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General Discussion / bucket list handgun
« on: November 04, 2020, 12:30:27 PM »
Hi all, I know everyone has a bucket list of some gun, hand gun or other.

My question is: When you realize your bucket list handgun, are you satisfied after waiting all that time to get your gun?

(Mine, on bucket list, Luger P08)
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General Discussion / General Ammo Talk...
« on: November 02, 2020, 08:02:43 AM »
Since I’ve added a few calibers lately, I’ve done a new inventory. I’m back up to normal levels, at no small expense (understatement of the year). Got 11k of 22lr on hand so I’ll be switching gears a little and doing some shooting with that soon. I’ve got 8 guns that shoot .22 so I shouldn’t get bored with it.

Replaced a ton of missing pistol brass with factory ammo. I have a couple hundred of most semi-auto pistol rounds waiting to be loaded. I need to find some 10mm brass somewhere. If y’all have a lead on that PM me.

Looking to start reloading rifle soon. I’ve got that .243 and 300 prc that I’m only in the double digits on ammo count. .243 won’t be so bad buying a box here and there. 300 prc is a special order item and close to $90/40 rds. That’s going to be a very slow buildup of inventory. Reloading these are on the back burner for now until I’ve gotten my feet wet on less powerful rounds.

7.62x39 and .308, while I have a few thousand rounds on hand, almost all my inventory is steel case. So I’m SOL on reloading those. I’m going to have to start replacing with brass as I burn them up.

Got maybe 500-700 of .223 brass that could be reloaded. All of my live ammo is currently steel case. .223 is probably a good place to start given it’s the smallest of the rifle cartridges I have. I’ll learn the reloading rifle there. That AR should be fairly forgiving. I’m not sure 7.62x 39 will be worth the trouble but I may for the practice before going to .243, 30-30, .308.

6.5cm and 300 prc will likely come last as they are precision cartridges.
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General Discussion / Eating injured animals
« on: November 01, 2020, 04:07:31 PM »
Let's say you had a deer come hobbling through your yard with it's front leg dangling, and you put it out of its misery. The wound is definitely a few days old, but no apparent foul smell yet. Would you eat it? Would stress or possible infection in one leg impact the rest of the meat's quality?
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Firearms and Accessories / Alnanian SKS Value
« on: November 01, 2020, 03:56:17 AM »
I have a used Albanian SKS. Just wondering what the current value is to sell it. I am seeing between 300 - 700 dollars. I'm just trying to narrow it down to know what to ask for it. Thanks!
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General Discussion / sight-in for deer season..........
« on: October 31, 2020, 05:39:02 PM »
the older daughter and i went to the range to sight in......her old ruger rsi in 250-3000 savage and me with my marlin 30-30;

i changed her scope out to an old Swift 6x that was never used till now. Her load of choice was hornady 100gr.

for my marlin i put on an old gibson 4x32 scope......ancient thing with a post reticle with a fine cross hair. Core-lokt 170 gr.

this was strictly redneck sighting in as the gravel pit we got to use had no bench,,,,,so we improvised by blading the pickup and shooting off the top corner above the brake light as the improvised rifle rest.....i have seen some pickup hoods creased by others before.... upload_2020-11-1_3-24-3.gif .

anyways.....we set up targets at 100 long paces...this year decided to just go dead-on at 100...She did well as she always does with that old 250.....such a gentle gun on the shoulder with plenty of pop for a whitetail and that old rifle has a decent trigger...her group was ballpark 1.5" and i thought that outstanding with our improvised rest.....but she has always been a good shot.

me?......i got a 3" group with that marlin and dang proud to be able to get that. i could do better off a comfortable seated bench with bags and could definately do better if i went to a duplex reticle instead of that post.....but then again, there are no benches in the field when hunting....just improvised rests like what we were doing.......

felt good to get out there with her. She has offered to take me deer hunting for a change as she has a place she can hunt on south of town.......its great to be the mail carrier and get invites!!!!
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General Discussion / Shotgun For Home Defense
« on: October 24, 2020, 01:43:41 PM »
I guess I have carried a sidearm since Moby Dick was a minnow. I am by no means old, but when I was a boy the Dead Sea was just "tragically ill"!
After spending 10 years in Kentucky, we moved to Madison IN 3-1/2 years ago to be close to our only child, her husband, and out 5 grandsons. I had to sell 19 guns in order to move.......it was painful, like selling children! It's been 3+ years and I still have not secured a CCL. What I have gotten accustomed to is a shotgun for home defense. I chose a pump over an auto for the simple reason is that they are fail safe, and the sound of a shotgun being "racked" is unmistakable.....especially in the dark.
The purpose of this post is to talk about the ammo for my pumps. I know that many will talk about "#2 buck" to "00 buck" for home defense. The problem with these rounds is that the cylindrical pellets over penetrate sheet rock. In other words, there is an opportunity to hit a family member by accident in an adjacent room when shooting at a perpetrator. PROBLEM SOLVED. I found a manufacturer that makes a nifty high brass round that has (40) teardrop shaped projectiles that run out at 1,800 fps. The projectiles tumble. It is tough on flesh, but on sheet rock they will penetrate one layer without passing through the second layer and entering the adjacent room. Good to know if your primary is a shotgun!
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General Discussion / Keltec KSG Shotgun
« on: October 19, 2020, 02:33:05 AM »
Anyone have any feedback on the Keltec KSG shotgun? I know in the beginning the had issues...but what about lately?

Good weapon for home defense?

Thank you for any feedback?
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General Discussion / Another new member from Indiana.
« on: October 14, 2020, 04:35:17 PM »
I just purchased my first M1A about a day ago- it’s inbound, hopefully will be here next week. Knowing very little about the platform, I thought it would be a good idea to join the forum. I’m mostly a collector, growing up, I could only watch movies and read magazines and imagine the guns I’d like to own, made practicaly impossible by the state. Since moving south, I’ve been making up for lost time.

Anyway, I’m looking forward to learning about the gun and its inner workings. I’ve recently been interested in Vietnam era weapons, so I will probably be making it look a bit more vintage-looking. When it arrives, m sure I will have a bunch of questions.
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