Misc Firearms Crew LXXVIII: Currently Posting From Morgue... Finally Voting Democrat

[AgRyan]

IIRC he is getting back to drums and has a drum set and is working on sound proofing a piece or part of a room.

on a simliar note, i too, am looking for a leaner hobby. Can't gym THAT often, maybe 1.5 hours a day, reasonably, firearms are expensive, and typically require me to leave the house to use/participate in the hobby, and cars are also very expensive, and very time consuming.

so maybe will look at picking up reasonably priced electric guitar. friend of mine picked one up the other day, nothing fancy, maybe $750 all in for amp, picks, guitar, case and such. tempted to get into that some for a more reasonably priced hobby

lmao feels

I recently took up running for literally this reason. I hate running. Can't stand cardio. But was bored and needed a new hobby, so said fuqit and registered for a marathon on 9/11. Honestly feels pretty good to start my mornings off with a run, but I still hate running. Just feels absolutely miserable, but normally feel pretty decent the rest of the day and still lift in the evenings.

Also registered for some online certificate program from San Diego State. Already got my masters so no point getting another one, but "Forensic Psychology" sounded cool so why not. Gonna be around $2500 though so not inexpensive.

And I'm pretty good at Clash of Clans.

[Unstumpable]

Who the hell is buying it at these prices? Local stores are selling it for normal prices around here

my fkn dad. Everytime I see him he's saying he ordered another 1000 of 5.56 or 7.62. And always says it's some good stuff at over $1 a round lmao he has no idea what good stuff is.

And now he's eyeing another 20" SCAR, already has a regular SCAR 17 he's had for years and only shot once. There's gotta be a point where a enough is enough haha

[GooBaaa]

my fkn dad. Everytime I see him he's saying he ordered another 1000 of 5.56 or 7.62. And always says it's some good stuff at over $1 a round lmao he has no idea what good stuff is.

And now he's eyeing another 20" SCAR, already has a regular SCAR 17 he's had for years and only shot once. There's gotta be a point where a enough is enough haha

I stopped buy when it hit 90¢ and up

Just entirely too much to even be worth it especially since I already had a stockpile

Everyone should have been buying when it was 40 cents and climbing not now lol

[NuggzTheNinja]

my fkn dad. Everytime I see him he's saying he ordered another 1000 of 5.56 or 7.62. And always says it's some good stuff at over $1 a round lmao he has no idea what good stuff is.

And now he's eyeing another 20" SCAR, already has a regular SCAR 17 he's had for years and only shot once. There's gotta be a point where a enough is enough haha

The gun community has this problem where they think they can buy away what's coming.

A safe with 20 ARs and 10k rounds is worth as much to one man in a gunfight as one AR and a couple hundred rounds. Having them doesn't make people 20x safer.

[Brozef]

what do you use for the weeds? granted im not big into fishing, but i go maybe 6x a year or so. Everything gets stuck in the weeds, the "frog" that is supposed to "skip" over the weeds and all always gets stuck and big pain

Texas rig. It's the most natural presentation imo. It's not impossible to get hung up in weeds, but it's the best that I have found.

[Brozef]

Who the hell is buying it at these prices? Local stores are selling it for normal prices around here

Places like Academy have great prices but they don't have stores everywhere. None here.

Other than Cabela's I have never seen cases of ammo for sale in a store in Maine. Online is really the only option for me. SGAmmo was my go-to until he stopped selling to Maine which really sucks.

Really glad I grabbed 3k of x39 from SG when I did.

[JChippy]

lmao feels

I recently took up running for literally this reason. I hate running. Can't stand cardio. But was bored and needed a new hobby, so said fuqit and registered for a marathon on 9/11. Honestly feels pretty good to start my mornings off with a run, but I still hate running. Just feels absolutely miserable, but normally feel pretty decent the rest of the day and still lift in the evenings.

Also registered for some online certificate program from San Diego State. Already got my masters so no point getting another one, but "Forensic Psychology" sounded cool so why not. Gonna be around $2500 though so not inexpensive.

And I'm pretty good at Clash of Clans.

good luck dave man, forensic psychology sounds cool, but also very detailed. unaware though. got a "time" you're shooting for on the marathon?

i should do more cardio, but being stuck in a mask/face covering at the gym just means i'm going to waterboard myself. no thanks jeff. Also too much a pansy to run outside in the winter, no thanks jeff. It hurts to breathe and not trying to take a spill bc of slick sidewalks.

also, nobody is smiling when they're running, so it's not fun, ha.

Texas rig. It's the most natural presentation imo. It's not impossible to get hung up in weeds, but it's the best that I have found.

in. and makes sense, the big mama's need the big hooks (innuendo perhaps???) and no big hook will ever be snag free

[Unstumpable]

I stopped buy when it hit 90¢ and up

Just entirely too much to even be worth it especially since I already had a stockpile

Everyone should have been buying when it was 40 cents and climbing not now lol

Agreed. Even though I just spent too much on 500 rounds of 9mm, but I only did that because I was down under 500 rounds left. No plans to buy anymore right now. Also haven't been shooting in forever it feels like, not as fun when you know each trigger pull is around $1.

The gun community has this problem where they think they can buy away what's coming.

A safe with 20 ARs and 10k rounds is worth as much to one man in a gunfight as one AR and a couple hundred rounds. Having them doesn't make people 20x safer.

Exactly. I have no interest in becoming a collector. He's convinced ammo and guns will be one of the few things that will always hold value. So he looks at em like investments. A lot of old folks probably are like him, which enables these prices to continue.

[Farley1324]

I mean, guns are a really great, basically textbook definition of, a durable good. A decent gun purchased at a fair price, especially in recent years with such great prices and availability, is going to retain a large % of its value (worst case) for a long time, with basically 0 maintenance required. Ammo bought when it was cheap is basically the same.

[fishnbrah]

I don’t think many people care about saving an extra $20-60 for a 1000 rounds if they want it.

[Brozef]

in. and makes sense, the big mama's need the big hooks (innuendo perhaps???) and no big hook will ever be snag free

Well also notice that the point of the hook is held within the body of the rubber worm, unexposed. This greatly helps it slip through the weeds.

I am glad to have shown you the Texas rig. It is practically a magic bullet for finding fish in the weed where they like to lurk.

[AgRyan]

Thread makes me thankful I get most the rounds I shoot for free. Have a personal stack of around 1000 rifle couple hundred pistol and under a hundred or so shells but that's it. More than enough to arm the family in a SHTF situation.

good luck dave man, forensic psychology sounds cool, but also very detailed. unaware though. got a "time" you're shooting for on the marathon?

i should do more cardio, but being stuck in a mask/face covering at the gym just means i'm going to waterboard myself. no thanks jeff. Also too much a pansy to run outside in the winter, no thanks jeff. It hurts to breathe and not trying to take a spill bc of slick sidewalks.

also, nobody is smiling when they're running, so it's not fun, ha.

I like psychology and I like forensics so it all should be interesting at least. Literally around 10 years ago I ran a marathon and got around 9min/mile, so as long as I can stay under 10/mile I'll be happy (should be doable with my hate for running lol)

I also live right by the beach in Southern California so running outdoors I can at least see some HBBs and enjoy the views. Would not be doing it if it was a colder climate. Also yeah masks are absolutely terrible. I cannot stand these fat fuks that don't workout that are all "Masks don't harm your ability to breathe at all!" like really? Just because you haven't taken a full deep breath in years doesn't mean we all want to feel that way too.

[IlChosenOne]

So Ive had a BAD lever on my rifle for while. And I liked it.

Not certain but if it’s bad you should at least try to get a good one

if your hobby is gun training/competition, you’ll need a back-up hobby for the lean times

brb Frostgrave and Mordheim crew

Also learning drums

Exactly. I have no interest in becoming a collector. He's convinced ammo and guns will be one of the few things that will always hold value. So he looks at em like investments. A lot of old folks probably are like him, which enables these prices to continue.

Old folk checking in but also poverty

brb holding out hope that stripper lowers and mags will skyrocket in price next and then it’s finally my time to shine

[OrificeSpunk]

Mags are still cheap and readily available. Pmags and glock mags sold for $100+ in the past. It's your fault if you aren't stocked up on them. The only other thing I would be buying is parts that are prone to break(recoil springs, extractors, BCG's, etc). Ammo prices are bad now and there hasn't even been a discussion with Biden on legislation at the highest level yet. 5.56 has sold for over $1 per round during not as bad times. I see it getting close to $1.50-$2 per round at it's peak. It took years, not months, for 22lr to recover. History always repeats itself

[Farley1324]

Mags are still cheap and readily available. Pmags and glock mags sold for $100+ in the past. It's your fault if you aren't stocked up on them. The only other thing I would be buying is parts that are prone to break(recoil springs, extractors, BCG's, etc). Ammo prices are bad now and there hasn't even been a discussion with Biden on legislation at the highest level yet. 5.56 has sold for over $1 per round during not as bad times. I see it getting close to $1.50-$2 per round at it's peak. It took years, not months, for 22lr to recover. History always repeats itself

Now that we can't tell people to buy ammo and more ammo instead of ____, this is exactly right


ALL SPARE PARTS and a comfortable number of magazines (likely not as many as you think)

Don't be one of those idiots I've encountered before going all hurr durr about how you'll always be able to buy buffer springs, takedown detents, or bolts, or how buffers or _insert part here_ never fail so there's no need for spares.

Get 'em now






Speaking of, without doing my own research, is there, like, a kit/bag/source, whatever, for a pile of spare parts fo the M&P 2.0?

[tunejunkie]

Recommendation on spare parts kits? For AR and g17

[OrificeSpunk]

I havent seen any M&P kits but for all the Glawk heads, these are convenient

https://www.glockstore.com/Survival-...Kit-for-Glocks

[tunejunkie]

Speaking of picking up new hobbies. Any of you ever regretted putting exhaust on your truck/car?

Have my lifted f150 that I daily and no exhaust yet. Want something tame so there’s a little growl when I get up on it, but I don’t want it to be obnoxious have drone or ruin long road trips due to the noise. Am I being a bish? Or reasonable concern?

[NuggzTheNinja]

If you're really super starved for pistol ammo, go once every quarter (once every 3 months) and shoot 100 rounds. Total 400 rounds a year.

Provided you were competent to begin with that's plenty.

I'd break it down like this as a starting point:

Dot Torture: 50 rounds
5 yard roundup: 10 rounds
Bill Drill: 6 rounds (or The Test 10 rounds)
F.A.S.T.: 6 rounds
5 round slow group at 15-25y: 5 rounds

Total: 77 rounds. Use the rest to work on whatever sucked (or was most fun, whatever) from the above. Combining the above should show you strengths/weaknesses across lots of skills pretty quick

http://pistol-training.com/drills

Agreed...for rifle you can largely do the same just with quals as inspiration. Supplemented with dry fire a little ammo cam go a long way.

I bought an airsoft glock and rifle for doing drills. Built a target to catch the pellets in the basement. It's not a substitute for live fire but it lets you practice foot work and is really good for working draw and presentation. Plus you can use it for force on force training if you have a buddy who has stuff too.

[Legendsneverdie]

Recommendation on spare parts kits? For AR

extra bolts, extra lower parts kit.

I know geissele/bcm had extra bolts in stock recently.

[GooBaaa]

Speaking of picking up new hobbies. Any of you ever regretted putting exhaust on your truck/car?

Have my lifted f150 that I daily and no exhaust yet. Want something tame so there’s a little growl when I get up on it, but I don’t want it to be obnoxious have drone or ruin long road trips due to the noise. Am I being a bish? Or reasonable concern?

I got a magnaflow dual exhaust on my GMC and it's a good sound but nothing over the top

[Rajeev762x39]

The best highly-liquid cash equivalents functioning as a store of value:

Toyota Tacoma
Rolex Submariner
Glock 19/17

[RThoe]

I guess I'm the only one ITT that only watches shows meant for adults on Netflix?

And apparently Netflix has an intelligent algorithm based on likes/dislikes and what I watch because you keep talking about **** I've never heard of. Weird...

I fail to understand your defense of supporting Netflix. If you want to keep Netflix, do it. But it's completely disingenuous to act like you don't support their radical views because you watch normal movies/shows.

That's like donating to the present-day democrat party because you liked JFK.

I do not have evidence that I can provide you.
It's what I recall from something I read on the matter several years ago - it was a contested criminal matter where the shooter was on charges pertaining to his use of a firearm in self defense. His criminal defense attorney was successful from what I recall. The guy's criminal defense attorney then needed to return to court to get the police department to return the firearm because the police department had given the guy the run around a few times. I can only presume it was in a state such as California, New York, Illinois, etc. but again, this is something that I read several years ago.
If the MISCr received his gun back undamaged without issue in a short amount of time then good for him - I'm happy to hear it.
I do think the facts of the situation have an impact on this. If you shoot someone who has undeniably entered your home unlawfully then I doubt it is as much of an issue compared to a situation where the state or the person who was shot argue that the shooting was unjustified.

*Edit*
Here are some sites discussing the issue generally:
https://gunlaw.com/when-guns-are-seized

https://www.greghillassociates.com/w...-the-cops.html

https://www.secondcalldefense.org/gun-seizure

I'm not calling you a liar, but you're talking about something you remember hearing. A far cry for actual data. I'm not saying leftist states wouldn't do all they can to keep your guns and some may take longer than others, but I find it extremely hard to believe that the government is going to indefinitely keep your property after you used it in a lawful manner.

Especially to the point of choosing one gun or the other because you don't want the incredibly unlikely scenario described above to occur. I don't know about you, but a gun used to defend my life is replaceable. My life is not.

When in doubt, KISS.

This. I've tried BAD levers and was not a fan. The benefit is just not there.

Had CCW Safe, switched to USCCA since it has more benefits, but costs a bit more.

Edit: CA is reopening a lot suddenly, strange timing given the recall Newsom petition almost has enough signatures and everyone hates him. Surely it's just a coincidence though...

Two months ago CA reissued their state wide stay at home order due to ICU capacity reaching "critical" levels. They largely based this off of LA county's numbers. In LA County at that time, Covid hospitalizations were at 2,500.

Days after Biden took office and the order has been lifted when LA County Covid hospitalizations are at nearly 7,000.

Democrats are the enemy of the people and need to be eradicated.

Clash of Clans

Do you guys still play COC??? That's pretty cool they're still updating it lol.

[Rajeev762x39]

Speaking of picking up new hobbies. Any of you ever regretted putting exhaust on your truck/car?

Have my lifted f150 that I daily and no exhaust yet. Want something tame so there’s a little growl when I get up on it, but I don’t want it to be obnoxious have drone or ruin long road trips due to the noise. Am I being a bish? Or reasonable concern?

I was looking a doing a Borla. Then a buddy put a $1600 Corsa on his ‘19 Mustang GT.

Holy crap that was loud even a mile away. He offered to sell it to me for my GT—I declined.

[Farley1324]

Do you guys still play COC??? That's pretty cool they're still updating it lol.

Continuous war has never ceased. I have 3 accounts sitting at full max TH13 and two more that just need to finish walls. Most of our lineup is full max except maybe walls. Hero levels are up to 75/75/50/25. My main account has 4,289 war stars though next two are close behind. Clan has 823 war wins and does clan war league every month. Eric is probably the only other guy from your time who is still in clan and active regularly

[Farley1324]

Speaking of picking up new hobbies. Any of you ever regretted putting exhaust on your truck/car?

Have my lifted f150 that I daily and no exhaust yet. Want something tame so there’s a little growl when I get up on it, but I don’t want it to be obnoxious have drone or ruin long road trips due to the noise. Am I being a bish? Or reasonable concern?

No ragrets.

Back in college I had possibly the loudest daily driver you have ever heard in your life and zero regrets.

What you want is a Borla S-type. Unless you really only want a "little growl" "when you get up on it" in which case get the Borla Touring

Yeah it's like $1,100 but it's all T-304 stainless and built right. Also Borla, as has been the case for decades, means no drone

[28maynard]

Texas rig. It's the most natural presentation imo. It's not impossible to get hung up in weeds, but it's the best that I have found.


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Texas rig is best rig

We catch a lot of bass on a wacky rig but you can’t fish it in grass.

[Farley1324]

TIL what a TAF is. It's a lot like a METAR.

TAF, METAR, your thoughts?

[NeckbeardKilla]

I'm not calling you a liar, but you're talking about something you remember hearing. A far cry for actual data. I'm not saying leftist states wouldn't do all they can to keep your guns and some may take longer than others, but I find it extremely hard to believe that the government is going to indefinitely keep your property after you used it in a lawful manner.

Especially to the point of choosing one gun or the other because you don't want the incredibly unlikely scenario described above to occur. I don't know about you, but a gun used to defend my life is replaceable. My life is not.

The issue is certainly not going to cause me any hesitation if someone has broken into my home. I'm going to grab the closest firearm, whether it be a handgun, rifle or otherwise, and use it as it is to be used.

This issue is also why people need to own more than one firearm.

[Farley1324]

Do you have any evidence of people defending themselves in a lawful self defense shooting and never getting their property back? This screams fudd bull****. The miscer who killed two intruders had his gun back in just a few weeks, iirc.

Maybe you should relent. Down there in the other LA I hear there were trailer fulls of water damaged guns without proper receipt never returned to their owners after being confiscated post Katrina. Think that little old lady who got tackled in her home in NOLA for daring to have a revolver and not leave her house got it back?