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    Local open carry demonstration - 2 show up.

    This took place yesterday near me in Carytown. www.timesdispatch.com/news/gun-rights-demonstration-draws-little-participation/article_ee658c9b-72e6-5e85-a7a7-ef4422c6bc27.html?mode=jqm The two organizers showed up and nothing much happened. Rifles and handguns and yawns. Carytown is an...
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    Rohrbaugh sold

    The folks who have spoken to Mr. Rohrbaugh have confirmed the sale to big green. I am on my phone or I,d post the links to the rohrbaugh forum threads.
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    FN refurbished US weapons in 1945 - pics

    I just stumbled across a site while looking for something else. I want this book. www.fnhblog.com/ars-mechanica-the-ultimate-fn-book A couple of examples from the book... "Over 2 million American service weapons were delivered to the Herstal factory in 1945 for cleaning and repair"...
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    When bears were varmints - a pic

    Wipe 'em out. The man in the middle is my great uncle Andy from the Greenville VA area - south of Staunton on I-81. He was born in the 1880s and died before I was born in '50. See the hat on the ground? There're are people under there holding those skins up. My mother knew him and...
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    Biden: universal background checks could exclude family members

    Looks like he's willing to negotiate a little, so it's a start. That exemption may not make his hard core supporters too happy. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bidens-gun-task-force-met-with-all-sides-but-kept-its-eye-on-the-target/2013/01/19/520d77a6-60c5-11e2-b05a-605528f6b712_story.html...
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    Bill Clinton to Democrats: Don't Trivialize Gun Culture

    www.politico.com/story/2013/01/bill-clinton-to-Democrats-dont-trivialize-gun-culture-86443.html?hp=t1_3 "...Bill Clinton warned a group of top Democratic donors at a private Saturday meeting not to underestimate the passions that gun control stirs among many Americans." Somebody needed...
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    (VA) Green Top taking over Gander Mountain store

    That was the first thing I saw this morning on the front page of the paper. I hadn't had any coffee yet and all I could do was stand there and say "What?" Gander Mtn opened the store in 2007 and then Bass Pro opened in 2008 and the battle was on. Green Top has needed a new building for a...
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    Richmond's new indoor range is open.

    I went in Friday and paid off a year's worth of dues to go with the $100 fee I sent last year. They were still stocking the store and I don't think the cafe is open, but they're up and running. It's so strange, a brand new squeaky clean gun range. www.colonialshooting.com...
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    The Gun Store Song

    I'm not claiming I've listened to the entire thing yet. John www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3gVRWLOHpA "Here's my ode to gun store employees who have bad attitudes." "the moment I walked through the door of my local guns and gear store I was treated like a tool and a tactical fool..." :)
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    Stop me; I'm bored and getting that feeling; local dealer has Ed Brown guns in stock.

    That feeling = the guns are talking to me again... "BUY ME, BUY ME." It must be some sort of holiday depression or hangover from Christmas shopping. I need a new gun. No, I want a new gun. But which gun? The more expensive ones, of course. Like I used to tell my father when he retired, if...
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    SAA: .38 vs .357. What's the difference?

    Other than the caliber. :) There aren't any real details on the Colt site. I'm considering buying a Colt SAA to shoot .38's and would like to know why they make two lines of guns - .38 Special and .357. Why not just make a .357 and be done with it like a lot of makers? I don't have any...
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    Auction: I didn't want to buy a gun anyway

    I met my aunt and uncle at a little auction yesterday and sort of had some money burning a hole in my pocket. Out of the 36 firearms up for grabs, I really only had an interest in a couple. First off, and the point of the post, the high condition Model 42 Winchester went for $1750. No box or...
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    Quality of "Dr. Franco Beretta" guns?

    I haven't found a much in the way of opinions on "Dr. Franco Beretta" guns. I just saw a Grade One Skeet Set (includes 12, 20, 28, .410 barrels) at a local shop and was wondering about the quality. It looked okay, sort of plain, but not really $3500 worth of nice. My oldish Blue Book says...
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    1931 Rem Shur Shot ammo. What's the "c" in the 9c shot size?

    I was at the gun show yesterday and bought a box of 28 ga. Remington Shur Shot skeet loads made in 1931 according to the seller. The shot size is 9c. I'm going to guess the "c" stands for chilled shot, but thought I'd ask. Anybody that old? :) They're roll crimped too FWIW. I'm going to...
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    [VA]RTD Op-Ed: GUNS. Listen to Reason: The Bill of Rights Is a Package Deal

    From the top of today's Richmond Times-Dispatch Op-Ed page (that's the page OPposite the EDitorial page.) Nothing new, but a pleasure to see in the morning paper. John ________________ Listen to Reason: The Bill of Rights Is a Package Deal Tuesday, Nov 27, 2007 - 12:09 AM By A...
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    [VA] The 'Loophole' - Today's RTD lead editorial

    From the top of the editorial page in today's Richmond Times-Dispatch. John www.inrich.com/cva/ric/opinion/editorials/more.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2007-11-16-0153.html ____________________ The 'Loophole' Friday, Nov 16, 2007 - 12:09 AM America has a problem with unlicensed...
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    Connecticut Shotgun SxS - now in 28 ga.

    Christmas is coming. Just yesterday my father told me to go buy myself a Christmas present - I think he meant a new pair of shoes or boots, not a $4k or $5k shotgun. Now today I see this. What to do, what to do? Maybe I should show him a brochure. :) I'd like a straight stock, upgraded wood...
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    World All Around Championship

    I wish I could go - and watch. Heck, it'd be a hoot to shoot and lose. www.elmfork.com/world_all_around/world_all_around.htm 23 entries so far (& 4 unconfirmed) at $5000 each. 900 targets. The winner gets $30,000. Plus, there's a list of individual event payouts at the linked site...
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    (video) Inside Holland & Holland

    http://horseandcountry.opusstream.net/Sports_and_Pastimes/116_214 "Inside Holland & Holland - A wonderful insight into the finest gun maker in the world. We take you indide the factory and shows the increadible detail that the Holland & Holland put in to the making of each gun." It's...
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    (Wash. Post) NRA Pressured To Resist Bush Energy Policies

    My favorite quote: ""I believe that we have reached a tipping point where the majority of hunters and shooters realize the NRA isn't representing their interests," said Rosenthal, who is a longtime activist for handgun control. The group [AHSA] concedes that, so far, the NRA has more...
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