Recent content by Sawney Bean

Having the dollar as a reserve currency has gutted our manufacturing base, but shifting away from it will be devastating. We've basically had access to endless amounts of cheap debt and the ability to expand our money supply recklessly for decades now. For those of you who haven't given it...

So far as bullpups go though I really do like the K1. It places both the scope and the pistol grip closer to the bore line than any other bullpup I have seen. It seems like most of them put the scope up around 3” or higher and that makes close range holdover difficult. I think that having...

If I were looking for a coyote gun I’d probably go for a 30. The semi-auto of the K1 is nice though. I used it the other day where I overestimated the holdover on a rabbit and then corrected and took him out about a second later. No movement or losing your sight picture necessary.

I think the reality is that many things actually were better then, but many things were also much worse and we just accepted them as they seemed like things we had no control over. I remember back when I was a kid it seemed like most men smoked, now it’s only a small percentage. Cancer was...

I have no idea how that might work out. I've only ever heard of tariffs being charged on new items, but I'm no expert on the matter.

Generally a tariff is only applied to products once, at the time that they are imported. Once they’re in the country it’s assumed that they’ve already been paid.

We have a tough time competing with the much of the rest of the world due to the dollars status as a reserve currency. It makes the value of our currency artificially high and that makes the price of our exports higher than the competition. There are a lot of positive things that come from...

Not much more to say beyond that. They don’t necessarily fit into the other categories well and are something that some of us are into but many aren’t.

That was exactly the gun I wanted to recommend, but I don't think they've been in production for some time now. Also, those Crosmans would really need to come stock with a metal breach before I'd recommend them for hunting.

Agreed. Plus, she mentions that wrist strengh is an issue and the Supercharger is a hard gun to cock.

From a non-lethal perspective, a paintball gun would also be a good choice. Plenty of them are available used at very reasonable prices and there are unlikely to be any issues involved with neighbors or safety.

That's a pretty good price. I usually get them over the counter at Walmart. $21 for a 40 pack of Crosmans. Works out to $126 for 240 cartridges, so your link is a little cheaper.

If you don't mind spending a bit of money, then I'd recommend an HW30 in .177 with a low powered scope. The .177 pellets lose energy very quickly, so they're unlikely to cause any damage if they fall back to earth, which is something you've got to take into account if you're shooting up into...

I’ve tried most varieties of BB’s and except for the lead H&N excites, which it didn’t seem to like at all, (bad accuracy), the rest of them seem to shoot about the same and all of them have been reliable for me. If you add a little silicone spray to the BB’s in the speed loader they will load...

I agree that what the gauntlet has isn’t a 28.25” barrel. It’s just a shroud over a shorter barrel. I was just trying to clarify that the barrel should be one continuous piece of metal, or perhaps one continuous laminate, but isn’t necessarily measured by the rifled portion or the portion...