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So, some of you may know, I have been on a perpetual job hunt for 5 years now.  I have never been unemployed during that time, which I am very thankful and blessed to say.  I lived 100miles apart from wife for 4 years while she was in med school. I tried for years to find a job nearby and nothing panned out.  When she graduated we moved to Nashville, and I have been fortunate enough to have enough contract work with my previous company to sustain a full time salary on part time work.  But this required a lot of travel and out of town stay, as well as a lot of physical field work.  But thankfully today, I officially accepted an offer from the Tennessee Division of Forestry as a Program Specialist in charge of the State Forest program across the state.  Its a really great opportunity and I fell truly blessed to have been selected....FINALLY!!! A lot of prayers were answered this week.  

Im sure half the things I did when I was younger would be considered domestic terrorism now... Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

Time to build a net gun to catch one alive.

    I think we see eye to eye on a lot of things Hozzie, but here we will have to differ. To be honest I was creeped out within the first minute and a half of the video. Call me old fashioned, but if the homeowner wanted the world to see his backyard and property in real time, he'd probably have a website dedicated to it set up with webcams.   Now my digs are not nearly as spectacular as all that, but I just think, what it that was my house and the day you decide to just casually view other peoples private property in my neighborhood coincides with the TrickyNicky 12th Annual Naked Pudding Wrestling and Orgy Party? Maybe I do have something to hide, is it really unreasonable to be able expect to do so on PRIVATE property? Does it really matter how much detail you pick up? Who owns the rights to the arial footage? Maybe TrickyNickyNakedPuddingWrestling.com? You?   There are pretty clear cut definitions of what can and does not constitute a reasonable expectation to privacy, I would say that spending a few hundred bucks shouldn't make anyone immune or dare I say 'above' the law. (Get it, above, like a drone? :rofl: ) If you can't reasonably tell from 1.4 miles away what you might be getting yourself into, you shouldn't be flying there. Public property of course is a whole different ball game. If I rent space at the park to have the first annual TrickyNicky Fully Clothed Pudding Wrestling and Handshake Party for instance I'd be pretty foolish to start crying foul on what was easily publicly observed being filmed. Especially if I had chosen a public venue for the event. 

https://www.yahoo.com/travel/catfished-girls-scam-isis-on-social-media-for-125374397897.html    The Chechen women are under investigation for fraud after they allegedly scammed IS members into giving them money on the pretense that they would use it to travel from their homeland to Syria. The ladies got away with some $3,300    Fraud you say? I think they should get a medal!

Who would be the power that 'investigates'? They oughta be investigated by our CIA to see if they could come up with a better Ponzi scheme to boofoo them outta more money. Likewise, some young bored hacker should out there writing worm viruses to seek out Isis and other terror org. financials. Who wouldn't laugh their azzez off if someone stole Taliban identities to buy a few million dollars worth Amazon goods?

Wow, I cannot believe they didn't list the General Lee Hot Wheels car.

I made some home made water rockets by filling 2 liter bottles 1/2 way up with water then pressurizing to 125+ psi before launching. Trust me when I say those can be lethal at the end of their trajectory. Only real problem is they will sometimes do a 180 and come right back at you making all onlookers scurry like cockroaches when the lights are turned on.

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The moment you strap on a weapon, you have to adopt the mindset of being the one to deescalate a situation - up to and even past the point of personal affront.     It's just not worth it.  

They learned that trick from the guy living in the WH...

I like the water-ducks-back post. When you're carrying a gun and an altercation is offered, swallow your pride and walk, run, crawl, swim, slither, meander, or fly - but evade the altercation at all costs. You'll wake up a lot happier the next day. Believe me - a LOT happier.

This is why you need to manufacture your explosives on site [emoji56] Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

When I was 16 we were using a bulldozer/front loader on a friends farm in franklin/triune to build a motocross course. Of course we hit a huge piece of limestone right where we wanted a mudpit, rather than alter the course layout we decided to move the rock. Off to the barn we went in search of chains and shovels but instead all we could find were sticks of dynamite. The friend had helped his dad blast rock to build the stables so he set it up ran the wires and we all took cover behind the equipment as instructed. Only problem is that he was apparently way off in both placement of the charge and in the amount of explosive to use. The rock moved all right, large chunks of stone and dirt rained down from the sky for what seemed like an eternity, somehow only one of us was hit by any and it only caused a gash on his arm. We didn't think much of it and went back to work on the course until it was close to dark at which point we put away the tools and loaded up to head out, as we approached the front gate we were surprised to find a deputy sitting at the locked front gate. He hassled us and lectured but we stood our ground that we had no clue what that loud noise was(it was a several hundred acre property and we were FAR from any roads or other properties where the track was being built) and somehow got away with it all, at least until his dad found the explosives inventory low a few weeks later.  :rant:  

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if we can't shoot them down, maybe we get cheap drones and fly in to them.  I swear it was an accident.   Or we update trunk money to yard chimpanzee.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_zw8h4epQM

Chances are if you had a "dangerous toy", your Dad bought it for you and the only time you got to play with it is when he was done playing with it. :wave:

Toys back then prepared us for war. 

You don't need an expensive shotgun to be a good wingshot. Grandpa's old single-shot Ithaca will work just fine. :)

They forgot a few I had like water rockets, lawn darts and the ever popular water wiggle.

  Close enough to be shot down with a shotgun. Those pervs were spying on underage girls at their pool, probably some college age idiots, they deserved their drone destroyed.

This is your back to basics camp knife made from 5/32" 1095 carbon steel. It has spalted tamerind scales with SS pins and lanyard hole and file work on the spine. The blade is 5" long and the OAL is about 10 1/4". And yes...that's a hamon you see on the blade. This is an experimental piece on my part. I much to learn about heat treating and hamon's but am very happy with this first attempt. It will be used by me as a test blade so it will see quite a bit of use.

Some of you might want to go over to the AG's website and read his opinion on park property that addresses some of the questions we have had with the new park carry law.  The opinion was requested by a state senator in Memphis.   An opinion is just an opinion when it is not from your own attorney, but I would say the AG's office has a lot to back up his opinion regarding handgun carry permits and recreational facilities.    Basically the AG's office says that if a property is a park or rec facility owned by the state, county, or city, then we should be good to go as far as carrying due to the plain reading of the statute and legislative intent.

I am looking into having an intro to IDPA shooting class. Class would cover basics the new competition shooter needs to know. We would start with class time to cover handgun knowledge and equipment needs. Head to the range for proper holster draw and target engagement. Movement, use of cover, reloads and shooting on the move.  Lots of one on one training. Class size would be limited to 10. Location in middle Tennessee area.  I would be willing to travel to other areas of the state. Round count would be 200-300 rounds, fee in the $80-$100 for 8 hour class. Looking for feed back only at this time.   Feed back is good, taking names for class. PM me.

I have run these for about 6 weeks now, but 300 rounds out of them (and 2 boxes of Hornady Critical Duty) and did some torture testing and they have held up great. Not big on mag extensions for a carry gun but I trust these. Especially when something as small as the 43 will do 8 + 1 with the +2 extension. +2 lets me get my pinky finger on the gun, +1 is like the standard mag. (+2 is in the gun in the pic) They are worth the investment. In case someone asks the mag holder is Complete Weapons Solutions (look up on facebook) and the holster was M2 Tactical. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

What would you like to see proposed and passed as a bill next year that actually has a chance of passing in Nashville?   I would like to see the no gun sign law, 39-17-1359, either modified or deleted so that someone with a handgun carry permit does not risk a fine and permit suspension for carrying past a no gun sign.  This would legalize a whole lot of places for people with handgun carry permits, such as local government offices in the Memphis area, some hospitals, and businesses.  I do think, however, that private property owners should be able to ask people to leave, but not turn it into a weapons charge fine/permit suspension issue.   I don't think we have any chance for Constitutional carry with this legislature and governor, but if we did, what good does it do us when property owners stick up 'no guns' signs that can get you fined? 

I called and placed my order and they just held it til new ones came in. I would imagine their +2 black will be backordered on their website for a while. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

I'm interested. -Ron

So yesterday I finally drove out to the new Buds Gun shop and range to see what all the fuss was about. Let me say that the store was beautiful. I've been to hundreds of gun stores in my life and this was by far the largest and best laid out I've seen. I was handgun shopping and everything was set up by caliber with all the makes and models arrayed on the wall behind the counter very easily to see. Prices were not as good as Buds online but I knew that going in. That said, prices were very reasonable for handguns. I received excellent service from the staff. They brought out practically every 40 cal handgun they had for me, asked good questions and did their best to fit my requirements. The staff was fairly knowledgeable and I was also helped by the manager who was very knowledgeable , helpful and gave me excellent service.    I finally ended up buying a Steyr M40-A1 which I find to be superb piece of Austrian engineering and a wonderfully accurate pistol (but I'll do a review on that later).   Purchasing was quick and easy with no waiting, filled out my 4473, paid my money and got a free range pass and target and tried out my new purchase. The range was simply outstanding. They had a RSO on duty and the range was nothing short of spectacular. Each lane was well lit and the design of each was clearly meant to minimize sound/noise distraction (which I was thankful for) from the guy 3 lanes down firing his 308 AR.  It worked for the most part and I could blast away in relative comfort! I found the new pistol was reliable and accurate which of course made me happy.  :pleased:   Other observations:  The store over 20,000 square ft. and is a two story set up, most guns on the perimeters and accessories on the floor space (although a number of long guns on the floor to fondle). Ammo prices were higher than big box stores so I didn't buy any, and overall accessories like holsters and mags were on the high end as well. Lots of guns. (like in the matrix movie) Overall rating: Its a great store in my opinion and I'm jaded since I bought my first firearm in 1968 at a gun store in Detroit.    Final thoughts: Worth the drive from Knoxville or if you are visiting the Smokies. Its probably a good place for the wife to drop you off when she goes elsewhere to spend your money. 

  I've red the reticules on Meprolights are kinda big when compared to Eotech. I think my Eotech had a 1 moa dot, and Meprolights are several MOAs.   I'd still want a Meprolight if I had a Tavor to keep it Israeli.

I think it is funny reading how these city leaders are disturbed by people with handgun carry permits but have yet to care very much about gang members walking around these park areas with pistols and criminal records.  I also think it is funny that the Nashville city attorney is trying to change the definition of 'recreational property' and claim that people sitting around are not on recreational property because they are not participating in an activity/sport.    There was a lady robbed and kidnapped from Overton Park in Memphis last week after a concert.  The criminals put her in the trunk of her car and drove off with the car.  She was lucky that she was somehow able to get out of her car truck on Poplar.  From what I have read, the criminals have yet to be caught and that has been a week ago.  That is just one of many incidents in Overton Park.  So, it looks like to me these city leaders need to concentrate on criminals instead of trying to hassle honest people who are trying to protect themselves. 

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If they bring that up I am sure he can counter with the fact that an "aircraft" was flying too low and get the FAA involved in that aspect.  And I again assert that he was defending his property which is well within his rights.     In the city ordinance (his) against discharging a weapon within city limits.   " It shall be unlawful to discharge any firearm or airgun, beebee gun, pellet gun, or any toy gun, or any other gun, projecting lead or any missiles excepting in a regularly established shooting gallery; provided that this section shall not be construed to prohibit any officer of the law from discharging a firearm in the performance of his duty, nor to any citizen from discharging a firearm when lawfully defending person or property."

Guess that depends on how good your lawyer is.

Really cool idea but it begs the question it is not NFA because it is not permanently attached. But an adjustable butt stock is not "permanently" attached either. Can I take a "pistol" and remove the part of the stock that locks into the buffer tube and be legal? After all it would just fall away from the gun like this thing.   Now don't get me wrong, I really like this idea as it is yet another way to get around the ridiculous laws regarding NFA items.   http://www.recoilweb.com/usa-1shot-non-nfa-butt-stock-for-your-handgun-69131.html

Sounds really good. I'd definitely be interested as well.

All I know is that back in the day, if you had a chemistry set and an encyclopedia, you could figure out how to blow $#i+ up.

Anything we can do to expedite the process?

Well, the would-be superspys must have seen things in pretty good detail as they saw enough detail to know who shot their drone down as they later came to his house, calling him an 'S.O.B.' and so on.  Personally, I would have blasted the thing out of the sky and then practiced the three 'S's (shoot, shovel and stfu.)  "Drone?  What drone?  I have no idea what you are talking about.  Surely you weren't using a drone to invade my family's privacy."

  That's like saying a good portion of guns only exist for people to shoot people.  This couldn't be farther from the truth.   Go out to a quadcopter forum and do some reading.  You will see most quad owners despise situations like this more than anyone.  I would use the analogy, a gun doesn't shoot people, people do.  Same with a quad.   Anytime there is new technology out there, some people will abuse it.  

I'll be curious to see how this one shakes out in court.  I'd guess the charges are more related to shooting in proximity to other houses and the verbal threats than anything else.  I suppose the proper thing to do would be to call the cops.  Though shooting it down sure sounds like more fun. 

  He hit it with a shotgun well enough to bring it down, so that suggests probably 50 yards or less. You can get about any amount of detail you want from that distance with choice of focal lengths.   What if a person were somehow hovering 50 yards over your backyard -- would you not feel an invasion of privacy?   And of course the thing might have been a lot closer than that too.   - OS

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TN did pass some law related to drones, but I don't remember what it was. In general, I don't think it is a big problem in that most people who have them don't want to use them for nefarious activities. The bigger issue is people flying too high around airports. The worry about cameras is a bit overblown as well. You have to be very close to see much specific in relation to a person. Yes, they could look at things in your yard from very high, but you will never stop that. Hell, if I want a good look at your property I will go to Google.

You think these would make good "Drone Loads"? These bastids were the reason I took the plastic butt plate off my Stoeger Uplander SxS and put on a recoil pad. [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JMH42/media/Drone%20Loads_zpshez60rpm.jpg.html][/URL]

Weird seeing a CME article on "mainstream" news. Either way, I think there isn't a more scientific SHTF scenario than zombies.

I always wondered if one could make an attachment that goes on your shoulder and has a hole in it that conveniently fits the buffer tube of a pistol. It's not a buttstock and its not permanently attached???

Funny for sure. Last time I was in DC was 2000 and I drove right down passed 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with no trouble. When did it become a sidewalk?................................... :shrug: :shrug: 

  Government agencies have to do something to justify their existence. It really doesn't matter if that something needed to be done in the first place. Action is what is important, not justification or results.

I went with a Kydex from Leatherneck Tactical in Murfreesboro. I love it.