TGO David

This was mentioned on M4Carbine.net last night and I have been flipping through it a bit.  Some of the material is familiar to me thanks to defensive handgun and rifle courses, but there's a ton of new-to-me material that I have found beneficial as well.   http://www.powershow.com/view/22c70-NGQwM/Active_Shooter_and_4th_5th_Generation_Warfare_powerpoint_ppt_presentation     It'd be interesting to share the bits and pieces that stand out the most to you in this thread.  

Thanks all for the prayers.  Sometimes the answer we want isn't the one we get.  We're a little sadder in my household tonight but recognize that God is in control and are grateful for His many blessings.   I appreciate everyone who said a few words for us the past few days.

Go armed, folks.  Always.  Everywhere you can.

Regarding credit cards...   I have enabled processing of credit cards through Stripe (www.stripe.com) for TGO Benefactor membership purchases.  I'll leave it enabled provided it causes no problems.  Right now I've had one person successfully use it so it appears that all is well.   If you've been on the fence because of PayPal, feel free to give it a shot.  

Thank you all for the prayers and responses to the thread.  The responses provide encouragement; the prayers provide the unseen.   This is a medical situation and right now we're just in a holding pattern.  More to come tomorrow but right now we simply have no news, good or bad.  I'd appreciate your continued consideration.

I'm a pretty private guy despite being at the front of TGO, so all I can say here is that this request is for me and my family and I'd appreciate any prayers you could offer today. Thanks.     Update 11/13/15...   Thanks all for the prayers.  Sometimes the answer we want isn't the one we get.  We're a little sadder in my household tonight but recognize that God is in control and are grateful for His many blessings.   I appreciate everyone who said a few words for us the past few days.  At this point we are simply looking for a period of restoration and healing.

  When a guy who's business is forestry tells you what trees to buy... you might want to take note.  :)

Why not do a Quarter Circle 10 small-frame Glock lower (9mm) SBR?  A lot more practical than what you're proposing and it could be VERY light.

I was wondering what constituted "FBI Style Training" only to find it's a virtual reality simulator.  God I hate the media and all of their cluelessness.

Same here. 141.210.140.123 - Geo Information IP Address 141.210.140.123 Host 141.210.140.123 Location US, United States City Rochester, MI 48309 Organization Oakland University ISP Oakland University AS Number AS237 Merit Network Inc. Latitude 42°65'80" North Longitude 83°18'43" West Distance 8026.92 km (4987.70 miles)

I'm surprised at the stamina this thread has.  :lol:

I've got to be honest and say that nothing in that list excites me.  It's kind of like the 1980's all over again... weird crap that won't be around in 20 years.

  Hey, I'm just sayin... if you get some, I'd be glad to pay if you can ship.  :)

  I'd really like to get a bottle or two of Leadslingers.

    Yeah it is.  I've got some from last year upstairs.  Very smooth stuff.

  That summary will save people some time if they just read that and skip watching the episode.  Last night was a wasted hour.

  Some of them might NOT be Benefactors because of their reluctance to use PayPal.  Others may not be because they haven't needed to sell anything lately and only support the site when that's the case.  *shrug*   I'm really not worried about it.  I think you're kind of driving it into the dirt, though.

  Agreed.  This isn't intended to thwart a thief with nothing but time on his hands;  this is meant to keep small fingers away from the gun.

  Seriously, try some of the Michter's American Unblended.  I bet you'll love it.  The vanilla taste on the back-end really mellows the whole thing.

  That's high praise.  I appreciate that!

You should have offered to safely escort those poor women out of the building and made a big show of how protective you were being.  We Southerners are known to be a friendly and helpful folk, after all.

Considering their suppressor-length safe as a way to keep small hands away from my night-stand gun. Wondering if any of you have first-hand experience with them? http://products.fas1safe.com/main.sc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuQftGggRE8

Larceny is indeed very good.  You usually can't go wrong with the Knob Creek Single Barrel either;  I have two bottles of that on hand.   I opened a new bottle of Four Roses Small Batch last night after cleaning out the last bottle of their Single Barrel.  I'll probably make my way to the store again today to see what else strikes my fancy.  Need to stock up before the holiday get-togethers begin.  :)

I think I've got Stripe working as a solid alternative right now on the test side of things.  I'll probably enable it for everyone to use as an option sometime this weekend.

Among my 1911's I have a Springfield Operator Long Beach, the same Colt Rail Gun that was mentioned above, and a Dan Wesson Specialist.  Of the bunch, the Dan Wesson is the best by a pretty good margin.  I would choose it if I could only have one of those three.