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He’ll turn 80 in December. He was telling me about planning to go bushhog his deer lease right before he caught this. I hope I’m doing as well at that age.

Just one more day with this man. My granddad, I basically took every step he did for several years when I was little. I hear his voice every day.

Whether you knew it or not, it was never about the fishing.

Selling this 1911A1...don't know too much about it, but it has a Remington Rand upper and I believe a Colt lower. See pictures. I believe this to be WWII era. This has a cool "battle" patina to it, definitely well used. $1200 face to face in Franklin TN. Sale pending

I’d love to go back and fish with either of my grandfathers.

Cherish him while you can.

I only own one .22 cal suppressor. But a couple of years ago I did get to thinking about what to do with it when I pass. You only have 2 options. You can file the paperwork and have them transferred to you. Then you can legally sell them. IIRC there is no charge to do this as they are inherited. But check that just to be sure. Or, you can surrender them to ATF. In my case, mine is a cheap .22 suppressor and not worth much. It just ain't worth the hassle of going through all the paperwork. I've instructed my sons to simply surrender it. I also discovered that there is very little market for used suppressors. Even in like new condition, they don't bring much. You may want to research the value of those used suppressors and see what they're worth. Then decide if its worth the time and trouble. I found this article: https://www.silencershop.com/blog/post/sell-silencer BTW: tell your friend to get those suppressors back right NOW! Otherwise they may both end up in jail for a long time! The friend of your friend is breaking the law by simply having them in his possession.

This is the reissue of the Gen 1 Glock 17. It has the OG grip texture, two magazines and tupperware container. $650 price lowered

I have for sale my MDT ACC SHORT ACTION Chassis for Remington short action and or clones. I was running a TERMINUS Short action. The chassis is a year old and in Great condition. Only used the shoot off bench working on hand loads. The chassis comes with EVER WEIGH and Accessory from MDT, everything you could want for the chassis comes with it. The grip

10mm metal M&P. That sounds very interesting indeed.

Those are the times that I miss the most.

Reminded of the show Doomsday Preppers. Like others commented, by the time you realize you need to evac your million dollar penthouse to your million dollar shelter, your odds of escaping the city are pretty slim.

Going to see my Dad this weekend to celebrate his 80th. Agreed

Its pending. Due to work and travel schedules, we haven't been able to meet yet. If anything changes, I'll update this thread.

Only fish we caught today, but we still had fun.

Great picture

There are just so many scenarios that a single "plan" will never be feasible or sufficient. Just a quick survey of all of the doomsday movies or TV shows will highlight that fact. An off grid sustainable property or community is virtually worthless in the face of an extinction level event such as a meteor strike with the subsequent atmospheric effects even if the strike was many thousands of miles away. They are also fairly useless in the face of any significant nuclear war without extremely robust and costly hardened shelters. In the face of all out civil war, world war, and societal collapse virtually any shelter, off grid property, or sustainable community is going to be overrun by marauders eventually unless you have the means to create something completely isolated and unknown to the outside world. Even then you could never leave it for fear of being discovered. The likelihood of being able to remain unfound, secure, and supplied is slim in my opinion long term. Extremes in our climate, either due to naturally occurring cycles/shifts of the planet or the effects of mankind on the planet, are a real threat. The increased intensity and frequency of significant storms, heat, drought, wildfires hurricanes, tornados, flooding, and sea level rise could easily make large chunks of the planet temporarily or permanently unlivable. They would impact resources like power, potable water, and food for a not insignificant portion of the population. This strain on resources will push the displaced into smaller and smaller less affected areas concentrating the population. You can try to predict where the zones that will be safest from such natural elements or events might be but it would be impossible to predict with certainty so your planed and prepped bug out location may be worthless in the end. When it comes to biological events or a significant global pandemic with no cure or vaccine in sight and with high mortality initial isolation may be the best bet but if the event is significant enough it will eventually lead to societal collapse. If COVID taught us anything it is that a massive portion of our population is not even remotely prepared to handle short to medium term isolation. Most people have such limited supplies even a week isolated at home would stretch their resources. It also taught us how quickly our emergency response systems and medical facilities can become overburdened. I foresee again that any shelter, sustainable property or community would, over the long haul, not be able to remain isolated or keep something like a virus out, maintain its resources, or remain secure from potential marauders. Personally I have no illusions that I would survive long term in a significant event, long term meaning multi year here. My tiered plan has always been to have enough supplies including food on hand to survive in my home for at least 30~60 days at a relatively normal comfort level. Have a means to evacuate by vehicle with enough supplies separate from the household supplies to last another 30 days with a slightly reduced comfort level (roughing it / MRE / camp food / camp equipment). Finally that proverbial bug out/bush craft /survival phase where I have the supplies I can carry in a pack to survive a couple weeks. All of that includes the tools for personal protection, basic first aide/medical, hunting, and gathering for longer term survival but this would honestly be a stretch. The reality is, at my age and health level, I would probably not make it past a year in the face of any real threat. I would likely succumb it illness, injury, or a hostile threat. If whatever befalls our world lasts longer than a year or two I am probably not going to be around to rebuild things, and that is ok. Honestly I would probably not really want to suffer, claw, and scrape along in misery just to prolong my life a bit longer. It would not be much of a life at that point and I have had a pretty good one so far. I simply don't need to be the last man standing. The far more likely scenario is much less extreme than all of the above and that is significant political and societal issues causing more isolated conflict and resource strain. I think in that more likely scenario it will not be about how much you have prepped or how many supplies you have stored but how you can adapt that will determine your future. If the market and dollar collapses and society is in turmoil but not truly collapsed (think great depression) how will you handle having no financial means? Can you adapt to a lower standard of living. Can you adapt to self sufficiency and things like a barter system. This may be where the self sustaining/off grid properties and communities would actually be a smart idea. No illusion of doomsday survival but establishing self reliance with a reduced dependence on modern infrastructure, food distribution, and municipal/government resources. This is where the linked article really hits the mark. The ultra rich preppers are not only potentially contributing to that most likely of scenarios with their manipulation of markets, acquisition of extreme wealth, and driving the population toward dependence on their technology they are going about "prepping" the wrong way in my opinion. Sure the author may be a self proclaimed Marxist but they do make a few solid points and astute observations.

I hate noon games but that’s 11 am in Baton Rouge. Hope that works to our advantage.

TN. At LSU. Saturday. 12:00 noon. On ESPN. Go Vols

Thanks for deal on mags, here's a bunp

This is the perfect topic to bring up a NFA Firearms Trust - very valuable over personal ownership. Keep your beneficiaries up to day and the trust protects everyone.

Ya, I'm tired of those damned commercials.

Is this still available?

All new touring luggage that we never used. All bags are in great condition. Spirit lake touring bag,large pd. $380 Spirit lake rack bag pd. $209 Leather handlebar bag pd $200 Selling all 3 for sold obo. Open to pistol trades as well. Located in Mount Juliet. Thank you and God Bless.

those are nice, how old roughly? waterproof?

He needs to fill out a form 5. His friend is going to get everyone in deep s%/t. The fact that you're talking about it, proves it. Get them back and file the form 5, then decide what to do with them. It's free.

I’ve always loved the look of these.

Getting back out of .45 and have one hell of a package up for sale. Springfield Armory TRP (new rollmark model) with Springfield SACS (Custom Shop) Professional grips, original grips, two Springfield mags. Barrel and bushing were sent to BAM Customs in Murfreesboro to color match the rest of the pistol. It's basically a SACS Professional clone. Round count is around 500. $1200 in the greater Nashville area. Now for an additional fee, I have the following that can be added to the package: - 3 CMC Powermags - 3 Wilson Combat Mags - 500 rounds of Winchester Ball in a sealed case. Everything for $1450.

Not on 240 you won't. 90 year old granny in her 1978 Ford LTD will treat you as a speedbump if you are only going the speed limit.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/950422791 Just bite the bullet.

I would not even attempt to use them. It's unfortunate, but much less unfortunate than a hang fire or something like that. Toss them and consider it a lesson. I am not necessarily slight risk averse, but when it comes to things like this, it just isn't worth it.

As many have said..."cruiser ready" is by far recommended by the leading shotgun instructors. Shotguns are not drop safe like most modern pistols. Full magazine, trigger tripped so that slide is unlocked, safety off. A quick rack of the slide and fully ready to deliver rounds down range. Big advantage of shotgun is generally only one serving per bad guy is sufficient.

For those that prefer unadulterated: https://le.fbi.gov/informational-tools/nics-denial-notifications-for-law-enforcement https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/675/text

I have a few of these n.o.s. Oil tank edge trims …

I’m becoming more and more convinced that some VP over design or marketing has already moved to Maryville and has taken up drinking with the old timers down at the VFW.

The economy lost over 1,000,000 jobs listed today. The next cycle will be layoff.

The dip in prices might be short lived. https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/your-money/opec-oil-production-cut/

Thanks, "A Gun for Each Hand." That's a very nice one, , but I'm going to reluctantly pass on that as I picked this one up last week. It was a really good price, though it needs just a wee bit work before I go knocking squirrels out of trees. When you're retired, ya have to keep busy you know. Appreciate the PMs.