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This old Sergeant Major is on his last day of forty years of service. It's been a love/hate relationship. LOL. I have had the greatest job is the world, taking care of Soldiers. Sent from my BLU LIFE ONE X using Tapatalk

It was a good acquisition day!

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That's the only part that matters.

I stopped by a friends pawn shop today to browse & spotted something that I apparently couldn't live without for another day. A stainless Ruger P89 in 9mm in really nice condition. I've never owned or even had the chance to shoot one, but most of what I hear from owners is positive. It certainly has a hefty feel & I like the grips. I regret selling my P95DC a few years back without ever shooting it. I'll make sure this one gets some range time.

Well, now I can only assume that the Vols must be hand picked by God to win the National Championship. - OS

Dontcha want a cool traditional cowboy gun in the mix? Get the convertible, and you can shoot 9mm too. - OS

Tapatalk sucks. Mobile skin via browser is quite adequate. That's all I have to say about that.

This picture was taken on a road near where I live. I drive to and from work on this road pretty much every day of the week and also drive it on most weekends. I have seen these little guys (or gals?) on multiple occasions over the past, couple of months but this was the first chance I had to get a picture of them (could see them from far enough away as to not spook them and no vehicles behind me.) The first time I saw them I believe that they were literally (and I am not a person who says 'literally' when I really mean 'figuratively' - I mean 'literally') only a day or two old. They were, of course, in full spots at the time and, being triplets, were pretty tiny. Now they each only have a few spots left, mostly on hind quarters. The mama was with them - she was on around the curve. We see sets of twins pretty much every year over on the other side of the bluff but this is the first set of triplets I believe I have ever seen. With the coyotes, etc. we have out there I think it is pretty amazing that the doe was able to keep all three of them alive to this point, especially as she isn't all that big a girl, herself. She is pretty small for an adult doe. I figure that now they have a pretty good chance of making it to adulthood. She must be a danged good mama!

I never cease to be amused (...not amazed... i'm too old for that..) at the lengths that some of our brothers and sisters here go to justify the actions of a bunch of hoodlums.. The fact of the matter is that this guy was a damned hoodlum... He and his wife or girlfriend were sittin in a public place and he branished a gun to a couple of cops that pulled up on unrelated business... He paid the price this idiotic (...and unlawful...) behavior and for disregarding repeated commands to drop a firearm... My guess is that if he had have listened to the police and his wife, he would be here today... He aint... You that think this recently deceased citizen was unjustly put upon need to think about this... Channon Christian and Chris Newsome pulled into an apartment complex some years ago and were kidnapped, brutalized, and murdered in the worst kidnap-murder ever committed (...that we know of...) in Tennessee history; and that's since 1796... They committed no crime that we know of; but there were hoodlums and savages sittin there and grabbed them up... Maybe someone should have checked on their killers... In case ya think that aint important, just think a bit and insert your loved ones names into that situation; and you will more clearly understand why this policing and "law and order" thing is so important... It deters or prevents crime... All kinds of it, from the most heinous to the most innocuous that most folks quibble about the most... RE: Back to the issue at hand... You, me, nor anyone else; except maybe the wife or girlfriend, knows for sure why they were sittin there... My bet is that it wasn't to go to a bible study or to comfort a sick friend... The fact is that you, me, nor anyone else will ever know the truth of this matter... The libertarians and free spirits among us seem to think that anytime the police ask a question, make a contact, or even shoot a hoodlum; it's somehow an "unjust stop and question".... On the one hand, everybody wants to be safe, on the other hand the police are the oppressive enemy... It is amazing, indeed... The truth of the matter is that police are under attack everywhere... They are edgy and nervous; and they well should be... All that bein said; anyone who is approached by LE should pay attention... Failure to do so could cause you to assume room temperature... The truth is that the police have "police power" and they can detain you and ask you questions.... They can also defend themselves if they think you are a threat to them or someone else... They can even shoot you for tryin to run away, if they deem you a threat to themselves or others... You all are gonna have to accept that unpleasant truth... There are plenty of ways for citizens to voice their grievances in court for an "unjust stop"... There ain't any way to undo a shooting for failure to comply with police commands to drop a weapon... The "police oppression" jhadists in the black community are lookin for one thing, and one thing only... They want a different protocol for approaching black suspects than for the rest of us other citizens; or even a "pass" for criminal activity... More than that, there are folks in the black community who are tryin to do the right thing that have stood up and said that many of these protesters are paid outsiders... My... My... I wonder why that is...? Could it be that someone or something is trying to stir up trouble...?... The truth of the matter is; i think, that there are some folks in very responsible and powerful position in this country that want a "South Africa" attitude where some folks are allowed to run wild and commit crime as long as the "right folks" are wronged... They give lip service to "law and order", but are ok with killin, stealin, and law breakin, as long as it's directed at whitey or some other out of favor group that's victimized.... You that side with this sort of foolishness need to think about that a bit and do some readin about what is goin on in South Africa... It's horrifying... The fact of the matter is that you are gonna have to have law and order, with all it's real and perceived injusties and inconveniences for potential malefactors; or you are gonna have no law at all...There is nothin in between the two choices... I doubt that even the most hardy of the "victim's advocates" and "unjust stop" jhadists among us want the latter... Your mileage on this issue may vary... non carin leroy... the dismissive "law and order" geezer

You guys need to read the stories in the links. He was seen rolling a blunt, given a pass then he was observed with a gun. That alone with no other facts is enough to make contact. The fact that he was a felon in possession of a gun is probably the reason he did not comply with the LEOs, that and the fact that he MAY of had some mental defect. He could have been a minister or priest under the initial reason for the contact and I would of still supported LEO making contact and reacting in the same way if said minister/priest acted in the same manner. You guys are just making things difficult by trying to make this into something which it is not. Just like the rioters, you guys are picking the wrong case/individual to try and support. There are plenty of cases where LEO is either totally in the wrong, or just made bad choices, this is just not one of those cases.

Ummmmm.... lets just say I TOTALLY AGREE with your sentiment, however I've seen the wife's video, and somewhere's between the 2nd and 9th time the cop said "DROP THE GUN", I would have complied, obviating the need for the officer to discharge his firearm. Just sayin.. - K

Been looking at new lever guns lately and had trouble deciding on what to get. I'm a Marlin guy and had a hard time with the Remington quality. But after some research and finding out that.rhe 1894/5's had been retooled and overall quality was better than from 07-12, I decided I still had to have a Marlin. I ordered from Buds and my expectations were exceeded by far. Nice action, and quality fit and finish. Hopefully all of the new Remlins are this nice.

12 + 1 rounds. They finally did it.

I can't comment on that for supersticious reasons but bamy has lost to less.

Now, I don't hunt and don't care that people do, but doesn't "hunt" mean go out and find? http://www.knoxnews.com/news/local/twra-releases-names-of-hunters-charged-with-illegal-bear-baiting-in-blount-395317671.html?d=mobile

Personally, as long as it's legal, I don't care how others hunt. When I started hunting, we tracked and stalked our deer and didn't even think about tree stands or blinds, now I hunt like they do here. I have my own ethics but won't push them on others so the baiting part doesn't bother me, heck I planted food plots and use mineral blocks to get them to slow down at my place. But again, if they blatantly broke the rules then so be it, slam them.

There had to be some kind of higher power to land that ball where it did.

5-0! Watching TN football is going to give me a heart attack. Go Vols!

Because they don't give a whit about violence. They don't like guns.

Love your enthusiasm and wacky ideas/presentation, glad you showed up here! - OS

It should be great. I have a Tracker 44 Mag that I shoot when ammo permits. lol

Since moving most of our file storage to Amazon, I have been able to open up more space for our members to upload file attachments. While the preferred method of inserting photos into posts is to link from a photo-hosting service like SmugMug, PhotoBucket, TinyPic, etc. we realize that some folks do not want to go through the hassle of that, especially if they just want to post something for sale in the Trading Post. I strongly urge you to edit your photos offline and make them no more than 1600 x 1200 pixels in size as that is generally more than adequate for displaying on a web page, and makes wise use of the storage allocated to you. A single unedited 7-megapixel photo from an iPhone can be as large as 12MB! A photo edited down to 1600 x 1200 pixels us usually less than 800KB, or 15 times smaller. The smaller the photo, the more of them you can store in the same amount of space. The following lists the current amount of space allocated to a member based on what type of membership they have: 2MB .... Standard Member 10MB ... Benefactor 10MB ... Vendor 20MB ... Lifetime Benefactor 20MB ... Premier Sponsor These allocations may adjust over time as situations change with our hosting arrangement. You can always refer back to this thread for the latest allocations. I will update this any time I update the settings.

I wish I had a DW pistol pack. I just threw that out there for the OP to consider among the many other .357s folks suggested.

Thanks for the listings. I might try the Shrines show.

I came home from deployment and had my first, a girl. She's 12 now and I'm playing Mr. Mom. I have been gone about half her life.

Goose Mountain is a great place to go see what you like...then buy elsewhere.

Why don't these hysterical fools focus on violence violence? Why is gun violence worse than any other kind?

Nashville elected a commie mayor. You get what you ask for.

O.k. I'll play along. I'll preface this for the few who don't already know that I don't care for law enforcement personnel. That being said, In your mind, when the police see this thug smoking a doobie and holding a gun, what the hell would you expect them to do?

Well please allow me to offer this advice......, Tell everyone that you are Semi-Retired. When folks hear "retired" they'll find stuff for you to do for them and they will expect that you will do it for free! Congratulations - - - You just got some free consulting and my billable hour is $105.00.

No second career for me. Lol

And that in and of itself is a problem. I'd rather a guy be smoking weed and have a gun than any number of prescription drugs and have a gun. But that aint illegal. And I'm not going to just take a cop's word for it. Probable cause is a joke and they have probable cause for EVERYTHING. Literally saying I smelled weed gives them a pass to do ANYTHING. I've been pulled over for matching a description so many times. They are just looking for a reason to hurt someone, physically or otherwise. I've also been pulled over for being fat. I'm not quite where ChuckTShoes is at on cops, but every story that comes out makes me angrier and angrier.

As I said, I am not necessarily supporting the dead dude. I was simply wondering about the justification for initiating contact. If, indeed, he was seen rolling a joint and if somehow the observer could tell that it was, indeed, a joint and not a hand-rolled tobacco cigarette and he was, indeed, observed with a gun then absolutely that justified initiating contact. At that point, not dropping the firearm justified the shooting. If that is/was the case then I agree - move along, nothing to see, here.

Again, devil's advocate: 1. Did the police know at the time they initiated contact that he was suffering from a mental condition and, therefore, shouldn't have a firearm? 2. DId the police know at the time they initiated contact that he was a felon in possession of a firearm? For that matter, did they even know at the time they initiated contact that he had a firearm on him at all? 3. Did the police know at the time they initiated contact that he was using illegal drugs? I have been in close proximity to people smoking pot outside and can say that a single joint isn't always all that easy to smell outside from several feet away. 4. Yes, once he was told to drop the gun he should have done so. However, as I think 56FordGuy was saying, what justification - what 'probable cause' - did they have for initiating contact in the first place? If officers had not initiated contact they would never have gotten to the point of ordering him to drop the firearm to begin with. I say, again, that I am not defending the guy who was shot nor am I deriding the officers. I am simply saying that the first 3 issues listed are known only after the fact. Therefore, those issues are justification in hindsight which may not have existed at the time when officers first initiated contact. Further, until contact was initiated the fourth issue didn't exist, either. Therefore, none of those issues can be cited as justification for initiating contact to begin with. This is not about cop bashing. Some may call it 'Monday Morning Quarterbacking' but it is no more MMQ than using facts that the officers likely did not know at the time to justify the incident after the fact. I will say that, knowing these things after the fact, I am kind of ticked off. I am ticked that a mentally disturbed, pot smoking felon had a Colt Mustang - a gun I would very much like to own. I hope this isn't a department that will give that poor, innocent pistol the death penalty (destruction) once it is no longer needed as evidence.

Just as devil's advocate think about it this way: In a few years someone might be saying, "If we agree with it or not owning a semiautomatic firearm is currently illegal in the United States. Possession of such a firearm (even if it was originally legally purchased) is illegal. He should have turned that gun in when the law was passed but instead he chose to keep it. Whether he was actively hurting anyone or not he was still breaking the law. Would it be any different if the gun was fully automatic?" I am not saying this guy was a good guy or a bad guy but I do agree with 56FordGuy that we shouldn't always jump to defend the death/abuse/persecution of someone just because, "whether we agree with it or not what he was doing was illegal," because all it takes is a few lines of BS on a piece of paper with enough politicians voting for it for anything to become 'illegal'.

I watched the video one time. The officers requested Mr. Scott to drop the gun repeatedly but Mr. Scott did not for whatever reason. You think the outcome would be different had he dropped the gun as requested? Cases like these have something in common, more times than not the suspects do not comply. That's when unpleasant things start happening!

http://bearingarms.com/bob-o/2016/09/26/keith-lamont-scott-threatened-wife-gun-last-year/ You know, I'm not sure if you just like spinning people up with some of this garbage you write or are just plain delusional sometimes. The person in question was a convicted felon who served time in prison for shooting someone. Read the above link. All this information's been coming out for the last few days.

Clowntards! I almost hate to say it but it fits. Play stupid games........... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

As a collector of levers I will say that while I'm happy to hear that Remington finally got their act together on the Marlin levers it's unfortunate that so many "attempts" are out there floating around in the secondary market. I've collected for a while so everything I have is JM stamped, pre buyout, and several are pre cross bolt safety, but that doesn't mean I don't look when I see one priced decently. Usually that means the owner is trying to pass the issue on to a new unsuspecting buyer. The pics you posted look like traditional Marlin so that and the positive feedback renew my hopes they got all the issues worked out !