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    Should A American Citizen With No Disqualifyers Be Able to Board a Train,Bus or Plane With a Gun?

    … an American… (there, fixed it for you) As you can see, perfection is the enemy of the good, or at least can be very annoying. And in a perfect, simple world that revolves around me, I and people as perfect as me should be able to carry anywhere. however, “in order to create a more perfect...
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    Thoughts on people who claim "Only people who are formally trained should be able to own a firearm"?

    I am struck this morning by some similarities between gun crime/ND instances and super-spreader outbreaks of COVID-19. The Atlantic monthly has an article speaking to the randomness of super-spreader outbreaks of the virus. Transmission of the virus isn’t linear, predictable, or uniform. Its...
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    Thoughts on people who claim "Only people who are formally trained should be able to own a firearm"?

    The right of Gun ownership is the greatest paradox in modern American society. If Peter Parker’s uncle is correct, “with great power comes great responsibility “. If the republicans are right, personal responsibility is an essential quality of the citizen. We all seem to agree about the right...
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    Smith and Wesson 329pd

    In his Book of the .44, John Taffin says the Smith 329PD is the best .44 special revolver ever. I own one and agree. It’s a great trail gun. I’ve posted about it here in bear gun threads, .44 special threads, and trail gun threads. It’s so light you will a always carry it and never leave it...
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    Who's making their own wood grips?

    Birch wood Casey Tru Oil, thin coats, hand rubbed. Available with gun bluing Supplies at your LGS or Walmart. Looks like you are ready for the next project in Mammoth Ivory.
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    44 Magnum Help/Suggestions

    I have both 629 (3 inch bbl) and 69. I am impressed with the 69. Now, I only shoot standard factory loads, but the 69 handles recoil well. Yes, there is muzzle flip. But that is an important way to dissipate energy. I put Karl Nill grips on the 69 for a much more hand filling, larger surface...
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    Ivory: can someone once and for all LMK what's legal, if anything?

    New ivory may be problematic. Antique ivory grips are ok. Mammoth ivory may be the new thing. With permafrost melting, a lot of Mammoth ivory is being discovered and processed.
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    Why semantics on firearms terminology actually matters

    It was bound to happen. Folks are taking umbrage and getting sideways over well intentioned attempts to correct or deepen our understanding of terms, language, pronunciation. many of us come to to this forum to learn something. Some of us come to this forum for affirmation. And some come just...
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    Why semantics on firearms terminology actually matters

    No, not shoddy as in “shotty”. Shoddy as in...this is lame.:rofl:
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    Why semantics on firearms terminology actually matters

    As long as we are having fun with this and it all depends on whose ox is being gored... When it comes to the name of the optics manufacturer from Beaverton, Oregon...It’s “Loo-pold”. Leupold Not LEO-pold. A Public Service announcement from Oregon. Remember, we put the “gun” in Oregon. (Not...
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    Better for Recoil Reduction: Rubber or Wood Grips?

    Gonna take another stab at this. I’ve owned a lot of Smith revolvers over the years, including 629, 339pd, and 325 night guard. I’ve tried a lot of grips from many makers. Yes, rubber grips that cover the back strap like Pachmayrs or Hogues are good for heavy recoil. Rubber is definitely a...
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    Better for Recoil Reduction: Rubber or Wood Grips?

    460 shooter and mikeinor got it right. The Karl Nil grips are wider and spread the recoil impulse over more surface area in the web of the hand. Any wide, well-crafted, good fitting, hand-filling grip will do this. Some will be a joy to shoot and look fantastic on the gun. Some are ugly as...
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    Why is there a gun and ammo panic now?

    Facebook and Russian bots. Just kidding (sort of). Seems like people can be herded and then stampeded to do anything, often the wrong Thing, seldom the right thing.
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    Converting Anti-2A Persons Success Stories

    This is the secret. You don’t have to convert a liberal to abandon all their views and come completely over to conservatism. Liberals can like guns and shooting too. Ultimate they (we) can learn that gun rights are ours to reclaim without recanting all liberal doctrines. p.s.... I was converted.
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    why guns?

    I just read the article. What the hell was that? First draft stream-of-addled-consciousness meets google search? This is what happens when outsiders wander into an unfamiliar area of knowledge. At least he didn’t use the usual tropes of gun culture. But these musings do not equal a well thought...
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    Irrational desire

    I saw a 1917 rechambeted for .458 Lott. Couldn’t pass it up. Now I too am ready for elephants. May I recommend a slide on butt pad? Take it from one who knows. You’ll need one
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    Concealed Carry or Open Carry While Hiking Public Trails

    I could never make open carry work when backpacking. With a pack waist belt there is no real estate for belt carry, either open or concealed. The two methods I employ when backpacking are a Hill People chest rig or a mil surp claymore or gas mask pouch on the pack belt. My pack is OD green and...
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    Silhouette Scope

    I just entered the shadowy world of small bore silhouette rifle shooting the hard way. I’m a relative newbie to shooting sports, having started shooting about 15 years ago. I was crazed enough to raise my hand when 4H asked for volunteers to start a new archery club in my county. I’ve coached...
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    Why do gun companies do this?

    With all the hoopla about “untraceable” 3-D printed guns, the QRCode is the other end of the information spectrum. Make, model, serial number are all right there. It even makes serial numbers themselves obsolete. Next step, microchip embedding. More information tech. Might even be able to use...
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    Ruger LCP as a boot gun

    Boot carry is great as long as you are wearing shorts. It’s the pants leg over the top of the boot that’s the problem for me.
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