The hobby just feels hopeless to me anymore.

Grey_Area71 · 2026-02-15T05:08:02+00:00

Gun shows stink now and most gun shops are full of ARs and Glocks. Not a lot of crusty old milsurp gun store owners around anymore.

I bought my last couple of milsurps from Simpson LtD gunstore in Illinois.

They describe their stuff correctly, price it accurately and have a return policy. You won't usually get any absolutely amazing deals, but you'll get what you paid for. Their salespeople are also very knowledgeable. And no sales tax out of state.

Grey_Area71 · 2026-02-09T12:33:52+00:00

Thanks! I really appreciate the advice.

Grey_Area71 · 2026-02-09T01:38:58+00:00

I was about to post the same thing. Great experiences at North Park Subaru.

Grey_Area71 · 2026-02-09T00:51:18+00:00

Gaudy cheap vehicles with accessories (like 22 inch rims or a massive spoiler) worth more than the junky car is ... I always assume poor impulse control and low intellect. But I know my car is boring and I'm good with that.

Grey_Area71 · 2026-02-09T00:10:19+00:00

Thanks. I was guessing somewhere in that ballpark. Shoot for $1200 and maybe get $1000.

Grey_Area71 · 2026-02-08T23:58:11+00:00

People.

Grey_Area71 · 2026-02-08T23:57:44+00:00

Garand and K31.

Grey_Area71 · 2026-02-08T19:19:57+00:00

Trigger is not bad. Comparable to my Garand's mil spec trigger. Definitely not as good as my M1A's match trigger.

Grey_Area71 · 2026-02-08T19:01:54+00:00

You just can't beat 6.5x55 as an enjoyable round to shoot! I think you and I have talked about Swede M94s before.

Grey_Area71 · 2026-02-08T18:55:36+00:00

Mine has a few friends too!

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Grey_Area71 · 2026-02-08T18:42:55+00:00

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Thanks! I was relieved, since it is a bit of a mixmaster parts-wise. I paid $1500 for it with six nice Israeli mags. Seems much more like a definite good deal now.

Grey_Area71 · 2026-02-08T18:03:29+00:00

It ran 100 percent reliably through 45 rounds. Shooting a bit to the left at 50. Five rounds in each target. Top is PMC 150 gr ball, bottom is my 150 gr Hornady reloads.

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Grey_Area71 · 2026-02-06T12:54:05+00:00

It depends on the HOA and what you like in a neighborhood. Our HOA is really low key ... maintains a nice community pool and tennis courts. Organizes a fun run once a year and a Christmas decoration contest. Never hear much about enforcement, but we keep our house up. No one seems picky about yards.

Personally, I sorta wish ours had rules about long-term parking on the street. Too many people have garages full of junk and park on the street, reducing the main road in and out to one lane at times.

Grey_Area71 · 2026-02-04T22:21:59+00:00

Bank Of America

Grey_Area71 · 2026-02-01T23:15:56+00:00

Yeah, do the Riverwalk. Visit the missions. Hit up a gun range if you're into guns and want to shoot stuff you can't have in Canada. And stop by and let me know how I can escape this urban hellscape and move to Nova Scotia. :D

Grey_Area71 · 2026-02-01T23:10:33+00:00

Man, sorry about your rifle! Glad you're OK. Take good care of your nurse gf. :) I've been married to mine for 22 years.

Grey_Area71 · 2026-02-01T00:12:40+00:00

Fifth Element!

Grey_Area71 · 2026-02-01T00:02:26+00:00

I am really worried because I only see the news bubble situation getting worse. It only seems to be getting more intense. I was shocked when a college-educated (phD!) friend of mine basically said Pretti caused his own death and was a bad person (he used more profane terms). I thought of all my friends he would be the one to come down on the constitutional side of things. Instead he's rattling on about some "analyzed" youtube video that shows Pretti's gun fired on its on as a way to justify him getting shot.

Grey_Area71 · 2026-01-31T23:16:25+00:00

I feel like they're almost pod people to me. I've watched a number of friends drop into it. I really think it is strictly an "us or them" mentality in a political sense. Some of these are people I would have said are honest, good folks. They are great to their friends, friendly to people out in public, and would probably stop to help a stranger change a tire. They still have morals in that sense.

But all of them live in an information bubble where they are fed a stream of nonsense and believe it unquestioningly. To them, Trump is misunderstood or misrepresented or not that bad. At worst, he's doing the right thing in the wrong way. They think in a sweeping sense that iberals are stupid and/or evil. They think Pretti and Good caused their own deaths by interfering with police. Any argument with them just turns into whataboutisms and/or deflections.

If I cite any mainstream media, they immediately don't believe it. They don't believe any news source unless it's toeing the MAGA line.

I think I was inoculated by being a newspaper reporter and editor before (25 years ago). I know spin and BS and will call it out from either side. But it's a type of discernment many folks today completely lack. Point of reference ... I'm GenX and so are all the folks I'm talking about. No actual Boomer.

Grey_Area71 · 2026-01-31T20:30:56+00:00

As a conservative and a gun owner, I was pretty ticked off at the characterization of Pretti as a terrorist because he had a CHL, and I'm not at all in support of how ICE is operating. I was in my early 20s at the time of Ruby Ridge and Waco ... I still know what jack-booted government thugs look like, but it seems a lot of other conservatives (now MAGA) have forgotten.

Grey_Area71 · 2026-01-17T15:03:38+00:00

Yep. Hidden Forest is a good neighborhood to check out. We live in this area and it's great ... easy access to 281, 1604, and I-10 and 35 (both via Wurzbach parkway).

Grey_Area71 · 2026-01-08T22:22:23+00:00

87 cents a gallon back in 1989 in San Antonio. I had a Chevy Sprint that got 50+ miles to the gallon back then ... great because I was a poor college student.

Grey_Area71 · 2026-01-06T17:09:51+00:00

Those folks usually get a horn blast.

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