Chucktshoes

We need like an Executive Order telling cops - “No shooting from a moving vehicle. I don’t care how cool Starsky & Hutch looked.”

Bingo!

“Using GPS instead of maps is the most consequential exchange of technologies in history. Maps can’t be hacked. GPS can be. We’ll pay for this one day” This is actually a really well written and thought provoking essay. As someone who double checks his GPS with an atlas and maps several times a week, one which is near and dear to my heart. https://www.salon.com/2019/05/04/using-gps-instead-of-maps-is-the-most-consequential-exchange-of-technologies-in-history/

There’s no incremental gains here. It’s a bad bill that will result in a net loss for folks who carry in and out of the state. All for some politicians to be able to make a claim of being pro-2A while not having the desire nor the balls to actually put forth and advance actual pro-2A legislation.

That’s actually where my wife and I did our permit classes. It’s not a bad range. It’s location out on Lamar is the thing that hurts it most, but the staff were always professional and friendly.

I’ve got one of these in one of my ARs. It’s a fantastic trigger. Truly top notch and an affordable trigger upgrade for any AR.

Selfish as it may be, this is the main reason that I oppose this Bill. The Tennessee permit used to be the most widely accepted permit in the country. It no longer is, and I fear that I will lose reciprocity with even more states once this is signed into law. As an over the road truck driver, this impacts me immediately and personally. If the legislature really wanted to do something that makes it easier for folks to exercise their right to defend themselves they would’ve passed constitutional carry. Instead they went full blue falcon with this bill.

Considering that it’s eatimated that non-hunting sport shooting purchases provide approximately 80% of the funds for Pittman-Robertson, it’s nice to see a little love being shown on this front.

Dave, I actually have a NF NXS 1-4x24. So while not exact, it would be a pretty good comparison. Though I’ve been itching to get my hands on the new NF NX8 1-8x24. The TS-8X would be half the price, and if it’s within striking distance quality wise, it’s gonna be a hell of a temptation

As some of y’all may know, I’m a glass snob. Nightforce is my preferred go to brand. Well, US Optics has introduced a new LVPO line that operates in territory that actually approaches affordable. Long known for making premium optics at a premium price, their new line has definitely piqued my interest. Street price on their 1-8 LVPO is right around $750. The new line is Chinese made, but according to USO is QC’d in Montana. I can’t imagine they’d risk their well deserved reputation on a substandard product, so I really want to get my hands on one to compare to my different NF optics. https://www.usoptics.com/product/ts-8x/

Thank you @TGO David for putting in the work on what appears to have turned into a late evening to handle this.

Well, if you don’t already have a smith to do the work, I can’t recommend John and the crew over at Old South Restoration in Dyersburg highly enough. I won’t lie, the work wasn’t cheap, but it was worth every penny. Like they say in the tattoo world, “good work isn’t cheap, cheap work isn’t good.” I’m not trying to make them sound super expensive, because they aren’t. What they are is good value for very high quality work.

Yep. I just got hit with it as well.

I’m not TGODavid, that’s for sure. The entire gun was rust blued. It’s got a gorgeous satin shine to it. It’s a different look from a standard hot blue process Here’s a couple more pics, maybe they’ll show the finish off a bit better.

I’ve mentioned elsewhere that I bought a Browning HiPower that I was planning on fancying up. As a reminder, this is where she started out. Just a standard, MkIII produced in 1990 for commercial sale. Heres what she looks like today now that she’s back from my gunsmith. She’s had new sights (tritium front, blacked out rear), new hammer, sear, sear lever, trigger job, new grips, all new springs and various internal parts replaced. Original painted finish stripped off, polished and rust blued. She’s soooo much prettier in person than these pics show.

This makes me sad. I always enjoyed RUSA. I patronized both locations and was always treated well. I wish them well and hope everyone lands on their feet.

It’s right about 7lbs with an empty mag. I’m thinking about swapping that Protach out for a Inforce.

I suspect that some transparency would be bad for all of the parties involved. All of them. Regardless, I suspect it’s about to get way uglier.

Ever since reading “Unintended Consequences” I’ve wanted to shoot one. Probably only do it once, but it’s a dream.

Now that I have it built up, the weight isn’t that bad, and it will balance quite well when I slap a can on the front end of it. I’ve gotta say this brace is better than a lot of PDW stocks that are out there.

Whelp, here’s the functional, but not quite complete build. It’s got a Franklin Armory binary trigger on the way for it and I might swap that Holosun for an Eotech I have on a different gun.

OK, maybe I should have been more specific. I don’t think anybody with any ideas of substance is calling for getting rid of the NRA.

I don’t think that anybody is saying to scrap the NRA, not even if harshest critics like Jeff Knox. But the corruption needs to be rooted out before it causes irreparable damage to the organization.

Scripture discussion aside, I believe you completely missed what was actually happening in that scene. At the beginning of the film Gault is a man without purpose. He has no job and no direction. He’s bereft of his identity as a Texas Ranger. While Gault was good at his job, and it defined who he was, deep down he wasn’t a killer like Hammer. Killing never sat easy with him nd all the killing he did in the job ate away at his soul. The grandson is a stand-in for Gault’s conscience. He serves to tell the audience what is eating away at Gault. It’s the reason why he drinks, and it’s the reason why Hammer turned around and left. He could see the toll it takes on his friend. Still, for all of the pain it causes him, it is who he is and he must join Hammer on this journey. Then you are supposed to take the grizzled, damaged veteran Ranger potrayed by Harrelson and contrast him against the young naive FBI agent who has never shot anybody before. In many ways, he is Gault as a young man st the beginning of the journey that leads to the troubled man we see on screen. I don’t know if this movie got a theatrical release in order to qualify for Oscar contention, but Harrelson‘s performance is absolutely worthy of a statue. Kevin Costner may have been the lead, and he definitely gave an exceptionally fine performance, but this was Woodys movie.