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Very nice, but from title, "Duracoated Myself", I expected to see something like this: - OS

Went to the woods yesterday with my Son for a morning Bow Hunt and the following pictures were taken; Bow hanging in tree... Selfie....about five minutes before deer walks with 10 yards of my Son's stand. Deer was so close, he couldn't draw his bow because the stabilizer kept hitting his stand. He was about 20 foot up a tree and had to shoot near straight down. He wound up having to lean sideways out of his stand to get a shot. 6 minutes after selfie....Meat on the ground! Congrats Son...Awesome deer! Memories made... This deer will be fine eating for sure. Congrats to my Son Rob for his first bow kill (besides squirrels) of the season. The heats on this old man now! Dave

I don't believe the myth that poor folks are fat because they can't afford non-fattening foods. I believe this for two reasons: 1. I come from the Honey Boo Boo culture. My parents didn't have much money when I was growing up, but we were all skinny. We didn't keep sodas or fattening snacks in the house. Those things cost more money. When I see the poverty level folks filling their carts, they're filling it with crap I can't even afford. I buy the cheapest stuff I can find, yet somehow everyone in my household is thin. We don't have personal trainers, nutritionists or a gym membership. We've both got a bunch of overweight people in our families, so I deny that we are thin due to some magic metabolism ability that 1/3 of Americans don't have. Most of the people I grew up with are tipping their trailer over when they walk around. They don't have a pot to piss in, yet they can mainline Mountain Dew like it's cool. Not that I care about someone's life choices, I like jolly people; what bugs me are folks who are doing it on my dime, or look at me like I have some magical secret to not being obese that they aren't capable of tapping into. My wife an I put effort into it, and I'm sick of hearing whiny ass Americans complain that they can't achieve the same due to circumstances beyond their control. 2. I've been around the world; to countries without a gluttonous culture and countries where people are so damn poor they can't afford food. There aren't a bunch of fat people there. So unless Americans are genetically different than everyone outside our borders (they aren't), a whole bunch of people are full of crap. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I went down a rabbit hole earlier after clicking a conspiracy theory link regarding Ebola. While west-Africans may be ignorant due to superstitions and lack of education, Americans can be just plain stupid with the level of access to information that we have. There is a lot of misinformation being circulated right now by people looking to profit off this scare... a lot of "don't trust the government; buy my book to learn the REAL secrets to surviving the Ebola outbreak." Needless to say, my fellow Americans are eating this up, because they never hesitate to turn a crisis into something that fits their narrative, whether it be left/right/straight lunatic.

Your doctor is wrong. Sitting on our butts and getting food from a drive thru are all choices. I'm not saying that I never indulge in the flame broiled goodness of a whopper, but if I had a weight problem I wouldn't touch the stuff. I don't farm or have an outdoor, physically demanding job. My wife is a stay at home mom. We have every excuse to be overweight, but we aren't. We choose not to be. The reason obesity in America is such a problem has nothing to do with the existence of unhealthy crap at every turn. It has everything to do with our culture of blaming others for our woes and REFUSING TO TAKE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY for anything. It has become so bad that folks like me who encourage people to take responsibility for their station in life are called "victim blamers/shamers". How crazy is that??? Of course the "victim" is to blame when they are the sole person able to make the choices, good or bad, which lead to their station in life. Americans complain about things they have complete control of. It drives me nuts. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don't understand why everybody is so worried about this virus from Africa.  He only has a little over a year left on his term.

Quick way to fix the EBT issues in this country...  Create military style mess halls, if you're on welfare and need a free meal, you go to the 'mess hall' and they feed you.  No TV's, just like it was in boot camp.   Lots of people will get sick of that quick and find themselves a job to feed themselves.

  I don't think my fat tax paying azz would know an EBT card from a debit cart.....

The problem with food assistance is there are few stipulations on what they can purchase. Red Bull? Really? All food assistance should be modeled on the WIC program. Red Bull and soda are not a valid use of my tax dollars.

Hopefully my 10 year old will get him this year. That'd be a great first deer. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well, I am glad someone can tell them apart. I was watching a car commercial on TV the other night and they had a Mercedes, a Mazda and a BMW in the commercial and it turned out to be a VW Jetta commercial and I had to wait till they told what car they were talking about to know who was paying for the commercial................jmho 

Looks like you've got a nice stand of trees. Most of mine has a bit to much under brush in the form of briars and seems much worse over the last 3 year or so. I have a lot of mature trees, in fact most of them are old growth but for some reason the undergrowth still thrives. Be sure to post the video when you get the footage!

He is going to be a big boy if he survives another year or two.

AH...that's what that spot looks like from the nose bleed section! J/K...nice view. Dave

“The jury has a right to judge both the law as well as the facts in controversy.” — John Jay, 1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

I refuse to attend the Nashville fairgrounds because I won't pay to park and pay admission. So I guess gun shows are out for me. Haven't seen any great deals at one in a very long time anyway.

I thought he left because he saw the sign that said "You must be this tall to ride this ride".

This is cool, ships as neither rifle or pistol, no markings, billett lower for 119.00 I'm in! lower data is under the trigger guard,   http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.aspx?item=F1RAK15

.....at least after several whacks -     [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmDLfDqYSXI[/media]

Shots are bad but her store bought rack...... Aint

 I rattle canned one of mine last year and it has held up great. I would post a pic but I have changed a lot of the parts so it looks a bit odd.. I will say that it held up much better than I ever thought or wanted it to since I was really looking for that weathered look. That rifle has had at least 6,000 rounds through it since it was painted and other than where it was smacked up against rocks and trees in the woods it looked about the same as it did day 1. Personally, I am not a fan of Hydro Dipping, everything I've seen that had been Hydro Dipped came out looking like a toy to me, kinda cheesy. I'm sure there are some hydro dipping jobs out there that look great but it's not for me. If you go the rattle can route you can always change it up to blend with the different areas that you decide to hunt. If you are against the rattle can route then I would suggest CeraKote. It is far more durable than hydro dipping and looks way better IMO. I have a guy that does superb CeraKote work here in Murfreesboro and he also does Hydro dipping if that's the route that you decide to go. There's also SigBrown here on the forum that has just opened up a CeraKote shop in the Nashville area. I've not had anything done by him personally but from the looks of cj0e's sig, it looks like he does good work. Here's a link to the Sig pistol that SigBrown did for him, http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/topic/82221-had-to-show-it-off/   EDIT: I forgot, when SigBrown opened his shop he also changed his name on here to "Amendment2customcoatings" He is now a vendor here.

  Must be certain branded higher end stuff? Seems to me to be generally a glut of most everything AR.   - OS

Exactly why Glock released the 42 first. Had they released a single stack 9 first they wouldn't have sold any of the 380s

Nice. If I needed another AR I'd probably get one of those.

LOL, why blame the gun when you can blame the wife!!!

It is easy to tell the EBT card, it is the one with the American flag on it. Nothing more American that having someone you don't know pay for your food.   I intentionally watch those around me and, yes, I notice people using their EBT card. And it does upset me seeing people buy stuff using their EBT card that most people who are not on assistance cannot afford. And with the EBT money they buy crap rather than buy decent food. If I were spending someone else's money I would buy the best food I can rather than junk food. It is also about education, a lot of people on assistance have no clue that the donuts, cup cakes and sodas are not bad for them. But the best way to prevent people from buying stuff that is bad for them is remove it from the list of authorized foods.   It is illegal for a retailer to ask for ID to verify the name on the card is the person using the card. It is a privacy issue and if they do the retailer will be barred from accepting EBT.   Better than a chow hall is pack up a weeks worth of food and mail it to the recipients. Saves the post office at the same time. And as far as what you get rice, beans and a few other nutritionally necessary items is all they need. If a person was truly in need of food they would beg for the rice, beans and anything else. American's are spoiled, especially those who get assistance. Those on welfare demand more and the government gives in to their demands.

I'd go BCM to make the upper and lower match but that's just me. It would be hard for me to buy such a nice upper and then skimp on the lower. For a great cheap mil spec trigger get the ALG Defense ACT its only like $65 and its prob the best value. I had one on a spikes rifle, and if i didn't build another AR with a geissele, i would have gotten another ALG Trigger. 

The IRS isn't to blame in this case. It's our elected "representatives" who buy votes by promising the fruits of our labor to others with no strings attached. Yea, there are people out there that legitimately need help. Hell, I've been broke as a joke before and I know full well how bad it sucks. If you've never been there, trust me, it blows. BUT, I have also seen tons of people leeching off the system with absolutely no intention on ever changing. In my opinion, we should end ALL government handouts  - that means to big corporations, farmers, pretend farmers, etc. - and let charity take care of the folks who legitimately need the help. As we all have seen on this board, Americans can be some damn generous folks when someone needs a hand, but most of just don't like having our money taken to ensure that Billy Bob Republicrat gets re-elected in the next mid-terms. 

I have spikes and a PSA. Both are nice, but I like my PSA more because it was half the cost of the Spikes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sorry for a bit of thread drift folks... :pleased:   I picked up one of these Dusty..best $100.00 I've ever spent. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/852429/competition-electronics-prochrono-digital-chronograph

If its a range gun go with a RUGER Blackhawk Convertible in 9MM P/.357 Magnum, you'll love it and discover just how accurate a good SA revolver can be as well. Should you desire a DA/SA revolver and want to stick with new or near new then go with a GP-100 with the 6" barrel as its added sight radius is a huge plus. This is why one of my favorite revolvers is a 1970 vintage S&W M-27 6" Barrel. Should you desire a .22LR then I recommend a RUGER Single Six convertible in 22LR/22 Magnum, but if you really want a fun gun go with the RUGER Bearcat in 22 LR, I love mine.

I am absolutely amazed that the blending door motor was somewhere accessible.

That's for sure I had a back order that supposedly came in from a supplier I won't name but in the hour or so it took for me to get up there my back order somehow disappeared -Dusty-

You're not alone Dusty...and everyone else. We've had Unique on backorder for several months as well.   It seems that when any pistol, or rifle, powder comes in, it goes out just a bit faster than immediately.

This one's a few years old. I was looking for horns, so mama only got shot with the camera. She never knew what danger was lurking above her.

I was bored Saturday afternoon, so I snapped some pics of my bow while I was in the stand, lol. (I'm much higher than it looks) I have a GoPro mounted on it, but haven't got to record any shots on animals yet

If you are going to cast I would look at powder coating the bullets. Makes the alloy less critical. Powder coated bullets run cleaner than plain cast or jacketed. You can push them as hard as jacketed in most calibers, definitely in 357 magnum, and the best part is you can color coordinate your bullets to what you are wearing that day.

Ruger SBH, stainless, 44 mag, load lite or heavy, run to shoot. [URL=http://s896.photobucket.com/user/redintn/media/pistols/SuperBlackHawk44Mag_zpsd0e3a7c0.jpg.html][/URL]

I hate to tell you this, you will not use it again, when you do need it, it will be forgot or lost. :rofl: Golck55 if faster than me.

It now has a special place in my tool box. If your like me you will have forgotten were you put it next time you need it. There's nothing like good old american ingenuity. Glad to hear you got it fixed, however as a mechanic I would recommend taking to a shop. This assures you of the correct repair at the lowest cost.

I am partial to S&W but there are several other brands worth owning. IMO, 22lr/22mag and 38/357 are the most practical to start with for many reasons. If I could own only one revolver it would be a S&W 65 in the 3" flavoring.

S&W 586

Luke E. First time wind was right this year. Have a few good bucks on cam. Plenty of does. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Mine is a bit big, but it has worked out. It " looked" smaller in my head [emoji4] Right before I cut the windows, I have plexiglass that I slide in channels. I look down a powerline, can see quite a ways.

Man, that was tough... Of course I was mental mess the whole day so, I did terrible.  Fun match though, very difficult, and dang cold.  Thanks for working the match everyone!  Maybe Morgan will post a video and make it look all awesome, but if you want to relive my pain - here you go: http://youtu.be/l3ZbEzb6uWo

Guys, I am going to do my absolute best to get these delivered to you all  sooner than expected. NO Promises but if all goes well they will be to your door steps before the end of this month!

We will do a Godson run Next Year guys, if enough interest is there for it

I don't open carry, but in cooler weather, when I wear a jacket, I carry OWB. That said, I love my Serpa for my Glock 21 and FN Five-seveN. I don't think you need to worry about negligent discharge with the Serpa. Press the release and immediately train the finger away from the trigger guard while pulling the gun from the holster. I've carried in a Serpa and never felt worried that i'd have a ND. Matter of fact, I really like the Serpa and feel safer with it. My FN Five-seveN with Serpa.

There's a 3 acre vacant lot across the street from me. I've been planning to do this myself just haven't had the time. There's about an acre of it fenced in, remnants of a horse pasture. My plan is to cut some extremely narrow entrances to the field so they can mosey in but when they get a crossbow bolt through the lungs, getting out could possibly be more difficult. Not that I'm fool enough to believe any fence ever made can keep a deer in, but the fence is surrounded on 3 sides with some very dense thickets that would make passage very difficult for a deer with a sucking chest wound. I've sown part of the field with red clover and sling a little corn around in the spring and summer. I need to get me a salt block buried in there too. It's more so "Times are Tuff" plan but I've seen some rather nice deer right here in town. Sticking a broadhead into one of them is very tempting.

Raven. Hands down the best.