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I agree with this. And in an of itself is a completely true statement. However, while using violence to defend yourself may be legally, morally, and ethically righteous, it still carries a cost on the psyche/soul/conscious/karma or whatever you want to call it. Even if you are physically unharmed, you will be fundamentally changed after the event. Many people win their deadly force encounter but can't live with the aftermath. They self destruct. The good guy might win, but the bad guy will continue to affect them long after the physical confrontation is over. With proper training and mindset prior to the event, a lot of the associated angst can be overcome and dealt with. But it is still present. Deadly force in the defense of oneself or loved ones is not something to ever be taken lightly or for granted and is never something to be looked forward to. Killing an adversary or a threat may be necessary, it may be righteous, the world may be a better place afterwards, but it is never wholly a good thing.

First - No killing is ever a good killing. It may be justified, it may be reasonable, it may even be ethically, legally, and morally correct, but it is never, ever good. Second - There is no such thing as "excessive force" it is either justified or it isn't - "excessive force" is a made up buzz word like "Assault Rifle" that the Left and the media like to throw around. You can hit someone with your car, set them on fire, beat them with a frying pan - if deadly force is justified, none of those methods are "excessive". Third - there are many facets to self defense. One of them is the use of deadly force. It isn't always justified but when it is, it's on. Deadly force is just that - force that can cause death. Deadly force is used to stop another's aggressive actions that may result in the death or serious bodily injury of yourself or another, and is justified providing that you didn't create the situation where force is now required (i.e.: you can't walk around Newark at 0 dark thirty with $100 bills falling out of your pockets and then use deadly force on an attacker. That would not be justified.) You are permitted to use such force as necessary until the actor ceases his aggressive and dangerous actions. No where does it say you only get one shot, one stab, one hit. Force is used until the actor stops. There is also no provision that states you have to warn an attacker of your pending action prior to using force or to announce your intent to possess or use a weapon to defend yourself or another. I am sure there is a lot more to this story. I am withholding judgement until more facts are in. That being said, I like it when the good guys win. I hope this turns out to be one of those times.

Cabelas is having an online sale of the Remington Thunderbolt 22lr 500rnd brick for $24.99. Use code 57MEM for free shipping on orders over $100. Not sure if there's a limit but I was able to place an order for 2 bricks along with some other ammo. I know some people despise the thunderbolt/remington rimfire ammo but it shoots fine for me and is pretty accurate for bulk 22lr. http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=705664&categoryId=0&parentCategoryId=0&subCategoryId=0&indexId=0&itemGUID=32982ea1ac1084502c34da33eaa1790f

I don't think Burger King is selling replacement parts for 10/22s yet, but Ruger makes and sells a BX replacement trigger assembly. I have 2 of them and they're great improvements to the factory trigger. They still don't have the automatic bolt release feature, but that's easily remedied. The 10/22 I use for the CMP Rimfire Sporter Matches would no longer make the required 3 pound minimum trigger pull, so I replaced the trigger return spring (behind the trigger blade inside the trigger guard) with a slightly heavier spring. Voila, CMP-Legal rifle! To answer your question - YES it make a boatload of difference. Esp for only $60.

I can understand the fascination of taking apart a hammer and trigger assembly of any firearm. Most of the fascination is being able to get it back together. The fact is guns don't need to be totally taken apart on a regular basis. They only need to be taken apart when they're broken. These mechanisms are not really designed to be taken apart on a regular basis. To clean out a trigger and hammer assembly you only need to flush it out with some type of solvent. Make sure you get all the solvent out and lube lightly. My 10/22 has survived 40 years of this treatment with all the parts it left the factory. I've cleaned M16s/ARs/M4s this way for nearly 50 years with no issues. This includes the rifles being exposed to all types of environmental conditions in serious social situations. I've never seen a firearm that required more than fieldstripping for regular maintenance.

From my own moral code, I believe that taking another person's life could be necessary... but that's a far cry from it being good. Looking at it pragmatically, many normal, non-sociopathic people who kill others as part of their work (soldiers, etc.) are sometimes plagued with the emotional fallout (PTSD, etc.) for years afterwards. That doesn't mean they're weak...I think it just reflects that killing another human is an ugly, horrible and deeply upsetting act, even when it's necessary. It's one thing to philosophize about killing from a keyboard... I would imagine quite another thing to actually do it.

Que? your point was valid, if quixotic. Your use of the words, as examples as to the importance of meaning, less so. By the by, I think discussions as to the difference between justified/excessive are miles apart from calling a killing "good". Morally that's a pretty slippery slope. Even if the life of the intruder means nothing to you, you have to acknowledge that the homeowner's situation is going to be double ungood for a significant amount of time.

Dog flavored bbq sauce. Mmmmmm. Yummy.

Is no one here old enough to have seen the Getaway with Steve McQueen and then in no particular order Smokin Aces, Way of the Gun, Heat and 13 Hours

Mike is doing a deal for the Ruger AR556 AR-15. It's a fantastic AR btw. $500 including all fees.

Its Lyme, not Lymes...

Well if we do @AVB-AMG one more time...

Well I almost forgot this is tonight, see you fellas there! I'll be in the beer, guns,jeeps and freedom t-shirt

Send it to CPC http://www.ct-precision.com/ or Brimstone https://www.brimstonegunsmithing.com/ they do a much better job for the money or buy a KIDD replacement, one of the best! http://www.coolguyguns.com/

I've never had a problem.

I order all of my ammo from cabelas.

It is unfortunate, but there are some people that the world is better off without. One such variety are people who bust into your house with baseball bats. My solitary concern in shooting both of them coming in the door would have been the expense of cleaning up the mess.

Yeah guru howard. I shot small and missed big. They actually move when you shoot at them. They have a mind of their own. Wasnt cooperating with me. I gotta go back to revolver.

INTENT matters a good portion.

Sweet maybe I can get into reloading. I'm happy to be so close to Clinton wma now too God damned exhausted from moving all out shit I can hardly muster any energy to go to work let alone put everything away. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

I'm not sure what your talking about, but KILLING the right people is ALWAYS a good thing.

get into the habit of cleaning any mag that hit the dirt. cut the side tabs (glock oem)on the mag with a razor. will make disassembly a breeze.

I'll echo HE. words have meaning. Justified, Justifiable, Lawful, Apopriate, never gonna win this game gentleman until you figure out how's it actually getting played.

How do you know, nobody has seen it yet.

There is probably more to this story.

Thanks. Having the same issue. Will call tomorrow.

You could have sold them to the guy above you!

Ocean armory? Anyone used them before? This sounds like a good deal!

Show up and start taking pictures of people in line, then watch them scatter. Sent from my SM-T350 using Tapatalk

We shouldn't capitulate to some random figure for our mags in exchange for our 2nd amendment. They aren't paying for mags, you know, they're paying for your subservience. That's a real slippery slope.

Welcome. I'm not far from you, currently... There's a lot more of us here than you think!

From Dusk Till Dawn

Thats what I would say about a Picasso, but to a trained eye...

I realize no one replied to me and probably just don't care what I have to say - but just to reiterate what I said, I decided to double down on my opinions and findings and I took out another 225rd box of the New & Improved Remington Golden Bullets yesterday, and shot them through my newest and probably least-rounds-through .22LR rifle, the 597 HB. Again, absolutely flawless performance and pretty surprising accuracy for a dirty, cheap, hollow-pointed bullet. I will also agree & confirm, dirty as hell. Whatever it is they use as the whole "golden" bullet coating will easily rub off on your fingertips while loading, and is shiny, glittery, dirty gunk. Took serious hand-scrubbing to get it off my hands and of course had to clean my gun thoroughly (which I would be doing no matter the ammo). I totally agree, I'd shoot Mini Mags if that's what was available and if rimfire ammo was plentiful and dirt cheap like in 2010, I'd be buying cases of Federal AutoMatch, CCI Standard Velocity, Blazer bricks, Mini Mags, etc. But the world changed and now Golden Bullets are worth their weight in gold and bullets. Seriously- eye opening results and complete 180 degree change from the previous Golden Bullets (And Thunderbolts seem to be in the same boat, I could detail my experiences with new-issue Thunderbolts if anyone cared. Much much different than previous TB's but they don't SAY New & Improved on the box, and they are even dirtier than the GB's because of the lead bullet).