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It is bit of an odd collection to bring back and keep. Maybe Its a bunch of clues, the keys go to a secret box that contains the firearms that those shell casing came from that was buried under a tent behind a church that the Japanese navy used

Please tell me you knew at least that the compasses were compasses.

That's pretty cool. Not sure how well that would hold up on a firearm though.

I think I figured out how he does it. I think it is secretly he is the officer in charge behind all the "gun buybacks" in NJ. So when people are turning their unwanted firearms in to the police they just go into his own private collection. Actually now that I am thinking about it, that is actually pretty good idea, for states where you can have private sales. Get a couple of people together that all can pitch in 5,000 or more in and hold a gun buy back. Advertise it as getting unwanted guns off the street, and I think you could also lawyer the claim that you are getting these firearms out of the hands of the general public. That would be a win on so many levels. One you could buy lots of firearms for cheep. Two you will save a bunch of firearms from destruction potentially including some that are very rare/valuable/historic. Three watching the anti's reaction after the anti's figure out what has happened would be awesome. Four if such events start happening more often it would really poison the idea of the buy backs in the anti's minds and they may stop pushing it (especially if combined with pro 2nd amendment people visit their buybacks to intercept firearms)

Is that a 1911 Chest holster she is wearing in that first/second pic?

Well I had bought a Vz. 52 rifle last summer. Now for those that don't know the Vz. 52 is chambered in 7.62x45 which is quite rare so I have only found some ammo for it to take it shooting. So while shooting I noticed something slightly unusual. it ejected the empty casings to the left instead of the right. (alright technically I did not notice, after I had shoot I was looking to my right for the shell casings and was wondering where hey disappeared to. It was the range master that came up to me saying he never seen a firearm eject the shell casings to the left and asking if that was normal, which is when I looked to my left and saw them.) So any one that is familiar with the Vz. 52 know if that is normal? It seems to be designed for right hand shooters just like all standard military surplus rifles that I know, so having the shell eject to the left seems to be an odd design choice. It surprised the guy that was sitting 3 spots down to the left when the shell casings began hitting him. The range master got a kick out of it, and you can hear him pointing it out to some one else, in the video (side note he video was filmed in 3d but you should be able to turn off that feature, though you tube seems to have changed there coding or something and at least for me I cant always turn it off so you may end up watching it in Side by side mode. Also the quality seems to be kind of poor unless you change the quality to 1080)

Well I took my sister to go to the range (turned out she did not need any convincing like I expected) for the first time on black Friday. My dad also went with us since he use to be really into shooting before us kids were born, but could not really afford it after and my mom really does not like guns (I have been told point blank that If I get stationed overseas my firearms are not aloud to be stored there). My sister seeing how much my father was enjoying shooting quietly suggested we get him a gift certificate to Shore Shot for Christmas. I told her that I did not think it was the best idea because he did not have any one to go with, since mom does not like guns, and us kids are no longer really around much. I figured that it most likely just be forgotten and never used, since I don't think he would be willing to go alone. Well after we got home my sister went and told my mom she thought us kids should get dad the gift certificate, but that dad would need someone to got to the range with him. So my sister who I had expected to be anti gun since she is liberal, managed to convince my mom to go to the range with my dad if we got him the gift certificate. That range trip also must have really re-kindle my dad's love of shooting again because two days before Christmas my mom asked me if dad knew what we were getting him since he had asked her if one day she would like to go to the range with him. So he had been actively thinking about going to the range.

I think there is technically enough people in Hollywood to get a Pro 2A show out, the problem is they are all generally afraid to speak up. The liberals managed to get control of most of Hollywood and therefore if you go against their ideas, they pretty much blacklist you and it can become almost impossible to find another acting job. I do agree there definitely needs to be more Pro 2A shows. It's actually something I had been thinking about lately since it would be extremely useful for getting more people interested in shooting. One of the things I have come up with is to use a remote/computer controlled chopper with a video camera to record USPSA matches. That way you could have a very stable platform that can record and follow the action from any direction including in front of the field of fire safely, Making it more exciting to watch.

???... That's a good thing. The less sheeples that see this the better since it is pretty much guaranteed to be anti gun propaganda. It's being produced by a liberal who specifically said That's pretty much the standard quote from every gun control group out there that wants to appear as if the gun control they are pushing is "common sense". Then there is also this The idea that the head of the NRA is the de facto CEO of the gun industry is an Anti view point, which any person being fair knows that is completely untrue. To the sheeple though who don't have a clue about firearms and the "debates" that surround then, it sounds true if it comes from a supposedly neutral source which this drama is likely to bill itself as.

Of course not but if they really want to try to keep the appearance of being neutral they may make it just a generic mentally disturbed person, or gang violence or maybe a terrorist attack which the terrorist got firearms (probably fully automatic) with no background check from a gun show. It was suppose to read "but if they really"

http://www.deadline.com/2013/12/national-rifle-association-tv-drama-series-cold-dead-hands/ Apparently the Sundance Channel is going to have an hour long fictional drama centered around a leader of the NRA and the gun control debate. According to it's creator “The debate over gun violence and gun rights has many sides, and in order to help protect lives, promote gun safety and build a national consensus on the issues, we want to respect and understand all sides of this story” Quite obviously I guarantee that it is going to come out as pro gun control, but I believe Its going to be a little more stealthy about it than normal based on this other article came across (even though the article tries to make it sound like it will be neutral) http://www.troyrecord.com/arts-and-entertainment/20131219/guns-politics-and-riveting-television Based on that I can tell you exactly what the story is. There will be some type of tragedy (maybe a school shooting, maybe his own kid is killed), and he will have a "crisis of faith" which will be does he continue fighting gun control based on his principles or does he support some gun control measures because he knows "it will save lives" (my guess is AWB or UBCs). It ends with him deciding to continue fighting gun control based on his "principles". They will portray him not as evil or anything but simply have very strong beliefs in certain principles which are actually respectable.The stealth pro gun control message will come from them portraying the proposed measures as if that it was a fact that they would actually work. They can claim that pro gun rights people are being fairly portrayed because they are showing them not as evil and in fact have "honorable principles". The Anti's of course will still take it as pro gun rights people are evil (which to be honest even if show was 100% neutral they would still see that). When it comes to Neutral people though, they will take away that the NRA is simply standing on a respectable principle. Gun control being portrayed as if it would work though, will leave an undertone that those principles are misguided. The neutral people will subconsciously pickup on these, pushing their opinion more towards supporting gun control, while they think they watched a neutral show. I pretty much guarantee that is roughly how the show will go, and really the biggest question is how much anti gun stuff will they try to get away with while still claiming to be neutral (like maybe like making the perpetrator/s of the tragedy a mentally disturbed TEA party members)

Those look pretty cool. Did you coat them with something so the metal will keep it's shine. I know you could always just polish them again, but I would think it could potentially scuff the stone. I really don't have a clue when it comes to jewelry. There is a woman down here in VA that goes to the different gun shows that creates brass jewelry and art. I have to admit that to me I really don't get the point of jewelry since in my opinion it does not make a woman any more or less attractive. For this type of jewelry though, I think it is really beautiful from an artistic perspective. Looking at her website now I see she makes tie tacks, which actually have an arguable use, so I might just have to get one for myself. (It will also give me a great excuse to talk to the beautiful woman selling them)

To be honest I don't think such a competition is going to tell you which one is more reliable, assuming that both the AR and Lever rifle are of good quality and condition. A real test for which one is more reliable would be to simulate some conditions that you might have to endure or come across during a long term SHTF scenario. Lets suppose that you ran out of or no longer have access to proper lubrication so you are forced to use something like used motor oil. What if you drop it in sand or mud, would it still function flawlessly, without cleaning? What about if the weather went from 40 degrees with a drizzle to 0 and snowing while you slept outside with your firearm near by, would it still function without failures? What if you could not get any ammo for it and were forced to reload with black powder? There is a lot that could happen during a SHTF scenario Now don't get me wrong I'd still take an AR over a lever action for most SHTF scenarios Like I said before maximum long term reliability does not mean any thing if you don't make it to the long term which the AR would be 1000 times better for in the vast majority of situations.

Reliability wise Lever action wins hands down. That said when it comes to a SHTF scenario if I could only grab one it would probably be an AR, though it really depends on the exact situation. One thing that people seem to forget when it come to a SHTF scenario is the beginning stages of it, and instead focus on +1 year time frame type scenario that every apocalyptic type TV series. Let's go with an EMP type scenario for example, and you are located some where in NJ. After the event that wipes out most if not all electronics cities will quickly run out of resources. After which desperate hungry people would flood out in mass. There would be millions of people from NY city alone most likely heading south into NJ looking for food and other recourses. That's a recipe for large gangs of people that are desperate enough to use violence to take what they want/need. I would not be surprised if you had to deal with gang of 50+ people in the first couple of months after such a SHTF scenario, in which case the AR is the weapon of choice. It does not mater how much more reliable a Lever action is in the long term if you don't make it pass the short term in the first place. On the other hand suppose its the same scenario but instead of you being in NJ you are in the middle of MT, most likely you are not going to have to deal with large gangs of people. In which case having a firearm that will be more reliable for a longer period of time, especially if the situation goes on long enough that people start reloading with home made black powder,so a lever action may make more sense.

I like it, In fact I have wanted to build one for a while, just have not got around to it. Now I hate when people modify any surplus military rifle, but in this case there was nothing permanent done to the rifle. You can easily swap the stock back to the original and than you would never have known. The reason I like this set up is because it demonstrative proof of the Idea that when you get down to it just because the firearm is old, does not mean it is any less capable. That M1 is extremely similar as the M14 EBR, and I believe that besides the 8 rnd limit, You would get pretty much the exact same performance out of it. In other words you could put that thing in a soldiers hands for the same role as an M14 EBR, and that solider could be just as effective.

The only scale I have is a powder scale, so a whole lot more grains than my scale measures.

^^^ ROFL That is Awesome!

My father has a S&W .357 though he was out of ammo for it and did not bring it to the range with us(he went with my sister and I). He use to be an avid shooter before us kids were born and he gave it up due to costs. He last went shooting on his own about 20 years ago. He still enjoys shooting, though because my mom does not like firearms he has not really picked it back up since us kids have left the house. He did ask me to pick up some ammo for him though and since my sister really enjoyed shooting, I think we may do a family shoot around Christmas. He may wind up getting back into shooting.

To me it sounds like you are worried about nothing when it comes to your nephew. Playing video games is a completely normal hobby in todays day of age, and usually people tend to settle into mainly playing just one or two genres. He sounds like he is quite well rounded and unless his gaming starts to affect his entire life (ie. stops sports, grades slip, loses friends, stops band) there is nothing to worry about. I would also not worry about his playing of modern shooters possibly affecting how he handles real life weapons. While it is possible that an immature person who's only experience with firearms come from video games may handle a firearm inappropriately if they pick up a firearms on their own (If they are mature there have been plenty of people that have safely introduced themselves to firearms with the only prior experience with them being lots of video games.) The fact that you will be there pretty much will instantly correct/prevent any firearm practices form taking root. As to getting your sister on board that his video game usage is normal in todays day of age, and that learning to use firearms safely is a great way to develop maturity. Other wise maybe try to find one place to take him once that that does not need the signature to be that of an actual parent or guardian for the first time, this way after words you can explain to your sister that he did fine with handling a firearm, and hopefully afterwards she would be more willing to go with you to allow him to use that closer range.

I'll keep that in mind, though right now she is not ready to purchase a firearm. Right now I would say she is at the point that if she was given a firearm she would gladly accept, though on her own I don't see her going to the range by herself. I think though, that if I take her to the range a few more times she will be hooked enough that she would try to get her friends into shooting, in which case she would continue going to the range. Though If you can find out the procedure to get firearms in RI so I can guide my sister if/when she reaches that point it would be greatly appreciated.

My mom getting on board is probably not going to happen, she just does not like firearms. While she does not have a problem with people owning firearms or shooting firearms, In fact she thought that bringing my sister to go to go shooting with me was a good idea, she just does not want them in the house.

Well I finally got my sister to the range yesterday and it went very well. I ended up not bringing the ruger sr22 up that I bought just because my mother really does not like firearms in the house. Instead we rented a river Mk pistol and a glock 17 at shore shot. I started her with the ruger until she got comfortable with that than she wanted to try the glock. The difference is in recoil startled her of course at first, but she quickly grew quite comfortable with it, and shot some decent groups with it. She actually ended up preferring the block over the ruger. She wants to go shooting again which is a good sign. Even better she said she would like to get a lime green pistol, though I know her well enough that I know she is not yet actually to the point that she would spend the money on a firearm yet. Hopefully in a month I will be able to take her to the range again.

Well I tried to get some pictures down the barrel but my camera was not cooperating, It's on its last leg. I managed to get these two shots but they aren't very helpful That Dixon Muzzle Loading Shop sounds exactly like the place to go to, unfortunately for me I am currently stationed in VA

It appears that the cylinder may be slightly off. Is there a way to fix that or is there a certain amount that it can be slightly off?

Much to my surprise I happened to stumble across a replica Colt Paterson for sale, while I was at a gun show. Now I decided a while ago that I had wanted one because I think they are cool little revolvers, But had given up expecting to physically run across one since it seems no one is currently producing them. While Pietta has it on their website only one of their dealers lists it at about $500. The guy selling this one said it was a 1980's made replica that has never been fired and he had it for sale for $375. I offered $350 and he said I'll make a deal with you call a coin flip and you can take it for $350. I called heads and it was mine for $350. Stayed and talked a bit, and he ended up giving me a leather holster that fit it for free. It's stamped Replica Arms Inc Marietta Ohio Made in Italy, and when I got home I researched the company since I figured Replica Arms was just an importer. I figured out which stamp indicated the year and it turns out it is not 1980's made but was made in 1967. From what I under stand Replica Arms Imported firearms made by both Pietta and Uberti, but the one that I just bought does no have any other markings except for the usual Italian proofs for black powder firearms, so I don't have a clue which company made mine. So Now I just need some caps, powder, and ball.