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I'm a North Carolina CHL holder, so I know (or thought I knew) all about the various restrictions and "no-carry zones". However, this week my wife has gone back to school part-time at the local county Technical Community College, hopefully to transfer to NC State in the spring. I went with...

Being of limited means when I started shooting about 4 years ago, I of course turned to ComBloc weapons such as the CZ52 and Makarovs. I still have a major soft-spot for them, even more so now that the supply seems to be rapidly drying up. (At the last two shows I went to, I did not see a...

Once in awhile, while randomly surfing this bohemoth we call the Internet, you stumble upon something you did not expect. Being a regular here at THR, of course you can infer where I stand on the "gun control debate". But the extreme objectivity of this piece was what struck me. Not only...

Now I expect this thread to receive some of the standard replies, i.e. why carry a .380 when 9mm is so much more effective, etc., etc. But seriously, with the current crop of .380 autos out there, combined with the current state of defensive ammunition, a .380 is very attractive to a lot of...

I read this joke today and figured I'd start this thread. Anyone else got any? An elderly woman had just returned to her home from an evening of church services when she was startled by an intruder. She caught the man in the act of robbing her home of its valuables and yelled, "Stop! Acts...

A lot of you may have heard of this site. At least I hope you have. It's hosted by a bunch of Leftist morons in (surprise) San Fran, and they rank companies according to how "blue" or "red" they are, judging by their political contributions. Of course their purpose was to help liberal morons...

In a totally platonic way, you understand. Just got done watching two episodes of Mail Call, my favorite show, on the History Channel. After giving the viewers an eye-opening guided tour of NORAD, Gunny performed his trademark watermelon-surgery with an M! Garand, followed by an...

-"Blue Collar TV" is one of the more popular shows on TV. -"The Dukes of Hazzard" is being released on DVD and a new movie is currently being shot in Louisiana. -The "red states" have flexed their political muscles and made it clear that they do not apologize for their long-held beliefs and...

I have read that it's common practice to use Dremel tools to polish feed ramps, triggers, and other components of semi-auto pistols. What type of polishing head generally works best? Do blued and hard-chrome finished guns call for different heads?

I had an interesting thought today. I got my CCW at the beginning of October, so I've been carrying for six weeks or so now. I have noticed that when carrying in public places, I tend to unconsciously be very polite and good-natured, even more so than usual, to everyone I meet. I realized...

I caught this interesting quote from Oliver North in The Federalist Patriot: This got me to thinking. If sometime in the future a draft becomes necessary, would Congress consider including females? I know that women are now serving in many psuedo-combat roles, but I find it hard to...

To any Makarov fans in the Triangle area: I just got off the phone with Classic Arms, a vendor who frequents several of the NC gun shows including the tri-monthly Dixie Classic in Raleigh. This is the vendor I got both my Bulgarian Mak and my CZ-52 from. At the last Raeigh show they had...

Found this on one of the local news sites. Looks pretty dumb and useless to me. Would you want to carry around a black-powder weapon? http://www.wral.com/news/3786913/detail.html On a side note, there is a poll on that page regarding nationwide CCW, so hit it up, vote early and vote often.

I got a very surprising call this afternoon from the Wake County Sheriff's Office here in Raleigh, North Carolina. The nice lady on the line informed me that my Concealed Handgun Permit was ready to be picked up. What was so surprising is that I submitted the application on Monday, September...

I found this hard to believe. How can a nation be so afraid of firearms? Has every British male been castrated?

Hey guys I'm watching the show on the History Channel about the Branch Davidian fiasco, but next at 9:30 Eastern is Mail Call, and R. Lee is going to do a spot about Glocks, including firing a full-auto Glock pistol. Just thought some of y'all might want to catch it.

Anybody going to this one? Apparently the BBC is doing a documentary about grass roots organizations in the U.S., and as part of it they're doing a bit on GRNC, and they're going to be shooting at this show. GRNC is requesting volunteers and just people to be there, the more the better...

This is an interesting situation, it seems the authorities were very lenient with this guy. Teh stolen gun notwithstanding, a different interpretation of NC self-defense law could have had this guy going down for attempted first-degree manslaughter or at least assault (if the guy he shot...

Sort of on a goof I picked up a +2 magazine extender from eBay for my Mak. I figure for 3 bucks what have I got to lose? It arrived yesterday, and I must say I am pleasantly surprised. I have heard other people say that have installed extenders and the magazine would no longer lock in, but I...

I had a great morning at the Dixie Gun & Knife Classic at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. This is a good-sized show, held about every 3 months. I went in looking for a Makarov, and went straight for my old favorite vendor, Classic Arms. I bought my CZ-52 from them about a...