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My wife has been in the hospital from a mild stroke Saturday night. Still has weakness on left side and dizziness but no paralysis Positive attitude and good indicators from the neurologist. I have been watching God heal her before my eyes, so I humbly ask all of your for your prayers to continue this miracle!

The new generation “meatless” burgers are strange when you look at how it’s made. They’re taking protein from plants - adding enzymes - and basically making lab grown meat. It didn’t come from an animal - but it’s meat. I channel my grandfather on the stuff. He would have said, “I trust cows more than I trust chemists.”

The incident in the cafeteria apparently was due to the officer fiddling with the gun while it was in the holster doing "partial draws" . At least that's the latest I have heard on that one. And another incident of one firing in the holster was with an officer using a 320 with a light with a holster NOT designed specifically for the 320 with a light on it. Apparently he was using a holster for some other gun and light combo ( you mean ALL guns with lights are not the same?) and the gun was able to move around in the holster. It's kind of important for guns and holsters to be made for each other....just sayin". The word on the Sig 320 is this... The gun was initially designed without a mechanical disconnector to make the trigger as "shootable" as possible. When the military did their drop testing they drop them on the muzzle and on the side . They did not drop them on the back plate and because of that the issue was not discovered in the military testing. Later when it became apparent that 320s could possibly fire when dropped on the back end Sig announced a "voluntary upgrade program" and would retro fit them with a lighter weight trigger (less likely to keep moving to the rear if the gun gets dropped on the back end) and a disconnector to make them less likely to fire accidentally. There are essentially 5 types of 320 at this point. Guns made before 4/18 Guns made before 4/18 but retrofitted after 4/18 Guns made after 4/18 Guns made for LE after 4/18 Military M17/M18 The ones made before 4/18 and not retrofitted are unsafe to carry. Period. And Sig does maintain different SKU #s for civilian vs Military and LE . Some people find it a bit disturbing the LE/Mil guns come with mags made in Italy by Mec Gar and the commercial civilian guns come with mags made in the US by Check Mate and another unnamed company. It is almost as if Sig puts more care into the LE/Mil guns and not as much into the commercial guns for civilians. Having said that, Glock maintains Blue label (LE) and Red label (commercial) lines but they all come with mags made by GLOCK. The other 320s made or retrofitted after 4/18 are all mechanically safe to carry but if the trigger is pulled they will fire. Just the way they were designed to. So if you cannot keep your finger off the trigger (or if you put it in your purse and something gets in the trigger guard) it will fire.

Was listening to a farm trade group this morning talking about the long term risks they see in a warming climate pushing yields way down. There were people in the group working on heat tolerant varieties - but then they were like, “but we can only do so much and expect yields to be impacted.” It was also interesting to hear them talk about hot air being able to hold a lot more water - thus producing more events like the one this weekend in Waverly - and how that much rain is basically as bad as no rain in a growing season. I’m just a data guy, but big agriculture is super interested in all this stuff.

Lord thank you for another day, please look after Mr AJ and his wife at this time of need. Thank you Lord for another day.

Pocket pistol??

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Sam is a good guy, and I trust his assessment. The previous D administration taught me a lot, so I'm lucky in that respect. I will say, however, that it looks like reloading will be king now, unless folks are late to the boat in that respect.

Before my time, but I’ve seen pictures and heard stories. That was pretty much the end of RBS.

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Here is SGAMMO’s opinion from today’s email blast. Take it as you will. “There has been a lot of people asking me about the sanctions on Russian ammo imports put in place by the US state department this past week and what it means for the future of ammunition supplies. There will be more clarity in several weeks when we can see the publication of a Federal Register notice expected on September 7, 2021. The state department announcement can be seen at this page - https://www.state.gov/fact-sheet-united-states-imposes-additional-costs-on-russia-for-the-poisoning-of-aleksey-navalny/ My Russian Ammo Sanction Opinion - First, I hope you don't 'shoot the messenger' and I'd like to pat everyone on the back and tell them things are going to be okay but that wouldn't be truthful. In my opinion the sanctions are a major game-changer in the ammunition supply chain that is already strained. For the time being and based on what we can see so far, we believe that this will be the effective end of Russian made ammo in the USA as it plays out over the next year or so as import permits expire or are filled to the quantity limits, and in doing so eliminate supply of a huge portion of the ammo in the US commercial market. From what I understand, the USA commercial market consumes around 800,000,000 rounds of ammunition from Russia every year, roughly 800 semi truck trailers worth in a mix of the most popular calibers. For the immediate short term we expect ammo to keep coming in from Russia but I expect the importers to raise prices substantially which is understandable to me given its the end of the lifespan for their business model. The calibers we believe will be most effected are soviet metric calibers like 7.62x39, 5.45x39, and 7.62x54R because there is almost zero available manufacturing capacity for these calibers outside of Russia and what little exists will not make a significant impact in filling the needs of the USA commercial market without Russian ammo absorbing the lion's share. In addition to these calibers, I estimate that the Russians supplied 30% to 40% of the 223 Rem / 5.56 and 9mm Luger consumed at the shooting ranges across this country, and large portions of the 45 auto, 9x18 Makarov, 30 carbine, 308 Winchester / 762x51, 380 Auto, 300 Blackout and 6.5 Grendel. I see this as a potentially devastating blow to the supply for of 223 Rem / 5.56 and 9mm Luger, where the reduction in supply from Russia will be difficult to make up in the short term for other manufacturers who have already been unable to keep up with demand this past year. Consumers who have used Russian ammo regularly will have to move on from Russian made ammo to those other products made elsewhere and in doing so absorb the supply and prolong recent shortages. Again this is my opinion, based on my knowledge of the industry after 20+ years experience, and how things play out over time could be different. For me, selling Russian made ammo is about 40% of my business, and while we plan to source as much supply as we can from other sources, we do expect this to have a major negative impact on supply for 7.62x39, 7.62x54R, 5.45x39, 9mm Makarov, 9mm Luger, 223 Rem / 5.56 NATO, as well as the other mentioned calibers.”

I am not farmer or a numbers guy, but I can see the big picture and this isn’t looking good.

The loss in grain production will be offset by the increased pressure from the greenies to reduce the public consumption of grain fed livestock. Better start liking that lab grown meat and veggie burgers.

I have read several accounts of Sig P-320 discharges without pulling the trigger. Maybe they did maybe they didn’t. I also remember all of the allegations of Glocks going off without touching the triggers for the last 40 years. I believe a lot of these stories are people just covering their ass for being stupid and careless.

I hate that anyone in the US is being forced to take this or risk their job, etc. I also hate that people distrust any and all authority/government/science to the point that they don’t want to take it.

Had the procedure this afternoon. So far so good. Took about an hour with the DR in the his office. Got there at 3:30, home by 5:30. Not a lot of pain. Came home with a cath and bag on my leg and need to keep it until Monday then go back to have it removed. Said may have swelling and blood in urin, but not to be overly concerned unless excessive. So far, not a bad experience.

Considering the Govt has been caught lying & changing stats, it's impossible to believe a word they're saying. Fauci has been caught red handed lying about his connections with the Chinese lab & funding them. His credibility, if it ever existed at all, has been long well shot to death. "Just two more weeks to flatten the curve!" (insert eye roll here)

Several of those new Chrysler's got jammed under the bridge. We spent the night there. 3am somebody was firing shots on the hill. I bought my first pistol the next night. Outsiders driving thru during the nite. Never forgot that experience.

Looks like a hand full. Interesting engineering.

Good on ya for getting on it. I haven't really been following forums for a few days so they caught me with my pants down. I was all jazzed to see how quick Bernaul in Wolf packaging was dropping last month and thought I'd wait a bit to when it dipped under $300. Snoozed....and lost big time!! $550 for bottom of the barrel Tula where you can get it as of now. 7 guns that shoot that round and only 2 cases of ammo. That math makes me sad

The Biden administration ,headed up by Pelosi ,is about to take a giant sh!t on farmers. Another gift from big gov. by way of forced taxation. I already have an appt setup with an estate attorney and tax attorney next week

Gives a new meaning to “3-round burst”

No, you're not wrong. My house flooded in 2010 and it was a slow rise. We watched the water coming closer for hours and took that time to move stuff upstairs and the cars uphill. These folks had it come up into their homes in a matter of minutes. I plan to go down there Saturday and help out. I remember after 2010 that what we needed most were hands willing to work tearing out carpet, drywall, cabinets, insulation. These folks will have all of that to do plus the ruined possessions. If you do go help anyone out and are cutting out drywall, you need to cut out to where it gets dry and the insulation behind it is dry. That stuff wicks water up. For me, that was about 18" above the high water line. If that's less than 4' up from the floor, cut at the 4' mark. A sheet of drywall will go sideways into that space and save a lot of time later from trying to cut drywall boards into narrower strips.

CO2 powered pellet pistol. Pick your favorite from BassPro, Academy or the like. I use my .357 pellet pistol with copperhead point pellets. Skunks, foxes, rabbits, squirls, crows etc. are easily dispatched. Proper shot placement is key for skunks. 75% of the time, they will spray no matter how you kill em....

I've never really ate like a rabbit. I'm a omnivore. I've ate some of the stuff rabbits eat and the rabbit. I tried a Burger King Impossible Whopper. I don't know...........

Hate to hear that. praying for the both of you

I live in Benton, yes. But I've been going to Gatlinburg & that area all my life, virtually every summer. I still ride my bike through that area but don't go anywhere near Pigeon Forge or Gatlinburg anymore. The Smokies are the #1 visited national park. They don't achieve that status w/o a boatload of traffic. Hey, you want to go, knock yourself out. Have a good time. But don't say you weren't warned about the traffic mess there.

Prayers sent. . .

Best wishes for both of you. May she come home with you soon.

Prayer lifted for you both.

Glad to hear she’s getting better

prayers sent ! let me know if you need anything !

Wife just lost her great nephew (41 Y O) to Coved this morning in Lebanon TN. His dad, in Murfreesboro St Thomas Ruth, was put on a ventilator this weekend and getting worse. His wife, and Charlie's mother had the shots. GET THE SHOTS. Best chance to survive coved, IMO.

Yeah, the check is in the mail & I promise I'll only put the tip in. (roll eyes) Female cops, by & large, are THE worst gun handlers that ever existed. There's multiple documented cases of them having a ND. One shot a perp in the back when she drew her gun & she thought she drew her stun gun. Shot the guy in the back while he was being cuffed. Her fellow cops were not amused, to say the least. What IDIOT carries a gun in her purse anyway? Worst place in the world for a woman (or gay man) to carry their roscoe.

Nah, the fans know Pruitt left a dumpster fire behind. The defense lost a boatload of transfers.

Thanks for posting this. I had a subordinate today that said something along the lines that you cant get the shot if pregnant etc. I brought up the CDC website to show different. She told me she didnt trust the CDC. She only trusts people that she can research their background. Meanwhile another subordinate insists all vaccinated people are getting covid-19 and getting put in the hospital. I let them know that they would both be getting vaccinated shortly and they could let me know how it works out for them.

Hey, @maroonandwhite like most things Scientific American does, this is a pretty nerdy article, but has links to all the underlying studies on pregnancy and COVID. Definitely talk to your doctor - but this should give you good, evidence based information going in. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/covid-vaccines-show-no-signs-of-harming-fertility-or-sexual-function/

I give him 3 loses and the pitchfork's come out.

United We Stand, Divided We Fall. Society is playing into the hands of those who want to reset it and remake it in their own image.

Can't help but feel like we're being messed with.

Israel has 8.8 million people, total COVID hospitalizations right now 514. We're still talking a tiny percentage. Yes, vaccinated people do get sick, because no vaccination works 100% of the time for 100% of the population. In TN 95% of the people who have died of COVID in the last month weren't vaccinated. Maybe there's a clue there?

Well, I very much and sincerely hope that I do not regret it, but I just got the first of the Pfizer shots today. The one thing that I personally have gotten 100% fully sick of is the fact that it can be hard to know who to trust. You can go on the internet today and read many hours worth of “research”, some of it from apparently knowledgeable sources, that state for example the vaccines are extremely dangerous. That can be countered with “official research” that dismisses nearly all the claims against. It can be exhausting, even overwhelming, to make your own mind up. I have always been very, very pro-vaccine. However, I have experienced much anxiety over a COVID vaccine. In theory it should be a great thing, but it is very easy to allow a voice in the back of your mind that instills doubt.

Good luck and be careful. I stopped riding bikes in 2001. I've worked a bunch of crashes with bikes to the point where I was looking more rearward than forward when I was riding to keep from getting rear-ended. Look out for cars , loose gravel from driveways , and animals.

Enhance your calm and post a credible, viewable source please.

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I’ve long maintained that if drinking makes one unsafe with a gun, it’s not the gun that’s the problem.