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That would be great!

I'm in the process...have de-primed and tumbled alot of brass. Just need to mentally get past the next two stages!

Guns are not for everyone and without a doubt, you have to be careful how you store them with young children around the house. I have guns I view as investments, guns I view as adult toys, but first and foremost, they are tools requiring respect and basic safety rules to follow. My daughter got the speech about guns when she got old enough to understand. Then she got the speech about cars when she got old enough to drive. Along the way, she got the speeches about alcohol, drugs and sex, among other topics. As we saw dangers, we tried to warn her of them in advance. Short of rolling her up in bubble wrap and never allowing her to leave the house, we've done what we could to protect her, but we've also had to recognize that we live in a dangerous world. Some people won't have a gas stove or gas grill due to the potential danger. We have gas appliances, guns, knives, drive cars, fly in airplanes and hiked in areas where there were bears and mountain lions. Thankfully, we've not yet had a break-in or home intruder, but I did once late at night show a guy that I had a revolver holstered under my jacket when he started rapidly approaching me at a gas pump. He changed course immediately. He didn't say what he wanted but I felt the threat and was pretty rattled the rest if the way home. We live in a world of threats, unfortunately. Now, hopefully back to the entertaining aspects of gun ownership and use.... Living in the country and at the edge of an uninhabited flood plain, I have both pistol and rifle ranges right out my back door. I'm still, unfortunately too busy to get as much range time as I'd like.

...but make sure you head-shoot your squirrels...17's can take out a lot of meat otherwise! Had a guy tell me that skinning squirrels was a lot tougher with 17 wounds...don't know as I've never done it, personally.

You are a better shot than I am!

Savage makes a 93R17 model with an adjustable accutrigger. Also recommend their heavy bull barrel for accuracy. 17HMR is a very tiny bullet that travels 3000 FPS. It's hard to find entry wounds, but exits can be 3-4 inches across! Not accurate in windy conditions, though. At that point, recommend a 22-250 or .223. 17's are accurate to about 100-150 yards tops, but in that range and in quiet conditions, they are an excellent varmint round. After 150 yards, you have to adjust for a lot of drop.

Had both. Favorite was a big beautiful cream colored Samoyed...just a gorgeous and big-hearted dog. Right now, three cats. Two outside and one inside-outside. As I get older, I find cats easier to take care of and when you live in the country, you get a steady free supply. We send regular checks to the Humane society and they happily spay/neuter the cats that show up or get live-trapped.

Kudos on teaching your kids respect for firearms. I've spent time with my daughter at the range but not to the extent she is ready to carry, so she carries firearm alternatives. When she and I are comfortable she's ready, I'll properly outfit her. ...and absolutely...I'm a strong believer in meeting an unwelcome intruder with overwhelming force. Let's just say me and the wife are well-prepared if the need ever arises. For people new to the home protection game, I usually recommend a pump 12 or 20-gauge shotgun with a barrel-mounted flashlight. Very effective and easy to hit what you are aiming at and it won't over-penetrate walls behind a target. Added bonus is that an intruder will likely soil his drawers when he hears you chamber a shotgun shell. ...but enough of that unpleasantness...one of my favorite activities is target shooting. My wife and I like to play battleship with 22 target pistols at abut 10 yards. Actually found battleship board targets at Walmart recently and it's just a blast to play. I've yet to try them with scoped rifles at 100 yards, but I'm sure we will at some point.

The CMP guys gave good advice. Good WWII-era carbines are a tough score today. I intend to have one at some point, but I expect it will cost me dearly.

Thank you for your service, Ken...

Love Garands. How can you not love the gun that beat Hitler? I'm looking for a WWII-era 30 carbine, but they've seemed to have gotten very expensive. I held one that was supposedly Waylon Jennings' gun but the closest thing to proof was a picture of Little Jimmy Dickens holding it.

Receive and transfer firearms to 3rd parties, assuming they pass the background check. It also allows me to go pretty much anywhere in the U.S., purchase firearms, and bring them back to Indiana for transfer. I do not have the licensing for class 3 firearms and suppressors, though...just typical rifles, shotguns and handguns. It's the same licensing most gun shops have. Takes an extensive background check, a lengthy ATF interview and of course, $$$. Subject to 3-year renewals and surprise inspections. Must keep clean record books.

Any other firearm aficionados on HSN? I collect, trade, carry, target shoot and even hold an FFL. About the only thing I don't do is hunt for meat, although I do a little nuisance/varmint control around my country home. Not looking to rehash the politics of guns, but would be glad to talk guns with fellow enthusiasts!

If I understand the term correctly, the Star doxxed coach Knight. ...and despite my anger at Knight's pettiness toward the university long after those involved were gone, I find myself remembering his tenure mostly with fondness and hoping he comes "home" to Assembly Hall this upcoming season...just once, coach...just once.

I see my confusion now...I thought you were saying he was first...instead you were saying Furst was at #36. All cleared up now. That's a big move.

I said as a joke earlier in this thread to pair Westbrook with Jimmy Butler and burn down the franchise. I'm not so sure that isn't more likely than success for that pairing. Yikes.

Wait...he passed Lander & Furst?!!!

Put him with Jimmy Butler and they could burn down a franchise...

Can't fault them for taking a flyer on Bol at #44 although he's quite possibly a Greg Oden trajectory. With little risked, I'd roll the dice too.

I'll pass on the Bonga...

From what I've seen, I'd rather have Russell than Kyrie.

Who knows...maybe he'd be happy to be further away from the stench in West Lafayette.

I hope Crean negative recruits against Calipari with that. I'd follow it with "even his own son doesn't want to play for him."

Yeah, I don't agree with giving up on Myles Turner at all. I'm all about trajectory and Turner is definitely on the upslope.

I think Lance is funny as hell. I'd take him back on the 2nd unit if he was on a cheap veteran contract.