The Gun Counter

Hey Thanks. Should drop by more often..LOL.

A long time ago I decided to stop letting people (digital OR analog) live in my head rent-free. I've been much happier since.

Wow...did some catching up today. Arizona, Idaho, New Hamster, Florida. That's a lot of chaos with a wife and little guy in tow. Only had very small direct interaction with him, but read his blog now and then. Always wondered why so much drama...hope he gets it together. Wherever you go, there you a...

I've been an Uber-Lurker on better sites than this! I came over at the beginning, but got nuked for not posting and had to re-reg. I miss the old gunthing reviews..one of my first non-milsurps is a Camp-45. Still love it. Can't believe that was 10 years ago. Had lots of free keyboard time when the k...

Hey...just noticed it says I joined in 2012, and only a few posts?. I came over the first day from the old KdT board. Not as active as I was 2004-2008, but what happened? Was there a purge? Database blowed up?

Dear Everyone Who Is Bitching About The Way This Was Handled, I love this place and this community. I appreciate that CC has hosted it for free or however it works. I appreciate the work the mods put into keeping it working. Please don't shit in this nest and make CC and the remaining mods think it...

Hey Thanks :oops: ...I got the email but just came over for the first time in months (due to the email this AM...). Moved from the central valley to deep behind enemy lines on the coast. I do enjoy having a Subaru outback with the gun-logo "coexist" sticker, and NRA Life Member sticker mor...

Yogimus wrote:Remember, if everything goes to pot, you can always rape someone.

I'm told that HR at the new gig frowns upon such behavior. And, apparently it DOES hurt to ask.

It's Heinlein. Here's the full quote: “Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks.” Uh, yeah. I think I got that "everything in excess" under my belt in the 80's and 90's. :D But thanks all. I almost feel bad for being stressed out. So many f...

Any options looking east toward higher and cooler? Construction or other industry in Tahoe/eastern Sierra resort areas any good for you? Yeah, that would be nice. I have to get out of Contracting. It's all about chasing the dollar down to the bottom in this economy. Whomever leaves the most out of ...

Hey all. Long time reader and lurker around here. I actually go all the way back to the Gunthing days, but went dark for a couple years when the kids were toddlers, and got wiped from the DB. Don't post much, but y'all seem like okay folks. And it's 12:59AM and I'm wide awake. I'm waiting to find ou...

So sorry to hear. Losing a parent is an unparalleled life event, no matter your age. I still miss them both every day, but see them in my kids every day also. Circle of life.

I understand entirely how you feel. Last year when my son was born, I lost it completely in the delivery room because my parents couldn't be there to greet him, and he will never know them. It never gets any easier, you just push it away for a while. But it always comes back. I know exactly what yo...

She/Her actually. And the reason is because she is long cycle bi-polar and was under a tremendous amount of stress for several years... and she just popped. Huh. I was even more of a lurker back in those days, never much for drama, and was extremely WTF? about how that all went down. Never knew the...

I can add that I'll be using almost all surplus brass, so I already know I'm going to spend another $100 on that Dillon primer-pocket swage. I'll probably get the hand priming tool so I can just watch TV and prime cases in bulk. The turret just looks like the ticket for me. Thanks for the feedback o...

Redding gear is extremely popular with benchrest shooters; Those who don't use arbor dies anyway. Frankly I consider the Redding Ultramag one of the best of the mainstream single stage presses available. Que? What is this Arbor Die of which you speak? What makes it different? I'm no tool and die ma...

As I wade into a new swamp of reloading fora, I can't figure out why Redding gets so little love. Dillon vs. Hornady seems as cultish as Glock vs. 1911. RCBS seems to be the solid, if not fancy, budget friendly cousin. They are just north of me in Oroville, and I remember my Dad had an RCBS press. A...

My new go-to line when asked "why I NEED a gun" - (Stolen from @TheH2 on Twitter)

“I don’t need my AR any more than Rosa Parks needed to sit in the front of that bus. My civil rights, like Parks', are non-negotiable.”

They just go apoplectic. It's so cute.

I'm seeing a lot of similarities here

TY made a lot of money off the craze, I hope MAGPUL does too.

(Didn't know where else to post this, it cracks me up everytime I think about it)

Coast to Coast AM is great entertainment. The doublewide-based scientific community never lets me down. That's because I enjoy listening to schizophrenics late at night, they take themselves SO damn seriously.

Thanks for the advice Blackeagle. I'm going to head out to Cal Expo this weekend for the show, and I'll keep an eye open. I feel like I've been caught flat footed now and am trying to get back up to speed after a 3 year lapse in purchasing anything outside my walnut-and-steel CMP guns safety zone. H...

Hey all, Thanks for the insight(s). Especially about the ergonomics of DA only design and +P or full house out of a snub.

But, now, the pocket gun is the 2nd priority behind a couple AR lowers. I'm in CA, so I gotta concentrate on what will be legislated out of existence first...

Thanks again

Hello again all. It says I'm a n00b here, but I used to post a lot back in my C&R frenzy of '06 - '09. I've been distracted from my guns by life and kids, but am now looking for some advice: I'm set on getting a snubby j-frame .38 / .357 for a truck/trail/carry gun. I seem to remember there bein...

I've got a couple of those. Dad was an old school carpenter. The length of the handle was custom to the user so they could swing them between the legs safely. A sharp Adze could really ruin a pair of boots.