TGO David

  Gordon, if it helps, try to look at it this way:   The people that you and I generally think of as the "gun community" are the people who think like us.  They hold dear to traditional, dare I say conservative, values and believe in the principle of God, Family, Country.  They love Liberty and love what this great nation of ours once proudly stood for, and lament what it has become and is becoming.  They are "salt of the earth" people who believe in personal freedoms and desire that they be left alone while they in turn live and let others live.  For those folks... us... a firearm is either all or in part a tool of provision, protection and freedom.   When I frame my fondness for gun owners in that light, I generally do OK and am not regularly disappointed.   But when you bear in mind that anyone regardless of their character or morals can own a gun, as our Forefathers wisely engineered into the Constitution, it widens up the audience considerably and includes all kinds of people (good and bad) with all sorts of ideas (good and bad) and all manner of agendas (good and bad).  Thankfully we TGO'ers tend to be more of the first-paragraph type and run off the majority of society's turds that happen across our happy corner of the Internet.  But damned if there aren't still some complete and utter window-lickers out there who own guns and hurt us more than they help us.

Unfortunately we had a house full of family visiting for Christmas when I came down with the symptoms, so I fear we've done nothing more than send it wider out into the populace.  My eldest daughter, away at college, posted on Facebook last night that she now has the stomach virus... and said she's never visting us at home during the holidays ever again.   :lol:   I feel bad for her.  Today is Day #6 and while I only had the urge to call for a new Buick (e.g. Buiiiiiickkkkkkkkkkkkkk) on the first day and not since, the other problem continues to come and go.  The only thing that's kept the other problem manageable is a prescription medication.  All of the over the counter meds like lomotil and Imodium were completely ineffective.

  That's precisely the only reason why the brace held any interest for me as well.  Currently I cannot take my SBR out of state unless I file for a permission slip from the BATFE.  Only people named in my trust can legally be in possession of it.  The $200 spent for a tax stamp is and never has been an obstacle for me, but the baggage that goes with it is absurd.  The freedom that comes with owning an AR pistol is very enticing and it would make a fantastic "truck gun".   I've stayed on the sidelines and haven't made any moves to own a SIG Brace up to this point and now likely won't.  And perhaps the most preposterous part of this is that if the act of shouldering a SIG Brace is somehow made illegal, it sets up a very slippery slope for those who have been shouldering AR pistols with buffer tubes shod in closed cell foam.  Are those suddenly SBR's if they are shouldered?   The real problem to all of this is that we have a non-legislative government agency interpreting the law.  That's not how this is supposed to work.

All I know is that there are a lot of people who aren't lawyers talking about what-ifs, and a government agency doing what government agencies do best and confusing the hell out of people and leaving just enough rope for them to hang you with later if it becomes profitable and/or politically prudent for them to do so.   Also consider that the SIG Brace has undoubtedly taken money away from one of the most profitable government agencies in terms of lost NFA tax stamp revenue. If you believe that Big Government has an insatiable appetite for taxpayer money (see: duh) then it stands to reason that the BATFE has a vested interest in squashing this.  The very fact that they've allowed it to continue this long frankly dumbfounds me.

  I have to admit... the Colt Gold Match in my safe, owned by my grandfather, tugged strongly at my heart strings in this decision.  It's a bit of a sentimental decision as much as a practical one.  :)

Based on several things I've read from reputable industry sources on a mailing list I subscribe to, it sounds like the BATFE might have come to a "conclusion" on this matter and will be releasing a statement on it soon.  What I have read indicates that they are going to reverse their previous opinion and use established case law to state that a firearm can be classified according to its use rather than its configuration.  Reportedly SIG's own legal team is on board with this and are stating that the SIG Brace was never intended to be used in a shoulder fired position.   The other statement I saw stated that the BATFE is preparing an "industry brief" as well as a public bulletin to address all of this.   If these things are true, this is essentially the nail in the coffin for the idea of a tax-free SBR and we can all thank the clueless fuckwits who kept peppering the BATFE with requests for an official opinion.

So I'm switching gears.  MC Operator was the direction I was going but I've instead opted for a Colt Rail Gun in all black.  Hoping to have it before the weekend.  More to come.  :)

  Wise words right there.  I've had machining experience in my distant past and that one would make me pucker up.

  Thanks for the support guys!   Now all you TGO folks need to get over there and spend some money with John and his crew to thank them for supporting the TGO community.  :)

  Sounds like my weekend!

I'm doing better but having serious trust issues. (Is it just a fart? Can I be sure?) ;)

The nice thing about this weather is I'm not really missing out on anything being restricted to the couch/bed/bathroom.  :lol:

On Christmas Day I came down with a nasty bout of the stomach flu.  It was the "multi-tasking" kind.  You know, sitting on the commode while holding a trash can in your lap.   :ugh:   I lost December 26th to very restless sleep.  Pretty much 24 hours of it, alternatingly covered in a pile of blankets to stay warm or covered in nothing with the ceiling fan blowing full tilt to cool down.  On the 27th I felt a little better or so I thought, but then my wife (a nurse) spotted what she thought might be the start of shingles on my left upper arm after I complained I had a rash of some sort.   The joy!   I got to bed a little earlier than normal on the 27th and slept in some this morning, the 28th, but promptly found myself "multi-tasking" again in the bathroom.  To say this s##t is getting old is both a pun and an understatement.   :lol:   On a positive note, I feel I am getting a leg up on my impending New Year resolution to lose weight in 2015 and get back down to my pre-marital condition.  But the fact that I'm not keeping food in or down is making me plenty weak and tired.   Anyone else had this lately?

I drink wine from California.  That doesn't mean I support the ideals of the left-coast moonbats that run their state government.

  What's the time lapse between the first photo and the last?

Fast an inexpensive... bamboo.  Be warned that you have to place some barriers beneath ground to keep it from spreading where you don't want it.  Google it.

  Yeah, that's what will sink this for sure.

  Tennessee issues Handgun Carry Permits, not concealed carry permits.

  No, that's 1911.

Concealed carry comes with a myriad of decisions and sometimes even concessions on the part of the armed individual. Answering the call of nature while in public is certainly among them and sometimes it is an event that cannot be avoided. That said, in your case, I think I'd skip the greasy food while out in public and carrying given that you know what the result of eating that food is going to be. In the rare case that I've ever had to pinch a loaf so urgently that I couldn't make it home, and was armed, I generally kept my holstered handgun in my hand/lap while taking care of business. I've read suggestions from folks to use the coat-hook on the stall door to hang your firearm by the trigger guard (bad idea) and assume this as well as fingering the trigger while reholstering is how we end up with stories about negligent discharges in public restrooms. At least the kind of ND that doesn't involve first tapping your foot under the stall to invite the deviant sexual interest of a neighboring Senator. Try to remain in possession or tight control of the firearm. You're not truly safe on the commode as mobsters and Austin Powers will both tell you.

The problem with all of this boils down to stupidity.  The NFA laws are stupid and people who constantly write letters to the BATFE to scratch their guilty conscience or uncertainty are stupid for doing so.  If you ask the same question enough times, sooner or later you're going to get the answer you don't want.

I think the instructor gave you good advice and should be applauded for telling you to come on and take the class anyway.  It might be eye-opening to you to see just what disadvantages each platform (revolver vs. semi auto) have.  For what it's worth, I have found the revolver platform to have more disadvantages than advantages, but your experience might vary.

Like I said, something got corrupt in your browser's cache.  Not the fault of the site or the server, it just happens.

I've seen belts of varying sizes and types in stock at Guns & Leather and also Everything Weapons.  I'm not sure about other local stores.

  Heh.  This is an "it works or it doesn't" sort of thing.  If it worked for you now and reoccurs, the fix is to again clear your cache.  Safari isn't the greatest browser, IMO.  I would recommend you install Google Chrome for iOS.