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Just a few weeks ago I was talking to a friend who was complain about his wage cuts due to low gas prices. He works in the oil fields. Funny, he didn't complain one bit when I could barely afford to drive to work on almost $4 a gallon gas but he was making 6 figures and had an $80k diesel dually with tons of aftermarket work. When I said something he told me to find an oilfield job and quit complaining. He got the same advice, find a different job and quit complaining. Cheap gas means more money for food, entertainment, guns, hobbies, etc which is good for the economy Sent from behind the anvil

The taco place owner is one sharp cookie. This is funny.     When life gives you surveillance footage of your business being ransacked, turn it into lemonade -- or tasty frijoles. A Las Vegas taco place that was burglarized a week ago transformed the robbery footage into a hilarious commercial that has many Internet users craving corn tortillas and fresh ingredients. The security footage shows three men breaking into a closed Frijoles & Frescas Grilled Tacos establishment on December 16 and sacking the restaurant.         https://youtu.be/kzdv4FUHqP8

Here is a blade I just finished up over Christmas, CPM154 steel with Jade colored G-10 scales! The new blade shape is also out of CPM 154 and is "Bird and Trout" styled! What do you guys think about the shape?

Even a Glock will fail if it fires out of battery. Most higher end handguns are designed to make firing out of battery as close to impossible as is possible. If you still have all your digits, call it a good day. It could have been much worse.

If it slides grease it, if it rotates oil is the old saying.   If don't mess with grease on an AR much because they get filthy and the grease just makes it messier.  Rifles like M1 Garands, Carbines and M1A's pretty much need grease.  On 1911's and other semi-auto pistols I like to grease the rails where the slide rests.  It's amazing the malfunctions this will prevent.   I bought a tube of this http://www.midwayusa.com/product/133862/tetra-gun-grease-1-oz-tube about six years ago.  It's now about empty but the point is a little goes a long way.

I live in Memphis. :P

  I'm with you.  I'm also of the belief that if you need something bigger than a 9mm or .40SW to do the job, you shouldn't own one either.  :D

It's worth mentioning that there are different ways of open carrying, and it's the ones that make the open carrier look like a pompous asshat crying "look at me, I have a gun which makes me badass" that makes a lot of people get turned off to open carry.  There was also the argument about how an open carrier might be the first one shot, which is speculative at best.   Either way, I support the right of open carry as long as its just that, carrying openly.  Carry your weapon for your own defence if needed, don't turn it into a statement.

Well today was the day I got the biggest deer of my life he was a 10 at some point this year but broke off two tines so he is a 8 point used the 25-45 Sharps that I put together the year

Great match Coop! A little bit of eveything. Lots of fun, except the"jail house" stage. I'll be seeing stripes in my sleep after screwing up that stage. Thanks for all your hard work.

Try that Bowmans it's one of my favorites!

Well TGO is a bunch of enablers! I mean, I have always enjoyed bourbons and really have an appreciation for fine bourbons at that. But never with the tenacity I have now! I get that no bottle of Pappy is worth what the price demands on the secondary market, but Pappy 20 is like heaven dancing on my lips. I'd sure like to add a bottle to the library one day but I probably have a better chance of getting struck by lightening. So until then, I have tried many suggestions here. I have been able to acquire a few of the harder to find bourbons, Weller 107 and Stagg Jr. The rest of my library consists of much more accessible bourbons many of which I have not tried yet. Four Roses Single Barrel, Makers Cask Strength, Bakers, John Bowman, Elijiah Craig Small Batch, Jim Beam Single Barrel, Colonel EH Taylor Small Batch, Noah's Mill and one of my all time favorites, Lagavulin 16. On my short list are more tastings from Heaven Hill would be the Elijaih Craig 18, 23 and barrel proof. I haven't found any of those around here. I'd really like to aquire some of the super premiums at some point, Pappy, George T Stagg, and Van Winkle rye. So my fingers are crossed! Anyways, I'd like to thank everyone who contributes to this thread. It is indeed a darn fine band of brothers we have here and I appreciate the knowledge and expertise passed along.

There was a thread about it here on TGO. Walmart employees were putting it out in the sporting goods section lol

I draw out my shapes on 1 1/2" X1/8" CPM 154 steel and profile all my blades myself! No manufactured blanks here!!

http://youtu.be/POVxlMGTo28

http://www.crossbreedholsters.com/HotcakesStore/ProductViewer/tabid/113/slug/Purse-Defender/Default.aspx When my next G19 shows up the wife will be carrying it in one of these.

Ok, well I Normally stick to wine. So even 70 proof is "hard stuff"

Had so much fun today, I'm still smilin'.  Anyone thinking of giving this a try should come out and join in the fun.   Thanks to those that worked to make this a great event!   -Ron

  Fracking is already slowed considerably throughout the US, and the Canadian oil sands operations are in even worse shape, as their productions costs are higher than the frackers.  The oil boom states are going through a "bust" now, much like Texas went through in the 90's when gas/oil prices collapsed the last time ...

The weather was perfect for a great match! Thanks MasterCooper for the "norma stage", lol.... great stage designs. It was awesome seeing everyone. Happy New Year (**,)

Wanna Taco?    They keep them in the safe, not the register.   https://youtu.be/kzdv4FUHqP8

Am I the last guy here to know about this place? WOW!!! :stunned: My wife isn't gonna be happy. https://www.knivesshipfree.com/

Mine's better :taunt:

Lmao. "Someone please teach this guy how to throw a rock. That was weak, bro" Great advertisement Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

Bingo, this stuff is great. But I don't use grease on my AR either. Just a little oil on the bolt and carrier.

  On the body carry is definitely better, but if you can't get em to do that, purse carry beats unarmed in my opinion.

Those are all 1/2" AR500 plates except for the two small round ones on top and the one on the very left. Those are just 3/8" mild steel for rimfire only

I'm heartened by the success of the SCCY 9mm as it was a straightforward simple design that should have worked perfectly from the get-go. When it didn't the manufacturer followed the lead of Hi-Point Arms and fixed the mess. It's not a beautiful gun but rather a utilitarian defensive tool. For those who follow the "truck gun" or "stash in the BOB" its an option worth considering for those on a budget.  

As my platoon sergeant once said when I got engaged, "You never truly know a woman until you meet her in court."

  If we were talking about conventional troops, I might agree that the M&P could be a better choice for equipping American troops with American made equipment that meets a technical requirement for the purpose of buying domestic.   But were talking about an SOF element here.  These guys don't always live on the flowing side of the supply chain for spare parts or replacements, thus having a rugged pistol such as the Glock (which I consider light years more durable than the M&P), along with a chance to appropriate said spare parts via local means can count for a lot.

http://bearingarms.com/va-gop-may-strip-mcauliffe-protective-detail-concealed-carry/   If the GOP in DC had any testicals they would do that with BoBo.

Even idiots get it right every now and then. :D

I finally "finished" this thing and got it out today for 150 rounds before it started pouring rain on me. I don't have a shelter up on my shooting property, so when the rain came I just called it a day. Picture first, then some specs.

http://youtu.be/wsrvmNtWU4E If only they hadn't ruined free music downloads.......

My stupid husky loves slipping his collar and burrowing out. He is the dumbest dog in the world but he is a damn escape artist. He leaves for 6 day stretches and Ill find him sleeping on the porch or the bed of my truck. They come home unless some turds or Chinese Food store finds him first. Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

This is in the glass here tonight! very good!

I'm no 1903 expert, but the stock finish looks original to me, at least as to when it last left the arsenal. I would guess that it's a replacement stock, quite common on these from what little I know.  If it were mine, I wouldn't touch a thing, but that's pretty much my philosophy on all these old milsurps, original or not ...

Secret Santa was awesome! He brought a day on the lake, a day at the range, and a work-pad that I had been wanting to add to my bench. Got me a nice Old-Timer tooth-pic to boot! (along bit of tune-up oil for it & my auto-knives) Thanks Santa !! Bert - (R_Bert) [url=http://s585.photobucket.com/user/HR_TR_2009/media/CIMG2559_zpsluoegfku.jpg.html][/URL]

  Remind me to NEVER piss you off. Depending on the day and blood pressure. I'd go about an 8 and 1/2 on rings. It sort of hacks off my wife, but I don't wear a wedding band. Not because I don't want to. I just cannot stand anything on my hands and fingers. Been that way all my life. Thankfully she understands.

Many years ago before concealed carry was where it is today Kentucky had a concealed weapon statue. I walked in a small store where everyone knew me with a 5 shot smith handle sticking out of my front overall pocket. So happened a State police whom I knew was standing and eating a sandwich and in between bites he said Mr. (my Name) it's against the law to carry a concealed weapon in the state of Kentucky. My reply Mr. (his name) it's not concealed if you saw it. 

I remember taking the hunter safety course as soon as I could after I turned 10, which I think was the minimum age. Likewise, I took the first HCP course I could get into after turning 21. Even growing up around firearms, I learned way more in the hunter safety course than I did the HCP class. I struggle with the whole idea of a license to take game. The government doesn't own the deer or fish anymore than I do, so why do I have to pay them in order to provide food for my family? Sure I can hunt for free on my own land, but I still don't like the idea of the gov requiring licenses. I get it, hunting public land, game management, etc but it bothers me nonetheless.

Looks like original finish as well.

Well, My Wife got her Sig P320C, and She got me this! Quite the spread! Merry Christmas to all the Whiskey lovers out there.

Daughter got a pink Red Ryder and wife got a G43 cerakoted in tiffany blue and silver.  I got shirts.

  You expected easy and intelligent from the dumbasses?

  Part of me thinks that Pete is genetically incapable of doing that.

There are over 20,000 members of TGO; all of them I assume to be gun owners. I don't know how many players there are in the NBA, but I'm sure it's considerably less. NBA players have shot more people than members of TGO. The NBA can pull their lip over their head and swallow.

Very nice.  :up:   Leave the stock alone.  ;)

+1 to all that get it that retaliatory action against the citizens of VA wouldn't accomplish anything of merit. You don't respond to douchebaggery by acting like a douchebag yourself.