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  1. Thread: Hacksaw Ridge

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    Just saw it. Very intense. Definitely not for...

    Just saw it. Very intense. Definitely not for kids IMHO.
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    My son put me onto the movie last week; so I...

    My son put me onto the movie last week; so I watched it on his TV and drank his beer. Excellent movie.

    Seeing the F-4 behind the DC-6 gave me a start, though...
  3. Thread: 13 Hours

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    Read the book. Twice. The movie follows it...

    Read the book. Twice.

    The movie follows it about 98%. To paraphrase another best seller book--Neither Obama or Clinton is worth to unlace the boots of those guys.

    Yeah, it DOES matter.
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    Congratulations. I shot one (way) back in high...

    Congratulations. I shot one (way) back in high school, loved it. Finally got a 1934 dated M2 about 25-30 years ago. A very classy, usable, fun rifle.
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    I've put in a couple extra power base pin catch...

    I've put in a couple extra power base pin catch springs. They seemed to do the job.
  6. Picked up the entire set on DVD on sale from...

    Picked up the entire set on DVD on sale from Amazon last year and delayed watching it until this winter. Just got through the first season which I faithfully watched in college in 1962, so some of it...
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    I seem to recall that Jeff Cooper mentioned this...

    I seem to recall that Jeff Cooper mentioned this unique feature of the 1911 in one of his early writings. It took quite a while but I eventually figured out how it was done. The hard part was getting...
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    Sir: I would like to buy your copy of "Slim" by...

    Sir: I would like to buy your copy of "Slim" by Lewin, #13. I've been meaning to read it for years, but there are so many books and so little time, relatively speaking.

    My zip is 82834 if that...
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    Have it on my Amazon watch list...

    Have it on my Amazon watch list...
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    Some time back I got a Weaver 1-3x variable to...

    Some time back I got a Weaver 1-3x variable to put on an A1 top, but I didn't care for it, took it off. Recently I got an M&P 10 and put that on for the time being. With match loads it put 4 of 4...
  11. Reduced to $275, shipped.

    Reduced to $275, shipped.
  12. CMP Scout Mount for Garand, Weaver 4X Scout Scope with Millet Rings

    Bought this setup way back in 2007 after trying it on a borrowed Socom 16. Could not hack iron sights any more but hated to park the M-1. However it added weight up front where I did not need it, and...
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    Just bought a S&W M&P 10 very recently, after two...

    Just bought a S&W M&P 10 very recently, after two years of watchful waiting. Can't use M1 or M1A irons any more and I wasn't satisfied with the available mounts for optics for them. The flattop AR...
  14. Thread: Windham Arms

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    I bought a Bushmaster (Bugsmasher?) carbine with...

    I bought a Bushmaster (Bugsmasher?) carbine with the fixed carry handle back in '06. Carried the M16 back in '66 and always liked the carry handle and the simpler sight. After I got it I found that...
  15. Thread: Windham Arms

    by Dienekes
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    I bought a Bushmaster (Bugsmasher?) carbine with...

    I bought a Bushmaster (Bugsmasher?) carbine with the fixed carry handle back in '06. Carried the M16 back in '66 and always liked the carry handle and the simpler sight. After I got it I found that...
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    Sticky: Time to play "Mansions Of The Lord". Well...

    Time to play "Mansions Of The Lord".

    Well done, sir.
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    FWIW I had a CMMG conversion unit. It never ran...

    FWIW I had a CMMG conversion unit. It never ran well, and in some mysterious fashion gave me a bulged barrel. Exact reasons forever unknown, but bulged nonetheless. Replaced the barrel with a...
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    The O ring is there to prevent eventual failures...

    The O ring is there to prevent eventual failures to extract and double feeds. That tends to happen as carbines have an earlier and more violent extraction cycle. Apparently that's pretty common. In...
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