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    K-31 Swiss - should I go for it?

    Ammo is easy. Uses .308 bullets, every now and then Graf's makes a run of brass. The GP-11 is cheap, $230 for 480 rounds, that is cheaper than decent .308 now. The GP-11 is the only ammo I know of that hasn't about doubled in price in the last few years. So far my running count is four rifles...
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    Strange question--carnival shooting gallery guns?

    I tried the shoot the star game a few times, my girlfriend has a giant yellow duck now. Great fun for kids. The worst I saw was overseas, the game had a tube loaded spring piston rifle you had to cock each shot. The targets were nylon string. One end was tied to a spring overhead, the other to...
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    3 dot or 2 dot night sights?

    Heinie. Love my Straight 8s. I think Novak does some 1911 sights with green dot front/orange horizontal bar rear. I'd like to try those too. 3 dots is too much!
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    THR Shoot n' Greet - Staunton, VA

    Do it again sometime soon. I just saw this today, only 45 minutes from Augusta Springs but am already tied up tomorrow.
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    Tactical Pistol classes in VA

    3 hours to Blackwater in Moyock, NC.
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    toothpaste, baking soda, etc...home action jobs

    Toothpaste will work. I use valve lapping compound for really rough stuff but it is a little too aggressive. JB and CLP slurry works great. My preference though is to hit up a good truck stop and head to where the wheel polishing junk is and find a bottle of liquid rouge.
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    Remote cordless drill

    Hello Kitty Death's head jammies, even better. :D
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    federal .22 junk?

    6 years ago I bought my last Federal Rimfire. Gold Medal target, about $30 for a brick, had at least 2 failures to fire per 50. I had that experience with other Federal too. Their priming is not what I care for. CCI, PMC seem to have the most reliable rimfire priming for the cheap stuff.
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    Welding

    If you are planning on calling yourself a gunsmith you need to learn to silver solder, that will get used a lot installing sights, shotgun ribs, re-joining double barrels if you get really high tech, etc. I think Tig is about the only weld process you would need or want near a gun unless you...
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    how to not scream AMERICAN in a foreign country

    I have been lucky enough to have had nothing but positive encounters overseas. What did your hair look like? Many Americans associated with the military or tactical trades have a head that looks like it. Don't shave, let the hair run a little wild. Bonus points if you can pull off one of...
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    Mechanized Round Counting

    I have an old Dillon one that the op-rod was apparently activated by the bullet in the crimp station. Never used it, I count by boxes of bullets.
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    1911, Lefty Shooter & Ambi-Safety

    AndyC, how do you get your trigger finger to the safety? Is it before you grip the gun? I have competed as a lefty with non ambi guns, On the draw I bring my hands together on centerline with the top of the gun rolled to the right. I activate the safety from over top the slide with the right...
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    IDPA qualifier ... what to expect?

    Most points are lost on the "long range stage. Look at the course, easiest way to get rid of a ton of time is to get your draw down to a science. I shot it once about 5 years ago as a pending member, never sent IDPA any money. It was easily an expert time. Too easy to qualify well, IDPA needs a...
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    What handgun add-on has really worked?

    Glock 50 cents worth of skateboard tape on the entire grip and Heinie Straight 8 sights. That is all they need.
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    Your thoughts on the Dremel Rotary Tool

    I are a mechanic so I is safe. :neener: I have tons of metalworking experience with tools that do a lot more damage than a dremel so I enjoy having a dremel around for odd jobs. Not big polishing though. A lot of people I have seen do metal work can't be trusted with a pencil eraser(it's...
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    NEED HELP INSTALLING SCHERER SUPER 2 MAG EXTENSIONS!

    Yep, that's how you install them or almost any other thing that says Scherer. There are some good extensions out there, I have a few G17 mags with +5s on them from Glockmeister. The extension is aluminum, locks on with allen screws at the back and comes with the correct spring. They are...
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    how detailed do you get with your pistol brass?

    Only time I ever sorted was to make a accuracy seeking 9mm load, I picked out a bunch of once fired WCC which is great 9mm brass. Matching brass on a 9mm can yield good results since there is not much internal case volume and headstamps may vary. The load was incredible. Other than that I have...
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    My plan to foil tresspassers...

    Titan, Yes they are illegal, those things occurred a decade or two ago. I know how the conversation would go where I grew up. Poacher: That ##%^& put out spike strips and flattened my tires! Sheriff: What were you doing there? P: Deer huntin' S: Did you have permission to hunt there? P...
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    Shot shells for squirrels

    If you bite into a squirrel and hit a tender spot then you just bit a piece of shot. I prefer .22. I'm sure the dove loads will do the trick.
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    Where meat comes from

    Great, now only the wimmin cook and asian wimmen cook pets. Love the stereotype. My wife, a great holiday baker, once tried to kill a pot boiling water. The marks from the blackened very hard boiled eggs are still there 12 years later. She doesn't like to cook but can manage if given a recipe. I...
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