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Old January 1, 2021, 01:30 PM   #1
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What caliber is your stimulus check?

they came in, $600 per tax paying sap. what caliber is yours in? or are you going to buy an optic, ammo, tactical stuff i.e. vest....


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Old January 1, 2021, 02:35 PM   #2
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If I can find one, a Ruger 7.5 inch barreled 327 Fed Mag.
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Old January 1, 2021, 05:13 PM   #3
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I won't get one. But all my 1911s past, present, and future are in God's Caliber (.45ACP).

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Old January 1, 2021, 05:29 PM   #4
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Going to buy some more Vista Outdoors stock. Actually, there is a six inch barreled Chiappa Rhino, 357, OD green Cerokote finish, on gunbroker that trips my trigger, but we need the $2000 dollar check to make that happen.
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Old January 1, 2021, 06:34 PM   #5
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I can't find a lot of things I want in the current market so I'm thinking holsters, optics, etc.
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Old January 1, 2021, 06:42 PM   #6
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I won't get one. But all my 1911s past, present, and future are in God's Caliber (.45ACP).

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Maybe, if you’re really lucky you can one day take the next step up to .44 Mag.
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Old January 1, 2021, 10:45 PM   #7
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Mine will go into saving. I had the insight to stock up on ammo a years ago and I feel that same insight is to hold on to as much cash as I can get. The Future is not looking very rosy right now. Things can go south real quick.
Besides, do not need any more Paper weights.

That said, I do have a Beretta semi auto Shotgun with a 28" barrel that I love dearly and will have it sent off to have the barrel cut down. It will go from a field gun to a Defense gun. (Thinking ahead) and I still invest in Buckshot even though I have a large stash. And I love BUCKSHOT!

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Old January 1, 2021, 11:41 PM   #8
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We'll save some. We'll take care of a few miscellaneous needs. Some of my share will support the hobby that brings us together on TFL. It'll directly "stimulate" good old fashioned American small businesses like Milt Sparks Holsters.

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Old January 1, 2021, 11:49 PM   #9
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My wife wants a new shotgun for waterfowl so that’s on the list... and she’s got her eye on a Weatherby Vanguard Camilla in 7mm08, so that’s also on the list. And I have my eye on a 1911. So may end up just getting all 3 lol


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Old January 2, 2021, 02:13 AM   #10
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I've done a bit of cleanup work. This is not an opportunity to discuss politics, Congress or national fiscal policy.

The question was quite well focused, and this is a firearms forum.
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Old January 2, 2021, 09:02 AM   #11
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If I can find a nice gently used Remington BDL 552 or 572, for a reasonable price, I would be as happy as hunting dog in Autumn. In fact, would likely swap my AR-15 for the right one.
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Old January 2, 2021, 02:37 PM   #12
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I will send it right back to them on April 15th, and more besides. Still, I've been hoping to find a decent and affordable 2nd-hand Blackhawk 45 with a 7-1/2" barrel. But in the current climate, it's looking unlikely.
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Old January 2, 2021, 03:33 PM   #13
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Storing reserve ammo began Years ago - to avoid the “Sky Is Falling” Tears prevalent these days.

The mortgage will benefit from the unneeded money.
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Old January 2, 2021, 03:56 PM   #14
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I'm buying Remington Arms Stock. I hear it's dirt cheap now.
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Old January 2, 2021, 04:11 PM   #15
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No check for me, but I have a hankering for something like a side by side!
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Old January 3, 2021, 01:38 AM   #16
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Mine is going to the Food Bank. I have enough guns, and reloading supplies for a couple of years. I figure there are a lot of people that ain't doing well in this pandemic shut down. One of my nephews is a manager at a large grocery store. They don't have products on the shelf long enough to reach expiration so the food bank isn't getting the usual stuff. Just my personal decision and not a bit judgemental.
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Old January 3, 2021, 07:01 AM   #17
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Mine will probably just go into my savings, unless one of about 6 "holy grail" guns appears at a sane price. But if I had to pick a gun right now, it would be an S&W M&P15-22 Pistol, in 22LR, of course.
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Old January 3, 2021, 07:37 AM   #18
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The amount of my "stimulus" won't even get me a box of 9mm at today's prices.
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Old January 3, 2021, 09:09 AM   #19
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I am thinking about buying a S&W 686 as a birthday gift for a friend.
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Old January 3, 2021, 07:46 PM   #20
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Mine is not a caliber, but it is a gun part. I have a Benelli MP95 target pistol, and the upgrade to the better quality Benelli MP90 is a trigger group and a grip. I already have the grip, and the better trigger group is $500. So that's what I'm getting.
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Old January 3, 2021, 07:53 PM   #21
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Might get an electronic predator call .... or maybe an ATN night vision scope ...... fur market might pick up again someday....
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Old January 4, 2021, 01:35 PM   #22
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Upgrading my reloading equipment, and stocking up on supplies to weather the shortage. Snagged primers, powder and bullets for 223, 9mm, 30-06 enough to keep me going for the next year or 2 (or until I can find more supplies) if I ration my range time.
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Old January 4, 2021, 11:59 PM   #23
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Bighorn Origin Long Action ......caliber undecided....thinking 6.5 Weatherby RPM or 6.5x280AI or....
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Old January 5, 2021, 12:59 AM   #24
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Stimulus check to help pay off a credit card. IRA withdrawl to pay off the rest. No firearms this year, but possibly some extra magazines for my Ruger Gunsite Scout .308 and my H&K P30L .40 cal. Perhaps a few other peripherals. I am lucky as I get get away from others and go to the desert to go shootin'.
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Old January 5, 2021, 04:05 PM   #25
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I used mine to pay bills but some other guys have used theirs to buy parts from my motorcycle business so I might just have the rest of the money soon to pay off the gunsmithing bill on Ruger 77/22 Hornet rebarrel.

For what this cost, it had better shoot dime sized groups or I'm going to be PO'ed...

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