monkeylizard

Not on Safari on iOS either. The "button" works though. Thanks Dolomite. I've been wanting that feature.

So I have an old H&R .22 revolver. Not worth much. The bluing is OKish, but has some light rusting. I was thinking about sanding/polishing it as bare metal. Mostly as a project to learn how to polish steel and learn to disassemble this basic gun and put it back together. Any gotchas I should look out for or any reason I shouldn't do this? Anything I need to do to the steel after polishing it?

Wally in Cool Springs is pretty empty. A couple of .270 and 30-06. About 10 boxes of Federal .308 deer slayers of some kind. About twice the price of the regular federal stuff. Probably a dozen boxes of assorted shotgun shells. None of the cheap stuff.

  For the same reason I don't consent to a cop searching through my sock drawer. Because I don't have to and he/she has no good reason to.

I didn't mean the mags have to be separated. I meant that a gun without a mag inserted could be considered loaded if the mag is loaded, not that empty nearby mags (or even inserted empty mags) are a problem.

Oh right. I forgot about the ammo shortage. :(

True. I'd suggest more than a single mag though. I usually run a box or 2 through a new gun.   Remember that in TN it's an HCP not a CCW. With the permit, you can carry open or concealed.

Technically, TCA does say the mags have to be empty for the firearm to be "unloaded". You'd have to give a cop all sorts of reasons for wanting to find every little thing for him to want to try to charge you on that one though and it probably won't stand up (and he'd know that) if you had gone through the other steps you described above.   TCA 39-17-1301 - Definitions (18) "Unloaded" means the rifle, shotgun or handgun does not have ammunition in the chamber, cylinder, clip or magazine, and no clip or magazine is in the immediate vicinity of the weapon.       I have a question. Your loaded mags at home should be filled with hollow-points (JHP) for self-defense, right? I assume you're shooting full metal jacket (FMJ) on the range. So why not unload the JHPs and leave them at home when going to the range? You're unloading the mags anyway. At home or at the range should make little difference.

I'd like to hear a legal opinion on it too. I'm still confused by the differences between 39-17-1309 ( b ) and ( c ).   C gives the "keep it in your car and don't touch it" defense, but B makes no such defense. B includes "intent to go armed" but C does not.   I read it to mean that B applies if you intend to go armed (no defense for the car) but C applies if you don't intend to go armed (leave it in the car is good-to-go).   So what's the definition of "intent to go armed"?

Winter hiking/camping can have some big advantages. You usually have the place to yourself, no leaves = open views, and unique ice features in waterfall areas. That said, I'm too soft to do that crap anymore.

Maybe they muzzle loaded it with some stuff from the 1800's they found while renovating the West Wing.

Right. The storage sack is different than the compression stuff sack that you'd use while actually backpacking with it. I ruined a perfectly good Kelty bag by not knowing this. Now it's just a warm weather bag. I'll have to go buy a new one if I ever try the cold stuff again. In other words...the Kelty is just fine. :)

Here's the FAQ from F-Troop.   http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/unlicensed-persons.html#gca-unlicensed-transfer   You're interested in the 2nd bullet from where I linked.     ETA: You beat me to it...  

When  you start looking at outdoor gear for pushing any envelope, you have to usually pick 2 of the following 3: Weight/Size Cost Performance The gold nugget linked above is low cost and good performance, but it's 9 lbs and bulky.   Marmot's top-end cold weather bag has great performance and is just 5 lbs, but it's expensive at $699 MSRP. http://marmot.com/products/cwm_membrain?p=429   You experienced what it means to pick #2 over #3  :)     FYI - Don't store your sleeping bag in its stuff-sack. A compressed bag's fill will lose its loft and become less fluffy. That means less effective at keeping you warm and less padding between you and the ground. http://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/caring-sleeping-bag.html

As was said above, bag ratings mean that's the point at which it will help you survive, not feel like you stayed at a Holiday Inn. If it was 22 when you arrived, the temps probably dropped more as the night went on. I'd say that bag did what it was supposed to do. It kept you alive in temps just above its rating. I've always heard a 30 degree rule is a good one to follow for comfort in cold weather. Subtract 30 degrees from the temps of where you'll be sleeping, and that's the rating you want. In your case, you were probably in the teens, so you'd have wanted something in the (-10)~(-20) range. If it had dropped down closer to zero on your second night, that would explain the shivering. You really pushed the limits on the bag but it did it's job. You'd have wanted a (-30) or so bag to be warm without some form of supplemental heating.   The water bottle tip above works, but it's heavier than the "Hot Hands" shake-em up warmers. Toss them in your bag and stay toasty. The downside is that they are not reusable like the water bottle. They're good for a weekend of camping, not so good for SHTF prepping.   I'll second the ground pad/air matress. It's almost a necessity in cold weather and a real comfort in all weather. There are some good ones that pack up small and are light weight. REI in Brentwood has lots of them that you can try out in their store if you don't already have one.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bearhunt.asp Real pics, slightly exaggerated story. 10'6". A very large bear but not a world record.

Bear spray FTW http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/species/mammals/grizzly/bear%20spray.pdf

You can keep some tactical scissors at your desk.

I don't see any porn on your list.....   :dirty:       Seriously though, don't forget a good case. Griffin makes one called the Survivor. It;s similar to the Otterbox Defender, but Griffin is a Nashville-based company.   http://www.griffintechnology.com/survivor/original   I hear good stuff about the Lifeproof cases, but they're pricey.

Me too. My status on the web has changed to Lifetime. Just waiting on the card now.

Take some of the "shake-em-up" hand warmers. You can throw them down in your bag to keep warm and they take up very little space/weight.   I'll second the fire sticks. They'll burn long enough to get the real wood burning. A few charcoal briquets might work too.

I'm betting they frame those and mount them in a main hallway at the NRA HQ.  :up:

This.

The last word I heard, the kid was alive and unharmed. The cops had been able to send some of his medications down for him. He was watching TV. I don't see how this can end well for him though. The nut was just looking for a hostage situation for some reason. Well, he has one now.     The history on this guy sounds like some of the neighbors we've had reported on here before.

OK....be honest.....how many of us thought "The guy has a bunker? That's COOL!"