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Just an update, folks...   I have just placed an order for both one ORCA and one RTIC tumbler, both in 30oz size, both with the TGO "icon" (tri bullet hole) laser engraved in black on them.   I hope to have them back in a week so that I can take pictures and post up for your feedback.   Sadly this has taken a backseat to some other things going on but I definitely still want to make it happen.   Sorry for the delay!

Oh here's 1st place

I'm doomed..

Below are pics of my Spencer Carbine Model 1860, manufactured by Burnside. This weapon was a lever action repeater with 7 rounds of lead slinging awesomeness. As with all fine arms, this one is equipped with a bayonet, though I'm not sure when it would be used when opponents were using single shot muzzle loaders. This was the weapon used by cavalry in the Indian Wars until 1873. Below is part of an article from American Rifleman. "On a more serious note, simply put, the .52-cal. M1860 Spencer carbine was the most advanced carbine in service during the American Civil War. The tubular magazine, located in the buttstock, held seven rimfire cartridges. Lowering the operating lever, which also served as the trigger guard, ejected the fired case and automatically fed the next round into the chamber from the magazine. The firepower of the Spencer carbines was apparent in the action at Parker’s Store in the densely wooded area of the Wilderness on the morning on May 5, 1864. The 500 members of the Fifth New York Cavalry dismounted and formed a loose skirmish line, and there they were attacked by a division of Confederate infantry. For three hours the men of the Fifth held off the Southern attacks until they started to run out of ammunition for their Spencers, which forced the Federals to pull back. The Confederates opposing them believed that they had been fighting an entire brigade. The Fifth New York suffered about 80 casualties in the action. By September 1864, 9,000 Spencer carbines were in field service for the Union, and they were highly regarded. The field reports from 10 officers of the Fourth U.S. Cavalry rated the Spencer carbine the best arm in cavalry service. Brevet Maj. Gen. James Wilson felt that the Spencers were the best firearms ever put into the hands of the soldier. He stated that the Spencer “excels all others in use in durability, rapidity of fire, and general effectiveness.” On June 27, 1864, the Burnside Rifle Co. entered into a contract with the Ordnance Dept. to manufacture 30,500 .52-cal. M1860 Spencer carbines with deliveries completed by Aug. 31, 1865. The M1865 Spencer carbine was the standard in post-war service and remained in service into the middle 1870s. Spencers were replaced by the .45-70 Gov’t Model 1873 Springfield carbines

After helping out my dad yesterday I had some free time to get in to the forge. So I tapped my inner Viking for this build. The runes are Thurisaz for defense and destruction, Uruz for speed and strength, and Tiwaz for honor and leadership. Handle is 29" of seasoned oak. Mild steel body and 5160 bit. The blade is 3" wide, and the head is 7" from back of eye to the edge of the bit. It will shave hair pretty easily after splitting 4 pieces of seasoned oak firewood. I'm damn proud of this one. Sent from behind the anvil

I can supervise :cool:

I'm 67 so tell me about getting older. I used to be able to put 4 out of 5 in a quarter sized spot at 15 yards. Now I'm happy to get them in the size of a fist. Still.....it's good enough. I think this helps with the shakes and keeps my range time enjoyable instead of frustrating. I also take my time at the range...I've got plenty of that at least. I practice double or triple taps...then lower my weapon and repeat until the mag is empty. Then I take a break sitting down while I change mags or doing whatever. At the end of my session I do a mag change or two.....just to keep in practice. As far as eyesight....well I can't read crapola or do anything close up without my bifocals so I get it. But over the past few years I shoot with both eyes open and focus on the front sight through to the target.....it seems to work for me. So...good glasses, take your time and if you're not doing something for hand strength already you might want to consider it. I work with my hands every day so at least they still seem to work okay. Good luck and don't get frustrated.

I don't think he is a conservative. He may be pro gun 0 or not. But I don't believe he will pursue an anti gun agenda like Hillary has vowed to do. An abstention is a yes vote for Hillary and we know what she will do. I will vote for the republican nominee regardless of who it is. I don't like Trump or Cruz. Actually, I didn't like any of this year's candidates on either side. However, I choose not to be one of those who didn't vote and then complains about what happens later.

If anything good ever came out of the NY restrictive SAFE act, I'd have to say here it is! I did a lot of work on a guys guns over the years and when the SAFE act hit the law books in NY he decided to give me this little carbine instead of sending it to his sister's home in FL. When he first got this 22 I installed a bolt hold open and a barrel hand guard locking button that would lock the hand guard in the fully tight position since its the hand guard that tightens the barrel assembly onto the receiver. This uses the fine steel 30 round mags found in the Thompson A3 22. I know how much he liked this little guy and told him that I would give it back to him if he ever moved to a non registering, non hi cap ban state. That's been nearly 2 years ago. It sure is a neat plinker!

Automotive technician, Diesel tech, small engine repair. I'm pretty good at math... I can make beer..that's an important one

Fairly rounded here, like the old saying: knowledge is power.  I'm fairly sure I can fit in just about anywhere and be an asset.  But I may try and make a go at being out on my own for awhile, I find that for some reason stupid people survive.

I had bought two of GT's earlier knives as keepsakes for my boys. I decided I needed one for me! Inspired by East_TN_Patriot's bushcraft knife and sheath, I had GT make me one with micarta scales and ETP make me a holster. Incredible work on both ends!

It was a really fun match today. My day sucked but Kennerh did great getting the bump to CDP EX. King shot lights out and got the bump to CDP MA. It was good to see all the TN shooters there.

I just finished reading One Second After, a very sobering book. It got me to thinking, what survival skill do I have that's important enough to be accepted into a community. I have guns and ammo, but those are tools, not skills. I'm not a hunter, but frankly, hunting isn't rare in Tennessee, so a community might already have enough hunters.    I think my skill would be the ability to fix almost any bicycle. It's not a common skill and bicycles could be valuable once gasoline is no longer available.  

Got #6 of the year at Fort Campbell on Saturday. I should have gotten two, but I missed the second one. Best bird of this season. 20lbs, 10.5" beard, 1.25" Spurs. "So he cocked both his pistols, spit in the dirt, and walked out in to the street."

I'll convince them to gather around and watch you. Now all we need is a pickpocket.

I can pat my head and rub my belly at the same time.

Well, I guess I'm stuck with dashing good looks and Einsteinian intelligence.

Send me your address, I still have some bands left over.

Not many of us can hold our hand up that long. Figuring 10 seconds a shot that means 300 seconds or 5 minutes. I could not hold my hand up that long without shaking without a gun. BTW, what kind of gun is it? A six pounder hand cannon would be harder to hold up too. As far as not being able to hit the center, move closer. It sounds like you shoot a lot so I bet if you move forward you will still outshoot the average person. Or get glasses. There is a reason most older guys tend to get into bench rest or other slow shooting sports. It is because we are not as strong, keen or as quick as we once were. But along the way we gain the wisdom we needed when we were strong, keen and quick.

That is why I gave away 300 Blackout magazine bands. I knew a 300 could be fired in a 5.56 so I quite taking both to the range at the same time.

Being a well rounded individual is gonna be important. I'm a blacksmith, wood worker, logger, ASE mechanic, helicopter mechanic and motorcycle mechanic, and a martial artist. I'm also a draft horse farmer, shooter and I can butcher most game and livestock. The more basic homestead skills you have the better Sent from behind the anvil

The art of deception by making people feel comfortable?

I hate, with a capital H, BDC reticles. The reason is they rarely match YOUR setup. Yes, they might get you close but you can get close with a much better reticle. I prefer mildot over any BDC reticle. I also prefer turrets that make "on the fly" changes easy to compensate for weather conditions.   Unless the target is inside of 100 yards, and you do need to make adjustments anyways, you have time to make adjustments on your turret. I normally make up a cheat sheet with my drop and stick it under the scope cap or tape it to the side of the gun for quick reference. I have also taken adhesive labels and put them on the turrets then mark my distances on it for a true BDC turret.   You zero at your chosen zero range. I prefer 25 yards because it gives you more on the top end without affecting close range, I do this is regardless of caliber. Then go to the range and figure out your hold over on the knobs. The alternative is to know your bullet, know your velocity and zero condition so you can use a ballistic calculator. I prefer Ballistic AE but it only works on Apple products. You can also use the mildot reticle as a BDC reticle. The best part of using a mildot is you can accurately range your target, something you cannot do with a BDC reticle, without a calculator and do it all in your head.   To figure out distance to a target using mils do this. Start with a known measurement, 18" for the width of an average American male's shoulders. To make things easier we will call it .5 yards. Multiply that by 1000. That gives us 500 yards. Next you use the mildot reticle to see how many mils the width of the shoulder it, I will use 2. So you divide the 500 by 2 giving you 250 yards.   Another example. A typical door in the United States is exactly two meters high. So we will divide 2 times 1,000. Next hold the mildot reticle over the door to see how many mils it takes to cover the door. Lets say 2.5 mils. Divide 2,000 by three and the distance to the door is 800 meters. A door is the most reliable method of measuring distance as doors are made to a standard height here.   The best part about using mils is whatever measurement you start with that is the measurement you end with. So if you wanted to use mils to measure feet it works exactly the same.   As far as a scope there are not too many mildot scopes in the 1-6 range.

You mean this one? I will share pictures but the knife is all mine. Lol. Everyone that sees this knife wants to buy it. That will never happen.

I'll speak with Dave next week and update you all

There is a long, large trail of bodies behind the Clinton family bersaguy....   https://www.truthorfiction.com/clintonfriends/   - K

This is just another person who is protected by people with guns but does not want you or me to have guns.  I wish people like this would follow their beliefs and give up their armed protection if guns are so bad.

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Have you got proof? From what I have heard from him and from his kids, they are very much pro gun, including class 3 stuff. Also Trump has done avery good job at raising successful kids. Don't hear of them getting into any trouble. Look at his campaign funds.....more bang for the buck with the political machine spending millions more against him. Milloms have voted for him, he has bested 16 other smart, successful canidates. If nothing else it has to be Trump...anyone but Hillary because it can get much worse.

Or stay at home and not vote. Of course they will be the first ones to "piss & moan" about loosing their rights. :eek:  Scary, isn't it.

Well, I finally got my deer back from the taxidermist on Friday.  What I really want to know is how old this deer is? He was an absolute beast to handle, it was like gutting an elk.  The pictures do not do his body justice, I would have loved to seen how big his rack was when he was in his prime(he taped at 134 inches), now the hair on his face is quite grey.  I shot him at 100 yards with my 308 pistol while his nose was to the ground chasing some does.  If you can judge his age by his teeth, please, let me know what you think.  [sharedmedia=core:attachments:16686] [sharedmedia=core:attachments:16685] [sharedmedia=core:attachments:16684]

Also you can go with an all black rear sight with a wide notch.  That will help you to frame-up the front sight better since there will be more light around it.   And as enfield posted, its the front sight that is the most important one to focus on.  Our eyes can only focus on one thing at a time, so get the best front sight focus that you can.

Getting old is definitely a pain, but just remember...if you stop you rust.

Creative solution !

ok ok. looks same as before, just 4 months older and has an attachment.

I have some ideas for you.  To answer your question, yes, you are getting older and weaker.  However, that certainly doesn't mean that there isn't anything that you can do about it.  Like a doc said to me once, "Once you hit 50, the warranty on your body runs out", which I have experienced myself at age 52.   Regarding your sight, 90% of people start having trouble seeing things up close in their 40's. I'm assuming that you currently don't have prescription glasses.   I would start with a cheap pair of reading glasses from Wal-Mart or the dollar store.  They may not work, though it's worth trying them.  The reason they may not work is that they are set up to focus at the distance we read from and you hold a gun further away than that.  You've probably see folks with tri-focals.  One of the panes is for close up and the other one is for the distance a gun is from you.   Most people shoot with two hands, so I'm guessing you do as well.  This sounds like more of a strength issue and there may be some arthritis or tendonitis getting involved.   Regarding strength, one of the many things that suck about again is that we lose muscle mass.  Fortunately, there are things you can do for strengthening.     If you have health insurance, I would suggest going to see a physical therapist.  I have one that is absolutely awesome, though she's in Franklin.   I'll share what I would do in case you don't have insurance.  If anything I suggest causes pain then don't do it.  That is really important.   You know those foam rubber squeezy things that you squeeze with your hands.  You may try one of them.  you could fold and and roll up a washcloth or two if you can't find one.  Also, dry firing will help build up strength.  I'm guessing that your right hand is getting tired, so the key is to build some endurance.     I have to build back up when I have been shooting for a while, especially if shooting my .45 Govt. Model.   This is not the time in life to let ego and testosterone get in your way.  They will lead to injury which may be serious.   Probably time to say good bye to .357 Magnum,  44 Magnum, etc... and hello to .22, 9mm, .38 and .44 Special.   Stop shooting if your wrist starts burning.  Ice is your friend.   Hope this helps

I'm pretty sure my veterinarian skills will translate into fixing people, at a level somewhere between first aid and advanced medicine.  For example, I believe I could easily fix trauma such as lacerations or minimally-displaced fractures, and I might muddle through dealing with internal trauma without the benefit of advanced diagnostics and available treatment.  In the latter case, I don't have the experience to know or recognize all the ways that a human presents, but on the other hand, I have had to deal with major trauma without the benefit of advanced diagnostics such as an MRI, or even less advanced things such as an ultrasound.   In the scenes where they would interview the refugees before letting them stay in town, this is exactly what I was thinking.  My wife used to be a CNA, so it would be a package deal.   My advice in a One Second After situation:  try not to get hurt and hope you don't have a chronic disease that depends on modern medicine to treat.   On an related note, I thought it would have been cool for the people to use go-carts to get around.  I assume most of those would still work after an EMP, and many people can repair and maintain small engines.   Edit:  I can also now add reloading as a helpful skill.

Had to share this with a Marine buddy. He will have it up in his yard by end of day. Lol

  Yes, and the generals actually thought the single shot would prevent the men from wasting ammo so  they didn't need to carry as much of it!   The 45-70 trapdoor was a POS that was behind the curve.  Its probably one of the top 3 reasons Custer got his butt kicked -- the natives had lever guns.   I have a trapdoor in serviceable condition but have not shot it.   Its heavy, it shoots a ballistically challenged round (modern know-how can correct this somewhat, but at the time it was about like a catapult), its slow to reload,  and was a total disaster.   Meanwhile the repeating rifle was winning the west.   The rifle seen here is superior in every way.

  The flash holes in the brass are punched out. And just like the 2000 election anytime you punch anything sometimes there is a little "chaff" left behind. And even if the chaff is not left behind the flash hole is often not ideal. So we use a tool to uniform the flash hole as well as chamfer it.

A. American (along with G. Michael Hopf) has a new book out: http://www.amazon.com/Hope-Going-Home-Novel-American-ebook/dp/B01C7ROQ1C?ie=UTF8&keywords=hope%20a%20going%20home%20novel&qid=1462056240&ref_=sr_1_1&s=digital-text&sr=1-1   I like G. Michael Hopf so I'm hoping this one is good.   Mark

DOLOMITE SUPAFLY is a stand up guy who helps many people and speaks the truth. If you are gonna troll at least get his name right. I think it's funny that you are the only person that I have ever heard say anything good about Brad or his company, and your only 2 posts are both in this thread defending him. Somehow I don't think that is by accident. Maybe you are Brad?

The mountains are already occupied. Try west Texas.

I will vote for who ever gets the nod on the Republican side.  I have learned a lot over the past month and it almost seems like our votes don't amount to a hill of beans anyway. Trump has gotten at least 3 mllion more votes than Cruz but still can't break that 50% level??????????? and all the back room deals going on with delegates makes me wonder just what is really going on??????? I bet if Trump goes to the convention with an even close number to what he needs and they do not give him the nod there will be riots in the streets across this country................jmho

  And then he dies unexpectedly and no autopsy is performed.

Buy now and stockpile. This just justifies buying all those guns you've always wanted.  :D

Update guys: I went to O'Reilly this morning, the first chance I've had since the tow. Picked up the VSS for 90 bucks. I had a little sticker shock since it's the size of a spark plug. But it's not the price of a rebuild so I'm good with that. Jacked up the truck, changed it out and dropped back on its tires. Drive around the neighborhood one time and it shifted every single gear as it should!!! Now I'm not counting ALL my chickens as I haven't fully tested it. But I'm very happy, said my thank you prayer and I'm off to drive it back to O'Reilly for some windshield wiper blades. It's a road test and also my passenger blade looks like I'm fishing for bass. Thanks so much for everyone's help and I'll post back up after the road trip!

Just like LumberJack...  But, Sorry man, Hickok45 beat you to it at 0:10 in.   [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19IhGt5HLhI[/media]