Wow. I usually am able to find answers to my questions on my own and I might have, but I mistakenly thought I could ask here as well in my quest for information. FTB means "failure to battery". During my research, I found that the acronym FTB was being used on other forums: http://www.theh...

I purchased one of these a few weeks ago. Have put about 300 rounds through it and it's been well cleaned and lubed. It seems to have an FTB issue. Usually happens right after the first or second shot. Anyone know anything about these guns? Any suggestions? Thanks ahead of time.

I haven't really spent much any time looking at the Star and Sickle's endorsements, but this one certainly seems odd. Considering how late in the process this endorsement is coming, it reeks to me of jumping on the winning bandwagon. This makes them look like they are centrists, and it also gives t...

gun_fan111 wrote:Didn't they stop selling firearms a couple of years ago? Or was it just handguns?

I was at the Richfield store this past spring and only saw shotguns & bolt action rifles. You can order handguns though.

BigBlue wrote:

Thunder71 wrote:I just find it odd that for how much he's pro 2A, it's (Fleet Farm) the only place I buy guns where I have to fill out their own additional form and be escorted out with my item(s).

Cabela's escorts you out too.

BB

I was escorted out of Joe's Sporting Goods.

I can say with all certainty that the whoopins I got with either a belt, big wooden spoon, or a hair brush, likely kept me from getting into too much trouble. However, it also left me somewhat bitter and resentful as I knew then and now, that it wasn't done to me out of love; rather out of frustrati...

Snowgun wrote:FTA:

"He has a 2nd Amendment right to carry the gun, I have my 1st Amendment right to say that I don't like it,” said Edson.

Freedom can be a bitch.

All I know is the guy whose picture was displayed is now under a microscope and he needs to tread very carefully. There's rumors that he's claiming he's been now threatened with physical harm since this story broke. I'd hate to read that he was being yelled at in the street by some uppity, angry nei...

Uffdaphil, I agree that there's a "chicken and egg" argument where our dealings with radical Islam is concerned. However, think about, really think about it. This enemy is a highly ideological one. They are not a sovereign state with a standing army to whom we can declare war against and o...

I gotta be honest here. But some of these, at least on paper, don't seem too bad. The others are just plain retarded. 1 & 2 are appealing to me. I also think case could be made for 6, BUT drastic spending cuts NEED to be made in many other areas (e.g,. close the DEA, ATF, Dept of Education, Dept...

Greg wrote:

Lumpy wrote:

Greg wrote:I love their usernames!

No longer available; what were they?

Both pages are still there, but of course you need a Facebook acct. to see them.

The user names are right there in the link...Partbeast and Kash.hump11!

"Kash" is apparently her son's name.

Here's what it comes down to: Would you like the government to forcibly deny everyone the ability to allow their child to shoot one or would you want the parent to choose whether circumstances warranted having their child shoot the gun (experienced child shooter, competent instruction, safe environ...

Related to this story, I got into a fairly heated discussion with my liberal fiance and our liberal neighbors regarding this topic tonight. Their take on this was a mixture of anti-gun rhetoric, "why does anyone need an UZI?" and "guns are bad", on to the, "if there was a la...

Maybe I'm naive, but I can't shake the feeling that this was avoidable. I understand that the place where this happened was some kind of tourist stop? Firearms aren't F'ing toys! I recently took my 15 year old son (who is 6'3" and weighs 230) shooting for his first time out. I waited this long ...

There is no such thing as a slide release on a pistol. There is a slide lock. You can manually disengage the slide lock by pressing it down. Or you can simply use an overhand grip to pull the slide rearward and release. The latter being the preferred way except in competition, since it works on all...