So, I've been helping organize and clearing Sylvia's stuff for Jay. He couldn't handle her clothes without breaking down. I hired a neighbor who specializes in estate stuff. Her task for today was the clothing.
Jay called at 10pm in a panic. Sylvia's niece (basically her daughter) was promised her wedding dress. They were panicked that the wedding dress went to the salvation army. I was instantly able to direct them to its location. She plans on getting married in it. Thankfully,  the neighbor that does this for a living recognized it as something special. She did the organizing, I was just labor. It pays to hire a pro! As it turns out, the neighbor works with the same law firm that I hired to make up my will.
In this time of grief, it was nice to provide a little measure of happiness.

I shot my daughter’s CVA Cascade in 350 Legend yesterday to start getting her ready for deer season. I am VERY impressed with this rifle! What a sweet shooting piece. Last year she shot two deer- one shot each- and neither one walked a step. The 350 L is such a mild recoil, it’s surprising how hard-hitting it is at the other end. My daughter likes a shorter pull and the Cascade has a convertible stock that has a removable slice to shorten it by an inch. I put a Vortex Diamondback on it because she likes the illuminated reticle. The combination makes for a real tack driver that is so sweet to shoot.

[FPC News] FPC Files Appellate Response Brief in Lawsuit Challenging New Jersey Rest

<p><strong>PHILADELPHIA, PA</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">August 22, 2023) – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of its response brief with t</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">he Third Circuit Court of Appeals in its lawsuit challenging multiple aspects of the New Jersey gun control law passed to severely restrict the ability of those with carry permits from actually being able to carry their firearms in public. The brief is the latest step in New Jersey’s appeal after the district court judge ruled in favor of FPC and </span><a href="https://www.firearmspolicy.org/court-issues-preliminary-injunction-in-fpc-case-against-new-jersey-restrictions-on-bearing-arms"><span style="font-weight: 400;">issued</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> a preliminary injunction against multiple sections of the law. The brief in </span><a href="https://www.firearmspolicy.org/koons"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Koons v. Platkin</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> can be viewed at </span><a href="http://fpclegal.org"><span style="font-weight: 400;">FPCLaw.org</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>


http://www.firearmspolicy.org/fpc-files-...aring-arms

So, today I went to a funeral. I bought a button up shirt, black slacks and a tie. A friend had never seen me in anything but raggedy t shirt and khakis looked at me and said " Dang, you look like somebody hung a chandelier in an outhouse. Come here and let me tie your tie properly."

One of my favorite pastimes is arguing with gun snobs over various tier AR equipment!  I mean, don't get me wrong, I enjoy top tier gear but I also love budget rifles...maybe more so the latter!  Right when they start calling me a "Poor," I whip out pics of my snob buster!  This bad boy is built on a coveted East Coast Gun lower made by LMT with a PSA upper, FN chrome lined barrel enhanced LPK, Toolcraft BCG and Magpul stock.  I also added a really nice UTG mono top quad rail drop in, Magpul light mount and Snap-on light.  The optic is Center Point from Walmart!  She's a mutt alright but what an amazing shooter!  Every thing fits together and it runs great!!

Now I have several LMT's, as well as a bunch of Anderson's and a Bushmaster...I can't tell the difference in any of them!  I may defend the poor man's rifle but I respect all opinions so I don't mean this to be a poor vs snob post...just showing off my mutt!!

   

   

   

Hey guys!  I just did a little forum adjustment to help keep things organized but easy to find!  I created a General Firearms category that now holds sub forums that can relate to all other firearms as well as AR's such as optics, cleaning and ammo/reloading.  It's just a minor adjustment to help keep things flowing!  If you see anything that should be placed elsewhere or anything that needs added...let me know!  It's doesn't take a congressional hearing or an act of God to get things fixed around here! 

I'm getting things in order for my will. I asked a shooting /hunting buddy what he'd like to have of my belongings when the time comes. He said he had fond memories of my m96 swede. Cool, he appreciates it! No  collector value, I put a new surplus barrel and a reciever sight on it.
While it shot 2 or 3 moa from the bench, it somehow seemed better than that offhand with a sling. Potato sized rocks at 175 were almost a sure thing. It really liked Sierra 140 btsp over imr4895  or 4064.
I'm guessing it was the balance and the ridiculous sight radius .
You'd laugh at my method of cutting the shoulder of the barrel for headspacing .  It was similar to the Khyber Pass gunsmiths with hand tools, but it worked well.    

There isn’t a reloading forum, so I’ll put this here? (Maybe it should be in the Ammo forum?)

I still can’t always get primers locally. I think I can still get Cheddite 2000. I’ve seen some info that they are slightly ‘hotter’ than Winchester 209’s, but consistent and within the normal spread for W209’s. I’ve also heard that they don’t like ball powders. Anybody know about any of this??

I want to do a light trap load for my daughter-in-law. Maybe a 1 oz load? Even a light 1 1/8 load might be good. The factory 1 1/8 are beating her up, so I’m looking to help her with recoil. The problem is if I go all the way down to 7/8 oz, she might as well shoot 20 ga