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One positive thing about the Ukraine posts, at least that endless Covid thread seems to be dying out ...

I'm a week late, but this made my day. I found Bob to be obnoxious. Having a compulsive need to post irregardless of whether or not he actually had anything useful to say, which he usually didn't. Conversations were had with forum members that I talk to outside of TGO about how disruptive and annoying he was. Great riddance!

I appreciate those of you that keep this thread updated with funny and ridiculous content. It's a nice break from the madness in the world right now.

This would make a good tutorial as to “how not to place a for sale ad.” Any way we could get a price and description on the two Colt SAAs?

Energizer Lithium 123 Battery, 12-count $14 on sale at Amazon Link: Energizer Lithium 123 Battery, 12-count

Hey, there is CST (Civilized Starting Time) and all you folks living in the wrong.

Saw this yesterday. Many people are having their Form 1 suppressors being denied. They're using the very circular language of the NFA to basically deny anyone who intends to build a suppressor legally by saying that "any part that you intend to use to build a suppressor is by definition already a suppressor." ATF has started to clarify with people reaching out about these rejections with the following (basically MASSIVELY moving the goalposts and deciding they're going to get into our business even more): ATF responding to Quietbore (popular Form 1 Kit provider) on the new requirements they've decided they're going to impose (with no new changes in the law by the way... just a whim of the unelected administrators) Quietbore asking "Is form 1 being done away with" (I'm paraphrasing) Quietbore responds to the ATF: ATF responds back to Quietbore - confirming they are going to massively restrict Form 1 legal building of suppressors at home: This new restriction on "no solvent trap or kits" is just BS and part of the slow march towards everything firearm related being regulated by the government. This is a new direction the ATF is trying to take to impede on more rights (related: while they also continue to build out their gun registry *with nearly 1billion records on firearm transactions* by absorbing all the forms FFLs who are closing up shop/going out of business have to send over to them and creating a digital database. Contact our Senators and Representatives to fight back against this crap!

Hi all just received an email with this info. Here is a link that explains.

I found this little orphan the other day at a pawn shop while looking for some metric tools. This one is the first polymer pistol that Ruger made. The previous one I showed here was the second generation P95. This one has the squared trigger guard and no light rail. This one is decock-only which is nice. This one has rode in the floor board of a truck or inside tool box but shot very little. Lots of wear on the outside but the innards are almost mint.

suppressors laws are lame, if I was going to break the law I'm drilling a 3rd hole.

So, according to the ATF, every scrap piece of pipe is now a silencer? They have some very ignorant people working there at the ATF.

I’m moving from Dyersburg to Jackson this weekend. I’m looking forward to joining the Tennessee sports foundation and having access to an outdoor range with longer distances. I’ve heard good things about it. Thanks for this thread. A little bit of a palate cleanser and breather is definitely needed.

Evening Gentleman I have a chance to purchase a Rex Zero One. At a good price (I think)After some research one line I think this may be a good purchase Was wondering if anyone here has any first hand experience seems to be very close to the Sig 226 and many on line compared the 2 first picture is of the Rex second is next to a 226

My Springfield.

Just finished my first full year in TN. Loving every minute of it. I relocated from Southern California (Orange County). Some things from the last year : * Most people here are very friendly, really can't complain about the people at all. If they don't like you, they'll tell you . . . which is much better than the fake friendlyness of CA. * Winters are different, but not bad. Yes, it gets colder and it does last longer than OC, but not nearly as bad as some people think (note, I grew up in Connecticut so it was a lot colder) * Summers get more humid, but didn't find it unbearable. * Housing is big. Houses in TN are built different, and honestly, not as well as the SoCal houses. One thing that CA has are a lot of laws and rules around house building, some of them make sense, especially after seeing some of the work done on the houses here. Newer houses are much closer to the CA standards though. * Finding good contractors has been HARD, really HARD. Lots of flaky contractors, really have to be on top of them or they just stop showing up or do crappy work. One guy I have been using and like, said that there aren't so many restrictions so just about anyone with a hammer and some nails claim to be a contractor. So watch out. * Roads, oh man, I40, you have to dodge cars driving like crazy, worry about the truck behind you no further back than 3 feet, and the massive amount of pot holes. Ugh. * If you get away from cities, there is a ton of open land, everywhere. It's beautiful out there, go explore! * If you're from SoCal like me, having 2 or 3 days of rain a year, you're in for a surprise, 2 or 3 days a week more like it. Not bad, but different. When buying a house, make sure you're not going to have a leaky basement or in a flood zone. * So much peace and quiet, it is great. I'm sure there is more, but man, I love being in TN. Just got my Hunting and Fishing license, so I'm ready to go. NOTE: it seems like they are valid from Feb to Feb every year, so if you buy it in September it is only good until February. Now is a really good time to buy yours. $160/year for the all inclusive sportsman (with few exceptions). Now I just need some fishing gear and some more guns.

The simple answer is just don't do it.

Got these, both 9mm from my father. He got one of them back in 1950's when painting houses, the guy who's house he was painting couldn't pay him and gave him the gun instead. The other he was at a gas station a few years later and someone walked in with it asking if anyone wanted to buy it. He paid $10. They both shoot like a dream; very accurate. The re-blued one isn't all matching, the other is.

I was at the right place and right time to find this old dinosaur. I am a sucker for the old Ruger P-series pistols. They are fat , big , and clunky but they run forever until the good Lord comes back. This is the P95. It has the fiberglass frame and the frame rails that the slide rides on is the same fiber glass that the frame is made of. So a slide that rides on fiber glass instead of metal . I was always worried about this but no one has had one ever fail or wear down. This one was never fired and is new in the box. Still has the danger/warning sticker on the frame. When I was turning 21 the Ruger P-Series 85 and 89 were coming out and they were my first pistol. They would run no matter what I put in them and when dirty they still never failed. I just thought Id share this with you guys. have a good day !

Let’s hope it stays that way.

Beware, Parsons Branch Road is currently closed with no reopening date posted on the NPS website. The road is typically closed November-March. I've also seen the park service not open it at all certain years. It seems that when they don't have the resources to maintain all of the park roads Parsons Branch is usually the last to get attention. I've taken it many times. Some of those times I even went the right way (it's one way from Cades Cove). It's a great escape path on those days where the traffic is heavier than you anticipated. Just beware it's going to dump you out almost 50 miles from the Cades Cove entrance.

Also if you have never driven out Parson's Branch road, that is an experience. There are several low water crossings. It comes out on Hwy 129 , take a left and it takes you to Fontana dam and lake. I wouldn't try it in a Tesla or a 'vette, a pickup or Jeep would suffice nicely.

Thanks. That is a great deal and they will be here tomorrow.

Yeah…mountain man. Right…

They've pretty much always had some dumbass people .

I’ve been giggling like a twelve year old girl while reading the post since 23 February. I had Bob on ignore. It seemed that he felt compelled to comment on every post. In his short time here the guy racked up over a thousand post. He had an answer for everything. TGO David’s anus post knocked me out of my seat.

And who would make that determination? Where is the cutoff, 5.5", 6.5" 8"? It is so arbitrary that they could deem any tube in your possession an unlicensed NFA item if they so chose to.

Sounds like it’s time to build a 3 foot silencer just because.

You got too many damn Yankees moving in over there. Pretty soon the east Tennessee accent is going to be indistinguishable from the New York one.

You do not need a permit to carry on your person either. Who does not know this? "Starting with the ‘new’ rules around carrying a firearm in Tennessee with its new “constitutional carry” law:" "Basically, anyone over the age of 21 can open- or conceal-carry a handgun without a permit."

Just adding to an old post with a recent experience. I have used DTV Tactical Innovations here in the Nashville area to engrave three SBR lowers. They are located in the Royal Range USA building. They were laser engraved and they knocked the three of them off while I waited. https://www.dtvtacticalinnovations.com/

I am 99.9% sure people that pay for the benefactor membership can bypass this restriction. It’s only money and it supports the site. This site is great?

They just changed the rules on the hunting/fishing licenses. Now they are good for 12 months from whenever you buy them.

I've noticed that codes for running water lines is different, they are often exposed. Gas lines as well. No pylons allowed in CA for the house foundation, must be a full solid foundation (and likely right, due to Earthquake reasons). Just a few things like that. Lots of CA imports heading to TN. As long as they leave their politics behind, that's good. If you're a home owner, prices going up is a good thing.

I'm sure, but has been in my family since then. Since I have two boys, each will get one some day.

It’s all uphill one way, and all downhill the other, but the hike up Mount Le Conte is a fun way to spend the day. Take a lunch and plenty of water.

Done and I’ve issued you a full refund of your Benefactor membership. Don’t pick a fight and then wonder why the other guy doesn’t have a sense of humor about it.

Sort of been expecting this. Hate to see a man with such obvious knowledge be offended by those who might disagree with him.

You can dish it out but can’t take it. Not really surprising.

Update 21-FEB-2022 Five weeks after I shipped it and four weeks after Smith & Wesson checked it into their systems, my new Optics-Ready M&P M2.0 Compact arrived back home today. And it appears that all is well. Rejoicing has occurred. A quick glance at the letter provided inside of the carton showed that Smith and Wesson opted to take the best and most efficient path to resolution and simply replaced the slide with one that hadn't been bunged-up. The new slide has optics mounting screws that aren't cross-threaded and that are appropriately easy to install and remove. I tried it a few times to be sure, and feel that S&W probably did the same before shipping it back out. All said, I am satisfied with the quality of the repair and, again, must recognize that they completed the work sooner than they originally estimated. In fact, they completed sooner than they even told me they would when I checked on the gun just six-days ago. When I contacted them last Tuesday, they were estimating that a gunsmith would see it this week which itself would have been 2-3 weeks sooner than originally predicted. They beat that estimate by a week and beat the overall estimate by three weeks. Not bad. But I will stick to my guns and say it's not good either. This whole thing could have been avoided with some simple quality assurance checks before the gun ever left the factory in the first place, and that more than just a couple of weeks for a service of this nature is not as good as it could or should be. While I am glad to have it back and am happy that it didn't require a full two-months to return to me, I still think something like this should only take 1-2 weeks, at most, to resolve. I'll grudgingly give them a pass since we live in these unprecedented times (let's all gag a little at reading that) in which the US Government competes against industry and makes it viable for laborers to sit on their butts at home rather than join the workforce. But, hey... BIG THANKS to the technicians and service people at Smith & Wesson who ARE showing up for work! Were it not for them, this gun would still be sitting in a pile somewhere. Now, I need to put an optic on this thing and see how it runs. I'm starting to feel some of the same excitement that I did when I first opened the box a month ago. With, you know, that whole delay in there.

Colt Combat Commander with some custom work by Mark Morris.