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A while back I ask my mother if I could have my fathers old dress uniform jacket. It has all his service ribbons. Well today I went by to show her some pics. and helped her take down and box up the Christmas decorations. Before I left she pulled the jacket out and gave it to me. Cool! Well I've been researchin the ribbons and have figured out what they all are except for one. Am curious if anyone here may have a clue. He served at the end of WWII & the Korean War. The ribbon in guestion is the buttom right in the third row.

Never, ever carry in a purse or bag. The reason is that is the first thing most bad guys grab leaving you without a way to protect yourself.

Saw these over on CDNN. Pretty good price for the Nightmare model, and the bobtail frame would make for a good carry piece. http://www.cdnnsports.com/sig-sauer-1911-45-nightmare-bobtail-2-8rd.html#.VJ8mX14ASE

Took the advice and put a RI on layaway. Put over half down. So by the end of next month, I should officially own it. Its is a 1911A1 in black. Im stoked to be into the 1911 world. Still love my glocks tho.

  Gordon, if it helps, try to look at it this way:   The people that you and I generally think of as the "gun community" are the people who think like us.  They hold dear to traditional, dare I say conservative, values and believe in the principle of God, Family, Country.  They love Liberty and love what this great nation of ours once proudly stood for, and lament what it has become and is becoming.  They are "salt of the earth" people who believe in personal freedoms and desire that they be left alone while they in turn live and let others live.  For those folks... us... a firearm is either all or in part a tool of provision, protection and freedom.   When I frame my fondness for gun owners in that light, I generally do OK and am not regularly disappointed.   But when you bear in mind that anyone regardless of their character or morals can own a gun, as our Forefathers wisely engineered into the Constitution, it widens up the audience considerably and includes all kinds of people (good and bad) with all sorts of ideas (good and bad) and all manner of agendas (good and bad).  Thankfully we TGO'ers tend to be more of the first-paragraph type and run off the majority of society's turds that happen across our happy corner of the Internet.  But damned if there aren't still some complete and utter window-lickers out there who own guns and hurt us more than they help us.

Yeah, I fell into it.[emoji10] I had started an AR308 and while I was looking for parts I found so many good deals, I just couldn't pass them up. Went from all AK's to adding a 308, 6.8, 5.56, and an extra complete lower. I don't even like AR's, but I figured they aren't getting any cheaper! All running Bushnell AR223 scopes and Larue APEG grips. Got two of the Delaware lowers for $30! 5.56 BRO lower, Mega upper with Adams piston kit. 6.8 SPCii on Delaware lower ($30!), RRA heavy barrel. 308 Aero m5 receivers

You beat me to it!!! That was my first thought as well.

I think you need to use it to trim your toe nails !

i do not recommend that anyone update to the latest Tapatalk. It is impossible to browse the forums, thank goodness for the nice mobile web interface.

Another good reason why women should carry on their body, not in their bag.  Of course, MSN couldn't help but say it occurred in a "politically conservative" town.

Let's see if I get this right:   The top badge is the Combat Infantryman's Badge. The star indicates that he earned 2 of them.   Starting with the ribbons and moving left to right:   Row 1: Bronze Star Medal (agree with Dolo that there was possibly a "V" pinned there that broke off) Row 2: Army Occupation Medal; Korean Service Medal (3 stars = 3 campaign phases); United Nations Korea Service Medal Row 3: Purple Heart (silver oak leaf indicates 5 awards, plus the ribbon itself = 6 purple hearts); Army Good Conduct Medal (the double looped rope = 3 total awards); European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal  (3 stars = 3 campaign phases) <<Note that this ribbon is actually upside down>> Row 4: American Defense Medal; World War II Victory Medal; American Campaign Medal   The bottom one on the pocket in the gold border is the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation.   Conclusion: Your father was a certified badass!   ETA: updated based on additional info from Sidinman.   *A bronze oak leaf indicates an additional awarding of the same medal. 5 bronze oak leaves are replaced with 1 silver oak leaf.

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I got a set of weathertech liners for my FJ as well. I'll post a pic when I get home and install.

Got a decent bonus from work on the 20th, paid my truck on the 21st, got a notification on the 24th, title arrived yesterday..it's all mine...

I should have taken these pics on Christmas day while they where still shiny and black, but my wife got me a set of Weathertech floorliners for my Tundra And my brother got me a Rough Country 3/1 level kit for it! Cant wait to get some new wheels and tires now. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Bodies and red panels and plane parts, I'd say the conspiracy theorists are hating life today.

To me it looks like something was pinned to the Bronze Star ribbon. I would check to see if maybe it was a V device. Based on the rest of the ribbons it would not surprise me.

All I know is that there are a lot of people who aren't lawyers talking about what-ifs, and a government agency doing what government agencies do best and confusing the hell out of people and leaving just enough rope for them to hang you with later if it becomes profitable and/or politically prudent for them to do so.   Also consider that the SIG Brace has undoubtedly taken money away from one of the most profitable government agencies in terms of lost NFA tax stamp revenue. If you believe that Big Government has an insatiable appetite for taxpayer money (see: duh) then it stands to reason that the BATFE has a vested interest in squashing this.  The very fact that they've allowed it to continue this long frankly dumbfounds me.

1976 Marlin 336. Belonged to my late grandpa. Finally got possession of it over Christmas and just got her cleaned up tonight. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Never re-use a gasket. They wear out, you already have the parts disassembled, most of the work, cost and time are already spent. Spring for a gasket.

There are plenty of folks who look down their noses at the RIAs, but I've never heard a bad word by someone who's actually owned one. If you want a no-frills 1911 that will run 230gr FMJs without a hiccup, you don't need to look any further. They're great pistols at a great price point.

Not a Santa gift, but a AFTER Santa gift from me to me. I can now say that I own a COLT. And she is sooooo nice.

Well boys, here we go again, another flight missing. I wish for once they would incorporate,covertly, a sat based gps unit in all of these planes. Why would u NOT want to know where your multimillion Airbus 320 is w over 150 souls on board..... My prayer list is big tonight....

  He has the appropriate tool right there.

Depending on the year model this can cause progressive damage. Not reaching operating temp prevents the engine from going into closed loop operation. This will damage the converter. It will also reduce fuel economy. Don't know what kind of truck but easy fix with no upside to not repairing.

I've not hunted it, but I live a few miles from it and have been in both ends of it, though only on the roads. On the south side you have to park at the boat ramp off 129 at foothills parkway and walk quite a ways up a steep gravel road. There's several homes in there you have to avoid as well. On the north side there's a small gravel parking lot off 6 mile road, and you have to walk up a poorly maintained 2 track. The terrain is fairly steep as well. I'm sure there's plenty of pigs in there, but you'll work for them. A friend bear hunts on private property adjacent to it, so they're there as well. There are park property signs periodically through it. The national park owns a easement several hundred yards wide on either side of the parkway.

They make some great stuff and they have sales ALL the time. Christmas was a 50% off everything sale.

If you're willing to share, I know I'd like to see you post a synopsis of his service record if you get one from NPRC. I always think it's interesting to know where people have served and how they found their way from one theater of operations to another. If I understand it properly, him having both the American Campaign Medal and the European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal means he served in both the Euro/North African theater and in the Pacific theater during WW2.

The right hand shoulder patch is his "combat patch" and was awarded while he was in the 7th Infantry Division. You are allowed to wear the patch of the unit you were in combat with. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)   The other, left shoulder, patch was likely the last unit he was with in the military. The left hand patch changes when you change duty assignments. BTW, that is the patch of the an armored division. What is odd is they normally have a number at the top of the patch to indicate which armored division it was. If I was a betting person I bet it was some sort of Class A thing that there is not a number at the top. The patch itself is from the most prestigious armored unit in the Army and has been around for a very, very long time.   The rank insignia is for a 1st Sergeant, or E-8, so he was in fact in charge of a company. It is possible to be a E-8 without being in charge so to get to lead some soldiers meant he was a great guy as well.   The blue rope on the shoulder is his Infantry Blue Cord and is worn by all qualified infantryman.

Great, now he is going to create an account here just to watch this.

Lol it was only a couple of pounds until those still plates got slid in there. I haven't weighed it since then. Once I get everything settled how I want it I'll see where I end up. Might get me to trying to cut weight somewhere. I guess the biggest weight to be cut is getting away from the steel and into ceramic but I'd rather not have to tip toe around worrying about them. Good to see you back around. Haven't seen you around much lately.

  What are you doing typing brother? We need more boolits! :rock:           Those original handles had to have made it through at least 10K rounds of hard work Brasil (I've actually lost count...)  ...and I do appreciate it my friend. :pleased:

 I know some of them are out of order. They're supposed to be from "highest" to "lowest" for lack of a better term. If it were me, I'd leave them just as they are since that's clearly how he wore them.   I beleive that the "proper" order would be:   Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart Medal; Army Good Conduct Medal; American Defense Medal; American Campaign Medal; European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Army Occupation Medal; Korean Service Medal; United Nations Korea Service Medal     If anyone wants more info on any particular medal, just search the name I provided on Wikipedia and you'll get a good description of the criteria for each.       :usa:

That's a favorite of mine, but until powder becomes more plentiful I will not waist powder on loading 9 or 40. Otherwise, I enjoy loading .40 and find it as tweakable as other loads. There is a lot of savings to be had rolling your own .38/.357 so I focus on them nowadays.

Reed you're going to love the Weathertech mats.  I've bought them for every vehicle I've owned for the past 10 years or so and they work perfectly.  I run them in my truck also and they've kept the carpet looking as good as new regardless of how dirty, wet and nasty my shoes are when I get in.

Hmmm.... Where is that dislike button when you need it? That sentence was just rude...😎 You guys just won't quiet down about the 300... You are going to make me sell some stuff to build one...

It's a 30-30. Got plenty of character not shown well in the photos but I love it. It's a real deal hand me down rifle. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  That's precisely the only reason why the brace held any interest for me as well.  Currently I cannot take my SBR out of state unless I file for a permission slip from the BATFE.  Only people named in my trust can legally be in possession of it.  The $200 spent for a tax stamp is and never has been an obstacle for me, but the baggage that goes with it is absurd.  The freedom that comes with owning an AR pistol is very enticing and it would make a fantastic "truck gun".   I've stayed on the sidelines and haven't made any moves to own a SIG Brace up to this point and now likely won't.  And perhaps the most preposterous part of this is that if the act of shouldering a SIG Brace is somehow made illegal, it sets up a very slippery slope for those who have been shouldering AR pistols with buffer tubes shod in closed cell foam.  Are those suddenly SBR's if they are shouldered?   The real problem to all of this is that we have a non-legislative government agency interpreting the law.  That's not how this is supposed to work.

No they would not have to ban it.   It is like saying a handicap spot should be outlawed because someone used it as a regular spot. We should not punish those who have to use it as intended because someone else doesn't use it as intended.   I can guarantee with all the media coverage as well as the outrage coming out of this that we will know EXACTLY where we stand on this. Hopefully we, as gun owners, can get behind this and call our representatives to get the stupid SBR laws changed at a minimum. Problem is there are groups of gun owners who are already dividing us up into smaller groups. Whether you agree or disagree with NFA, the Sig brace or anything else gun related everyone should be supporting gun rights even if you do not agree. I see people distancing themselves from those who use a Sig brace when they should be joining together. I see posts regularly, by fellow gun owners, saying ARs and AKs should be outlawed because all you need is a bolt gun or shotgun. Same thing is now being said about the Sig brace, that if you want a shoulder stock then SBR the gun but not everyone can have an SBR. We are our own worst enemies because we try so hard divide, and distance, ourselves from other gun owners when we should be coming together because the common denominator that brings us all together is our guns.  And when we do this it makes it so easy for the antis to conquer us a little bit at a time.   Every single gun owner should be writing and calling their representatives the same way we did when magazines and "assault weapons" were under attack. The NFA system is nothing more than another attack on our rights and what is worse is it is some guy behind a desk is the one who is determining who will be a felon tomorrow. He is doing this without congress getting involved and without a single law being changed. It is just some guy who opines, which is HIS opinion, that something makes you a felon and not the rule of law. Eventually an opinion letter is going to come down that turns every gun owner into a felon so we need to stop this now. Think it can't happen, look at Colorado, Massachusetts as well as several other states where the possession of a certain magazine makes you a felon. And when the antis get what they want in one state they do not rest on their laurels and are happy, they move onto another state. And even though we seem like we are safe in Tennessee eventually those liberals will be at our borders wanting to change our laws as well.    Another option is donate to those who fight for your NFA rights and I am not talking about the NRA. The NRA could not care less about most of the NFA stuff going on. Even if you do not own anything that is NFA by supporting these people we might, some day, be able to buy or build a SBR, silencer or machine gun without having to pay through the nose or the near year long wait for approval. http://www.nfafa.org/ BTW, this is the same group who brought about the changes, for the good, of our knife rights in the state. They are also trying to change the laws in the state to make NFA stuff legal and not the current illegal but with a defense laws we have now.   We need to do something because at some point the opinions will be so widespread that it will be impossible to do anything legally as a gun owner. I understand not everyone wants something that is NFA but let me ask you this. If it did not require the government's approval, a years wait or you to pay a tax would you still feel the same way? I am sure most gun owners would own at least one item currently under NFA control if it did not have all the requirements. There is no reason not to have a silencer and they should not be regulated at all.   So please, I ask all of you, do not try to divide us into smaller groups and try to support your fellow gun owner. Even if it is a gun you would never own right now it might be something you might want to in the future when it is legal to own.

WOW ! That was easy........ I drilled one small hole then a second larger hole.....tapped in the easy out and she screwed right out. I sincerely believe I will never get that lucky on something like this again.

If you have access to a drill press, try a left handed drill bit that is smaller than the tap drill size for the screw.  Use low rpm counter clockwise and a soft touch.  Many times the drill will catch and back the screw out.  If not then this hole can be used with an easy out.

Wild Rose Bushes! :devil:

:D That's the worst part. The bug only lasts a few days but the gas pain from the fear of an unintended release once you're back out in public lasts a good week.

      I don't think they make a small enough attachment for me to try that. They might just outlay it to do away with embarrassment. 

Take a look at "Emerald Green" arborvitae. I planted some to block the back of a privacy fence that was installed next door knowing that it would not be maintained on the back side and look bad pretty soon. They won't grow like bamboo but they will be less work and will do fine if watered and fertilized. Here are some pics of mine.

Yup ...

Swapped mine as well.  Big foot with depends.  How I feel today. 

Come on, just get the RIA Tactical and you can afford to buy a lot of ammo.  I have a SA Loaded that Rowdy wants me to get "running'.  This isn't the first "high dollar" 1911 that I have had that runs like crap.  I have owned 3 RIAs in 3 different calibers and they all ran....out of the box.  If you need to you can always buy Wilson Combat internal parts and they will be 98% drop in, 100% in most cases, if you think you need "USA" internals.  Rock Island, made by Armscor, are probably as well cast as anything that anyone in the world can turn out but want to bash because RIA delivers at an attractive price point for the common man. 

I have an inlaw that is somewhat of a 45 snob. If it ain't a Colt or a high end custom build by the big names in the 45 field, it ain't ...well you get the idea. However, he has lowered himself to shoot my RIA and grudgingly admits in his words "...not a bad little import 1911" From him, that's high praise.