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Taking a wee break from the golf course, Rory Mcllroy drives         his new  Mercedes into an Irish gas station.         An attendant greets him in typical Irish manner, unaware who the golf         pro is...         "Top o' the mornin to ya".           As Rory gets out of the car, two tees fall out of his  pocket.         "So what are those things, laddie?" asks the attendant           "They're called tees," replies Rory.         "And what would ya be usin 'em for, now?" inquires the Irishman.           "Well, they're for resting my balls on when I drive," replies Rory.         "Aw, Jaysus,  Maryan' Joseph!" exclaims the Irish attendant.           "Those fellas at Mercedes think of everything!!!!!

I feel like a Democrat...I voted twice

Listening to Dolomite bitching about something... :ugh: 

  I was surprised you could offer two blade options at all. Dave is really treating us right.

  Why not? Every 1911 manufacturer out there has been doing it for years. :stir:

I wasted 5 years of my life at Sears.  2005-2010, so I was there for the tail end of when they were a good company.  They begged me not to leave when I did, then they eliminated my position, and then closed my store.  I had seen the writing on the wall and knew I needed to do something else, and fast.  No regrets.    That said Sears was at one time in my opinion a piece of Americana.  Sears catalogs, Craftsmen tools, etc.  Those days are all long gone, that's over, it's nothing but a company that is on life support and nothing but a tax write off for the more profitable sectors of the conglomerate that it is a part of.  I remember the day that I got an email from corporate outlining how to explain to customers, when we were asked, why Craftsman tools are now being made in China.  That was when I really knew that it was over.

If the people of Newtown win this suit, the next time someone hits me with their car, I'm going to sue the car manufacturer. After all, there will be a "case history" of manufacturer liability huh?   Dave

As promised, here are the prototypes of the knives, keep in mind these pictures are not done professionally as Dave just shot them on his Iphone to get them to me, the knives will look OUTSTANDING!!!! Here is the regular bladed model

    The only thing more dangerous than being around that guy, would be eating something from Olive Garden.  :)

I sold the last bottle of 20 year old Pappy Saturday night.  IIRC it was 207 otd.   Nice couple who had dropped a couple of bills on a split case and also got a bottle of Calumet Bourbon.      We talked bourbon for a minute and he seemed like and ideal candidate for the 20 year old.   He looked like he won the lottery.  

Sears has really been a financial company masquerading as a retail store for the last decade. If you look at any of their recent earnings statements, you'll see that they made more off of interest on their cards than they did profit on goods sold. So really, thei stores just became a convenient vehicle to push their credit card. They lost me as a customer when they refused to warranty a wrench that was cracked straight from the package. They claimed I must have abused it, even though I produced a receipt from a few hours earlier and simply wanted to replace it. At that point, I figure there's no difference between craftsman and a kobalt or similar, so I walked out and haven't been back. Word is their current investor "loaned" them the $400 million they needed to purchase inventory for the holidays leveraged against their real estate. Like Radio Shack, I expect this'll be their final Christmas.

If they win I want the lawyers name. I want to sue Bic for making pens that keep misspelling words.

I am not one to feed into the  truthers and I do not wear a tinfoil hat..    And I am sure some.. if not most if not true but to be honest... I dont know what to believe anymore about  the Newtown shooting. So many articles and pictures ( they can be photoshopped)  say now it never happen`d and I am not sure it did.. Too many things do not add up .. and I am confused. I read a lot of articles where stuff just do not add up anymore.. to many inconsistencies..   If that is true.. we have way worse things to worry about that someone suing someone for another gunlaw to be enacted..

This lawsuit is the kind of case that makes me wish our country had a "loser pays" policy on court costs and lawyer fees. If there was some kind of risk associated with bringing frivolous suits, there'd be fewer of them.

seems that knee brace would be more effective under the jeans...but then again...this guy ain't about concealment, he's all about the "look at me"

Done. It's nice to vote on something and actually win.........

  I wish it wouldn't settle out of court.  Take it to court and show these idiots the frivolous lawsuits have to stop. 

Were they wearing steel helmets?   This won't last 30 seconds in court, I'm sure. I had no plans to buy any bushmaster stuff but now I'm feeling more sympathetic towards them.

I'm thinking of calling it the Russian Picnic Basket.

  SWEET!!!  No bs...I really, really like the looks of the knife. Personally, I think it's the best looking one so far.

  Because deer fed a steady diet of real Wisconsin aged cheddar taste better than deer raised on government cheese.

Ok, saw the Tanto Blade posting first.   Pains me greatly to admit it, but the regular blade model does look a wee bit better. lol   Still in for one of each though.

Here is the Tanto Bladed model

glad it worked out for them. word association. the words in your title ALWAYS remind me of this: http://youtu.be/9efgLHgsBmM

It does suck to carry around 24" worth of barrel and suppressor.

  Nope,  both of them have won the super bowl   I hope before I die I get to experience that once.

$30 is a hell of a price for a haircut.   I mean it sounds nice and all, but when all I need is five minutes with a pair a clippers, I am fine once a year paying some grumpy woman who hates her job $10 and then tipping her $5 to get my annual haircut.

  I received my gift today and words cannot express how much I appreciate the lengths my Secret Santa, and his helper, went through to find me a perfect gift. I was honestly at a loss for words upon reading the letter. Caring enough to to do what you did on my behalf is humbling. I am sure it was not easy to find me the perfect gift but you did and I truly appreciate it more than words can say. And I can honestly say that anyone who would do what you guys did, and give me the gift you did, is a true friend. I want you guys to know that if there is ever anything you need please feel free to ask.     And for those of you who are wondering what my Secret Santa gave me, they gave me money. But what they gave me was more than just money. They also wrote a heartfelt letter, that made this gift very, very personal. And cash allows me to buy the perfect gift which, in the end, is all my, or any, Secret Santa wants for the person getting the gift.   In closing I would like to say thanks. Thanks to my Secret Santa for giving me the perfect gift and a personal letter. I would like to say thanks to Metalhead for putting this on. I would also like to thank TGO David for providing us with a place for our TGO family to come together, share our lives , our stories as well as the highs, and the lows, with other members of our TGO family.

^ This right here. Can't say it any better. I will say there's a right way and wrong way to do those little 2 minute jobs, get paid, AND leave your customer feeling great. As someone who's done a bit of guitar setup and repair, I can tell you I have no trouble charging someone $40-$50 to adjust a truss rod(loosening or tightening a nut) adjust their action,(play with some screws" and intonate their guitar (playing with different screws). I also had no trouble charging someone $60 to wrap an eraser with wet dry paper and take out the dent in the fret of their new guitar. Both jobs average 25-30 minutes and take minimal investment. Heck, intonate to your own ear and you can do it with common household tools. But people didn't pay me to play with screws and loosen/ tighten nuts, they payed me because I knew what to do, and how to do it. The biggest thing in keeping people happy was doing a good job, and doing the job AWAY from them. Had the smith in this case taken the gun in a back room, fixed it and brought it out in less than a minute, I'd bet we would be hearing about his magical fixing prowess.

http://news.yahoo.com/first-more-americans-support-gun-rights-gun-control-223803476.html    

While I was waiting for my approval on my Shield I bought yesterday a saw a guy in the shop that made me chuckle. He was wearing a DOUBLE under the arms nylon holster with a full size Glock under one arm and what looked to be a 1911 under the other and he was walking around proud. I am glad we have the option to open carry but some people just want attention I guess. I caught a pic, should I post it? It doesn't include his face but I hope he isn't on here.

So I started going to a new barbershop this week. Its called Franks Barbershop, off Northshore in Knoxville. Let just say its an amazing experience. I called and made an appointment, they were very accommodating and easy to get ahold of. When I got there I was greeted by two lovely women at the front desk. One confirmed my appointment, then showed me to the lounge and offered water or a very good root beer in a frosted mug. I took the root beer lol. While I was waiting I noticed they have very comfy seats, dart boards, chess boards and a pool table. I knocked out a quick game of pool out with another gentleman there while I waited. My barber was right on time, and she was very nice. She was chatty, asked me how I wanted my cut, etc. She gave me a quick shoulder and neck massage, then a perfect cut, followed by a shampoo and condition with a hot towel on my face. When she was done, she styled it perfectly and recommended a pomade for the style I wanted (slicked back undercut) she also trimmed my beard and mustache perfectly, and I don't trust many people with my beard lol. All in all I would say if you want a great, old school experience then you need to give this place a try. It was $25 for the cut, and they also do hot shaves, and tons of other services. You will have to deal with some hipsters (I was the only one in dirty work boots), but its well worth it.

a lot of the crime scene stuff is already out. Out of every picture they released, this is the only one I liked. It's just a shame it didn't occur before the lunatic had a chance to take other people with him.

Took a second, but I found a bit of info on the law. How does this not cover Bushmaster?     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protection_of_Lawful_Commerce_in_Arms_Act

Be Careful!!!!!!!!! In more ways than one. Be careful when you ride and be extra careful what you buy. I would not buy one used from any one that has children or had children at home because most all adults do take care of their machines and most children push them far beyond what their capabilities are.......................jmho

Awww crap. I guess im out. I'm gonna go cry into my $11 a pint craft beer

Dont crash one thru the neighbors fence.

OK, I completely understand. However you made the deal is fine, and the knives do look nice. I was under the impression that they would be two-tone blades with a good part of the blade being dark like in the first posts and pics that were posted, though, and the stonewash tanto blades just look like a single color to me. Not a problem at all, I'll just revise my order from 4 knives to only 2, removing the 2 extra tantos that I had planned to get. Awesome knives, looking forward to receiving them. Thanks for the facilitation.

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Welcome from west Williamson Co. and yes there is a LOT of info to be gleaned from this Site.

Yep. Looking at the picture, the gas tube goes in from the left into the block, secured by the roll pin through the side hole shown. Now between the left side with the gas tube hole and the roll pin hole there should be a hole communicating between barrel and gas tube, through the block. The one I got had the gas port hole drilled on the right hand side (looking at the picture), with no way, no how, to port gas from barrel to tube. EGW said send it back, Midway said send it back, I drilled and reamed the tube hole completely thru, aligned the tube port with the existing gas port, and viola! the block port aligned with the barrel port as if made for it. which, undoubtedly it was. I tapped the original (factory) tube opening for a 5mm set screw plug and it works as Stoner said it should.  Someone just had a bad day on the CNC machine at EGW. If it would have been a .750" block I would have ordered another and said done, but .875 blocks are fewer and harder to find, for some reason. Anyways, i was just wondering if this had happened to anyone else, as this is my first upper build.

I don't open carry per-say but I don't really conceal either. I always wear a OWB holster with a untucked shirt over it. The main reason I do this is I find all the concealment holsters I've tried are extremely uncomfortable.   Unless somebody is looking for a gun, nobody will ever notice. I've even been out with my wife before and when we get home and getting undressed I'll pull my gun off and she will say "I didn't know you had your gun with you".  

With all of today's improvements in modern 9mm jacketed hollow point self defense ammo, there's no need to ever feel undergunned. Performance of 9's get it done. The most important thing is accurate shots on target. Personally, I would stay away from 115 grain anything. It starts off fast but tends to slam on the brakes. I shot all but a couple mags worth of 115grain Remington I had for a long time and am running 147 grain Winchester White Box JHPs right now. I also mass load 135gr for training and SHTF in a Glock 17 and Beretta 92F.   However, since you're directly asking about self defense ammo for a compact firearm, you may get better accuracy out of a short barrel with a 124 grain projectile. The slightly lighter weight may allow the rifling to stabilize it better before leaving the barrel. Hornady and Federal also make 135gr JHPs.   I personally don't feel the need to have a bonded bullet. The chance of me shooting through a barrier in a self defense situation are pretty slim, in my opinion. If I were you, I'd just buy a box each of whatever's on the shelf, in 124gr and heavier. I'd do an accuracy and function test from a rest at 25 yards, to try and take the human error out and see which round is more accurate out of that pistol. Shoot 10 rounds per target and see how they grouped. I'd shoot 20 rounds from each box. If group size looked the same, I'd go with the heavier rounds since they carry their momentum better. Penetration is the first priority. Expansion, is a bonus.   Good luck in whatever you decide.

The Remington trigger issue is well documented w Remington denying any issue. An interview w an older Remington employee validated what had been going on for decades but Remington knew a recall would kill them if they fessed up.... I considered buying a versa max shotgun but backed out because the whole Remington thing creeped me out,bought a beretta instead....

Jesus.....

Yes, but did he have an HCP Badge affixed for all the world to see and be in awe of?

The website is up. http://www.tennessee3gunseries.com/

IMHO, as long as it's from a recognizable brand name, these days a lower is a lower is a lower. It doesn't do anything, it is a hunk of aluminum in which you put things. Sure some have fancy spiders engraved, and it's cool to have a fancy billet lower like the awesome ones we got from CMT TGO run with our logo on it, but honestly for a basic gun I see little to no performance difference between that fancy billet piece and the $39 blem Anderson lower I built my next rifle on. Both work great. One looks cooler and cost 4 times more. I am super glad I have both and am very happy with the value I got in each case. I see basic lowers on FB listing for $80-90 often, sometimes less. I believe Guns and More in Smyrna has Spike's lowers for $89 +tax/tics. You can find the Andersons for around $50-60 +tax/tics at many shops. They are often $39 online, plus your transfer and tics. Good luck and have fun! Watch palmettostatearmory.com for deals as well. Just be prepared to wait a bit for orders to arrive. They've gotten better but sometimes people do still experience long shipping times through them, but if you aren't in a hurry they offer some smokin' deals every now and then. Good luck and keep us posted!

I am a "Service and repair man" or "Mechanic" not a "tech". You pay for what I know, not what I do. If you bring a repair in you should expect to pay at least the minimum.

Probably NOT the answer you want, but I load my 9mm with whatever SD ammo is available at a good price after I've cycled through whatever I bought the last time I found some on sale. I probably wouldn't go for full on frangible rounds, but pretty much any quality SD ammo will get the nod if its a few buck cheaper than normal. I do advocate buying enough at a go to run them through your pistol for a few mags to see how they feed and all, but that's one area where your smaller capacity comes in handy. It's a lot cheaper to run 3 mags through your 938 than it is to run 2 out of my M&P :D