Jamie Jackson

Glad to hear you're working it out Spif. Keep us posted.

Absolutely. Incredibly hard stuff isn't it? I've found it takes several passes, and yes the taste is "different"...but it'll store many, many years and to me...it beats going without. I totally agree with quality field corn for taste and texture...but there is usually still enough of a moisture content to make most field corn a challenge for long term storage.

I was curious of the same thing Spif. And what load/weight round? My personal issue is simply not using my sights at times when i otta be...

Excellent Dennis. I hope you'll let us know what you think of them. While I readily admit they aren't for everyone, I think it's more a matter of a "sight-use-paradigm shift" than their purported inherent inaccuracy. A buddy on mine put a set on his Glock 19 a bit after I put my set on my 17. He & I have both shot a couple of IDPA matches with them, as well shooting some 6" steel at 20 yards...no great feat...but not hard to get decent hits at a bit of distance. And at close range...bad breath to 10 yards?... Just put the big old dot where you want the round to go and press. I'm not 100% sold on them as the greatest thing since sliced bread, and plan to shoot some USPSA matches with them, as well as continue to do some practice and training with 'em. But so far I'm like them. I'm looking forward to your impressions of them.

I have a set of 24/7 Big Dots I put on my Glock 17 a short while ago. It took all of 15 minutes, and I'm no mechanical genius in any way, shape, form, or fashion. I have less than 600 round behind them, but shot an IDPA Match last weekend with the Big Dot 17 and was quite pleased. They'll be going on my 19 & 26 in the future. Good Luck.

Great story Dennis! Man, I hate you had trouble locating a smitty to change your sights. I had no idea that it would be a hassle with a Kimber. It only took me about 15 minutes to put a set of Big Dot 24/7's on my Glock 17. fwiw...I shot it/them in the ORSA IDPA Match last Saturday and was very pleased with the sights. GP 100's are a mixture of Beauty & Beast...look great, feel great, and tough as nails. Let us know when you "spring her".

After following this thread for awhile, I decided to check in my local WalMart (Turkey Creek) today. They had a fair amount of high dollar DPX rounds, but virtually no target 9mm, .40 S&W, of 45 acp. They also had plenty of hunting rifle rounds...but no bulk .223 or 7.62x39. Thankfully I reload, and plan to...make that need to...learn to cast. I also plan to make it to the next Knoxville show and purchase more components from David. Most of the online vendors I've checked are hit & miss. Especially in regards to components. There's plenty of steel cased ammo out there...for now anyway. Here we go again...

Excellent suggestion. I've taken this class with Andy (and a few others) and it made a dramatic improvement in my understanding of the mechanics...and I had taken quite a few other courses with other trainers prior to SSS. book link. The book is a bargain and well worth having. I've read it more than once in the last 10 years. I also 2nd the suggestion for a .22. It's a great caliber and perfect for developing the basic, and for maintaining your shooting skills at an affordable price. link to "Handgun Target Analysis Guide" For future reference, or if you just get the notion, I would highly recommend Tom Given's and his facility Rangemaster in Memphis. Tom is a gentleman, great guy, and excellent instructor. He may also be a good person to contact for someone that may be able to help in your area.

Excellent bubbiesdad! well done and Thank you for sharing the vid.

Sorry. I was unclear. No. I have/use an IWB for appendix carry, adjustable for angle. Excellent concealment. I jut meant that Mike is a talented guy and would work with someone on coming up with a sheath that meets their needs. I agree, Mike's work is excellent.

Good thing they weren't far enough away to need sights my friend. I would have been in trouble. LOL

Excellent advice on dry firing and seeking out basic instruction now, before you ingrain bad habits like most of us are prone to do. Something you might want to look at are some of the videos posted by Paul Gomez. Paul was a living encyclopedia of guns, training and tactics and a gifted instructor. Paul posted several videos here on TGO as he was planning on making TN his new home. RIP...I miss you Buddy. Link:

Thanks Jeremy. I remain old & slow but reasonably accurate. Gotta work on that.

Excellent AAR Tim. Good pics and nice shooting Sir. Thank you. I never had the pleasure of meeting Tiger, but I always heard and read positive things about him. A small class with that level of individual instruction is outstanding. I've been in classes with 20 or more people running relays and small ones like yours. I'll take the smaller groups every time. Much Obliged.

Thank you and you're welcome. I am guilty of doing that, and have been frustrated by other confusing acronyms. Internet communication can be challenging at times in general. Much obliged.

I like thinking outside the box as T. did, and the cost was negligible. He was a pretty clever Bud. It'd be much easier to do initially when building than afterwards...but still wouldn't be that difficult. Since you're in the initial planning stage, you have a lot of options open to you.

JAB; I'm in your AO and appreciate what you're saying about the heat and drought. It's been a challenge for us as well. Have you looked into something like Steve Solomon's COF? or his book Gardening When it Counts? I'm not a Solomon groupie or anything, but his book and the use of COF (complete organic fertilizer) has yielded a dramatic improvement in our gardening the past few years. His book has helped me better understanding how I am actually "growing the soil" and thereby increasing the nutritional quality of our produce. As i mentioned, the quality and taste improvement is pretty dramatic. We also compost all of our non-meat based kitchen wastes and add these to our raised beds. I also grow legumes in all of our raised beds for the nitrogen fixation at least once during each growing season...seems to be working so far. Thus far this week I added to and turned the compost piles. I picked and processed 2 more gallons of skinned and chopped tomatoes and froze them for a later canning day. I picked another dozen butternut squash and have them in the basement pantry curing. My asparagus beans are blooming and producing, so I'll be picking and prepping those later today. We should be pickling some okra and green tomatoes later in the week. Maybe some of the asparagus beans as well. JAB...I like your suggestion on grilling the tomatoes and plan to give it a try. Thanks!

I could hear me rattling like a cheap radio as well. LOL Excellent YouTube channel and videos Jeremy. Thank you. Check out Jeremy's YouTube channel guys! Good Stuff!

Not completely implausible. It does underscore the need for both a low profile and a MAG (Mutual Assistance Group) and certainly points out the folly of the Lone Wolf mentality. The concept has been explored in PAW fiction by several authors... Rawles, Forstchen, and Crawford. It's necessary to cover the Beans, Bullets, & Bandaids of prepping, but you also need Training to go along with the physical accoutrements.

Had a great time as well! Cloudy...but no rain. Excellent weather to my way of thinking. I enjoyed meeting new folks and getting to shoot again with Jeremy, BrasilNuts, Spiffy, Brad & (New shooter Brad's Brother Brian), and other great folks whose names I can't recall because I am old fart. And I got to meet bubbiesdad. It's good to be able to put faces with names. I'm already looking forward to the next match. Looking forward to the vids Jeremy. Thank you.

Excellent suggestions Dolomite. I like the idea of redundancy...having both an inside & an outside stash. And septic tank, I agree, is one of the least likely places to be checked. I would think either the PVC suggestion or caster's suggestion of a mortar canister would work well. Regards a potential fire...a buddy of mine in Louisiana, when he built on an addition to his house, put a 2'x6' wide x 2' deep lined and sealed hole in his concrete flooring, covered with a metal locking lid, and carpeted over it. Not extremely rapid access, but he was able to store a good bit of gear in it. He had it set up so as to be able to lift up the carpet for access, but with furniture setting on top when not accessing it. I appreciate all of the good ideas, suggestion and thought processes. Dolomite is right in that most peace officers will not be too enthused about weapon searches on honest folks...but unfortunately there are overzealous F-troop types that would be...but I think they are definitely a minority...I hope anyway...

The "weather-guesser" is calling for a 50% chance of rain tomorrow...that's also a 50% chance of no rain...I'm good with that. See you guys in the AM.

I have an old CRKT Crawford/Kasper folder that's seen a lot of hard use and abuse that's in my pocket as I type this. They're inexpensive, durable, and very serviceable. Very positive grip and fast into use. I'm also wearing my Clinchpik...it's been a constant companion for a number of years now. It is strictly a self defense tool. My knife at work (wearing scrubs) is a waved Griptillian. No belt, so no Clinchpik. I like it's ease of opening and edge retention. Great grip and blade shape as well. My working in the garden knife is a carbon steel Mora. They are inexpensive, yet durable knives that take a great edge.

I have one of Mike Sastre's sheath's he made for my CRKT Polkowski/Kasper Companion years ago. Mike is at River City Sheaths. Mike and I discussed the particulars I needed/wanted...the "what", "why", and "how"... prior to his making the sheath. It's an IWB and rides extremely well, good retention, but very fast and positive into use. Mike is a knowledgeable guy and good people. I couldn't be more pleased with his work.

Sights? You mean actually use my sights? Naw...I like to think of 'em as a hood ornament, like on an old Cadillac. But yer probably right...What the heck. LOL