Whisper

1,000 yards for me, on the Stone Bay range at Camp Lejeune. Never shot at a living target at that distance.

Same here. I've been interested in shooting one since they first came out, but no one I know has ever bought one, which is unusual -- I know a lot of shooters and it would seem like somebody would have it.

I hope that any members here who are in Brandon Ogle's district will start lighting up his phone and filling his email box over these comments. He needs to feel a lot of heat over these comments.

We don't even want him in the House. If ever anyone needed an opponent in the primary, it's him.

The NRA has a course on handloading. Don't know of anyone else with something similar. But I would suggest the best way to learn is to find a friend who handloads and spend an hour with him/her and watch the process. It's not hard, but there are lots of little nuances that you can pick up best by seeing it in action. Cheers, Whisper

Good grief. All the worst impulses of Big Brother gathered together in a single bill. Sure hope the TFA brings out all its forces to kill this one. I'm going to start emailing.

This is a lot of helpful info. Thanks much. Any comments on gunsmiths? I have a couple of gun projects in the works and would love to have a recommendation. I called the Shooters Depot to ask about getting a gun milled for a red dot sight and they told me it wasn't worth the expense because it would cost as much as buying a new gun.

Everything you need to know about permits in Tennessee. This website is usually updating quickly when laws change. Handgun Carry Permits (tn.gov) Cheers, Whisper

Chuck Haggard has an excellent OC instructor course and he travels around giving classes. He's doing a course in Georgia in April. That's likely to be the closest you will find for a while. Check out his calendar -- CALENDAR « Agile/Training & Consulting (agiletactical.com) Cheers, Whisper

I've used two big-name movers in the past few years: Colonial Van Lines and International Van Lines. Both are liars and thieves and should be avoided at all costs. Two Men and a Truck stepped up and helped us efficiently when International Van Lines walked off the job because we refused to pay them an additional $4000 above the price in our signed contract.

This looks to me like a negotiating ploy -- Brady's people leaking this to put pressure on the Bucs for something.

Welcome. Newly relocated to Chattanooga just last week but I'm liking the place so far. The mountains are tough to beat. Cheers, Whisper

Lots of good info here. Thanks, folks. Right now we're still unpacking boxes but in a day or so we hope to be hitting some of these places. Yesterday I went to Hamilton Place to get an amplified antenna for the TV (no more cable or satellite -- thank you, EPB) and we've eaten lunch at the Southern Star and returned U-Haul trucks to the site on Broad Street. That's our total experience with Chattanooga so far but we hope to widen our horizons soon. Cheers, Whisper

I posted about this in the Clubs section but it didn't get any response, so I'm mentioning it here. Just relocated from Nashville to Chattanooga. Don't know a soul here except the real estate agent who sold us this house and a couple of contractors who are doing some minor renovations. Would appreciate any advice about good local gun stores, shooting ranges, gun shows, gunsmiths, etc. Also warnings about which ones to avoid. Hope to meet and maybe train with some of you in the area sometime soon. Thanks, Whisper

Project Veritas and some members including James O'Keefe have been sued and O'Keefe settled one of the suits for a reported $100,000. I believe you are correct that they have never retracted any of their stories.

I detect a strong troll scent from somewhere. If, as the OP asked, a firearms manufacturer was "openly lobbying" for something, wouldn't it be well known? Maybe I just don't understand how things work in New Hampshire, but in the places I've lived, when someone openly lobbies for something, they do it publicly and conspicuously. Cheers, Whisper

I'm thinking there's not much sandbagging done in national championship semifinal games.

Well, rats. Mickey the only one left now....

Rasta Claus.

It's entertaining to see the scorn that is being heaped on Baldwin about this. I had some sympathy for the guy earlier -- it's awful for anyone to bear the moral weight of having accidentally killed an innocent person -- but he's such a lying weasel that now I'm simply disgusted. That said, there are others on the set that day who also need to face charges.

Nice buck. Also, is that a manifold for a John Deere three-cylinder I see in the bed of that old Chevy? How many shots did it take to bag that? Cheers, Whisper

Zero Hedge is a Bulgarian conspiracy site with a low reliability rating. Check them out before you place much faith in anything they post. Cheers, Whisper

I haven't paid any attention to the Clubs feature of TGO until now. Now my wife and I are preparing to move from Nashville to Chattanooga (we bought a house there and are closing in December). Neither one of us knows a single person in Chattanooga; we chose it purely on the basis of the proximity of the river and mountains and because the city had a nice feel whenever we've visited. So, anyone want to give me the lowdown there? What are the best gun stores? Places to shoot? Any good gun shows in the area? I've met some fine TGO folks in the Nashville area over the years and hope to make some connections with good people in our new hometown. Cheers, Whisper

Indeed. There are many unexpected blessings to growing older. With all of my kids now grown and out of the house, I am secure in the knowledge I will never again have to visit a theme park, and will never have to watch another Disney animated movie. Cheers, Whisper

I've just finished reading all the online articles I can find on this. Looks like so far police haven't filed charges against the shooter. So they're apparently moving cautiously.