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I'll chime in... Whole lot of High Quality Gallatin guns pictured. One is the Wilson Beretta Centurion Tactical that was just released last month, (read +/- 30 days ago), to much fanfare from Beretta and Wilson Combat enthusiasts. This m9a3 has seen at least 1,000 rounds, half of them suppressed, and hasn't been to war, so my paint job is holding up fine. If it doesn't, why should i be surprised? It's a paint job on a gun, which is a silly idea to begin with. It sure looks cool though. The trigger on the m9a3 is awesome, and fit and finish is great. The other models are the Wilson Beretta Compact Carry, and the Wilson Beretta Brigadier Tactical. Again, all out of the Gallatin, TN Beretta manufacturing facility. ...edited to add that this Gallatin plant is a $45,000,000 facility that is tooled up to produce, amongst other things, the M9A3. Its not like it's a super complex new design. It's a decade old Vertec thats been painted brown and added a threaded barrel. Maybe there are some paint jobs that aren't holding up because the mix or application isn't quite right. Maybe they are making some in Italy, but to assume they're just going to remove that model from the Gallatin line seems ridiculous. Also, here's hoping they do make it in black too; I'll be first in line to buy one. Why all the hate for our, now local, 500 year old gun maker?

Couple new recent projects. Ar and triple pistol pouch for a Seal friend of mine Same ar mag pouch as above but with a G17 holster Ambi tomahawk sheath and mount for PALS Scout sheath for PALS Assorted colors on more AR pouches G19 and MP5

Marsha never even made the list, but a few years ago I finally dropped Chuck, and Chad as guilty by association.

I'm more concerned with local TN law eliminating the local municipalities from offering broadband as a public utility to their residents. Chattanooga is one of the best networked cities in the country, and as soon as Comcast and AT&T could they lobbied and pushed through a law ensuring that it would be the only one in the state.

Most folks here know I'm about as libertarian, small government as anybody. But, net neutrality was a good thing, and was needed regulation. First thing most people don't realize is this regulation has been around for decades, since before AT&T was broken up. It was called 'common carrier' back then, and has worked out well for us over the last 50+ years. Telephone companies were basically required to connect all calls regardless of the destination. So if you were an MCI long distance customer you didn't need to worry about BellSouth dumping your call on the floor because you weren't paying their high long distance rates. Why do we need this regulation? Because we don't have a free market. In TN most citizens have a single or at most two broadband providers. These are government backed monopolies or duopolies. You can't enter the market place without government approval, and often times even if you get that approval the telephone and cable company fight tooth and nail to prevent you from having fair access to the public easements. Don't believe, go read the games Comcast and AT&T played with Google Fiber in Nashville. We have proof it's not a free market, when we look at bandwidth prices at data centers around the country... These prices have been falling for the last 10 years. Just 3 years ago the going rate was $1 USD per Mbps of bandwidth, today it's $0.15 USD per Mbps. Has your cable internet bill be going up or down? Of course up, and it's cheaper and cheaper for Comcast to provide you service today than just 3 years ago. The only reason they get away with these price hikes? Because you have no other choice. Also, we've caught last-mile ISP's doing bad things with traffic over the last 10 years. We've caught ISP's blocked VOIP providers to prevent customers from leaving their lucrative telephone service. We've caught Comcast blocking traffic and then lying to customers about it. We've also caught Comcast slowing down Netflix traffic and when you called to complain they recommended a streaming service they had an ownership stake in that wasn't intentionally slowed down. So, we have government backed monopolies, who was violating the 'common carrier' status quo of the last 50 years, there isn't a free market, and we've finally removed all limitations on them from building a walled garden that you can't escape from. And that is a good thing? Just remember, the 'evil' net neutrality was also preventing these last mile ISP's from blocking websites such as the NRA, TGO, and other right wing 'extremists' sites. Don't be surprised that the folks who are pressuring YouTube to take down conservative videos, don't start putting pressure on Comcast, Charter and AT&T to start blocking the 'terrorist' websites of the NRA etc.

I'm more of the mind that since the big providers like Comcast / Verizon / ATT / Charter all like this, it can't be good for me. - OS

Appreciate the in-depth analysis. - OS

1859-1862 C. Sharps Pepperbox in .30 rimfire

I have trained with many different instructors. Never had even one ask any student to do something stupid. As sidecarist points out, purposely violating a safety rule in a controlled training environment for civilians is just stupid and irresponsible. If it must be done then a blue gun would be sufficient.

The whole post with it's history to modern day synopsis was in the 10-ring, but this part is the biggest take away. I like to challenge someone when they have a law or policy they'd like to see in place- what would happen if the other side had access to the changes you're seeking? Well, if ISP's don't have some restraint on them from government oversight, what is listed above could very well become reality.

Had a guy in yesterday with some flat Apex trigger in his? Man, it was unbelievable. About the best non 1911 trigger any of us ever felt. Don't know what the official designation for the trigger was.

Yeah, now that I know those exist, I might need one of them. Cheers, Whisper

Heh... Seems like it would help ensure no one violates the etiquette. I'd just have to make a point to get upwind of the jackwad who sits in the line with their exceedingly stinky diesel truck on high idle. I'll bet the tank smells worse. And you're allowed to have a gun in your car with a permit, so shouldn't be an issue there.

EPBFi in Chattanooga is a great example of a public infrastructure project done well. And it's led to companies investing in Chattanooga and jobs being created that almost certainly wouldn't have been otherwise. And yes, the politicians are bought and paid for to guarantee that others in the state don't get the opportunity to do similar. I guess you're not sending Marsha Blackburn a Christmas Card?

Not me but I will be following this topic. I will say that in the short time I've had my 2.0 compact I'm not inclined to change the trigger its just fine like it is. the only thing I have with a better trigger is my Canik TP9SF Elite and its not that big a difference.

It was a custom, that's all I know. There wasn't even a makers mark on it. Not that complicated of sheath, actually fairly simple.

"To many 10mm 1911's one can never have" - Yoda

You have gazillions of folks that are happy to do low down things. Seems to be more of them these days, given the entitlement mentality that was so carefully nurtured by you-know-who. College, healthcare, and internet bandwidth is a right.

Ooh, I want the long slide! Those are going to be popular

I saw those earlier this morning...drooling also.

Here's the problem. I am against ANYTHING that puts technology regulation in the hands of a bunch of lawyers that can't even work their own cell phones. Republicans usually don't got out of their way to right the wrongs of evil capitalism, If they did, I would feel the same way. When it comes to Obama, when I see cumbersome, ineffective regulation, his face pops into my mind. Just can't help it.

Man that's some right purdy stuff.

Excellent work!

The Nov. 30 issue of the Nashville Business Journal had a story about culture shock at the Beretta plant in Gallatin, including some reports of quality control issues. But it also had photos of guns being made, including Wilson Combat models. As has been said before, arfcom is hardly an authoritative source. Cheers, Whisper

Mine says made in Gallatin as well. I will say this is one of the best shooting berettas I have ever owned. I find this hard to believe just from how well mine seems to be made.

The basic story of the show, i.e., the characters and the location are the same, and you can see that some of the episode scripts were taken from the novels; but there is much, much more depth to the books. Backgrounds on the characters, subplots, and just plain more Walt than the series was able to provide. Many similarities between them, but each can stand alone and be very enjoyable. If you think Walt is a tightly laced, straight arrow from the series, and liked him...you will love the books.

Check the firing pin protrusion. That is the only thing that tends to need tweaking to squeeze the last bit of accuracy out of the gun. .035" is about perfect but no more than . 042". Most are typically over .050". Also, make sure to give the barrel a good scru then never clean it again until accuracy starts to fall off. Depending on the barrel it could take a few hundred rounds before it settles down and really starts shooting well. It will not shoot its best right off the bat. My best shooting Savage, with a factory barrel, shot ~3/4" after I gave it a good cleaning. At about the 600 round mark since the last cleaning it was shooting .3's at 100 yards using handloads. Make sure you can slide a dollar bill between the stock and barrel the majority of the way back. Check will the forearm is resting on the bag. If you are using a bipod be aware it can cause accuracy problems because of harmonics. I STRONGLY recommend using a good bag over a bipod.

Quantrills_Raiders - Sherman, Texas - Winter 1864

Thanks Mac. There are two other pictures from the same day but this is the best. Story is it was Holden’s .44.

FWIW, imbeds for moi: It is a great pic.

This is one of my favorite pics. John Wayne and William Holden shooting a Smith & Wesson 44 Magnum dressed up like damnyankees on the set of The Horse Soldiers. It’s a Getty image so I can’t embed...you’ll need to click the link to see it. https://goo.gl/images/Sjiyfc

Carole Lombard spent a good bit of time with guns, especially with Gable: Hamming it up a bit: - OS

Katherine Hepburn Circa 1935

When a tank just wouldn't do. Elephant with a mounted M1895 Colt-Browning machine gun, WWI.

Hot pants and a girl with overalls with no top...yep I want to know the story too...

I think the photoshop is strong in this one!

You’ll shoot your eye out.....the original Burp Gun. From the sawed off Mosin’s..... https://medium.com/war-is-boring/the-burp-gun-was-ugly-but-damn-did-it-spray-lead-cc4730dadfe8

Unless one is shooting a Sig 320

As you post on an online forum....