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Well today was the day I got the biggest deer of my life he was a 10 at some point this year but broke off two tines so he is a 8 point used the 25-45 Sharps that I put together the year

Me and my dad have talked on and off about a setup to shoot steel that we needed to build for the last year. Well, tonight when we opened presents I got a note inside a box saying "be careful what you wish for". Then we walk out to his shop and I find this! Seriously, I think this is the best present I've ever gotten. I would have never imagined he would build this.

Men, if you aren't drinking Knob Creek single barrel (120) and falling down a flight of stairs and landing like a dead turkey then it isn't hard stuff. LOL Ask the Monkey about that one.

Looks like the Isis troops went out tonight!

I didn't get a gun, but I did get a box of CCI Mini-Mags which is even  better.

Couldn't resist any longer. Did a lot of reading and research on the internet, asked about it on the forum here, found a Sig p226 Legion at a local gun store at a very competitive price (still higher than any other gun I've EVER bought - thankfully got some gun funds for Christmas), and pulled the trigger this afternoon. If it shoots as good as I think it looks and feels, I'll be very, very satisfied.

Picked up a S&W 686

A true tale of badassery. Roza Shanina was a Russian sniper in WW2. Here are a few highlights from her story. Age 14 - Dis-obeys her parents and walks 100 miles across a Russian tundra to go to college. Volunteers for the military. Women had many obstacles to getting a combat role. She overcame them all. Dis-obeyed orders more than once to be able to fight. Was known for being fast enough with her Mosin that she commonly took out two enemy at the time. Died at the age of 20 shielding a wounded comrade. When a college-educated kindergarten teacher walked into a Soviet Union military center during the fire and rage of World War II, it did not seem as strange then as it may sound now. It was late 1941, a year that ended with the death of her first brother during the siege of Leningrad. She was initially turned away by the local military commissariat who knew how hot it was at the front, but after losing two more siblings, in 1942 Roza Shanina finally succeeded in joining the 2,484 Soviet women serving their motherland as snipers. “The key thing about the Soviet snipers was their impact on Soviet morale,” said David H. Lippman, author of World War II Plus 75: The Road to War. “They provided the ‘workers’ state’ with ‘workers’ heroes.’” But after Shanina made it through the Central Female Sniper Academy, military deployment plans nearly kept her away from the raging battle entirely — despite a widely held Soviet military belief that women soldiers made good snipers because of their greater physical flexibility and, true or not, their cunning, patience and ability to endure combat hardships better than their male counterparts. Not one to be deferred or diverted after her initial attempts, Shanina began what would be a very short but significant march to greatness. It may feel strange to measure greatness by numbers of other humans killed, but the Soviets faced a fairly existential dilemma: Win or perish. It was April 1944, near Vitebsk, where Shanina killed her first Nazi soldier. Within a month, she had taken out about 17 more. Shanina ignored orders and continued to support advancing infantry columns. Under heavy artillery fire, her commanders decided to withdraw, but Shanina ignored orders and continued to support advancing infantry columns — and not just as a sniper. She captured German soldiers and was wounded herself. Her exploits earned her military commendations and wide renown among her countrymen, as well as in the West. She returned to battle soon thereafter, fighting in a battalion that lost 72 out of its 78 soldiers. A battle she survived. Though not for long. Shanina was finally felled in January 1945, her chest torn open by an exploded artillery fragment. But before her death at the age of 20, she had managed 54 — some sources say 59 — confirmed kills in less than a year’s time. By April the war was over: Nazi Germany was defeated and in flames, and Shanina had secured a legacy for the ages. And when you consider other significantly grim records of sniper success — 109 confirmed kills by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Adelbert Waldron over two years in Vietnam and the estimated 255 kills by Navy SEAL Chris Kyle (of American Sniper fame) during his 10 years of service — Shanina stands out for dispatching the most in the least amount of time. The Soviet Union was still fighting when she died, and all told, over the course of the conflict, Soviet women snipers were collectively responsible for 11,280 kills, by conservative estimates. But if history notes anything in Shanina’s case, it is not so much her kill number but the fact that she eagerly pursued a difficult, dirty and dangerous job for a cause: the continued existence of her homeland. M.G. Sheftall, technical adviser on the History Channel series Dogfights and author ofBlossoms in the Wind: Human Legacies of the Kamikaze, points out that Shanina’s desire to fight was so fervent that she made the bold decision to go over her superior officers’ heads and write to Stalin personally to ask that she be deployed to the front lines. Says Sheftall, “It shows a level of stones and guts that makes the lack of a major motion picture about her damned near confounding.”

In my opinion, the best way to value a gun is 'completed gunbroker' auctions. Not ones that end with a ridiculous reserve and no bids, but actual auctions that often start with a penny and no reserve. I've sold 'a few' guns the last two years, some on here and other forums, but the most consistent values and sales come from GB. The best sellers on GB sell that way. It generates the most views and the most bids. I've personally never owned a blue book as they are out of date before the ink dries in this digital age. Look for completed auctions with excellent pics from reputable sellers and you will be able to ascertain a pretty good value.

Got to drink some of the 10-year Old Rip Van Winkle this afternoon...got some nice leaded crystal glasses and some huge ice cube trays for Christmas! What a day...sitting out on the deck playing cards and drinking bourbon on 12/26!!! Thanks again to Mike 357 for introducing us to the Van Winkle stuff - very good. B

  Meh, I'd let her grope me.  :dirty:

Secret Santa was awesome! He brought a day on the lake, a day at the range, and a work-pad that I had been wanting to add to my bench. Got me a nice Old-Timer tooth-pic to boot! (along bit of tune-up oil for it & my auto-knives) Thanks Santa !! Bert - (R_Bert) [url=http://s585.photobucket.com/user/HR_TR_2009/media/CIMG2559_zpsluoegfku.jpg.html][/URL]

I'm not quite fat enough to pull that off, but I'm working on it.

  There you go living in the EU again.  :D

  I think you mean "I carried a Glock 19 back when I was a SEAL..."

  You know...I'm beginning to suspect you have an affinity for the 10mm. lol

Oh yeah, now I can sound gun store cool when I brag on my 19... "It's what the SEALs use."

Became a Squire in December,1972.  I own plot 1418. One square inch that is supposed to be on a hillside going up to the Barrel House above the charcoal pit.        By the way, it's for lease!

Over on some other sites, glocks have been used by certain seal teams for years.  I believe this latest decision was more budgetary and good lobbying by glock.   I like both, prefer Sig, but Glock will do.    I have said it before, Sig is like taking the trophy date to the prom, but Glock is the ugly one.  No worry, both will put out when needed. 

  Oh I don't know....from what I remember, he's not pushing it that far.....

:stir:       Your painting with a pretty broad brush. There many be a few here that feel that way, but saying "most members of TGO like to take a big crap on anyone who carries openly." is pushing it a bit far. I could care less if you want to OC, it's up to you. What I've seen here is most don't agree with any one looking like Sgt. Rock when they do OC. Just my :2cents:

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Complete lack of discipline and safety.  If you can't handle an M&P you shouldn't be carrying firearms for a job.  That gun does not a hare-trigger in the least.

Put this on layaway and will pull it out next month. 5.5" .44 mag super blackhawk Sent from behind the anvil

Just watched it.  I never read any of the canon fiction, just watched the movies as they came out, so whatever changes they made from the published works don't bother me.  Overall a good movie, although at times I almost thought I was watching the first one again, albeit 38 years later.  One difference, I waited a week to see this one, saw the first on Day 1, in pretty much the same conditions, a theater about 1/4th full ...

I would say in regards to not allowing our greatest military minds from doing their jobs by a White House calling the shots instead of the military. We have not been allowed to actually finish anything we are of got involved in since WWII. McArther had Korea won till they relieved him and replaced him with a must less adequate Officer. We could have won Vietnam if the White House would not have tied the military's hands at every turn. We could have eliminated the need for the Iraq war which was not necessary to begin with had they not told Stormin Norman to stand down at the city limits of Baghdad and allowed him to finish it there.  To many Monday morning Arm Chair Quarterbacks calling the shots is what I am guessing was what it was in regards to.........jmho   

There are over 20,000 members of TGO; all of them I assume to be gun owners. I don't know how many players there are in the NBA, but I'm sure it's considerably less. NBA players have shot more people than members of TGO. The NBA can pull their lip over their head and swallow.

It's a shame that Virginia is going this way. I live in the Tri Cities area and occasionally go to Bristol Virginia to shop. That will end as of February 1st. My suggestion is that as many people as possible notify the Virginia Chamber of Commerce that they will no longer be going to Virginia to spend their money. One strongly worded letter from the Chamber of Commerce will carry more weight with the Governor of Virginia than the opinion of every member of the Tennessee Gun Owners. I have no wish to harm financially any business in the Commonwealth of Virginia. However, I refuse to disarmed due to crossing a state line. Being a law abiding citizen my only choice then is to not visit Virginia. For any wishing to contact the Virginia Chamber of Commerce here is a link. http://www.vachamber.com/ also here is a link to the Bristol Virginia Chamber, http://bristolchamber.org/about-us/contact_us/  . Yes, I also know Virginia is an open carry state but I prefer not to stir the pot with the folks who are afraid of guns.

Dave personally made this knife for me, Desert IronWood, Moku-Ti Bolster Damascus two tone steel, I absolutely love it!

I didn't get one, but nonetheless I want to hear about yours so my envy can sky rocket!  No disappointment on my gifts, but like a kid, I always want a new gun for Christmas.  So what did you get, was it a surprise or expected.  Pictures would be nice too. 

She was immortalized in song by Woody Guthrie http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SHKjOl9ocR0

That's a stock picture from the ETS website. This is the folding stock adapter:   http://www.brownells.com/rifle-parts/stock-parts/buttstocks/ar-15-m16-gen3-m-folding-stock-adapter-prod71553.aspx

As Sig connoisseur, that is sweet. 

Actually, I'm partial to brunettes and she is beautiful. Clearly a badass as well! I can respect that for sure!

  $10 actually. Had them in mind when I made the post above.   - OS

This place has a long history of being anti open carry. That's not just my opinion either. Do a search and you can dig up dozens of threads.

If you're just testing the waters, get a WASR or maybe a DDI. If you feel confident get a Arsenal. If you want to jump head first in the 4 foot pool, get a Kreb's or Rifle Dynamics. Jim Fuller is a wizard with AK's.

I'm glad you like it Elliott,

I'm so sorry to read this, I hope you find her soon Ty!

SOF guys have been using Glocks for a little bit. The CIF teams at 5th use Glock 22s (which is stupid. They should use 10mm). Hell...most SOF guys pack what they want, I did some training with ST10 in Eglin and I remember some of those frogs carrying 1911s. The Glock 19 is smart - lightweight, very accurate, good ammo capacity, compact, and probably wouldnt fail after being submerged. Granted a Glock 20 would be better but not even Seals are that tough apparently. Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

I have one mounted on my HDR, just so I can light up a room, blind the bad guy and get off a quick aimed shot without having to fumble around with two different items at the same time. Seems like a no brainer to me. Sent from my SM-G860P using Tapatalk

The hunter safety course is free of charge!   A more apt name for it would be firearm safety course, as it actually has very little to do with hunting. I understand where you're coming from Blake, but here, if it weren't for the efforts of the TWRA, we wouldn't have anything to hunt.   When I was a kid, someone seeing a deer was rare enough it often got a mention in the local newspaper, and turkeys were non existent here. People had simply killed them out. Without regulation, this would no doubt happen again.

Got myself an XL650 with casefeeder to feed my guns that sort of counts right? Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

I got a good chunk of cash so I might end up with one for Christmas. :)   Thanks Robert

I have that same one and I love it.  What a great gift!  Springfield really does a good job with their 1911s

It's really not rocket science. Wear your gun in a OWB holster and don't cover it up with a coat. Wear a short jacket if you need a jacket and make sure to do the VA tuck. You may not like it but that's gonna be your option until said time that the legislature can rein in the jackwagons.

This was  a great thing you guys offered up. Merry Christmas everyone. 

I have a Dan Wesson pistol pack in.357 I bought new in 1981. I have all the barrels from 2" thru 15". It is one of my prized possessions. I think everyone should own one LOL.

Probably didn't SAVE the officer. Almost certainly did save his hand from permanent damage. I like the TLR-1. It's bright and rugged. And affordable.

I enjoyed it. I think I liked the first shots of the Falcon more that anything else. That set piece really is like a distinct character.   Spoliers: The only real issue I had was that Finn and Rey not only know how to use a lightsabser having never seen or touched one before, but that they can do so quite well. Rey with zero training can match sabers with Kylo Ren? WTF? Seriously? Luke could barely keep from chopping his own arm off at that point in his life. He had to go hang out with Yoda for a while before he could sort of come close to staying alive against Vader on Bespin while Vader was pulling an Inigo Montoya and pretending to be left-handed. Just plain stupid and unnecessary. They could have handled the Kylo Ren vs. Finn/Rey much differently. Side note: How in the world is Finn still alive? Lightsabers melt through blast doors, but Finn can take a slice straight up his spine and live? Poe's jacket must be some mythical light-saber proof +1,000,000 armor.