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re: Looking for 2 guns...

Posted by bbvdd on 8/30/26 at 6:01 pm to ToldYouSo1

Ruger American is a really good rifle.

I’d suggest the predator. Comes with a shorter barrel and threaded.

For the younger one consider an AR in 6.5 grendel. Adjustable stock and a great caliber for deer in the southeast.

re: Hummingbird sightings

Posted by bbvdd on 8/30/26 at 12:55 pm to IndianPower

I’m in Memphis burb. Have not seen the swarms yet. It’s getting close but we have the same 5 or 6 that have been here most of the summer.

re: 1400 years of Islam explained in 15 minutes...

Posted by bbvdd on 8/30/26 at 8:42 am to Stinger_1066

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But that does not change the fact that Christians (Spanish, Portuguese, French, English, Dutch, et. al.) were the prime colonizers of the Western hemisphere, Australia and parts of Africa, and they did not always treat the indigenous people in a Christian-like manner.

Was not done to spread Christianity. It was done to increase the power of those nations and build their wealth.

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re: 1400 years of Islam explained in 15 minutes...

Posted by bbvdd on 8/29/26 at 10:37 pm to navy

quote:
All of North Africa and surrounding (Turkey) used to be Christian.

So was all of the Middle East

re: 2026 Firearm Deals Thread

Posted by bbvdd on 8/29/26 at 10:28 am to Bama and Beer

quote:
There's a thread for the AR shite.

You’ve cost me a ton of money because of this thread and I’m not the only one.

I’m just trying to save people a little.

:lol:

re: It looks like I have to stop hating and being racist again this year, thanks to the NFL

Posted by bbvdd on 8/29/26 at 8:07 am to baybeefeetz

quote:
I mean it could be some dumb fricking commercial, like eat mor chikn. If you think about it, it’s a healthy message. It doesn’t imply that racism is something it isn’t.

I’d love for it to say stop having 20 babies with 20 different women…

Or maybe: get a job you lazy frick and get off welfare.

re: 2026 Firearm Deals Thread

Posted by bbvdd on 8/29/26 at 7:57 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt

I have probably 8 mil-spec triggers in a bag in my desk that I’ve taken off ARs when I replaced them.

I built a new one and took the trigger off another one and for now didn’t want to buy a new one yet so I grabbed one of the mil-spec triggers and got my spine that I use in 1911 sear and went to work on it. After about 10 min of polishing I put it in the old gun and tried it.
I was very surprised at how good it felt. Crisp and right at 4.5 lbs.

re: President Trump Refers to "Talafreako"

Posted by bbvdd on 8/27/26 at 11:22 pm to tarzana

quote:
That sort of talk seems crude; unrefined when it appears in text on this board, but for the President of the United States to address a campaign rally in this manner just seems puerile

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re: Judge rules that major portions of the National Firearms Act are unconstitutional

Posted by bbvdd on 8/27/26 at 1:33 pm to Clames

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I'm sure their lawyers will be taking their time trying to figure out the boundary terms of this decision, they still have until mid-October to appeal too.

Local gun store here had a post saying that they have been in talks with the ATF and they are thinking that they will indeed appeal the ruling.

re: Antifia dude harasses a woman whose husband died on 9/11, but then her sons show up

Posted by bbvdd on 8/26/26 at 8:14 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer

Anyone else wish they’d caught the fig and showed him getting his rightful beat down?

re: Sleep numbers bed

Posted by bbvdd on 8/26/26 at 8:06 pm to LanierSpots

quote:
So we went with a Nectar system. We got the dual adjustable bases and split king mattress. So far, I love it. The adjustable base is a must have.
We ended up spending around 4K total.

Have the exact same. We’ve had it for 2 yrs. Love it.

Home & Garden

re: What’s this about? Iran mobilizing ground forces around government buildings.

Posted by bbvdd on 8/26/26 at 12:45 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!

Seems like that would make for an easy target…

re: First Deer Rifle For 5 Year Old?

Posted by bbvdd on 8/26/26 at 11:47 am to deeprig9

quote:
Apalachee school shooter got his AR at age 15

My son got an AR at 12. He was taught gun safety from a very early age

Guess what, never killed anyone with it because he isn’t a psycho piece of shite. .

re: Storm rolled through Memphis Saturday night and guess what, it was…

Posted by bbvdd on 8/24/26 at 5:30 pm to RummelTiger

quote:
Well, storm clouds are generally dark, so is this just more black on black crime?

Upvote.

Storm rolled through Memphis Saturday night and guess what, it was…

Posted by bbvdd on 8/24/26 at 5:26 pm

Racist. Yep weather is now racist.

This genius is running for Congress.

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Supreme Court side with Trump on his mail in ballot curbs

Posted by bbvdd on 8/24/26 at 3:59 pm

For now:

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re: Percent of Adult Residents Living Born and Living in Same State

Posted by bbvdd on 8/24/26 at 2:43 pm to Oilfieldbiology

Was born in central TN and live in Memphis, TN now but moved out of state when I was 7. I moved to Memphis after college.

So, yes but not really.

O-T Lounge

re: For the reloaders here - Hornady brass sucks.

Posted by bbvdd on 8/23/26 at 6:41 pm to bbvdd

I am now remembering why I didn’t like the 6.5 Staball.

Very inconsistent. I have a AutoTrickler and it’s stupid accurate. Every round was loaded with
30.98 or 31 gr of 6.5 staball.

My S/D was almost 30.

I will say that I did not sort the bullets nor the brass for weight but it really shouldn’t make that big of a difference considering powder was very exact.

Oh well, it’s still pretty danged accurate and my longest shots this winter will only be 250-300 yds though that probably won’t happen.

re: For the reloaders here - Hornady brass sucks.

Posted by bbvdd on 8/23/26 at 1:28 pm to TigerOnThe Hill

That’s for the tips TOTH. Sizing die is a full length die. Was using Lee lube and will be using imperial going forward.

It was just a one time thing. Won’t be doing it going forward as I have 22arc brass now. I was really being impatient and wanted to see about getting the dies set up.
I did shoot the gun on Friday and as having extraction issues. Accurate though.

Got home and the bolt didn’t have a washer on the extractor. Ordered some and will get that fixed. In the meantime, I took the BCG out of my Grendel and will use it.

I will definitely be annealing the brass as it produces such better consistency. Amp makes quick work of the process.