Whisper

Savage 220D single-shot 20 gauge; a Christmas present from my parents in 1964. I haven't shot it in years, but I still have it. Cheers, Whisper

Wrong advice here. "Defend yourself" is correct, and you should call 911, but when the cops get there, you should be eager to talk, though only in a limited way. "Oh, thank God you're here, officer. Thank you for coming. This man had a gun and made clear he was going to murder me, so I had to defend myself. Is EMS coming? My heart is racing and I'm feeling a little dizzy right now. I'd like to have a medic check me out. Once I'm feeling a little better I'll be happy to cooperate in the investigation, and I certainly want to sign a complaint against my attacker." Don't say any more, but don't say any less. Lawyering up at the first sign of the cops is not the sign of an honest man, and the cops will remember that. You want them on your side from the start. Cheers, Whisper

Great God in heaven, that rifle is really...evolved. I saw some astonishing amateur gunsmithing in the years when I worked in Sandland, but nothing that surpasses this. Speaking of which, both the rifle and the tile work strongly suggest to me that the photo was taken in the middle east/southwest Asia, although the Burris red dot sight sort of contradicts that. If this was genuine Sandland gunsmithing, the optic would likely be a piece of Russian junk, or else the bottom of an old Pepsi bottle. Do we know the source of the photo? Cheers, Whisper

Man, that's some nice work. Thank you for sharing this.

I'm pleasantly surprised by how well that turned out. Nice work.

Somebody deserves some jail time for this....

They were naive and gullible, but no one deserves to be murdered because of that. If they'd encountered a few more challenges during their lives, and perhaps encountered some less savory people prior to their bike trip, they would probably have known better. Their sheltered lives and lack of real world experience led them to make an extremely poor choice that cost them their lives. That's not the same as deserving to be murdered by homicidal maniacs.

The Robert Johnson story is that he was a struggling young guitar player who suddenly developed tremendous technical skills, and the word spread that he had sold his soul to the devil in exchange for his guitar playing ability. He was rumored to have met the devil at a Mississippi crossroads at midnight to transact the deal. A couple of his songs supposedly support this story -- "Crossroad Blues" and "Me and the Devil Blues." This incident is also described in the film "Oh Brother Where Art Thou." Cheers, Whisper

If you think that an underground concrete structure that's ballistically safe and has sound baffles, HVAC, lead abatement, concrete entrance, and steel door is cheap, you've not checked construction prices in the last couple of decades.

You'd need to talk with your local officials and see what local codes and zoning regulations say, but I am pretty confident this would not be allowed. Why not buy 10 acres of land out in the country someplace and build a range there? Probably wouldn't cost any more that what you're talking about. Cheers, Whisper

If your DL photo is fairly recent, they'll use that one on your carry permit. If it's more than a couple of years old, they require you to get a new photo.

https://dl.safety.tn.gov/_/#1 Cheers, Whisper

13,117 votes. Dead last by a wide margin. https://sos.tn.gov/products/elections/election-results

Looks to me like they are launching German M1913 rifle grenades at somebody. I don't see a machine gun or a barn either.

I have Shields 1.0 and 2.0 and PPS M1 and M2. All four are fine guns, but the PPS M1 is the least ergonomic (just a little blocky) and has the heaviest trigger. The Shield 1.0 has an Apex trigger that is excellent. The Shield 2.0 and PPS M2 are totally stock although I may put fiber optic sights on them someday. I can't say I have a preference between the Shield 2.0 and the PPS M2, although I'd say the Shield 1.0 lags slightly behind those two if it has the stock trigger. With an Apex trigger it is equivalent to the 2.0 (with the exception of the more textured grip, which not everyone likes). I'd say one of these sights on a Shield 1.0 would be an extremely cool gun. Only reason I haven't done it is I'm afraid if i start liking red dots, I'd have a lot of full-size guns that would need optics. In the interests of science you should put one of these on a Shield 1.0 and file a report for all of us. Cheers, Whisper

Negatives: Both are professional politicians whose main interests are 1) enriching themselves at your expense, 2) enriching their family and supporters at your expense, 3) gaining power to enable them to do 1 and 2 more effectively. Positives: Blackburn is not a gun-grabbing leftist authoritarian. As far as I can tell, she has no other attributes.

Interesting news here; the normally anti-freedom Ninth Circuit has upheld an lower court's injunction against enforcing California's ban on magazines holding more than 10 rounds. http://reason.com/volokh/2018/07/17/second-amendment-injunction-against-cali Plus there's this -- But the deciding vote on the panel, in favor of upholding the lower court's decision protecting Second Amendment rights, was cast by a judge who sits in Manhattan, was appointed by President Clinton, and is said to have been "the nation's first openly LGBT, African-American federal judge." Hope springs eternal, Whisper

My experience: Some do, but you have to test them carefully. Also, if you find a Promag that works well in your gun, that doesn't mean that another Promag for the same gun purchased two years later will be dependable. I think there may be considerable variation between production lots.

If there was a misunderstanding of what you intended to write, the classy way to handle it would have been a private message and a calm expression of what you had meant to convey. That could conceivably have led to a better mutual understanding between you two, and perhaps a reinstatement on the forum. Calling a a man a liar on a public forum probably won't accomplish either of those things. I'll continue to hope things can be resolved without hard feelings. There's enough alienation and friction in the world already. Whisper

He's not perfect, as has been mentioned in other threads about the SC, but he also believes the Constitution means what it says, which is refreshing enough to make me think he'll be a fine justice if a few jelly-spined RINOs can be persuaded to do the right thing. Cheers, Whisper

Yeah, the Dems would be locked in bitter partisan conflict over whether they should exhume and nominate Lenin or Stalin to join Hillary's first appointee, Karl Marx, on the bench.

I'm with hipower. I was very interested in the P365 when it was first announced, and I remained interested throughout the gun's early problems that still don't seem to be quite sorted out. Then I actually got to handle one, and I quickly decided the grip angle doesn't fit my hand. Plus new stories of problems show up on the forums nearly every day. I'm confident Sig will make the guns right eventually, but I'm sticking with my Shields. Cheers, Whisper

No 686, not even the no-dash models, was ever pinned and recessed. S&W stopped pinning barrels before the first L-frame was made. People can ask whatever insane amounts they want for their guns, but selling them for that price is another matter. If you have the box and original grips, I think $650 would be a good deal for someone. If you have only the aftermarket grips, I think $650 will be an optimistic but perhaps not impossible figure. Hope this helps, Whisper

I don't foresee it getting held up. Even on NPR this evening they were predicting a confirmation vote in time for the new justice to be seated before the next Supreme Court session begins in October.

I cannot believe that Trump doesn't already have the names of at least three Supreme Court nominees ready to go. I expect we'll see them test-marketing candidates before the weekend. The smart move will be to track this promptly through the approval process in the Senate so that we can have a vote before the November elections. No Demos will vote for Trump's nominee, which means that all available pressure must be brought to bear on every Republican to secure a vote for confirmation. It's unlikely that any of us living today will ever see a better chance to create a Supreme Court that believes the Constitution means something. The Demos know this also, which is why they will oppose this harder than anything thus far in the Trump presidency. I'd say street riots are a likelihood. It's going to be an interesting summer. Cheers, Whisper