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On that Tuesday morning, I had just walked out the door of 1WTC to get a cup of coffee. There had been a holdup that morning in me being able to get up to the area I was working, so I walked outside for some reason instead of walking back down into the transit mall. I had just crossed Broadway when I saw a flash of light in a window and felt the air suddenly moving past me back towards the buildings. It couldn't have been more than a fraction of second before I heard and felt the shockwave and heat, but I distinctly remember it being long enough that 'explosion' went through my mind before I felt it. There was almost instantly a wave of people in the streets fleeing in panic - and it was hard to do anything but move along with them. One of the strange things about working in the World Trade Center was looking out a window down at the top of jumbo jets on final approach to LaGuardia. We all thought it was a terrible accident - until the second plane hit. I remember watching in absolute shock as the second plane hit - it was going so fast. I remember watching the top of 1WTC tumble end over end as it fell. I can see everything about the scene in my mind. To this day, I can see it when I close my eyes at night. And, if I think about it I can smell and taste it. The rest of the day was a blur - I worked the site from the early afternoon until around 0400EDT the next day. I'll never forget walking out of the site and out of lower Manhattan. As we reached Union Square, people were lining the streets with water and food. I was fortunate to get to spend the next 9 months on the rescue and recovery. It was a time of healing, as truthfully I should have been one of the people we never found - my office was on the 78th floor on the side of impact. Had I been at my desk, I would have been vaporized. That event certainly affected my professional trajectory for the next several years. Things like that change a person. Over the years, I've had to quit thinking about why I lived that day and 2977 others did not. It truthfully affected my faith - I've have a hard time with the word 'blessed' in the way that it's used in contemporary forms. But, I try to live each day with the memory that there were 2977 people who didn't get to come home that day. I try not to squander the fact that I'm still alive.

Like bum-#### Egypt.

I mentioned in a different thread but will jump in with the S&W Governor I bought here. Second picture is with my Ruger LCR 22 for scale. Jim...

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Picked up this first year production 1950 Colt Challenger today. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Apparently I'm the only one who's got anything new since the end of January. And I thought I was slacking. Picked up a Vortex Strike Eagle 1-6x24 with two mounting rings (not a fan of the QD mounts). Got it through their MIL/LEO discount program that lets you complete an order form and email it straight to your rep. Been working on this 16" AR in bits and pieces over the few years I've had it. Next step, once I set some duckets aside, it a Geissele SD-E trigger.

I'm a city kid. Never been hunting in my life. Just not part of my upbringing. Consequently, my intro to guns was in the military and then the tactical/EBR era. Well, I've been thinking about getting a bolt action rifle for a minute and @robtattoo's for sale thread on that custom 280AI was the catalyst for me to get off my duff and get to it. (I came very close to getting it, but that weirdo caliber scared me off.) So after a little research I bought myself a Montana Rifle Company ASR in 308. It's got the absolute best trigger I have ever felt. It doesn't feel like it moves. It just breaks at 3#. It's nuts. The bolt design of the Model 1999 is a mixture of the Model 70 and the Mauser. She's a beautiful piece of work. I'm getting a killer discount on the optic from a friend of mine, but it's going to take a few weeks for that to come in. It's going to get a Nightforce NSX 3.5-15x50 MILR. My intent is to build a rifle that will forever be able to exceed my abilities. Here is the link to image gallery.

I picked up SIG P320 full size since this thread started. Just because I wanted to have example of the new Army heater. Absolutely nothing to dislike about it, I must say. I made it bedside gun with addition of Inforce weapon light, about which I also have nothing but good things to report: - OS

Don't let it bother you that your thoughts maybe incoherent about that day or many days following it. Everyone had different thoughts and feelings about what was going on back then. Your remembering what took place that night in the restaurant was point on. I have said many times that if the news medias were required to show the films of the planes hitting the towers every time they broadcasted the daily news it would remain a reminder of what America experienced that day and maybe all of the young people would feel differently today and appreciate what America stands for. For a brief period of time America was 1 nation under God and indivisable but like you said, "Sadly it didn't last." Politics got in the way.............JMHO

Per request...here is my 458 Socom - its a double stamp (NFA) 10.5" with a Bowers Versa50 Suppressor. Vortex Viper PST 1-4 x 24 scope. It literally brings home the bacon...and a ton more pork too :-). I have a 16" RR upper too but suppressed it is just too long for fast moving pigs (and any other things needing blown up...lol)

We were at the beach on vacation in Gulf Shores. My older son was two years old at the time. We took him back to the condo for a nap. He turned on the cartoon network. I know something was terribly wrong when Dan Rather was on that channel broadcasting. I remember going to a restaurant that night. People there were all watching the President's address on tv. A building full of people who would otherwise be strangers were cheering the President, crying, and hugging one another. I wish that feeling of unity could have lasted, but sadly it didn't. The next morning at about the time of the attack, a formation of jet fighters flew up the beach from Pensacola. That caused a very eerie sensation that I've never before or since felt. Don't expect this post to make sense. It's just some incoherent thoughts of what I remember of that time.

All these musicians we grew up with are starting to drop off. It does suck. Last year was bad, but I guess it was just the beginning. These guys are getting old. RIP Greg.

You make it sound like we can only have one.

So it is no secret that my heathen was raised around guns. She has been shooting since she was four years old. She started with a single shot bolt action .22 rimfire rifle and has progressed to where she can and does shoot an AR at the range. As she turned 9 last year she was eligible for 4H Shooting Sports this season. We signed her up and her first practice was in April. At her very first practice her coach inquired as to her experience shooting. I explained that she had a handful of years under her and I hoped he didn't have to unteach too much of what I had taught her. To my mild surprise he stated that she was a pure natural and asked if she would be interested in shooting the first match of the season, less than two months away. The Heathen is right handed, but left eye dominant. I have raised her to shoot left handed rifle. I am also cross dominant and it has never hindered me to shoot off-hand to my dominant eye. The coaches embraced this and let her do her own thing. They are all very impressed with her. They call her a natural and have been teaching her on Target Air Rifle, Sport Air Rifle, Target .22 and Sport .22. She also shoots archery. With a recurve. Nearly alone in that discipline as nearly everyone else shoots compound (bare, hunting and target.) The coaches are awesome, and have gone as far as to special order her a left handed Target Air Rifle and a left handed Target .22. They have that much faith in her talent. And on to that talent. Saturday was a dreary rainy day in Kentucky. But it didn't stop her. It was her first competition with less than two months experience on a Target Air Rifle. She placed 3rd. We are beyond thrilled.

Picked this up locally a few weeks ago for 2 bones..

Bought myself a PSA gen 2 AR10. Thanks to sales on the upper and lower and free shipping I spent about !$650.00

Obelisk means the same thing in Memphis as it does Egypt or anywhere else.

Ah so, wondered about "obelisk" mention:

That's the new statue that they erected after the obelisk was blown down by Hurricane Elvis in 2003. They moved the repaired obelisk to a less prominent spot in the park. They also added a plaque to it that said "Erected in 1954" as a disclaimer as I think they were embarrassed a bit by its proclamation of Tom Lee as "A Very Worthy Negro."

http://www.maglula.com/product/uplula-9mm-to-45acp/ "The UpLULA™ is a military-grade, pocket-size, universal pistol magazine loader and unloader designed to load and unload virtually all* 9mm Luger up to .45ACP single and double stack magazines of all manufacturers. It also loads most .380ACP single and double-stack mags, and 1911’s mags. " ".380Beretta 84 Cheetah - Loads & unloads well ! .380Bersa Thunder Double Stack - Loads & unloads well !" - OS

I have a PPQ M1 in 40 S&W. It's found a permanent home for several yrs, now. As stated above, the trigger is off the chart. Owned a Glock 22 & carried one on duty. Not a fan. nuff said.

Hit me up in PM if you ever want to offload any.

That is one fine stick you got there! Great optic choice! I hope you reload so you can REALLY ring out some of the quality and precision it will produce! We need a range range report with pictures!! ENJOY!!

I first saw the band in 71. Listening to the ABB always made me feel like I was in church. By the end of the set I felt redeemed. I need to take some time to mourn.

The ones I was not happy with eventually made me happy by trading for something better! :-)

I'm certain they appreciate the calls. On birthdays, anniversaries, etc. - it's comforting to know that someone still remembers the person you lost. Life goes on - but it's sometimes great to get a reminder that the world was a genuinely better place with that person in it.

I'm totally satisfied with every pistol I own. Whether it be the Ruger Mk II .22, my Colt Government Model, my Sigs, Smiths, Springfields and even the 2nd Gen Glock 22 that I thought I just had to have 30 plus years ago. Probably the only Glock I will ever own as I'm without a doubt not a fan of them. The one thing I would like to find are some of those magazine they use in the movies. You know, the ones that fit flush to the bottom of the magwell but they hold like 100 or more rounds, yeah those! Surely they exist but apparently just the bad characters and a few good ones have access to them.

I like my Bersa Thunder and my Model 85 a lot and my only want now is a Bersa Thunder Plus. I like the idea of have 15 rounds instead of 7 and I guess my Model 85 spoiled me on that idea. If I run up on a Thunder Plus at a price I can afford I will probably buy it..............JMHO

Didn't he also head up security at one of America’s largest indoor retail shopping areas?

I'd recommend the PPQ Model 1 or 2. I have M2s in both 9mm and 45. Because initially I could not find a M1 Navy version. I'm happy with both, and will probably someday pick up a Navy model as well. The M2 9mm is fantastic. Trigger is perfection. Reset is very tangible and audible. And very easy to get succeeding shots off if you like holding at the reset point. The M2 in 45 is very nice as well, but has a bit more muzzle flip than I had expected from it. I still have a couple Glocks, in fact took out my 19 last week. But of the two, I'd have to say I prefer the PPQ. jmo

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I guess that would not surprise me. Look at the advisors for the NRA, all special forces types. It always grinds at me a little that a lot of folks simply do not understand the differences between military, police, and civilian firearm uses and 'rules of engagement'. Same thing in the political arena. Waving training for LEO and military, especially in our state when knowing the TN law is a very important part of carrying a gun in this state. And before anyone yells it is about the money, my preference is that one should complete an online test about those laws, much like hunter safety. Does no one any good to survive the gunfight and have to spend 20 in the big house because you couldn't survive the legal fight.

The newest member of the family and my designated DMR. Knight's Armament (KAC) SR-25 EMC 16" Chrome Lined, Ball Mill Dimpled Barrel, 7.62x51mm, 1x11" Twist

I try to purchase at minimum 1 gun per year, combine this approach with the excitement and patriotism of the 45th president being sworn in coupled with a couple of work buddies buying guns this week, then the release of the Sig P320 won the army contract, and knowing that a run will almost certainly pursue, I was doomed, and too weak to holdout. So I pulled the trigger yesterday midday, its the Sig P320C FDE in 45ACP. The FDE is refreshing amongst the sea of black that I have. If the rain will clear out today, I plan to go shooting.

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231 days? This makes me sad... if it stays like this I won't see mine until Feb

I participated in a group buy on the FAL Files for a IMBEL Gear Logo receiver. I picked it up from the Nashville Armory last Wednesday. In two short months, I will be sending the receiver + my IMBEL parts kit to Mark at Arizona Response Systems to build my very first FAL. I am pretty excited to say the least! After patiently waiting 231 days, I have recieved my tax stamp for my Dead Air Mask. I have included a photograph of my Dead Air Mask affixed to my Romanian AKT-98, Last and but not least, I received my Russian VEPR chambered in 7.62x39 from the good folks at Atlantic Firearms yesterday. A special thank you to Atlantic Firearms for their stupendous processing + handling of my order!

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Spikes Stripped Lower

Just a few things....

PFS Stock for a Beretta 682

I think I have a problem. Another Rimfire BR gun.

Glock 20 & 29

1967 Colt Alamo SAA 45 and 22/45 Combo

Belarusian Optical and Mechanical Association (BelOMO) PK-01 VS Red Dot Scope. Along with another case of WOLF 5.45x39

50 cal correct hand front stuffer

And ammo. Lots of ammo. 22lr, 22 mag, 7.62x54r, 223, and some clearance blazer aluminum 9mm so I don't feel bad about losing casings when I shoot outdoors. :-)

If you find yourself in a position that you need food with that kind of shelf-life you won't be around long enough to eat it.

I love this show. I watch it to escape the burbs. Port Protection is also really good. Sent from the Fortress of Solitude.

I'm already where I plan to be when the chit hits the fan.....unless, of course, my wife happens to be "the fan". :eek: