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So here is the deal. I will not let any member of TGO crap on a thread that was meant to honor a fellow American who has died. It has nothing to do with whether I like Prince or not. Respecting the dead is part of being a decent human being. So if you decide you want to disrespect a fellow American that has died go stand in front of the mirror and preach away, I will not allow you to have a soapbox here to do it. Regardless of what you think or think you know about him he has worked harder than most of us here. And because of all that hard work he was not only not a drain on society, unlike a lot of Americans, but was a complete success by every definition of the word. I am sure he also inspired a lot of minority men and women with his success. So before anyone decides to beat him up again educate yourself on what all he has done. Perhaps we can all gain a little more understanding and maybe even learn how to be as successful as this man was in our own lives. So please, if you have nothing nice to say about the dead then say nothing at all.

I am sorry but like the threat said "Respect". And that was the whole vibe until someone comes in and posts something negative .There was no need for that. I would be upset too, if I made a threat about something that I liked and then it gets crapped on because the persons don't have enough respect and just simply post stuff like that because they can.If they don't like him,thats fine,but why post in a thread that was made by someone who wanted to merely say something nice about him?

  Will this policy encompass Jane Fonda, Al Sharpton, and Dianne Feinstein too? ;)   - OS

Just to brighten up your Friday afternoon, it's really encouraging to see a judge with some empathy.  I appreciated his comments about how "sometimes they lose their way", but still recognizes their humanity:   http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/concerned_about_veteran_with_ptsd_judge_orders_him_to_jail_and_serves_the_t  

Century is sending me a new firearm. Should be here in a week or two. Which is great so I do not have to deal with Preper Guns ever again.

The knives are being built at this moment, they are awaiting Bolsters for them I'll update when I know when they will be completed

 I need to take my own advise from above.   Please stop crapping in the thread 06. there have to be better things you can be doing.

It's photosucket, they were probably trying to figure out how to watermark your pictures with advertising

That engine would be salvageable too provided a good powertrain mechanic tear it down immediately after it comes out of the water before a lot of air gets to it and corrodes parts together.    My days in the military, I saw several hummers go underwater and they were tore down after recovery and put back into service with a minimum of parts. Electronics are toast, but the mechanical stuff can be cleaned and reassembled. Even at six months, once it's full of water, not much oxidation is taking place.

Can you imagine the phone call if it did belong to a lady. Hey honey the truck won't start, it's flooded. Husband says, That's impossible, it's fuel injected! Well give it a few minutes and try it again.

After action report: wedding went fine no problems at all! My observation Of downtown Memphis, people walking around (in my view) totally unaware of what is going on! (Head in the clouds,completely oblivious to what is going on around them!). End of report! Thanks for all of the suggestions!

Omega,   You are describing how most of us on this forum would like it to be.   The reality is this.  There are five conditions that have to be met to claim self defense.  The chances of going to jail increase as any of these aren't met.  If you are determined to be the aggressor, then you are in a world of hurt.  The fact that someone is stealing from your garage does not in any way prevent you from being the aggressor.   Hearing the dog bark, going out to see what it is, and having that escalate into the perp being shot is a scenario where I don't want the DA deciding whether to prosecute on me.  The truth and what the prosecutor says in court may be two very different things.   The law that you quoted above is not how it is practiced in TN.   Imagine an ego contest that turns into a road rage incident where the two cars pull over on the side of the road.  Someone winds up being shot.  Regardless of what happened, the person doing the shooting likely will not be able to claim self defense.    I went to a class taught by the top firearms self defense attorney in the country.  One of the big take aways was that you want to have all five requirements for self defense so strong that the DA moves on to something else.  If they pursue it, the best case scenario is that you will go bankrupt paying for a defense.  

Today I took a few minutes to try a few tasks with the bushcraft knife I commissioned from GT a few weeks ago. I didn't put it through brutal tasks, but did try some basic ones that I expect a knife to do if I'm going to carry it. First, the knife is made from 1095 steel that my calipers measure as 0.155 inches thick. Blade length is approximately 5 inches and OAL is about 10.5 inches. The scales are mesquite (I'm sure GT will correct me if I am wrong) and I asked him to include jimping on the top of the blade as well as the extension beyond the handle. The knife came with a nice sharp edge, but me being me, I worked on it a bit and got it where I wanted it. I started the test by cutting some paper to show the edge quality. First thing I did was take some red oak firewood I have and split a couple of pieces off using another piece of oak as a baton. The knife easily made fast work of the splitting thanks to the thickness of the blade and the flat grind. The blade took the force of the baton strikes just fine and the tip and handle were not damaged. Next, I took one of the pieces I split and did some shavings as you would do on a feather stick. The knife edge was still very sharp and I had no difficulty. I also used the edge of the spine to scrape some wood from the piece as one would do to make tinder. Next, to test the tip, I used the blade to drill a divot in the oak. This was an easy task and the tip held up without any damage. I have tested the blade spine on a ferro rod previously and it is excellent for this task. After these tasks, I wanted to see how the edge had held up and I used the same sheet of paper to test the cut. I also tried a cut on a piece of soft bread, which my dog appreciated since she got to eat the results. Needless to say, the edge was still extremely sharp and it only took a couple of swipes on my leather strop to get it back to razor sharp. If I had some natural fiber rope I would have tried that, but I'm confident the results would have been positive. I am still thrilled with this knife and look forward to many years of enjoying it in the woods on my outdoor adventures. If you've ever considered one of GT's knives, just do it already! You won't regret it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Join us for our weekly match at Sumner Gun & Supply.   This Wednesday April 27th will be an IDPA match with a minimum of 4 stages.   Doors open at 5pm, shooters meeting at 6pm. Please be in the range by 5:50 for registration.   New, safe shooters welcome.  

I carry a Sig Legion 229 and was looking for a holster to open carry on our family land, I am permanently disabled and have an action trackchair for property. Was looking at thigh holsters, something very easy to draw out of, but don't want the barrel pointed straight in front of me, even can be something to attach to the chair, any thoughts?

Hey all, I've got a couple serialized tubes I haven't started to fill yet. This idea came up on another site. Pretty much using OxiClean(not Oxy) powdered detergent additive to lightly oxidize shiny Titanium. Here's how it goes, get container that'll hold your parts and allow enough water to cover them, boil said water, mix 4 scoops OxiClean and let it sit for a few hours or more, pull it out and wipe down, add a few drops of gun oil, run and done. One caveat, must prep metal, I used a green 3m pad to smooth and sand and I used acetone to degrease and didn't touch with bare hands after and a finish wash of dawn soap and warm water. Parts on left, turned spacer material right In solution After 3.5hrs 1 drop FP10 rubbed on lower 1/4 Final product, same spacer for reference Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

From what I see, it most likely has a 5.0L. That would make a good motor swap for my Mustang GT. When can I pick it up? :D

Troublemaker...lol.

Floating Off, Ruins Day Foments Off Road Dunking Failure On River Drive Ford Optional River Dive Fools Often Run Deep Frequent Off Road Derp Found Off Road, Deep Fixing Occasional Road Distractions Failure On Reading Directions

Floated Off Ramp& Drowned Or Flooding Obviously Reduces Drivability These were the best I could come up with in the past few hours.

Perfect!

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How does this show even come close to stacking up against G of T. If it weren't for DVR, Fear the Walking Dead would be history. :clap:

I have been after this revolver for several years, belongs to a close family member, and I am finally close to owning it. I wanted to share as I know several here are Smith fans. The 36th edition Blue Book prices this at $325 in 95% condition, plus $9 for the 4" model. I have watched Gunbroker over the past few weeks, these have been listed for $400 and up to over double that in various condition. I need to spend more time going over this to get a better idea of the condition. I would appreciate any additional help in setting a value on this, as well as reading the label. TH and TT = target hammer / trigger I believe? I believed we had discovered this revolver was produced in 1968 previously, but my search on Google turned up this serial number range as from 1969. Close enough either way. I have shot this several times over the past few years and it is a great shooting piece. Very light and smooth trigger pull and extremely accurate with the .38 Special target rounds we used.

      This is why they teach to slow down when approaching a stale green light.  

When I saw the pic of the fob on the end of the key ring that was the first thing that came to my mind was that it was fashioned to look like an oilfield drill bit... But then again I was born in the oilpatch down south and my father as well as my fathers father and brother too were at one time all Driller's....

As GT once said, "you can sharpen a hammer with that system" I LOVE MINE! Keep up the good work and don't draw much blood!

Guy's... We try to allow as much free speech as possible here at TGO. I'm not going to call anyone out on this one, but if there is a next time, let's not get personal and start attacking each other like this again. I'm going to take the time to edit this thread so it can stay open and on topic.

Had my first turkey hunt ever today, was a great time, heard a couple hens and a gobble or two, but no luck, had a lot of fun and look forward to spending some more time in the woods trying to get me a thunder chicken. Enjoyed reading all the stories so far, good luck to everyone!

There is a Kahr Talk.com forum that has a very helpful group of guys and gals.  It is provided by Kahr.  Go over there and ask the question, someone should be able to help you.

EPA will get them, insurance company has to remove it if they know about it.

Clean carfax. Anybody give me 5k as is?

For me my older S&W and Colt Revolvers are priceless. As stated already you can throw the book away on them. It comes down to what you are willing and can afford to pay. I have a few guns that public opinion would say I paid too much. But, they are hard to find, I found them, and had the means to pay the price. For some reason my brother and I got into collecting rifles and pistols manufactured in 1965 the year I was born, and 1970 the year he was born. It has been fun for us to hunt for each other. The conversations it has opened up between us has made some of our finds priceless just from the journey. I hope you get this beautiful gun for your collection.

  Please accept my most sincere condolences.  Words seem insufficient at times like this, but know that your friends on TGO grieve with you.

My first visit to Royal Range.  Very, VERY Nice facilities and the TAP folks run a well organized match!  :up:      However......   Thursday Night turned out to be the most expensive IDPA match that I have ever shot - - - Well that is the aftermath of the match.   My Delta Elite kept choking on my old Chip McCormick shooting star mags.  Its astonishing how things can be just fine during range testing and then crap out once the timer goes off.  I had to clear a malfunction on three out of four stages!  :yuck:      So I Fixed That SH*T - - - Ordered so many Wilson Combat 10mm mags from Brownells that they are now showing them as Out-Of-Stock!  :dirty:          

The easiest solution is to stop at a red light. :hat:

  Jim Belushi is still alive and making movies. :)   - OS

That might just be the greatest interwebz post of all time.

Wow..that is rather uncouth..If you don't like him,cool..he wasn't my cup of tea either but none here hold him up on a pedestal, I am sure....he was simply a good musician.Just like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Elvis, David Bowie and a host of others. It doesn't matter what he imbibed, used,shot up or snorted.That didn't affect your world  or mine..what did affect us,was his music ...Can we leave it at that? Lots of people liked him no need to be an ass about it......I could say the same thing about people who worship a deity in the sky, but I am not  so close minded to dismiss that ,because other people have faith it that. Jimmy Hendrix and Little Wing... Stevie Ray Vaughan an VodooChile( slight return)is pure sex.... To bad they are all gone..sad..   And a real dick thing to do is to crapp on a threat that was otherwise nice.

I'm more worried about the driver, driving around hours a day listening to non-stop "Pop Goes The Weasel" , you wonder when he's going to snap.

We need  more in the judiciary like Judge Oliveria.

I'm glad you gave it a workout and thanks for posting it up. :up:  It's the main reason I send these out to be professionally heat treated...for durability.

The pros are still performing the autopsy, but someone on TGO already knows the cause of death. Stop the presses! ELvis was a fat druggie, but I still appreciate the music and the talent. It's easy to separate the two. Great artist. R.I.P. Prince!

Thunderwear. Go ahead and laugh but it works. http://www.thunderwear.com/holsters.asp

 Holy crap. I feel like I've been to church. I always seem to get redemption by music.....

As long as it's in the car and you can legally posses it then you're good to go, doesn't need to be in a case or anything.  Removing the gun from the car is when you will begin to have an issue without having a really good reason to do so.  I would highly suggest reading and understanding the law before you do anything involving carrying a gun that you are not 100% sure about.  There is generally good information here but I would not do something based solely on information obtained from people that I do not know on an internet forum. There is a link to the Tennessee Codes Annotated in my signature line, that would be a good place to start.   

My first police academy range instruction was in 1979, taught by an old guy who had to be in his 70's then. We worked only on J-frame S&W's. Range safety was not only paramount, if you f***ed up, you were out. Period. No second chances. You tended to pay attention.   The ONLY way a weapon would EVER be transferred to another person was --- cylinder emptied;2nd & 3rd finger through the cylinder opening; grip first toward the recipient. Even today, by force of habit, I point it downwards, pop the magazine, empty the chamber, turn it around, and hand it grip-first with the slide locked open. Younger guys sort of look at me with a question in their eyes. Older guys just look, and sort of get this look on their face like, "man, you WERE taught right, weren't you ?????".   God bless you, Okie Miles (RIP).

Most of these denials turn out to be records issues or identity problems such as someone with the same name that has a criminal record making them a prohibited person.   Check your background and make sure everything is correct with status and disposition. You can visit the criminal court clerks office online where your arrest was and you should be able to see your records. You can also get a TBI background check on yourself for a $29 fee.    If something is wrong, you can get them to correct it I assume.   https://sci.ccc.nashville.gov/   http://judicialrecords.wilco.org/Search.aspx?ID=100    https://www.tn.gov/tbi/article/background-checks   If all that checks out OK, then I guess your last resort is calling TBI.