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I have a Springfield Loaded in stainless, run all sorts of ammo through it from the cheap to the expensive and it hasn't jammed yet. I had heard of a number of problems with the Kimber extractors. You could find out a lot more at the 1911 forum. Those guys live for that gun.

Thanks for the update, Tony.

AKs simply are not sniper rifles. If you want a sniper rifle, start with something else. Within 100 meters or so, however, they are the way to go. I put an inexpensive red dot on mine, works pretty well to that mark.

He posted that rant on this forum quite a while back. It would be giving him too much credit to say he created it.

It looks like a model 1893 spanish mauser that may have had the barrel changed. If the bottom of the bolt is flat, then it is a '93. Originally they shot the 7x57 mauser. Good deer killing round. I have taken several with that particular round.

Blatz, the name says it all.

Personally, I would go with a .22, lots of ammo that is lightweight, cheap, and plentiful. You can carry a fair bit, and in SHTF situations where your range of fire is not great, a well placed shot can kill. They also don't make as much noise thus not attracting unwanted attention.

Based on what I see I would concur with the mauser ID, that action looks very similar to the 1893-8 style used. It may have been a sporterized conversion. In fact I have the Gun Digest Book of Firearms Assembly/Disassembly and it has a Mauser action on the cover, looks the same.

Based on what I see I would concur with the mauser ID, that action looks very similar to the 1893-8 style used. It may have been a sporterized conversion. In fact I have the Gun Digest Book of Firearms Assembly/Disassembly and it has a Mauser action on the cover, looks the same.

Your metal work looks quite impressive, are you perhaps considering a magwell guide for production. It seems like the latest bit of vaporware that folks really want to exist.

You have to love those old Mausers. I still hunt occasionally with my 1893 7x57. That 6.5x55 round has dropped many a beast, including elephants. The Boers soundly thrashed the British in Africa with them.

The big question is how much. Kel-tec isn't really known for selling high-priced weapons. Not that what they make is crap, just inexpensive. Last I heard the price for the RFB was nearly 2K.

CNN had a little blurb today about the Supreme Court and the DC weapons ban. A ruling will come out Thursday. Interesting that even CNN admits that most politicians generally vote pro-guns due to the fact most of their constituents are pro-gun. It is the small vocal, whiney minority that cause the bans in the first place. Even Australia is starting to loosen their gun ban law. Just my 2 cents.

Washington is o.k. for gun laws but you can't own a silencer or an SBS or SBR which rules out owning a Tromix 8". Alaska is quite good for gun laws and you don't even have to have a permit to carry concealed. I am assuming you are in the military. Ft. Richardson is a big base in Anchorage. You also cannot beat the hunting there. Lived there for 25 years, loved it. Had to move to Wa for work. If I could have the job and the house I have now there, I would be back in a second.

Not that I want to get back to the topic at hand but the fact is, we may not see prices like we had again. It is for nothing else but the devaluation of the US dollar. Prices go up on imported items because the dollar doesn't buy what it used to. I am still having trouble that the Canadian dollar (loonie) is about equal to the US dollar. I know that realistically, the production cost for an S-12 is not much, but I just get the feeling that until our economy is back on track, prices will just keep climbing. Just my 2 cents (now worth only 1.76 cents).

I went for the classic american look with modern underpinnings and metalurgy. I just got a Herny Big Boy in the .44. Really quite a smooth action. A whole different animal to my saigas. Gonna go shoot some hogs this spring so it is going to get some real use.

A few more thoughts. First, most LPNs out in the civilian world work in nursing homes, simple fact. You already have more skills than most LPNs ever will. Getting your EMT you could do on the side while you are still in. It doesn't take that long and again, you already have more skills than most EMTs do. I know the obligation you feel, given the opportunity (wife says hell no) I would go back in either full or reserve. Its folks like you that make our military so outstanding. My guess is that you didn't join for the money, don't make that the reason you stay.

Why not try to get into the army medic to nurse program? When I went to school, one of the few other guys in the BSN class with me was an army medic who was having the military pay for all of his schooling. When we finished he was given a comission. He seems pretty happy with it. As far as the critical care nurse aspect of it, I don't know how the military decides who gets to do it and for how long. When I got out of the coast guard, I knew that I wanted to do critical care and was able to get into an ER internship program after I finished. Not a day goes by that something interesting doesn't

Finally one near me. Gonna have to start working some overtime to pay for all the new toys I won't be able to live without.

As the famous quote goes, "A fool and his money are soon parted."

Just woke up and read on the news that a huge bomb was disarmed in downtown London. Said it was packed with gas and nails. That could have been nasty. The government hasn't directly said it was Al Queda but suspicions are high. If that isn't a big warning to us here, I don't know what is. Of course we've already had lots of other heads-ups but I still don't think we are ready for something like this.

Dinzag, with that handguard on, are those notch sights still usuable? I was thinking about getting one of those for the shottie but was curious whether it would impair your sight line.

Dr optics seem to be a fairly solid product. As far as dealing with recoil, my dad has his mounted on his 3" .44 mangleum and has not had any problems thus far. They are pretty small and tough, a good combo as far as I am concerned. That price is as good as I've ever seen, I may have to get one for myself.

To really be a candidate for the Darwin Awards the bullet would have had to finish the job or render him incapable of reproduction. These guys are the ones that make Darwin spin in his grave.

Is there a launch code you have to input first?