Jeb48

I used some UMC in .380 and had a failure to chamber and a failure to eject (jammed last round in mag). Only other ammo out of a dozen different brands and types was the cheap steel TulAmmo. I don't buy either anymore.

Love it. If I have time I usually try to lead them on for awhile, ask questions to see if I can get them to start over and finally when I get boredred I tell them to try and steal control of someone else computer and hang up. I am an all Mac household with zero MicroSoft software in the house. They call my 89 year old Mother all the time and she tries to explain she does not own a computer and they argue with her that she does. My son is in IT and he likes to pretend he is doing what they say and telling them bogus info that is showing up on the screen and they get very frustrated that what they are telling him to do doesn't work.

Another NE TN member that has come out of hiding.

From all the problems people are reporting here, the dealer may be right, I took it with a grain of salt when he said it, but I have shot the full 500 rounds of the first brick in multiple different semi-auto .22 long guns and handguns as well as bolt, lever, pump and revolver with no problems accept the one dud that happened in a lever gun and it fired on the second try. Wanted to check it out complete before committing to more. I made no attempt to see how accurate it was (not very accurate myself) but they all sound the same when shot and didn't cause any problems in any of the guns. I know when some inexpensive things that are manufactured they pull a few samples every so often and when they find a problem they dump x number of the product before the sample without testing and then start looking for the problem. If ammo dealers did this I could see them shipping the dumps to the cheap outlets and the good stuff to those willing to pay more money. Or I could have been lucky on the first brick and the rest that I bought will be crap

My wife and I have this unspoken understanding. I don't comment on how much fabric she buys or new sewing/embroidery machine from time to time and she doesn't comment on my ammo and gun purchases. It has worked for years. It helps that we are both fairly cheap when it comes to spending money or it could run us into the poor house. For those that don't think it is a fair trade off, I'm pretty sure she is ahead of me on spending but not as much as she use to be since we moved to a free state.

I had never shot Thunderbolts because of all the stories I heard. A few months ago I was in a small local gun shop and the owner asked if I needed any .22, I said always. He said I should try the Thunderbolts, I told him why I wasn't interested and he claims they make different quality depending if they are selling to gun stores or Walmart like places that demand the cheapest price. So I bought a brick of 500 for $38 not cheap but not horrible. I shot it in just about every .22 I own including some that are a little fussy and it shot great. Had one out 500 that took a second strike to fire. I don't know if he was feeding me a line or not but I have since bought a few more bricks.

A friend of my Fathers was building a replica Gatling gun that shot .22. Last I saw it, about 15 years ago, it was almost done. Looked a lot like Buds but only about 2 feet tall with 18" wheels. I should check to see if he is still alive and if he ever got it finished. Would be fun to shoot.

My only current .357 is a Marlin Model 1894 Lever Action Carbine, manufactured in 1981 (love it). I plan to add a revolver to go with it, maybe this thread will help me to decide what. I'm thinking double action with 6" barrel in stainless like the Ruger Security 6 but I'm still shopping.

They often ground the center neutral of the 220v to the water pipes in older houses besides the ground rod. You may be getting some current in the ground leg of the 220v for some reason. If you don't know electrical call an electrician.

I also like the change in rules, always thought it was hypocritical but figured it was the rule of the place being used for the show. I agree on the over priced ammo and most of the guns, I have found a few bargains, sometimes you just have to make an offer. I disagree about the rude people, maybe I have been lucky but I find people at gun shows to be very polite and considerate. I have been to gun shows in other states and found the same thing true. Not all dealers fit the polite/considerate standard however.

Was there 25+ years ago and 3 years ago, could not believe how much it had grown. If you want to do the special tours go early and immediately go to the main desk and sign up, they limit how many can go each day. We did not make the cut and plan a return trip in the future.

Raoul is guarding the N side, I have you covered from just slightly South of Tri-Cities. Welcome to the area.

Yep Got mine too, just in time was getting a bit thirsty with all this heat Thanks

Besides anchoring to the floor you might want to add cleats/trim pieces around the edges where the safe is against a wall. This will make it harder to get a pry bar behind the safe. Mine is in a corner so I cleated the top (2 edges), front on one side and back on the other side. I used some uncommon style screw types just to add a little more difficulty than a plain phillips would be. My son added his safe to his security system, it sends him an eMail every time it is opened.

I found the UPS unit I was planning on buying for my wife's very expensive embroidery machine and the computer that runs it for $104 instead of $139. Was glad I was paying attention because they were sold out in less than an hour. https://www.amazon.com/CyberPower-CP1500AVRLCD-Intelligent-1500VA-Mini-Tower/dp/B000FBK3QK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468378846&sr=8-1&keywords=CyberPower+CP1500

Yea I have the one gun a year rule to. My last one was my 2028 gun. I hope to get to at least 2030 before the elections just in case.

I use a large folding chair bag for my homemade PVC target stand for hauling to range. Hadn't thought about using it as a gun bag, I may have to check that out for fit. Jim...

Welcome Neighbor. I'm just South of you a bit. Good to see another in the area, seems like a lot more active members in the middle and west side. When we decided to moved here we looked in the Kingsport/Bristol area initially but eventually slid to just South of Jonesborough for our dream house.

Darn, I gave away some similar looking wood before our move, couldn't think of anything I would use it for.

I burned wood for nearly 100% of our heat for almost 40 years before moving into a house with a gas fireplace instead of a wood stove (don't miss the work and mess, did save a lot of money). I burned a lot of poplar and cottonwood (even willow), usually keeping it for Fall and Spring where we wanted short fires for a little heat boost without driving us out with too much heat. It burns fine but I found that it has such a tight bark that if you don't split it at least once it will rot from inside out fairly quick. I always tried to get it split within the first 6-8 months. Yes it pops and crackles but it will not blow doors open.

Another Bobcat made a visit Friday night. Looks better feed than the first one.