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I'm afraid we all gonna be Civil War reenactors if stuff don't change.

  Ummm, I believe the preferred term these days is "living historian" as opposed to "reenactor". :whistle:   That being said, if you live in Nashville, you are only about 45-60 minutes away from one of the best stocked Civil War sutlers in the south--   http://www.blockaderunner.com/   They are located right off of I-24E between Bellbuckle and Wartrace, and are very well stocked on just about everything you could imagine for Civil War Buffs... both Union and Confederate gear, uniforms, accessories, relics etc. Well worth the drive for anyone interested in this stuff.   What's more, they are very 2A friendly and welcome legal licensed carry-- with a "FIREARMS PERMITTED" gun-in-green-circle (the opposite of a gunbuster sign) sign right by the front door! :up: And no, I do NOT work for them, but it's one of my favorite places to spend a lazy Saturday.   If you visit the store, you can get a new artillery shell jacket for around $120-- usually they have several sizes in stock, so that's about half the cost of a custom-make jacket. Not sure that you'll find a new one cheaper than that online, besides, better to keep your $$ in Tennessee instead of sending it to some Yankee up north...

What the hell did I just watch?

I've yet to own a Savage that wasn't amazingly accurate.

When there is a potential for abuse of power, the government usually takes advantage of it.

I have found that the best steaks are prepared at home! Once I learned to sear correctly, even low quality steaks are delish! It is too easy to be let down at a restaurant these days inmo.

I once bought a gun collection from a lady who inherited them from her deceased brother. I went to her house and gave her the approximate retail value of each piece. I explained to her that selling items at retail involved a good deal of work.   Turns out she just wanted them gone, and seemed happy for me to get them. She asked what I'd offer for them, I gave her a number well below what they were worth. She seemed pleased and accepted the offer, with full knowledge the guns were worth much more than I paid for them. In the end, she got rid of the guns without a hassle, and I got a screaming deal on some pieces I otherwise never would have owned.   I say all that to say this: be honest and upfront with this lady. Explain to her the real value of what she has, and that you aren't in a position to pay retail for it. You just might get a deal as well.

If I've said it once, I've said it a hundred times, the ONLY way to fix / prevent all of VA's issues, medical or otherwise, is just to shut the damn thing down, give vets a card to go where they choose, and not have to deal with these fine folks. Personally, I am in process of getting Part D to go along with A & B, plus Tricare. Then I plan to tell the VA to kiss my _ _ _ . The first two lines of this post are not likely to happen. National disgrace.

Just watched the video. It must have taken great restraint on the rider's part to not react reflexively when the cop snatched his gun. I know for me, it wouldn't be a conscious decision to react, even if for a fraction of a second. It was a dick move. I saw no reason he couldn't have simply told the rider that he was going to disarm him. I think that would have gone further toward avoiding an "uncomfortable" situation. May have even kept him off the internet, who knows.

So much fail and WTF in that story.   As my Uncle Larry said, don't stick your dick in crazy.  Prevents a lot of problems down the line.

Hmmm. GI/GO=MG...GIxGO=DG...Any way you look at it its still garbage generated by someone with to much free time on their hands.

East Tennessee is awesome! Just don't bring Yankee ideas and you'll be fine. Welcome!

This is why I hate judges. They think the universe revolves around them. What an asshat.

My experience with USPS is that I receive the package before the tracking updates. :shrug:

This pilot is a master at flying IFR (I Follow Roads) ;)

googled it, looks like that's what it was.  Was making a pretty elaborate web, too bad it didn't have the correct building permits to do so on my patio.

I think it's a brown orb weaver or a make you take your shirt off and scream like a little girl spider :panic:     I ran into one last week on my deck, left the porch light on and he made a nice web right outside my door.

120 Mile trip round trip, $200, + 3x 1,400 Round buckets of Remington Golden Bullet 22 LR = My 2nd TGI built FEG AMD-65! The seller was seeking $550 for the rifle, one magazine, + a box of ammunition. I was able to negotiate his asking price considerably to my favor as I was willing to make the drive to him this evening to complete the transaction. It was an unexpected purchase, but I was hard pressed to pass on the opportunity given the price point!

  Smart Man you are, these are going to be some of the best Pocket knives carried in the state of Tennessee!

There's a surplus of dead chickens available for sale now that they have culled so many? :)

Must say every medium rare I've ever gotten at Texas Roadhouse has been right on.   - OS

A properly cooked rare steak the way I like it at home  is a Cast iron Skillet,  about an inch of olive oil, bring the skillet heat to the range of smoke just barely beginning to rise off the skillet, add a Nice 2 inch + thick Ribeye to the skillet over medium high heat cook for 3 minutes turn 1 time and cook for 2 minutes and put it on a plate. I watched my Mother cook steaks like that for many years as she was professional cook in some very high class restaurants. She said the biggest secret to a good steak is only turning it once. Any more than that will make it tough. My Mother had 5 sons and no daughters and she taught every one of her sons to cook in case we married a woman that could boil water without burning it............... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

  I would have shot back.                   :D

Is that the elusive Black Panther at 1:44 ?

*Sigh* :grouchy:

If the reason eggs have gone to $3 a dozen is because so many chickens have been culled to stop the spread of avian flu how can I buy chicken from  $.99 to  $1.49 per lb ?

After having the stamp for almost a year, I finally, FINALLY got my first sbr build done. I got derailed from this build several times by house renovations and various other life events. All I need now is a CMT bcg. I forgot to put the charging handle in the rifle before I took the pictures as well. Oh well, you guys get the idea. As you can see, this is my TGO lower set that we have had for what, almost 2 years now? Parts used are: VLTOR imod stock kit CMMG lower build kit w/o fcg Geissele sd3g trigger Tango down bg-17 grip (love it) SLR Rifleworks 10" solo ultra lite hg SLR Rifleworks sentry 7 adjustable gas block Rainier Arms 10.5" select 5.56 barrel Eotech xps2 Im sure some of you notice the YHM Phantom QD muzzle brake on the end of the barrel. Just a hint of things to come shortly! Needless to say I cant WAIT to shoot it and get the gas block tuned. This thing should run like a sewing machine. Anyways on to the pics. Sorry for the lack luster cell phone pics. Im by no means a photographer! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Go punch the sumbitch 2 more times for not warning you sooner and take 30 days... Hopefully in a month she'll forget all about you. :shake:   ( Funny thing about exes... there's usually more truth to whatever they say than most men wanna hear or know... until they discover it for themselves. )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKWmFWRVLlU

Actually besides the obvious, the Post Office's monetary problems are the result of Congress requiring them to prepay retirement benefits. Which is completely the opposite of how both business and the Federal Gov do it.

That's where all the cool kids here on TGO live. Western and western/middle .......well, we get by I suppose.

Welcome from the Tri Cities of upper East Tennessee. There are gun clubs everywhere here, so don't be bashful about looking one up. Glad to have you.

Refurbed or as is; one of the coolest Smith's ever..especially since Dennis Quaid carried one in an ankle holster in The Big Easy...

Welcome to the group

Welcome.  Holler if you have questions.

In Soviet America, Youtube watch YOU.

Seems like normal government efficiency!

So, I sold a camera lens via Ebay. Someone from Cambodia messaged me and asked if they won, would I ship it to them. I told them I would. They won. So I shipped it to them. I have shipped probably 10 different items overseas in the last 5 years.It has worked perfectly each time. However, this one looks a bit odd via tracking: The guy messaged me today mentioning that he thought it was supposed to be 12 day shipping. I've gotta say, he is on top of things more than the USPS. I'm afraid I'm going to see a note in my mailbox today telling me I have a package to pickup. For anyone familiar, does this look like the status updates of what will soon be a package "returned to sender"? I'm afriad that the issue is that I used Ebay's custom's form. I usually fill out the papers by hand and then pay at the local post office for international shipments. When you right on that paper it makes copies. With Ebay's form it only printed out one, I had to print it multiple times to get the multiple sheets. I spoke with the local USPS and they said it should be fine. I also made sure the weight was correct (actually overpaid by probably 1/4 pound. If it comes back and the reason is not something in my error, think I'll have any luck talking to the local Postmaster?

Joking aside, that judge has no business coercing someone into a legal contract with a third party like that. This is no different than the judge that ordered some parents to change their child's name for her own religious reasons. I agree with LagerHead, and this is just another example of how "judges" are allowed to get away with judicial misconduct on a frequent basis - particularly in lower courts.

I cannot believe you folks have that kind of faith in a Federal Government Run Operation. If I ship anything out of United States it goes in the big Brown truck to the Big Brown plane and gets delivered on date..........JMHO

I know its not about falls but we kayaked the river yesterday out of Wartrace first time for me and that water was pretty cool itself for as hot of a day it was. Pretty fun might have to look into buy a few kayaks in the future 

I have been there many of times having grown up just about 5 miles from there.  I do not know the temperature of the water, but I do know that, even on the hottest days in the summer, it is cold enough to take your breath away.  I was told, however, I never confirmed that the water flows from a cave, which would explain the cold temps.   Machine Gun Falls is also in that area just a couple of miles from Rutledge.  If you're back in the area, you should check it out.   http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g55390-d3215444-Reviews-Short_Springs_Natural_Area-Tullahoma_Tennessee.html

Had I not seen your posted location, I'd had to ask if you moved to Memphis.  Just about no telling what might come thru a roof here.  Welcome to Tennessee.

  Same here.  I've come to think of TGO as a community as much as an online forum. 

Yep. I hear lots of older guys who know a whole lot about guns use the word clips. It's pretty common slang. Just like a ccw. Most states issue a ccw, with open carry either being permitted by all or completely illegal. So the gentleman in question could have easily moved here from a state that uses a ccw. I try not to judge others intelligence on a matter by the slang they use. Sometimes they still know a whole hell of a lot on the subject they are speaking about. Sent from the backwoods

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sorry forgot to post the pics. i finished the tanning and it came out better than i had expected for my first attempt. sewed it up and made a new winter hat. may still do some more changes but i'm pleased with it fo now. crappy cell pics .

  Welcome from another former Northerner from the crappy state of Maryland.   Thanks Robert

In my experience the USPS in its entirety is one large order of fail. Instead of forwarding things across town to my new address, I've had them completely send things back to the city of origin before sending it to my new address. I can't stand to work with them