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    Affordable clone of Benchmade SOCP Dagger

    I just received a low cost clone of the overpriced Benchmade SOCP Dagger from Amazon that I ordered. I'm pleasantly surprised as to how good the quality of the Dagger and kydex sheath is. The brand is HUAAO SOCP Fixed Blade Dagger with Green Kydex Sheath. There are options for other colors of...
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    USMC Sniper Chuck Mawhinney passed away

    One of my many heroes of the Vietnam War passed away. A humble soldier that had incredible skill and didn't brag about it. Peaceful journey, and rest well, you saved a lot of your fellow soldiers. https://www.foxnews.com/us/chuck-mawhinney-deadliest-sniper-us-marine-corps-history-dies-75
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    Self defence and health issues

    So, I have a question about self defense and health issues, especially if they aren't obvious. I have chronic back pain, breathing issues, bad knees (can't really run), fairly bad fibromyalgia, neuropathy in feet, legs and hands. Those are the main issues that limit me physically, though i...
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    Knife/ axe, etc, humor, memes, pics, cartoons, stories & oddities

    So, what funny or quirky stuff do you have to share about knives, axes, other primitive weapons, stories, photos, cartoons, memes, & oddities? I'll start: I didn't write this but I did add a little to it. Dark Ops Shadow Knife My Dark Ops Shadow Knife. It's black. I sleep with it, I shave...
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    Different "calibers" in one gun have accuracy & performance issues?

    So, I've been into guns and hunting for over 42 years now and I've still got things to learn, case in point: So, I've heard that revolvers need to have the chambers made to be as consistent as possible to have the bullet enter the forcing cone, travel the barrel and be accurate after all that...
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    How do you pick out the right CCW holster??

    So, I'm in a constitutional carry state and want to get the "RIGHT" ccw holster that will fit my needs. There are so many to choose from that it's just a bit overwhelming & I don't want to have to buy one, see if it works, return/exchange it if it doesn't work for me, repeat until I get one...
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    H& R 1871 Pardner pump 12 GA any good?

    I have the chance to get an H & R 1871 Pardner pump 12 GA used for $180. Looks a bit rough but the pump is smooth. Decent shotty or pass it by? Thank you!
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    Question about axe/tomahawk handle fitting

    Hello everybody, hope your summers going well! I have a question about the particulars of having an axe, CRK&T Berserker Axe seen below: I know that you smack it on a hard surface to seat it firmly but not permanently. I've had to seat it twice now after buying it almost 2 weeks ago. There...
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    What steel Normark hunting & skinning Axe

    Hey there! I was wondering if anyone knows what stainless steel was used for the discontinued Normark Hunting & Skinning Axe made in Sweden? I've had one for nearly 30 years I think. I've almost exclusively used it for processing small and large game, as an ulu and to cut through small...
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    War driven necessity, reopen lead plant?

    So I'm curious, do you think that with the threat of world War that the US might reopen the last lead smelting plant in the country that closed during the Obama administration, so we can be self sufficient? Or am I just farting in a hurricane seeing as to how our government won't even open oil...
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    why are guns in .38 Special still being made & offered as much as they are?

    so, seeing as how you can shoot .38 out of a .357, im curious as to why there are still plenty of offerings for new manufacture of handguns in .38 still being made & bought? is it sort of like a revolver in .22LR with a .22WMR cylinder, that one caliber shoots better out of of the gun than the...
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    What was your first centerfire handgun?

    Mine was a little Grendel .380 i think i found in a gunshop in SD in my youth (1990, at 21 yo). It was affordable, cause at the time i was in college and working at either a grocery store or delivering pizza. It wasnt pleasant to shoot but it was my first handgun. I think I remember that it...
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    Altering bullets?

    I need your advice please. I would like to have more self defense ammo, mostly for my 9mms. The hollowpoints are pretty expensive and only 20 rounds per box. I need a way to get more defense rounds cheaper. I remember the Paco Tool that was advertised in backwoodsman magazine, where you put...
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    Rock Island Armory .38?

    I was thinking of getting the affordable for my budget rock island armory 38 for my wife to use for home defence! Right now she has a Taurus mod 94 .22lr but I want to get something a bit more substantial. Also I can afford the gun and some ammo. I want a revolver because it won't jam cause...
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    Mag issue with altered Glock 48

    Hey there guys! Got a weird issue with my new Glock 48 I need help with please. I bought 2 Shield Arms mags at a gun show, awesome way to improve round count! Then I sent for the Shield Arms steel mag release and installed it. It wasnt too hard to install and it works great! Except, one of...
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    Tips & tricks for older & medically challanged

    So, I'm get older and my health isn't good, I find shooting and hunting a bit more difficult. I wanted to start a thread with tips & tricks to help people like me. I've had MAJOR surgeries for a large complex aneurysm years ago as well as having R.A., fibro, restrictive breathing, etc. My...
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    Question about so many calibers?

    So, I've been shooting and hunting since i was 12, so, 40 years, I've tried to learn as much as i can about both. but in all those years, it didn't occur to me to ask one question I've never heard addressed before: Why are there so many different calibers, and so many in oddball sizes, for...
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    Best type ammo for self defense?

    Hello everybody! Got a question for you to help me pick the best TYPE of ammo for 2 situations please. I have and will be carrying my new Glock 48 (in 9mm for those like me who haven't delved into all the Glock variants) because I found it to be in my price range & light enough to carry, for...
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    Glock 48 barrel change

    Hi everyone, I'm interested in possibly changing the barrel in my Glock 48. Ild like to get a threaded barrel for it. Can I buy ANY glock 9 mm barrel and have it just be a drop-in part for my current barrel? Thank you!
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    considering re-barreling Rem 700, advice?

    hello all, i will be acquiring a Remington 700 in .270, built in the early to mid 1970's in the near future. It has a tapered barrel with open sights. i know its a high quality gun as its been a one-owner (in the family), barely used, and well cared for. despite the fact its an accurate rifle...
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