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I wonder how many accidents can be attributed to people reading the signs rather than paying attention to driving.

We have the same signs here in Memphis. Whenever I see the seatbelt one I think to myself that if 50% of fatalities were not wearing their seatbelt, that means the other 50% were. That encourages me to do what exactly?

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better yet, they ought to rebel against the prices and not stock it at all.

   .22lr ammo is the only ammo that places can get away with heavily gouging on at this time. A lot of otherwise decent gun shops have fallen prey to the .22lr price jacking temptation and maintained reasonable prices on other items. I'm not saying that there's no way that they paid $75 per brick and were "just passing it along" as a favor to the shooting public but I find it rather hard to believe that if they had normal to no margin that they would take a $15-$20 lick just because of a bit of bad press. Assuming that they are now selling it at THEIR purchase price they were taxing folks at $20 per whack on something that is known to be a touchy matter so they were at minimum short sighted. I also might could believe that they are taking a $20 hit just to save face if it were a few bricks but I can't get my mind wrapped around them taking a $20 per brick hit on 2 pallets worth.   But we're not the biggest losers in this deal (we didn't buy any) think about the folks that saw them post the Armscor for $75 per brick on Facebook and went down and purchased it because they were out and had no other options for their kid(s) only to see them post it for $20 less the following week. Kind of like getting slapped in the face twice over one purchase.  I will completely agree with you on the fact that no one is twisting anyone's arm to buy it. I love the free market (or at least as free as the government allows) but the free market includes folks right to bring awareness to overpriced goods so as to provide the uninformed shopper the knowledge that this is not a reasonable price.

Rimfire Technologies tuneable bedding system installed in stock http://www.rimfiretechnologies.com/Ruger_10_22_Stage_1_Bedding_Kit_p/abk-001.htm 2lb trigger with help from TGOr, Plinker4Life Tuned bolt by our own TGOr, Dolomite Supafly Fedderesen 18" .920 Nitrided barrel with Gunsmither "V-Block" http://fjfeddersen.com/ http://www.gunsmithertools.com/gunsmither-1022-elevation/ Fred Feddersen had a couple of dozen 16 and 18" 1022 .920 bull barrels nitrided last summer, a few in each size are still available. Nitriding is a process and not a coating. It changes the outer layers of the steel by increasing hardness to near diamond hardness, extends barrel life, makes it corrosion resistant and may increase lubricity. I have wanted a Feddersen barrel for some time, but when he nitrided some it really make them too hard for me to resist. Of course the bore is hardened as well as the exterior during the process. The barrel to the door was 197.00. DNZ Gamereaper one-piece scope mount http://www.dnzproducts.com/game-reaper-mounts/ruger-10-22 My favorite cheap AO Mildot 3-9x40mm scope http://www.nikkostirling.com/Content/Mountmaster.htm I hope I can shoot this thing tomorrow.

I like this guy's style...   :up:    http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/outposts/post/neighborhood-watch-sign-is-a-guided-missile-launcher-sure-to-give-robbers-pause/      

Exactly. They were selling the same stuff for $20 a brick more. Someone has the balls to come here and say they aren't making a bunch of money on .22 ammo. They sure as hell aren't going to lose money at $54.99, so they sure as hell were gouging. 

Cheerleaders are the Tight'uns. ;)

When they were first instituted, they were referred to as the...   Tennessee Intelligent Transportation System   That name didn't last long.  :rofl:

  I dont miss the wash rack after 3 weeks of Hoenfelds Germany.

  I wear a seatbelt because I'm scared of airbags

If people were half as interested in their child's education as they are in the minutia surrounding a football team at a university they didn't attend, the world would be a much better place.    Related:  http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/03/whistleblower-says-this-148-word-paper-earned-a-unc-athlete-an-a-minus/

Hey, it doesn't say "no thumbs"....   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Dka54jH9po

[quote name="tnguy" post="1130438" timestamp="1395885322"]Wile-e, I don't think your security ideas are out of line, I think what people are getting at is that if you haven't already made that decision, one stranger wandering along the edge of your property may not be a reason to lurch that way. With that said, you gave some food for thought. I have already started going the camera route. Is there any particular motion sensor you prefer? Perhaps this should be its own thread.[/quote] Well, I would agree that someone who hasn't already made a decision to have basic to intermediate security measures in place shouldn't do so based on a single account of a stranger trespassing. They should do so without any event occurring whatsoever, as soon as they realize that a gap exists which places them at risk. Too many people wait until something bad happens to take action, which is like closing the barn door after the herd is already gone. I do have over 20 years experience in the security area, both residential and commercial. It's never been my main job but I have held several dealer accounts, designed / installed / repaired numerous systems, and mostly did the work for free or at cost just to help out family and friends. These days I just do it for myself and close family members because I don't have enough free time due to my other hobbies and volunteer work. But if anyone here is seriously interested in getting security systems such as alarms, cameras, or perimeter motion sensors you can send me a PM with your name and email address / phone number and I'll call you to discuss what your needs are and offer free advice and recommendations. You can buy and install most of this stuff yourself and it can cost as little as a single firearm, plus you use it every day 24x7 so you get a lot of value out of the investment. I'm not selling anything and I won't come to work for you, just offering to help anyone who is serious. I don't want to post all the details in the public forum as it could take me hours to write it all up and my advice would change depending on your needs, and I just don't want to waste all that time if people aren't serious enough to identify themselves and talk on the phone. This thread has already gone way off track with too many unprofessional and inappropriate comments so I'm hoping this post (my last in this thread) might help to bring it back on track.

  I don't think he's butt hurt. You should meet for a beer summit, so you can really tell him off :)

  You made my point.  The colleges are supposed to be a breading ground for education not sports players.  College sports should not be profit centers, but instead an outlet and a chance for the kids to have fun.

I guess we should boycott PSA.

I find this round to be a good SD round.. Although I prefer the bonded version of it .. This is a GREAT deal The Golden Saber 124g +P is $12.97 (non members) per box… Usually this stuff is double the cost Also use the coupon code SG3568 for $15.00 off $49 or more… I already have a good bit of this stuff but I figured for under $50 to my door I got 4 more boxes :-) http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/golden-saber-9-mm-124-gr-bjhp-25-rds.aspx?a=736935&CJ=1&cjaffilid=4084797&cjaffsite=Slickguns+Inc&cjadv=CJTSGUSA&cjadvid=1522857&utm_source=Slickguns+Inc&utm_medium=CJ&utm_campaign=SPG+Product+Catalog+-+SportsmansGuide.com

Honestly, and not to disagree with what's been posted, but heavier buffers, new springs, and the like....are bandaids. Fix the actual problem, which is likely too much gas. An adjustable gas block is the best way to do it. I'm not saying that a heavier buffer won't change your ejection pattern a smidge, but in the medical field we would say that you're "treating the symptoms, not the disease"

  Well, that's mighty big of them.

We are just better at hiding the fact that we have LOTS of firearms and know how to use them.

1) this store is trying to provide some much needed competition to the firearms community in Brentwood and Franklin. You guys out in the state can bad mouth us as rich snobs, but most of us like to watch how we spend our money like everyone else. 2) if you actually go in the store and look at the prices of ALL the merchandise including guns and ammo EW is competitive or beats other major players in the Nashville market. They are not perfect, they have had "growing pains" as a new business, but again they have offered much needed competition to the local market. 3) I personally asked the owner about the pricing on this 22 ammo. I believe him when he states his markup is no more or less than a lot of his other ammo. You can castigate him for paying too much, making a bad decision, not deciding to sell for a loss etc etc if you like...but I think you should realize he personally is NOT gouging. If you look on gunbot 22 ammo is posted all day long at 16-17 cents/ round. So it sucks, and right now everyone is a loser, but EW tried to provide a product at the current market price. They may take a bath on it, I don't know...but I think this vendetta to make them out as worse than all the old retirees reselling, or the internet sharks is misplaced. 4) franklin and Brentwood NEED 2nd amendment friendly businesses that EXPAND the importance of our 2nd amendment rights to a portion of our community that otherwise has ignored these issues. Look at their business as a whole instead of damning them on a difficult 22lr market that I don't see ANYONE doing too well at right now. 5). I don't work there. I am a customer that buys from EVERY gun shop in the Nashville area. In the past year I have purchased from G&L, DT, Nash Armory, Franklin GS, EW, and others. I have seen each of these stores "overprice" things, no one is immune. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

[quote name="wileecoyote" post="1130585" timestamp="1395927648"] This thread has already gone way off track with too many unprofessional and inappropriate comments so I'm hoping this post (my last in this thread) might help to bring it back on track.[/quote] I apologize for that. Thank you for offering your expertise. Surely there are people here who will benefit from that. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

My wife has suggested we dump cable. We currently have an RCA set top streamer that does Netflix, etc... on the bedroom TV. I have an XBOX on the main TV that streams anything.    After the SOA finale later this year, I may go that route.

There is a small but pernicious set of people that hate to see people happy. They put those signs out there to make your day just that little bit more miserable.

I bought a Roku1 in January and dropped subscription television about 10 days ago.  I'm at a point in my life where I want my tech simple and easy to use (I now understand those of my parent's generation who never figured out how to set the clock much less record on their VCR).  Roku is virtually plug and play.  You probably should check out the different Roku models.  The Roku 1 is I believe the most basic one commonly sold and the cheapest and it works fine for us.  I'd say if you were in an apartment complex or for other reasons had a lot of other "waves" flying through your space (e.g., 4 baby monitors for your quintuplets) you might be better served with one of the pricier models.   You can save quite a bit of money.  We researched the shows we recorded on our DVR on http://www.canistream.it/ and found out that between OTA and a few services (principally Hulu+ although we also have Netflix and Amazon Prime) we could get about 80-90% of what we watched for about 20-25% of what we were paying(excluding recoupment of initial set up costs for antennas and streaming devices).  For comparison, we have 4 televisions (in a 2 person household sickeningly enough) and with subscription television you typically pay additional charges for additional sets.      As always, YMMV.

  One of my favorite fight scenes of all time!!!

Boeing knows where it's at, they're not allowed to "tell" Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 of course it ate my spelling.

    In a lot of cases, the company sold guns straight to individuals.  I have seen where the manufacturer had records of that serial being sent to certain people. 

This is silly. Why unionize when you in reality don’t have the right to strike? Players in a College union strike and they are dead to the NFL. I don’t see this going anywhere. No need for doom and gloom. I predict College sports will be okay.

  I don't believe in the moon, I think it's just the back of the sun. Quote: Janitor, Scrubs.

Boeing knows where it's at....I garantee it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 of course it ate my spelling.

  http://www.frankbeltrame.com/classic.html

... and there aren't hundreds of nuclear power plants simultaneously flying all over the world at 500 mph.

Great work. This sort of nonsense from elected officials needs to be seen by as many people as possible. On a different note... I've been browsing knife sites on the internet the last couple of days.... This new law is going to cost me a fortune!

  I enjoy playing poker for .22 ammunition instead of money.  Bring a few bricks over and I'll be glad to teach you how to play. 

  There you go.  I was just going to say; every time I say the .gov is too far gone, everyone insists we can fix it by voting...

[quote name="sigmtnman" post="1130326" timestamp="1395872097"]Sure you can. No one cares enough to though. Perhaps this well be the impetus.[/quote] I don think it's about "no one" caring, it's about the people in power are making too much money to care. Kind of like government.

Polish AK 47

Good riddance....    :hiding:

A full scholarship is worth several thousand bucks in tuition, etc. Not like they're not getting paid in some form. Flip side, colleges/universities, are making a mint off athletics. I can hear the lid coming off a can of worms.

Let me see if i can get this right...  We have a system of geo-stationary satellites that cover the globe, can watch the Nantz nuclear facility in Iran and tell when the Iranians bulldoze and clean up a single plant entrance at that plant; and we cant find a 777.... ???    I'm sorry, but Ive got a bit of a problem with the idea that we somehow didn't know what happened 'cause we didn't see nothin...   I'm like some other folks have opined... I'll believe that the plane is not a danger when the pesky jews stand down from their high alert... I fully understand why the Malaysian government cant reveal it's possible actions (...if there were any....); they are tryin to keep the peace within their country and with other neighboring countries in their own way...   Of late (...from the 60's on...) Uncle Sam has decided to lie about everything... As an old 8 th grade grammar school teacher used to say: "....believe nothing you hear and half of what you see..." and you will most likely get a fair picture of what is really goin on... I heard that in 1960... It's even more true today in my opinion...    By the way; where's Bin Laden and Jimmy Hoffa???... I aint seen them either...   suspicious leroy

It is interesting that folks can be very pro-gun and believe in owning, storing, and carrying guns at all times, including for home defense, and they typically spend hundreds or thousands of dollars to outfit the family with the proper firearms, ammunition, safe storage devices, and training to properly defend themselves should the need arise. Yet some of these same folks question the need for basic or intermediate security measures to protect their loved ones, homes, and property... especially when many of the security measures are far less expensive and safer / much easier to use than firearms.   I would expect a significant percentage of the uneducated public to be slightly resistant or at least indifferent to the idea of owning, carrying, and using firearms for personal defense, and I can see how these same folks might scoff at some security measures with the same argument: "why on earth would you possibly need that?"... "if something happens I would just call the police"... "anyone with a lot of guns is probably a Rambo / wacko type"... "we don't need security systems because we live in a nice neighborhood with great neighbors"... "we have a dog who will protect us"... etc. etc. We have all heard these arguments before.   What surprised me, however, is those here on TGO that are presumably very serious about their firearms ownership and self defense, yet they scoff at the basic and intermediate security measures as though those are completely unnecessary or overkill. To me the logical argument is the same across the board, and is similar to the reason why we all have car insurance, home owners insurance, spare tires, and locks on our doors. We don't expect something bad to happen, and we believe that the odds are against anything serious going wrong on any given day, yet we still see the value in being prepared to protect and help ourselves should the need arise.   Upgraded locks, exterior lights, decent home security systems, basic to intermediate cameras, and perimeter motion detection sensors are actually pretty cheap and easy to install, with most of this stuff combined costing less than 1-2 good firearms. And basic things like trespassing signs, property line markers, and bait items can be free or cost less than a single box of ammo. So my argument would be that it is foolish not to invest in a complete security plan, especially because it can give you that early warning which may allow you to avoid a bad situation where you might otherwise need to use firearms. If I hear a perimeter property alarm I can easily move to a safe location and check what is happening via a remote camera rather than confronting an unknown situation in person, so why not do that? if I see it is my neighbor Fred chasing his loose dog, or a pair of young kids walking through the creek then I can just as easily decide to go say hello, or leave them alone and do nothing. But if I see something unusual then I don't have to take any risk at all, and should something bad happen it will surely be helpful to have the security systems in place, and video recordings to help with the aftermath.   And there are many unrelated benefits of good security systems. Modern systems allow you to monitor your home and property while traveling, which is great on vacation or extended trips, and also allows you to keep an eye on any service personnel that might be making deliveries, cutting the grass, etc. On stressful days at the office it can be quite relaxing to take a few minutes to login and watch a flock of turkeys grazing in the back pasture, or watch a sunrise or sunset over my scenic land. And if you have kids it can be pretty nice to know when they are coming and going from home, especially if they are late or otherwise not reporting in or answering their phones. For those who might still scoff at some of these security measures, I suggest you try it and see what you think. Many of my family members and close friends have been converted once they have seen how cheap it is to get this stuff, and how cool it is to use for many reasons.

Friend of mine did exactly what you propose to do for more than 12 years, minus the range. He was in North Lebanon / Hartsville area. He just recently turned in his license for personal reasons. I have a lot I could share with you, more than I could post publicly. A few key points: If teaching HCP your range and classroom facilities need to be approved by the state, including handicap accessibility, safety requirements, and insurance. This is not so easy or cheap to do. Noise violations can also be a problem down the road depending on how your current and future neighbors react. As a small business your volume (firearms sales) will be pretty limited thus your discounts from distributors will be small, and you will be near last in line to get prime inventory. Special orders and small inventory orders are rarely price competitive with the big online dealers or big box stores, and even when you do make a profit it will be marginal. So you would need to go high volume to make it financially viable long term, or be content to make minimal profit more like a hobby. Training is much more profitable but you really need a centrally located classroom, preferably in town near a major exit to draw enough business for steady income. Not trying to discourage you, I think the idea is great and I have often thought of doing the same for early retirement, but for me it would be about enjoyment and not income or investment. If you want to make a lot and survive long term then you need a pretty practical growth plan for all facets of the business, and enough investment to see you through the first few years which will likely be pretty lean.

Last year when I attended the Glock Armorer class at the factory in Smyrna, My instructor had just started teaching classes after working 5 years in Glock's warranty department. He said one of the biggest reasons for Glocks being returned for warranty service was people installing metal guide rods. He said the Glock frame is designed to flex when firing and things tend to work better if the guide rod flexes with the gun. I have no dog in this fight and if you like a metal guide rod go for it, but I will stick with what Glock thinks works best.

Isn't the Franklin/Brentwood area the type where consumers generally throw money around without asking questions?  I'm no expert on Middle TN but was always under that impression.

I really do wish them success.  We need fewer gun stores not less.   That said, it's so interesting to me that every gun shop in the Franklin/Brentwood area in recent years has seen no benefit in being a part of the TGO community.  This is a highly loyal bunch, and we've had some great vendors that understand that (Hero Gear of old, G&L, D&T, etc...)  I guess that says more about the community they(we) live in than it necessarily does about any of them, but I don't see how it's going to work out for them in the long run.   You can only gouge your customer base for so long before most of them go somewhere else. 

I appreciate the heads up from OP. Having said that I won't be back in everything weapons. They can choke on the 2 pallets at that price. Wonder why Brentwood/ Franklin can't have a good gun shop? Thank goodness for our local forum sponsors! :up:

That should serve as a great reminder of exactly who the Republicans within the Tennessee legislature think they work for.  It sure as heck isn't "we the people."   They all need to hear their names mentioned in the same sentence as Debra Maggart's a little more often.  And if we'd toss 3 or 4 of them under the bus every cycle - maybe just maybe they'd start to come around in a decade or so.