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I have that problem with beer cans. Yesterday I picked up some kind of glass pipe, I think a bong, but maybe for something else.

A Remington Nylon 66 purchased in 1969 when I was 13 at the local hardware store. I think I paid about $60, which was quite a stretch for me. I remember paying the man and walking out with the unserialised rifle and a couple boxes of ammo. (My dad was with me, I'm sure old man Demopolis wouldn't have sold it to me had I been alone.) And in those days a kid could walk down the street with a 22 and a couple of dead rabbits without causing any stir at all. I still have the rifle and still shoot it fairly often. It's been trouble-free all these years. Heck, I might pull it out and shoot it today!

College football is like that... unless you're Georgia this year. Michigan should have lost, Ohio State didn't have a great game, TCU barely pulled it off..... But I'm sure we can all agree on one thing now: that the Washington Huskies are the most fun team to watch and we should all pull for them to win the Apple Cup next Saturday!!

It sure is on my 45-70. I shoot some big-bore rifles, including a 50 BMG, but the 45-70 is THE thumper.

I reckon all you Volunteer fans who are still holding out hopes of the CFB playoffs owe my Washington Huskies a big THANK YOU this morning! The Filthy Ducks are out of the way. (Whoops... somehow I thought Oregon was ranked ahead of TN. I just checked and see it's the opposite. ) Isn't it odd how a team (the Huskies) can be SO good on offense and so bad on defense? I got used to excellent Husky defenses, but for the past couple of years the D has been the big weakness. Anyway, I'm happy with their win. Vandy was pretty darned impressive, too.

Once a Marine, always a Marine. Semper Fi!

Stop in to Tabor's Pawn Shop and talk to them. They do a pretty strong business there, and I've purchased a couple of used guns from them. I have no idea at all if they'd be interested, but if you're in Crossville it's not out of your way. Good luck.

But don't you feel badly for Nick Saban? He's lost two games by a total of four points this season... two losses is almost an unforgivable sin in Tuscaloosa. I'm happy that my Washington Huskies are 7-2 (same as Bama, LOL) but I fear they're going to fall to the Filthy Ducks next Saturday in Eugene, OR.

Sorry to be a spoil sport, but I predict some long faces here in TN after the game. Georgia is good on both sides of the ball, and they'll be at home.

I've never heard of the 1 year requirement, and I believe I purchased a handgun from an FFL before I'd been a Tennessee resident for a year. I am certain that I obtained a Tennessee CCP before I'd lived here a full year. The federal requirement is that handguns may only be purchased by residents of the state. Once you're a legal resident of Tennessee, you can purchase a handgun. Rifles and shotguns may be purchased by non-state-residents. I also believe that requirement applies only to firearms dealers, however I would not consider selling a firearm to anyone that I knew or suspected is not a state resident, just as a CYA.

The price of diesel is skyrocketing again, which drives the price of everything you buy at any store. I read that the reserves of diesel are dangerously low right now, too. Yesterday I passed a station posting a price of $5.30 a gallon. Scary stuff!

H110 is available on the Hodgdon website, and in the 8# jug at Powder Valley.

I'm pretty new to Tennessee, so not really a Vol's fan, but I'm very pleased that they beat Alabama. It's nice to see the home-town team beat Bama!

Pretty smart though, he's staying nocturnal.

What really irks me about this conversation is that the rules are, as GreyFox54 put it, "fuzzy". I think that the vast majority of gun owners want to stay 100% within the law, but if the law and rules aren't clear it becomes easy to inadvertently find oneself on the wrong side of the question. The feds know that 80% kits are available and popular, and they would be doing all of us a favor if they'd just clearly and simply state the rules. And maybe monkeys will fly out their butts, too.

Check this for yourself, I'm no attorney, but as I understand it a SN is only required if an FFL buys or sells the gun. An individual is NOT allowed to build an 80% frame with the intent to sell it, but it's still legal to sell it, say if the original builder has had it for some length of time and no longer wants it. For an individual selling face to face in Tennessee, no background check is required, no paperwork is required, and therefore the gun need not be serialized. Most of the suppliers of 80% frames / lowers have information on their websites. Here's one website that addresses the issue: https://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/resources/can-i-sell-or-give-my-homemade-gun-another-person.htm#:~:text=There is no federal regulation,intent of the firearm's maker. Be aware, of course, that rules and laws change pretty rapidly, and there is a lot of push to totally ban homemade firearms. Do your due dilegence! The information on at least one 80% seller's website advises AGAINST ever selling a firearm you build yourself.

For some reason I don't have a rifle chambered in .243. (Well, I do have an RPR in 6mm Creedmore, which I like a LOT.) I see that Rural King sells a Savage Axis combo, with a scope, for a touch under $400. For that price it might be worth buying one just to see what I think of the cartridge. What are your experiences with the Savage Axis rifles. The RK version doesn't have the accutrigger, but I think that's okay.

I'd love to have that rifle, but money has been flying out of my hands the past couple of months. Darn it! I have a few Ruger #1's, and think they're fantastic rifles. Good luck, man!

Sold Bushnell Sentry spotting scope in a hard case. This is a "starter" scope, I guess. It works as-advertised, but there isn't a lot of eye relief and it needs a steady tripod to be effective. $50 or I'll take an equivalent amount of 22 mag ammo, 6mm Creedmore bullets, several other caliber bullets, powder, etc. Located in Crab Orchard.

Before I moved here three years ago, I lived in WA. I shared a property line with the Simpson Timber company, and there were thousands and thousands of wooded acres I could access just by riding through my gate. There were some pretty good logging roads out there for transiting from one section to another, and lots of old, almost gone logging and skidder roads. I had a Kawasaki KDX-220 two-stroke that was perfect for me out there. Light enough to toss around, powerful enough to haul my big butt up the hills, and still pretty quick. Most times I'd set out to "trail ride", since my beard has been white for quite some time, but usually within ten minutes or so I'd be sliding both wheels through the turns. I almost always rode by myself, which could have been a problem if I'd crashed hard, but I managed to survive it. Now I stick with riding a trials bike on my property, or one of my street bikes on the pavement. I DO miss those woods, though.

I believe, but am not certain, that the major gasoline companies dictate the prices at the various stations. I believe I read that years ago. In other words, your local Shell station / convenience store doesn't set its own prices. I image that some of the independent stations get to, though.

I'm generally not a fan of Hondas, but that's one I might like to own.

I'm curious to hear your impressions of the electric bike. So far the magazines seem pretty sold on electrics, but then there are usually full-page ads next to the review. I'm sticking with ICE, but I know that eventually electric is going to be the primary choice for most folks. Like to get on my bad motorscooter and ride, so the 125-150 mile range of an electric isn't gonna float my boat, but for a local commute.... maybe.