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Interesting. I've not seen mention of it on the pilot bulletin board I follow, but it's plausible. They (maybe just the Thunderbirds) did a similar flyby in Colorado a few days ago, to honor first responders and those in the medical profession.

The good news is that they have gotten very cheap in recent years, falling in price from a few hundred bucks to $30 or so. And by all accounts, most of the cheap ones are pretty accurate.

I've not tried their coffee, but I give them props for coming up with this music video: Quarantine

I don’t care to have the government tracking me with drones. Not using them to generate revenue with $1000 fines, and not using drones with known security holes-conveniently donated by the Chinese manufacturer Not for nothing, the Newark airport class Bravo airspace goes right down to ground level at Elizabeth, so drones cannot be flown legally there. So I also don’t like the Elizabeth mayor ignoring federal law in order to have his little private for-profit Air Force.

I fully expect our fascist governor to arm these.

Sending a PM on the dies.

They're all just little calzones.

I've got 30-30 dies in the thread on reloading components for trade. Somebody could get set up to load a new caliber for next to nothing.

I’ve heard the vaccine is ready to go, but it won’t be released until scientists figure out how to make it cause autism. :-)

I saw something similar once with a jackrabbit and a 300 H&H magnum that was out for test firing. The rabbit was clearly gone after the shot was fired, but we had to walk to the point of impact to figure out if it had been a hit (it was) or if the rabbit had simply run off into the sagebrush.

Yep. There is a cap on the quantity allowed in residential storage, but it's pretty high. 36 lbs, I think. And as I recall, the storage requirements for black powder are more stringent.

Right now, someone in Wuhan is reading this thread and thinking "those savages will eat anything!"

I'd replace a few things on any Glock. I like the Caspian slides. I'd mate one with a Kart barrel. Add the appropriate recoil spring for the loads you plan to use, and a full-length guide rod I favor the Dawson Precision, Bomar-style sights. Since you are going with the Caspian slide, you may as well replace the frame with a Caspian. Replace the trigger parts, and everything else in the slide and frame at the same time. I like Wilson parts, but you could save a little with Cylinder and Slide or Brownells parts kits. Make sure they are for a 70 series. I personally prefer a beavertail grip safety, and arched mainspring housing, but go with whatever fits your hand best. At this point, you'll want to get new magazines. I use Chip McCormick mags. Put on a pair of grip panels to fit your particular taste, and head to the range. You'll be happy with the results.

Pretty friggin' clueless to claim that understanding your own damned executive order is 'above your pay grade'.

I wondered how I got that long jagged scar down my side...

Powder does have quite a long shelf life, as already noted here. And I have bought open containers of powder before...but I've managed the risk by buying from a source that I figured probably hadn't mixed powders (when dumping from a powder measure hopper back into the container) and only buying powders for which I have a known authentic source at home. In that case, I dumped a little of my powder and a little of the powder for purchase onto sheets of white paper, and inspected carefully to make sure the two samples were visually identical. Best case for you might be to find two others who want 4 lbs of cheap powder, then go buy the sealed container and divide it on the spot. Everyone is happy. But it might be a pain to find the buyers and coordinate the purchase/division.

I won't go too far out of my way to accommodate most food allergies that others might have, beyond making sure the menu isn't a problem if I'm feeding guests. But the peanut allergy is a breed apart--an unfathomably small amount of the allergen can be deadly. If I'm asked by a nearby passenger not to open a peanut packet on a plane--and it has happened--I don't open the peanut packet. It's not a big deal for me; I don't give it a second thought, until a thread like this comes along. But If a passenger asks me not to open the pretzel packet because they are on a gluten free diet, I'm probably going to eat my pretzels. Very different risk profile in that case.

I’ve got a few things I’d be willing to trade or sell; some are duplicates of things I already have, others are items that came in as part of lots that included things I needed. I’ve grouped some, where I’d like to move along items as a lot. Nontoxic shot reloader special 11 lbs #4 steel unopened bag plus an extra 3 lbs #4, plus 7 lbs # 5 bismuth shot, plus 7 lbs BB bismuth shot, About 8 lbs BB steel shot, and 2 lbs #5 steel shot. 2 jars shot buffer, ~100 12ga gas seals, hundreds of 12 ga felt wads and overshot wads 20 gauge reloader special 100 x primed new 3” hulls, ~85 x primed new 2 ¾ hulls, assorted once fired 2 ¾ hulls, fiber and felt wads Tasco 30mm ring mounts for scope/dot sight RCBS Uniflow Powder Measure Remington Gun Club 12 gauge hulls, once fired (by me), never touched the ground. I’ve got a 13 gallon trash bag full 458 Winchester Magnum RCBS die set and a few dozen cases, plus a small number of bullets. 375 H&H Magnum Forester Benchrest dies. I know, I’d not expect to see ‘.375 mag’ and ‘benchrest’ in the same product description, but it is a really impressive set of precision dies. 300 Weatherby Magnum cases, a few dozen, I think. 300 Winchester Magnum dies, Lee three die set. 30-06 dies, Lee three die set. 30-30 dies, RCBS Sold 240 Weatherby dies (3 die set, plus a neck sizer die) 44 Magnum/special dies, Lyman, non-carbide sizer 9 mm Luger dies, RCBS two die set, non-carbide sizer Sold The dies are all very lightly used (I’ve not used them at all) American Rifleman Magazines 1977 to present! Every Issue* for over 40 years-About 500 magazines! Pick up some reading material to pass the time during lockdown. *I think. I’m looking for: Unopened Winchester Super Target powder 38 cal 148 gr wadcutters 45 cal 185 gr semiwadcutters 9 mm 147 gr jacketed or plated bullets 44 mag brass, ideally Winchester or Starline 45 ACP brass, mixed or Federal Large primer only .22 LR ammo I’m in Morris County, willing to drive up to half an hour, maybe more if moving a lot of this.

You've got the beginnings of a group buy going here...if you can find enough people local to you to join you in buying the shot, and a few to share the powder, you could all take advantage of some great prices (I'm too far north to jump in here). Sharing powder is a bit of a pain, but at $15/lb, you may find a few folks willing to meet, confirm it is a sealed jug, and divide it up. It's harder to get interest in open powder jugs due to risk of past mixing or mislabeling.

Sorry to hear of your ordeal, Dave. But very glad to hear you are still with us!

I think the law school graduates on the forum would know this as 'martial law'.

If you are to be allowed only one, make it count. Pick the grenade launcher.

It's still bad form to point a gun directly at a camera, and by extension, the viewer, and possibly the camera person.

I tried it once, it tasted like dead cat.

The problem is that Murphy and Cuomo are both actively running for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination. They won't admit it for a few years, but they each have it firmly in mind every time they get in front of a TV camera to proclaim some new 'bold, decisive action to keep their citizens safe'. Some fraction of what they are doing to mitigate the effects of the pandemic is useful, but a big chunk is nonsense they think will be remembered and play well with their voting base. Watching their press conferences, I really think portions are scripted just so the clips look good in future presidential campaign commercials.