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Story: We were caravanning up on a small state highway, right last two numbers, wrong first one. So we finally got to see Mike at Dane Armory about 5 minutes to Noon. I figured "Well, better late than never." Until I toured Lance's very cool machine shop! We got distracted by guns and parts. Until we did our transaction for the beautiful lower receivers. Then we got distracted some more. When we decided to haul ass, Tom called his buddy at the rally and they had just cleared it out. From what we were told, it was good. Jon

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/02/16/colorado-gun-bill-could-cost-state-hundreds-jobs/ From this article, that MagPul just posted on Facebook, "Prior to Friday's vote, Vice President Joe Biden personally phoned four lawmakers from his ski vacation in the state to speed along the emotional debate." It's gonna get ugly. Jon

Yeah...my days off base let me think I was taking the world by storm! Sobriety the next day was a reality check. Jon

I was commenting to a coworker that it would've been cool to see one of those 1,000 bomber formations over Germany. He said "Boy those guys carried their balls in a bushel basket." He then told me his Dad was a USAAF photographer in the Pacific. One of the photo series he had taken was from the tailgunner position in a B-25 Mitchell, first in position doing a skip-bombing run on a Japanese destroyer. Photo by photo you see the bombs dropped by the plane he was in and skip, the plane's load behind them, the plane behind that one, anti-aircraft tracers starting to fly by, ship appearing in the photos as the first bombs SLAM into it, anti-aircraft hitting the 3rd plane back. One of my instructors relayed talking to a salty old Marine, who spoke of running out of ammo on Guadalcanal, switching to his 1911, then running out of ammo, then using the 1911 as an improvised striking club and fighting his way back to more Marines. We owe them untold treasures. Jon

A few more. Jon

Charles Daly Regent, $7,500 opening bid! Jon

My buddy just told me Walther makes the Colt, the GSG, and the SIG 1911 .22s on the same line. Same parts interchangeability on all with regular 1911 (28 parts?). Jon

My buddy was talking poop too. Told him I was going to make a rally sign with a rainbow flag that said "Why is Obama discriminating against us?!" He said that was stupid. I said how about "Feinstein, don't make me blow my load!" <laughs> He said "That will get you hit on!" If so my reply would be "Honey, this hotdog has a bun!" <lmao> Jon

Welcome from Arizona fellow LAR-8er! I have both an Operator (Freedom Machine) and EO (Liberty). Jon

Yup. Can't get rid of them 'cause I want those links! <laughs> I got everything on them from Aurora (the aircraft) to a Ford Galaxie getting 250mpg. Jon

That's dedication! ;D Now you'll have to get some of that hot euro sub-gun ammo! Jon

Yup! Jon

<laughs> The ladies say it's pretty! Which was the point. Jon

Fort Ord? Does the fort look like that land or were there trucks there like that? Or both? Jon

Got the Mossy dressed up for the rally tomorrow! How's she look? Jon

My understanding is that "antique" applies to something 100 years old or older, unless it is a motor vehicle. There are lots of cool old guns out there! Jon

http://s4.e-monsite.com/2011/08/28/91462171rolligon-6x6-1957-pdf.pdf Jon

What else could you need? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/US-Military-Mobile-Machine-Shop-5-Ton-Truck-/150996032532?pt=Military_Vehicles&hash=item2328109c14#ht_500wt_1182 Jon

Sweet telluwhat!! I've pulled all sorts of old stuff apart and gotten it back together. Post up some more pics. Of the right side and the parts also. I can't find it now, someone here had posted a link to exploded views of nearly everything once sold in America. Jon

Oh yeah! I wondered where testers were getting "ballistics gel"...that stuff is PRICEY! Jon

Dang!! I haven't seen S&K since three, maybe four computers ago! Jon

If you recall his job, they've been pulling non-stop shifts trying to keep up demand. Jon

Just read statements (with no links) from York Arms and LaRue, they will no longer be selling to LE in NYS/NYC. York went as far to say "For LE/Govt. customers in New York...your orders have been cancelled." Sweet! Politicos aren't getting it. Jon

Those old military M57s turn up from time to time too. Or you could get one of these: Jon

Good! Get reservations at the local hole-in-the-wall for brunch! <laughs> Wait...maybe Mikedaddy should do that, if he has a favorite! Jon