TGO David

I've got more updates to make tomorrow. Sorry.

You know, it really chaps my butt that the importance of the feedback system is being downplayed when so many people clamored for it not too long ago. It's probably THE reason why we spent the money to go with the classifieds software. How about if when a person commits to buy and then reneges on the deal, we ban the sorry SOB for wasting everyone's time? If you guys are up for that, I'll set up a procedure for it.

I've got a few that say "O" and Crap! beneath them. Pretty funny. I've kept them off of my cars lately, though. Don't really want to lose a client or potential client just because of their political views. No matter how wrong they are.

I had a Knoxx stock on my old 870 and never found it to be all that "recoil reducing" in practice. Todd @ CIS bought the gun from me so I don't know if he still has the Knoxx stock on it or if it ever loosened up and started reducing the recoil or not. Maybe he can speak to that end once he stumbles across this thread.

Hey guys... First and foremost I want to thank Bronker for getting this going. He sent me a check the other day that really helped out with some of the operational expenses here at TGO. All of the proceeds came from the sale of these stickers. Second, I also received a pair of stickers for me and they look GREAT. If you haven't picked one up yet, you really should consider it. Not only does it help us keep the lights on, but it's also a great piece of swag that will look good on your car, truck, boat, dog, gun safe, covering a neighbor's Obama '08 sticker, etc. Finally... Bronker mentioned to me that he still has quite a few of these left, partially because some folks hadn't carried through with their expressed intent to buy one or two. Folks, if you can at all spare the change, please go ahead and carry through on your prior comittment. Part of the reason that I personally haven't offered anything like this to TGO members is the fact that, sadly, I often get stuck holding the bag at the end of day. These things cost something to make so when people pre-commit and then don't carry through, the guy who paid to have them made is left in the hole. If you did mention that you'd buy one, please do so... even if you do it only because you want to help Bronker cover his cost. I know Bronker would appreciate it. Thanks.

Your friend should have said "OK" and then put his firearm against the instructor's head and pulled the trigger.

PRO for an Automatic: Softer recoil makes it easier (and less scary) for most female shooters. Just something for the resident He-Men to think about if they have a lady in their life. My wife didn't care for a pump shotgun at all. She handles the SPX autoloader easily and with a more confidence since she knows it isn't going to buck as hard against her as a pump gun will. Sure, it not be as painless as an 870 to disassemble and clean... but it's not that hard either. And if taking a few extra minutes to service my shotgun is what it takes to provide a home defense weapon that my wife will actually USE instead of skipping over to go to a handgun in the middle of the night, then that's what it takes. Small concession for me to make. Just some food for thought.

I really like my Mossberg SPX. You do not want to be on the receiving end of it.

Welcome. I would strongly recommend that you allow me to change your user name to something other than your email address.

So... you spoke with one guy and you're basing your opinion on the NRA's effectiveness on that?

Keep strong. I lost my grandfather a few years ago. I'm going to be honest and tell you that was one of the worst things I've had to endure. His passing was sudden and without warning; I never got a chance to tell him the things you're hoping to have a chance to tell yours. My prayer is that you'll get the opportunity and that you'll face the days ahead with the sort of strength and resilience that I'm sure would make him proud. God bless.

It was the HTML that his copy and paste brought over. I fixed it.

Note to the Original Poster... I had to visit the link, click the Send To Printer option and then copy and paste the text from their printer-friendly version in order to fix the first post in this thread. Seems that if you just copy and paste from their web site version, it really hoses things up. Not a big deal but just wanted to let you know what would work better for you (and us) in the future.

One of our members pointed out to me that the former name of this particular forum (Concealed Carry and Self Defense) showed an obvious bias toward concealment and did not recognize that the State of Tennessee currently allows open carry with permit. While I am not an advocate of open carry, the fact remains that it is permissible so long as you have a current valid Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit. Rather than create an entirely new forum devoted to Open Carry, I have renamed this forum to simply be the Handgun Carry and Self Defense forum. One size fits most.

Weird. I made no changes at all.

Huh... I've never heard of anything like this happening. Mind if I sign in as you and take a look?

Welcome to the New World Order.

I'd be the one to change a person's username. What do you want done?

That's one of the better self-done stippling jobs that I have seen to date. You did good.

Thank you, and welcome.

Just so you know, I'm steadily losing patience with you on this matter. Allow me to clarify and then it would be wise for you to drop off of my radar for a while. My statement was in reply to your whining via private message about whether anyone else had been disciplined for their involvement in your thread that turned to crap. I told you that it was none of your concern and that you needed to worry about yourself; that I would take care of the other people involved. You seem to still be preoccupied with concerns about everyone else. You need to focus on what you do and leave everyone else to me and the moderators. That's all I am going to say on this subject. If you persist, I will revoke your privilege to be here and put you out of my misery. Thanks.

It's just something we will have to deal with until we can afford to upgrade to a dedicated server. Our current arrangement puts us on a virtual private server, shared with God only knows who. They probably aren't happy with the lags either as I know we generate quite a bit of traffic on that server. Sorry.

There have been no assurances made from the Staff. Perhaps what you meant to say was that you are assuring us that you won't be trolling for reactions from the other members. If this thread stays on an even keel, I'll let it stay. If it goes the way the other one did, it will be locked down and some people are going to get shown to the door. Fair warning.

This thread appears to have far outlived whatever redeeming qualities it may have had originally. I'm not about to spend the hour it would take to sort through eight pages worth of nonsense from new members and veteran members alike just to figure out where it went wrong or who caused it to happen. Rather let me just say this: Everyone needs to revisit our Code of Conduct and read up on what is considered acceptable behavior for our members. Everyone is expected to treat each other with mutual respect. Sadly I'm not seeing much of that here from either new members of TGO or from those who have been with us for much longer. New people, be warned. If you're here just to troll for reactions and incite discord, you will be removed from the community. Veteran members, you are held to an even higher standard. You know what the rules are. Attacking people rather than issues is not and won't ever be tolerated. You are just as vulnerable to being shown to the door for rude behavior as a new person is. Play nice!

There is a forum called the Trading Post FAQ (link) that explains how the Trading Post works here. Thanks.