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by AJMD429
Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Ammo serial number law question
Replies: 13
Views: 1675

Hobie wrote:I'd like to see them enforce it. Heck, they can't enforce registration of the guns or of the criminals (parolees, sex offenders).
All they need to do is a Stalinesque 'selective' enforcement - that is enough to stifle political opposition.
by AJMD429
Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Ammo serial number law question
Replies: 13
Views: 1675

...and i personally beilieve that even LE should not have full-auto weapons. I agree in the sense that THEY are supposed to request permission from their SUPERIORS (i.e. their employers, the civilians) as to just what guns and ammunition they may carry at any given time. THEY NEED TO REMEMBER THAT ...
by AJMD429
Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - America is dying.
Replies: 63
Views: 8167

IIWY I would go look at the work of Historians Strauss & Howe who have written a series of scholarly works on the cyclical nature of Generational Archetypes. Generations 13th Gen ("Abort, Retry, Fail") Millenials Rising The 4th Turning What is/are the 'works' - I might like to read th...
by AJMD429
Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-American Soldier
Replies: 10
Views: 1716

Really - when was the last time you heard a CANDID comment from any politician (other than if they didn't know the mike was on). I think we'd all respect them more if they were more candid, and we could at least believe that they were speaking what they honestly believed.
by AJMD429
Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Range Frustration!
Replies: 13
Views: 2019

In a few years the kids will be older, and they will want to shoot WITH you, and that will be a bonding and educational experience for you both. Savor it when it comes. Maybe by then the wife will be finished with the 'toddler years' and able to dabble in the shooting a bit herself...
by AJMD429
Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:55 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Ammo serial number law question
Replies: 13
Views: 1675

Re: POLITICS - Ammo serial number law question

Would refusing to provide ammo to such a state be legal or possibly help the cause? Am I barking up the wrong tree? Sadly, yes, because MOST gun makers and gun sellers (and ammunition I'm sure likewise) have no corporate 'principles' - they would sell to the MidEast Terrorists and not the U.S. Citi...
by AJMD429
Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Just 15 minutes before SCOTUS
Replies: 21
Views: 3741

POLITICS - Just 15 minutes before SCOTUS

I can't believe something as monumental as 'a pivotal Second Amendment case' only gets 15 minutes to be presented before SCOTUS. What the heck ELSE are they going to do tomorrow? How many OTHER decisions do they hear? Are the other ones anything very important? Anyone with insight as to how this pro...
by AJMD429
Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - I wimped out...
Replies: 17
Views: 2409

Sounds like a good lesson in prioritization and not just 'going with the flow' because it is something you want to do. I had a similar lesson one time with my son when we were going to a gun show specifically to look for one thing that should have been $225 (AR lower). In the meantime, we pick up a ...
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: primer residue scratched up a set of dies of mine
Replies: 12
Views: 1561

It drilled easy. I'll let you know how it works. Had to use a countersink and then stone it to get it to slide easily through the press sleeve, but now it's nice and smooth. I have a few hundred .38's to deprime, and that is one operation I do while watching a movie with the family, so I use the lit...
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bolt Peep on '92?
Replies: 19
Views: 4003

The plan is to make it as a functional safety but when turned so that you can see through it you are ready to shoot. Now THAT is really cool...at least if you have to have the &^%@#$ safety there, make it do something useful; you'd also never get the 'click' when hunting, because you'd have a p...
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gun Rack for the Range - portable and cheap
Replies: 8
Views: 1842

Gun Rack for the Range - portable and cheap

Lowes sells these for tools in the garage or garden shed, but they make great gun racks at the range; they are light enough to be portable (and take apart easily), but you'd want a couple shotbags or weights if you didn't fasten it down (mine is fastened). http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa132/AJ...
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bolt Peep on '92?
Replies: 19
Views: 4003

I think I saw someone had replaced the silly safety on a Puma 92 with a peep sight somewhere, but of course that wouldn't apply to an early Rossi or a Winchester, without the safety (I guess you could drill and tap it somehow but that'd be a real project). I have also seen ads for ones that straddle...
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 16, 2008 12:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Synthetic furniture for Puma 92?
Replies: 13
Views: 5510

95fan wrote:Even with a synthetic stock it is still a good idea to take it off the action after a day in the rain.
Wouldn't it be great if the forend of such a gun were made to quick-detach without removing all the tube magazine and hardware...!
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Synthetic furniture for Puma 92?
Replies: 13
Views: 5510

Even with stainless, I worry about having water-soaked wood up against the barrel, action, and magazine tube after a day out in the rain. It seems like the plastic/synthetic is hydrophobic and would at least allow the moisture to more quickly dissipate if you put the gun in the furnace room or other...
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: primer residue scratched up a set of dies of mine
Replies: 12
Views: 1561

I recently noticed the same thing, but was just using a de-prime die, so no sizing/scratching was involved.

It looks like you could drill a hole in the side of the ram, and provide an 'exit' path for the primers, and that's what I plan on doing when I get a chance. Anyone ever try that...?
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Just a view from my deerstand...
Replies: 20
Views: 2848

...I couldn't wait to get out in the 10" or so of it and look for deer and sign. It's funny, but I have always just picked a spot I liked to sit, and hunted deer there (no looking for 'sign' or anything). It worked because there are lots of deer around my area, and because I could spend alot o...
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: xploding targets
Replies: 4
Views: 633

I remember letting a 'city-kid' of about 12 years of age shoot his new BB gun on our farm, and I had one of those multiple-bullseye smallbore targets with about 12 bullseyes on it. On one of the bottom ones I put one of the styrofoam exploding targets behind the paper target and fastened it there wi...
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Just a view from my deerstand...
Replies: 20
Views: 2848

Just a view from my deerstand...

...but it's the place I call home, and however dreary the day, or depressing the state of the world, a view like this can bring back a sense of calm, and peace, and pride. Probably the last snowfall of the year, and I just thought I'd share it. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa132/AJMD429/Leverg...
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 15, 2008 3:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin 336 ss scope ?
Replies: 4
Views: 1080

The pictures aren't very good, but hopefully they show the basic idea. These are see through mounts , not see through rings , and they are low enough that you can also still use the stock sights (or tang sights, if you prefer) as 'backup' or for faster use. I replaced the open sight with a 'peep' bl...
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 15, 2008 11:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - One more (unfortunate) reason to own a Lever
Replies: 19
Views: 3638

POLITICS - One more (unfortunate) reason to own a Lever

The good news is that at least leverguns don't malfunction this way; the bad news is the Gestapo is out of control and the public is clueless.

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php? ... geId=58930
by AJMD429
Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Which of us are leaving a legacy?
Replies: 9
Views: 1422

POLITICS - Which of us are leaving a legacy?

I see the young people (voters! :shock: ) now who have no clue about life before high taxes, intrusive regulations, and stifling political correctness, and it is worrisome for the future. I don't ask the question because I'm doing a survey, or need answers, but to provoke some introspection - who am...
by AJMD429
Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Blackpowder or no powder only
Replies: 29
Views: 3898

FWIW, black powder works fine in the 1911 Colt pistol....I still remember the fireballs rolling downrange. Maybe it's time to give it another try. Jack What loads did you use that functioned the action? I have to try this! I did see a 1911 one time someone had fitted a breech block and cap system t...
by AJMD429
Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Other Gun Forums ??
Replies: 29
Views: 4520

THIS site is by far the one I visit most; combination of guns I happen to have a recent and likely enduring affection for, and a mindset of fellow forum members who are generally helpful, courteous, and understand the non-levergun-world far better than most other people. I've found ammoguide.com use...
by AJMD429
Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Always carry a gun. Always -- & another reason to do so.
Replies: 9
Views: 2011

If he got upset because I had a gun I guess I'd find another job. :wink: When I worked for an HMO and they wanted to fire me for averaging more than 6 minutes per patient, and not sticking to tests that insurance would pay for, I worried they'd use a 'no firearms' clause in the contract to fire me,...
by AJMD429
Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Good Advice
Replies: 10
Views: 1801

I dont mentioned anything about what I have around strangers. Yes I have firearms but only immed. family and a couple close friends know about them. Have 2 large dogs with no sense of humor behind a 6ft chain link fence. Another nice thing is I live over the top of an old gold mine and some of the ...
by AJMD429
Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Splinter RKBA Topic from the Spitzer Thread
Replies: 2
Views: 506

'Just a little' gun control is like 'just a little' socialism, or for that matter, 'just a little' heroin; it makes things worse, and serves only as an excuse for more of the same, until it ends very badly. One way I try to explain to those with enough attention span to listen is to look at the 'mar...
by AJMD429
Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Assault Weapons Ban in New Orleans
Replies: 13
Views: 2533

It is not enough to be upset by these proposals. It is not enough to minimize the damage by insisting on a 'reasonable compromise.' It is not enough to defeat such legislation in its entirety. It is possibly enough when those who even propose such legislation are stripped of public office, and never...
by AJMD429
Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Correct way to adjust front pistol sight blade?
Replies: 11
Views: 2119

I'd just file it a little. Less risk of damage, and no effect on cylinder gap.
by AJMD429
Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - CA members notice - F&G re: lead
Replies: 4
Views: 822

I disagree with the part about "only centerfire rifles" though. I doubt seriously that ANY lead projectiles are anywhere in enough quantity to endanger wildlife, and my suspicion is that any 'evidence' to that effect is distorted, contrived or fabricated. Maybe tons of shotgun pellets in s...
by AJMD429
Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: oops
Replies: 4
Views: 804

It's the worst when you haven't backed your info up for a while and it bugs out. A couple of times I had backed up all my data and so forth really well, but the stupid operating system won't transfer (on the newer machines) to another disk without going back to the install disk, and the FIRST time ...
by AJMD429
Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Politics - RKBA Philosophy
Replies: 4
Views: 851

It is sad that the majority of our kids will never read commentary like this :( and it is doubly sad that those educated in today's public schools wouldn't even understand it if they did read it... :( :(
by AJMD429
Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Traded in gun with TOO MANY Levers
Replies: 15
Views: 3160

Any of you check out the "BFR" site above? I knew they made .45-70 revolvers (I've held one in my own TWO hands!) ...but did you all know they make . 444 Marlin revolvers ...? ...how about . 30-30 revolvers ...? "For the man who has everything..." "Hey, wanna see my thutty-t...
by AJMD429
Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: locked up Ruger 22 auto pistol
Replies: 10
Views: 1808

You can slick them up so they field strip really easily, and I found that a small loop of paper-clip, or even strong plastic (torn 2-liter bottle) grabs that little latch fairly well. Some outfit used to make a kit of some sort to make it even easier, if I recall. Like AR's, the 'upper' and 'lower' ...
by AJMD429
Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Evening visitor- lion pics
Replies: 41
Views: 6510

Yep. I love cats - especially big cats, and wouldn't shoot one myself (I know I'm in the minority here! :wink: ). I don't have a problem with others hunting them though. Still, had that been my house, I'd make an exception - any big cat that comfortable coming up to my house is a danger to everyone...
by AJMD429
Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Need your writing skills again
Replies: 18
Views: 2818

It doesn't seem to occur to these arrogant fools that the criminals in the parks ALREADY carry handguns, even now...because they break laws! The ONLY people the ban affects are the 'good guys' - so increasing the numbers of them armed should have extremely little detrimental effect, and great potent...
by AJMD429
Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lead Bullets
Replies: 20
Views: 3409

It is easier to buy directly from the salvage yard or, better yet, from the smelter. Are these kinds of places just listed as 'smelter' or 'salvage yard' in the yellow pages? I haven't had a chance to look thoroughly, but leafing through an old yellow pages, the 'salvage yard' I found isn't some pl...
by AJMD429
Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Any DVM's on board?
Replies: 16
Views: 2664

Other good things - They can live in rural areas where people don't mess with each other as much as in the city. Nobody is surprised they often carry guns. There is alot of 'barter' system available. Your kids can work on your own animals whenever. and... Lots of ths stuff they can get is good for p...
by AJMD429
Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Traded in gun with TOO MANY Levers
Replies: 15
Views: 3160

AJMD, for the sake of your Puma, that was probably a good move. The thought of lonely leverguns just breaks my heart. :( That's why I'll be looking for a Ruger companion for my 1894c Marlin at the Indy gun show next weekend. Now, what kind of companion do I get for my 45-70 Marlin? :? Only LeverNut...
by AJMD429
Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Traded in gun with TOO MANY Levers
Replies: 15
Views: 3160

Traded in gun with TOO MANY Levers

BEFORE: http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa132/AJMD429/Leverguns%20etc/Para.jpg AFTER: http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa132/AJMD429/Leverguns%20etc/Redhawk.jpg It is still a double action, but I decided to modify my .45 since it had too many levers - they were sticking out in back over the han...
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 09, 2008 10:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lead Bullets
Replies: 20
Views: 3409

ajmd If that cartoon is an avitar, or something in your signature, you really ought to modify it somehow, as it seems to carm the replies to the side making them hard to read. Not sure why it does it to all posts though. Just a thought. Yeah, I had to temporarily ditch the avitar ; unsure why it ca...
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 09, 2008 9:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lead Bullets
Replies: 20
Views: 3409

Lead Bullets

I was going to load up some of my once-fired brass, and lots of questions come to mind since the jacketed bullets I always used to use are so &^%@#$ expensive now... Gas checks - are they needed for .44 Mag and .357 Mag RIFLE velocities? (does the 3 cents extra cost offset the hassle of casting ...
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 09, 2008 9:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I recommend you watch this Cowboy Movie
Replies: 6
Views: 1728

Sounds like the story line of one of the (zillions of) Louis L'Amour book I've read...
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 09, 2008 9:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS: Another reason why the Looney Left Hates Israel?
Replies: 10
Views: 1934

Yep - they can't stand the thought that citizens don't need them to 'manage' every aspect of their lives, and 'protect' them via police-state socialism.
by AJMD429
Sun Mar 09, 2008 9:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Any DVM's on board?
Replies: 16
Views: 2664

Get in touch with an area veterinarian, and see if he can spend some time with them. Vet programs are hard to get in to, because lots of people want to do it (although I'm sure the interest fades for many once they see the long and challenging academics involved) and the income can be very spectacul...
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why no Marlin .357 in SS?
Replies: 3
Views: 646

I even thought about buying a .44 and re-barrelling it with a stainless barrel in .357, then getting a .357 carrier (blued :( ) to go in it. The bolt, however, posed a problem as it too would be different, and I don't know if you could re-do the face of the stainless one to make it work for .357, or...
by AJMD429
Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Can't believe this!
Replies: 8
Views: 1845

Many of the people that stupid are known as 'Democrats'. (With apologies to those who are trying to salvage the legitimate vestiges of that party.)
by AJMD429
Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1894C .357 shooters - need some guidance, please
Replies: 17
Views: 2671

If you want a hand held loading tool, get the Lee Hand press and a Deluxe 4 die carbide set. It will work much better and you don't have to pound on things. Joe I will agree on that point. I mostly use a Dillon for pistol and RCBS for rifle now, but when I just need to deprime a bunch or want to wa...
by AJMD429
Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lever action speed loader
Replies: 11
Views: 2820

How come no whiz-bang gunsmiths out there have come up with an even better idea - detatchable tubular magazines. The only thing different than a regular magazine that side-feeds would be a means to keep the cartridges in until the tube was fully seated, but that seems like something any machinist co...
by AJMD429
Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Ammo shortage hurting L E agencies.
Replies: 18
Views: 3070

Just an observation - but it seems to me that for the past 20-30 years, every time there is an upcoming presidential election, the price of ammunition shoots way up... Is this collective fear of gun owners that more bans will be forthcoming, or even civil unrest, or is it because pretty much each ti...
by AJMD429
Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1894C .357 shooters - need some guidance, please
Replies: 17
Views: 2671

[quote="Scott64A"] You get into it for around $200.00 if you go second hand. quote] I know it isn't the 'right way' to get started, but I kept my Lee Classic loader, and the bullets, primer, and powder (yeah I know, store them separately), along with the hatchet handle I used as a mallet (...