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    rifle via UPS

    Correct me if I am wrong, but if Joe in Georgia wants to send a C&R rifle to Frank in Florida, using UPS is fine as long as frank has a C&R. That was the example I was thinking of from that previous thread.
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    Double Postings

    I sure am tired of seeing a post on this site, then jumping over to another site, and see the exact same post - by the same guy, of course!! :fire: Why does someone need 40 answers (on 2 different sites) to "what's wrong with ...?" when he got the answer within the first 10 posts on the...
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    New SIG P220 - Ejection Pattern

    On a fairly new P220 (45acp) , my spent brass flies all over the place: right, left, up close, out far, etc. Aggravating. External extractor, btw. Any recommended improvements? Tweak ejector length? Tweak extractor shape? Weaker recoil spring? Ammo is home rolled lead, with w231...
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    Example - Do Not Intervene - Domestic

    For all you that would like to think of yourselves as heroes when you dream of intervening on the street, as you are carrying: ************************ Milwaukee mayor says attack got 'ugly' quickly By DINESH RAMDE, Associated Press Writer Dinesh Ramde, Associated Press Writer – 33...
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    St Louis Mo - Primers

    Just got back from a short trip to St Charles, actually. Went to Grafs retail store (cousins of Graf & Sons?) downtown. They had a very healthy supply of primers - too bad I could not fly back home with them! Also saw a great billboard for a small shop: "BEER, BAIT and BULLETS - next left" --...
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    SIG 226 Firing Pin Data

    Hard to believe, but I am getting FTFire problems with my 357SIG pistol. Light primer strikes, it looks like. It may be my old / oily primers I found. It may be crud in the Firing pin holes (I did remove a single hunk of primer splash). So it is nice and clean in and out now. But it seems...
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    Another successful armed defense - FLA

    Victim Shoots And Kills Robbery Suspect Friday, January 9, 2009 ORANGE cOUNTY, Fla. -- Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies said two men with a sawed off shot gun tried to rob a man at a car wash on Orange Blossom trail Friday night. The suspects didn’t bet on the victim pulling out his own gun...
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    Is passing gas a crime?

    SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- As if getting a DUI wasn’t enough, a man arrested for driving under the influence got in a lot more trouble at the police station. Police stopped Jose Cruz on Route 60 in South Charleston Monday night for driving with his headlights off. Then, he failed...
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    Another reason not to reveal to LEO

    STUART FLA (AP) -- Authorities say a Martin County deputy accidentally shot himself in the leg. Deputy Daniel Foote was investigating an assault complaint at a condo complex Monday night, and a woman he was questioning acknowledged that she had a gun in her vehicle. When Foote went to remove...
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    New Orleans mayor: Please don't come home yet

    NEW ORLEANS - Checkpoints popped up around New Orleans on Tuesday to keep the city empty of residents ... (and this is legal how??) The city didn't expect to be safe enough to reopen until Thursday at the earliest. "I can't get upset,..." said 88-year-old Malvin A. Cavalier Sr., who was...
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    Husband shoots wife to Kill Fox

    Husband shoots wife to kill fox ASSOCIATED PRESS • July 25, 2008 MORRISTON — Authorities say a Levy County (FLA) man accidentally shot his wife while trying to hit a fox that had attacked her. The couple told deputies they had spotted an animal in their yard Friday morning and went...
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    Boys Terrorized In Invasion - Orlando

    Boys Terrorized In 'Wrong Home' Invasion Invaders Flee With Flat-Screen TV The boys, ages 11 and 14, were at their home in the Hunter's Creek subdivision at about 12:35 p.m. Tuesday when two culprits covering their faces with clothing kicked in the front door, deputies said. A person...
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    Gun Accidentally Fires

    Note to self: always ensure your hands are not covered with hot wing sauce when fondling your weapon. Gun Accidentally Fires, Hits Chili's Customer MELBOURNE, Fla. -- A gun belonging to a customer inside a Chili's restaurant in Melbourne accidentally discharged, hitting a nearby person...
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    Florida - Guns at Work Passes

    Apr 9, 10:19 AM EDT :) Senate passes bill allowing employees to take guns to work TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida residents would be able to keep firearms in their vehicles while at work under a bill that has now passed both the Florida House and Senate. The bill passed the Senate...
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    Cerrosafe woes

    First batch worked well: poured in chamber, let it sit for a few minutes, and then tapped it out (still kinda soft). Second batch, I decided to re-read the Brownells directions, which say wait 1/2 hour before removing. Well, it would not budge at all! Hammer, punch, cleaning rod ...
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    Interesting Self Defense

    Police: Invaders Shocked Woman With Taser Home Invaders Wore Vests, Police Say UPDATED: 3:06 am EST December 1, 2007 MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. -- Three men wearing reflective vests, possibly to resemble utility or road crew workers, forced their way into a woman's home on Merritt Island...
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    Orlando victims scare off armed robbers

    Orlando victims scare off armed robbers with own guns Two holders of concealed-weapons permits surprised armed thugs who approached them in west Orlando this week. Both men opened fire rather than surrender their wallets. The robbers beat it. "They left with broken egos. They didn't...
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    Have You Registered Your Taser?

    The Brady Bunch should be very happy with the steps that Taser has taken to control their devices: Eye-catching new Taser sparks controversy By David Schwartz 14 minutes ago SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Reuters) - It resembles a hand-held electric razor and is available in metallic pink...
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    New Mini Maglites

    So I took the advice from other folks and got the $18 LED at Walmart, with the 3 watt LED. Nice light, pretty darn bright (not quite a Surefire, but much cheaper). So I always wanted to try a light on the Mossberg, but good ones have been too expensive - but not now! I made some clamps from...
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    Darwin Candidate

    Man Accused Of Stealing 5 Snakes From Shed BUSHNELL, Fla. -- A Central Florida man accused of stealing poisonous snakes from a shed was hospitalized after he was bitten several times, according to authorities. Jonathan Lafever, 20, entered a Bushnell Wal-Mart at about 4 a.m. after...
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