rightisright

Thank you! We could use more LEOs like you.

Copying and pasting without proper acknowledgement is plagiarism.

No, company owners (such as myself) don't like union employees because their work ethic is in the shitter and we have to pay them a non-market driven wage. If a plumber shows up on my job site and refuses to carry a few bags of gravel mix into the basement, he's gone. That's the free-market working right there. I'd suggest some Hayek as a primer for you. Oh yeah, the $$ you guys pay in dues inevitably goes to gun-hating democrats. Thanks for that.

I'm not stuck on factory or production lines... Read my posts.

Complete and utter lie.

Ever see an electrician dig a trench to run conduit? How about a plumber carry bags of gravel mix into a basement and mix them to cover the PVC he just ran through the floor? How about a trim carpenter help a window crew lift a heavy window to install it? I've seen all of those examples and thousands more. Know why? I don't hire union "it's not my job" workers.

In the union, 5 years.

Do they hand out a booklet of these bumper-sticker lies to every union member? If so, I'd demand my dues be put to better use! As to the first part of your statement, I've owned a contracting company for 25 years and I can tell you it is patently false. I pay employees and sub-contractors what they are worth to me. If I am paying too little, I will not get any workers or sub-par workers at best and my business will fail. If I pay a decent rate (aka, letting the MARKET decide), I will get the job done for a fair price and make a profit. The bloated rates the unions charge have absolutely no bearing on what I pay. And the second part???? You really think in this day and age (aka the Information Age) sweatshops would prosper in the USA? I'm serious. Do you really think that?

Seriously? I don't even know where to begin with that whopper. I'll come back when I have a few free days to devote to an answer.

Unions are antithetical to capitalism because they create an artificial non-market driven wage. When above-market wage rates are imposed and/or coerced by unions, other workers are shut out of jobs, driving up unemployment. The prevailing attitude of union workers seems to be "I got mine. I don't care if you get yours."

After driving by his place many times over the years (I didn't know he sold guns until recently!), I stopped by with a buddy today. Jim was very friendly and his prices are great. We didn't have a lot of time to browse, but my buddy had a Permission Slip and wanted a Glock 19. Jim showed him one. Sold! Going in, we didn't know he didn't take credit cards. No problem, he would just set the gun aside for my buddy on his word that he would be back to buy it. I WILL be going back w. cash when I have some time to browse his attic of joy!

http://www.batteryjunction.com/rayovac-rnr2d-b.html Enter "roughneck50" at check out to get the light for $10. I just ordered 6 to keep in my work trucks and trailers.

Good luck with it. Tell us how it works out!

I DID NOT write this. But have found it to be invaluable info when looking at used revolvers. http://thefiringline.com/Misc/library/Revolver-check.html

I buy all my ammo online so I don't have to deal with that nonsense.

Get an 870 or 500 and wait for the prices on the other two to come down! :-)

For a standard barrel .22 and a scope w. a 40mm objective, medium is good. Just last week I found out the hard way that my bull barrel .17 HMR needs high rings for a 40mm scope because of the extra thickness of the barrel. Oh well, it's always good to have extra rings lying around!

The Nikon

That's not a bad little scope. But keep in mind, it has a non-adjustable parallax setting of 100 yards. On lower power, it won't be much of an issue for you if you are shooting at 50 yards. But when you turn up the magnification of a scope, the parallax issue gets worse.

Hey Christopher, The Mueller APV is a great rimfire scope. I have one on a .17 HMR and one on a .17 HM2 (both Savages, by the way). The Adjustable Objective is a great option to have. Since you are looking to target shoot, you don't really need to worry about low-light conditions. The APV isn't so hot in low light.... but for $130, no scope is going to be. Check out Burris Signature Zee rings. I use them on my rimfires. No need to lap the rings and the plastic compression pieces make a nice tight hold on the scope w/o any risk of scope ring marks. I don't think I'd trust the rings on harder recoiling guns, but some other people do.

I have an Arcus 94 that's been dead reliable over the past ~7 years. I got it for a smoking price from CDNN. IIRC, it was around $200.

For your budget on the scope, I'd go w. a Vortex 6.5x20x50 http://www.amazon.co...vortex+pa+scope And that K31 you have IS a precision rifle! Many of them are sub-MOA in the right hands.

Word on the 'net is the UTS is going to have an MSRP of $1500.

Bob, You can sign up on their website and print out a temporary card right away. And you can also buy the guest pass online: http://www.efga.net/join

http://sport.woot.com/ These are great little EDC knives. They usually sell for $40-50.