MaDuce

Pride is the root of all evil and it's the most common cause of message boards deteriorating. The problem I have always seen with message boards is that they start out great but then the admins recruit personal buddies as moderators who do fine for a while but eventually peer preasure and ego gets caught up in it and moderators start acting like the people they're suppose to be kicking and the admin ends up taking the side of the moderators with this ever common "I support my mods no matter what" nonsense and the site falls apart. Eventually they drive off all the good guys and only creeps hang out there. If you want to see a great example, take a look at AR15armory.com who originally set up because of bad experiences they had at ar15.com and wanted to give people a better alturnitive, but within a few years had become the very problem they set up to get away from. I've seen it over and over again. I hope it never happens here though I have much greater confidence in this place then others. For one, Mr. Robobot seams to be a good fellow and I don't see him going rogue like mods on other sites. Anyway, this is the only firearm related message board I really visit anymore. I seldom visit message boards at all anymore but when I do it's usually this one.

I noticed the same thing among others. Not every day you see that many tactical errors packed in to such a short demo. He must have taken martial arts from this guy.

When I have folders for sale they're usually around $100 (D2 or S7 steel) but none right now. Got some wootz folder knives coming up but they're going to be at least $200 and up to $300. 2 of them are already taken. Wootz (AKA true Damascus) is an extremely exotic and tough steel, but it also needs to be babied as it's almost 2% carbon. Basically, that stuff is for blade people who know their blades, how to use and mantain them. I seldom recommend production knives as I have found that hand crafted knives; if made by the right smith tend to be much better in just about every way, save mainly for corrosiveness (good blades are corrosive and there's litte you can do to get around that. If I were to go out and buy a production knife to keep and use, the brands I would focus on are Gerber and Victorinox. Buck too but you have to be careful with them. All are usually less then $100. I've never understood what people see in Kershaw. They're a decent knife but nothing more. I've bought equally good knives for 1/3 the cost and when I do, it's usually just to take the handle and put a custom blade and grips in.

People on the Florida pan handle really hunt like that. The woods sound like Normandy come hunting season. You're taking your life in to your own hands going in to the woods that time of year.

LOL. That was great! Let me tie this one in there with it. Prophanity warning.

Mikhail Kalashnikov's genius was in simplifying and cheapening up the system and believe me, that's the part of firearm design that really takes creativity. Little; if anything in the AK as a whole was brand new. The problem with calling it a rip off of the Surrmgewhr is that there were multiple similar actions around at the time, both Russian and German which makes it hard to say who is ripping off who when a multitude of new guns share the same general features. Whether or not you can call it's Assault rifle configuration a rip off of the Sturmgewhr is a different and MAYBE a more questionable story. The first assault rifle was actually a Russian gun called the Fedorov Avtomat though in terms of structural configuration (handling) it was basically just a big PPSH. The only MAJOR structural changes the Sturmgewhr or AK-47 really brought was smaller ammo, gas pistons and a pistol grip. So ultimately the Sturmgewhr and AK-47 were both the results of a build up of technology. One good and highly overlooked point I think you were trying to make is the fact that Mikhail Kalashnikov was part of a design team (of which he wasn't always the chief of) and that his design was NOT the brain child of him alone (I see more Sergie Simonov in the design as a whole then Mikhail Kalashnikov) as well as many other people who's names are lost to history. In any case, the real genius of the AK-47 is it's simplicity and ease of manufacturer although even that wasn't entirely new. As far as timeline goes, the AK-47 was comissioned in 1947 but it was designed during the war and the USSR WAS on our side at that time. If what you are talking about is the role the SKS played in all of this, I think a more realistic perspective of the events is that both sides were taking what they could out of a single scrap pile of weapon technology. I think it was more a case of everyone using bits and pieces of everyone's technology then this gun being a rip-off of that gun. This is something I can relate to well. I designed a gun (which finishing hconstruction of has been on hold for a year or more now) that LOOKS like a "Lamborghiniized" Desert Eagle and DOES share some features with the Desert Eagle but is also influinced by the AR-15 (even shares 2 parts with it), Beretta M9, AK-47 and several other guns. I can't imagine Mikhail Kalashnikov or any gun designer then or now NOT doing the same thing.

Hay folks. Thought I'd share this with you. Despite being a law abiding citizen, having friends and family in law enforcement and as much detourmination to put slime away as anyone, I have a policy of never talking to police during any investigation unless I have something specific and valuable to offer. Although MOST of the police I know seam to agree with me on this policy when I explain my reasons, others have often given me hell over it. You know, the typical, "if you're doing nothing wrong, then why not?" guilt trip. Apparently people seam to miss the fact that the 5th ammendment wasn't put there to protect criminals and that it IS there for a reason. Anyway, a while back, one of the very same people who once (or should I say 3 or 4 times) gave me that same protest came and shared this video with me, which does a great job of explaining why I don't and why it's a bad idea in general. This is a 2 part lecture, first by a law professor and then by a former police detective. It's directed towards criminal defense attourneys and law abiding citizens.

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Given the volatile relationship between the USA and USSR throughout the 2nd half of the 20th century it's easy to forget the real purpose behind the AK-47. The USSR was fighting for it's life as were the people who designed it. Remember that; in some battles, for every 100 men that went in only one survived. Imagine living and fighting under those conditions. He was a desperate man under the utmost dire circumstances. Although mechanically the gun is significantly different then the STG-44 and much closer to the SKS, the last thing anyone was thinking about was who is ripping off who's idea. In fact, the gun in general is a rip off of the SKS (just a cheapened up SKS with a rotating bolt and configured as an assault rifle) but I don't recall ever hearing Sergie Simonov complain about it. Furthermore, in a time when the USSR was; in many places reduced to rubble, full of dead rotting bodies and a general "post apocalyptic" environment, the gun being used by terrorists, criminals etc. couldn't have been something they were at all thinking about. On top of all that, the USA was the USSR's ally at the time. Even when the cold war got started, you need to look at it from his perspective. We're a superior country pointing nukes at him and his loved ones. From what I can gather it seams the man was much more in love with peace then his weapon. In an interview he once said something along the line of wishing he had been famous for inviting a tractor or something like that rather then a weapon of war. His weapon has become the icon it has because of other people using it for purposes it was never intended for. The man had a talent and he used it to protect his loved ones in the best way he could. May he rest in peace.

I suspect the same here, but he won't listen. He tells me it's someone I've seen before and I DO have a suspicion. So I am going to do my own digging.

Hello folks. I have a sticky little problem here. Someone was murdered 2 blocks from my house last week. On Saturday night, my neighbor called me up telling me that some druggie who buys from one of our neighbors had pulled a gun on him. I told him to call the police as this may have been the murderer from the other day. But here's where it gets catchy. My neighbor had a buzz when it happened and last time they called police out while he was buzzed landed him in jail over night. In other words, there's a lead on a possible murder suspect but the witness is afraid to come forward because of past police experiences with a really tiny issue. I told him to point out the suspect to me next time he sees him, but this could take a while as basically all 3 of us need to be at the same place at the same time. Any ideas on how to deal with this? BTW. This drug dealing situation is something myself and a few of my neighbors have been working hard to get rid of and I have come to know many of the faces as result. If the suspect is who I think it is, then this guy is probably killing for the sake of killing and will only grow more daring if he gets away with this one.

Look for a mom and pop shop with a good reputation. You might find the experience much better then you anticipate. For things like that, I usually go to small mom and pop operations as they tend to be quick, good quality and more willing to work with you to get it done as you intend.

I've fired hundreds. Way to many to list them all. I'll list the ones I can remember off hand. Handguns: High Standard Camp gun, .22 Magnum H&R 949, .22LR Ruger MARK 2, .22LR Colt 22 Target, .22LR Beretta Neos, .22LR S&W 629, .44 Magnum S&W 629 performance center, .44 Magnum S&W 629 P, .45LC Ruger Blackhawk, .357 Magnum Ruger Super Redhawk, .44 Magnum S&W 460, .460S&W S&W 500, .500S&W Desert Eagle MARK I, .357 Magnumn Desert Eagle MARK VII, .44 Magnum Desert Eagle MARK XIX, .44 Magnum, .440 Cor Bon, .50AE Colt Platinum Cup, .45ACP Springfield 1911A1 (4 different models) .45ACP Springfield XD, 9mm, .40S&W, .357 Sig Jennings 9, 9mm Beretta M9, 9mm Beretta M-92FS Inox, 9mm Beretta M-96 compact, .40S&W Beretta M-96FS Brigadier Inox, 10mm Auto Sig P220, .45ACP Beretta Spitfire, .25ACP CZ-52, 7.62x25 Tokarev Taurus 1911A1, .45ACP Taurus PT-99, 9mm Various S&W .357 Magnum revolvers, (about 4 or 5, none of which I can recall the makes and models of) A S&W .38 Special revolver. Bulgarian Makarov, 9x18 Makarov Walther PPK, .380ACP Walther P-99, 9mm, .40S&W Walther P-38, 9mm Mauser C-96 Broombhandle, 7.63 Mauser/.30 Luger Magnum Research BFR Maxine, .45-70 Heckler and Koch USP, .45ACP Rifles: Marlin 39 (I think), .22LR Addax ZK, 5.56 NATO Bushmaster M4 Carbine, 5.56 NATO Some other AR15 I don't know the name of. AK47, 7.62x39 Romanian AK74 (I could be wrong but I think this one was in 7.62x39 Some Norinco AK in 5.56 NATO Some Remington semiautomatic .30-06 hunting rifle. Some Mauser rifle in 7mm Mauser Enfield No.4 MARK 1, .303 British SKS Springfield M1A Match.308 Springfield M1A Scout.308 Norinco M14S.308 My .308 AR M1 Carbine, .30 Carbine M1 Garand, .30-06 Armalite AR-50, .50BMG Barrett M82A1, .50BMG Ruger 10/22, .22LR Marlin M-60, .22LR A couple different Weatherby rifles Shotguns: Eiber shotgun (some custom, built to order double gun made out of Purdey parts, 20 gauge Winchester Defender, 12 Gauge Mosberg 500, 12 gauge Some high-end bolt-action shotgun, 12 gauge Some straight-bolt shotgun, 12 gauge Some Beretta over and under, 12 Gauge That's probably not even a quarter of the guns I've fired. Just the ones that come to mind ATM.

I rarely mention it because I don't want to harm the company's reputation with easy to misunderstand information, but I waited over 2 years for my Addax ZK. I had originally ordered an ATAC MARK1 back in 2009. But; after a series of long discussions with Chris Haddadian, I became convinced the ZK was going to be the better deal as this was a system he, himself designed and developed from ground up and I trusted him then and even further trust him now with AR15 building over anyone else, so I talked him in to letting me pre-order one even though it was still in R&D. This happened I believe in August or september of 2009. He, himself was reluctant to allow it because the gun was still a year away from it's projected release date and was concearned that I; like many others would get impatient. But I convinced him. Well, the gun wound up taking an additional year because they had to outsource parts and manufacturers kept making them to standerds that were unacceptable to Chris. If I remember correctly, my own was also delayed a month or 2 because I volunteered to skip the first batch for what I believed at the time were nagging customers. The parts delays happened over and over again and started to sound like excuses, but I DEFINITELY saw exactly what he was talking about when I eventually got my gun and compared the guts of with other AR-15s. This video was made within a few days of getting it.: As you can see, it's dated November 1, 2011. When they finally DID get the ZKs built and sent, I was very happy I waited all that time. The gun LOOKS like a pretty gas piston AR15 at first sight, but when you shoot it, the gun will shock you at how smooth, accurate and reliable it really is. Sadly, the trouble getting parts made properly meant the production would be short lived, and now only a handfull of these exist. This means that; by waiting it out a couple years, I managed to get in on one of a very sellect few exceptional, hand made and extrordinary performing AR-15s. It's probably the AR15 equivilant of having a Lamborghini Reventon or Sesto Elemento. Anyway, the moral of the story is good things come to those who wait. I waited over 2 years just like you and I DID eventually get it as you can see. I would have StainTrain check up on your barrel for you and see if what they're saying is true. If it is, I would give them one last chance and say so. If not, get a refund. Manufacturers tend to start abusing their reputations as soon as they peak. Likewise, you may find yourself getting a much better product at a much better price from some mom and pop barrel maker trying to gain a reputation for themselves. When it comes to one time custom parts, I've had far better luck with small mom and pop operations then big name manufacturers.

When it comes to fuel, I think the environmentalists are on side with the bulk of people for different reasons. When it comes to stuff like that, "environmentally friendly" often means less expensive to run, at least from what I understand.

I admit I don't know all the facts either, just that slander is something we need to stop ignoring and/or taking lightly. I'm with you about liars and thieves though. In fact I'm probably a little harder towards thieves then you. I am not religious myself nor am I a "believer" but I jnderstand the benefits of such beliefs and I am getting the impression that the disappearance of spiritual and/or religious belief in our siciety is leaving that moral gap unfilled resulting in a society that increasingly has less and less hesitation to lie, cheat, steal etc. There's functional significance to theft and lieing. For lying, I heard a line from a counciler on TV who I think put it best, "if you don't tell me the truth then I'm fixing a lie." meaning, lies lead to action that rests on a non-existent foundation. Stealing; on top of violating someone's sacred space, interfiers with the individual's lifestyle in unpredictable ways and often to surprising extremes. For example, if you ASKED someone for... say, a valuable video series because you're board or maybe wanna sell it for food or other necessities, it might be no skin off their shoulders to give it to you. An example of a theft case, I had a guy ask me to keep a look out for some rare video game and he didn't have internet. I found it and he paid me to order it (at a time when I myself was broke) and it arrived when he was out of town. Before he got back it went missing and there was a theft scare. It turned out someone just moved it without saying anything. During the process of finding it, the point was raised that it's an old video game which; to the untrained eye, looks like an unwanted piece of junk that wouldn't be missed yet it would have absolutely devistated me had it been stolen while I had newer and fancier items that wouldn't have been a big deal to part with. You can never fully predict what people really do and don't need and how valuable what posessions are to them. If you ask for something, people will often give you what they can afford to part with or what is of little value and you will often be surprised what that is. But when you steal from people, you are very likely to disrupt their lives in a dramatic way by removing a seamingly insignificant piece of their operation they can't afford to loose. There are many cases of people actually dieing because of terrible circumstances caused by one seamingly insignificant posession being stolen. One of the most well known examples is the harsh punishment of horse thieves. There was a time (and still is in some places) when stealing a man's hourse could mean him stranded and dieing from dehydration and/or starvation among other things. Even now, theft is much more serious then most people seam to think.

I am probably going to anger some folks but I am rooting for Smith here. There's something called slander and slander can be extremely damaging and it's something people; especially so-called upstanding citizens seam to have no problem doing. I am glad someone is finally stepping up and putting a stop to it. It's one thing if you are relaying false info unknowingly, but if you know better and make damaging false statements anyway, then your butt needs to be hung out to dry.

If you think the guy in the video is dumb, just read some of the comments on it. Sheesh. Here's an interview with him. Interviewer was being a jerk to him. I personally somewhat agree with the youtube comments. He may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but if things get ugly, he might be the man I want backing me up. Judging from the interview, it sounds to me like he was well aware of the risks and accepted them anyway. If that's true, then he's no dumber then any dare devil.

Here's a video of this problem in the real world. As demonstrated in the video, even multiple heavily armed officers can still be greatly threatened by a single knife wielding attacker. This video is very graphic. I studied Kung Fu in high school. The most valuable thing I learned in Kung Fu was how to defuse a situation and it has kept me from ever having to fight since about the age of 14 or 16 (I was ambushed in my last fight and there was nothing else I could do). It turned out that I have a talent for defusing confrontations. But I have also found that having a visible back-up plan in case of physical violence is very helpful. If someone is out of control, there's not a whole lot you can do but if; while attempting to avoid a violent confrontation, your attacker sees that he at a disadvantage, he will be visibly more hesitant to fight. Of course, making him recognize his disadvantage can be trickier then setting it up. Keeping your distance is one of them. Simply being in a dangerous place to fight is also helpful. For example, I will sometimes place myself at the braced edge of a drop-off so that my attacker will fall if he attacks me while I will stay upright. Having a bunch of stuff between you and your attacker also helps. Basically, use your environment to your advantage. This is an extremely valuable lessen they usually teach you in martial arts that few actually pick up on. Men usually go in to martial arts with their brains fried by testosterone. All they're interested in is how to better use their brawn. It's our brain that make us superior to the animal kingdom and that is where martial arts comes in most handy in the real world.

Thanks buddy.

Hay guys. Thought I'd get this thread going since not all of us are well to do. A community compiled list of products that are not very expensive but work well. That means it's for everyone to contribute to. If the admin will allow me, I'll keep this initial post continually updated over time, as new stuff is added to the thread. I'll have a category list divided in to two prime sections. Suspected good products and verified good products. Each will have an identical list of categories. Please feel free to suggest new ones. Please try and limit this to products that work very well for the money and are considerably affordable and affordable for what they are. Basically, stuff to consider if you are after good performance but on a tight budget. VERIFIED Guns Uppers * Red X arms X-Treme..... I have one myself. Works great and prints 1 hole groups at 100 yards. Very large and heavy though. Makes the .308AR feel and shoot like a miniature Barrett M-82A1. Verified by MaDuce Receivers * STAR-15..... I have one myself. It has a strong and thick finish on it. Otherwise, it's a typical AR-15 receiver. Verified by MaDuce Upper Receivers Bolts, slides and groups: Barrels * Red X Arms fluted barrel. I have one myself. Prints one hole groups but it's very heavy duty. Verified by MaDuce Stocks, forends/handguards and rails * Magpul MOE...... You can't go wrong. Standard but pretty, strong and reliable. Lacks in fancy features though. Looks much more attractive in person then in pictures. Especially the foliage green furniture. Verified by MaDuce Scope mounts Optics * Magpul MBUS Gen2. If you wait for the good deals, you'll grab them for about $75 a set. ($45 rear sight, $30 front sight) Sturdy, reliable, and fast to deploy. Easy to maintain and upgrade if necessary. Verified by Robocop1051 Misc. furniture Ammo * Miwall......I use it myself. They have two kinds. Light loads and maxed out loads. I am unaware of any middle of the road ammo they make. Their ammo is exceptionally clean and accurate. Performance is what I would expect from high-end loads. Verified by MaDuce Active body components (charging handles, mag catches etc.) * Vltor Gunfighter charging handle.....It's actually very affordable for what it is. Makes the gun allot easier to handle. Verified by MaDuce Muzzle attachments * Shark muzzle break......I have one myself. Not as big and heavy as I was led to believe. It's efficiency seams very similar to the PWS FSC. Quality, machine work and finish on the Chinese ones is typical of what you'll find in harbor freight products. Basically, if you want a $30 muzzle break that works just as good as the $100+ ones, the Shark is probably your best bet. Verified by MaDuce * Miculek muzzle break. $35 most places and works awesome. Pretty loud. Verified by blue109 Recoil control (buffers etc. * DPMS heavy buffer...... I have one on my .308. I never got to compare it with a normal buffer but it cost me $5 less then the cheapest I could find a standard buffer for and the gun has been reliable with very little recoil. Finish is sort of....weak and a little goopy but it works fine and is probably better for less then the standard. Verified by MaDuce Magazines * Pro-Mag AK magazines...... I had one of their 7.62x39 10 rounders. Very well made and very reliable. I have yet to see any other AK magazine come close. I wouldn't trade one for 3 Tapco AK magazines. Verified by MaDuce * Checkmate Desert Eagle magazines...... They ARE the factory Desert Eagle magazine that comes with every new Desert Eagle. I don't think they always sell to the public but when they do they often give you a good price. Verified by MaDuce Other SUSPECTED Guns Uppers Receivers Upper Receivers Bolts, slides and groups: Barrels Stocks, forends/handguards and rails Scope mounts Optics * Sniper 6-24x50mm scope......I've used cheaper/smaller Sniper products in the past. The ones I tried were heavy and rugged but worked exceptionally well compared to literally everything else I could find in the price range. In many ways reminded me of the "die-hard durable but cheap" style of Russian military hardware.The reviews I am reading say the same about this scope, some claiming it matches and even exceeds the overall performance of scopes multitudes more expensive. Since it's only $120, I'll probably pick one up in the near future. Under consideration by MaDuce Misc. furniture Ammo Active body components (charging handles, mag catches etc.) Muzzle attachments Recoil control (buffers etc. Magazines * Pro-Mag has a reputation for less then great quality and performance but reviews of their synthetic AR-15 magazines seam to indicate they are an exception. Considering my experience with their AK magazines, I don't find this at all hard to believe. They seam to be excelling with synthetic magazines where they fail with steel magazines. Under consideration by MaDuce Other

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Here's a good read on the brown recluse. My fascination with spiders has led me to do some research over time on the brown recluse. Everything I've been able to find is consistent with this article. While the article revolves around the question of whether or not they live in California, there are some parts that talk about the real dangers and over hypes associated with the brown recluse. http://spiders.ucr.edu/myth.html Also make note that infections are often misdiagnosed as brown recluse bites, which tend to get very serious since the misdiagnosis means a serious infection is not getting proper treatment. So basically, brown recluse bites CAN be medically serious but misdiagnosing other things as a brown recluse bite can be just as bad, if not worse then the real thing.

I dunno man. I've gotten some "WTH?" calls from both, swearing they sent me letters I never got.

This is a black guy talking to the black community about rioting over the Martin case. I clicked on this video wanting to see what the other side is going on about, suspecting it would be just another ghetto punk screaming racism. Boy was I wrong. This guy makes a bunch of very good points.