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    1. J

      Bullet terminology has changed.

      I can attest to .357 loads being a lot softer than they were a few decades ago. Last time we were going through the gun safe trying to find a set of grips we came across half a box of ammo from when he was a cop carrying a .357 mag. Advertised velocity of a 158gr JHP was almost 1600fps...
    2. J

      Oh. WTH. NO!!!!!!

      I have fond memories of having an old scout 2, taking it through the woods and mud. It didn't go anywhere fast, but it went damn near anywhere. Only had a four banger engine, but that thing was bulletproof. Looked like someone took a V8 and chopped it in half.
    3. J

      Selling whiskey online

      I like the barrel proof bourbons, the flavor profiles are usually so much better than the lower proof bourbons, and they're great over a big ice cube, as the ice melts the flavors change and it doesn't get so watered down like the 80-90 proof ones. That being said, a 90-101 proof is just an...
    4. J

      Selling whiskey online

      Eagle rare is my go to Bourbon, usually at around $45/bottle. Downside is it's allocated just like Blanton's is, making it hard to find. Hell, even regular buffalo trace is good and only $25-30 but hard to find. I agree that Blanton's isn't worth the secondary market prices, but it does make one...
    5. J

      Selling whiskey online

      There's a pretty healthy secondary market for Blanton's and other Buffalo Trace allocated runs. I got my last bottle for $80, but that was after being on a waiting list for 18 months to get it. I got another bottle a month before for father's day from my oldest, he paid upwards of $120 for...
    6. J

      Selling whiskey online

      I like Blanton's. How much are you wanting per bottle?
    7. J

      Low recoil hunting recommendations

      It's been a long time, but I've shot a 357 lever gun with full magnum loads in the past, and the recoil was pretty timid. Granted, it was also a relatively heavy rifle with octagon barrel. It's a round I already load for which is also a nice draw. Lots of components on hand. A#9 is something I...
    8. J

      Low recoil hunting recommendations

      I was in one for 12 weeks 24/7, even attempting sleep in the damned thing. I do alright in day to day activities as long as I keep my head in a more neutral position. I had to learn and practice a different stance for pistol shooting, no more modified weaver to deal with cross eye dominance, now...
    9. J

      So, my AR exploded today…

      https://www.freedommunitions.com/safety-center Seems they've ran into this in the past. I'd contact Freedom Munitions. I doubt they'll replace your firearm, but maybe they'll add that lot number to their list to help others.
    10. J

      .50 BMG SLAP-T

      Not worth it firing sketchy gunshow ammo like this, especially from a weapon that's as expensive as a ma deuce
    11. J

      Guns as investments…in our future.

      In my experience, a lot of guns hold their value pretty well unless they're super-mass produced. Selling a S&W 686 for near what you paid for it is easy, selling a plastic fantastic Glock or Sig is likely going to be a loss unless new laws make the sales of them restricted in the future. AR's...
    12. J

      .50 BMG SLAP-T

      Kentucky Ballistics loves those rounds...
    13. J

      Low recoil hunting recommendations

      I appreciate the suggestions, and I'll look into them. Maybe I can ask around some of my friends and try to set up a range trip to try a few different calibers. I haven't shot a .243 since I was a kid, and while I've fired a lot of rounds through M-16s, M4's, and AR-15's, my only real...
    14. J

      Low recoil hunting recommendations

      I've taken a few pigs and one deer with a 6" .357 mag when I was younger, which is why I was considering the .357 in a rifle. All were clean kills, but at shorter ranges (less than 40 yards). My biggest problem is holding a heavy handgun steady these days. Basically, lifting my arms over my...
    15. J

      Low recoil hunting recommendations

      I do reload, so as long as I can get the right brass and projectiles (and dies) I can tailor other loads. I experimented with some lighter recoiling rounds with my rifle, but got crappy results. Either they were unpredictable in grouping or they wouldn't expand in a water jug when fired
    16. J

      Low recoil hunting recommendations

      Those are pretty light bullets, meaning they wouldn't likely group that well out of a 1:10 twist like a heavier pill would. Might do great in a 1:12 twist like the Browning rifles use though.
    17. J

      Low recoil hunting recommendations

      I've never considered 5.56/223 to be a very good deer round, personally. I'm sure a lot of deer have been taken with one, just on the smaller side of what I've ever considered ethical. Granted, my life has changed, so maybe my opinions should as well.
    18. J

      Low recoil hunting recommendations

      I had a pretty nasty neck injury that even after surgeries there are complications. Regardless, I can't handle the recoil of my .308 or even a friend's 6.5 creed. What would be the lowest recoiling rifle that could take deer out to 100 yards (maybe 150) as most of my hunting is in the lowlands...
    19. J

      Thoughts on the Springfield Emissary 1911 in 9mm

      I had one a couple years ago that I offloaded here pretty easily. It was a good shooter, but I messed my neck up pretty badly and had to offload several of my guns to keep bills paid.
    20. J

      Anybody ever use one of the glock rmr dovetail mounts??

      A few years back I tried one on a 1911. It put the dot so damned high up that it just felt awkward as hell. It stayed in place in the one range day I had it on there before taking it off (and scratching the hell out of the slide in the process). As for holding zero, I never actually got the...
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