Will Carry

I thought this was a report on Knob Creek Bourbon.

Crockett was a restless sole. Is vote against moving the Indians west of the Mississippi ruined his political career. Maybe he thought he could do more in Texas. He did not like Andrew Jackson, that's for sure.

I wish I could help you Tanker, but since you capitalized REAL, that disqualified me. Good luck on your endeavors.

Very cool Tanker! Also very true. I have only recently began reading about the politics of the Civil War. Holy crap! There's so much to learn. I agree that a person who only studies the battles is missing out. Who is Nitschke? You mean Ray Nitschke the football player? ;)

I have spent my life studying and reading about history. I still consider myself a student. I have been accused of being an "Apologist" for pointing out historical facts about the Civil War. I think it's a shame that more people don't study our past. One of the things I have learned reading history is, when people are ignorant of the past, they are easier to manipulate. That is why the communist kill and imprison teachers.

HAAAA HA HA ha ha. That's funny, I don't care what anybody says.....

My favorite Forrest quote: General Steven Lee attacked 11,000 well entrenched Union soldiers with a botched frontal attack, after Forrest pleaded with Lee to wait until the Yankees were on the move and stung out on the road, Forrest told Lee "Don't feel bad general, if I had me a West Point education, the Yankees would be whippin' me all the time." Robert E Lee was asked by a reporter, after the war, "Mr. Lee, in your opinion, who was the best general of the war, North or South?" Lee replied "It is a man I have never met. His name is Forrest."

The Union commander of the fort called himself Major Booth but his real name was George H. Lanning. He had to change his name and flee Iowa because his own family wanted him dead. General Sherman had ordered that Fort Pillow be abandoned, but it such a nice hideout for Booth's smuggling operation that Booth occupied it anyway. Booth was able to move his loot up the Mississippi from Fort Pillow. SCALLYWAGS I SAY! Forest told the fort's commander during a truce that he would give quarter to all who surrendered, black and white. They turned him down. During the truce, black artillery men on the fort's parapets began talking trash to the southern boys. Major Booth had promised them that the fort could not be taken. This further enraged the Confederates. By 1864, Forests men had seen more blood spilled than most, they had been in ferocious hand to hand fighting, usually outnumbered. Forest had never lost a battle when he was in charge of all the southern troops. His tactics were totally unorthodox. Erwin Rommel studied Forest....

The Battle at Fort Pillow was a black day for Nathan Bedford Forest and his cavalry. If you look this battle up on Wikipedia or other internet sites, you will not get the whole story. I have no doubt that Union soldiers were murdered that day, black and white alike, but the story goes deeper than that. There is an excellent article in Military Heritage magazine (January 2014) about this debacle at Fort Pillow. The Union commander of the fort was of dubious character. He made the town a Jackson pay him $5,000, not to burn the town. There is a suggestion that Fort Pillow was nothing more than a hideout for looters, thieves, carpetbaggers and scoundrels. Forest and his men were getting many reports from local civilians of terrible deeds perpetrated by the garrison at the fort. There were also around 100 confederate deserters at the fort. When Forest moved on this fort, his men were already mad, yet there is no evidence to suggest they attacked to fort with any intention committing a massacre. This battle was one giant clusterflop from the very beginning. This contributed more to what happened than racism and hatred. The standard procedure for surrendering a fort was to lower the flag. It was never lowered. The commander of the fort was shot and killed at the beginning of the battle and the Union command structure broke down. Some men were surrendering while others were still fighting. Some groups of men who had surrendered changed their minds and started fighting again. It was chaos. This did more to spark the massacre than the hatred of black soldiers, deserters and East Tennessee Unionists. The sad part is that this could probably have been avoided if this chain of events had been broken some how.

I love these kind of posts! Thanks for posting. The Kahr is a fine handgun. The recoil is not bad at all considering it fires the .40 S&W round. I would say that James Bond would have chosen the Kahr 40 if it had been around in the 60s.

A Ruger LC-9 with Winchester SE 124gr +P JHPs and my SOG Flash II Tanto. With one extra magazine. Thanks for asking!

When he joined the Army in WWII, they started picking on him.....until he got them into the boxing ring. He was a fighter! They respected him after that.

I just sick of it all. Picture if you will, a group of Gay scout leaders and a group a Gay scouts going of into the wilderness for a weekend of camping. You have just entered the TWILIGHT ZONE! Would you want to go? Would you want your son to go? It's insanity I can't believe my country has become such a Sodom and Gomorra.

Cops, Teachers and Doctors. No society can flourish without these three professions.

  The thing about a good quality pistol is that it retains it's value. So if you ever want to sell it, you'll get a good return. I bought a Ruger LC9 for about the price you are talking about. It has been 100% reliable with everything I have put in it. The trigger, however, is awfully long. You can pick up a Taurus hammerless ultra-light snubby for a little over $300.  They really don't shoot that bad.  I used to have a model 85 UL, with a Crimson Trace grip.  I would rather carry the LC-9. It is easier to carry and I have it loaded with 9mm +P, 7+1.

  You didn't say anything offensive brother.  A man should be proud of his fine weaponry.

            It would be a lot of fun finding out. I friend of mine shot my Colt, then traded his Kimber for one. I have never shot one of them high dollar 1911s like a Wilson. I sure would like to. My eyes are getting so bad now it gets harder and harder to see the sites.

  I'll put my Colt up agin yer six 1911s.  It has never been modified and has never failed to fire. Back to the OP.....I would select a 45acp for my side arm but probably not a 1911.  I love my Colt 1911 but like they say "Steel is ideal but plastic is fantastic." I'd go with a polymer pistol with a double stack magazine.

What? Speaking out against Big Brother! You need a Soma Holiday!

That dates your home pretty well. They only used aluminum wiring for a few years back in the 70s (I think). I live in a community of close to 1000 homes that were all built with aluminum wiring. None of these homes has burned because of the aluminum wiring.  My home has aluminum wiring.  I have no intentions of rewiring my home. They do make a flux paste that you can put inside of wire nuts when you are connecting aluminum wire to copper wire. I always use this when replacing light fixtures. Your oven and clothes drier circuit is probably all copper wiring. I was an electrician and have a degrees in Electrical Engineering Technology and Electronics Technology.

      I like Yankees!  They are the only people who talk funnier than us Southerners. I work with a fellow from Boston. He once told me he had a Golf Cat. I thought he had a cat that was trained to find golf balls. I married a woman from New York City, we have been happily married for 21 years. As far as the Russians, I liked them better when they were the USSR. At least then we didn't have to pretend that we liked each other.

I use a SOG Flash II Tanto for a work knife. I have gotten away from steak knives (serrated blades). With the things I cut at work, no knife can stay sharp so I keep a Lansky sharpening kit on my desk. We get knives from Smoky Mountain Knife Works and over the years I have tried many different knives. Even with that, I am no expert. There's just too many knife manufacturers out there. Good luck on your search.

Other than Kel-Tec's semi-auto, I don't know of any new pistols. I have a Ruger Single Six with the 9.5" barrel. It really brings out the power of a 22 magnum. With the right ammo you can get a little over 2000fps out of a 30 gr bullet, with muzzle energy approaching 300ft/lbs. (according the ballistics by the inch). I have thought about using it as a back up home protection handgun, but I just can't do it.

       Thanks for the confirmation.  I knew sooner or later they would figure it out.  We country boys like to talk slow and such but it's just to throw off the Yankees. The ambient atmospheric pressure on Mars in like 0.8 psia. It would take a wind of mach 1 to move that rock.

 That model 10 should do you proud. I already have a Henry in .357 and a Ruger Bisley Vaquero in .357,  I just don't have horse.  You don't really need to rig yourself like John Wayne. That model 10 and a 22 rifle should be all you need.