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Whole house standby generator
blkgunlvr replied to DogMan's topic in General Discussion - Any topic is welcome here!!!
I have a propane-fired Briggs and Stratton 7kw empower unit on my shop/home for three years now. I bought it from Northern Tool for $2200 and it came with a 7 circuit auto transfer switch. I heat with propane, so it's tied into my feed line from my 500 gallon tank. I run my well pump, heaters, tankless propane water heater, fridge and some lighting circuits off the protected circuits. It exercises the motor once a week, autostarts, transfers, retransfers, cools down and shuts down automatically. I'm out in the high desert 13 miles from the nearest town and have had it run for 18 hours or -
MOA varies significantly with ammo in both weapons, but "ballpark" I call my ARs 1 to 2 MOA and the AKs are typically 3 to 5 MOA (there's significant barrel/gas tube flex in the AKs and they are designed to be reliable, not bench-rest accurate).
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I try and stick to Wolf non-corrosive as much as possible, but the 7n6 mil-surp corrosive is just so damn cheap to shoot. I have a converted Saiga and an AK-74 also in 5.45x39 and they all have their strengths and weaknesses. The S&W is the most accurate of the three, but is more prone to fouling and will only reliably shoot 20 round mags. The AKs are reliable, durable, simple and effective with 30 round mags. The AR platform is accurate, more finicky and I have several with multiple calibers. I also have a national match Garand and there is no comparing the two choices, apples and ora
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There were problems with Olympic 5.45x39 AR uppers because they were using .223 barrels. The S&W upper for 5.45x39 is an excellent upper, but the direct-impingment gas system makes it a PITA to clean after shooting corrosive ammo. I shoot my S&W upper on the Rock River lower of my M4, but I put on the extra-power hammer spring (for the sometimes hard primers on mil-surp 5.45x39 ammo) that came with the upper.
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This homeland security thing is
blkgunlvr replied to VanKiller's topic in General Discussion - Any topic is welcome here!!!
.50 BMG is standard issue for agencies that may have to deal with aircraft. SWAT officer in FL that I knew years ago had a .50 (back when they were very rare) and when I asked him why the cannon - he stated that he was on SRT for MIami International and that if they had a "situation" .50 BMG was necessary for shooting through an airliner windscreen to take out hostiles in the cockpit. -
Spinning .40 S&W on Ice
blkgunlvr replied to Klassy Kalashnikov's topic in General Discussion - Any topic is welcome here!!!
A lot of interesting commentary, but like Gas Giant, I totally believe the process. You see, I'm an old fart and used to play with spin tops. I also know about gyroscopic stability and the bullet is spun by the rifling, strikes the ice, which gives without deforming the bullet because it is water and liquifies/fractures (ballistics labs use water tanks to collect undeformed bullets for ballistic matching), the spinning bullet "rebounds" out of the impact and can stand and spin like a top lubricated by water produced by its heat until it loses its spin. Spin tops are thrown hard and rebound -
I Hope These Were Painted Wrecks
blkgunlvr replied to blkgunlvr's topic in General Discussion - Any topic is welcome here!!!
Thanks, shooter. I wondered if it was going to be a repost - I guess I got my answer. Don't know beans about Maxrounds (I don't own a S12 yet), but I agree that "troll sales SPAM posting" sucks and really turns me off on a company or vendor. I have been around a bunch of Sellier and Bellot sales pitches (I'm a big sporting clays shooter and they're a big push at major sporting clays events), have even gotten five "sample shells" and numerous flyers in "goodie bags" at shoots. -
I Hope These Were Painted Wrecks
blkgunlvr replied to blkgunlvr's topic in General Discussion - Any topic is welcome here!!!
Beyond the cars and the skippy music - no one is interested in those sexy open drum mags? -
Oldest Gun You Own
blkgunlvr replied to Roan's topic in General Discussion - Any topic is welcome here!!!
On second thought, I also have an Enfield of 1917 and two 1903 A3 Springfields all of uncertain manufacture date, but any one could be slightly older than the Remington 11A known to be 1916. All are shooters, and I love to shoot them all. -
Indian enfield in .308
blkgunlvr replied to VaiFanatic90's topic in Other Weapons - RIFLES (non-AK based)
I've had an ishapore for a couple of years. Bought it really cheap from AIM Surplus. Took several hours of cleaning the cosmoline out of the wood to metal gaps under the stock and handguards. Shoots very well for the price and a tough old bastard. -
Oldest Gun You Own
blkgunlvr replied to Roan's topic in General Discussion - Any topic is welcome here!!!
My Dad's only gun, a Remington 11-A 12 guage (Browning square-back design) built in 1916. Second oldest is a Carcano M38 cavalry carbine, 1920s manufacture. Still shoot them both, I really have no desire to own any gun that is not a shooter. -
Beretta Neos Recall
blkgunlvr replied to MultiSlacking's topic in General Discussion - Any topic is welcome here!!!
Thanks for the heads-up, Multi. My Neos needs the recall. -
Has anyone here ever particpated in an Appleseed Project? If not, I can't recommend it enough to any family to spend a great weekend learning our Nation's foundations and getting the best basic riflery instruction you'll ever get outside of the military. I just had a GREAT weekend here at my local gunclub when we hosted an Appleseed. An amazing event from a fantastic organization with a magnificent message. RWVA, Revolutionary War Veterans Association- a group of dedicated volunteers sharing, teaching and instructing. I spent nearly 12 hours a day on the range for 2 days and shot nearly 70
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+1 for tw4, like-new trijicon sights delivered quickly at a great price just as offered.
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Getting the M-14/M1A itch...
blkgunlvr replied to shades_of_grey's topic in Other Weapons - RIFLES (non-AK based)
I just shot an Appleseed with my SA Scout Squad, close to 700 rounds in 2 days of German DAG mil-surp without a hitch. I've also got a SOCOM II and a NM, I've had the SOCOM to the range a couple of times, but have not as yet fired the first round through the NM. I'm a big fan of the .308 and have quite a few rifles in that caliber, including a 600m SOF match single shot based on a Rem 700 action and a PALMA rifle based on a Rem 40x. I don't have much experience beyond the Springfields, but they are fine rifles and both the SOCOM and the Scout Squad have demonstrated excellent accuracy in sp -
WTS Trijicon AK sights
blkgunlvr replied to tw4's topic in Unsorted Ads prior to November 2012 (WTS / WTT)
Dropped to what? $75 shipped for both PM Sent -
WTS Trijicon AK sights
blkgunlvr replied to tw4's topic in Unsorted Ads prior to November 2012 (WTS / WTT)
Dropped to what? -
Any upgraded AR7 owners around?
blkgunlvr replied to XdamagedX's topic in Other Weapons - RIFLES (non-AK based)
I've got a "vintage" Armalite AR-7 that I bought used in 1972. It's pretty sensitive to the magazine that it will feed reliably. The original 8 rounder works fine, but none of the half a dozen or so "aftermarkets" that I've purchased will feed without jamming. It's been a really accurate little gun since I first bought it and will consistently shoot 2" or less at 50 yards with the OEM front blade and peep. -
If you can find the entrance (hole) to the underground nest - a red road flare after sundown will allow you to burn most of the "soldiers" as they try to swarm out and then when you get tired of that you can jam the burning flare into the hole and the smoke and fumes will kill the whole underground hive. That may not be practical under the porch. I've had very good results with the hanging yellow plastic traps with attractant. I had a hive somewhere under the garage at a rental that I couldn't locate, put up one of those traps and had to empty it every day for a week as it filled up and fin
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In Memory of...
blkgunlvr replied to ChileRelleno's topic in General Discussion - Any topic is welcome here!!!
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narcotics checkpoint sign.....
blkgunlvr replied to elia.jon1's topic in General Discussion - Any topic is welcome here!!!
Several have gotten it correctly - the sign is a decoy. Several years ago, a small town PD in the Florida panhandle on a small county road that fed into Georgia put up a "slow - drug interdiction inspection point ahead" sign with flashing lights and then chased down and pulled over every vehicle that pulled a U-turn when approaching the sign. They confiscated a ton of dope, money and vehicles, quote from the Chief was "best $50 sign we ever bought!" -
Obama Vs. The General
blkgunlvr replied to Vultite's topic in General Discussion - Any topic is welcome here!!!
Got this in email today: > Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 22:18:05 -0700 > > http://newmediajournal.us/staff/p_hollrah/2010/06282010.htm > > > >> The General and the Community Organizer > >> > >> by Paul R. Hollrah > >> June 28, 2010 > >> > >> Channel-surfing from ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN through MSNBC and Fox News, > >> the inside-the-beltway pundits had a field day trying to get inside the > >> heads of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, General Stanley McChrystal, and > >> McChrystal's top aides.