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    Getting older ain't fun

    57? Old.. Old? ... Goodness Gracious you young whippersnappers ..
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    Best 2011 Pistol Under $4000 – Need Your Advice!

    What caliber? What capacity, barrel length, Alloy or ?
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    so far off topic, is this ok?

    My prayers are already there for you and yours.. Been down that road with family more than once. For myself I have come to the conclusion the currently approved treatment protocols do not offer much more than misery and suffering. Ask yourself if in some groups you rarely read of their passing...
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    Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

    To all of you... Happy Thanksgiving "Cult of the Dummy Cord"
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    New guy checking in

    Such a nice piece... "Cult of the Dummy Cord"
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    BEST CHOICE...TISAS or ROCK ISLAND 1911A1 MIL SPEC.

    December 16, 1773, "I am but one person. I cannot do everything, but I can do one thing. I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do." E.E Hale
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    Thumbreak or No Thumbreak?

    Have you swapped out any parts on that 10mm Ultra? A few days without sleep, hungry tired.. dark, things getting interesting ? Might be nice to have the stuff you really want to hang on to "attached" . "Cult of the Dummy Cord"
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    Thumbreak or No Thumbreak?

    That situation is not as far fetched as one might think... Two lanes left lane surrounded by traffic some lunatic was swinging a 4-5 ft long 2x4 as the cars drove by. Best I could figure .. No where for me to go... Pull the clutch and ..... ? God and/or my overworked Guardian Angel must...
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    BEST CHOICE...TISAS or ROCK ISLAND 1911A1 MIL SPEC.

    I want to buy American products made here in the USA... then I want to patronize allied nations in the order of their closeness...
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    BEST CHOICE...TISAS or ROCK ISLAND 1911A1 MIL SPEC.

    Colt . Springfield, RIA if you insist..
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    Jokes and funny memes.......

    How did that trainer know? Turns out she also loves guns and travel.. When we get back from Tahiti I need to give him one of the little bamboo umbrellas and a few pictures of us on the beach (Smile).
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    Best S&W J-frame Gunsmiths

    I think one would be better buying some snap caps .. get physically capable of using the revolver by dry firing often and a lot left and right.. Spend the rest on ammo . Practice shooting it left and right .. Keep cleaning flushing out the action lube and repeat.. Practice shooting minus zero...
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    My 7.62 X 39 rifles : (another ) accuracy comparison.

    Rather than comment directly on AK accuracy.. I think it would be more fun to post the below article for those fellas interested to read and then reflect upon the Cultural origins of Marksmenship and how it affects design, expectations and results.. What? What drove the AK design? What drives...
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    Carry a Knife for Personal Defense; When will you Use it?

    Setting aside the "Law of Exigent Circumstances" (1) where to preserve innocent life (the area we are speaking of here) .. anything goes.. To effectively use a knife in most situations rendering the opponent "hors de combat" (2) may well require a great number of seperate wounds to the...
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    Defective.. worn out magazines... What do you do with them?

    Here is the deal on Training Mags as I see it.. if we do not experience and practice immediate action drills in response to various unpredictable failures to feed magazine issues.. IMO training is lacking .. I keep a butt ton of good mags around ( I bought more than 100 Chip McCormicks.).. Sold...
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