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Ruger SR9c I just handled the compact SR9 last night and I was impressed. It's the about the size of the Bersa Thunder9 UC or the Taurus 24/7. It was lighter in the hand and less top heavy than I thought it would be. I could see where this model could outsell the standard model soon.

More .30 Carbine options needed! I'd like to see many more rifle and pistol designs using this cartridge, as well. Remember the Marlin 62 lever action? Too cool! I'd like that lever action to used the standard GI magazines instead of the proprietary ones from Marlin. How about a bolt...

At the indoor range I frequent, I have rarely seen sparks. The one time I saw sparks from nearly every bullet hitting the trap was when a guy with a FiveseveN was shooting next to me. The fast .22s were sparking like crazy. It was fun to watch.

In the event of a civil emergency or societal deterioration, I'm thinking small ahndguns, even mouseguns, would be most useful. Since we would have to carry on our basic activities as normally as possible, and yet be ready to deal with some uncivilized people, a small, light, easy-to-carry...

Mental Midgets in Congress!! Do they really believe that there are people just waiting to ambush dignitaries, and they are only waiting for the gun ban to come down so they can make their hit? How stupid are these congress fools and why are they getting elected?!? If there are people just...

We've all seen and are familiar with the commercial M1 clones made by Iver Johnson, Plainfield, and Universal, as well as the Israeli M888 version. Some are decent and some not so much. I've recently seen commercial M1 carbines made by National Ordinance and Alpine, which I have never heard of...

Sick of scumbags The scumbag who attacked this lady had 2 previous warrants out for him!! Who'd a thunk it!! He doesn't seem to obey laws very well, now does he. Not to mention all of the other crimes and misdemeanors that he has done and got away with, since I doubt that even these crimes he...

What fools! I'd love to ask the mayor and city council in Toronto to state exactly how many crimes, deaths, or injuries have been caused by the members of these shooting clubs. I'll bet it's ZERO!! These politicians are so incredibly stupid. If there is a crime and violence problem in...

A terrible combination As was just posted, I think it's combination of malicious deceit on the part of leaders and willful ignorance on the part of followers. Too many people feel that these issues just don't apply to them and are more interested in the local sports scene or other hobbies...

Tragedies tire me I've done The Road and No Country and I'm tired of Cormac McCarthy now. I get the point about an old guy who's had it with the way the world is now, but watching everyone else be killed fails to entertain and help me enjoy and deal with the world as it is. In The Road, you...

I'm an optometrist in solo practice.

As others have mentioned, Time to Hunt by Stephan Hunter is great. The used an 'adjusted' version of the first third of a Time to Hunt to set the stage at the beginning of the movie "Shooter".

Death by concussion I've read of cases where soldiers were killed by a near miss of an artillery shell, but were not killed by the shrapnel, only the blast. What is the mechanism that causes death from the concussion alone? Are the internal organs or brain torn or smashed, but yet there is no...

Design would not be static I think the Mini could be a fine military rifle. If the Mini 14 became a military issued weapon there would probably be a few design changes to meet the needs of the military. For instance, the military may require a slightly thicker barrel for greater accuracy, or...

I have purchased both used and new mags from J&G Sales. The used ones were a bit rough, with some surface rust spots on them and faded bluing. But, they work just fine. I also bought new-in-the-wrapper mags from J&G and they were perfect, expensive, but perfect. Good luck with your shopping.

I was at one the local gunshops yeaterday and they had an interesting rifle for sale. It was an Egyptian AK47 design with a 20 (or so) inch barrel and an OEM bipod on the barrel. It's in great shape, but I wonder about the quality of Egyptian manufacturing and whether the longer barrel and...

I've always liked the look and feel of the M1 Carbine and I wish there were rifles styled like that, but maybe in 7.62x39 or .223. I like the Mini 14, but again I would have preferred it looking more like an M1 Carbine than an M14. I also like the previous poster's idea of bolt actions that...

I own and have read "Marine Sniper" by Henderson and enjoyed it very much. There are some very unpleasant descriptions of what the Viet Cong did, that will stick with you for a long time, and how Hathcock made them pay for their bad behavior. A great read!

For Airpower Museums The Museum of Naval Avaiation in Pensalcola, Florida is a very worthwhile visit, as is the Musuem of the 8th Air Force at Savannah, Georgia. Have been to both a couple of times with the family and enjoyed them very much.

I've always wondered why the military didn't look at some other commercial cartridges when they wanted something smaller and lighter than the .30-06 and .308 rounds. What about the .250 Savage and .257 Roberts? Would they have been any good? According to the ballistics tables, they look very...