OldIronFan

So we went from talking about the Armslist pay wall to TGO benefactor memberships and guilt trips...

If you decide to go out fishing in St. Augustine I can whole heartedly recommend Endless Summer Fishing Charters and the guys on Endless Summer 3. https://www.facebook.com/EndlessSummerChartersOfStAugustine/ Went about 50 to 60 miles out with them the last time I was down there. It was a bottom fishing trip mostly and we targeted water roughly 80 to 150 ft deep. We got tired of catching fish. It was doubles or something big every drop. We pulled in Barracuda, Cobia, Mahi, Grouper, Snapper, Trigger, nurse and hammerhead sharks. It was well in excess of 200lbs of cleaned and processed fish split between the 6 of us even after giving most of the Triggers to the crew. I enjoy surf fishing as well but it is hard to beat a good deep water trip.

Or they could set it up like nearly every online marketplace or auction site. You know like just about every newspaper or circular that ever existed in the paper and ink days. The seller pays the bills. If you want your ad listed you pay for that service. If it is an auction site you may even pay a fee based on the sales price. The entity/service has a responsibility to bring the buyer to the market. If there are no buyers being brought to the marketplace they will soon run out of sellers willing to pay the fees due to not providing a worthwhile service to those vendors. If I had to pay a fee to walk into Kroger I would take my business down the street to Publix. That is one of the reasons I don't have a Costco or Sam's membership. I am not paying someone to enter their retail business to pay for merchandise they are making a profit on. Places like gun broker and ebay are doing just fine without requiring buyers to pay to shop. I have no issue with having to establish an account or registration, again like pretty much every online marketplace or auction site, but I am not paying a fee to do so. If I wish to sell or list I will certainly pay a fee if I feel the service I am paying for is worthwhile.

We had a spring based version that had limited range, 20 to 25 yards, and was poorly built. It started breaking itself with the force of the spring. This one is based on heavy rubber like bands instead of a metal spring. It shoots softer and better. It will easily clear 25 to 30 yards, closer to 40 with the bounce. My guy likes to catch it mid air on the first or second bounce, with a leap if he can get it in. Such a show off. He will chase it till he falls over sideways if I don't cut off playtime. 70 lbs of poodle making a leaping mid air snag is hilarious. I wish I had an 1/8 of his energy.

As often as I am able to get out shooting these days, especially with current ammo availability issues, this has become my most utilized gun. The trigger is horrible and it won't group worth a damn but my four legged shadow does not seem to mind. Who else is rocking the K9 Kannon? The rounds are dirt cheap and available just about everywhere!

This mostly. In another life I apparently was a sailor because I am drawn to water and the ocean. Even though I have been in Tennessee a bulk of my life I could live on the water. I get pretty fascinated with old boats, uninhabited islands, and stories of the seas. Lighthouses fit right into that. It is mostly the history and the tales that come with them. Since they are often in remote (or formerly remote) and hazardous areas the stories of the people who lived their lives working them can also be pretty fascinating.

Little Cuban place not far off the central plaza. La Herencia Café. So good we ate there twice and stopped for a good coffee a third time. Breakfast Cuban sandwich is pretty great. The St. Augustine Lighthouse is worth a visit if you enjoy lighthouses. It was not a bad climb to the top and a heck of a view. https://www.staugustinelighthouse.org/ I also enjoyed the short boat ride over to the Fort Matanzas National Monument . It is showing temporarily closed though so you will have to check on it. https://www.nps.gov/foma/index.htm

Their biscuits are make you choke dry, especially when you slap a piece of semi dry chicken on it. Those are to be avoided at all costs. To be fair most white chicken meat is pretty dry in my opinion. Many places struggle to cook it well so it is not just a problem with CFA.

Anyone have a source for a smith to cut and thread a shotgun barrel for Remchoke style chokes? I normally do most of my own work for rifles and pistols but have a few shotgun projects in the works that I am just not tooled up for. Middle Tennessee area preferred.

I used to spend 42 weeks a year on the road. I have tried dozens of locations across a multitude of states. Never once have I been impressed with anything other than the service. I generally avoid them but sometimes it was the best/only option for a fast lunch on a driving day.

Actually Russia is a second or third in titanium production depending on what year and what level of production you are looking at (ores vs refined goods). China is first and Japan or Vietnam is often second. We source our titanium tube and bar from Japan (for DFARS needs). Russia does mine a good bit of sponge but does not produce nearly as much refined goods. China is also first in Tungsten and Vietnam is actually second, again Russia is third.

To each their own. Those waffle fries are about the only thing on the menu worth ordering there. Their chicken is dry, flavorless, and unimpressive. The service is top shelf but the product is disappointing at best.

I guess my primary issue with this the fact that this letter was sent to existing tenants already under a lease agreement that did not contain this language or restriction. Existing tenants are now a) forced to sign this new agreement/contact if they wish to remain in their home, b) incur the expense and hassle of moving if they refuse to accept the new restrictions. c) face eviction if they choose to not sign or violate the new restrictions after signing the new agreement in bad faith. I am also slightly surprised that Tennessee would have code on the books that goes counter to a tenants rights to personal protection of their home and family. Sure it is a contract you can choose to sign or walk away from but it still seems like a overreach to me.

I saw this letter floating around community pages on the Book of Faces last night. I was unaware that Tennessee, a normally 2A friendly state, had such a code in effect. Apparently it is legal for a landlord to prohibit a tenant from possessing firearms on the leased/rented property under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. This seems like a fairly significant overreach to me and goes rather counter to castle doctrine (or similar principles of TN law). A landlord can prohibit tenants, including those who hold handgun carry permits, from possessing firearms within the leased premises. Such a prohibition may be imposed through a clause in the lease, or, in counties where the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 66-28-101 to 66-28-501, is in effect, such a prohibition may be imposed by adopting a rule that satisfies the requirements of Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-402. A landlord who prohibits firearms through a lease or property rule would not be required to post signs that satisfy the requirements set forth in Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1359. However, if the landlord does not post such signs, persons who violate the prohibition would not be subject to criminal prosecution for violating Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1359. Have any of the TGO renters run into such issues or clauses in your lease? Yet another reason I am glad I own my home.

Midway is no friend to gun enthusiasts. They have taken part in price gouging for ammo and components. $90+ dollars per 1000 primers when they had some in stock last month. That was before the hazmat shipping fees. You gouge on prices because of perceived shortages and you have lost my business.

In the last couple of months I have; a) paid normal pre pandemic prices ($26/1000) for new primers at a retail store, b) paid normal'ish prices ($28 ~ $40 per lb) for powder from both individuals and retail stores, c) paid normal to slightly high prices for projectiles. I have not horded or resold any components but I have bought them when I had the opportunity and I bought what I thought I could conceivably use in the next year or two. Now I have traded some of these items for other things I did not have and I have traded some components (mainly brass) for primers and powder. Since I had surplus brass I assigned a fairly high value to the primers I was trading for ($100+/1000 give or take) but that was because I thought I was getting the better end of the deal. I believe components are still available are reasonable prices if you are patient and keep your eyes peeled. I think availability will continue to improve but it is going to take a while. I also believe that prices will decline but never fully return to Pre Pandemic / Pre Biden prices. I estimate at least a 10% to 25% price hike across the board for ammo and components when/if it does all stabilize. I will refuse to pay "gouger" prices for ammo or components but will pay a reasonable mark up over what things were costing in 2018/2019. I am shooting less than before but I have not stopped shooting because of current "stupid" prices.

FYI most of the UHF/VHF traffic (70cm/2m) is on the area repeater systems Some examples Repeater Frequency Tone Shift Franklin – UHF 444.025 MHz PL 110.9 + Franklin – VHF (FOW) 145.150 MHz PL 123.0 – Fairview – VHF 145.130 MHz PL 156.7 – Brentwood – VHF 145.210 MHz PL 173.8 – Kirkland – UHF 443.875 MHz PL 107.2 + Murfreesboro - VHF 145.1700 PL 114.8 - Woodbury, short mt - VHF 145.4900 PL 100 - There is also Mount Juliet, - VHF 146.4150 La Vergne - VHF 145.2300 lots more that I do not have in my notes like Lebanon, Watertown, and Davidson county.

Williamson County Amateur Radio Emergency Services does classes every year. They have technician classes starting in May. They run it on Saturdays from 8am till noon. The classes can fill up quickly since they are cheap/free if I recall. Those interested in attending should contact Jack Cox via email at: ka4otb@comcast.net https://wcares.org/

Had the virus last year. It was rough for me and I don't wish that on anyone. It nearly put me in the hospital due to the fluid on my lungs and lowered O2 levels. I avoided the hospital and potential vent because I a) caught it early, b) started treatment early, and c) am a moderately healthy middle aged person with out a lot of comorbidities. Got my first vaccine shot (Moderna) on Monday. It kicked my butt a little but nothing like the virus itself. I had a bit of a headache the afternoon of the shot that was knocked back easily with Tylenol. I had some weirdly achy legs the following day and a brain fog that would not quit. I could not focus well at all. That subsided in the evening and by Wed. morning everything seemed to be back to normal. My wife has had both rounds of vaccinations (also Moderna) and had nothing more than a sore arm and a little fatigue. Here is to hoping that my second round does not come with any further issues.

tacos de carrilleras de ternera, si los amo. tacos de cabeza, no tanto.

I just hope the hipsters don't learn about lengua and do to it what they have done to pork belly. If I have to pay a premium for my tacos de lengua I am going to be one unhappy white boy.

He ain't lyin....

It does take some serious CFM and it takes dry, dry, dry air. If you do not have dry air you will eventually have issues with media flow. The media gets damp and tried to clump up on you. A typical 60 gallon 5 to 6hp 220v compressor should handle house hold project blasting. If you were talking commercial or doing lots of continuous blasting it would take a lot more. I do all mine at work where we have a nice industrial screw compressor and a refrigerant dryer. It saves me the floor space at home that would be taken up by a cabinet.

https://mg34.com/product/home-parkerizing-kit-manganese/ It is a fairly simple process. Just make sure your metal finish is even and clean. When you blast make sure you do not have texture differences across the surface (too little or too much blasting in one concentrated area). Handle the part with nitrile gloves out of the blast cabinet and get a good wash in acetone or denatured alcohol to make sure all media and oil are off the parts. Dip in oil after you pull it and rinse it from the mag phos solution. If it is non stainless / ferrous steel you should be able to get a nice fairly deep matte black. I have done a few barrels and some old steel scope rings with good results.

For gas I have had a Charm Glo stainless for close to 20 years. I bought new grates, heat shields, and burners for it 5 years ago. That essentially "rebuilt it" after the first 14 or 15 years. Still going strong. For Charcoal / Wood I have the steel version of an Egg / Komodo grill. Specifically an Akorn. I grew up on clay and ceramic Komodo style grills/smokers from Japan. I will probably splurge on a Big Green Egg or Primo when my Akorn Komodo gives up the ghost. They are just about impossible to beat. Efficient and you can run them from 180 up to about 700 with ease. From low and slow to pizza oven with the same grill.