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  1. This will be more concise in outline form, so... The class covered the following: - Identify common threats we might encounter. - Day-to-day good habits we can adopt to make ourselves harder targets and enhance our awareness. - Countermeasures (passive and active) to the threat, to include: - Escape - Using the vehicle to your advantage - Armed resistance to the threat The instructor presented different techniques, followed up with dry and live fire practice. We then moved on to the vehicles where we used the techniques in/around our vehicles (dry and live fire). Students were encouraged to try different ways and find what worked best for them with their particular vehicles. We covered fighting in the vehicles as well as movement in/out of the them, including how to use them for cover and concealment. We didn't just try out the techniques but got plenty of "reps" to internalize them, firing from and around the vehicles at many different angles and from many different positions. Finally, we did some two-person work, coordinating our movement and fire in and around the vehicles. This is a great class and well worth the time/money. Randy Harris (the instructor) presents things in a straightforward, no-nonsense way. There is no wasted time which leaves plenty of time to work on the techniques and get feedback from Randy. I learned a lot, am very happy with the class, and would highly recommend it. Al
    2 points
  2. He said someone showed up and started waving a confederate flag around, he left shortly after that..
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  3. Ironically as I have evolved in my firearm ownership over the years I have started to seek out and purchase more wood stock firearms. Have already purchased one for my son who is just around the corner from starting to use it for deer hunting. It all starts with our kids and youth to pass on and to ensure our 2nd Amendment rights survive. I work with several millennials and they are all pro gun or grew up around guns surprisingly. If you want to ensure survival of the 2nd Amendment take your kids, your friends, etc. out shooting and show them proper methods, safety, shooting practices and such. I have introduced several new gun owners and hunters over the years and continue to do so (kids and adults). It’s the only way the 2nd Amendment will confine to survive. The NRA and politicians are far from a guarantee to just sit back and do nothing. Do your part. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
    2 points
  4. So I just got my Shield 2.0 in 9mm and immediately compared it to my 3rd generation G27 (my edc for the best part of the last 15 years). All I can say is “WOW!!! Why didn’t I get one of these years ago ?” I had one of the original full sized M&P’s in .40 . I hated the trigger vs the Glock and got rid of it mostly due to this reason. I can truly say there is almost no difference in the trigger in my new shield 2.0 vs the Glock (my understanding is this was one of the upgrades in the 2.0). The feel , the pull , the reset are nearly identical (im sure I could nitpick it with a gauge but I don’t usually carry a gauge into a defensive situation). Now for the wow part... on paper they are nearly identical in weight and size specs but this is far from the real world . The shield feels so much more comfortable and light compared to the Glock . It’s a quarter of an inch shorter at the barrel and a quarter inch shorter at the grip but the width..... damn . Again , on paper it looks negligible but once holstered (as you can see in the pics) it’s damn near a half inch narrower and feels so good inside my waistband . As for weight unloaded not a huge difference but loaded a little over a 1/4 pound difference (that’s nothing to sneeze at ). I put the shield on to of the g27 so you could see all the places it saves on size. I can’t wait to take her to the range . I’m almost a little too excited .
    1 point
  5. The first centerfire rifle, or carbine actually, I ever fired was an IBM around 6th grade age. It was my Dad’s and he gave it to me at the same time. Still have it and will never let it go. It has a high-wood RMC (Rockola) stock. Have always been fascinated from that time by who made it, and the other companies that produced them. There really are no US military firearms with such an interesting history as the M1 Carbine.
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  7. It’s been a long time since I even glanced at this but maybe it will help: http://www.m1carbinesinc.com/carbine_universal.html Although I would never consider anything other than a USGI M1 Carbine, they are not inexpensive anymore and not a single one has been made since 1945. Universal and other companies started making them for the commercial market using USGI parts but when those started drying up they started cutting corners and producing components of inferior quality. Quality suffered.
    1 point
  8. It’s a soda can, or whatever else you can shove in there, launcher. It might just be cooler than the golf ball launcher I used to have on an SKS.
    1 point
  9. I was talking with a buddy this morning and he just stopped by wth a 10 lb bag of sugar for me. I told him I was going out to get some and he was already out so picked it up for me. Gonna make up some food and fill a few feeders and get them up...............
    1 point
  10. I’m keeping the beer for when y’all set the woods on fire with tracers. Will be able to put it out without getting covered in ticks.
    1 point
  11. As a die-hard Smith revolver fan...I grudgingly admit that some of the Rugers do have fantastic triggers right out of the box. As far as the SP101, I've had several over the years. Actually bought 2 at the same time once. I found a shop closing and he made me a good price on a pair. One with a hammer and a Crimson Trace grip model that was hammerless. I sold the hammer version a while back, but still have the other one...unfired. lol Safe queen. I really should try and sell it.
    1 point
  12. Being in the alarm industry, I’ve seen crap that would turn your hair gray. we just did a job, small alarm in a commercial building and when my son went into the attic there were no less than 15 junction boxes with wires hanging out. If I had know it I would have never sent my son up there. I have gotten into a hot wire in an attic that was not properly covered. Bersa, you do whats right. I suspect if his contractor is any count he will catch this and tell the guy it has to be fixed. If he “remodels” the house and hides something that is a safety or fire hazard it can cost him his TENNESSEE contacting licensing so most of those guys won’t play around. And if if he’s not a licensed contractor and someone gets hurt or worse he can be charged criminally. I do do hope you get out of there before anything happens. Myself? I’d do an anonymous report to the authorities now and let the chips fall where they may. But I’d have my stuff packed just in case they condemn the place. and delete this thread.
    1 point
  13. One should ask themselves if it is so bad, why only make a deal of it now or after you are out. Seems a bit hypocritical. So long as it has been good for you it’s ok, but now it is a safety issue? I get it, you’re upset as you have to move, but you should also realize that as a renter you take that chance at any time. Life isn’t fair. We have all got the short end of some stick. You have time to plan, consider yourself lucky, but realize what you are talking about doing comes across just as bad. Serious question, if it is so bad, why take the risk of living there. We know why and that is ok, but you also can’t fault a landlord for wanting to improve their situation either.
    1 point
  14. Well, Doug, right or wrong, I'd do the same thing you would. You can turn the other cheek, but you only have so many cheeks. Best of luck Bud.
    1 point
  15. I gain several things by not just walking away. I gain the fact that I am going to know I was the one that turned his property in to Codes and maybe now even a fire inspection because maybe he will learn it's not right to mess over people just for profit and if the Codes does force him to do the repairs all of the greed of future profits will be spent for a while rewiring the entire complex and last but not least it will be a safer place for people to live in in the future. So yea, I could just walk away but I'm not going to.
    1 point
  16. Go to an auto parts store and get a small tub of molybdenum grease. It will cost you only a few dollars and will last you for many years. I've used it for probably the last two decades on every one of my guns. Cheers, Whisper
    1 point
  17. One thing I would never do is vandalise any landlords property regardless of notice or no notice. I have to much class for that. When I leave here the cottage will be as good or better than when I moved in it. I have lived in places that had some really bad landlords but I still never damaged the property other than normal wear and tear. I have never mentioned doing any type of vandalism to this mans property. That has already been done by people working on the units. My reporting the issues found by my Electrical Contractor to the Codes department is actually doing a servce of preventing what could turn out to be harmful to any future tenants that may be living here when the fire burns them down. As far as extra time needed I have already checked and found out that the courts will give me an extra time up to 60 days in which to complete my move but won't be necessary.
    1 point
  18. I have been wanting an SP101 for some time as a 'little brother' to my GP100. Bought a DAO version this last Saturday at a shop in Loudon and $549 was the price tag on it so that is apparently pretty much the going rate for new, now. In fact, as I originally really wanted the hammered version, I called a couple of other shops to see if they had a hammered SP101. They only had the DAO version in the standard models, as well and the price at at least one of those shops was $20 or so more than the one I bought. One place had a 'match grade' version - which I assume is hammered and am sure would have been really nice - for $100 more. I have to admit that $549 would have been a little steep for my gun budget these days but I traded some I wasn't using and ended up getting it for those plus $99. Barring something really bad happening, I don't foresee me letting go of the SP101 or the GP100 as long as I am able to hold and fire them - even if I can eventually only handle .38 Special out of them. I also have an S&W 642 which is also DAO that I have had for a few years and even brand new and not broken in at all I think the trigger pull on the Ruger is nicer than on the Smith.
    1 point
  19. Stick with Rugers. You can get sights, accessories, holsters, etc. for something like them a lot easier than some imported revolver.
    1 point
  20. You get what you pay for. I've bought a couple of pinned and recessed model 19 Smith and Wessons for less than $500, but you have to have patience.
    1 point
  21. You be sellin all dem old bell bottoms?
    1 point
  22. Thank YOU for listening and the kind words! I really appreciate this.
    1 point
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