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Thanks to Mike .357 I was able to get these medallions mounted on the grips he gave me. Sorry for the photos but picture taking is not on my skill list.

I haven't put together a 1911 in quite a few years. Back in 1982 I was asked to put together a 1911A1 production line by Doug Nickells who was the manager of Auto Ordnance West Hurley at the time. George Numrich had a crap load of GI 1911 parts across the drive way at Numrich Arms. So after we got the thousands of parts transferred over, I set up the tooling to get the Essex frames and slides fit with GI parts. Thus the Auto Ordnance 1911A1 was born in 82. I have to say, Fridays was the best work day of my life! All I did for the day was test fire the week's production run. 4600 1911A1's went threw my hands up until I quit in late 83. Yup, that was a neat job for sure. Well any way, This thing started out as just a Springfield armory Champion barrel and slide from "everygunpart.com" . GB had nice SS commander 80% frames for $144 and the rest of the parts came from mostly Ebay. I wanted a nice flashy piece for a change so after everything was fit to working order, I put a mirror finish on the side flats and glass bead blasted all the outer contor edges. The frame rails are +- .002 with the slide for a start then hand fit over what ever slide warp there was. A fun project that should print fairly well to boot! The first shot you can see me holding the camera and my red tee shirt while in the second shot, it just refects the white ceiling.

Mike is good people. Those look great.

I don't know how you feel about this except the pain in your heart and that hollow feeling of loss. When I lost Kasey, friends told me to go adopt another best friend for one of the dog rescue centers. I kept telling myself I was not ready but in my heart I also kept telling myself that I have had a dog in my life since I was 6 years old. In Mid December I decided I would at least go and look at dogs in the rescue centers. Not really planning on actually getting one. Well I spent about a week going to different rescue centers interviewing dogs in the centers but I was not sure I would find the one special furry friend that would grab my heart. Well, I only had one more center in my area to check out so I went to see what they had. They showed me about 8 or 9 different dogs in the catagory I told them I wanted. They were all nice dogs and friendly but nothing that stood out. Then one of the girls went and got a dog that was not kept with the rest because of her shyness and brought her into the visiting room. I knew instantly when we looked into each others eyes that She would be going home with me. I adopted her that evening and took her home. Meet Darby

Decontamination from Andromeda Strain.

Welcome to legacy of the government selling its soul ( actually our souls) to the telephone utilities. Rules were put in place in exchange for the companies building service out into less populated (read less profitable) areas way back when. So the government is involved...just on the side of the utilities. Everytime repealing these laws comes up, millions of dollars get poured into lobbying to keep them. Of course on the other hand, it could be worse for you. My parent's live in a dead zone that no utility provides internet to. And they are less than 30 minutes out of Knoxville.

I have no idea what's being discussed in this thread.

I won't have the funds for these for a while, but you Sir cause me to buy all the things. But I know your recommendations are always based on quality products. These look amazing.

I recently bought pair of Peltor Tactical 500 earmuffs and added some Peltor Camelback Gel rings for them and absolutely love the setup. They are more comfortable and block more noise than my $300 Pro Ears earmuffs do. The gel rings weren't mandatory additions but they made the muffs mold around my eyeglass ear stems a little better and reduced pressure on my temples as a result. There really is no comparison between the 500's with those gel rings and the more expensive muffs. The Peltors win, hands down, in every way for me. *Full disclosure, those two links are "affiliate links" that help TGO if you buy using them.

All this speculation would has been put to rest is Alex Jones had not been banned from social media....just sayin'.

I had a 6 point on my trail cam a couple of weeks ago. First buck I have seen on our property, a few doe.

Terrible feeling and loss. Been there and done that several times and never easy. You know dogs sense things we can’t , I know they feel our love as well.

So so sorry to hear this. I cry just thinking about the day I will lose mine... “If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” ― Will Rogers “Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring--it was peace.” ― Milan Kundera

Here are the specs.- 1/4" 1070 Carbon Steel w/ AOL- 14 1/4", Blade is 8 1/2", handle is Cocobolo w/ Red TRU-STONE and White G-10 accents, Guard is the same material as the blade. This is the second knife I had him build and I purchased one of his smaller knives last month that he had listed, I'll post some pics. of all three once I get this one in hand. Thanks for looking.

So, I said my FAL needed a friend... Friend of mine who works at GT sent me a message cause he knew I’ve been after a decent older one at a fairly low price. I believe it’s a Mark III, 1990 production year by the serial #. She’s gonna get some wood grips and I’ll decide whether or not she’ll get a new finish after cleaning out the crud and rust. Now I guess I really do need to get on finding some Rhodie shorts in size “fat”.

I've been dealing with it in my house for almost a year now. I've spent a good part of this year in Al-Anon meetings. All of it is hard but I wouldn't call it selfish. It's easy for us to say that but its I don't think any part of this has to do with being selfish. The first step is admitting that we are powerless over alcohol. Alcohol, or drugs as the case may be, have control. The addict certainly isn't in control and the friends and family around them definitely aren't either. I'm very sorry for your loss and hope that your friend's four year old will be okay. That's a really crappy attitude to have towards those of us with loved ones that struggle from addiction. I'd really like to hear exactly what I've done wrong in my life. Perhaps you can shed some light on that for me.

I am not totally on board with the premise it's a dying caliber. It would have to have been popular at some point. Its always been a niche and not widely adopted. Fact is only true enthusiasts, LEO, and industry know much about it. Its fair to say that 40 cal. is dying and recently in disfavor, and it does seem their fates are tied together by platforms that are a simple barrel swap. Sig is discontinuing some 40 platforms, but in some cases retaining the 357 barreled version for example. No doubt 40's where the gateway for many many who discovered it, While it wont die, it wont get more popular unless you employ methods to drive masses. The reality is the vast numbers of the buying public are not knowledgeable (and not members of gun boards). They do not, or simply refuse to do research to find out the truth. Sad as it may be, today those masses prefer info and believe what is spoon fed to them via facebook, twitter and youtube. That is how you get uneducated masses to do things they never know they should be doing. So you need a to make a presence, or get a media maker to campaign where these masses reside and spend their time. Whiskey as an anology. 6-8 years ago I could go into any Total Wine and see cases of many of Buffalo Trace's high end Bourbons @ $80. I use to get a bottles of Pappy or Staggs 18 once every quarter or so. They could not sell it. The bearded man-bunned Millennials had no clue what it was as they KNEW it was all about Tequila (Much like 40 cal was for 20 years). Then some media makers and Hollywood decided Tequila was out and it was all about Whiskey variants. You started seeing it in TV and movies. Now you can pretty much only source those online @ 4x to 10x that cost, or have the secret hook up.

No. There is no such law in the entire State of Tennessee.

You can thank Ronald Reagan and the GOP for that. His war on drugs and the Comprehensive Crime Control Act that was a part of it brought civil forfeiture back into vogue in the USA. It really incentivized local and state LEOs to take advantage of it. There's nothing quite like guilty until proven innocent, is there? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_forfeiture_in_the_United_States#Legal_origins http://www.aclu-tn.org/policing-profit-shocking-cost-civil-asset-forfeiture/ News Channel 5's Phil Wwilliams did a big expose series on this several years ago. Here's one for $22,000 http://www.newschannel5.com/story/18241221/man-loses-22000-in-new-policing-for-profit-case Or how about $160,000: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/22/tn-hearings-demonstrates-_n_4323673.html

Today I lost my best friend of 13 years. It is surreal coming home and not having him greet you and follow you everywhere you go. Always trying to sneak food. And then having him pass away in your arms hearing how much I love him. I hoped this day would never come. And it came way too soon. I will always miss you Mario.

Welcome aboard, the trading post is a good, safe, secure place for buyers and sellers to virtually meet and coordinate the face to face. As far a meeting someone in a parking lot; well known to me or known to a person I trust. TGO members are special, I'll meet with them in dark alleys...