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V-ger! Jon

Is that a good price for FA stuff? Are they making it or is it outsourced? Jon

So many choices! Jon

For close to $3k...not at all. My friend that got the Hogan .308 and I have been to the range twice this week chasing issues with it. The first session saw every shot as a FTE or FTFeed. Two different types of ammo, both were sticking in the chamber with the rims bent and bent hard. So today we met again. I forgot my tool kit (eye doc appt for the girl on the way) but had wanted it, because we couldn't get the takedown pin to budge last time. Not this time either. Got a punch from the RSO. Hit the TD pin hard. Wouldn't budge. Knocked it really fcuken hard and it started moving. The buffer and spring looked small compared to my RRA Carbine but we lubed it up. Per Hogan's instructions placed a minimal amount on the carrier area. P-P-P-POUND the damn takedown pin back in place (which moved quite freely with the upper pivoted forward), even though the holes looked to be on-center. They must be significantly undersized on the upper's lug. Tried three rounds of the DAG surplus. They fed and fired. Tried 5 more and the FTEs started again but with no damage on the rim. Tried the other brand of .308 (don't remember the brand name, gold and white box, made in Brazil). Not only FTE/FTFeed, but ripped a piece of the case head off of one case. He got it at Sportsman's, who will send it back to Hogan free of charge. Crazy. I'll keep you updated. Jon

Fcukin' nazis!! Jon

The Continental Divide: "Okay!?" Jon

What limit? Seriously. I've not seen anything larger than 8# jugs in many years but a family friend used to buy barrels of powder. Jon

I've one of the Hornady Magnum Sonic Cleaners. If the parts fit, they go in there! Being anally retentive, the parts are then rinsed in pure distilled water, and then that is blown out with air. Others say that they heat the parts to evaporate the water but I don't like using heat on heat-treated parts. Jon

The other night though we went out for the girl's b-day dinner...had a "crazy daisy" burro...red chile con carne, beans, chile con queso and green chiles, wrapped in a tortilla, covered with enchilada sauce and cheese. So you don't feel too bad, it had two bites of lettuce as a garnish. texas30cal, go to your profile settings and change the time zone where the forum time stamps the messages. Jon

As my kin are from Kentucky, most of my experience is with bourbon. I've experimented enough with Scots whiskey to completely understand why single malt is deemed best (difference between waking up drunk or with a pounding hangover). Jon

Well sketch, I'm guessing with the bag unzipped it drops the empties right next to you? jon

If ever. Jon

Yup. I determined long before Obamacare that I would never hire anyone under my banner. If the workload gets to be too much assistants can fill out 1099s as independent contractors. Jon

I have it on good authority that a large retailer will only be keeping a handful of full-time employees, in order to avoid paying bennies for hundreds and hundreds of people. Look at all the doctors that are retiring just to avoid the new hoops to jump through. Jon

You're right, they all look cheap. But we did just get the little velcro-strap attached net bag by Caldwell. Looks like it may hold 60 or so .223 empties. I'll post a report once we test it. jon

Damn straight it is!! Jon

Howdy from Arizona, SteelonSteel! Jon

My apologies gsmopar bro...that was geared more towards unforgiven anyway. I clean maybe every third range session...if I'm shooting a LOT. Jon

Thanks 392! Jon

Clean the bolt carrier? Jon

D-M has F-16s now also. And also hosts the Brits and Germans with Tornados, which is WAY loud! Jon

A dude told me when he was stationed in S. Korea, a squad of N. Korean special forces landed in a little plastic submarine, 6 or 8 men, apparently to test defenses and raise hell. Most were killed pretty fast but he said 2 were running around for a few days, sabotaging fuel and electrical supplies, being a general pain in the butt. The last one to go down took out 6 ROKs before they killed him. Jon

Welcome from Arizona, JimmyJames8! Jon

An impressive array of weapons! Jon

A guy on another forum was a career NMSP. Relayed a story of one of his troopers confronting a felon on the run. Felon shot the trooper with a .444 Marlin. The bullet didn't penetrate. It forced the unbroken kevlar into the troopers chest cavity, killing him in about 10 minutes. Jon