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Ya need to remember that the Knoxville News Sentinel is a rabidly Socialist Demorat rag; as are most all the other newspaper outlets in the state. They will never pass out any "attaboys" other than those that make Haslam or any other Republican look like a moderate, or even worse; a Demorat. The most you can expect from them is to "urge" the governor to do the right thing; the usual socialist drivel. That actually makes it hard for Haslam to develop any platform or "voice" from which to make any pronounce that smacks of a "less government, more freedom" type platform. There is no doubt in my mind that Haslam is working overtime not to offend any constituency, from the rabid socialists, to the radical libertarians. That is exactly what his mentors (....Baker and Alexander...) would do. There is nothing charismic or statesman like in Haslam. He couldn't even bring himself to denounce the Christian-Newsome murders very publically when he was mayor of Knoxville. Haslam is no more a statesman than i am an aviator. His dad has evidently bought his political seat to get him out from under foot. The good news is, at least he is a capitalist. I firmly believe that you will have to wait another gubanitorial term or two to get a real "pro Tennessee" candidate. leroy

Sadly, there is a lot of truth in this post. My take on Haslam is that he is continuing the Howard Baker/Lamar Alexander school of political correctness; working this way to the senate. Dont expect Haslam to do anything that smacks of favoring any one citizen group (...unless you have lots of money to pass out, or favors to grant...). He will travel around as the opportunity presents it's self, make a few platidudinous remarks, and move on to the next photo op or place where there is a handout or favor. Remember, upper east tennessee is a traditional Republican stronghold; no need for him to show up there. With all that said; i still prefer Snozz to socialists like McWerter. Remember, everything is a deal and an opportunity to a polititian. That's exactly why statesmen are so scarce and valuable. Cheezy polititians are a dime a dozen; and we've got plenty enough of them to go around. Libertarian leroy

Sorry to hear of your loss. It's always sad to loose a dear friend and family member. leroy

Sent a note to my representative (...Harry Brooks...) regarding this issue. Polititians, we are watching. Watchin leroy

John:_________________ Since ya brought this up: Back in the "old days" before anyone other than Bar Sto made good 38 super barrels that headspaced on the case mouth and were fully supported; we used to "hotrod" the super in our Colt government models by using a heavier bullet with a longer nose (...usually a 140 grain 357 bullet...) and seat the bullet out so it would just touch the lands of the barrel to correct the "headspace problem" with the super. The problem was just as you have said. You had a bit of a support problem with the old time barrels; plus a super hot load (...that one was our --rather "my" fault...). You could shoot the hot rounds in the super for the first load if you used new brass. They were accurate and powerful loads. We could shoot across the river (...75 or 80 yards...) with a "dead on" hold. Generally, the second round of reloading would result in a case rupture right at the unsupported location; sometimes they would blow out the side a bit and spray either the shooter or whomever was standing to the right of the shooter. Once we learned that; we just tossed the once fired brass; unless we were feeling lucky. You are exactly right in cautioning to "regular" super shooters not to "hotrod" the super like the comp. guys do. If you do, you can soon find out what a ruptured case looks like. We never hurt any guns doing this foolishness; but we sprayed ourselves and our buddies pretty well before we figured out what was happening. Lookin back on it; it wasn't too smart; but then we werent too smart either!! God keeps His hand on the foolish many times. Hope this gives a bit of a new perspective on how dangerous the unsupported thing is when the loads are hot. One person's ok load may be another person's "kaboom" load. It all depends on the equipment. leroy

Makes perfect sense!! Do ya reckon you could just take a hard arkansas stone and just touch the last set of lugs in the slide and knock the square edge off of them? Thanks for this excellent observation. I figured there was a burr on the slde somewhere (...or a tiny bit of trash...); but i didnt take the time to picture what is really happening as the barrel unlatches from the slide. Thanks again! leroy

Ebow:_______________ I believe they (...Taurus...) are too; especially today. There was a time when it wasn't so; but the CNC revolution put that one to rest. The fact is that most every gun built today (...with the possible exception of freedom arms, and the semi and custom 1911 builders...) is pretty well the same. There are those who will disagree with that opinion, but i believe that if ya look at a real statistical samples it will be born out. There are a million good 1911's around today that are the direct result of the CNC thing. When i was shootin 1911's; there was one --- Colt ----. To get one to shoot better than stock, you had to wrap your colt up in about as much money (...or more...) than what you paid for it, send it off to a custom guy, and sit around a few months and get it back. Today, all you need to do is go down to the gun strore or to the net and pick one out. Every one of them from Taurus, to the phillipine springfield, to the phillipine rock island, to the kimber, to the smith, to the colt shoot the same now; and that is better than about 95% of shooters can hold. I think you are exactly right. Shooting sports today has truly been blessed with the explosion of this technology. All the old time names bring to the party today is bragging rights (...and im ok with that...I got a pile of them myself...). For $600 dollars today; you can buy what it used to cost a $1000 and a custom gunsmith's time to do. I say your excellent observation is dead on target!! Keep up the good work! leroy

The super is a good choice for the following reason: Recoil is mild (...in the full size government frame...) and accuracy is good. The super will do anything that a 9mm will do and do it with a heavier bullet at a higher velocity. Having said all that; handloading is the way to go with the super (...or any other caliber you shoot a lot...). The super is a good choice for defense if you like the 1911 platform. I'm getting a bit older, and not as tolerant to recoil as i one was. I would like to have a super myself. Make sure that you find a super that headspaces on the case mouth just like a 9 mm and 45acp. The old ones headspaced on a small ledge on the barrel face. Accuracy with that system was off and on. Hope this helps. leroy

I like it!! There are lots of goodies out there for an 870 for this sort of thing. Plenty of stuff to pick from. The finish looks great! Everybody that is a gun person needs a good alley sweeper. This on is a great one!! Have fun. leroy

I like it!!! Keep up the good work! leroy

Cant buy this one. Sounds to me like the old time 'union drivel". "Living wage", why do the "rich" do well; "they aint any better than anyone else" (...they most likely work harder than others, however...), ect. etc. I'm old enough to remember watching both my parents work "just to make ends meet" and to give me a couple of pairs of blue jeans (...cost about $5...), a couple of oxford shirts, and one pair of penny loafers. They worked hard, but it never occured to them that working 40 hours a week was a "right". Theirs was more in the 70 to 80 hour range. I well remember going to school and working in the quarry. By wednesday evening, we usually had our 40 hours in; then we worked the other 40 from thursday thru saturday; sometimes sunday if the equipment would hold up. Otherwise we did maintenance on sunday. It can be done. It never occured to me either that just working 40 hours was an option. I was thankful to get all the hours i could work. I've got a dear friend about my age that came over from Greece in the late 50's. He couldnt speak a lick of english when he got here, nor did he have any "special job skills". He promptly went to work (...at least 2 jobs; probably 70 or 80 hours per week...), saved his money, brought his family over one by one from Greece to this "land of opportunity" and now is a millionaire. He didnt belong to the union, nor did he apply for a "handout", nor did he bitch about working. He simply went to work. The Vietnamese did the same thing down on the gulf coast. They now own the shrimp fishing industry in Lousiania. They and my buddy did it all in one generation. Interestin aint it? leroy

All:______________ To add a bit to lester's observations here" We've used the Rainers in 357 sig shot thru a glock 33 with good results and absolutely no leading. Chronograph velocities in the 1275 to 1325 fps vicinity. They are extremely accurate. We have also used Missouri Bullets in 380 and 44 special loads in the 900 fps or so range. Very good bullets too. leroy

Greg and Crimson:_______ Thank you both for the kind words. I am humbled by them. Many thanks, leroy

I'm going to take a crack at answering these two questions: RE: cost of healthcare. I'm retired and i pay 100% of my healthcare. It costs $1400 per month for family coverage and does not cover everything. I know i pay 100 percent of it because the program is defined that way; with BCBS only managing the program (...for a fee...). I'm 64 years old. When i was in my 30's and 40's (...from 1970 until 1980's...), family coverage was from $300 to $400 per month. It has grown to what you see today. The main reason for that growth is government meddling in the healthcare industry and in the pharmaceudical industry. I well remember when health insurance was non-existant. You simply went to the doctor or pharmacy and paid your bill. The government went to meddling in this industry in the late sixties. Look where it is today. You may not agree with my assessment of this; but it's the truth. The fact is that insurance is a luxury, not a "right". You have no "right to healthcare"; it is something you pay for. It aint a right, its a commodity that you pay for. The damn government has convinced too many people that it is a "right". It simply aint so and never was. RE: Your second question about "banks making money" being equated with "welfare queens". The fact is that banks risk the money they are trusted with (... investors dollars, your dollars, my dollars, as well as the bank's dollars from "interest...) in order to make money. They get paid in "interest". It's the same thing as investors in a company risking the dollars they put in in order to make a product or provide a service that can be sold at a profit. Sales minus expenses equal profit. That is the underlying principle of the capitalist system. If a bank makes a bad judgement on a loan and the borrower does not pay the loan back; the bank is obligated to make the investors whole. The bank is also obligated by law to make the deposits that you and i make good as well. That's the risk they take. Welfare doesn't work that way; the "welfare queens" simply harvest the largesse without any risk. Companies that do not make money go out of business (...unless they get special treatment thru cash infusion like General Motors did; its called union payback; all at your expense (...if you pay taxes....)...). Banking is simply another form of business, the banks lend investor's money and make interest. The product is the loan. The profit is the interest harvested. We can quibble about all this; but that is how the capitalist system works. Neither you nor the company you work for can make it without the bank at the start. We all need loans. Are there "insider deals'?--- of course there are and always have been. Are there abuses? -- you bet; and there always have and will be. Is there such a thing as "corporate welfare"? -- you bet -- look at General Motors and General Electric. Corporate welfare at its worst. Should we do away with the capitalist system and adopt the "...To each according to his need, from each according to his ability..." like the great god Marx said: ... NO...!! We need to clean up the system we have and go on about our business. To clean it up; folks are going to have to decide to be self-reliant, get off the dole, live within their means, and to hold the "ruling class" accountable. Otherwise, you will get what we now have and the whole system will collapse under it's own debt load. The fact is that "there aint no rainbow stew, nor is there any free lunch...". The other fact is that there will always be rich and poor; there always have been. If there are no rich people or corporations; there will be no jobs and no work for us less affluent folks. leroy

Amen brother!! Right on target. The sixties hippies made it ok to disrespect everything. Now they have cut off their stinkin greasy hair, took a bath, and raised children. They have replicated themselves. Dont worry about it; make them irrevellant at the polls. Keep up the good work! leroy

Amen brother!!! You are exactly right. Keep up the good work!!! leroy

Interesting read. Thanks for posting it. Have bookmarked it for future reference. leroy

Interesting read. We'll see. Watin leroy PS- Thanks for posting the link.

More interesting reading on this subject: Spencer: Koran-Burning Pastor Jailed for Thoughtcrime - Jihad Watch leroy

All:____________ As ive said several times before; i believe Ramsey is "bought and paid for" by the Haslam camp and can be counted on to back Haslam in whatever issue (...no matter how stupid...) or position he takes up. The payoff: "...Backing from the Haslam organization in a future gubanatorial election after the "Snozz" runs for Alexander's senate seat to take his "rightful place" in the political arena.... . Remember this: "....Most polititians can be bought. Once you establish that they can be bought, the only thing left is to quibble over the price...". I like Ramsey, but he is, at heart, a sorry polititian. Having said all this; if fully understand that it will be offensive to some, but i firmly believe it is the truth. Remember the words of Jesus: "....Wisdom is proved right by her children...". We'll soon see if im right or not. By the way, i sincerely hope i am wrong about this; but it aint lookin too good now. Suspicious leroy

Unitil we decide as a society that work is honorable, that telling the truth is best, that being "on the dole" is laziness, that capitalism is a benign economic force, government is best that meddles least, and minding our business in world affairs is the right thing to do; we will continue this (...as HvyMtl so aptly put it....) "death spiral". Polititians of both stripes have lead us into a full fledged class war and they have jerrymandered the population groups to about 50/50 who are "pro work and pro America" versus those somehow "on the dole" and "socialist" (...whether they profess it or not...). We've seen this back and forth pull since the 30's when the great god Roosevelt started the "people's socialist revolution" in amerika. Socialist economic policies always lead to economic failure. No country that has embraced socialism has ever sustained itself economically. We have lasted longer than any of the other countries with this stupidity because we had far more prosperity (...read that money and commerce...) than the others had. These failed economies have rejected socialism. Look at what is happening in europe and in china. Nobama and his socialist crowd are just accelerating the inevitable. The fact is that you cannot tax yourself into prosperity, have fifty percent of people not paying taxes (...other than SS and Medicare...), beat business up, regulate everything to death (...enviornmental, etc...), pass out more largesse (...that we have to borrow...) to buy more votes, and persecute "endless wars" sacrificing our sons and daughters for people that hate us and continue to be prosperous. The polititians are busy looting the country and killing the goose that laid the golden egg. You younger members of this forum may well see the time when no one is risking their life to cross the border to come to Amerika. I believe we are providentially blinded. Folks need to wake up if they dont want their children (...and mabee even this generation...) to be poor. Libertarian leroy

I like it!!! Have fun! leroy

Me too. leroy

Thanks Rod. Will take a look shortly. Thanks again, leroy

Rodriguez:________ Thanks a bunch for the explanation in the post above^^^^. I understand the Westboro thing a whole bunch better now, and also have some understanding RE: A person's public record of saying things being used. Thanks again, leroy PS ---Late breaking news from that great blog "Moonbattery": http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2011/04/sharia-in-michi.html Good stuff!!!