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I was speculating that either they didn't have it in stock and it had to ship from their supplier or they were trying to push the VIP same day shipping they advertise on the site.

I called Bud's today to order a Remington 700 SPS Tactical. The guy who answered the phone, John, was very friendly. I told him what I wanted to order he said "no problem", took my information as usual. Address, FFL, credit card #, etc. We spoke for probably 10 minutes before he charged my card. As soon as the card was charged he said "oh, by the way you should know it will take 10 days to ship." I asked why he didn't tell me that before charging the card and he said "we like to save that for the end." Wow! He said if I want to cancel the order just call back and there will be a full refund. I was steaming that he waited to tell me the ship time until after the card was charged so I called back 20 minutes later to cancel the order. I was told by the guy who answered that there would be a restocking fee of 10%. I didn't say the dirty words that came to mind and asked for a supervisor. Next I spoke with Angela (I think that was her name) very helpful and agreed to refund 100% of my order, but it would take 5 days to get back on my card. Again thinking dirty words, but not saying them just said let the order go through. My thought was 5 days for a refund, 1-2 days for the next guy to ship and I would not get the thing any quicker. I told Angela that would be my last time shopping with Bud's Gun Shop. She did call back in about 20 minutes to say the funds would be in my account tomorrow morning. I ordered from another shop and got the tracking number in about 3 hours and delivery will be Monday. I have had nothing but great experiences with Bud's until now and I don't even mind waiting for what I really want. But, I despise dishonest tactics to get complete a sale. I was told by Angela that she would tell John to always say the shipping time before the card is charged.

I'm starting to get the idea he knows the bill will hurt the economy, but he doesn't care.

Waste mismanagement was the cause of the Cholera outbreak in Haiti. UN Troops Caused The Cholera Outbreak In Haiti?

Anybody up for a preparedness workshop? I can't go do to a conflict at work. Thought I would pass it on. There will be a meeting in the Nashville area 5th through 8th Oct. Pastors Joe Fox of Viking Preparedness and Pastor Dowell will host the event. Training classes will begin on Wednesday, 5 Oct. so you will want to arrive on Tuesday, 4 Oct. Classes will include homesteading skills, preparedness, survival skills, etc. There will be worship services on Saturday, 8 Oct. From the YouTube video: Come join with others of like mind and become more prepared for what is barreling down the pike. 5-8 October - full service campground - showers, nice sites, hookups (additional cost), MEALS included - just $20 per person! Send your fees for an information packet to: Pastor Dowell, 5960 Pumpkintown Lane, Lafayette, TN 37083. Looking forward to meeting you there. Here is a link to the video for this event.

Great article!

Dick's Sporting Goods has buy one box get the second box 50% off for Winchester 100 round shotgun shells and all UMC ammo.

They sell a toilet seat that fits onto a 5 gallon bucket. There are also composting toilets that let you put fecal matter on your garden. Owner Built Systems - Composting Toilet World

I have the Mark AR 3-9 on the wife's AR. Great scope for the money.

You might be able to bring down your cost per sling by out sourcing to China. Seriously though, does seem like something of a novelty item. You might try other items like wrist watch bands, bracelets, etc and have slings as one item you make. You certainly have some skill to make a piece of rope into that. I saw an entire family at the gun show in Nashville making stuff on site with people watching how them. Might be worth $50 for a table to get the word out. Seems like the kind of item someone would need to hold and feel to really appreciate the time and craftsmanship.

I have always loved Eotechs. There happens to be an awesome guy selling some in the gear classified section. Legal disclaimer: Awesome guy mentioned above is me.

Nice video. You might consider using the Kabar to open some of your gear. Is that a ballistic helmet?

What ever happened? Meet, no meet?

I have a Nickel Boron Spikes and a standard Spikes BCG. I'm happy win them and prefer the NB for ease of cleaning. Now I want the NB battle trigger, but can't find it in stock.

Even if they did make a conversion barrel (I have never hear of one) the magazines would not be compatible. Don't own a 10MM, but I do know the round is longer than the .40. This would require the mag to be longer from front to back. A quick google search found some guys shooting single shot .40 rounds in a 10mm, but I would not try it.

The only personal frame of reference I have is Haiti. I have gone down twice since the quake. People there tended to travel into the cities because that's where the resources are. Food, medical, water, etc are all provided by non profits and foreign governments.

Just buy it for your wife as a "gift" how could she say no to that?

Our current financial woes fall directly on the shoulders of the people making it harder to do business in America. Walmart has nothing to do with it!

I'm interested to try kits in a couple ARs too.

I have a pretty big truck.

Not what I was thinking, but maybe an AR under the seat.

Might not be a bad idea to carry a little more fire power since the legislature has authorized rifles in vehicles. As long as you don't look like a terrorist that is.

Bush made some mistakes, but this idiot in the White House needs to put his big boy pants on and take credit for the mess HE has and is making of our country.

Do to my company declaring a state of emergency in TN I won't be available this month at all.

I posted on facebook after the speech. "If at first you don't succeed in destroying our economy, try, try, and try again. OBAMA IS A MORON!" 2 trillion in "stimulus" did nothing but 450 Billion more will fix everything. If there is one republican that votes for this crap we should not even let them run in the primaries for their office!