Pizza Bob

The bolt does not remain open after the last round in the mag is fired, thus cocking the gun on an empty chamber, necessitating a trigger pull to uncock the gun. Adios, Pizza Bob

What state, the size of NJ, needs over 500 school districts - some that contain no schools. But rest assured, each one of those districts has a superintendent and at least one, more often multiple, assistant superintendents pulling down six-figure salaries. The problem is they are the ones that control the money, so school programs are cut, teachers salaries are affected and the students are the real losers. The administrators are never going to eliminate their own jobs, but that is what we need to happen. CONSOLIDATION!!!! The system needs a top-down revamping done by someone with no vested interest - but we all know that will never happen. JMHO Adios, Pizza Bob

Now that's funny!

Some .22 rimfires are OK to dry fire. Ruger's 10/22 for example - it is the only way that it can be uncocked after firing the last round (since there is no bolt hold-back) and Ruger recommends pulling the trigger on an empty chamber. I'll admit that I do try to avoid it with most guns, but it isn't necessarily harmful in all guns. Adios, Pizza Bob

Grips that grip you back... http://davidsonknives.com/grips/grips.htm Larry is a great guy to do business with. Don't limit yourself to the designs shown, he can pretty much give you whatecer you desire. G-10 grips are amazingly aggressive. Good luck. Adios, Pizza Bob

The rimfire .17's are a ton of fun. I got a .17 HMR first and liked it so much that I then bought a .17 HM2. The ammo for the Mach 2 is much less expensive, but it is limited and I don't know how much longer the Mach 2 will be with us. The HMR has proven to be very popular and there is probably no fear of that caliber being discontinued anytime soon. Here's my Hummer... And here's my Mach 2... The Hummer is a Cooper Model 57 LVT. The maple stock is one of about 40 made. The Mach 2 is an Anschutz 1502D HB. Scopes are both Weavers, a T-36 on the Hummer and a Grand Slam (6-20x40) on the Mach 2. Lunker has a very nice CZ in Mach 2, so hopefully he'll chime in. Adios, Pizza Bob

I got jealous of all you guys and your 15-22's, but really wanted something other than another black rifle. Decided on a 10/22, but again, really didn't want a basic, run-of-the-mill 10/22, nor did I want to spend twice the initial value modding it. Here's what I ended up with (financed by the sale of a Rem 581 LH)... Ruger 10/22 Talo Classic III. Altamont French Walnut stock. I mounted a Sightron II HBR 6x42 AO scope on it using the stock base and Leupold Rifleman rings. Hope to sight it in tomorrow at Scotia Range out by State College, PA. Adios, Pizza Bob

May I suggest... http://www.northeasttactical.com/joomla/ ...for your sling. This guy is a retired LEO and he and his wife started this as a cottage industry. They are well respected within the LEO/Military community. I was turned onto them by a friend who was an FBI agent, served two tours in Iraq and is now a RI State Policeman and on their SWAT team. Apparently their business has grown, which says a lot about the quality of their product. Just about any configuration/color you could desire. Nice to do business with also. Good luck. Adios, Pizza Bob

The 226 is already a handful, being a double-stack gun. The wraparound Hogues usually add bulk to an already fat grip. If you have large hands and can handle the extra bulk, then order what you wish. If you are already maxed-out you'll want just the panels - and even those will be larger than the stock polymer grips. I have Sig Aluminum grips on my P226 - I have average sized hands and these feel the best to me - fat where they need to be fat and slim where they should be - not necessarily the slimmest overall - just the best profile I've found. I understand that the Hogue aluminum or G-10 grips also offer a slimmer profile. There are some neat grip surfaces available on either of those. When finances allow, I intend to pick-up a set of G-10's in the Pirhana texture for my P220. Grips are like holsters - we have a drawerful of ones that just weren't quite right - or is that just me? As you can see, I'm a Hogue fan... plus all my magnum revolvers (and my J-frame snubby) wear Hogue rubber grips. Good luck! Adios, Pizza Bob

http://www.matthewsnyder.org/ I just donated $10 and I haven't worked since July. This just really pisses me off. I'm not one who resorts to violence as a solution, but something needs to be done about these assholes.

The headstamps tell the tale (although not always - I'll explain in a moment). That is a rather old photograph of some rather old shells. The first on the left is indeed .222 Remingtom. The one next to it is hard to say since I can't see the headstamp. It appears to be a .222 Magnum as the case length (OAL) the neck length and the shoulder angle all look identical to the one to its right which is headstamped .222 Mag. The next one is interesting. I haven't done any research, but I bet when the .223 first came into existence it was called the .222 Special. If you compare it to the remaining three cartridges - all of which appear to be .223 - you can again see that its attributes appear the same as the marked cartridge. The .222 Magnum was the "parent" cartridge for the .223. They shortened the neck of the cartridge and may have changed the shoulder angle (again, without research these old brain cells aren't remembering too well). The last two are military cartridges - which are really 5.56x45, not really .223. The WCC stands for Western Cartridge Company and the RA stands for Remington Arms. The numbers are the last two digits of the year it was manufactured. Since your question is about .222's there's no reason to go into the differences between .223 and 5.56x45, but I will explain my original comment about the headstamps. Reloaders will often form cases for calibers from other cases. For instance, you can form .243 Win from .308 Win cases by simply necking them down from .308" diameter to .243" diameter, in a sizing die. There are many cartridge "families" and the .308 is a large one - neck it up to .358" and you have .358 Win. So if you obtain old ammunition from an unknown source (source being its original source), don't rely on the headstamp - and I'd stay away from shooting someone else's reloads, unless they were a commercial reloader and you purchased directly from them. Making one cartridge from another is part of the fun of the reloading hobby. Some reloaders develop "wildcats" - that is they take a parent cartridge and change it - shorten the neck, increase the shoulder angle, decrease the bullet diameter, etc. etc. Some wildcats go on to become commercial loadings. the .22-250 is one of the best known examples. Someone took a .250 Savage case (now obsolete) and necked it down to .224" giving us one of the best varmint cartridges ever invented. The .25-06 was a wilcat that made the grade - it is a .30-06 necked down to .250". Being a neophyte, make sure that you only use new ammo marked .222 Remington, on the box and on the headstamp. If you are not 100% sure - DON'T USE IT! I gather that it has been a while since this rifle has been used - make sure you check the barrel for obstructions (spiders nests, mud, who knows?) and if you came by it from an unknown source you may want to have the headspace checked by a gunsmith. Probably more than you wanted to know, but I'd bet I'm a good deal older than you, and I'd be glad to show you that I still have both eyes, as well as all my fingers, after a lifetime of shooting - that comes from being careful. Keep the questions coming. Adios, Pizza Bob

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OK, I'll play... My EDD: My Toy: Adios, Pizza Bob

Just FYI... ATK = Federal

A list, compiled by Chuck Hawks, puts the typical twist rate for .222 Remington rifles at 1 turn in 14". That is very slow (remember AR's use the same diameter bullet and typically are loaded with 55 gr or 62 gr bullets - typical twist rate for them is 1:7 or 1:8 or 1:9 at the slowest). 1:14 would stabilize the lighter .224" diameter bullets. In the neighborhood of 40 to 50 grains. Doesn't the 340 have a split receiver and the rifle relies on the bolt notch for lock-up, rather than any lugs on the bolt? Adios, Pizza Bob

One of the bigger mag dealers at the local (PA) shows is Ed's Sports Shop from Tamaqua, PA. Ed is a great guy and president of the Forks of the Delaware (Allentown, PA - Ag Hall Gun Show). Here is a link... http://www.edssportshop.com/Home_Page.html Usually also has a nice selection of guns at good prices. Adios, Pizza Bob

If I were looking for inexpensive glass, the first thing I'd consider would be the new Redfields - especially the 4-12x40. http://www.redfield.com/riflescopes/ Made right here in the USA, in the Leupold factory. $210 - $220 (depending on reticle chosen) MSRP - means you can probably buy these "on the street" for sub-$200 prices. Looked at one up at AP's Allentown show a couple weeks ago and was impressed. YMMV. Adios, Pizza Bob

You can do that in PA, too.

Nah, did the pizza thing on Saturday night. Gotta give the arteries time to unclog. Just an evening of pool with a friend. Adios, Pizza Bob Thanks again everyone!

Thanks guys! Celebrating by getting a new safe for the overflow :mrgreen: And Saturday we go get Maggie (a GSP, for those that missed the thread), so a nice way to spend the week. If my rings come today, I may show-up at Dix tomorrow so I can sight the 10/22 in - not looking good though. There have to be others here older than me...inside me there's a svelte 20 year old trying to get out. Adios, Pizza Bob

I think this is another one of those examples of the local police making up the rules as they go along. Once printed, all that should be needed is the $18 Criminal Background Check. But, since nobody rides herd on the issuing agencies (local PD's) they can require anything they want. Not worth fighting, but maybe worth talking to a local gov't (municipality) representative. Adios, Pizza Bob

If we haven't confused you enough, allow me to summarize. The .22 in .22 Long Rifle, refers only to the bullet diameter (.22" nominally) - the "Long Rifle" tells us it is a rimfire cartridge. As many have pointed out there are many, many rimfire and centerfire cartridges that use this nominal bullet diameter - and to muddy the water even further, we sometimes use metric designations (5.56mm). Another complication is that some guns - .22 rimfire is the most relevant for this discussion - may fire more than just one type of cartridge. If the .22 rimfire is a bolt action, lever action, pump action or single shot, it would also be capable of firing .22 CB caps, .22 Shorts, .22 Longs as well as Long Rifle (also just because it's called "Long Rifle" doesn't mean its use is confined to long arms), with usually the only difference being the case length and maybe bullet weight. It is all just part of that big learning curve of guns & ammo. Hope this hasn't: A) Confused you more; or: B) Insulted your intelligence. This forum is a great venue to learn, so ask away. Adios, Pizza Bob

Read all about it... http://www.gunblast.com/ArmaLite-AR10T.htm

This weekend I attended a Consumer oriented billiards trade show (I don't only shoot guns), and came across a somewhat unique item. In the pool world, one of the most respected cue cases you can buy is made by a company named Whitten Cases. They are hand made out of glove soft leather or exotic hides, or cowhide "prints" made to look like exotics - but all leather. Here's their site so you can get an idea... http://www.whittencases.com/Site/Welcome.html Dan Whitten's (the founder/owner) daughter is starting a new enterprise - custom made soft gun cases. Again, just like the cue cases these are handmade of genuine leather, including exotics. The design is ingenious in that she uses memory-foam covered with ultra-suede in the interior. The foam molds itself to the firearm and precludes any shifting during transport or rough handling. Jillian told me she can make cases for any firearm, handgun, longarm, tactical. These are not inexpensive, but considering what one pays for Coach leathergoods, for example, and considering they are production-line, mass-produced, while these are handmade, one at a time, the value is there. To give you an idea, the alligator case (genuine alligator, not a print - shot by Jillian's boyfriend as a matter of fact) went for $350. I believe the case with the NRA patch incorproated in the design was around $265. Her website [email protected] for quotes or design ideas. Here are some examples she had at the show... Usual disclaimer, I'm not associated with this company in any way. I am the owner of two of their cue cases, which are fantastic, which is why I'm comfortable recommending them. For the shooter that has everything, a custom soft case for their favorite firearm - whadda country. Adios, Pizza Bob