NL7CO

Are they legal in Chicago? I mean it does go bang. Seriously, that may be the best bet.

I've decided to shoot a wheelie for the next two years and recently acquired a 4" 610 but after realistically looking at the costs of setting up to reload another caliber, I'm thinking of trying to swap it off for a 625. Opinions?

Call or go see your local airline folks. I have no problem flying out of OK or TX, but one time I returned through Las Vegas and their policy is that you have to wait some specified time after checking your luggage to see if the TSA wants to look in your bag.

I also use the Brownell's coupler.

Lots of people love the .357 Sig and there was a guy on HKPro.com who was selling .357 Sig barrels for .40 P30's so I imagine it goes both ways.

The history books will not tell you how or why we did something in the past. What they will tell you is what the current writers of history "feel" about what should have happened. There is no study of why events happened in the context of the times that the event actually happened.

Once you are in the fight, it is way too late to wonder if this is a good idea. NEVER get into a fight without more ammunition than the other guy. Cover your Buddy, so he can be around to cover for you. Letters from home are not always great. The madness of war can extract a heavy toll. Please have exact change. Share everything. Yes, even the Pound Cake. Decisions made by someone over your head will seldom be in your best interest. The further away you are from your friends, the less likely it is that they can help you when you really need them the most. Sometimes, being good and lucky still was not enough. There is always payback. If everything is as clear as a bell, and everything is going exactly as planned, you're about to be surprised. No matter what you do, the bullet with your name on it will get you. So too can the ones addressed "To Whom It May Concern". If the rear echelon troops are really happy, the front line troops probably do not have what they need. If you are wearing body armor, they will probably miss that part. It hurts less to die with a uniform on, than to die in a hospital bed. Happiness is a belt fed weapon. Eat when you can. Sleep when you can. Shit when you can. The next opportunity may not come around for a long time - if ever. Combat pay is a flawed concept. Having all your body parts intact and functioning at the end of the day, beats the alternative. Air superiority is NOT a luxury. If you are allergic to lead, it is best to avoid a war zone. Hot garrison chow is better than hot C-rations, which, in turn are better than cold C-rations, which are better than no food at all. All of these, however, are preferable to cold rice balls even if they do have the little pieces of fish in them. WHAT is often more important than WHY. Boxes of cookies from home must be shared. Girlfriends are fair game. Wives are not. Everybody's a hero ... in the club ... after the fourth drink. There is no such thing as a small firefight. A free fire zone has nothing to do with economics. Medals are OK, but having your body and all your friends in one piece at the end of the day is better. Thousands of Vietnam Veterans earned medals for bravery every day. A few were even awarded. Being shot hurts. There is only one rule in war: When you win, you get to make up the rules. Living and dying can both hurt a lot. Do not wear underwear. It can cause crotch rot or be used as evidence against you. While a Super Bomb could be considered one of the four essential building blocks of life, powdered eggs cannot. C-4 can make a dull day fun. Of course you can drink out of a human skull! Duct tape over the eye sockets will keep it from leaking. Cocoa Powder is neither. There is no such thing as fair fight-only ones where you win or lose. If you win the battle you are entitled to the spoils. If you lose you don't care. Nobody cares what you did yesterday or what you are going to do tomorrow. What is important is what you are doing-NOW-to solve our problem. If you have extra - share quickly. It's OK to take stuff off the body of a buddy, 'cause you know he would have wanted you to have it anyway. Always make sure someone has a P-38. A sucking chest wound may be God's way of telling you it's time to go home. Prayer may not help . . . but it can't hurt. Flying is better than walking. Walking is better than running. Running is better than crawling. All of these however, are better than extraction by a Med-Evac, even if it is technically, a form of flying. If everyone does not come home, none of the rest of us can ever fully come home either. Do not fear the enemy, for your enemy can only take your life. It is far better that you fear the media, for they will steal your HONOR. "You have the right to remain silent." is always EXCELLENT advice. You are NOT bulletproof. If the enemy is in range, so are you. Don't look conspicuous; it draws fire. There is always a way; that way is always mined. Try to look unimportant; they might be low on ammo. Teamwork is essential; it gives them someone else to shoot at. If orders can be misunderstood they will be. The tank is a monument to the inaccuracy of indirect fire. Never reinforce failure; failure reinforces itself. Odd objects attract fire. You are odd. Your mortar barrage will put exactly one round on the intended target. That round will be a dud. Mine fields are not neutral. The weight of your equipment is proportional to the cube of the time you have been carrying it. The enemy diversion you have been ignoring will be the main attack. If your attack is going well, it's an ambush. When you have secured an area, don't forget to tell the enemy. Never forget that the lowest bidder makes your weapon. Never stand when you can sit; never sit when you can lie down. A grenade with a 7 second fuse will always burn in 4 seconds. The enemy never watches until you make a mistake. Whenever you have plenty of ammo, you never miss. The more a weapon costs, the further you will have to send it to be repaired. Interchangeable parts are not. The item you need is always in short supply. The complexity of a weapon is inversely proportional to the IQ of its operator. If it's stupid but it works, it isn't stupid. No combat ready group ever passes inspection; no inspection ready group ever survives combat. All battles are fought at the junction of two or more maps. Things that must be together to work can never be shipped together. Radar tends to fail at night and in bad weather, and especially during both. Tracers work both ways. The effective killing radius of a grenade is greater than the distance the average soldier can throw it. Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate -- the bombs always hit the ground. You, you, and you: Panic. The rest of you, come with me." A Purple Heart just proves that you were smart enough to think of a plan, stupid enough to try it, and lucky enough to survive. Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid. Combat will occur on the ground between two adjoining maps. Don't draw fire; it irritates the people around you. Don't ever be the first, don't ever be the last and don't ever volunteer to do anything. It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed. Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do. Push to test... Release to detonate. The side with the simplest uniforms wins. Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't. When in doubt empty the magazine. When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend. Who cares if a laser guided 500 lb bomb is accurate to within 9 feet? Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons! "We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would harm us." George Orwell Never share a foxhole with someone braver than you. Much work remains to be done before we can announce our total failure to make any progress. "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things: the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feelings which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight: nothing he cares about more than his own personal safety: is a miserable creature who has no chance of being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions and blood of better men than himself." - John Stuart Mill THE SPIRIT OF THE AIRBORNE Almighty God and Father, it is Your air that fills my canopy and it is Your ground upon which I stand so for me The Spirit of the Airborne means all that is best in the military tradition. It means I trust in You, pride in my uniform and an enduring love of my Country. AMEN "Airborne All The Way" By: Unknown Author These men with silver wings Troopers from the sky above In whom devotion springs What spirit so unites them In brotherhood they say Their answer loud and clear, "Airborne All The Way" These are the men of danger As in open door they stand With static line above them And ripcord in their hand While earthbound they are falling A silent prayer they say "Lord be with us forever, Airborne All The Way" One day they'll make their final jump Saint Mike will tap them out The good Lord will be waiting He knows what they are about And answering in cadence, He'll hear the troopers say "We're glad to be aboard, Sir, Airborne All The Way" God and the Soldier, we adore, In time of danger, not before. The danger passed and all things righted, God is forgotten and the Soldier slighted. Kipling He went where others feared to go, and did what others failed to do. He cried, pained and hoped-- but most of all he lived times-- never to be forgotten. Unknown Author Final Inspection The soldier stood and faced God Which must always come to pass He hoped his shoes were shining Just as brightly as his brass. "Step forward now, you soldier, How shall I deal with you? Have you always turned the other cheek? To My Church have you been true?" The soldier squared his shoulders and said, "No, Lord, I guess I ain't Because those of us who carry guns Can't always be a saint. I've had to work most Sundays And at times my talk was tough, And sometimes I've been violent, Because the world is awfully rough. But, I never took a penny That wasn't mine to keep... Though I worked a lot of overtime When the bills got just too steep, And I never passed a cry for help, Though at times I shook with fear, And sometimes, God forgive me, I've wept unmanly tears. I know I don't deserve a place Among the people here, They never wanted me around Except to calm their fears. If you've a place for me here, Lord, It needn't be so grand, I never expected or had too much, But if you don't, I'll understand." There was a silence all around the throne Where the saints had often trod As the soldier waited quietly, For the judgment of his God, "Step forward now, you soldier, You've borne your burdens well, Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets, You've done your time in Hell." PRAYER TO SAINT MICHAEL (FOR PARATROOPERS) Dear Saint Michael, protector of Heaven's Gate, Guide your Paratroopers, to a victorious fate.... Please keep us safe, in peace or war, To right the wrongs, that God abhores.... Grant us speed, the flight of your wings, The element of surprise, to deliver our sting.... Give our weapons, the fighting edge of your sword, Equip us well, your Airborne wards.... Protect our flesh, with your heavenly shield, Your warrior heart, that we won't yield.... Grant us strength, to endure the hardships, Fairness in dealing, with those who would harm us.... Bend your wings, to form our perimeters, That no enemy assault, could ever wither.... Grant us courage, in attack, Protect our flanks, and our backs.... Pray for us, on bended knee, Lead us through hell, to victory.... To God's enemies, grant your vision to see, That evil will fall, to those who are free.... Tell them, freedom is a gift from God, "The Home of the Brave", His blessed sod.... "America, America, God sheds his grace on thee", Saint Michael, Patron Saint of Paratroopers, lead us to victory...! Peter S. Griffin Co.A, 2/502nd Infantry 101st Airborne Division Viet Nam, 1965-66 When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer "Present" or "Not guilty." Theodore Roosevelt

This passage is from the book "The Centurions" by Jean Larteguy "I'd like to have two armies: one for display, with lovely guns, tanks, little soldiers, fanfares, staffs, distinguished and doddering generals, and dear little regimental officers who would be deeply concerned over their general's bowel movements or their colonel's piles: an army that would be shown for a modest fee on every fairground in the country. The other would be the real one, composed entirely of young enthusiasts in camouflaged battle dress, who would not be put on display but from whom impossible efforts would be demanded and to whom all sorts of tricks would be taught. That's the army in which I should like to fight."

I thought walking in Detroit was considered a Team 3Gun event where the reactive targets do more than just fall down. Escaped Clawson-ite.

147gr LFP; 4.0gr WST; WSP Primer; and mixed range brass loaded to an OAL of 1.014 makes 130 out of my H&K P30.

I shoot a USPC in .45 for limited and limited 10

I'm hoping to put one choke on the gun and leave it alone.

Found a 21" slug barrel for my LH Remington 870 and it uses Rem-Chokes. The only chokes I've ever used were skeet in a Browning O/U. How tight can I chock the 870 and still shoot slugs through it? Don