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I firmly believe our military should advertise all munitions are dipped in pork fat.   I ain't kidding.   Screw the Muzzies.  ( i am not sure who coined that word but I like it)   Until they go on air and vilify Muslim terrorists I believe that are all the same. I don't know who this was but a guy spoke on one of the fake news networks and said something to the effect that you never hear anyone yell " Hooray Jesus" before killing people.

Don't worry about which way the wind blows, do like me, I keep them all in my stable:  9mm, 40, 45, 357Sig, 10mm.  I'm not a wheel man, or I would have 38SPL, 357Mag, 44, etc.  This way I am covered whatever side of the bed I wake upon. 

I'm here guys, I'm on the boat all is good I was in a crappy country in Africa on the way the Cape Town when some locals detained me for a few minutes and wanted my things, I did not give them anything but they scored 20 dollars, and I was not shot so life is good Thank you all for your concern but this could have ended much worse, I am sailing from Cape Town to Rotterdam, Be back before Christmas,

Shot my biggest ever doe this afternoon. A buddy & I went to his place to set another ladder stand up & she wandered out 350yds into a field, daring me to take a pop at her. I obliged. The 6.5 Berger VLD did the business. I don't have a scale to weigh her, but after dressing out it took both of us to get her in the back of Tracey's truck!

I went through this.  I settled on 9mm and .45ACP for the most part, but still have a few .40SW around for the sake of utility.  I typically carry 9mm in either a Glock 19 or HK VP9.   The reasons I chose 9mm are the same reasons most folks do: I don't believe in stopping power fairy tales I prefer to take 2 more rounds of capacity over 1 step up in caliber It is cheaper to practice with Recoil is less which means split times are faster for me It's generally lighter to carry and the firearms can be smaller   I'm not here to throw rocks at anyone who chooses to believe that .40SW is superior.  Mathematically it *should* be, however physiologically -- when the bullet strikes meat -- the degree of superiority is not all that great.   Choose what you like.  Get good at shooting it.  Shoot the hell out of it.  And always carry it.

Keeping 40 has been known to cause brain damage, penile tumors and dysentary...just saying Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

I had a .40 and sold it all,  then I missed it.  So I am back in the .40 game again.  

I sold my first bottle of Van Winkle tonight.  I have stayed out of it.     But I have a customer who seeks me out about every week and asks if we have any Elmer.  I always tell him no and we chuckle.  I keep telling the guy to keep on asking as some day it will show up.  He then buys something else.   Tonight he showed up and asked about Elmer.  I told him no but thanks for coming in.  And told him if he wanted I had a bottle of 12 year old Van Winkle for him, if he was interested.  He grabbed his chest and took a step back.  It was sort of funny.  Was happy to sell it to him.    He also bought a handle of Jack.  Told me he could not wait to take a pic and text his buddies about what he got.    It made tonights shift fun.

Shooting anyone for revving their engine in your driveway will get you tossed in prison.

Yes! A converter. You have confessed your sins and must now exorcise the Demon of False Ballistics and Wimpy Round! You can pour over wound channels, ballistics tests, chronographs...all sorts of stuff. End of the day when push comes to shove and someone needs to die all that matters is Shot Placement. If you do (smartly) switch over to 9mm then Hornady Crit Defense 147gr +P will put shock and awe into someone quick. Thats the only SD ammo Ive played with a ton but honestly a few rounds of 115gr ball will so the trick. 9mm gives you comprable ballistics, increased ammunition capacity, slightly less weight, and you will probably attract all the single ladies at the range when they see you dont carry a 40 My solution is add 1 to 9mm, and shoot a real mans .40 caliber in either 10mm or 357SIG But seriously melt that G23, pick up a 17 or 19 and load it with crit defense. Or if you want to be in your birthday suit get a G43 and do the same with ammo Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

As I have read in many other posts in this section, glasses are a key part of or survival preparedness in any situation. I try to keep a spare set in the truck, my BOB and one at work. As anyone with glasses knows this can get expensive, and if you are talking about the long haul in hazardous situations you need multiple pair. I recently purchased a pair of glasses from Zenni Optical. The price was $76.78 with the best lenses, best coating, nice frames, two sets of clip on sunshades and all the bells and whistles. This would have cost me over 300 at Wally World. I was skeptical, but when they arrived, I could see great out of them and they have held up to my 2 year old wearing them. $76.78 is still a good chunk of change if you want 4 pair as back ups, so I logged on and bought a pair for as cheep as I could. This was the result. I had a pair of glasses shipped to my house for $16.85 that I can see great out of. If would have bought multiple pairs at one time shipping would have been the same. I you need to add to glasses to you survival preparedness supply, or just buy new glasses, I highly recommend Zenni optical. Full disclosure, their factories are located in other countries, but if I am in a situation where glasses will no longer be made, I need to be able to see.

As seen here: http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B001T7QJ9O?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00     I know that these earmuffs are a very common piece of kit, and a more than a few of you will either have a pair, or know someone who does.  So, why the review?  Simple, I've had my pair for over five years, and they've held up fantastically, despite me being an idiot recently.    Now, while I do rotate them with a Peltor 6s pair, my Howard Leight's have seen more than the expected use I thought I'd get out of them when I bought a pair in early 2010.  I bought them for use while traveling between Iraq & Kuwait, brought them back home and have used them at the range countless times, and even loaned them to others for shooting, but their toughness was recently shown to me.  I would have taken them to Afghanistan as well, but forgot to set them aside when movers packed up my apartment, so I had to get the Peltors to take there.   But back to the Howard Leight's.  I like to wear them with my earbuds on underneath while I mow the lawn.  Well, a few weeks ago, I left them outside after forgetting them when putting my mower back in the storage closet outside of my house.  Literally left them outside for a week an a half, and those of you in Middle Tennessee know we've seen plenty of rain and temperature changes.  When I saw them out there, I thought for sure the electronic features of them were gone, and at best they were just another normal pair...I was wrong.  They fired right up, and the noise reduction feature works just fine like before.  These things can handle my whoops moment and still keep going.   So, while I still use my Peltors as my primary range kit, my Howard Leight's have more than earned a place in my kit bag, and I wanted to share this in case anyone was wondering if they are worth the price.  Your results may vary, but I'd give them the BTQ thumbs up.

So glad to find this resource!  I have already enjoyed digging through prior posts and look forward to spending more time here. I am a long-time gun owner from a long family history of military, law enforcement, and competitve shooters. Don't let the bruingeek name fool you...I may have a slide rule hanging from my belt and pens in my pocket protector but I still love the sport of shooting :cool:.  Just this year, I moved from being a revolver owner to a semi-automatic owner and am enjoying time on the range more than ever.   'Wishing everyone the best for the holiday season! Be safe out there, Paul

I've been blessed to be able to hunt a farm for years and the place has become absolutely over run with deer.  Unfortunately  I have very little free time to hunt during the week.  I've already bagged 3 deer this year and there will be plenty more.  The land owner has asked me to kill as many deer as possible because they are destroying his crops.  Due to my work schedule I get to hunt for a couple of hours before work and I don't get off until after dark so I have zero time to process the deer in the daylight and I'm just not desperate enough to do it by flashlight.  So...  If anyone wants a whole deer (I may even leave tenderloins in) let me know.  I'm planning on hunting this place a lot throughout the season and a lot of deer will be coming off of it.  The deer will have to be picked up in Mount Juliet around 6:30 in the evenings.

See Yeun's little spot during Into The Badlands break? "So glad to be back..."   Definitely setting up the long con -- or if not and he ain't gone by the season finale, whole thing is just an extended red herring. Which might be the cheapest shot of all. :)   - OS

The are a lot of fox squirrels where I hunt.  I bigger concentration of them than anywhere else I've ever seen.  I had one in the tree right above me this morning and the little butthead crapped on me.  Felt and heard something hit the sleeve of my jacket and looked down to find a pea sized turd.  I think he was laughing at me. 

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New release from ELO.  Sounds like 1974 (which IMHO is a good thing) :pleased:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM34A80RTv4

Your Profile name at top of forum page : Client Area   See if there is a pending renewal notice. If so click that.   If not go to Purchases and click on the last one you paid for, should be a Renew button.   If all fails therein, guess you can just go to TGO Store and start over with a new one?   - OS

Reply to Sonny Crockett,    Check out the following link for more information on  Custom shop guns.   http://www.czfirearms.us/index.php?topic=57901.0   May want to do a little research before posting a question like that.  I know I would :) :down:   As you can see, this one that was for sale at Bud's, says nothing about  different trigger     http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/21_82/products_id/715000920/CZ+75+COMPACT+CUSTOM+14%2B1+9MM+3.8%22+Night+Sights   ...."This CZ Custom Shop firearm, includes the following features:- P-01 Style Frame with Rail and Manual Safety.- Shadow Hammer installed-CZ Custom Tuned Action-Stainless Steel Guide rod-Polished Barrel Hood-Checkered Coco-Bolo wooden grips-Meprolight Night Sights.".....   Just some thoughts.   Trooper Joe

Gill nets have been used for may years by commercial fishing industry and as long as they have a license and only place the gill nets in designated areas allowed by TWRA there is really nothing any one can do to prevent it. Back when I was fishing almost daily I would find many gill nets located in areas that were legal according to TWRA .   I did have a run in with one commercial fisherman but I was totally within my rights to do what I did and he ended up losing his license over it. This was on Old Hickory lake. I was running down main channel and saw a Loon all tangled in the net and could tell it had been in it quite some time. I stopped and put the trolling motor down and trolled over and took a pair of scissors and had to cut a part of the net about 10 foot square out and then bring the bird on board to care fully get the bird out and release it. (By the way Loons are not very friendly) I finally released the bird and began to continue on my way. Down stream about 1/4 mile I ran up on another net that had a Green Head Mallard all tangled up in the net and I preceded to take the same action again to release the duck.   Just about that time the fisherman showed up as I was untangling the duck on the deck of my boat. He was raising all kinds of hell about me destroying an 800.00 net for the sake of a damn bird. I told him if he was with his nets as is required by law I would not have had to cut them. He was getting very irate so I took out my cell phone for which I have TWRA on speed dial and I called them and just so happens they have a boat about 3 miles from my location.   He shows up while this guy is reading me the riot act about what he is going to do to me while I am still carefully cutting the duck out of the net on my boat deck. Only one that got arrested was him and his nets were all confiscated by TWRA and he lost his commercial license for 5 years. If you find wild life in any of the gill nets call the TWRA and give them location of the nets and wild life trapped in them. They don't agree with Commercial fisherman and gill netting and will normally respond pretty quick. Just my experience with gill nets..................and my :2cents:

Deer tenderloin and biscuits sure made a good breakfast this morning! :up: :up:

Got a button.  A 7 that I've seen several times came in on the trail of the doe I shot, then a button meet him from the opposite direction, they mingled for several minutes in some tall grass until the button finally have me a clear shot.  I've let that 7 walk 3 times now, it's starting to get a little easier, if he can make it to next year he may turn out to be a really nice deer.  He's got a good y'all rack, it's just narrow.

One doe down, waiting to see if her sister she came in with wanders back.  Funny thing is I'm hunting a field where I have 300 yard shots, this one came in from the fence row behind me and I shot at about 30 yards.

  LOL! I dunno, the HP turned that thing into mashed potatoes! Sucker flew apart into about a million pieces, was pretty funny. Wifey wasn't too happy.... those were thanksgiving taters! Last time she'll send me to Aldi's when I go to the range!   - K  

If I was going out to confront a unknown vehicle I'd definitely be armed.  Why wouldn't you be?  Armed is not the same as shooting.   I don't want a drunk driver in my driveway.  That SOB is likely to hit a tree trying to get away.   I am not a huge fan of the kid's dog but she is a good early alert.

Knoxville.   If you are offered one for more money you are being ripped off.   All of our spirits have the same percent of mark up.  We do not rip people off.  Other stores have different ideas on how to price product.

why convert to 9mm?   .40 is as good or better.  And you are already set up to shoot the stuff.

    WTF is wrong with people? How does anyone see a 7 year old and think "boy I'd like for screw her!"  How do multiple people think the same thing?   I'd be happy to pull the trigger on them.  Save everyone effort.  Nah, on second thought a bullet is too good for them.  A .22 is worth more.   Kill them with fire.

I really like this gun. I purchased several guns from an estate, which included this one. It has two cylinders. Back then they etched a naval battle into the cylinders. One of them was the every day cylinder and everything was rubbed off over time. The other one is in pretty good shape. I'm rather surprised that the bore is in as good shape as it is. The holster belt would be about the right size for my thigh. The cartridge box is pretty cool. I've really enjoyed learning how to preserve and care for these old guns - it's totally different than with modern guns. There is a special soap you clean them with, a special mild abrasive you clean them further with. Rust is removed with a little piece of copper, which is better than anything modern I have seen. You don't protect them with oil, but with a special wax. Anyway, I've really enjoyed this gun.

I just have to give you guys some news about why I support Pro Tech knives. They are one of the few American companies that have integrity and care about their customers. Not only do they build my favorite automatic knives as well as fixed blades, but they are truly some fine folks Last month my wife organized a silent auction to benefit the Teens to fund their Church camp fees, I sent Dave a letter that my wife prepared and forgot all about it, three days later my wife received an email with a tracking number, I honestly expected T shirts or something, What came were two God Son knives, I was floored that they would donate these and they helped some people out believe me, the last TGO TR4 I had to send out, I asked Dave to mail it out for me as it goes to a member here that is deployed, Dave just sent me an email confirming that he shipped his knife and told me since the man was Down range he figured he could use a good fixed blade knife, Dave included a Brand new Spindrift in his package, that my friends is a $400 knife I own one and absolutely love it I don't care if you buy these knives from me or Blade HQ or whoever, but please support these folks as there is NO better knife company in the World!

Any Hunters for the Hungry processors in your area?   http://tnwf.org/our-programs/hunters-for-the-hungry/

Yes....with a 9mm..... Mass?.....matters in shooting steel. Surface area? Only matters on the leading edge. Neither 9 or 40 is markedly better in actual critical performance (and "surface area" isn't that). When comparing the two, David's list is the reason that most private trainers, and now the FBI are all transitioning back to 9 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

problem solved. thanks for the input   I re-installed drivers and it worked.

"IN STORE ONLY" Good luck with that.

Sadly for me...I seem to like them all. The 9/40/45 that is. If you like the 40, and have guns for the cartridge, why change?   You've probably got a few rounds of 40 stashed as well. So you buy another gun with different caliber and need to buy more ammo.   If you just want to go to 9, just want to try one; if you can, get a 9mm pistol and shoot it for a while. Get a buddy or a member to go with you and shoot a 9 to see.   It might not be what you want...then again it might be.   But don't rush to change just for the sake of change.   I shoot a lot of 9 for range time, and my current personal favorites are a 9mm Shield and a PPQ M2 in 9. But I still have a couple of 40's.   Like you, I thought I'd just get out completely, but then shot a G24, the 6" 40, and found I really liked it. More as a range toy, but enough that I decided to keep it and the 40 ammo I already had. When it runs out, I might think again about dropping the 40. Not likely though.   And as Comms said, maybe you'd like going to 45. I said I would never own a 1911. boy did I screw that up. I've gotten fanatic about the frame and the 45.   Even looking into the PPQ 45 now.   But getting off track, like everything else in this world, it's what you want and like.

    Sure...and have an Academy store on your daily route. lol

I have a long drive also and have a Mighty Mule wireless proximity alert alarm on it. It takes a fairly large chunk of metal passing the sensor buried beside the drive to trigger the alarm. I had it about 40 feet in from the end of the drive and it was triggered a couple of times in the middle of the night but the car never came all the way up the drive. I assumed it was kids looking for a place to make out or some one that was lost and thought my drive was a continuation of the dead end road we live on. Because of the middle of the night alarms from people only going a little way up and I was pushing the range through the woods so missed some alarms (drive has a 90 degree bend so even though it is about 800 feet long the end of the drive is only about 400 feet away through the woods) I moved the alarm to only about 200 feet from the house. It works great for cars and trucks, even very small cars, but it will not alert for walk in traffic. 

For those close to or traveling through the Huntsville area Larry's Pistol & Pawn in Huntsville is selling Remington Golden Saber in 9MM, .40 S&W, .45 Auto and .357 Magnum for $9.99 per box.  Grabbed 10 boxes earlier today and with sales tax the cost for 10 boxes of Golden Saber was $108.89.    After the $100 Remington Rebate the cost for 250 rounds of defensive ammo is $8.89...hard to beat that!!!   (PS - There is a 10 box limit per customer)

FWIW - I've been training with and carrying 165gr .40 for years now.

We had a loud loud truck come up in here about 1:30 one night and turn around, hey it happens. Then he sat there on the end of the drive way with his lights right on the house. Time to see what the hell was going on. I go outside with my rifle and my hand held light. Get halfway to him and light up the drivers door to get a look at the idiot. He backs up and high beams me and sees my rifle in my other hand and tears out down the road like a nascar driver.  Turned out to be the new boyfreind of the neighbor back in the woods. I told him that was a real good way to end up dead if someone was a shoot 1st, shoot some more and then try to ask a question or 2 kinda person.

I get my chicken feed from Edwards, just off the square, behind Burger King, great people, fair prices. http://edwardsfeeds.weebly.com/

  most of the small 380s have nearly identical recoil.  The sig seems to be slightly lower and I have no idea why.  slightly bigger ones like bersa are much more comfortable without going full sized 9mm.  This size fits a pocket but not as well; I carried nearly the same thing as a Makarov for a decade in my pocket.    "Most" gun store sellers have a hangup when selling anything to women.   A healthy woman can shoot anything a healthy man can with a few exceptions for exceptionally large showpiece guns.  Since you are not talking about those today,  the only other issue is the trigger pull.  I can't pull the heavy triggers on some of these pistols, so watch out for that.   If you can't pull it easily, allowing for back to back shots to empty the mag in about 1 second per shot, then its too heavy or too long or both and in my PERSONAL opinion not good enough for defense.   If you watch out for those 2 issues,  let her decide the rest for herself and ignore (politely) any "steering" your gun seller tries to pull.     

  Don't forget Willis!  They also have Willis, and if you're a kidnapper and you put him the right frame of mind he might kill your whole family!  Seriously the most badass thing I think I have ever heard someone say to their captors!!!   :lol:

https://youtu.be/1iAYhQsQhSY Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

This thread dedicated to all the folks who claim it doesn't matter who is elected.   The NFA, GCA, AWB etc dedicated specifically to gun owners who say the same.   - OS

Ours went up 37% also. Affordable Care Act........My ass!   :censored: you Obama!!!

I was reading an article on the American Thinker today and saw a reply by someone that made a lot of sense. To me anyway. They seemed to make some really good points. Here it is:   Think the Bundy Ranch in Nevada on a national scale. A move to confiscate would be disastrous to those on both sides and the populace in general. There's millions of trained folks with combat training and experience in the general population that could lead millions more of civilians with the fortitude and willingness to fight, and give their lives if need be, to ensure the freedom and future of their children. Connecticut thought it would be easy, yet less than 20% of gun owners complied with their confiscation law including 60% of police officers. Here is what Sen. Tony Guglielmo, R-Stafford, the ranking GOP senator on the legislature's public safety committee said, "I honestly thought from my own standpoint that the vast majority would register, If you pass laws that people have no respect for and they don't follow them, then you have a real problem.". The 2nd Amendment was considered by the framers of our Constitution, and even now by most Americans, to be the ultimate amendment placed there for the protection of the entire Constitution. Without it, the Constitution and our freedom could and eventually would be destroyed by a zealous government. Millions of people in this country have always considered that something worthy to fight for by any means and to die for in foreign countries. How much more is this true to fight for on their own soil? Surely most of those within our government realizes this. I surely do hope so. Confiscation of our means of self defense and the defense of our people from tyranny is a true Pandora's Box on a national scale.

Oh now you've gone and done it ....... How about Joe and Zakk ? http://youtu.be/uCP5t1N1D6s