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Took this picture this morning as I was getting to work. Was on the phone with my wife letting her know I had got to work OK and said something about the pond being froze. She said get a picture. I only had minutes to get to my desk and clocked in, so I took 2 pictures barely paying attention and this is what came out. I believe I am going to have it framed. I couldn't have got a better picture had I tried.

Everything is getting "melty" here.  I have driven to and from work both Monday and Tuesday (4runner).     While our street is still covered in ice and snow, the ruts are melting and the trash collection did make it by today.       _____ Here's a little fun for the ones with young kids/grandkids:  ... my experience this morning.   Fatherhood 400 level course - Class exercise: 1) Preparation: Ensure kids are well clothed when sledding to avoid abraisions from ice, small bumps to head, frostbite, windburn, etc. 2) Setup: Check on kids' welfare occasionally... Do not bother to dress warmly when you do this. A white T-shirt, old blue jeans, and boat shoes with no socks are appropriate attire. 3) Action: Say, "yes!" when the kids ask if you will sled down the hill with them one last time. Give no regard to dressing for the activity. It "will be over before you know it."  smile emoticon In case of a spill, remember to contort your body appropriately so as not to land on/contact/injure your children. 4) Clean Up: Symmetry.... Allow the kids to apply peroxide to your abrasions (As you've told them, ice can cut you!). Laugh through the sting and watch them do the same. 5) Review: Cherish the memory forever!

Spend a little more and get a Zero Tolerance 0350, trust me on this 

I have a feeling that the guy in the video had little or no prior experience with guns. He was trusting the guy filming or a third party and they were more interested in "punking" him so they could laugh at him than in making sure he had a safe, positive experience. I know people like that who will lie and tell someone that a heavy thumper shotgun, etc. doesn't kick just so they can laugh at the 'victim's' reaction. I personally don't find such asshattery funny in the least. To me, that seems like a good way to turn a person who was open to learning about guns into a person who has no interest in firearms. But maybe my funny bone is just not working right.

Folks, here's my "primitive" hunting gear for my traditional hunts. The rifle is a .75 cal (12 ga) cut down Brown Bess Musket. It patterns number 5 shot in an awesome manner. I Squirrel and Rabbit hunt with it. I only Squirrel hunt in my Native kit. Plus I'm a Native Reenactor and I love it!!!! Dave

I'd have raised three kinds of hell.  Teach the kids about how to take action when you see something that is wrong.

I'm here for you buddy :hat:

Yes, definitely.  You should have loudly called him out on it.  :)

Mine's mid 18th century Southern frontiersman. One of these days we might have to have a fight :D

I have turned it down before.  My standards might be low but I still have them

Seems like I recall the promise of continuous protests until "things change".... but haven't heard of any since it started to get <45 degrees outside.... Hrmmmm

Hey.. thats my birfday...lol   I love bacon :love:

All them sissy mary hippies cant take cold weather.  Their feet freeze in their birkenstocks and they lose the will to protest.

  I flew in and out of BNA several times in the last two days. You couldn't pay me enough to do it on that single "cleared" runway if live's weren't on the line. It was seriously 2 of the most sketchy landings I've been through, one in a King Air and the other in a 31a. Also apparently one of the main commercial carriers(southwest I'm assuming due to all the cancellations) ran out of de-icing solution. 

What ever DaveS says about his hawk, I will take his word for it.

Either way would work. Personally, the more forthcoming you are with information, the more likely I am to purchase from you.   I try to tell all and let the chips fall where they may. I'd rather lose a buck or two than to sell someone something and later find out they weren't happy or felt misled. A man's reputation is worth something.

  It's a good thing you are well armed when you're on-shore.  ;)

I can't say I'm surprised. I've seen those before and always thought it was a bad design. I'm somewhat surprised someone shot herself in the head before someone shot herself in the ribs/heart.

Audubon Guide to Mushrooms is a must have if you are interested in shroom hunting. The pocket sized guide is great. They also offer an iphone app for about 5 bucks. I watch for shrooms while turkey scouting/hunting. Pull the guide up and check them if I find something other than Morels. 

Aw heck! I'll try it anyway!

Haha! Makes sense. Yea, it's a good idea to try it in a few guns before committing to making a bunch of any round. For instance, my first M&P which is a full size, ran fine with a particular load. I went home and made 150 more. Tried them in a new M&P compact... no go. I imagine the shorter spring in the compact, as well as it having probably 3-4k fewer rounds through it conspired to cease cycling. Enjoy the new hobby... you're hooked!

Great to hear! Very likely that the load you are shooting is below normal factory velocity/pressure. Of course, paper and pop cans can't tell the difference, so rock on! :-)

So maybe we at TGO should flex our numbers and start a boycott, and let them know. We could do a Forum of Shame.

Silent Capture Spring.   It is the new buffer system that uses 1911 type springs to tune. Supposedly quieter than a standard spring.

As of Wed evening, we have an inch of snow over an inch of ice. I spent much of yesterday clearing my road and then another hour today.  Chainsaw is my friend. That ice is nasty heavy stuff.  Been without power 48 hours.  Thankful for a good wood stove and a good supply of wood. 

Mike some people have No standards, I have a un-named relative that just has a grading system, he culls absolutely none. I have personally seen some really scary looking ones he had, I have been very, very, very drunk more than once, but not that drunk. Btw I am not bragging about getting drunk, in fact I don't drink anymore. Alcoholics go to AA meetings, drunks do not.

I'm hopeful that having them on the road again will bring about more of those fear moments.   What I'm not quite understanding is what their goal is. I know they're going to Washington, but why? What do they expect to find? Other than it being the nation's capitol and home to bunkers for VIPs, what makes it special? I know right now they're desperate to find any hope of civilization, but I would think that Atlanta, Woodbury and Terminus would make them think at this point that they'd be better off setting up something on their own like they had at the prison for a while and at the farm before that (though that was more dumb luck than planning). I'd think they'd be better off looking for a military installation than another big city. Kings Bay is close'ish to Atlanta (closer than DC) with plenty of secure areas and hardened buildings, plus food, fuel, and military grade vehicles, weapons, and comm gear.    Obviously military bases would be popular with refugees so there'd be plenty of Zs. Also popular with surviviors so it could be a busy place. They could instead go low-tech and find an old fort like Fort Pulaski near Tybee Island. Something like that would be more compact and easier for a small group to secure and hold. Similar to the prison but without being, you know, a prison. Then farm the courtyard and fish the channel. Bonus.....it's on an island! Or better yet, try for Fort Clinch on Amelia Island in Florida which provides a short boat ride to Kings Bay. Short enough that it could be done in kayaks if needed. Nice and quiet and no fuel required. Plenty of fresh water near either fort for filtering.   I guess I'm thinking they should be looking for a good place to setup their own society again instead of searching for one already made. The prison was a good idea and it worked. It would have kept working if it wasn't for the governor. Maybe we're far enough past Patient Zero that there aren't any more good secure locations still intact, not overrun with Zs and not claimed by unfriendly survivors.

  No permit needed as per last summer. Anyone who can legally own the gun can have loaded  guns of any type in private vehicle. Including having round chambered.     See above comment. That was for permit holders only, but was repealed, or rather, deleted.   But thread is about having loaded/loadable long guns on the person in general public, which remains unlawful for everyone.   - OS

http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/topic/85967-so-today-is-the-day/

  Yes. For the last 5 seasons and there's no end in sight.

I like the way you are thinking.  Personally I'd be scared to try it, it seems like the ATF is just itching to make an example out of anyone that they can. 

  You don't have to maintain 1.1" for an OAL, but keep in mind that your pressures will increase if you go shorter and decrease if you go longer.  I usually leave myself some wiggle room with a longer OAL in case a miss-crimped bullet gets pushed in during the cycling process. 

I own and use the old Keurig model and was going to buy the new model 2.0 but didnt do to the fact of what Keurig did....untill I found out about what the Rodger's family have done....Way to go Rodger's family     http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/13/keurig-coffee-kcups-jailbreak-the-machine_n_6680498.html?utm_hp_ref=media&ir=Media

Just call and talk to them and see how you feel.  I'd ask them "What is the best price you can do cash, OUT THE DOOR, today?"  If you like his answer say "I'm coming from Chattanooga, I just have to swing by my credit union and pick up a cashiers check, tell me again I need to have it made out for XXX?  I will be leaving momentarily and headed your way"  I only bring up the cashiers check because a legitimate dealer knows that you will want to have the cashiers check made out for the entire amount and that most people won't be carrying a bunch of money around to pay the difference if the price changes.  I would even go as far as to ask the salesman to text you the final price or even get an app that will record the phone conversation, just so you have a record to show what the salesman promised you.   Don't mean to sound too harsh and untrusting, I'm just a guy that has spent a lot of time in bike shops, I've experienced first hand attempts at a bait and switch, I've had bike shops try to scam me multiple times.  Unless a know a bike salesman personally then I'm not going to trust him anymore than I am an ambulance chasing attorney, or a used car salesman.

If this is the beginning og something new and exciting for the show this season...it needs a kick in the buttocks to get started.   I'm not getting real taken in by it lately.

  Talk to Voldmort...if he can even still own a gun or carry one. I'm sure he'd love to give it a try!

I was thinking all the people who protest Big Oil and Coal are sitting in their nice warm houses this week, not thinking about where that heat comes from.

Pretty good UncleJak. Sad part is, my 18 year old daughter is better with it than I am! I have an awful  lot of fun with my things. My Shawnee ancestors should be happy!   Dave Nikoti Makwa

I lub my guns. I really do! Since I lub them, they have never given me any problems yet. :-)

MARSOC has been using G19's for awhile now. They are just making it public knowledge now. (Read...funding) G19's are a mainstay in the SOF community. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Look fine.

Hummer guys always trying to pass themselves off as Jeep owners. Sheesh. ;)

Moved to general chat and pinned until the outcome.

This is a big issue.  I would expect to see a big fight from those who claim to support and fight for gun rights in Congress, in the lobbying sphere, and from the community.  Restricting ammo is just workaround to restricting guns.  It goes back to my principle of, if a police officer or Soldier have it available, so should the citizen.   A couple points on all this, some of which are echoes, but need to be restated...   1) Should we move this thread to a more visible area?  I only noticed it myself last night before bed.  Since I don't do my own reloading and shoot the same basic ammo, I don't have much use for this area.  Getting it into General Chat, or 2nd Amendment Issues would give it more visibility.   2)  Email your member of Congress.  Sending snail mail will take 6-8 weeks to hit their offices with the screenings for anthrax and whatever other testing they subject letters to at the capital, so it is less effective.  I plan to have my emails drafted and sent by the end of the day to both Senators and my Congressman.   3)  Also email whatever pro gun groups you are a member of.  Something like this is why they exist, in theory.  If they are like the NRA, let them know you are watching their actions on this, and expect them to leverage whatever political capital they have to draft and pass legislation to prevent BAFTE from doing this.  The ILA flexed their muscles when the expanded background check bill was coming up for a vote; I think the banning of ammo is far worse for gun owners.  For my part, I'm going to ask the 2nd Amendment Foundation if their legal team believes they could bring a lawsuit should this come to pass.

I just braved a 400' stretch of steep driveway which is covered with solid ice, and finally made it to my mailbox after hours of slipping and falling. Only to find that my RUNT had not been delivered yet. WTF? ;-)

Huh... See what happens when you read threads all the way through? Never heard of hoppin John. My mom hated black eyed peas so we never had them. Looks like I will be making some to try this weekend. Kind of in the mood for Jambalaya as well... Mark

Shot some tracers I have been afraid to shoot for a while.

Getting bread and milk was code in the day for beer and wiskey. Once married it meant going to make a gun deal. Now in retirement it means everyone's kids comes to your house when school is out unexpected so you must have extra bread and milk. LOL Miss the old days sometimes.

I live on top of an ice coated hill that is a serpentine road down it.   Thus I have plenty of canned tuna, buns, diet pepsi, and bourbon on hand.

She is one of the sheep. Sheep don't understand that cops cannot always protect them.