Kaiser7

Ah, I think the TV I picked up is prone to problems. It's a panasonic th42px80u. Accidentally stripped a screw removing the back, so now I'm trying to figure that out lol.

Nope, It powers up, just doesn't display anything. we can see light being emitted from the screen, just no picture or anything (tested it with an xbox). Also, I can't remember, but I think it won't turn off through the button.

So my summertime job gave me a good chance to make a good bit of money. The building we were using for storage/office space was going to be torn down, and the computer guy who was sharing the space abandoned a lot of computer stuff. Anyway, I got the OK to take whatever I want to resell. (Got a graphics card worth $350, and my gf is helping me price the rest of the stuff, but apparently I have some good stuff. Printers, motherboards, RAM, routers, etc.) Well my boss left a 42" panasonic plasma TV there that was damaged in a power surge at his house. It powers on, but won't display anything. My gf says that it should be repairable, it needs some sort of power-supply or something. Anyway, I don't own an HD TV, and the possibility of getting one for the cost of a repair is intriguing. However, I know little about such things, and figured I'd ask the NJGF community, since it seems like there's an expert on just about everything here. Otherwise, is there any value in a broken TV for sale or something? Also, if anyone needs some computer parts, let me know I'll see what I have lol.

I'm downloading this. Seems pretty nifty.

Do this. From my research, gunsmiths (on average) only make about $36,000/yr. Engineering can bring in a lot more money, and it's a more flexible degree. You'll have an easier time getting a job, and will make more money at it.

Do I understand this correctly? Did you say you're getting a forge, as in, to forge weapons?

I actually know how to forge them (theoretically-- I know the steps, but don't have the hands-on training). I love swords, always have. I used to be one of those "Swords are cool because they require skill, guns are lame" guys, but converted when I was in 8th grade. I really want a sword, not an authentic one, as I'd like to learn to use it (And moreso than a historical gun, I fear using a historical sword). I wouldn't be surprised if my gf got me a nice entry-level one for christmas or something. She's hinted at getting me something that "I'd REALLY LOVE", and a sword is the only thing I could picture, as a PA resident giving me a gun would probably break all sorts of laws. Anyway, I'd love more than anything to forge my own weapon. I always wanted to do blacksmithing and I love metallurgy.

Just wondering, I only knew that saigas and weapons from kalishnakov concern were banned. What was the specific wording that allows this acquisition to circumvent the ban?

I'm not sure if prices will skyrocket. It's possible, but I think they're going to remain consistent. Odds are they'll try and cut costs by either doing some things cheaper, or (hopefully), just modernizing production. It is good to see they have a way around the ban, I bet some people who bought panic-saigas are kinda feeling salty. I know that this came out of left field for me.

That sounds pretty cool. I really wanted a PTR for a while, but I think I'm a ways off from getting one. The main reason is that for that price, I'm going to get the gun I've always wanted, a m14 variant. That's true. I've never quite understood how the manufacturing costs can be so high as to require the MSRB they want. Granted, it could be a factor similar to Glocks, where they price them higher than the usual formula for consumer goods in order to give them an aura of higher quality and prestige. (For those not in the know, typically consumer mark up works with 50% being added on each link of the chain. Firearms are slightly different, because retailers typically don't charge the true MSRB for new firearms). Any-who, I feel the same way with price on M14 variants. I'm not sure if Springfield Armory is truly garbage (M14 guys tend to say they're utter shit, compared to USGI ones, that they're not accurate, reliable, or long-lived). But I am shocked that there is typically a $1,000 difference between comparable Springfield Armory M14s, and those made by Smith Enterprises, Fulton Armory, and the other few companies that make them. I know the M14 is notorious for being difficult to manufacture, but I would have figured that with current production technology, they'd be closer to ARs in price. I've actually have another tab open, and am reading some other forums discussing why M14-style rifles are so expensive. None of the reasons hold much water IMO.

What's wrong with FN? Honestly, I'd be happy with a less-expensive 5-7, and maybe if the ammo was cheaper than it has been, that would really endear me towards FN. I like their stuff, but it's all too pricey for me. What was wrong with releasing SCARs for the commercial market? It seemed like a lot of people had gungasms for them. Granted, their price was a bit high, but I didn't know that it was a flop for them. I'm really curious about this. THIS. Come on, even though it's "old-tech" the MP5 is still awesome, and I know that I'd love to buy an MP7. I love pretty much all of HK's rifles (Don't know much about their handguns). I'd love to own some of that stuff. And it would be nice to have another company making them. Only one company makes HK-91 clones that i'm aware of.

Same. Most people who don't know about business think that large debt, or even going bankrupt is the end of a company, but that's only the case if it's so desired, or if there are no other avenues. If anything, this could be good for civilian shooters. Not sure about the whole export thing, but if HK can circumvent the German government's exporting thing by manufacturing more stuff at their US facilities, then it might encourage them to pander to the civilian market more, and maybe shift more of their production here.

Maybe not for long. In order to fix their asset problem, they might turn towards selling stock. I don't think they'll truly go under. Krupp of Essen racked up far larger debts (relative to inflation), but came back, multiple times. This was in no small part because Krupp was the, "Anvil of the Reich" (specifically the Second Reich, but also the Third). HK likely holds a similar position in modern Germany. Besides, they have so many patents, and such great brand recognition that they'd likely be bought out by another gun company (I pray to God not freedom group), or as I alluded to earlier, they might be forced to go public.

Like what? I'm curious. Sounds like a cheap way to get some cool guns. I know that K98ks were used as recently as the conflict in Bosnia, and again in Iraq because they found they defeated US body armor. Hell, we still use the M14, I'm not sure if they're placing new orders for them or not, but I know they were pulling a lot of them out of storage because they were more effective in some of the conditions of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Anyone else think now would be a good time to pick up some of their stock? I feel like they're going to rebound pretty well. I feel like they're going to have a similar rebound like Disney did. But that's just me. I imagine this would hurt their stock prices pretty severely, might be able to get it cheap. I wonder what Maksim has to say.

Long skinny guy? An Algae Eater? I remember I had an algae eater that worked great, until one of my goldfish ate him. That was years ago. That goldfish got huge, and eventually I just put it in my poppop's pond because it kept eating everything. I also was wondering, what would you guys recommend to clean out the gravel? I think my poppop left me a device, but i'm not sure if that's what it is (or how it works), basically looks like a tube with a cloth-sack attached to the side.

I think a year ago or so someone posted a thread about mysterious noises coming from the meadowlands... I could be wrong though.

Yeah, it seemed to be a temporary bacterial bloom. It's since cleared up nicely. Now I'm trying to figure out what plants, another structure, and what other creatures i ought to put in to the ecosystem. My friend who runs a lot of tanks has some plants, it's just a matter of getting them from him. But I think I need some detritus eaters, and maybe some other stuff in there to help the community. Not sure what to go with though.

I don't typically associate with any Antis, and those who I do are extremely staunch (Such as my mother). I could bring some novice, or somewhat interested folks though.

Damn. I had an idea about 8 years ago for making shot-shells with an epoxy or resin that would keep the pellets tighter together for a little while. Never did anything with it, and while perusing some catalog, I saw Winchester was selling the same thing. I probably could have beaten them to the punch if I weren't in high school at the time, and had the money for R&D and patenting.

Truth be told, I personally appreciate when old topics are brought back up (At least when they're not the typical AK vs AR, or 9mm vs .45 Pissing matches). Not like I would have necessarily thought to search this topic up, and I really enjoyed the article. I probably wouldn't have seen it otherwise. Either way, I have to admit, as dumb as it is, I never really thought of a barrel as a wear item. I KNEW it was, but I always figured it was 50,000rds or more (And the way I shoot, it might be). I was surprised by the results, I would have expected the harder casings of the steel ammo to wear the headspace faster, but they seemed comparable. Anyway, anyone want to go in on patenting steel-cased copper jacketed ammo with me? We'll split the money!

My poppop just passed last Saturday. He has a 55 gallon in his basement, but I don't think I have the space for it. (Actually, I do, but since I'm still a live-at-home college student, I don't think my mom would like such a large tank lol). I used to be pretty good with them, but I forgot all the stuff I know. So far only one of the baitfish has died, but I think the water quality is bad. It's becoming cloudy. I added some plants from my grandfather's pond into it, and a fellow biology major friend of mine who runs something like 6 tanks has some plants for me. (He harvests species he knows are hardy from local ponds and things, he's had good luck with them). So I'll probably try putting them in Monday. I need to figure out what would be a good "Clean-up fish" to help keep stuff clean. My friend got that filter running, but I'm not 100% sure where to put in the activated carbon packet in order to clear the water. It's aerating it pretty well though, and does seem to create a good water flow. Oh, and for a fish-hide, I bought a sunken battleship haha. I thought it would look cooler than the standard "Fish tank castle" you see.

My buddy is really good with aquariums, so he helped me figure out how to set the filter up. It's working quite well now. He Also showed me what stuff to get to de-chlorinate tap water, as well as get it started. I'm not 100% sure how to introduce bacterial colonies from the pond to the new tank, I was thinking I'd just add water from the pond into my tank. My friend also suggested getting 10 cheap feeder fish and putting them into the tank to get it started. So those are swimming around in there now. He claims they'll likely die off, but so far they seem to be doing pretty well, so I'm not sure what to do with those fish when I move the pond-fish in. He also suggested getting a catfish and ONE (he stressed one) snail later on. I know he's done very well with his salt-water tanks in the past, so I figure he'll be able to help with the freshwater one I have. Also, currently I have nothing in my tank in the way of shelter, or whatever. Any guys know of any cool little structures to put in? Maybe a little battle-ship looking thing?

I like a lot of guns. Honestly, I'm more of a collector than a shooter--hence why I keep buying firearms, but still haven't joined a range. I currently onlyhave a .45 (1911), but I like 9mm also. Personally, if I were able to carry, I'd go for a 9mm, just because theoretically I can carry more rounds, and from the data I've read, the actual difference in stopping power between .45 and 9mm is practically negligible (about 5%, which isn't statistically significant scientifically speaking). However, I'd like something in 7.62tokarev, 9mm, .357, 44, and maybe a compact handgun in something unusual like .32auto or something. I really like the 5.7mm round, and the Five-seveN, but I can't justify the price of the ammo. I hate spending $1/rd, let alone $2

I don't like hotdogs, I got one at a carnival or something when I was little, and it made me sick. Ever since then I've never cared for them. I do, however, like Brats with sauerkraut on them--perhaps stereotypically. Lol, Once, my gf and I went out for German food (Since we usually had Vietnamese, figured she ought to try my people's cuisine). And she got the most stereotypical german food ever. It was a wurst served on a pretzel roll with sauerkraut. I likened it to egg rolls on rice dipped in fish-sauce. If I had to pick though, I'd say mustard on hotdogs. I like both on burgers though.