deerslayer

I suppose that could be one explanation and that may be the scenario more often than we realize, but I don’t believe that to always be the case and that government by default is evil. I’m no flag waving fan of government, but without it we have anarchy and anarchy will bring us a new government run by people who don’t talk like us and find our ideas about freedom quite peculiar. So government is a necessity and we need to make it work.

How much does this person have the right to make?

I’ve never understood the whole “we have to grow the city” mentality. Higher housing costs, more congestion, and longer drives to work have never struck me as progress.

It’s our own fault because it’s easier to accept it and go back to watching football. My favorite movie line is from Terminator 2 “No fate but what we make.” I despise cliches like “everything happens for a reason” and “it wasn’t meant to be.” They imply that we are helpless and have no control of our lives. Not many are willing to take a stand based on principle or vote with their wallet. People bitch about wokeness, then turn around and post on Instagram or Facebook and order everything on Amazon because it’s convenient and support the very people enabling wokeness. People are more concerned about NFL playoffs than they are about what their kids are being taught in school. We reap what we sow.

Naw, they would be better off with him receiving a change of status. Assuming he's convicted and the family stays informed, he'll start getting parole hearings in six or eight years and be out in 12 or 15. That wears on a family if they keep up with the guy while he's locked up.

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I know the two are unrelated, but she isn’t convinced.

There is a camera at 64/Germantown that will send you some hate mail every time you run the red light. Ask my wife how she knows

YEP

And doesn't need to be excessively loud. So no .357, 10mm, or comped/ported gun for me.

Hopefully all the dot fans are practicing weak hand/strong hand. Without some substantial practice (with either setup), the dot can be harder to find than a front sight.

One of life's great mysteries is why, when I have a 50-50 chance of inserting a USB plug correctly the first time, I insert it backwards 100% of the time.

This is getting some attention from some state AGs: https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/guns-texas-fedex/2022/12/01/id/1098747/ https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/montana-ag-concerned-fedex-ups-may-be-tracking-gun-ownership-white-house.amp

I don’t think I’ve ever bought anything from CTD but I have no problem with their use of capitalism to make a buck. A fair price is whatever a buyer is willing to pay and CTD is willing to accept. I’ve seen some of their prices and sometimes they are stupid but the same can be said about some of the classifieds here.

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Tennessee Sports Foundation outside Jackson was about $150/year. Your only other option that I can think of would be the public range at Natchez Trace State Park.

I think it was Chuck Taylor who said “Beware of the man with one gun.” I don’t see anything wrong with switching from one platform to another for a while. But the guy who carries a CZ on Monday, a Glock on Tuesday, a 1911 Thursday, and a J-frame Saturday is not helping himself.

Nice shooting! A friend got a Marlin 1895 SBL two or three years ago right before the price on them went sky high. His 300 grain loads were pretty stout, but his 400 grain loads were just plain no fun. Either one would probably put a whooping on a deer, as you demonstrated.

I am no Vaquero expert, but I believe there are two versions and the original was identical (sizewise) to a Blackhawk frame. The "New Vaquero" is closer in size to a Colt SAA. There may not be enough difference between the two to matter, but it may be worthwhile to confirm which Vaquero that holster fits.

Another Marlin model 60 here. Also has the squirrel on the stock. Got it 42? years ago and I still have it.

Hell no.

I have its older early 1980s pre-Mark II tang safety cousin in .30-06. It was my dad’s and I killed my first deer with it. I’ve always liked M77s. Nice rifle, GLWS.