TGO David

Nikki may be new to TGO but she's not new to the ramifications of not being able to defend yourself in places where alcohol are served. You might recall her story in the news recently. Link: http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/handgun-carry-self-defense/21228-restaurant-carry-bill.html

Sadly you do have firsthand experience in respect to establishments that serve, but places of worship are not on the "No Carry" list here in Tennessee. I always carry at church and our church leadership has even instituted a forceful response program among those who carry in case the unspeakable should occur.

Congrats. Did you really find the stock trigger to be less than desirable? I'm not downing your choice of the Wilson Combat trigger, but most Kimbers that I have owned actually had really nice triggers in them. Admittedly the SIS flat trigger is kind of funky though.

Edited to say... I probably said too much so I'm going to just sit tight until I have more for public consumption.

I know where we can get some.

I don't mind picking up a pack of those. I need to go to the office supply store today anyway!

We'll be there rain or shine. I only stop shooting when God starts lobbing lightning bolts.

Hornet Handler (member here) has a decent collection of JD memorabilia. I've got a very small collection but I think my favorite piece is still my Squires shot glass. Neither of us thought to keep the empty Single Barrel bottle we killed on two Super Bowls ago, but that would have made for an interesting conversation starter as well. Purely by coincidence with this thread, my wife and I are going to the distillery next weekend for the BBQ on the Hill and have reservations at a nearby B&B the night before. It's going to be her first time down there and my second.

Will do. FWIW, the instructor's pedigree is pretty substantial. I believe he studied one step beneath one of the Gracies if not directly beneath them. We're trying to get him set up with a school here in Smyrna for classes at least once a week.

I love M4c and spend a ton of time over there. It's amazing to me that Scottryan has been allowed to stay around as long as he has. They've banned people for a lot less.

That's definitely a piston-driven bolt carrier for an AR platform rifle. NICE.

Ruger certainly knows how to build wheel guns. Nice!

I'm supposed to be starting in BJJ very soon myself if things come together and one of the local instructors starts teaching at a school close to my residence. I'm pretty pumped about it.

I think Al Gore posted those pictures back when he created the Internet.

No offense, but I don't rely on others for my protection. If the hits the fan in your bank and I'm a customer in line, I'm probably going to have my sidearm out as fast as you do. If you're worried about hitting a friendly because they have a gun, you need to do some more training and get to the point where your finger isn't twitching as soon as you have a sight picture. Unless someone is pointing their gun straight at you, yours should be in a low ready position while you're sorting it out and giving verbal commands.

Welcome.

Saw a bit about this covered over on a political blog. Worth reading. Dragged Into Politics Blog Archive Gun War Heating Up (They even caught wind of our server problems a few weeks ago and did a small story on that as well)

I've learned two important lessons today and completely own up to my n00b status when it comes to this stuff. #1. It's better to make sure that your brass is really sorted out before you tumble it #2. 40SW fits inside a 45ACP casing pretty easy. It comes apart a lot less easy after it's been tumbled together with media! So I ordered this to make my life a little easier next time. Plus it will double as a convenient media-sifter to get rid of the stuff that the Auto-Flo feature on the tumbler doesn't. MidwayUSA - Shell Sorter Brass Sorter 9mm Luger, 40 Smith & Wesson, 45 ACP 3 Bowl Set

Yeah, I've got a workbench that I made about 9 years similar to the reloading bench and it has held up to all kinds of abuse including a heavy bench vise that was subject to a lot of beatings. The only part that ever gave was the counter material when a hammer was swung and missed whatever car part was clamped into the vice. I suspect this reloading bench will do just fine.

I obtained a copy of the P90X program last week and am probably going to start it this next Monday. There was a point in my life when I was in really good shape. That point was about 15 years ago. I fully expect this program to kick my ass and make me regret every Hostess cupcake enjoyed since then. @Poak -- What are you using for your pullups? Pullup bar or resistance bands? When I was thinking about going into the military those 15 years ago, one of the things the recruiting center really worked me to death on was pullups. I'm almost overjoyed at the idea of going down that road (re: pullups) again.

Ok, here are some photos. The bench was built using 2x4 lumber with a 3/4" plywood deck and a laminate counter top with back splash. It's anchored to the studs in the wall behind using 3.5" lag screws and is rock solid. I constructed it so that I could retain the open storage area beneath the bench. This was critical as I was giving up valuable floor-space in the garage just to build this thing. As it sits, I can move anything / everything out from under the bench in just a few seconds if I want to. Above the bench I installed adjustable shelving using the same 3/4" plywood that I built the bench deck out of. This is my Lyman Turbo 2500 tumbler setup. I ordered the tumbler with the Auto-Flo feature that is supposed to negate the need for a media separator. I'm not convinced. Perhaps if you load less than the specified amount of brass per caliber the Auto-Flo feature will work better. I still think that a dedicated bingo-basket style separator is going to be necessary, especially with small-mouthed cartridges. Also you can see the timer switch that I built for this. I wanted a way to be able to run the tumbler for hours unattended so I picked up a 12hr Intermatic count-down timer and wired it up using a junction box, 16ga exterior grade service wire and some plug ends. It works perfectly and I can set it to operate from anywhere between 2hrs and 12hrs with a turn of the dial. Finally, here's another shot of the tumbler. The one thing I wanted to note here is the bungie strap that I am using to keep it from walking around while it's running. When it is crammed full of media and the maximum capacity of brass, it stays put. However if you run with a smaller load of brass or are using the Auto-Flo feature to drain the media, it walks like crazy. My solution was to screw two eye bolts into the wall behind where I set the tumbler and then loop a loose bungie strap around it. The strap typically hangs loose like it is in this picture (the tumbler was even running when I took this shot) but if the tumbler tries to walk away, the strap provides just enough gentle resistance to keep it from wandering off the edge of the bench. Hopefully I'll be ordering the Dillon press sometime in the next week or two. I've still got a lot of brass to clean so I'm really in no rush, and I want to make sure that I'm really ordering exactly what I need. Thanks for looking.

No gun store will take back a fired weapon to my knowledge. All of them rely on the manufacturer to honor warranty claims. Edit... Apparently some shops will! Read below.

Expedited warranty return on new-production firearms?

Congratulations! One of our moderators here (Musicman) pointed out a license plate today that said "Marriage is not a word. It's a sentence."