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I put a several days in this year, got a few good photos even when the birds didn’t cooperate

Leroy, I bought my wife a "John Wayne stagecoach gun." At least that's what my wife calls it. lol She has always LOVED John Wayne and commented many times on the shotgun doubles he carried in several movies. Pardon me, but I must set the stage for this tale... It's been almost 10 years ago now, but I went to a gun show in the old Wally World building in Smyrna. While I was dragging myself around looking at everything, I stopped to look at a couple of doubles lying on a table. The seller came up and immediately told me to come around and sit for a while. Said something to the effect...You look like death warmed over...you need to sit down. Well I did take him up and we talked a while. He said he wasn't trying to be nosey, but thought I was pretty ill. Said my color looked bad, and I was weak and just short of falling over. I laughed and accepted some water from him. I told him I was taking chemo and radiation and was tired but needed to get out for a while. As we talked, he told me that he thought so; his wife had just passed from cancer a few months earlier and I had some of the same look about me. We talked for about half an hour about his wife and my story. I told him I was looking for something for my wife and the JW story behind it. Said she'd been so much a rock for me during this that I wanted to give her a present...something that she'd never buy for herself. A shotgun. He picked up the one I'd been looking at...a 12 guage coach model, a Stoger, and said to take it to her, that it might cheer her up. The old gentleman actually tried to give it to me. Said I'd helped him just talking about his wife had made him feel better. I just could not accept it. I thanked him many times and said no, but I would buy it from him. He relented and finally said to give him 200 for it. Well of course I did and brought it home for her. Sad thing is, I never saw him again. Always wondered what happened with him. I really wanted to see him after I gave it to Susan and tell him how she reacted. It's been fired once by her, and short of a break-in or other threat...that's the last time she will fire it. It didn't put her down on her butt, but it was close. It resides in the corned by her nightstand with mini shells in it. Hope she never has to pick it up. Well...you can see I have nothing to do today. Just sit here and bore you all. Anyway Leroy, go for that coach gun! If you want it, get it. At our age...why not? We deserve a little fun.

Did you guys give Albannach a listen? We actually saw them over in Sevierville about 8 or so years ago. Impressive and incredible energy.

I for one like that our permits work for CC or OC. It should be a personal choice and I don't begrudge anyone for making a different choice than me. I don't think it's "stupid" to OC. It would be "stupid" to OC and expect to never be hassled about it, but if someone has decided that the hassle is worth it to them, by all means go for it. (Note, this is about OC/CC normal firearms, not a jackass making a political statement thinking it will "help the cause" but only serves to paint us all with the nut-job brush strokes). First, always remember that a person's physical limitations mean OC works better for them. If the choice is OC or no-carry, I'd take OC all day every day. I suppose from a tactical perspective it makes for a faster draw if you don't have to get a shirt/jacket out of the way. That very slight advantage can be mitigated with training/practice. It of course comes at the possible disadvantage of being targeted first. I say "possible" because I suspect that a perp won't usually notice. I've watched a guy OC in a CVS with a full old-west leather gun belt complete with the extra boolits in the loops and a .44 hog leg revolver. I'm convinced nobody noticed it but me. Add in the adrenaline and tunnel vision that has to come with committing an armed robbery and in my non-professional and purely anecdotal opinion, they're probably too focused on the cash register and clerk to notice details like an OC'd gun. But that's only my opinion and it could be wrong and the OCer could be targeted first. I guess that's the long way of saying that I don't think CC or OC makes much difference at all if things go bad but I'm not a professional gunslinger and didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night so I may be wrong. In the end, OC comes with no real davantage but has the disadvantage of possibly being hassled by management/scared customer/police so I don't see the point. From a strategic perspective, OC can sort of make sense if you bend some logic just right. In theory, it's used to change the way others view firearm possession specifically, and ownership generally. The more often people see a thing which is scary to them, the less scary it becomes. That's likely a true statement in general, but in this case I don't think there are enough people OC'ing to make a difference in the way non-gun owners see firearms. That infrequently seen scary thing remains an infrequently seen scary thing. In some specific cases, OC can be used as a deterrent. That's why banks and other high-value places have visibly armed guards. After the 2010 flood I intentionally OC'd at my home for months afterward. We had dozens upon dozens of volunteers and contractors in and out of the house doing cleanup and repairs. If any of them had plans for an easy target, I wanted them to know they needed to keep looking. Honestly, I was a new gun owner at the time and most of it was driven by what was ultimately an unwarranted fear of looters, having seen it on TV following most major disasters. We had very little looting/theft around here after the flood and a I did my leg work checking out contractors as best I could. In the end, we had great people doing great work.

I have always thought the K6 was a beautiful gun. So i bought one about a year ago. Very well made gun. I enjoyed shooting .38s in it and it was accurate. My only issue is shooting .357 in it. The small grip made it hard to control for me. I did not enjoy shooting the .357s in it. Since this was a range toy I sold it. If I bought this for a carry gun I probably would have kept it because I liked the gun and size.

We've seen Albannach, Clanadonia, and Clann an Drumma at the various Highland festivals over the years.... Maryville College, Gatlinburg, and Abingdon. They're all great to watch live. I don't know how they make a living doing that, but it sure looks like they have fun doing it.

Yes...reading is getting to be an expensive pastime. I got into Amazon's book selections 7 or 8 years ago. Back then selection was terrific and costs were competitive with brick and mortar stores. Kindle and E readers were the go to for everyone. Book costs were low and sales were high. High enough to give electronic media a stranglehold on material. If a writer wanted to publish, he had little choice as an unknown breaking in. Getting picked up by an established publisher was difficult. But going to Amazon and the like, got them out in the hands of buyers by electronic media. Writers got paid. Print costs were gone. E-publishing thrived. And took over. Novice writers had to get a public presence and a following to survive. To do that, they went to e-publishing. The cycle perpetuates and "hard" books are dying. That gives a virtual monopoly to Amazon and others. They control costs on all sides now. Buying material and publishing. Writers are getting paid. But we are paying the costs...again. We went to the dark side to get more selection and save money. Now we have loads of choices. Dozens, if not hundreds of stories and plots that differ little. So more gets "published", but is the reader served with quality? Or just more of the same, again and again. But that "saving money" part has vanished. Sorry, this is a sore spot for me. lol. I guess I got a bit carried away.

Who is this majority of people that think that? I’ve personally never heard a single person say that knives aren’t dangerous. Having attended multiple patients over the years with knife wounds, none of whom were cut by a “trained man” I’d say your methodology is flawed. The simple fact that our bodies really need to keep the red stuff inside, and most interactions with a knife involve it leaking out, sometimes rapidly, indicates that knives are dangerous.

If I were you, I'd give Uncle Joe a call to get his thoughts. I hear he's fond of double barrel shotguns...

Northern Catalpa possibly?

Hipower.....thanks for sharing that experience!! Leroy ...... Rossi 12ga coach double with “ears” is my favorite of all. ($300 when they first came out .... dang it, should have bought more than one.) So, go for whatever tickles your fancy and then enjoy!!!

Everyone will be different. Things like Eye glasses vs. Contacts, Both eyes open or one eye closed. Trigger pull is the biggest thing; even with the same person shooting. Being a target shooter is hard. That’s why you don’t see most people at an indoor range run the target out all the way, usually 25 yards. Because their “groups” look like a shot gun blast. Can you and your friends shoot a tight group? It doesn’t matter where that group is, is it tight?

Sounds like he wanted to go to prison. That happens a lot. Why couldn’t he try to rob a bank, and be in a better prison. To bad those innocent people had to get in the way of his violence. Hope they get well, both physically and mentally.

Well, that’s behind the bar. For the record, it’s Tullamore D.E.W.. My big thing is that I was out, in public, having a drink for the first time in months. It was wonderful.

RED... I am, at heart, a pistol n shotgun junkie... I like the doubles because they are compact n easy to handle. I've got a pile of pump riots... 97s, Ithaca 37, Model 12's in the safe, too valuable to tote about; and a couple of Browning slugsters in strategic corners... Not ta mention real hunting scatterguns. I would like one to tote about a bit if the notion strikes me... The short double is the most compact scattering ya can find for that purpose... leroy

I just picked up a Kimber K6 revolver I had ordered online. I haven’t had a chance to get to the range yet. I had been considering one for a little while and decided to go ahead. I like the looks, the trigger, the night sights and the 6 rounds. The range trip will tell me if I made the right decision or not. I was wanting to get any feedback I could from any members who have any personal experience with a K6. Thanks.

Yeah I get the feel good effect.

You are 100 % right! Personally, although i do read ebooks, i still usually prefer paper. Ive acquired many ebooks on my ipad, in Kindle and other formats for rainy day' reading. Im a huge user of the metro public libraries here in Nashville. Right before they shut down because of the pandemic, I was smart enough to check out a goodly stack of books. Reading my next to last one now, but it looks like I\ll run out before they reopen, so yesterday while at Kroger, I just stopped to look at some books. Wow. Outrageous prices. Most of the ebooks Ive acquired were free or almost free so I guess when i finish this last hardback, its ereading those for me! By the way, Metro Nashville library system is outstanding, well, when they are open, lol. They have different books at every branch and the main library, and you can order books to be sent to your local branch for free. They also have a great selection of audio books in various formats, and also have access to an ebook check out system as well, called Overdrive. Online catalog is good if you know the names of your authors or books, but if you liek to just browse to look for books, not so good. My local branch has a new book area, so that is where i head usually.

Finally got some good action on Saturday. Went with my buddy Jimmy near Crossville. Had 4 gobblers and a hen come in. We tried to double but the shooting lane was too narrow to get 2 birds in the open. So we got one down the. Went after another we heard gobbling earlier. We got on him but couldn’t get him to come in. Great day to wrap the season for me.

The plexiglass is to protect them from you.

I started reloading back in the 70s but time became an issue during the last few years. After retiring I dusted off the equipment and started reloading again. I prefer my reloads to the ammunition I get at the stores.

I've never killed any but, I used to see a few Ruffed Grouse. Not seen one in years. Quail are almost like that.

Sonic goes through my colon like a freight train with no brakes.

I have killed a snipe, and I suppose it is the most rarely seen local game animal here. You don’t see many gray foxes anymore either.

So if you have a carry permit why would you be so stupid as to wear your firearm in such a manner as to make you a target??

Mmm....bbq'd snipe.

That's about all they do right. Sonic is in the bottom 5% of fast food chains.

Easterns

Had an awesome season. 4 birds in TN and 2 in Texas.

The anti-gunners eat this stuff up because it gives them even more reason to want the government to restrict the 2nd amendment. I don't like this whole situation either, but marching down the street armed to the teeth isn't going to accomplish anything either. Sometimes I wonder if some of those same protesters are really anti-second opponents trying to help their cause.

I take back what I said earlier. My woman is digging Scottish tribal music. We’ve been watching it on YouTube/Roku for the past 45 minutes.

It doesn’t get much better than drums and bagpipes, regardless of what Mrs. Garufa thinks, lol.

Or manipulating them to give the sheeple a false sense that things are getting better than they are. - OS

Amen... It's a variation on " What the eye does not see, the heart does not yearn for (...or fear...)"...

Unless the information I've seen regarding the cause of death declarations, at least by some agencies, (if the patient tests positive but the death wasn't the true cause of death, it got counted as a covid death anyway) is untrue, the death count to me is a useless statistic until you take out the BS numbers.

Oh, I agree completely. But most people I've talked to about reloading, that don't reload, say "they're afraid of blowing up their gun". Those of us that reload know that's BS, but there's no convincing them. I've reloaded for the better part of 55 years and I've gotten, better, cheaper, and cleaner cartridges than I would have using new.

Back to Op's question, I hear a lot of people ask how much is your time worth etc. I look at reloading as a hobby that feeds another hobby. If one doesn't shoot much then reloading probably isn't for you. If you can purchase the ammo you require at a price you are willing to pay, then don't bother. If you shoot any of the sports USPSA, IDPA etc. it will probably pay off as you will have plenty of practice ammo, you can tune a load for your gun for a particular sport. You will always have enough ammo for your needs. However it does take an investment in time and money. One has to be focused on the task at hand and pretty much be a perfectionist. It sure is nice though if you are going to shoot a match or go hunting in a day or so and look at your inventory and say, "I need to load 20 rounds of caliber of choice, or I need 400 rounds of .40 S&W, you have the tools and patience to get this job done. Can you save money, yes, but you have to buy in bulk, and can't count your time. I don't know any home gardeners making $$ while cutting their grass btw. And the feeling of satisfaction of shooting a deer or turkey or a match with your homemade ammo.

People carrying guns is not a recognized protected class like race etc. If they see you carrying a gun in their place of business, they have every right to ask to see your HCP. You do not have to show it but they do have the right to ask. That in no way infringes on any of your rights. You do not have the right to carry a gun in public in Tennessee. You pay for the privilege of carrying. And even if it was some sort of rights violation the police still would not arrest the owners. Police arrest for criminal violations and that would be a civil violation.

Obviously quality pictures are as important in identifying trees as they are in identifying or selling guns.

That's the truth. We used to have a lot of repeat customers at the county lockup.

There are a lot of people at home, pizzed off and armed. Probably not a good time to start a new career as a burglar or home invader. But then, criminals have never been accused of being smart.

It's the panic of crowds that you're seeing in the stores and on the Tee Vee today. There's a concept called "The Golden Horde" among survivalist circles, but can be easily imagined in a variety of shapes and sizes. Google it for some ideas? If this stuff going on gets really bad.... how bad will people behave? Will it reach the point where people load up in cars and commit violence to feed their family (or prey on those less fortunate)? Hungry people will do remarkable things, and frankly I have a pretty low opinion of us humans in general. So use your imagination, browse a few Hollywood plot-lines, and.... yeah, I'll admit it: I started carrying with the extended magazine instead of the compact one last week. It's less easily concealed because it sticks out further, but frankly, I look at that as a benefit today!

And in 23 years of carrying 24/7 365 I have never been asked for a permit by a restaurant I was in ....but then again I don't feel the overwhelming need to open carry in restaurants ..... You know who NEVER gets hassled or harassed or has to answer questions about their gun ? People who keep them concealed.....just sayin' .

They're free to ask you anything, but you're under no obligation to show ID to anybody except the police if they ask to see your permit, or your drivers license while operating a motor vehicle. They obviously can ask you to leave if you refuse. Frankly I'm not going to show my ID to a store clerk for any reason, unless it's a gun store and I'm buying a firearm I'd be happy to confirm I have a permit and that it's on me, but no way I'm going to give out my personal information like that to a random stranger. If they push back, I'd ask to speak the the manager and express the liability they excepting by requesting to see my personal information in relation to firearm ownership, ie identify theft, targeted theft of firearms, etc.

bigun asked today how this project was coming along so I thought I'd share with you guys. It's actually coming out better than I was expecting.

BBQ might help. I wrap them in bacon like dove. They have a tinge of dirt taste.