East_TN_Patriot

This is what all the freedom-loving Americans wanted after 9-11. I recall being called a traitor, a libtard, a terrorist sympathizer, and several other colorful things when I spoke out against it for this very reason. Now maybe folks are going to start understanding why we can't pick and choose how to apply civil liberties just because we are pissed at a certain group.

I've been saying for a while that all these loudmouths who say they are going to jump anyone they believe is a transgender woman going into the women's restroom are going to be in for a big surprise when that trans woman - or a woman who is mistaken as such - pulls a pistol out of her purse. As far as I am concerned, armed LGBT folks don't get bashed and armed minorities don't become genocide victims.

I work at a satellite campus of a private college and have to wonder why in the hell a PRIVATE college is treated any differently by the law than any, other PRIVATE business or organization. What is the difference whether the PRIVATE business or organization is question is a college, an accounting firm or a hardware store? Not that I could carry at work, anyway but the state shouldn't even be involved in that decision. Because private institutions have different legal obligations than public institutions and are treated much like private businesses. They are generally granted great flexibility and autonomy in setting their own policies and governing their own affairs. In fact, it's why I will never teach for a private college ever again. Regardless, I am quite uneasy about carrying at the institution I work for. I don't trust that the list of people who choose to carry will be kept confidential and I certainly believe that info would be used against someone who is going up for promotion or tenure.

I've done some reading on this topic and many sources that seem to be reliable indicate that the risk for EMP damage to most electronics can be mitigated fairly easily with a basic faraday box of some sort. The reason is that modern electronics are actually fairly well-shielded from electronic interference and power overload, so as long as the devices are not powered on and they are in a reasonably shielded location, even inside of a car, they will likely survive. Also, the effect of an EMP blast can vary greatly based on the strength of the device, the altitude of detonation, and the distance one is from the blast. Of course, as others have mentioned, this is all total speculation because we simply don't have access to the data nor do we really know for sure what EMP capabilities our enemies have on hand.

I just put my hands on this baby to make a sheath for it. Let me tell you, it's a beautiful piece of work. The fit and finish are excellent and it looks even better in person. Well done, sir!

By far my favorite knife. Love the size, love the weight, love the fast action, love the look. All I can say is that it's a dead sexy blade!

But as I understand the device, it requires high humidity to work and you don't get that in the desert.

Cool gadget, but I can by a bunch of Sawyer Sqeeze filters for the cost of one of those. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Cool little blade. Love the scales and the file work! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think mine was $135 (sad that I don't remember). Shoot him a PM and he will give you a quote. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Did a little chopping with it today on a piece of oak, it did a good job, and my 5 year old gave the edge a thumbs-up. In fact, he channeled Doug Marcada and said, "It will keeeel." Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Today I took a few minutes to try a few tasks with the bushcraft knife I commissioned from GT a few weeks ago. I didn't put it through brutal tasks, but did try some basic ones that I expect a knife to do if I'm going to carry it. First, the knife is made from 1095 steel that my calipers measure as 0.155 inches thick. Blade length is approximately 5 inches and OAL is about 10.5 inches. The scales are mesquite (I'm sure GT will correct me if I am wrong) and I asked him to include jimping on the top of the blade as well as the extension beyond the handle. The knife came with a nice sharp edge, but me being me, I worked on it a bit and got it where I wanted it. I started the test by cutting some paper to show the edge quality. First thing I did was take some red oak firewood I have and split a couple of pieces off using another piece of oak as a baton. The knife easily made fast work of the splitting thanks to the thickness of the blade and the flat grind. The blade took the force of the baton strikes just fine and the tip and handle were not damaged. Next, I took one of the pieces I split and did some shavings as you would do on a feather stick. The knife edge was still very sharp and I had no difficulty. I also used the edge of the spine to scrape some wood from the piece as one would do to make tinder. Next, to test the tip, I used the blade to drill a divot in the oak. This was an easy task and the tip held up without any damage. I have tested the blade spine on a ferro rod previously and it is excellent for this task. After these tasks, I wanted to see how the edge had held up and I used the same sheet of paper to test the cut. I also tried a cut on a piece of soft bread, which my dog appreciated since she got to eat the results. Needless to say, the edge was still extremely sharp and it only took a couple of swipes on my leather strop to get it back to razor sharp. If I had some natural fiber rope I would have tried that, but I'm confident the results would have been positive. I am still thrilled with this knife and look forward to many years of enjoying it in the woods on my outdoor adventures. If you've ever considered one of GT's knives, just do it already! You won't regret it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Agree 100 percent, but damn if he isn't a terrible public speaker. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So the opinion of one Muslim speaks for all. I guess Christians can't be good Americans either due to the opinion of those who adhere to the philosophy of Christian Nationalism. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks for the kind words folks. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Is there a shop in the Knoxville area that has a WASR? In shopping around for the RAS, I never saw any.

Well hell. I'll just stick to my AR. At least I know it won't fall apart on me.

I appreciate the info, and if you sense any frustration, it's not directed at you. I guess I need to just box my RAS 47 up and try to find another firearm to trade it for at a major loss. Like I said, I avoided the WASR because of literally dozens of critical reviews on the web. I avoided Yugo AKs due to dozens of critical reviews. I avoided the PSA version of the AK due to negative reviews. I avoided others due to negative reviews. At the time I read several good reviews of the RAS 47 - including a fairly positive review by Rob Ski - and found only minimal gripes about it. And now I find out the whole damn thing is garbage. It seems the only way to get a decent AK is to spend over $1000 and I'm not spending that on an AK when I can darn near buy a Springfield M1A for that much (although I keep reading negative reviews of those due to the cast receiver). I've never seen a category of firearms simultaneously have such high praise and continuous negative feedback as the AK platform. I'll just stick with the AR platform and buy an SKS.

  Where is the info on this?  I saw your comment and did some searching over the past couple of days on the issue.  I can only find report of a single example of a failed trunnion on a RAS 47 that the majority of people seem to think was the result of an out-of-battery discharge.  I can't find any other documented incident of the cast trunnion failures.  In fact, I'm finding that there is evidence to suggest that many of the com-block AKs may have used cast trunnions that were finish milled.  I ask because I bought one, but haven't shot it yet, so if I'm better off taking a beating to sell it then I'll do it, but not based on one incident.   The funny thing is that I avoided buying an AK for quite a while because all I kept reading were stories of AKs made with junk parts and coming with crooked sights - especially the WASR rifles - yet when I finally buy one, I hear rumor that I managed to buy junk.  I don't understand how so many specimens of a rifle that is allegedly so simple to produce and nearly impossible to break is consistently given terrible reviews on the web unless you spend over $1000 on what is supposed to be a cheap and easy-to-manufacture firearm.  

Me too. :hat:

Maybe I should have posted this in the blade sub-forum, but I asked GT to make me a survival/bushcraft knife with some pretty specific preferences and he delivered! The blade is about 5"-ish, the scales are mesquite, there is some perfectly placed jimping on the spine, and his signature acid etch on the blade. Here it is with the sheath I made for it. Not surprisingly, the blade is super sharp, will spark a ferro rod with no problem, and has just enough heft to do some light chopping. I'm looking forward to taking it outside to put it to use. If you've ever thought about one of GT's blades and were on the fence, just go for it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Now that is freaking priceless!

PM replied.  :up:

  That's a good point.  I was thinking about it last night and I think I will try to come up with a modular attachment that can be moved where you want it.

I drank the Frog Lube kool-aid and wasn't overly impressed.  I've started using a blend of automatic transmission fluid and 5w30 motor oil.  If they are good enough for the high friction, high temperature, and high pressure conditions in a vehicle, I figure they are more than sufficient for keeping my guns lubed up.