MphsTiger1981

 I clicked on the Alliant website back several weeks ago looking up a recipe. As I was looking around I saw an offer for a free 2015 reloader's guide. I clicked on the offer and filled out the information. I had totally forgotten about this when it came in the mail today. Nice paperback book with handgun, shotgun and rifle loads for all the Alliant brand powders. This guide is much more information and gives a lot of detail the reloader's guide on the website does not provide. The site does allow a download of the booklet, but for me, this is easier to use as I can keep it on my bench and refer to it as needed. Just thought some of you guys might benefit from another reliable source for reloading recipes.        http://www.alliantpo...es/catalog.aspx

 Sometimes a bird in the hand is worth two down the road in Corinth. I've paid a little more than I wanted to at  Bass Pro, Sportsman's and Avery simply because they had what I wanted in stock while I was there. I never know whether brand X powder or primers will be in stock some place else, so it becomes a matter of betting that this may be the only place around that has what I want/need at the moment.   I will also give the local guys a heads up. If you like Unique powder, Sportsmans's Supermarket on Marathon Way in Southaven, MS had an 8 pound jug for $139.00 the other day. I started to buy it, but I honestly have an okay stock of powder right now and figured somebody else will need it more than me. 

    Good point, Chuck. I agree It's a mighty thin pancake that doesn't have two sides to it. I'd certainly like to hear his thoughts on it. Chances are, he never gave it a second thought and thinks he gave me exceptional service. Maybe my expectations are unrealistic. I only compare this experience to what I've run into at other ranges in town, as well as Range Master when Tom was running it. I distinctly remember lots of folks having less than Chik-Fil-A type service from some of Tom's staff who worked the cash register.  Nobody's perfect all the time. 

  Absolutely. You make a good point. I will just say I noticed from the jump that he's not what you might call a people person and the sons are much more personable than he is. And the reality is, most career law enforcement people are not outgoing, friendly people. And it's possible I might have had a bad day, too. It happens. However, I really got a whole other impression from dealing with him. He's never been all shucks and grins and welcome to my business, which you might expect from someone who has invested so much into a business. But hey, it's his to run as he sees fit. If I'm not his idea of the type of customer he wants, all he has to do is to continue to treat them the way I was treated last night and it won't be a problem. Guys like me won't be back if they have to deal with him and his attitude. 

  Thanks for sharing. That is interesting. I asked him point blank last night about the badge. It looked to me a lot like the Shelby County Sheriff's Office badge, but he just grunted something about "Federal". I liked the article, it was a good piece. I could be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure the signs posted in the range about being a shooting school and not a shooting gallery belonged to Tom Givens and were left there when he left. I also chuckled at his quote to the reporter,“I’m counting on you to keep coming once I give you a service and make you feel comfortable.” 

As of the end of the month Memphis will be home to the largest Bass Pro Shop in the world. Lol! The old Pyramid will open up for business on April 31st. Should be a great place to shop. Looking forward to it.

There is a new range in the building over on Mendenhall at Mt Moriah, previously known as Range Master's by Tom Given's and his staff. Tom moved out some time last year and a new tenant moved in. I have been over there about once a week or so since they opened, sometimes more often as its close to work and not any further from home than Range USA or TWRA. The name of the place is Global Training Academy and Range.    The new owner or tenant, (not sure if he's buying the place or just renting) is a federal law enforcement officer. He wears his badge every time I see him, and I've asked him about it, at least twice just to make conversation and he never said exactly which federal department he works for.  I only mention this as he is apparently expects to someday have to identify himself in the confines of the building, otherwise, why not ditch the bling?   The owner's two sons work the front desk most of the time and they could not be nicer and more willing to help. They clearly have limited knowledge of guns and shooting, but things like that can be taught, whereas being polite to customers apparently is not a coachable sport. You either have it, or you don't.    The charge for a lane is $12, tax included. Targets are $1 for small 8.5"x11" and $2 for the larger targets. Ammo prices are about the same as other places in town. You can shoot your AR but you have to buy their frangible ammo. The store for holsters and other gun related gear is limited.  There are nice couches and a big screen TV if someone in your party wants to be somewhere other than the range. They have painted the interior of the range and it looks bright and clean. The controls for the bringing the targets back and forth appears to be an ongoing problem. I was there Sunday and my target stuck down range and it happened again on a different lane again tonight. While it's an inconvenience, I don't think it's a deal breaker. There are usually other open lanes available, so I just pack up and move to another open lane.    All in all, my experiences there have been pleasant over all. Until tonight, that is.   The owner was there and apparently he had to stop what he was doing and come to check me in. It seems this inconvenience bothered him. During the course of the check in he asked if I needed targets. Yes, please. He then asked about ammo. I declined as I roll my own. He said he needed to see all of my ammo. I took out about four boxes and laid them on the counter for him to inspect. He didn't open the lid or closely inspect anything,  just looked at them and mumbled "okay". Next he asked when the last time I filled out a waiver form. Now about three weeks ago he had waited on me and checked me in. He had me fill out the waiver form and told me in the future just say that I had one on file, so my response was, "I have one on file". He became irritated and asked "how long since you filled one out". I replied about two or three weeks ago when I filled it out for him, trying to remind him of the last time he and I had met at the counter. And last, but not least, after I paid with my debit card, he asked to see my ID. I'm beginning to think the guy either has brain damage or he's just a natural ass. Finally, he then turned around and looked at the range and after much contemplation said for me to take lane number 2. I walked through the doors and had to laugh. I was the only person on the range and you would have thought this guy was having trouble finding a place to put me due to how busy they were.   Needless to say, it ticked me how I was treated. Its not like I was there asking for something for free, or special treatment. I was simply paying to use his facility. The previous check-ins with him and the two sons had always been a breeze, and never once have we had to endure the Spanish Inquisition treatment. I feel like I was being treated like a perp, and frankly there was no reason for it.    In conclusion, I'm not going back after tonight. As much as I really want there to be plenty of convenient places to go shoot, there is a point where the juice just ain't worth the squeeze. For me, I'm going back to Range USA and TWRA or any other place that will let me shoot in peace.   If you do decide to try it out, you'll find the range and building is clean and nice and the prices are reasonable. The two young adult sons who normally work the front desk are great. I personally don't care to take the chance to have to deal with the owner any more. Life is just too short and I don't need the hassle. 

It's all good. I was actually in my LGS today and was looking at one. I was actually comparing it to the Walther PPQ M2. Very nice gun!

Pictures?

Good choice, my friend! I have one of these and it works great. You will immediately see a difference between this belt and your everyday run of the mill off the rack belts from the places you buy clothes. Let us know how you like it once it arrives.

You won't regret it. Tom is a first class instructor. I took a tactical pistol class at his range here in Memphis a few years ago. It was well worth the price.

Got the same canned response from Alexander and Corker. Fincher's response was a little better.

  Don't let my wife see that. Our 2 year old grandson lives in Nashvegas and the wife just about has a cow at least once a month or so complaining she doesn't see him enough....

okay, so I went to the Walmart in south Memphis while I had time at lunch today. Sure enough, they had about 20 boxes of the Perfecta in 9mm.  I asked the clerk to scan a box just to see if there was some sort of mark down that was not showing on the price listed in the glass cabinet. It scanned $13.97. I mentioned some of the brethren had purchased this fine ammunition in other locales across the state at 1/2 the price she had quoted me. She had no idea why the price difference. There was a "Zone Mgr" just a few aisles over and she called her over.  I explained to the Zone Mgr about the prices reported across the state and asked if she could sell me the ammo for the same price. She then took out a small hand held computer that looks like a pricing/inventory tool, and was able to pull up the current price for the same ammo in Jackson, TN, where Jct1911 had purchased his ammo. She told me there was a "Rollback" on the ammo but it was now selling for $10.97 per box. She could not explain why it was for sale in Jackson and other stores across the state for $6.94, but could only confirm that it was selling for $10.97 now.  She agreed to sell it for that price. The only problem was, they still have a three box limit per day per customer. Before I left, I asked who set the prices and why they differed between cities within less than 100 miles apart. The Zone Mgr said all the prices are set in the home office in AR.  :ugh:

Gotcha. Thanks. I read your post that the .308 was Perfecta just didn't catch the 9mm was same brand. That's interesting as they are getting $13.97 here for it. Was there some sort of sale posted, cause that's half price from what I saw on 3-12.

I went through a simulator like this several years ago when I was a reserve deputy with Shelby County. Not sure if this is the same one or not, sort of doubt it. I'm sure the technology now is probably more sophisticated. Anyway, You got four different scenarios, each one was something not unlike regular calls we often got in patrol. We were using a pistol which would show up on the screen as red dots when you pulled the trigger on the simulator pistol to show where your rounds would have hit, if you decided to shoot. Of the four I had, two of the people were armed and two were not. It all happened at real life speed. The person who operated the simulator determined how the people on the screen reacted to your voice commands, and you were graded on your reaction and whether or not it was correct and justified. I have to admit it was very realistic. Probably some of the best training I got outside of the academy.

I'm really curious. Which brand of 9mm ammo are you guys finding for sale at Walmart for $6.94 a box? Cheapest I have been able to find here in Memphis was Federal aluminum case for $9.97. Even the Tula was a dollar more than the Federal. I reload and my cost to reload Xtreme plated 115 grain FMJ is about $12.00 per hundred. At $7 per box of fifty that's too good to pass up, even as much as I like to roll my own.

True. Makes me curious who makes the decision regarding prices. Store managers, or perhaps some sort of area or zone manager. I have even seen different prices on the same ammo between stores here in Memphis.

    Fixed it for ya.

      ...and then convincingly say, I found out about this when you did. I saw it on the news... 

Aside from the Miami shoot out and the North Hollywood Bank Robbery have there been that many shoot outs where the bad guys used rifles to shoot cops? Maybe I just didn't notice, or I don't remember. I do remember the ATF shooting and killing innocent people at Ruby Ridge, jack booted masked government agents busting into the home of the guardians of Elian Gonzalez just to send him back to Cuba, and also remember watching the ATF bulldozing and setting buildings on fire which contained innocent women and children in Waco. I remember them allowing Mexican Cartels to buy guns illegally here and take them back to Mexico, and one or more of them later to be used to kill U.S Border Patrol agent Brian Terry, but I must have missed something that happened in order for it to justify this administration's attitude towards gun owners in general, but specifically AR-15 owners. 

I did some checking at lunch today. the Walmart here in Memphis I went to had tons of 9mm. The Perfecta was $13.97 for box of 50. They did have Federal 9mm 115 grain in aluminum cases for 9.97 per box of 50. The Perfecta .45 ACP was priced at $18.97 per box of 50 as well. Did not see any of the old Federal 100 round boxes we used to get for $19.97. They did have WWB for $26.67 box of 100. They also had a great deal of .223 ammo with some Tula as cheap as $5.97 per box of 20. 

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