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:wave:     Want to wish everyone on TGO and their families a very Happy Thanksgiving and wonderful day with family and friends................. :cheers:

The woods were good to me again today. That makes two tasty does since Sunday. One more & I'll start seriously looking for a good buck.

Goofy 6 point and a doe both within an hour of each other. Been deer hunting for about two years and these are my first kills. What a thrill. Can't wait to eat them!

Sunday Evening. No sign of rut in the Wayne Co area but he still messed up. 110 yard shot.

Amen! To everyone a fun day filled with family and food food. Much to be thankful for, regardless of its degradation, we still live in the greatest country on earth!

Well...that was interesting.   Good selection of facts and some fiction. Just how strong are they, and how strong is our resolve to fight them?   That, I think, is the core question.   At one time, I would have answered that easily. But with the political appeasement climate of today, and our leadership sticking their collective heads in the sands(poor choice of words or prophetic?) in denial; I am not so certain any more.   The will to fight is not in doubt when speaking of ISIS or any of the Islamic groups. Granted it is not the type of war our leadership wants, and some say even wants to attempt to engage in.   But it is the war we are faced with, and the learning curve in Washington must change...and quickly, or we will be lost.

I picked up this... A LT OBR. I am a little excited about this one. Now I have to buy a bunch of goodies for it.

Did you mention you planned on eating???????.................. :ugh: :shrug: .......................................................... :rofl: :rofl:

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours Bersa, hope you enjoy it. Also Happy Thanksgiving to everyone else! PS: If anyone in the Fort Campbell area has no where to go the wife and I's family backed out on us and have plenty of food being prepped Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

Drink the stuff, maybe in moderation and on special occasions but I do not know what the purpose is to have it and not open it.  It won't spoil.   Enjoy

I want to wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving! For some of you that will mean being surrounded by friends and family. For others it may mean being surrounded by your brothers and sisters in the military, police, or civilian emergency services. And yet for others it may simply mean some time alone. If alone-time is what it means, I pray that it is because that's the way you want it. If not, I would encourage you to seek out company at the many churches and civic organizations who will be opening their doors to the public tomorrow for a warm meal and some time of fellowship. Do not spend it alone because you think no one cares. Reach out to me here if you have no one else to talk to and I'll be glad to give you a call or in the Nashville area I'd be glad to try to meet you for a cup of coffee somewhere. For those of you working this holiday to keep the rest of us safe and sound, God bless you! For everyone else, please be safe if your weekend includes travels or (God help you) venturing out into the retail jungle. Keep your eyes peeled, your sidearm close and your powder dry. No matter what it looks like these days, we still have much to be thankful for as a country.

So, I've been building this for a while - finally made it to the range to test it out. Specs: Barreled action is bone-stock taken off a Savage 10fp in .308 win. 24" barrel, accutrigger Bolted directly into a KRG Alpha 180 stock Accurate Mag 10rd magazine Burris XTRii 3-15x50 SCR-Mil Weaver 20moa base Harris Bipod up front, in Krylon OD green Ammo was rolled up by a buddy - 41.6gr h4895 175gr nosler hpbt 2.800 COL Took it out to the range to get some time behind it and get my initial feelings on it. Where it excels: Comfort - jeez this thing fits me like a glove. Small palm swells, perfectly straight and smooth front strap on the grip, panels are perfectly grippy. Flex - next to none. Didn't have a good way to load the bipod, and sitting had some bounce. Expect it to be problem free when prone Recoil - low. Very manageable. The stock isn't that heavy, nor is the barreled action. It's definitely not super light though, I'm not walking through the woods all day with this one unless I absolutely have to. Where it needed work: Feeding - the magazine needed some tweaks, burrs on the feed lips were sanded off, the feed lips needed slight spreading, and the follower had to be lightly adjusted for the last round. After those, no problems whatsoever Reaching the safety - wasn't as easy in this stock as in the factory tupperware. Not extreme, but was a bit of a stretch. Elevation adjustment - going to have to reset the zero stop on the scope, factory is set (per the manual) 20 moa below center, I'll need to adjust that out, or remove the 20moa rail. Probably don't need the rail, what with the amount of adjustment available (over 30mil) Where I need work: About .75moa, if you don't count the flyer. Shot six 5 shot groups, all just like it. Didn't bother with trying to zero the scope, was on paper and wanted to see what it could do. Every time I pulled the 5th shot of the group. Note to self - slow down, follow through, stop rushing to get up on the last shot. Also, might do a little better without gloves. Just enough wind to nip at my fingers, so they were on from the start. Finally, it was a lovely clear cool day, and now it's a great clear cool night. If you don't want to go out and see it yourself, there's the moon. Shot with a Nikon D3100 and a Tamron 70-300. 1/40s f32 from my backyard. Not the best pic ever, had a bit of fog on the lens because I wasn't waiting for the lens to acclimate. T-shirts and 30-something degrees. Brr.

Picked up a bottle of Corner Creek on Mikes recommendation. I went for wine and always take a swing through the bourbon and whiskey. There it was for under $30 so I grabbed one. Took a snoot and have to say it's very good. I'm gonna enjoy this one.

  probably so...make that definitely...but not to me.   I'm with Caster on this. I think I paid $10.00 for my Mechanix gloves and wouldn't dream of running my AK without 'em...too darn many sharp edges! :cool:

You can get a pair of Mechanix gloves for $15 on Amazon.  Same thing, but I guess you can't be a serious operator with a pair gloves you bought at Lowe's.  LOL!     I like Magpul products though.  Good for them, make that money boys!!  A hefty margin on gloves might mean I can keep buying Pmags for dirt cheap.  

I am 100% confident in our Military up to a certain level. Our fighting men and women are the best there is in my book.  Our rank and file Lower level commanders also I have respect for but anything beyond that I begin to become skeptical about. They are the Arm Chair Staff and where politics enters into war in which they have no business being. Wars are won on the Battle Fields and not in plush arm chairs in some plush office. This began back during the Korean War and until we get politics out of war we will continue to see our military deteriorate in increasing numbers.   Since becoming President Obama has practically removed all of our best leaders of our military in all 4 branches and replaced them with far less adequate leadership and far more a$$ kissing Mr President  personnel.   That is why our Military is called weak. We are not weak as willing to fight to protect our great America. Our President is weak and he has placed weak leadership with in the ranks of our military. He promised change and we damn sure got it!!!!   I agree with Comms on the fact that we will have to have a few attacks on our soil to get the attention needed for our Government to wake up but I also fear if Obama is still in office that any attacks will be called work place related incidents just as Fort Hood, the Naval Base, And training Center in Chattanooga was. The man will never admit they are terrorist attacks by Radical Islamic Muslim Terrorists............jmho 

Screw Allah.

The crazy bastards had less than a company sized element in Sinjar when almost 20K Kurds rolled them up - they fought to the last man against insurmountable odds. You have to admit they have a fierce warrior spirit - granted Sinjar was nothing to them, they already had broken it, it was more a "feel good" campaign for the Kurds to take it back. Now with Turkey shooting down SUs and Russia running a smear campaign against them and Obama bickering at Putin for carpet bombing "moderate rebels" we are going to be fighting another type of battle while ISIS shores up their cells. Remember the Caucuses, Balkans, parts of the PacRim, Boko Haram in West Africa and now parts of Al-Shabad in East Africa and the other affiliates in the Gulf States all have pledged allegiance. How often do we screen a few Asian guys flying into LAX? Or a couple of Africans coming into ATL? Or some Chechens or Slovenians coming into JFK? The brand is far reaching. Playing them off like the Taliban, AQAP or Al Nusra is a grave underestimate of their capability and fanaticism. I still believe that they will have to carry out a few attacks on our soil until we will step up to the plate on this one. Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

Dave is building me one that I should have by Christmas, just like this one with Jewelry Class Desert Ironwood, it should be spectacular I am dying to see it alongside my Black Lip mother of Pearl one The one pictured here has cross cut Ivory insert, I am assured the Ironwood will look even better!

For a bourbon that you're going to mix with sugar, just about any will do. I wouldn't buy a $50+ bottle like Blantons to mix like that. Look for a lower end rye. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  I always find this viewpoint intriguing (seriously).  Personally, I can't imagine limiting myself to only places I can get to by car.  The world is a big place and has a lot to see/do.  I personally think that if more people would see more of the world they may have a different view on a lot of things.     A cruise is a great way to see multiple locations very cheaply in the grand scheme of things.  Don't get me wrong, if you are happy not going, I would say don't go.  But I have met very few people who once they went truly didn't like it.  Yes, you can have a bad vacation for various circumstances doing anything, but I believe people are missing out on some of the most amazing places in the world if you take a stance of never flying.     To each his own.  That's what makes the world go round  :up: .

If you are trying to get an HCP here and the county clerk (or the equivalent) in the country where you were arrested says they don’t have anything; I would call the TBI and see what they tell you. Obviously you were arrested, apparently you were not charged. I would guess your problem is that arrest records were sent to the Feds, but “Dismissed” was never sent. No one gets rid of arrest records; especially one that is only five years old, I don’t think you have talked to the proper person there. FOIA isn’t going to do you any good; you need someone that can do follow-up. If the TBI can’t tell you what agency is reporting; I would try this next.  

Sorry Comms, but I highly disagree.  We have one of the best militaries ever fielded with some of the most sophisticated equipment ever.  We can, and as you said, have kicked ass and taken names on two major fronts and many smaller ones.  So the problem is not our fighting spirit, its the spineless government (and some military) leadership we currently have.  I don't know what's going on in your current unit, but in ours, we have been prosecuting the war since right after 9/11 in most of the familiar places and some unknown ones as well as dealing with some that are either not cut out for it or do something stupid to get themselves kicked out.  I expect the 101st has been doing the same, alongside many other divisions, so don't let a few bad examples cloud your opinion.

Wow, how long did you have to wait for that one Very nice indeed!

Positively drool-worthy. :drool:

Figure since a lot of online realtors and some of our sponsors are starting BF deals early that we could start a master tracker of places we know of/subscribed to. PSA as usual has some awesome deals up online - 25% off of blemished guns which include a Benneli M4 for 1799, and a M1A SOCOM for 1299 http://palmettostatearmory.com/black-friday-sales/bf-firearms.html?utm_source=Black+Friday+Deals+on+Lowers%2C+Guns%2C+%26+More&utm_campaign=Constant+Contact&utm_medium=email Midway has a few good deals going on on some hard hitting stuff like ACOGs and a giveaway none of us will win http://t.emails.midwayusa.com/r/?id=hd804cd5f,1c0a3f1,1c2cdb4 Silencer Shop has just one for now, their usually "get a .22 can for dirt cheap if you buy this overpriced one!" http://www.silencershop.com/?trk_msg=SKOV9M58DBRKJ8G4OQ2M2INUES&trk_contact=554IOHN94PURKVQ7R08T7RSS8G&utm_source=Listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=http%3a%2f%2fwww.silencershop.com%2f&utm_campaign=Silencer+Shop+Pre-Black+Firday+Sale! For us reloaders Xtreme Bullets is doing 15% off and giving away 50 packs of 250 9mm for the first 50 orders on BF and CM http://www.xtremebullets.com/category-s/48407.htm Mid South Shooters is doing a BF giveaway and I believe theyll be doing some deals when I talked to one of the bubbas over there https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/ SlickGuns has a much more impressive deal tracker here http://www.slickguns.com/black-friday?mobile=true Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

Check out the production on this - pretty sleek. Everyone doubting their grasp on geopolitics and battle space tactics can take a seat. 4 minute video - they even call out Clinton which is pretty funny. http://heavy.com/news/2015/11/new-isis-islamic-state-news-pictures-videos-no-respite-english-language-propaganda-full-uncensored-youtube-daesh/ Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

WE have the will and power to defeat. Don't think for a second that WE don't. WE lack the GUT to use our power. WE are politically correct. If the will to fight a war as a war should be fought (When WE dropped the B ) then WE would not be talking about this. Our country seems to lack the will to win , WE are winners when WE want to be. WE need to take control of our destiny. WE as gun owners have done our part. WE need to vote the same way but some of WE can't read or get a job. Some of WE depend on others to pay our way. I know a few of WE and I'm put out with THEM ! Thank God for our military men and women .....

I've got a pair of 5.11 gloves I wear. But not because they're tacticawesome. They were $5. Hooray $5!   As a bonus, they keep me from burning my hands on the can when I forget that it gets hot.   Also have a pair of "Nebo" gloves. Bought them off the sale rack at an ace hardware. Came with a folding box cutter! Not sure where the box cutter is now... the gloves are in my dad's shop. They're designated general use gloves. Anyone can grab, just put back on the bench when you're done not cutting your hands open.

Ok great . Hey was your pit like mine or a smoker of some sort ?  At least I have somewhere to start . I figured it would be like a goat or sheep.

All these gun deals and I have my money allocated to a new Side Imaging humminbird on black Friday. 

Ah come on. I got callous a plenty and I still wear em. That make me transgender? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  Oh yeah, I am not buying them but a bunch of people will.

Of course!! I mean if you want to pay my renewal fee as a thank you... Haha no problem at all. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Go pick up a box of FGMM to see what the gun is capable of. You can improve it some with reloads but FGMM is about as it gets with factory ammunition.

Fixed that for you. Their willingness to FIGHT is all but nonexistent. Our brave soldiers have proved that over and over. They'll hide like cowards and 'shoot & scoot' all day but won't fight. If they'd actually fight, we wouldn't be having this conversation because they would all be in the process of decomposing. When the little chicken :poop: 's hear the *clink clink clink* of an Abrams rolling down the street, they run as fast as their sandaled feet will carry them. They scatter like mice when Marines start setting up tents. I wouldn't trade a single American soldier for every single life in the sandbox, but I really do wish they'd actually FIGHT. Draw some lines and bang heads. It'd be over with pretty quick. Any puzzy can sneak out of the shadows and put a knife in your back.

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EDIT: Clicking allows you to view it larger. Might I ask what thread this came up in?

Very nice...congratulations. :up:

If that right there doesn't make him overlook some nasty cigars....kick him right square in the nuts. [emoji57]

For non gun related items, this has been my source of BF deals for years and is very accurate and reliable:   https://blackfriday.com/

Omega I know we got some hard chargers everywhere but at the end of the day the top brass and Corps level and above commands could give a crap less about us - they do not have a good strategy. I do admit I am heavily disillusioned - Ive been around some really toxic commands since leaving Flordia and it has done nothing to convince me that we have the resolve to fight this out. But I have a location bias. Bombing campaigns and counter intel are sexy but these guys are hardline Islam to the punctuation - the Times put out some drivel about needing to make a Sunni state and some loving alliance. What we need to do is call a damn crusade, break them on Dabiq, glass the entire region and let the tribals deal with it. All this transnational, ultranationalist, sphere of influence BS needs to end. Not the US, not the Ruskies not anyone needs to be there. That video hit me right in the feels man, overall - the whole country is at war within, we need to unf--k ourselves here before tangling with this mess. Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

  So as long as they stay in their own state your ok when them though?  "I recently spent three weeks working in Northern Cal (Redding).  I must say, the people there reminded me of the "gun culture" in this state.  They are some of the most freedom-loving and gun-loving people I have met."

I don't see the problem. I'd prefer that foreigners post from their foreign lands rather than come here and clog our roads with their ####ty driving and buy our land at ridonculous prices and drive up our "property taxes". Am I missing something?

Doobies......... I'm in. HAHA.

Well, all I can say is someone has to have a record of it if it is showing up when you apply for hand gun carry permit............. :shrug: :shrug:

Seeing how 10mm is not painted as a go to caliber for most ladies, I thought my comment was framed with humor. Since my humor was not appreciated nor understood a swing was taken at weak wristing and not liking 10mm. I'll accept the shot at my percieved lack of skill and knowledge, apologize for offending anyone's sensibilities and endeavor to post more politically correct attempts at humor.

Folks... All the calibers we have been talkin about are good ones... They will all do the job they were designed to do... The graveyards in Russia are full of Ivans killed by the 9mm...     As to the "short and weak" 40 S&W; check these articles out... There aint nothin new under the sun... Check out this article from the great John Taffin.... The 10 mm is an old time 38-40.... Read here... ...  http://www.sixguns.com/tests/tt3840.htm   Here is John's take on the 40S&W... http://www.sixguns.com/tests/tt40sw.htm   To say that the nine is a "death ray" and the 40 S&W aint is laughable... All these calibers are thoroughly dangerous in the hands of a skilled gunman... A 9 mm round is .355 inches diameter... A 40 is .401 inches diameter... A mere 0.046 inches separates em... Think about it...   leroy

  Nothing gets by you -- ya got any updates on that War Between the States thang?  ;)   - OS

The grandkids all named them when they were chicks, but I don't think anybody knows who is who now, except for maybe one or two chickens that look different than the rest. I usually address them by the affectionate term "Stupid Chicken" when I go out to tend to them.   We do love them though, and they are spoiled rotten. Not only do they bring us eggs, but they are a great source of entertainment. They stay in a fenced area that is about as big as the dogs' lot, which is quite big. They have a room in the barn that serves as the inside coop, and that room is about as big as my bedroom growing up.    I always say they have to make me more than they cost me, and I've asked my wife what she will do when they stop laying eggs. She just wants to keep feeding them and let them enjoy their old age. I joke and say they will go in the pot. She'll probably win this one  :).  I've heard that old chickens are tough and don't taste very good.