Letters to the Editor and Feedback
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Battle Carbines
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Keep up the good work, Thanks for the comments. When it comes to anonymous acquisition of weapons, I have looked at the basic methods in a previous article here on DF!. I believe that there is still enough easy opportunity to get off-paper guns through private sales and straw purchases that more complicated methods like finishing incomplete receivers (although quite effective) are generally unecessary for the time being. Of course, if you're into guns enough to do such things for fun, go for it! Perhaps if/when off-paper guns become harder to acquire, you could help supply an underground market with unpapered weapons.
Both the ZM Weapons gas piston AR upper receiver kits and the idea of modifying ARs to use more powerful cartridges than .223 are great concepts. Unfortunately, they are still too experimental and limited in production to be of much practical use to consumers. Hopefully we will see these concepts trickle down to gun shop shelves in the not-too-distant future.
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Check my resume'. <grin>
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Rating = Good I nearly always travel alone. Security: I'm always armed. I lock the back of my truck when I sleep there at rest stops. I only had one problem, a few years back when my truck was broken into while unattended. I improved the locks and that hasn't happened again. General safety: I have first aid training, and travel with kits. I keep basic survival gear, food, and water in my vehicle. I also keep tools and spare fuel in there.
I don't know of any female PTers going it solo like me. Personally, I think it's no greater risk for a woman than living alone in an apartment complex, plus a PTer is a moving target, and she (as I) can choose to spend time in safe places. But the US media has played up the supposed dangers to women travelers so much that I guess most aren't willing to risk it.
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If you want us to come up with a business plan tailored to you and your location, complete with tiller/blower model numbers and street assignments for your fruit stand (or a selection of veggies appropriate to your climate zone), how about coughing up some cash for the job? TANSTAAFL. Ms. Dalton wrote an article of general interest to the majority of our readers.
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Don't have a chronograph, but I guess tops around 200 feet per second. Be surprised if it's faster. Didn't think of a solenoid valve; I was playing with junk I found in my shed. Should work; the faster the valve opens, the better.
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Keep reading. <grin> If you need more ideas along these lines, check Ms. Dalton's Off the Books Businesses and Selling on the Sly.
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Make leopard skin dresses.
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TANSTAAFL, bubba.
Rating = Average It shows. The HK-91 comments fail to note that this rifle is liable to jam with certain types of 7.62mm ammo. Once I had a case head tear off and that was a mother to clear. The lack of bolt hold-open is a glaring error and has resulted in a number of documented fatalities among troops who shot their rifle empty and failed to notice the situation until it was too late. As to the AR-10, it is now being used IN COMBAT by select units, and reports coming back are wholly positive. The author also doesn't mention the fact that the first AR-10s, especially the Portuguese versions saw service in Africa under appalling conditions and were greatly prized by Portuguese paratroops. These Portuguese AR-10s ALSO had the same allegedly 'dirty gas system' but no one told the troops, I guess - they went out and used it quite effectively. About the only problem they experienced were stocks breaking from using the rifles to launch rifle grenades. The chrome-lined bore/chamber of the new Armalite rifle further enhances reliability, while delivering MOA accuracy at 100 meters. In truth, the Armalite is not correctly described as using a 'dirty gas system' unless you plan on shooting 1500 rounds between cleanings, in which case you need to get yourself an AK-47 and leave it set on full-auto.
Since I wrote on battle rifles, I have gotten more time behind both the AR-10 and HK-91. I have become a bit less enamored with the HK, but my views on the AR-10 have been reinforced. I have had both malfunction on me more than I would like, particularly the AR. On the point of the HK's lack of an automatic holdopen, you're right. I could've sworn I had included that point in my article (oops!). Back Issues Please add me to your new issues mailing list. Also, are you going to modify the pre-July 2003 issues to the new subscribers-only format? Lawrence
As I stated on the old subscription page (and note that I am no longer accepting subscriptions), pre-existing archived issues would remain open to all, not just subscribers. That was, however, for the duration of the marketing test. Any future changes in status will be up to Sunni and/or my successor.
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I really couldn't say; you need a lawyer. The US and Mexico have had an extradition treaty since 1978, and beginning in 1996, Mexico has actively cooperated with extraditions (less so in death penalty cases). And then there's the purely practical issue of whether you can successfully blend in with the population physically, linguistically, and culturally. Read Sunni Maravillosa's Secrets of the Chameleon. Flourless Desserts (and other allergy issues)
Rating = Average Hi Peg,
Wow, that's a lot to deal with. Fortunately, you're in luck; in an
article is this month's DF!, I offer a great solution for
you. Fruit leathers! They're easy to make yourself, and when you do
that, you control all the ingredients plus can make them in whatever
flavor combinations you like. You can tailor them to your son's
tastes and dietary needs, and help minimize his food sensitivities by
keeping out excess sugar, food colorings, and other additives of
questionable value. The article can be found right here.
I hope this helps.
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