Aethelbert

Worked fine for me just a moment ago

I fully agree with 1911 -- those were not game birds. One even had what appeared to be a fledgling with it on the ground when he shot. When he zeroed his camera in on a tallish bird strutting slowly through the marshly part, I couldn't bear to watch him kill a protected wetlands type bird, too, and had to turn the video off. This kind of guy gives us all a bad name as gun owners and/or hunters. I also agree that his guns should be taken away from him.

Congrats, Marine and fellow Saiga enthusiast! May your marriage be as blessed as mine has been and continues to be after 27 years!

Understnd that the barrels of the Austro-Hungarian M-95 Steyr were (at least in the early days) stainless which was one beast to work with in the 1890's. Also, that the Sons of Nippon also hard chromed the bores of their 6.5 Arisaka rifles which helped later with their maintenance in the jungles of the Pacific islands. I could be wrong, though -- just don't let my wife know because I've almost got her convinced that I know everything that's gun-related and that what I don't know I can find out from the Cobra... I would go for one with the hard chrome.

Understnd that the barrels of the Austro-Hungarian M-95 Steyr were (at least in the early days) stainless which was one beast to work with in the 1890's. Also, that the Sons of Nippon also hard chromed the bores of their 6.5 Arisaka rifles which helped later with their maintenance in the jungles of the Pacific islands. I could be wrong, though -- just don't let my wife know because I've almost got her convinced that I know everything that's gun-related and that what I don't know I can find out from the Cobra...

Naw. Not a thing -- 'cept maybe the safety? And then only if you intend to actually fire the thing which might not necessarily be wise considering: (1) the enclosed area and (2) the rifle is awfully close to being in line with the head of the guy sitting there in the room and not all that much ahead of the muzzle. Liked the pic.

well, i do believe it became a little harder lately, but not by incredibly much. well, displaying your weapons while eating or even just drinking is "not done" here. the law doesn't allow it. also, have you ever been to the large ranges in Switzerland? now THAT is class. german ranges look meager compared to those. they're totally awesome. not only do they have a lot of long ranges (up to a mile or so), but they also have indoor (read UNDERGROUND carved into the mountain) ranges with 300m ranges, with -obviously- no wind at all. and coupled to that a nice bar and a restaurant. it's grea

well, i do believe it became a little harder lately, but not by incredibly much. well, displaying your weapons while eating or even just drinking is "not done" here. the law doesn't allow it. also, have you ever been to the large ranges in Switzerland? now THAT is class. german ranges look meager compared to those. they're totally awesome. not only do they have a lot of long ranges (up to a mile or so), but they also have indoor (read UNDERGROUND carved into the mountain) ranges with 300m ranges, with -obviously- no wind at all. and coupled to that a nice bar and a restaurant. it's grea