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earlier in the day. .. we are lucky to have a big 20 acre off-leash dog park super close to our house, so she gets to go run and run and swim and swim and fetch and wrastle every day. Danes are super low energy though. She mostly sleeps and grows when in the house. Thanks for the tip on the doggles. We're looking into getting a pair of those as well before we leave. Really glad we didn't get her ears cropped. Don't know how this would have worked if they were as they wouldn't be fully standing yet on their own.

Picked these up for the pup since she'll be coming with us to a rifle class while on a road trip this summer. Wife had to drive out to an airplane supply store to get them, but I think these'll work good.

Came across this and though it might be ripe for captioning from the photoshop jockeys here:

CCW: SAF, Calguns Challenge Arbitrary Denial of Right to Bear Arms In California BELLEVUE, WA and REDWOOD CITY, CA – The Second Amendment Foundation, The Calguns Foundation and three California residents today filed a lawsuit seeking to vindicate the right to bear arms against arbitrary state infringement. Nearly all states allow qualified law-abiding citizens to carry guns for self-defense, but a few states allow local officials to arbitrarily decide who may exercise this core Second Amendment right. In the action filed today, Plaintiffs challenge the policies of two California Sheriffs, in Sacramento and Yolo counties, who reject the basic human right of self defense by refusing to issue ordinary people gun carry permits. Of course, violent criminals in the impacted counties continue to carry guns without police permission. State scientist Deanna Sykes believes her sexual orientation and small stature makes her an appealing target for criminals, particularly as she often transports firearms as a competitive shooter and firearms instructor. “I am highly qualified to defend myself against the sort of crime that the Sheriff cannot, despite his best efforts, completely eradicate,” Sykes said. “Violent crime is a real risk in our society, but happily, we enjoy the right to defend ourselves from it.” Andrew Witham has over 15 years experience as a police officer in Britain, and is licensed to carry a firearm while working as a private investigator and campus public safety officer. But despite having been the target of death threats stemming from his work in security, Sheriff John McGinness saw to it that Witham’s license to carry a gun while away from work was revoked upon Witham’s relocation to Sacramento. “I’m allowed to defend other people,” said Witham, “so why can’t I defend myself, where the Bill of Rights guarantees me that right?” Adam Richards, a Northern California attorney, would also exercise his right to bear arms in self- defense. But the Yolo County Sheriff’s policy on gun permit applications is: don’t bother. “How can the Sheriff tell whether I am capable of responsibly exercising my Second Amendment rights, when he doesn’t even acknowledge that these rights exist?” Attorney Alan Gura, representing the plaintiffs in this case, said, “It’s a shame that these Sheriffs don’t think that self-defense is a ‘good cause’ to exercise the right to bear arms, but we’re confident the Second Amendment reflects a better policy.” Added co-counsel Donald Kilmer, “The California carry licensing system is being abused by some officials who are hostile to self-defense rights. The police can regulate the carrying of guns, and that includes preventing dangerous people from being armed. Complete deprivation of the right to bear arms, however, is not an option under our Constitution.” “The Supreme Court’s decision last year in the Heller case shows that there is both a right to keep arms and a right to bear arms,” said SAF founder Alan Gottlieb. “In most states, authorities do not deny a license to carry an operable firearm to any law-abiding applicant that completes training and a background check. This is also the practice throughout much of California. These two Sheriffs must respect the constitutional rights of their citizens to bear arms.” “California is often a leader in so many ways, but our state lags badly in streamlining its firearms laws,” said Gene Hoffman, Chairman of The Calguns Foundation. “We need 21st century gun laws that respect our Constitutional rights, and adopt modern, widely accepted practices that work well throughout the United States. Hopefully this action will serve as a wake-up call to our legislators, and to those officials who stubbornly resist accommodating Second Amendment rights. If they don’t reform, reform will come through litigation.” The Second Amendment Foundation (www.saf.org) is the nation’s oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing and legal action group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own and possess firearms. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more than 600,000 members and supporters and conducts many programs designed to better inform the public about the consequences of gun control. The Calguns Foundation (www.calgunsfoundation.org) is a non-profit legal defense fund for California gun owners. The Calguns foundation works to educate government and the public and protect the rights of individuals to own and lawfully use firearms in California. A copy of the complaint is available: http://www.hoffmang.com/firearms/syk...2009-05-09.pdf -Gene __________________ Gene Hoffman Chairman, The Calguns Foundation DONATE NOW to support the rights of California gun owners. Opinions posted in this account are my own and not the approved position of any organization. "The problem with being a gun rights supporter is that the left hates guns and the right hates rights." -Anon Ultima Ratio Liberarum

I think these mags are absolutely brilliant. . . someone must have spent hours designing them Notice how the side channels narrow towards the top so the tapered rounds stagger like a double stack dramatically reducing the gap between the 1st and 2nd round. Cool stuff!

Do you have an online source handy for the taper reamer? I worked my bushing a bit with some sandpaper, and it helped a lot in my throw consistency. I'd like to get it better.

Well, paid $70 more than zeros for the case, but my precious's are here. . . this should tide me over until I find another bullet or source.

Yeah, I purchased a couple of sets from bulldog arms as well. I ended up not using most of them and cutting my own out because the blue painter's tape sticks better on compound curves than the vinyl templates did and I got tire of the edges peeling off before I got everything masked. Good templates though at a righteous price.

Yeah, This was my 1st duracoat attempt. Sure does look good from far away details at step-by-step here: http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthr...lticam+duracoat Did you do the paint job yourself?

my only rifle. . . makin' it work in California. . .

DOH! I searched and read all kinds of postings and reviews before buying 2 of these 1/7/08. This is one week outside of the recall window. emailed CMC to see if I'm good to go. It'd be a pain to have to duracoat another set, so I hope the trigger part isn't the problem. . . if there is a problem with mine.

I've been on back-order for months and months now for some Zero .45 ACP bullets. . . NOTHING takes this long to fix. I'm wondering if they have discontinued manufacturing of .45 ACP bullets altogether. What are the alternatives for reasonable quality jacketed 230 grain bullets? Is Montana Gold the only other show in town?

Results just got in. . . I got 3rd place !!!! :cheers: :surprise: So, I think if I had shot at all of the targets, I could have won. This is a far better result than I had anticipated. They should really put less running in the stages next time so the newbs don't have an advantage. If you have to run 50 yards from position to position, even a newb can fish a mag out of his pocket and hit the reload while running.

Progress today. I decided to load the clays up to 4.3 grains and it did indeed hit a sweet spot at least where velocities are concerned. Standard deviations dropped to 8.42 and 9.94. Extreme spreads dropped to ~29 fps including the 1st cold shot. Velocity is now ~764 fps.

Did some more testing today w/ 27.4 grains 748. 18" gun L 3005 H 3070 A 3038 ES 64.82 SD 22.56 16" gun L 2898 H 2945 A 2929 ES 47.25 SD 14.07 Group 18" gun Meopta K-dot. I'm not the best group shooter, but I if I put enough bullets down range, I'd be able to get some useable info. Now that I know power factor is not 160, I may be able to back down a bit and shoot more groups. Very much hoping to get a ~MOA load. Maybe I'll still get there with some tweaking. For now, I have 1.3" and 1.8" . . . functional. These are 1/8 and 1/7 twist rifles so maybe the 75 grain Hornadys I have inbound will fair better.