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      The INGO Hardcore Weight Loss/Fitness Thread

      For those with arthritis, have you ever been tested for Lyme disease?
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      Nickel Smith 36 question

      Excellent advice! There's a good chance that the "specs" the OP sees on the cylinder are actually small holes in the nickel plating.
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      Antonov AN-124 Departed Indy Int'l Airport This Evening

      There were Antonov flights into Hill AFB Utah a little over 20 years ago. Very hushed, carrying objects. Crew held Ukrainian passports
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      M1 Garand in 300 win mag?

      I don't think that is safe to just re-chamber, which is the temptation for a barrel in .30 caliber. Garand already bends op rods if using hotter than GI spec .30-06. Starting with a whole new barrel maybe, and use a McCann's adjustable gas block to keep pressure low.
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      AR Mags

      Agree, I like using pmags for many reasons, but for stockpiling I prefer GI
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      Retired yesterday

      I retired 1/31/2020 and am glad of it. I work so much for myself now, it makes me wonder how I ever got anything done back when I was away from home for 12 hours a day.
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      What you favorite carry ammo?

      That's my favorite woods load.
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      .45 ACP Sub Guns / PCCs

      Or an AR in .45.
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      The Funny Pic Thread Part 13 - Clowns to the Left of me, jokers to the right, Welcome to DC!

      Lol, nope, and it is just one blade.
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      Beretta…. Renewed contract???

      Haha, that reminds me that at OBC we qualified with M16s, but got to familiarize with the M9. I had never shot a semi-auto pistol before. The only handguns I had ever shot before that were single action revolvers. So the first shot with the Beretta I pulled and pulled on that trigger for what...
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      Beretta…. Renewed contract???

      Thanks for your kind response. The job was occasionally fun, and retirement is good. As to the markings, yikes, that is harder to remember than it should be... I don't recall any agency-specific markings on the guns, but I think the magazines had the "Government/law enforcement use only"...
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      Best lever gun caliber

      Hmm, I've got a 1950s era Marlin .30-30, a 2005 Marlin .45-70, and a Taurus 1892 clone in .357. Years ago I traded away a Winchester 1894 (post 64, the one with the stainless steel receiver that was plated with a metal that would hold bluing). I like them all very much, but would say that the...
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      Beretta…. Renewed contract???

      Excellent guess, but actually it was INS. Inspections for a year and then DD&P for 20.
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      Beretta…. Renewed contract???

      I was originally issued a 1911A1 in the Army in 1991. A couple years later was issued a Beretta. I hope that I don't insult anyone with my opinion, but I much preferred the Beretta over the admittedly worn-out 1911A1. After the Army I was issued a Beretta 96 Brigadier with the Federal...
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      The Funny Pic Thread Part 13 - Clowns to the Left of me, jokers to the right, Welcome to DC!

      There is a stump with prop blades in it just like this in Brookville Lake
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      Make sure your suppressor is on tight!

      Hope I'm not off-track here, but are you perhaps thinking of the term "flash suppressor" when you say "suppressor"? A flash suppressor is not subject to the special taxes and licenses of the 1934 Firearms Act. A flash suppressor does not diminish the sound of the firearm firing, just the...
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      ATF - Local PD confrontation

      Yep, it's called "de-confliction". Only a lazy Fed would skip it.
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      Help identifying holster brand

      Hey, you asked a legit question, and answering didn't cost anybody more than a couple minutes. Score that a win!
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      Pictures of the great outdoors thread.

      Mount Mansfield, Vermont, as seen from Camp Ethan Allen Training Site
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      AR-15 Discounts store

      I have ordered from them several times, small parts, barrels, forends, some other items. Always some great deals to be found, and shipping is reasonable and fast!
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