OldIronFan

Every day tools of the trade. I think the Streamlight gets almost as much use as the pen.

They contract a security company for security services, I forget which one. The buildings are set up as single points of access past the security desk. Typical dual door/air lock setup with card readers at each door. Since he was an employee he would have had card access to both doors. There was one report of a security guard confronting (verbally) him but I have not heard if that security guard was one of the individuals shot. It was likely a workplace disagreement. One of the individuals shot was a "Captain" which is their term for a line lead or supervisor. Potentially this individuals immediate supervisor but I can not confirm that. At the time I was in any of their facilities (there is also another manufacturing location in Antioch on Bakertown Rd.) there were no metal detectors or screening to enforce the no weapon policy beyond the security guard visually monitoring the foot traffic past the desk. The reports from other employees do make it sound like he left the building and came back, likely to retrieve his firearm from his vehicle. This was at the end of his 6pm to 6am shift. There were frequent issues at all of their manufacturing locations. Fights and arguments inside and outside of the buildings between employees. Visitors coming onto the property to confront employees during breaks, lunches or start/end of shift. Drug deals in the parking lot. Car break ins in the parking lots. Sounds bad but honestly not all that unusual for a 24 hour, hourly shift work manufacturing environment these days. Side note: One of the employees there stabbed and killed his wife at home a couple years ago during an argument. They were not pulling talent from a deep pool...

Never was much of a ZZ Top fan and never bothered to see them live. Not nearly heavy enough for my taste but it is sad to see these icons pass. In fact I never cared much for any of the current rock of my "youth". In the 80's I pretty much stuck to 60's and 70's metal/rock. In the 90's I began to tolerate some of the 80's heavier offerings. and in the 2000's I began to accept and appreciate some of the 90's metal. Always a decade behind I guess. Side note: Joey Jordison also passed on the 28th at the far to young age of 46.

It is not in partnership with Nashville Armory. Originally it was intended to be but that deal fell apart or at least was altered significantly by the time it opened. Remember it was like 2 + years delayed. Operated completely by the Outpost staff/mgmnt side now. The reloading supplies took up a good deal of shelf real-estate with low margin slow moving inventory. Dozens of fixture hooks/locations with things like shell holders, decap rods, or other small bits of $5.00 hardware that you might sell a couple of a year. Plus the fairly large boxes for things like a press kit that you would be lucky to sell one a month of. It was a resource/time suck with little positive return. We tried to talk Mgmt into carrying the basics, especially the stuff that requires hazmat, like powder, primer, projectile, and maybe some common brass cases. That would be better than nothing and move much quicker than all the hardware and gear. Still working on them when I get the opportunity but I would not hold my breath.

Since I moved to this area in 2005 under MTEC I have been without power for longer than 15 minutes about three times. I have probably only been without power for less than 15 minutes a dozen times in those same 16+ years. In fact I have not been without power for longer than an hour since the Ice Storm in Memphis 27 years ago. I have always contemplated a generator but could never justify the cost. I may end up getting a smallish unit to serve duty as a camping/offgrid working generator and double as backup at the house in one of those rare'ish events. I have a gas stove, gas fireplace, gas hot water heater, and gas heat so the only thing I would really need to back up is the fan for that heat and the refrigerator. I could likely get by with just extension cords to the fridge and a couple box fans to circulate warm air from main room (living room) to the bedrooms to be comfortable and avoid the wiring to tie into the house system.

Ahh, that is completely different. Not sure what he was thinking...

That is absolutely normal. No test rides without cash in hand. I have never test ridden a bike unless it was a dealer. The stories of people wrecking bikes on test rides and then leaving the owner (or owners insurance) high and dry on the repairs are far to common. I have never allowed anyone to ride any of my bikes without cash in hand. I will let them sit on it, I will start it, I will run it up and down the road in front of them but unless they have handed me a wad of cash they are not going to ride it out of my garage. If they ride it and find some issue or wish to back out of the deal for whatever reason I will negotiate or simply hand them their money back.

I found some #11 and 209's not long ago for normal'ish retail prices. If anyone needs either and is in the Murfreesboro, Franklin, Smyrna, Lavergne, or Nolensville area let me know. I could trade off some of my stash for 45 cal (45/40 cal sabot) projectiles in the 200 to 250 grain range or powder/pellets (if 45 caliber). Just getting geared up for Nov 7th and need to get everything sighted in.

Went with Ring as well. Started with a door bell and liked it well enough we added a few more. I have one of the door bell cameras on my front, garage (side), and back doors. One is wired and the other two I just run off of batteries. I added one of the spotlight cameras overlooking the driveway and since I mounted it fairly high I put a solar panel on it so I do not have to recharge batteries and break out the ladder every few months. It has all worked well once we improved the wifi signal at the far end of the house with much better mesh wifi hardware. Admittedly the primary use is to double check package delivery, secondary use is checking who shows up on the front porch so I know not to answer for solicitors/unknown folks. It does a good job of alerting us when someone comes up the driveway or garage side of the house since there are no windows or visibility over there from inside the house. We also have the ring alarm system with multiple door, window, and motion sensors. Probably the most interesting use was having a contractor pay for cleaning up my driveway after spilling some sort of fluid on it and just leaving it. I would have let it go as a minor issue if he had just told me it happened and asked if I had anything to clean it up. I probably would have been ok if he had just said sorry when I found it and called him after the fact. Instead he got defensive, rude, and denied it was his spill. Showed him the video footage and he back peddled pretty quickly. He had a crew out to pressure wash my drive a few days later.

I can't stand cruisers and their flying C body position so I am probably no help. That is just so brutal on the back. I have stuck with more upright position bikes and sport touring style bikes for the last couple decades. Hips a few inches behind shoulders, feet inline or only a few inches forward of shoulders when viewed from the side. Knee angle greater than 90° if possible. That is about the only way I can really enjoy my time on the bike. It has worked for me with multiple 1100+ mile Ironbutt rides completed. Most of my days are shorter, 200 to 500 miles but I like to break out a 2000+ mile three day weekend every once in a while. Mostly a Honda fan. I am currently on a VFR as my commuter bike but their Touring/Sport Touring options have been limited as of late.

^^^^ This. I made friends with an Alabama pit master outside Birmingham once. Great big 'ol black guy, nicknamed "Tiny" of course, that had a walk up window concrete block shack near all the truck yards. Once told me he gave me a little extra to take home since I should not come back after dark. "Skinny white boy like you won't last long out here after dark" I think was about what he said. Great pulled pork!

I left Kansas in 1980 and was from a small enough town we had to drive one town over to the IGA so I am not all that familiar with Hy-vee. Still have lots of family to visit in KC, Wichita, Topeka, Lawrence, and Manhattan but don't spend much time at the grocery when I am there.

Memphis has not had great BBQ since the early to mid 90's at best. There are a few passable places and at least one that is trying to raise the bar these days. The bar sunk so incredibly low in the late 90's that even raising it now still only brings it to "ok". I have yet to find a BBQ joint in Tennessee that can compete with my favorites in KC.

Well they are pretty crappy. I have one, I mainly keep it in the side table and turn it on when the weather is getting bad to listen when the local nets get activated. It is not worth keeping in the truck to trust in an emergency situation. If it gets some one started in the hobby and gets them interested in emergency communication then it has value in my book.

I have never trapped and have no desire to start. I would however be fine with hunting coyote and bobcat on a more regular basis. I just wish decent quality thermal optics were not so expensive. I just can't justify the cost. Night hunts would be far more successful and enjoyable.

If you do not have any luck through typical online channels you may think about trying to consign it in the auction at the Barber Vintage Motorcycle Festival. I go down every year and most of the auction bikes bring fairly strong money. It is being run by Bonhams again this year and they seemed to do a good job with everything from mid level through high end / rare collector bikes.

Might as well wait until the GX4 is readily available. So far review are showing it to have one of the best trigger of the sub/micro compact 9mm's out there. Pretty glowing favorable comments from the social media review folks so far. https://www.taurususa.com/pistols/taurus-gx4 Rumor mill is that the GX4 will add a optics ready version later in 2021 or early 2022 after the launch of the standard models.

I want it and was just about to pull the trigger on a message yesterday but I keep dragging my feet and feeling bad about spending more money this month. I bought 3 shotguns in the last 3 months so I am low on "fun budget" and "Shedontknow" money right now.

There are several threads/posts out there on boards like the CMP boards regarding cleaning wood stocks. Believe it or not one of the most promoted is the dishwasher method. Do your own research on the process but it basically a hand wash with something like simple green and then a cycle in the dishwasher (without the dry cycle) and without added cleaner/chemicals other than the simple green. Apparently it not only cleans all the grease, oils, and dirt from the wood it also restores some of the minor dings and dents much like steaming a dent with a damp cloth and an hot iron.

That is certainly a good option. Tromix is the gold standard for the .458 SOCOM caliber. It is not a cheap or easy pill to swallow though. The rework from someone like WarDogz or another qualified smith is less expensive (in the $200 range last time I checked) and will likely yield positive results. There is the risk they come back to you and say there is a need to spend additional dollars on parts though if the bolt or extension is not viable to rework (this is not as likely but certainly possible) You can always try to do the rework yourself (deburr or smooth lugs/ramps and polish chamber) knowing that if you gack something up you may have to replace the barrel anyway.

The barrel extension and feed ramps is your problem. It is pretty much a given with Bear Creek, Radical, and a few others. Very few work without some significant modification/rework. You can a) try to return/replace it with a caliber they do not have issues with. b) send it to someone to rework like https://www.warrdogz.com/ who has a ton of experience getting 458 uppers feeding and cycling correctly. c) remove the bear creek barrel and bolt and buy a Tromix barrel and bolt to replace it. d) take your chances with your own handwork and hope you have a good touch with a dermel. I have a working Bear Creek side charging 458 upper. It did not work out of the box. It took some deburring, polishing, and break in to get it cycling somewhat reliably. My Tromix barreled upper I put together had no such issues and will eat anything I feed it straight out of the box. The Tromix barrel replaced my first Radical 458 barrel that was absolute junk.

Brand is less important than components and materials used for construction. If it has a Kawasaki engine, a fully welded deck of heavier gauge stock, and commercial / semi-commercial components it is going to last the average homeowner a long time with proper maintenance.

Is it just me or does this thing look like a negligent discharge just waiting to happen? I get it, there is a trigger "guard" but that open bottom section just looks like a bad idea.

The factory gun (top two pictures) has a black anodized receiver extension (buffer tube), no cerakote. My weapon (last two pictures) has the ACE Skeleton Stock which is not adjustable and does not have an exposed receiver extension. It has a foam sleeve that goes over the tube in the middle section. It is just an anodized tube though, no cerakote under the foam sleeve.

I would actually leave the forward assist and ejection cover black along with the pins, stock, grips, and mag. Plenty of gray with the upper, lower, and handguard and a nice contrast to it to have a bit more of the black. This is Titanium Gray Cerakote but similar in idea/style to what you are talking about. It is one of my favorite color schemes. I also like leaving the small parts and furniture black on FDE guns as well.