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She's going to kill me for this.... But I have to give it to her. My wife hates guns (Why she married me I still don't know). She came out to a photoshoot yesterday to support me and brought a book to read and she got asked to be a model shooting, thankfully she said yes and had an ok time. She didn't try to kill me on the ride home, so I guess it was bearable. Haha. She's shot with me at a range 4 times in the 6.5 years we have been married. So this was a big stepping stone. Plus she HATES AKs. Made for quite the experience.   https://youtu.be/JctwG689ovY  

The past few months have sucked a little more than others, having lost our 10-year-old male Doberman and our 10-year-old female Boston Terror [sic] within two months of each other. Bostons are highly social animals and become very attached to their people and to other animals that live with them. The vet says the Boston passed after the Doberman pretty much due to grief and depression. Very sad. After the Doberman passed, and before the Boston stopped eating, we contacted a few local rescues to see if we could find her another "big dog" friend. Sadly none of them responded to us quickly enough. MrsMonkeyMan put us in touch with a wonderful lady who owns a combination training org, breeder AND rescue of Dutch Shepherds and we seriously considered that as an option although my uncle in VA, a retired SWAT officer, K9 handler and trainer, told us that a Dutchie might be a little more "high octane" than we wanted. Others here with experience with the breed echoed those concerns in this thread too. While a Dutch Shep is not off the table entirely for us, one of the local rescues did get back in touch with us. To make a long story short, here is our new fur baby. We call her "Mina" as it's a perfectly good German name for a perfectly good German lass. She's about 5 years old and is even pedigreed. She learned her name quickly, has chosen me as "her person" in the family, and watches over our 2-yr old daughter like a guardian. She even endures my daughter laying on top of her. (I'm pretty sure she enjoys it)

Dogs are very cathartic when it comes to healing a hurt. My mother went ahead of me to be with our Lord back in September and it has been difficult getting used to the void that remains, especially now that the holidays are here. That being said...my wife and I rescued a GSD pup and named her Duchess Hilde von Wolfsburg...she was 5 weeks old when the rescue took place. She has East German and Russian bloodlines and is a silver and black shepherd. She started to thrive as soon as she arrived and has gained 10 lbs a month for the last 4 months. Duchess is a sweet girl and I know that God had her waiting for me to lick my sorrow away. Duchess at 5 weeks http:// Duchess at 12 weeks http:// Duchess at 16 weeks http://

I know a few people who have cut the cord to their TV.  Not one of them ever mentioned political viewpoints as a reason to do so. It is about money to keep the service.   It is prohibitively expensive for a lot of people,  I am pretty much there too.  The next time I see an increase from Comcast I will be calling to cancel my level of service to try to keep the bill affordable.

I've actually had flight attendants ask me to turn the oxygen down so everyone would go to sleep

Carrying a firearm on someone else's property is not a right, Constitutional or otherwise. It is a privilege extended to the guest by the property owner. This has been common law since the Magna Carta. As far as in laws go I would put it on him to be the bad guy. I would let him and her know that you carry to protect yourself AND them. Then tell them that if they insist that you still not carry in their house then tell that is not possible and that you prefer they come up your house instead.

10 pt buck with a 43 Remington03A3 at 75-100 yards. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Money and value influences why most people to cut the cord, I would think.   Money--some people just cannot afford the bill anymore.  Value (my case)--what I got for the money was not worth it.  I can afford to have cable, but I don't like wasting money on things I don't use.

Don't misunderstand me, I'm not calling you out or anything, but I'm having a very difficult time accepting she's not much of a shooter. This may also come off as a sexist comment as well, but typically, no lady is gonna grab an automatic rifle and have that much control. Muzzle discipline, trigger finger, leaning into it, she's really got it under control. I know it may not recoil like a BAR but I have seen multitudes of grown men at Knob Creek with much less control than she exhibits. She's quite capable and/or you are a helluva instructor.

Props for leaning forward. A lot women shoot on their heels.

She shoots better than some men

Watched regular tv this week during thanksgiving, and what a pain just to sit through all the commercials. Not to mention having to channel surf again. I have been spoiled by my Roku's and Netflix/Hulu. I also like the fact, as the article started, I'm not supporting a bunch of networks that are actively campaigning against everything I believe.

We put up some Christmas decorations and I caught a black panther hiding in the bushes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I scored a second piece of pecan pie.

Bingo

Just got off a plane and am awaiting a connection, so I've had enough Jack Daniels to start ranting. I always sit in an aisle seat, so at least I have quick access to choke the life out of any person who decides today is the day for jihad and virgins. But crap guys. What the hell is the deal with people trying to barrel into the aisle as soon as the plane is stopped? We aren't going anywhere until the door opens, and even then, we have to wait for a bunch of people to deplane before the line starts moving. So there I am, sitting in my aisle seat whilst the occupants of the middle and window are acting like there is a place for me to go to in this aisle. It's simple effing math folks. If each row has six seats, and at each row there is only room for two people to occupy the aisle space, how are we to fit all 6 occupants into that space? This happens. Every. Expletiving. Flight. Am I the only one capable of figuring this out?? Life would be easier if I was a effing stupid as everyone else. Then I wouldn't know any better. Instead I have to get into these confrontations in very close quarters with idiots, and I tend to lose my cool, because it doesn't take a 180 IQ to figure this out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I travel a lot. To be honest, I can't really complain too much. I have elite status and have global entry, so I always am TSA pre-check which means I don't wait in many lines. With that said, I still get annoyed by people who can't comprehend simple instructions. As for worrying about something happening on a flight, I don't. The simply isn't worth the energy. I do watch who gets on the flight though.

  Yes, they are very loud. And will alert you to everything. Like a branch falling in the woods, a car door slamming half a mile away, the wind blowing, whatever. Or anytime one gets separated from the others.   My prediction: you'll eat them all within a month. ;)   On that note, my great grandmother claimed they can have a gamy taste if they die when alarmed. So she used to sneak up behind one with hedge shears when it was due for the pot. :) :)   - OS

Just get a damn holster.  Spend $15 on this trash, another $22 on the kydex thing, and throw in some shipping charges. Next thing you know, you could have just bought a real holster. 

Make sure you pick a trust name that is reasonably short because the ENTIRE trust name must be engraved without any abbreviations. What must be engraved is the trust name, city and state. Example: The Smith Trust Knoxville, TN Even though you did not make the title 1 firearm you ARE the manufacturer of the SBR so, as the manufacturer, your information must also be engraved on the lower. If you want I can PM you my number and I can explain. BTW, John Wells did my trust and from the time I paid I had the trust in hand within 30 minutes. I had it notarized the next day and filed a few days later. John Well also quickly answered about a dozen questions I had.

I'm a forester, have a BS in Forest Resource Management and have been in the consulting business for 8 yrs. I've read some truths, halve truths and falsities in the posts above. First off the is considerable more money in sawtimber than pulpwood. Maybe not for a logger, but for a landowner, is much more. it is true that prices have fallen dramatically since the early 2000s and is directly tied to the housing market. I don't think I have ever heard of anyone ever bidding 1 mil dollars for an acre of timber, that is just a flat out exaggeration. Plus that timber was probably grown in a much more fertile range for walnut, like Missouri. Planting hardwood trees is a risk, they are expensive to buy, plant and maintain, it's a case of "have money to make money" Now on to the OPs original question. Yes you can cut down trees and haul them to the mill. But as an inexperienced seller you would be at the mercy of the mill. You would be surprised how the prices vary from species to species. Plus you have no way of knowing if they are scaling accurately, and paying market prices. Also make sure you contact the mill and ask of they are taking 'gatewood' which is wood delivered which they have not previously bought themselves. If not, you could waste a lot of time and energy cutting an hauling wood for nothing. At the very least you would need a stout tractor and a good truck and trailer just to get a few butt logs to the mill. You're not gonna get rich off 20-30 acres by any means, but you don't have to accept that fact that you have to push the trees over and burn them to clear land. Those trees do have value and you can capitalize on that with a little elbow grease, sweat, and ingenuity. If you have never felled a tree before, I would suggest getting some training. And I don't mean actual running of the saw, but actual techniques of felling trees. It can be VERY dangerous. Often it's not a matter of 'if' you get hurt, but 'when'. When looking for a tract to buy, ask when the last time it was logged, if they say anything less than 30yrs ago, I would assume the timber value is low. Trees take a long time to grow and often times cutting is a one generation pay check. Never just assume that because it has trees that it has timber value. Just some thoughts, I can add more as things come to mind Sent from my Mom's basement

He should have been tied to a tree long ago.

Fast and Furious [emoji14] Just playing Kris.... Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

Nice!  Only bad thing is that if you miss you don't have any excuses

It looks like a cheap garage kit from Lowes. If it was me I would grind off and have a good floor put down. We do full flake poly floors and they last forever. Just depends on how much you want to spend. If you need any help feel free to mesage me. If you don't strip off it will look like that again in 6 moths to a year.

Beautiful dog you got there. Hope she continues to bond well with you guys.

I think you'll be pleased with the FM rounds based on my experience and several friends and family. Granted it hasn't been with 10mm. Mainly 9mm, 45 ACP, and .223. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

Chip Cain is the man.  You ain't even gotta make an office visit.  He's a vendor sponsor here and worth his fee twice over.     I just used my initials for the trust name, although if I'd had my first choice it woulda been "There'sNoOneAtTheATFYouCan"

Having been in the reloading/remanufactured vs new factory ammo game for awhile, I knew what I was buying when I bought FM 10MM. (Hornady doesn't manufacture any 50rd boxes of pistol ammo is a big tell.) I only purchase new, not reman as well. I went through 500 of the XTP loaded FM 10MM and it was all fine. Also, it was all loaded in Starline brass which is great stuff for reloading. I'm a happy camper and won't hesitate to get more in the future. My 10MMs throw brass REALLY far (even with 23 lb recoil springs) so I always lose a lot at the range. At an indoor range, I'd say 25-30% ends up forward of the firing line so I lose that. At an outdoor range, I probably lose even more. I'm not gunna spend an hour combing grass for brass after 10 minutes of shooting. I pick up what I easily see and cut my losses.

I have done just that. Thank you Doug

A lot of leftys learn to play right handed, and are incredible players. The fingers of their dominant hand doing the fretting gives them great dexterity. Consider having him switch over.

also thinking about it. if u can sit up and bend over it may be best mounted between the legs under the chair seat. as I can not, my chair holds me up.

I hope that it passes but if they are going to enforce this like they enforce the HOV lane then I really don't care.  I travel 40 most everyday during HOV hours and there are more single occupant cars than multiple occupant cars.  While we are on the issue of pet peeves I can't stand it when I'm on the interstate with my cruise control set and the same car passes me and I pass them 6 times or more within a 50 mile stretch.  Usually they are messing with their phone when I pass them back and I may even make it difficult for them when they want to pass me. 

I know families that are so tight, you couldn't get a feeler gauge between them. To say I'm envious would be an understatement but I didn't get dealt that hand. I don't whine about it, I just chunk it back in the pot melt it down and cast me something I can actually use. If any of you DO have a family like that and you haven't told them what it means to you....shame on you. You should close out your browser and do it now.

    i see you point Caster. Yours too Spots.  Gordon's post reminded me some points that make total sense.      I guess I am lucky in a way that none of my family forces me to make a decision about guns.  I disagree with some on other things, but If I have to be around them I can deal with what they want if I have to.   Ha,  I bet I am about the first person on this board to have their mind changed by points made by a few others!   You sure don't see that much around here.

I'm not sure honestly. I wouldn't run from the other side of the restaurant but if I was seated close, he may have been shot before there was time to reason if he was going to shoot others. He would have certainly been drawn on, his reaction to that probably would have sealed the decision.

  Moped has given some good advice here...   I've got a Sig 238 and several "J" frames... The lightweight "J" frames carry as well for me as the 238... My 26 year old likes the 238... young, tight jeans...Pistol is slimmer... Me... Geezer... Loose fitting dungarees... I cant tell the difference... Don't overlook a small double action revolver...   leroy

You are truly an inspiration to me. I am also in a chair from a work related spinal cord injury that happened in '07. After surgery I walked with a cane for several years until the spasticity in my legs just made it impossible to walk. I am looking for ideas for my carry gun and Peejman recommended I get in touch with you. I use an "Ultra-Lite" manual chair and have ordered a shoulder holster but would still like to come up with something that attaches to my chair for summer months or occasions when I need to really conceal my weapon and not draw attention to myself. I want to tell you that you really have made my day with your determination and positivity. I don't care for quitters nor negative people and you certainly are neither.

You can pick your friend's but not your family. Their house their rules. Leave the gun in your car and enjoy their company. Life is too short to alienate your family.

I tell everybody they can take me as I am or learn to deal with it.

You've already answered your own question. How you choose to protect yourself and your family is no ones business but your own. If you're carrying concealed no one is the wiser. Me being me however, I would probably have to open carry around them just to watch their heads explode. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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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!

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. 

No, you're not misunderstanding me at all.  The only third party I'm actively going to protect is my better half. Not much of an issue since I am rarely if ever in public.  BUT, the world needn't ask me to ever choose between a crowd of people and my wife cause it'll be her....every time.  I don't care how many fall behind us.       If there were a scenario where she was safe and I could take a clean shot at some murdering nut, yeah, I probably would but I'd have to feel VERY confident in her safety first, as well as mine because I'm pretty much all she has and she's CERTAINLY all I have.  Wouldn't hesitate to die for her but wouldn't jeopardize myself only to leave her behind and alone.    

The part about him never getting closer than 10 feet is presented the wrong way in the story. The story makes that out to be a factor of why he isn't a threat. To me, if he's at 10 feet than he can be on her faster than she can react, especially as an older person with (presumably) slowing reflexes, and she's busy putting groceries away. I see the 10 feet thing in her favor, not his.

Well, I took down two coyote a couple Sundays ago. I noticed something moving through the brush at about 60 yards and figured it was a coyote. I gave it a couple good lip squeaks but it disappeared, but couldn't help but try one more time. The dog, keeping hits head on a swivel, walked right under my stand. Just as it passed under some tree canopy I pulled the bow and waited for it to pass. But as they do all to often it turned and started down the hill. With one more little squeak it came to a stop. At 12 yards I let the arrow fly, and luckily it hit perfectly. Reloading the bow to finish the hunt (because it was prime hunting time) I noticed movement coming up the hill. It was another coyote looking for Harry (coyote #1). I pulled back just before it stepped out. Taking a broadside shot... arrow #2 hit the mark. Two just inside of ten minutes. That's hard to beat. Then last Sunday a nice six came through, probably the same six I've seen a couple times, and I let him walk. Then a crazy looking nine came in. He had a nice body size but had a really ugly set of horns. I decided to let the Mathews eat. The first shot hit a small cluster of leaves. By small cluster I mean three. I was so fixed on the sights I didn't even see them. He spooked and ran toward me. The second shot hit the mark and he only ran about ten yards. Gotta admit it's been a good season so far.

This is one of the big reasons I look more at a home steadiness view than a bug out view. Learning and living a life style where these conditions can be dealt with a is a life.long experince. That's why I farm with horses, blacksmith with limited power tools, and listen when my old man teaches me how to build a log cabin, plant by the signs, read the weather, can vegetables, kill and cure meat and all the other skills lost over time. It can be done, but most people will be lost without their smartphone and a flushing toliet. Sent from behind the anvil

Wells full of water. Renewable food in the form of a garden, game, hogs, chickens, goats and cattle. Draft animals to farm and for transport. Blacksmith shop for repair work and barter material. Heavily built log cabins miles away from population centers that would take one hell of a pounding. Resourceful family full of survivors at my back. I'll take my chances at the fort. I was born and raised on that land, just like my daddy and his daddy, and back past the civil war. Seems like just as good a place to die as any if it comes to that. Sent from behind the anvil

This thread reminds me of what is probably Memphis' one redeeming quality. Our tap water is generally better than most bottled waters out there.