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    Chamber Safety Flags

    Laws vary . On my home turf , it's State Law for most firearms to be sold with a lock . Doesn't have to be locked on the gun , just in the case with the gun , as customer steps out the door . I'll add a Pic later , but my LGS owning friend has a bucket of junk flimsy trigger locks to...
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    I Love REVOLVERS

    Once upon a decade , a work buddy carried a factory nickle 2in RB M12 .
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    Ayoob: Is .45 Still Better Than 9mm?

    Cart>Horse>Chicken>Egg . Everybody ( ok , signifigant % of buyers ) want to have the New Thing , just like the Police / Millitary . Reach a tipping point , and economy of scale ammo prices come down compared to inflation . Then , signifigant % want to get that caliber , just to take...
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    In a World of Compacts, Is it Bad my EDC is a Full Size?

    Pistols are like women's fashions , the styles ( or fads if you're cynical ) go thru repeating cycles . Guns - Big > Small > Big > Small > Repeat . Except their can be Medium inbetween in both directions , plus the harder to catagorize phenomium of " small for caliber " and " large for...
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    In a World of Compacts, Is it Bad my EDC is a Full Size?

    Good on you ( no snark ) . You self evaluated , made good decisions , and carry through , Walking the Walk , so to speak . But alas , that's the same reasoning as " there's no reason to own a car , unless you're street racing at 120 mph " , or " there's no reason to own or carry a firearm...
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    Tisas 1911A1… It’s 1926 All Over Again

    For decent quality firearms , at this affordable price point , it's either that , or this :
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    Tisas 1911A1… It’s 1926 All Over Again

    Nah . The firearm equivalent would be carrying a Navy Colt . This would be comparable to daily driving a '69 Chevy .
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    Show off your Every Day Carry!

    Of late :
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    In a World of Compacts, Is it Bad my EDC is a Full Size?

    Wouldn't that be a Total Limitation , not No Limits ?
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    Shooting a revolver…

    What a coincidence ! I cut my DA teeth on a Pre M-18 . ( Before bottom feeders) Yes, Smooth & Consistent. Both during the individual stroke, and from shot to shot . And for rapid, or rapid-ish firing, same speed on the return as on the firing .
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    DEI example is DCPD's chief of dumb

    No . She is what the Mayor and City Council want . And the question was kind of a sandbag . The Chief , Mayor , and rest of City Gov't didn't know anything until hearing it at the press confrence . It's doubtful that by the time of the D.C. Gov response presser that Pam Bondi had sat down...
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    BAD ADVERTISEMENT, SPRINGFIELD ARMORY

    Undoubtedly there were multiple instsnces of that quote , but one of them was witnessed and doucmented . Setting , the 1950's shortly after the Texas Rangers were administratively placed under DPS . A grizzled Old School Ranger was qualifying with group of Troopers for the first time ...
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    Forced Reset Trigger for an AR-15

    Oh , they're Findable enough . ( Assuming we're speaking AR pattern rifles , since that was the origonal focus of this thread . ) lt's the $$$$ . Haven't paid attention to Transferable Lightening Links recent , but the last l paid attention were north of $10K . Mixmaster Converted AR 's...
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    Surviving the Knockout Game

    Yes you can . ( Conscously increase your awareness levels )
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    The Glock G26X is Real. The GS 26X is Coming.

    Here is a De Facto G27X . G23 mag w/ sleeve . The OEM length mag w/ +2 extention is about same length on the front , the longer mag with sleeve is aproximately the size and shape if G19 size grip . You can spin it either way . The full grip gives better placement for heel of hand , for...
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    Is .40 S&W really dying?

    OK . № 1 Buck is best , but difficult to find . The common LE 132 in 00 B is certainly acceptable .
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    6.8 SPC, 6.5 GRENDEL or 7.62x39

    You answered your own question. Because you want one is valid reason. 6.8 SPC doesn't suck for its typical purposes.
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    Old Versus New Cartridges: Which Rifle Rounds Are Better?

    I won't dispute your Personal Experiences . But your percieved shooter experience, is likely influenced by stock designs, and how it fit to Your body and build . .308 Norma is essentially a ballistic twin of the .300 Win Mag . That is " more than .30-06 , but significantly less than .338...
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    Is .40 S&W really dying?

    Terminal Performance, by whichever name , and whichever measure . Always rightly of interest , never reached a consensus definition . Never reached a consensus ranking either by caliber or specific load . And not insignificant number of observers/ commentator insist that differences only exist...
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    Black powder Colt

    Generally, Black Powder > Smokless SAA : The visible difference is screw vs spring loaded cylinder latch retainer . Also changed was the steel and heat treatment. The transition is Generally accepted to start in 1896 at s/n 164,100 . As of 1900 at s/n 192,000 , all subsequent SAA are *...
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