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In the situation you describe - it sounds like you're talking about adding a caliber at a time when ammo prices are likely to drop - I'd say about a dollar a round, because that's the point that I entered the 300 AAC world. :-) If I thought ammo prices were going to stay level or go up I'd have...

With the exception of 'historical' firearms, I've never *consciously* bought or not bought a firearm because of the finish. I have two S&W M&P 40's; the first is black, the second FDE. I use them almost interchangeably. I even use FDE baseplate magazines in the black, and black magazines in the...

Well, that's what I was going to say, so I'll just second your choice. :-) The only downside of the 7-shot models is that I find reloading from a speed loader much more awkward than a 'normal' 6-shot (yes, that's direct comparison to a 6-shot 686 using the same brand of speed loaders). I can...

Anyone seen primers yet? I've been considering getting into reloading again...

Time you spend agonizing over how many rounds you (or someone else) should carry is time that would more profitably be spent practicing your dry firing. So, I'll be spending some time with my SIRT later...

Thinking of .30-06 always makes me think of my Garand, which makes me smile. So thank you for that. :-)

Count me in the Tavor crowd (x95 for me).

I still have the first two firearms I bought - a Browning Buckmark and a Marlin Model 30. These days the Browning gets a lot less range time than my Ruger Mk IV, so in a sense I have 'upgraded.' The Marlin doesn't get much range time either, but I've never seriously considered selling it. I've...

Read through the article but I can't see that he has a case - for example immunity is only denied where officers are violating something protected by 1.420... which keeps talking about law-abiding citizens very explicitly. Of course not being persuaded by an article shouldn't be surprising...

I always bring extra cash to gun shows.

No argument about the theory or the history - and I've seen the FAA do the same thing on 14 CFR 25. I'm looking at *this* rule change under *this* administration, and seeing no reason to believe they're going to back down even if they have to spend the next year responding to comments (I'm...

Perhaps I'm misreading what you wrote, but it looks like you're saying the *nominal* pressure for 9mm NATO is lower than the SAAMI for 9mm Luger, but NATO has a larger tolerance - enough larger that the upper end of the tolerance bracket is outside the SAAMI tolerance range. If so then "high but...

Legally speaking you are quite correct... but does anyone here think the ATF won't go through with it? (Honest question - if you think they might back down I'd like to hear why, since I see no cause for optimism myself.) Except markets can anticipate demand. *IF* we accept that PCC's would be...

I've seen several repeats on this thread - anyone feel like tallying them up for the benefit of any manufacturers who might be watching? 8-)

One more possible cause for more people complaining about failures: experienced shooters picking up cheaper ammo than they have before. I'm a bit of an 'ammo snob'. Pre-panicdemic I sneered at steel case, and wouldn't buy '2nd tier' new-manufactured ammo. Sure, my ammo cost a little more, but I...

My $0.02: the former. There will be plenty of people doing the latter. There will also be plenty of people doing the impolite version of the latter. I gave in to temptation on the receiver insanity. It was temporarily satisfying but I'm fairly certain it didn't do any good. Of course my...

I won't claim to be an expert on MO law, but I'm willing to bet a large sum of money that engaging in a gunfight violates state law. The bill (as per the text linked above, and a few articles I've seen), explicitly says that specific FEDERAL laws shall not be enforced by MO officials. If you...

Things I've done: 1. See if your friends want to buy something. Then you know it is going to a good home (which might make it easier from an emotional perspective), and, heck you might even get to shoot it again someday. :-) 2. See if your LGS has a reasonable setup for consignment sales, or if...

A LeMat revolver - you know, the one with the 20ga shotgun barrel. 8-)

I have a set for my S&W M&P 40 - I use them to shoot matches, since there I routinely drop mags on concrete floors and I decided I'd rather damage a cheap mag that way then a factory mag. :-) I've had one failure to feed (over the course of a bunch of matches and pre-match testing), and one of...