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No thanks, I've been referred to as a redneck for most of my life and I consider it a derogatory term.  Just because I fish and hunt and work outside does not mean that I should be lumped into the same category as some welfare check grabbing, under educated, sister loving, toothless trailer dweller. 

Never wanted one until I shot one.  It's so far down on my list that I'll probably never own one but they are very good shooting guns.

Very cool rack but at 10-11 years old that dude had to taste like shoe leather.  I thought bucks didn't live longer than about 6-8 years???

My dad retired from the USPS in 2008 after carrying mail for 26 years, no doubt there are some bad seeds out there, but not all of them are.  Rural carriers are probably the worst of the bunch because they are contracted labor that gets no benefits or retirement.  These guys are just your run of the mill $10 per hour employees that we deal with everywhere else.  Even though I come from a postal family I still have a horror story...   Last summer I bought a new camera from Amazon, this was a professional level camera valued around $5,000.  I was waiting on a check and didn't have the funds at hand to make the purchase, dear old dad spotted me the money until I received a check for a job that I had done, so he just paid for it through his Amazon account to make things easier and the next week I sent him the check that I owed him.  A couple of days later dad calls me and says "Why did you send me a piece of notebook paper?"  Well, the envelope made it, the piece of paper that I wrapped the check up in made it, the check did not.  So I get that issue taken care of but in the meantime I get the camera.  I had to go out so I put a 8 1/2x11" piece of printer paper on the door that read in large print "USPS, please leave package next door at 555."  I then went next door t 555 to tell them to ask him to accept and sign for the package for me.  His driveway is a few hundred yards from mine, as we are standing in the street talking the mail carrier comes and brings his mail, I then ask if she has a package for me and she tells me that she had knocked on the door and didn't get an answer.  I asked her if she had seen the large note on the front door and she said she had not.  All lies, since I had watched her blast past my house without so much as slowing down.     And while I'm on my soapbox...  My mail carrier also drives a very unsafe speed down my road, really pisses me off since everyone on this road has small children, and being a dead end the kids play in and around the road a lot.  I've also seen my carrier driving through the edge of my yard, which leaves ruts, really makes me mad.  

Everybody knows that the only caliber that real men carry is .45, God carries it too, in a 1911.  :ducking:

Beer delivery by drone could have the potential to save so many lives.  Think about those guys that have been drinking all afternoon and run out of beer.  If they could get a drone to deliver more then they wouldn't have to make an intoxicated beer run.  We need to do this for the children.

Didn't mean t start such a poop storm.  Just found this article interesting and thought that I would pass it along.  I don't agree with it completely but found it compelling.  If you believe everything that ABC, NBC, and CBS, tell you then keep living happily in your bubble and STFU. 

I look at all conspiracies with doubt but there are some questions that I feel can not be ignored. One of the best points was made in the comments section about there being no wounded, only fatalities at Sandy Hook, if this is in fact true I would have a hard time believing that 26 people were killed and none were injured. http://www.americasfreedomfighters.com/2014/02/24/sandy-hook-game-changer-solid-new-evidence-of-a-cover-up/ Mr. Halbig’s response is demand for criminal arrests of “leaders” involved in Sandy Hook based on rational embrace of the public evidence he explains in the interview: law enforcement parked 1/4 mile away upon arrival. Why didn’t they rush to a heart-wrenching emergency if it really occurred? no trauma helicopters were ordered. This is unheard of for an actual emergency. no paramedics were allowed in the school. This is unheard of. officials refuse to say who declared all 26 people dead. By law, this must come from a doctor. This refusal of so much basic information indicates lies and cover-ups. official narrative claims emergency personnel didn’t find the school secretary and nurse after 4 hours of searching. this “event” included a traffic sign lit with the message, “everyone must sign in.” Officials refuse any comment on this element that would be present for a staged event/drill. porta potties were on site; again with no comment by officials and consistent with holding a staged event. no names were listed for the 26 children and chorus director at the 2013 Super Bowl event in honor of Sandy Hook. The children resemble the alleged shooting victims. It’s unimaginable to not list these names for such a huge deal. no lawsuits filed by parents for negligence against school district. This is unheard of. a shooter with Aspergers would have poor motor skills and muscle tone – how did he carry all the gear and shoot with such precision? This combination is impossible to imagine. 2 homicide investigators threatened Mr. Halbig for making inquiries consistent with his professional duties to learn about this event for future school safety. Newtown Public Schools won’t return any calls. Mr. Halbig says this non-cooperation to contribute information for other schools’ safety is unheard of. the FBI classified the report on Sandy Hook. This has never been done before, and indicates a cover-up of all the evidence that this was a staged event. radio transmissions are consistent in tone and content for a drill, not an actual emergency. multiple weapons reported at a limited crime scene were never found. This is not credible. law enforcement sent a kindergarten girl from the hall to stay at the crime scene of room 8 to be alone with dead bodies. This is a ridiculous claim that demands investigation and answers. no parents viewed the bodies of their children. This is also unheard of. no documents are being released via Freedom of Information Act requests. This is unheard of. trauma services were never requested. This would never occur. tearing down the school is consistent with destruction of evidence, given the HUGE gaps between official accounts and the evidence. there’s zero evidence that a bio-hazard company was contacted to clean blood, bodily fluids, and officials refuse comment. This is impossible. Mr. Halbig’s inquiries of who installed the school security system has been met with silence. This is unheard of to not get this information to improve other schools. Mr. Halbig has the professional expertise to conclude the official story is impossible, and to demand arrests in order for the public to have the truth.

I had my DRZ and a CBR600 at the same time for a while.  It wasn't a big deal to go out to the garage pick one and go ride.  However, a few times I let a trusted friend ride with me and we kept swapping out, DRZ to CBR was no big deal, but going from the CBR to the DRZ you felt that you were 10 feet in the air, it was very odd.

Having a background in dirtbikes has saved my hide many times on the street.  I've owned a lot of different kinds of bikes from Ninja 250s to GSXR 1000s, I have a DRZ400SM that I bought new in 2008 that has a permanent home in my garage, though several bikes have come and gone since I bought it.  You just can't ride that bike without getting a smile on your face.  It's near impossible for 600s and 1000s to keep up with in the tight stuff as well.

Was he wearing a hoodie?

I could spend weeks in that place!

Welcome to the club, be careful, they multiply, I think I'm down to 6 at the moment.

I'm a .22 nut.  I would be proud to own any of those 3.

When I lived in Oak Ridge I did business with Eddie Hair on the turnpike, they always seemed like honest folks.

Yes, they are made out to be the heroes of the hunting world.  I wonder how many hunters would be obsessed with antler size if it were not for these shows?  The real heroes of the hunting world, if there are any actual heroes in the hunting world, are those that take kids hunting and teach them to be good stewards of the land and to be ethical hunters, and those that spend their time conserving the land and making it a better place for all of the people and animals.

I have a similar problem.  Last year I made the decision to trust my life on the street to Second Chance body armor. I got the level IIa because it stops the most rounds. plus I got the Trauma Plate for the front. What scares me is that, although I can fit an extra trauma plate in the front, I cannot fit a second one in back. As of late I have taken to duct-taping a second trauma plate to the area of my back where the heart and vital organs are located. Then I put my vest on. Here is the questions. The ducttape solution, although tactically sound, is hot and painful to remove. I would like to go to the single-plate solution in back. What I am worried about is repeated hits to that area with .308 ammunition. I have a high-risk security job and I fear that I would be the target for repeated long-distance shots to my back. Are any of you aware of a thicker plate that could stop, say, .338 Lapua or something like that? Is there a better way to do the second plate? BTW, I am, of course, usually carrying a pair of ceramic plates in my briefcase so that I can shield my head. My SO (we work as a team when necessary) has a similar accessory containing a breakdown NEF single-shot 300 WinMag with an 18″ bbl. The plan is that I shield us with my body and “catch the rounds” while she assembles the NEF. I lay down covering fire with my 23 (Bar-Sto .357 Sig barrel) and she makes the long shots. I will then throw smoke grenades to obscure the area while continuing to lay covering fire. The problem, of course, is when I have to turn my back to run, and then the problem crops up. Thanks!

Does having love for 9,.40, and .45 make me bi?

Saw that on Facebook this morning.  I've never heard of the guy.  I don't watch hunting shows because I have no interest in shows about only shooting trophy animals, I think it's a poor example of proper management.  I generally take a dim view of those that make these shows.  That aside everything I've heard about this guy indicates he is nothing but a thug that has no regard for game regulations.  Am I missing something here?  He certainly is not the first "hunting celebrity" to find himself in hot water for violating game laws.   As far as his daughter goes, I'm not sure how old she is but I would venture to bet that more of us had a baggy in our sock drawer that our parents didn't know about growing up than did not.

Check your drive shaft U-joints.  Rear end problems stink!

Went fishing today and caught the first bass of the year.  The 9 year old whipper snapper in the boat caught 2.  Pretty good since the lake was rapidly being drawn down, bt no banner day for sure.  The fact that I wore a T-shirt comfortably for most of the day was a sure sign that spring isn't far away!

I gave up on shoots years ago.  Pretty much because I saw an amount of unsafe gun handling around me that I was not comfortable with.  If there was a TGO shoot I'd be all over it as I think TGOers are better gun handlers than the general public.  Since I quit going on shoots I've had some success hunting alone and using decoys.

Quite frankly I'm a little surprised that off duty officers are allowed to carry in Illinois.       That is thought provoking as to what we need to do to protect ourselves in the event that firearms are stolen and recovered.  I don't think I have a single bill of sale or other documentation for a single gun that I own.  Personally I have pictures of all of my guns including good pictures of the serial numbers backed up and stored remotely in the case of theft.  I too am no lawyer but I would think that should be enough to get a gun back if it was stolen.  I actually did have a gun stolen about 10 years ago and eventually got it back all I did that time was file a police report when it was stolen with the serial number.

  The worst thing about this thing is that it is made by Google.  I still refuse to use the Google search engine.  I'm certainly not a Google fan, but in this case they have produced a product that meets my needs and they are selling it for a fair price.  If Google wants to spy on me about all they are going to get is what I watch on Netflix.  Plus I will only be using Chrome for the Chromecast.  If another company came out with a similar device at a comparable price I'd be all over it.  

I just picked up one of these and it's a pretty darn cool device.  For those not in the know you plug it into a HDMI port on your TV and it allows you to stream content from your computer, phone, or tablet to your TV.  Most likely I'll just use it for NetFlix, which I watch more than cable anyway.  If my cable didn't come free with my internet I would be canceling it.    Only gripe is honestly it could have a better interface and I had to DL Google Chrome on my laptop because that's the only browser it works with.  But hey, for $35 this thing is hard to beat.