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  1. vanderblack

    Beto: Gun Owners Will Willingly Hand Over Their Firearms

    There is a reason he is at the bottom of the polls.
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    Heard something in the living room and went out with a gun

    A pump action shotgun is your best defense. It makes a distinctive sound when racked. Imagine breaking into a house, its dark and you don't really know your way around. You hear a shotgun being wracked. The larger majority of criminals are going to hightail it out of there with piss running...
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    AG Barr is NOT OUR FRIEND

    But but but, they need to do SOMETHING. You know, so it looks like they are doing something vs nothing, even if what they do has no effect. At least they did something.
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    Illegal walks, WTF Cali???

    Is anyone surprised by this?
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    Seriously, Why do people think socialism is a good idea ?

    Having had this discussion with my kids (now 20 and 23 yrs old) I can tell you, what little they know of socialism, they see as something from way back. It failed because people were not as educated as today and today's educated person would be more likely to make it work (yes, i set them...
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    Walmart plans to dramatically step back from gun sales after ‘horrific’ shootings

    What will they continue to sell? shotgun shells and 30-30?
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    Oregon red flag law nabs Marine.

    I fully expect the media to come out with an ever increasing number of 'stories' with the sole intent of pissing off gun owners to the point of saying something that can be used to investigate under red flag laws.
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    Panties in a bunch over missing ammo

    I can understand his concern. Cause, you know, the chances of it being delivered to someone with bad intent is very high since most people in Las Vegas probably fit that description.
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    Rep. Morelle holds town hall gathering on gun control

    "Universal background checks are important to members of this community." I wonder how many of them realize NY already has that?
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    Get Ready For Apocalypse Ruth

    The link stated above is dead.
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    fair carry?

    The Dutchess county fair had the same rule, no guns, knives, etc. Yet, there was a vendor selling knives. I guess they figure if you were allowed to bring in your own, you were less likely to buy one there. Kind of like food at a ballpark.
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    San Francisco adopting new language for criminals

    Years ago, we had a guy living around the corner from us who had done time. We simply referred to him as 'the convict'. Worked well then, works well now.
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    Gillette loses $8 Billion in 8 months

    Good. I stopped using them in protest as well. And regardless of what they do now to recover, I will not go back. Obviously they believed in their Toxic campaign. The attitude of 'oh, we lost a lot of money so we have to stop advertising what we really think' is a bunch of crap. You know...
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    What do you do?

    Power is out, cell phones are not working, cars are. First off, check the radio. Most radio stations have generators. The scenario given is nearly impossible. If cars were working, radio station would be working unless someone figured out how to disrupt radio signals as well while not taking...
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    Water tablets

    A good option is pool shock. Bleach deteriorates and can be difficult to transport. Here is an article on how to use shock. Pool Shock for Water Purification As mentioned above, having several methods is best.
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    Trump says "We wont sacrifice gun rights to the slippery slope"

    Just remember, and then one day Mario M Cuomo lost to George Pataki. People woke up the morning after the election and thought they were dreaming.
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    Because I love Pistol mounted red dots, I may have been wrong

    The Romeo advertises a one year life when on constantly. I never trusted battery life. If the ability to sight through using iron was not there, I would never consider this as a carry option. Yes, it will mainly be range use. I will carry in colder weather to get accustomed to the feel but...
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    Because I love Pistol mounted red dots, I may have been wrong

    Interesting points for sure. For me, I do not see using the sight in a defensive situation. "hold on while I turn on my sight." I do like access to the iron sights. I had not considered optics on a handgun until I saw the Sig integration. I thought it would be a new option for the range.
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    Because I love Pistol mounted red dots, I may have been wrong

    I had looked at reviews before buying one. I couldn't find much stating they were bad. Most had favorable reviews including one field test involving parking a jeep on it, freezing it, dropping, etc. The design is nice. I picked up a compact 9 for colder weather carry. I will keep an eye on...
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    Because I love Pistol mounted red dots, I may have been wrong

    How so? The reviews and field tests seemed to rank it high.
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    Because I love Pistol mounted red dots, I may have been wrong

    Another option would be to go with a Sig P320 with romeo optics. It's available in 9, 40 and 357. The optics are mounted so you still have full iron sight availability and the iron sights are night sights. Yes, the price is not cheap but if you add in buying a good optic and the price to...
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    PA Pistol License

    Yes, I know a non res is not needed in Virginia, but having it allows me to carry in states other than Va and a couple of states that the PA permit does not cover. My wife and I are retiring soon and plan to travel the country. I would like to cover as many states as legally possible.
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    What Visitors Have You Had to Your Yard?

    Had this guy hanging around last fall but have not seen him this year.
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    Eagle can't fly

    Even birds have better luck than I do at fishing. I guess that's why I am a fisherman and not a catcherman.
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    What Visitors Have You Had to Your Yard?

    Had this little visitor checking out a game cam I have behind my shed.
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    Classic Firearms SKS

    I remember buying one from Thruway Sporting Goods for $99 in the early 90's. It was a bitch to clean all the grease off of. I wish I had held onto it. They also sold the ranch model new in the box for $89.
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    Israel blocks Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib from entering country over ‘promotion of BDS’

    A representative of the US Government should not be attending a conference in Israel who's intent is the destruction of Israel. If they wanted to attend to voice their personal opinion, that's one thing but it is not their place a our representatives.
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    PA Pistol License

    I picked up my VA non res permit a month ago. It can be done all through the mail. The cost is a little steep at $100 but it adds a couple of states out west that PA does not cover. Interestingly, a PA permit covers VA but VA does not cover PA. The VA permit takes a couple of months to...
  29. vanderblack

    McConnell suggests Senate could look at assault weapons ban, background checks

    If this goes to SCOTUS now or if shootings continue and it goes to SCOTUS down the road, SCOTUS will yield to political and public pressure. Please, someone show me how I have to be wrong. PLEASE.
  30. vanderblack

    Fox News Dominates Cable News Ratings As CNN’s Gun Town Hall Falls Flat

    Waters does that too. God forbid anyone say something he doesn't want to hear. Waters used to be better than that. Not a whole lot of hosts on the Fox News channel but the views still beat anything on the lib channels.
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    Trump in talks with key senators on gun control legislation

    With the media reporting shootings almost daily, public pressure has never been higher. If some kind of control measures don't come out of this, they never will until Democrats have congress and the presidency. I wonder if the supreme court will hear cases related and cave to public pressure.
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    Seeing a trend yet?

    The reason I want an AR, as long as it is a legal use, makes no difference. Self defense, competition, hunting, target, how about; its fun, collecting, etc. If the government bans, restricts, confiscates, etc, this type rifle, they will continue banning the next mass killing gun of choice. I...
  33. vanderblack

    Chris Cuomo threatens to throw Trump supporter down steps

    I love how Cuomo said "I'm an actor on CNN". At least he doesn't claim to be a news person. I seems CNN has a lot of actors.
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    Soliders will be soldiers or How Boredom Breeds Stupidity

    In Hawaii we would float fish by prying open blanks, insert canon fuse and flatten the casing around the fuse. Light, drop in water, retrieve fish. Until one day, one of the guys missed the water, went over to pick it up before it went off and drop it in the water. It went off and hit him in...
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    Just submitted my application Ulster County

    You could have experience while in the military or if you had worked for a police agency. Also, you could have moved from another state where laws are less restrictive.
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    Biden says his administration would take certain guns from Americans

    Looking at only the AR 15, if everyone that owned one agreed to sell it back to the government, they would want at least what they paid. If we put an average price of $800 a piece, and we believe the internet stating there are 10 million AR's in the US, it would cost the government 8 billion...
  37. vanderblack

    Finally, a slug suitable for hunting dinosaur

    I have a pesky chipmunk I cant seem to get rid of.
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    The Latest: Pelosi, Schumer discuss gun bill with Trump

    They did but, something is going to be done and rather it be background checks than banning guns or worse.
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    2020 Democratic Candidate: We Need to Stop Selling AR-15 Ammo

    As long as they keep selling mini-14 ammo, fine.
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    Chatom Alabama Ford ends promotion giving free gun with every vehicle purchase

    Wow, I cant believe Ford got upset over giving away American Flags.
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    Ulster exec signs “non-cooperation” order to passively resist immigration enforcement

    Thank you Pat for protecting everyone's rights. I feel so protected, and much safer too.
  42. vanderblack

    Researching Move to South Carolina, how do I move my guns?

    My wife and I are planning to move to South Carolina within the next year. When the time comes, how do I go about moving my guns? We may rent prior to purchasing a home. I understand that I cannot carry without a permit and I must either be a resident or own land to apply for a carry permit...
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    Next up Bill de Blasio

    The 2 reasons he believes he can win: "I am the only candidate who has beaten Trump before" and "Unemployment is down in NYC". I cant stop laughing.
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    You Can't Fix Stupid

    Doc, isn't the 5 guy in the video you? (long time no see)
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    Dick's Sporting Goods pulling guns from 125 stores

    Good, this will drive those who were not familiar with the LGS to shop at the LGS more, and save money. Win/Win.
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    Cleaning Friends Rifles

    A friend has asked if I would clean his rifles for him. While he takes basic are of his rifles, he does not know how to do a full breakdown and cleaning. If I do it for him, is it legal for him to leave the guns at my house for a few days while I clean them. I have no restrictions of any kind...
  47. vanderblack

    Sold! I am out! I quit. Bye

    Good luck man. I'll miss stopping by when I am in Tilson.
  48. vanderblack

    SHTF Christmas… What was It Like…?

    Mostly agreed however, I keep an iphone with self contained GPS software loaded as well as a library of survival PDFs. For power, I keep a 4 panel foldout solar charger. A couple years ago a friend and I set off for a 3 night trek with only our bug out bags. The phone worked when needed...
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