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Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer. Well... I didn't know I could potentially illegally modify my unregisterable "stick". So laws about modding guns still apply to muzzle loaders even if the ATF doesn't seem to care about them or even treat them as firearms? And modding a muzzle loader enough ...

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I'm afraid I can't help you with the breech plug business; my (admittedly limited) knowledge of firearm manipulation is confined to cartridge-based stuff. But I do think I can answer your more general questions on cutting down your rifle: in order of asking, no, yes, no, probably not. To further cla...

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Let's not make potentially inflammatory statements. I'm sure most Catholics would not be particularly pleased by the idea of "riding the Pope" in the first place, let alone mocking the holiest of their sacraments. *sigh* And I was just about to post a link to Tom Lehrer's... never mind. A...

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And the users part is the thing sometimes I worry about (maybe im being paranoid). Somewhat, but I've heard of some absolutely horrific gun handling on public ranges. This may sound a little odd, but I think at least a basic rifle/pistol/shotgun safety and handling course should be available in pub...

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I'm in.

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Possibly the first piece of art that I'm truly happy with. Title is, fittingly enough, "I'm your huckleberry." If you don't know that quote, shame on you... Anyways, it was done for a friend over on FA-- drawing my fursona over and over again got boring . What do you guys think? Oh, and by...

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They dont want you to hurt yourself, any kind of weapon is dangerous. to use and to own. Take it easy, you may have the chance to shot again but you dont need to own a gun. Are guns dangerous? Yes. Just like cars, knives, hot running water, lawn mowers, swimming pools, hot air balloons, airplanes, ...

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And some people go in the opposite direction, making real guns out of movie guns: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am76xV8Aubk&feature=youtube_gdata_player Apparently it has a red-dot sight set to turn on when a magazine is inserted, as well as a functioning round counter. I just can't believe the...

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/\ | | What he said. It's the same as the cast in Battlestar Galactica using Uzis, Mac-11s, Skorpions, Beretta CX4 carbines, Makarovs, and FN Five-seveNs in a show that's ostensibly set several centuries in the future. Totally implausible... at least the zero-gee dogfight scenes are full of win. If ...

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12 ounces of soda does the same job, hydration-wise, as 6 ounces of water (IIRC). The sodium isn't really a big deal. In fact, your body needs some salts as it loses them via sweat-- this is the idea behind Gatorade. The issues with sodas is that caffeine acts as a diuretic, and offsets some of the ...

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Another big reason we need hunters and hunting is wildlife management. Like it or not, humans are the sole large predator in most areas, having displaced the vast majority of a lot of large wildlife. Nature is a system, and it's also one that requires a delicate balance of land area to plant life to...

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Good luck with that!

Do you know somebody local, or plan on heading to a group shoot like Knob Creek? And might I ask why you prefer the water-cooled M2 variant over the more common M2HB?

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Unfired and in original factory packaging? Holy crap, that's awesome... sounds like you made quite a find! I'm jealous. That does seem to be the kind of rifle you'd want to keep stock, so that puts 922(r) out of the way. All I can say is my family's AR-15 has been through hundreds of rounds of mostl...

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Assuming the rifle is in good shape, yes-- you can't find an an SKS online nowadays for less than $300, and that's before shipping and FFL fees. I mean, I'd try and bargain the price down to $320 or so, but that's just me. One thing you will want to do (for safety reasons) is put on a spring-loaded ...

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Pea: Not exclusively, no. But I was only talking about Texas to begin with... didn't want to make any overly broad statements. That said (from personal experience during summer travel), the concept does seem to be somewhat less common in the northern half of the States... maybe about a 60/40 or 70/3...

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Dissension: Unless, of course, you happen to live in NYC. On the topic of WWII aircraft, early versions of the Spitfire (Britain's premiere dogfighter) were actually carburated. Many Luftwaffe pilots would, when tailed, simply push forward into a dive with their fuel-injected Me-109s or Focke-Wulf 1...

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Woah! My man, you missed out. Guess the bottomless-chip-bowl-at-Mexican-restaurants concept is so deeply ingrained into the Texan psyche that nobody bothers mentioning it. For locals, it would be like having your waitress inform you that you're supposed to eat your salad with the supplied fork and n...

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Cm4F: *gasp* You keep a throwing star with you? You must be an EVIL NINJA ASSASSIN! But seriously, as long as you're just keeping the thing in your car, you should be fine. I just can't get over the fact that (if you're 18 in NC) you can walk around with a LOADED PISTOL on your hip, but God forbid y...

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Speaking of knives: Forty-nine states in the US allow their citizens to carry handguns. However, throwing stars are verboten to carry in every state but New Hampshire. Because throwing stars are EVIL! And they are used by NINJA ASSASSINS! JUST LIKE IN THE MOVIES! And that kind of leads to more usele...

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Beagle: You didn't sound snappy or anything-- glad to hear you're feeling better now, though. Dan: Well, I don't know a ton about fish... but those cedar grilling planks will supposedly give you some good fish if you do your part. TC: Taco Bell? No thanks. Taco Cabana, however, is great for a quick ...

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One critical element of emotional and mental maturity/stability is an ability to differentiate between fantasy and reality. Some people can't. Are there people like this in the fandom? Yeah. Are there people like this everywhere else? Yeah. Does the fandom (due to some of its intrinsic qualities) ha...

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Texascat: Yes, the fundamentals of proper shooting are anywhere from difficult to impossible to remember during the stress of competition, hunting, or (God forbid) self-defense. This is why you train train train with dry-fire practice at the house and live-fire practice at the range to ingrain certa...

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RBH: Heh. It feels like we're running circles around each other here. For me, at least, a Tok isn't really a Tok unless it's chambered for 7.62x25-- probably because I value the platform more for its historical value than anything else. But even putting that aside, the Tokarev's also an older design...

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RBH: I know the Tokarevs are inexpensive, and do plan on picking up one of the Yugo models in 7.62 Tok at some point. My main issue is that I want a practical carry gun (probably a Glock 17 or M&P9L) and an autoloading shotgun first... neat as the Tokarev is, it's not the most effective defensiv...

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You and me both, brother. Shooting skeet one-handed would be fun, that's for sure. Ah, if only my family had some property where I could go and do crazy stuff like that without getting kicked off a range for (admittedly valid) safety reasons. Anybody else on here do USPSA*, action-shooting type stuf...

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Rook: Well, spend enough time doing something and you're bound to pick up some information. Shooting's a nice hobby! Anyways, I haven't played any of the Fallout games and can't comment on them... but if they're anything like 95% of other shooter games, gunplay will be horrendously inaccurate, unfor...

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Glad to hear you're having a great time in the great state of Texas! We natives like it here too :3 but this place is some kinda christian college place town thingy, so it's hard to find a gun folks around here. Wait, wait, wait. This is Texas we're talking about here; you'll find gun people whereve...

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Joy: Getting ready to go to a big airsoft event. Sorrow: Still not quite as fit as I should be. ...You guys want shotguns? Yes: a Mossberg 930SPX loaded with #4 birdshot and 00 buck for home defense, a long-barreled 1887 reproduction for skeet and trap, a worked-over Saiga 12 for 3-gun competitions,...

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Oh.

Then you just weren't using enough, maybe? Or was the popcorn getting too soggy? Hope future tries go better for you.

And on the topic of regional foods, beef fajitas.

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Well, by background I actually meant Rainmeter skin.
... I wasn't thinking clearly, apparently.

But thanks for the info!

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Rojo Ninja, mind if I ask where you got that background? I think I need it.

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Beagle: Oops! Guess I shoulda mentioned that the chili sauce is really spicy, even for someone as used to spicy foods as I am. That's why its a really good idea to make your own natural popcorn and then add butter to it-- all the fat helps cut the capsaicin of the chilis. Texascat: So what sort of m...

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Most excellent.

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No, it's definitely a creamy tomato sauce. It's sort of orange, and quite different from alfredo sauce or something similar.

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A regular ol' Gray Wolf.
... with fur that almost always carries a faint smell of gunsmoke, Hoppe's No. 9, and garlic.

Hey, I have to be unique somehow.

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See, and I'm of the opinion that my sauce needs ground beef or good, strong Italian sausage to round out the flavor. To each his own, but... If you want to talk meatless sauces, try a vodka sauce (Seeds of Change is really good if you can find it, and Classico-- I swear the company isn't compensatin...

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Sorry it took me a while to post these up; it's been a busy day. Unfortunately, the bean dip recipe I've previously talked up evades me. Again. Still. But I do have a couple others to share! GunRacer's Marinara: [EpicMealTime]What you know about pasta sauce, *****?![/EpicMealTime] You can make this ...

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GunRacer, I'd like that popcorn recipe if you have it. ;) Aaah... that pretty much is the recipe; the show host didn't get too specific. If I had to guess, I'd peg the chili sauce at 1-2 Tbsp. and the lime zest at around 2 tsp. for a decent-sized bowl. It's probably very much one of those "to ...

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I can't carry a tune to save my life and don't currently play any musical instrument. Need a manager/marketing guy? Har har.

But what would the band play, assuming you don't want to go the "crappy dubstep/rave" route?

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Beagle/Penwrite/McFly: I recently saw a cooking show that said you can toss buttered popcorn with some of that Sriracha chili sauce (you know, the stuff in the clear bottle with the green cap) and lime zest for a little extra flavor. Might be worth a try. hazelnut gelato Nutella gelato all the way. ...

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