Still hand Bill
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39 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:
This whole discussion makes it clear to me that a huge number of our elected officials are way to hell and gone OVERPAID!
Is this in any way what they got elected to do? Isn't there ANYTHING else that deserves more of their time?
They need to show that they do something. Honestly I would rather they do nothing than do something just to say they did something. They also don’t want to solve any real problems as doing so removes the need for them to be in Washington.
the time change is an example of something that’s a compromise. To get nice long evenings in summer and still have a reasonable sunrise time in the winter, you have to switch the location of “noon” in relation to actual 12 noon. There is no way to have both while observing the same “noon” in many parts of the country. Thus we either deal with a time change 2x per year or less evening sunlight in the summer or a later sunrise in the winter. None of the solutions are without issues, thus any solution is a compromise.
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19 hours ago, Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 said:
Changing time is for the birds. How did we ever live BEFORE we had DST, only Standard Time? The 1700s, 1800s, 1900s were all WRONG? Nope!
Time is NEVER saved, just folks get to stay up later in the summer without an excuse.
good luck, GJ
Time zones came into being in the 1880’s. Before that I believe each town set its own clock with 12 noon being the high point of the sun. Really other than railroads and sun sightings with a sextant, time was not as important to be accurate. Accurate timekeeping is import for mapping and location. the advent of modern timepieces was a huge advancement in technology. There is a book, Longitude, that tells some of this story.
then for railroad watches the crash in 1891 was the beginning of the standard.
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I have never understood the hate for the 1 hr time change. Honestly I think what we have today is about as good as it can get if you live in the northern 1/3rd of the USA. I like sunset after 8:30 in the summer and while 7:30 sunrise sucks, it’s far better than 8:30 as it would be on dst.
I am one of those people who struggles to wake up when it’s dark. Always have. I also have traveled extensively and lived 14 hr time changes every 2-3 weeks. 1 hr is nothing. The fundamental issue is that there simply is not enough hours of daylight to have light before and after a 8+ hr of work in the winter. You get just over 9 hrs of daylight where I live in the winter, that’s it. When the world revolves around a roughly 8-5 schedule that pretty much uses up all that daylight. I don’t care if the sun sets at 4:30 or 5:30, if I leave work at 5 it’s dark when I get home. I do know it’s easier to wake up if it’s light out, so I would rather have any extra daylight in the morning in the winter. Now in the summer when we get 15 hrs of daylight, why not move a hour into the evening. Our current system does this, so why change it?
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Drunk people make bad decisions. Even walking can be problematic. Good friend was a bar tender in college, had a drunk patron one night, so he drove the guy home. Left him at the curb in front of drunk guys house. Friend got woken up by the cops the next morning. Turned out drunk guy fell down the stairs after being dropped off and died. Friend was the last one to see him alive.
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As someone who played soccer all through school, I really don’t enjoy watching the WC. They really should go with the hockey rule and add a penalty for embellishing. The players look more like fish than players.
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1 hour ago, Tyrel Cody said:
I don’t see a problem.
Standard time sucks in Winter. Dark at 5pm here in Tennessee is awful.
The problem is there simply isn’t enough hours of daylight in winter. We get about 9 hrs on the shortest day. Sunrise is 7:40 ish and sunset is 4:40 ish on standard time. If they go dst as standard it will be 8:40 for a sunrise and 5:40 for sunset. go further west and it will be after 9am for a sunrise.
For me it’s much harder to deal with an 8:40 sunrise than a 4:30 sunset. I would prefer they leave it alone or stay on standard time. also it’s a single hour time change. That’s nothing. Used to travel a lot and routinely dealt with 14 hr time changes.
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The daily coffee is a full bar with scale, kettle, grinder, etc. still have instant on hand for camping or sailing. It’s handy when you don’t have access to the good stuff and easy to pack along.
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4 hours ago, Waimea said:
I've noticed Walmart has a variety of merchandise in varied locations.
West Virginia WM has black powder stuff too. They even had a couple of shotgun loading presses.
Walmart.com has all manner of almost everything.
My Walmart recently added powder, primers, bullets, and reloading supplies. Of course nothing pistol related.
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On 3/25/2026 at 7:29 AM, Sedalia Dave said:
The law changed because too many teen drivers did something stupid and got themselves and several of their friends killed.
This is why. Lots of states now have rules about how many and or what age people can be with a new driver. Seems that new 16 year old drivers are not that good and add in a group of friends and they have accidents. Honestly looking back at what we did as kids, it’s not a bad idea. We did dumb stuff, but no one was hurt and no one can prove anything. As they say, pictures or it didn’t happen.
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3 hours ago, Rip Snorter said:
A friend's step son is high tech in oil and gas drilling. He travels all over and they are getting amazing production. Be a while before we run out.
In re: Hydrogen, remember the Hindenberg!
I believe hydrogen is the lightest gas and can actually be hard to contain as the molecules are so small. But with that said, it can be transported, dispensed, and consumed on a consumer level. It’s done now on a small level. It can also be used in fuel cells instead of a combustion engine fuel with allows direct transfer to electricity and water.
I believe the biggest problem is the amount of energy required to make it.
the Hindenburg was due to the US being the sole source of helium pre ww2, so the Germans used hydrogen instead. Once ignited the hydrogen burns as would any other fuel. I believe some speculated that the covering was also flammable and may have been where the fire started before spreading to the gas/lifting bags.
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At this point with a $0 form 1, why would they even try and enforce it. They are trying to say not paying a $0 tax is a felony. Pretty sure that won’t hold up in the courts long term.
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21 minutes ago, John Kloehr said:
Looking at the text:
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13 "Serialized" means:
14 (1) the handgun ammunition has been identified in a
15 manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police so that all
16 assembled handgun ammunition contained within a package
17 provided for retail sale, or as otherwise specified by the
18 Illinois State Police, is uniquely identified;
19 (2) bullets used for reloading or handloading
20 contained within a package provided for retail sale, or as
21 otherwise specified by the Illinois State Police, are
22 uniquely identified;
23 (3) identification of the manufacturer of the items
24 described in subdivisions (1) and (2) of this definition;
25 (4) identification on the exterior of the items
26 described in subdivisions (1) and (2) of this definition
HB4414- 3 -LRB104 18441 RLC 31883 b
1 in a manner that permits visual inspection for the purpose
2 of determining if the assembled handgun ammunition or
3 bullet is serialized;
4 (5) identification on the exterior of the items
5 described in subdivisions (1) and (2) of this definition
6 in a manner that is maintained subsequent to the discharge
7 of the handgun ammunition and subsequent to the impact of
8 the bullet, based on standards prescribed by the Illinois
9 State Police; and
10 (6) identification on the exterior of every package or
11 container of serialized handgun ammunition, as prescribed
12 by the Illinois State Police, with the same unique
13 identifiers used on the assembled handgun ammunition or
14 bullets contained within the packaging or container. A
15 package or container shall not be labeled with the same
16 unique identifiers as any other package or container by
17 the same manufacturer.
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This is a logistical nightmare for a manufacturer. The manufacturer needs to mark each round in the box and the box with the same identifier. So moving batches of (presumably) 50 rounds through manufacture without mixing them up with other groups of 50 rounds, and then putting them in the box with the matching marking.
How much will this add to the cost of box of ammunition? And the same requirement exists for reloading supplies... Then add 5 cents per round ($2.50 per box) for the state fees.
I would like to see all the major manufacturers simply opt out and refuse to sell any more ammo to the entire state (specifically refusing even exceptions like LE and the security providers) and see if the state folds or decides to become an ammo provider.
I bet they will say it doesn’t apply to Leo ammo. Basically making it so hard and expensive to comply that ammo is no longer sold in IL. Won’t pass bruen except in ill.
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26 minutes ago, Tracker Jack Daniels,58780 said:
Thank you Larson. I was so focused on the end result of getting it shot that I forgot about the depth into the case. I should have thought about that as I shoot a 218 Bee. Think I will get some 87gr Hornady or Speers and forget about the 100gr Partitions on my shelf.
You probably can’t get enough velocity for the 100g partitions to upset. I would guess they need to be 1800+ to actually expand. The hot cores probably work down to 1500-1600. Still will be marginal for expansion. The problem with lighter is they are usually varmit bullets and won’t penetrate enough for a whitetail. They are made to go fast and upset quickly as they have to work on animal that’s only a few inches thick.
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Looking at what’s out there, I would try the 87g Speer hot core. Only $26 for a box.
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16 minutes ago, Tracker Jack Daniels,58780 said:
I want to know if I can load some 100gr bullets I already have in stock or if I need to get something lighter. This is the rifle he shot some of his first deer with when he was just a boy. He is now 80 and would like to take it out again while he is still able. His son and I have permission to take him out where he got those deer, so we really would like to get this done for him.
I would guess the 100g was designed for a 1:10 twist, common in 25-06. I would think lighter would be better. I have a 25-35ai and it struggles with heavier bullets to get decent velocity. It’s a 1:7, so it can stabilize 134’s, but they are a lot slower than 75’s, probably 600 fps and I have more powder room.
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Imho the half cock conversion is a must do. Completely eliminates going all the way back around if you slip off the hammer when cocking. Instead you just go from half cock and then fire.
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Here are a couple of truths on hearing aids, first all they do is amplify the frequencies you can’t hear well. Some have better speakers and/or amplifiers, but they all do the same thing. Second most people wait too long before getting them and by the time you do your brain may no longer process the frequencies you have not been able to hear. So they don’t work. Third, there are only a few major players in making the speakers, Knowles and sonian, there is also one other smaller one. They are a specialized speaker and require precision to make them. Sonian is in Vietnam and Knowles is in the Philippines. They supply most of the speakers. They are not cheap, $25–$100 per speaker.
Four, the industry is built on the purchase of hearing aids paying the bills, not office visits. So they are expensive to cover all the costs. That also means the more time they spend fitting and tuning, reduce profits. Hence they push RIC (receiver in canal) style aids with silicone tips. A quick tune and the right sized tip and they don’t have to see you for a while. Btw hearing aids are a medical device, so they have to be prescribed.
Costco has been going against the mold for 10-15 years now and historically have been cheaper. Some are trying a direct to consumer with a tele doc doing the script , Jabara is one.
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1 hour ago, H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 said:
Well, the way this would become an SBR is cutting barrel to 14" so there's no converting it back. Once it's all done, I may ask the ATF to declare it to be a C&R gun based on it being bizarre and of no practical use as a weapon. If they'll do that, then I can cross state lines without permission, even though it's still an SBR. (If I go this route.) To be honest, I think getting to be an SBR, and then having the lawsuit deregulate SBRs would be kinda cool as I'd have a fascinating series of paperwork on the gun. The only thing that's holding me back is how if you turn it into one, you have to engrave certain things onto the gun. I don't really wanna do that. Plus, I am seriously considering the idea of having it engraved for show. In for a penny, in for a pound, so to speak. Time will tell.
I really with Mare's Leg type pistols were SASS legal!I have heard that you can do the form every year for a years worth of travel to a state. Makes the whole interstate travel not much of an issue.
engraving is name of manufacturer, city and state. On my one sbr it’s under the stock, so not visible when assembled.
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36 minutes ago, J.D. Daily said:
While I haven't verified this via the ATF website the issue is with registered SBR's, SBS's & EOW's. Once they are a registered NFA item they are always NFA items, no matter if the configuration is no longer a SBR, SBS or EOW. So, while there is no longer a $200 tax issue there is the hassle with transporting across state lines especially into states like CA, NY, IL, etc.
A sbr is configuration dependent. So a rifle made into a sbr is a rifle again when the original stock is put back on. So there are two ways to cross state lines with a sbr, 1) fill out the form, 2) return to a non sbr configuration for the interstate travel. If you want to convert it back permanently, you notify the atf and convert to a non sbr configuration.
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Played in kennick one time on the artificial turf (mid 80’s). Was surprised how hot it was. Was pretty much just carpet. Much preferred real turf.
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22 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:
How do they follow you home?
I believe geo fencing. They track the phone and later serve you an add based on where you were. We used it in our business 6-8 years ago and I am sure it has become easier and better since then. If you don’t have a phone, then of course you are not tracked and served adds, but if you do, they know where you are.
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12 hours ago, JD Lud said:
Ones my wife didn’t want to shoot are suddenly fun. Haven’t tried my Marlin 1886 SBL 45-70 yet but just bought the thread adapter for it to try….and can buy or load subsonic 45-70 to quiet it more.
45-70 needs a big can to be even reasonably quiet. With subs it’s a bunch of fun. Also reduces recoil a lot making them more pleasant to shoot. Maker offers some great sub bullets for hunting. Unfortunately there are not a lot of big bore cans compared to 30 cal.
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20 hours ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said:
I’ve never considered getting one given the (former) tax and expense that typically hovered at $900-$1,200. With this new offering, they’re now within reach, but I know nothing about them other than what they’re supposed to do.
I’m now considering one for my 5.56 AR. What separates a $300 suppressor from a $1,200 one? I don’t shoot my rifles indoors, so maximum “silencing” isn’t important.Mostly materials and weight. Cheap suppressors tend to either be aluminum or steel. Steel is durable, but heavy. Aluminum is light, but imho not a great material for a suppressor, especially on an AR with a short barrel. Honestly on an AR, almost anything will work. They just are not quiet due to the design. Thus a quiet suppressor isn’t a big advantage. If you are doing mag dumps, then you want a can with inconel blast baffles. It will be heavier, but will stand up to the heat and powder erosion.
aluminum is cheap and light, but can’t handle heat ( melts at about 1300f). Mag dumps will melt an aluminum can. Also aluminum can’t be cleaned with most dip methods as the dip eats the aluminum. Works fine if you mechanically clean and don’t get them too hot.
Titanium is light and reasonably durable, but also will run about 1k currently. Doesn’t like getting too hot as it degrades the can. Will handle more heat than aluminum. Also handles the cleaning dip with no issues.
steel is cheap, and can be durable, but is heavy. Can be a good choice for AR’s. An inexpensive good can the, AB A-10. Runs sub $500 for the 30 cal. I have one that lives on an AR. Basically it’s a slightly heavier, louder version of their premium Raptor (Ti) can. They use one less baffle and stainless to keep weight close. I would not go for a 556 only can unless it was on a hunting rifle and then it would be an airlock industries.
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I have worked on my own. The biggest issue is getting the barrel fit correctly to the frame. I simply drilled the frame 4-40 and added a button head screw with shims to set the barrel gap. Quick and easy to do. Shims are readily available to .005” thickness.
Shotgun hulls
in SASS Wire
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The Remington bulls are the only one piece hull still in production. The gold and green sts are basically the same except for color. The gun clubs are the budget version with steel case heads instead of brass. I use the gun clubs for BP loads as they are so plentiful that I can load and toss. All 3 will load the same as the original one pc AA hulls. I load AA HS with one wad heavier than actual payload for better fit. The AA HS are two pc, tube and base wad.