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This is camp knife made from 1095 carbon steel 3/16" thick headed to a new home. OAL is 11 1/2" with a blade length of about 6". It has jimping on the spine for your thumb and is double acid etched. It has beautiful African Blackwood scales with nickle silver pins. It comes with the sheath shown and is professionally heat treated to a RC of 59-61.

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  During a recent test, the TSA failed to find 95% of items the testers say they should have caught.   I would much rather have freedom than a little - in truth, almost non-existent - amount of perceived security.

  A federal goverment that has the power to force every state to recognize carry permits from every, other state would also have the power to dictate that every state must meet the most stringent requirements enacted in any state in order for the carry permit to be valid.  In other words, if the feds can tell New Yorkistan and The People's Republic of Kalifornia that they have to recognize Tennessee's permits then those same feds can also require that Tennessee's permits meet with the requirements for getting a permit in New Yorkistan and The People's Republic of Kalifornia.  Want 'shall issue' to be a thing of the past?  Want to be required to 'show a real need' (with protecting your life possibly not passing muster to be seen as a 'real need') to be able to carry a gun before you can get a carry permit in Tennessee?  Then federally mandated state carry permit reciprocity is for you!   Even if such obvious measures didn't come to pass (and I would be surprised if they didn't) then you can be assured that - at the very least - every, single handgun sold in the United States would be required to be 'California legal' simply because those handguns 'might' get carried there.  Need an example?  Just look at California emissions laws and how they impacted federal emissions requirements for all vehicles regardless of whether or not that vehicle would ever actually be driven in California.  In fact, unless I am mistaken, much of the Gun Control Act of 1968 also originated in California (and was championed by a so-called Republican Governor - not just any so-called Republican but in fact the High Lord of all Republicans, Ronald Reagan)  As for me, I'll just figure that states where the political climate is such that they refuse to recognize a Tennessee HCP are probably not states I care anything about spending any real time in, anyhow.  I'd rather avoid those states altogether or deal with not being able to carry if for some reason I have to go to those states than open a door for Kalifornia's and New Yorkistan's draconian laws to be pushed onto people in other states..

That should do it right there ; )

Spend it? Easy, get into racing. Something cheap like yachts or war birds. Want to make a small fortune in racing? Start with a large fortune.

  The problem with that is that the TSA is more about security theater than it is about actual security.   I haven't been as safe on an airplane as I was on September 10, 2001 when I flew into New York and simply placed my Spyderco Rescue in the tray as i passed through the metal detector and picked it up on the other side. If they wanted real security on airplanes, they'd let the airlines do it themselves, price it accordingly and suffer market consequences for lapses.

I hear what you're saying, but where is the line? Everyone is different, of course. Ben Franklin had a saying about situations like this.

About 9 years ago they ordered my Marlin 1894 in 357. It showed up when they said and the transaction was perfectly normal. I wouldn't hesitate to do it again. I have been shopping there for 10 years and have been happy with every interaction. They taught me the basics of reloading right there in the store, and never once rushed me or made me feel stupid, even after many opportunities! I wholeheartedly support and recommend them.

Did I miss a drama thread?  There needs to be a sub-forum just for those, so we don't miss any of the good stuff ...

I got you beat by almost 14 years, I haven't got on a plane since Dec 1969 when I got home from Vietnam.

  You just won nearly a billion bucks, don't be cheap, buy your own jet and hire a pilot ...       Buying Colt might make it easier to blow that billion dollars than you think ...

Have you thought about an Encore? I shot one, it's a handful ( shoulderful?) but not too bad. Add a 45/70 and a 458 win mag and you're all set for the stampede.

Baby came in this afternoon - going to switch up the steps.  Starting paperwork now, submitting tomorrow and then wasting ammo.

Turn an otherwise boring social situation into instant disco excitement.   - OS

Have one of the leather guys here make you one (or two).

I own 2 VM2 holsters for other pistols, may just order another

Yup...take a tip from the Israel....

I never really liked to fly before the TSA was started, but all the useless TSA garbage has made me avoid flying unless absolutely necessary.  I highly prefer to drive instead of flying.

Flew yesterday to Palm Springs, no pat down, but I have in the past...flying is a total pita...if I can get there in 10 hours by car, I drive.

I might get yelled at here.  I'd rather be uncomfortable, or have other people uncomfortable than to have someone sneak a dangerous item on a plane.  I'll take security over comfort.

PSA on the TSA:     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LDzOi1dyAA

I swear some TSA folks just want to make people uncomfortable because they don't like their jobs and are themselves uncomfortable. Perhaps one should play against their expectations and express some ...uhm... exaggerated enjoyment during the pat downs. "ooh yeah, that's nice, more to the left, that's it... ooh... yeah...".  I wonder if that would speeds things up a bit.

Needs a Butler Creek recoil pad on the stock... be honest, going through a whole 50 rd box of Blazer 22 will leave a nasty bruise on your shoulder if you don't have the proper recoil management equipment in place. We've all been there, right? But seriously, wowzers!

  Amen! Another NY-Transplant recently said it best in another thread. I could have lived anywhere in this country. I CHOSE to move my family to Tennessee (for many reasons). Ya'll might talk w/ marbles in your mouth sometimes, ;) , but I don't hold that against ya!   I never studied the particular's of the NY law, it was passed in a political-rush after the School shooting in CT incident, and clearly wasn't well thought out (cuz they didn't limit the number of mag's you can have/carry, just the capacity of each one). If you had a 10rd you were supposed to get an insert for it, or turn it in and buy new 7-rd compliant one's. I don't know anyone who did that.   For the record, the bulk of that state is strongly opposed, it was the downstate politicians (NYC area) that pushed it through. Imagine if most of TN's politics was decided by the people that live in/around Memphis? The wife and I started our pistol permit process before leaving, never finished it - takes over a year in most cases! And they're so asinine about the ammo, too: You cannot even purchase ammunition unless a pistol of that caliber is listed on your permit (e.g. I couldn't buy a box of .45's and meet you at the range, b/c I have a 9mm). MOST LGS's would look the other way for regulars, but still, just stupid laws that really don't have the desired affect (stopping mass-shootings by criminals!). Frankly it was one of the final-straw's w/ me deciding it was time to pack up our shit and GTFOOD!

I have yet to meet a professional person working for the TSA. I'm sure they exist, but I've never met one, and I fly regularly. If someone talked to me on the streets the way TSA idiots have talked to me, they would have been shut down ricky tick. Of course, if I responded to TSA morons in the manner they deserved, I'd be jailed as a terrorist and would never be able to fly again. Every TSA agent can go eff themselves.

Not pretty but I have got a couple of Blade-Tech kydex with loops that I really like. They are slim and surprisingly comfortable.

damn thread had potential

If I were fortunate enough to win that kind of jackpot, my main focus would be on setting up several no-kill animal shelters all over the country. Then I'd gladly pay off politicians to pass much stricter laws pertaining to animal abuse. 

I've long admired the Encores, but fear that owning one would result in an infection similar to black rifle disease.

I personally thought it was terrible and ridiculous. Top 10 worst movie of all time for me.

I have never been much of a knife gut until I got one of G.Ts knives. But since I finally have one all I can say is WOW. In my opinion he does great work. Thanks for sharing your gift to us. Doug

Well if it's that easily confused then I'll forget about starting the Tijuana Goat Owners club.

  *golf clap*

In a word, I got off an airplane Oct 1983 and after the roller coaster ride I had just gone through I swore I'd never get back on another one and haven't. If I can't drive there I ain't going.

gjohnsoniv does good work. Both of these are his. One on the left is for a G19/23 and on the right is a S&W 686 6".

The sad thing is that the airlines are so tied to the .gov's money that they're suffering market consequences anyway.   In my company we have an informal rule that if it's under 6.5 hours by car, we won't even consider flying.  Basically - by the time you get to the airport, suffer through the complimentary groping, deal with delays and connections, and get out the other end, you'll have spent that amount of time anyway.

Maybe over paranoid about the EO concerning gun sales?

As a Catholic who drinks, I am not offended.. Where's my beer....

I'm a pockets guy myself as well. 4 pistol and 3 rifle are my minimum. My maximum was about a large duffel bag for each platform...

So trying to erase you're internet past by posting on the internet. How's that workin?

Well that's certainly good advice. I'll call a few more numbers in the morning and try to get someone higher up the chain to acknowledge that the DMV clowns are wrong and hopefully send that in email form or something else that can be printed off and taken in. They've very recently moved to the state so he's got all of his documentation out from the drivers license switch over. Hopefully they'll allow us to speak to a supervisor without having to ask if an attorney is needed but I suppose the attorney is the next play if they continue to play "hide the supervisor" or playing dumb. I googled several different DMV locations today and not a single one had a review rating of more than 1.7 so I guess it'd be foolish to walk in expecting good service. Thanks to you and everyone else for the tips, hopefully it'll go smoothly but one of us will update.

This proposal would make my smoke poles basically worthless.   It ain't broke. Don't fix it.

https://youtu.be/YOS065ZJwT4 Best review of that gun. Ever.

ROTFLMAO! Just for that TMF, I'm switching back to the old avatar! LOL!   - K  

You must be that 2%er.

It says "Hendersonville Tn" under his name....

So you should be able to hit tin cans at 50 yards, right? ;)   - OS

I came from a state that had constitutional open carry long before you could conceal. Strangely there were not a bunch of law suits or blood running down the streets. In addition the class you take for your permit is a joke.

I have all 3 and the Gen 4 is a little smaller than the SF. I know they say that the SF is basically the same as the Gen 4 without the backstrap but it is smaller and feels smaller . The Gen 4 is the best fitting to my hand . I was anti Gen 4 but they only make the 41 in a Gen 4 so it was my first Gen 4 .    I just put together a long slide 10 mm and purchased a SF frame for it because I already had a 20 & a 21 in the standard Gen 3 .    I would post a picture of all 3 but I have never figured out how to post pictures on here . I know I am computer stupid , no need to coment . I can email them if you pm me your email address .