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I just received confirmation that the discount code will expire on March 16th, 2018. Happy shopping!

Awesome! Same concept, different execution. I do like that they also include the squared plate for fixing to the door itself, bracing the deadbolt and door itself from impact as well. For someone willing to experiment a bit, most of this could be done from scratch cheaper. However, for anyone that isn't simply about saving the most amount of money for the trade-off of convenience, this kit sure was nice. Also, I'm not sure whether or not they still offer it, but at one time they guaranteed that your door wouldn't be kicked in or there was a cash payout.

It might not be much but I thought I would try this agreement:

I passed my comments along to them. Not that doing so will make any difference, in my opinion. Any other thoughts on what to do? Since it is theoretically an ATF ruling to begin with, does anyone think writing your US Representatives/Senators would help in the slightest?

Disclaimer: I was sent a free product for installation and evaluation in exchange for a review and "Group Buy" discount code. However, I was sent the free product because I first inquired and suggested to the manufacturer both an evaluation as well as a group buy for the fine members of TGO. As such, my review is 100% honest and not skewed simply because I was offered a free product, but rather I was offered a free product because I investigated good products and found Door Devil that way. Door Devil (Purchasable via their Website or Amazon.com) is an amazing product designed to greatly strengthen your exterior doors easily and cost efficiently. According to them, Door Devil immediately raises the force your doorway can withstand from approximately 300 lbs of force to an estimated 2,000 lbs of force. And thanks to their generosity, we have a 20% off code for TGO that should be good for approximately 45 days: tgo20 Make sure to use that discount code on their website during checkout, the code will not work on Amazon.com. Story: My Wife and I purchased a house April 1st of last year. That's a true story, not a practical joke of any kind. However, like most any home purchase, some things had been done right over the years and some things had been done cheap. I suppose the things done cheap could be considered practical jokes. The front door was one of those things that was done cheap instead of right. The plates on the door frame for the deadbolt and handle latch both were in bad shape. They were misaligned and had been adjusted so many times that a few of the screws didn't even have any bite left in them. I honestly felt like anyone with a firm push could make that door fail. This bothered me. I coincidentally found a product via ITS Tactical. They were heavily promoting a product called "Door Devil". I researched the product, viewed some installation videos as well as product testing videos, and was instantly sold. I contacted Door Devil about a group buy as a representative from TGO. I suggested that they provide a free product to me in exchange for a detailed review as well as product photos for their use. I also negotiated a 20% discount code for TGO members, which should be good for 45 days. I thought this was very fair to both myself and other TGO members. So below are photos and descriptions of my installation, and then a brief write-up of my final thoughts. I arrived home earlier this week and discovered an amazing package sitting on my porch. Woohoo! The Door Devil had arrived at last, and I was eager to install it. Upon opening, I glanced over the instructions and got started. It all looked very easy. So, first, here is a photo of what my door frame looked like before I did anything. As stated above, a few of the screws (1-2) didn't even have any bite in the wood and turned freely. The first step of installing the Door Devil is to remove both of these plates. What a joy it was seeing these plates on the ground! So, you can see here what my frame looked like initially. It had been overused and never quite done right. So, at this point I placed the Door Devil in the correct location. They include two "Test Screws" that are shorter than the installation screws. These are for attaching the Door Devil to your frame and then opening/closing the door to make sure the placement and everything will work. However, I wanted to see whether I could set the Door Devil deeper (as in, closer to the outside world) than the two plates initially were. I didn't want to screw the test screws in for this purpose, so I used some electrical tape at the top and bottom instead. Then I was able to close the door and determine that the door would indeed work with the door devil at this depth. However, as you can see below, the frame was not cut out for this depth. The handle latch and deadbolt would not seat into the frame although I could tell they would "set" into the Door Devil correctly. Let me please take a moment to ask you that if you do not currently own a "Multi-Tool" by Milwaukee or the like, please drop what you are doing and go buy one now. They are incredibly great and can be used for cutting, sanding, polishing, etc. They are, simply put, better than sliced bread (and even at that, could probably be used to slice bread). My Multi-Tool very quickly (literally, like slicing through butter) made the holes wide enough for the Door Devil to be set deeper. As you can see here, the frame is now correctly cut for the Door Devil to be positioned deeper into the frame. So ,at this point I installed the two "Test Screws" into the top and bottom of the Door Devil. I then tested the use of the door by opening, closing, locking, unlocking, etc again and again until I was confident that this was where everything should be. After being reassured of this, it is now time to use the long screws in all of the Door Devil installation holes as well as replacing the two "Test Screws". Shown below is one of the installation screws. The next phase of installation is reinforcing the dead-bolt. Luckily for me the deadbolt and door handle were in better shape than the frame and plates were. Here they are before touching them. What must be done here is to remove the screws to the deadbolt (save them, you'll need them). You then place the reinforcement plate over the deadbolt and then replace the screws. Ask first I was concerned because the screws obviously were holding more metal to the door but weren't deep enough to dig as deep/deeper than initially. However, this is not a concern and you will see in a moment why. The original deadbolt screws mainly serve as a placeholder for the plate. The plate itself is held to the door by four new screws. Two of the screws are on the outside of the door and two are on the mirrored position on the inside of the door. The deadbolt assembly itself is now reinforced. The great thing about Door Devil is that they don't stop there. They have also reinforced the hinge side of the door in quite an ingenious manner. First you screw two screws (into the door itself) with protruding knobs approximately 8" above the bottom and middle hinges. You can see both of those here. As seen in the above photo, you then carefully close the door and cause a slight indention into the frame (it was much easier than expected, there is so much leverage going on here when you do this). You then take each indention in the frame and replace it with a 5/8" diameter hole approximately 3/4" deep. At this point you screw two reinforcement plates around the holes, it sure does look nice this way! Now the hinge side of the door is able to withstand more force than normal due to these screws. When closed, the extruded screws obviously seek shelter within that metal plate. They now instruct you to remove the middle screw from each of the three hinges. I removed the top screw and saw that it was about the same length as the one supplied by Door Devil. So, at this point I questioned whether or not I needed to continue with the other two hinges, but please let me reinforce how glad I did! Below is a photo showing the length of the screws from the middle and bottom hinges going into the door frame. On the left is the screw that was installed initially, on the right is the screw provided by Door Devil as a replacement. I suppose Door Devil has determined that one of these screws per hinge is adequate enough to provide proper strength. If one wanted, they could opt for similar screws for all of the screws on the hinges, but that would likely be more for piece of mind rather than utility in my opinion. So, that's it! The frame is reinforced greatly with the Door Devil itself, the deadbolt is reinforced with a metal plate, the hinges are reinforced by both the extruded knobs on the screws and the longer screws for the hinges themselves. Celebrate! So, my final thoughts. It was claimed to only take 30 minutes, which could have been accurate, but I took my time, carefully did each step, measured and then measured again, and it took 2 hours. I could have went faster, but I didn't. Installation went flawlessly though and is so easy that anyone with a drill, screwdriver, 5/8" bit, a little bit of know-how and dedication can easily install this product both correctly and successfully. After installation, my door feels much more secure, looks great, and ultimately I am 100% pleased by their product. I then spent the next few hours installing new weather stripping to the door. Ultimately, in about 3 hours, I had a complete door makeover! Please note: The Door Devil only works on 1.75' width doors The Door Devil does not work on "French Doors" Let me also state that I am already impressed with these guys' customer service. Shoutout to Tom for agreeing to the group buy for us as well as just being quick, friendly, and all around a great guy to begin with! If you have any interest in these products, now is a good time to purchase by saving 20%. If you have any issues, notifying either myself or their customer service should fix any concerns. They have an amazing FAQ page here.

35.43% of people nearly died in Cleveland over the previous 24 hours. Snow. It’s a wonder we even survived at all. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Maybe it’s a smooth bore with thousands of tiny nanobots that all work together in creating bullet spin. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What if it doesn’t fire on the pull of the trigger but rather on the release of? Some sort of wording technicality based on their binary trigger and this is simple a modification thereof? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So is this you vouching for them? Any reason to spend anymore? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Actually, I just found this: https://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/game-winner-hunting-utility-box#repChildCatSku=114492550 Imported, I believe, but if anyone can vouch for their quality I think it's a go.

I'm kicking myself for not buying one of the lots of 12 over Black Friday. I'm trying to find the best place to buy quality cans: New Qty: 6-12 Metal .50 Cal Preferably No Markings I'm scouring the internet, it looks like currently there aren't any super great deals currently. Anyone know of a place to buy quality ones?

@Dolomite_supafly You seem to know everything about anything gun related, ever. Thoughts regarding quality compared to a quality US manufactured equivalent (such as Winchester 3131).

http://www.sgammo.com/product/223-556mm-ammo/1000-round-can-magtech-556mm-ball-m193-military-surplus-ammo-cbc-556mil Is anyone familiar with this? Generally good reviews on the internet.

On an extra related note, now Cabela’s online charges sales tax since Bass Pro has a physical presence in TN. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

In all seriousness, I take this to mean if a sign specifically does not reference 39-17-1359 it is not “valid”? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Guess I’m good, I don’t carry a Beretta or revolver of any kind. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I would be a Glock branded carbine done right in a heartbeat. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Dang. Did that get deleted or is it still around? I missed that one. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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I have debated on whether or not to get involved in this, I decided that I should probably put forth my input. Ok, first, let me comment on Photoshop vs. Lightroom. It isn't about "which one is better", but rather "which one fits what I'm doing". Lightroom - Commonly referred as "used to adjust pixels". Technically, more so a DAM (Digital Asset Management) than an image editor. This is always my first step in "editing photos". I may shoot 1000 - 2000 photos in assignment, Lightroom is the catalog that I dump them into, tag, sort through, flag, etc. It is excellent at "adjusting pixels". What this means is that you go and shoot a photo of your family and then you can very easily adjust the colors, exposure, sharpness, etc. Yes, more recent versions have added in "photo editing tools" such as blemish removal, etc, but it typically is not the best suited for that sort of thing. Lightroom is my overall favorite photo related program. You can apply adjustments to a batch of photos (if you shoot 100 photos in the same room with the same lighting, you can adjust the white balance on a single photo and them "copy" it to the rest. Would you rather do this or adjust the white balance in all the photos manually? Also, it is the bee's knees for exporting; You can set all sorts of presets for exporting and then export 1 photo or 10,000 photos and have it generate certain file size, types, etc. Photoshop - Commonly referred as "used to move pixels". Instead of adjusting pixels, think of Photoshop as what you use when you want to move them. What I'm talking about here is generally things like blemish removal, cloning, liquefy, dodge/burn, etc. If you want to take a photo of your grandmother and make her look 20 again, here is where you would do it. While I might be able to "speed edit" a photo in Lightroom in under a minute, you might spend hours on a single photo in Photoshop depending on what you wish to do. It is immeasurably multitudes more powerful than Lightroom for manipulating photos. Now, personally I hate that direction that Adobe is going. I bought Lighroom 6 outright and still use it. I haven't touched Photoshop in a while. However, in my opinion the monthly $9.99 "Photographer's Bundle" that gives you Photoshop and Lightroom is an excellent deal. Now, let me speak on alternatives. GIMP - Cross Platform (Windows, Mac, Linux), FOSS (Free Open Source Software). I used this for years when I exclusively ran a Linux machine. GIMP is very powerful. It isn't exactly easy. It attempts to be a Photoshop replacement and does mostly a decent job. Like I said, not necessarily easy but it is free. I'd say it is worth installing regardless of what you plan on using long term. Pixelmator/Pixelmator Pro - Excellent entry level editor on Mac OS. Does not do anything DAM related, strictly for editing. I believe only the "Pro" version handles RAW files. Wonderful lightweight program that I sometimes have used for performing very quick tasks. Worth a look. Affinity Photo - Very nice editor on Mac OS/Windows. Currently, I'm trying to make this work for me as a full replacement for Photoshop. I do all the quick adjustments in Lightroom and then export the image to Affinity Photo and then save it back to Lightroom for cataloging (automatically happens, no big deal). In my opinion, much speedier than Photoshop as it is a newer program from the ground up. Takes advantage of a lot of Mac OS technologies (Metal, for example). Free trial available, I'd save give it a go. My advice? Either $9.99/month Photoshop + Lightroom from Adobe OR Lightroom 6 (standalone purchase) + Affinity or Pixelmator/GIMP depending on platform. Now, Affinity is supposed to release a DAM sometime upcoming. Although I love Lightroom, I'll get rid of it in an instant as soon as a true alternative pops up. Overall, in my opinion, Adobe has lost direction and releases updates way too slowly and is riddled with bugs. It's become too bloated. I yearn for a true alternative but at the moment no true alternative to Lightroom exists in my opinion.

Just watched it. Loved it. My Wife said it was her favorite of all of them. So, they are doing something right, and let’s face it, they couldn’t appeal to everyone in the world. Personally, I love the original trilogy. Everyone here is dissecting everything and critiquing it, as if the original trilogy didn’t have its own blunders scientifically. Ok, so the bombs may not fall the the Starship Destroyer via gravity. Maybe they are magnetic? I loved how they took their ship towards the end and went light speed towards the Starship Destroyer. That was great and I wished they had simply thought of that earlier. Much to my surprise (I was betting that Snoke would offer to take Ren as an apprentice and push Kylo aside, angering him home to Luke and reconciliation and taking Rey straight to power and the dark side) I enjoyed watching Kylo take charge and not be so wimpy. Instantly jumped many points on my list as becoming badass. At this point, I feel letdown that Snoke wasn’t more powerful. Assuming he is truly dead, he was worthless. I at minimum wanted some sort of backstory, and more importantly why did he look the way he did? Was he a Sith? I was dearly hoping that Palpatine had learned how to cheat death and it was him in an altered form. I would have even went with Snoke being Darth Plagueis. I feel like more people, particularly bad, died than expected. Is Phasma gone? Couldn’t believe Snoke was gone. Excited to see where it all ends. Looks like they doubled down on Ren being good and Kylo being bad. I was hoping for either a switcheroo, or Kylo killing Snoke and then himself dying while protecting Ren after revealing that they were twins. Cannot wait for the Han Solo and the Kanobi films coming out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Couldn’t have been, the third “Winner” took the place of the chicken dinner. Chicken dinners come with two winners, not three. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My wife and I just watched “A Christmas Story: Live!” It’s on Hulu. Pretty dang good production but I enjoy the movie more. I’d check it out though for anyone that enjoys the movie. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sure, but I doubt anyone with clearance is going to let me sneak in for visual verification, or toggle systems on or off. In this case, guessing and trust are all I have? Besides, if it comes down to us needing to launch missiles, I’m not sure whether it truly matters that ours work or not. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I am guessing our missile systems work as designed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk