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      WTS: A Few 44Mag or Similar Casings

      Looking to buy maybe a dozen or two of brass 44 SPL/MAG or 50EA or some such casings. 7.62x54R may work too, as long as it's brass. As long as it is around 0.4-0.5 inch in diameter. I’m not going to reload them, just use for some crafts and such. Preferably something big, preferably rimmed, so...
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      Longtime liberal friend wants to buy a gun now.

      Yep. They have to drop the lead themselves and come to the conclusion about gravity. The left/right world view is innate, and you can't change someone by force, it has to come from within.
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      Longtime liberal friend wants to buy a gun now.

      Late to the party, but I think you're doing the right thing. When a crisis happens, you have two choices. You can be that person that makes the situation worse (like telling her "you voted for these people, enjoy the consequences"). Or you can be the person who makes the situation better. I have...
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      Yeah, I don't get it either. Like I said, it's just like telling some people Trump is not a...

      Yeah, I don't get it either. Like I said, it's just like telling some people Trump is not a dictator.
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      Political funny pictures thread, part V *** If I don't laugh, I'll cry***

      I'm not making a case for communism. In fact, communism has never been tried. I'm talking about socialism. And I agree, it's a bad system. A lot of people reject it, which is why every country that tried it ended up with mass incarcerations. I'm saying that USSR and Warsaw Pact countries were...
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      Political funny pictures thread, part V *** If I don't laugh, I'll cry***

      Yeah exactly. US has a far superior system. USSR officials realized that all the way back in the 20s. Back before the cold war there was a lot of expects traveling back and forth between the two countries. USSR realized that socialism doesn't work by itself and constantly tried to make it work...
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      Political funny pictures thread, part V *** If I don't laugh, I'll cry***

      Yes, dekulakization was one of those horrible things early on. That's what you get with collectivization, which is why anyone with a bit of sense and historic awareness can't support that stuff. It contributed to the collapse of the 20s for sure. But you can't compare USSR in 1927 to USSR in...
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      Political funny pictures thread, part V *** If I don't laugh, I'll cry***

      And yet I know the difference between "were" and "we're". I also happen to be fluent in three languages, and hold three advanced degrees, one of which is a PhD. And M1 is cool! We can all agree on that regardless of historic opinions. :)
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      Political funny pictures thread, part V *** If I don't laugh, I'll cry***

      Oh I forgot about guns. Sorry. Basically all you had to do to buy a gun was join a local hunting club. Handguns were out of the question, as they had never been legal and still aren't. But that's all you had to do to get a shotgun. These days you have to go through an examination at the...
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      Political funny pictures thread, part V *** If I don't laugh, I'll cry***

      Yes and no. You had a place to live, but it was the same as a place everyone lived. Jobs were quite diverse - depended on your education, just like here. Cars, for sure, were a luxury. Outrageously expensive with long wait periods. Again - a result of total government control and lack of...
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      Political funny pictures thread, part V *** If I don't laugh, I'll cry***

      You have to understand that people who left USSR or post-Soviet space right after the collapse, have a tendency to view it in very negative tones. Not unjustifiably so, of course, but they tend to gloss over the good parts. Yes, housing was essentially free. The government was constantly...
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      Political funny pictures thread, part V *** If I don't laugh, I'll cry***

      I agree, socialism just doesn't work because the human nature is not compatible with it. It is a vile idea. But regardless of the system, it's never completely good or completely bad. The system is, after all, made up of people.
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      Political funny pictures thread, part V *** If I don't laugh, I'll cry***

      I don't know what that means. Listen, I'm not denying that it wasn't a good system, but it wasn't this "everything is outlawed". For goodness sake, it was easier to get a gun than it is now. Housing was essentially free. Employment was mandatory (no, not in a GULAG) and there was always a place...
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      Political funny pictures thread, part V *** If I don't laugh, I'll cry***

      Love all these funnies. What vaguely bothers me is that people in the US imagine communism as some sort of hellscape resulting from 80 years of uninterrupted Democratic rule. I don't know the intricacies of NK, PRC, Cambodia, etc, but I do know quite a bit about the USSR. Yes, it wasn't a good...
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      Guess I am doing ok, only two of my Flags are offensive

      I would totally fly the American and Russian flags together. A few years ago I covered my work place with Putin fridge magnets. Hoped someone would get triggered, but everyone knew me by then.
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      Midwest Gun Exchange in Mishawaka

      Guess I'm late to the party, but I agree with OP about the prices. Some stuff they sell is just absurdly overpriced. However, their sales are basically what you find online or even cheaper. Plus the guys working there are really nice. I've always had a great experience there.
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      Black Friday 2019: post your scores

      Went to the gun show in Elkhart just to do something, and left with a PA-63 chambered in 9x18 with 2 mags and a holster. The SN on one of the mags even matches the SN of the gun. Wasn't looking for it, just saw it, and being a milsurp junkie that I am, I picked it up. $250. Reasonable price in...
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      WTS: Bersa Thunder Pro XT 9mm competition gun w/5 mags.

      Ah man. I just bought one like 2 months ago. Great gun indeed! If only I knew...
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      $600 NRA Life memberships are available

      Yeah, like many others, I too cannot support NRA. GOA for me, since they actually do something and don't sell gun owners down the river.
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      Bedside Firearm

      Walther Creed with a green laser. Yeah, I like it. It's perfectly good for that role. And I keep a Mossberg 500 with some 00 as well.
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