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does anyone have any experience with the Taurus 24/7-45BP-12? I am thinking of getting one. the website says they are not out yet, but I have seen others in the shop and like what i see. any advice, criticism or other recommendations on the pistol would be appreciated.

I haven't had a chance to pick this one up yet, but LSB, if you ever see the team from KOTOR, tell 'em their first arc is awesome!! I had my store order me T&B for this week. hope it comes in!

An article, with some spoilers, on one of my favorite new books, DMZ. http://www.newsarama.com/Vertigo/DMZ/WoodDMZ.htm

The New X-Men trades by Grant Morrison were pretty good, and they set up Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men pretty good.

More 08th MS team would kick ass.

their World War One show is awesome, as is some of their other stuff.

Sportsmans guide has a lot of the old surplus 7.62 X 54R stuff. ammo is pretty expensive these days, so 440 rounds for 38 bucks is a pretty good deal. http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=252313 http://www.sportsmansguide.com/browse/browse.asp?c=96&s=954

An Ammo question: what is the best way to clear your rifles at the range if you are shooting surplus corrosive ammo? i have heard a solution of amonnia and water does the trick, and i've also heard that normal dish washing liquid will do? what do yall recommend? Also, does hoppes #9 take care of the corrosive stuff, or is something else needed? i really wanna get some surplus stuff cheap for my new Nagants, so i need to know!

the question would be who would replace him? Chase? hell no, too weak. Curtis? maybe, but hes not really brutal enough. the only way 24 could keep going is with an equally interesting lead, like mabye tony would have been.

http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=15586 already a topic.

82% baby.

Damn, tonights episode was crazy, and am I ever so pissed. Spoiler!!! Oh hell no, Tony better not be dead. I bet he is though, and boy that sucks. Lynn, after blowing it, went out like a man at least.

Reading those books in a modern context written by George Orwell will still show how bad communism is. 380045[/snapback] Absolutely.

Score! not one, but two Mosin Nagants this weekend! a 1926 1891/30 MN and a 1944 M44 Carbine. Can't wait to get them out to the range.

Larger scale Vipers would definately kick ass.

No. Apparently, after the House of M stuff, the U.S. government wants to start a superhero registration program, very much like in Watchmen. it looks like there will be one side for the act and another against it. There will probably be more to it, though. according to Joe Q., the Marvel U is gonna split, even down to the FF, on how people feel about the act, and some teams will be shaken up. we'll see how much Millar can pull off.

I am really looking forward to this movie. I love Alan Moore's work (If you haven't read Top Ten: the 49's, you really should), and even if it isn't 100% faithful, it should still be moderately entertaining. They need to do a new Swamp Thing movie based on Alan's stories. By the way, reading V for Vendetta in a modern context is like reading Animal Farm and 1984 and saying that George Orwell was a liberal hollywood type.

A few titles people should be reading, if they're not: DMZ, Fables, Y the Last man, Loveless, Invincible. The new Star Wars: Knights of the old Republic series has been pretty good, with stellar art in its first 2 issues. everyone needs to read Preacher, Transmetropolitan, Sandman and the Invincibles, all of which are out in trades. Also, Brian Wood's Demo was excellent, and people missed it while it was out in the shops. Planetary is one of the best books out today, as is the Walking Dead. Mark Waid and Barry Kitson are doing awesome things with the Legion of Superheroes (first few issues are out in trade, with Supergirl joining the team in the OYL stories). If you haven't read Greg Rucka's (one of the architects of the IC) Queen and Country stuff, you should (its about MI-5 operatives).

Well, house of M, which was supposed to change everything, has had very little effect, although Deadly Genesis is excellent. The X-books and most of the other non-ultimate titles are not being handled very well. Bendis is doing good stuff with the New Avengers and Heidberg is also great on Young avengers, the X-titles (with the exception of Astonishing, which has almost no mention of the House of M) and the Spider-Man titles are really spinning their wheels. DC has really, in my opinion at least, hit one out of the park with its infinite Crisis events. If Marvel can match the impact and intensity of the IC, then the Civil War will be a decent event. but if you take Marvel's last big event, House of M, and compare it to IC, IC is clearly superior. HoM dragged on, with only relevant events happening in the last few issues. With IC, it seems every issue has a "Holy Crap!" moment in them. Sure, characters may not be developing, but there have been a lot of great character moments in the Countdown mini's and the IC issues. Plus, the events carry over into the ongoings and are expanded to include more of these moments (See here the last few Teen Titans issues). I don't think that Hom had any of that except for Spider man in the last few issues. While Superhero books may tend towards escapism aimed at a younger crowd, there are still some Superhero books with mature things to say. For this, see things like Alan Moore's Top Ten and Warren Ellis and Mark Millar's runs on the Authority, as well as Millar on the Ultimates. Other titles like Robert Kirkman's Invincible seem to really transcend the Superhero Genre. While most of the books DC and Marvel push, there are still a lot of good quality books out there, although to be honest, Vertigo has consistently put out the best books in a long time, such as Fables, DMZ, Loveless, WE3, The Losers and Y the Last Man. To reiterate, I am looking forward to Civil War, as Millar seems to be able to pull some pretty awesome stuff out once in a while (Ultimates, MK Spider-man and the Authority) and has a good grasp of the "widescreen" action in comics that make them awesome. I just hope its a LOT better than House of M.

I for one realy liked the finale and can't wait for next season. If they're setting this up as some kind of allegory to World War II France, it should be interesting. I want to see what roles the de-mob'ed military, including Gaeta, are gonna take in the resistance. Can't wait until they get the fleet back together. Dee sure looked good in her uniform, i wonder if she got a promotion to an officers rank (perhaps her and Helo are now XO's of the ships??). Should be awesome.

A Marvel Legends-like set of DC, Vertigo and Wildstorm Characters. the DC Direct line sucks. a Frikkin Ez-8 FIX. A Gouf Flight Zeonography. A line for Warhammer 40K characters. Marines, Guardsmen, Eldar, Ork, Tau and all the rest. Some of Gaunt's Ghosts would be cool to see. Z.O.E. and Z.O.E.2 Soul of Chogokin's. 1/48 Scale or larger Battlestar Galactica fighter aircraft. 1/48 Scale or larger Space: Above and Beyond Hammerheads.

Can't be a Captain, remember, he was a Master Sergeant or something enlisted in the Kate flashback. 370989[/snapback] Yeah, you're probably right. I don 't really recall the guys rank. the ages kind of match up though. the girl in the pic was about 13 or so. that would make kate 28.

was the captain, or whatever he was, holding a picture of Kate when he asked Sayid if he had any family? it sure looked that way.

Now i know. And knowing is half the battle!!

I just want the best quote in Ultimates vol. 1 to be in this... "You think this 'A' stands for France?!"- Captain America. Frikkin awesome.