Melgamatic

(Range Nerd) better than (Mall Ninja)

You have to decide if you are going to go along with the Constitution or not. The 14th Amendment states: (Title 8 of the USC clarifies this more as "Anyone born inside the United States subject to the jurisdiction" of the US, which is really interesting because it includes children of illegal immigrants but not children of diplomats, etc.) So, that's pretty clear. If you want to deport US citizens when their parents are deported, you need to repeal this amendment or propose a new one. Does anyone know if we really have a big problem with pregnant illegal immigrant women coming to the US to have their children so they'll be citizens and then abandoning them here? I can imagine that some school systems in CA and the South might get hammered with lots of citizen children whose parents are illegals, but I think you solve that by solving the illegal immigration problem, not by deporting US Citizens! I'm a pretty big believer in the Constitution, and most of my political beliefs, both the "conservative" ones and the "liberal" ones come from applying the Constitution to situations. For me, it's not "right" or "left", but rather "in the constitution" or "not in the constitution" when it comes to the most important national-level issues. So, my "allow the Nazis to parade in the park" belief comes from the same place as my "I should be allowed to own guns" belief. The conflicts in my belief system come from this, because while there is nothing more hateful or terrible to me than the Westborough Church / God Hates Fags people picketing a soldier's funeral, and while I have fantasies of sniping at them, and they make me nearly insanely angry with their hate, I'm also not so sure that don't I think they're legally exercising free speech. Here's a case where Constitution and terrible people seem in conflict to me. So, I think it's pretty amazing that this elected politician thinks that his views on immigration are more correct than the Constitution, and wonder if he even understands the complexity of what he is saying. I suspect he doesn't, and it must be easy to get votes in AZ by saying wild things these days.

The badges come in postcard format, where your badge is a perforated part of a postcard. It is easy to miss as junkmail...

What people look like is very important to you, isn't it?

I think we weren't sure about Christie until the election; now it's pretty clear. The anti-CMP move is one of the clearest indications of a strong anti-gun agenda we've seen. Seriously, they're worried about M1 Garands getting shipped to people who have to provide notarized documentation? On the other hand Obama has a higher NRA rating than Bush at this point. If Obama actually has an anti-gun agenda it will probably come out if he has a second term. I'm not convinced that small arms treaty is an actual anti-gun move, but I guess we'll find out if the unlikely happens and it gets ratified.

Pretty much all the gun dealers in NJ are in South Jersey. The place is covered with them. Check out this map to find who is around: http://njgunmap.com/

Last time I was at Tip's Hardware they had a tremendous number, both new and old, but that was a few months ago. Any been lately?

For a range or practice you want a 2-pt, for actual gunfighting you want a 1-pt...

There is a very similar adjustable stock on my S&W M&P-15. You can pin it, but on this stock, that little lever is used to release the stock and allow adjustments. I think you could drop a few drops of superglue around that lever, and you would have a fully fixed stock....

The problem is that the 2011 Superduty's are just arriving now (most dealers haven't received any yet), and have been getting great reviews, and the market for diesel large pickup trucks really hasn't suffered as much as the rest of the automotive market. There are only something like 3 trucks spec'd as I'd like in the entire East half of the country. So, they don't have so much incentive. That said, the guy in Tennessee looks like he is going to accept my offer of $1K over invoice (around $7K off sticker), and he'll give me what I want for my trade in, so I might be driving down to TN tonight..... -Dave

Since DOG is a convicted felon, who served time for murder, I'm pretty sure he couldn't have gotten a job as a cop.

The annoying thing is that my firm manages around $2B of Ford pension money, and yet somehow we are not an X-Plan partner. Not sure how that happened...

Thanks. Salespeople are actually either a) not Ford employees, but rather employees of the dealership, which is kept separate, or b) not eligible because they'd offer their X-Plan discount PINs to close deals, which is not what Ford wants. But, I appreciate the suggestion. -Dave

I am looking to buy a new 2011 F250 Superduty, and learned that current or retired Ford employees can issue four "X Plan" PINs a year, which allow the receiver to purchase the Ford vehicle at very good discounts. The PINs can go to any friend. Is anyone a retired or current Ford employee, or maybe have a close friend or family member who would be willing to help me buy a new Ford? Thanks, Dave

Just got an email that my Hammerhead shipped today!

Of course, most of these old timers are either dead or mentally retarded now, but they have clean bores.

Christie has managed to destroy a gun right that survived Corzine and every other Democrat or anti-gun governor and legislature NJ has elected. This is a really sad backwards slide. Christie is absolutely not a friend of ours. You really can't tell how people are going to deal with gun rights issue by which party they are in.

Rifles used for competition accuracy, like F-class or benchrest, are re-barreled frequently, like once a season, but that's relatively inexpensive compared to the rest of the rifle, and is just a normal part of the sport. National-level BR competitors often buy 4-5 barrels for their rifle at the start of the season, but that's at the cutting edge of accuracy, where the difference between first and last place is the difference between a 0.25" group and a 0.235" grouip for 5 243 shots.

What is the Hornady part number?

Put 50 rounds through it this morning in the beautiful sunshine, and it was a lot of fun to shoot. Recoil was nowhere as bad as I was expecting, probably due to the nice heavy long barrel. I am very happy with the purchase!

Just remember guys, Obama gets a higher NRA score than Bush....

Here is the S&W 44 Magnum I picked up today from TJ Sporting Arms today. Tony was a great guy to work with, managed to find a gun that nobody else could find, and sold it to me for a fantastic price (lower than gunbroker prices I saw), and got it in just a couple of days. I will absolutely be buying more from them in the future. -Dave

I ordered one of the Polymer Hammerheads. At $36, I'm willing to buy one to see what it's like, plus lowracer strikes me as a nice guy, so I'm even more willing to give it a try. I guess I have to find a pistol buffer tube, too, and then I'll build one once the Polymer Hammerhead ships. -Dave

This is the only matchup, I think, which actually happened, and we know who won....

You also can't enter any kind of NRA-sanctioned competition with a compensator on the barrel. I had to re-barrel my Colt HBAR for service rifle competition because of this. Also, at unsanctioned competitions, the guys to my sides were always waiting for me to finish before they would start, because the muzzle blast was so unpleasant.