Jamie Jackson

Kevin? New avatar! Welcome back!

@tmauto769 @Beltfed Thank you for the offer Thomas. You are a gentleman Good Sir. I probably have more powder than I'll use in this lifetime LOL. So obviously I need to shoot more often! Really appreciate the offer my friend.

Definitely a "Team Fanny Pack" guy here. They were quite normal back in the 1990's, and tend to come and go in use. I still have an older Desantis in my holster box in the basement/reloading area. I frequently wore one while in scrubs going to and from work even less than 10 years ago. It's amazing how much gear they can hold and how little attention the general public pays them. And pushing 70 no one pays much attention to my attire anyway. Might have to dig mine out. +1 to fanny packs!

Obviously not @Moped here, but over the past 40++ years I've cared for patients shot with just about every caliber. Placement and penetration trump just about everything else. I'm certainly not saying this would be my preferred caliber by any stretch. As implied, it's a very niche type thing. People are very unique in how they react to being shot.Like @pop pop said, not a good "Man stopper". But more effective than a harsh word or sharp stick. I carry a G19 and an LCR in .38 the majority of the time personally. But what Claude (Tactical Professor I mentioned above) talks about is that very niche incident when it's all a person can utilize due to circumstances and primarily as a "Get off me!" tool to break contact. Very specific context. Apologize for the thread drift on my part. Really looking forward to receiving and shooting my TX 22 Compact. Heading to the range to celebrate our Independence!

Totally agree on the carrying of .22's my friend. Claude Werner (Tactical Professor) probably has a lot to do with that and it's difficult to argue with his logic and experience. Oh, it was definitely a worn out range mag on the one I tried. It's amazing it functioned at all with that thing. And the gun looked like it hadn't been cleaned this year! OK, maybe once

I finally had the opportunity to shoot the "rental" TX22 at my local indoor range. I say "rental" because there isn't a charge due to my membership. I like that, The TX22 fits my hand great. The trigger is surprisingly nice with solid reset. The sight picture is clear and crisp even to my old eyes. And I had no difficultly keep all the rounds in the X on the targets I print for Rastoff's Challenge out to 10 yards. The only problem with this range rental gun was the magazine was for ####! It allow the top round to angle out at >45 degrees...This particular gun fed Federal Gold Medal match .22 fine...not much else. But it was obviously a magazine issue. I ordered the TX 22 Compact when I returned home. It should be in by the first of next week, or sooner. Question for the group. Has anyone run any of the 16 round TX magazines in a Compact? The Compact comes with 13 rounders. The interwebz and videos seem to demonstrate this is GTG, but thought I'd ask here. Thanks for all the good info folks. Happy Birthday America!

Congrats @pop pop! I am seriously considering purchasing the Compact model, the model with the more rearward plate/RDS placement. Taurus seems to have done this one right. I think it'd make an affordable understudy to my Glock 19. Been reading good reviews here and on a couple of other forums. Being able to dryfire is a plus! Thanks pop pop!

We only lost power for a few minutes. Just enough that several clocks needed resetting... minor inconvenience. I have several Siege Streamlights stationed all the house. I keep a propane canister camping stove in the garage. There will be coffee no matter what! And from living through countless Hurricanes in SW MS and N.O. I keep a little Honda gennie in the garage and have a window unit AC in my bedroom. I appreciate my creature comforts as I get older. Checked my little garden beds this morning and all looks good. Gonna be cutting some zucchini and yellow squash in a couple of days. Still waiting for my green tomatoes to ripen <sigh>.

I hate to hear that Greg. Damn. It was pretty nasty in West Knoxville too. The blew over my "patio" container plants (tomatoes). My raised beds were mostly spared as they are on the south side of my house and the strongest winds were out on the north. Hope you can recover, at least somewhat, from this.

Turnip greens are delicious in my South Mississippi born opinion! Love 'em. I'm only growing bush beans at present and with my limited garden size I don't have enough production at one time to can. Buy certainly enough to eat on regularly. I only have one 16 ft fence section (that I've grown pole beans on in the past), but that bed has my tomatoes and cukes growing at the present. Once the cukes finish (and I make some bread & butter pickles) I may well put in some Half white runners. I completely agree, home canned green beans are outstanding.

@gregintenn You always have a beautiful garden and I look forward to you posting about it. Just a little envious OK a lot! You've got some great eating headed your way! My little raised beds are several weeks behind where I think they should be LOL It's been nice actually having some spring weather, but we are way behind on rain. Thankfully we finally started getting a good soak. As my beds are raised beds, space is at a premium obviously, and I am in a constant "crop" rotational state. My cukes are just now flowering and my squash and zucchini has just started producing. I ate turnips and greens 5 days a week for 2 weeks (I am originally from the Deep South!) and managed to put some in the freezer. I used their allotted space to plant more green beans and they are coming up well. I still need to work in some okra somewhere... I sure am looking forward to that first tomato sandwich! Soon I hope.

Congrats! I've got a good bit of green Romas, Better Boy, and Best Boy but nothing ripe yet Hopefully in a couple of weeks. I am eating green beans, rutabagas, zucchini and yellow squash... but my favorite food from the garden is vine ripened tomatoes. A fresh tomato sandwich is a summer rite of passage.

2008? I thought I was bad about hanging on to stuff! LOL I agree @Sleep profit. Compost pile or cows..I'd toss on my compost pile myself. I've used the below resource linked for a long time as they update the info. USDA and extensions are also useful. FWIW I have recently used commercially canned vegetables that were just shy of 10 years old. These had the solid lid seal and not the pull top variety. Those vegetables tasted fine, but I used them in making French Market soup. I have definitely eaten C-Rats that were Vietnam era issue in the late 70's to early 80's with no ill effect. C-Rats never tasted good anyway... Here's a couple of links. Hope folks find them useful. https://extension.usu.edu/preserve-the-harvest/research/storing-canned-goods https://nchfp.uga.edu/publications/publications_usda.html#gsc.tab=0 https://www.amazon.com/Ball-Complete-Book-Home-Preserving/dp/0778801314/ref=pd_lpo_sccl_3/146-2724270-6897436?pd_rd_w=C1Qw4&content-id=amzn1.sym.116f529c-aa4d-4763-b2b6-4d614ec7dc00&pf_rd_p=116f529c-aa4d-4763-b2b6-4d614ec7dc00&pf_rd_r=EABT29TGH6E0FC5SFXYE&pd_rd_wg=kHBPi&pd_rd_r=8f680c65-8bb4-4b59-933d-c373bf3f1d82&pd_rd_i=0778801314&psc=1

peejman is spot on imho. I currently have jalapenos and kosher dill pickles from 2019 on my shelves and they are still fine. While I've eaten home canned foods that were greater than 5 years old (still had a solid seal) the texture seems to deteriorate over time. And sources such as Balls Blue Book and the USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning indicate nutrient value (i.e.vitamin content) also diminish over time. What is canned and the storage conditions play a role as well. I try and use up my home canned items, be it meat, canned fresh vegetables, or pressure canned older previously dried beans within 5 years. But they are stored in my climate controlled and light controlled basement pantry. One thing I do when I can, waterbath or pressure can, is to leave the jars on the counter overnight and then remove the rings and gently wash the jars with warm soap and water before dating and storing them. This is to remove any food particle matter at the sealed lid that might encourage bacterial growth and weaken the seal. That's the recommendation I've followed and it's served me well over the past 15+ years. YMMV I have some figs and chow chow that my MIL canned and she left the rings on, as she learned to do and early spoilage hasn't been an issue... ETA Drying or discoloration may occur on foods above the moisture level. As long as the seal is still solid this is primarily cosmetic... just looks bad, but it should still be OK to eat or cook with as it's sealed environment is sterile. Or just spoon it out and toss it

I too use Spotify through my phone and Roku on my TV (background music).

Thoughts, Prayers, appreciation, and respect for all that have served and the many that have been impacted by the loss of our service members, especially the family members of those that gave the Ultimate sacrifice or had their lives changed forever. From what I read only around 7-8% currently living have served. So many have no concept of what that (service) means. Despite the difficulties currently in our Nation we are Blessed beyond comparison thanks to the sacrifices of these few and their families. I am honored to have served so long ago. I experienced nothing compared to the young men and women of the GWOT era. God Bless them all. Please remember them.

Praying for you all. God is Great!

Thank you @gxserjoe! Great guy. Very accommodating and knowledgeable gentleman. Excellent revolvers! They will see some use and soon A genuine pleasure to meet you Sir. Thank you and Thanks TGO!

Pm sent. Thank you.

Weekly bump. Still looking for .38 spl and 9mm LCR's

Thanks @redneck251998. I did see this on search, but as it's 50 miles from my side of town thought I'd best ask. Might me worth a trip some day.

My google-fu is weak. Where is H&H? TIA

Bump back up. Still looking for an LCR in .38 spl, but also would like to pick up a 9mm LCR...so I'm interested in both. Knoxville/East TN please. Thanks

Bump Still looking

I think they were. I know the darn mags were. They were crazy expensive during the ban. No flash hider either. At least for the one I owned prior to the ban. @Moped I wouldn't mind having a Rossi. Especially since I handload. But the Ruger American Ranch makes sense because I have more AR mags than good sense.