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These are my first suppressors. I had a total of seven suppressors in jail. I purchased these at the end of August and they were approved in December. It took them an additional month to mail the stamps. Hopefully the other four will be here soon. I’m a little giddy right now. SiCo Osprey9, Dead Air Mask .22 and Surefire Socom SPS 300

I was left unattended at the shop the other day and decided to pick this up! Glad my wife loves me! RIA M1911A2 Tac Ultra It's heavy but I love the feel!

Purchased a new Ruger SR1911 competition 45 ACP. Took it to the range this afternoon to start the break-in process and it is a great shooter.

You realize this is a public forum, right?

Every single one of the new restrictions on the little guy's ability to trade is designed to protect the hedge funds against the "swarm" of little guys, disguised as protecting the little guy. This is corrupt at its core.

I already had a Spyderco Manix in S30V steel and black G10 scales, but I'm a sucker for special editions and especially when they are made with CruWear steel. I ordered a pair of these from DLT Trading when they went available this past Tuesday. I received mine in the mail yesterday (Thursday), so talk about some lightning fast shipping. The blade is DLC coated CruWear. CruWear rates very highly on all four axes of Edge Retention, Ease of Sharpening, Strength and Corrosion Resistance - which makes it a hell of a good steel for a daily carry tool that will see use. The action on the Manix is a lot of fun to fidget with. I've probably absent-mindedly flipped this open and closed a hundred times while sitting on conference calls yesterday and today if I've done it once. My wife and oldest daughter are both fond of purple, so I figure I will gift one of the knives to whichever of them tries the hardest to take mine away from me. I suppose I might list my previous Manix 2 for sale at some point.

I had typed out a response on this thread a few days ago, and before hitting that submit button the thought "I don't want to go on record saying that" went through my head, and I hit the back button instead.

They called that thing the "thumb buster" for a reason. Maybe try it in slow motion first I can still remember a friend of mine peeling back the skin on the top of his thumb from running one fast with not quite the right grip.

Wooly's Off-road is south of Nashville. Its basically a small private owned property. Its fun but not something I would do often. its pretty mild but can be sketchy in a few spots so be careful or go with someone knowledgeable the first time. Now for 1stGen 4runners we're opening a whole topic I can talk for days about. Are you familiar with the variants of years, what to look for and current market? Feel free to share any listings and I can give you my opinion if that's something you would like

Now THAT is illegal activity. Rumor mill suggesting there was a call from the Swamp. I believe it. Rules are for thee, not for mee!

Here ya go. I’m working on tracking down a M1917 bayonet as well.

Hi all saw this on my news this a.m. TBI says 818,567 guns were sold in Tennessee in 2020.

Bayonet inbound.

Think how many were already out there! Good job Tennessee. Gun owners are not the/or a problem, politicians are the problem!

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9199339/Hedge-fund-billionaire-Leon-Cooperman-slams-GameStop-surge-attack-wealthy.html "Stealing from wealthy people" Carlin said they is a club and you ain't in it.

A thousand rounds of 223? Might even go eleven hundred.....

Land Cruiser ’nuf said

Are we sick of the elitist crapping on us yet?

The proper approach to this question and others like it isn’t “what can I do?” It should always be “what must I do?” Whether in your home or elsewhere. So the question isn’t “can I shoot this person,” the question is “must I shoot this person to defend my life, or the lives of others from imminent harm.” If that’s your operating position, I think the odds of you actually being in a position to shoot anybody are pretty damn low, and facing legal trouble over the shoot well below that.

Chris Vittetoe 865-237-2547 He's in Knoxville area. He may be able to do that.

I would add to chip's advice to try not and put yourself in a position to shoot at a dark figure. A flashlight may save a loved one, a drunk college kid or neighbor....and a lot of regret. Both a handheld as well as a weapon mounted light are good investments.

After a few decades away I have returned home to the mountains of my youth. After having spent the last decade or so in the commie-wealth states of New England I am so looking forward to some overdue range time.

I've hiked rim-to-rim twice. The first time was down the North Kaibab in mid-June. It was 37F at the top when we started and around 120F when we got to Phantom Ranch (the next day). I didn't know whether to wear long johns or a tank top.

Who wants to bet that reddit itself doesn’t get corrected after all this? The financial overseers are pissed and I bet they could make it happen.

Yes it was August 2020. I think it was a super fast turnaround. My second batch was ordered in September 2020. I’m waiting on the Socom .556 mini2 in my next batch.

You are so correct. It is hard to find out how many .22lr the U.S. manufacturers make per day, but somewhere around 30,000+ bricks per day times 313 days production per year equals 5,250,000,000 rounds, in a 2015 interview a senior product line with Vista outdoors and they estimated between 50 and 80 million .22 owners. So if we take the low side 50 million divide into the annual production we get about 105 rounds, not bricks of ammo for each .22 owner. Now if somebody has access to better data, figure it up and let us all know.

You purchased them at the end of August 2020? If so, that’s a good turnaround. Also, just noticed that was a 300 sps. I love mine!

There doesn't have to be a leak for this to happen. If you do the math, its surprising how few rounds per person are available yearly from manufacturers even in "normal" times. When everybody decides to buy at once, shortages are inevitable ...

Just goes to show that when a person is given something for free (money), as opposed to working and earning it, they will foolishly spend and squander it with little or no care for it's real value.

I paid $46K for my current '19 model. I put $10K into it already and waiting to get a lift kit, new wheels and tires. I turned it into a Raptor for a lot less than a genuine one. Raptors aint cheap these days...Few more toys.... I'm not the only one who rips things apart when they get them. Try going on the various truck forums and check out their bad boys....

Well, that's a big can o worms but I would ask the large % of people that never even engage the 4x4 on their high end vehicles. There is a reason the jokes about being mall rated and pavement princesses exist. If I had a Raptor like you I would certainly take it wheeling but I'm not going to beat the crap out of it. Brooks seems to be looking for a true trail rig.

Zombies. To fight the zombies.

Why else buy a truck with those capabilities?

Some animals are more equal than others...

Even the Jeep Cherokees have gotten expensive and hard to find. I hope you are mechanically inclined and have a place to work on whatever you get. And money lots of money. I watch Matt’s off-road recovery on YouTube,makes me want a Cherokee a little.

Yup... I've worn mine out a time or two myself Brother. leroy...

And to think thats JUST through the system

You may be thinking of Adventure Off-Road Park. It's about 90 minutes south of Nashville. I'm not as familiar with middle TN but I'm sure there are other places to off-road. @Lumber_Jack might have some ideas. Those are awesome but they are getting really expensive if they are in decent shape and they are getting harder to find. If you got one in rough shape it might be a great dedicated wheeling rig. My truck is set up for moderate off-roading but it's also in great shape and it's my daily driver so I try to avoid trails that are going to destroy it. Having owned a 91 4Runner I would strongly encourage you to avoid one with the 3.0L V6. Here is one for sale in Charleston TN. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/165023738456652/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined It sounds like you are already doing it. The first step is research and picking a vehicle platform you want to roll with. Just know that you'll need to be decent with a wrench in order to do much of the work needed. Otherwise you'll invest a lot of money in a rig that may not be worth much. Let me know if you have more questions and I'm happy to help.

Call my lawyer before making a statement!

That's just AWESOME ! Congrats.

In honor of my most recent acquisition.

As always, this is NOT LEGAL ADVICE!! The confusion typically comes from the fact that there is no "hard and fast rule" here. Someone who forcibly enters and has no legal right to be there creates a presumption that you (the rightful occupant) are under a reasonable fear of death or grave bodily harm. That presumption can be overcome by the facts, though. For example, an intruder forcibly enters, is completely naked, and falls asleep on the couch. You walk into the room some time later and find him there. The fact that the intruder meets that presumption definition does not give the occupant the right to shoot him. Under those circumstances, the presumption is overcome by the facts. It would not be reasonable to be in fear at that point. Yes, if you change the facts or add facts, that could change the result. But that's the point. The facts will dictate what is allowable as self-defense. The classic example of a self-defense presumption is you hear glass break in the middle of the night. You get up, see a dark figure and fire at that figure. Under those circumstances, the shooter is presumed to have been in reasonable fear. The shooter would not have to prove that fear was reasonable at trial. If the prosecution can prove that the fear wasn't reasonable, the presumption is overcome and a conviction is possible (maybe even likely). The only thing the self-defense presumption does is change who has the burden of proof at trial. In either case, the facts matter. So, change the facts even slightly, you can get a different answer. As a general matter, it still comes down to reasonableness. If someone forcibly enters the house but you have any reason NOT to be in reasonable fear, don't shoot. Just because a person is in your house is not a get out of jail free card.

I have been buying and selling reloading components, mostly at non market price. Right now, I prefer doing trades, that way market price doesn't hurt either party. But every now and then, I find a good deal, from retailers, that I jump on, like some .277 bullets I just got from Midway, at pre-madness prices.

You can defend yourself and your loved ones from risk of overwhelming and imminent bodily harm. You're not obligated to retreat. You're not permitted to prevent theft of property with deadly force. IANAL.

Ah geez. That's smart, don't want anyone to break a hip falling trying to run to the back. This has good potential for setting up a cage match! Seriously though, maybe they should set this up like a lottery, give numbers outside so its not biased by biggest and baddest. That would curtail the hours spent outside if there was no reason to be first. Wouldn't solve the family problem, but at least gives other a chance.

Dont knock a single stage press for handgun rounds. Its all I ever used since the mid 60's and I never felt they were to slow. I can kill time watching TV or reloading in the workshop. Nothing wrong with being alone for a few hours and assembling a couple hundred rounds of 9mm or 45 acp. If your a competitive shooter I can understand going to a progressive press.

I work at Academy part time and we get ammo in regularly. The problem is the guys standing in line and buying the ammo up to resale. I know it's capitalism but it still annoys the crap out of me. If those people would stop ammo would become much more available, a lot of times we are our own worst enemy.