TGO David

Thanks for joining us.

Welcome, Drew.

Welcome.

Welcome to TGO.

I won't use Duracoat on it but may Moly it or Cerakote. Depends on how fast the current finish wears off and looks like complete butt. So far it's moving along pretty fast though. Kimber's finish is maybe a half-step above Krylon.

.40SW was like a hotdog thrown down a hallway.

It went off and drilled a hole in the target, but didn't cycle the slide.

I should note that I am absolutely loving this gun. I didn't want another safe queen 1911 that never got taken out and shot, so I set forth with the goal in mind to just shoot the paint off of it and treat it like a fighting implement. So far, so good. She seems to like being treated like a dirty two-bit skank.

I feel almost naughty confessing that I like to treat this gun like a cheap date... but I do and the "character marks" on the slide prove it. Added since the last time pics were taken: MARS Armament magwell with lanyard loop, 20lpi checkering and Cerakote finish 10-8 Performance tritium sight set Abuse and about 1,000 rounds of nasty reloads including one accidental .40SW round that somehow got thrown into the heap The Jeff Meister down at Hero Gear fitted the sights for me and also reamed out the chamber and polished the feed ramp to improve reliability. Again, big thanks to him for treating my 'ho to some TLC.

Me too.

That sounds like a great lead in to another question... What do you completely and utterly dislike about any of the current gun show circuits out there? Feel free to list as many complaints as you want. Those of us who are involved in organizing this really want to know what areas suck about other shows so that we can make this one completely different. So far this group is taking a very no-holds barred approach to organizing these shows. They want it to be absolutely over the top in every good way possible.

Frightening. The words "Beanie Babies" were thrown around frequently during a war-gaming session that I was involved with on this.

Thanks for the emails Ben. I believe we're good to go.

There's a really good holster manufacturer that is already in mind for this so I think you'll be really pleased.

Sweet gun! I've already got a long list of things I'd like to see about having done to my own Kimber Warrior. After Jeff took care of some minor things for me yesterday, I knew who I would turn to for anything major.

Warbird, you really should check out my M&P 9mm with the $125 trigger job on it. It might change your mind about the M&P.

I might add that we're thinking about ways to provide certain perks to TGO Benefactors and TGO Vendors at these shows as well. Say for an example... a hospitality suite with snacks and soft drinks where TGO Benefactors could meet & greet and possibly even rub elbows with industry insiders and things like that. The on-site clinics might cover things like building your own AR15 rifle, self-defense tactics workshops, etc.

So... Would it sound appealing to anyone here if TGO were to start co-organizing and co-sponsoring a series of quarterly TGO Gun Shows somewhere centrally located and within an hour's driving distance to about five major cities / metropolitan areas here in the Southeastern United States? And by gun shows I mean kick-ass events unlike most any gun shows you've already been to. More along the lines of scaled-down quarterly SHOT shows for the everyman, where you could find dozens of premium vendors selling cool guns and gear, factory representatives, some learning sessions and activities for the kids and rest of the family. Would something like that sound pretty good to anyone?

Membership is not required to access our database but it is required to add entries to it. It provides accountability so that people can't add a location that doesn't really post, just for the sake of being vengeful.

Maybe you didn't pay much attention to this announcement... http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/tn-gun-owners-announcements/22008-regarding-anti-law-enforcement-cop-bashing-late.html It's only a few months old.

Is this newsworthy in some way related to firearms and/or the general overall scope of TGO's stated purpose for existing, or is this just another example of a few police officers doing something wrong?

Bump!

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Ben, I received your request for info on advertising. I'll get with you on it shortly... a little backlogged here still from the past two weeks of being out of the office. The general rules of thumb: Links in signatures are OK as long as it doesn't constitute overt advertising, a la "Click me for great deals on guns!" etc. Mentioning your credentials and/or business is OK as long as the majority of the post does not serve only to promote your services, goods, etc.

I don't remember you asking me (Admin) about it, but no... no one deleted your previous post.