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Ah so you openly invite unknown people to tresspass on your property? Sounds like a bad idea so many levels.

I'll be the one. Whenever you have an Easter egg hunt for adults that ends up with Ar15s and calling 911 for Deputy assistance, you have a stupid game. Sorry, my opinion only.

I’m not sure I understand what happened here? You hid stuff on your property and registered it somewhere or gave clues to someone playing a game? Someone came to your property. They were carrying big azz knives, but you recommend carrying a gun when you are out doing whatever it I these individuals are doing. Instead of your first thought being these people were playing the game you are participating in, your first thoughts were to get a rifle, go outside and have your wife call 911. I have some questions but I’m not sure I understand what I am reading.

I think you will find that if you post it here, many of us will not go through the extra hassle of doing a transfer unless of course it was some super special gun.  It not only adds cost to the gun, it isn't required by law.  That being said, you have to do what you are comfortable with.     Requesting an HCP to be shown is not a big deal.  Asking many to sign a bill of sale will also limit you some.  It isn't that any of us are trying to hide something, it is simply that we don't like to share our private info.

I would not hide stuff on my property, but thats me. Glad everything turned out well for you.

Got some blades back for heat treat. The set and the orange scaled knife are for a customer in China, and the wooden scaled knife is for my leather guy, Mark@sea! Nice work there Mark! Thank you!! I love this wood!

I saw on Facebook that Remington is leaving NY and headed to Alabama. I wish it was TN but I'll take it

Post up your requirements for the sale when you put up the for sale ad.  It is in very poor taste to add them after someone makes an offer.   Pretty simple.  If someone wants what you are selling they will go along with it. Those requirements are a deal breaker for lots of us, but why would you care?

They used to make the finest money can buy.   It would be a VERY tough endeavor to get back there again.  Older Colt pistols locked up like a bank vault because there were men and women who apprenticed under masters for YEARS to become qualified to do the hand fitting required for such quality.  Fat chance finding it now.  I was a machinist for over a decade and NO machine will ever produce those old Colt pistols.  No multi axis machine can do what the human hand can.  They can do things the human hand cannot but fit and finish requires a man's hands.     It would be NICE to see it again but don't wager on it.  

Your sale, your rules. It's unusual, but not unreasonable. Just state it clearly in your for sale ad. Like LawVol said, it will limit some buyers, not because they won't pass the check but because they don't want the hassle.   If you're going to require it to go through an FFL, be sure you have an FFL who will do this. Some won't. Also be clear in your ad who will pay the FFL transfer/TICS fees.   The far more common way to go is to require the buyer to show a TN HCP (and maybe to sign a bill of sale). There's a sample BOS in the TGO trading post section.

It's not totally unreasonable, but there will be some potential buyers who will not want to do it simply because it isn't required.  You could require that your buyer have a Tennessee handgun carry permit.  That would at least let you know that they at some point passed a background check.  

David nailed it... Unbolt the trans cross member and place a jack with block of wood under the front side of the oil pan (if weight of trans doesn't tilt it down anyway) where the bolts are (not the pan itself or you'll bend it) and try to get the motor to tilt slightly down in the rear. Once you do that, you will be able to get to the bolts with extensions and universal sockets. I pulled the auto 4.6L 2v 4r70w out of mine by myself and swapped in in a Tremec 3550 (now called a TKO), so I know it can be done. :up:

Does it come in black?

Took a much-needed vacation to Colorado with the family this past week. Spent some time in Colorado Springs and Fort Collins both. Opted *not* to take my Canon 7D DSLR this time, instead just sticking with my iPhone 6. It was an experiment in seeing if I could enjoy myself more by not obsessing over taking "the perfect shot" like some sort of amateur Ansel Adams. I did. These aren't photographic perfection but they are photos of God's perfection. Enjoy. Oh yeah, and here's a flight of seasonal beers with a plate of bier cheese dip and back-wrapped pretzels for you at Fort Collins Brewery. So much 'Merica right here.

Every now and then I'll snap off a good one. [URL=http://s779.photobucket.com/user/richarddacat/media/FLOWERS/daeb0e21-8ad0-4013-8b7c-5194032b65cc_zpsaqdv8spj.jpg.html][/URL]

Wednesday October 28th Tn Action Pistol will be hosting a VERY unique night match. Filled with Halloween themed goodness. Think tombstones, bats, skeletons, fog, and more! Guaranteed to be a blast. Due to the level of difficulty, this will be a limited match. We will be unable to take walk ons for this match. You must pre register via email at tapclub@tnactionpistol.com. We have 12 spots left for the match. Limiting to 20 shooters. This is not a match I would recommend for beginners, but are absolutely welcome to come watch and experience the craziness. Divisions are as follows: Pistol Handheld light Pistol Weapon mounted light (must have a holster compatible) Pistol Cal Carbine (mounted light) Match times: You must be in the building by 6pm, we will do a shooters meeting at 6:30, rounds down range by 7pm. You must be present at the shooters meeting at 6:30pm to play. Match will end around 11pm. More to come as we get closer, but register now to lock your spot!

Here are some pictures of what is in my "get home" bag. The first column has the nitrile gloves at the top goes into the small, easy access pocket on the outside at the top. It has very, very basic first aid items like veterinary wrap, band aids, feminine products, suture kits and finally a broken shell extractor. Column two are the two spare steel magazines which go into the bigger outside pocket on the front. Column three is my blow out kit that will go on my belt if I think I might need it. But when not in use it is in the first big compartment. And under the blow out kit is my "toolkit". Column four is the continuation of column three and another set of nitrile gloves, hearing protection, a Bic brand fire starter :), fingernail clippers and some survival cards. Columns three and four fit into the first big compartment. Column 5 is what goes into the final compartment. More gloves, another tourniquet, more first aid items, spare battery, ink pens, electrical tape and range finder. I did not realize my binoculars were not there until after I took the pictures. I also carry Orajel for a few reasons, it is obviously for any type of tooth injury but it also works on other minor wounds as well that might be a little painful. If I have a deep splinter I generally open it up a little then pack it with Orajel before trying to remove it. Works great on blisters as well. The Lifestraw, fire starter along with the baklava are all stored in the compartment for hydration systems at the very back. The flashlight and knife are on the outside. These are in addition to the other ones I generally carry. I also have a machete I carry as well but it was accidentally left in the truck. This is my blowout kit. It has most things you would need to stabilize all but the more serious wounds. It also has another tourniquet. This is my "tool kit". It has most things I would need to do basic stuff with. In the globes are patches and panty hose. In the upper bag are rubber bands. There is another pen and it is wrapped with duct tape. A Bear brand fire starter. Nut drivers, screwdriver along with bits. 550 cord, AK cleaning kit along with brush, home made Boresnake and a pair of pliers along with an adjustable wrench. And all of that fits nicely into the bag for it. This is an escape card. It has the tools to shim handcuffs, cut tape as well as pick locks. But on top of that everyone should have a handcuff key. This is a survival card. It has fish hooks, a saw, needles, snare locks or spoons for lures, pointed and blunt arrow heads as well as a gig. They are designed to be broken out of the card and used. These are the size of a credit card and are made out of stainless steel. And the whole pack weighs less than 12 pounds. I will say there are a few more things that did not make it into the picture. Heavy duty, as in contractor, trash bags. They can be used for so many things. They can keep your stuff dry or it can collect water. Slit the bottom and the sides and it becomes a poncho. Slide your feet into it when in a sleeping bag and it will keep you so much warmer. You could take two and split them and tape them together to make a shelter. Something else that will probably make it into the bag as well is some short range two way radios. I also have a solar powered cell phone charger that is in the bag as well. And I still have plenty of room for a jacket, poncho or liner or something else to keep me warm at night. And remember this is not a survival bag but a bag to get me home which will almost always be less than 25 miles. So, realistically, lack of food or water should not be an issue. Shelter and staying away from the bad guys is. And this bag is the year around bag, if we need more items because of the weather or some other reason it will get tossed in the vehicle. This is what stays by my side every day, all day. That is an Romanian Draco with a 7.5" barrel. I drilled and tapped the rear trunion for a Stormwerks AR15 style hinge to mount the KAK tube for the Shockwave "brace". The gas system has been tuned to reduce felt recoil and the trigger has been reworked resulting in a two stage trigger that breaks at a crisp 3.5 pounds. The gun itself weighs 7 pounds 13 ounces WITH the 30 round magazine and sling. That is a chopped down Saiga rifle forearm with a sling swivel holding it in place. US Palm grip with a gutted piece of 550 cord between it and the receiver to act as a ambidextrous sling point. The only thing left to do now is open up the rear sight once I get to the range. It is zeroed at 25 yards but I want to confirm at 100 or 200 yards. And the best part is this is a pistol so I can LEGALLY carry it anywhere a HCP holder can carry a pistol. Heck, I could sling it across my back and legally walk around but I would never, ever do that. Just saying that this is just as legal to carry as any other "pistol". I welcome any and all questions or comments.

PROTECTING OUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS WILL MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN Donald J. Trump on the Right to Keep and Bear Arms The Second Amendment to our Constitution is clear. The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed upon. Period.   The Second Amendment guarantees a fundamental right that belongs to all law-abiding Americans. The Constitution doesn’t create that right – it ensures that the government can’t take it away. Our Founding Fathers knew, and our Supreme Court has upheld, that the Second Amendment’s purpose is to guarantee our right to defend ourselves and our families. This is about self-defense, plain and simple.   It’s been said that the Second Amendment is America’s first freedom. That’s because the Right to Keep and Bear Arms protects all our other rights. We are the only country in the world that has a Second Amendment. Protecting that freedom is imperative. Here’s how we will do that:   Enforce The Laws On The Books   We need to get serious about prosecuting violent criminals. The Obama administration’s record on that is abysmal. Violent crime in cities like Baltimore, Chicago and many others is out of control. Drug dealers and gang members are given a slap on the wrist and turned loose on the street. This needs to stop.   Several years ago there was a tremendous program in Richmond, Virginia called Project Exile. It said that if a violent felon uses a gun to commit a crime, you will be prosecuted in federal court and go to prison for five years – no parole or early release. Obama’s former Attorney General, Eric Holder, called that a “cookie cutter” program. That’s ridiculous. I call that program a success. Murders committed with guns in Richmond decreased by over 60% when Project Exile was in place – in the first two years of the program alone, 350 armed felons were taken off the street.   Why does that matter to law-abiding gun owners? Because they’re the ones who anti-gun politicians and the media blame when criminals misuse guns. We need to bring back and expand programs like Project Exile and get gang members and drug dealers off the street. When we do, crime will go down and our cities and communities will be safer places to live.   Here’s another important way to fight crime – empower law-abiding gun owners to defend themselves. Law enforcement is great, they do a tremendous job, but they can’t be everywhere all of the time. Our personal protection is ultimately up to us. That’s why I’m a gun owner, that’s why I have a concealed carry permit, and that’s why tens of millions of Americans have concealed carry permits as well. It’s just common sense. To make America great again, we’re going to go after criminals and put the law back on the side of the law-abiding.   Fix Our Broken Mental Health System   Let’s be clear about this. Our mental health system is broken. It needs to be fixed. Too many politicians have ignored this problem for too long.   All of the tragic mass murders that occurred in the past several years have something in common – there were red flags that were ignored. We can’t allow that to continue. We need to expand treatment programs, because most people with mental health problems aren’t violent, they just need help. But for those who are violent, a danger to themselves or others, we need to get them off the street before they can terrorize our communities. This is just common sense.   And why does this matter to law-abiding gun owners? Once again, because they get blamed by anti-gun politicians, gun control groups and the media for the acts of deranged madmen. When one of these tragedies occurs, we can count on two things: one, that opponents of gun rights will immediately exploit it to push their political agenda; and two, that none of their so-called “solutions” would have prevented the tragedy in the first place. They’ve even admitted it.   We need real solutions to address real problems. Not grandstanding or political agendas.   Defend The Rights of Law-Abiding Gun Owners   GUN AND MAGAZINE BANS. Gun and magazine bans are a total failure. That’s been proven every time it’s been tried. Opponents of gun rights try to come up with scary sounding phrases like “assault weapons”, “military-style weapons” and “high capacity magazines” to confuse people. What they’re really talking about are popular semi-automatic rifles and standard magazines that are owned by tens of millions of Americans. Law-abiding people should be allowed to own the firearm of their choice. The government has no business dictating what types of firearms good, honest people are allowed to own.   BACKGROUND CHECKS. There has been a national background check system in place since 1998. Every time a person buys a gun from a federally licensed gun dealer – which is the overwhelming majority of all gun purchases – they go through a federal background check. Study after study has shown that very few criminals are stupid enough to try and pass a background check – they get their guns from friends/family members or by stealing them. So the overwhelming majority of people who go through background checks are law-abiding gun owners. When the system was created, gun owners were promised that it would be instant, accurate and fair. Unfortunately, that isn’t the case today. Too many states are failing to put criminal and mental health records into the system – and it should go without saying that a system’s only going to be as effective as the records that are put into it. What we need to do is fix the system we have and make it work as intended. What we don’t need to do is expand a broken system.   NATIONAL RIGHT TO CARRY. The right of self-defense doesn’t stop at the end of your driveway. That’s why I have a concealed carry permit and why tens of millions of Americans do too. That permit should be valid in all 50 states. A driver’s license works in every state, so it’s common sense that a concealed carry permit should work in every state. If we can do that for driving – which is a privilege, not a right – then surely we can do that for concealed carry, which is a right, not a privilege.   MILITARY BASES AND RECRUITING CENTERS. Banning our military from carrying firearms on bases and at recruiting centers is ridiculous. We train our military how to safely and responsibly use firearms, but our current policies leave them defenseless. To make America great again, we need a strong military. To have a strong military, we need to allow them to defend themselves.    

At first i though of steel harp and music man,but..... watch for yourself is SFW.   https://youtu.be/zz1HneL4Xgg

Cleveland isn't too far from chatt. A lot of guys that shoot there are from chatt. They shoot 3 gun on 2nd Saturday's of the month and IDPA 3rd Saturday's of the month. There are always new shooter there for IDPA and is a welcoming environment. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions. I'm in Dayton just up the road.

Don't be scared

I didn't see anything in the rules about suppressed or full auto, so since it has a light on it, .... I don't want to paste for you!  Should I go ahead and put down multiple hits on all the "non-threats" now ? 

If I can make it, I'll be shooting my M249 suppressed with DBAL (IR laser and IR flashlight) with PVS14 night vision.   If John lets me :)   Need to see if Mike Dresner can go. He'll be at my house Saturday and I'm trying to get him to run some big guns with me. But he's a big maybe right now. Someone needs to message him and bug him to attend :)

If I had the financial means and backing as well as the right location in the right portion of the Southeaster United States I'd do it. All Colt needs to be successful again is return to its core products. Colt used to make some fantastic revolvers with the New Service and Police Positive. With a modern CNC manufacturing facility they could become successful again.

Thought I'd put this up for it may interest some fine folk. I don't know much about them but I love finding stuff like this and reading up on it, which is what I am about to do. $329 or $299 each if you buy 2.   http://www.southernohiogun.com/bulgarian-makarov-pistols-unissued-condition.html

Stages for Wednesday night.    https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3Vt0IhmfrDVTDBHZTJvNmY5MEE/view?usp=sharing

If there's ever a question about whether you can do it legally, ask yourself this question: "Is there any reason the government should control this?" If the answer is no, then they are controlling it. ;)

  This episode started 9 days after the power went out. So probably about 2 to 3 weeks since the initial reports Tobias was referring to that he saw on YouTube, and about 10-12 days since the show started.

Having read through the listed likes and dislikes of your very discerning wife, who I complement by the way, I'll step aside from any striker fired pistol recommendations. If S&W still made the 3913 that would be an ideal gun for her, particularly the Ladysmith version of it. Used ones are of course available. But for something new, reliable, accurate and available which also meets all of her selection criteria I believe a PX4 Storm Sub-Compact in 9mmP will be more than pleasing to her...  http://www.beretta.com/en-us/px4-storm-subcompact/

Just another one of Fords "Better Ideas"

Good deal, thanks for all of your help brother. If Murfreesboro Outdoors doesn't have one in stock for my PSE, I will buy one online and put it on my Mathews Switchback in a couple of weeks when I get it. Regardless which peep sight I'm looking through, I'm ready to see some brown hair in the sight picture!! Haha

Here's a pic of my peep sight. The thing I like about it is that I always have a perfect circle to sight through no matter what. Even if the string is twisted to one side, the peep is 100% reliable and round. It doesn't matter if one of the split strings is right down the middle of it because it's too close for your eye to focus on it (especially if both eyes are open). It's the only peep I'll use My son just recently got a bow and it had a self-aligning peep that only splits the string into 2 strands. It's fine if the string is not twisted, but miserable if not unusable if it is. The problem is if the string twists to one side, the round hole becomes an oval (or worse), and you can't see through it. I'm going to replace his with the RAD Trio like mine. Here is his peep sight: There are people that don't like the Trio 3-way split though, so YMMV

Who do I need to see about getting that 3:27 back

Does the air blow cold, if not I am out! 

  Yep, play stupid games, win stupid prizes, :2cents:

Well you mentioned it there...high end ML is what you'd need for range.  I happened to be zeroing my 6.8 last year next to a guy with what appeared to be a pretty pricey custom ML with Nightforce glass.  He was MOA at 400 yards with (I believe) a 300gr slug... Since you're sticking with the .308 pistol, post pics for the rest of us gun-nuts  :up:

Strick, you are by far one of the most talented photographers I've had the pleasure to know.  Have you had any of your work published yet?  If not, you've got to be on the verge of it.  Your stuff is always incredible.

Yes it'll cause new shooters scores to look even worse compared to the experienced ones. Kinda like uspsa does to idpa shooters lol

That was pretty terrible, but I like the effort. 

I've met several TGO'ites over the last few years and thus far not a strange one in the bunch. Well.... I guess that depends on how you define strange :)   Met Rugerla just this weekend. Nice guy

I recently transformed this little corner into a circus.... and It was pretty much the greatest thing ever. .

I'm up for any kind of meet-up. Shooting or not, I enjoy the events.

I'd suggest doing a Nashville-area get together at Charlie Haffner's range some Saturday or Sunday soon.  That way folks can get some shooting in as well as socializing.   Or if you guys want, I can reach out to the local shops with indoor ranges and see if one of them would do a private early-opening for coffee and donuts one morning before their range opens, so that folks could chit chat and then go shoot.   *shrug*

That PSA deal is back up from where I posted a couple of days ago.  About 4 or 5 posts above, use the link.  Still on Sale.

Just a couple from the local high school band.

Well, I decided to get it. Not exactly what I was looking for, as I wanted one that was not so nice that I'd have reservations of hunting with it. However, I just thought it was too pretty and priced too well not to get it. It's the Cowboy Limited version in 44 mag. It has the cross bolt safety, but is still a "JM" gun built in North Haven. It came with an assortment of ammo too. Obligatory porn... [URL=http://s1207.photobucket.com/user/72-oj/media/1894c_zpspzeujl4l.jpg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s1207.photobucket.com/user/72-oj/media/1894b_zpshrzj9ga8.jpeg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s1207.photobucket.com/user/72-oj/media/1894a_zpsghlprcwh.jpeg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s1207.photobucket.com/user/72-oj/media/ammo_zpsvmkqzpvf.jpeg.html][/URL] It has already made friends with my Marlin 30-30 and Henry Frontier 22... [URL=http://s1207.photobucket.com/user/72-oj/media/lever_zpsjwmmwm8p.jpeg.html][/URL]

Thanks. This is what I'm going for. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/97/f0/3d/97f03da6e0ed7998b95d9f0b5a157408.jpg

The truth is that I hate that it happened. But it really did work out for the best. My former boss told me as I was walking out that it would be okay, he knew I would land on my feet. I personally like the guy and I have talked to him daily since this went down. He had nothing to do with my being fired. It was hard to see it at the time, I mean there were so many emotions going through my mind at the time. I didn't know which way was up or down. But I suppose he was right.   I knew that 10 years of experience in such a specialized field was a boon, I just didn't realize that we are so rare. One of the companies I interviewed for said they had been searching for five months and hadn't found a candidate with half my qualifications. The problem is that the term 'dispatcher' is used colloquially for a CSR at many maintenance companies, thus it is an entry level position. But a Dispatcher Planner is something much, much more. Many of the calls I got were just that, "Hey, we have this position, you will be answering the phone, it pays $9-12 an hour..." The rest were "Oh, you are an honest to goodness professional dispatcher for a national fleet!"   The fact that this company is family owned, been in business for 40 years, and is looking for ways to stay at the top of the food chain is what got me. I don't know if I can do the corporate grind again. Being interviewed by the owner, and his son and then being told that I would be working hand in hand with them to find their new software was a nice touch. I am not a job jumper, and I am loyal to a fault. I told them. "I have a cat that showed up at my door step ten years ago, she knew the second she saw it that inside, was her forever home. That is what I thought I had, that is what I am looking for."   The future is bright, and damn, I feel pretty fine about myself right now.

The question I would have is whether management knew of any of the other sales as a part of their investigation where the person was not fired today as a result. Consistency matters in Human Resources - especially when it comes to terminations. If it turns out they were selective, I might be inclined to discuss it with counsel.

...because revolvers generally don't care if a less than optimal grip results in limpwristing.  Revolvers don't care - and won't potentially fail to return to battery - if you have to jam them into an assailant's gut and pull the trigger (which, to me, is a more likely scenario than needing 15, 30, 45 rounds or more to resolve a 'serious social situation' as a civilian.)  As long as the ammo is loaded to the correct length, revolvers don't care what the 'nose' profile of the bullet is, how large the HP cavity is or how sharp the boundaries of said cavity are as there is no feed ramp or similar for the ammo to hang up on.  Any piece of machinery has to be maintained but revolvers don't care if you didn't get quite enough lube (or too much) on the slide rails because revolvers have no slide rails.  No one is likely to accidentally forget to click the safety on a revolver off because there probably isn't a safety (I'm thinking of some single action .22 revolvers that do have safeties.)  No one is likely to accidentally hit the mag release button and drop the mag in a revolver while nervous and under pressure despite spending lots of time in a calm, controlled environment training not to do so - because revolvers don't have mags to drop.  Because I am neither police, military nor any, other personnel whose job may require them to move toward an assailant or group of assailants while accompanied by other, armed personnel who are similarly armed and who are on their side.   The very fact that, in threads like this, there are always some folks who point out that revolvers can jam is, to me, a testament to revolver reliability.  The instances of them jamming are sort of the exceptions that prove the rule in that case and are rare enough that people can mention them as specific occasions and/or specific guns.  See, no one has to point out that semi-autos can (and likely will, at some point) jam, even if only due to an ammo issue or a magazine issue or a failure to clean issue or a failure to lube issue or a limpwristing issue or an issue of firing from an odd angle or...well, you get the point...because it happens so frequently with semiautos as to be almost a matter of course.  Sure, clearing a semiauto jam might 'only' require a tap/rack but if your life is being immediately threatened then I doubt the assailant is just going to let you call a time out even for that two or three seconds the tap/rack will take - and certainly not long enough to allow you to change mags, etc. if the tap/rack doesn't do the trick.   As for ammo capacity, well, if I am facing a threat so great and numerous that it is going to require 15, 30 or 45 rounds fired to stop the threat then most likely I am going to be dead before I run out of ammo.  No matter how many rounds I have in my gun or on my belt I am only one person shooting one gun .  If I am facing five or six armed assailants - meaning six people/six guns then all that ammo likely isn't going to make much difference.   Now, do those factors stop me from carrying a high-cap semiatuo sometimes?  Nope.  Do I think semiautos are totally unreliable pieces of junk that are just waiting for the opportunity to get their owners killed?  Nope.  Do I think that the perceived 'advantages' of a semiauto over a revolver are often both overstated and over-rated when it comes to carry by a private citizen who is neither police nor military?  Yep.  Do I think that the advantages a revolver has over a semiatuo are likewise often ignored or under-rated?  Yep.  Do I think that both have relative advantages and disadvantages in comparison to the other?  Sure.  It's just that I believe that - again, when talking about carry by a private citizen for personal protection - the odds favoring one over the other work out to be just about even with personal preference, amount of practice with a particular platform, natural ability with a particular platform and similar, individual factors being more important than which platform is chosen.