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In pistol I go through anywhere between 60-500 rounds. In rifle it is easy to spend some cash. I shoot match grade ammo in match grade bbl's. and that is not cheap. (John knows all about that) I can get away with shooting wolf in chrome lined bbl's so that saves some cash. M855 is real expensive if you can find it right now. I found a good deal on 12ga.00 buck in clear cases/hulls. $90 for 250rds. I wish I could even get 6.5mm Grendel right now...there is not any to be had yet. BTW I cannot get ammo mail ordered here (it is illegal) as I live in Crook County IL., and therefore I am more likely to commit a firearm related crime than if I lived 800 feet west of where I live. (Kane County)

As I stated before that is all this was about, it wasn't about killing one man.

I think of another word,... "fool"

I say do not ever glamorize nor make a public spectacle of anyones death. But that's just me, and who cares what I say?

Where is .45acp cheap? I have friends who don't shoot their much due to ammo cost. A few hundred rounds at the range can add up quickly. On 5.56mm it is not uncommon to shoot $300 in one session.

well, not a very strong argument. The Romans said the same thing about someone else. Until the Roman Emperor decided to become a Christian and accept Jesus.

In a .40 the Sig 226 &229 are nice In 9mm you can't go wrong you can buy ammo anywhere, and cheap enough. I like the +p+ 9mm it hits as hard as .357mag and you get 15+1 rounds or a 20 round mag for range use. I know people thnk 9mm has no punch but I say if you are so sure then maybe you would be willing to try one from the receiving end. It does not matter what caliber is used the outcome is determined by shot placement, and the damage resulting from it. Bullets do not knock anything down, that is the result of the muscular/nervous system being damaged.

Sig and HK are some of the most accurate out of the box pistols made, of course the SA 1911's are good as well depending on how it is set up, I also like the Kimber/Wilson Combat. In a .22cal get a RUGER! with Bull Barrel and a red dot.

The guy was a real Barney Fife. Beware of I-10 across AlabamaAnywhere... There, now it makes more sense.

Really? Not in my world. You sound like you have a guilty conscience. What are you trying to hide? Not a single thing, I have never done anything, been anywhere, met anyone, or if I have I cannot recall, whether or not, any said things which may have or, have not happened.

I was not inferring in any way that ALL attorneys do this nor have ever entertained the thought of doing so. I am saying that it happens often enough to sully the reputation of many fine lawyers. Andy I would have you represent me any day if I ever needed it. The same is true of Fred.

That officer deserves praise that is for sure. I think alot of the police officers in this country are dedicated and honest.

http://www.newsday.com/features/home/nyp-hsdr-033105,0,6290128.column Home & Garden House Doctor Gary Dymski Fooled by faux No kidding - some synthetic building materials are better than the real things March 31, 2005 When passersby look at the new roof on the recent addition Mark and Carolyn Lamarr put on their center hall Colonial, it doesn't seem any different from the others in their Garden City community of slate-roofed homes that are more than three quarters of a century old. But it is. That's because it isn't slate - it just looks like slate. The roofing shingles on the $125,000 addition are actually made of a lightweight rubberized composite that comes with a 50-year warranty and costs less than half of what a real slate roof would. More and more, homeowners like the Lamarrs as well as builders and contractors are "going faux," selecting synthetic building materials that look and feel like the real things - wood, stone and slate, for example - but are more durable or less expensive, or both, than their natural counterparts. "Some products look so real you have to go up and knock on them and say to yourself, 'Wait a minute,'" said Brian Rosenstein of S&H Building Material Corp. in Medford. The list of such products includes polyurethane foam that can be carved to copy intricate architectural millwork and plaster ceiling medallions, cultured stones that appear as if they were lifted out of a Rocky Mountain river bed, and fiberglass doors with grain patterns that look so much like red oak you have to touch them to be sure. And, thermoplastic rubber roof shingles like the ones the Lamarrs used that resemble slate. For the Lamarrs, the faux slate shingles were a logical choice. Natural slate tiles to complement the existing roof on the rest of their house would have cost nearly $20,000. Asphalt shingles would have been less expensive, "but we just couldn't do that . . .," said Mark, the hockey director at Cantiague Park ice rink in Hicksville. "It just wouldn't have looked right." Instead, they decided to fake it and went with a roof of Lamarite, a rubberized composite by Tamko that cost nearly $7,000 - about four to five times more than the asphalt option but less than natural slate. And they maintained the aesthetic integrity of their house as well as that of the neighborhood of homes built by the Mott brothers in the 1930s. Looks also mattered to Peter Caradonna of Stony Brook. That's why the architect called his choice of exterior siding on the historic cross-gable farmhouse he remodeled a few years ago a "no-brainer." He picked fiber-cement siding - Hardiplank lap siding and shake shingles by James Hardie Corp., an industry leader in the faux material that looks and costs almost the same as cedar. "The home goes back to the 1890s," he explained, "and we set out to reconstruct the original design." Caradonna, whose architectural firm is in Setauket, dismissed wood because of its high maintenance and weak performance against insects and the humid Long Island summers. "Vinyl was out, too, because it emits toxic gasses when it's improperly disposed of in the ground or when it burns. And I wanted a material that passes what I call the five-foot test," he said. To translate, Caradonna's test means the fiber cement looks so real it can't be distinguished from wood until you get within five feet. And even then, most people who touch the synthetic lap siding and cedar shingles still can't be sure. Besides, he said, "with fiber cement, you know it's going to last." Which, of course, is important to builders and contractors, who also are embracing these products. Contractor Mike Cannavale of Diversified Contracting in Bellmore has been using EverGrain, a synthetic lumber, to build decks the past few years. "Unlike wood, it has a consistency in color and size," Cannavale said. "It doesn't crack or splinter, and homeowners like it because it is virtually maintenance-free." Natale Borriello of NBC Corp. in Woodmere has built three covered porches using TenduraPlank, a tongue-and-groove synthetic porch lumber. Although it can be brittle and crack during installation in cold weather, Borriello loves the way it looks when finished. "I'd definitely use it on my own house," he said. "It looks absolutely wonderful." On a larger scale, two new developments feature fibercement siding. The Holiday Organization of Westbury is using a line of CertainTeed fiber-cement siding on all 102 homes in its Hamlet Estates of Jericho. And Pulte Homes of Medford is covering the exterior of the 189 villa-style and semiattached houses in its Westhampton Pines with Hardiplank siding. "When builders start using these materials," said S&H's Rosenstein, "it's a sign they've become acceptable, that they are durable, reliable and low-maintenance." NEW AGE MATERIALS FOR MODERN HOME CONSTRUCTION CULTURED STONE Also known as artificial stone and brick veneer, these materials are created by pouring lightweight concrete into molds made from real stones and brick. Manufacturers can copy natural stone and a variety of brick styles to the tiniest detail. Because shapes and sizes of stones used to make molds are hand-picked, the artificial versions are easy to piece together. Cultured stone is used as exterior siding, in fireplace surrounds, landscape borders, security fencing and to decorate interior walls. It's lighter than natural stone, so there are significant savings in labor. The cost ranges from one-third to one-half less than natural materials. FIBER-CEMENT SIDING This high-end siding - made of cement, sand and cellulose fiber cured with pressurized steam - mimics wood planks, cedar shakes and vertical panels. The fiber helps prevent cracking, a common problem in concrete, and provides dimensional stability so the material can bend without easily breaking. Although it costs almost the same as premium cedar wood siding, fiber cement resists fire, insects and moisture and is impervious to UV rays. Most manufacturers offer several styles, including a cedar shake, and all have limited warranties.

Well, they could get ugly, and sometimes do - look at John's example above: he said NO and they detained him for 2 hours. That's why I feel such requests are, in actuality, coercive. Most judges don't have the guts to rule that way, but that's still my opinion. It's a damned good thing the cops did not "make sure" John was guilty. I think you know what I mean.

Ill. Judge Charged With Drunken Driving Friday, December 8, 2006 12:25 AM EST The Associated Press By JIM SUHR BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A judge driving with his boss was charged with drunken driving after a wreck that sent another motorist to the hospital, and the other judge was seen by an officer pouring out a can of beer, police said. St. Clair County Circuit Judge Patrick Young, 58, was handcuffed and arrested and charged with drunken driving after the Sunday crash, about 20 miles from St. Louis. He refused a sobriety test, authorities said. officer, Jeffrey Sheary, reported seeing Young's passenger, Chief Judge Jan Fiss, 64, pour out an open beer can on the road and try to hide it in his coat. It was not immediately clear Thursday if Fiss had been charged. In his report, Belleville police Patrolman Shane Brown said Young was apparently turning left in his sport utility vehicle when he entered the path of a pickup truck. Its driver, Abel Muhammad, 39, was trapped in the wreckage and later hospitalized complaining of a broken leg. Brown reported detecting "a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage" on Young's breath. He wrote Young "also had glassy, red bloodshot eyes." Young's attorney, Clyde Kuehn, said Thursday his client was "absolutely within his rights" to refuse a field sobriety test and a Breathalyzer test, saying the tests have proven unreliable. Refusing a blood alcohol test leads to a six-month license suspension in Illinois. The misdemeanor DUI count carries a maximum punishment of a year in jail and $1,000 in fines, Kuehn said. Young was released after posting his driver's license and $100 as bond. Messages left Thursday for both judges through the court were not immediately returnedQuote This case will be dismissed

Are you saying the previous post is not true?

Happy Birthday

Jimmy I wonder if you would consider taking the time to find out WHY the 2nd Ammendment to the US Constitution IS the 2nd and not the 4th or 5th. If you dig you can find out exactly why. The framers of our constitution did it on purpose, it was not a fluke.

signed, peace seeking jimmy

More like a stampede, Marc. And while it may be true that a true leader doesn't always just follow the wind of popularity, it's also true that a true leader can't be so isolated and insulated from the truth that he is clueless to it. And this guy is, or at least has been up to now. (I will concede this, though: the monkey pics were damn funny.) Worse shit was said about Abraham Lincoln BTW

'voluntary' is the key word of the poll, not 'warrantless' I don't believe the poll said anything about requiring authorities to "walk from house to house". again, how is a right "waived" when you 'choose' to allow a search (for any reason) - the right is exercised/used when you said "yes" or "no" to the request. It makes as much sense and saying your right to free speech is waived by being informed of your right to remain silent. Perhaps a voluntary search should also have the caviat that, since it's voluntary, you can halt that search at any moment........... I was not referring to situations where the figures of authority have a reason. I was referring to the situations where the figures of authority have no reason (other than to search you home for anything illegal without probable cause or a warrant). Example (Good): A shooting occurs and the shooters run through a neighborhood. The police go from door to door asking if they can search the houses. (This is to find the criminal and to protect the citizens.) Example (Bad): The police go from home to home in an area with a high gun crime rate asking to search the homes for illegal guns. Both are bad ideas, the cops can say they are looking for a suspect, how does anyone know that for sure? I had a situation years back where the cops wanted to search my fenced back yard (6' Fence) and then they asked that I bring in my two large dogs so that the police dog or the police officers would not be attacked BTW I then spotted the two hiding in the easement along my yard, OUTSIDE MY FENCE OFF OF MY PROPERTY, they would not go into the woods after them nor risk their dog. An hour or so later they carjacked a older couple and fled.

That's a truly infortunate situation, as most of the time, the fine person at the head of the armed forces, AKA DA POTUS, ain't wearing no uniform. Besides, if it wasn't for civilians, you'd have little to look forward to once being discharged. Exactly, I am a civilian, a friend of mine was a SEAL for 28.5 yrs until last month, he is a civilian now. I wonder if you consider he or I or anyone else to be ingnorant of what is going on? This is not an attack on your statement, I just want to know or cause you to rethink that statement.

It is true It had alot to do with his sympathy for the Chechnyans

check out the concrete shingles that look like slate, they last well beyond our lifespans and will not ignite