A.J. Holst

I always like to recommend Tower of Power. Their horn line is amazing. Speaking of which, BST, Go down Gamblin', most incredible tuba solo in the history of rock music, ever. Turn up your volume

When you've been friends since 1985, it gets harder to find unique gifts for your best friend. Last year, I sent him a Cold Steel Smatchet, a bit of a gag, but he has a mini horse farm, so he could conceivably use it for something. Then I saw GT's Feather Knives and had to get him one. Waaaay better in person! I'm not a knife guy, but here are my immediate impressions - balanced in my hand, finger guard is just right, substantial with out being heavy. Aesthetically, it's fabulous. Hard to describe, but almost as if the feather was dipped in steel and the maker was able to pull out the detail. The light colored handle with green inserts as well as lining the tang is really cool. GT also included the display stand as well as kydex shealth with leather backing and belt loop. It's off to Missouri...

It's my perception TWRA and the Park Service do a nice job with wildlife management in regards to overall impact to our area In my backyard, 10 miles south of downtown Knoxville, I've seen deer, turkey, and fox. Probably game bird as well if I knew what I was looking at. Driving through the mountains, Elk and turkey in abundance. My fishing buddies say it's good (except TVA water management seems strange at times) Sorry to soapbox, but interesting how photographs can get your brain thinking. Keep the pics coming!

Looks like a school hallway if those are lockers. With the serious looks, that has me thinking it's a staged promo pic for a D rated movie?

Blount County may be an option.

Had a GTA feel to it, fortunately no innocent bystanders hit, by bullet or vehicle. I can't disagree with stop the threat as quickly by any means so more folks don't get hurt. I heard a quote in a class, "every round discharged has a lawyer attached."

Welcome, looking forward to some surplus pics!

Reviews are great, they help us not end up with the box o' stuff!

Bill Newman at the Ridge in Dayton is a good choice as well.

Well stated!

Next class I will most like have knee and elbow pads.

Not really, the training offered by the state is inconsistent at best. Requiring advanced instruction is ludicrous, who will the state endorse, of course there will be a curriculum (geared towards the lowest common denominator) and a another office of .gov to train, license, and monitor the approved trainers. The 2A refers to a well regulated militia. I have gun owning friends in whom I have zero confidence covering my 6, much less your back, if they showed up to help us out. Good news, we could beat them up and take their stuff, it's top shelf merchandise and they got a lot of it.

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They did, at infancy and obviously at puberty

May the Fourth was great, today is definitely Revenge of the Fifth, I'm a wee bit sore from all the frivolities of yesterday. Best part - we had a first time attendee, both with Randy and the Group as well as his first class with an instructor. His biggest concern going in, anxiety from the fear of the unknown. He claimed at the end class, he felt welcome and very comfortable with us and is planning on attending future classes. Being a rifle class, we were shooting at 50 - 100 yards, on 1/3 IDPA steel targets. Changes the perspective to 150 - 300, or as Randy told me, "that may be your actual target size at 50-100 if the BG is using cover / concealment. 7 ARs represented, no two alike, and one Mini-14. I was very please with my SW MP Sport 2. Upgrades include a Magpul grip, Burris FastFire3 with mount, and $3.99 1" Allen sling. The budget sling worked fine, but a heavier duty 1 1/2" sling would be a good investment. Started with dry fire and manipulations from standing, kneeling, and prone. Valuable for me being left handed and low time with the AR. I think I want to add an ambi charging handle. Worked totally from pockets, specifically 5.11 pants. The cargo pocket can hold 2 mags and I can access pretty easily. They are not secured as Velcro can't be fastened. I didn't have one fall out from changing my up / kneel / prone position or moving to and fro between shooting stations. The back slash pocket makes it easy (for me) to stow mags and re-access if partially depleted and I just shot to slide lock. Note to above, shooting 1 1/2 mags and needing to reload with your first mag in a civilian defensive rifle gun fight will get you on the national news and probably into the encyclopedia. Sights and Optics I did shoot a few rounds from my M1 carbine, the front blade was about as wide as 1/3 IDPA targets at 50. Hit it a few times, so I feel pretty good about myself. I have a 3 moa dot and it makes a difference for my aging eyes. If I did more rifle shooting and routinely shot to 100+, I would probably invest in a some kind of dot / magnifier setup. As it sits now, just the FF3 and mount represents $300 - $400 on a $499 rifle. Breathing is hard. Many of the afternoon drills included changing position and shooting stations, as quickly as you cared to go. I put forth some effort and got my out of shape hamster running on his wheel. Here's what happened to me when I was "ready" to shoot after I got into stable platform - that little dot was moving in time with the hamster. Deep breath and exhale, and again, and again and...what are you waiting for, Alice? Very eye opening, if I must take that long shot, what's around and beyond my target? I do need to work on my standing form and best placement of my support arm and hand. A 30 round AR mag can hold 31, just in case you lose count when topping off. Great way to carry an extra bullet, but they don't function too well. Best practice, count and load 27 or 28. Slinging my rifle to transition to pistol. Very comfortable flipping the sling over my head and allowing the rifle to drop down my back. Once I was confident with the action and where the rifle ended up, I was good to go. For this class, when I was shooting, the rifle was not attached to my body via sling. Gave me the ability to switch rifle to right side and shoot one handed. Not optimal. Drop it on the ground (I did) better, two handed pistol grip, but less than optimal, do I really want to "leave" my rifle anywhere? This was a good class for me, with the nature of the targets, there was less range valet'ing and more opportunities for me to shoot. I learned how to run this rifle and what my current skill level is.

Your are out in the world and see a woman dressed in traditional Islamic dress, with both head and face covering. She draws a pistol, is holding a pistol, or has used the handgun on a dude or dudes. https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2019/05/daniel-zimmerman/philly-inquirer-columnist-surprised-to-discover-reponsible-gun-ownership-is-for-everyone/ My best practice is: unless I know, I may not want to or need to get involved, other than from the perspective of am excellent witness.

Enjoy watching athleticism in action, but i don't invest hours following a specific sport or team. As this new influence on sports and athletics plays out, I may pay a little more attention. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/05/trans-woman-smashes-four-world-records-and-wins-nine-events-in-womens-weightlifting-tournament/ Free entertainment

Happy Sunday! May the peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you!! This is a wonderful statement from a man who experienced loss through the violence of murder: Thompson continued, saying God "freed me, He freed my heart, He freed my soul and body of the burden of bitterness, rage, anger, and malice. He healed me from the inside out, and I’m here to tell you that He took away all my burdens and gave me peace, peace you can have tonight." and his story https://pjmedia.com/faith/echoing-jesus-this-black-pastor-forgave-the-white-supremacist-who-murdered-his-wife/

ChancesR said he's had students barely pass the class. I know him, he can shoot and I am confident he can teach a new gun owner basic marksmanship. Just like your driver's license, you didn't get better or magically become a good driver...or plumber, tileman, electrician, doctor, lawyer, teacher or preacher. It took practice, time, and experience. Whether you get the video version or shooting version of the HCP, is continuing education, even if occasional static range practice and YouTube videos with dry manipulations a wise choice? Advanced training runs from $100 -. $200 for a one day class with a professional instructor and a two day is $300 - $400. What are you willing and able to sacrifice to invest in yourself?

I believe most of the less conservative millennials on the forum worked, saved, sacrificed, or have minimal student loans. Aside from auto enrollment and what it looks like in 14 years (my case) and 34 for Erik, the real concern should be cost and who pays. Supposedly, universal healthcare in the US would run about 16% of GDP. In countries with socialized medicine, its about 9%. This info is from an NPR report a few years back. Not a true comparison. Reduce the profit margins for pharma, health care and providers, pay no attention to the impact on the economy, quality of service, or innovation in medicine, and we are go to go.

Seems more folks are serious about buying guns, accessories, and ammo than actually shooting.

Tom is still active, but exited the range business. Think he relocated to Florida.

Checked out your website, very innovative!

Unfortunately Erik, there are more of "them" than there are of you. The great news is you, BTR, and my son are superstars amongst your peer group. Regarding the health care topic, .gov doesn't really do a good job managing much of anything, .gov programs always cost more than estimated, and it adds lifetime and legacy benefits to .gov payroll (which was one of the causes for the GM bankruptcy) Regarding Medicare, you are automatically enrolled upon your retirement date. I personally paid an assload of income tax alone last year and didn't reach the $250k millionaire threshold, so not particularly interested in paying more.

Marketing - if you can't see it, you can't sell it. An acquaintance has a range and teaches HCP classes. His marketing is advertising by word of mouth and a website. AKVAT brings up a great point with marketing - a consistent messaging, both free and pay as you go. We learn about new companies and services available on the web typically through traditional media - television, print, and radio. Add soical media outlets and good key words for search engine optimization (SEO) and off to the races.