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... though, really, how many days at the range are not fun? Well, I guess the time I blew up my .44 wasn't so much fun, but even that was at least interesting. Wanted to break in / wring out a new FNX-40, so I brought it and 200 rds of WWB 165gr to my friend's LGS and range. Also brought...

So I bought an FNX-9 and an FNX-40 on my return to the states a week or so ago. Stripped and gave a quick cleaning to both at the gun shop, then took them to the shop's range to try them out. I was generally pleased, but decided to reconfigure both when I got home. Note: For just about every...

... here are a couple of other intriguing decisions from our British friends, from Chuck Shepherd's News of the Weird Oddly, these two decisions sound like some of the odder ones made in Massachusetts schools over the last couple decades....

... from today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution: http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/man-woman-shot-when-891069.html I guess there are two lessons to be learned here: 1) Even for pocket carry (maybe especially for pocket carry) a good holster, that prevents any outside force from manipulating the...

... and I really like my 16" AR, too. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1370677/Weapons-gun-parts-U-S-arms-firm-illegally-trafficked-Middle-East.html There was an article in the March 29 Stars and Stripes, too, but I couldn't find it in their online edition. Go figure...

Another thread mentioned an attempt to tie in a high-cap magazine ban with Florida's open carry bill. Looks like the Orlando Sentinel is trying to test the waters with its readers...

Just thought the Mods might want to link it here, as well, since I think it will be of interest to the L&CR crowd. As an additional thought, how do we stop our politicians from doing this kind of thing in general (IE, burying controversial or contentious bits in other legislation, that they...

Interesting read, discussing six (6) warning signs Loughner displayed before his rampage in Tucson. This guy's behavior had set off all sorts of warning bells, and apparently he'd drawn FBI attention - but not in time. http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2041733,00.html?hpt=T2 It's...

...but is it legal for non-LEO to carry at political gatherings in UT and NC? http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2011/01/gabrielle-giffords-shooting-congress-guns-/1 Two Congressman, one R one D for those who worry about politics, intend to carry their own handguns at...

Not to be morbid, but this is an interesting article on CNN by Dr. Sanjay Gupta. In it, he discusses why Rep. Giffords seems to be doing better than is normally expected for a GSW to the head. http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/10/gupta-how-giffords-survived-bullet-to-the-brain/?hpt=T2...

Can a regular or long slide/barrel 1911 assembly be mated with a Commander frame? If so, are reliability problems likely?

Or Triple 7... I now have a mix of .490 balls and 348gr PowerBelt bullets for my new/used .50 T/C Hawken. Where can I find good loading data, so I can figure out how much Triple 7 or Pyrodex to put behind them? Thanks, M

This will be my first BP firearm; I've previously shot one friend's Knight in-line, and another's flintlock. Have some idea of the required accessories, but can anyone personally recommend a good starter kit?

Restrictions on carrying primers? Interesting article on CNN... http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/12/28/florida.flight.baggage/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn The guy who had the primers in his luggage has been charged with transportation of hazardous materials. Curious as to how valid the...

Seems a Marine asked some teens to quiet down at a movie. They got rowdy, and management ejected them. Seems they hung out in the parking lot, and jumped the Marine and his wife when they walked out of the theater...

Shot a friend's flintlock last week, my first time shooting a muzzle loader. I was pleasantly surprised by how easy it was to shoot. Tennessee long rifle variant, I'm told; seemed about the length of a Hawken, but with full forend and flintlock setup. We were shooting .50 ball, in front of a...

up to and including murder. http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/atlanta-police-have-5atlanta-police-have-5-780533.html The suspects have not been named yet. I'm curious to see, when they are finally identified, how many previous felony convictions they will have between them. My guess is there...

We're visiting friends in SW Colorado. Beautiful area. Brought my CBOB and PM9 along for the trip. My buddy wanted to go shooting, especially as he's considering buying something along the lines of a PM9, and he wanted to try mine. We went to an outdoor shooting area, and brought some...

I'm on the road with the significant other and two of the three dogs. (The third hasn't outgrown the peeing-when-excited thing, so I had to kennel him while we visit friends.) We were westbound on Interstate 40 in Arkansas this morning, speed limit 70. I had the cruise control set at 70, but...

... "victims" in the Atlanta metro area have turned the tables on armed robbers. Twice in the last week, officials have been quick to state that no charges would be filed in those valid, self-defense shootings. http://www.ajc.com/news/rockdale-shopper-latest-to-773602.html Maybe if the...