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Dad loves finding cool little tools to give as Christmas presents to my brother and me. The one he found this year will be very helpful. How many times do you need to figure out what size a random bolt or nut is? Usually I take it to the hardware store and start trying it out until I find out what size it is. With this tool I can now figure out out pretty much any odd bolt or nut I have. It has standard and metric and different thread pitches. Pretty simple idea but it will be very useful.

Good evening everyone. What we have here (aside from a failure to communicate) is a S&W mod 36 (S&W .38 Special) made between 1962 and 1966. Round butt original wooden grip. Flat latch, serrated front sight, checkered hammer, grooved trigger, blued finish, 2” pinned barrel. All the goodness. Serial number 415103. You can read more about it on page 242 of the S&W Standard Catalog 4th edition. Only indication of wear is at base of front sight, and a small blemish in the metal on the right side near the screw. Asking $550 but willing to hear reasonable offers.

Excise them demons! In all seriousness he is a great coach, one of the best ever whose accomplishments will live on in the annals of college football history. His name will never be forgotten and will surely be repeated in every football game henceforth until the end of time. I wonder if all the Bama chicks are going to stop wearing Bear Bryant hats and start wearing powder blue blazers. Go Vols!

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Good afternoon, I am cleaning out my safe and getting rid off some "that's a god price" firearms. This is on is a Thompson Contender Super 14 chambered in 30-30. Looks brand new except for two exceptions. First is a simmons 4x optic that was on the pistol when I purchased it, I think that was an after market add. The second is the only blemish I can see on the pistol and that is a small ding in the wood on the "right" side. I took a picture specifically of the damage so you can see it up close. All original parts, manuals, etc is all in the box, original box. Additionally, the box also has 2 extra barrels chambered in 45 colt (as seen to the left pop the bullet in the picture of the spare) and a 30-06 barrel with attached scope rings! Asking $800.

The duct opening is normal, maybe a bit larger than needed, but all foundation openings are bigger than the trunk lines going through them. You should NOT be seeing daylight through there. It should fit snug against both the wall and the HVAC and should be sealed with silicone. Check that the sides go down into the dirt so there's no way for critters to get in unless they tunnel under the metal shroud. If not, pack some soil up against the bottom and put some gravel over it to help minimize erosion. For the plumbing holes, take a piece of cardboard down there and cut a template for each side. Then transfer the pattern to a piece of plywood. A couple of screws up into the OSB above and a short 1x1 screwed into the joist to support the "inside" edge will do it. Run a bead of silicone or caulk around the edges and call it a day. Easy to remove if you or a plumber ever need access to those fittings in the future. Put some silicone around those copper pipes going through the OSB too.

Military grade, LMFHO, civilian ammo is much more accurate and more effective. FMJ is not in my EDC or SHTF stash for a reason. Most military ammo just needs to be 3 or 4 MOA, whereas target or hunting rounds try and achieve at least 1 MOA, most sub MOA, and they are designed to DRT your target.

Have this in my wishlist, they range from $17 to $45 depending on the set. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B098NGLX5W

I should have seen this coming as there was an editorial (it may have been an article or a guest essay) in the NYT several weeks ago that mentioned the frequency that ammo from Lake City has shown up at certain shootings. At the time I just scoffed at the idea that ammo from this manufacturer or that might be targeted, but I missed the implication that LC shouldn't be selling to civilians. Of course there's a really good reason why LC needs to keep it's capacity high, and when the military isn't shooting up the ammo, then it makes perfect sense to divert some to the civilian market. There will be no end to the sideroads that the anti-gun crowd will take to try to undermine our rights.

I have had one for years. They are definitely handy. Amazon is your friend. Obviously you need metric and imperial. Nut & Bolt Thread Checker (Metric) https://a.co/d/8CRH0vm

If you use foam, make sure you wear rubber gloves. That stuff gets on your hands and nothing, but time, will get it off. It also ruins clothes if you get it on them. Know from experience. Just put my jeans and shirt in trash can last week. Took 2 weeks for me to scratch it off my hands.

Smith and Wesson 38 Special Model 10-7. Barely a drag line on the cylinder. Deep, glossy beautiful finish. Just starting to freckle along the backstrap, but the finish is otherwise in excellent condition. Phenomenal trigger. Brand new rosewood grips from Premium Gun Grips to suit my preference for an original style. These replaced the Pachmayr Presentation grip that were installed when I bought the revolver. I'll include that grip as well. $430 firm, trade offers welcome, can add cash if needed. Nothing specific in mind so if you're interested try me. I am in Knoxville and I am willing to travel within reason.

P.S. I would NOT foam at the tub openings. That will make it near impossible to get that plumbing undone if that's ever needed in the future. Basically you're making removable plywood access panels.

Dead Right There (DRT). The military trains to shoot at center mass, which is a large target, think chest. An MOA at 100 yards is roughly a 1" circle, at 300 Yards, its about 3" circle. At 300 Yards, which is about the farthest you want to engage normally, a 3 MOA is about a 9" circle, so well within the chest of your target. So it's not as bad as it sounds, but many soldiers are not crack shots, so that can expand that circle much more, but any hit is a good hit.

I agree, cool tool! I found a set in a case, instead of on a cable, of SAE and Metric for $40 shipped on eBay. (From China, but what the heck.) I ordered a set for my toolbox, thanks for the tip!

B me too. I retired from the USAF after 20 years as. Military cop, then finished my college and started another career in State government, working in an office, helping veterans Eventually moved up from that role, but stayed in the dept, and just retired again after a 26 year career. Don’t plan on working anymore if we can adjust our lifestyle to our current incomes, she still works as she is much younger than me.

For what it’s worth. The difference in lowers is very VERY minimal. Cheap out on the lower receiver, put good quality parts in it, and spend decent money on an upper. That’s where the magic happens! My favorite “budget” build that is reliable, durable, and go to war-able is an Aero lower and a complete BCM upper. Lower receiver don’t really matter much. PSA has them at times for 40.00.

I bought a $300 Yeswelder on Amazon. It's MIG or Flux-core, 220V only. No, it sure isn't a Lincoln, but for a guy like me who occasionally welds a project it seemed like the ticket. But be aware that you're going to pay $300 for a bottle of gas, too. And if you want to weld aluminum then you'll need another bottle of gas. And you'll need a cart, too. But that's true of any welder you buy. Edit: I almost forgot that I had to run a new 50A service as well. $7.80 a foot for the wire. So even the cheap welders aren't cheap.

@ironsniper1 feel free t shoot me a PM. I’m in your area and I have a mobile welding business. Unfortunately TIG is what I do the least of…mainly stick on heavy equipment repairs and mig on most fabrication projects. Some SS TIG, but only a couple times a year. I would brace yourself for spending a minimum of a couple grand on a decent TIG machine. Miller has a couple small units that mig, stick, and TIG but you’ll be a few grand in once you set it up to all three processes. But feel free to reach out and I’ll give you whatever help/advice that I can.

Then 45380 is probably just an assembly number. Especially if it is from the crane.

This gun is nice and only show signs of responsible use. This has an old weaver scope and shoots flawlessly.Serial number show 762xxx. Please reach out if u have any questions.

Just FYI to everyone here, I went into Opry Mills mall the other day and spotted gunbuster signs at the exit from Bass Pro into the mall itself. I have no idea how long they've been up since I go there once in a great while, but I don't remember them being there the last time I was there. Personally I don't think I would go to Opry Mills without a weapon of some sort, but you make your own decisions. Just providing some info.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/nick-saban-retires-seven-time-national-championship-winning-coach-72-exits-alabama-after-17-seasons/

Military is limited to FMJ ammo by the rules of war. Which makes sense in a combat zone. Kill an enemy soldier and you take him out of the fight. Wound an enemy soldier and you then need at least one, probably two men to care for and evacuate him. Thereby taking up to three men out of the fight. Civilian ammo is designed to do as much damage as possible with a single round to achieve a one shot stop or a clean kill on a game animal. Lots of people buy surplus military ammo because its generally pretty cheap compared to commercial ammo and many don't know the difference. So they use it for self defense or in some cases, crimes. Once again, the antis have no idea what they're talking about.

Will have them tonight, was having issues with file size.

People are going to laugh. But a CZ scorpion. It is so heavy for 9mm that it has very little recoil. Add my Dead Air Ghost 45 to it and it is a tack driver with little to no recoil. Very easy for anyone to pick up and shoot. It is not intimidating for new shooters, it's fun for old shooters, unique enough that a surprising number of folks have not shot one yet, especially with the can. just a good fun range gun. always a crowd favorite.

It’s their own ammo. Mark1ammo… currently 23 cents per round with a coupon. I ordered aome

@-boatman-Make sure you don't also suffer in silence. if it's unbearable, bring it up to your doc just to be on the safe side. I haven't had it done myself, but I know a few people who did and it was a major improvement once they got over the hump. Good luck to ya buddy.

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SIG SAUER Bravo3 3x24 mm 0.5 MOA Lightweight Durable Waterproof Fogproof Red Dot Sight for Rifle I never mounted the optic, I purchased it from another TGO member over a year ago. For sale only, no trades. I am in Lebanon area. $180 obo. $180.00 obo

Believe the production date is around 1980 it's in decent shape overall Chambered for 3-in Magnum shells Cash only located in Springfield Tennessee must be purchased here

Wow how is this still here,quality pistol at bargain price. Tercel is a great seller with quality arms. Somebody please buy this before I do.

Isn't that the truth! I worked for the Navy in Bremerton, WA, and had the opportunity to see a lot of exceptional welders working on nuclear power plants. Those welds were incredible.... and thoroughly tested!

Just don't kill Carl's dog....

Sleeping was the most difficult thing for me, my therapist said when I could flatten out the knee the pain at night would cease, it did.

From my experience (not knee surgery yet), the doctor fixes you, but the therapist heals you.

Or a decent, inexpensive truck gun.

I had my left knee replaced 11 years ago and am glad I did it even though there was lots of pain in the first few weeks. It was replaced in October and the following April I did a 100 mile bicycle ride. I now ride on average 6,000 miles per year with no pain. You will be fine, just do the rehab religiously. Lots of stretching at home sitting around watching tv.

I have had my right knee replaced and planning to get the left one done after some foot repairs. Yes your assessment of the situation is correct it ain’t no fun. However this is what i found: 1to 4 weeks you think i should not have done this. 4 to 7 weeks you will think this may work out ok. About 8 weeks on you will say this is the best thing I have ever done. Just stay current on pain meds, keep a lot of ice around and do the exercises and you will be happy. It’s not a fun recovery but worth all the effort

Had mine done a couple of years ago. I hope they gave you an ice water machine that circulates it around the knee, life saver. was on mild oxy, 10mg & kept in front of the pain. Sorry you're in so much pain, good luck & prayers for your recovery.

TCAT holds a standard set by the state to maintain accreditation and funding. You need to be in attendance for all of the hours the program requires. You can’t pop in and learn at your own leisure, the whole goal of TCAT is to get people “ready for the workforce”. It doesn’t matter if you’re older and have employment, you can miss maybe 6 full days of class before you aren’t eligible to proceed in the program. That being said, they will work with your schedule. You could potentially do part-time and show up for 3.5 hours a day. As said above some place will do night classes. Also for the first month or so you’ll be doing book learning which is no doubt invaluable in making it a career but will be more than you need to just be competent welding things you need to fix (mufflers, fence posts, targets, etc). You’ll learn print reading and all the different type of welds and how to join and bond different ferrous metals. I’ve known a few people that have gone through the welding program and it was great for them. TCAT is definitely career focused though and not hobby based. In theory if you wanted to blow through all the book work on your own time and you were dedicated you could get it out of the way and then just do tests for a couple days. You could do a tour and talk with the shop teacher and ask if this is possible and then just see if he will teach you and let you practice flat/vertical/overhead stick and do your own thing rather than adhere to the program. As someone above said do a couple of classes at the forge. MIG certainly can’t be mastered and you won’t be stacking dimes in an evening but if you have decent hand eye and lots of patience you’ll be able to learn the basics and hopefully get what you need to fix your own projects. Mig is far easier, to be proficient in stick it will take a long time. The last time I stick welded it took quite a few warmups before I wasnt completely disgusted with myself. I still wasn’t thrilled with my weld but it stuck. Welding is very much a use it or lose it sort of skill in my opinion and I consider myself decently coordinated. You can also just get an Amazon welder and just mess around. They’re not designed for commercial use but have used my buddies in his driveway and worked fine for small projects. I’d find one with a warranty and beat the bag out of it after going to the forge a couple times. https://www.amazon.com/Voltage-Welding-Inverter-Portable-Detachable/dp/B0B2VQSHLS/ref=asc_df_B0B2VQSHLS/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=642123667882&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10847099940282451529&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013122&hvtargid=pla-2143002847432&psc=1&mcid=95d878e779be35bd9ddf97b8ffd398c4 ^JR commented on the 110V welders and seems to know what he’s talking about while I was typing

Community college is how I learned to stick weld, Mig is 100x easier, if you plan on buying a mig welder for home use, buy it, practice and watch YT videos for tips, you'll do fine. tip 1: don't buy a 110v welder from HF or Northern, don't care if it's flux core or gas, there garbage and won't weld for $hit!

I have a Bulova Marina Star that is in excellent condition. The white parts of the watch can be charged by light to glow at night. I never wear it. It has a new battery installed a couple of months ago. Take it home for $200.

Our government: We must arm the Ukranian's! We must arm the Israeli's! We must arm the DACA people! We must disarm the American populace!

https://dnyuz.com/2024/01/02/lapierre-longtime-n-r-a-leader-faces-trial-that-could-end-his-reign/ This one is kinda tough for me. I've long thought that it's way past time for Wayne LaPierra to go from the NRA, but on the other hand, having government trying so hard to hurt a gun-rights organization scares me.

I'm guessing you're talking about flashlights? I'm quite fond of Streamlight myself.

1894 Marlin in 38-40.

I've been meaning to take a picture of mine for a long time. Just never got around to it. This thread has prompted me to get off my butt, dig 'em out of the safe and do just that. Left to right: Browning 1886 SRC .45-70 Winchester 94 .30-30 Winchester 9422 .22LR Winchester 94 Trapper .45 Colt Winchester 94 Trapper .44 magnum Rossi 92 Trapper .357 Magnum.