How To Get Into (or Out Of) A Corvette with a Dead Battery (C6, C7 or C8 Corvettes) - CorvetteForum

https://www.corvetteforum.com/articles/how-to-get-into-or-out-of-a-corvette-with-a-dead-battery/

2006 Dodge Magnum Review

One of the last American station wagons, this one was designed to look more aggressive, and to handle in a more sporty manner.

https://www.autoblog.com/buy/2006-Dodge-Magnum/review/

7 Simple Ways to Lower Your Blood Sugar

How to bring your A1C back to a healthy range and avoid type 2 diabetes. Plus, could ice cream help?

https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2023/easy-ways-to-lower-blood-sugar.html

• Exercise 150 minutes a week - a brisk walk will do
• Cut back on processed carbs, especially starchy carbohydrates including:
• bread
• pasta
• noodles
• white rice
• Watch the glycemic index:
   
  Low (55 or less)
• Oatmeal
• Apples, oranges and grapes
• Carrots and other non-starchy veggies
• Quinoa
• Most nuts and beans
• Skim milk
• White potato, boiled (54)

Medium (56 to 69)

• Cherries, cantaloupe and raisins
• Sweet potato, boiled (61)
• Pumpkin
• Macaroni and cheese
• Bagel
• Couscous
• Honey

High (70 and higher)

• Watermelon
• White potato, mashed (83)
• Rutabaga
• Cheerios, corn flakes and many other cereals
• White bread
• Gluten-free bread
• Rice cakes

• Fill half your plate with veggies
  
  Carbs should cover only one-quarter of your plate
  
  Swap in healthy carbs
  

  Try to have more foods like quinoa or farro and fewer processed carbs.
  

  
  Get your daily recommended fiber
  

  Eat at least 14 grams of fiber per 1,000 calories (or 28 grams for a 2,000-calorie diet), - in people age 50 and over, 20 to 25 grams a day for women and 30 grams for men. 

   

  Get fiber from a variety of foods

  Vegetables like lentils, nuts and fruits, especially those with edible skin, such as apples and pears, and edible seeds including berries are good sources of fiber, according to the ADA.

Do-It-Yourself Smith & Wesson J-Frame Trigger Job

https://www.shootingtimes.com/editorial/diy-smith-wesson-j-frame-trigger-job/473688

"Reduced-weight hammersprings are mostly meant for centerfire guns. Rimfire revolvers typically have stronger hammersprings to help ensure reliable ignition. For example, some rimfire S&W revolvers have 12-pound factory hammersprings. But they, too, can benefit from lighter trigger springs. If you're looking to lighten your rimfire's trigger pull, check with your gunsmith.

TK Custom and Apex Tactical have kits that include an extended firing pin and firing pin spring along with trigger and hammersprings. The longer firing pin is intended to ensure positive ignition.

The hammerspring has to be strong enough to reliably ignite primers. I tested this with TK Custom's springs and firing pin combo in the Model 60. I used 50 rounds each of handloads with CCI 500 standard and 550 Magnum Small Pistol primers. I selected CCI primers because in my experience they tend to be the least sensitive of common handgun primers.

Be sure to test your gun thoroughly with your preferred ammo after changing springs to make sure it fires reliably and also that the trigger returns reliably.

Changing springs is a quick way to reduce the trigger pull on your J-Frame."

9×18 vs 9×19 – Makarov versus Luger

There have been surplus Makarov pistols on sale in the US for many years.  Initially they were often converted to shoot the more available (but less  powerful) 380 cartridge.  9X18 ammunition is now easier to find in the US, making conversions unnecessary.

"A 9x18mm cartridge is 18.10mm long; the 9x19mm's (9mm Parabellum) casing is 19.15mm long. The 9 itself represents bullet diameter, but this too is not totally exact. The 9x18mm has a 9.27mm diameter bullet; the 9x19mm has a 9.01mm diameter bullet.

Handloaders can use the same primer, propellant, and shell holder for either. Their brass are not interchangeable, however. The 9x18mm's case is 1.05mm shorter, so it will not headspace correctly in a handgun chambered for 9x19mm (and vice versa). Furthermore, the 9x19mm's bullet is not compatible with the 9x18mm's wider bore, and the 9x19mm's substantially higher chamber pressure would also destroy a blowback-operated 9x18mm firearm like the Makarov pistols.

The 9x18mm was designed for an economical blowback pistol, where the recoil spring alone holds the breech closed. This type of operation can only accommodate so powerful a round, and indeed the 9x18mm is the upper limit of what a blowback action can accommodate."

People have successfully trimmed 9mm Parabellum brass (9X19) to reload as 9X18 (search Internet for videos, etc.).

https://www.ammunitiontogo.com/lodge/9x18-vs-9x19-makarov-versus-luger/

Smith & Wesson Model 645 .45 ACP Handgun

"The third generation of the Smith & Wesson Model 645 double-action semiautomatic pistol, chambered in .45 ACP, was a hit with law enforcement in the late 1980s."

"This new second-generation of semiautomatics was meant to replace the 4500 series of guns, and it came with major improvements. Constructed entirely of stainless steel with a low-luster, bead-blasted finish, the Model 645 was perfect for the sportsman or for law enforcement duties.
That was back in 1985, and partnered with the Model 745—a single-action version with a carbon blue slide engineered as an IPSC competition gun—they were instant hits ...
Still looking for ways to improve the gun, in 1988 the company introduced a third generation of double- action semiautomatics, complete with new serial numbers. The gun shown here is one of those.
The company built the new generation with ergonomics in mind by machining a slimmer grip frame complemented by a new wraparound rubber grip rather than the two-piece one on previous models. Additionally, you could choose between a straight or a curved backstrap."

https://www.handgunsmag.com/editorial/smith-wesson-model-645-45-acp/473215

How Federal Made the .31-Caliber .30 Super Carry Cartridge

"For almost two years, Federal discreetly worked to create the all-new .31-caliber .30 Super Carry self-defense cartridge."

"Despite its moniker, the .30 Super Carry is not .30 caliber. The bullet diameter is 0.312 inch, the same as the .32 H&R Magnum, the .327 Federal Magnum, and other ".32-caliber" handgun cartridges."

" The new .30 SC case is essentially the .32 ACP case lengthened from 0.680 inch to 0.828 inch, with about the same diameter. The .32 ACP is slightly semi-rimmed, but the new .30 SC is rimless. The .30 SC uses 100- or 115-grain jacketed bullets loaded to much higher pressures than the other pistol rounds, and that allows it to produce very impressive ballistics."

" The average muzzle energy of the three .30 SC loads shown in the ballistics comparison chart is 340 ft-lbs, not much different than the 9mm's average of 347 ft-lbs for 124- and 147-grain bullets and substantially more than that of the .380 ACP."

" As expected, the velocities were somewhat lower in the Shield EZ's shorter 3.7-inch barrel, about 10 percent less with the CCI Blazer and 14 percent less with the Gold Dot. Interestingly, velocity (and hence, muzzle energy) with the Federal HST load was only 1 percent slower. Obviously, this load is optimized for short-barreled defense pistols."

" In a small, flat, and compact pistol like the Shield EZ, it ought to be a perfect fit for everyday carry. And as popular as full-size Model 1911s chambered for 9mm Luger are these days, I think the .30 SC has a bright future for Model 1911 aficionados."

https://www.shootingtimes.com/editorial/federal-31caliber-30-super-carry-cartridge/473560