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  1. Jsmegs77

    The Best Lever Action Rifles of 2023

    Me too, specifically a Takedown in .30-06! Kids want me to come along next deer season, mostly so they can mock me if I don’t get one!
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    SHTF Communications

    The EFJ 5100. Shares battery, antenna and accessory connector. Versions with the 380-470 MHz range are Federal government spec and likely contain the AES encryption module. The 5100ES with firmware major version 6 are the most recent and robust.
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    The governor has called for the government-mandated construction of 800,000 low-cost housing units across New York State.

    I’d consider something like that, if I didn’t enjoy my firearms quite so much. If my later life plan was to disappear completely and be a hermit in a foreign country, though… this looks very promising. The only thing actively preventing me from considering an expat situation is my kids and my guns.
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    SHTF Communications

    The XTS is a P25 radio, different digital protocol than DMR. I wouldn’t worry about firmware updates… if it works and functions as you need they’re a set and forget kind of thing. I’ve got the cousin to the XTS, EF Johnson 5100’s. They’re my grab a radio and go solution, I have encryption...
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    "Fierce Backlash as Project Veritas Sidelines James O’Keefe after Pfizer Bombshells"

    From the article… Owens is spot on here. Veritas without O’Keefe is flatlined. Likely some or all of the other board members got a fat envelope of bills and instructions.
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    Plumbers in Oakland have been robbed so often they are holding their own active shooter training

    I’m not sure what sort of plumbers they’re hiring out in Oakland, but when I was growing up blue collar trades were the ones you had to watch out for if you stole from them. I’ve seen more than a few guys on sites who looked like they’d have no problem whipping a 4’ pipe wrench like it was a...
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    Now NY wants to limit us to one rifle purchase every 90 days.

    How rude. I reserve the right to buy a rifle every damn day of the week if the mood strikes me.
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    Trump/Lake 2024, Any Good?

    It isn’t much to ask. I check all of those boxes except the financial one. The rest, all in stride. So, a low bar indeed.
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    My Take on the Sullivan Act (will NYSRPA v Bruin) make a difference? Looking for your input.

    Agreed. A permit to exercise a right de facto makes it not a right. Rights do not involve permission. NICS is a slightly more sticky wicket… by and large the citizenry should be presumed innocent, and this should apply to purchasing guns as well, thus there is no need for a background check...
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    NYS comptroller rips states debt handling and says they ignored rules and overspending

    But is she dumb enough to try? I think she might be…
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    NYS comptroller rips states debt handling and says they ignored rules and overspending

    I’m sure Hochul is getting his walking papers together as we speak.
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    Gun store owner may have improperly disposed of hundreds of guns in a dumpster.

    I do so enjoy a good dumpster dive. Why does this stuff never happen near me!!??
  13. Jsmegs77

    ‘Fruit stops’ should screen out expanded-magazine guns

    I’ve seen NYSP and CBP stopping buses on NY-17 aka I-86. From inside the bus… I was riding the grey dog to a trucking job. That’s almost there, and it’s common practice.
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    Petromasculinity

    I did exactly that with a 2004 Suburban. Bought in southern MD so still some salt exposure but minimal… hauled kids dogs and the kitchen sink, then unloaded it last year for what I paid for it 8 years ago. Still didn’t have nearly as much rot as a local one.
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    Petromasculinity

    Screw all that. I’ll look on Craigslist or Bring a Trailer for a reasonably well cared for Chevy square body or Ford Highboy. I don’t need a tall car, I need a damn pickup truck, just like grandpa had.
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    Should There Be a Maximum Age Restriction for Buying a Gun?

    Damnit man, they don’t make ‘em like that anymore. That right there is the definition of a hard man. Definitely worthy of aspiration.
  17. Jsmegs77

    Turning in a pistol

    Ouch, that’s a damned if you do damned if you don’t hot potato for sure. My biggest concern would be that the gun was stolen or the serial number defaced. In America, I’d likely call the cops to inquire if it were stolen and if it was not, keep it myself…. But we don’t live there, and being...
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    Street gang linked to gun store theft of over 100 guns

    Officer safety would be jeopardized by going after likely-armed criminals. Better to continually chip away at the tolerance of the populace in general with soft targets like vehicle and traffic, and once in a while score a big bust as a byproduct to keep the public from questioning too much...
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    egg shortage...Tucker: This is a matter of national survival

    I’d hazard a guess that birds with avian flu taste the same as birds without, when barbecued, roasted or boiled. But, poultry being one of the least expensive non plant proteins, needs to be curtailed. We can’t have the plebeians eating meats, remember? Oh and on the egg note, ducks are...
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    The Billionaires Behind The Gas Bans

    Sometimes I think shooting is too good an end for these people. Perhaps drawn and quartered, with the pieces shipped to their accomplices, would be a better way to get the message across.
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    This migrant mess is ruining NYC’s Midtown

    Where are these supposedly oppressed and penniless migrants getting ahold of a BMW to drive around, fake plates or no? While you can get used and abused but still ok looking examples for mere thousands on Craigslist, that still requires cash on hand, something I wasn’t aware these migrant folks...
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    Nys local officials petition the state to close roadways down differently in severe weather events

    There are not even close to enough truck stops to accommodate the truck traffic in any given corner of this state at any given point in time. Even with trucks hanging out in shippers, receivers, gas stations, empty lots and anywhere else they can conceivably find to get off major roadways, there...
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    So, what is going on? Five mass shootings in a matter of a few days...

    I expect that’s inevitable anyway, I’m just not sure 3 months is enough to injure Schwab, Soros and friends. I want them to experience pain and suffering, uncertainty as to where their next meal will come from or if they’ll even be alive to see it.
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    Arkansas says no we won’t enforce the new ATF pistol brace rules

    So whose poor dog is getting shot for this?
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    So, what is going on? Five mass shootings in a matter of a few days...

    Not long enough. 6-9 maybe. It’s got to be long enough to severely stifle the limousine liberals current freedoms to do what they want and walk all over everyone else. Just waiting for their Tesla batteries to die isn’t enough. When they start attempting to subsistence hunt/fish/farm maybe then…
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    Classified Documents Found at Penn Biden Center “When is the FBI Going to Raid the Many Homes of Joe Biden?”

    Some pretty severe typographical errors here, methinks. Not saying Trump is an angel but compared to Biden and family he’s pretty damn shiny.
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    Anyone Know More About this Police Interaction?

    My Jewish friend used to call this “zetzen”… left a welt to remember on my rib cage one fine day when I was completely minding my own business. On topic…. In this post George Floyd landscape, what are these idiots doing? I feel like we’ve established that no matter how much of a cretin the...
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    What's in your Top 5-to-Buy for 2023?

    My current top 5… 1. Browning BLR Takedown in .30-06 2. A Garand, as close to showroom condition as I can afford 3. A Mosin M44 Tula or Izhevsk 4. Mossberg 940 5. Sharps .50-90 rifle, granddad had an original production model that I sadly missed, he sold before he passed.
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    House Dems Introduce Legislation That Would Lower Voting Age to 16

    If the age of majority becomes sixteen it must be across the board. Military service, legal responsibility, access to jobs, alcohol and firearms, the whole lot. It isn’t an a la carte menu.
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    Musk Takes Control of Twitter, Immediately Fires Top Executives

    Bonk! This is better than TV
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    Democrats mad at Bill to care for infants born alive during abortions

    And an infant who somehow miraculously survived an abortion is “their body” how exactly?! How about, if you don’t intend to reproduce, tie that shit off, rather than killing your child so it doesn’t inconvenience you further? Fucking sadists.
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    Traffic stop on the Meadowbrook State Parkway leads to gun arrest

    Horse shit. There are no routine traffic stops on the Meadowbrook… if you are unlucky enough to attract a trooper’s attention you were either driving like a rabid asshole (well, more than the usual assholes that seem to populate that roadway) or you hit something. I’ve been on the Meadowbrook...
  33. Jsmegs77

    How do I get my shotgun back?

    Eek. As you’ve sadly discovered, the answer to “Can we go inside” regardless of reason is “No”, absent a warrant. If the shotgun wasn’t in play already, no reason to put in there. Though, if they were aware of it somehow and you refused them entry, they may have come back with a warrant to pick...
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    Is climate change linked to gun violence?

    As a lefty in a world of right handed pistols, I can confidently assure you that hot brass causes warming on only a very local level, along with occasionally irritating minor impact. Down the shirt collar with a tucked in shirt is the worst!
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    Biden recently signed into law a requirement that all vehicles produced after 2026 be fitted with a remote kill switch

    My BMW had a cellular box with remote connectivity. Useful for warming the car, checking if the windows were open, doors were unlocked from further away. But, it was based on 3G and hence is no longer operable.
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    New AL law to allow concealed guns without state permit effective Jan. 1

    The ranks of Constitutional Carry are growing. I believe it’s now the majority of states…
  37. Jsmegs77

    EPA Announces Final Standards to Cut Pollution from Heavy-Duty Trucks

    IFTA and apportioned plates for the win. Nothing saying I have to register it in NY. Many companies register in OK or IN for equipment that doesn’t ever leave the state, my current gig included. There will always be holdout states that will plate damn near anything.
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    How do I get my shotgun back?

    Grand larceny much? Wow.
  39. Jsmegs77

    EPA Announces Final Standards to Cut Pollution from Heavy-Duty Trucks

    When I buy my own truck, I’m not getting anything newer than 2004. I think that towing the broken down newer trucks or electric trucks will be a lucrative niche.
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    Who would you vote for as President in the upcoming multiple elections ?

    Vote Cthulhu! Why settle for the lesser evil?! Ok, all kidding aside, I like Mike Rowe. Down to earth, gets hands dirty, probably wouldn’t even dream of running for President. I’m also a big fan of Candace Owens… she’s got tons more potential than that ignorant bat in the Veep chair now. Also...
  41. Jsmegs77

    How do I get my shotgun back?

    Connect that thing back up if you can. Couldn’t cost too terribly much and knowing the location wouldn’t hurt.
  42. Jsmegs77

    Things are heating up in the Donbass

    I find it exceedingly alarming, if Putin has in fact been to the front, and in a boots on the ground fashion as opposed to a flyover or similar. The top dog doesn’t come out for nothing.
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    Rhode Island man tries to sneak 'artfully concealed' gun parts in peanut butter jars through TSA

    Now I see… still, they confiscated a rolling pin?!
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    New York Assemblymen: Highest Paid in America. Our Tax Dollars at Work.

    Remdesivir and straight up neglect after being hospitalized could certainly be counted as COVID deaths, though from the treatment not necessarily the disease. We could also roll in the after effects of the array of shots and boosters.
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    Rhode Island man tries to sneak 'artfully concealed' gun parts in peanut butter jars through TSA

    All I see in that picture is a bunch of stabby things, a few wrenches, a dummy pistol, power tools and a rolling pin (?!). Oh wait, there’s a nondescript magazine…. Gun parts, eh?
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    DC Swamp cuts the throats of the American Needy while propping up corrupt Ukranian strongman

    After a few dozen you could have bought your own chickens. It’s ridiculous.
  47. Jsmegs77

    NYS clamped down on illegal weed sales??

    Don’t believe so. It’s them charging what the market will bear and profiting handsomely in the process.
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    Musk Takes Control of Twitter, Immediately Fires Top Executives

    Ha. Let’s see the one for Bidoon.
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