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My recommendation is Comp-Tac.   But...., if you like your Blackhawk Serpa their Sportster Standard CQC Concealment Holster might work for you.   http://www.blackhawk.com/product/Sportster-Standard-CQC-Concealment-Holster,1805,32.htm   AND - - - Don't forget a good belt!

JMHO......,   You already have a Garand so getting either a FAL or M1A opens up new and different firearm experiences for your sons.  You may find in the future that one son takes to the Garand while the other does better with the FAL or M1A.   The M1A is easier to scope if that is what you wish to do.   The FAL is the better Battle Rifle (again JMHO).   Mark CMP Master Instructor

I have attended several use of force and self defense law lectures and seminars over the years (OK - - - Decades) both in the profession of arms and as a private instructor.   This one was different.   This was real-deal, insider baseball sort of stuff.    Chip framed the issues and then painted the picture of what really happens in regard to how the legal process deals with a self defense shooting and the ramifications of that system (both good & bad).   Outstanding seminar.   I now carry Chip's card in my billfold. 

Dudes...., They have a Patch....., They Are REAL!!!!!! And that looks like a Scuba Ninja Tab on his left shoulder. :tough:

[quote name='rstandley' timestamp='1354638362' post='854759'].... They will be closer and more head on this time.... [/quote] Glad to hear that! The idea of having to shoot 3 inch mag loads to knock those SOBs down had cross my mind.

[quote name='midtennchip' timestamp='1354657022' post='854915']..... Sunday, Dec. 16th at 2pm.... [/quote] Since there is no concerns about missing the Titans in a Playoff Game......, I'll plan to be there!

[quote name='oarsman' timestamp='1353991178' post='851165'].... I'm the guy who is starting the new IDPA match at the Nashville Armory..... David Park [/quote] David, Will NA be sending in an application to IDPA HQ to become a club? Mark

Chip, Both Dec dates are A-OK for me. Mark

[quote name='HOGNUT' timestamp='1353773737' post='850052'] Stage descriptions: [url="http://www.mctsclub.com/Rifle_or_Pistol_Match_12012012.pdf"]http://www.mctsclub....ch_12012012.pdf[/url] 128 round minimum [/quote] Oh [i][b]H*LL YEA! [/b][/i] I've got to shoot this with something a little "different." See Saturday HOGNUT.

[quote name='oarsman' timestamp='1353991178' post='851165'].... I will be posting updates and details on Nashville Armory's Facebook page..... [/quote] Dang! Looks like I will have to break my oath about [i]Never, Ever,[/i] joining Facebook.

Great to see another M91. The one I have found its way to the Spanish Civil War. Those old Mosins got around.

DaveTN, You're spot-on with you post and it points out why there are problems. Sometimes I think the ATF wants the confusion. - The first "Q&A" on the ATF website that you have quoted is the comment that has caused all of the confusion about the 50 year rule . That was the answer which AIM incorrectly used to not sell the Gibbs rifles at first. It was that post that Gibbs had to get the ATF to tell the dealers didn't apply to the 50 year old rule. The ATF has also never published a clarification of this online interpretation. To this day nobody in the FTB of the ATF will say who posted that answer and after [u]several[/u] years its still on the ATF website. Reckon its the, "It must be true, its on the internet" deal. - But the second Q&A is correct and that is why many dealers won't sell to a C&R since they would have to know every local code written by every left-wing wacko local council. You are correct to point out that those local rules would keep the sale of a 50 year old firearm from happening - - - But yet the firearm would still be a C&R by statute 27 CFR § 478.11. I tell everybody if they love obamacare to just take a look at the ATF's [b][i]make it up as we go rulings, we'll write that reg later and we reserve to comment on that law when and how we want to [/i][/b]for examples of what their healthcare will be........

[quote name='DaveTN' timestamp='1353436061' post='848795'].... They may also not want to risk selling to you because being 50 years old does not make it C&R; being 50 and in original condition does..... [/quote] 50 years old is a Curio & Relic as found in statute 27 CFR § 478.11. That is the Law. Original condition applies to the importation of military C&R firearms and Curios [u]which are less [/u]than 50 years old. The "original condition" confusion comes from an old ATF Firearms Technology Branch (FTB) memo that concluded that firearms on the curio list had to be in original configuration to be a C&R. Think about it, Winchester pre-64s, Ishapore Enfield, CZ82, Yugo SKS etc., etc. are on the C&R list but may not be 50 years old. The FTB's interpretation was that the collector value of these under 50 year old firearms was only if they were in original condition and that fact would make them a Curio. By the way, Samco, Rguns, SOG all sell 50 year old barreled actions as C&R, and you can get C&R gunsmith specials from JG and Century as well. They get audited by ATF pretty regularly. They can do this since the Federal definition of a "firearm" is the serial numbered part, the receiver. As long as the receiver is 50 years old or older its a C&R regardless of modifications. When Gibbs began to sell their 1903A4 sniper replicas built from original Remington-made World War II M1903A3 actions and turned-down bolts, which Gibbs obtained when it purchase Parker-Hale in the 1990's some dealers, AIM being one of them, wouldn't sell them to C&R holders because they were not in original condition. These dealers based this action on their mistaken interpretation of the FTB memo. Gibbs got the ATF to state to these dealers the plain meaning of the text of the actual statute, which is "firearms over 50 years old" is a class of C&R and that any modification can be done to a firearm 50 years or older and it is still a C&R. The FTB's interpretation Did Not apply to these 50 year old firearms. That is why you can now buy a Gibbs 1903A4 "clone" sniper rifle from AIM with your C&R FFL. So - - - Keep it simple and go with what the statute actually says, which is firearms over fifty years old are by definition C&R. But - - - 49 years and 364 days - - - Well it had better be as it was on its Born-On-Date. Comments?

There are alot of Dealers who just don't understand the 03FFL Curio & Relic license. They often are the type of dealers who ask if its on the "C&R List" without knowing that the list is the Curio part of the C&R license. A new production firearm can be on the "C" list. They refuse to read the first page of the ATF C&R regulations where is states [color=#FF0000][b]In Red [/b][/color]that any firearm over 50 years old (unless controlled by the GCA-1968) is a Relic and can be sold to a 03FFL. But....., Some dealers also run into the issue of local laws that restrict sales to C&R license holders (California is known for that). When I see "No Shipping to C&R FFL" I take my business elsewhere.

Mosin stocks have a shellac finish. The existing finish can be freshen up a bit by wiping off any dirt and grease residue with the cleaner that you are using. Then rubbing in amber shellac with alcohol using a pad.

Just soak the metal in Mineral Spirits for a couple of hours. The cosmoline will then come right off with a good brushing.

[size=4][color=#000000]First….., full disclosure.[/color] [color=#000000]While I never worked directly for GEN Petraeus, I did come in contact with him several times during the 2001 - 2004 timeframe. He was always the smartest guy in the room and he liked that fact. I really didn't care for the way he treated his senior staff, but that was more of a leadership style difference between commanders. So count me as neither pro nor con Petraeus.[/color] [color=#000000]I think Petraeus has made a masterful and brilliant strategic move.[/color] [color=#000000]He has taken away the key element that his enemies could hold over him, the affair. [/color] [color=#000000]That affair was supposed to keep him in line to continue whatever Great Lie the admin wish for him to speak in regard to Libya.[/color] [color=#000000]Now the affair can’t be used against him. Also by resigning as the DCIA, he is no longer part of the admin and therefore has no requirement to be loyal to the false actions and directions that this POTUS has taken.[/color][color=#000000] [/color] [color=#000000]All that is required now is for the Right Questions to be asked of Petraeus.[/color][/size]

Hmmmm...., If you can look pass the little black dress - - - I don't think that is a KIA. [img]http://i50.tinypic.com/293glcj.jpg[/img] Wonder who will get the Ferrari, Dessie or her divorce lawyer?

[quote name='TMF' timestamp='1352814629' post='844771']Very dirty business going on. Dirtier than General nailing a wacky groupie. [/quote] I agree.

Just think of all of the cool Vintage Iron that you could shoot this Saturday, 17 Nov 2012 @ the Gallatin Match. Here is just a few to consider....... M1903 Springfield M1903A1 Springfield M1903A3 Springfield M1 Garand M1 Carbine US Rifle 1917 Enfield No 1 Mk 3 P14 Enfield Enfield Rifle No 4 Mk 1 1871/84 Mauser 1888 Commission Rifle 1891 Argentine Mauser 1896 Sweedish Mauser 1908 Brazilian Mauser 1916 Spanish Mauser K96 Swiss K11 Swiss K31 Swiss Martini-Henry Carbine Mark I VZ-24 Yugo M48 Mauser FN49 M1941 Johnson rifle M28 Finn SKS VZ-24 Hakim SVT-40 Ishapore Enfield in 7.62 No5 MkIJungle Carbine Norwegian Krag 6.5 Swedish Mauser M96 Swedish Mauser M38 1891 Mosin 91/30 Mosin M38 Mosin M44 Mosin MAS 36 MAS 49 MAS 56 Lebel 1886\93 or R35 Geweher 1898 etc., etc., etc. All you need is 60 rounds. 10 for sighting in and 50 for the match. 1. Standing Slow Fire - 10 rounds in 10 minutes. 2. Sitting or Kneeling Rapid Fire - 10 rounds in 60 seconds. 3. Prone Rapid Fire - 10 rounds in 70 seconds. 4. Prone Slow Fire - 20 rounds prone in 20 minutes. [i]I'll See You On The Firing Line![/i]

Chip, Agree with your comments about the issues in regard to doing a video. Some of us by professional training and experience are sort of camera adverse. I know, sort of old school in this day and age of Facebook and YouTube. But there are folks out there who will use your image against you or the things you hold dear.

[quote name='midtennchip' timestamp='1352132341' post='839384'].... White Bridge Road, it is just south of I-440 in Nashville..... [/quote]

Other than the use of weapon lights being allowed, the Match Director said that all other IDPA rules would be in affect. A 10 round mag in a 1911 won't fit in the IDPA "box" as far size goes. Yea..., You're right..., We're just talking smack!

1. IDPA rules limit CDP to 8 round mags. 2. Better shooters.

Outstanding idea!