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    At this point, anything's better than the fiscal cliff, the impending weapons ban legislation, and the resulting supply shortages.

  I feel your frustration, I really do.  But this wouldn't be my first rodeo and like others have said it's just a recipe for disaster.  I too have spent time at countless ranges over the past 28 years of shooting and have seen all too well the extreme diversity of skill-levels and weapons safety practices among firearms owners.  There's too much about this that scares the hell out of me, and it has nothing to do with "sticking it to the man".   It's a bit of a catch 22... I firmly believe everyone should have the unrestricted, Constitutionally guaranteed right to bear arms.  I also firmly believe that there are a lot of people out there I wouldn't trust being around with a sharp pointy stick, let alone a carbine of some sort.  I'd prefer some folks observe their 2nd Amendment rights out in the middle of the desert somewhere.  ;)

some things, just should be left private.

Funny how the same folks that want to call gun owners/carriers "baby killers" are the same people who will openly support abortion (in most cases) The left want gun control to help "save the lives of innocent children" but will do nothing to help the unborn. It makes me sick.

I dunno.. In our house we prefer to talk about things and work them out and not withhold anything.. seems childish to me.. I never witheld anything from my husband, I grew out of playing games when I was 18..

I don't advertise, have no problems.

Full recoil comparison video soon to come!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oA0z1-0r88&list=UUxeAlQe_QtiTuM0IP_7DHkQ&index=4

Warning... video not safe for work, family, children, delicate ears. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2BjA7B_mpg :lol: First thing that came to my mind. Anyone else?

No.......... Mary Ann was hotter

Now way in hell I want to be anywear near that demonstration. I spend too much time a the range watching nitwits mishandle their firearms in a "safe situation".

i still send them.  but,,,,i was saying,,,,,

Why would I put my wife in the doghouse. That is where the reloading bench, table saw, table sander, drill press, air compressor, lathe, and pretty much every tool known to man, I like being in the dog house keeps me happy and wife occasionally gets new furniture, bookcase, gun cabinet, ect. JTM Sent from my iPhone

go screw your wife, that's an order

Great post, thanks much! I am going to say,"We have to take our country back from the ones that have to much power, I dont need anyone telling me or mine what will make us happy, what we need, what to do, what to THINK!!!"

The title of this topic reminds me of the several quotes from the 1980 hilarious movie Airplane.  Steve McCrosky (Loyd Bridges) would often say, "Looks like I picked a bad time......"  For you over the age 40 crowd do you remember?  

I did. I'm not done. The first wave was to get something in the pile. The second wave will be carefully written.

yep.   be advised that for Sen. Alexander, voice mail boxes for DC and Knoxville are full (hit Chattanooga box).    I Got through to DC voice mail for Corker, and,   A real,  and pleasant person in DC answered for Chuck Fleischman (working on New Years day).   BTW, I saw on one of the congress-critter web sites that snail mail takes two weeks to arrive at their office due to security scanning.

This thread here [LINK] describes exactly why I think an event like this would go badly.   This is at least the second or third story I've read lately about a permit holder somehow losing their damn gun in a movie theater and letting someone else find it.   Like I said, I believe everyone should have the right to bear arms.  I just don't want to be around some of them when they're exercising it.

I did.

WRONG ATTITUDE, keep sending the e-mails!

Yes

Admit it...Melanie C. (Sporty Spice) was the hottest.

if every one would just calm down a little prices would get back to near normal fear is driving it up right now i have been telling folks to stock up on supplies for several years like a lot of other markets the gun and related market is fragile and now its fear driven this will pass i dont think guns will be banned this time jmo i think we will see the end of buying ammo on the internet some new laws went into effect today with that in mind with the dot yes i am in the reloading supply and ammo buisness and have been very busy with all that has happened i do think that this will be the end of a privite sale of any gun most of the jacked up prices i have seen be it guns or ammo are not dealers just someone trying to sell at a big  markup knowing that later down the road they can replace it again just my 2 cents worth

Yes I did.

How do you lose your carry gun and not notice until you've already left the building. What an idiot Sent from behind my anvil in ye olde smithy

I love the sheer black and white message from this shop w regard to the AR Mag shortage,enjoy: http://www.urbanertslings.com/twopihaform4.html

Have to agree with RobertNashville on this one. I support their right to their company, their rules, but at the same time my money, my rules. Which is what I posted on their FB page.   Like mcurrier I too delivered pizzas and though I never had any trouble I knew several people who did get beaten. Oddly enough, none of the drivers that I knew were armed in some way ever got jumped and all the ones that did were not even carrying a flashlight. I think it was more mindset etc than anything else, but knowing I had a switchblade backing up my full size Maglight sure helped my confidence :)

[quote name='dlm37015' timestamp='1356991785' post='873359']i have a large order in for them i will not price goug[/quote] Mags? Did someone say mags? :ph34r:

I sawry, I won't speak out again without permission.

Shouldn't EVERY day be come and take them day? Why give 364 other days where you don't yell the same thing?

Nothing good can come of a bunch of people "marching on" the state capitol with rifles on their shoulders.  If you guys are looking to persuade the fence sitters to support the Second Amendment, you're totally fucking it up.

To get the whiskey. Duh

Kudos to them for publishing this. They know what they've lost. A cautionary tale.

  I beg to differ in a major way. They may not have the stopping power for up close engagements, unless there is a CNS hit, but at the same distance a person would use a scoped deer rifle a 22 is quite capable fo stopping a threat. A suppressed 22 engaging a threat at 200 yards is a very effective tool for protection. It would also very demoralizing to have no clue where to go to hide. Even without a suppressor a 22 can keep people at bay well beyond 200 yards. I can hit 1/2 sized steel targets at 200 yards 9 out of 10 times. That is a target that is 12" wide and 18" tall. A 22 is less intimidating to kids or women and provide a level of protection a pointy stick doesn't.   I can guarantee if I start engaging a threat at 100 yards with any of my 22's they will not be a threat for very long.   Here are several studies on the varsatility and lethality of the 22. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=22+lethality&oq=22+lethality&gs_l=youtube-reduced.3..0l2j0i5.103962607.103965059.0.103965396.12.12.0.0.0.0.147.894.9j2.11.0...0.0...1ac.1.iLAFFo7B72s   Dolomite

He hit his own grandmother 13 times in the head with a hammer, and this loon was not given the death penalty? Not only that, he was released into the public again??? Sweet baby jesus 

I have 3. (1 year old, 2 year old, and a 3 year old) I also have a 9 year old bio.

I'll start. Here, I'm packing up for range: - OS

It sounds to me like you should take out the necessary loan to open your own shooting range and then price the memberships however you see fit.

Most of us die hards could easly cash in on the craze, but I for one did not acquire my thunder sticks for making money, I acquired them to have, to use, and to fill up a safe.  Once you sell, its gone forever (likey).  Instead of passing down a real legend to your kids, you can tell your kids of a legend that you once had...., but sold it to turn a profit. 

The thing is, going over the edge wont "FIX" anything, STOP SENDING MY MONEY OUT OF THIS COUNTRY, STOP GIVING FOOD STAMPS AND UNEMPLOYMENT TO DRUG USERS!!! That will fix some of IT!!! Sorry for yelling.

Thanks everyone for the warm welcomes.    Dave we may know one another? Your screen name sounds very familiar. Thanks for the compliments as well. I've been out of the long range competition now for around 5 years. I got invloved in running matches in Oak Ridge and I did that for 2 yrs and then the IBS wanted to impose more rules and waivers for shooters to sign at each match that it just got to be too much. So I decided to take a break. I made a believer out of a lot of the 1000 yard BR guys shooting a 22 caliber bullet. That Dasher was pushing an 80 grain bullet over 3500 fps with ES of only 5 fps with a case full of H 4350. In some sense I renewed the Dasher line cartridge in the 600 yard game, as there are now many variants of this cartridge being used mainly in the 6mm range for 600 yard competition.    Decotriumph: I travel to Tullahoma every day for work.   Klamb5: Bell Buckle has one of the best diners to eat at that I know of  within 200 miles of us.   Here's to wishing each of you and your families a Very Safe Holiday Season and Merry Christmas to you all.   James

I have a solar plan in place if the power goes out long term. But all I am wanting is lighting, that is it. I have no grand illusions about being able to run the appliances off what I have. But what I do have will keep the boogy man away at night, longterm. I can run my 12V LED lighting system for probably a week or two without recharging the batteries. But I can recharge my batteries in a day with the panels I have. So as long as I have at least one day of sunlight a week I will always have light at night.   The LED panels I bought are cheap and have a long run time. I ran a test using a single panel and a standard 9v and it ran a long time before I unplugged it. I honestly could not tell whether it had dimmed or not. They have 48 individual LEDs and are bright enough that you can easily read a newspaper from 6-8 feet away in total darkness. I plan on running four in each room which will be as bright as the rooms are now.   I plan on isolating my house from the grid. I will remove all the 110v bulbs and install the 12v LED panels in their place. I will flip all the breakers off then plug my battery bank into an outlet, any outlet. Then I will flip the breakers to connect the areas I want light to the battery and engergize that circuit. Then I can use my lightswitches like normal. I also have an inverter that I can use to temporarily run smaller appliances. I have also made sure to buy nothing but rechargeable batteries for things like flashlights. I also have smaller handheld battery chargers that will charge 2 AA batteries in a day.   A few friends gave me the panels and a deep cycle battery to go along with the batteries I already had. If I were to buy everything I bet it wouldn't cost $300. And that is a small price to pay to have light when no one else does.   When the power goes out long term, as in months, I am not worried about convience like A/C or television. I am going to start looking at long term survival.   Dolomite

Get her to read this. And by all means, let her pick how she carries.... http://www.corneredcat.com/article/holsters/how-do-i-hide-this-thing/

Howdy and Welcome to TGO  :wave:

Welcome to TGO

TN should pass a law prohibiting unmarked cars from doing traffic enforcement...  It's too big of a safety risk for the public to be pulled over by unmarked cars....   And the reality is that marked cars doing traffic enforcement have a better effect on road safety than unmarked cars.   The only reason cities want to use unmarked cars is for revenue, NOT road safety, it's time we place the safety of our wives and daughters above revenue in this state.      

Welcome to TGO!

I'm going to keep buying Mountain house for now. It lasts longer, tastes better, and is lighter than MRE's.

[quote name='dunndw' timestamp='1354579815' post='854477'] Shrecmanager I have a question. What are the requirements for the ROs? Is it something like the NRAs RSO course or does the state look for something more [/quote] Fun disposition. NO Democrats

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