MacGyver

To keep it simple, we'll likely have one option.  There are (generally) plenty of other sources for stripped lowers.   I don't know what the graphic will look like, but I'm sure we'll make it public before we ask people to commit.

They're 5.56 lowers.  As David said above, there will be no Paypal option.  It would be against their Terms of Service. 

Paypal couldn't be used even if we wanted to.  You'd likely be subject to them shutting the whole thing down for violation of their TOS.

Yes.

The whole concept worries me too.  If you've got specific concerns, PM me.  But, understand that we're only going to do this if we can work it out so that it is safe for everyone to participate.

So we have the opportunity to do a group buy on billet machined lower receivers.  We're still in the planning stages, but these will likely be laser engraved with the TGO logo and a custom serial range.   One of our members who has an impeccable reputation in the shooting community has opened up a dialog with a national manufacturer who would produce the lowers for us.    We have some things to work out.   I'm always concerned with people getting screwed on group buys.  And, we'll need to work with some of our vendors to receive the lowers to do transfers.   There will hopefully be more to come in the coming weeks, but for now, I just want to guage interest.  Understand, that we won't do a purchase without money in hand - we're not leaving anyone holding the bag because you said you wanted 10 receivers and then can't pay for them.   If we order 50, they'll be around $125.  If we order 100, they'll drop to $115.  This may change a little bit as we firm things up.   Have at it.

Cool!

The gas operating system makes it an absolute pleasure to shoot.  It's probably the softest shooting 12ga. I've ever shot.    To put the recoil in perspective, it's my wife's goto home defense weapon.  Say that about your 12ga.

That sucks!  I'm really sorry to hear that.

Here's the source behind the graph for anyone who is inclined to look at it:   http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/03/corporate-profits-are-eating-the-economy/273687/   I plan to spend a little time on this when I get some free time.

The crash that comes next is going to make Lehman Brothers look like a Sunday afternoon picnic in the park. Just saying... Note the blue line above with significant dips represented by Black Monday, the dotcom bust and the credit/housing crisis. We've got the stage all set. Where's the next cliff?

The M4 is a truly great shotgun. Be careful if you shoot one - after you do, you'll compare every other shotgun you shoot to it and be disappointed.

How to offend four groups of geeks with one photo: Bonus points if you heard Patrick Stewart reciting this quote as you read it.

That's awful.  Glad you guys are okay!

If it's any consolation, your grinds really seem to be coming along well.

Those are awesome! I'll be ordering a couple.

Shoot me a PM with the email address you were using previously, and I'll reset the password to your old account.

To be fair in my critique earlier, there are a lot of good, dedicated individuals working at the VA and in other government agencies.  The problem is that no matter how good their intentions, they can't really make a difference when they're swimming against a sea of incompetence/indifference.   I have several good friends who have gone to work in government after working in the private sector believing that they could make a difference.  They've all left frustrated.   Recently, a friend left a director's position in a national agency after about 18 months.  She came from the private sector after a career as very effective manager and leader without even considering her subject matter expertise.  In conversation with her upon her return to the private sector, she expressed that it didn't matter how good she was or how effective individual members of her team were, that she might as well be running uphill in sand up to her waist.  There were so many hurdles to actually doing productive work that she could no longer in good conscience participate in the charade.

From experience, the VA cannot be fixed in it's current form.  In the private space, we sometimes find incompetence.  We sometimes find indifference.  We don't usually find both at the same time.  I would argue that this is the primary difference between the public space and private space in 2013.  Within the government, it doesn't really matter if you don't know what you're doing and you don't care.  Payday still comes on Friday.   If we're going to make meaningful change within the VA, we're going to have to tear it down and start over - whether metaphorically or literally.

The AMK blankets are the best on the market, hands down.  It's definitely AMK vs. everyone else.   Emergency blankets are all pretty much single use items, but the AMKs tend to stand up a lot better to extended use.

Thanks!   As a general rule, y'all make our job pretty easy.  The members don't put up with a lot of junk around here, and thus it's pretty self-policing.  Most reported posts we get are generally in the line of, "person x is out of line.  members seem to be taking him to task."    We've got a lot of voices that we'd love to bring to the front, as we have members with true expertise in different areas.  Even those guys really enjoy learning, though.  We really try to avoid the "holier than thou" attitude that is pervasive some places.    Community is an interesting thing - whether online or in person.  It's rare to be a part of a really good one, and when you are you always kind of hope that no one goes and screws it up.

If you're working on a deal and then fail to log onto the site for three or four days, then you shouldn't be to upset when someone thinks you've abandoned the deal and moves on.  Deals move quickly, and unless you set an expectation otherwise offering a reason for which you will be slow to respond, then it's unrealistic for someone to hold onto something because you might get back to them.    This is certainly NOT the right way to handle something like this, and will not be tolerated going forward.

1.5" loops work fine with the Ares Ranger belt. You'll have to work the belt through the loops, but this is due to the contour of the holster and the narrow width of the loops from front to back. You'd have to work the belt through with 1.75" loops, too. It makes for a great system that I use daily. Even a government sized 1911 with a x300 attached stays put without an issue.

Man, I'm so sorry to hear that. Feel free to give me a call if you want to talk about options forward.

While as a non-drinker I don't really have any skin in this game, I am all for any bill that removes protected classes.   Regardless of his political fate, I do hope we find out what Mathew Hill's price was...