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Even parts should have been at least buried at sea. In todays wars with IED's do prominent on the battlefield it is common to only be able to identify a small amount of a body. That means that there is a large potion of someone's loved one are "unidentified" I dont care if it is only a part, treat it with respect.

I must admit that I am absolutely speachless about this. These are the remains of our fallen heroes and they should have been treated with dignity. All those responsible should pay for this and may their own remains be interred in a landfill. No human remains should be treated in this fashion let alone our fallen brothers. I am really hoping the media gets this going big and someone pays. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57339029/274-soldiers-ashes-dumped-in-va-landfill/

I know when I was over there mac and cheese was like the #1 thing. It may have changed though.

I only lube rifle brass. I love the frankford arsenal stuff in a spray bottle. I drop a bunch of cases in a quart ziplock bag, add 2 squirts of lube and shake around. I use coffee can lids as little trays and they work great for letting the lube dry before sizing. I dump the bag out on a lid as I am setting up my resizing die and by the time I am done, the lube is ready. Never had a problem using the FA stuff.

I purposely search for guns in the same caliber. It makes stocking up on ammo a lot easier. I try to keep the common calibers such as x39, x54, 30-06, .45, 9mm No matter where you go in the country someone will have some ammo in that flavor.

keep your eyes open for brass, I range brass whore but I buy if the price is nice. I found some WWII .45 brass at a gunshow during the summer. I got all the guy had. 500 for $8.00. Damn good deal if you ask me. Also I keep a stash of 30-06 brass. I average about $40-60 per 500. Since I convert 30-06 to several calibers I keep a stash of that on hand.

I had to share this because of my complete hate of how everything is being marketed as tactical now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK2WKSg8KQg&feature=g-all

I have 2 that I can think of. One is a bringback 1939 Sauer K98 with papers that was given to me on the day I enlisted in the military by the vet that brought it home. It is 100% matching down to the firing pin and locking screws on the trigger guard. Heck I wont even clean it up too much because it had pine needles sticking out of the handguard and a little mud on the stock. This gun is exactly how he brought it home, dirt and all. I shoot it about once a year and the gun is amazing, but I would be heartbroken if I were to shoot it and have something happen. So I went and got a nice Russian capture and when I feel like shooting a K98 I bring the RC out. Then I have the first M1D I got from the CMP. The gun is 100% mint and when I brought it up to the counter at the CMP, the armorer looked it over and he just kept saying WOW. He assured me the gun wasn't issued since being converted and it had the lowest barrel wear he has seen on a D. He said he would put some money on it that it just sat in an armory never getting used. I put an unissued M84 scope on it and all the accessories are new. This one just got sighted in and sits in the safe. So I had to go to the CMP and pick up another D which I purposely got one that looks used. Now I have the "Shooter D" and the "safe queen D" When I feel like shooting a M1D I grab the shooter and the safe queen stays in the safe.

Normandy! I was there and it was amazing to see. We had a trip planned to dive some D-Day wrecks but the English Channel weather decided we weren't doing any diving that week. We spent a week there just exploring and it was an awesome trip. Kinda OT but my most powerful proud to be an American moment was when I was in the Navy stationed in Sicily. My going away present from my Italian friends was a personal tour of Italy. We were in a small town near Palermo and I was sitting in the town square talking with my Italian friends in English. An old man comes over and asks my friends "who is he?" They tell him that I am an American and getting ready to go back to the states after doing 3 years overseas. The old man starts crying and gives me a hug. He had a scar from ear to ear and told his story. In WWII he was part of the Italian resistance and was captured, a Nazi slit his throat and left him to die. An American medic found him and stitched him up and saved his life. I was the first American he had seen since the war. That was one of my most unforgettable moments in my life and makes you realize what we were fighting for.

It all depends on the caliber you are loading. Figure some of the surplus rifle calibers that ammo is expensive to buy but yet reload is a considerable cost savings. One that comes to mind is .303 Brit. I can buy a box of 20 for about 15 but yet load my own for about 6. And I know the quality of what I make isn't even comparable to off the shelf stuff. The stuff I make is in a class of its own and you cant buy it.

Congrats on his enlistment. Now he's a man! Ask who his RDC's are. I have 2 friends up there pushing boots now.

I am saving up until i have a ton of them but I have a bunch of photos on my phone of TSA employees sleeping on the job. Not on break, but actually at a security post. The most common one is the guy that sits at the exit of the terminals making sure nobody sneaks in the exit. I can say about 50% of the time in Newark and New Orleans they are asleep. Once I get over 100 pics on my phone I am going to the news about these BROWNSHIRTS!. But I must admit you must have fun while flying. Here are some of my common antics: 1)When they ask to see your ID and boarding pass in your most exaggerated GERMAN accent say "PAPERS please you must have PAPERS. You NEED your PAPERS" 2) Moan profusely when they are patting you down because you are a nonconformist when it comes to the cancer machines, I mean body scanners. Right when he gets to the "spot" make a comment of oh, thats it, a little more... 3) When they go to pat you down because you aren't one of the sheep, declare to them that you are highly homophobic and respectfully request a female TSA agent to pat you down. You have a deathly fear of a male coming into contact with you in that way and may freak out. 4)Get fashionable. Wear the fourth ammendment T shirt when you go to the airports. It states in bold letters what they are violating. I just ordered a new shirt that says "if your scanners are so safe, why did Europe ban them because of health concerns" I never had really any problem with them until I had an incident in New Orleans airport that I should have gone public with. I was standing in line in front of an old man with a walker wearing a Congressional Medal of Honor. I was talking with him and he said that he wanted to see the WWII museum before he died. Well anyway I go through the gestapo checkpoint and they pull the old man aside for "an enhanced security screening." I questioned the Gestapo officer about why he was selected and what threat did this old man pose. He said "none of your business." I asked if he realized what the medal was around the old mans neck and his response was....... ready for this............. "I dont give a fugg what that is!" Ok at this point I was like GAME ON!!!!!!! I went off for a little bit and then I was politely escorted out of the area and threatened to be detained. As this is going on I will never forget the words the old man mumbled, "I fought against tyranny like this." But yet Muhammed in full garb behind the old man got waived right through. Ever since that incident I have changed my perspective of the TSA Brownshirts.

Ugh plastic, losing cool points bob..............

I go through about 1000 patches a month. I just order bulk from midway and keep a stock on hand. I am OCD when it comes to cleaning and I shoot a TON. For me cutting stuff up is just too much time when I am using so many.

Wow RC`S went up in price quick!!! About 2 yrs ago i got min for 300. I guess get em while you can

Second Amendment Foundation period! The others are just money leaches that just keep sending you more useless crap in the mail rather than actually doing anything worthwile and may have a remote chance of actually helping us.

when you start getting nicknames from ups and the mail you have an addiction. My UPS guy nicknamed me rambo, and the mail lady calls me "that guy that gets heavy stuff all the time"

welcome to the fun house Joey, where ya from?

ugh, this thread is epic. The energizer bunny of online forum threads. I came to the conclusion years ago that opinions are like a$$holes, everyones got one. Yours may be based on real life events or an armchair warrior that writes blogs online, or a researcher in the field. I have stated my opinion before and I will state it again. A 16 is a major plastic POS. I know they created magic bullets and new this and new dangly doo dads but I want stopping power. I want MASS not .22 cal bullet slinger. There are known issiues and they should have fixed the weapon not the ammo. A reliable weapon should be proven on all kinds of available ammo. Making magic bullets is like putting bandaids on a a sucking chest wound. When I was active, I went in the field with guys that could carry what they wanted, as long as they qualified on it they could carry it. When the feces hit the oscillator, we carried 14's for the greater reliability and stopping power. When your life is depending on your weapon why settle for something just because it is an "icon" or "America's" weapon, I know for one I am carrying the best I can get my hands on. Like I said this is my opinion based in factual life events, that i formed on my own, although online research or armchair bloggers may tell you otherwise.

I am for training. I feel though that Veterans that have been HONORABLY DISCHARGED should be waved from the training. All vets have had a hands on firearms training course and qualifications that need to be kept up with. Vets have shown that they can qualify and if honorably discharged, they should have the training portion waived. Treat it like the CMP. There are too many Fugg-tards that I see at the ranges that shouldn't even own a gun let alone carry one. Just because you passed a background check doesn't mean that you possess the mental capacity to carry a firearm.

I only use single stage for both pistol and rifle. On the nights I dont feel like loading but doing something in the "cave" I just process brass. I have a stash of fully processed and primed brass for every caliber I load. I average about 150-200 per hour for pistol and for rifle about 100. For the pistol I just use my "little dandy" powder measure and weigh every 10th charge. For rifle I weigh every charge and get it exact on what I want it. I dont trust progressives so single stage for me.

I do everything possible to my rifle brass. I am an OCD reloading maniac. I want to ensure when I am shooting that a bad shot is exactly that, a bad shot. I want to eliminate the "bad round" factor. All brass is annealed, neck turned, flash holes uniformed and deburred, and primer pockets uniformed and reamed. I then weigh the brass and sort by headstamp and weight. If you are making plinking rounds I am sure there wont be much of a difference, but for me it is all about consistancy. You will be amazed what "match" ammo does compared to just bang reloads.

I do underwater videography professionaly but not above water.

I like to go shooting on historically significant dates to commemorate what happened. I also like to keep the guns being shot pertaining to the countries that were involved on the event. So on the 7th of December, the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, is anyone game for an American and Japanese shoot? I know it is the middle of the week but hey, maybe someone has off. I am planning on going to my little rinkey dink range in PA. PM me if you are interested.

I have about 10 so if there is ever a dire need I can supply