Jamie Jackson

Prayers sent @tacops. You've been through the mill! God is the place to put your faith

Prayers for an uneventful and speedy recovery! I'm 70 and just had the cast removed from my ankle surgery a couple of days ago. Got me some spanking new titanium anchor and tendons/ligaments reattached. Rocking a classy robo-boot that looks like something out of a transformer movie My home looks like a well armed and fortified nursing home LOL. The most frustrating part is not being able to go to the range. My buds keep sending me video clips of them shooting steel setups at ORSA. You would think they'd have the decency to keep that to themselves. Aging has it challenges no doubt. Best wishes to all in this boat. It's been a fun ride!

Thank you my friend! Everything I've read and the P&S Podcasts I've listened to have me really wanting to, at the very least, handle one. So I am envious! I would be tempted (very) to pick up a 632 & a 432. It looks like Smith, Jason Cloessner (Lipsey's) and some for-real gun people collaborated to knock this one out of the park. I already have some Lost River .32 H&R mag for carry (LCR) and I handload .32 S&W/ H&R Mag, so... I'm obviously rationalizing to justify the purchase LOL Sorry to drift

Acknowledging that @Moped has keenly developed enabling skills and therefore ask he, or anyone local, keep an eye open for one of the S&W 432 UC (.32 H&R mag) that Lipsey's was so instrumental in bringing to reality. It's not that I need one but Man! Do I ever want one. That's $500.00 worth of useful custom work rolled into a reasonable factory price. No fluff, just a serious little pocket revolver. TIA

I remember reading the various threads you guys had running then, and learned a lot from the group. A couple of us that shot together were learning to cast and powder coat (even 7.62x39 bullets) and Dolo and Caster were extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Probably still have notes from back then. Yeah, sorry to drift off on the 5.56/.223. Interesting reading though. Glad to hear Mr. David is on this side of the green. I wish him and his well.

Mom's are a devious bunch!

Thank you @Sleep profit. Parts just wear out and it takes longer to mend. I did a fair amount of remodeling over the past couple of years with the "Aging in place" concept in mind. It came in handy sooner than I anticipated! LOL I should have installed an outdoor chair lift to the garden.

Thank you @mikegideon and @gregintenn. I couldn't remember the Magnum Metals... @DeepSouth, you may have already read this, but the link below will take you to a 2012 thread regarding this powder and 5.56/.223

They were great folks @DeepSouth and helped me out quite often. Gordon (Dolomite) was very well versed on the whole AK platform, including reloading (handloading was the term that stuck with me from them.) Great guy and truly missed. That's great that your dad knew and interacted with them. Prayers out for them all. Hope you find the info you need. Best of luck to you.

I, unfortunately, must live vicariously through the pics you guys post for now. I had surgery on my ankle last week (Tendons and ligaments reattached, bone removed, and some brand spanking new titanium!). I still hope to get some tomatoes and bell peppers in the ground eventually. Thankfully there's a Farmer's market just down the road (Dixie Lee). So I'm counting on you guys to post pics! Getting old sucks!

While I don't buy and sell a lot on here I have always, seriously ALWAYS, had good experiences here at TGO. Generally the guns I purchase are in better shape than described in their listings. Folks tend to be modest in their descriptors and earnest in not wanting to mislead other members of our community. I don't "Collect" and I shoot my guns. I had to replace the slide and barrel on my G19 a few months back...50K plus rounds over the years and it will probably outlast me at this point. I have a good bud, with deep pockets, and he owns several new guns he's never shot...purchased strictly for collectible purposes. Others he shoots a few cylinders or mags through and puts back in his safes. So I have no difficulty believing some of the guns listed here are LNIB or even new. Heck, I bought a couple of LCR's last year that you couldn't even see the turn lines on. Again, modest in description and I was more than pleased. I too, do shake my head at the sometimes outlandish assortments of attachments and "upgrades" that could only possibly appeal to the person that stuck the assorted "accoutrements" together. Hint: put the gun back towards it's original state and sell the other "stuff" separately...or not... But I like my guns as near to factory original as possible. That gives me the option of screwing them up if I choose...

Your post kinda reads like you were going to post a pic of the label. Maybe I'm misreading it. There used to be a great guy on here (back in the "Dolomite" days), Mr.David (DLM or DLM37015) iirc that ran the gunshow circuit with his daughter (Sam?). He was a wealth of information on surplus powders...so was Dolo. I haven't seen any postings from or about them in years (and wish them the best) but you may find something doing a deep dive search on here, or the interwebs in general. Having the numerical data, lot number etc, could prove helpful if you have that available. Good luck in your search.

My mother grew a mimosa tree. Always. No matter where we lived. Said she like their looks. I think it was specifically for the incredible durability and flexibility of the switches she would make me go and break off. She had a remarkable grip for a small woman and no matter how hard and fast I ran in a circle as she gripped my wrist, she never lost her rhythm. I cut down every mimosa tree I run across still to this day I loved her...but she had that Southern woman "don't mess with me" thing going on...

That's a heck of a deal @Moped! I have to force myself to stay away from the gun stores you frequent! I'd be paying on layaways the rest of my life LOL

Prayers for a speedy recovery.

Is this the thread you are referencing @Grayfox54? @Spots is right. Randy does an excellent job discussing the legality and intricacies of carrying an impact under current TN law. At least current as far as I know. I still carry a sap even thought the class we hosted was in 2006. No problems since. But it can very easily run into a lethal force option/situation. I'd recommend talking to Randy, even better taking a class with him. But that's just me.

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Happy Birthday!

Yeah, I kinda stumble on it and ,of course, watched the first 2 in spite of myself... I have hope. But frequently that ends in disappointment. Keeping my fingers crossed this will be different.

I've watched the first 2 episodes of the newly worked and released "Shogun" on Hulu. It's darker and grittier than the original 1980's mini-series based on James Clavell's book. It looks like it's got some potential. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2788316/

Greetings.

Welcome aboard. Good folks here.

Welcome aboard.

Welcome from West Knoxville (Farragut). Welcome to the forum as well.

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