East_TN_Patriot

That's better than the TactiCOOL AR-15 video! I am sitting in a public place watching that and I literally spit coffee out of my mouth!

+1 When I was a cop in Florida, I was working day shift and rolled up on a big traffic jam on one of our main 4 lane highways through the city. I worked my way up to the front and found that a big ol' snapping turtle, probably a couple feet long, was camped in the middle of the inside lane with no intention of moving along. I did my best to assist that darn thing and it hissed and snapped at me a few times. I ended up letting him take a bite out of my ASP baton and then drug him to the side of the road. He finally let my baton go. I left after traffic started flowing and couldn't have cared less if that thing ended up as roadkill from that point on.

I started a lightweight build using a Plum Crazy lower. It was insanely lightweight. I ended up just slapping a regular upper on it (that was part of my DS Arms saga that assures I will NEVER spend a dime with those idiotic crooks again) and it was around 7.5 pounds unloaded IIRC. I had a buddy who wanted it more than I did, so I sold it to him and built a different rifle. I think PCF changed their name to New Frontier Armory - I guess they figured out their original name was pretty lousy. If I ever run across one of these lowers again and the price is right, I'll likely pick one up and do another lightweight build. I'm looking forward to seeing the pics of your build when it's done.

I have a leather laptop briefcase made by Samsonite. It has a separate padded compartment for the laptop, a large main compartment for papers and books, and two large pockets on the front to stow your smaller stuff. I paid $100 for it in 1993 (a high school graduation gift for myself) and I still use it. It's classy looking, low-profile, durable, and has held up well. I have tried several backpacks during that time and all of them fall apart in a few months. Either the strap tears out or the bottom wears through. My point is to consider your intended use and then find the best bag you can find. You'll go through many more cheap bags than a good one and as a result pay more in the long run.

Well, call me educated. I worked it out that I would just drop it off and pick it up in person because the shop is near my hometown and I visit there fairly often. I was just blown away when I saw that shipping price. I didn't really think the guy was trying to scam me, but more thought he just hadn't really done much research on shipping options. Just another reason to improve my own gunsmithing skills.

I contacted a company that gets rave reviews all over the Internet about having some trigger work done on a handgun. I got a quote for the work, which was reasonable, and then I saw the shipping price: $69.95 through FedEx. He said that price is actually cheaper than normal because he has an account with them, and that his shipping costs run about $1500 per month. Now am I missing something here, or does this sound absolutely nuts? People ship guns on GunBroker for $20 - $25 all the time. Does this guy need to get another shipper or is he trying to gouge on the shipping? I can't imagine paying $70 to ship a gun each way.

"Meat snacks and tactical treats" And then the obligatory Nutnfancy rock & roll tribute.

As far as the issue of "scatter" (or fliers or whatever you want to call them), a handgun isn't necessarily any safer since any round good for self defense will easily penetrate the interior walls of a dwelling (assuming they don't hit the studs straight on). The point is, shotgun or handgun, one needs to always be aware of what is behind their target. I would opt for a regular shotgun stock myself rather than a pistol grip stock. I had a Mossberg 500 with a pistol grip stock and I thought the grip made the shotgun a little less handy. When I started in law enforcement I switched to a Remington 870 and I still own it, wood stocks and all. I also prefer a handgun in the home because I can keep it in a small safe in my nightstand drawer and don't need to worry about my toddler getting a hold of it.

I can't decide between these two comments which should be awarded the coveted "epic comment of this thread award" so I'm awarding it to both. You can share the trophy, ya know, kind of like child visitation.

That's according to the National Gun Victims Action Council, anyways. http://gunvictimsact...enable-slavery/ Wow. I had no idea. Don't bother posting a response. Mine was obviously sent to the recycle bin while "awaiting moderator approval" since it's been a little while since I posted it. However, for your fun and entertainment, I copied it to my Facebook page and will share it here:

I have tried to watch several of this guy's videos, but I can't ever make it past the first couple of minutes. I just tried to watch his video on the Ruger SP101 and he basically spent 10 full minutes going on and on and on and on about how heavy it is. After the first 50 or 60 times he said it is a heavy gun, I got the picture. The other 9 minutes of his discussion on the handgun's weight was just maddening. It doesn't help that he talks so friggin' fast. It's like listening to a used car advertisement or an infomercial. Does anyone else want to stab out their eyes and ears with a sharpened stick while trying to watch his videos?

No, according to this morning's update from TGO David, all ads posted in the old classified system are gone and need to be reposted in the classifieds forum. The full announcement is here: http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/topic/48576-return-to-the-old-way-of-doing-classified-ads-on-tgo/page__pid__767539#entry767539

All correct except this part. The pig had "done been et." First two episodes were better than I expected. My wife even watched it last night and watched part of the re-run of the first episode that followed to get up to speed a bit. That is quite a big deal since she generally hates any shows related to history.

I can't say whether the Koran says it is acceptable to lie, nor can I say for certain that the Bible doesn't have some sort of passage that could be taken out of context that makes it sound like it is OK to lie to further the Christian cause. I do know enough about the Bible to know that if such a passage does exist, it would not hold any legitimacy when taken in the overall context of the Bible and its teachings. On that same logic, I do know the Koran also generally forbids lying and specifically says such in Surah 40:28 that says, "Truly Allah guides not one who transgresses and lies." Do some radical Muslims corrupt the religion to teach the opposite? Absolutely. Do Christians take portions of the Bible out of context to justify doing all sorts of harm? Yes, without a doubt. Does the Islamic faith have radicals who want to kill us? Yes, but considering that Muslims make up roughly 20% of the world's population, if they all believed in the justified use of terrorist tactics and murder to further their faith, the United States and its allies simply would have already been eliminated by now.

I simply can't imagine how I would feel if that happened to me, but the thought is gut wrenching. I don't know if I could keep going with that on my conscience. Now that my son is old enough to walk around and reach for objects, I keep all of my guns locked up. Even my nightstand gun is in a lockbox in my nightstand drawer.

Muslims are not different than Christians. Most are peaceful people, but a certain element of the religion has corrupted its holy scripture and use it to justify hate. In case people have missed it, people have done the same thing with Christianity. What some people here are doing would be like saying that the Aryan Nations and their Church of Jesus Christ-Christian or Westboro Baptist Church are representative of all Christians in the world and should be discriminated against as such.

It's not a stalling tactic. LEOs are taught to ID everyone they come into contact with so they have the person's info in case they are involved in criminal activity and the officers don't realize it at the moment and to do a warrant check on them. Also, many officers will put your ID in their pocket until they are done with the encounter in case you decide to attack them. It's unlikely that you will take the time dig through the officer's pocket to look for your ID, or even remember to do it, before you flee. At least when the responding officers arrive, they can get the suspect's info from the ID in your pocket. When I was a LEO, I would even get ID from my complainants/victims. There were multiple times when I found these folks had warrants for them. Let's take the original scenario in the video for instance. We now know who these folks were, they know who they are, but the responding officers don't and the employees at the restaurant don't know who they are. All they know is a bunch of folks with guns strapped on all showed up at the restaurant, which is pretty unusual. What if these people had been members of the Sovereign Citizens or some other group who then decided to rob the place after the cops left? At least then the police would already have their information on hand for the follow-up investigation.

Just a perfect example of why I will never open carry. Why go through all of this hassle to prove a point in exchange for giving up the tactical advantage of keeping a low profile? Like I've said dozens of times before, most LEOs carry concealed off-duty. There's a reason why they do it and it's not because they think it's polite.

I am not an attorney, but I am a former LEO (Kentucky and Florida), so take this for a grain of salt. It has been my understanding that you are only allowed to use deadly force to prevent the immanent use of deadly force against you or another or to prevent a forcible felony such as rape or kidnapping. Generally, if someone has made unlawful entry into your home, you have prima facie evidence that the person is there to do you harm (especially in your scenario where there are multiple individuals who are armed). Unless that state has a statutory duty to retreat, you are allowed to claim self defense if you use deadly force against them. With that said, I would not engage an individual without challenging them to halt. This would give them an opportunity to identify themselves if they happened to be a family member (one good reason not to sneak up and shoot someone in the back). It would also give them a chance to comply so you could hold them for police, or they might flee, thus saving you a TON of stress and grief for shooting someone (just think about poor old George Zimmerman). My advice is to never use deadly force unless there is truly no other option. Obviously, if you were to challenge them, it would be wise to take up a defensive position of concealment and cover in case they did wheel around and try to take a shot at you. I also like to keep a very bright flashlight next to my handgun since a little blinding light never hurts to gain a momentary advantage. As an aside, this myth that you can never shoot someone in the back is just that: a myth. If the suspect is getting ready to cause grievous bodily harm to another and the only shot you have is to shoot them in the back, then so be it. As long as the shooting was legally justified, it doesn't matter how you engage the target, how many times you shoot them, or whether they were facing you or not. The problem here is that so many people unquestionably buy into this myth (including LEOs) that you do face a tougher challenge in proving a justifiable use of deadly force. Just one more reason to make sure you have no other options before pulling that trigger.

Lee reloading equipment is the biggest bang for your buck out there. I have no knowledge or experience of that brand of reloading equipment. For literally $6.29 more you can get a Lee single stage press from Midway USA and know that it will work, has parts available, good customer service, and excellent dies that will fit it. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/807734/lee-reloader-single-stage-press

You are misunderstanding what determines whether a student loan is subsidized or not. That decision is totally left up to the US Department of Education. Subsidized loans, where the government covers the interest payments while in school, are granted based on financial need and if you don't qualify for those, your loans are unsubsidized. You have the choice to pay the interest as it accrues or you may choose to defer it. If one has an unsubsidized loan, it doesn't matter whether you pay the interest or not, it remains an unsubsidized loan. The majority of student loans are unsubsidized. Trust me, I know first hand. In all of my years of college from undergrad all the way through grad school, my student loan totals have gotten up there and only about $1500 was in the form of a subsidized loan. The rest is all unsubsidized, even the stuff I've paid interest on. Incidentally, the world didn't come to an end as predicted.

Either you have two older vehicles or Kentucky has changed their tag rates significantly. I was born and raised in Richmond, KY and moved away at the age of 26. I remember paying $200-plus per year to get my car tags renewed. I didn't find the state income taxes all that oppressive, but some counties like Fayette add a city income tax that stinks. There are times I think I might want to move back to Kentucky at some point, but I don't see that happening anytime soon. I'm glad things are going well for you up there.

That was my understanding as well. I explored the idea of doing a DIY NFA trust and decided against it. Examples I have encountered on various websites have noted how the wording on many DIY trusts (including Willmaker) doesn't actually create a legally binding trust for NFA purposes. If the wording is not correct, you are essentially in illegal possession of NFA items from the moment you take possession of them because a legal trust doesn't exist. We all know how jacked up our legal system is and how lawyers have done a spectacular job at crafting laws that demand every single word, letter, and punctuation mark be absolutely correct for a document to be legal (I mean that with no ill will towards our lawyer friends on TGO). I'm personally not comfortable risking the loss of expensive NFA items, the cost associated with a criminal defense, and the risk of a felony conviction in federal court to save a few bucks using Willmaker.