Forum: New Member Introductions
10-24-2020, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 32,140
New Iowa member
Thanks for allowing me to join.
Greetings from Iowa, the land of inland hurricanes. I have lurked here for some time and like what I see. My second pistol years ago was a Colt 1911 full polished...
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Forum: Pulling The Trigger
10-23-2020, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 25,966
500 Yard Shoot Okeechobee Shooting Sports 11/16
I know I haven't posted on here in a while. But things have been crazy.
I have an opportunity to close all of OKSS to open up the 500 yrd range on Monday 11/16. I will be giving lessons on...
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Forum: Main Forum
10-17-2020, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 23,759
BC.... Round 2.0
Some of you may recall this thread (http://www.cotep.org/forum/showpost.php?p=162111&postcount=1) I posted a couple of year's ago involving the "BC" comic strip featured that day:
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Forum: Sig
10-02-2020, 08:50 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 21,916
Range Report - Sig P365 first impressions
I shot 200 rounds out of my new P365 this afternoon and had an absolute ball. Was firing hand loaded 124gr JHP in mixed headstamp range brass.
Impressions:
Recoil
Felt recoil was a lot less...
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Forum: News and Politics
09-30-2020, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 44,219
Ruger just bought Marlin
Long Live the Lever Gun!
- Ruger President and CEO Chris Killoy
https://ruger.com/corporate/marlin.html
September 30, 2020
Sturm, Ruger and Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) announced today that its...
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Forum: Other Semiauto Pistols
09-27-2020, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 27,450
Advice on a micro carry 9mm
I'm getting interested in something very small for daily carry. Right now I've got both a 1911 Commander and a Beretta 92X Compact and I love them both.
Still, I'm looking for something really...
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Forum: Main Forum
09-27-2020, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 29,103
Back from Pigeon Forge
Back from a week and change vacation in Pigeon Forge TN with the whole family. We had a really nice, large cabin on the side of a beautiful mountain in the Great Smokeys.
While there, my...
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Forum: Other Semiauto Pistols
09-12-2020, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 15,795
Glock 44 range report with dirty pics.
This morning I managed to grab one of our Glock 44’s and put through its paces.
First impression. Pistol feels very light. After further investigation it revealed that the slide is also polymer with...
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Forum: Dan Wesson
09-06-2020, 01:51 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 20,562
Dan Wesson Titan 10mm frame
I was a bit surprised to see that the Titan, in fact the entire Elite series (now discontinued) all had cast carbon frames.
I know there is a "discussion" about cast or forged, but most of the...
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Forum: Main Forum
09-06-2020, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 55,943
A Change of Pace for Me
I've been carrying a 1911 for a long time, though not by some of your standards, I guess :)
About 20 years.
My first carry was a Ruger Security Six in .357 magnum. It was inexpensive and I...
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Forum: News and Politics
09-02-2020, 03:36 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 29,824
Oregon State Police getting Federalized
Oregon State Police are getting deputized as US Marshalls so they can arrest rioters on federal charges. They had refused to go into Portland until rioters were held accountable by the DA, who has a...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
08-30-2020, 09:17 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 77,357
Not new, but...
It's been a long time. Coming on seven years, best as I can figure. I had to leave for a while, but I'm back now, and hopefully to stay.
Still shooting, still reloading, and still wearing my COTEP...
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Forum: Long Guns
08-10-2020, 07:23 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 31,388
New rifle!
Picking up a new rifle tomorrow.
Nope! Not telling you what it is yet.
You’ll see dirty pics tomorrow.
Or maybe the day after. [emoji16]
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Forum: News and Politics
08-04-2020, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 33,669
Beirut explosion
DAYUM!!!!
Wait for it...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clOsdxKZ5Zk
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Forum: Wheel Guns
06-20-2020, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 95,132
New 2020 Colt Python!
I told everybody, I WILL have one. I Have one now! Scored it 2 weeks ago!
Have over 400 rounds through it now. Not one malfunction of any kind!
Dirty Gun Pic:https://i.imgur.com/WE8SfLsl.jpg
More...
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Forum: Main Forum
06-09-2020, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 68,443
Plate Carriers, Body Armor
Been thinking of adding a plate carrier with plates into one of my systems. With everything that’s been going on as of late it has me thinking of buying one of these....
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Forum: Main Forum
05-23-2020, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 154,039
New EDC is here!
Finally received my new pistol I plan to edc after I put a couple hundred rounds through it to make sure it goes bang every time.
Here is the thing..... I don’t carry a spare mag (maybe a bad...
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Forum: Main Forum
05-21-2020, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 57,304
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Forum: News and Politics
05-20-2020, 01:41 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 37,017
Never Forget!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYX4Lg-WsAA6Lp9?format=jpg&name=900x900
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYX4LhBXgAEckqE?format=jpg&name=900x900
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Forum: Main Forum
05-11-2020, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 50,268
New pistol in route.
Last week I sold a buddy one of my rifle kits I have laying around (see pic). He wants to learn how to build it so, I’ll give him step by step instructions.
With this $$$ I decided to purchase a...
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Forum: The Dremel Room
05-04-2020, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 60,513
Dad’s Model 94
Last fall, I picked up my Dad’s 30-30 that he’d loaned to a friend for the last few years.
It apparently lived on a farm tractor. Sitting muzzle down. Ensconced in a piece of PVC.
Now, it was...
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Forum: Colt
05-04-2020, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 59,106
My Colt LW Government Model
I liked it so much that I actually bought mine twice!
I was very happy with it, but didn’t carry it that often, so it became one of two pistols that I sold to buy a Triumph Bonnieville motorcycle....
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Forum: The Dremel Room
04-29-2020, 12:08 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 32,619
Building a new upper
So while I had a couple weeks to kill I decided to finish off my 5.56 long range/precision build. I settled on Ballistic Advantage Barrels.
Here are the other parts of the upper that I had...
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Forum: News and Politics
04-28-2020, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 28,556
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Forum: Blades
04-28-2020, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 33,405
Old Case Knives
Roughly six to eight years ago my lovely lady gave me her grandpa’s old pocket knives. Two of them were the older Case traditional blades. He was a master carpenter and used these knives like they...
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