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    Online gun stores NOT to buy from?

    Do... Palmetto State Armory Brownells JG Sales AIM Surplus Classic Firearms Grab A Gun Davidson's/Gun Genie Sportsman's Outdoor Superstore Sportsman's Guide Be careful... GunBroker Lucky Gunner Don't... Cheaper than Dirt
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    AR trigger upgrade..?

    Rock River Arms Two-Stage Match Trigger- 4.5lb pull or... Rock River Arms Two-Stage Varmint Match Trigger - 3.5lb Both are under $100 and excellent. The caveat, they are not drop in triggers. But not hard at all to install.
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    AR-15 triggers

    Rock River Arms National Match 2 Stage Trigger... $85 for a 4.5lb trigger pull. For another $10 the Varmint version breaks at 3.5lbs and is the same trigger. Both have excellent reviews.
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    .22lr ammo, the good old days are back :)

    Walmart has Winchester M22 1000rd packs for $41. I almost bought some but then remembered last time i bought ammo at Walmart they SCANNED my driver's license into their computer at checkout. I'm okay with a clerk asking for ID but Walmart scanning gunnowners into their computer, no freaking...
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    Skunks tearing up the lawn - no more!

    You shot the symptom not the problem- Id even argue unnecessarily. You have a grub problem not a skunk problem. Skunks will rototill the lawn when grubs are active like that but the lawn can be recovered by placing the rooted up grass clumps back into the soil. The grubs will be back though...
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    GOA or more NRA?

    Already a lifetime member of NRA. Thinking about upping that the next level or sending in a contribution toward current efforts. But hearing more about GOA and wondering about contributing there instead. Last thread on this is over 5 years old. Thoughts?? NRA or GOA??
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    Cancel NRA membership?

    Why doesn't the NRA create discount programs for stuff its members actually want and like- ammunition, accessories, gear, certain retailers. Who the heck cares about a car rental or insurance?? The Metlife insurance in particular had no firearm owner specific benefits... NRA was merely...
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    Possible 2018 sanctions on Russians arms, i.e. ammo.

    Herters and Academy house brands also made largely by Tula in Russia, as is Wolf. The newer Red Army Standard AK ammo with the purple seal on the case and primer are made in Russia by Tula. The older Red Army Standard was made in Ukraine, it had a UL headstamp on it. This CAATSA Section...
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    Possible 2018 sanctions on Russians arms, i.e. ammo.

    Whelp... Kiss steel cased Russian ammo goodbye. Tula Ordinance Plant is part of Vysokotochnye Kompleksy - a holding company formed jn 2009 which is now subsidiary of ROSTEC. Here are the holdings listed for this part of ROSTEC's structure: http://rostec.ru/en/about/holdings/142. Not looking...
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    Republicans push gun silencer bill

    The hotel was a posted gun free zone. Had it not been, its doubtful the shooter would have has 70 minutes to fire away. The hotel knew within. 20 minutes which room he was in
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    Anyone else find inarticulated opinions frustrating? (aka "beware the old guy lurking at the LGS")

    I find inarticulated opinions frustrating too, for a variety of reasons.
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    hacker defeats $1500 "smart gun" with $15 of magnets

    Its not just the magnets either. For $30 in parts the hacker showed the gun could be remotely over ridden and disabled the user had the wrist band. Bingo... remote controlled disabled gun hacked. There is ZERO market for thjs
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    Shooting Stats: Good Journalism debunks bad journalism and sloppy science

    This is an interesting article about how one research team did not completely summaize how they surveyed youth about exposure to gun violence, and another research team cherry picked and altered terminology to support their agenda. The Washington Post then ran with study #2 misquoting and...
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    Video of CCI Producing .22 Rimfire Ammunition

    Pretty cool. Did I read correct somewhere CC I is no longer making minimags?? The video mentioned several rim fire rounds that receive the copper plating but it did not mention minimags
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    $.04 per round 22LR now in Walmart BUT.....

    It was in NH... a pretty 2A friendly state
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