Dan

I'm pretty sure that running SSD's in raid prevents TRIM from working. You would have to get a model that can do self contained garbage collection.

I'm sorry this was just too funny... http://www.theonion.com/articles/congress-forgets-how-to-pass-a-law,18979/

I don't think they were cheap to make. I've found references here on the NEW Mosins costing $32 in 1916. Thats an adjusted inflation of around $600 today. Perhaps the russian built ones cost less back then, but I can't imagine that much less. Once the Mosin glut dries up , I'm thinking you won't be able to touch decent condition surplus for under $150-$200, as many of the examples of former "cheap" surplus rifles now sit.

What's everyone's feelings.... Is the Mosin Nagant the last of the affordable surplus rifles that we will see for a long time? Seems prices have gone up for just about anything surplus, and the Mosin is still hanging in there at the $80-$100 mark for the common models. Will there be another surplus deal like this in the next 10 years?

Pretty much all of them that I know of.

For those bashing SSD drives for whatever reason, have you ever owned one? The only bad experiences with SSDs that I've seen were around the prior generation models that lacked garbage collection running on XP that does not support TRIM. Nowadays almost all the newer models support both internal garbage collection, and Windows 7 fully supports TRIM. I have 5 of them total, in a pc and 2 laptops. In my mind they have revolutionize computing. The single largest bottleneck in any system is the mass storage subsystem. Regular hard drives are mechanical, like a record player with an arm moving back and forth reading and writing disk sectors. They are horrible an anything but pure sequential reads. SSD's knock the socks off of standard HD's in every performance aspect. If you can afford one, you will not regret it. The newer generation SSD's, especially Sandforce controller models take very good care of themselves regarding garbage collection and memory wear leveling. I haven't even seen reports of first generation SSD's from years ago self-destructing due to memory wear. Couple that with most activity a hard drive does are reads... and you will have an SSD that lasts a long long time.

Great advice on the drainage part. I should know this. I used to be the president of a townhouse community, and had to deal with many driveway drainage issues, not fun. I am concerned with using the existing riverstone as part of the base. It's simply dirt below the rocks in most areas. I do have some crushed stone in areas I had built up when we moved in. My big concern is they would have to sink it down. If you add 4" base to the stone, plus 2" of asphalt, that will place the driveway mid-height of the Belgium block curb above ground-level. I'm all for them in pulling up the stones, placing them aside, digging out the dirt to the proper depth, then re-using the riverstone with crushed gravel/stonedust, etc. I'll check to see if that is what they would do. Things I'm going to be assertive on: a- Type of base and thickness (stonedust/QP/gravel) minimum 6" b- Drainage plan c- References d- No full payment until I can test drainage I shouldn't have to mess with the township and taxes, since I'm not expanding or putting down a new driveway, just re-surfacing. I'm intrigued with the textured and colored asphalt options from that company. I'm going to give them a ring to see if they have any NJ based firms that perform the service, and to check on costs. If it is reasonable , may be a good options at something other than the smooth black of regular asphalt.

As long as the fleeing scene of an accident didn't involve a fatality or serious injury I'm thinking it doesn't show up as a felony type crime, just a traffic violation.

Man I want one. Now I have to decide if I want to deal with going through the permit process... then FFL+NICS charges. Man if it was $199 in NJ, and we didn't have our idiotic permit system, I'd take a drive in a heartbeat... maybe even get two.

Have you looked at DIY gun coatings like DuraCoat and Gun Kote?

I'm an ex-AMD fanboy. Lately the premium for Intel has been in the favor of my budget/price/performance/point of diminishing returns. AMD has clearly gone the "value" direction. They do have great value when , and certainly fill a good niche especially around utility and everyday computing (browsing, email, office, etc). What tips my scale is the performance and power usage especially with games and media processing (transcoding, etc). Intel really has the lead over AMD for now.

The i7 Sandy Bridge 1155's are scoring really well, and bring new performance features to the table along with better power and thermal management. If I was building a system today, no brainier for me and my needs. Plus the P67 mobo's support new stuff like Sata 6 and USB 3, also essential in a build today IMO. Sure, there is always something faster and bigger down the road, but the P67 mobo + 1155 i7 cpu is pretty awesome today. I always look at the best price/value and point of diminishing returns. The workstation class chipset and Sandy Bridge cpu's with 8 cores coming down the pike could be blowing these two concepts out of the water. Unless you have a use for the PC that could take advantage of 8 cores + hyperthreading, it could be a moot point. That being said the more the merrier, and if the pockets are deep, get the best you can afford! Review : http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel-core-i5-2600k-i5-2500k-and-core-i3-2100-tested

Thanks for the advice all. Definitely not expanding, plenty of room now, and I had the belgium block cubs installed a few years ago, don't want to demo them either. I'll definately look into the base thing. My neighbor is a landscaper that does pavers, and he also told me about how he is anal about putting down the right base when doing the pavers. Makes sense the same concept would apply with asphalt. I read up about it and it looks like 6-8" of crushed gravel is the sweet spot I should be looking for. That will be a good test question to ask the contractor.

Good advice on getting references, will do for sure. I don't want to pay big bucks for a scamtop! Trust me, I'd rather be spending money on more guns and gun related accessories! I'm just tired of my snowblower sucking up rocks, scratching up the blades, and chucking them at light speed across the lawn. I should chrono those suckers. I then have to rake up the damn rocks off the lawn in the spring, which is always a fun and nearly impossible job.

Double the price over blacktop for concrete ehe? OK well that rules out concrete. Blacktop here I come!

This spring I've committed to getting a new driveway. Currently it is comprised of small rivers stones (as when we moved in 3 years ago). I had a Belgium block curb, and re leveling/addition of stones done when we first moved it. It is rather large, U shaped with an offshoot to the garage. Nope I don't live in a mansion or anything, just the previous owner decided he wanted a driveway larger than the house. So I'm thinking your run of the mill blacktop, but I'm starting to investigate other options. Stamped and colored concrete is an option that someone told me about. Does anyone have experience with it, and if so what would be the price difference over blacktop. Pavers are out of the question as I know the $$ for those things is astronomical. Also, If any forum members are in the biz , feel free to PM me and I'll add you to my quote list. Thanks!

They should be charged with an unregistered APB, Assault Pit Bull. This kind of thing makes me sick. Clearly the owner's negligence caused the bite, along with the dog paying the ultimate price of it.

Check out the new P67 "Sandy Bridge chipset" mobo's. My personal favorite mobo company is asus: http://usa.asus.com/ProductGroup2.aspx?PG_ID=mKyCKlQ4oSEtSu5m Sandy Bridge 1155 CPU's that go with it: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007671%20600095610&IsNodeId=1&name=LGA%201155 Also, whatever you do , make sure you get a SSD drive for your boot/main drive... and a regular large HD 1TB+ for your storage/game drive. Makes a huge difference and well worth the cost. Personally I like OCZ SSD drives with the sandforce controllers, such as the Agility 2. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227593&cm_re=agility_2-_-20-227-593-_-Product

So the SAR-1 is not on the named list. I guess they are getting him for the collapsible stock (that's if it isn't pinned?)? If it is pinned, maybe one of those stocks in the back fits it also, such as what looks to be a folder back there. If you have the gun + folding/collapsible stock in your possession, not necessarily installed still counts as an AW. I mean the guy should be in big trouble for firing out of his vehicle in a city that most likely has discharge ordinances... but to face a AW charge... ouch. Not to mention how scary it is that many people on these forums have way more impressive EBR collections than this guy... who are they going to go after AW charges next?

Yea really, seems many anti-gunners are anti-gun for everyone except their bodyguards, friends, and politically connected. They love to rule by "exceptions"...

NJ is a false "may issue" state, for all intents and purposes it is pretty much a "no issue". The other posters pointed out the reasons why (justifiable need, morale character). In essence the state has full autocratic-like authority as to decide who and who does not get permits. Last I heard we are supposed to live in a democratic republic. That is the essence as to why NJ's laws are unreasonable, and by no means fits "reasonable restrictions".

Jimmy, I just went today. Couldn't swing it yesterday. Was pretty warm considering our typical weather as of late! edit : just saw your pic. I sat at the same station today, and used your pre-compressed footsteps as an easier route out to the berm! I was alone for about 50 min then two others showed up.

They are enforcing importation laws exactly to the specs of what the anti-gunners are aiming for. The BATF dictates what is "sporting" or not regarding imported guns. This could easily be abused so that eventually we wind up only being able to import single shot rifles and shotguns. That is exactly the path they are on. I wouldn't be surprised if they ban any SA guns from importation in the next 5 years. Once the BATF has gone through years of internal deliberation and guidelines on what is considered sporting, the anti-gunners will push for it to be used internally with US made guns. Don't be fooled, this is their long term plan. How easy would it be for the anti-gunner's to push for legislation equivalent to the BATF's rulings on gun importation as defined by their "sporting" purpose guidelines honed over the past XX years. Here is an example from the document: There is no mention of a folding or telescoping stock being useful for self defense in close quarters, such as encountered when defending one's home. This is the danger of falling into the "sporting" purpose only definition games.

Went to the range this morning on a last minute decision. Weather just happened to agree for once and it was a warm 38F. My 42 and 43 grain loads performed the best. I'll be making some 42.5gr loads next trip, as that seems like a good sweet spot from my testing. I couldn't believe how much of a difference on the paper the different charges made. From 41-43, we're talking inches different between groups with the same scope zero. Also, I had the scope set on 178gr hornaday match commercial ammo. With the reloads using 168gr SMK's, wow they were about 5 inches higher than the 178gr hornadays. I had to re-zero the scope for the 168's. Fortunately I had 20 test rounds to get it sighted in before I started serious testing. I'm addicted for sure!

No way!! We'll all have steadier guns due to all of the pinned/welded muzzle brakes installed and be better shots due to the 15 rnd limit (we make each shot count)!