Wojo

Excellent points. With all the disinformation being circulated by too many, it is wise to stick to a few facts and keep it low key.

Gonna have to make a trip.

Gotta have some back pressure...I'm running a V&H exhaust without packing, just baffles with a Mikuni Flat slide on my Dyna....nice balance of loud and go.

When I took a Rider Safety course, they pointed out my helmet sticker, "Loud Pipes Save Lives" and said that it was unfounded. I however, like loud, not noisy pipes. FWIW - Back in the 80's, I did a paper / thesis for a Law Class on why some states had helmet laws and others didnot. Very interesting research before Al Gore invented the internet. Bottom line was insurance companies pressured the Federal government to withhold highway funding dollars if states didn't enact helmet laws. The problem was, back then, helmet construction was so inferior that more often then not, helmets increased injuries. The insurance companies tracked motorcycle accidents by dollar amounts spent on medical or a death. They found out helmet fragments very often got imbedded in the brain and caused more complications. They helmets back then were only rated for a slow speed impacts and bounced violently at high speeds causing neck / spine injuries. Also they discovered that helments gave a false sense of security and these drivers tended to drive faster and more wreckless then the guys who didn't where helmets or wore cheap brain buckets. Chain strap design was another faulty design at the time. Today's helmets are lightyears better then old ones. An interesting note is that no state that refused to enact helmet laws lost any funding. In fact over recent years, many states have man helmets voluntary. What is proven is that eye protection and boot laws do more for rider safety then helmet laws. YMMV.

Let's see, I have a 78 Bonneville since 81 and even have Triumph tattooed on my arm. I own a 99 Harley and a Kawasaki KLR650. It is not WHAT you ride, but how you ride and act. I shun the HOG tools as much as I do the future organ donors that drive the white lines on the interstate. Half of the HOG guys (girls) buy all the HD garb so they can pretend to be men. Ducati's do rock.

This is an odd and very open topic. Riding for almost 40 years myself, a sister who lives the nomadic biker lifestyle with her boyfriend (awesome guy) who built her a chopper with a Yamaha 600 engine, a brother who t-boned a dump truck on his bike and lived, a cousin who lives the biker club lifestyle and on and on and on. None of us, or the people I ride / hang with are the crotch rocket crowd. So I really don't get the stupid questions. I guess another thing is, I guess I radiate an aura of "Leave me the F alone". However, a nosy neighbor whose daughter married one of my best friends from HS and graduated with my sister felt compelled to say something to me one time. This was right after my brother had his accident, and someone from town who died doing a wheelie (crotch rocket) into the back of a car (in town, on 'Main Street) during the busy time of the day (Darwin). "When are you going to stop riding those things? You are going to kill your mother." I replied to her, "Just like YOU, my mother's excessive drinking and smoking are going to kill her, not my riding". She has never spoken another word to me since. Even when we see each other at 'family' events like parties and what not. Truly grateful I am.

I like that for Comp Shooting. I used a modified wire shopping (yes little old lady kind) that I ordered in all black with mag wheels, but the wheels on this are better for the rough terrain. The dedicated shooting carts are crazy money last I checked like $400 which is why I went with a $65 modified shopping cart.

A little late to this. I like Varget for 223 loads using 69g OTM's out of my Wydle 1/8 barrel. 75's/77's compressed a little too much for my comfort zone. I bought a bunch of TAC for plinking and economy accuracy. I can't see the difference between TAC and Varget off the bench or during shooting in comps. I do see a huge difference in ease of metering in both of my manual powder dispenser. Odds are my technique is going to account more in accuracy then these powders. The el'cheapo Lee Precision Powder Measure dumps stick powders the best...not perfect, but pretty darn good. TAC just flows in everything. I need to evaluate the 'benefits' of stick powders again. When I bought my reloading set up from an old timer, he hooked me up big time and gave me a bunch of H4895 / 4350 and I just could of stuck with the sticks until TAC and some other powders. Once my current supply of Varget is gone I won't be buying more. I will stick with 4895 for my Garands and other mid-weight bullets. W748 always seemed to be out of stock when I buy powder. Need to investigate CFE.

I picked up a KaBar Becker BK2. Solid and heavy. Not the greatest edge on it, but it is a beast. I used my real, real hard when I was with Team Rubicon during disaster work in Rockaway. Cutting wet carpet, punching hole in drywall, prying stuff, etc. As a tool it was good, as a defensive or sharp knife not so much. I plan on putting a better edge angle on it and hope that improves things. I was also a little disappointed to see a little spot of rust on the edge even after giving it a nice soap and water bath.

I read that when it just came out. Kudos to her for having a HUGE pair and doing the right thing. Funny how today as the dust settles it seems this guy had anger issues and a history before he murdered. Now, should we prosecute the professionals / coaches / family members who spoke to him as being an accessory to a murder? Of do we just criminalize the millions of law abiding gun owners. On the same note, new color photos came out of Zimmerman right after the incident. Looks like little angelic Trayvon Martin, Obama's protege of a son, whooped Zimmerman pretty good.

Do lap dances count? Burris Scope for me...lots of stuff for the family.

This has run it course. I got the information I needed and learned how ignorant and attention craving some people can be. Mods, please lock.

Ray, go babble in the mirror. This thread (or any other) doesn't need your input to make it more interesting. Do you have some wager on getting the most posts? Get a life dude.

"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." Abe Lincoln

Over on another SPECOPS website I belong to, this conversation became quite active and heated. The majority of the members felt their non-stance could be viewed in a negative 2A way, while a smaller minority viewed it differently neutral to somewhat negativly. There were many stories of them not taking donations from industry heavy hitters andfrom events / products who are pro-gun. Lots of money was lost that could've benefitted people. The biggest bone of contention were the finacials. How they broke down and were allocated created a firestorm. For a charity, they aren't the worst, by any means. But, they can work a lot leaner to get more money down to people that needed. It seems that as they have grown, and revenue has increased, they aren't being as smart as they could be with thier fiduciary responsibilities. Let's hope these are short lived growing pains. Bottom line is that they have helped a lot of people and maybe this incident will make them regroup and retool the organization's organization chart and expenditures. Lots of people have them under the microscope now and they know it. The can change or disappear real fast. There are no shortages of good / better organizations out there supporting our veterans.

+1 on the 3x-9x. I bought a new 30-06 and for 90% of all applications, a 3x-9x is ideal. I have a 5x-15x and recently sold a 6x-24x each has their place, but the 3x-9x is the most utilitarian.

My Platinum Elite came with those white grips. Thought they would hide better then black in the tropical heat wearing white cotton. Once that detail fell thru, black Hogue grips went on it.

Being Ray-tarded is how you get 13,000+ posts. Ray-tards do a lot of babbling and really say little of substance. New thread coming...who has the most amounts of posts. And how informative are they. That graph would be interesting. "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." Abe Lincoln

Clearly if Walmart doesn't sell it, it must not be good or worthwhile.

Makes no sense and sounds more like rumor mill stuff. I will investigate when I have some time. It has nothing to do with accuracy beyond 300y. To single out plastic tipped ammo makes no sense. Then again, CR has caved to some other pretty stupid things in the past. Which is part of my rub.

When and why are polymer tips a problem. Guess I will find out when I go to the Committee meeting in two weeks. I plan on voicing my disastisfaction at the meeting.

Hey!!! Take this commie love fest to another thread. You're polluting a nice US Based thread here...damn meddling kids.

Not sure...but I know I am going to need some H4350 and some pistol powder right after the holidays.

Standard issue M9 bayonet. The 590A1 has the lug. Go over to the Shooties section for more details. Nothing special.

Had a XD Tactical 45 5"...excellent firearm, never a problem. Still own and will never part with my SA 1911 MC Operator, which is my favorite to shoot. Carry thru hell and back, Sig P220 SAS Compact. I can run 6 or 8 round mags. 15 rounds of 45 ACP on a belt is pretty heavy. FWIW - I have a G19C which is fun as hell to shoot and keep as my backup gun.