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...you're acquainted with as decent a human being as I've ever read about. http://www.knoxnews.com/story/entertainment/columnists/sam-venable/2016/12/11/sam-venable-santa-grants-final-wish/95091356/

I have been keeping my eye open for a .357 or .38 revolver for a while. Not a rush, but I like them. My Dad has a Smith .45 Model 1917 that I grew up around. So preference was on a Smith or a Colt. Finally found a guy who said he had a Smith & Wesson Model 10 to trade. Met him and traded. From my research this did not look like a Model 10, but looked good anyway. Got home and started digging. Looks like I am the new owner of a Smith & Wesson .38 Military & Police square butt model from the early- to mid-1920s (probably 1924/25). All the Serial numbers match, but the grips are not original. Apparently they are from the '30's and are even rarer than the ones that are supposed to be on it. I had a guy at the Smith forum immediately offer to swap me the correct ones and "a dollar or two extra." I politely declined. All in all I think I got the better end of the deal. I think he thought he just had some old revolver to get rid of. Went and shot it yesterday just out in a field and everything ran smooth. Gave her a good cleaning last night. Gonna test accuracy at the range next time. Also, looking for a nice leather holster for her to live in. The generic Uncle Mikes he gave me with it does not do this gun justice. Just wanted to share my excitement. Rarely do I get this lucky.

I don'[t put it in my good guns, but for combloc milsurps or Glocks, it should be fine.

I'm not gonna dog out Memphis. It's a good town. Like all larger cities it has it's bad areas...just gotta remember the "Rule of Stupids". I used to make frequent trips up to Memphis from New Orleans (where I worked) to Tom Given's old Rangemaster range on South Mendenhall. If any of you have been there you know it's not the best area of town. But I never had any trouble there...of course I adhered to the "Rule" above. I would never venture into any of these areas unarmed and without alertness and generally have at least one friend along. There were areas back in NO that were definitely a No-Go...so, I just didn't go...unless I had to... fwiw, at least back in NO, if you were EMS or dressed in scrubs (always armed) you very rarely caught a negative look, even i n questionable areas. Even the thugs knew they may well need your services. Nothing 100%, but I worked 5 years in the "Parish", Lower 9th Ward/Chalmette, and had worked on quite a few of the lowlifes and bangers, saw them all too frequently our ER, so it's not like we were unacquainted... Point is, there's good places and bad places in every city. Just keep your head up and don't act a fool, don't be where you shouldn't be and do things you shouldn't do, just because you think you should be able to. There's good folks in Memphis and the BarBQue ain't half bad.

Oh for God's sake don't let them destroy the spirit .... Just believe in Santa ....

I'm the biggest pansy ever. I've seen that story all over FB, etc, and I can't even bear to read it. I get the gist of it, and that's already too much. Prayers for his family.

The only upside, if it can be considered that, to playing a stormtrooper for the kids at the hospital is the kids can't see when you tear up inside the helmet.

Oh, I don't know. If more so-called 'social justice warriors' would wear one (or two or six) this way - albeit maybe a little shorter pin(s) - the world might be a better place.

You got friends here and you didn't piss me off. What pisses me off is most of the state talks about us like we are a war zone. But the metro area used to be the largest by land size. Don't know if it still is. That means that our population, smaller than Nashville, is spread over a larger area. There are a few small areas where all of these murders are taking place and they are almost always not random. There are some great places around here. But no-one wants to see that.

What he said. The G20 is a great woods gun. Great combination of capacity and power. I also second his recommendation of Underwood ammo. That's all I shoot for the most part.

There used to be this guy, went by the name Commsnbombs...

The difference? 10 mm is for men, .40 SW isn't.

Burgoo I made just now . The meat is deer and pork that was BBQed in my old style pit this summer where I froze the left overs. Vegetables are butter beans , okra , corn , tomatoes , green chilli peppers, green beans, vinegar , and cayenne peppers. Pretty much just like the old days when poeple would throw just about anything into a pot to simmer and have for supper. It will simmer for around 7 hours and then be done . Awesome supper for a cold day !

Yes although if you want to shoot some high powered loads (220gr), hardcast or lead ammo you may want to consider a KKM barrel for the Glock 20. I carry a Glock 20 Gen4 for deep woods protection and have been very happy with it. I carry Underwood 200gr ammo in it. I've always heard that the 10mm will crush bone as opposed to .40S&W in case you piss off mama bear. I like the .40S&W and 10mm. I shoot both and my EDC is a G27. You won't be disappointed with a G20.

Ground Venison Vegetable Soup: 1.5-2lbs Ground Venison 4 carrots, diced 4 celery ribs, chopped 1 onion, chopped 4 potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce 1 (14.5 ounce) can whole tomatoes, crushed 1 (15 ounce) can peas, undrained 1 (15.25 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained and rinsed 1 (15 ounce) can green beans, drained and rinsed ground black pepper to taste 1/8 teaspoon ground thyme 1 bay leaf, or more to taste 1/4 cup water, as needed (I substituted some spicy V8) Directions: Crumble ground venison into a stockpot over medium-high heat; cook and stir until venison is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink, 7 to 10 minutes. Stir carrots, celery, and onion into the ground venison; cook and stir until vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Add potatoes, tomato sauce, crushed whole tomatoes, undrained peas, corn, and green beans to the pot; season with black pepper. Stir mixture until evenly mixed. Add thyme and bay leaf to the pot. Pour 1/4 cup water over the mixture if needed to moisten mixture, replenishing as needed while cooking. Bring soup to a simmer, place a cover on the pot, and cook, stirring regularly, until potatoes are tender, about 1 hour. Pretty tasty!

Ditto! May the falling tide lower all ships, haha!

Live in Jonesborough but work in Johnson City. Good to chat with like-minded folks in the area.

You can pretty much use any meat and any vegetables. I just prefer to BBQ all my meat and then add the meat to my Vegetables and juice. On a perfect day I will have BBQ'ed chicken , beef , deer , mutton , and pork. This time I only had BBQ'ed pork and deer which I BBQ'ed earlier this year and froze the left-overs. It's a bunch of fun to make and to add this and that to make it to your own taste.

Done !

Nice! I still think that particlar series from S&W is the most classic and perfect revolver ever devised. Love the fixed sights with half-moon blade and simple "Made in USA" on the side. if you really want to brag call it a Model of 1905, Fourth Change.

I have loaded for and shot a Glock 20. If loaded to full potential the 10mm is to the 40 S&W as the 357 mag is to a 38spl. The 10mm is a very good round for many proposes.

You know this is just the start of the madness?

Just trying to point out the differences between Memphis and Nashville. Not trying to bash Memphis. I like that town. Spent lots of time there.

It won't get any better than that! If I could jump and see over my stash of 7,62x39, I'd probably order some.

I've got two 22A's and they have interchangeable barrels, I'll bet S&W will offer optional barrels for the Vic over time. I really like mine with a Red Dot and several magazines.

I had a guy get road rage on me yesterday simply because he was mad that I merged in front of him. I signaled and waited as long as I could before simply having to move over. He then got really aggressive. I remembered this thread and simply ignored him. Life is too short to get worked up over someone's driving.

No way could I do that. I can safely say he is more man than me.

I'm right there with you. Thinking March or April of next year...

You need to keep the 22A and get the Victory and then do a comprehensive comparison report with pictures and data, then report back.

I didn't deny that Memphis has more crime. What I said is that most of that crime is in very small areas of the city. One day, I'll learn to keep my mouth shut in these threads.

Was starting to think this year sort of fizzled out.

Yeah I am surprised that Tennessee has been able to get by constitutionally with having practically no free way to openly carry any sort of firearm, especially long guns by the way the state constitution is written because it is a mirror image of the TX constitution granting legislature ability to restrict 'wearing' of arms. Can't really wear a long gun like you can a handgun. Long gun carry has been legal down there forever but handguns have always been restricted in some way, whether that be carrying on a license, hunting/fishing, or while traveling.

Am I doing it wrong?

Anybody else get theirs yet?

That's easy, if you don't have any short comings to make up for, get a .40.

None of it actually. I don't know for sure about trigger components yet as I haven't disassembled it but none of it is a direct swap I know. The bolt components are same (I think, I know the extractor is kinda) but everything is just different enough. The 96 uses a dual extractor setup. 10/22 barrels will work but you have to either cut a second groove 180 degrees from the first or remove the second extractor from the 96. Most people tend to think the latter is a bad idea and former option is the correct way to go. I know you will appreciate it so when I get some time, I'll disassemble the 96 next to 10/22 and share the comparison pictures.

Att does offer the unlimited data, unfortunately from what I can find out they don't allow it on a hotspot device or tethering or using your phone as a hotspot. The unlimited is for device use only. I was hoping. In checking with the other carriers they are all pretty much the same on wireless.

What-Cha-Got Stew, my favorite. Clean out the fridge and fill my belly at the same time.

Take Sitar in Nashville off the list. It is the opposite of what you are looking.

It can also be used internally by the manufacturer to identify certain loadings. I have a lot of cases with two cannelures and one with three cannelures. Sometimes you can "guess" that a .38 Spl case was used for wadcutter ammo as the cannelure about 3/4" below the case mouth. In jacketed bullets, a cannelure is for the case mouth to be rolled into for a roll crimp. Lead bullets have crimp grooves you can't miss. Why are "what is this ring" questions suddenly popping up in so many forums?

Moved from Western NY 18 months ago. The final blow for me was the last governor race in NY. We had a good candidate that pushed the friend of the 2nd Amendment message. The political pro gun group that I belonged did lots of pushing to get the votes out, even had a big electronic billboard in Albany for months leading up to the election. We ran the number, if just the gun owners came out in force we could get a new governor. Our candidate did much like Trump and took 95% of the land mass but lost to the big city areas. We just could not get the gun people out in large enough numbers to overcome the big city vote. Pretty much decided I couldn't take it anymore and started looking. I figured if the unheard masses couldn't at least vote I wasn't going to kill myself fighting for them anymore. Add in high taxes and weather it was an easy decision. Felt a little guilty taking 2 conservative votes out of state but sometimes you have to look out for yourself. Welcome to TGO, I was a member for over a year before we moved.

I’ve been contemplating building one of these ever since I ran across it a couple years ago. Since it would probably be a wall hanger, I really would prefer a flintlock to make it more realistic. BLUNDERBUSS KIT By Traditions Specifications: • Overall length when completed will be approximately 29 ¼” • Barrel length is 16 ¼” • The smoothe bore is flared to 2 ¼” at the muzzle • 54 cal. percussion • Select hardwood unfinished stock • Brass trigger guard (single trigger) • Unfinished barrel • Approximately 8 lbs fully assembled. adult image

Kingsport--there's several that are active in the trading post that haven't found this thread.

I kinda figured he commit murder, realized he screwed up and decided he would rather die than go to prison. Just a WAG though.

In my experience of shooting all sorts of small game, 17 HMR is where it's at. Stay away from the TNT rounds and you should be fine. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk

Exactly! And for the encouraging thing; when I steppe doff the plane for the first time in Germany, the first thing off the walkway was three German Polizei, MP5's strapped to them and one with some kind of a Shepard. The 6' tall blonde in uniform didn't hurt the eyes either. Anyways... That's what our airports should be like, show of force. It works, ask Israel.

I have the Nikon P308 4-12x on my AR w/ 24" barrel. Works for me. I can see the holes at 100 yds, not quite at 200 though, so if you're wanting to shoot further, you'll need a spotting scope. - K

I have been really busy but I am back

You will find many opinions on the Taurus line, most of them in the negative. I'm not one of them. I have owned more than I can count and can say the only one that ever gave me any issue was a Model 94 22lr revolver. It was terribly inaccurate. I returned it to the dealer and got a full refund for it. They sent it back to Taurus, who sent me a free replacement for the pistol. It was perfect. Now as far as their autoloaders, I currently have 6 of them. From a Gen 1 Pt111 to a Gen 2 24/7 and a couple of 1911s. None have ever given me a problem. Do I carry them as a primary defensive weapon? Not normally. Not because of issues of distrust of the Taurus line, but more because I prefer other pistols more. I won't try to convince you that Taurus hasn't had problems recently, and more than most people are comfortable with at that. But Taurus pistols fill a niche as an affordable, entry level pistol, and as a serviceable range, backup, truck/car, or just a home hideout gun. Are they the equal of all other brands? I would have to say probably not. Are they the piece of crap many say? No. I don't think so. Now...would I carry it as an EDC? If it was all I owned or could afford, and I'd shot it enough to be comfortable with its capabilities; I believe I could carry it for defense. Just my personal opinion. Now if you want more comments on the Taurus products, visit the TaurusArmed.net forum. Yes, it does exist. There are a lot of people who like and carry them daily.