Stegall Law Firm

When I want to go IWB I remove the light and carry the Glock in an MDJ holster. I could carry the Raven IWB with J hooks but I find it uncomfortable.

Rather than 10 different types I'd rather have just three or four types and lots of spares. My essentials would be 22 rifle, 9 mil handgun, and AR or AK variant. Anything else is just nice to have. But I'm not sure what a permanent gun collection is, as opposed to a temporary one.

I bought 22 for the first time in about a year and a half this week. Cabelas had 525 boxes of Rem golden for $24 and free shipping. Limit one. Not my most preferred brand but I figured what the heck. See something like that, you take it.

I keep two or three magazines per weapon unloaded and marked with blue tape for dry work.  These are to never ever see a round of live ammunition.  All my other mags though are loaded.  And I agree with Ty (Glock 30) about staying armed even at home.  It is both prudent and reassuring.

Let's remember none of us were there during the trial to hear all the testimony, and I for one am not going to take this sensationalist story that tries to pass as real journalism in Huff Post as the final word. HP is clearly trying to fan the flames of race and class in this article. If it were up to me I'd put the parents in jail. They deserve it more than the son. I'm sure there was a long pattern of this type of behavior by the kid, and mom & dad did nothing. That was clearly the attorney's strategy- throw mom and dad under the bus in order to save the kid client. The victims' blood is on their hands just as much, and all we can hope is that they have to wake up every day with the realization that they completely failed in their most important task in life, and that they are ruined financially for it. As for the defendant, while I think he deserved some jail time I still think he should get another chance at life. This was not premeditated, it was horribly negligent. He's still a boy really. But he shouldn't be allowed to go to a posh rehab facility. That was a shitty call by the judge. He can get treatment or whatever he needs in a youth detention center. Really I'm more mad at the adults here--the parents and the judge--than the kid.

It's my first scope.  I'm very new to optics so I 'm not going to act like I know everything about them, but overall I am happy with the Bushnell. I'll have to try the two battery method.  With the pro, it's a great optic, and yes it's Aimpoint so it'll last forever, and yes it is reasonably priced compared to the micro series.  I just wanted a feature the pro didn't have.

I agree about the brightness. It has 11 but really only 9 and above are useful. But I've also found that the black non-lit reticle can be used a lot of the time. And really three brightness settings are about all I need. I had an aimpoint pro before and it had only about 3 settings, one of which wasnt worth much as I recall. I could complain but I'll just try to make lemonade. For magnification I keep it on 2 or 4. Don't even bother with 1. I sold an aimpoint pro and replaced with this scope, and while it leaves a little to be desired I like the magnification and the throw lever over a plain dot. I got it from swfa with the mount for about 280.

Thought it might happen again last spring when Burn All Toddlers First and the Federal Bureau of Incineration were looking for the brothers Tsarnaev (on the anniversary of Concord and Lexington no less).  It set a bad precedent to have armored vehicles rolling through neighborhoods and people forced out of their home at gunpoint.    But honestly, though, the only patriots in Boston anymore are the ones who play football.  Like most large Eastern cities, the citizens have willingly accepted less personal freedom and more statism. 

Ronin's schedule seemed to be hit and miss this year.  I contacted them about a couple classes over the summer but never heard back.  They seemed to be doing a lot more long range work.  I did see where they were talking about having a concealed carry class this weekend.    I personally don't feel that an instructor needs combat experience, or needs to be a celebrity name or even be former LE/MIL.  For 99% of your real-world applications, when it comes to using a handgun to defend yourself, Tom Givens is probably as good as anybody.  Memphis is fortunate to have him.  I'd also recommend Randy Harris (goes by Cruel Hand Luke here on TGO).  He's in Chattanooga but comes over here sometimes. 

Back on topic, it's almost inconceivable that a game could end this way, especially one of this magnitude. And it was already a doozy before that. Goes to show that anything can happen and sooner or later will. They'll be talking about this one for a while.

Are we talking full loadout or just everyday carry? I don't have the former though I am working on a plate carrier for just general fun and training. Here's what I would have the other 97% of the time: Glock 19 w/TLR1 in a Raven, or without in an MDJ hybrid.

As mentioned anything other than 7.62x39 is going to come with expensive mags.  That's a big reason I recently sold my 223 Saiga.  For 223/5.56 or 5.45 you'll be paying $30 per magazine.  For 7.62 check out the Zastava O-pap.  Aim surplus is selling them at a good price.

That pre-65 quarter you've got?  It's just a fucking quarter to everybody else.  There will be no barter system in any short or even medium term disaster.  Unless you're on the other side of the country and things have truly gone ape, in any amount of time it takes to get home cash is going to be it.  And if the grid is still up they might even take credit cards.  And as for going out with a battle rifle and combat loadout to get home on day one, if a police sees you you're going to be detained (if not shot outright), your weapon will be confiscated, and instead of being safe at home you'll be spending SHTF in county. 

I'd be very hesitant about walking around with a long gun in the opening hours of a disaster, even a large scale one.  At the beginning there will probably still be some semblance of law and order, and I'd rather not draw that kind of attention to myself.  For me the most likely situation would be having to get from my office in an urban area to home in a rural one across 35 miles and a couple rivers or creeks.  Rather than the weight and attention of a long gun, better to have a concealable sidearm, water, CASH (sorry no one's going to be bartering copper rounds and fish hooks at this point), good shoes, and protection from the elements.    Another issue that I think about, probably best for a new thread, is communication.  Are your kids in school?  Spouse working on the other side of town?  What if the phones are down?  How do you link up?  This is something to which I've given some thought but haven't really come up with a plan.

in the next year or so I may look into getting a carrier with rifle-rated plates for myself and close family members.  It could be a substantial investment initially but worth it long term.  Dolomite, your opinion is held in high regard but on some forums the mention of the name Condor gets a guy flamed.  Are those carriers good for rifle plates?  Will they sag over time?

If I was just getting into the AR platform and needed mags I would do this.  Pretty much one and done on your magazine needs.  I just wish ammunition would come back down to these prices.  But ammo and mags are totally different commodities.

They recently told me that with the change they're getting out of the Class 3 business.  Too bad, because they referred a lot of clients to me for trusts.  But things change and I wish them well.  I remember back in the day, when CC was a vendor here under its old management, there were some interesting threads by disgruntled customers.

Interesting observations today by Rawles on survivalblog.  Most of the stuff on there is just links or articles sent in by readers, but every now and then he'll write a sort of mini-editorial about current events or where he thinks the country is heading.  This one is a look at what America might be like in 2020, which is not that far away.    http://www.survivalblog.com/2013/10/life-in-the-year-2020-america-with-2020-hindsight.html   On his list of things that are wrong with this country, I imagine the same things were being said 50 and even 100 years ago.  It's easy to be pessimistic, but maybe this time it really is different.  Sooner or later you figure this party of entitlement programs, money printing, and raised debt ceilings must come to an end.  When and how, who knows.  But you can be sure they'll keep it running for a while, longer than anyone can imagine.    I can't make any predictions, but I do think if you're not putting your money into land, precious metals and ammunition then you're missing the boat.    

I don't know, I see this more as an indictment on Southern Cal and big-time college football in general (which, looked at logically, is the most screwed up system on the planet).  College players like Reggie Bush, whose services would be worth millions on an open market, aren't paid a penny and if they so much as accept a gift from a booster then the program gets hosed.  The school has to forfeit their wins and the national title, and they lose 30 scholarships over three years.  Meanwhile they've brought in a new coach (Kiffen) and he becomes the fall guy when the team doesn't win.  And just two months ago the AD was "150%" behind Kiffen.  Granted Kiffen went 10-2 a couple years ago while under all these sanctions, and started last year no. 1.  But do you have to can him three years in?  There is just no place for patience in powerhouse college football.  You gotta win now.  But don't let your prize recruit take a watch or a new suit from an alumni!  The whole thing is just screwed up.  I think Kiff got a raw deal from Southern Cal, just like Southern Cal did from the NCAA. 

I recently decided to switch sidearms and it came down to Glock 19 or M&P 9 full size.  I went with the Glock simply because of magazines.  You can get them even in this climate for $25 all day long.  From my research it appeared the best you could do with the M&P was 35-40.  I think 44mag was recently, maybe still is, selling them for $90.  So that was a quick deal-breaker for me, with the M&P.

Theoretically, yeah if you could get a dozen or so people together this wouldn't be a bad idea.  But in reality this is not a good deal for either end users or retailers.  As an end user, why would I put up that much capital for reloads at 25 cents per?  (And how much is shipping on top of that?)  I can get factory ammo for 28 cents while having to spend much less money (this morning at Walmart I bought 250 rounds UMC for $70 with tax).  And if I'm a retailer, like a gun shop owner, I don't think this would be a good investment unless I knew I could sell each round for at least 30 cents each.  I don't know what the profit margin is for things like ammunition, but the price of ammo has been steadily going down this year.  I sure wouldn't buy a 9 mil reload at 30 cents, probably not even 25.  This "deal" they've got really doesn't add up.  Wholesale volume but at retail prices.

Limit of five per type, but they had several different flavors from which to choose.  Not too shabby.  I've lost count of how many AR mags I have but this order should put it somewhere north of 50.

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No worries, I was not offended.  I was simply trying to educate you with facts and real-life, professional experience (which, let's face it, I should have realized is impossible on the internet).  But that's cool.  Everyone has their opinions, and I'll just keep being one of those low-lifes (I practice mostly all criminal and quite a bit DUI).  I currently have several high breath/blood cases and I'll be filing motions to suppress on all of them, because that is what clients pay me to do and that's part of the oath that I took.  So yeah, that must make me a real system-abuser and overall sucker of scum.  I just don't know how I can live with myself.

Yeah defending the Constitution is such a shameful, repulsive occupation. Look there are plenty of drunk drivers who deserve their punishment, but before you lump everyone into the same category educate yourself on the facts. Do a search on a lady named Annie Dookhan, who's about to go down hard for falsifying lab results. Search the major problems that are going on with the crime labs in Colorado, Seattle and Scottsdale. Innocent people get railroaded because of the cash cow that DUI is for local governments. Prosecutions are made based on assumptions, but science consistently proves otherwise. As for the low life attorneys, they are the best at what they do. They work harder than their police and prosecutor counterparts (which is why they win and also why they get paid the big bucks), and if it weren't for them the aforementioned rats would never have been caught. Lawyers. Long time ago there was an incident called the Boston Massacre. British soldiers, despised occupiers and agents of the Crown, fired into a crowd and killed several citizens. Afterward there was outrage in the Colonies. The soldiers had to hang. Not surprisingly, no lawyer wanted to defend them. It would have been crazy to take the case. But one young Boston attorney did, despite the threats and criticism. He won an acquittal for the Captain and none of the others went to jail. His name was John Adams, and he became one of our founding fathers and the second President.