Kenstaroni

All we need is another guy from Chicago in charge of a major government agency.....they seem to suck at their jobs.....

Nope....only if you compete.

what's the insanely low price?

They are usually done around 2pm. The match tomorrow is gonna start a little late because the organizer couldn't get the stages setup today due to the weather. He's going to set them up in the morning. I'd say we'll be off and running by 10:30 though. I've seen everyone from younger guys to 50+ year old men out there with just about every type of gun and skill level. Come on out....my first time wasn't too long ago. I was nervous a little too but was really glad I got into it. Shooting under stress is so much different than plinking at the range. I learned real quick that I wasn't as good as I thought I was. I also learned quite a bit by watching the more experienced guys run the stages.

You have to draw from a holster, so as long as its outside the waist and secured by a belt your fine.

uIf you bring 100 rounds of rifle and pistol, and 50-75 rounds of 12ga. you. should be just fine.

If you click on stages, there is a round count posted. Most people shoot .223, 9mm, and birdshot 12ga. You can run a .22lr for pistol or rifle also I believe. If you want to run .45 and .308 you'll be in the heavy metal class. The advantage of this is the deductions are less for misses than with 9mm. This kinda levels things out as the recoil is more on higher calibers. Of course you can come watch, but I think you'll want to do it when you get there...lol. The guys are very friendly to new shooters and it's not a high pressure or super competitive deal so don't be nervous. They will walk you through everything in the morning and make sure you are comfortable. If you want to shoot, make sure you have a secure holster for your pistol like a Blackhawk Serpa.

That would look excellent on your hip next to your giant wheel gun! I don't know who is going to spend that kind of money and actually use it, however it would be really cool to have in a collection. It's probably going to attract all the Ed Brown and Wilson Combat folks who can drop 3k on a 1911.

There's a 3 gun match this Sunday at the ORSA range in Oak Ridge. Go to ORSA 3 Gun for details. Matches start at 10am, registration starts at 9am. $10 for members / $15 for non-members. Must have chamber flags which are available for $5. The side entrance gate will have a combination posted on it.....you turn off the turnpike by a park...go down the road behind the park and gate is on the right. It's a lot of fun and a great group of shooters. First timers always welcome!

You might be right....the house you consider your primary residence is what counts. You can own property in several states, however the one you reside in as a primary residence dictates what state you live in. Good luck man, hope it works out.

as above shows...if you live in KY and are stationed in KY, you cannot purchase handguns in TN. If you lived in TN and were stationed at Ft. Campbell you could buy from either. If you are living in KY then you should be working to gain residency in KY. You can't just hold onto your TN ID and reside in KY then claim you live in TN....legally anyway. Your best bet if you wanted to skate the grey area would have been to never have posted anything about it....now you have created documentation that shows you believe you live in KY. If you got in any trouble and they found your posts....we'll it wouldn't help your case. Feel somewhat fortunate about living in KY...you only pay 6% tax and no background check fee unlike us in TN. I buy all my long guns from KY for this reason. It's likely that a transfer from TN to KY would be a lot cheaper than paying tax in TN. For FTF deals you need to do the right thing and get anything transferred that you buy from a TN resident. You are jeopardizing their future just so you can try to be slick and bend the rules. Check out a gun store called Whittaker's in Owensboro, KY.....the best store I've ever been to.

Anyone read the speaker of the house's letter to Obama a couple days ago? It was on MSNBC. I was quite impressed with the Republican position on the issue. I don't consider it a grey area...either you get congressional approval or you keep our boys here. This administration feels that they have some supreme power over the consititution and no matter how pretty they make things sound they are violating thier powers and should be relieved of duty. If the people give Obama a pass on this one it would just open the flood gates for a constitutional bashing. If he can put this on the UN in order to try to get around the war powers act then what's going to stop them for stating other constitutional violations are legal because they are UN decisions.

I know a place in East TN, but no where in Nashville...let me know if you find any...lol

I hope you are kidding...that scope was used on two rifles and the scope required 2 clicks of elevation between the two. It will be on paper, which is what I said, not that it would be zeroed.

You might see the front post sight in the optic until you get past 2-2.5x. If you want to have the clearest view I'd get a low profile gas block or a picatinny gas block and toss a flip up iron sight on the front.

A good scope should hit the same spot no matter the magnification. At 50 yards for 5.56 just use 4x on the Millet. You can check it by backing it down 1x at a time. The scope should hit the same spot, however don't forget that with less magnification your reticle takes up a larger area on the target thus making it a little more difficult to be putting the reticle in the exact same spot. Some scopes will only mil out at a certain magnification, so if you're doing hold over shots at long range there might be a magnification that is recommended. This is a non issue with the Millet because it's not a BDC reticle. As far as zeroing.... that scope should be on paper already since I zeroed it on a flat top AR

I've owned one.... Pretty accurate, lots of nice parts on it right out of the box. I found mine was very picky with steel cased ammo and wouldn't cycle Tula at all even on the highest gas setting. The gas system is kinda annoying to take apart and clean and gets dirty quick, especially with the steel cased stuff. Other than that I thought it was a high value gun given all that comes with it. For a first rifle I don't think you could go wrong with it, however a S&W M&P15 might be a cheaper and simpler way to go and you won't loose anything on quality and accuracy. Good luck!

+1 My range bag doesn't leave home without a bottle of blue loctite gel....Nothing has backed out on me yet.

I'm going to lounge around the house, play on TGO, and pretty much do nothing....gotta be rested for the apocalypse....lol

The best trail in my opinon...mainly because it offers such a variety of scenery including indian rock houses, creeks, ect. is the Honey Creek Loop. It's 5.9 miles I believe. A good trail to go in from the back side (exit of the loop) and drop pack on a rock bluff, then day hike the trail. Other good trails are the Leatherwood Ford trail. You hike along the river, then go up to the Angel Falls overlook a few hundred feet up. Lots of good campsites along the trail. This trail continues all the way into the Kentucky part of the park and can be a 20+ mile deal if you want. Another one are trails in the Blue Heron Mining Community area of the park in Kentucky. Also, the Burnt Mill Bridge trail is a nice loop trail 3 miles or so I think. You can take that and it connects to the Honey Creek loop for an extended trip. What I like about BSF is its accesibility....I can be there a lot faster than I can get to the Smokies because of traffic, it's not nearly as congested, it's a clean place, and more firearm friendly (plus pet friendly!) than the Smokies.

Troy's are awesome, high quality, and the fit and finish is excellent. Aim Surplus has them for $189 a pair with free shipping. Another option to look at are the LWRC Skirmish sights. They are very low profile, and feature a rotating rear objective that's pretty neat. Not sure they are readily avaliable yet though. You won't be dissapointed in the Troy's....heck I haven't bought anything from Troy that I wasn't pleased with.

It seems to work pretty good. I use it to wipe down the outer surfaces of my rifles after range days. It works well on my coated guns too and doesn't destroy the coating like harsh cleaners will.

Get an LWRC upper and benefit from their Ferritic Nitrocarburizing system . From LWRC: "The standard M6 barrel features a ferritic salt bath nitro carburized interior and exterior finish. This finishing process is also applied to the barrel extension and gas port. This finishing process is a surface conversion process in place of industrial hard chrome and is therefore inherently free from nodules, flaking, pits, stripping, or anode burrs. The process results in chemical and structural composition changes that can be described as a case hardening to a depth of 0.005” of the alloy leading to increased surface hardness, lower coefficient of friction, enhanced surface lubricity, improved running wear performance, increased sliding wear resistance, enhanced corrosion resistance and heat resistance over industrial hard chrome. Since the process is a surface conversion and does not add material to the internal dimension of the bore, the barrels can be hammer forged on size over a very precise polished rifle mandrel. With hard chrome, the bore must be manufactured oversized or honed and electro-polished to make the interior dimension oversized making room for the chrome plating. This plating is inconsistent which is the reason sniper or target barrels are typically not chromed. Nitrocarburizing has proven superior as a surface finish to phosphating to oxidization when subjected to MIL-STD-810f salt fog/spray testing and is a scratch resistant flat black finish. In addition the barrel extension and gas port are also surface converted minimizing barrel extension wear, increasing corrosion resistance and limiting gas port erosion. Cross sectional analysis done by HP White Laboratories before and after nitro carburizing proved the surface conversion process does not negatively interfere with the heat treat or temper of the barrel extension. LWRCI contracted HP White to conduct these tests. The ferritic salt bath nitro carburizing process has been proven by independent testing to be superior to chromium plating both it terms of corrosion resistance and abrasion resistance, lubricity and wear. It has been long adopted by FAMAE of Chile for use in all government small arms, and also by the Polish Military. It has been adopted by Sig Arms for use in their carbines, Glock in their pistol bores and various other large military arms manufacturers with excellent results." As far as chrome or not, the other posts are leading you in the right direction. I'd get chrome lined for the ease of cleaning. The accuracy will likely be impacted more by the quality of the barrel and type of ammo than whether or not it is chrome lined. Noveske barrels are sweet too

Big South Fork is less than an hour from ya. I've been there over a dozen times and it's my favorite park. You can park your car and hike very little and feel that you are all alone in the woods and not at a campground.

I've fished the Caney a couple times but had little luck. The water comes up so high there that you have to catch it when it's completely down or fish out of a Kayak. If you want to fish for trout, the Clinch river in Knoxville is a great place, the Smokies are challenging but awesome, and Cherokee NC is probably the best place I've gone. You might find it fun to fish for smallmouth bass in smaller rivers around Nashville. There's also some great places in Northern GA to go.