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If you've never built a rifle from parts before, start with an AR.  It doesn't get any easier.

Ricochets are much more likely with logs.  I understand you said they're rotten, but bullets could still easily skip off the surface.  If it was mine, I'd bury those logs with a dump truck load of fill dirt. 

Cool. I've never really tried archery other than getting the Boy Scout badge. I try to keep an eye out for a deal on a bow.

It's all about the infrastructure. Cars became big in a time when businesses and the government were willing to invest in the infrastructure necessary to realize their goals. Today, we can't even be bothered to repair our crumbling infrastructure, much less invest in something completely different. The payback period is longer than our attention span and the technology is changing much too fast. I've said this a bunch of times previously.... Saving the world won't be popular until it's profitable.

Yes, you probably have a warrant now. Same thing happened to a friend except he misread the date on the ticket. Lucky for him, another friend was also in court that day and witnessed the judge issue the warrant for failure to appear. He called my friend who immediately called the judge's office to plead his case. He did eventually get out of the warrant based on the illegible date on the ticket, but still had to go to court and do traffic school. I'd suggest you call the Decatur Sheriffs office and/or the court house and find out what the story is.

    As I'm the only one with a paying job, that wouldn't go too well for her...

    Manufacturing of the a large number of the sub components (forgings, castings, rubber, plastic, some finished assemblies), just like the auto makers.  While the final assembly may be here, the pieces come from all over the world. 

I just wish I felt like I had a spare $300 to drop on a case of ammo.  My wife doesn't mind me buying ammo, but she does mind when the credit card bill comes due. 

I don't connect to unsecure wifi signals.

Meh.  Marketing stunt, nothing more.  Obviously their typical customer base will have no interest in it.  The dedicated (and well heeled) few will buy one because it says "HD" on it.  They need something to general some interest after booting Buell. 

    Great suggestion.  If the reception is somewhere else, go there too.  Though I'd suggest you ask first, rather than sneak.  ;) 

The Abrams Creek campground has been closed for a couple years. If you're after 20-30 miles, BSF or GSMNP are your best options. If you want solitude, avoid the AT trail shelters in the park.

That's a good flash.  Bouncing flash is pretty simple, you just have to be aware of your surroundings and where the ambient light is coming from.  Sometimes the ceiling is best, sometimes a side wall works better.  A diffuser can also help to soften the light.  In a pinch, several layers of scotch tape works too.    That said, the 1.4 should do pretty well on it's own. I'd guess you'd only really need the flash if doing a big group (wedding party + family, etc.) or maybe during the reception if there's dancing. 

Which version of camping....   backpacking, primitive tent camping, car camping, RV'ing (when bring the whole house, that no longer qualifies as "camping" in my book  :)  )?   The major camp grounds in GSMNP are all very nice and stay busy for that reason.  You can carry in the national park, but you cannot carry in any park building that's properly posted (most are).  Back country camp sites are also nice but require reservations.  Obviously there's plenty of hiking in the park.    Indian Boundary, Frozen Head, Big South Fork, Joyce Kilmer, are all nice as well.  Plenty of hiking at all of these but expect trails to be a bit more over-grown than what you'll find in the park.  Best of my knowledge, you can carry anywhere that's not posted.  If you want to go further east, Grayson Highlands and Mt. Rogers in VA are good places to go.    Beyond that, there's a million other little campground scattered all over the place.  

A coworker fishes up there regularly.  There are some really big trout in there.  He hooked one about 14" long but dropped it trying to land it in the rocks. He said it was so big he thought the line was hung on a tree underwater... until the tree started moving.  I'd like to learn to fly fish as well.

    Looks like a normal P-51D (or later) to me.  The P-51 always had a 4 bladed prop.  The F4U Corsair switched from 3 blade to 4 with the -4 model.    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_P-51_variants

I'm curious if that thumb tab digs into your leg after a while?  Seems like it might when sitting. 

Can't believe no one has mentioned Jerry Clower yet.  Haaaaaw!   :lol:     Most TV these days is garbage.  My wife found some Carole Burnett Show episodes on youtube  (I think).  Hadn't seen that in a long time... still really funny.      And speaking of Bill Cosby... politics aside, every prospective parent should sit down and watch "Bill Cosby, Himself"  several times.  It's all true.

Interesting stuff.  Thanks.

Thanky, that's exactly what I had in mind. I like the old school fixed stock rifle look but the A2 stocks are too long for me. While they're essentially the only game in town, I'm quite happy with the Cav Arms stock. The mid-length upper gives it that rifle look. I still may get a carry handle for it, but having shot a couple AR's with red dots... they're just so darn easy. And I got a good deal on the optic here. Time to build it? I probably watched the lower assembly videos 2 or 3 times before I started assembly. Took me about an hour to build the complete lower... and I probably did it 3 times. Both the pivot and take down pin were really stiff at first and I fiddled with them for a bit until I was satisfied I'd put them together correctly. While the threaded bolt catch pivot pin is very easy and convenient... mine was also pretty very stiff. A minute or two with a small round file fixed that. Then the issues that I had with the selector spring made me completely remove, check, and reinstall the trigger group twice.... and I still used the wrong spring! :doh: I blame PSA for intentionally confusing me by putting too many springs in the LPK. :lol: But I'll fix that when I get the new pistol grip. Beyond that it takes about 5 seconds to slap the upper on the lower (I bought a complete upper) and you're done. I did swap the hand guard which took maybe 5 minutes. The hard part there was installing the Magpul version. It was really tight on the FSB and took a bit to convince myself to push it that hard. But once I did that, it went right on. Installing the flip-up rear took maybe 2 minutes. I read the reviews that said to push it rearward while tightening... so I did and it tightened up fine. Installing the optic took maybe 20-30 minutes. No rocket surgery there, just me being slow and anal about leveling it and getting it where I wanted it on the rail. I've not shot it yet but after installing the sights, the red dot and irons appear to be within a couple inches of one another at ~100 yds. The dot appears to be exactly the same height as the front sight and the width of the post to the right. So in all of that... maybe 90 minutes if done all at the same time. Probably 20 minutes (or less) for someone who knows what they're doing. These things really do go together like Legos. On the other hand, that FAL that I built was MUCH more involved. ;)

    The "no coolers, no backpacks" weighed significantly into us not going.  That's just absurd.  I'm not gonna spend a week's pay trying to keep my family hydrated when you're stuck out in the sun with no shade all day long.  The lack of ground exhibits pretty much puts the nail in the coffin.  I too remember seeing all kinds of stuff there.  Even a separate area for people who flew their own airplane there... dozens and dozens of every type of kit plane imaginable. 

Shocker of the century... Lots more info in this one. Thanks. I use to live about 5 miles from volunteer high.

The WBIR link says this....

Nope, one kid's "counselor" (which I take to mean psychiatrist) informed police.

Got my sheath back and I dig it! :up: Dad made the knife for me from a kit. He's a talented wood worker, but hasn't ever tried knives before. He made the grips from a piece of zebra wood. He gave me a nylon sheath with it, but I thought it deserved something a little better. While this sheath is pretty simple (at my request), I think this is much better. Mostly because it fits the knife so well and fits on the correct side of my belt. :)