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So what's your point? Is vaccine status the new litmus test of remembrance? He was anti-mandate, as so very many people are and with good reason. Many of those people who are against mandates also get vaxxed. It is in fact possible to be against edicts and still do the right thing for yourself and those around you. Regardless, do we know whether he was vaxxed or not? No. He already had enough health problems to begin with. It's absurd that covid has to be thrown into the conversation whenever someone dies now.

Dad made the walnut grips. I made the holster today.

Holly Crap! I didn't realize he was that old! One Hell of an entertainer. I always liked him. He'll always be "Eddie" to me.

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/10/04/The-Marine-pilot-and-navigator-of-an-A-6E-jetfighter/9063434088000/ It's amazing what can be found online these days. I witnessed this plane crash up close and personal like as it damned near killed me that day. The plane blew-up to the front of me so closely that my face and body felt the heat from the blast. I would have been killed had the plane's drop tanks been full. Fortunately, they came from El Toro and had been flying enough to empty those tanks. One landed a few feet to my right, and the other a few yards to my front. A piece of circuit board landed right next to my right heel. We were on a training exercise where my unit was playing the Russian aggressors. The plane experienced a FOD (Foreign Object Destruct from a rock or bird strike), as it came off of a bombing run a few miles away. They had blown the canopy to eject about a mile from us, but we who lived it, (and the investigators who interviewed us), believe that they saw us down the road and held off ejecting until they were above us as the momentum would have carried the wreckage beyond us. By that time it was too late as the plane turned on its side, and they ejected into the side of a granite hillside that are so common in 29-Palms, CA. I never mounted a 5-ton as fast as I did that day when the Lieutenant told us to go to the wreckage. When I got to the impact zone I was first struck by the desert being on fire from the fuel. When you kicked it then it just lit your boot on fire. I ran up the mountain where the cockpit was to search for what I don't really know, (bodies, I guess), to find the nose and joystick there. I came back down just to be told by an Army Brigadier General that had been flying in a Huey nearby when the crash occurred to climb up a hill to retrieve the pilot's helmet's to identify them quickly, I had been told that one of the men's head had been mostly cut-off and rolled up in his skin to his groin, and that the other one had his head ground off. When I got to the second helmet I realized that I was walking through the guy's grey matter as I went to pick-up the helmet. Fortunately, the helmet was empty. For years I have denied having PTSD from this incident. Why? Because many others have dealt with far worse in combat, and I felt like a pu$$y for thinking that I'd have it from something like this: however, my wife pointed out a huge difference: It was peacetime, and because of that I wasn't prepared for such a horrifying experience like I would if I were going into a combat zone. TO this day I do not like planes flying above me. My son lives in the landing path of planes taking off and landing at Nashville airport, and I can only stand being at his house for a short time before I'm telling my wife that we have to leave. I live in an area where the instructors from Murfreesboro airport take their students to practice. Apparently, part of their training is to turn off their engines and then restart them. I can't tell you how much this bothers me. I finally decided to tell the head-shrinker at the Murfreesboro VA that I think that I have PTSD from the experience. I hope others may read this and decide to take action too if they've suppressed their feelings as well.

You will be fine, don’t worry or have any stress, neither is good for you. You will pull through this with flying colors and join the world of natural immunity. Wishing for the best, take care and be safe.

You missed the point, but that’s ok.

I feel lower than dirt even commenting in this thread. I have not served in any capacity in our military, and many, many times have felt lesser for not having done so. I was declared basically unfit for service. No need to go into it. I just want to thank All of you who have posted here for sharing your experiences and feelings. If I haven't said it before, I'll say it now..I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your service to our nation. I pray for each and every man, woman, and service animal that has done their part in serving. May God Bless and Keep you all in His arms.

Sheesh. Thanks for your service. Young minds I think suffer the worse. They are like sponges. I have things that pop back into my head when I was 18 working for the squad. My first sight of a young couple murdered with piano wire and tossed off the side of the road. I tractor trailer driver jack knifing through the windshield and a lot of gray matter on the highway 10 yards from the body. Just to name a few. When you're young, your mind is more absorbable than as we get older. We get desensitized, probably due to Hollywood but seeing it for real makes for bad memories. There really was no quiet space or support you can go to for help. Ya sucked it up and say nothing or try to tell a friend. My boy got blown up in the sandbox by an IED. He survived with many surgeries to his lower legs. But that does not stop his story from making me cringe and not sleeping at night without crying. I don't wish any of these types of memories on anyone. Today you can talk to people. That's a good thing. Back then, talking to your buddies that served with you, if you talked at all was hard because they had their own ghosts. Stay safe. We are here.... we'll listen.

400 rounds in 2 unopened boxes of 200 each. $240 cash in Mount Juliet, TN.

About five years old. Some stock scratches but have both mags and original box. $250

Hey all, I just moved back to Nashville from Maine. Born and raised Tennessean. I was in Maine for 3 years and moved back this past Thanksgiving. Glad to be back and happy to join the community. I like chatting about all sorts of firearms and I am big on collecting different types of weapons systems. I'd love to get in with a group of people who like chatting and shooting on a regular basis. I was hoping (really wishing) to find some land when I moved back but prices are crazy y'all. Wishing you all well and happy to join the community! Thanks, Jay

Don't knock the Raven .25s. Cheap? Low quaility? Absolutely. But the darn things are also completely reliable. They work. period.

The best safe word is "Meatloaf". It means I would do anything for love, But I won't do that!

Yes...many late nights dates in my old car with a former love were spent with that playing. I could be killed for this by wife...so keep it quiet.

From what I understand he was anti-mandate for sure like myself. He may or may not have been vaxxed. Two different things. I see no conflict if he was vaxxed. More to come out I'm sure. Also at 74 he had been pretty hard on his body over the years so something was going to take him down eventually. Anyway he made his mark on music and was so unique and talented. One of those artists who made music you loved the first time you heard it and decades later still love it. RIP you'll live on in your music

Honestly, you don't have to be military. PTSD can get anyone. My military ambitions ended with me face down in handcuffs in the front yard hoping I wasn't about to be charged with murder. That was 2 days before I was supposed to sign up. It was considered justified and no charges happened. I've seen some really messed up things and it didn't bother me in the least. It was to the point where I worried that something was really wrong with me. I had co-workers that had to deal with the same things and they start wondering as well. Oddly I was dealing with what we thought was a 5 or 6 year old girl that had be rolled up in plastic. The plastic was 4 feet long and had long blonde hair sticking out. I opened it up just enough to find out it was a large dog. I would think about that one some times. What got me is almost losing my youngest Daughter. For about 3 weeks of that is was stone cold. I don't know why. My Wife who is a very unique person had trouble. The other 3 children had trouble. She came out of it and we found out we will out live her. About two weeks later is when I started having trouble. I get up every morning at 4:30 and check my Daughter for a pulse. My Wife can't be the one. The best friend I've ever had is a Lieutenant Colonel. He told me I have PTSD. He is aware of most my life. We've been friends for 38 years. I told him admitting that would dishonor people in uniform. He basically told me I was full of s$#t....the hardest MFers he knew talked to someone once a week or they burned out....and to stop be a b$$%ch about it. Problem is, I'll never talk to anyone. Can't. Won't. So I get s#÷t face drunk with my buddy a couple of times a year and we tell stories. Stories the kids can't listen to, but my Wife always does.

A couple of notes from personal experience. 1. Someone told me a long time ago that post traumatic stress is a normal response. That's what's supposed to happen as we process and heal. The 'disorder' part largely comes from the lack of treatment. 2. I don't know if the above is clinically true or not - but it rounds to true. The symptoms I experienced from PTSD have not wholly resolved, but they lessened significantly when I could actually say out loud, "I have PTSD." 3. Recognizing what was causing some of the symptoms I had really gave me permission to actively avoid situations that I know would be triggering. My life is better as a result of it. Happy to chat anytime.

At, say $40 a thousand, a man would need to produce several primers to recoup that investment. That's how money is made though. You either need to know something nobody else knows or be willing to do something nobody else is willing to do.

At the risk of coming off as an even bigger dick than the two of you, allow me to share some mothers wisdom: If you've got nothing nice to say, shut the fck up!

When my wife and I first started seeing each other we would sing this when it came on the radio. Brings back good feelings for us every time we hear the song, still sing it. Ol Meat Loaf lead a hard life in his younger years, and made it as a singer along with other things. Paradise By The Dashboard Light

His name was Robert Paulson…

Thank you for your service Unbelievable story ! Thanks for sharing

I don’t think anybody really knows what they’re doing, least of all the ATF.

Relisting for sale on 7/16/22 Excellent condition AR-15 from Rock River Arms in 5.56. Comes with the case and 1 magazine. Here's info on the specs/features: Rock River Elite Comp – Satisfaction! – Max Venom Product Group $900 OBO. I am in Franklin.

### SOLD! ### Upgrade your Gen 5 Glock 19 or Glock 45 with this ZEV Orion Slide made of 17-4 Stainless Steel and coated in an insanely durable Black DLC finish. This is available WITH or WITHOUT the Trijicon RMR Model RM07 6.5MOA optic. (See pricing below) The slide will include the Zev Iron Sights that you see in the photos. (These retail for $115) Splitting the Set? If the slide sells first, without the Trijicon RMR, I will list the RMR separately. Until the slide sells, I want to keep this together as a set for potential buyers. Physical Condition: The slide is stripped of internals except for the striker channel liner, exactly how it came from Zev. The slide is in 8/10 condition. There are two small signs of holster wear that I show in the photos. They are on the leading edge of the slide, one on either side. I circled them in red. These do not and will not corrode thanks to the slide being made of 17-4 Stainless. The slide is used. It shows no signs of premature wear, abuse, failure, etc. It's in great shape! The Trijicon RM06 Type-2 optic is in excellent condition. No scratches on the lens or optic body and it functions perfectly. The Type-2 design allows for auto-adjusting to lighting conditions, or you can override and set the brightness of the 6.5MOA dot manually. Why am I selling it? I am selling it because I've moved to an Agency Arms Glock 19. I don't have a need for this slide anymore. Sale Value? Slide MSRP is $550. They are out of stock everywhere right now. Iron sights MSRP is $115 Trijicon RM06 Type-2 optic MSRP is $470 Terms of Sale? $400 if you just want the slide with iron sights ONLY. $800 if you want the slide with iron sights and Trijicon RMR RM06. These prices will include S&H to you in the lower 48 states. If you want insurance, it will be extra. If you're in HI or AK, we'll need to talk about shipping charges. I greatly prefer to ship versus meeting in person. My schedule sucks. It's an option, but it will be difficult. Payment needs to be CASH money or PayPal F&F. (If paying a PayPal Goods & Services, please add 3% to cover the fees and insurance that it buys you) Here are the photos. Again, the blems are circled in red in two of the photos. There are no other blems, but despite my best effort to brush away all of the dust particles, there are plenty of them in the extreme close-ups. Click on the photo to have the forum software show you the full-size version. If you want additional photos, just ask and I will try to accommodate.

and very S%&TY to do so, disrespectful to no end!

Nice. Dad has a 1st series Woodsman with a little shorter barrel.

agreed. waiting to see which way the wind is blowing near mid terms maybe?

Ugh. That price will kill it before it even gets rolling.

Hmm, just looked and the slide is not milled. The model number on this one is 13252. Thanks

Bar none, the absolute best concert I ever attended was his, at Starwood in the July, of 96. An amazing talent. RIP.

Meatloaf, of course!!! Thank you for the great songs!

Personal preference only, we are past thumb safeties. None of my other pistols have one (with few exceptions) and I don’t see a need for any modern striker fired pistol to have one. But again, personal preference only.

Ya know, to echo a lot of the sentiment here.. there is no shame, you feeling like a p____y is BS. After what you described????!!? Man. I was witness to (along with about 100k others) the Blue Angels having an accident at NFIAB during a show in the 80s. The two chase planes made contact during an overhead maneuver, tailfin from one plane went throught the canopy of the other. Both planes lost, 1 went into a flat spin and landed a couple hundred yards away. Canopy came down about 50 yds from me, pilot safely ejected, other one died instantly. I _still_ have a hard time watching that stunt, live or recorded. And I was just a spectator in the audience! To have gone through what you did? Man... Thanks for your service!

No red dot on this one, sorry. I'm still trying to get used to using a red dot on a pistol. Its just something I think I have to have more time with. Right now, its uncomfortable using the red dot sights on a pistol, but I'm trying to move forward with it....Guess years of iron sights have me in that habit.

Free bump for enlightening me on new term... Tennessee Trombone

I really dont need another makarov, but two makarovs are better than one.

Excellent little pistol! Have the red dot with it? Tempting, but a long drive for me.

Welcome to TN. What area of LA are you from? I lived in San Diego and in Temecula. Decent Mexican food is kind of hard to come by out this way. It can be found, but the vast majority is Tex Mex.

We used a few of them as rentals for classes. They functioned fine in permit classes and I never heard any instructor having an issue. I think they are likely decent but the safety has kept me from purchasing.

Price drop to $80. Where else can you you tacticulate your Tennessee Trombone for eighty bucks huh? Huh?!

Sorry, but no. But this series 70 is probably a good one based on my Hi-Powers.

Never owned one but it's a widely known name in the handgun collector community. Most notably for their "auto revolver" which was basically a pre Chiappa Rhino but 20x as rare and valuable. Sadly a "want list" gun I'll never acquire.

Another "leak" as we head into SHOT Show 2022. This is supposedly Palmetto State Armory's new handgun chambered in 5.7x28mm.

You wouldn't think it would be all that hard. Primers are simple devices, just a couple pieces of pressed metal with some chemical compound. But the licensing, hazmat etc. might be a nightmare. Great question, though, and something I'll bet has been considered by people who could make it happen. This is a brief explanation: A primer cap is a stamping made from rolled copper-alloy sheet. The sheet is fed into a small stamping press where a multiple die set produces more than a dozen caps on each stroke. The caps are often nickel-plated. Primer caps are made in different diameters for different applications. In manufacture, the primer caps are filled with primer mix using a method called "rubbing." This process begins with a thin steel plate containing several hundred holes. The plates are placed on shaker tables and primer caps broadcast over their surface. The shaking motion causes a cap to fall into each hole. Next, the plate is sent into the primer "rubbing room," a heavily built and spotlessly clean room where plates sit on a metal table and wet priming compound is hand-rubbed over the surface to fill each cap.

Guys will be guys. Everyone likes pictures.

Finally a post in the NFA section, it's been a month...

Carry whatever you're comfortable with but get some training and practice, practice, practice. I carry a Sig P220 in 45 unless my attire limits me, then I carry S&W model 36. I've had both of these for over 30 years. I've had training and I consistently practice with both. I've got Pythons, High Powers, hi cap Sigs, Walther and of course, several Glocks, but I always go back to those two. Its a confidence game kinda like golf and your favorite clubs. The smallest thing you can carry is better than the biggest thing you had to leave at home!

Dear TGO Members... Tennessee Gun Owners is your organization. There is absolutely no need to seek administrative approval to organize local get togethers whether it be a trip to the range, lunch somewhere, dinner, a backyard BBQ, or whatever. We want you folks to get together in safe, friendly environments. Invite your non-firearms enthusiast friends! Bring your spouse, your kids, your significant other (but not at the same time as your spouse!). Get folks involved! The only things we ask are that: You assemble peaceably and in a legal fashion. You try to keep the event "Family Friendly" ... i.e. not at the local nudie bar You take pictures and post them in our gallery so everyone else can enjoy your fun! Please remember that if you assemble as TGO members, you're in essence representing this community. Do your best to put your best foot forward in the spirit of promoting a positive image of firearms owners and enthusiasts in the great state of Tennessee.