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Stolen from the internet but there is some good advice here... RULES FOR MY SON 1. Never shake a man’s hand sitting down. 2. There are plenty of ways to enter a pool. The stairs ain’t one. 3. The man at the grill is the closest thing we have to a king. 4. In a negotiation, never make the first offer. 5. Act like you’ve been there before. Especially in the end zone. 6. Request the late check-out. 7. When entrusted with a secret, keep it. 8. Hold your heroes to a higher standard. 9. Return a borrowed car with a full tank of gas. 10. Don’t fill up on bread. 11. When shaking hands, grip firmly and look him in the eye. 12. Don’t let a wishbone grow where a backbone should be. 13. If you need music on the beach, you’re missing the point. 14. Carry two handkerchiefs. The one in your back pocket is for you. The one in your breast pocket is for her. 15. You marry the girl, you marry her whole family. 16. Be like a duck. Remain calm on the surface and paddle like crazy underneath. 17. Experience the serenity of traveling alone. 18. Never be afraid to ask out the best looking girl in the room. 19. Never turn down a breath mint. 20. In a game of HORSE, sometimes a simple free throw will get ’em. 21. A sport coat is worth 1000 words. 22. Try writing your own eulogy. Never stop revising. 23. Thank a veteran. And then make it up to him. 24. If you want to know what makes you unique, sit for a caricature. 25. Eat lunch with the new kid. 26. After writing an angry email, read it carefully. Then delete it. 27. Ask your mom to play. She won’t let you win. 28. See it on the big screen. 29. Give credit. Take the blame. 30. Write down your dreams.

My Son just graduated Basic Training and is now off to school Attack Helicopter repair. The wife and I couldn't be prouder. He told us he wanted to serve his country first then go to college. After serving 40 years myself I thought he would know better by now.:)

I was given a piece of advice as a young man when an aspect of my job involved some things that could be particularly dangerous. My mentor's advice to me was, 'always tie your shoes." What he meant was, before you go into this thing that could potentially kill you, take the time to make sure you have your junk together. I kind of look at a suit the same way. It's a process of getting ready to go do what I'm about to do. Frankly, there aren't many people outside of my wife that I feel a particular need to impress these days. But, I'm considered an expert in my field - and I'm expensive enough that you probably deserve to see me in a suit It's different now that I'm in my forties, but as a younger man in the business world you're always being judged. Early on in my career a company that I started got acquired by a security agency. My team went to New York and I spent my first morning there getting fingerprinted about 300 times for all of the clearances, agencies, etc. My new boss took me to lunch, and after lunch he handed me a business card of a tailor on Madison Avenue in midtown Manhattan. I'll always remember his words to me. He said, "we know you've got the skills for the part - we want to make sure you feel like you can look the part." The tailor measured me for three suits and seven shirts. They paid for them. To that point in my life, they were hands down the nicest suits I'd ever seen - much less had. The tailor then sent me for shoes. Man, I loved those suits. I've still got one of them to this day, and I occasionally break it out. Just because. And because those jackets had some cool tricks up their sleeves, too. Literally.

I guess I am a slob. Seriously, If you judge folks by their appearance, you'll miss out on getting to know some fine folks. Most of the greatest men I've ever met sported overalls daily.

Extremist groups need to go at it with each other...you know like Shiites and Sunnis. We should fly them out to a remote piece of desert and arm them to the teeth and make it clear no one comes out without a clear cut victory.

Yes. ANTIFA=communists White Supremacists=facists I see a very fine line between the two. I keep reading a lot of places where people from both these groups say "If you aren't with us, then you're with them." I'd like to see the entire lot of them gone, as I'm on neither side and don't intend to be.

I've been hunting with a suppressed .308 for several years. It makes the entire experience much more pleasurable. I find ear pro uncomfortable if I wear it continuously over several hours. So, as often as not it's hanging around my neck when a deer walks out of the bush. The suppressor means that's not an issue. There is still a super sonic crack... but it's well away from me and doesn't hurt my ears. The deer certainly know the direction the shot came from due to the round breaking the sound barrier but they are looking in my general direction instead of right at my stand. It has allowed me, on the rare occasion, to take a second deer out of a group. I tried hunting w/ the subsonic .300 b.o. and while I was blown away by how quiet it was, I really don't think it's suitable as a hunting round (at least for me). I took a deer at 120 yds with it... so it works... but I had to compensate for something like a 14" drop. Additionally, when we butchered the deer we found that the round failed to expand and tumbled pretty severely. It was a heart shot, so it didn't matter but for me to trust a round, I need consistent penetration and expansion. Sooooo... in my mind subsonic .300 bo is ideal for CQB but not so great for hunts where you might need to reach out a bit. Regardless, I'm a big advocate for hunting suppressed.

Good read on what all has changed outside and inside the Gen5... http://www.recoilweb.com/inside-the-glock-gen-5-129141.html

Little League is the pinnacle of baseball for me. I know a guy who has two sons that played in the Little League World Series (Goodlettsville). That has to be awesome. As for the cost of the bats, the ones they currently use are about $400 a piece. Wood bats would be a financial blessimg for the parents. My younger son had a custom wood bat made for him by Louisville Slugger. It was only about $60.

I guess we are going to find out if they come to Knoxville huh? ................

One side hates black people while the other side hates white people. The common denominator I find is hate.

Back in the day we called that “Mutual Combat”. Either everyone went to jail, or no one went. Given that choice most opted for walking/limping away. Of course they can’t do that today…with our correctness and all, we can’t allow any kind of violence even when it’s mutual.

That's pretty good! Will you put the GoPro on it or another type camera? I wish my hunts were exciting enough to film. The deer have been mocking me the last few seasons

Nor me...flattops were the cut of choice (Dad's choice) until I was 15. Plus, I looked fat in chaps.

Smart young man! But then he had a good teacher.

Lots of truth and wisdom to both sides of this "coin." I've had labor jobs, sales jobs, and even was the "boss" for a few years. In every situation, I dressed for what it required. And tried to at least start out neat, clean and appropriately groomed. I think that last part is the most important. Be clean and dress appropriately. Also be courteous and listen instead of running your own mouth. Other people often have something important or smart to say, maybe even more important than what you are saying. If you're talking all the time, you'll miss it.

Congrats - you must have raised him right!

It's funny how a guy gets accustomed to dressing a certain way, and everything else feels odd. We are truly creatures of habit.

All this talk of being a well-appointed man reminds me I need to spend some money and go clothes shopping. None of my suits or blazers really fit anymore as I've expanded a bit. Business reasons aside, a man gets to a point in life where funerals become an increasing and inevitable probability. I like to look respectable on such ocassions.

Well, I guess I have played all of the rolls listed here. I have been in suit and tie jobs in my early years from coming back home but I felt out of place so went into something I knew. I became a professional Automotive Mechanic which later became Automotive Technician. I wore beard before coming home and have worn one since 1973 but kept it well groomed while I was at work in case I had to speak with a customer. I always wore a clean work company uniform to work. That was my day dress 5 to 6 days a week. My sons never saw me without a beard and neither did my 2nd wife before she passed. I have threatened to cut it off a few times but talked myself out of it. Back between wives I did go out and party a little and dress up was Blue Jeans, Belt sometimes and suspenders sometimes depending on mood. Nice dress shirt and ball cap or Cowboy hat depending on which club I might be going to. Nice pair of Tony Lama Cowboy boots with silver toe tips and silver heel straps and always shined. That has never stopped me from being a gentleman and my manners where always a part of me. I always open and close car doors and building doors for a lady and all my actions made sure she always knew she was a lady. Today is a lot different for me. I'm clean and don't smell and put clean clothes on every day but may not shave every day or groom my beard but do brush it. Kasey accepts me as I am and as far as I'm concerned that is who I am. I'm not interested in courting or trying to attract a lady because I am still deeply in Love with the lady I buried in 1997 and that won't change. My whole house is a Man and Mutt cave and nobody has to like it but us. Thats All Folks!!!!!

My tobacco chewing, trucker hat wearing, bib overalls all day every day, and kick the snot out of you brogans with his 9th grade education is a fine man and multi millionaire. He is neat and clean. He cares about his appearance. That's one of the differences between a slob and a gentleman. The slob don't care. Most importantly to my sisters and brothers in Christ, the book of James calls out the hypocrisy of judging men on their outward appearance. I believe this includes skin, the natural clothing God used to cover the human form.

I don't think it's too much of a stretch to say most of those ANTIFA nuts are white folks. Just a curious observation I've been making over the years. I wonder how all the so called "oppressed" feel about whitey speaking for them.

I live in a very different world from you guys. Everyone in my circle is leery of a fella in a suit.

The common denominator I find is white people.

From the article, antifa: The organization models itself after the so-called Rojava Revolution, a leftist guerilla movement currently active in northern Syria. RAM states that the communists offer a “foundation in communal and council based political organization and militant defense.” White nationalists: Traditionalist Worker Party. Both communist groups. Useful idiots being used for their hate and steered towards their cause. All I know is conservatives aren't communists. Its part of the coward piven strategy if you ask me. Drummed up chaos by the left to try to disrupt the life long democrat now republican President Trump so they can finish their takeover of what's left of our republic. http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article86317537.html http://www.teapartyconnect.com/102/the-cloward-piven-strategy-explained/ useful idiots!

THIS!!! They both ultimately deserve each other, and need to simply go to hell. I would add that ANTIFA might want to think twice before attempting their armed insurrection in TN. They might not like the reaction they would get in most places, Knoxville being one possible exception, perhaps... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Wonder what else they "borrowed?" (Just giving ya a hard time lol)

I coach my kids little league teams. The kids in the LLWS are from another planet. Their skills and focus at such a young age is amazing.

Those kids play with more hearts and passion than the Pros ever could and I seldom watch pro ball but will try not to miss a game in Little League world series

I have been watching when I can. I love the LLWS. Its fun watching people play a sport with real passion instead of playing just for a paycheck.

Well, they must be anti fascists since they say they are. I guess antifa is code for commie terrorist scumbag pieces of fecal matter.

Nice job. I want to do something like this but I have to buy a go pro first.

For the bracket to stay on the tree, you could simply go with a section of tube at front an back with all-thread running through holes on each side to allow you to tighten it down. I did that with a site camera on a pole. Advantages would be that it is dirt cheap, weatherproof, could be positioned in any direction, and you could loosen it some as the tree grew if it was to be there long term. Also slightly bending the tube into an arch would help fit the tree better. Really basic image of the idea:

Thanks Slappy! I hope I can get some good footage. I'm new to this and am sure it have a lot to learn with editing and such. Probably have to hire my 13 year old to show me how to do it. Wonder how much she'll charge per hour to be my editing consultant

Lapping the rings allows for full engagement of the rings at the proper torque value. This assures that the scope won’t move, and there won’t be marks on the scope. It also helps get a perfect alignment so the scope isn’t in a bind. As metal gets hot it moves. Having full engagement on the rings lessens the impact of this movement. So do you need to lap rings? Well, like everything that’s application driven. With quality rings that are set-up properly most of us won’t notice any difference. I don’t do it because I change my set-up around often. I also don’t get to shoot beyond 300 yards. But a 1000 yard bench rest shooter could possibly see better consistency through the temperature range. Like anything, if not done improperly you could mess up a set of rings. I wouldn’t be concerned with a warranty on rings because short of a ring breaking; any problem will probably be because of improper set-up and not covered anyway. However, everyone has their opinions. Just like mine about thread locker; if you have the proper fit you don’t need it. You also need to know if you are using it you are getting a “wet” torque. In tooling and die work we only use it when we have something we don’t want to ever come out. (And that’s rarely) BTW…. CNC machining is only as good as the programmer, operator, and set-up. Plenty of parts are made out of spec or scrapped.

The Jewell is awesome. I have one on my 700 set to 1lb. Get a squeeze bag to put under the stock and use it for fine elevation adjustment. I use this one. https://www.accuracy1st.com/store/itemDetail.cfm?prodID=556 You have to lean into your bipod and put some tension on it to make it stable. There's some good info the the old Magpul Art of the Precision Rifle DVD's. They are discontinued. This is probably great, since Todd was the instructor on the Magpul DVD's. https://www.accuracy1st.com/store/itemDetail.cfm?prodID=706

My hands fit the finger grooves fine as well. So, that's a non issue. I have the rounded snout on my 36 and 30s. It's ok, but not a must have. My gun fights don't last long enough to need a mag well, and I'll never shoot competition. So, if I buy one, it will be for ####s and giggles.

Well you best get on that brother! Season is fast approaching! I have an Omega and a sandman L.

Some gear/preparation advice directly from 5th Group Personnel: Here are my thoughts on equipment load outs for a match like this. I will discuss my mindset on how I would go about organizing myself and my equipment for a situation like this. I will add pictures for examples of loadouts as soon as I get more than a second free. This might not be exactly what you thought it would be at first, but if you're patient I think you can gain from it. I hope this helps somebody out there at least.... It is my opinion, that the best way to start attacking a problem set like this is to first outline the problem, the knowns/unknowns, and the gaps in either your training or equipment. Only after you do this can you be truly confident that what you have setup is truly best for you and the situation. First: The problem This situation can be reminiscent of a combat scenario. You know your general goals, but are blind to the things most gamers deem mandatory such as a finite round-count, target ranges and sizes and locations. While some of this information may be presented to you at the stage brief it does you little to no good during match preparation. If faced with a problem-set like this we will attempt to define what we can, and outline the things we cannot that will affect our equipment loadout. This is an example of what I would define as the problem. Problem: Move 5 kilometers, on foot, carrying all necessary equipment throughout varying levels and types of terrain, stopping sporadically to engage targets of unknown type, size, distance and number. Second: Knowns/Unkowns Now we can begin to outline issues that we have with this that will drive our preparation. First I like to address the "knowns". Thinking on the things that we truly know helps us to orient ourselves productively right off the bat. Knowns: All targets will be engaged with a centerfire rifle and/or pistol Said rifle, pistol, equipment and ammunition must be carried throughout the entire course (safely!) Match is run rain or shine Location of the course Varying terrain both on stable and unstable ground Weapons must not be loaded until told to do so May not rearrange gear once arriving at stage Unknowns: Total number of targets Distance to individual targets Type or variance of obstacles on course These are just examples. I would keep record of them. As you continue planning, reference your knowns and unknowns. Its possible that some new data has emerged and you can now either fill a hole or verify a previous unknown. After defining what knowns and unknowns that we can, we will begin our initial planning process. For this situation it will mostly involve equipment selection. In order to do this it might be necessary to make assumptions. Assumptions are something that we will assume to be true in order to effectively plan for the event. You can use many things to make you assumptions, but they should be logical. Prior experience in the area, data gathered from research or commone sense are all ways of coming to assumptions. For example, as a competitor I noticed that Matt is involved in this match. I also know that Matt previously ran a match on the same property. Lets go back and review Matt's match with a thread located on this very forum. After reading I make a couple of assumptions. Assumptions: I will get very dirty I will engage targets with weapons that are not mine There are many other examples, but these two will drive my planning. My first assumption will lead me to plan for a way to keep my equipment from being affected by my environment. It would really suck to drag all that ammo across the course just to have it fail because you didn't have a way of keeping your rifle from getting totally destroyed. Our second assumption could possibly drive our trainup. Perhaps your current eyewear provide no issues when shooting through a reddot optic but are horrendous when trying to shoot from a.... let's just say iron-sight AK47...hypothetically. This might drive you to carry more/different equipment. After assumptions, knowns and unknowns are complete you should have a fairly solid list of all the equipment that you need to bring with you. Now that brings us to the part most people were waiting on.....How the hell do you carry all of it, without just stuffing it into a backpack? Once you have all of your necessary equipment decided on, if you can collect it into one space. The best way to do this is to physically evaluate what all you have. After that I like to separate my equipment into different tiers. For the purpose of this match it will be slightly different from how we would plan, but still very similar. Tier 1 - This will be stuff loaded directly onto my body sans stuff on a chest rig (if one is used). For my purposes this is all the equipment including my clothes, or equipment carried by my clothes and all the equipment on my belt, whether using some type of pistol belt or rigging everything up to a sturdy trouser belt. Based off of our knowns, unknowns and assumptions we can plan what needs to be at this tier of gear. This is all equipment that I need rapid access too. This is stuff that I will use first during the course of fire and then topped off out of my bag afterwards. If I were to run this match my loadout would look something like this: PLACE HOLDER FOR PICTURE Combat Pant (ie Crye, Patagonia, or cheap ass cargo pants) - Something that will dry quickly if I happen to get wet or super muddy. Plenty of pockets for storing dope cards, snacks,etc Short sleeve outdoor shirt - I prefer short sleeve if the weather allows and I think I might get wet. I don't see the need in this situation to go around wearing your long sleeve Crye combat top. Your friends really don't think its as cool as you do. If you deem it necessary, then by all means, CM. If not I like something with a couple of pockets up top, and something that will also dry fast. You know, IF I get wet. Volund Gear Inner Belt - Velcro lined inner belt. Same as standard competition inner belt but with a G-Hook instead of just velcro for retention Volund Gear Outter belt - This goes over the outter belt. Extremely more lo-profile than your standard "battle belt" as well as more rigid. Not as likely to get hung up on obstacle or move around. There are many systems like it, but this one is AWESOME! On this belt I would have my pistol holster, 1-2 rifle mag pouch with some form of active retention, 2 pistol mag pouches with some form of active retention and dump pouch. I also keep a multi-tool on my belt to the rear of holster as well as a med pouch. The multi-tool is a disaster mitigater, so I want it as fast as possible when there is a bad situation. The med pouch is just a good idea to train with but not necessary for this match. If you use one in your current career field, this is a good place to put it along with the others I'll mention later. I don't always wear a full-on pistol belt, but when I do...it looks a lot like this Eyepro - Better worn than carried. If the route takes you through the woods, taking a stick to the dome is a real possibility. I could see stowing your ear pro between stages, but I'd keep that eye pro on your head. Tier 2 - This is how you carry your immediate surplus. For most guys this is going to look like a chest rack, but there are other creative ways to address it. I would use a chest rack because its A) What I know B ) Reinforces my work loadout and C ) The only other creative way I can personally think of is stuffing #### in your pockets or carrying a second bag. I did think of just loading 90% of my stuff in a bag, and then topping my belt off between stages but I think the chest rack works best for me. Here is what my loadout would look like: PLACE HOLDER FOR PICTURE A relatively small rig is all that is really needed, especially without the requirement to carry a radio or first aid. The first mistake most people make in a chest rack is trying to bring a double basic load, along with a bunch of other unnecessary stuff. There are way better ways to carry all that stuff in your bag, where it carries on your body way better than up front on your chest. Keep it light. On the rack that I will post photos of I am carrying 3 mags, a radio pouch, a med pouch, and a GP pouch. One creative way that I found to carry my GP pouch is with the Haley Strategic Multi-Mission Hanger Pouch. The pouch uses velcro, found on most chest racks these days, and hangs down. It's actually pretty great on the comfort level and doesn't bounce around the family jewels as much as most would guess when looking at it. It can be removed easily when not needed, stays where its supposed to when you do, and can be pulled off if you need to work out of it when using it as a back up medical pouch or weapons repair kit pouch. If you don't have a need to carry a radio or med kit in your daily life, then you could absolutely carry everything you need to shoot this match effectively on what most would call a micro rig. Other brands I really like for the appropriate size of kit are the Haley Strategic D3CR, HSGI AO Small Chest rig, and really anything from Mayflower. All of these kits also integrate seamlessly into some great body armor setups with quick clips. If building your own kit, for mag pouches I would use something with a retaining band, especially for this match. We could debate the effectiveness of passive retention all night. When there are unknowns involved, active retention is often best. For a GP pouch, generally go smaller than you think you need. If you get a big one, you will just stuff it with everything you think you need. You don't. You really don't. What I would really get away from is anything with the words "thigh rig" in it. They are rarely the appropriate piece of kit for anyone, are often set up incorrectly, and hinder movement extremely. If its not on your belt ready to feed the gun, its in the chest rig waiting, or in the pack..... Tier 3 - Your non-immediate surplus equipment. This will be everything else you have left. This often does require some creativity in housing. If you throw it all in a pack, chances are whatever is on the bottom you will need first and rapidly. Also, just throwing everything into the bag doesn't carry very well. Heavy items will all eventually end up on the bottom and create an awful sensation that can lead to lower back pain as you run. The solution for this, unfortunately, often ends up being: buy the right piece of equipment for the job. Some good rules of thumb here are similar to the chest rack. Don't buy something huge. Look at your physical load out after gathering all your equipment. Set aside what is carried and worn on your person, belt or chest rig. Its possible all that is in your bag is backup batteries, spare ear pro, and your filled mags. In that case, pick the smallest surplus carrying system you can and go to work. I'll post pictures of bags that I have found helpful. Things I would consider: If you have this awesome bailout bag in your closet or truck that you have carefully pieced together and is the envy of all of your friends; Then bring it out and drag it through the mud. Use this opportunity to test your equipment, training or plans for either.

It's too bad that motorcycle manufacturers took so long to wake up the the fact that not all riders want an 800 pound, chrome laden behemoth that costs as much as a compact car.

I wrestled with where to place this, in the General area or here, So if it need be it can be moved there, but I was fascinated by this video, a piece of glass defeating a 38 Special. The glass is something of a novelty in scientific community and worth a look see as well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Rupert's_Drop This guy puts out a few other videos but not all gun related, but science(ish) related.

yea well, I don't really have an issue with Yankees cause I am a half breed myself. Father was born in Hickory Corners Michigan and my Mother was born in Craggie Hope Tennessee and I was born in Chicago but was raised in a southern tradition home with Beans and corn bread and greens and of course Grits and homemade biscuits and we would come to Tennessee every year on vacation and tote several country hams home along with other stuff you could not buy up there like Sorghum for biscuits. My father use to say he was hillbilly that got born in wrong place was his problem but said when he retired it would be in Tennessee and it was when my Grandfather gave my Mother and Father his ranch/farm and yea some hogs, cows, horses and chickens. and plenty of fences to ride and fix. I got to see the sun come up more in my first month we lived down here than I did in my whole life up north. My Grandfather got me up every morning at 4 AM to go work stock with him before I went to school. He kept telling me I needed to learn how to do it the right way which of course was HIS way and only HIS way............lol.

My guess is the gen5 is catering to the ever-present following of gen2 lovers (me included ), so back to the simple and basic design is probably the goal. I'm not really a fan of front serrations, so I'm diggin' it.

Stiff is what you want. Strap it on and wear it, and it'll break in.

I like it a lot. I will not be getting rid of any of my other glocks, but I'll have to have a gen5 in 19 and 17 at some point. Gen2 has always been my favorite because of the grip. This is like a gen2 with a rail and flared mag well.

Asking how many guns someone owns goes right in there with asking a woman how much she weighs. Its just bad form.

Nobody here actually owns guns. Guns kill people. Welcome to the forum Mr. Bloomberg.

If it wasn't for the tragic boating accident, I would own over 40. I don't know what a resident of NYC would do, except move.

Anyone who's married would know the money in the husband's wallet is really hers. He's just holding it for her. Don't believe me? Ask a judge.