jgradyc

I went to RK in Clarksville on a Saturday and the gun counter was super busy. I had to wait a while to pick up my order, but the staff was polite and professional. That was about a year ago so personnel may have turned over.

It looks to be nearly identical to my Taurus Millenium G2. I'm wondering if there is enough difference to warrant an upgrade to the G2C.

My cat is probably smart enough to avoid a confrontation with a big cat, but my little dog is too dumb. I'll have to keep a closer eye on her when we go for our morning and evening walks.

I live on Old Hickory Blvd between Ashland City and Joelton. Last night, my wife saw the shadow of something big moving behind our house. Big in this case means the size of a medium to large dog. She said it didn't move like a deer or a dog. This morning, when I walked the dog, our old cat went outside and sniffed the bushes along the woods a long time and then marked them himself. He doesn't normally mark bushes that far away from the house. When coyotes have been around, the cat usually smells them and won't even leave the deck the next morning... smart cat! Have there been any sightings of big cats in this area?

Based on reading this thread, I checked The Final Day in audiobook today. I'm in Chapter 2 and so far, it's boring and moving pretty slow.

I just did some research. A 1/2" steel ball weighs 129gr and can be shot at 240fps. That's 17ft-lbs of force. Not much compared to a 22LR at 40gr at 900fps for 72ft-lbs of force, but the slingshot would be a pretty serious deterrent. Imagine stepping into a classroom and getting hit with 15-20 steel hex nuts moving at 240fps. One headshot would probably incapacitate the shooter. As a kid, I could shoot a slingshot 3-4 times in a few seconds. Schools could keep the slingshots in a lockbox to only be used in a shooter event. Kids could attend a training session once a semester. I'll admit this isn't a great idea, but it is lightyears better than hockey pucks. Heck, half the kids today can't even throw a baseball.

When I first heard about the hockey puck defense, I thought it was a hoax. After reading about it, I wondered if they were going to advocate an active opposition, why not use something inexpensive and easier to deliver to target. My first thought was a slingshot with steel or lead balls. Then, I realized why a school board would NEVER vote to use slingshots... you could actually hurt someone with a slingshot!

Thanks for sharing this.

Bersaguy, my wife and I talked this over and here is what we came up with. We get wasps and even a rare scorpion inside our house in winter. It's possible she got stung, didn't know what happened herself, and was afraid to go back to that location or even to go into the house. That could also explain why she was off her regular eating for a while. Other than carbon monoxide or a gas leak, we couldn't come up with anything else.

Ah... Bernie. I thought he was a merely a delusional, ideological socialist extremist. Then, when he folded into supporting Hillary after she had stolen the nomination from him, I realized that he was something far worse... a politician.

Your post made me laugh! As far as bump stocks are concerned, when I first saw one at a gun show, I thought, "How in the world is this not classified as a fully automatic weapon, semantics about pulling the trigger aside. It fires like a full auto." I could see it being banned way back then. The handwriting was on the wall. It was a loophole that would eventually be closed. My second thought was how often would I want to expend $30-$50 worth of ammo in 3 seconds? My answer was never, so I passed on buying one.

I'm planning to dye some 6-8 ounce vegetable tanned cowhide leather for a holster. The original color is natural... a pale sand to very light salmon color. I'm dyeing it black. I'm looking at buying Fiebing's alcohol-based leather dye... 4 ounce for about $7-$8 on Amazon. Will this be okay? I'm mostly interested in making sure it won't bleed onto my shirts and pants when I sweat.

Sorry... my bad.

You have to do a background check if you buy from a private seller in a gun show now, right? I thought that was a law passed about... what?... three years ago?

I've bought and sold at gun shows (prior to the new law) and bought and sold here on TGO. I prefer to go through TGO. I think you generally meet a higher caliber and more trustworthy person on TGO. All the people I've met have been great. I'd suggest you get a benefactor account and list the firearms here. Your ad should state your requirements, a photo, and a price. Requirements might be... "must be TN resident and can legally buy a firearm. Must sign bill of sale." You can look at other ads and figure out how to word this... I'm just going from memory. Personally, I would not buy from a newcomer nor would I sell to a newcomer with no history on this board. Absolutely no offense meant and I'd consider an exception in a case like yours, but that's my rule of thumb.

Dick's is too expensive. Here in Nashville, we have lots of other choices where we can buy goods at discounts: Academy Sports and the various sports outlets at Opry Mills. I walk through Dick's a couple of times a year. I shake my head and leave.

Yeah, me too. I keep the Brave Response holster in my glove box (locked) because I often go to the gym wearing sweatpants or workout shorts without a belt. I can put the Brave Response holster on inside the sweatpants. One really great benefit is that you can move it around for sitting in a car or in a chair. That's hard to do with a holster on a belt. The BR holster is a LOT cooler to wear than traditional belly bands because the strap isn't as thick so you don't sweat as much. The downside of the BR holster are: It claims to fit everything, but it won't fit tiny LCP guns. They get lost in the holster and are hard to get out. Over time, the velcro and elastic get weaker. Still, it should last a year or two. It has a magazine pouch built into the same side as the holster. It has gotten really ripped by purists for this reason because they claim a mag pouch should only be on the opposite side.

You should look into the Brave Response holster. It's like a belly band, but the strap is only 3" wide. I have it for my Taurus 709. I can't say whether it would work for a Glock 19.

https://www.amazon.com/VViViD-Gunmetal-Carbon-Release-Technology/dp/B00L9J65CS/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1535680243&sr=1-2-spons&keywords=carbon+fiber+vinyl+wrap&psc=1 Here's a link to the carbon fiber vinyl tape.

I've often thought about buying a Hi Point just so I could customize it. For grips, here's a wild idea. Apply some Real Tree vinyl wrap or camotape or carbon fiber vinyl wrap. I did this for fun on the slide and grips of a handgun. It's not permanent so you can peel it off without leaving a residue. You'd probably want to apply it and get it to fit all the cracks and seams with a heat gun.

Wow. I read the proposed new laws. I couldn't believe that California has such lax HCP requirements to start with! Requiring an 8-hour training class and live fire proficiency test seems reasonable to me to get an HCP. That's about what I did to get my TN HCP.

DaveTN, NiteCore and Xtar are good brands. Either charger should be fine. Panasonic is a good brand for 18650 rechargeable batteries. You can visit BudgetLightForum.com and find reviews and recommendations for different brands. Cap top batteries have an overcharge protection circuit in the cap. Flat top batteries are unprotected. The protection is to prevent the battery from being overcharged. You do want a good charger. If the charger fails AND the battery is unprotected, it's possible for Lithium-Ion rechargeable batteries to overcharge to the point that they explode. If you have an old laptop, you can remove the battery pack and open it up. It will contain either 4 or 6 18650 unprotected flattop batteries. They will be soldered together... just pull them apart. They don't seem to last as long as my brand name batteries, but since I have a dozen or so 18650 batteries, that doesn't matter to me.

I came back to this thread and saw that my link about milk jug holsters didn't work. In case others are interested, I'll try posting it again. If any TGOers are concerned about the holster coming out with the gun, this is the way to go. You can keep increasing the size of the hook (the part that extends out from the below the tip of the barrel) until it is almost impossible to remove the gun and the holster at the same time. Oh, I go for functionality, not appearance, in my holsters. It's not like I'm going to frame the holster and mount it on the wall. The duct tape holsters look bad, I agree, but the gaffers tape looks like regular pocket holster material at first glance. https://www.thektog.org/threads/milk-jug-pocket-holsters.256713/#post-2246921

I think it's just the deluge of smaller EDC firearms have left some of us a bit jaded. Twenty years ago if you wanted a small EDC, you had only a couple of choices... the KelTec P11 in 9mm and the KelTec P-32 in 32 auto. Since then, every manufacturer has started making smaller, single stack, easily concealable firearms. It was exciting for a while, but now I'm a bit burned out, too.

You can make your own pocket holster using a gallon water jug (or milk jug) and gaffers tape (duct tape). I posted how to do it a few years ago on TGO. You can adjust the depth for pocket depth and the hook to make sure it doesn't come out of your pocket. I haven't made a new one in years, but it's easy to do. Edited: Here you go from 2015... I make my own pocket holsters using a one gallon water jug and gaffers tape. Here is a link to the process. http://www.thektog.org/forum/f87/milk-jug-pocket-holsters-256713/ The advantages of this for a pocket holster are... 1. They are super thin. If you want to hide something in your front pocket, the holster needs to be as thin as possible. 2. You can contour the holster to fit against your leg and to fit how you want it to fit in your pocket. I have some holsters that are longer so the gun presents higher in a really deep pocket. That is, the bottom inch or two is just pocket filler to raise the tiny gun higher in the pocket. 3. You can shape the "hook" so it becomes almost impossible for the holster to come out when you draw. I see this as a huge plus. I have to unholster the gun to remove the holster, but it can be pocketed with the weapon with no problem. 4. It's cheap... a roll of gaffers tape is $12 and the water jug is free or only a dollar if you don't have one available. You can use duct tape, but it looks awful, as you can see in the pictures in the above link. Gaffers tape doesn't leave a visible tape residue. Here's a pic from the above link showing a tiny KelTec P3-AT in a DeSantis and a Glock 26 in a milk jug holster. They are almost the same width! The P3-AT in the DeSantis holster is 1 3/16" wide... actually it's even wider until the sides are compressed in your pocket. The gun in the milk jug holster on the right is 1 5/16" wide, a barely noticeable difference in the pocket, but it's a Glock 26! Edited October 14, 2015 by jgradyc