

    Ignoring the politics and constitutional issues, let's look at the words. Overkill in most contexts means a bigger hammer than you need for some specific job. That doesn't mean you shouldn't have a bigger one in your toolkit for other jobs. A very context dependent term. The vast majority...
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    Surplus Rifles

    Since MN 91/30s were mentioned, the Big-5 store here has them for $69 this week, which is about as low as any retail price I have seen. Don't know if this is a chain-wide sale or just this area.
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    are there any people out there that are animal lovers AND gun lovers?

    My guns are mechanical toys. Gadgets I love to tinker with, ingenious designs and excellent craftsmanship. I don't hunt, but have no problem with competent and ethical hunters. Since people have killed off so many predators, somebody needs to take over their job and keep the herbivores in...
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    Best New Gun for around 300$?

    If you can get an FFL to handle the transfer, consider a Stoeger 8000. Same as the old Beretta 8000 Cougar since Beretta owns Stoeger. Find one on GunBroker for around $350-375.
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    AARP...did I miss something?

    I go with what several other posts have stated: AARP may have started out as an honest attempt to represent older people on topics where they share common interests and needs. They still do some of that, and it serves a purpose. Along the way, however, they discovered that marketing insurance...
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    Wooden weapons

    A couple of decades ago, way pre-TSA, I was waiting to check in for a red-eye flight. In front of me was a couple heading for a gathering of the 'Society for a Creative Anachronism', the group which dresses up and recreates ancient lifestyles. Fencing, jousting,, archers, people in animal skin...
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    Why is 9mm always the cheapest ammo?

    Supply and demand, but it goes a bit beyond that. 9mm has been a military round for most of a century, and many of the countries which use(d) it set up local production capabilities so that they could never be cut off and would not have to buy from some other country they were not on good terms...
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    Ammo in a fire

    Yes, I understand. My background is in chemistry, so I have technical understanding of flammable liquids and such, even if I don't always handle them with the respect they deserve. My immediate decision is whether to store my ammo (2-3K rounds and counting) in the gun room or elsewhere...
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    Ammo in a fire

    M2 Carbine -- guess that answers my question. Can't resist a comeback to your closing line. There is an ancient Chinese curse: "May you live in interesting times". Thanks HH
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    Ammo in a fire

    Let me extend this thread just a bit further: Would any of these answers be different if there was a large quantity of ammo involved? Say a few cases totaling in the thousands of rounds in various calibers? Could this many rounds in close proximity turn into a chain reaction? I've seen...
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