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Gotta toss a plug in for a really excellent licensed dealer and manufacturer, located in Von Ormy, Texas... Dreadnaught Industries They "sell everything from stock factory guns to wild custom creations, from micro-sized .22 pistols to long-range sniper weapon systems. Dreadnaught Industries LLC specializes in cutting-edge hard-use equipment for the serious shootist as well as guns that are just plain fun to take to the range and plink. Everything from folding-stock 20-round 12 gauge auto-loading shotguns to pink rifles, we can build it to your personal specifications." I recently met Alex and Liota and they are great people...gun enthusiasts who are in the business for the love of the sport more than anything else! Plus they are both military, and that's a plus. They are now my preferred FFL despite being nearly 35 miles away from where I live. I find it still worth the time to go through them. Just take a gander at their AR page and I think you'll understand what I am talking about! These folks know their shit! Cheers! M2

T-bonez The price of .455 Webley at Cabela's was no better than the link you posted earlier, so I would advocate just ordering some. I may do that as the two-box limit is a pain and the store is an hour's plus drive away from where I live; so it's not worth a special trip. I keep hearing conflicting reports on .380, some saying production should start up again this month, others that since the demand for 9mm is so strong that the manufacturers are concentrating on that and passing up on .380 this year. Given the military and commercial demand for 9mm, it wouldn't surprise me. This ammo shortage made me happy that I pretty much stuck with one caliber (.45ACP) for the majority of my shooting pistols. Sure, I have a bunch that shoot "odd" calibers (7.62x38R, .455, .380, .357 Magnum, etc.); but my primary shooters are my XD and my four 1911s. I have always been tempted to snag a 9mm or a .40; but it only means buying different ammo. In some ways I wish I would've skipped the Kel-Tec P3AT (.380) and bought a P11 (9mm) instead, but the seller was a bud and I got a good price, so I can't really complain. I just never thought ammo for it would be more expensive than any other gun I have! Cheers! M2

T-bonez Yep, it's the same Hornady as the link you posted earlier. Did you find any? And thank for the link to the 7.62x38R ammo, that's a lot cheaper than what I am finding at the shows, and that's even reloads! Cheers! M2 Oh, and it is a nice coincidence that I got my Webley on the same day that a UK World War I veteran marks 113th birthday! Allingham and 110-year-old Harry Patch are the only two surviving World War I veterans in Britain! Patch is the last surviving soldier to have fought in the trenches of the Great War (Allingham was Royal Navy). Cheers! M2

I'd take the XD over a RI snubby 1911 any day of the week! They aren't bad guns, but they are entry-level pistols and the XD is superior in so many ways. That said, if someone was looking for a basic, inexpensive 1911 I would steer them towards the Rock Island if they weren't kern on the Springfield GI. Just picked up the Webley this morning and it is sweet! I will post more pics up shortly, but Iron Eagle III is on TV and I am already missing too much of it! Rachel McLish is McLish-ish! Definitely had a boob job done but there's nothing wrong with that! And she did get her money's worth! (And there is your tie-in to this thread, as those are some nice guns! ) I also didn't know Fred Thompson was in that movie. Honestly, I am surprised I don't have it on DVD! Cheers! M2

Sorry partner, the only way I send .45 anyone's way is when I shoot it at them; and I don't think that's what you want! But the good news is that ammo is beginning to show up all over the place. It is mainly the common stuff (.45, 9mm), but I am seeing it at shows and from the online vendors. Prices may still be a bit high, but at least there is ammo to be bought! A few months back there wasn't much at any price! I didn't see a XD45 bi-tone on their web site, what'd ya pay? They look like they've got some good prices! Cheers! M2 p.s. I just noticed their prices include shipping, which makes them even better!

Always one of my favorite saves... Max Biaggi might be an asshole (well, he is an asshole), but he sure could ride on occasion! Cheers! M2 p.s. Here it is in slo-mo...

Yeah, I had to chuckle at that one too...but if this thread gets sidetracked (like many others seem to have done lately), I am gonna bitchslap the shit out of some people, and enjoy the hell out of it!

I am still waiting for my Webley to get here. Once it does, I will take it and the Nagant M1895 out for a "historical enlightenment"... Otherwise, I am still hoarding the small cache of .45ACP I have. Post some pics of that Remington Rand! Cheers! M2

Listen closely...they are brevity codes! Terms that are easier to use and are universally understood. Why the term 'Fox' is used to indicate simulated/actual launch of air-to-air weapons is not known, as are all the others (e.g. 'Chicks' for friendly aircraft, etc). Same goes with the NATO nomenclatures for Russian/former Soviet Union hardware, i.e. FULCRUM, FLANKER, etc. other than they all began with the letter 'F' and were fighters (as were bombers began with 'B,' cargo aircraft 'C' and helicopter 'H'). Why those specific names were picked is unknown. Don't strain your brain in trying to figure out the logic behind this stuff!

Clear now?

Correct on both accounts.

The truth is that it could have just as easily been Wilbur (Basher 51) that got hit. As Batman stated, O'Grady just happened to have a continuation of his run of bad luck; but nothing O'Grady did or did not do caused his shootdown... Truth be told, O'Grady should be considered very lucky to have survived his shootdown; and had he been killed, his "legacy" would have been quite different...

Here are some of my pics... That last pics is all the people who lined Military Drive to watch the takeofff. And here are two videos, my camera doesn't do that will with long distances...

Steve It can't be talked about in detail here, but the bottom line was despite the fact that he could have done a lot of things better; in reality he really didn't do anything wrong... Cheers! M2

Yep, but it is starting to get a little better. Just when the new administration was elected, there was a rush on ammo and what little could be found was very expensive. Now it is starting to show up at shows and such, but the prices are still high. 9mm and .45ACP can be found at decent prices in a few outdoors stores such as Cabela's and Academy, but less popular ammo such as .380 can only be found at gun shows for about 3x the price it used to be. Oddly enough, I was able to find .455 Webley at Cabela's a few weeks ago, and for only $17 for a box of 20. But I was limited to two boxes... Cheers! M2

You will most likely rent or buy an AFN satellite package, so your US (NTSC) system will work with it. You won't need a transformer for it, since it is dual voltage; and you can get a converter plug at Ramstein. You won't get German or European stations unless you get their cable or satellite, but it will work. We used our US-specs TV in Germany both on and off base for four years... Cheers! M2

O'Grady's bad luck was more of a factor in his getting shot down than his incompetence... I am not defending him, he is an assclown; but the claims that he had something to do with his being shot down by the B-Serb SA-6 are simply not true. What he did that day was no different than what anyone else would've done at that time and place... But beyond that, he couldn't have fucked it up any more! Cheers! M2

Spoo & contraildash You two want to take it somewhere else? Any more comments concerning BQs, CTs or any other IDGAFs is gonna get all of your posts deleted and both of your accounts suspended for 30 days. No one wants to hear about this A&M crap...

Just watched the Shuttle Shuttle (NASA911) take off from KSKF on its way to KCBM. This is the first time I've seen it, quite impressive. Here's a pic (not mine) of its approach earlier this morning... And more pics from its blog... It was in El Paso earlier today... Cheers! M2

No thanks to his own actions! The man epitomizes the old saying about "better lucky than good;" and those that he did better than (your words) most likely did a lot more things right but just weren't as lucky! And how is O'Grady the subject of a code of conduct CBT? He was never captured (the B-Serbs didn't want him, and no matter what he claims, they would've gotten him if they wanted to) so he had no conditions under which his actions could be judged. He basically went on a hiking trip in the RS for a couple of days... But thanks for the reminder of the anniversary, it brings back great memories of drinking a lot of German beer and discussing the circumstances surrounding the event.

G'damn, I haven't seen one of those SOBs for years! 28 years ago when I was at Basic, we had to carry two of them in our shirt pockets, folded over and under the pocket flaps so the TIs could just walk and pull one when they detected a discrepancy. I remember a TI walking up to a trainee and pulling one for some reason, then asking the kid how many 341s he had on him. Obviously the answer was 'one,' but the correct answer should've been 'two,' so the TI pulled his second 341. Luckily, the TI didn't ask him again... Thanks for upheaving a long-buried memory, next thing you know and I will be hearing "pick 'em up, put 'em down!" over and over again in my sleep! Cheers! M2

Although this no longer applies to me, I got a copy anyway... What, having your finger up your nose (or head up your ass) is not prohibited? Apparantly not! The service medley thing on Fridays is also a new one on me. They actually expect folks in uniform to stand at attention under the full onslaught of the southcentral Texas summertime sun while they play the service medley? Well, sorry guys, I will be the civilian that walks around you and keeps on trucking. Everytime I get another email like this, I am a little more happier that I retired three years ago. Cheers! M2

T-bonez He was talking about the Webley, which is much more stout than the Nagant. Speaking of which, the guy I bought my Nagant from had a Webley Mk VI in the case. When I asked how much he wanted for it, he said it wasn't for sale. He later admitted that a friend of his offered it to him for an extremely low price, and he wanted to know my opinion of it. It had some corrosion on the side; but it locked up tight and overall was in pretty good shape. The one I got is in better shape, but he was getting this one for a fraction of the price. Other than that, we didn't see any other Webleys at the show. There actually weren't that many Nagant pistols either, one of the others I saw was a Izhevsk-made one (circle with a triangle in it) and the guy wanted $175 (negotiable) for it. It was in nice shape but I didn't see the need to pay that much more for one. Plus, I like the star on the Tula-made ones more. Speaking of which, is that your Nagant in that pic? I noticed it is also a Izhevsk factory model. But that hammer is sure scary! What is nice is that I can use a bore scope light and see little inside the barrel, which was in near-pristine shape. Overall I am happy with the Nagant I snagged, I may pick up another one of these days as they are reasonably priced. Oh, and there is a small forum concerning them over at Gunboard. You can also find info on the Webley's in the same forum, in the British Gun Pub section. Cheers! M2

2.37 pounds, according to online sources. Cheers! M2

Thanks, but there is actually a lot of .380 out there now. I saw tons of it at the gun show this morning, and at a shop I went to last week. The problem is everyone wants $36+ for a box of 50 rounds, and that is ridiculous. The price should be $12-14, but since there may not be any produced this year due to the high demand for 9mm (.380 is a short 9mm round, which is why it is called a 'Kurz' in German), the production lines won't be converted over to produce .380. I don't really need much .380, it isn't a pleasure to shoot in the small Ket-Tec P3AT I have; I just wanted to get some rounds through it to break it in some more. I just find it ridiculous that it costs so much, I pay less for .455 Webley and 7.62x38R for the Nagant I just bought! Speaking of which, here are a few cheesy pics I took of it this afternoon... Cheers! M2