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Unbeknownst to many in Tennessee, the color orange is in fact not a property of the University of Tennessee Volunteers and frequently enjoys use as a color for items to which attention is desired to be drawn.   Also, I'm not a Vols fan.  :)

Me and another kid in school used to have 2 sea bags each full of toy guns. We had WAR!!! every day at recess for 2 straight years during 5th and 6th grade. We pretty much armed everyone down to the 4th grade and the 3rd graders who the teachers would let play with us.   3rd graders make excellent Prison Camp guards and scout/spies.     Just imagine the horror and court ordered psych evals and forced medication they'd have us all under if we were kids doing that now.

  This is all you really need to know about why it will never happen in Tennessee.  There's far too much money being made.

  What you probably fail to grok is how securely he has the power to control what legislation gets to his desk, through Beth Harwell and other trusted sycophants. The House Finance Ways and Means committee is literally his personal graveyard for anything he actually opposes, regardless of what he says to the press.   - OS

Correct. Glock decided to stick with tradition rather than suddenly make a firearm that looks like a river otter clutching a fish in its mouth. ;) What you need to think about for a moment is the advantage this gives to the gentleman who wishes to procure more than one firearm in his life without being nagged by his spouse. If they all look the same, that new gun is "the same one I've had for years honey". Pure genius. Here's a test: Question: Which of these Glocks have I owned for longer than a year? Answer: Why are you up my ass about this? It's the SAME gun you've seen me carry for months. Shouldn't you be ironing something??? :hat: Disclaimer: Not a trained marriage advisor. Proceed at own risk.

  One thing to consider is that the permit process in Tennessee brings a moderate amount of cash flow to the state, $115. for first applicants and $50. renewal every 4 years. That's $50 x 450,000+ permit holders in a 4 year period. No true politician wants to endanger a cash cow like that, Constitutional carry may very well lower the number of new applicants and number of renewals, reducing the dollars the state gets from the handgun carry permit program. Also Haslam IS NOT a pro-gun Governor, he knows he has to pander to the republican base to keep his job so he pretends to be pro-gun.

"If pit-bulls cannot be gassed into extinction" Hopefully I don't come off as a jerk, but I've had several dogs and the one that currently has my families heart is an American Pitt-Bull Terrier. Just worked out that way, they were once beloved and like other dominant dogs, were war heroes. People played god and created them, I'd be wary about playing god deciding to eliminate them......  

Kind of like waiting for the Titanic to come in

Just moving to that state will make you lose sleep

A two stroke will need fresh rings and plugs on occasion. Nothing super crazy. And change the oil. The new MX style four strokes can be quiet maintenance intensive, with valve adjustments and top end rebuilds. An older trail style four stroke like the XR series is just gas and go with ocassional oil changes. They are bomb proof. A 2 stroke KDX 220 is an amazing trail bike, one I had forgot about. 125 two strokes are peaky and can be more difficult to ride due to the lack of low end tq and the sudden spike in power. A 250 2 stroke is basically equivalent to a 450 four stroke, that raced together for years. A 400cc+ two stroke is a rare beast these days and can hurt you badly if your not an experienced rider.

That's really nice. Who wants to be cured. 12 step programs are for quiters.

All you haters on 2 strokes in the woods over here. I ride a YZ250 with Eric Gorr 295 kit in it for woods riding, and only that. yes, it needs to be beat on and run hard, but I also baby it a lot and it does even better than my old YZ450. Hands down, I'll take a two stroke in the woods anyways. Period. I've never been a 4 stroke fan, and never will be. 2 strokes have bulletproof motors. They just run. Had a 99 CR125 with countless hours before I did a rebuild, took the top end apart and there was sand in there and everything. But it was still running strong. Another thing I'll not, clutchs on a two stroke are much more forgiving. At least on my bikes. YMMV. But man, to me I just see no downside to running a two stroke in the woods. Just beat on it a bit here and there and you'll be fine. Heres my baby: [URL=http://s95.photobucket.com/user/eat7thirdythree/media/image_zps8c1b31b8.jpg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s95.photobucket.com/user/eat7thirdythree/media/image_zpsc00773ca.jpg.html][/URL]

For lugging around in the woods, you'll want a 4 stroke engine. The two strokes are like chainsaw engines; all or nothing. I would also stay away from the dual sport bikes. They aren't very good for anything. Rough riding on the road, and geared too high for off road.   You won't go wrong with a Honda.   A CRF 250 would be a good place to start looking.

That's what the Army did back in 1966! Took away our M14 gave us a new M16 and shipped us off to Vietnam

I'm a little old for that. This is what I had.

We need to get a middle Tennessee carpool together to hit the Knoxville show.

I can appreciate that. But the incidence of being hit by a tractor trailer is minimal. My wife is a Doctor, she's spent too many stints in the ER. I don't conclude that motorcycles are more likely to be involved in an accident but the likelihood of injury is much higher, that's just physics....and she's the boss.

I love my bikes. I couldn't imagine not being able to do what I do as far as riding. Two 3,000+mile trips and one 4,200+ mile trips this year, Iron Butt rides, not to mention the short 3-400 mile trips.

You reap what you sow. I bet before it affected him he did not have a problem with the law.

I see no problem.

Look at the problem this way, you just help out a fellow addict, for if you did not buy them then someone else would. Congrats on 2 fine looking pistols.

  And this is where the Libertarian / Constitutionalist argument generally comes off the rails.  Your mentality is very isolationist and doesn't consider that you might just be in the minority.  Like I said, a win-win is for the State to acknowledge Constitutional open carry and sell permits for concealed carry.  Those who want a permit and reciprocity will pay for it.  Those who don't will just enjoy carrying freely inside the state.   As for how many people make use of reciprocity, I can tell you I do all the time.  And likely so do countless other Tennesseans with HCPs who travel back and forth to neighboring states on a weekly if-not daily basis.  Ask folks who live in border towns like Clarksville, Chattanooga, Memphis, Johnson City, etc. But what it sounds like you're saying is since you aren't one of those people, you couldn't care less provided it's free for you.   Like I said, very isolationist.

A twelve or thirteen step program is needed. there is at least twelve or more revolvers you need ASAP and a few more randall knives would help too :drool:

Well you may be an addict but Geeze Louise.......you have impeccable taste. Beautiful pistolas they are...congratulations. :up:

Only difference between that bike and a 89, is the aluminum frame and a few other goodies, I haven't followed bikes in yrs so I don't know if the $10.5k price tag is good or bad, gut feeling it's a couple k over a regular bike... I'm too old to ride 500's nowadays I'd probably do something really stupid and pay big time for it, this is more my speed today:

  Again, if we did it like Kentucky does, it would be a win-win.  Carry openly for free, a la the Constitution.  Carry concealed for a fee, a la TN permit.  The way Kentucky does it makes a lot of sense and scratches both itches, and it takes a lot out of me to say that something Kentucky does makes sense.  There's not much else the Commonwealth does that I particularly agree with.   The bonus would be that Tennessee would be issuing a CCP that could still be recognized for reciprocity by other states.  People who want to travel and still carry would pony up the money to get a CCP.  The people who are comfortable with open carry and don't want to be on a government register for having a permit, would just continue to do so but only inside the state borders.   Unfortunately it makes so much sense, our legislators will never go for it.

You obviously haven't ran into a large lot of fans of ANY type. There are rude fans of every team in the nation, means nothing for the rest of us.

I'm going to throw this video back out there for the KDX's.    The last generation (H series) of the 200 stayed basically the same from 95-06, the 220 was made from 97-05.   The 220 had better low end torque, the 200 was better on the top end.    Here's a video of a 200 in action so you can thrash them if you want or putt around if you want.   Due to their age you can probably find one for cheap but still have decent performance.     [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DPNanQIlic[/media]    

450 2 stroke is a HOSS. You may want to check out something like the CR230 and the TT-R230. Great 4 stroke bikes with plenty of oomph.

Too funny, I use to race 250/500 pro in SoCal, my last bike was a 89 CR500, first yr upside down forks showed up on stock MX bikes, my last race was in 92, me and my buddies made our own practice track that overlooked Carlsbad raceway (mid 80's), we had countless factory riders ride with us (Marty Moats, Chuck Sun, Rick Johnson and many more) those were the best of times I lived motocross in fact I missed high school graduation to race..LOL

back in the 60's we played army and cowboys every day at school and home.  everybody had toy guns.  we took them to school.  never had any problems.  what we did would never work today.  that is the problem with this nation now.  we are lost.  

Wow.  Beautiful rifle.  I love the old Savage 99's  :up:

I'm not either, but then I'm from WV.

  It's 5 cars per year then you need a dealer license, but it's more than just applying for a license. You'll need to meet all the requirements, which can get expensive.   http://www.tn.gov/regboards/mvc/documents/DealerApplicationandRequirements.pdf

Belt or belts depending on model. Air filter. If it's an older one you may need to grease the wheel bearings up front every other oil change. Also if older lube the chassis/steering with a grease gun on all the zerk fittings. I have never had a problem from dropping the tranny pan, dumping fluid and changing filter. Don't backflush it, just put the pan back on and fill it up.

The down payment would be what you have in the car. The payments would be all profit. So you have $1500 in a car. Guy puts $1500 down and makes $100 a month payments. I believe that it's illegal to make duplicate keys, but it's done. If payments are not made, go get the car. If the car is not recovered, you haven't lost much.

I like to be as unencumbered as possible especially in any terrain that is tight as you will be moving your body around a lot and sometimes quickly.  I would put a top rack on it and carry your pack on the top rack to free yourself up. 

Read this. It's a good breakdown of building a 9mm AR http://www.pariaharms.com/AR9.php

You did not know David is the NUMBER ONE UT FAN?

Love it or leave it!  :D

M&P9c (usually carried OWB in a Kydex holster) Recycled Firefighter minimalist wallet Case 6292 Texas Jack Spyderco Paramilitary 2 Samsung Galaxy S4 Inova XS Flashlight Fisher X-750 Pen

I speak from google-foo and my own research - not from personal experience... so pour some grains of salt over it.   You've probably read about it, and the manual states it.  ... but ... Calibrate. Every. Flight.   The infamous  "I watched my Phantom xx fly off into the horizon...."  seems to happen to those who do not.

Legality would be pretty much determined by the local laws regarding business licenses and such.  One potential problem is sales tax collection, the Dept of Revenue in Tennessee is very intense about that.  As for non-payment, I imagine your only real option is small claims court, be prepared for long, protracted deferrals if that happens.  The IRS will also be interested in your new "hobby" as well ...

good man, may karma bless you

I hate to reveal too much personal information about myself on these kinds of sites, but I will say that I've got a chihuahua mix that is easily one of the most loved dogs in Nashville. I've had him for 7 years or so. He's got 3 legs and is quite possibly the friendliest dog you will ever meet. He was a street dog for about a year and a half of his life and was found hit by a car. He had heart worms and didn't have a chance in hell of making it out of the operating room, but they took a chance and nursed him back to life. I picked up the bill for the treatment($1,000 is a lot when I was in college). The only marketable skill I have besides my job in music is working with animals, something I've done my entire life from volunteering as a kid at humane society shelters all the way up to my Nashville beginnings working at grooming facilities to make ends meet while building my music career. Dogs, very much like people, tend to surprise by destroying the stereotypes that define them.

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I've always wanted a Mauser pistol

I'm pretty sure the NRA convention is at the Music City Center.  Everyone come and invite all of their friends.  Nashville needs to pay for that blasted building WITHOUT raising my taxes to do so!!!

Very interesting discussion. I've only been "attacked" (meaning he charged me with the intention of doing me harm) once and if I had not had the truck to retreat to I know it would have hurt me and it was a rottweiler. That said, I'm too old to try and run from any dog anymore and if one charges me with bare teeth and there is no owner to control it I'll put it down. Now I'm not just gonna kill a dog for "doing it's natural thing" my first shot will be a scare shot, as in I fugure the noise might scare it away. But if I have to (and I mean the choice between me or them) I'm taking that shot.

Seemed to work for a lot of cops and detectives for a loooong time, still does for a lot of people. Better options? Maybe, but do I really need a 4x4 for that rare occasion, or will the 4 cylinder compact do for 99.9% off the driving most people do. Me thinks some people over think.