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( Q: How many members of the U.S.S.       ) ( Enterprise does it take to change a     ) (                                         ) ( light bulb? A: Seven. Scotty has to     ) ( report to Captain Kirk that the light   ) ( bulb in                                 ) (                                         ) ( the Engineering Section is getting dim, ) ( at which point Kirk will send           ) (                                         ) ( Bones to pronounce the bulb dead        ) ( (although he'll immediately claim       ) (                                         ) ( that he's a doctor, not an              ) ( electrician). Scotty, after checking    ) (                                         ) ( around, realizes that they have no more ) ( new light bulbs, and complains          ) (                                         ) ( that he "canna" see in the dark. Kirk   ) ( will make an emergency stop at          ) (                                         ) ( the next uncharted planet, Alpha Regula ) ( IV, to procure a light bulb             ) (                                         ) ( from the natives, who, are friendly,    ) ( but seem to be hiding something.        ) (                                         ) ( Kirk, Spock, Bones, Yeoman Rand and two ) ( red shirt security officers             ) (                                         ) ( beam down to the planet, where the two  ) ( security officers are promply           ) (                                         ) ( killed by the natives, and the rest of  ) ( the landing party is captured.          ) (                                         ) ( As something begins to develop between  ) ( the Captain and Yeoman Rand,            ) (                                         ) ( Scotty, back in orbit, is attacked by a ) ( Klingon destroyer and must              ) (                                         ) ( warp out of orbit. Although badly       ) ( outgunned, he cripples the Klingon      ) (                                         ) ( and races back to the planet in order   ) ( to rescue Kirk et. al. who have         ) (                                         ) ( just saved the natives' from an awful   ) ( fate and, as a reward, been             ) (                                         ) ( given all light bulbs they can carry.   ) ( The new bulb is then inserted           ) (                                         ) ( and the Enterprise continues on its     ) ( five year mission.                      )  -----------------------------------------   o    o        ___        {~._.~}       ( Y )      ()~*~()         (_)-(_)     

I'm not sure, but I think #6 and #7 are the same place. :)

https://youtu.be/41EiJvu6SAM

Something has changed today.  I'm aware that emails aren't sending suddenly and am trying to resolve it.

What about gave up after 3 lines for 100?

I couldn't find anything good for the BCG, but this is a good guide for the rest of the parts.

Might be worth it solely from the PITA reduction standpoint.

Governor signed the bill today.  Lifetime permits have been reduced from $500 to $200.  Effective maybe July 1st of this year or next.  See here if you really want to figure out when:  http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1424   That figures since the $500 fee wasn't really a good deal for me and just last week I wrote The Man a check for about 87 dollars and 50 cents for the current renewal scheme.  

Here is my attempt at a better photo of the results of my most expensive pocket knife, I am beginning to figure out how to photograph it

I guess as I age, laziness is overwhelming me. I bought a can to run on my AR. I've loved it more than anything I've spent money on it many moons. BUT, it looks like an elephant took a :poop: in there after a few hundred rounds and I even went with an adjustable gas block to dial it back. So tired of scrubbing and cleaning. NO more!!! This is a 16.125" 1/8 twist barrel w/ a 5,56 chamber. YH Ti Phantom and a Nikon M223 Its super light, very easy to handle and quick to shoulder. Much easier to wield than my AR. It also has a lot longer magazine inside length than an AR magazine. That'll be sweet for obvious reasons.

This is fantastic, now the Nigerian scam is claiming to be someone that got scammed by the Nigerian scammers lol - came in the email this morning.    

Okay, as much as it pains me to admit - and as much as I wish otherwise - I am not all that great at identifying tree species. I know what the 'basic' leaves look like on the most common trees (oak, maple, hickory, etc.) I know that if it has acorns it is an oak, if it has hickory nuts it is a hickory and obvious things like that. I can identify a pine tree pretty easily (I think most folks can - although I probably couldn't tell you what species of pine it is when it comes to making pine needle tea and the like), etc. but am usually at a loss with other species or even with less common variations within the more common species. So, I am wondering three things: 1. Are there any folks on TGO who have the background to be considered SMEs when it comes to tree identification, particularly from pictures of leaves, etc.? 2. Would those folks be willing to participate in a possibly long-running thread where those of us with less tree identification skills and knowledge could post pics of leaves (or the tree, bark, etc.) to get help in identifying various tree species? 3. What resources would those 'in the know' recommend - both electronic and in print - for clearly and concisely identifying tree species in Tennessee (and, specific to me, at least, in East Tennessee?) I have always been interested in such things but am becoming more interested in them as I become more interested in things like cooking over an open fire with 'gathered' wood. I recently took a week off from work and spent most of it digging a fairly sizeable 'fire pit' in my yard and setting up an outdoor cooking area complete with a hanging grill, pot hangers, a place to cook in a frying pan, etc. and even an oven. I had my nephew weld me some pot stands out of a few railroad spikes so that I can use 'regular' cast iron pots the way you would use a Dutch oven. I have been 'in' to smoking meats for some time, now and can usually tell one kind of wood that I have for smoking from another. However, those are larger pieces that are cut up so that I can see the wood inside and also I already know what kinds of wood I have in my smoking wood pile at any, given time so that narrows things down a lot. For this kind of cooking, I am wanting to do more of a 'campfire style' cooking where I gather smaller pieces of dead or fallen wood, just as if I were camping, etc. To that end, I'd like to have a better idea of the types of wood I am picking up. I don't think there are very many truly poisonous woods around where I live but there are some woods that impart a better flavor than others (while things like pine can burn well for just a fire but often produce a lot of dark, heavy smoke and are no good for cooking.) To get things started, here are a couple of pics of leaves from trees right in my yard: This first one looks sort of like some pictures of white oak that I have found but not exactly. Is this some type of oak or something else, entirely? The second one I think is a 'chestnut oak', at least according to the pics I found online. Is that correct?

I've been waiting for a someone to make a nice looking hg for the m92. I had the Manticore Arms Renegade on there for sometime and I really liked it, but the SLR is just a whole other animal. So far I love the thinness of it and the feel in the hand.

Why would you move out of TN?   Unfortunately, I'm too old for $200 even to be a good deal. Should give a reduced price for those over the hill folkes.    Jim...

Hunting rounds require a lot more attention to detail than target ammunition. It is such an awesome responsibility to take an animal quickly and humanely. So hunting ammunition must not only be accurate but it must also be reliable.

I think he is a might late for an April's fool joke,  Oh wait wait, it was supposed to be in a purple font.  If the right to a fair trial was more important than defending yourself they would of made it the 1st or 2nd Amendment instead of the 6th!

  I was just about to post one of the stories from that site, my favorite.  It's a long read but good for several laughs ... http://www.419eater.com/html/okorie.htm

Gun barrel is the cartridge gauge, load to the gun, not the gauge. I've always sized .401 though.

While I love their stuff, the man did say budget

I am a smoked meat freak and actually can tell the difference in woods used to smoke meat.  I do like a good, heavy smoke flavor (I literally like pork ribs to be so smoky that they make my lips go numb) but don't like the smoke to completely overpower the meat.  For instance, red oak is great for beef because beef can stand up to the flavor of that smoke.  Red oak is okay for cuts of pork like butt roasts, shoulder and arm roasts but can be a little overpowering for smoking pork loin and especially for chicken if used as the 'one and only'.  Hickory is, of course, the one that lots of folks are crazy about although it is not my favorite - good, but not my favorite.  To me, it has a flavor profile similar to oak but lighter and with a little bit of sweetness.  Cherry is my favorite wood for all-around smoking use as it also is a little lighter than oak, has a bit of sweetness but imparts more of a 'depth' of flavor to the meat.  To me, things like apple and pear have a nice sweetness and are good to add in with other things to give a more complex smoke but - aside from maybe chicken or pork loin - the smoke they produce is a little 'weak' for most cuts to my tastes.  Those 'lighter' smoke woods can also be good for smoking fish.  Maple is probably second to cherry, for me.  Pecan is also a really good wood for smoking, especially if you mix in a little maple or some kind of fruit wood.  Walnut is good as an 'accent' flavor but not as a main smoke because it can have a bit of a bitter taste if too much of it is used.  Unlike red oak (for beef, anyhow), I don't like white oak as much for the 'main' or 'one and only' wood for smoking.  Poplar is technically a hard wood but I don't like it much for smoking.  Usually I like to use a blend of different hardwoods, including some fruit wood and/or maple if I have it and sometimes even throw in something different (like just a little walnut toward the end - tossing in something different toward the end of the smoking process is usually called a 'finishing smoke') for a twist.  Lately I have been mostly using pecan because I had access to a good supply of it (which is, unfortunately, running out.)   That is part of the reason I want to be able to identify these trees - because I can (at least sometimes) tell a difference in smoke flavors.  Honestly, I wouldn't be able to do it every time but I have impressed some mom and pop barbecue shop owners by identifying the woods they use simply from tasting their barbecue - sometimes even being able to pick out three or four different woods.  My ability to do that lessens as I get older, though.   Oh, and as far as an AR goes, well, I could tell you, "This is the trigger, this is the mag well, this is the bolt and that is the stock, foregrip and barrel."  Beyond that I am not making any promises (I don't own an AR and they have just never interested me all that much - wouldn't turn one down if it fell out of a tree, though!)

They're all down the road a piece.

  Stairway to Heaven.  :angel:  

What happens if you move out of Tennessee?  Is the lifetime permit still valid or does it automatically become invalid when you no longer live or work in Tennessee?  I know that right now the only nonresidents that can get TN permits are people who work in Tennessee.

I'll take confused for 200 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

There are several custom makers on the board I am one myself, if you want off the shelf most gun shops might have what you want.

Alright! No more Romulian Ale for you!

#1 looks like the damn there in Shelbyville.

Yes

That's a sleeper compartment right? In that rig I would carry my 10.5" barreled 300Blk pistol, you could swing it around, in the cab even, without bumping the muzzle on everything. Heck I might even replace all that padding with Kevlar, or at least some of the lower portions; that back cover would make a great ballistic shield if layered in Kevlar.

In addition to buds and Craig's, Smokey Mountain Knife Works usually has some.

Thank all for coming out! Scores posted: https://practiscore.com/results/19290

Try Craig's police supply. I recently got a police trade in 870 there for a fair price.

Buds in Sevierville

Even $200 would be a bummer if constitutional carry is around the corner.  Probably a good deal, probably will do, but I am always weary when lifetime fees change on anything. 

So I have just completed my new EDC. It is a Glock 19 MOS that replaced my G19 G4. I added the Trijicon RM07 6.5 MOA RMR along with the recommended kit, AC32064 RMR Mounting Kit, a SureFire XC1, and a set of Dawson Precision iron sights for backup. I went with the Trijicon over the Burris that I have on my 41 because the Trijicon can be left on at medium brightness for up to 4 years and it was much easier to find sights to work with the Trijicon than the Burris which sets a little taller. I am amazed at how much better I am able to shoot with a red dot on a pistol. As I get older it is harder to focus on the front and rear sites and the target. The only thing I couldn't find was a holster and most companies are not making one at this time that will accommodate the SureFire XC1. I ordered one from Dara Holsters but they are 8 weeks out. This next paragraph may sound like an advertisement but it isn't and I get nothing but the satisfaction of recommending quality work out of the deal. I needed some kind of holster now, while waiting on the Dara to come in, so I did a lot of searching and found out about Bruce here in Middle Tennessee. Bruce is a Firearms Instructor, Gunsmith, and has been making quality kydex holsters for the last 4 years. The holster you see in the images below was made by Bruce for my gun. I am not sure what his normal turn around time is but he had mine made in about a day and the quality and fit are fantastic. I am in no way affliated with Bruce but you can reach him at roninsar@gmail.com if you are interested in a custom holster from a local source. Be sure to put kydex holster in the subject line. Pictures below.

Dang, I wonder if they will give refunds for those that already paid the $500. *sarcasm*

I know someone that supplies wood to BBQ restaurants and some of them will take either oak or hickory. I can't tell the difference in the flavor of the meat myself.

I've been doing a lot of tree cutting on our property for deer habitat, I've found this PDF very useful. https://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/twra/attachments/treeidguide.pdf

  That is surprisingly accurate.

:up: A garden that produces veggies AND meat

Not total bravo sierra, but over simplified. I took a class from Randy and he related this story in a bit more detail. I also travel extensively for work and there is a clear difference in tolerance of bad behavior. Maybe not all about family lineage, but very much about self sufficiency. As a transplant from the north east it is true that many people are really sheep living in a city being dependent on others for every necessity of life will do that. More self sufficient people are just more willing and equipped to take care of business, any type of business. This makes them less likely to accept victim status and the protection of others. As redneck as it is get-r-done applies to many southern folks. I'm glad to be here too!

CMTTac.com. Made right here in Tennessee.

Here is the B tube turned down Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Simple way is a magnet. Tarnished bass can be dark, but will never be magnetic. Steel is always magnetic.

The road is a a strange and sometimes dangerous place. You never know what the day might call for.

Grip spray will get you killed on the streets.

Put Obama on the snap cards.....

So, scenario: You find someone in your garage or carport, a place where you have a right to be and an intruder is present.  What, you think he will just kindly leave the premises when you confront him?  You think that a wiry skinny perp can't do great bodily harm on his way off your premises?  Anytime I confront someone, I am of the mindset that they can and will cause great bodily harm to me or mine.  The TCA does not say you have to allow great bodily harm to come to you before you try and defend yourself.  Sure, you don't shoot him in the back as he is trying to run away or pop him while he is tugging on your stereo but at the same time I am not going to get into physical altercation with an intruder; and I am sure not just going to run away and let him proceed to rob me blind.  So, you confront him, threaten him with force (how I will leave that to your imagination) perp now has a choice to make, laydown and let the law come for him, let the irate homeowner beat the crap out of him, run away, or attack said homeowner because he had the audacity to stop him from making a living...how do you think this scenario will play out?    When you go check to see what all the barking is about, or go check where the noise outside came from do you go armed?  While armed are you going to resort to wrestling an intruder?  The law does make some fine points about what you are allowed and not allowed to do, but the incident will dictate when it comes to either protecting your property or your life, and in most cases both are one in the same when you confront someone that does not want to be confronted.