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Review of the Bourbon Trail, and a few pics attached. Fair warning, I did not take a ton of pictures. I'll start by saying that Maker's Mark was head and shoulders above the rest, and I took 12 tours. They just knocked it out of the park. Even if you don't enjoy their products the tour is worth the trip. The next tier belongs to Buffalo Trace, Woodford Reserve, Wild Turkey, and Jim Beam, and Bulleit (Stitzel). They were all pretty great. Angels Envy was also surprisingly cool, well worth a stop if you're in Louisville. These I would make it a point to visit if you're on the trail, even if you don't care for their product. The drive in to Woodford is worth it alone, absolutely stunning. The rest were all pretty meh. The tasting bar at 4 Roses is good, but the grounds are decidedly average. The remainder are fairly unremarkable, so unless you are a fan of a certain product, or are looking for an offering only sold at the distillery, I wouldn't consider them worth the time or drive.4 points
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So for Christmas in a gift exchange I received a BRCC gift certificate. I don't typically drink coffee, mainly from horrible experiences grabbing coffee when I absolutely require caffeine in the hospital in the wee hours of the morning. Anyway, after seeing it mentioned here I decided to order some to try rather than re-gift it to a coffee loving friend. BEST DECISION EVER. I've loved them, fear not though, I'm not one to try one or two samples and recommend an entire brand. I've liked 4 of 5 that I've tried so far and can heartily recommend all I've tried thus far.3 points
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With a 100 yard zero you will need less than 30 MOA, 27.9 to be exact, total to get to 1,000. That is using a 140 Amax at ~2,840 fps. 900 yards is 23.4 moa with a 100 yard zero Total drop at 1,000 is 293".2 points
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Friend of mine linked me this from Reddit earlier today. Terrifying http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=1311756 https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=-KJq23shaTc&app=desktop2 points
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Maybe we should have an eastern TN TGO get together.... Not sure of where to do it. I'd say at Mac's place, but to remove those stumps with tannerite would require several days hard work! To sum up my TN experience in one sentence. "The people and the weather are better"2 points
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Thanks Buck! I don't get down 75 often, but am friendly w/ Sidecarist (in your neck of the woods). Us Yankee's like to stick together! There are a lot of good decent people up north who generally don't like what the government is doing/becoming, but when it's all you've known, it's hard to just pick up and move. The missus and I always intended to retire somewhere's warmer after the kids were grown and gone, but w/ many of the issues happening, and the crime that was starting to appear even in our small country town up North, the whole snowfall at Easter incident was the final nail in the coffin. Glad to feel welcomed down here! We'll have to arrange a TGO shoot or something at one of the ranges! I can host a few people at Oak Ridge... and I do have quite a stump collection that needs removing. Anyone got any extra Tannerite they don't need? - K2 points
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You would think this is common sense, and would not need instructions. But we have so many laws regulating behavior because people like this can’t even handle the simple task of carrying a gun without screwing it up.2 points
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What it says to me is that Starbucks considers Veterans on par with foreign refugees, as they are pledging to hire the same number of them as veterans.2 points
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We are getting closer and closer to my 300 Blackout bullet to becoming a reality but I need some help. It is a 265+ grain bullet (depending on alloy) that I designed to feed in an AR15. It is the heaviest bullet that was designed specifically for the 300 Blackout. Everything about this bullet is optimized for the 300 Blackout. The case capacity, specifically how much was left for the powder after the bullet is seated, is optimized for the powders typically used in the 300 Blackout. That is because we all know that case fill and powder position can affect accuracy. So this bullet was designed to give the optimal space so your powders will not only burn more completely but also more consistently. It is that consistency that leads to accuracy. The nose profile is optimized for feeding in an AR 15 but care was also taken to make this bullet accurate in a widest variety of chambers possible. Because it was designed specifically for the 300 Blackout is also very forgiving when working up loads. Even without load development we are seeing positive results and those results will only get better as people use the bullet. Consistent 1.5 MOA groups using this cast bullet without ANY load development is what is being reported by some of my current testers. Those groups will shrink once we get into the load development phase of testing. I have several years in the project and we are really close to going into production but I am wanting to get more test data first. I am looking for some more people who want to try out these bullets. If anyone is interested please contact me. Prefer someone who is experienced at casting as I will send them one of the prototype molds to cast with. When these go into production I will also be looking for more people to test the production bullet. Those interested in testing the production bullets do not need experience in casting. I will submit another post when we are ready for people to test the production bullets.1 point
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Galco Maimi for the shoulder holster, but that's typically only when I'm driving the wife's car or a rental. In mine the holsters mount to the center console. Clothing and where I'm going most often decide. In jeans I'm either in a supertuck style with my p229 or p239, or an OWB holster with a cover garment. In khakis I go to a pocket holster for my p238. Scrubs a bellyband with the p238.1 point
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That's one of those military moments where you can hear the Looney Tunes theme playing in your head as you do what you're told.1 point
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I said the exact same thing 100 times since moving here! And that describes it perfectly. I found "America" again. Whatever the heck the libtards are trying to turn this country into, I don't recognize, nor want any part of it! I'd suggest secession, but I believe we were here first, I think they should go find somewhere else to live instead. - K1 point
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This is true....Getting unstuck from our rut up north took hard work, and some risks. But we had some unexpected help. When my employer of 32 years decided he could replace me with someone for 60% of what they were paying me, they politely told me to retire at 60, or else...That was last September. We had always planned to get out of Illinois and move to eastern TN when I retired, but without that kick in the ass, I don't know if or when it would have happened. I was pissed at the time, but now I am here and happy as heck. We have a great house, great neighbors, with lots of great places to ride my motorbikes or shoot close by, and much better weather.1 point
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Find an Establishment Rep. and Senator to write and carry those bills, (preferably a Senator who sits on Judiciary, and the House sponsor on Civil Justice) and then get Legal to allow them in the simple form you espouse, nothing to it but to do it! You might have to get a new Governor and Speaker of the House to get those sponsors though, they are a pretty tight knit group...and raise enough money to outspend the Chamber of Commerce...but hey, every House member is all about the 2nd Amendment, just listen to the stump speeches each election cycle. If any bill goes to Senate Judiciary, just remember the NRA endorsed Overbey, Stevens and Lundberg, the three Republicans you can count on to vote against every gun bill...1 point
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I have never experienced that. Maybe that's the case if the Starbucks you visit are in Portland Oregon.... I think their coffee sucks but I don't understand the hate that extends beyond their product. Their track record for hiring veterans is pretty awesome.1 point
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The plus side of tornadoes is that they can miss you by a block and you're good. Blizzards and hurricanes are hard to dodge.1 point
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I did get the Food saver jar sealing kit and it works just fine with the Weston 2300 I have (Thanks Mark A!). It looks like using lids that have been through a heat cycle will help keep the seal tight longer. I tried new lids and its Ok, but a lid that was heated in hot water then screwed down tight for a few minutes then dried and then vacuum sealed is holding tight enough that the wife can't remove it and it isn't too easy for me... We will be experimenting with things like keeping pre-made salads longer than one day, as well as using it to keep our bulk spices etc. longer. I'm going to try it on our next honey harvest too. I'm sure that as time passes we will find many uses.1 point
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I have no idea on cost down here (I'm from Indiana) but don't skimp on the sub-base. If the ground below settles, so will the concrete. In my day job, I work for a construction materials testing company - so I've tested a lot of concrete. I'd suggest 4000psi instead of 3000 as listed above. Most slabs, driveways, sidewalks, etc are 4k. 3k is typical for foundations, however. If the barn is not going to be heated you will want air-entrained concrete as well. The air voids within the concrete will allow for freeze/thaw and you'll end up with a better product of the life of the slab. Concrete WILL crack, we just try and minimize how much, and direct it where.1 point
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I would go in Starbucks more often if the liberal stench didn't overwhelm the coffee.1 point
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'Common Sense' now there is something that has become as rare as 22 ammo use to be ️1 point
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Well that was a good episode. Morgan having flashbacks and finally snaps! Maybe the old Morgan is back?1 point
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Ah well, nothing unexpected, I wonder whether he's still got the dolled up "hot wife & step daughter" parading about for media attention. I'm curious as to how far his step daughter progressed in her media or acting career and if his step son became the master engraver we were led to believe he wanted to become.1 point
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The slab is going to cost you ~$4,500 to have set up and poured. I base that on my cost to have a pad poured for my garage within the last year. From what I gather a lot of concrete guys who work for themselves charge 2x the cost of the concrete for everything. That is they take the cost of the concrete only then charge you the same amount for labor. 3,000 psi concrete, which is what they should use, should cost somewhere around $100 a yard depending on the company. A word of advice. If looks matter make sure to get some references or look at some reviews. If no reviews or references run away. I hired a local guy and he was not a concrete guy, he was just some guy who thinks he would be good at concrete work. I laid out the slab using string and made sure everything was perfectly square. He showed up and I showed him where I had laid out the pad. He immediately ripped up the string then asked what the dimensions where. I told him and he proceeded to absolutely screw those dimensions up. My wife asked me not to micromanage the workers like I normally do so I walked inside for about an hour. When I came back out the dimensions where all wrong. And when I mean wrong I mean by at least 10' on a pad that was supposed to be 32'x34'. I told him it was wrong and he started belly aching about how it was already done. I told him to fix the main pad and he could leave the apron at 10' wide rather than 2' wide like I wanted. When he had it laid out correctly he used string, instead of a laser, to set the grade stakes. Because the string sagged in the middle so does my slab. On top of that he angled my apron up so it collected rainwater and directed right into the saggy middle, creating an indoor pool that was at least 1" deep. I begged him for months and months to fix the apron and it was not until I told him he would be paying for someone else to fix it that he actually tried to fix it. He tried cutting grooves to let the water drain but we both knew he had to replace the slab which he eventually did but before making me wait for several months. I had threaded steel inserts put in the concrete for pedestal mounting some tools. I told them they MUST be level but in the end I had only one that was useable. Then he did not order enough concrete, probably because he let his 10 year old son calculate what was needed. When he ran out of concrete he acted like it was not his fault and wanted to leave. He hemmed and hawed a few minutes implying I needed to order more concrete. I told him he was paid for the job and the job wasn't finished. He ordered the extra concrete but by the time it got there the rest of the concrete had cured and the new stuff didn't match, both visually as well as physically. Luckily it was the apron that had to be removed otherwise I would have an apron that looked like ass.1 point
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I wouldn't feel too bad. Give it another 6 months and You'll be glad you waited. Prices will continue to drop.1 point
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I don't own a Food Saver brand (wish I did) but have a 12 year old Black & Decker model. I don't have a jar attachment for it. So why the heck is Prag posting this!? I still vac seal dried foods in jars by tossing in one 500 cc o2 absorber into pint jars and two 500cc o2 absorbers into quart jars, place the new lid on and screw the ring down. I get an excellent vac seal this way. I've opened a couple of jars within the past month that I initially sealed in 2011 and the vacuum was well intact and the foods in excellent condition. I keep the o2 absorbers vac sealed (I purchase a few hundred at a time), prep my jars, open the o2 absorbers and toss the appropriate number in my jars, lid 'em and reseal the o2 absorbers ... this has worked for several years now. fwiw these are the same o2 absorbers I use in my Mylar bags & buckets for food storage. I just wanted folks that are considering storing foods that there are additional options available. Of course when the B&D unit finally dies, it'll be replaced with a Food Saver brand unit...one day...1 point
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I'm with Nightrunner. CTD could have this delivered for free by a stripper that smells like Hoppes no 9 and breasts filled with bourbon and I still wouldn't buy it. Haven't bought a single thing from them since their gougefest.1 point
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Cato made me this Tanto as well, same D2 steel as the Bowie, i will post the strength test test here as well And if I haven't mentioned it yet, I am proud to the USA distributor of his work, if any of you want one of these blades made, PM me1 point
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Bahahahhaaaa!!! Now I've got coffee to clean off my screen, thanks for that! - K1 point
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Yo MrShotty! Grew up outside Boofaloo, did my 4 years at SUNY Oswego, and landed outside Roch-cha-cha for the next 20. Finally saw the light and moved the family down here 2 years ago. Funny story how it all happened (apropos for this time of year...) We were visiting family in the VA/DC area for Easter with typically gorgeous springtime weather, and on our return trip up Rt. 15 juuuuust as we hit the NYS line and saw the "Welcome to NY Sign", it started snowing. I hear a sniffle or two in the passenger seat next to me, then a few more.... "Honey, what's wrong?" Sniffle "Honey... are you OK?" Sniff. Sniff. "Baby, what's the matter?" ..... "I HATE THIS @#&^$$ WEATHER! I HATE THIS #&#$^@! SNOW! I HATE THIS #*%%$@ GOD DAMNED STATE SO MUCH!!!" So it really was a family decision.... Anyways, it's 60's and sunny this weekend, I started my garden a few weeks ago, even wore shorts a few days so far this year. You won't be disappointed. Looking back at the TWCNews site is a hoot. You can't believe people actually think like that, and that you used to live there, incredible! Feel free to shoot me a PM, I can probably point you to a few particulars/places to take a look at. Definitely plan a few trips down to check the area out, and make sure to hit Smokey Mountain Knife Works. It's just a quick 12-hours down Rt. 81, you'll hardly notice it at all (actually, the stretch from VA into TN is a gorgeous drive, the mountains are amazing at sunrise). - Kevin1 point
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First off, good for you for coming to your senses and moving to TN. I'm a bit out west of Nashville (don't like the traffic or the taxes). Here's the advice everyone gets: 1) don't live in Davidson county, taxes are literally double what they are in surrounding counties 2) North of Nashville is booming/getting crowded 3) South of Nashville is where all the money is Brentwood/Franklin - so you will pay more to live there. 4) Southeast to East is turning into little Tijuana 5) East to Northeast is an alright place to live 6) West is still pretty awesome for the time being, but people are starting to slowly creep out this way, it's the most rural part of the region that you can drive into Nashville daily and not have to travel an hour 7) Stay the F*** away from Memphis, that is the TN version of Mogadishu, we tried to give the city to Alabama, but they wouldn't even take it 8) If you're coming from a liberal state, stop by one of the decontamination stations at the state line and wash that crap off 9) Williamson county (where I'm at) supposedly has the best school systems in the state, and one of the better ones in the country. No clue though, I just pay taxes for other people's kids to go there 10) We like to shoot a lot down here, if you need assistance with creative ways to hide money from the spouse to stockpile an arsenal, just ask - the forum is filled with experts 11) Anything you need help with, no matter what it is, can be fixed with a TGO meeting if you supply the booze and BBQ1 point
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Welcome! I moved my family here from Western NY almost 2 years ago. Was one of the smarter things I've done. We spent a lot of time researching which schools would be a good fit for our children too. So far we have been pleased, and are enjoying the community we live in. There have been some rough spots, but on the whole they weren't unexpected, and we're still happy with the overall experience. There are some good websites like schooldigger that will help you rank schools, and state standardized test scores proved useful. We originally planned on moving to another community around Knoxville, but couldn't understand the disparate curve in the test scores. We ended up meeting and talking to a young couple at dinner one night while checking the area out, and the wife happened to be a teacher in the district we were looking at.... proved very enlightening. In short, income distribution correlated well with test scores, and the school teachers were forced to spend a lot of time 'parenting' kids whose parents didn't. At the expense of the rest of the class. Be wary of rural poor area's. It's unfortunate, but true. I don't have much experience w/ the Nashville area but as with most large city's, the closer you are.... I have friends/family in Bell Buckle and Springhill, and both seem like nice communities. Murfesboro is quite a large city onto itself, but there are a lot of jobs there, too. Look at crime statistics and local newspapers, and take a few trips to visit prospective area's before pulling up the tent stakes and moving. We made 3-4 trips down here (800 miles each way, UGH!), and while it really was a pain in my back, it was time and money well spent. I'm glad we ended up where we are, and not in our first choice. Feel free to PM if you have any questions! - Kevin1 point
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Starbucks has nothing I want....just overpriced burnt coffee......I'll support these guys......http://www.blackriflecoffee.com.........just my .021 point
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Maybe not, but make no mistake, you are not welcome there while carrying. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/09/18/starbucks-coffee-guns-ceo-schultz/2829937/1 point
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Starbucks deserves props here. And, I say that as someone who has seen them hire individual veterans that I've known in transition, and ones I've been privilleged to meet through programs like Room In The Inn. There will always be mental health issues that will contribute to homelessness issues. But, if every big company had the commitment to hiring veterans that Starbucks has, we'd have a much smaller problem than we currently have. Your care for one group doesn't have to exclude another one.1 point
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Maybe. What is says to me is that Starbucks is committed to helping those that they feel need it. There is no doubt that most refugees entering the US are going to need help. I'd much rather see a refugee working at Starbucks than sitting at home collecting a check from the taxpayers.1 point
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