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    Single Action .22LR/.22M Combo

    Has anybody else observed this? I haven't handled a single six but I do have four Blackhawk's, only one that requires more than a light tap is my nearly 30 year old .32 H&R/.32-20 convertible. Two are <100 round count, the convertible is unknown. A single-six can be had for $250-300 but it...
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    is this 1851 for real ?

    Anybody have an original and a replica to do some side by side comparisons? Eh. State laws vary but black powder and antiques don't have a whole lot of restrictions compared to modern firearms. A black powder replica in most states can be sold and shipped to an 18 year old purchaser's...
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    store keeping gun for unpaid repair?

    Regarding searching for stolen guns, if law enforcement can't or won't help you there are sites where you can run searches yourself. Hotgunz is one. If it doesn't show up in their database, it doesn't mean it's not stolen but it's better than nothing. From their site:
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    Untrained gun users ineffective at self-defence, US study finds - apparently not....

    I understand perfectly. What I am taking issue with is the premise that it's the best way there is based on limited data, and the rigorous defense of the methodology because 'that's the way it is.' Mr. White and Kleanbore are quite adamant that peer-review by law enforcement is...
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    Untrained gun users ineffective at self-defence, US study finds - apparently not....

    Just going to address one or two points before I call it a night. Aha, the 461 from 2013 only include justified shootings of acting felons by police. So we don't actually have a number of the total killed, or how many are found to be unjustified. The Washington Post tallied 385 justified...
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    'Common Sense' Gun Control & a professional counterargument to this reasoning pitfall

    How about, "my 90 pound sister can't fight off an attacker without a gun."
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    Untrained gun users ineffective at self-defence, US study finds - apparently not....

    A fair point. But the fact that it's only under scrutiny now doesn't mean it's been valid up until this point. Being valid and being accepted aren't the same thing. It may have widespread acceptance, but that doesn't prove its validity ('the Earth is flat'). If it's correct, I would like it...
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    'Common Sense' Gun Control & a professional counterargument to this reasoning pitfall

    I've discussed this before with people who aren't particularly for or against guns. I ask them questions like, when was the last time you heard of someone get bayoneted? The sort of 'common sense' regulations that ban bayonets for example are usually easily unveiled as useless legislation that...
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    Untrained gun users ineffective at self-defence, US study finds - apparently not....

    How many times have you observed that the world appears flat? Probably every day. But your (and everyone else's) near-constant visual observation doesn't hold up to scientific scrutiny. There's plenty of scientific disciplines that are out of necessity based almost entirely on observation...
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    Untrained gun users ineffective at self-defence, US study finds - apparently not....

    And where did I say he's providing eyewitness testimony? You're saying juries won't buy it if it hasn't been proven. I'm pointing out that juries accept unreliable evidence all the time. He doesn't become a reliable, credible expert witness by being highly paid or by turning down cases. He...
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    Untrained gun users ineffective at self-defence, US study finds - apparently not....

    One person's results are not 'proven and not disputable.' I don't know how else I can break this down. That's why scientists typically publish in scholarly journals first, so their peers can try the same thing and see if they all get similar results. You are quite literally arguing in favor...
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    Ruger 77/357 on the way

    3 MOA? Why? Is there something about the Ruger rifles that makes them less accurate than a typical off the shelf bolt action? Can't imagine it's due solely to the .357 round. I really want one but part of the allure is being able to shoot .357 into littler groups with a bolt gun than a...
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    Untrained gun users ineffective at self-defence, US study finds - apparently not....

    Wouldn't that serve to support my point? Since, from the original article re: Dr. Lewinski on page 1: "His conclusions are consistent: The officer acted appropriately, even when shooting an unarmed person. Even when shooting someone in the back. Even when witness testimony, forensic...
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    Untrained gun users ineffective at self-defence, US study finds - apparently not....

    Dr. Lewinski's work has not been peer-reviewed nor confirmed. If ANYTHING about his data is WRONG and law enforcement agencies are basing policy on that, then people are dying and continuing to die for no reason. One death a tragedy, four hundred a statistic I suppose, even if an unknown...
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    Untrained gun users ineffective at self-defence, US study finds - apparently not....

    You're thinking of bias or erroneous data, which is not the same thing as being scientifically valid or invalid. Scientifically valid means multiple parties have conducted the same or similar experiments and reached the same conclusions. Since he's the only one doing his experiments, it's not...
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    Interchangeable Ammo

    Is this because the rim is so thick it prevents the cylinder from turning, or does it merely force the user to load every other round because the rim is too wide? Just curious.
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    Untrained gun users ineffective at self-defence, US study finds - apparently not....

    As a gun owner, who may someday have to face an iffy situation with a potentially violent criminal, I'm all for Dr. Lewinski's work as it is. As a private citizen, who may someday have to face an iffy situation on the business side of a police officer's sidearm, I would be more at ease...
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    New AR 15 how wet ?

    I don't know how much you're shooting it but on range weeks I used to squirt CLP from a spray bottle into the ejection port once or twice every morning, send the bolt home and give the bolt a squirt too, then rack the bolt a few times. Each day's shooting was only about a hundred rounds, so...
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    Untrained gun users ineffective at self-defence, US study finds - apparently not....

    Agreed, that's what I got from the linked article also. Officer safety is important, but not at the expense of the lives of the people they're supposed to "protect and serve." No doubt some officers' lives have been saved due to his methodology, but clearly it sometimes costs lives on the...
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    .38 Special versus armadillo: ricochet fractures man's jawbone, armadillo escapes

    :eek: I imagine he developed a pretty noticeable flinch for a while afterwards though.
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