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Anybody participate in the Whiskey lottery at Total Wine in Knoxville yesterday? Some friends from work met my wife and me...We all got drawn...I got Elmer T Lee and my wife got Weller 12...lots of good bottles

If you've ever been in an actual fire fight, that would answer your question. Can't have too much ammo. You never know when that occasion will crop up.

Not today mr. tax man. This siding was called brick siding, also came in a brown color.

Seldom get a 2nd shot at a 'yote, you miss, they be gone.

I don't know how it changes anything. I do know for the first couple hundred rounds the slide would not close completely with the zev trigger but would with the stock trigger. Useless information I know. It works fine with both now.

This is about self defense not an act of war. If you screw up possible jail time, back when in the Army before everything got so screwed up in combat not very likely to face punishment for doing your job, which was killing the enemy. Like I said before personal choice, I never carry a spare mag or extra cartridges for my revolvers. I try not to put myself into situations where there is not and exit.

Why would the trigger impact the operation with a suppressor?

Every single incident is different. Every department is different and every Officer can be different. I don’t know what Tennessee does; I was a cop in another state. We had discretion on misdemeanors; not felonies. If for some reason we had a person that had been accused of a felony and we didn’t want to make an arrest; we had to notify command and they would decide or call a DA to decide. Usually the DA would back the decision of the Officer at the scene. Your goal is not to win at trial; your goal is to not go to trial. You can ask questions without making a statement. If you want to wait 48 hours before making a statement; ask them, and see what they say will happen. Then make a decision about what you do. I’m not suggesting you roll over and give up your rights. I’m saying these Officers responding are making decisions that will impact your life. I want them on my side. If for some reason I thought I may be arrested or charged; I absolutely will be waiting to talk to an attorney. As far as witnesses and evidence goes; the cops need to believe that a crime was committed and you committed it to make an arrest. If you woke in the middle of the night to a sound in your house and walked out to see a stranger standing in your living room and you shot him dead. The Police have a murder victim and you killed him. Without a statement from you they don’t know if you shot an intruder or a visiting friend. As far as knowing the law; some people believe that laws, commonly referred to as Castle Doctrine laws, give them the right to kill an intruder. That is true if you believe you were in immediate fear of death or great bodily harm. If when asked if you were in fear for your life you respond with “No, I wasn’t in fear; but I don’t need to be, I have the right to shoot a burglar”. You may have a problem because that statement is not true. Again, I’m not saying don’t talk to an attorney, but if you are going to do that; have a plan that makes that happen fast. Most cops aren’t going to want to charge you if you shot a criminal. However things can go wrong. A Nashville Officer is going to stand trial for murder in a case where he was clearly justified. He had attorneys. Public opinion and politics could get involved in your shooting. Having a plan to be able to contact an attorney in the middle of the night is like buying insurance; you hope you never need it, but it’s there if you do need it.

I keep it in the boxes and can fit 1000 rounds in each box. 9mm and 5.56.

I had a bit of a hard time finding info, but here it is. No I am not going, no idea where to hunt. https://www.woodsvikingoutdoors.com/

Hahaha

that is too cool! Its funny the older I get the more I like the "classics"...I mean im still Mall Ninja at heart..but definitely getting a soft spot for the old guns.

My prayers for you all. Cancer doesn't affect just the patient...all the family and many friends are devastated by the disease and the treatment. I know this well. As a Leukemia/Lymphatic Cancer survivor, I know the scenario quite well. My story quite similar to both those. I had 9 months of daily chemo treatments, a week on and a week off. It wasn't pleasant. After that, my tumors were still active, and I was sent to the Sarah Cannon Center at Centennial, where I was introduced to the hard core people. A tough bunch, but with a determination to see me though. I was told of the Stem Cell Transplant procedure, and then introduced to the other half of the process...the High Dose Chemo. I thought I had it bad before. I was wrong. Five days of high does of very potent drugs. I walked in on Monday morning. Monday afternoon and the following 4 days I was taken everywhere on a gurney. I hope and pray this lady can bypass the latter part of my story. Had 3 months of radiation, and after another 3/4 months of recuperation, I was pronounced to be "in remission." Two little words that took my breath away. Lots more to the tale than that, but you don't really want or need to hear it. My course did somewhat parallel what your son is going thru. I had a grapefruit sized tumor between my stomach and colon. I was told not to worry. Surgery and a little chemo or radiation and I would be fine. Surgery was performed and Doc found a vessel encompassed by the tumor. It hadn't shown up in all the scans, so he closed me up and we began the chemo 6 weeks afterwards. That's where my previous comments come in. The chemo drugs are supposed to be more effective now, with lesser side effects. I don't know. I've heard yes and no on that from other patients in waiting room conversations. One thing I found is that cancer is a true bonding glue for people. Many, like myself, will talk for hours about what we went thru. It's cathartic for those who endure it, and informative for all others when discussed. Sorry to be so long here. Tell the both that there is hope of at least remission if not a total release from it all. I found that family, prayer, love and faith can work wonders. I wasn't really expected to be here today, but all the love and prayer, not to mention, nor leave out, the absolutely wonderful team of doctors and nursed I had; I am here. I always say that God didn't want me yet. I still had/have something to do here. I will keep you all in my prayers. May God Bless and Keep you all in his arms.

So, I was in the market for a cheap coyote gun when this used Axis popped up. Crappy rattle-can stock, stock trigger (30lb of grit...) & factory Bushnell. Mind you, it was $200 so I'm not complaining & it came with 400 round of 50gn hollowpoints. Picked it up this morning & immediately decided it was too long &, well....normal. 12 o'clock & I get a 1hr lunch break so I figured "*%#$ it". Pulled the stock, removed the mounts & scope, whipped off the barrel, ran to a friend with a lathe, used said lathe to chop it to 16¼", turned a nice 11° crown, ran home, removed the trigger, replaced the stock spring, installed an over travel screw, polished the trigger & sear (3lb pull, zero overtravel. Didn't have time to fix the pre-travel. I'll live with it!), reinstalled it, screwed on the barrel, headspaced it, tightened everything up, scope on, stock on, loaded the mag & zeroed the thing (1½" high at 100yds, ¾"group) & STILL had time for a cheese sammich! Do THAT with your Remchester!

This may well be the answer to all of life's problems! Thank you all for the suggestions.

Old time siding, seen it a lot in my life.

All of them.

I attempted to install the Powder River Precision Spring (PRP) Kit for my XDS Mod 2 in 45 ACP. I had completed the same instal on the original XDS 45 with no problem. That was a few years ago so I tried to follow the videos put out by both PPR and Galloway Precision. Unfortunately, the Mod 2 version is different in one key aspect that was not mentioned in the tutorials. There is no extractor pin so as soon as you release the pressure on the extractor safety plunger the extractor just falls out. I found this out while trying to find the extractor pin and discovered the extractor had already fallen out on the workbench. I thought I broke something. I did call PRP for advice. They acknowledged the Mod 2 installation was different regarding how the extractor and extractor springs were installed. The extractor actually installs the same way as a Glock. My tip is this; if you plan to upgrade the springs on your XDS Mod 2 you need to watch how the extractor is removed and installed on a Glock.

So the biggest negative still remains.

Maybe try a faster burning powder. Burns in the barrel before it exits. Like using fast burning powder in short barrel revolvers.

For those of you over the years who have Bought a TGO knife from me or are just wondering why I always go to them please watch this video, it shows what an incredible company they truly are here is their story

I think someone should build a fake back into a safe and have it open into a huge armory room. "Yeah honey everything I have fits in the safe..."

This was the first year I've not seen anything even remotely unusual readily available.

Couldn’t agree more, everyone knows if you’re gonna can FMJ ammo you use a “Ball” jar.