Recent content by Troy Bakel

Arbitrage at its best baby!!!!! Using Altana I see Trucker3573 has ordered airguns and components for his distribution company in the USA. I know the Fed is laying off, UPS is laying off and consumer spending is decreasing, pay raises and bonuses are decreasing. Via Altana I know...

The US does not have anywhere near the gold reserves to cover its national debt, even at today's current value at 1300 GMT. As such, America's debt makes the above dollar replacements non starters in the IMF SDR for the US. The US has backed out of mBridge so the US making one of the above...

The American Military Industrial Complex is the largest importer by volume than any other industry sector in the US. So, instead of spending more than 2 trillion USD of our money to ensure Iran gained control of Iraq and the Taliban gained control of Afghanistan; the US Government should have...

https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/04/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-closes-de-minimis-exemptions-to-combat-chinas-role-in-americas-synthetic-opioid-crisis/ Looks like May 2nd, you should be okay.

I have no clue. My research questions would be: 1. Is my sales price for the used item I am selling you, that is tariffed, acceptable. 2. If the item was made in Italy and shipped to me in Canada and each country has a different US CBP tariff rate for the same type of item ..... which tariff...

For non De Minimis Exemption purchases, at check-out, you the American customer, will be charged the US CBP required tariff and duties. The vendor will remit both to the carrier who will apply those payments to their CBP bond. For De Minimis Exemption items, at checkout, the shipping costs...

During WW2 the greatest industrialized country in the world, America, was built by the US Government investing in America. Then the Federal Government investing our money in our country and in our people became defined as socialism. And here we are today.

In May 2025 the De Minimis Exemption for Chinese goods ends. The rule will apply to goods imported directly from China, as well as those shipped from other countries – such as England, Sweden, or EU member states – that have not undergone substantial transformation before entering the U.S. As...

The Greedy and Power Hungry rule America baby! Just think if the government elected by Americans took the billions it spent giving South East Asia to the North Vietnamese, Vietnam Cong, Khmer Rouge, and Pathet Lao, and the trillions it spent giving Irag to Iran and Afghanistan to the Taliban...

The current Z1 report input data sheets indicate pay raises, bonuses, 401K matching are all decreasing while stock buybacks are increasing in the expectation of a decline in consumer spending. This indicates that a "planned recession" is now in progress. AGN Moderators thank you very much for...

I shot my 0.177 M3 stock with the exception of the grip and butt for two seasons then it got knocked over at a Field Target event by an individual pushing a gun cart through and around those waiting to shoot. It was a very lite hit and my POA/POI was not affected. I mounted a K&L top rail to...

1. By new from Utah Air 2. Have UA: a. Add a top rail that protects the barrel assembly. b. Add a bottom rail that allows you to set a bipod correctly. c. Add a Saber Tactical butt d. Add the scope they advise e. Tune the rifle for the distance they advise. UA are experts in building, tuning...

No. Mr. Parson is the gunsmith and owner of TOTR Airguns. Mr. Buck is the gunsmith and owner of Cape Fear Airguns LLC.

Forgot to mention I had Mr. Buck replace the 1st gen AMP regulators with the latest generation AMP regulators. The gen 1 Delrin piston shafts were scared and the valve seats were chewed up from the 1st owner frequently adjusting them.