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LOL. Same here Randall! I unholster several times a day. Done safely, appropriate backstop etc. It's free drawstroke practice. I use my carry gun as my "nightstand" gun lying beside one of my Surefire's. I have my jeans on a chair at bedside with holster, spare mags, flashlight, BOK, cellphone, BUG etc. If, God forbid, there is a fire or other emergency and I need to unass the area quickly, then I'm ready. We have 2 small yappy and territorial dogs that sleep in our bedroom. Their hearing is better than mine!

My wife and I are the only people in our home along with my best bud Brodie, a large for his breed Yorkshire Terror that hears everything. My handgun is laying on my bedside stand every night holster free and keeps my flashlight and two full extra mags company. I'm too old to fight and to slow to run.....and I have no intentions to do either.

Armed citizen comes to the aid of an Arizona trooper. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ambushed-arizona-trooper-saved-passing-motorist-who-shot-attacker-dead-n706381

At anything beyond probably 10 yards a stack of loose washers is probably less lethal. I have shot them before and they just go all over the place and make all kinds of noise as they do, definitely not even close to being ideal They are definitely worse than any wax slug I have ever shot. If I want to shoot slugs I buy the CHEAP Federal bulk pack. Federal is the easiest to get a slug into the case and have it stay. The rest either have wads that prevent the use of a slug or the slug just drops out. I would cut the tops off the cheap .25 shot shells and pour the lead into my pot. I melt the shot down then use the lead to make slugs. I would pull the wad out far enough so the slug will kind of get locked in by the wad when you push it back in. I made a crimping tool to round over the edge of the case to hold the slug in place. I don't believe most matches you are going to find are shock sensitive like a primer needs to be. Children's caps, like in the 8 round rings, are shock sensitive and they do work but nothing will be as reliable as a real primer. For taking small game it is hard to beat a pellet rifle. You can make a mold that you can swage pellets out of using a hammer or vice. Not quick but it works. And in a end of times situation nothing says a human is around like a gunshot so being quiet is imperative to survival. I consider silencers a must have for when society collapses. If the HPA passes every gun I own will have a silencer.

I work at a big box dealer part time so my transfers are free. Just have to pay the background check and they're officially mine. A small perk of the job with all the BS I have to put up with.

Happy New Year, my friends! Prior to the Christmas holiday, I posted a WTB ad on various forums with hopes of finding an Egyptian military butt stock. I need it to begin the de-ban process for my recently acquired Intrac Maadi. I received a message for a complete stock set days after the Christmas holiday. The seller had six stock sets at one point. He originally set it back to use for a future project but it never materialized. Fast forward to this week, I received the stock set and my rifle is one step closer to being liberated from its post-ban configuration!

You quoting it doesn't help ....now...

Thanks and duh, I didn't think of the Invision forum software itself being the source. - OS

The BATFE "inspection was more of an interview. I suppose my having recently held an FFL helped the process. We covered the basic rules and regs as well as went over the paperwork required. I sent the agent a letter the other day, asking about ITAR. The response was that nothing had come down.......so far. If that crock of crap gets tipped in my direction, I will definitely shut down. Hard to justify thousands for a permit when annual gross is not much more than the cost of the permits. But, after all, that is exactly the point of it.......Right?

That's all bunk. Read the actual statute. Unless it's a company leased vehicle, it's still "yours". Wording is, "in the permit holder's motor vehicle" ""Motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle as defined in § 55-1-103, which is in the lawful possession of the permit holder, but does not include any motor vehicle which is owned or leased by a governmental or business entity and that is provided by such entity to an employee for use during the course of employment if the entity has adopted a written policy prohibiting firearms or ammunition not required for employment within the entity's motor vehicles " And it covers any place your vehicle is legal to be parked, including school property. You can read the actual statutes at http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/tncode/ Weapons section is 39-17-1301 and forward. This one 39-17-1313 - OS

Fight At Night : Defensive Concepts for Dark Environments Date: Saturday March 4 Time: 3PM - 11PM Location: The Ridge Dayton TN. (http://www.theridgeshooting.com/) Price $180 cash or check. ($80 Deposit to hold spot / balance due night of class). Instructor: Randy Harris This rarely offered class will cover some critical skills which include shooting with and without the help of flashlights in low or no light. We will work both proactively challenging unknown potential threats and reacting to unexpected close range attacks in low light settings. You will see just how much light you really need to accurately shoot by and how much light you actually need to ID targets. We will also cover manipulating the pistol in the dark both with and without a light in our hands. We will load , unload and clear malfunctions with and without flashlights. A fair amount of time will also be devoted to using the flashlight as a tool to help you get deselected in the "pre fight interview" , use the light as a distraction device and impact weapon, and as a bridge from less lethal to lethal force. Range Gear and requirements : Handheld flashlight (Surefire 6P, G2, Streamlight Scorpion or similar). Extra batteries. Pistol and holster designed to be worn on the belt. Two spare mags (3 total minimum) and a mag pouch. Range Safety gear (eye and ear protection) . Clothing appropriate for weather. Snacks and drinks. Ammo: Approximately 250 rounds. If you have a weapon mounted light for your pistol and want to use it for some drills then please bring it too. If your carry pistol has a light that is fine too just make sure it fits your holster. If you have a "blue gun" or airsoft gun and training knife you want to bring feel free to do so. We will be doing some interactive exercises where students will play the role of both good guys and bad guys to get a better feel for just what each experiences when the techniques are applied in low light. If you don't see it from both sides you only know about half of what is going on. A $80 deposit will hold a spot for you in this class. Balance due at class. We are limiting it to 16 students so you might want to get your deposit in soon. To register or for more info either PM me here at TGO or email me at Cruelhandluke2000@yahoo.com. Hope to see you there! Some Bio info and some of my training resume.....http://www.suarezinternationalstore.com/instructor-randy-harris.aspx

The place I was in today is $15 transfer for the first gun $5 each after that in the same purchase. $10 BG check. They are goin up next week though. I did not recognize the lower brands, but I did not look too hard since I really need to hold off buying uless it is a great deal.

Anderson's when in stock shouldn't be close to $100 but they typically move fast. As far as Spikes, Aero, etc I expect to see them at $89 or $99 before tax and bg check. I guess more what I was meaning stemmed from stories of $45 or $55 transfer fees. I want to say that the most I've paid locally was $25? At that price you'd still do good for a $39 Anderson lower.

It is and it isn't. I'm definitely the definition of gun poor. I have a full time job 4 days a week and my part time job gives me my play money to add to the safe. Now my wife doesn't complain about spending money but she does complain about not being home enough. Just can't win.

Yeah that is nice. I worked in a retail store in a tourist area for 5 years. I feel your pain about the BS. I would probably just put a bunch back or on layaway and buy them at once so you even save the multi charge on background checks

That was a helluva deal for a stripped lower!!

My tech skills are really, really bad. Not kidding. I got an email from them this afternoon. If you like, send me a pm here with your email account, and I'll send it to you.

Just saw a distributor is supposed to be shipping them out end of this month to dealers so we're getting closer. I hope CZ will be able to keep up with demand! I thought that they had already been shipping them out to dealers. Maybe some did already and this distributor got a later shipment.

I'm surprised--just saw the story on CNN as well.

That's the kind of firearms I'm after as well. I like having firearms that most don't have, or maybe not even know of. I really like preban rifles, but all of them are $$$$. Something I don't have a whole lot of. The ones I have now, I've lucked upon and snatched them up. It's an expensive hobby but at least there's a fun factor and I can enjoy them. Customizing cars turned out to be a money pit with some fun and then I ended up losing after selling. Live and learn.

My last four Form 4 submissions via a trust have a pending to approval average of 213.5 days. SilencerCo Osprey 45 FDE Pending - 2/12 Approved - 8/17 Surefire Ryder 22-A Pending - 3/18 Approved - 10/18 Dead Air Armament Mask 22 Pending - 3/28 Approved - 11/6 AAC Ti-RANT 9 Pending - 4/20 Approved - 12/5

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It's off the grid but on the net

That's are really good deal, I just bought 2-80% lowers for $110 for a off the grid project

Aim Surplus has Anderson lowers at 39.99 right now. Not a great deal lower than you stated, but maybe get some guys to buy with you.

The price of all guns is coming down. Even used isn’t selling like it was. Buyers don’t feel guns will be banned and they won’t be able to get what they want (at least for 4 more years). The collectables are selling though.

I knew this thread was around here, somewhere. Just took me a while to find it. Maybe it needs to be revived. I would never have thought that it was from so far back - nearly three and a half years since the last post. Still some pretty good slipjoint love even if it is only a couple of pages long:

Good for them. I’ve been using PMAGS for years with no problem. I hope they can now step up their production without leaving us with a shortage. It’s always good to see an American company hit a home run.

I don't have a milling machine, nor the knowledge to use one, so an 80% lower seems like it would be a pain in the arse to me.

Oh, I understand. It doesn't seem very economical to pay shipping, transfer fees, and a background check on a $50 hunk of aluminum. Maybe you could pick some up a a local gunshow then.

You ever ask at your local gun store? Most have them, but rarely have them displayed. I guess because they'd be easy to put in one's pocket and walk out.

Entry level ARs have become commodity items. Many manufactures make them to very similar specs and mechanically most are indistinguishable aside from a few logos and stampings. The more made the cheaper and cheaper "acceptable" basic AR parts will get. Now premium parts will still command market value be it due to improved function or consumer perceived improvement of function or looks. Magpul grips are a perfect example, while functionally they make little real effect on the rifle they have convinced the average consumers in mass that they will prefer one of them and that they are therefore worth "x". Marketing at it's finest. That said I also have them on most of my ARs. What I'm interested in is seeing where box stock BCGs, lowers, LPKs, and ammo end up. . .

I think most first responders leave them running in case they get a urgent call. I sure wouldn't want to need a officer and he be stuck at another location with a dead battery or some other preventable mechanical problem. Leaving the car running eliminates starting problems during the shift. Plus, i wonder if all the electronics in the cars recycle with each start? I assume they have a designated battery but i dont know for sure. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes, new default for folks with no image uploaded, similar to how phones name contacts in text messages. Note the letters are the first 2 in their screen name.

^ this is me as well.

OS I wondered that too. Looks like a Periodic Table got cut up and thrown around the forums. lol

I may have a few more I'd like to build someday but am in better shape than the average AR owner now. But outside of that, after the post-Newtown drought of spare parts I decided I'd never get caught with my pants down again. I have divider trays full of spare parts of almost anything I could need for a long time. I don't dip into it either. If I plan to build something, I'll order all the parts I need for the build. Plus I'll add some spare parts to the order for the trays. They spares aren't just for what I may need someday but for friends as well. I plan to continue stocking it along with mags and probably spare barrels, bcg's, and stripped lowers. Yeah, those droughts left a bad taste in my mouth so I'm gonna enjoy these cheap days and plentiful supplies.

Now is the time to buy. Hoard more than you'll need in this lifetime because the next election might yield a majority anti-2A politicians who will get an AWB passed like Bill Clinton did.

Pretty good, at least initially. Don't know how they would break in, etc. as I haven't EDC'd a Rough Rider for any length of time at this point. I did carry the Deer Slayer as my EDC for a while - I bought it around the time that the no blade length law went into effect specifically because I wanted something with a blade that was (albeit barely) longer than four inches. I now carry a Spyderco Resilience so haven't EDC'd the Deer Slayer for a while. The Deer Slayer had and still has a 'walk and talk' that is pretty comparable to the trapper I recently got. I brought the Trapper to work with me today so I could use my desk as an impromptu platform for shooting a short video with my cellphone so that you could see/hear the walk and talk for yourself. Obviously the clip point blade doesn't 'jump' open from a nearly open position because of the lock but it 'jumps/snaps' closed and the other, non-locking blade 'jumps/snaps' both open and closed (I am sure there is a proper term for that but, although I did know what 'walk and talk' meant I don't know what that term is.) Neither blade has a half-stop but both have fairly consistent and noticeable resistance up to the point they 'snap' open or closed. The single blade on the Deer Slayer (which is non-locking) behaves in pretty much the same manner. I've put the video in my Photobucket account but it has been a long time since I tried to post a video from Photobucket to a forum. Hopefully this will work but if it doesn't then I can only say, "I tried." (Well, I couldn't get the video to embed but this direct link seems to work - might be a little slow to load and you might want to pause the video until it fully loads then hit play but at least it seems to work): http://vid126.photobucket.com/albums/p116/JBFordowner/VID_20170111_120233839.mp4

Ever notice they never changed the prohibited weapons statute to even mention that as an exception? So you have one statute that says you can't possess one without NFA approval and one that says you can. Typical sloppy lawmaking. - OS

Same as any other firearm, a per the original version, dunno if any changes in this one. - OS

Because busybodies in government like to tell folks what they can and can't do with their own property and make it a source of revenue.

Finished up my most recent build thinking it would shoot 5.56, turns out it throws flames. Joking aside I was shooting some Monarch ammo that had considerably more flash than American made ammo. This picture was also the worst out of multiple magazines. Thought it was a funny picture regardless.

Man, I don't know. That even makes a Glock look better.

$1k is the absolute most I'd ever drop as a lump sum on a bare rifle & it would have to be something very special for that to happen. Luckily 99% of my needs are to be found in the sub-$800 bracket. My long range target rig probably has more invested in it than any other gun I own, but that was spent a bit at a time over several months. It's probably still not over $800 for the bare gun though. Mind you, I've got more than that in the scope, so probably around $1800 overall. Actually, thinking about it, I'd say the AVERAGE value of the guns I currently own is about $500. Some over, some under.

The problem with ANY legislation that limits ANYTHING by use of criteria being met is the criteria will no doubt change once it is made into law. Obamacare is a prime example. There are a lot more pages now than when it was passed and all those additions were added without another vote. Do you think all those extra pages gave us more or less freedom? Say a law gets passed saying that those suffering from A, B or C will be the only ones limited. Everyone else rejoices at the passage of that law thinking it only affects those suffering from A, B or C. Then, over time, a few more conditions are added to the criteria and before you know it the criteria has changed so much that it affects a lot more people than when it was originally passed into law. But after a while the criteria for determining who is mentally defective can, and does, change over time. If you think legislation aimed at those with mental conditions will never affect you think about this. I have seen interviews and read articles by people responsible for establishing what the criteria will be for determining whether someone is "mentally defective" or not. Those doctors have overwhelmingly said that the urge to own a dangerous item, such as a gun, is a mental condition. They have even went on to say that the urge to own a dangerous gun is reason enough to keep them from owning one. So even though the mentally defective are the only ones affected right now I do not believe for a second that it will stop there. You can be adjudicated as mentally defective because of the medication you take, nothing else, and there is a push to do it on a federal level. And do you think that list of medications will remain the same? Never in a million years will that list of medications remain the same. They will alter that list of medications so they can go after certain groups. Adderall is often prescribed to service members suffering from PTSD and that is one of the medications currently being used to limit gun ownership in some states. Here is a list of medication used to take guns away from those in New York. Imagine if this list were to be used to limit on a national level. I have personally be prescribed Ambien before to help me sleep, took it once and I was found out laying in my yard a sleep so I never took it again. I have been prescribed Valium because I am very allergic to IVP dye and Valium keeps me from dying when the doctors MUST use IVP dye. A Abilify - antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and agitation Adderall - stimulant used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Ambien - used as a sleep aid, cause drousiness Antabuse - used to treat alcohol addiction Aricept - used to slow the progression of dementia Anafranil - tricyclic antidepressant Asenapine - antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder Ativan - benzodiazepine, used to relieve anxiety[1] B Benperidol - an antipsychotic BuSpar - an anti -anxiety medication Benzodiazepines - a class of sedatives Benzydamine - an anti-inflammatory drug C Celexa - an antidepressant of the SSRI class (Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) Clozaril - an atypical antipsychotic (Clozapine) Concerta - used to treat ADD/ADHD Cymbalta - an antidepressant of the SSNRI (Selective Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor) class, similar to Effexor (venlafaxine) D Depakote - an atiepileptic and mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder, neuropathic pain and others. Sometimes called an antimanic medication Dextromethorphan - an antitussive drug E Effexor - an antidepressant of the SSNRI (or SNRI) class Elavil - a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA), less commonly used these days Eskalith - a salt of Lithium, which is a mood stabilizer used to prevent bipolar disorder. F Fluoxetine - (Prozac) is used to treat major depressive disorder, bulimia nervosa (an eating disorder) obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). G Gabitril - a mood stabilizer Geodon - an "atypical" antipsychotic H P Paxil - an SSRI antidepressant, used frequently to treat depression and anxiety disorders Phenelzine - (Nardil)-MAOIs for depression Pristiq - an SNRI antidepressant Prolixin - an antipsychotic Prozac - an SSRI antidepressant Phenobarbital- a barbiturate, sedative and hypnotic properties Q R Remeron - an antidepressant which is often used as a sleep aid Reminyl - used to slow the progression of Alzheimer's Dementia Restoril - a sleep aid of the benzodiazepine class ReVia - alternatively known as Naltrexone Risperdal - an "atypical" antipsychotic Ritalin - a stimulant used to treat ADHD/ADD S Saphris - an atypical antipsychotic Serax - anti -anxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class, often used to help during detoxification from alcohol or other drugs of abuse Sertraline - an SSRI class anti-depressant (brand name Zoloft) Seroquel - an "atypical" antipsychotic, sometimes is used as a sleep aid when given in low doses Serzone- an "atypical" antidepressant Stelazine - an older antipsychotic, today rarely used Strattera - a non-stimulant medication used to treat ADD/ADHD Sycrest - an atypical antipsychotic T Thioxetine Thorazine - an older antipsychotic, today rarely used because of the high occurrence of serious side effects Topamax - a mood stabilizer, also used for migraine headaches Trazodone - atypical antidepressant, most typically used now as a sleep aid Trileptal - a mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder U V Valium - anti-anxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class Vistaril - an antihistamine for the treatment of itches and irritations, an antiemetic, as a weak analgesic, an opioid potentiator, and as an anxiolytic. Vyvanse - a stimulant used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder W Wellbutrin - an antidepressant of the norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI) class, structurally identical to Zyban, a smoking cessation aid X Xanax - an antianxiety medication of the benzodiazepine class Y Z Zoloft - an antidepressant of the SSRI class Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Zyprexa - an "atypical" antipsychotic medication used in the treatment of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, and various types of dementia and /sometimes OCD(obsessive compulsive disorder) Zaleplon - a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic Zolpidem - a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic Zopiclone - a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic

4 configs in stock at PSA right now, 650-750 clams. - OS

I guess it would depend on what kind of threat you perceive. An expert marksman with a Mosin and cover might be able to take some people out at distance. But if I think I may become engaged in battle I’ll take accuracy and firepower over quantity of relic rifles any day. Take Afghanistan as an example. Sure, shooters with relic rifles take out some troops. But unless they can shoot and escape; they are dead meat. I don’t buy into the SHTF scenarios, but I’ve thought about an isolated incident where I might need to protect my property (Katrina, looters, etc.). My choice is a scoped 308 AR. It gives me the ability to take out a threat at distance, or multiple bad guys close in. Everything in life is application driven. That’s why there are so many choices in firearms. You will live or die with the choices you make.

Ammo is going to be a problem so you need to arm yourself with weapons that you have a good chance of finding or taking ammo for. SO weapons in 9mm, .223, possibly .40.

Things were different then. We didn't have as many mob incidents then as we do now. When there were riots in yesteryear, there was a build-up to them. Communication was slower so building outrage took longer. Everyone knew Harlem was about to erupt in the 1970s, but something like Ferguson can happen in a matter of a few hours due to social media and the 24 hour news cycle. Cops used to carry revolvers because 6 shots was plenty "if you make the first one count". Incidents requiring a self-defense action were one or two perps. Today an officer can make every shot count from a 17+1 Glock 17 and had still better have an extra mag or 3, and more officers on the way. Criminals acting together, higher capacity firearms, and the possibility of body armor have changed the equation. Reginald Denny was just driving his dump truck for his construction job on what he thought was a normal day when he found himself in the start of the Rodney King riots in L.A. I doubt he was expecting the death squad to be after him that day. The SHTF truck gun is for days that are decidedly not normal days. It's simply an insurance policy. Almost everyone with it will probably never need it, but it only takes once and you'd better have it.