Murgatroy

I am in Nashville on business. Looks like I am going to have the better half of tomorrow to occupy myself. I am a cheapskate, and want to spend nothing. What would you advise I not miss? I figure I will seek out an Academy, as the one in Knoxville isn't open yet, and I want to see what they offer, I was told by some folks I work with (I am working out of our Nashville location for the week) that I should check out downtown. Other than that, I am lost. What say those of you in Nashville?

Shoot them both and see which one fits you better. The grip angles on the two guns are very different.

Glad you like it. I am looking at picking up the exact same pistol.

Even if they don't price match the Bud's price, but they do go to the price Dolomite said he saw, that is still only $25 more for the rifle. It is not the base model Bushmaster, it is a mid model. I have no clue whether it is a good rifle or not, but the point is, if that is the rifle a person has their heart set on, $25 over Buds cost, with no shipping or transfer, to have it the same day, that seems a fair price. The difference would be in sales tax.

I went to a Walmart this evening, and sure enough, there sat an evil black rifle in the case. $947. Bushmaster Patrolman M4A3 Carbine. Buds has it for $873. If that is the rifle a person has his heart set on, and they will either price match, or go to the price that Dolomite mentioned he saw it dropped down to, sounds like a fair deal to me.

Good advice. I would turn the LOC down. Half, maybe less. I never liked using an LOC, but if you had to, I never tuned with the HU higher than 50% or the LOC higher than 50%. Like mentioned above, set the gain on the amp at 50% and tune from there. Tune the LOC, not the amps. Make sure your power cable is separate from any other cables, you don't want your patch cables (in this case the LOC signal wires) or the power cables to the LOC since it sounds like it is a powered source anywhere near your signal cables. This includes your remote turn on for the amps. I tend to run power on the same side of the car as the battery, and the patch cables on the opposite side. You also want the shortest possible ground. I despise anything more than a foot for a ground strap.

Don't they price match? Seriously. Imagine getting them to match Bud's price, without shipping or transfer. I checked two of the local Walmarts I know sell guns and neither had an AR, though they did have the Circuit Judge.

I have to root for the Heritage Rough Rider. For a cheap plinker, it is some of the most fun I have at the range. Shoots anything and hits what I aim at.

That was great. I have half a mind to go get a can of ether and some black powder substitute...

If it is the Jericho like I think it is, it is based on the CZ 75 platform. I believe that IMI started building them out of Tanfoglio parts. They first came around in the early 90's I believe as the Jericho 941, with an interchangeable barrel to shoot 9mm and .41AE. The .40S&W was soon developed and eclipsed the .41AE. I have been toying with the idea of picking one up for a long time now, there are a couple of different variants, polymer, full size, compact, etc. I haven't read a bad review of them yet. I know they recently started importing them again.

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Looks really good!

I grew up in a time when it was accepted. It is even more accepted today than it was back then. Your generation (no offense meant here) is an anomaly to me. In my generation, it is rare that you find someone that hasn't tried marijuana. Probably on in ten, maybe a little more, but not much. That is not to mean they habitually used it, but they have some experience with it. Where I grew up, when I grew up, there was not a lot to do. There wasn't a farming industry, there were only a few places for kids to work, there were no 'hangouts.' As much as I despise some of the modern country for the actions it romanticizes, that was how we grew up. Finding an old dirt road and having a get together. When you take the boredom of small town living, with kids growing up that don't have anything to do, well that is what happens. They find ways to occupy themselves. I was baling hay at twelve, mowing lawns wasn't an option, a paper route wasn't an option. You could only sling hay bales a few weeks a year. I started swinging a hammer around the same time I started running a chainsaw. However with school being a requirement, I couldn't do either full time. Which made it difficult to keep at them with any regularity. My uncle ran a logging crew, but he couldn't always afford to pay me if he had a full crew. I was always welcome to work, but after so long, you don't work for free. I had another uncle that ran a construction business, same story. It kept me out of trouble and I learned valuable skills, but if I wasn't making money, I wasn't going to do it for free forever. I got a job bagging groceries when I was sixteen. That was the 'gateway' we have all been looking for. Without the moral guidance of my elders (my uncles/stepfather etc...) I was at the whims of those who had no morals. Kids my own age. I was never pressured, or made to do things I didn't want to do, but we had some fun. I have always worked. I have always been responsible. I have always paid my debts. I have always stuck to my word. I haven't always been moral. As I watched those around me make poor decisions and start to fail, I walked away from where I was, I moved a couple hours north and started a new life. Not everyone can be that strong. And those that can't, fail. That is why I don't drink or use drugs. I have seen first hand what it can do, and what it can cost you. With that said, I don't consider marijuana any more dangerous than alcohol.

The original report I read stated that it was for in house inventory control. The chip could be removed by the end user.

For some it isn't good enough unless you can back it up with a link to a college or LEA study. I know what you are saying though.

Growing up pot and alcohol were big. I grew up in a dry county, so you had to go to the bootlegger to get anything stronger than beer, and the stores didn't card you. There were two groups, those that smoked pot, and those that drank. The two groups intermingled, and a lot participated in both. Now, the hard part for me is telling you what happened to the groups. When meth came through in the late nineties things went downhill fast, and I left town. Of the folks that I ran with, an honest half of them are either dead, in jail or failures in life. The other half, like me, grew up and realized that there was more to life than sitting around and drinking/smoking pot. We went on to college, started careers, made families. I know several 'old hippies.' These are folks that are in their late fifties, early sixties. They have smoked pot habitually since youth. Their memories aren't as sharp as they used to be, but they are peaceful and friendly. Some of them are well off, some of them aren't. I know several 'old drunks.' Same age, similar lifestyle. They look twice the age of the 'old hippies,' they have twice the medical problems, they have had equitable legal issues, but most are without a driver's license. They aren't as friendly (some are, but most aren't,) they are more prone to violence and fits of rage and irrationality, and they have the same memory issues that the 'old hippies' have. Again, I can't quote a study that will back up these figures, I can only speak from personal experience.

That has often been my opinion. The only reason it could be considered a gateway drug is the distribution, the legal ramifications and the social stigma. In example: A young kid is at a party, let's say he is sixteen. His friends are drinking beer, well daddy drinks beer, sure, he will try one. Next week, the friends are smoking a joint. Well, it was illegal for the young boy to drink a beer, so what is the difference in smoking a joint? The next week, the friends are snorting cocaine. Same concept, the young boy has already broken the law with underage consumption, then broken the law by smoking marijuana, what difference does it make if he snorts a line of coke? After all, he has already broken the law before... In that example, and most any real world experience, I would accuse beer/alcohol as being the gateway. It is more easily accessible, legal, socially acceptable and as such more appealing to the young. The next step would be marijuana. Once a youth gets to the point where he is regularly smoking pot, he will find a dealer. Many dealers only peddle pot, but just as many peddle a lot more. If the youth gets one of those dealers that peddles more, it is only a matter of time before he tries something else for recreational use. Again, it wasn't the marijuana that started the whole thing, it was the distribution channel. Once you break the law, it becomes easier and easier to do. I agree, with just opinion of course, that in California, the recreational use of harder drugs is probably on the decline among kids that begin using marijuana, because of cleaner distribution channels, and less social stigma, the odds are less that they will be pressured, led or otherwise discover other recreational and more dangerous drugs. I would like to see a study on the matter. I am one of those that feels that alcohol is more dangerous and potentially life ruining (health and decision if not quite legally) than marijuana. I don't buy into the whole 'legalization and taxation' will balance the national debt, but I do feel that removing the legal penalties would in the end decrease crime rate padding. However the question then begging to be asked is would the taxations (think tobacco taxes) balance the legal fines already being raked in? Now, before wrong conclusions are drawn, I neither drink, nor smoke marijuana. I do smoke tobacco. I do not take or abuse any drugs, and I have been known to turn down pain killers on the rare occasions I do go to the doctor. I am not straight edge or a teetotaler, but other than a Goody Powder here and there or a cold pill, it is rare that I consume any medication/drug/mood altering substance.

I love Norris. I am up there a couple times a month. I have yet to run into any of the usual bravado that you find at a gun store. Nearly everyone I have met up there has been very friendly and helpful. Last time I was up there I met a gentleman who had an MSAR STG-556, and he let me wear it out. I have been rather intrigued by them before, and more so after. The range is nice, the backstops are solid, so remember your tape/staples to get your targets up. For the price, it is unbeatable. I have never had to wait on a bench when I am there, and many times, I am the only person there for hours. The only downside, and to date I have only ever been uncomfortable once, is the lack of supervision. Which is also an upside. That means that on occasion you will get unsafe shooters up there. Again, I have only ever witnessed this once in the two years I have been a member.

That standard line is that marijuana is a 'gateway' drug, that once you imbibe it, you will move on to harder drugs, and frankly, heroin is pretty much as hard as it gets.

I don't actually think there are any American manufacturers of Airsoft guns. I bought a slew of guns for my crew several years ago at work for a team building exercise. Airsoft is huge in Japan and other countries where guns are outlawed, and as such, they have gotten good at making them. Biodegradable ammo exists, they cost a bit more than the plastic ones, but they are still reasonable. There are many different brands out there, but most of them are clones of the two top brands, Tokyo Marui and Classic Army. If you don't buy one of the top brands, make sure they are compatible, as most of the accessories will be as well, and cheaper. Airsoft isn't cheap though, not for the good stuff. The $40 guns you see don't have any power or accuracy. If you want something decent you are in the $200 range really quick. And the price goes up quick. Gas is better than electric, electric is better than spring. The guys at Knoxville Airsoft are good, I think they recently changed their name to Parafrog though. They get a lot of their stuff through Airsoft Atlanta. I have gotten a lot of my stuff from Airplat.com.

Magiccarpetrides is a great guy to deal with, I am sure he will be able to help, or point you in the right way.

I have run a handful of boxes of Tula through my Glock 19 without any issues.

Soon I hope.

I have toyed with the idea of Tapatalk. I am stingy. I have nothing but free apps, or the Free Paid App of the day from Amazon. Taptatalk is one that I have considered paying for though.

This thread makes me feel slightly better about the state of affairs. Then again, most of us here believe closely the same, or at least similar. I never served. I am a brat though. My mother and father were both brats. I have the utmost respect for those that have served, and I am disappointed in myself for having not served. I am thankful and appreciative of those that protect our country, and I wish there were more out there that were appreciative.