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While driving around on a "kid free" date with my wife , we drove by the location where the Glockstore is being built. The building is a lot deeper than it looks. It goes back pretty far. It's supposed to be the retail store and have a range inside. I keep my Glocks pretty much stock and dont do a lot of add-on things but still this place will be pretty neat I think to visit and look around. Supposed to be done in July I think. Just thought I'd share this.

I finally got all my gongs, and targets, put together and on my range today. I put 1, 12" gong(chest size), 1, 8" gong, and 1, 4" gong on freestanding targets racks today. Also have 2 target stands that will take my cardboard man size cut outs on them. It was so wet that it took me 15 minutes to clean the mud off my sneakers. We have had so much rain as of late. Also had 3 days of frost, but the last day was real spotty. When we get some warmer dryer weather I will take out two large trees and move a little dirt and it will be totally ready to go. Been a lot of work for an old man. Mt wife, grandson and I have already shot several times before now, but am looking forward to shooting the gongs. Always like a little instant confirmation of hits on steel after shots. One gets that shooting steel. I hung them on a slight angle so the bullet splatter will be directed toward the ground, in front of the target, instead of coming back at the shooter. I actually had 2 different occasions where I fired my revolver and 9MM pistol and the bullet came back and brought blood on my shins, so it truly can happen. I had a wooden backstop and the bullet hit a nail head and ricoched back to where I was standing. Shouldn't have that problem with these targets. My old backstop rotted down 2 years ago so we have been having a hard time shooting. I got about 225.00 in all the supplies to put on the targets on the range. Bought most of it on big sales this spring. Should last me a lifetime. Told my sweetie that and she shamed me. Didn't want to hear it. I told her well, at 72, I am already on "Blessed Time" according to the Bible. She wasn't amused with that either. Looking forward to having a good place to fire my guns, and do some serious practice where I am not forced to stand in one place, and not be able to draw, move, and shoot with live ammo. The area in front of my dirt mound is very flat and smoothe, and is grassed well now. Just need a little tree removal, drying, and warmth. Edited to add; Purchased me an new Stihl Farm Boss chain saw last week for serious tree removal. We have several in my back lot that has blown down and needs removal.

The Trump administration has proposed a rule change to end the ban of firearms on all Army Corps of Engineers property. All I can say is 'bout damned time! The proposal is open for public comment until June 12. You'll find a link in the attached story. So far there are about 2,500 comments with about 99% of them in favor. Proposal to change COE firearms rules Now, if we could just get TVA to figure this out.

Can't wait to see what sheath 1911alltheway comes up for this one, I'll send you a pm tonight when I get home. Thanks again for the opportunity to purchase this one.

I wanted to post a follow-up to a casting question I had late last year. I was looking into getting into casting and had a member here, @RedlegEd, respond and offer to show me the ropes. Ed had me over two times, once to check out his casting setup and another time to let me cast and powder coat before i invested in my own equipment. I had a great time and can't thank Ed enough for his help and guidance. I enjoyed it enough to invest in a Lee 4-20 pot, a 9mm mould, some lead and powder coat. I was recently was able to get it all setup and use it all for the first time to cast a couple hundred projectiles and powder coat them all. Here are some pictures of all I was able to accomplish. I wanted to give Ed a big shout out here for all his help and patience.

Some of you have been keeping your trigger fingers warm during the quarantine. For the rest of you, it's time to wipe the cosmoline off those blasters that you put into long term storage due to the coronapocalypse. Strategic Edge Gun Range USPSA is hosting it's monthly match on the third Saturday in May. Come out on the 16th and have some fun with the run & gun! Total of 6 stages including a classifier. Register for the match on Practiscore: https://practiscore.com/uspsa-strategic-edge-segr-may-16-2020/register

No sir, no online match payment required or offered at this time. We understand that plans can change on a moment's notice, and would never take the stance of not refunding your money if you couldn't attend the match (like some other clubs do). And frankly, the process of making payment and refunding through the Practiscore app is not ideal for us. We accept cash or check at the time services are rendered. Case in point, we have over 45 people registered at this time. If it even looks like a 25% or greater chance of rain on Saturday, 1/3 of those registered will not show up. Don't need the hassle of processing all those refunds. We are on the "pay as you play" plan! Hope to see you out there.

cool, I guess you couldn't use M13 links if you wanted to... I use my son to load my belts Untitled by Johnny Rotten, on Flickr

Really nice Bowie

Amen. Well done GT.

Those are some pretty nice knives there GT

Awesome they all look great.

Just be warned steel is addictive. I started with 3. I now have over 20 of assorted sizes, not counting a shooting tree that I bring out from time to time. I have a couple of more spots picked out for a few more but haven't decided what yet. I have mine color coded since heavy targets don't ring as well with lower velocity ammo. I have red ones for .22 and airguns, yellow for pistols and carbines and lower velocity and green for most anything I own. There is a steel above AR500 that has the same abilities as AR500 but thinner. A bit more expensive but I have replaced some of my green targets to get better reaction when I hit them with less powerful rounds. I'll be 72 in a few weeks and more than one thing that I have bought in the last couple of years I have thought that will be the last time I will need to buy one of those.

Man, what prized possessions those will be.

The horn handle is SO NICE!!!

My beans are starting to peek through, but the corn hasn't sprouted yet.

Awesome GT. Great job.

I REALLY like the top two. Good job, GT!

As I grow older, I love .22s more than ever. I have a Winchester Model 63 automatic that was my Dad's. I have been wanting to add either a lever action or a pump to my collection. I used to own a Marlin 39a which I liked, but I decided to pursue a pump. I shot a Henry pump that was really nice, but I remembered the .22 pump that I shot at the Hamilton County Fair as a kid: a Winchester 62a. After a lot of searching, I found a 1958 model in VA that is near mint and I picked it up today. Haven't shot it yet, but I can hardly wait! Just wanted to share a look with you!

229 years of Federal and State court decisions, or lack thereof, say so. Not saying it’s right, it’s just the reality.

I look at it like a plane crash. The chances of you being in one are slim. But I doubt that is of any reassure to those fire balling down a runway or crashing into a mountain. I can honestly say when I was a cop, I had no fear going on a man with a guy call, or a riot. (I was an adrenaline junkie) I would much rather do that than have an encounter with a wasp. When I see one, I can’t relax until I am out of the area, or it is dead. If I saw one of these I would be running and screaming like a little girl.

They have the right to ask for what they want inside their business. Kind of like "No shoes, no shirt, no service." You also have the right to shop wherever you want and to deny your patronage to businesses that treat customers without respect. I enjoy that right and exercise it often. Cheers, Whisper

Out of sight, out of mind is my philosophy..

Exactly. And a couple of things… 1. we will never change, no matter what we do, how some people react when they see a gun. 2. People judge people on their appearance. You can argue all you want about it; but we all do it. So if you look like a dirt bag carrying a gun; you will get treated as such. I know full well that when I’m riding my Harley, if someone sees a gun; they probably won’t say anything to me, they will probably call the Police. And if I stay there long enough the Police will show up and ask for my ID and carry permit.

And in 23 years of carrying 24/7 365 I have never been asked for a permit by a restaurant I was in ....but then again I don't feel the overwhelming need to open carry in restaurants ..... You know who NEVER gets hassled or harassed or has to answer questions about their gun ? People who keep them concealed.....just sayin' .

My guess is, he never had one. I carry my HCP in my wallet at all times. I've carried mine since back in the 90's, never been asked for it.

You have to have it on you to be able to carry a handgun.

You just never know what's going to pop up on Craig's list around Memphis