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I really like the idea of the How-To videos, especially something that could be stickied to the top of the different sections.  Like building an AR-15, cleaning it, reassembly, etc.  Maybe the same for the other various types like the AK, 1911, and other common rifles/handguns.  Even better would be to get input from the different vendors and smiths on here.

It's interesting to note, though, that back when TGO was just starting up we had gained a tremendous member base very quickly and apparently that caught the attention of John Harris.  At one of their meetings held at Buford Tune's offices over off of Murfreesboro Road, John asked if I'd be interested in merging the two orgs.  I politely declined.  We've never stopped growing but I have no idea what the TFA's membership looks like.   I admit that John himself is almost single-handedly responsible for a great deal of pro-firearms legislation being introduced over the years but at the same time you've got one man doing the bulk of the work there.  What happens with John retires or, God forbid, passes away?  I assume there is some sort of succession plan in place but you're going to lose the big guy with the big name behind the whole thing.  Does TFA even do elections for the Executive Director position?   John used to post here.  I haven't seen him post in quite a while, which is a shame given the lack of traffic over there on their own site.  *shrug*   Anyway... all of this leads me back to a thought I've had more than once over the years.  Namely, that TGO needs a lobbying "sister org" that can leverage the size of our membership.  It's hard to ignore 20,000 voices -- and that's just the people who have bothered to register.  We get millions of hits on the TGO forum on a daily basis.  Our audience and influence is much larger than the number of registered members on the forum.   I don't want for TGO to merge-up with the TFA because there's agility in not doing that.  But I can see us being a force multiplier behind some of the same goals, and I can also see us being a counter-voice if there is ever a case where the TFA or NRA or any other org suddenly loses their minds and backs legislation that might hurt us all.  Hey, anything is possible.

I'd like to see Old Yeller remade but this time I'd like to see the dog played by Jane Fonda.  Just because she's dared resurface to try and rewrite her own history.

I like the ideas you mentioned. You could also try to do a few videos that are specific to TN such as: places to shoot(and reviews of those ranges), upcoming competitions or events, any changes to state gun laws etc...

  Yep, me too. I do TFA, KnifeRights, and NRA.   Orgs that attack on the state level are very important indeed.   TFA has been a perennial burr under the saddles of the libs and pseudo conservatives in Nashville, and no doubt at least partially responsible for every gun carry freedom we've so far obtained.   KnifeRights got us from felony and class A misdemeanors to state preempted free knife carry in two years. Even though many groused that they had somehow copped out the first year.   - OS

john... I'll take the time to echo what other posters above have said...  I would get a good reloading manual (...hornady, speer, lyman...) and do some reading... I would recommend a single stage press to start on so ya can see how the various steps of reloading work (... and to see how they can go wrong...)...   Spend the money on a good powder scale and a good powder measure... I like redding (...the best i think...) dies and a good, sturdy single stage press (...i have an old RCBS Rockchucker...)... We load for everything (...pistol and rifle...) and work up all our loads on a single stage press... I think ya always need one to load a few rounds...   One final note on presses, dies, and reloading equipment in general... Don't buy the cheapest thing out there... Buy the best ya can at a price ya can afford... Presses and dies need to be manufactured to close tolerances and they need to be made of good stuff... Buy the best ya can afford...   As ive said before; i like RCBS presses, Lyman, and Redding single stages... I like their dies as well... I use Lee stuff from time to time; factory roll crimp dies, hand priming tools and that sort of thing... I do not use Lee presses or powder measures, but that's just me... There are bunches of folks here and other places in the reloading world who do...   As to the progressive presses... There is nothin better than a Dillon (....and Dillon dies, as well...)... Any flavor of a Dillon 550 up will do a great job on anything ya want to reload; but ya need to get the recipe figured out before ya start usin a progressive reloader...Changing things up on a Dillon is a pain, even with the dies set up... I would recommend buying one of these a bit later, after ya get the feel of reloading and see that ya really like the reloading thing... More than that, they are pricey (...and worth the $$$'s in my opinion...)...I would take the dollars that would have to be spent on these tools to load ammo and get the feel of the reloading craft, and gain valuable experience...   Finally, and most importantly, the reloading thing depends on doing a bunch of common sense things right and in the right order... There is nothin hard about reloading... The problem is that ya can get hurt or tear up something ya wouldn't rather tear up if ya do the wrong thing... The thing that immediately comes to mind with me is the use of "fast powders" (...Bullseye, WW231, Unique, AA2, AA5...) to load pistol rounds...   When ya use low charge weights for target loads (...and lots of people do...), ya have to be doubly careful not to double charge a case with powder... If ya do, ya run the risk of blowing up a perfectly good firearm and loosin maybee an eye or a digit off your hand... I know this sounds severe, but it's true...   There is one sure way to prevent this sort of thing; its to physically double-check and look into each case after the powder is charged to verify for sure that the powder charge is right...That is the real beauty of the single stage press... I look in every single case before i seat a bullet on a powder charge... I simply cannot stress this enough... I will not load low charge weight reloads on a progressive reloader because of this very issue...   What im taking about now is, in fact, the main objection to the progressive loader... It's hard to see into the cases as the loads move around to the next station...  I always try to use powder that fills the case up enough so that a double charge of powder will spill out with my Dillon progressive... There are some other things that work very well, like powder checking dies that alert you to this problem, but it's very real....   Reloading is a great hobby and a real money saver... I've been reloading since the middle seventies and have reloaded for every imaginable cartridge; from the tiny 32ACP to the mighty 458 Winchester Mag... I still have both my eyes (...such as they are...), thank God, and all my digits on my little fat fingers as well... None of the guns in the safe are damaged from over-loads nor blown up; but ive seen several handguns that were...   I ain't the smartest feller that ever was, so i am a testament to the "it can be done" thing... I am also very slow and very thorough... It's a good habit to get into...   Have fun and be careful... leroy

  To be clear, I was not suggesting that TFA be our "sister org".  I'm all for supporting them when it makes sense and think our members should be members of as many different pro-2A organizations as possible.   But I would like to see TGO flex it's own muscle.  Not for vanity's sake but because there need to be multiple voices saying the same things to our elected representatives.  The same way that it's good that the NRA isn't the only voice in D.C. representing us (a la Gun Owners of America, NFA Freedom Alliance, Jews For the Preservation of Firearms Ownership, etc.).  If all you ever hear as a politician is one voice, in a way it doesn't matter how loud that voice is.  But if you're hearing several voices in varying degrees of "loudness" saying the same things, the message has a bit more impact.   It's just too easy for them to dismiss one group as a bunch of fringe loons.  It's harder to dismiss several groups of loons.  ;)

The succession of officers is voted on by the Board of Directors. Then we have a three member Executive Board Grand Divisions).  I am the West TN Director, our East TN guy has retired, we are in process of replacing. Can only speak for myself, I do my best to put issues that are, (not necessarily what we would like them to be) before the membership here as facts.  I respect the division between the two organizations, and am simply a grunt in the fight. I work at building my own network of legislators in that den of iniquity, (have had some modicum of success) and we are slowly moving forward on removing those impediments to gun rights progress that we can. (Vance Dennis getting gone is GOOD, we shot at Sargent also but fell short on money and influence there, but he is BAD, Haslam company man all the way, is on the radar if he runs again, Barrett Rich cozied up to Haslam and they flooded that district with cash and candidates to keep Hal Rounds from winning, that was a setback for sure, but we tried).   We have a couple of Bills in progress for this session, will see if any but Mae Beavers will Sponsor in the Senate, nothing is going anywhere in the House, Beth has the Vader Death Grip on the House Members (ask Judd Matheny, you can find him in the basement bathroom closet) but as least we got her wingman Maggart...a combination of efforts to be sure, Tea party, TFA, Andy Miller, NRA, but we were up against the "A" team, and won. In 4 years the Big Fight is coming, Harwell v. Green for Governor.  Now is the time to start getting Green obligated to our way of thinking.  He wants the Mansion, we can (if we just would) help him get there. Lots to be done if folks want results and not accolades.

In my opinion, that would be a hard movie to make better.     Well, I wouldn't cry at the end with that remake.

Accepting food stuff as returns is a HUGE liabity. No clue if it was stored properly or if something else happened to it. People seem to forget about the rash of poisonings a in the 80's.

TFA is very much the real deal.  John Harris is just about on a first name basis with very politician at the state capital.   John Harris and the core group of folks in the TFA are responsible for every gun bill that gets submitted every year.     Guns in bars = TFA; guns in parks = TFA and so on and so on.   Haslam made it a point to be at the TFA meeting when he was campaigning for governor, that is where the video of him on the record saying he would sign Constitutional carry for TN came from.   If I remember correctly, John Harris and the TFA submitted the bill for permit carry in TN.  They have been a driving force in TN gun law for a long time.   Be patient when you send in membership dues.  I believe John and his wife handle everything, including issuing cards.  It takes time and they are EXTREMELY busy folks.     Feel free to come to a meeting on the third Tuesday of every month at the Golden Corral, 315 Old Lebanon Dirt Rd.,Hermitage, not far from Old Hickory exit on I40.

TFA is a legitimate org.  If you can afford to support them, do so.

I went to my parent's today and got to talking guns with Dad and had forgotten about my old .410 being at their house. Well, I shouldn't say I forgot about the gun but I hadn't thought about it or seen it in a few years. He told me to bring it on home where it would be safer than laying under his been where it's been since about 2003. It is a sentimental gun to me. My grandfather died in 81 and I came along in 86 so I never got to meet him. He bought this gun for my father when he was 11 which would be around 1975 then when I was about 10 or 11 my dad gave it to me. I can say this is the very first gun I ever owned. It has seen it's share of coons and squirrels over the years. Anyway, it is a Stevens model 94 Series M .410 with a 26" barrel. It is in about 80% condition. I do recall as to why I haven't shot it in years, the hammer broke one day and I put it away. I am currently trying to find a hammer and replace it and while I'm at it replace any springs. But I am having a little difficulty dating it. I have looked at a few other forums and googled but can't seem to find it. My dad couldn't recall if it was new when it was given to him or not. It has B9039xx stamped into the left side of the reciever. Can't wait to install a new hammer and bring back some memories.

ANY live footage of black panthers must be submitted IMMEDIATELY.

Since we posting Bill Whittle videos, this is still one of my favorites and still relevant even though the occupy wall street crowd disbanded.     [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAOrT0OcHh0[/media]    

My only advice is start slow (single stage press) then as you get more confidence if you want move on to a progressive. I have 2 singles and a Lee 3 hole turret, I use the singles more.

I use WWII USGI bore cleaner.  The stuff is 72 years old but it was specifically designed for cleaning corrosive residue.   http://www.ebay.com/itm/US-GI-WWII-Corrosive-Bore-Cleaner-/330744787885?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d01ecf3ad   I run a few patches soaked with this through the bore, then clean as usual.   Bought 12 cans of it from another member here about 5 years ago.  I'm into the second can right now.  :pleased:

Ft. Nashboro is still there.

Some of the newer radio systems, especially police and and fire, are operating on a "trunked" system... That means (... as i understand it...) that the radio system has a computer based interface that uses the first available channel to send and transmit on...In english, that means that ya cant follow the transmissions because the frequencies are always changing depending on the "first available" channel the computer picks for each transmission... It takes a special high dollar scanner to listen to these transmissions... Ya might want to check around and see if the radio stuff ya want to listen to is trunked or not before ya decide on a scanner...    leroy

There are many representatives in Nashville that wish the TFA were not as effective as they have been during the last few years.

Maybe it isn't the cable.

I like to visit walmarts in the big city, their free and better than the zoo. Fun for all.

if a store takes back product it does not go back on the shelf.   I am sort of surprised Wallies takes back food items, just sort of though.  Their vendors suffer the loss most likely .   I kept telling customers tonight that we were getting six to eight inches starting around 2 am.  We aren't getting squat.    I can't understand why people aren't prepared for a couple of days at home.    If we don't have bread and milk there is no one starving.  

I wanted to post this here to try and talk more Tennesseeans to try this next time -   I ran 101.6 miles in 6 weeks while training for this event - 34.7 miles of which was with 40 lbs of gear on. 11 hour drive to get there. 90 competitors.   8th place finish - worth every drop of sweat and penny spent!   I cannot say enough good things about how well this match was run or the people who put it on. If you have any interest in this kind of thing you owe it to yourself to go!   <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/gng109EIYiA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>    

These are hilarious.   A guy takes stock ad photos, and inserts himself into them -   http://www.collegehumor.com/post/7009050/guy-photoshops-himself-into-stock-photos-to-instantly-make-them-better

Well in that case I suppose I could get my 11 year old grand daughter to teach me then.

Shotgun, eye and ear protection. No sling necessary. The round count is 100 birdshot and 8 slugs but that is the minimum with no misses. I would bring 125 bird and 15 slugs just to be safe. You can keep you shells in a bag but shell holders are definitely better. I have a few you can borrow. Just put yourself in squad one and I'll help you out.

Looks like you have everything covered.

And the bedroom... lol

5-0 Radio App

and I started to think no one got it

Starship Troopers...the book, not that 90's movie horse shit.

We drove back from Lexington KY last night by way of London KY, what a freaking mess. Eggs, we gots lots of eggs. From 30 chicken at this time of year we picked 12 today, we get 8 to 14 every day. Cant wait for the longer warmer days for better production.

90 miles round trip, 16 mpg diesel, 6 gallons @ $2.89 = $17.34 + $10.00 door fee less $2 off = $25.34 real cost to go, unless I can find a $25 savings in new guns and new supplies over the internet, probably not!  But the fellowship comrade of my fellow gun friends and chance to get out of the house, $25 out of pocket hmmmm?    Bottom line, don't know if I will go or not!  90/10, 90% won't go, 10% might. :blah:

I'd like to see something about the end of days where all the libturds/lefties turned into the zombies that they are and the rest of us dealt with them like on The Walking Dead.

I would like to see a 2nd Forrest Gump that follows his son through the events of the 80's and 90's.

     There's a POTUS buried on the Capital grounds,... and that's not something you see every day.  :)   The food in the Bi-Centennial Mall Shed building is fantastic... from BBQ to pizza to greek to SLOCO sandwich shop (owner/chef won "chopped").  You are also right beside Germantown.  There are good eats in Germantown (Monell's... family style... go hungry... and go easy on the first few courses!  .... Red Bycycle has great coffee and crepes).

I would like to see 1984 made into a trilogy, but I think the way things are now, it would be misunderstood.

but they need the credit back on their EBT cards so they can get cash back for other items.

Yeah. Driving to the store to return a carton of milk doesn't seem real productive.

These are some great ideas, I like the pottery/painting ideas. The keepsake thing sounds like a awesome idea. I will run these by the wife in the morning. Thanks guys.

i waited before I added this.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY  This might have actually been my introduction to any Rock music. Not saying first I heard, but one of the first I could get behind.   My experience and range has expanded since.  

No french Toast for you then.

My wife and her sisters did the Nash Trash tour and had a blast. There was some drinking by some folks but not a lot. Beyond that my wife and some of her friends did the pottery thing and really enjoyed it. It might be nice to create a keepsake as a rememberance. But, laughter is always first for me. Mark

My browning A bolt 243 with some Hornady 95gr takes down deer just fine. I see your point.

  Norton is THE worst anti-virus ever created.       I use a Mac and my shoes never get wet :)

Congrats! That's definitely something that can make life hard when the trailer lights don't work right. I was driving back from Arkansas duck hunting a couple of years ago when it was FREEZING cold and my trailer lights kept going out on me. I could not keep them running. I was tired and my fingers were just too cold to mess with rewriting a trailer. I stopped at a gas station, bought 2 small keychain flashlights, turned them on and put them behind the lenses of the trailer lights :rofl: It was total redneck, but it got me home with tail lights. That looks like a nice set you got at TSC

I would like to see the law changed to protect lawful possession with a TN HCP in the parking lot by students faculty and staff on TN college campuses. We can work later to get the rules changed to allow students with a TN HCP to carry.   http://www.mtsu.edu/policies/general-policies/I-12-00.php  

Prize table for the Tough man division ( I was in tough man extreme) Now, this is something that really gets to me in a very good, deep way. These guys were in the same squad as me and I got to know them over the course of the match. Amazing gentlemen. The one shaking the kids hand is Travis, the VP of Lanxang Tactical. A new company that is going to be at SHOT this year and will be shipping their guns out to distributors Jan for 556 and Feb for 762. These guys sponsored two Rangers from 3rd batt for this match who were also in our squad with their 7.62 rifles, the VL34. So, these guns were designed by Travis and are phenomenal. I mean just all around great guns, period. $2,800 price tag when they come out, but worth every penny. They are designed to out perform the OBR and thats who they want to compete with and beat. And I think they will. Anyways….. So the kid is Wyatt. Hes been going to matches since he was 12 and doesn't always do that great. He's running a 6.5 Grendel if I remember right and it's hard for him to keep up with the other, better guns and calibers out there. So his dad says he can go to one match a year and he'll pull him out of school and take him, and this is the match he chooses. He's been doing it since he was 12 and is 15 now. Despite not doing very good he always comes back, is positive as can be and never complains. Travis noticed that, and awarded him a VL34 so he can compete next year. I was already impressed with these two gents from Lanxang Tactical, but after they did that it spoke volumes to me. Not only are they extremely nice and all around good dudes, they have hearts of gold. They made that kids year, and I'm sure he'll never forget it his entire life. He was looking kinda down durning the awards ceremony, occasionally smiling for others as their name was called. But mannnnnn his face was priceless when they awarded him that gun. I got it on camera and it was perfect because he was standing right up front and had no idea it was coming. http://youtu.be/eWOIlK6fnUo [url=http://s95.photobucket.com/user/eat7thirdythree/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-01/0E5382E9-0E6D-40BC-816C-F58E772CC2FB_zpsos997gyy.jpg.html][/URL] Again, BIG shout out to Lanxang tactical for doing that. Here is a link to their stuff. No I'm not affiliated, I just really like their character and quality products. http://www.lanxangtactical.com

I love the way it feels in my hand They feel awesome and I bet they shoot even better.