Jamie Jackson

In my humble and unsolicited opinion, Trigger Reset and Follow Through are 2 of the most important foundation skills to learn. It's very easy for us to ingrain inappropriate actions into our training, our development of shooting skills. Competent, Professional Training is money well spent and can save a relatively new shooter a lot of time, energy, and frustration. I've been fortunate to train with some quality instructors. Andy Stanford's Surgical Speed Shooting Class benefited me more than I initially realized. We spent a great deal of time on Trigger Reset and Follow Through...the improvement of the majority of the shooters between Day 1 and Day 2 was remarkable. Once ingrained, it's essentially a subconscious action...much like braking your auto when you catch something peripheral coming into your lane. For the cost of a new gun (and don't we like our new gadgets? ) or even a thousand lot of ammo, we can get the professional training we need and improve of abilities dramatically. Todd has it dead on, imho, and sounds like someone I'd enjoy training with. I have no financial interest in any of the professional trainers around. I don't intend to hijack this thread. But sound basics, properly learned, will carry the day. Again, just an opinion. Regards, Prag

I was completely unaware that this was being considered. And I try to keep up with such things...hence my joining this forum... I think this is an excellent move on the part of our State. I have lived and/or worked in states where this is legal, I've never heard of it being a problem. I've only lived in TN a few years and not being able to carry a long gun in my POV has been a concern. There are times and circumstances when only a long gun can deal with the problem. Great News that this is in the works! Prag

National Center for Home Food Preservation has some decent info. I downloaded and printed this for reference. Square Foot Gardening is a good suggestion as well. Good Luck! Prag ETA Square Foot Gardening link

Thank you for the welcome! Prag

Gander Mountain in West Knox had some yesterday...expensive, but in stock...at least then. Anything shooting related goes fast! $39.00/K for SPP Prag

Like others, I like to have the trigger covered, for obvious reasons. If you are concerned about deep concealment, have you considered a bellyband-type system? The size of, and type/weight of the handgun are a consideration as far as comfort goes. And the bellyband isn't going to suit everyone. One hand re-holstering isn't easily accomplished... But it may be an option worth considering. Just my $.02 worth. Regards,

Same here! and it was just a bit over $300.00! It's a shooter! Not pretty, but as reliable as any machine can be. I've run just shy of 10,000 rounds through it and it just keeps ticking. I wish I had picked up a few more at those prices...but Hindsight is 20/20.

Greetings from East TN, Knoxville area. I'm Prag. I found this site a few weeks ago and have been reading a good bit. There's lots of good, useful local and area info. Much appreciated! I'm a shooter, reloader, and a prepper. I'll probably read more than I'll post, but I do on occasion have an opinion or even a thought...albeit never much of an original one. But I'll try not to rattle like a cheap radio... Thanks for the great site. Regards, Prag