And thank you to all those serving and have served our great sovereign nation!
Pardon the dust, but you may have noticed that we have moved to a new domain and new space.
Please update your bookmark to:
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If you are looking for the NRA Instructor Discounts the link is below on the left side bar.
Thanks!
Passed both Houses awaiting Governor's signatureb who has indicated he will sign it (unlike his predecessor).
Congrats Wisconsin! Being in a state that has allowed it since the '70s we welcome you! (Yes that is a plug for my home state of WA) :)
Another one thanks to Brad B!
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Adjusting my AmSec Safe so bottom bolt doesn't catch - pics of inside door included
Written by reg mathuszSo, I have an AmSec safe. It is a little one, that replaced a gun cabinet. It is not our primary safe, in fact other than a few items it is used mainly for my wife's things. She complained that the lock was sticking.
After taking a look it became apparent that the bottom door bolt when unlocked was going in too far and catching on the lip on the way out. It was the only bolt that had this problem.
Here is a pic of it. You shouldn't see any of the inside:
Here is a pic of one of the other bolts, notice how everything is flush:
It was pretty easy to fix. I simply adjusted the 3 center bolts so that the bolt bar pushes the bottom bolt further out. I actually took it out to bend it outward, but it looks pretty straight.
Following is a picture of the inside of the firewall (about 12 screws hold it on). Notice the finger print marks. They are not from me, this is before I made any adjustments -- it came from the factory that way.
The circled area shows the bolts I had to loosen to adjust the bar.
Here is a pic of the bolt bar removed, circled are where the bolts hold it:
There you to. A little bit of tweaking and it is back in service (and locks again).
Any interest in scanning my original 45 Super info from the originator Ace Hindman?
Written by reg mathuszSo, this 45Super THREAD ON SIGFORUM got me thinking...
Is anyone interested in some of the original documentation that I have from 45 Super creator Ace Hindman? Somewhere around here I have original correspondence, including hand-written instructions on beefing up a 1911, his actual pressure test results from Federal and Hodgdon, his handload data, how to cut and ream 308 brass to 45Super (historical significance since Starline 45 Super is now available) and original reviews and write ups from various magazines, books, etc. Ace was truly a gentleman and believed in sharing his work. He was very helpful to this poor, Top Ramen-eating, college student who only owned one pistol at the time. I couldn't afford the Ace Custom 45's conversion for 45 Super but that didn't stop him from helping me.
It will be a significant amount of work to find this stuff, scan it, and post it, so if there is no interest I won't bother. Please email me (or use the contact page option) if you would like to see the material.
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NV Sheriff's vote for CCW reciprocity of 15 states
Written by reg mathuszSheriffs vote to recognize concealed weapons permits
Published: Friday, June 10, 2011 11:35 AM PDT
The members of the Nevada Sheriffs' and Chiefs' Association voted on May 5 to recognize the carry concealed weapon permits of 15 states as being valid in Nevada effective July 1.
The states are Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee and West Virginia.
Nevada Revised Statute 202.3689 requires the Nevada Department of Public Safety (NVDPS) to review each states statutes that are used to issue a carrying concealed weapon permit. NVDPS is directed to do the following:
1. Determine which states have an electronic database which is accessible 24 hours a day that identifies each individual who holds a valid permit to carry a concealed weapon issued by the State.
2. Determine which states have requirements for the issuance of a permit to carry a concealed weapon that are substantially similar to or more stringent than Nevada's requirements.
3. These results and recommendations are to be reported to the membership of the Nevada Sheriffs' and Chiefs' Association for review and vote on these recommendations.
The list of qualifying States will be posted on the Nevada Department of Public Safety website www.dps.state.nv.us by July 1.
Oregon House sends CCW license holder privacy bill to Senate again
Written by reg mathuszThe battle continues to keep CCW license holders' identity, address, contacts, references (everything on the app) private.
Last year an OR Appellate Court ruled that a local Sheriff disclose this info to a NEWSPAPER!
This looks like a good load for deer. The ballistic coefficient is about .40 which is better than my favorite load the SSA 110gr Sierra Pro. The only thing is that according to Hornady's charts (shown below) the drop in the 120gr SST and their 110gr VMAX @ 200 yards is the same.
Notice @ 500 yards (further than I would be hunting deer) the retained velocity is almost the same with the additional energy of a heavier bullet. Drop @ 500 yards is only a little over an 1" more. That's the BC.
(Click on pic to enlarge)
I wonder how far off a 110gr caliberated BDC will be with it.
Definitely have to get my hands on some of the 120gr and try it out.
You may have noticed that I have changed to a much simpler theme. I liked the previous one, but it had some quirks. The biggest one was that when it displayed in summary it disabled links. Also the colors weren't conducive to determine what was link, header text, etc.
I also received a number of complaints that finding the instructor discounts was a little hard. I think that this due to the summary mode disabling attachments and links.
This is not the final format, but so far I like it. I am still trying to get the logo back on the left side like where it was previously and tweak the colors.
In case you still like the other theme I still use it on my REG7 HL7 Tools website. The limitations don't seem to matter as much there.
This will also serve as another step to differentiate the different sites. You can even Tweet/Facebook/GoogleReader/Orkut it (although I am not even sure what some of those things mean).
Thoughts welcome.
