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99% of the time that I get a call from someone not saved in my contacts it is spam. I don't even answer them. If it's important they will leave a voicemail.

Why not? How many states have legalized marijuana when it is illegal on a federal level? It should work the same with guns.

Do y’all actually live in that house, or is that just a rental with a really clean garage where you keep your truck? My garage wouldn’t look that clean if I emptied it out.

I've started getting fake text messages from First Horizon Bank. The link takes you to First horizon16.com. That is not a legit bank website. Anybody else seeing redundant data fishing attempts?

Lol, .30-30 is the Free Bird of calibers!

Not much different than requiring Covid test for admittance to whatever, even to play organized sports, already been done. You can't get a visa to US without 10 or 12 required inoculations. The states have various requirements for immunizations to attend school. Hell, a reputable kennel won't even board your dawg without certain shots. - OS

My dad got an ‘85 4Runner the day it came out. We took the top off exactly one time in all the years we had it. I remember thinking at the time, that they had basically cut the rear window out of a pickup and put a factory camper top and rear seats in it. It still had ribs in the bed under the carpet. I learned to drive a manual transmission in that truck. I don’t know why we sold it - but I drove the XJ we got afterwards for a bunch of years.

Amen! And if, God forbid, that time comes for one of us to have to defend and protect (I see those words on lots of police cars by the way. Not on ATF vehicles) my family, I’d much rather reach for a firearm than a ball bat. I believe it was Colt that settled the Wild West, by making the weak stronger, not Louisville Slugger.

This is exactly why I posted earlier that it's ones own personal responsibility to protect their family, friends & self.

I guess I’ll have to continue to be happy with buying 20+ year old pickups.

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I got a chuckle out of some of these. Thought I’d share. Due to the climate of political correctness now pervading America, Kentuckians, Tennesseans and West Virginians will no longer be referred to as “Hillbillies.” You must now refer to them as “Appalachian Americans.” And furthermore How to speak about women and be politically correct: 1. She is not a “Babe” or a “Chick” – She is a “Breasted American.” 2. She is not “Easy” – She is “Horizontally Accessible.” 3. She is not a “Dumb Blonde” – She is a “Light-Haired Detour off the Information Superhighway.” 4. She has not “Been Around” – She is “Previously-Enjoyed Companion.” 5. She does not “Nag” you – She becomes “Verbally Repetitive.” 6. She is not “Two-Bit Hooker” – She is a “Low-cost Provider.” How to speak about men and be politically correct: 1. He does not have a “Beer Gut” – He has developed a “Liquid Grain Storage Facility.” 2. He is not a “Bad Dancer – He is “Overly Caucasian.” 3. He does not “Get Lost all the Time” – He “Investigates Alternative Destinations.” 4. He is not “Balding” – He is in “Follicle Regression.” 5. He does not act like a “Total Arse” – He develops a case of “Rectal-Cranial Inversion.” 6. It’s not his “Crack” you see hanging out of his pants – It’s “Rear Cleavage.”

Yep. Starting getting weird texts about 2 weeks before the election. Usually late night or early morning. Deleted and passed it off as scams wanting campaign support, both candidates, etc. Got one at 3am this morning saying my Google account was compromised and I needed to log in with this link to confirm who I am. Deleted it too.

While I agree with the concept, firearms stand in the way of the total control of our lives that the democrats are seeking. Guns are in the way of that and they’ll fight hard to git ‘em gone. That said, anything we can use to make it harder and goes on record as something We The People don’t want and will fight against, has got to be a plus though.

I have one I bought a long time ago. I love it. super accurate, I’ve shot a brick through mine at one sitting more than once with my stepson back when a brick costs 8 bucks at walmart and it was still shooting. A Buckmark and a red dot makes for some fun days at the range!

This is what I remember the most!!!

Wise man. I have bought exactly one new vehicle in my life, and even though I'm sure it was just luck of the draw it turned out to be the sorriest POS I ever owned ...

The key is will it be a reasonable price? The biggest issue I see with the modern pickup market is that they’re all too damn expensive. I think a small pickup in the area of $15k-17k msrp would sell like gangbusters. I miss when a pickup was a utilitarian vehicle for the blue collar working man instead of a high end luxury status symbol.

My favorite semi-auto .22 is the Browning Buckmark. Absolutely wonderful pistol and target accurate. It comes in many versions to fit most anybody. You didn't mention your daughter's age. If she's young, the Buckmark, Rugers or other similar guns may be too big for her hands. If you can find one, the S&W Models 34/63 J-frame .22s are ideal for young shooters to start on. Plus they're top quality and very accurate. Start her out shooting SA and then shift to DA when she's ready.

I don't think it's really that different. Their day to day functions may be different but they are all law enforcement. If the right people starting pushing local law enforcement to enforce gun laws it would happen. Look how certain departments are getting told what to do already. I guarantee the individual cops hate it, but they are falling in line. So defunding to the ATF doesn't seem much different to me. The only difference is the motivation behind it. Just my .02

Along that line of being ready for a "gaggle of bears," I have been very impressed with my Tavor TS-12. 16 rounds at the ready with the ability to reload on the fly and no loose magazines to tote around.

Honestly, it's not that I don't like them. I love the Raptor. I just don't think Ford makes nearly as reliable a vehicle as I would want to buy. I've read so many horror stories. Half the guys on the Tundra forum are ones that gave up on their unreliable Dodge/Chevy/Ford and bought a Tundra. There are members on there with 500k miles. Numerous with over 300k. Like I said, I'm loyal to Toyota or possibly Honda. I wouldn't even buy a Nissan. I bought a Rav4 new for my wife in 2012. So far the only non routine thing I've had to replace is a radiator hose. That's through 8 years and 125k miles. My dad bought a Rogue a few months after us in 2012 and it's needed all kinds of work. He's on his 3rd set of CV axles. Toyota just builds a better vehicle than most. There are 2 Tundras documented with a million miles and one that died around 925k. https://www.motortrend.com/news/million-mile-tundra-the-tear-down/ I'm happily driving my nearly 19 year old Tundra with 175k miles. I just sent an oil sample to Blackstone labs and got a clean bill of health. We just took it to the outer banks a few months ago.

I really don’t understand the thinking in the order of vaccine distribution. If the vaccine was giving to the most vulnerable, that being those most susceptible (regardless of age or race or occupation) of being hospitalized in ICU units or even dying, were given the vaccine first, I’d think this would be the way to get ahead of the disease and lightening the load on the hospitals and the first line workers. Another thing I’m wondering about. Why are we not dispatching the naval hospital ships like before and making mobile hospitals in major cities like we did before when we were utilizing the armed forces? It seems all we hear is the dire position we are in with hospitals ICU’s being full up and no room for more patients. O well.....I guess its time for another round of pain meds and another night of rambling around the house in the semi dark.

I was about to suggest Tom Foster of Foster eye care in Sweetwater. I drive every year to see him. He's fantastic with my progressive lenses and shooting. If anyone is in that area I highly recommend.

Some times I will answer Sheriffs dept. fraud division. Most of the time they hang up on me.

Very few SPAM text but Robo calls are increasing.

I get them, but I never click on any link sent to me via text or email.

It started with the ATF...

Years ago I had a S&W model 41. If my memory is correct, it had a bold statement in the manual that restricted Ammo to standard velocity only to protect the mechanical cartridge ejection parts of the pistol. It had nothing to do with the barrel I don’t think. PS...I’m NOT an expert, but I think the reason for the 41 limit on velocity also had to do with accuracy. If you notice, target ammo, eley is the best I guess, are all made to strict specs in the lower velocity ranges and lay very close to the 1,000 FPS area. This must be the the holy grail for the most accurate velocity for target ammo and manufacturers make the pistols for that sweet spot of velocity.

David Boreanaz

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They aren’t and I didn’t say that or imply it. You know yourself that if the Feds want to make an arrest on a weapons violation; they will do it. With or without the help of local law enforcement. Using discretion in what they will/won’t make arrests on is something very different from obstructing Federal Agents. I also wasn’t talking about kicking in doors or violating Constitutional Rights. If the Feds are coming to your house on Federal weapons charges; they will have a warrant. I’ve said before that cops or feds won’t be involved in large scale confiscation. But after what I saw this year with coward cops standing down while businesses were being burned and innocent citizens being brutality attacked and even killed; anything can happen. Especially with people like Biden/Harris in charge.

Ideally...... this man would then be laughed at all the way to the nearest coast line where he would then be placed on a comfortable sailing boat with a GPS marked for China and followed out to sea by the coastguard broadcasting their laughter on loudspeakers so that he can hear the laughter until he is officially out in international waters. Every day he can be sent a letter from "the American people" that is composed of 15 pages of "HAHA" in 11pt font with 1/2" margins on letter paper

"Large" is a relative term. The 3 ply masks do not allow nearly the same degree of passage of emissions as does say, a common bandana. Many, if not most all, of the same size droplets that would penetrate through said bandana would not make it through a 3 ply surgical mask. Certainly, some virus is released into the air by just the act of breathing, and those escape from around any non totally sealed covering, but they have short ranges and longevity and concentration. Hence the self distancing part of the equation. The idea is to hedge all the bets you can, there is no one magic bullet short of living in some sort of bubble. - OS

I use Excel to keep track of the few I have. Each gun has a couple different tabs. One tab has the info on the purchase date, price, vendor/seller, plus all the info about any upgrades or accessories. The next tab is the overall round count to include details of exactly which ammunition was used for each shot, how it shot, any malfunctions etc. On the round count tab I also keep track of who I shot with and where. It’s nice to look back and see which guns my kids took their first shots with and where we were. I hope they will appreciate that info someday too....or they might just think I was an OCD nerd. I also detail when and to what level of cleaning I perform on each gun. Some I clean every time I shoot them, others I clean at a certain round count or level of accuracy degradation. I then have other tabs for my ammo inventory. For bulk ammo I have metal cans with numbers stenciled on them. Within my spreadsheets the ammo can number corresponds with info about the ammo, how much, what it’s worth etc... I used to update the ammo value every year buy stopped a couple years ago. If I updated it with current values my wife would think we have won the lottery. For many years I’ve bought a box of ammo every time I walk into a Walmart or a gun shop. I’ve always told my wife and kids that I’m investing in precious metals, which has certainly turned out to be accurate. I might be a weirdo, but I enjoy cleaning guns, collecting ammo, and cataloguing the above mentioned data as much as I do shooting the guns. It’s all part of the “gun” experience for me.

Right. The point is many do not understand the difference between PD and Sheriff deputies. They are all cops but have very different bosses and in many cases, agendas. The sheriff has great leeway in saying “I will not comply”, the chief of police does not. Deputies and PD officers may or may not depending on how they want their lives to go.

I'm shocked That takes a lot of trust @DeepSouth. I'm not saying I would absolutely rule it out, but I'd have to know and trust the individuals involved. Perhaps I'm a bit too skeptical at this point in my life. I'm glad that worked out for you.

While I have faith in Man kind, I do not have that much trust.

It's going to be really difficult to convince me to buy anything but Toyota or Lexus at this point. I would never buy a Ford.

Here my Rossi m92 I mentioned earlier, that my dad engaged the reciever. I did replace the wood with Precision Gun Works wood. It's my kids favorite shooting gun, not to mention mine! It's as great as a tactical/shtf gun as it is a great wall hanger.

While I do find them intriguing, I have no reason to put that sort of money into a vehicle, unless it is an investment grade antique. I’ll wait for you guys to wear them out. Then I might pick one up.

Inspired by David’s thread I’ve been a regular member and reader since the beginning of 08. I’ve benefited from the tribal knowledge, cheap guns and knives from Grand Turismo. It’s time I give back (after payday tomorrow) and become a lifetime benefactor!!!

Registration facilitates confiscation. Remember that.

Feeling better this evening

I felt really bad yesterday but feel fine now. God has me.

I have a Henry Big Boy in 38/357 Mag. I like it and my whole family loves to shoot it. Some earlier models have had problems with 38 Spl but the one I have has been flawless. The one I own is an older model (6 Ys old) and does not have the newer side gate loading feature. They Ain't Cheap, but lots of fun.

My favorite lever gun is my Marlin 1895 in .45-70 with a 16" barrel. A close second is my Marlin 336 in .44 mag