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Or maybe more accurately, happy adoption day. Bought my 2006 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4WD 15 years ago today. It may throw a rod tomorrow, but four sets of tires and 32 oil changes later, it’s the best vehicle I’ve ever owned.

Wasn't no deer today but dad got a big ole hog on public land in Scott County.

I’m slowly getting better. I have COPD and it put me in the hospital again. I thank everyone for the prayers and well wishes. Some of y’all I have met in person most i have not. But it makes you feel good to read the comments. Chip is a true friend indeed. We keep a check on each other important when you live alone. Anyway thank y’all.

Brother in law was late getting to the dinner table today. Called about 1030 and asked for some help getting one out. He knocked down a nice 11 point. He has hunted this same deer for 2 years now and Im happy he finally got to see it through.

10.5” AR pistol built from an unmarked BCM blem upper, Maxim Defense PDW brace, JP silent capture springs buffer system(original Maxim springs included), Radian Raptor CH, BCM grips, 17 Defense Manufacturing “We The People” lower. $950 OBO $800 Does not include Eotech 512. This is not a safe queen gun. It was my truck gun when I was an OTR driver and has traveled to all 48 contiguous states. There are usage and mounting marks and it has had over 1k rounds through it. So it’s broken in, but not nearly through much of its lifespan. The lower receiver is new as I replaced it because I wanted to keep the lower it was originally built on. Only selling to recoup funds from the safe I just bought. I’m only available on Fridays and Saturdays to meet, but will ship at buyer’s expense. Ad closed. Breaking up to sell a couple of individual parts.

While I don't know the specifics of the local laws in this case, most states have statutes that say something to the effect that if you're present, and/or assisting in a crime that results in a murder, you're as guilty as the guy who pulled the trigger. I suspect that the one you mentioned is at least guilty of that type of charge. I'm good with frying the lot of them ...

I assume that means “vaccinated” now means having the booster shot as well.

Delta didn’t do the job so here comes Omicron for Christmas.

On one hand the homeowner introduced the firearm in a situation I do not think it was not warranted. On the other hand the loud mouth then advanced and threatened to take it from him and use it on him. The law may be with the homeowner in that the mouth refused to leave when told to but not sure I could justify deadly force there. On another note the mouths wife seemed very calm for just seeing her husband shot.

Lord blessed me with a decent 9 point this morning. I've passed two spikes, 4 point, 6 point and a small 8 this season. I hunt the North Cumberland Unit in Scott County and just couldn't let this guy walk.

Just visited Galco Holster's web site. They're offering 25% off any order over $50 on Black Friday. I'm looking hard at their Miami Classic II shoulder holster. That's a nice savings for me, over $70 worth. ETA: My Miami Classic II arrived & I happily assembled it. Went to put my USP Compact 9mm in & the thumb strap is about 2" from being able to have the snaps meet. I mean it's not EVEN close. So I emailed Galco & even added pics showing the issue. Their response? "The thumb strap can be lengthened with slight twisting while pulling strongly." WTF?????? So I tried to do exactly what they said to do. 30 minutes later the strap is STILL the same length, the snaps are still 2" apart & my thumb is tired & cramping. So I again emailed them, got a RMA & tomorrow off it goes back to Galco. I have all sorts of holster brands in leather. Bianchi, DeSantis, Goodrich & Gould, Don Hume, etc. None, and I mean NONE required any sort of fitting, stretching or whatever to fit. Oh, I may have loosened a tension screw or something tiny like that. But I @#$%^&* sure didn't spend 30 minutes cramping my thumb for NOTHING on any of those. They were strictly plug-n-play. This was my first attempt at a thumb strap retention holster & it will certainly be my last one. So...................... Buyer beware, gents.

I know the stock market didn’t like it.

Also just in time for them to change the definition of what being "vaccinated" means apparently

I agree. Once the shooter went inside the house he could have armed himself and called the cops to report a trespass situation. If the big loudmouth enters the home, then all bets are off. This entire situation is shady.

Yeah, agreed. From what I saw on that video alone, I would say it was not a good shoot. But there's probably more to the story. This one will be interesting to watch to see how the DA goes with it.

I'm a Toyota whore for life. My 02 Tundra gets compliments frequently.

I think one could reasonably believe that the shooter was in fear for the bodily harm and /or life of his girlfriend and himself. For me, that in and of itself makes getting the gun not such an issue. He never points the gun at the guy until the guy basically initiates contact and tries to take the gun. At that point, I think all bets are off. What is probably of even more importance are things we don’t know like any previous threats, etc.

Yep, it's a Ruger PCC. They aren't very loud. Also -- when someone confronts you holding a rifle, shouting "Use it, mother####er" is probably not the most effective de-escalation technique.

Also it looks like a PCC based on the magazine.

In the now-closed thread on the Rittenhouse verdict, which chucktshoes wisely closed because of excessive thread drift, bobsguns posted this: -- Sure, we're ready for something better. But who? How? One has to be insane to get involved in politics these days, IMO. It's an excellent question, and one that I write about occasionally in other venues. Some short thoughts -- There are different levels of getting involved in politics. At the level of actually running for office, most people aren't going to find the idea attractive, useful, or even tolerable, and for a variety of reasons. But there are other types of involvement, some requiring minimal effort but offering potential rewards. 1. Contact your elected officials and let them know your thoughts. If they're doing the right thing, thank them. But even if you know the official holds a view diametrically opposed to yours, let him/her know you disagree and are watching. Politicians spend a lot of time in an echo chamber hearing from their sycophants how wise and great they are. Reminding them there are other views -- and reminding them in an intelligent and reasoned way -- may not change their minds about anything...but if they start hearing the same "other view" more and more, they might start reconsidering. 2. Choose your information sources wisely. News media today are starkly polarized along political lines but they range across a wide spectrum of polarization, and there are some in or near the middle that have less bias. Seek them out. Also, consume information from both the right and left (maybe not much at the extreme limits) because there are good points to be made on both sides. You might learn something that could influence your own thinking, or you might gain some insights that will help you refute claims from the other side. I know there's a certain crude appeal to dismissing all news and information media by saying "They're all liars and you can't trust any of them," but that's simply not true for intelligent people willing to do little work and exercise their critical thinking skills. 3. Work toward making things better. An excellent way to do this is for looking for areas where there's an opportunity to make a difference. For example, there are people on both sides of the aisle who favor better voter identification laws. The left wants them to prevent voter discrimination, and the right wants them to prevent voter fraud, but the operative point here is that there are people on both sides who agree on this issue. To a small extent, we've seen the same thing in some of the discussion of the infrastructure bill -- both the right and left recognize that we need better roads and bridges and a more robust transportation system. And there's a growing chorus of voices from Dems and the GOP for instituting term limits for elected officials. What if politicians and voters on both the right and the left cooperated on those issues where there's agreement instead of demonizing each other because of issues where they disagree? No, we wouldn't have heaven on earth, but we'd have progress. 4. Finally, and perhaps most important: When you see politicians or news organizations on the left or the right that promote general hatred and contempt toward the other side just because they're on the other side, recognize that you are being played. Whether it's Tucker Carlson or Rachel Maddow, Anastasio Ocasio-Cortez or Marjorie Taylor Greene, Breitbart or Democratic Underground, understand that they're promoting anger and divisiveness because they profit from doing so. They want more money, more votes, more campaign donations, larger audiences, additional sponsors. People working together to solve problems simply doesn't pay as well for politicians or the news media. I've written enough for now. There are plenty of smart people with good intentions and creative ideas here on this forum. I'd be interested in your thoughts. (Those of you who are morons, please hold your comments. ) Cheers, Whisper

If you go and chase someone down, it's hard to claim self defense.

The reddit title is incorrect. The shooter was actually married to a local judge but they are divorcing. This was the father of his girlfriend's children he shot. The home is the shooter's. Neither the ex-wife nor the children live there. Looks like reddit has removed the video but there is a mirror link in the pinned post. https://www.kcbd.com/2021/11/10/lubbock-police-release-statement-fatal-shooting-chad-read/ https://www.kcbd.com/2021/11/24/attorney-chad-reads-widow-files-petition-take-custody-his-children-their-mother-releases-video-shooting/ https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/crime/2021/11/24/video-shows-shooting-chad-read-linked-kyle-carruth-lubbock-home/8754796002/

A lot of very serious people I know are really paying attention to this variant being sequenced out of South Africa. None of us are out of this until all of us are out of it.

Short of getting your ass killed NOT doing it, Mr. "roddie" learned a very important lesson in this.

So I may surprise some people here but lets go. I think the decedent brought this on himself. Bringing the gun into it or not, the man refused to leave and was trying to be as imposing as he could using his size advantage etc. This is the shooters home and the guy just showed up showing his ass. The wife offers to go get the kid in the video right as the shooter goes inside to get the gun and the guy just takes the opportunity to make more threats about court etc. He should have said great ill follow you. When you are ordered off someone's property you should leave. Especially if they have a gun. He could had his tantrum on teh street after calling the cops for parental interference.

Yea it'll make some fine sausage, the big ones like this we have everything but the backstrap ground up into sausage. Have the backstrap made into pork chops and ran through a tenderizer.

The video shown in court shows the home security camera video of the cameraman working on his porch when Ahmaud ran past the cameraman’s home. The cameraman calmly walked inside to retrieve his truck keys. The cameraman entered his truck and joined the pursuit. This event took 19 seconds according to the evidence. Sometimes it’s best to mind your business, especially when you’re not an actual witness to a transgression.

Cool! Is he edible?

Just ordered a shoulder holster, straps & leather care kit. Saved over $80 with the BLACK25 discount code. Galco is good stuff too!

SWEET!!!

Man, that sure is pretty.

^^^ this. We don't know if the shooter has had prior experience with the mouth being violent which could add to the defense that a reasonable person would be in fear of their life or serious harm.

Pretty sure the guy did not think the shooter would actually fire. That's the only thing that I can come up with. I agree it would be tough to argue he felt his life was threatened until the guy said he would take it from him and kill him with is. I think the shooter thought that bringing the gun out would run the guy off. I have never thought thinking someone will not use their firearm or that pulling it to scare someone was wise.

From the title, I thought maybe he got lucky with a super model. Either way, NICE RACK! Welcome back, Spots!

What about 450 Bushmaster?

Dead guy is obviously a belligerent attacker. He's physically bigger and continued his attack even after a weapon was presented. However, he's unarmed and never physically assaults the shooter. Just yelling and shoving. Shooter is assaulted in his own home by a trespasser who refused to leave when told to. He introduced the weapon into the situation. Stand your ground law? Child custody and visitation issues can often be very volatile. Was dead guy supposed to be there at that time? IDK. Looks like a bad shoot to me. Drugs, alcohol involved? History? Could go either way. Depends a lot on info we don't have. This one is gonna get ugly.

It has to be sent to an FFL in South Carolina and transferred to him there. The law doesn't care exactly how it gets to the S.C. FFL other than he can't take it to them because it's not his until it's transferred. Either you can hand deliver it to the SC FFL or you can ship it. Shipping is where things get sketchy. Most carriers like USPS, FedEx and UPS won't take a handgun from a private party and ship it to an FFL. They will ship to a manufacturer for things like safety recalls, but not to a normal dealer. That's why most interstate private party transfers end up going FFL to FFL. You'll pay your local TN FFL to ship it to his local SC FFL who will then charge him their transfer fee. The other option is that you can loan a firearm across state lines for lawful sporting purposes. The laws make no mention of how long a loan can last. You could loan it to him indefinitely but it remains your property. He can't sell it or give it away because it's not his. If you leave it to him in your will and you die while it's still loaned to him, it will simply become his property at the time of your death. Inherited firearms do not have to pass through an FFL, even across state lines. See Question #4 here: https://www.atf.gov/resource-center/docs/0813-firearms-top-12-qaspdf/download You could also loan it to him until you go for a visit in SC, then you can hand deliver it to a local FFL who will do a 4473 transfer to him.

Salvation, family, health, opportunity. I could never make everything, but there’s a solid start.

I like the "pickle fork" rack tip!

That's strange, our Wal-Mart has them for $21.95 + tax. I'd check again if I was you, often times what's on our Wal-Mart shelves doesn't match the tag on the shelf below it.

The Edge I handled had a pull every bit of 5#. While not awful by 509 standards, I think it’s unacceptable for a so-called competition model, especially one that costs this much. I suppose it’s possible other examples might have a lighter trigger than the one I played with, but I’ve never had a FNS or a 509 with anything like a good trigger (VP9, Canik TP9 and PPQ).

Not very shocked by the verdict.

PIMP SQUAD ASSEMBLE!

Better than what shows up so far on Ammoseek and the like. The cheap stuff starts out at around 9 cents, plus shipping, and goes up from there. Availability is better, however prices are still elevated. It took about 12-18 months last time after 22LR and other common calibers started showing up again regularly for prices to fall back significantly, I figure it will be at least that long this time around. Good thing I subscribe to the old "buy it cheap and stack it deep" philosophy ...

My favorite 22 was discontinued so I was forced to find something else. The return of 22 let me try a few and I'm happy with the results. 50 yards.

I think those 325 round Federal packs are around 7 cents a rounds after tax.

I have always wanted an 8 shot SW with a 5" brl. Might be a tad large for EDC.

must help with the covid