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12. It saved the Smith and Wesson model 29. “What erupted immediately after that wasn’t the roar of a .44 Mag., but a frenzied public clamoring for an S&W Model 29-which, at that time, really was the most powerful commercially made handgun in the world. The sudden nationwide desire to own a .44 Mag. took S&W by surprise, as prior to the release of “Dirty Harry,” demand for the bulky, hard-recoiling handgun had fallen so low that the Model 29-though still cataloged-was out of production. Then, overnight the Model 29 was on everybody’s “most wanted” list. As a result, Model 29s were selling for as much as three times their suggested retail price of $194-when they could be found.” https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2013/7/23/dirty-harrys-model-29-americas-shooting-star/

Hey everyone! Last call for this weekend's Basic Pistol and NRA Instructor Certification courses. We've still got space for anyone still on the fence... Hope to see you there. - Tiffany and Aqil

You and I are practically neighbors. I'm in Lenoir City. Garufa, Ohshoot and myself do dinner once a quarter it seems. Next time I'll shoot an invite your way. Perhaps we can get a decent group together.

Ten point showed up as the fog was lifting Biggest ever Hunting same spot 15 plus years

They're kind of expensive, but they make scotchbrite wheels that you can put on a grinder, come in different grades and won't scratch and gouge the metal like a wire brush. Much easier to polish out the resulting finish. Just an idea ...

well here is how everything is looking so far, my uncle has a bench grinder that can take a wirewheel and i plan to get one for it and try and smooth out and clean the rest and next up is the barreled action which i am probably going to put into a piece of pvc pipe and fill it up with metal rescue

Nearly 45 years ago, Clint Eastwood and director Don Siegel changed action cinema forever with Dirty Harry, a brutal crime drama about a take-no-prisoners cop who also gets the dirtiest jobs in his city, and the killer he’s trying to bring down. The film was a massive box office hit, divided critics with its apparent political messages, and made Eastwood into the biggest movie star in the world. Now, if you’re feeling lucky, here are 11 facts about the iconic film ... punk. 1. IT ORIGINALLY HAD A DIFFERENT TITLE. Though it’s hard to imagine the film not being identified so strongly by its title character now, back when Dirty Harry was just a developing screenplay by the husband and wife team of Harry Julian Fink and R.M. Fink, it was known as Dead Right. 2. FRANK SINATRA WAS SET TO STAR. The idea that anyone but Clint Eastwood could play Harry Callahan seems strange, but a number of other stars were considered for the title role first, among them Steve McQueen, Robert Mitchum, and Frank Sinatra. Sinatra was actually attached to the film at one point, but pulled out because of an injury to his hand. So Eastwood stepped in, and the rest is history. 3. IT WAS ORIGINALLY SET IN NEW YORK. The original script called for Callahan to be a tough New York City cop, but by the time Eastwood came onboard, and re-teamed with director Don Siegel (they’d already made three films together, including The Beguiled), it was decided that the setting should be San Francisco, a city both men loved. 4. AUDIE MURPHY WAS ALMOST THE VILLAIN. Siegel made the interesting choice of approaching World War II hero-turned-actor Audie Murphy for the role of the sadistic killer known as “Scorpio.” It’s still not clear if Murphy ever considered taking the role, because he died in a plane crash before filming began. 5. TERRENCE MALICK WORKED ON THE SCRIPT. Though Eastwood and Siegel ultimately stuck close to the original script by the Finks, Dirty Harry went through several rewrites before making it to the screen. Among the screenwriters to take uncredited shots at the script was a young Terrence Malick, who had not yet had his breakthrough feature film debut with Badlands. 6. CLINT EASTWOOD’S DIRECTORIAL DEBUT MAKES A CAMEO. While filming Dirty Harry, Eastwood was on the verge of releasing his first film as a director, Play Misty for Me, and the film actually makes a small appearance in the adventures of Harry Callahan. During the iconic bank robbery scene, as Harry crosses the street—under the shower of an exploded fire hydrant—to confront the final robber (and say his famous “Well, do ya, punk?” line), a theater marquee advertising Play Misty for Meis visible in the background. 7. EASTWOOD DID HIS OWN STUNTS. For the scene in which Harry chases down Scorpio, who has kidnapped a busload of children, the character is required to leap from a trestle bridge onto the top of the moving bus. If you watch the scene carefully, you’ll notice that it’s not a stuntman making the leap. Eastwood did it himself. 8. EASTWOOD DIRECTED ONE SCENE HIMSELF. During one night of shooting, Siegel had to miss work because of the flu, leaving the production without a director. So Eastwood took over. The scene in which Harry confronts a suicidal man on the roof of a building was directed by Eastwood. 9. THE FAMOUS FINAL SCENE ALMOST DIDN’T HAPPEN. After dispatching Scorpio in the film’s final moments, Harry takes out his badge and tosses it into the nearby water. Eastwood was initially very uncomfortable with this, fearing that it would signify to the audience that Harry was definitely quitting police work for good. Siegel argued that it instead meant that Callahan was simply frustrated with the policing system that made it so hard for him to get rid of the killer in the first place, but decided to compromise. The director told Eastwood that he could simply draw back his arm as if he were about to throw the badge before thinking twice and putting it back in his pocket. Eventually, though, Eastwood came around to Siegel’s point of view, and threw the badge. 10. CRITICS WERE NOT BIG FANS AT FIRST. Though it’s now regarded as a classic action film, many prominent critics weren’t kind to Dirty Harry upon its initial release, particularly because they felt it glorified Harry’s particular brand of rule-breaking, bigoted policing. Newsweek called the film a “right-wing fantasy,” while legendary New Yorker critic Pauline Kael infamously dubbed it “fascist medievalism.” 11. IT INSPIRED A REAL COPYCAT CRIME. In the film, Scorpio abducts a young girl and buries her alive, then demands ransom money from police. Apparently, this plot actually inspired a real crime. In 2009, a German couple was put on trial for the 1981 abduction and burial of a young girl after an informant turned them in. Reports from the court case revealed that they demanded ransom for her safety, and got the idea from Dirty Harry.

https://www.homefacts.com/politics/Tennessee/Williamson-County/Franklin.html

I'll pm you my cell.

A big congrats to all who came out ! I'm especially proud of all you guys who passed the old Air Marshal Qualification. That is not easy by any means and there is a reason that they dropped that one and went to the easier one...too many applicants couldn't pass it! I've never had THAT MANY guys pass it at once. I'm super proud of the progress we are making with the training group !

Just an idea, my guess it would be a big hit at a gun show. You know, 2 buddy's walking the floor and get to bragging on who is a better shot or who is faster.

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Likewise, if you’re ever passing through Nashville and just want a break, I’m always good for lunch.

Well, I finally made it to Knoxville about 6 weeks ago, and totally forgot I had joined the forum here. We have purchased a home, and not soon enough for me. I finally landed a great job up near Maynardville. I'll be starting sometime in the next 2 weeks, and finally turning an income. My wife will be glad to see me gone and finally working, because I've been driving her crazy. I'm still hoping to buy a piece of land that's deep enough that I can get out my 50 BMG and throw some lead downrange. None of the ranges close allow anything that big, so for now, it's locked away and hopefully not rusting much. I'll be back, and hope to meet a few of you here online, and maybe even face to face. Regards, Gregory

We really should just go ahead and eliminate DST. It’s pointless.

I'm in. Hope to see others from TGO there. Cheers, Whisper

Facts just get in the way of a good rant ...

Don't forget if you can't take throwing stars a "can of backer" works great...just don't go Ninj'n nothing don't needs Ninj'n!

Don't you hate it when you turn the clock the wrong way.