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Whatever you do, make the buyer aware of your intentions before you even meet. Having a form sprung on you is extremely irritating. It happened to me one time from a seller on this forum. It was a simple "this guy bought this from me" thing not even as elegant as the one DaveTN posted. It highly pissed me off but I went along with it as it was just a signature.

Shameless plug... one of the nice things that I intentionally designed into the TGO decals is the fact that at a casual glance, they don't look like a gun-related decal. There are so many Tennessee tri-star decals out there that people just see it as one of those unless they are really paying attention.

So you missed the target completely with the other 9 shots? Bummer.....

I remember when that law was passed, and I've been doing it ever since. It's only been a few times that I had to invoke it, and I feel really weird, and scared (that I didn't see oncoming traffic) when I do. Most times I'll just try and wait it out. Never had the opportunity to plead my case to an officer. I bet yours went back to the cruiser, called it in and someone set him straight. Instead of 'fessing up his ignorance, he "let you go".

Yeah, c'mon. Piss us music guys off. C'mon.

The upcoming TGO Podcasts have me curious, what podcasts are you listening to? I have just started listening to prepper podcast.

Most folks here are probably already familiar with this presentation or, at the very least, with the concepts discussed. Still, a little review doesn't hurt and there might be something new to learn. I think it is also a pretty good presentation to show to friends and family members who might not be as 'in to' this kind of thing as many of us. Heck, just the information about the three stages of response in a stressful situation were interesting, to me. An outside organization rented one of the rooms where I work yesterday to have a presentation on active shooter situations. Staff here were invited to attend, as well, and so most of us sat in on the presentation. The presentation was done by a gentleman who works for the FBI and is designed to help non-police civilians know how to respond if they find themselves in an active shooter situation. Of course employing a firearm wasn't discussed but as many of us cannot carry at work in some ways that makes the presentation even more useful. I was also glad to see that this presentation didn't take the, "Just hide under a desk and hope they don't hurt you," approach to dealing with such situations. Even if people decide that their best option is to try to hide there was advice on things that can actively be done in order to make hiding from or avoiding an attacker more effective. I work on the second floor of a two-story building and there is an exit with a set of 'back' stairs that lead to a door on the first floor which exits outside the building. The funny thing is that, before the presentation started, I told my co-workers (who work downstairs), "Just so y'all know if I hear gunfire I am hitting the back stairs, getting out of the building, getting in my truck and I'm gone. I'll call 911 when I get on the road." The funny thing is that, once the presentation started, something similar was exactly what the presenter recommended. He said that the best response, if you can, is to get to the nearest exit and get as far away as possible and then call 911 rather than calling 911 and then trying to get out. He said, "Don't call 911 first because 911 will not save your life." He said that law enforcement response times to such situations have greatly improved over the past, couple of years but even in the short, three or four minute interval before police/SWAT, etc. can arrive a lot could happen - and you could be quite a distance away from the threat by that point if you get a chance to get out. That is the 'Avoid' part. Further, he went on to recommend against simply hiding under a desk, etc. Instead, in cases where getting away is not possible, he talked about locking/barricading doors, especially ones that open inward, doing a 'tactical cinch' (something I had not hear of or thought of) on doors that open outward and that have a hydraulic arm at the top of the door, and other such things. He said that there are actually only two recorded instances in a mass shooting of the shooters going through locked doors and in both cases they were specifically after someone in the room. Otherwise, shooters tend to move on to easier to access targets because they know their window of opportunity is short. Denying the attacker access is the 'Deny' part. Then, of course, there is the final 'D' - Defend. He discussed that people absolutely have the legal right to defend themselves by whatever means they can in such a situation. Of course, he didn't present an unrealistic idea that an unarmed person defending against a person armed with a gun should necessarily be the first option but made clear that it should certainly be considered as an option. For instance, he said that if the best option you have is to hide under a desk if the attacker is coming your direction don't just hide there and hope he passes you by. Instead, come out swinging when he gets close because a shooter in such a situation probably isn't going to expect anyone to attack him (or her) so you might be able to catch them off guard and knock them down/disarm them. The biggest thing he talked about was situational awareness. He discussed the night club fire at the Great White show several years back and the fact that most of the people in the crowd tried to use the one, main exit - likely because they weren't even aware that there were three other exits from the building. He pointed out that just having taken two minutes to walk around the building before the show started to find out where all the exits were might have saved a lot of people's lives. Instead, everyone tried to go out the front door and people became wedged in the door so tightly that people outside were trying to pull them out and couldn't. I think he said that 30 people died in the doorway. One of the videos he showed even mentioned the difference between 'cover' and 'concealment'. All in all, a pretty good, practical presentation. Anyhow, this is the website for the ADD program. The video that is linked there (available on YouTube) is one of the videos that we were shown. It is pretty good and I think he said it was done by or maybe in conjunction with Walmart because this is an issue of concern to Wally World. The video from the LA County Sheriff's Department at the bottom right of the main page wasn't shown during the presentation so even folks who have seen the presentation could get more info from the website. http://www.avoiddenydefend.org/

Here's my latest new toy. It's a Turbo RBLP 22 rimfire benchrest rifle. The barrel is a Shilen Ratchet with a Hoen tuner, stock is a McMillan Edge and scope is the new NF 42x I shot this group Saturday evening playing around with a mid barrel tuner I installed (not pictured) its 10 shots at fifty yards.

I rode a bike for years, and only ever found a couple of detection loops that wouldn't pick up a motorcycle. It does happen, but seems to be somewhat rare. I'm sure you guys know, it seems a lot don't however, that one has to remain INSIDE the detection loop in order to activate it. Most people assume six feet in front of it is somehow better.

Found this. T.C.A. 55-8-110 ....... . .(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the driver of a motorcycle approaching an intersection that is controlled by a traffic-control signal utilizing a vehicle detection device that is inoperative due to the size of the motorcycle shall come to a full and complete stop at the intersection and, after exercising due care as provided by law, may proceed with due caution when it is safe to do so. It is not a defense to a violation of ?º 55-8-109 that the driver of a motorcycle proceeded under the belief that a traffic-control signal utilized a vehicle detection device or was inoperative due to the size of the motorcycle when such signal did not utilize a vehicle detection device or that any such device was not in fact inoperative due to the size of the motorcycle Looks like there may not be a time limit. I don't even know if this is still valid, but would be worth looking up if you ride. I don't ride anymore so I will let someone else dig further.

One of these days I am going to treat myself to a Marathon JSAR or a GSAR. https://www.topspecus.com/collections/dive-watches/products/marathon-jsar-quartz-divers-watch https://www.topspecus.com/collections/dive-watches/products/marathon-gsar-automatic-military-divers-watch

You put stickers all over your vehicle advertising it's full of guns, and then are surprised when it gets broken into? Sort of like posting on facebook you're leaving for a 10 day cruise, then returning to find your house has been robbed. I've never understood either.

The less you telegraph about yourselves and family on your vehicles the better because it becomes a mobile FB for those who would wish to profit by such indiscretion. I regularly see vehicles that tell me how many people are in a family, where the children go to school, where people work and worse. If I were a terrorist or criminal it would be easy to pick likely victims. But then people are going to be people and not be bothered by thoughts of badness happening to them and there's'.

America will rock again on November 18th.

If I see bill of sale I immediately lose interest. I'll gladly show you my valid HCP and I'll also ask for yours, but other then that, all I'll be willing to part with is my cash. I understand CYA and what not, but I also don't think you need my address, phone, license number, blood type or anything else. That's why we meet in the Bass Pro Parking Lot. Heck, once Monkey and I even went in shopping with a member we met, I got 2 machetes. Totally normal.

I don't do bill of sales period. I'm not giving some random person my personal information. It's not required by law and there are plenty of people who will sell or buy without one.

With all of the heavy communist legislation being forced on us lately and it never ceasing to grow here in California, the wife and I have decided to move to greener and freer pastures. My wife is originally from California, but her parents moved to Tennessee about 15 years ago. She spent most of her middle and high school years there. Her parents are in Franklin, so we want to be close by in Williamson County. She likes Thompson's Station/Spring Hill area so that's where we will most likely be looking. It's a big decision for us. We have a 3 month old son and all of our family is here in California. But the writing is on the wall out here and it's time to go. I look forward to living in a state that holds my beliefs dear and somewhere we can raise our son with freedom, peace and at a normal pace of life. My mom's side is from Arkansas, so it won't be a culture shock for me. I am looking forward to hand shakes and hospitality and being able to live the way I was raised. Our plans are to be there next summer. Pay off some debt and get our loose ends straight and we will be good to go. I look forward to getting to know all of your here and to take any advice you may have. Thanks

It apparently shoots as good as it looks !

You didn't blame it on FB, I didn't either, it's the users responsibility to have the good sense not to post imprudent information in the belief its safe to do so. FB is only a conduit in that it provides a social media billboard.

I basically heat them for about 4 seconds in the flames and turn the holder and add the next piece of brass. I don't quench them in water. They just go into a pan below the stand. That's about it. Basically it needs to get hot enough to soften the brass molecularly. I am probably not the best to give specifics, but if you google it, I think you will find more info than you ever wanted.

Friedman is a freak of nature, but Mustaine is an absolute monster in his own right. Keep in mind he plays some fairly complex stuff and does it while singing, often in different time signatures for vocals and guitars. I always preferred Hammet though, people like to rag on him now, but people forget at the time he was doing some real cool stuff and incorporating techniques that lots of people saw as mutually exclusive. I have heard it posited (and I agree) that if you can learn the first three albums you are well set for learning anything from classic rock, classical, country et al. Not that you would be PROFICIENT in them, but it would be pretty easy to build off that skill set in many directions musically. Hetfield, dude is a machine, writing and playing. His rhythm is scary good for someone who never learned alternate picking . I kid, any rock band would be thankful to have someone help hold things down the way he can, plus he can write, plus he can sing. Dude is an MVP IMO. MettalicA was the first band I actually thought spoke to me musically and lyrically, everything else up to then was just bubble gum, not that theres anything wrong with that either, but they opened the door for me and showed me music was much more than just background noise.

Put a rare earth magnet on the bottom somewhere, a decent size one will trip the in ground sensors. Had to do that to a 600CC ninja cause it would never trip anything - set up as a track bike with carbon fiber wheels so there was almost no metal near the ground except the pan on the engine

According to Lexis Nexis, 55-8-110 as quoted above is still valid. Maybe keep a printed laminated copy of 55-8-110 in your wallet or in a bag on your bike if you have one. https://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/tncode/

In this day and age if you advertise via decals or bumper stickers what you have, what you like, or what your political preferences are, you are setting up yourself for theft or vandalism.

A stuck case can be a run of ammo where the mouth of the case wasn't crimped enough to take the belling off the case mouth. Try a few different ammo brands. Don't make any judgments on the gun before about 200 rounds are through it. I have owned a Bersa and have several friends that do. I sheepishly admit to hearing less of problems from them than top dollar guns. It'll do well for you. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Dang! That thing looks like a wrist flask watch combo...LOL...

Napster paved the way for iTunes and Spotify. It single handedly destroyed the way musicians make a living. It changed the game for the worse, and it'll never be the same. If someone had told me 15 years ago that the music industry would be the state it's in now, I probably would've chosen a different career path and kept music as a serious hobby.

Dave is an excellent song writer. If he could've suppressed the asshole a little and hired a decent singer/front man, he might've ruled the world.

Skeleton watches are cool. I will have to see if I can find the first watch I had when I was a little kid and take pics of it for you. It is in a big, chunky, clear plastic case/body so you can see the gears - some of which are brightly colored plastic iirc. To make it even more cool, at the bottom of the watch face there is a little figure of a boy and girl on a see-saw (aka teeter totter) that rocks back and forth with the ticking of the watch. I am sure it didn't cost much and is just a little plastic thing but I am 45, wore it before I started school and the last time I saw/wound it the thing still worked. Dangit, now I want to know where it is. That was before I got upgraded to my second wrist watch - a Mickey Mouse watch where Mickey's hands/arms are the hour and minute hands of the watch. EDIT : I actually found a pic online of a watch like the one I had as a kid. The band on mine is long since gone:

I hope you enjoy it. Kunstler has a way w/ language, and the chapters are pretty light. I found it easy to breeze through them looking forward to the next. The Witch of Hebron is kind of a second, takes place w/ the same characters shortly after. - K

Final product on the Kabar sheath. Glad I was just making this one for myself. Made some mistakes and found some things I'll do differently on my next sheath. But, for some novice work I'm kinda satisfied with it. It'll do to go along with me to the woods.

They are two guys, Eric and Gary, who are extremely smart conservatives.

LOL. I almost started a thread asking the same questions yesterday. LOL "Great minds think alike" or something like that. If you can tolerate the self promoting nature of Jack Spirko, his "The Survival Podcast", at least from episode 1000 and back to the beginning, has some excellent information on Prepping and Self Reliance. I haven't listened in the past few years fwiw, but there truly is some useful info there if you dig around. http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/ A gun oriented "Podcast Radio" I download is from "Ballistic Radio" by John Johnson. This is recorded from an actual live radio broadcast on Sunday evenings out of Ohio. The first couple of years of the podcast were, much more serious and mature, and the host has some outstanding interviews with several of the top tier trainers in the training industry...people like Craig Douglas (aka SouthNarc), Dr. William Aprill, Dr. Sherman House, Steve Fisher of Sentinel Concepts, Greg Ellifritz of Active Response Training, Tom Givens of Rangemaster, Claude Werner "The Tactical Professor", and John Hearne among many others. The only issue I have is that the "Radio program" has some pretty darn infantile banter ala AM radio BS style as John is apparently growing his own Training Business. Beware the ego...it can consume a person... But it is well worth putting up with a bit of annoyance to glean some genuine pearls from these top tier professional guests...well worth the annoyance imho. http://ballisticradio.com/podcasts/ iHeart link to the radio channel: http://www.iheart.com/live/55krc-1709/?autoplay=true&pname=1196&campid=play_bar&cid=index.html The Arms Room: Independence Training Group out of Arizona This podcast is hosted by very pro-military veterans and I find the information and interviews very entertaining and useful. These guys are dyed in wool true blue training junkies! They have many of the same guests imparting similar, yet somewhat different information, as found on Ballistic Radio...top tier professionals in the training industry. These are weekly podcasts and are available for download every Monday afternoon. The hosts, especially Glen Stilson, is very knowledgeable, and enthusiastic. btw..he does head up his own training company "Independence Training" in Peoria, AZ. http://thearmsroomvom.podbean.com/ Also there is Mike Seeklander's "American Warrior" podcast. Mr. Seeklander was once a local LEO (Knoxville), ran the Federal Air Marshall training program and is a Top National Competitor in USPSA and IDPA. He is a multi-disciplinary combatives student himself, not focusing solely on the gun portion of gunfight, but realistically on the fight portion of the term. This is probably my attraction to his podcast. He too hosts some excellent guest interviews...Max Michel Jr., Ernest Langdon, Craig Douglas (SouthNarc), Dr. William Aprill, Julie Golob, Steve Tarani, Ken Hackathorn, Mike Janich, and Tom Givens among others...I think there may be a trend with these podcasts http://americanwarriorshow.libsyn.com/ The above are my regular downloads. I've sampled many others, but these best serve my particular interests. I look forward to see/hear what other members are listening to.

I like Podcasts that you learn something from listening to. My favorite is "Stuff You Should Know". You are not going to learn any life changing skills, but the topics are always interesting, and the hosts have a comical banter. If I'm in the mood for a quick listen, I'll check out BrainStuff. They are usually less than 5 minutes long each, and they give you an overview of how something works.

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Phillipe watch prices make Arpa's stuff seem like pocket change, as you probably guessed. - OS

Congratulations! It sure is fun, I have a blast searching for this gun or that one or collecting all the variants of one particular model. Here's my list: J&G AIM Southern Ohio Gun Empire Arms Allans Armory Collectible Firearms Classic Firearms

The airline I was flying for on 9/11 furloughed huge numbers of pilots. 9/11 changed my world and my career, but it is nothing compared to what so many experienced. I want people getting screened that sit behind me at 40,000'. Sure it could be done more efficiently and be less of a pain, but it is what it is right now. I don't agree with all of the changes to government and policies that have developed, but the fact is we live in a different world because of islamic terrorists. 9/11 opened the world's eyes to an evil that still seeks to destroy us, and we must never forget what they are capable of. It bugs me that some people want use 9/11 to bash our own county. It is a day to reflect, remember, mour the loss of life and take account of whether or not you would be ready for the next attack.

The U.S. Military hasn't been allowed to fight to win since before Vietnam.

I'm Good with this. I'm not filling out a 4473 like someone posted earlier for a used firearm.

Will your sole platform be to Kill Em All? Haha

You should be issued your shotgun & marlin 336 upon arrival in the state. I moved here from England 7½ years ago (you think you've had it bad.....) & bought my first firearm through an FFL 92 days later. The whole process took me about 15 minutes. It still amazes me to this day how uncomplicated Tennessee makes it to buy through a store & private sales are exactly the same as buying anything else!

Exactly this. My personal information isn't required by law and is none of your business. I'll show my HCP and/or driver's license but no more.

They are very...slimming. Yea...slimming. And comfy.

I wondered who the hell you were.....

You have ruined mine! lol You really are getting to be as bad as the street-corner dealers! I need a job.

I should just start making monthly payments to your paypal account. You've made my day as well, been looking forward to the Godson since I received my Godfather.

Thanks!!! Unfortunately, it won't work for me. I read the fine print. I'm not eligible because I'm an existing customer. This would be an upgrade of service, not a new customer referral. Plus, Comcast is misleading in their promotion. In the fine print it says $25 per service per person, up to $500 in total referrals per year. So, even if I was a new customer, it would have been only $25. Still, thanks for thinking about it and bringing it up. Better luck next time.

Skadoosh..... Sent from a mountain somewhere, using telepathy.