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Not a Santa gift, but a AFTER Santa gift from me to me. I can now say that I own a COLT. And she is sooooo nice.

Hah. I have to do a meme about that. Hmm, there's a bunch out there already.

Well, Santa didn't bring it, but I gave this to myself. No, didn't hit the lottery, but some stocks I have been sitting on for the better part of 10 years at a loss just recently went up and above what I paid. I got enough to pay off my mortgage. Some people tell me that is a mistake, but I see not having a mortgage payment and the ability to start investing in my future more now.

1976 Marlin 336. Belonged to my late grandpa. Finally got possession of it over Christmas and just got her cleaned up tonight. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Saw this video on youtube http://youtu.be/nGBrfpWc4oQ The kids and I (mostly the kids) blew through a case of clay targets today. 22, 223, 308, 20ga, 12ga. The youngest didnt like the 12ga. LOL. I made 10 of the holders, each about 2 1/2 foot tall (6 inches in the ground, leaving 2 feet above ground). Only destroyed 1 holders with the 308. Hours of fun. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Based on several things I've read from reputable industry sources on a mailing list I subscribe to, it sounds like the BATFE might have come to a "conclusion" on this matter and will be releasing a statement on it soon.  What I have read indicates that they are going to reverse their previous opinion and use established case law to state that a firearm can be classified according to its use rather than its configuration.  Reportedly SIG's own legal team is on board with this and are stating that the SIG Brace was never intended to be used in a shoulder fired position.   The other statement I saw stated that the BATFE is preparing an "industry brief" as well as a public bulletin to address all of this.   If these things are true, this is essentially the nail in the coffin for the idea of a tax-free SBR and we can all thank the clueless fuckwits who kept peppering the BATFE with requests for an official opinion.

No they would not have to ban it.   It is like saying a handicap spot should be outlawed because someone used it as a regular spot. We should not punish those who have to use it as intended because someone else doesn't use it as intended.   I can guarantee with all the media coverage as well as the outrage coming out of this that we will know EXACTLY where we stand on this. Hopefully we, as gun owners, can get behind this and call our representatives to get the stupid SBR laws changed at a minimum. Problem is there are groups of gun owners who are already dividing us up into smaller groups. Whether you agree or disagree with NFA, the Sig brace or anything else gun related everyone should be supporting gun rights even if you do not agree. I see people distancing themselves from those who use a Sig brace when they should be joining together. I see posts regularly, by fellow gun owners, saying ARs and AKs should be outlawed because all you need is a bolt gun or shotgun. Same thing is now being said about the Sig brace, that if you want a shoulder stock then SBR the gun but not everyone can have an SBR. We are our own worst enemies because we try so hard divide, and distance, ourselves from other gun owners when we should be coming together because the common denominator that brings us all together is our guns.  And when we do this it makes it so easy for the antis to conquer us a little bit at a time.   Every single gun owner should be writing and calling their representatives the same way we did when magazines and "assault weapons" were under attack. The NFA system is nothing more than another attack on our rights and what is worse is it is some guy behind a desk is the one who is determining who will be a felon tomorrow. He is doing this without congress getting involved and without a single law being changed. It is just some guy who opines, which is HIS opinion, that something makes you a felon and not the rule of law. Eventually an opinion letter is going to come down that turns every gun owner into a felon so we need to stop this now. Think it can't happen, look at Colorado, Massachusetts as well as several other states where the possession of a certain magazine makes you a felon. And when the antis get what they want in one state they do not rest on their laurels and are happy, they move onto another state. And even though we seem like we are safe in Tennessee eventually those liberals will be at our borders wanting to change our laws as well.    Another option is donate to those who fight for your NFA rights and I am not talking about the NRA. The NRA could not care less about most of the NFA stuff going on. Even if you do not own anything that is NFA by supporting these people we might, some day, be able to buy or build a SBR, silencer or machine gun without having to pay through the nose or the near year long wait for approval. http://www.nfafa.org/ BTW, this is the same group who brought about the changes, for the good, of our knife rights in the state. They are also trying to change the laws in the state to make NFA stuff legal and not the current illegal but with a defense laws we have now.   We need to do something because at some point the opinions will be so widespread that it will be impossible to do anything legally as a gun owner. I understand not everyone wants something that is NFA but let me ask you this. If it did not require the government's approval, a years wait or you to pay a tax would you still feel the same way? I am sure most gun owners would own at least one item currently under NFA control if it did not have all the requirements. There is no reason not to have a silencer and they should not be regulated at all.   So please, I ask all of you, do not try to divide us into smaller groups and try to support your fellow gun owner. Even if it is a gun you would never own right now it might be something you might want to in the future when it is legal to own.

Remind me to NEVER buy any used firearms from Mike.

  That's a good point.  Hopefully the GA might make some headway on it, but I wouldn't hold my breath.       The system isn't broke, it's working just as intended.  Legislatures love to vest power in agencies and they have done so in alarming fashion.  Less time executing the functions of government, means more time raising money, which they're all about.  When a politically charged issue presents itself, no matter what decisions are made by these agencies, one side can say government is looking out for the people, while the other can say they either grabbed power they shouldn't have or won't use their authority for the interest of the people.  Both sides get to rally their base and the cycle begins anew.   Legislators, federal ones especially, don't want to be held accountable for what happens with agencies like BAFTE, they want the buffer they provide.  To actually take part in the decisions they make would do things like interrupt their three day work schedule and that dog won't hunt.   BAFTE has become the perfect case example of how legislatures have absconded their oversight roles and gun owners are on the thrusting end of the shaft.

A 1972 Harley FLH in medium ratty shape, but all there. Now Santa will come and spread cheer to chrome shops, painters, and bike shops and swap meets throughout the southeast.

So after much thought, budget review and lots of research I am sending back the 20 gauge the store sent by mistake and I'm buying a Stoeger m3000 this week.

  I have little to no faith at all in Myth Busters because they cannot recreate anything to the exact time, place, lighting, reflections, angles or anything else. At the very best all they are is speculations by them and to me they are a joke.............jmho

Unless you like that kind of movie I wouldnt recommend watching it...I made it about 5 minutes into it before I turned it off. I like funny movies and have zero issues with profanity etc but that movie was just stupid.

Gather the parts you desire and build your own to your specifications.   You'll end up with what you want and an education of how the rifle functions.

Be careful doing that. If you drill through the jacket at the nose and the lead is exposed at the base the lead can be pushed out of the jacket as it is fired and leave the jacket behind. If you are lucky the jacket will be far enough behind to cause a malfunction. Worst case scenario is the jacket gets left far enough forward to let you chamber and shoot another round. If that happens the gun becomes a grenade.

I did not "trust" anything for a week. :squint:

Finally got me a compact and I am picking up a colt 1911 tomorrow. Santa gave me coals, but I found diamonds!!!!

I'm doing better but having serious trust issues. (Is it just a fart? Can I be sure?) ;)

Take a look at "Emerald Green" arborvitae. I planted some to block the back of a privacy fence that was installed next door knowing that it would not be maintained on the back side and look bad pretty soon. They won't grow like bamboo but they will be less work and will do fine if watered and fertilized. Here are some pics of mine.

Good thing these letters only apply to the individuals who submitted them.

Also, wonder if shouldering a bare buffer tube will soon be illegal as well. The NFA needs to go away in a major way. Why should it matter whether I shoot from the shoulder or not? The rounds are just as effective regardless whether I shoulder it or not. Bet a lot of people will be returning their Christmas gifted Sig braces now.

Very nice down payment for a new vehicle (new Subaru Outback for the wife), Yamaha Rhino ( used, but ready to tear stuff up), TLR-1 Game Spotter and MOE stock for the AR, bunch of ammo, two way radios, waterproof camo pants and parka, a sweet handmade stained class Tennessee light and Tennessee logo made out of a pallet. The best thing I got though was spending Christmas with my wife and our son on his first Christmas. He had no idea what was going on, but I just loved the feeling.

New Ostrich Leg Luchesse Boots. My excitement is hard to contain

  That's precisely the only reason why the brace held any interest for me as well.  Currently I cannot take my SBR out of state unless I file for a permission slip from the BATFE.  Only people named in my trust can legally be in possession of it.  The $200 spent for a tax stamp is and never has been an obstacle for me, but the baggage that goes with it is absurd.  The freedom that comes with owning an AR pistol is very enticing and it would make a fantastic "truck gun".   I've stayed on the sidelines and haven't made any moves to own a SIG Brace up to this point and now likely won't.  And perhaps the most preposterous part of this is that if the act of shouldering a SIG Brace is somehow made illegal, it sets up a very slippery slope for those who have been shouldering AR pistols with buffer tubes shod in closed cell foam.  Are those suddenly SBR's if they are shouldered?   The real problem to all of this is that we have a non-legislative government agency interpreting the law.  That's not how this is supposed to work.

https://www.themakogroup.com/Detail.aspx?PROD=1034501&CAT=8668 Penetrator mags. I have a stash for when the excrement hits the bladed air propulsion device. They're awesome.

Hard to say, with all the variables; temperature, barrel diameter, sight radius, etc. I think what we may need here is a box of truth type series of tests. I'd be really curious if the melted Pringles lids, er I mean thermomolds will act like frangible HPs. I'm thinking they might if I pre score some fracture points before hand. There's a lot of work to do with this yet...

  I dare them to say it wasn't designed as a stock. That would be an Obama quality lie.

Isn't that what the pew-pew-pew selector is for?

WOW, you used up some gun luck with that one. Glad it worked out.

Well I gave it a shot just to see if it would move any and after a minute or two of a hammer and punch it fell right out.  Didn't take too much hammering and luckily I had a punch that just fit the area I needed to cover.   Thanks for the recommendations.  I now have this thing setup for an Appleseed shoot.

WOW ! That was easy........ I drilled one small hole then a second larger hole.....tapped in the easy out and she screwed right out. I sincerely believe I will never get that lucky on something like this again.

Don't know the size, but a dentist could take a drill and maybe slot it so a flathead would work. I'd be willing to try.

  Haters gonna hate.  :yuck:

Depends on the mileage...its fairly common on higher mile vehicles to have rear diff leaks, rear main seal leaks, and transmission leaks. With that said, it not something you just want to forget about but if its not dropping a lot of fluid you are good for a while.

Don't apologize. You sent a gift you deserve to receive one. You both were polite in your request. Life happens, we all understand that, if you don't say something no one would know. And we have had some people flake out in years past.

Be mean, plant Kudzu!    I don't hate many things in life, but I do HATE Kuzu.  That is the original SE Asia invasion!

      I don't think they make a small enough attachment for me to try that. They might just outlay it to do away with embarrassment. 

https://www.facebook.com/brianscustomtheaters   They will service your turntable.  West Nashville.  Nice folks.  Alison's Record Shop (attached) is my new "most dangerous" place to stop.   Caveat:  There is a gun buster on either the HiFi shop or the record shop -don't remember which.  When I get to know them a little better, I will talk to them about it.

I think the S&W M&P Sport is shipping without the 5R barrels but they are still a good bargain and a very good first AR (first because if you are like most, it won't be your last).   The more you research and ask about brands, the more opinions you'll get.  

I suppose all I can say is boy I'm sure glad I bought my Sig brace with the intention of firing my AR pistol with one hand, it sure is handy.

Poison Ivy! It'll take over fast, and your neighbors won't be likely to cross it. :hat:

Here is my Spikes Tactical AR that I assembled with my Christmas gifts. Spikes Upper/Lower receiver Spikes CHF 14.5 barrel Spikes BCG Midwest Industries SS Keymod rail Vltor buffer/buffer tube and buttstock PSA LPK-would like a SSA trigger at some point Misc Seekins Precision to replace some of the LPK components Silencerco flash hider for when my can gets out of jail

With the house payment freed up, it shouldn't take long to get rid of the truck payment. Put your old truck payment into a savings account every month and write a check for the next one. I'm telling you, it sure relieves a lot of stress. When you get to this point, money becomes unimportant, and you can focus on the things in life that really have meaning.

Walking bare foot in "your" grass is something that others just do not get. We paid ours off 5 years ago, great feeling.

Withdrawing

Well I reckon I'll oblige...

Santa brought me a new Yeti cooler. Didn't see it coming, and that's the best kind of present.

Cost vs. Value= Dan Wesson They make many models from officer sized alloy to steel full size and in multiple calibers. You will be really be hard pressed to beat what you spend on a DW and get the same quality elsewhere.

i like PARAs i just wish they didnt have 80 series trigger slop,they def make a decent 1911 for the price

It is just threaded 5/8x24 (I think) so any break that threads on to that should work.  I am not a big fan of breaks personally on that short of barrel.  It creates A LOT of noise.  Yes, it will help a little with recoil, but I will take the recoil over the extra noise any day.  If you hunt with it and don't wear hearing protection when hunting, I would not put a break on at any cost.   That's my personal take on it.