Leaderboard

I heard my name mentioned.....   Look, if you want to learn some skills for solving lethal force  interpersonal conflict without getting yelled at, belittled or made feel like you don't belong here then I've always got room for another student in class.   If you want a "boot camp" or high school lunch room experience or fraternity house hazing experience while someone tells you how bad ass they are ...then I'm NOT your guy.   I don't need to make myself feel good by trying to belittle students or to prove to anyone how bad ass I am.... I'm here to make YOU more bad ass than you were before you came to class. And that can be done without the over the top histrionics. If people are interested........they know where to find me. 

Here is a good video which addresses both instructor zero and the infamous Yeager, once you get halfway through to the range demonstration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBaISwLnrgo   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBaISwLnrgo ETA- Warning: Some language and scantily clad ladies.

.

  Soak it in transmission fluid.

I know this is about Electric smokers , but I made an old school Pit from concerete foundation blocks and didnt even cement them toagther. I just layed them on top of each other and use two pieces of plywood for the top. It makes such awesome BBQ . The Blocks were $50 for a bundle and everything else was just cheap scrap wood ,expanded metal and rebar . I use an old 50 gallon drum barrel to burn my wood in . I cut small hole to get my shovel inside it and then shovel the wood coals over to my pit. Here is the pit and drum barrel . Its was cheap to make and will last several decades. Here are some chickens and three pork shoulders . The chickens take me 5 hours and the shoulders take around 10-15 hrs depending on thickness. I use Oak wood and Hickory Wood. [url=http://s768.photobucket.com/user/tercel89/media/pit1_zpsp8vpatpi.jpg.html][/URL] [url=http://s768.photobucket.com/user/tercel89/media/pit2_zpspynjgkw6.jpg.html][/URL]

It's a shame that Critical Incident Strategies isn't still around.  Todd and Dustin had a way of presenting good training that was applicable to 99.999% of what the average Joe needs to know about surviving an incident and they managed to do it without profanity, a boisterous YouTube channel or shopping for clothes at The Buckle.   The reports that I have heard coming back from students of Randy's (Cruel Hand Luke) classes are nothing but glowing with praise and I have likewise heard excellent things about Tom Givens and Reid Henrichs.   (By the way, Tom has been in the industry for about 25 years and knows a thing or two about gunfighting from first-hand experience.)   We're rather fortunate in Tennessee to have reputable trainers close and accessible to us.  We're also in close proximity to some folks I'm not an advocate of.

  OMG... the sister's shirts comment.  Nearly lost my drink.  Priceless.

Voting a party line without researching the candidates voting records, if there are any, is about like voting for a person because of his race. 

Those of you who voted for free crap are getting what you deserve. Those of you who didn't....welcome to the reality created by those who did.

Our forefathers faced similar oppressive taxation, albeit not in the form of "healthcare reform".   They did something about it too.   I wonder when the American taxpayers will finally hit the limit of what they are willing to put up with?

If you read what I posted, Dave will let me know this week

  Well there you go... you don't even need to carry your gun.   :cool:

Of the ones mentioned I would pick Reid. I would also suggest you get a hold of Cruel Hand Luke. He supports this forum by being a vendor. He also regularly passes along his knowledge on the forum as well.

I looked far and wide when I was playing with my .458 SOCOM. That thing stings a little. I ordered one of these, but will probably get more. Hard to beat LimbSaver pads.... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AU6EPQO?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

For my birthday my brother gave me a Mosin nagant and my wife gave me a Springfield XDS-9 3.3, Yup I'd say it was a good day for sure.

No, we just had a policy through them for our family's coverage. Paid roughly $500/month for good coverage, albeit with an $11000 family deductible. As a small business owner for the last 10 years, we've definitely become informed consumers of healthcare. I think what really makes my wife mad is that we've really been careful consumers of healthcare. And now, as usual we're being punished for making careful choices as we float this doomed experiment. I could have the healthcare system fixed by breakfast tomorrow morning and still get a good night's sleep tonight. Problem is the system is rigged. We the people are going to lose.

That's exactly how I feel about glocks. Who woulda thunk it?

Funny how no one can explain how if Bush was supposedly so anti 2nd Amendment but yet he put ZERO effort into renewing the AWB in 2004.....it was simply allowed to go away and that was that....   Do we really think that if he REALLY wanted an AWB renewal that he would not have suggested to Tom Delay (the speaker of the house at the time) that they allow the renewal to happen and to come to a vote?   So did he just "forget" to get an AWB done on his watch? Or was he saying what he felt he had to say to get elected and allow the Republican controlled congress to do their job?   The "fix was in" on the AWB expiring and most people in the industry knew that it was NOT going to get renewed according to what Tom Delay's office was telling us in the summer of 2004. There was NO support for it from the White House and they (the speaker's office) were making sure that it did not get support in the congress......

This was a picture of a slide I took in my annual benefits meeting a couple of weeks ago. And this boys and girls is why it was passed as a TAX.

I've decided to get mine from Willis68 HQ for a while.

I'm so thankful that videos like this exist.   My training dollars are limited and these videos really help narrow down where not to spend them...

Sorry to rain on your parade, but Bush would have signed the assault weapons ban in a heart beat. He also supported mandatory background checks on all gun sales.... Also, the landmark Heller v DC court case, Bush's DOJ fought tooth and nail to support the complete handgun ban in Washington for more than 4 years. Don't believe me, here is Bush in his own words, complaining about the AWB not being renewed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh8oubGJo8M BTW, John Kasich who is currently running for President as a Republican helped round up 48 republican votes in the house to get the AWB passed in the first place.... Just a quick note, Kasich, even though he campaigned and voted for the AWB, has an A rating from the NRA, whats wrong with that picture?

The plethora of snakes in North America have helped prevent plague and famine throughout history. Take away the snakes and watch the rodent population explode.

This court thinks differently: http://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/federal-court-upholds-ny-s-safe-act-gun-law-1.10983745 I'm not defending it, I'm just saying until someone fights these laws til it gets to SCOTUS, then these libs will continue to write anti gun legislation.

Yep. And if you start out with a keg, the cooks are in fine shape by the time the meat is done

If you decide to get a 45 GAP let me know. I have 20 rounds of Federal hollow points on top of my gun safe for no reason. A buddy bought the wrong stuff and its just sitting here. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

I wouldnt give a bag of 25ACP shells and a half eaten balogne sandwich for a Beretta regardless of where it was made. Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

Yes, we all know some Republicans are anti-2A...  :shrug:  My point is, all the current democrats running for POTUS have sworn they'll fight for more gun control, restriction, bans (AWB's), etc.   While many on the right have sworn to protect 2A rights and not renew any AWB's, etc. So again, vote accordingly or suffer the consequences. :up:

  What?! No, they don’t. The laws in the states you mentioned, except Vermont, are in direct violation of the Second Amendment. 

If our economy isn’t fixed the 2nd amendment won’t matter. I couldn’t possibly care any less what a Federal government candidate thinks about the 2nd amendment; that fight has been fought and will be left up to our state legislators. I care what they can do for the economy at the Federal level. So I certainly won’t be voting for any Democrats I’ve seen.

I second that..Thank you all for helping me with that huge gun..lol..   It was fun and I got to meet some really nice members. I told Gordon we have to save and get a M60..My poor neighbors .. :usa:

My father was very funny when it came to time changes. Part of each year he would be on same time as everyone else and part of the year he would be on his time because he never changed his watch. When someone would ask him the time he would look at his watch and ask the if they wanted their time or his. They would just look at him kind of funny and walk away.............. :rofl:

Can you really trust any politician to do what they say they will do once elected? I think for the most part they all speak out both sides of their mouths and as the Indians use to say Speak with Forked Tongue!!!! They will tell you what they think you want to hear depending on who they are talking to just to get that vote! Once they get elected the very first time they automatically become eligible for all the benefits they will receive for life when they leave or get kicked out of office by the people that vote them out because of the first lies. We have a man in the Oval office that has blatantly lied to the American people with every speech he has ever made and everyone knows it yet no one in Washington does anything about it. His most recently lie arises last week with No Boots on the Ground in Syria he made in 2013. How about if you Like your Insurance you can keep it!!! that was a whopper that he knew was a lie yet he kept saying it. Now we have a Female Democrat running for President that has been caught in more lies than most can count and yet is still in the lead in the polls for her party. I say until the people begin to hold all of their feet to the fire it will remain a status Quo.......jmho 

Thanks for the tip!  I found some of this and you are correct on all counts. The salt was one major drawback for me with Tony's, but the flavor is better also. I'll be frying up some crappie soon and I'll be adding this to my homemade fish fry mix.  :up:

  Eight to eight and a half grains of Unique and anybodies hard cast bullet 250 grains and over will shoot just fine... These guys are a bit more expensive, but their bullets are great... They are good and soft, so they will upset in the barrel... Very accurate shooters ... http://rimrockbullets.net/index.php   If ya really want ta have some "authentic" loads... Load these bullets with black powder, but read up on the loading procedures first... We used the rimrock bullets with the black powder loads... They are great... Big "kaboom" and plenty of billowing white smoke... Real old time stuff here...   leroy

  My friend, you just described Randy Harris aka Cruel Hand Luke.   Dolomite's recommendation is spot on. I've known Randy for a pretty long time and train with him a few times each year. He's a great guy (I'm proud to call him a friend) and gifted instructor. You'll not find better imho.   Tom Givens (Rangemaster) is another instructor I hold in high regard. Great guy, excellent instructor, and incredible track record for students surviving real world encounters.   I've not had the opportunity to train with Reid, yet, but hope to do so. He comes across as a solid guy.   I too have trained with James Yeager. It's been more than a decade ago, but I found him, at that time, to be much different than his YouTube persona and a really good instructor.   I stay way out of the "politics" of that industry...way too much drama for my likes.   Congrats to you for looking for professional training. You won't be sorry that you decided to go down that road. Keep us posted on your training experiences.     TMF..very funny vid . Good satire. :up:   Best of luck to you Sir.

Congrats! A good score.

   I've always had great service & prices at Powder Valley, as well. They are sometimes behind in orders, but they tell you up front what they're shipping & when. You can decide from there.

Electric smokers.... Blasphemy! Where there's smoke, there must be fire. I have a small charcoal/wood smoker that only needs tended to every 1-2 hours.

I have ordered as well. Positive experience, nice prices as well.

I've ordered from Blade HQ several times with good results.

Latex Gloves Next time you use a pair of rubber gloves, you're going to smile when you think of this: A dentist noticed that his next patient, a little old lady, was nervous, so he decided to tell her a little joke as he put on his gloves. ' Do you know how they make these gloves? ' he asked. ' No, I don't, ' she replied. ' Well, ' he spoofed, ' there's a building in Canada with a big tank of latex, and workers of all hand sizes walk up to the tank, dip in their hands, let them dry, then peel off the gloves and throw them into boxes  of the right size. ' She didn't crack a smile. ' Oh, well. I tried, ' he thought. But five minutes later, during a delicate portion of the procedure, she burst out laughing. ' What's so funny? ' he asked. ' I was just envisioning how condoms are made! ' (Gotta watch those little old ladies! Their minds are always working!)

I have a confused.  :ugh:  Do you want me to buy a big mac for a vet? Cause I can do that, but I'm just not quite sure if thats whats what here.   Please elaborate further so I can participate in this the 'buy number 4'.                   How ya been Dusty, have seen you about as much.

I was just telling my family in MD how Nashville's becoming an amusement park for drunk people. It's like the divorcee Disney world. I don't go down there unless it's for business any longer because of that.

  I know DST is supposed to be for the farmers or whatever, but I'm with ya...if we need an extra hour of daylight anywhere, it's at the end of the day during the winter.

Just shows ya that the goobermint thinks they can "save" anything. Just leave the clock alone dangitt!!

F - daylight saving time! 

I'd be inclined to make a shooting rest outta the crate it came in.

When you're ready to move up, you'll get 100% of your money back on that Square Deal.  I think it's a great choice to get up and running. 

Doesn't matter for me. My dog will be with me regardless of the situation.