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  1. Ivy Mike

    Now anti's are smearing RKBA by associating it with Timothy McVeigh

    Kinda Sorta. In the context of the Cold War, it came out of Yugoslavia and was used to describe the liberals who were willing to work with the Communists for the sake of Democracy. This was right around the time Marshal Tito was trying to break away and do his own thing in Yugoslavia; a move...
  2. Ivy Mike

    What is your CURRENT home protection round?

    .223 because I prefer a weapon that I can shoulder in a situation where I might be under stress. Also, I don't have optics on any of my handguns and I do have a red dot on my rifle. .38 Special because I like the gun that shoots it, if I can't use or don't need my rifle. .38 Special +P...
  3. Ivy Mike

    SCOTUS Justice Barrett has requested a resp to a lawsuit challenging Illinois AWB & Magazine ban

    They may rule the way we like, but they are not originalists. Heller is an interesting case to bring up, seeing as Scalia cited a pre-Civil War case (Aymette v. Tennessee in 1840) but ignored a big part of the conclusion of the judges in that case. I mention the time period because that predates...
  4. Ivy Mike

    Tumbling Bullets

    The Hague Convention is also pushing 130 years old and only addresses states in war or similar conflict. Self defense bullets are designed differently and for a different purpose. The USA is not a signatory of the 1899 Hague Convention and could arguably load whatever the heck it wants in its...
  5. Ivy Mike

    SCOTUS Justice Barrett has requested a resp to a lawsuit challenging Illinois AWB & Magazine ban

    I don't think there is a single Originalist on the court today. If there were, the 2nd Amendment rulings would look a lot different, especially in 21st century case law.
  6. Ivy Mike

    So...the US Army gets the Sig MCX in .277 Fury?

    I'm in this boat. There is a Kentucky Ballistics video where he shoots a number of deer rifles at body armor and even magnums didn't get through modern plates. Granted, it's not the most scientific thing with Scott shooting plates held together by duct tape, but it proved the point. The...
  7. Ivy Mike

    What caliber for a rechambered Yugo Masuer?

    Yeah, I'm aware I could go buy a rifle for less. Money isn't really a concern here, I want a project.
  8. Ivy Mike

    What caliber for a rechambered Yugo Masuer?

    I was looking at the .280 AI after watching a bunch of Vortex 10 min reviews.
  9. Ivy Mike

    What caliber for a rechambered Yugo Masuer?

    Sorry it took so long to get back to this thread. I came down with the 'rona and haven't done much of anything. I don't have any loading equipment to speak of so I'd have to buy everything new. The stock is sporterized. It's been sanded down thinner, fore end cut down, finish stripped, etc...
  10. Ivy Mike

    What caliber for a rechambered Yugo Masuer?

    I brought out the old Yugo Mauser M98/48 I inherited from my grandfather last time I went to the range and shot a couple magazines through it. The groups were pretty shabby but it is iron sights and a war surplus gun, although I was shooting new PPU ammo through it. I'm not the best marksman...
  11. Ivy Mike

    The Unloaded Gun

    You pop open the cylinder on a revolver the armorer just handed you and decide to check it yourself after he/she declared Hot Gun, you are going to have an upset armorer and director on your hands only to discover the gun is indeed loaded and everyone knows its loaded because that's the entire...
  12. Ivy Mike

    The Unloaded Gun

    We get it. You don't like Alec Baldwin. But he is not the only actor in Hollywood. We can't just write rules for him. I'm not saying live ammo can't be brought on set. I am saying that as a general rule, it is simply not done. Nobody in their right mind brings real live ammo to a set and there...
  13. Ivy Mike

    The Unloaded Gun

    Why would you ever expect live ammo to be on set when it is strictly forbidden by multiple industry guidelines and rules? Nobody brings live ammo to a set. Zero minutes because its not their job. We don't rely on actors whose business is not firearms to adequately understand all the ins and...
  14. Ivy Mike

    The Unloaded Gun

    I would be willing to bet that it will when the circumstances are considered. That's why I've pointed out that movie and TV sets are different places than your home and shooting ranges and gun stores. You can reasonably expect those places to have real live ammunition in the vicinity of the...
  15. Ivy Mike

    The Unloaded Gun

    You don't see why having guys like Alec Baldwin with their seriously lax attitude on gun safety and inexperience with guns, checking their prop guns is a bad idea? Baldwin does not know how to handle guns. This is why you hire someone who does. The prudent practice is not to expect individual...
  16. Ivy Mike

    The Unloaded Gun

    You expect there to be real live ammo at a range and a gun shop. It is being done on set, just not by the actor. The armorer does the gun handling procedures and the armorer is the one who is supposed to be making sure no live ammo is present. and no it does not need to change. Asking untrained...
  17. Ivy Mike

    Film industry gun handling and preparation?

    If the armorer is on top of things, people can't shoot each other. and an armorer doesn't want the actor checking the gun. It's been set up specifically for the scene and an actor popping it open and fiddling with things is not conducive to getting the scene filmed. That's why the film hired an...
  18. Ivy Mike

    The Unloaded Gun

    Nobody is trying to say that Baldwin is exempt from his carelessness. What myself and a couple others is that handling a gun on a movie set follows other rules that go beyond the regular 4 Rules that we're all used to. In your home with your own guns, you act as armorer. If you take someone...
  19. Ivy Mike

    Film industry gun handling and preparation?

    I am a union stagehand working out of IATSE Local 720. I have done prop calls before although I've never been an armorer. You are not wrong in how you think it should be done. The armorer sets up the guns for the shot and wouldn't want an actor opening the gun up and playing around with...
  20. Ivy Mike

    Film industry gun handling and preparation?

    I am a union stagehand (IATSE Local 720) It sounds like the production had a dedicated armorer. My guess is the prop master was a member of IATSE Local 480 but it could have been someone else from a different local working out of town under Local 480's jurisdiction. While I can't say for sure...
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