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    Garand sight trick

    Initially setting up your sights for windage,most know to center the rear sight,then loosen the clamp screw on the front sight and move the front sight to sight in for windage.The correction value is approx. .008 in per MOA. I figured out I have an ideal tool to precisely control the .008 per...
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    Beretta may leave Maryland over restrictive gun laws

    Link to a youtube vid,Maryland is in process of passing restrictive firearms laws that will cause Beretta to relocate. I hope this will become the new standard of dealing with restrictive laws and higher taxes. I also hope the states will fight for their Constitutional soveriegnty...
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    Alleged poachers caught

    They are innocent till proven guilty,but a couple of Boulder,Colorado police officers have been arrested over the killing of a well known elk named Malcom. They have been charged with felonies. Search the news to get the story. It is unfortunate these officers seem to have made poor choices...
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    My Sheriff speaks out!

    My initial plan for this post was to copy and paste Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith's statement frome facebook and paste it here..then I decided there may be an infringement there,so I backed up. The statement is also posted on Bear Arms facebook page,of Windsor,Co The sheriff of...
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    Scope base/rings retricted from int'l sale?

    I found a scope mount and some rings fior a military bolt action rifle for sale in New Zealand. I am in USA. This warning came up on my computer screen. It appears this item is restricted for export by the U.S. Department of State (DOS) under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22...
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    Replica 1903A4 scopes?

    Does anyone have experience with the replica 1903A4 scopes available?There is the military version of the Weaver 330 and the M-84. Originals command the price of collectability,I can't afford that. I also can't afford to spend $300 plus on junk. I would think modern tech could equal or exceed...
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    George Orwell on RTKBA

    IMO,this dovetails with Jeffersons comment that the RTKBA was to prevent tyrranny in government. Perhaps you say "An armed inserrection against the government is preposterous". You may be right.But I believe that misses the point. The RTKBA is to Liberty what the miner's canary in the cage...
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    Cmp excellence!

    I went to one of kraigwy's Garand and Vintage Military CMP shoots last summer.From this,I received a Certificate of Participation.(satisfies requirement) Later,I signed up for a Lifetime Membership to thje Wyoming State Shooters Association.I live in Colorado,but chose Wyoming because I respect...
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    States legalizing pot vs a SD shoot scenario

    Maybe this should be in Legal and Civil Rights ,but I put it here because this is where topics like handloads vs SD are discussed,with the court as context. 1)I really do not care what you do in your personal life 2)This is NOT a thread to discuss the topic of pot,what "should be",whats...
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    Link to "Why I carry"

    This link will take you to a You Tube animation of a woman stating why she carries. I think it is very well said.I think it does not apply only to women. See what you think http://youtu.be/NuLoVaGaa3w
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    Firearms and Colorado pot law

    First:Please,this post is NOT for the discussion of pot.Opinions about comparing it to alchohol,what is fair/not fair,what "should be" ...lets don't do that.Thanks. Colorado just passed law that makes recreational pot legal as far as Colorado is concerned.It does not change Federal law. Note...
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    1 step up from Walmart gear?

    Well,lot of good info,but where are you hunting,and what time of year?Where I live,winter starts to show up during hunting season.I suggest researching the weather conditions you will enjoy. A lot of the fine clothing mentioned is not so good if it gets wet. If you are hunting a place that...
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    Pistol Primer question

    The firearm is the Ruger .44 SPL Bisley Spl.The loades have been published in Handloader and a Ross Seyfried article on the Bisley. These loads are Ruger only and not safe or suitable for arms of less strength. I have one,intend to shoot these loads.A friend experimented with his. Published...
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    Its not good to look back and see SMOKE!

    I had the good fortune to do a little dove hunting this last weekend.Where and with who does not matter,this is a "heads up" I was hunting with local farmers and their group.We were hunting with the landowner.No "slob" stuff going on.We started a fire. We had left a spot,were about a mile...
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    Plenty of Prior Planning Prevents a Painfully ...

    Poor Performance! :-) That would be Mine! This is NOT the official CMP Garand ,Springfield,Vintage Military Rifle CMP clinic kraigwy post;Mods,please,leave room for that post if/when it comes.Close/delete this one if it gets in the way. No,this is a comedy. How not to do it. I was in the...
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    Source for old South Bend lathe parts

    The lathe I have access to is a circa 1941 South Bend heavy 10 in x36 Navy Signal Corps lathe. The threading half nuts have worn. I did some searching and found Grizzly tools is handling the spare parts for old South Bend lathes. I was able to buy a new,original set of half nuts from them...
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    A thought on Euro police mouse guns

    Was walking last night,and a thought occured to me. A bunch of Euoropean Police type hand guns,mostly small cal blowback pocket guns are on the market Now,don't get me wrong,a mouse gun is still a gun,and if you need one,it is way better than no gun... But,why are the European police OK with...
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    1911 timing/linkdown/slide-bbl clearance

    Bought a ATI Philipine 1911 clone for darn good son-in-law. Its pretty OK,I have replaced most internal parts.Its unfired. Drawing the slide back till the bbl lug contacts the frame bridge,I see no clearance barrel to slide.There are light drag marks on the barrel as seen in the ejection...
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    HR 4089 protects lead bullets and sinkers

    http://www.ammoland.com/2012/04/16/contact-your-representatives-protect-your-hunting-rights-with-hr4089/#axzz1sGQX6QXF I just wrote my rep.Please write yours. To be able to cast a lead bullet at home is important.Only factories can make non lead bullets.That is a control factor. 22's,old...
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    Movie "Act of Valor"

    Just watched it.I give it a very high recomendation.
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