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by Elkins45
Sun Mar 24, 2024 5:30 pm
Forum: Legal/Politics/Religious
Topic: Gun Control Watch
Replies: 1106
Views: 155351

Re: Gun Control Watch

I wondered when they would get around to noticing all the parts kits being sold by the various Gunbusters companies on GunBroker. Apparently a bunch of police agencies contract with companies to destroy crime guns and those companies have been destroying the frames (which is legally the firearm) and...
by Elkins45
Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:04 pm
Forum: Firearms for sale
Topic: Back to the safe
Replies: 7
Views: 407

Re: S&W 686-1 FS--Reduced--Last Bump

Are there any guns you might be interested in as a partial trade? I prefer to sell, so I haven't really thought about trades. Did you have anything in mind? Not really, I just was curious if there was something you really wanted, like maybe you were selling this one to buy a different gun. My littl...
by Elkins45
Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:38 am
Forum: Firearms for sale
Topic: Back to the safe
Replies: 7
Views: 407

Re: S&W 686-1 FS--Reduced--Last Bump

Are there any guns you might be interested in as a partial trade?
by Elkins45
Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:15 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Whittaker Guns closed to the public
Replies: 2
Views: 320

Whittaker Guns closed to the public

https://www.14news.com/2024/03/05/whitt ... ed-orders/

Looks like the death of the old man and paying for the new building has done them in. Their website is gone too.
by Elkins45
Sun Jan 07, 2024 1:29 pm
Forum: Legal/Politics/Religious
Topic: Wayne LaPierre resigns as NRA head
Replies: 3
Views: 395

Wayne LaPierre resigns as NRA head

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/05/us/wayne-lapierre-nra-resigns/index.html Rat leaving the sinking ship. I hope the NRA can clean house and rebuild itself now that this crook is leaving. As a life member it makes me sick how he and his cronies have milked the organization for million over the years ins...
by Elkins45
Wed Dec 27, 2023 7:04 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: RIP Gaston Glock
Replies: 6
Views: 675

RIP Gaston Glock

He was 94. If it weren’t for Glock people would have to shoot themselves kn the leg with revolvers.
by Elkins45
Thu Nov 30, 2023 6:10 pm
Forum: Legal/Politics/Religious
Topic: Gun Control Watch
Replies: 1106
Views: 155351

Re: Gun Control Watch

An AR-15 is a breech loaded firearm. Guess it’s OK. They didn’t even spell breech correctly.
by Elkins45
Sat Nov 25, 2023 10:18 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Black Friday 2023 deals
Replies: 36
Views: 81934

Re: Black Friday 2023 deals

WLJ wrote:
Fri Nov 24, 2023 2:11 pm
23and me is primarily a genetic ancestry finder
My wife’s brother did 23 and me and discovered a shit ton of cousins that no one claimed to know anything about previously.
by Elkins45
Tue Nov 07, 2023 6:29 pm
Forum: Optics
Topic: Scope rings
Replies: 4
Views: 4172

Re: Scope rings

Buy scope mounts and rings from a maker you’ve heard of, and avoid fancy stuff like windage adjustment unless you actually need it. The simpler the better.

What you’re paying for is better quality metal so the screws won’t strip.
by Elkins45
Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:06 pm
Forum: Edgewise Knives....and other sharp things
Topic: EDC Knife
Replies: 19
Views: 24559

Re: EDC Knife

I’ve bought a ton of folding knives in my life, but after Spyderco released the Paramilitary 2 my knife search was over.

I did buy a Para 3 lightweight that’s nice if you want a smaller version.
by Elkins45
Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:02 pm
Forum: Ammo
Topic: Reloading case lube?
Replies: 7
Views: 8202

Re: Reloading case lube?

Imperial sizing die wax is the very best, but you really only need it for heavy case forming. Lanolin/alcohol spray is good, but so (believe it or not) is wire pulling lube from the hardware store. You can use it like a regular lube or you can dilute it with water or alcohol and use it in a spray bo...
by Elkins45
Sat Oct 21, 2023 11:17 pm
Forum: Grills/Smokers/Outdoor Living
Topic: What did you cook today?
Replies: 190
Views: 254163

Re: What did you cook today?

I made chicken etouffe with rice from a box of Tony Chachere’s mix. It wasn’t as good as I had hoped.
by Elkins45
Thu Sep 14, 2023 12:05 pm
Forum: Legal/Politics/Religious
Topic: Stupid And Sometimes Not So Stupid Stuff
Replies: 4546
Views: 368959

Re: Stupid And Sometimes Not So Stupid Stuff

California is a fantasyland.
by Elkins45
Fri Aug 18, 2023 9:53 pm
Forum: Vehicles
Topic: I want this truck!
Replies: 8
Views: 6628

Re: I want this truck!

I bought a Chevy truck once, and I inherited one. Those two trucks are all I need to make sure I never buy another GM product.
by Elkins45
Fri Jul 21, 2023 12:35 pm
Forum: Legal/Politics/Religious
Topic: Stupid And Sometimes Not So Stupid Stuff
Replies: 4546
Views: 368959

Re: Stupid And Sometimes Not So Stupid Stuff

PDM wrote:
Fri Jul 21, 2023 12:24 pm
Yet they "won" an election. After 2020, I came to the conclusion that there wouldn't be any blue states without cheating
When you look at the electoral maps every state is a red state. The problem is that some of them contain enough blue cities to cancel out the rural and suburban voters.
by Elkins45
Sun Jul 16, 2023 11:57 am
Forum: Vehicles
Topic: Used car shopping for daughter
Replies: 44
Views: 14041

Re: Used car shopping for daughter

Mazda for the win. 2014 Mazda 2, five hatchback with 103,000 miles on it. 4 speed auto trans… None of that cvt voodoo! It came from Ohio so it has the typical surface rust underneath on the steel parts but no body rust. I’ll brush all that off and paint it. Gee whiz what a nightmare. I’ve looked at...
by Elkins45
Sat Jul 15, 2023 5:30 pm
Forum: Vehicles
Topic: Used car shopping for daughter
Replies: 44
Views: 14041

Re: Used car shopping for daughter

Mazda for the win. 2014 Mazda 2, five hatchback with 103,000 miles on it. 4 speed auto trans… None of that cvt voodoo! It came from Ohio so it has the typical surface rust underneath on the steel parts but no body rust. I’ll brush all that off and paint it. Gee whiz what a nightmare. I’ve looked at...
by Elkins45
Sat Jul 15, 2023 5:25 pm
Forum: Semi-auto Handguns
Topic: Meet the new Springifield Echelon
Replies: 14
Views: 4184

Re: Meet the new Springifield Echelon

I checked out a Smith 4506 at a shop today in Mt Washington. You talk a hunk of a gun. Freaking TANK.. I love the 3rd Gen Smiths, but I’m not planning on buying another one. If you break something simple like the slide stop pin or the side plate it’s getting really hard to find replacement parts. I...
by Elkins45
Fri Jul 14, 2023 11:59 am
Forum: Semi-auto Handguns
Topic: Meet the new Springifield Echelon
Replies: 14
Views: 4184

Re: Meet the new Springifield Echelon

Isn’t that market fairly well saturated by now?
by Elkins45
Fri Jul 14, 2023 11:58 am
Forum: Vehicles
Topic: Used car shopping for daughter
Replies: 44
Views: 14041

Re: Used car shopping for daughter

looked at some mazdas but they seem to have that CVT (continuously variable transmission) which i have heard "not so favorable" things about. especially as they get to 100k miles I didn’t think any Mazdas had a CVT. They are one of the few holdouts. All their new cars have conventional six speed AT.
by Elkins45
Tue Jul 11, 2023 9:49 pm
Forum: The smithy
Topic: Ole G’s Gunsmithing
Replies: 3
Views: 5732

Re: Ole G’s Gunsmithing

Do you know if he does barrel threading?
by Elkins45
Tue Jul 11, 2023 12:31 am
Forum: Vehicles
Topic: Used car shopping for daughter
Replies: 44
Views: 14041

Re: Used car shopping for daughter

jmeister wrote:
Mon Jul 10, 2023 8:33 pm
Nothing but good luck from the two Mazda 3s I've owned, plus an auto that shifts.
I think Mazda is the best affordable car maker out there at the moment in terms of build quality.
by Elkins45
Wed May 31, 2023 7:48 pm
Forum: Legal/Politics/Religious
Topic: Stupid And Sometimes Not So Stupid Stuff
Replies: 4546
Views: 368959

Re: Stupid And Sometimes Not So Stupid Stuff

Literal is a word that has lost all meaning.
by Elkins45
Mon May 29, 2023 12:03 am
Forum: Legal/Politics/Religious
Topic: Stupid And Sometimes Not So Stupid Stuff
Replies: 4546
Views: 368959

Re: Stupid And Sometimes Not So Stupid Stuff

Mr Bud Light wants a woman to get him pregnant Video https://twitter.com/JebraFaushay/status/1662815587192520705 Can’t. Even. Make. This. UP! Dylan Mulvaney wants to date women … and have babies? (watch) https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2023/05/28/cant-even-make-this-up-dylan-mulvaney-wants-to-date-wo...
by Elkins45
Sun May 21, 2023 8:50 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Isn’t one of you a gunsmith?
Replies: 2
Views: 1960

Isn’t one of you a gunsmith?

I seem to recall a member who is still active here saying he did gunsmithing. Is that correct? I would love to have a LH 22 rifle with a threaded barrel but I’ve only found two makers and the cheapest one is Tikka at around $700. I’m thinking I could pick up a LH Savage and have it threaded and stil...

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