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I have loaded every ammo can to the brim. I still have primers, see photo. I’m willing to let a few bricks of whatever go in a Lend/Lease system. IOW, I will loan a brick and you pay me back when they become available again. Yeah, I know I’m taking a chance they will not.

I honestly can't come up with the words. I am heartbroken. I am angry. I am not ashamed to tell you that I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes. Y'all.... Mikey literally spent some of his last hours reaching out on TGO for a connection to the outside world. You all were his community. You were his lifeline beyond the four walls of his hospital room. Please don't ever forget that. Don't misinterpret TGO to be just another gun forum. This place is literally home to many of us. Damn it. I just can't.

Y’all please keep his wife Lisa in your prayers. She’s not out of the woods yet either.

So sad to hear. Can't imagine how the family felt having what seemed like progress and hope ripped from them. They'll be in my thoughts, along with the best wishes for his wife's recovery...both in body and spirit. Please let us know if/when any funds are set up to help what comes next.

This is my favorite video of Mikey from a few years ago at the Musician’s Hall of Fame induction. You might recognize a few of the folks onstage with him - ZZ Top, Peter Framptom, Randy Bachman... His solos are at about 2:40 and again at 5:20. The whole thing is worth just great.

Normally this where someone would get a friendly reminder of the rules about posting ads. This asshole intentionally answered multiple questions acknowledging those rules and posted an ad attempting to use coded language to skirt them. I have zero tolerance for that BS. Buh-bye!

I really need to fire my Edward Jones girl and invest on my own. She's been nearly useless.

Years ago I was with Morgan Stanley / Dean Witter. I was not pleased and moved to a broker with Edward Jones. In both cases it seemed they made more off of my money than I did. When "things were slow" they still got paid and things always seemed to be slow. I left the "professionals and have done far better on my own since.

Well of course they are; they were stoned when they came up with that plan. Another case of politicians being intoxicated with power.

I save the gambling for sports games as a form of entertainment. When investing for my intermediate future and retirement, I use index funds. Trying to pick stocks is too much of a guess and time consumer when it's not your full-time job...and even then it's not an easy thing. I would seriously advise anyone looking to pick stocks to do it with disposable income, and leave the retirement planing to an index or target date fund.

If by “talk” you mean sell then you need to sign up for a benefactor membership.

You mean the elevated rifle butts or the handguns? The handgun rack is up high because underneath it there are barrel-hangers for quick-grab pistols. The long guns are elevated for two reasons: One, to keep the weight of all the guns off the fire-resistant drywall bottom so it doesn't crack and lose efficacy, and; Two, an extra layer of height in case of flooding or in the case of fire, from massive quantities of water pumped into the house by over-enthusiastic puddle-monkeys (fire-fighters). Additionally, I keep a golden rod under there for humidity control and I occasionally slide Mrs. CrosbyStill's jewelry box under there when we are travelling. The Benelli 12ga semi-auto with H&K action is on the safe floor in the corner because it is too long to fit on the elevated shelves.

My day trading account is COMPLETELY separate from any retirement, 401k/IRA/Roth accounts. Those are invested with a completely different strategy. I know many who day trade with these accounts and the risk is too great IMHO. My day trading account is with TD Ameritrade and I mainly use their Think or Swim software but I use many resources for research etc. If I have any trades in play then I make sure I have the time to watch them constantly. I ALWAYS have stop loss orders in place in case I am somehow distracted. I also have sell orders in place for the same reason if a run happens and I am distracted. Options Trading has also been good for me. The money I use for this is disposable and has nothing to do with my retirement. I enjoy day trading and do very well overall, but it can bite you very quickly. The thrill of the hunt then the buy/sell feeds that part of my soul.

I'm a bordline hoarder. I admit it. I come from a family that believed in having a reasonable supply on hand of anything you use on a regular basis. Foods, canned goods, laundry supplies, toothpaste and toothbrushes and bar soaps(you should see my bathroom closet...LOL!). I was taught at an early age that you take advantage of specials and keep items on hand. I've tried to apply that to all things in my life. I have a decent supply of most things, not what I'd like to have, but not enough storage space. Hoarder? Prepper? Who cares? I wear either name badge proudly and thank my Mother for raising me to do this.

I won't run out of TP. I'm OK with being called a hoarder ...

Yeah, several years ago we had a pretty good economy for stocks. Everything was up for the year. I admit, I didn't pay a lot of attention to my portfolio balance, but one day I got a wild hair and went and looked at my EJ account. In a booming year, I pretty much broke even. I called my EJ guy up and said WTH? He said, "yeah we probably should have moved some things around". My point was, I'm paying him to manage my money, why didn't he at least look ONCE all year. I immediately pulled my money and went elsewhere. I pay a LOT more attention these days, and my new guy calls me at least twice a year to see if we need to tune anything up. Couple years ago, I told my new guy "I buy a lot of crap on Amazon, and I know a lot of other people do too. Buy me some of that." He said that he didn't think Amazon was going to go anywhere, and it was $1000 per share. I said, I didn't care and buy me a few shares anyway. Today that stock is over $3000 per share. He called when it hit $2000 to eat crow. THAT time I just got lucky, I'm no stock guru. I had him buy me a few other things that did not turn out so well. Like Nvidea stock, a company that has video cards in EVERYTHING, and the next week a self-driving car powered by Nvidea chips ran over a pedestrian, and their stock tanked. Its a crap-shoot.

My very limited experience with Edward Jones was managing my father's existing account for a while with them after his death. I learned pretty quickly that Edward Jones mainly excels in raking in fess for themselves. I no longer have any Edward Jones accounts ...

I have only seen one, this little 4 point. I was hoping for a big doe, but he will do. Going back out Saturday, hope to get my doe, but if another buck comes out, well, I may just invite him home too.

Got this 8 point on my buddies farm near Sardis. Jerk tried to parallel my shooting lane so I shot him out the side of the box when he stuck his head out from behind a tree.

Wow this is a conservative group. I was a stockbroker for 40 years. Yes, for the average investor, index funds area absolutely the way to go. For those with more knowledge, talent, resources, and risk tolerance, there can be magnificent opportunities. (And neither way has any guarantees.) But the notion that "no one can beat the market" is just not rational. It's a bell shaped curve. And I have seen, and helped, some investors to achieve great success, usually through low diversification and holding a few great stocks very long term. And I will freely admit that the best ideas were usually theirs!

Are you on their forum as well? The differences between there are here are night as to day.

I'm boring. I buy and hold index funds. Not exciting, but this strategy has been very good to me. I have a kid who recently started buying single stocks. He thinks it's awesome. Fortunately, his funds are limited, so the lesson he'll learn shortly won't be too costly.

I saw this on a local news site this morning: Recall Notice from Smith & Wesson https://www.mpshieldezrecall.com/ M&P SHIELD® EZ® PISTOL IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR PISTOLS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MARCH 1ST, 2020 AND OCTOBER 31ST, 2020 Smith & Wesson has identified two M&P Shield EZ Pistols on which the hammers manufactured by our supplier were cracked. In those firearms, the hammer failed to fully engage the sear, causing the round to fire, cycling the slide, and potentially resulting in multiple discharges without depressing the trigger. This issue can occur in the following two scenarios: With a loaded magazine in the firearm and the grip safety depressed, releasing the slide (by pulling it back, or releasing the slide stop), may ignite the round as the slide closes, without engaging the trigger. The condition may occur, regardless of the manual thumb safety position if equipped. This may also result in multiple discharges. With a loaded magazine in the firearm, the grip safety depressed, manual safety in the fire position, slide closed, and a round in the chamber, pulling the trigger will cause the round to fire normally, however as the slide cycles, the next round may be ignited as it is chambered by the hammer failing to fully engage the sear, causing multiple discharges. In all cases, the firearm will NOT fire unless the grip safety is depressed. While this condition has been found only in two hammers, and our investigation suggests that these two incidents are very isolated, any unintended discharge of a firearm has the potential to cause injury. Therefore, we have established this Safety Recall as a precautionary measure to ensure that all M&P Shield EZ Pistols in service meet our design specifications. Stop using your M&P® Shield™ EZ pistol until you determine whether it is included in this safety recall, and if so, until it has been inspected and repaired by Smith & Wesson, if necessary. PRODUCT AFFECTED: This notice applies ONLY to M&P® Shield™ EZ pistols (including Performance Center® models) manufactured between March 1, 2020 and October 31, 2020, and only to a small percentage of that population. It does NOT apply to all SHIELD™ pistols. To determine whether your M&P Shield EZ Pistol is affected, check the label on the box to determine date of manufacture (see image below), and if manufacture date is between March 1, 2020 and October 31, 2020 – your pistol may be affected. In this case (or if you are unsure of your date of manufacture), simply go to MPShieldEZrecall.com and input your serial number, or call 888-871-7114 .

I am reading a book by Dave Spaulding, "Handgun Combatives". In most books trainers talk about thugs can pick an easy target by the subtle ques one sends froth from the manner they carry themselves and they way they appear to others in public. Well! I just realized that body language reading also works the other way. Give you an example. When I was perused in my own front yard, while going to the mail box a few years back by 3 thugs driving down our road, one of them read my body language. Edited to add: Furtive Movements As I squared up to the first thugs continued advance toward me, after being told not too, the second pursuer read my intent and stopped in his tracks. Loudly told the other, "it ain't worth getting shot over." Then the first guy stopped his advance. I perceived that they were coming at me in a very hurried pace. What he read was, when he reached that 28 to 30' line, (I am oLd and slow)I had set in my mind that I was going to react, I dropped the mail, I slumped, crouching forward, run my hand quickly in my pocket, set my feet, and dropped my head in a fighting stance, another follower, of the 3, read my intent that I was preparing to fight, then he/they quickly decided they wanted no part of me. He told the other guy to discontinue his aggression and he did. I just realized this happened after reading this book. That thug surely read my body language, and backed down, just as I had read theirs. Now I am not bragging, but was totally glad that the incident ended, with me just being cussed at, by them, and me not being beat to within a inch of my life on that day. They all slowly retreated to their truck, entered it, all the while cursing me. When I got the chance, I beat feted it to my front porch, and collapsed in the front porch swing with knees of jelly. Thanked God my morning was not painful or deadly. I had no doubt that was what they had intended to do to me. I read the aggressor's body language. Matter of fact, I am convinced they were the ones that almost beat one of my neighbors to a pulp later on that morning. He was doing the same thing as me, except he was 84 and legally blind, but had a little peripheral vision. His son told me he never really recovered after the beating and robbery. Poor guy died 3 weeks later. Since he didn't die shortly after the severe beating they said he died of old age. Makes the crime stats look better for the county. That body language reading goes both ways, guys. Trainers have been beating that into our heads, for sure, for years. I was a little naïve in thinking I could continue to go to my mail box, as I had previously done for 30 years, IN This Day-In-Time. Almost paid a big price for being naïve guys. I post this here so some of you young guys can learn from my experience. Many older guys here have traveled miles down this path. Dave said, "If you look like meat, they will most likely eat."

Oh my God! And I don't say this lightly. I am stunned and heartbroken. I met Michael almost 10 years ago, buying a pistol from him here. We swapped that CZ Compact back and forth several times. It was a joke between us. When we met to deal, somehow I felt and told him that when money was better for him, I would sell it back to him. And I did. Twice. We passed several between us on deals over the years, and I always told him the same thing. But that CZ was the only one Michael ever wanted back. I don't know what went with it. I think he did sell it at some point. But that's not important. What is important is the friendship we shared over those years and deals. Michael often spoke of his son, My Marine, he called him. I hope His Marine knows just how proud of you Michael was, and how much he loved you. My apologies for not remembering your name. So for Michael's Marine...I thank you for your Service. And offer my condolences to you as well. Michael, I, and everyone who ever met you, will miss you. We were better for having met you. May God Bless and keep you in His arms forever. My deepest condolences to his family.

I have a bunch of them on the DVR and watch one every once in awhile.

Well said David.

Maybe two freezers, that's a lot of meat. Good luck.

I was comparing my YTD returns with Edward Jones to my returns in my Fidelity account that I manage. The funds I picked with Fidelity(mostly index funds) are outperforming the funds that my Edward Jones person picked. So I'm paying them more to earn less.... I'll be firing her in the coming days.

Agreed. Good riddance.

I mostly use Schwab, but I also have a TDAmeritrade account and I'm learning how to use their Sinkorswim platform. In fact, I'm ordering two monitors to let me see more on the screen. I don't day trade... way too stressful. Instead, I buy with the intent of holding for a few weeks or months. As a retired financial planner, I held a stockbroker's license for many years. It used to be much harder to beat the market because information was so hard to come by, but now it's at your fingertips. Still, my best call of the year was low tech. When it became apparent that Biden might win, I sold some tech stocks and invested heavily in cannabis stocks. Immediately after the election, I added to the position. I'm up a lot in those 8 stocks, but in retrospect, I could have thrown darts at a list of cannabis stocks and made money in November. Whenever I start thinking I'm good at this, I remember what John Kenneth Galbraith said... "Genius is a rising stock market."

most SD shootings occur at a range of 3 yds or less. Simply a point and shoot from retention without relying on the sights...hence the term 'belly gun'. I own 2 SCCYs and they are a grab and go type gun. I have given 6 or so of them away for gifts and know of several other friends that shoot theirs routinely. They are accurate, dependable, and safe due to a 9# trigger. IMO, best gun for the money ($200). However, most of the time my carry gun is a 9C Smith or a Shield.

Some of these 3D T-shirts are really cool.

At these prices, I just might offer a case of 115 grain myself. It's very tempting. I could buy another Glock with it...and there are a couple of nice ones for sale here.

I know of a home invasion that started at the mailbox early one morning. You have to always be aware no matter where you live

I did that!! Bought two USSR made SKS's. Spent hours cleaning cosmoline out of them. One I converted with a Choate Sporter Stock and detached mag (pre-ban and have the receipts to prove it :). The other I left completely stock and gave to my dad (with bayonet and cleaning kit). Just sold that last year for $500!! I store very little ammo in my gunsafe for two primary reasons: First, it's packed with guns. Second, the floor drywall is elevated off ground (nice Browning safe) so the weight would crush the drywall at some point.

I use a Mec also. Got the convo kit so I can do runs of 12 & 20 gauge. For me the biggest chellenge was all the components to choose from when deciding on a shell recipe. Best advice I can give you when your doing a workup is load 5 and pattern them before you do a big run!

Yeah it’s been at least a month since I started catching wind it was happening again. I’ve been accused of hoarding by people I work with who are now complaining about it. Bought plenty of TP, paper towels, and all the other stuff that I need when the shelves were stocked full. I also remember there being plenty left behind me and TOLD them all this was coming again. I like to think that if my real reason for stocking up is preparation and general unwillingness to search for TP, then I’m merely prepared and not a hoarder.

The demand for gasoline is not high right now. Ammo demand is. Also, ammo is not subject to the artificial taxes that oil is and we are also not quite as subject to Middle East volatility as we were a few years ago.

I've noticed we've been catching them a lot further down the Clinch these last few years than I would have expected in years past. We've got family with a place on the river around mile marker 52 between Clinton and Oak Ridge. We catch trout down that way all the time these days.

Thanks for attaching this - might plan some winter fishing. TWRA has really hit it out of the park with stocking and managing some world class trout streams these last several years. I'm happy to see my license fees support that.

Truth, a plane like that will always be needed when there is no requirement for stealth. A B-2's loadout of 40,000 lbs. can't compete with the B-52's 70,000 lbs.

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I keep ammo in with the guns as well as all over the property. Never know where you might be when you need it. However one thing to consider is a lockable storage box separate from the safe.

Let's just say I'm good to go. It's nice to just grab an ammo can when I go shoot and not ever go ammo shopping.

So you're the hoarder with all the components! Probably sitting on 500000 primers and 1000s of pounds powder! That being said...wise man!

There are clips, and then there are magazines. In any case, it should not damage either one to keep them loaded. Springs wear from being cycled, not from being compressed.