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- Ventura, California
Texas is cool for shooters just there is no public lands to shoot on. Most all land in TX is privately owned. Not like here in CA where you can shoot on any BLM land unless otherwise posted.
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- Chesterfield, MI
Doesn't Texas have some strange gun laws? I thought it wasn't legal to open-carry in Texas?
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- Ventura, California
It's not legal to open carry currently but it's easy enough to get a concealed weapons permit there. They are about to pass a law to approve open carry.
These idiots were arrested a week or so ago for open carrying. It's best to check laws bfore you assume anything. They are not even residents of the state of Texas.
http://www.myhighplains.com/story/d...rant-openly-carr/24304/XVaA013MMEaK14-6II1jTA
These idiots were arrested a week or so ago for open carrying. It's best to check laws bfore you assume anything. They are not even residents of the state of Texas.
http://www.myhighplains.com/story/d...rant-openly-carr/24304/XVaA013MMEaK14-6II1jTA
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- a6m5zero
Open carry is legal in the State of Oregon, but are mostly banned in the Portland Metro area by local codes. I don't know if they'll arrest you for it, but you certainly won't be allowed to continue on without putting it away.
I'm surprised to hear about the lack of public land in Texas.
I'm surprised to hear about the lack of public land in Texas.
Eric.
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So I participated in the Patriots' Day Appleseed event at Marion, Illinois. Did not score rifleman, my highest score was 182 (need 210 for rifleman). Of 25 people, 9 scored Rifleman. Of those 9, 100% of them were shooting scoped 22lr's, some of them with bipods from tables instead of standing, sitting, and prone like the rest of us. So I don't feel as bad.
Also all Appleseed events that day participated in a tribute to our fallen soldiers. Video from that below. You can see me in the black shirt for a second when the camera turns around. Also that late shot at the end was me.
Also all Appleseed events that day participated in a tribute to our fallen soldiers. Video from that below. You can see me in the black shirt for a second when the camera turns around. Also that late shot at the end was me.
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- EvanJamesLee
Once I'm 21 I want to get a barbone 1911. Only one modification being smooth grips.
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- a6m5zero
Sweet shooters. I really like the small grip & its angle, also the added weight from the metal lower frame. My Kimber feels a 9mm.
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- a6m5zero
Not in real world, at least there would be no laughing. 
I have a question: What kind of scope cap/covers do you guys use? I think @Michael88 had Butler Creek with red button in his last pictures. I was reading about it on Amazon, but some reviews noted that they can snap off where they attach to the hinge. I was also looking at Vortex, but the sizing don't seem to be very accurate with that company.
I'm using the stock caps with those bungee things right now, but I do want to go to flip-up caps, and am leaning towards Butler Creek.
I have a question: What kind of scope cap/covers do you guys use? I think @Michael88 had Butler Creek with red button in his last pictures. I was reading about it on Amazon, but some reviews noted that they can snap off where they attach to the hinge. I was also looking at Vortex, but the sizing don't seem to be very accurate with that company.
I'm using the stock caps with those bungee things right now, but I do want to go to flip-up caps, and am leaning towards Butler Creek.
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I think snapping off opened Butler Creek caps is a non issue because to do so you'd have to bang the rifle around quite a bit. And if you do that you should be much more worried about your expensive scope than some scope caps!
That being said I have only range experience with my guns, there may be situations where those caps could be damaged very easily ''out in the field'', I don't know.
There are ''bikini'' scope covers which are due to their design immune to breakage, but I've never liked those because according to my experience the chances of losing them is a whooping 100%.
That being said I have only range experience with my guns, there may be situations where those caps could be damaged very easily ''out in the field'', I don't know.
There are ''bikini'' scope covers which are due to their design immune to breakage, but I've never liked those because according to my experience the chances of losing them is a whooping 100%.
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Eric.
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So, on April 17th I was shooting at a friend's, mainly some final practice for Appleseed. Had my AR15 rifle and AR15 pistol (300 Blackout) there. Two other guys were with us and I let them shoot the 300. When the second one handed it back to me, I saw the bolt was closed so I was going to finish off the magazine. Well, first trigger pull went *click*. Odd, but still very few rounds through that gun and I hadn't lubed it up since the last time it was used. Rack the bolt...hmm doesn't want to open. Pulled harder and had a case eject and new round failed to chamber (hey idiot, remove the magazine next time you're doing this!). Decided that was reason enough to investigate further and pulled the upper and BCG. Well I got lucky, the last round the other guy fired was (apparently) a primer-only load and resulted in a squib round that barely left the case. Lucky, because the next round ran into it and couldn't chamber. Otherwise I probably would have got the next round in and had a kaboom.
I've talked to the manufacturer and they want to get to the bottom of it. Sending the rest of my ammo and all of my brass to them for inspection. I went through all my brass from that weekend (I piled all the brass from Appleseed into the same can, so 300 was on the bottom) and found the brass from the squib load.
I was talking to the head of production, and he told me he'll replace my rounds "or one better" so I might just end up with a completely replaced order.
So...
word of warning: if you even *THINK* you had a squib load, stop and check it out.
Also, I'm not naming the manufacturer since they're being as helpful as they are. I'd rather not give any bad impressions.
I've talked to the manufacturer and they want to get to the bottom of it. Sending the rest of my ammo and all of my brass to them for inspection. I went through all my brass from that weekend (I piled all the brass from Appleseed into the same can, so 300 was on the bottom) and found the brass from the squib load.
I was talking to the head of production, and he told me he'll replace my rounds "or one better" so I might just end up with a completely replaced order.
So...
word of warning: if you even *THINK* you had a squib load, stop and check it out.
Also, I'm not naming the manufacturer since they're being as helpful as they are. I'd rather not give any bad impressions.
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- Chesterfield, MI
My first gun was a 1911. I had always wanted one, and I wanted one as close to a WWI 1911 as possible without breaking the bank. I ended up going with a Remington 1911R1. The only thing I don't like about it is the big "Remington 1911R1" on the side. Would have preferred something a little more subtle, but for the price I couldn't beat it. I wouldn't mind picking up another 1911 sometime, I think I'd like a stainless one if I got a second. But before that would happen, I want to get a revolver first.
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ZQI Ammo, how it is made step by step. Really cool. Also so much shiny ammo....
That seems to shoot pretty nicely. Had one primer pop out completely (found it by investigating why my magazine had a rattle) and at least one other piece of brass had the primer mostly out. Not the most consistent crimps or sealant (they have some sort of green sealant around the primers), if that helps any.
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- a6m5zero
Fantastic find. Thank you! 👍ZQI Ammo, how it is made step by step. Really cool. Also so much shiny ammo....
Some of you know that ZQI's the 7.62x51 I've been stocking up on. I love these brass ammo being sold for the price of steel case ammo, but since I'm trying to use my steel ammo first, I've shot very little of the ZQI.
Definitely a turnoff. It's HUGE.
I never researched them, but the pricing did scare me little bit. If I buy another 1911, it'd be with the attachment rail($$$), or with "shiny" finish($$$
), so I may have to look into them next time.
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Yay I just bought another Swiss milsurp rifle, a Swiss K11 carbine 7.5x55 in excellent shape. 
Its very similar to my G11, the main difference is its very short with a 23'' barrel and 43'' OAL compared to its rifle brother which has a whooping 32'' barrel.
I'm in love with the Swiss straight pull actions, there is no action I enjoy more operating than a slick straight puller.
Oh, and now the best part, the price - with 180 bucks its now the cheapest firearm I've ever bought.
Its exactly this rifle:
No pics yet, I still have to wait for it to arrive via mail.
Its very similar to my G11, the main difference is its very short with a 23'' barrel and 43'' OAL compared to its rifle brother which has a whooping 32'' barrel.
I'm in love with the Swiss straight pull actions, there is no action I enjoy more operating than a slick straight puller.
Oh, and now the best part, the price - with 180 bucks its now the cheapest firearm I've ever bought.
Its exactly this rifle:
No pics yet, I still have to wait for it to arrive via mail.
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@Michael88 - Congratulations! I hope you'll be posting some pics of the rifle soon? I sure am looking forward to it already.
I'll look for the Hickok video sometime. 👍 One Michael posted looks really good, too. Sweet action on that rifle.
Sounds cheap. Even by U.S. standards.
I think I've seen those "fancy" 1911s from them. "Fancy" is why I'd be interested in RIA pricing.The basic ones are plain, old-school 1911s without rails or anything, but I think they started making some with the more modern features that people are after as well. I think Hickok has a video on the basic Rock Island 1911 if that helps bring your trust level up
I'll look for the Hickok video sometime. 👍 One Michael posted looks really good, too. Sweet action on that rifle.
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Will do!
Today I brought my squeaky clean rifle to the range. Really, I cleaned the crap out of it (literally), 8x Forrester Bore foam treatment, bronze brush, nylon brush to get it really really clean. I removed the remains of ~600 shots without cleaning (besides removing powder residue of course) down to the bare metal.
On the range I expected a fair amount of POI shift because of all the copper that was gone, in my experience (And thats also the general consensus) a completely cleaned bore needs 15-20 shots to regain consistency.
But what happened? First cold bore shot with some leftover oil in the bore hit the 1'' patch perfectly center (100 meters) It couldn't have been more centered. And the next three shots also went in the same hole.
This rifle loves me, no matter what I do to it and no matter the weather conditions it just hits where its supposed to hit, with no exceptions.
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I think the lack of open carry is the only odd thing. Due to obvious cultural stereotypes of Texas, a lot of folks back on the east coast don't believe me when I tell them Texas does not allow OC. You'd think Texas would have been like the one state that never outlawed it to begin with.
Only other out of the ordinary ones are that you can legally carry carry a concealed loaded handgun in your vehicle even without a CHL (although the police in Houston might harass you about it even though you're not breaking any laws) and that you shoot someone while they are committing certain types of crimes (like aggravated assault or robbery) they or their family cannot sue you in civil court for damages. I'm sure the lawyers have found loopholes in that second one, though.
Hate to just outright disagree with you, but it's actually not that hard to mess up the manufacturing process of a 1911. All those old hand-fit parts don't always line up quite right with modern mass-production processes. Compared to modern pistols the 1911 is actually rather complex and making one is pretty labor-intensive, that's part of why it's difficult to have a 1911 match a Glock's build quality for the same price. Trust me, no matter what brand of mass-production 1911 you name there will be some horror stories. All the manual machining and hand-fitting is why you can take two different 1911s of the same brand and each one might use a different brand of ammo/magazine more reliably than the other.
I'm NOT a Glock guy, I'm not advocating that they are in any way superior to a 1911 (I'm actually a revolver guy mostly because they fit my hand better than any pistol I've found). I'm merely saying it's not hard at all to mess up a 1911 lol.
I never researched them, but the pricing did scare me little bit. If I buy another 1911, it'd be with the attachment rail($$$), or with "shiny" finish($$$
RIA has a decent enough reputation. A lot of people dislike them, but then again I can find 100 people that hate Fords but obviously Fords can't be as bad as those folks would have you believe or else Ford would not be in business anymore. For the price, you can definitely do much worse than RIA in the 1911 market. However, I have to say the Ruger is hard to beat. If it were my money, I'd rather save a few months longer and get the Ruger over the RIA. From everything I've seen and heard, the price difference is money well spent. I wouldn't turn down the Remington, though. I'd want to hold/shoot both in the same range session before I'd proclaim one better than the other. Apart from some early ones when they were new, the Ruger and Remington are about as solid as you can hope for a production 1911 in that price range to be.
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