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Agreed! I'll be stopping by the store tomorrow to find a bottle of this. Thanks for stopping in to speak with us, Wes!
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Brake checking a law enforcement officer... brilliant tactic.
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Updated.
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Glock 19: Warren Tactical sights. Wolff guide rod and 15lb spring (Tnx, Todd!) Vicker's mag release Other than that, I've shot the finish off of it.
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My Apt Complex says I can't have my gun in the apartment.
TGO David replied to a topic in Handgun Carry and Self Defense
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<-- Jealous of anyone who lives in Moab
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1. Bone up on your understanding of the law in TN so that the opinion of morons doesn't bother you. 2. Carry where legally allowed. 3. Profit.
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Owl Hollow is still there however the OHGC was kicked to the curb and the land owner now runs it as the Charlie Hafner Memorial Range and it's a much better facility without the club's nonsense.
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Haven't seen this one before.
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I've read recently that the Sequoia is likely going to be cancelled in the next 1-2 years, tops, and that the name will go to a crossover platform if it is maintained at all. This doesn't mean it is a bad vehicle, just that if you're the kind who keeps cars for more than 6-8 years, parts for it may become a little more expensive and harder to come by down the road.
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Of course, man. Hits mighty close to home.
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Brian, you're a big enough guy and have done enough physical labor in your life (wrenching on your cars, firefighting, etc.) that you're not going to have to worry about recoil on anything but the most potent of handgun calibers. Trust me on this. I'd skip the .380 unless physical size is a limiting factor on how you intend to carry it (i.e. in your back pocket) and go with either a sub-compact 9mm or a .38spl revolver. You're welcome to shoot anything I have at the range sometime, but I imagine you'll end up buying before we could get together. FWIW, I have a Bersa .380 and while there is nothing particularly wrong with it, there is nothing particularly right about it either IMO. It's heavy and too large for the round it carries, and it suffers from less than stellar magazine capacity. There are too many other handguns of the same general size that carry more rounds and more potent rounds for me to use it as anything other than a subject of derision. I'd skip it and look at the LCP or better yet the LC9 if you like Ruger's sub-compact size and shape.
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I have met with some like-minded individuals that I work with and my wife and I have our cadre of close friends and associates that we can turn to if the SHTF. Have I met up with anyone from TGO in that respect? Yes/no. See previous. How about the OP? OhShoot, have you?
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Neither of those things are the case. They switched us to the upgraded VPS exactly when they said they did; I participated. Their internal DNS would have nothing to do with us anyway. I've noticed a few moments this morning where Tactical Republic's ads have stuttered and slowed a page load but no other problems. The bottom line, though, is that other than having them investigate and possibly fine-tune things, I am not able to ramp up the level of our hosting service any further at this time regardless of what reports I get that it's slow at 10pm or whatever. At this point I am now subsidizing the additional expense of hosting and, while I do not mind it, we are the limit of what I am willing and able to throw into the pot. And on a different but related note... I'd like to shamelessly remind everyone that this is why the Supporting Vendor program is so important to TGO. The cost to our vendors is roughly $35 a month. Our hosting is roughly $300 a month now, plus software maintenance fees, upgrade costs, etc. Recently several people have tried to extract free / guerilla advertising from TGO by promoting themselves without becoming a legitimate Vendor partner. $35/mo for advertising is CHEAP in the world of doing business. If a business or individual trying to start a business cannot afford cheap advertising straight to the people who they are trying to sell to, I don't know how long they can expect to be in business. Just keep that in mind the next time someone tries to use TGO for free promotion, or tries to promote a gunsmith, gun shop, etc. who has openly made it known that they are willing to use TGO for free but have no intention of supporting the community. When they do that, they're essentially saying that they don't care what it costs us to keep the lights on for you or keep pages loading fast for you. Food for thought. Personally, I prefer to do business with folks that support the site. I absolutely refuse to give my money to anyone who is willing to screw TGO for their personal gain.
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Bet Ya Wish Your Truck Looked This Good! (pics)
TGO David replied to strickj's topic in General Chat
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Brian, glad to see you over here. I'd second the comment made earlier about visiting a range that rents various handguns and give a few a spin. Guns and Leather in Greenbrier would be my recommendation based on proximity to your home base. That being said, for discrete pocket carry my two Go-To firearms of choice are my Smith & Wesson J-Frame revolver (Model 442) and my Kahr PM9 which is a small 9mm semi-automatic. I would feel comfortable with either of these as my "going out to get a gallon of milk" companion. That said, if I were routinely in areas of questionable repute, I would probably step up toward a compact full-size 9mm of some sort just to increase capacity and ease of reloading. With the right holster, you can conceal damn near anything and do so comfortably.
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FWIW, both the hosting provider's technicians and I have been monitoring the server since about 8pm. No signs whatsoever that the server is constrained for resources. In fact the load averages are staying below 0.90 across the board, frequently dipping lower than 0.50.
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No, TGO never touches any of Akamai's network.