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I was given this by an ex girlfriend about 6 years ago. It is a wooden tube about 1.5 inches wide and 5.5 inches tall. The labeling on the outside reads that the shipper was Amos R Flock in Jamestown, PA. It is from the Miles Medical Co. in Elkhart, IN. It is a free sample of medicine for something called "LaGrippe". I found it humorous that on the label it also says "To Postmaster: If unable to deliver to adress given hand to someone who has had or is having LaGrippe". I looked up the stamp to get an idea of how old this is. It is a Grant 5 cent stamp and it was available from 1898 to 1899. It just found this again and decided to post this here. Pretty interesting.

Yea, I got $375.00 cash plus the Rugar in the trade.

I don't have it is my hands yet, but Jonathan sent me these pics and I could not be happier. Those are the original wood grips that he cerakoted. I cannot wait to get it in my hands.

 Depends on how much cash you got with the Ruger.  And unless you just wanted the M4 22, I'd say you got a better gun out of the trade.

ANY live footage of black panthers must be submitted IMMEDIATELY.

What do they expect these kids to do when they get to college?   Maybe this is what the 2 years of free community college is all about? So they can begin to teach high shcool level?

I'd have been pissed too..........but I'd probably have deferred to the set the cars on fire option LOL

My Dad always told me growing up "Son, choose wisely the hill you decide to take your stand on"....parking would not have been one of those hills for me.

$200.1 million and still raking in the bacon, they've almost quadrupled the budget for it in 2 weekends.

  No telling, back then. Could have had opiate in it, even heroin.   - OS

If you got that Ruger and the $375 I'd say you came out ahead.

Are you willing to negotiate on the price at all?

Bloody Friday off Guadalcanal. More sailors died fighting the Japanese fleet, at night, with their big guns, than Marines fighting on the island.  So many ships were sunk off Guadalcanal that they named it Iron Bottom Sound. This was some of the bloodiest fighting of World War II. The Japanese chose to fight at night when the US Navy and Marine aircraft couldn't fly. The Japs had a secret weapon called the "Long Lance" Torpedo which ran on oxygen. The US Navy was out numbered, out gunned and out trained. The Japs underestimated our resolve and courage.

Someone mentioned the plethora of video content already out there for some of the subjects I mentioned.  While that is true, I believe there's a certain comfort level or "bona fides" that come along with material being presented by people you interact with on a regular basis.   I would also aim to keep the content realistic and practical, which means if we end up with training videos of some sort, the focus will be on informative and education content rather than the "edutainment" that I see in a lot of videos.  If you're entertained by it, that would be a happy by-product.  You won't find backflip, hatchet-throwing, Spetsnaz, black-ops type stuff.

So why does the NRA have politicians fill out surveys on where they stand, but not people running for the board? I want to know where people stand on constutional carry, repealing the NFA, etc. As a life member I am sick of people who are just interested in keeping guns for hunting or sporting purposes.

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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

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.

I would like to see a movie about 12 shipwreked Swedish swimsuit models on a deserted island with 2 crates of tanning oil..... Oh wait, I already have that movie, nevermind.    :)

I would love to see Mitch Rapp come to the big screen.  Those books written by Vince Flynn are excellent books.

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.

An American Sniper-styled movie about Carlos Hathcock. 

Maybe Nashville is different than redneck-ville east TN, but I feel certain they're not going to stop teaching algebra and geometry.  They're just changing the names of the classes to something less scary sounding.  Kinda like Comcast changing it's name to Xfinity...   I've had conversations with my kid's teachers about the common core stuff and they all think it's stupid too.  They view it as nothing more than the current fad and are patiently waiting for it to pass. 

Good it's about time they did this!  We can't have the smart kids hurting the "feels" of the dumb kids!  Social Justice!!

The dumbing down of America continues.

Hmm I will teach these subjects in homeschooling of my kids and they could always be surveyors and not have any competition in their age group. Thanks for the heads-up Don't kid yourself JohnC, high school of the future is intermediate indoctrination and the 2 free years of college is Advanced Voter Training.

I don't know what they expect them to do, but I know what WILL happen. Americas children are fast becoming the laughing stock of the earth. Meanwhile, some 12 year old Chinese girl is solving some string theory equation before her violin lessons.

Why waste time educating kids at all? Why not just tell the truth, they want a daycare for propaganda programming. Stupid and severely dependent never fathom revolt against the system.

  Okay, but they flat out admitted that to KKing that they aren't lawyers.  And that raises all kinds of questions.    Will the attorney who drafted their trust template stand by the work if something comes to pass?  Coyote can't, they aren't lawyers.  Those of us who used the TGO venders that offer trust services have that benefit.   Do those who get a trust through Coyote have an attorney-client relationship with anybody?  Doubt it since the folks at Coyote aren't lawyers.  I have an attorney-client relationship (and all the legal protections therein) with John Wells.  Ditto for the folks who used Chip Cain.   Finally, how well versed are Coyote's lawyers in Tennessee law?  My trust attorney is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association.  How about Coyote's?  Is that even a valid question since we don't know how far their services extend beyond acquiring a template of a trust?   These are the things I sought out a professional and paid the extra bit of money for.

Saw it Friday. One of the best movies I've ever seen. Only Clint Eastwood could have made it. Incredible!!!! The theater was packed but very silent. Also, no one said a word when we were leaving.

To be fair, Windows security has come a long way. Probably the best thing you can do is not use and administrator account for your day-to-day stuff, especially if you're less-knowledgeable.

Best of my knowledge there's no rule against buying a gun to sell it down the road. Isn't a qualifier in and of itself for being "engaged in business". Making a habit of it might be a gray area, but pretty sure Bersa is safe on this one. :up:

If enough people liked Macs for them to have a respectable share of the market, it might be worthwhile for more scumbag virus writers to attack that OS. It's not that Mac users are immune, just too small of a target to bother with. In 2012 600K Mac users (probably a large percentage of them, LOL) were hit with "Flashback" . Before that even Linux got hit with koobface and BadBunny. It's a numbers game from both directions. Virus writers won't "waste" their time to hit small chunks of people like the Mac community. Likewise, to make Windows as secure as Linux would make the user experience less desirable and anger too many people.

That is cool.  I love little unique things that you don't see every day. Thanks for sharing!

For those that like 70's funk....   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPf0YbXqDm0

Damn, that looks awesome! !

Very impressive. I usually prefer full stainless steel looks, but I like it.

Vanderbilt is hiring not sure for what might be IT not sure I do know dell is taking over Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  Unless they are in uniform and i'm sure they are a LEO, I will do whatever I have to do to retain my weapon. An assualt along with trying to take my weapon is a threat to my life. They have to show that they are a city, county, or state LEO and not just claim they are. Many criminals have claimed they were a cop to get their victim to comply before they rob, assualt, or murder them. I wish the assualt victim would have laid there and claimed injury, not to sue Walmart, but to make sure the criminal attacker was charged with a felony assualt instead of a misdomenor assualt, and also have extra ammo for a future civil case against the attacker.

  It's political correctness.  Algebra and geometry are too hard for some children so they're renaming it.  It's still the same thing...just has a brainwashed name.

I ran across this video and resurrected this thread since there was quite a bit of 2 stroke vs. 4 stroke discussion.   This race has a ton of 2 strokes there's a reason why.   They even had a few comments around the 10 minute mark.   Man...what a tough race.  7 finished out of 500 riders.  Gotta love the KTM 300.   [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6exXbuzn9I[/media]

They weren't cops, Dave. That's a mighty big difference. They also didn't know what was going on but decided to hold a 62 year old man to the ground and take his property. And they weren't under threat because the 62 year old wasn't doing anything to them like aiming his gun at them. Not knowing what's going on doesn't entitle you to act first and ask questions later.

I use a 2x Leupold on my Marlin. It is a good scope. You might be able to find a used one. [URL=http://s196.photobucket.com/user/kahrman/media/DSCF0041.jpg.html][/URL]

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

Ruger could build an AK-47 and it would an even bigger success than the SR1911.

Hickok 45 is out there as of Tuesday.

Glock has finally lost me.  I have two Glocks that are permanent fixtures in this house but I won't buy another.  OK, I have probably had 2 dozen over the years, but I am done.  Damn! I want the Remington R51 to work:)!

[URL=http://s612.photobucket.com/user/gregintenn/media/IMG_4462_zpsbdc85229.jpg.html][/URL] Semi autos just aren't as sexy! :cool:

My 2 cents worth of carefully considered opinion.   I agree with all said before me in every posting. lol   Seriously, I was taught to shoot with a K frame S&W 38. That's all I shot for several years. Mainly because Dad wouldn't let me touch his competition semi-autos.   Later, I found myself drawn to semi's for a few years.   Then...I found a K22 Smith on my own. Not only was it beautiful, but I got to shoot it before actually buying it. I was hooked.   Ok, short version. I love both. I own both. I take both with me on a range trip.   I believe I shoot a little better with a da pull on a revolver. But I think that's true for about all of us.

I'd ordered a set of Talon grips to put on the 17 before I decided to Duracoat it. I just put the Talons on and they looked like ass on the painted frame. Going to try and Duracoat them. I'm curious how it'll hold up on the grip tape. Edit: Sprayed the Talons and put them on. Still need to hit them with some heat. I'll have to wait and see how they wear.