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I was up at my house in Greeneville yesterday cleaning out and packing up some of Dads stuff for when we move up there, and found a small lock box hidden in the back of his gun closet. Well got it home, and finally got it open, and found 106 pre 1960 silver quarters in it and 27 per 1950's silver dollars. I didn't even know dad collected silver coins. I swear I learn something new about my Dad every time I go over there.

I bought it in 1997 and gave it to him as a gift. He passed away on March 12th of this year. We had his funeral on his birthday March 21st. I was doing some research on his Garand it was assembled the year he was born. I don't know how much dollar value it has but to me it is priceless. It isn't pretty but it could shoot. When I take it to the range I will be thinking of all the time we spent together. [URL=http://s282.photobucket.com/user/zgunbear/media/20150407_203718.jpg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s282.photobucket.com/user/zgunbear/media/20150407_203743.jpg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s282.photobucket.com/user/zgunbear/media/20150407_203755.jpg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s282.photobucket.com/user/zgunbear/media/20150407_203804.jpg.html][/URL]

That is awesome.  I have a small similar collection that my dad passed to me years ago.  My wife doesn't understand, she says cash them in.  I have repeatedly said no.  Unless the kids are starving.

Yep, the Duke's was on of my favorite shows growing up.  Today if would be considered racist.    RIP Roscoe!

I don't think that's how fast cash is supposed to work.

I'd gladly pay $10 to get to not have to go to Detoliet and drink JD instead in Stroh's.

  Here is a good place to start.   http://usriflecal30m1.com/Default.aspx   Just enter the SN in the "My Garand" tab and it will give you every number/marking/lot code/etc., etc., that you would ever wish to know.   BTW 2SA RE1 is also a WWII bolt used from Aug 41 to Sep 42 from SN 296253 to 872343.     

  You would be a fool not to buy as much of this as you can, while you can.   When I first got into shooting 9mm was around $10 a box. If I ever come across any at $6.94 a box I will invest heavily.   But it cheap and stack it deep. Someday it will be $20 a box and you'll be wishing you had purchased more.

The source of the study is reason enough to stop reading the article.

Not to mention apples to oranges. Cars are designed to be safer year after year, their primary purpose being shuttling you from point A to B.    Firearms are designed to inflict bodily harm, hopefully only to those who rightfully deserve it inflicted upon them because they have left no other reasonable option. To design them to inflict less harm would be against their primary function.   If you parked every vehicle currently on the road the auto deaths would suddenly drop to near nil, many clinically obese would likely be cured a short time after, and there would likely be no more DUIs. . .   BAN CARS! (it's for the children) :2cents:

Assault rifle would correctly describe a select fire rifle firing an intermediate cartridge that is lightweight and easily maneuverable as well as shoulder fired. Examples would be m16, m4 ak47 ak74, etc

Very sad.  I have the complete DVD set in my ebay watching for the kids.  I want my kids to enjoy what I enjoyed growing up.

John Schneider said in an interview that Jimmy helped him and the other young actors immensley by coaching them and sharing his deep knowledge of the TV acting business with them. He had a real passion for the craft and ran an acting school in Hollywood for 25 years, then he taught drama at various universities after semi-retiring from acting.

He will surely be missed and he was always entertaining in what ever movie or show he performed in. RIP Mr Best (Roscoe)

Rest in Peace Roscoe. Now he can be reunited with his best friend. :usa:

And I would gladly spend the gas money to make the drive to Detroit and guzzle Stroh's over spending $10 on the swill they produce in Lynchburg.

I can see your thwarts is as big as mine.

And my recent experience: While my new Lifetime Sportsman's License was processing, my son invited me to go fishing. I e-mailed TWRA Tracey.Sovine@tn.gov with my story. After verifying my ID she sent confirmation of my TWRA number and transaction number, and said I would be OK to go fishing with that.   Of course the license was in my mailbox that evening.

Cool find. :up:  It's always interesting to find little treasures like that.

I highly suspect "Concealed is concealed" will be an unofficial approach by many this week. Sent from my GT-N5110 using Tapatalk

I know that writing Haslam is like writing a brick wall. One, because probably an intern reads it and files it in a category without it ever being passed on to him, and two, because be probably couldn't/wouldn't want come up with a honest, intellectual reply. However, I did it anyway for some stress relief and to try and make our Constitution heard, known, and followed.   "Governor Haslam, reading an article today that quoted you about the legal guns in parks bill has me wondering if you actually know what our State Constitution says about what laws can be enacted to restrict carrying guns.   Our Constitution states about arms, ""That the citizens of this State have a right to keep and to bear arms for their common defense; but the Legislature shall have power, by law, to regulate the wearing of arms with a view to prevent crime.” (Even though I think it’s important, I am not going to into the fact that the last part was only added in 1870 to restrict black people after the civil war because the “whites only” provision of the 1834 constitution would have been struck down.) One comment you made was that you believed the local governments should hold the power to decide about legal carry in their parks. However, the Constitution clearly states that only the Legislature how the power the regulate the wearing of arms, not local governments. Allowing local governments any regulation in the wearing is a direct violation of this. Any control the legislature gives local governments in regulating wearing of arms exceeds the the power granted the legislature.   Second, the Constitution only allows for regulation of wearing of arms “with a view to prevent crime.” Tennessee Permit holders have gone through a written test, shooting test, and background checks to prove they are not criminals. How in your mind does the Constitution allow the government to restrict the carry of people who have overwhelmingly proven they are law abiding?  Even if you went only off the TDOS carry permit yearly report of revoked permits you would see that it’s about a tenth of one percent of permits are revoked a year. Of that, less than half are because of criminal convictions and maybe one or two a year are because of actual crime committed with a gun. So I want to know why you think a group of people who are typically more law abiding than the police when it comes to guns (http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/02/24/guns-and-new-york-times-why-shouldnt-americans-be-able-to-defend-themselves/) need to be prevented from carrying pretty much anywhere in TN? What evidence can you show that permit holders are going to commit crimes if they are allowed in all local owned parks in TN? Or in the State Capital? Or even, God forbid, schools! I believe you owe all TN permit holders an honest answer to that questions since we have proven we aren’t criminals and history says we probably won’t be i the future."

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/04/06/state-gop-lawmakers-working-to-roll-back-gun-restrictions-after-midterm-wins/?intcmp=latestnews     Conservatives emboldened by election victories are working to roll back gun restrictions in several states, while those on the other side of the debate are claiming success elsewhere in passing initiatives related to gun background checks. On the pro-gun spectrum, for example, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback last week signed a bill to allow Kansans to carry concealed weapons in the state without training or a permit. Second Amendment Foundation founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb told Fox News, "I think the voters spoke pretty loud and clear in November and elected a pretty pro-gun rights Congress as well as many statehouses across the country and we're seeing now lots of bills being sponsored...".  On the other side, Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, said her group is focused on initiatives it can win with voters, rather than legislators. "In 2013, we helped close the background check loophole in six states," Watts  said. "In 2014, we helped pass laws in red and blue states to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers." Watts also pointed to the overwhelming passage of Initiative 594 by voters in Washington state last fall. That law expands the federal background check requirement for gun sales to private dealers, such as those now found at gun shows. "The gun lobby has been so insidious in this country in taking away the responsibilities that go along with gun rights," Watts said. She added in an interview with Fox News that the National Rifle Association (NRA) has an annual budget of $350 million. The NRA said that while its operating budget is close to that figure, a "small fraction" -- approximately $20 million -- goes toward what it calls 'political activity,' with the bulk spent on safety and training programs. Moms Demand Action works with Everytown for Gun Safety, which is bankrolled by former New York City mayor and billionaire, Michael Bloomberg. Chris W. Cox, executive director of the NRA's Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), told Fox News, "Billionaire Michael Bloomberg's tactics may be new, but the fight is the same. The NRA and our five million members stand ready to defend the Second Amendment wherever the battlefield. The majority of Americans do not want more gun control and we will fight tooth and nail to expose Bloomberg's lies and defeat his extreme gun control agenda. " Prior to those comments, Watts explained her group's mission is about education." We're not anti-gun, we're not against the Second Amendment. We're about responsibilities that come along with gun rights and that includes things like background checks and keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous people," she said. Gottleib, who lives in Washington state where the Second Amendment Foundation is based, acknowledged he is aware of Everytown's tactics for voter initiatives, adding "...our big concern is buying ballot measures." Part of the reason so much action is currently being seen at the state level is the sheer immobility on Capitol Hill. Currently, four national reciprocity bills, three in the House, one in the Senate, are before Congress. Passage of any of them would treat conceal carry permits much like driver's licenses - no matter the state in which it was issued, it would be valid nationwide. But the NRA says right now it is looking more toward 2016 than this year's congressional session. These pieces of legislation need to garner a veto-proof majority because, "We have a president that hates the Second Amendment", said Jennifer Baker, a spokeswoman for the NRA. Watts compared the battle over gun rights to a marathon, not a sprint. "We're not going to find a law to fix every single problem in this country, right. Not every law stops every crime. But what we can do is put more laws in place to ensure things like background checks are happening," she said. And as the NRA holds its annual meeting later this week in Nashville, where several presidential contenders are expected to speak, the opposition has its sights set on the future as well. "We're feeling a huge amount of momentum," Watts said. "Momentum around gun safety in this country and we believe that will continue into 2016 and beyond.”

Does this mean they hand you a fifth to drink while making the tour?

I always look forward to the FN booth. Also, always go by the Glock booth to see Michelle Viscusi and Tori Nanaka.

If anyone needs tickets to get in to the NRA convention , drop by The Safe House in Nashville and I would be happy to give you and a friend passes to the convention.  It would be better to join the NRA and get in for free but if not I have a stack of passes to give away.   The Safe House 1004 4th Ave South Nashville,TN 37210

Sorry guys, my trip got prolonged and I've just made it back home in the last hour. I will figure everything out tomorrow and figure out how many are local and how many will need shipping. Either way, tomorrow I'll ask for everyone's final order and post some sort of payment instructions as well as an estimated delivery time.

You need to talk to DMark on here. He's a freakin' genius with those.

  The online pre-registration was to allow you to enter without having to stand in line and validate your NRA membership.   Some of us didn't get that packet mailed out to them. I've heard several different reasons for that, but the issue is that it didn't get mailed to us.    So now we have to wait in the line to enter rather than showing the pre-registration id.

THIS!!!  :up:   That is the actual definition.  The operative terms are:  Select-fire, intermediate cartridge, and shoulder fired.  Squad automatic weapons have a bipod for a reason.  They are not meant to be fired from the shoulder (but can be).

I really enjoyed the show as well.  All of "The Ponderosa" folks are gone as well.   We lost James Arness from Gunsmoke a few years ago.

Tracey hooked me up! Got all the info I needed so I will be able to hunt legally with just my confirmation number until my license comes in. I LOVE helpful people. :-) haha

Yea saw this when i got to work this morning. Made me think of waching reruns in the afternoons after school with my grandparents as a kid

I did it. I rode today without a helmet. No no, I didn't break the law, I happen to be out of town in a state that has the option to ride without a helmet. I'm happy to report taxpayers don't have to shell out millions of dollars (or whatever fictitious # they use) because I was able to avoid the many many, many reckless and careless car drivers all around me. God Bless America and what little freedom we have left!

  And you will come and defend me as wifey comes in while I'm cleaning all them?   She's cool with the knives...except for that one.

Imho opinion each rifle is different and likes a particular bullet. My 40X .308 has a 1-11 3/4 twist and loves 175 gr Berger Match Target stuffed into the lands. It will shoot 175 gr Sierra HPBT's but likes a .7k jump. It also opens up just a hair over the Bergers. The 40X does not like 180's on up. You need to find what your rifles likes and stick with it. My powder charge is Varget at 43.1 gr. One last thing is rifles have definite likes/dislikes on primers. Mine loves Win LR primers. Anything else and the group opens up again. My brass is Lapua. Chronys at 2515 fps.   All that being said I'm very anal about my reloading for target shooting;   I trim each case to length and uniform the case neck thickness to .12k. I remove that small piece of brass tab left from punching out the primer hole. I measure the weight and volume of the cases and discard those that are out of my personal limits.   I measure the ogive of the bullet to bullet base and discard those which are out my limits.  I weigh each and every bullet and discard those that are out of my limits. I checked and adjust the runout of each loaded bullet.    If I take out the anal work the gun shoots 1/2 MOA and it's not one single thing that continues to close the group but imho it's cumulative. I get one hole groups at 100 yds by doing all the above.    About the rifle.    The 40X is an original free floated target bull barrel. I don't have my book out so I can't provide a shot count right now. Then again I'm the only one that cares since I'm not selling it. :D The trigger is set to 22 oz. since I'm banging around all over the place shooting F-Class. I use the original 40X wood stock with an original 1st Gen Sinclair front bipod.   Edited to add....   Shooting is the other half of the accuracy equation. I spent a years qualifying new folks from 100-300-600 yds.  If you take out the come up knowledge and the rest and let's say the rifle scope/sights are set to 200 then 300 then 600 yds  then it's great to know exactly where your gun is shooting when you put the crosshairs on the target. Unfortunately it doesn't quite work that way. Reason being most new shooters haven't quite mastered the art of shooting. Yes, they can look over the sights and pull the trigger and all that good stuff but what's missing is cheek weld, pressure on the stock breath control, finger control, staying in the rifle through the shot. In other words lots of things.    A friend asked me to come out and help him sight in a Rem 700 in .308 for hunting season. We set up at 100 yds and I dialed it in a a couple of shoots. then shot a 3 shot group at 1/2 MOA. I didn't shoot any more rounds since it was his ammo and I figured he should shoot it. He climbing into the gun and preceded to shoot a horizontal group in the neighborhood of 1.5 MOA. He was pushing a lot of shots left. I told him he needed to practice his shooting skills as the rifle will do its job. He said it was good enough since he was only deer hunting.    Back to those qualifying from 100 - 300 -600 yds and beyond.... we normally set the bar at mins of 3 MOA.  Very easy to keep rounds inside 3 inches at 100 yds. Same for 200 yds at 6 inches as unless the winds are really blowing you won't see much bullet push. 300 yds is a different story as most first time shooters have a tendency to shoot around 2 MOA at that distance. 6 inches isn't too bad when the bar is still 9 at 300. The reason it opens up so much is now they really need to begin concentrating on their shooting skills. If they qualify at 300 yds they now have to stay at 300yd for a month (sometimes longer) as they get used to that distance and learn to close their groups up.  Once they can they'd call and ask to move up to 600 yds. Again 3 MOA for 600yd which they usually make. From that point on they can work on closing their groups down and enjoy the sport of mid range shooting.    Point of the story. get your rifle shooting from POA to the exact same POI. If you do and learn to shoot then life gets easy because you know, without a doubt, the bullet can be expected to go exactly where you had the cross hairs when you broke the shot and if it does't something acted upon the bullets flight from some outside force. Like wind or shadows on the target, etc. That is where all of this truly becomes FUN!   If you really want to look at outside effects find a friend with an Anschutz that shoots lights out. Set up a BR target at 50 yds. You can even shoot off a bench. Watch how the wind effects the bullets flight. Those lil bullets moving, subsonic, get pushed all over the place.  If it's not steady state wind you will find you might be holding on the 9 ring and can watch the bullet go way to the other side and hit the 9 ring there. With a 36X scope you can watch the bullet go down range and hit the target if you stay in the gun. It's a real eye opener as it mimics things that are happening with larger bullets at great distances. Shoot that lil .22 at 100 and see what happens. 

      The director that just resigned, B Todd Jones.  He was hired by the NFL to be in charge of player discipline.  http://nypost.com/2015/03/22/nfl-tabs-atf-chief-to-oversee-player-discipline/

I think hearing Nugent in person would be interesting. I find out they let LE in free to the exhibit hall. But I'm joining anyway. Been putting it off for too long.

Wow I can't believe everybody is running this down. I'll tell us now, if I had the extra cash I would buy a couple of them. Hell the one I have now stays in my pocket & nobody can see it. The way I look at it it is a great tool no matter what the color. Maybe it's just me but something to protect me & or my family doesn't need to win a beauty contest in order to do it.

Nothing cerakote can't fix.

Just how much sample are we talking for the $10 paid?

Install and adjustable gas block. You will be amazed at how your gun will feel when tuned. BTW, your barrel is more than likely over gassed as it is because manufacturers drill them too big so they do not get something back for warranty work because it will not cycle Tula or Wolf.

It's just a training issue.  Disengaging a thumb safety is no more a "gross motor skill" than pressing a trigger, drawing from a holster, finding a sight picture, using a magazine release, or a bunch of other stuff you had better be able to do if you want to defend yourself with a gun.   I can't even pick up a drill anymore without "thumbing off a safety"...

I had a thought the other day.  Progressive liberals seem to think, and constantly push, the notion that any criminal can buy a full-automatic rifle at any gun show with no background check.  Yet if that was true, they should also be clamoring for increased school security in American to prevent the type of attack that happened last week at the Kenyan college.  The logic follows that if any terrorist could get an AK-47, then it is only a matter of time before a school will be attacked, but they don't seem to be too concerned about that.  They only want to keep lawful licensed carriers from bringing guns on school campuses.  If true assault rifles were that easy to get, a truly concerned person would want to both remove the guns from future use while simultaneously preparing to face the current threat.  Instead, they just use the concern for terrorism as a flimsy excuse to keep guns from everyone.

The libs are getting worse. They are absolutely void of logic. 

Unfortunately, greedy, inbred, mouth-breathing assholes don't get it.

there is no contract with Comcast.   You can cancel at any time with no fee.   What they do is guarantee you a price for a set amount of time.  After that time is up your rate will most likely go up.   I call them annually when my bill jacks up and ask to speak to a Retention Manager.  I certainly don't expect them to tow the line on prices forever.  All prices go up.  But every time I have been able to come to an amiable solution.  Sometimes I have lowered my service level, sometimes they have raised,  both have lowered the price.   I have lived in four major cities in my life.  Comcast is not a nightmare like some believe.  Try Adelphia in South Florida, you will learn what shady business practice is.

  The Tennessee "Katrina Law" is found in:   TCA 58-2-107.  Emergency management powers of the governor   One line was added to very end:   (m) "During any state of emergency, major disaster or natural disaster, the state, a political subdivision or a public official shall not prohibit nor impose additional restrictions on the lawful possession, transfer, sale, transport, carrying, storage, display or use of firearms and ammunition or firearm and ammunition components."   and another modifed to:   (e)(8) [The Governor may ...] "Suspend or limit the sale, dispensing, or transportation of alcoholic beverages, explosives, or combustibles, which terms shall not be construed to include firearms, ammunition, or firearm or ammunition components"   Note however that in confrontation with a LEO, at least in the short run mace, tasers, batons and guns beat paper every time.   - OS

The event that would be the catalyst to a confiscation effort (ie: Katrina in New Orleans) would make me think government and LEO's would pay no heed to such a law and do what they wanted to anyway.  To me it's not an out of the blue threat, but the crisis situation that would be my primary concern, and in a crisis, we know laws in America aren't very reliable.

I'll stick with my accuracy internationals. :) Never been a fan of armalite. Personally, I think they suck. Not going to beat around the bush there.

I wear this Seiko Automatic every day. It has never failed. And when the nanotech is finally turned on, it won't shut off either.