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So if I understand, you wear it like a normal IWB belt holster, only it's not actually attached to anything? Friction alone holds it in place?

I put it in the console or the glove box. My understanding is the HCP covers having a loaded handgun in your vehicle, however it does not cover a loaded long gun (nothing does).

I received the following via email and thought it pertinent to share here as lots of folks have lasers mounted on their weapons. You might be tempted to shine the laser at a passing aircraft. The FAA thinks that's a bad idea.

What they need to do is understand that the average American reads on an 8th grade level. If the regulations aren't clear to a middle-school kid, they aren't clear enough.

Heh. Amen to that.

The situation was quite different for President Eisenhower. Times were good, the economy was booming after the war. Things like OSHA didn't exist. Not saying abolishing all those things is necessarily good idea, but Eisenhower's context was very different from today.

The F1 race was pretty good. Watching the rookie hit the wall on the last turn at Indy was disheartening.

Some really old Lake City .45acp ammo that was beginning to corrode. Minor corrosion on the cases, bullet noses turning green, etc. About 400 rounds were given to a friend when some family cleaned out an uncle's stash after he passed away. It ran fine through my Taurus and his Glock, but both guns were filthy. After about 150 rds, my SS slide was nearly black along with my hands.

One of my favorites...

Lots of historical stuff around Chattanooga (Chickamauga Battlefield, Point Park, Missionary Ridge, The Incline, Choo-Choo)... but that's a little beyond your 2 hr range. Ft. Loudon, John Sevier Home, Cades Cove, http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/events-gatherings/22777-very-nice-gun-display-tellico-plains-museum.html

Well said.

Check your fly, then check for boogers. If they're still staring, shrug your shoulders and say (politely)... "what?" I'll bet they look away without saying a word.

My wife sent me similar pictures (of the hail).

pffft. That just proves he can't drive. That car will go waaaay faster than 128. He's lucky our laws aren't like Finland in that regard. Your fine is in proportion to your ability to pay.... Finland, Land of the $200K Speeding Ticket

Simply meaning that the punishment for the infraction (regardless of legality of the enforcement) isn't worth the trouble of fighting about it. You get a camera ticket, you pay the $50 and go on with life. It makes you mad, but that's just tough. The cops see your $30 knife, you hand it over and move on.

Coal Creek has an SR9 rental... Coal Creek Armory Indoor Shooting Range I believe that any rental/range fees are deducted from the price if you buy one.... ie, trying one is free if you buy it.

Similar to red-light cameras. Just bend over and take it. Shame to see the authorities resort to such tactics, so much for "protect and serve". I grew up in Hixson and went to UTC for a couple years. You can imagine the fun when you're living on campus in summer school and the Bessie Smith Strut is a block away. I did get to meet Reggie White one year (before he went waco). I was walking from campus to Riverbend and he passed by, entourage in tow. I said "hi Reggie" without stopping. He stopped, said hello, shook my hand, and chatted for a moment. He was quite polite. I didn't have the presence of mind to get a picture. And seeing Glenn Frye and Joe Walsh play the year before the Eagles reunion was really cool. Then the prices went way up and the talent went way down. I haven't been in about 10 years.

If it's got the Heinie sights, they are intended for "center of mass" hold rather than 6:00. http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/handguns/27171-heinie-straight-eights-love-em-hate-em.html

For hunting inside 200 yds, the 16" will be plenty accurate, though the longer sight radius on the 20" helps. Shots longer than that should be considered very carefully anyway. The 16" will have a little more muzzle blast and noise, but be a little lighter. But if weight is a concern, don't load it down with optics/lights/lasers/etc. Other issues are gas operation. The carbine length gas system is more abusive on the hardware than the rifle length. If you shoot 2000+ rds/yr that may be a concern. It doesn't matter for most people. If you think you might get into "tactical" type competitions that involve shooting inside buildings, you need the shorter barrel. The pinned/welded muzzle device effectively increases the barrel length to the 16" minimum.

Agreed, sounds like a computer problem. Something is telling the transmission to downshift to 1st gear. Could be a bad sensor or damaged wire.

I have an older LG flip phone you're welcome to. edit... it's a VX8300, if that matters.

Played golf in Tellico this past Saturday. They were so loud near the wooded areas it was hard to talk over them.

There's something undeniably sexy about those huge, hot, noisy monsters churning and hissing steam. Besides, I always wanted to be a real engineer...

I can see that soaking the belt would effectively ruin it. In your case, I'd stick with the nylon "wilderness instructor" type belt when fishing. I've worn my beltman daily for 4+ years and it's still in excellent shape. I hope "proper" maintenance means none... I've never done a thing to it, other than wear it.

There's classes for bone stock street cars. Minimal prep necessary. It's fun and it's cheap. I used to go with friends when we were in college. I still remember going full opposite lock around the turns in an inline 6 Ford Fairmont POS. Hard to tell who was laughing more, us or the corner workers. Good times.