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Verdad...and I have to say that version was WAY lighter than other carbon fiber arms I've handled before. They also had a matching shotgun in stock too. <thumbsup> Jon

Welcome from AZ! Jon

On Combat, On Killing, Deadly Force Encounters (x2), To Ride Shoot Straight and Speak The Truth, The Principles of Personal Defense, and The Art of The Rifle from Amazon. Just upgraded to an iPhone too...all should be here this week sometime. Jon

IM_JOHNNYV, just curious, where is the starting datum located on a forging for an AR308? We used to have all sorts of odd starting places. Variations inbetween lots was fairly substantial, for both castings and forgings...but they always came out dead-nuts. <thumbsup> Jon

My last dog would hold it until we went for a morning walk. Going down an alley, when he was in tall grass, I'd say "Go poo!" and he'd squish the WHOLE thing out inbetween steps. Didn't have to shovel poop 'til he got older. My buddy saw this and thought he could do it on command. Over at his house one day, my dog just happened to drop a BIG bomb...perfectly within the top of a plant-pot in my friend's front yard. <laughs> I guess later that day my buddy was planting new plants and SURPRISE! <lmao> He wouldn't shutup about that for a month. Payback for that time as teens he was drunk, doing a slolem in his truck, with me on the hood, him and another laughing hysterically. Jon

Maybe in YOUR world! :cookoo: "Same thing"! <lmao> Jon

Personally, I'm VERY happy with my RRAs. I feel the Elite Operator LAR-8 is worth the money, if you are looking at one already. Jon

Neal, welcome from AZ! Those XDs are the stuff! Jon

Tom has sand? Lucky! I have coliche and weeds. Jon

A friend of mine went through a LE instructor course a couple of decades ago, shooting only handgun, and they shot like 3,500 rounds in a week, loading all mags by hand. When he got back, everyone was like "Let's go shooting! Show us what you learned!" He said "No. I don't want to go shooting anymore!" <laughs> Took him a month or so before he got the urge. Jon

I like the LAR-8s also. Have an Operator (Freedom Machine) and an Elite Operator (Liberty). Wouldn't you know it, it changed my plans so now I have to reconfigure the Freedom Machine. Dang unforgiven...mine only goes bang when I pull the trigger and it's loaded. <lmao> Don't shoot French-style! Jon

TMI! TMI!! <dontknow> Jon

Welcome from AZ capital-E Edge! Jon

Jgun, it is a smokin' hot, flat shooting .22 caliber round. Yes, a person may use the same bullets as .223 Rem but there are other options. Those I know that have them say they shoot barrels out fast, 3k-4k rounds. One guy switched from .22-250 to .204 Ruger, because with the bigger round on prarie dogs his barrel was glowing and he had to stop shooting. Jon

Heck, I run ammo through mine in the summer to cool it off. <laughs> Gotta make sure and tell students "If you drop the gun you buy it." Nothing like doing a hot potato with a hot gun. Jon

I only charge $6 to sneak you in. You wouldn't believe what the other dudes charge! I haven't seen the schedule but chances are we'll be one of two groups there, if not the only one. Jon

The key 98, is to live north of the BP checkpoints. <thumbsup> I'm serving as RSO in Marana on Tuesday...if anyone wants to come out as a guest, give me a holler. Jon

Pics man! Pics! Jon

I do all my priming by hand. IME all manufacturers have an issue with their auto presses and priming, so for me it is beneficial for two reasons to do it by hand. One, it adds another step for hands-on inspection of the case and primer and, two, you can really get cranking on the powder drop and bullet seating, when you don't have to worry about jammed up primers. Jon

+1! Jon

Forty-plus student packets for Refuse To Be A Victim, Basic Pistol Shooting, and Personal Protection In The Home. Jon

I won't buy the Winchester .22LR either. Had a student with some get a case head blown out. I carefully examined all the other cases and the one that blew out, and one other had tiny nicks (maybe .008") on the rim, same shape exactly. Contacted Olin with the lot information, photos, etc., no reply back. I've since talked with others that had the exact same thing happen. Jon

I'd imagine it is like the ol' "Light Magnum" cartridges they were marketing a decade ago. Kinda like +P loads for bolt-action guns, don't use in semi-autos. A couple of hundred extra feet per second and a shorter gun life, or a few extra inches of hold over when sighting? Jon

lol I've read all but Hatcher's Notebook but it was so long ago.... More recently I've been into the up-close and personal, being reminded how much I like and admire Fairbrain and Sykes. I would've liked to have met them very much. Jon

He's probably thinking "Why'd I buy that dang TS .22?!!" Jon