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We call them Redeyes around here but they are Roanoke Bass (Ambloplites Cavifrons). The males guarding the bed are black. Pound for pound this is a fighting little critter. I just spent the last three days wading this little stream in North Carolina catching Redeyes, River Robins, Blue Gill and Largemouth but the Redeye is the prize. A one pounder is a trophy and the world record is 2Lbs 11oz. I caught several that were better than one pound, This Black Bull was just under a pound (they are thick). They are native to only three river basins, the Chowan, Roanoke and Neuse and only grow in the upper reaches of the river where there are rapids and swift water.

Hunted Indiana this morning with a couple buddies. All 3 of us tagged out before 9am. "So he cocked both his pistols, spit in the dirt, and walked out in to the street."

Go by the VEHICLE not the tire.  The vehicle is designed to run a certain pressure.  They take into account the maximum payload the vehicle is designed to carry.  Over inflation (as stated) causes the center of the tire wear more than the edges and if nothing else, it can and will make it ride like a hay wagon.  The flex of a tire is part of the vehicles total suspension and has a LOT to do with ride quality.  Been doing tires over a decade now and I can't tell you how many rough riding cars I have fixed simply by PROPER inflation.  

Thousand yards.  

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.

Good luck to all the Tn gang shooting. Bring back some of the awards. And safe travels.

Last time I was in my LGS, not only did I compromise my credit card, it was completely molested.

  He might get a stern talking to about it but nothing more.  Its one of those where you gots to tell the kid where he went wrong in public while pinning a medal on him in private.

      You could just leave this whole conversation on high heat until it boils down to it's base components.   Personal Responsibility.  Keep your mind on the here and now where it belongs.  Be deliberate in all things.  Man up when you do something stupid.  

Kinda wish Savage would have made a rifle exactly like this. Then I could say..... But I think the Ruger will do. It certainly has a better stock than the Axis does...then again, ANYTHING is better than an Axis stock.

Muzzle direction...finger placement.....2 rules broken.....   If he had only broken 1 rule and merely pointed at himself without pulling the trigger he'd not have gotten shot.    If he had only broken 1 rule and merely pulled the trigger with the gun pointed anywhere but at himself he'd not have gotten shot.   But since he broke 2 rules and pulled the trigger with it pointed at himself.....he predictably got shot. Alarmingly simple how that happens. 

The only way that happens is to break at least 2 safety rules at the same time....   Treat all guns as if they are loaded Don't point at something you are not willing to destroy, pay for or go to jail for. Keep finger off trigger until your gun is indexed on target Be aware of target and what is beyond.   You really have to break a MINIMUM of AT LEAST 2 rules to shoot yourself. Guns don't just "go off". They respond to a trigger press...the way they were DESIGNED TO WORK. If you keep the booger hook off the bang switch and don't point it at yourself and make sure your clothing is not down in your holster before you holster then it is pretty much close to impossible to shoot yourself. 

Got some CCI ammo.  100% reliable.  Also bought some of the Browning ammo.  That has also fed very well with zero issues through 100 rounds.  I'm getting to the range this weekend and will probably dump a few hundred rounds through it.  Picked up a cheap red dot.  I think before even shooting it, I may like iron sights better.  

heavier recoil spring. the can has a booster right? when reading the title I had this in mind

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.  

Something unexpected that I found out that works well as an area light are those decorative yard lights. We have done that are still working great after 2-3 years in all kinds of weather. Don't remove the battery safety and they should store for a long time.

Yes Sir, I keep gas, oil, propylene glycol, and other potentialy dangerous things there.  I was worried he would injure himself and hire an attorney like you to help him steal err, I mean sue me. So I figured I would go in there and make sure he was OK and he decided to attack me, and what do you know, I guess he had you on retainer.

No one is receiving mail right now.  I worked on it for about 5 hours today and still had no luck.  I'll let you guys know when it should be working again.

This is a one of knife, back in 2014 Dave at Protech gave me a choice of 13 different Splash Jazz Rockeye knives, this has been sitting in the safe never used or carried, I just put a Wicked Mirrored Edge on it

I lost it at "He started crying like a baby"   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clW2jtv6qFc&feature=youtu.be

I found the pictures of the Boat and spoke with Son In law and he said he tested how long it would take for all the lights to drain the one 12 volt battery. He said he left them on for almost 7 days, day and night and on the 7th night they were still very bright but you could see a difference. Now that is also taking into effect the 12 volt battery was fully charged but is also taking into the fact the Battery is also 3 years old too. [URL=http://s218.photobucket.com/user/softbaitmaker/media/Skeeter%20under%20the%20lights/20150504_213441_zpsup7zthcq.jpg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s218.photobucket.com/user/softbaitmaker/media/Skeeter%20under%20the%20lights/20150504_213242_zpshvw7spzi.jpg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s218.photobucket.com/user/softbaitmaker/media/Skeeter%20under%20the%20lights/20150504_213225_zpsaygam7z4.jpg.html][/URL]

This seems to business as usual in the Internet age. I do a whole lot of banking, shopping, bill paying, ect. online, and I've received free one or two year credit monitoring from 3 or 4 companies that have had their systems compromised. I was pretty upset with the first two, but now I almost don't care. Hackers will always be one or ten steps ahead, and that's a fact I've come to accept.

Poor kid will probably be kicked out of school.

That's a right jazzy blade ya got there. :up:

You might want to rethink this. If the power goes off and stays off in a major SHTF situation, lights at night will be like a beacon to your home.   To the clueless masses, it says you have stuff and they'll show up at your door asking for help. To the bad guys, it says you're prepared and might have lots of other stuff they want to take from you.  

I have been buying my tires at Discount Tire for many years and I can take my Jeep in about every 5000 miles and get free tire rotation and balance for life of the tires. I can also go there about any time and they will check my tire pressure and correct it to proper inflation. They keep mine at 35 PSI. I had my first flat tire in many years the other day. It was a slow leak so I inflated it and took it to them. They said it was time for rotate and balance and they fixed the flat for free. Great people to do business with...........jmho 

Being under age they won't do anything to him

All my Gen 4 19's and 17's run great. And they all have been fed Freedom Munitions pretty much exclusively because it's the best deal on ammo. 

Go ahead and push his smart gun pipe dream, it wont happen and he will wind up selling a few million more dumb guns and ammo while he's yapping about it on the national scene.

I tried a couple cheap set ups.  They were lousy.  Found out real quick you can't just attach panels to batteries and run with it.  The panel must match the batteries.  Too much battery is just as bad as too much panel.  Balance is key for success.  Getting good stuff that will actually work when you need it is still very pricey.  

Finally. Submitted 1/17 approved 4/29. Get to go play with the toy this weekend. Need to get the can on order now.

I don't have a carport, my car is parked beside the house,  but I've given this scenario some thought.    1. I never keep anything of value in my car overnight.  2. I'd turn on the floodlights without calling out or showing myself. That would chase away the thief without putting myself at risk. 3. I'd carry a long gun and go out on the upper deck, which gives me the high ground and some cover. 4. I'd call the police.   I'm NOT going to risk going to court over shooting some POS meth addict stealing my old flip flops or sunglasses. I'm not going to attempt a citizen's arrest. What if the guy has an accomplice you haven't seen yet? I'm not going to put myself at higher risk. I have a responsibility to my family to keep my personal risk as low as possible and not risk escalating a scenario.    If I were the OP, I'd wire a motion sensor outdoor floodlight at my car that would ding in the house. I'd also invest in a super bright flashlight. 

So you just make up any kind of a stand on any issue and write about it. :screwy: You would think that a writer that was any good would be able to find something worthwhile to write to about.

I am the lucky recipient of number one!  Can't wait!

    :woohoo:

1 and 2 look pretty damn fine too!

Wow, let me welcome green river gun club to the 21st century

  Same old vaudeville style"smoke and mirrors" show.  Keep the marks watching your right hand throw out "stuff" while your left hand is busy behind your back and your pals quietly empty the pockets of the crowd.

Might be worth it solely from the PITA reduction standpoint.

Finto finte done

I have a buddy that drove his own personal 18 wheeler and hauled Livestock from Tennessee to Texas rwice a month. There was an attempted hi jacking of his truck and load  just outside Texarcana Texas one night while he was pull off in a rest area. It went bad for the bad guys with 3 shot, 2 dead and one got away in a pickup truck. No charges were ever filed against my friend. There had been several hi jackings of live stock rigs in that area with 1 driver killed and the Sheriff in that jurisdiction almost wanted to pin a medal on my buddy but knew better of it. Now with that said , My friend was drivng his own personal rig with his own insurance and was hauling livestock for Beltex Corporation in Texas  and the families of the bad guys did try and sue him but judges in Texas through all the cases out. This has been 10+ years ago also.

Now I'm not getting notified when I get a PM. :(

Long Range Precision should not be trusted to do anything unless the work is done while you wait. He has engraved a few things for me but never again. The ONLY way you wil get your stuff back is to go file a claim through the courts. I would send a certified letter advising him that you will be filing a small claims case against him. I would also tell him you are going to talk to the Anderson County district attorney regarding the matter. Hopeful that will prompt him to send back your stuff but if not you are probably going to have to cut your losses unless you spend thousands on attorneys. And if you do get your parts back take it to a qualified gunsmith to see if the parts are even useable now. And verify the serial numbers you get back are actually yours. BTW, I suspect any positive review is just him. I have not heard of anyone that has had a positive experience. I have known of at least five personal friends who Brad screwed over with shoddy work or just not doing what he said he was going to do. He was also in some hot water with the law do the delay might be that. Last time I spoke with him he told me he lost his licensing to handle NFA stuff yet he had silencer parts all over his pig sty of a shop. The $200 to buy a threaded barrel for your M&P probably seems cheap now.

I would also suggest running some CCI mini-mags through it. If it has issues with those I would contact Ruger and send it back. I bet Ruger would fix you up. I have been drooling over the new Smith & Wesson SW22 Victory. I guess I’m going to have to check it out. http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Category4_750001_750051_804153_-1_757752_757751_image

10 cents / round is 5 bucks / box (of 50). 1 box of 50 won't even feed 2 magazines.   A typical AR shooter can burn out 2 -3 or more boxes / range trip. So now its 10, 15 bucks every time you go. If that is once a month, you are looking at 100- 200 dollars a year.    More if you consider taxes, shipping, or other costs that many people gloss over when comparing the prices.    There isn't much that I can't make for 1/2 the cost of buying it, even with primers and powder being a little scarce.    And as already said, you are comparing the bottom shelf cheap stuff to handcrafted reloads ... you can make it better, and you can make it cheaper.  

Thunderbolt is terrible ammo in my experience and runs in about zero percent of the guns I own.   And this will usually solve just about any FTE issues you will have with a Ruger Rimfire.   http://www.rimfiresports.com/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=RSC&Product_Code=VC10EE%2FVC2EE&Category_Code=R2EXT

I would guess reholstering after dinner. Dude probably left his weapon in the car and wore his holster in the restaurant. I'll never understand this practice. Concealed means concealed.....unable to detect....cannot be seen. When I carry concealed the only places I stay away from have wands and metal detectors. Unless I'm packin' my Glock 7 which is the ceramic model that can't be detected.

Never thought I would own a Glock.  I'm a "revolver guy".  Disliked all semi-autos since I had jamming problems with Colt, Springfield, Sig, two 1911's...just a "revolver guy" because they are dependable and I don't like worrying about whether the gun will fire when I need it.  But for some odd reason I got to thinking I wanted a Glock (crazy, I know) and so I started doing my research.  I had shot a few Glocks in the past, all of the .40's including the 35, but I really was intrigued by the 9mm ballistics because they appeared to be better than the .38 +P I was carrying around in my little 5-round revolver.  Well, after some research, I purchased a Glock 19, Generation 4.  Still skeptical, I went to TAC in Knoxville and put 220 rounds downrange without any issues other than a blister on the top of my thumb.  The gun was flawless in every way.  My problem may have been that I installed the biggest backstrap and beavertail on the gun and it caused me to rotate my hand around to reach the trigger, and the recoil slammed the beavertail down into the bone/knuckle on top of my thumb.  So, now I have removed the backstrap and I'm going to bare Gen 4 (which may be smaller than even the Gen 3?).  Anyway, the gun works.  The person at PDO in Knoxville where I purchased it said it would be pretty much jam free because it was a Glock.  So, I now have a leather holster (DeSantis) and I'm planning on carrying the Glock 19.  Not much bigger than the revolvers and it holds 15 rounds...and the Speer Gold Dot 124 grain +P has about 410 ft-kb of energy.  I'm thinking I may like this setup.  I'm not 100% ready to say I'm now a Glock person, but maybe I can be a "revolver + Glock" person.   Best Wishes, B