Badlands Bob #61228

Congratulations to all the winners and my thanks to Captain Bill Burt for organizing this. I signed up for the M7 but was unable to attend more than the Ga. match this year. Family comes first. I hope he continues the Magnificent 7 next year.

Very sad. This incident could probably have been avoided if Chicago P.D. spent the time, money and effort in training. When you cut corners by hiring idiots and fail to properly train them, this kind of stuff happens. Prayers for the officers involved.

Download and print the manual from MEC. I bought a MEC 9000 from a guy off of Facebook. Got a great deal but no manual. After downloading and printing the manual, I went through each stage like it was a brand new machine and set it up according to the manual. It's still kinda quirky but it loads good shells fast, when everything is working. That shot getting stuck in station #1 is a good tip. Watch for that. Take the time with the manual and work through each station. By the end of the afternoon, you should know your machine a lot better and hopefully it will be producing some usable shells.

I can't believe they perform carrying the music. We never did that. Had to memorize the whole 12 minute show and it was a lot more elaborate that just following some guy around the street. They did have cooler uniforms than we did.

I spent a lifetime making payments on cars, houses, tuition etc. Now that I'm retired, I sleep better at night knowing I don't have any payments on anything. It's just a warm fuzzy feeling that I can't put a price on. I would pay cash for the vehicle and enjoy the warm fuzzy feeling.

That's sort of like buying a used pacemaker. It'll probably work out alright.

I wait until I get about 500 38 spl. cases. I deprime them and wet tumble them with pins and a 2 second squirt of Dawn and a 9mm case of Lemonshine. Tumble them for 90 minutes. I separate the pins using water and a media separator. Works great but I always get a little wet. Then I lay the brass out on a towel in the basement for a couple of days to let it dry. The pins are left to dry in the media separator tub.

I think it should be left up to the shooter. Give them the option of a reshoot. I find that falling rifle and pistol targets and unreset shotgun targets can mess with your mind. As a TO, I just offer the shooter a reshoot when things happen that weren't the shooter's fault. Let them make the decision. Everybody happy.

There are lots of security features on U.S. Currency. The quickest way to tell if it's fake is feeling the paper. Usually, the fake bill will be slick and feel flimsy. They will often make the fake bill look like it's been heavily circulated and wadded up in somebody's pocket for years. They rough up the bill to explain why some of the details are not sharp. Once the paper feel test alerts you, then it's time to home in on the security features. The Secret Service hands out security feature cheat sheets to verify counterfeit currency. This link will take you to a page that talks all about the security features on U.S. currency: Dollars in Detail: Your guide to U.S. currency

Will this Dillon bullet feeder work with lead only bullets or must they be coated? I'd really love to have a reliable bullet feeder for my 125 gr. 38 caliber lead bullets. The coated bullets would increase my cost substantially.

I changed all my straight wall cartridge reloading to the RCBS Lockout die. It locks up the press if there is no charge or a double charge. The Dillon system uses batteries and has an annoying chirp if it gets slightly out of calibration. I still use the Dillon powder check system when loading 5.56 rounds due to the bottle neck cartridge. I have separate tool heads for each caliber, so I just set the dies and leave them alone. I load on two different XL650's.

I have about 5 bills on auto pay each month but they all go through the 2% credit card. I get some discount for auto pay AND I get 2% cash back. I also have the protection of paying with VISA as opposed to letting them debit my checking account. They are bills that are the same every month like Hulu and Netflix. I watch it closely on my phone app and everything works smoothly.

No doubt the company accounts for the credit card costs. However, I don't get a discount for paying with a credit card that doesn't get me a 2% cash back. Gas stations often charge a few cents extra per gallon for using a credit card at the pump. With my 2% cash back, I'm still often getting the gas cheaper than those paying cash.

I have no idea what my credit card interest rate is. I haven't carried a credit card balance in 20+ years. I'm much more interested in that 2% cash back.

The MEC adjustable charge bars are commonly found on ebay. Just make sure you get the one for a progressive MEC and that it comes with the little adapter bracket.

I had to fill out a 4473 using a store computer terminal at a computer desk but that was a full screen and easy to see. I don't think I could see the fine print on my cell phone. That would be a real pain.

Dried, split hardwood is the best. Oak is the wood of choice in Georgia. I spent my teenage years cutting and selling firewood. I still have the splitting maul. Firewood warms you when you cut it and warms you when you burn it. I prefer natural gas and a thermostat these days.

Next week's headlines: Mexico buys Brooklyn Bridge.

Good news. The more ammo capacity this county has, the better. It may also challenge Federal and Winchester to not abandon the consumer market again in favor of government contracts.

I just write the month and year on the box when I buy it. I figure, that's close enough. I do the same thing with finishes and glue for the shop.

There's a video somewhere of Missouri Lefty shooting one of Widder's .22 Henry's. He runs it dry in about 2 seconds. This girl was hired for her long hair and not her shooting skills. Found it:

Nobody walks away hungry. Just follow your nose and you'll find them. I mean the grilling smells, that is.

They changed the law in Georgia requiring police departments to auction off guns through FFL's. Back in the dark ages, we destroyed the junk and auctioned off the good stuff to the public through an FFL along with all the TVs, tool sets and everything else of value we ended up with and couldn't find an owner. Before the law change, most department destroyed ALL firearms that weren't kept for "department use".

I can't count the number of Iver Johnson, FIE, and H&R revolvers I cut up with a torch over the years. Most of the handles were wrapped in tape. I never lost any sleep over putting those things out of their misery.

My vote is for the coyote.