LV Stay at Home is AK

My wife has been cooped up for over 3 weeks.
She has this paranoia that you can't go outside.
I took her and the uncle out to the desert yesterday to blow off some steam.
We took some 45s, a pistol grip shotgun, the AK 47 and AK 74.
I bought that HK 45 3 years ago and still have never fired it once lol.

I'd say 30 to 40 people around the area for the 4 hours we were out there.
Some venturing in with 4 door sedans but most with Jeeps and Trucks.
Of course nobody very close to each other as we have to social distance!
I got the all the windows and windshield tinted right before the shutdown so that was nice.
I took a video of both AKs and was surprised how they sound the same on the cell phone audio/video.
I uploaded the videos as private but you should be able to see me try to target the small plastic container.
I didn't do very good with the rapid fire but good enough for that range.
Plenty of time for practice at the moment.
You certainly can hear the difference in person as the AK 47 is much louder compared to the AK 74.
The 47 needs some adjusting on the red dot sight but I may just take it off as I prefer iron sights.
Nice to get outside and sit in the truck for an hour in the rain, get some sunshine and fresh air.
I plan to take the dogs out near Lake Mead tomorrow and let them get into trouble.
Feel free to share your own personal Stay at Home experience in this thread if you like.
All snotty comments are welcome as this site is all about Troll :)
Nothing like Staying at Home in Las Vegas, Nevada.
One of the few places you can still go out and liter in the desert!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP6W3lE6Ogk


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19DY6vCi4ng

Where's the wife?

Very nice Monet, I’m jealous.

Once I was out by the Seven Magic Mountains on the road the goes beside the 15 to Primm and saw people shooting along side the road. A huge benefit of the desert I assume. Are there certain designated areas or are you able to just use common sense on public lands?

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She was working the cell phone camera for me.
Probably best to stay anonymous until she is Doxed by Redietz.
I wish we had nice Chickens like you showed in the other thread.
If this thing blows over I still might make it happen by getting a Farm.
Most likely in Western Tennessee so I would be the neighbor of Redietz.
At this time buying or selling a house is a logistical nightmare so that plan is suspended.
I had a Realtor from Vegas contact me on this house I made an offer on in Feburary.
I was going to give them 5k over asking price and gave into all their requests.
They decided to wait and take the house off the market.
Last week they were texting me that they wanted to sell now and I just gave the old LOL.

Obviously this area is near the 7 Magic Mountain Area as you can see the Las Vegas Blvd in the Mountain Picture.
Yes that is actually the Las Vegas Blvd running alongside the I 15 near the SPEEDVEGAS.
They have some of the area posted these days that you can not Trespass but that area where I turn in is designated for the Las Vegas Militia :)
I like to drive a mile or two into the desert though as I want more privacy.
This didn't work out so well yesterday as I had someone park too close to me in my opinion.
I go out there to be alone.
Next time I will try to drive in deeper over another ridge.
One vehicle was flying up the gravel bed and went over that ridge.
I didn't see what type of car but it wasn't a car and it wasn't a truck but the suspension must be floating or something cause it was doing 30 mph or faster lol.
I was kinda impressed but I would think it would just cause more maintenance problems.

I may just drive out near Pahrump next time.
The problem is the Hot Springs out that way must be closed which is the usual reason to drive out that way.
I decided to confirm it and yes they are closed like everyone else.
Serves them right as they have upped their prices in the last few years and decided to upgrade the private areas.
Technically they are located in California so you know.
Heading out that way is nice though as it is basically untouched desert.
The South Nopah Range Wilderness.

https://www.delightshotspringsresort.com/en-us

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Where's the wife?

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Probably best to stay anonymous until she is Doxed by Redietz.
I wish we had nice Chickens like you showed in the other thread.
If this thing blows over I still might make it happen by getting a Farm.
Most likely in Western Tennessee so I would be the neighbor of Redietz.
At this time buying or selling a house is a logistical nightmare so that plan is suspended.
I had a Realtor from Vegas contact me on this house I made an offer on in Feburary.
I was going to give them 5k over asking price and gave into all their requests.
They decided to wait and take the house off the market.
Last week they were texting me that they wanted to sell now and I just gave the old LOL.

Obviously this area is near the 7 Magic Mountain Area as you can see the Las Vegas Blvd in the Mountain Picture.
Yes that is actually the Las Vegas Blvd running alongside the I 15 near the SPEEDVEGAS.
They have some of the area posted these days that you can not Trespass but that area where I turn in is designated for the Las Vegas Militia :)
I like to drive a mile or two into the desert though as I want more privacy.
This didn't work out so well yesterday as I had someone park too close to me in my opinion.
I go out there to be alone.
Next time I will try to drive in deeper over another ridge.
One vehicle was flying up the gravel bed and went over that ridge.
I didn't see what type of car but it wasn't a car and it wasn't a truck but the suspension must be floating or something cause it was doing 30 mph or faster lol.
I was kinda impressed but I would think it would just cause more maintenance problems.

I may just drive out near Pahrump next time.
The problem is the Hot Springs out that way must be closed which is the usual reason to drive out that way.

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Cost of living is low. No state income tax. Any land south of Nashville would be prime, but probably expensive. A lot of people have small farms with horses here in the eastern end. The middle of state between Nashville and Knoxville is low population, nice and quiet.

And Pulaski was the founding site of the KKK. Just thought I'd throw that in for tourist interest.

Oh yeah, some dude with a knife killed three people at a Pilot truck stop near Knoxville today. Nobody knows why yet. Like I said elsewhere, anybody sufficiently motivated....

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Where's the wife?

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Probably best to stay anonymous until she is Doxed by Redietz.
I wish we had nice Chickens like you showed in the other thread.
If this thing blows over I still might make it happen by getting a Farm.
Most likely in Western Tennessee so I would be the neighbor of Redietz.
At this time buying or selling a house is a logistical nightmare so that plan is suspended.
I had a Realtor from Vegas contact me on this house I made an offer on in Feburary.
I was going to give them 5k over asking price and gave into all their requests.
They decided to wait and take the house off the market.
Last week they were texting me that they wanted to sell now and I just gave the old LOL.

Obviously this area is near the 7 Magic Mountain Area as you can see the Las Vegas Blvd in the Mountain Picture.
Yes that is actually the Las Vegas Blvd running alongside the I 15 near the SPEEDVEGAS.
They have some of the area posted these days that you can not Trespass but that area where I turn in is designated for the Las Vegas Militia :)
I like to drive a mile or two into the desert though as I want more privacy.
This didn't work out so well yesterday as I had someone park too close to me in my opinion.
I go out there to be alone.
Next time I will try to drive in deeper over another ridge.
One vehicle was flying up the gravel bed and went over that ridge.
I didn't see what type of car but it wasn't a car and it wasn't a truck but the suspension must be floating or something cause it was doing 30 mph or faster lol.
I was kinda impressed but I would think it would just cause more maintenance problems.

I may just drive out near Pahrump next time.
The problem is the Hot Springs out that way must be closed which is the usual reason to drive out that way.

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Cost of living is low. No state income tax. Any land south of Nashville would be prime, but probably expensive. A lot of people have small farms with horses here in the eastern end. The middle of state between Nashville and Knoxville is low population, nice and quiet.

And Pulaski was the founding site of the KKK. Just thought I'd throw that in for tourist interest.

Oh yeah, some dude with a knife killed three people at a Pilot truck stop near Knoxville today. Nobody knows why yet. Like I said elsewhere, anybody sufficiently motivated....

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Of course anybody sufficiently motivated can cause harm to someone else. That wasn’t what I was referring to in my previous post. What I was referring to is someone threatening other people with physical harm on forums? Personally, I see this is as unacceptable. Based on your previous post, it appears you see this as acceptable.

One of your last comments was “stifling yourself is not a bad habit to learn.” I took that to mean you don’t believe in freedom of speech or two people debating an issue. That’s kind of sad because our country was founded on freedom of speech.

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Probably best to stay anonymous until she is Doxed by Redietz.
I wish we had nice Chickens like you showed in the other thread.
If this thing blows over I still might make it happen by getting a Farm.
Most likely in Western Tennessee so I would be the neighbor of Redietz.
At this time buying or selling a house is a logistical nightmare so that plan is suspended.
I had a Realtor from Vegas contact me on this house I made an offer on in Feburary.
I was going to give them 5k over asking price and gave into all their requests.
They decided to wait and take the house off the market.
Last week they were texting me that they wanted to sell now and I just gave the old LOL.

Obviously this area is near the 7 Magic Mountain Area as you can see the Las Vegas Blvd in the Mountain Picture.
Yes that is actually the Las Vegas Blvd running alongside the I 15 near the SPEEDVEGAS.
They have some of the area posted these days that you can not Trespass but that area where I turn in is designated for the Las Vegas Militia :)
I like to drive a mile or two into the desert though as I want more privacy.
This didn't work out so well yesterday as I had someone park too close to me in my opinion.
I go out there to be alone.
Next time I will try to drive in deeper over another ridge.
One vehicle was flying up the gravel bed and went over that ridge.
I didn't see what type of car but it wasn't a car and it wasn't a truck but the suspension must be floating or something cause it was doing 30 mph or faster lol.
I was kinda impressed but I would think it would just cause more maintenance problems.

I may just drive out near Pahrump next time.
The problem is the Hot Springs out that way must be closed which is the usual reason to drive out that way.

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Cost of living is low. No state income tax. Any land south of Nashville would be prime, but probably expensive. A lot of people have small farms with horses here in the eastern end. The middle of state between Nashville and Knoxville is low population, nice and quiet.

And Pulaski was the founding site of the KKK. Just thought I'd throw that in for tourist interest.

Oh yeah, some dude with a knife killed three people at a Pilot truck stop near Knoxville today. Nobody knows why yet. Like I said elsewhere, anybody sufficiently motivated....

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Of course anybody sufficiently motivated can cause harm to someone else. That wasn’t what I was referring to in my previous post. What I was referring to is someone threatening other people with physical harm on forums? Personally, I see this is as unacceptable. Based on your previous post, it appears you see this as acceptable.

One of your last comments was “stifling yourself is not a bad habit to learn.” I took that to mean you don’t believe in freedom of speech or two people debating an issue. That’s kind of sad because our country was founded on freedom of speech.

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If you have something to say, then say it. Don't hide behind a mask like a trick-or-treater. I mean, what you're saying is that you're scared to put your name to what you say. You don't see the irony in your position? You think you have "freedom of speech," but only so long as the "you" is a pseudonym. That's not freedom of speech. That's freedom of speech in China. That's freedom to be scared.

Buck up. Have a backbone. Use your freedom of speech.

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Cost of living is low. No state income tax. Any land south of Nashville would be prime, but probably expensive. A lot of people have small farms with horses here in the eastern end. The middle of state between Nashville and Knoxville is low population, nice and quiet.

And Pulaski was the founding site of the KKK. Just thought I'd throw that in for tourist interest.

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lol... I told my wife, cause she is from Hong Kong, she might have a problem in Tennessee with the KKK!
Of course she didn't understand what I was talking about.
I did research the areas a bit.
Some of the lowest Asian Population in the country.
These days, the KKK doesn't seem too found of Asians as they are all considered Chinese I would figure.
I constantly give my wife a hard time about Chinese this and Chinese that but she always states she is Hong Kong People.
I actually had to ease up recently as it was finally taking a toll on her mental state.
I suspect she is prejudice against the Chinese Government and Filipinos for some reason.
Something about mean Filipinos that don't tip lol.

Anyways... she domesticated me long ago.
I just spent 4 hours in the Kitchen Cleaning and Cooking.
I must be turning into a FAG. (Stolen Quote from Charles Bukowski)
Here is a picture of the Vegetable Soup I made with Sausage, Macaroni and Cannellini Beans.
I made the Broth with Duck Wings this time... go figure.

Broth was made with

Duck Wings (Fry in the Stockpot with Butter to get some good color on them before adding water)
1 Onion and Skin
1 Bulb Garlic and Skin
Fresh Rosemary, Thyme and Sage from my Flower Pots.
Carrots
Celery Stalks
Salt
Pepper

Bring to a boil and simmer for 1 hour or more if you like to reduce stock.
Strain with Cheesecloth or Paper Towels.

Vegetable Broth was combined and made from 3 small Butternut Squash.
Just chop up the Squash and Boil it for about 20 to 30 minutes until soft.

Now cut up a bunch of Carrots, Celery, Onions and One Cabbage Head.
Use a good pat of butter and saute the carrots till caramelized.
Add in the Celery and saute for a few minutes.
Add in the Onion and do the same.
Add in the Cabbage and brown it up too.
Add in some stock and loosen all that browning.
Add in Salt and Pepper to taste during each phase.
Throw in some Garlic at the end and some Garlic Powder if you like.
Now add in beans of your choice... canned if you have to.
Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes

Boil half a pound or more of Macaroni and add it to the soup when softened.
Make sure you salt your water heavily to the Macaroni so it is seasoned.

Brown up a pound or two of spicy sausage of your choice and add that in as well.

Combine and Enjoy or wait a day and let everything meld together for better flavor.

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Cost of living is low. No state income tax. Any land south of Nashville would be prime, but probably expensive. A lot of people have small farms with horses here in the eastern end. The middle of state between Nashville and Knoxville is low population, nice and quiet.

And Pulaski was the founding site of the KKK. Just thought I'd throw that in for tourist interest.

Oh yeah, some dude with a knife killed three people at a Pilot truck stop near Knoxville today. Nobody knows why yet. Like I said elsewhere, anybody sufficiently motivated....

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Of course anybody sufficiently motivated can cause harm to someone else. That wasn’t what I was referring to in my previous post. What I was referring to is someone threatening other people with physical harm on forums? Personally, I see this is as unacceptable. Based on your previous post, it appears you see this as acceptable.

One of your last comments was “stifling yourself is not a bad habit to learn.” I took that to mean you don’t believe in freedom of speech or two people debating an issue. That’s kind of sad because our country was founded on freedom of speech.

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If you have something to say, then say it. Don't hide behind a mask like a trick-or-treater. I mean, what you're saying is that you're scared to put your name to what you say. You don't see the irony in your position? You think you have "freedom of speech," but only so long as the "you" is a pseudonym. That's not freedom of speech. That's freedom of speech in China. That's freedom to be scared.

Buck up. Have a backbone. Use your freedom of speech.

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So basically you’re saying nobody on any forum should ever be able to voice their opinions unless they reveal who they are? That isn’t the rules of this forum, and that is not the rules of most forums.

There are forums like that; maybe those are the ones you should join.

I’m playing by the rules of this forum. I’m sorry if you don’t like those rules. Why don’t you start your own forum and make up your own rules. It’s a free country, you’re allowed to do that.

America is not a Country.
America is a Business.

America is not a Democracy.
I didn't get to vote on the shutting down of businesses.
I didn't vote on Government Bailouts.
Did you get to vote on such matters?

Redietz, there is another very important reason most people want to stay Anonymous on the internet and that’s for safety. There’s a lot of crazys on the Internet that want to do physical harm to someone...for whatever reason (as you’ve just stated). It’s a lot harder for someone to track you down, if they don’t know who you are.

If you gave your name, address and serial number on the internet who knows who’d show up at your door to physically harm to you. Did you ever think that’s a reason people don’t want to reveal who they are on the Internet?

I understand to a degree what you’re saying. Yes, there’s some people that go over the line with their comments. When someone does that to me, I just ignore them.

I still think threatening physical harm to someone on the Internet goes over the line, and there’s no justification for this. On most forums, this results in banning.

Monet, great pictures of the weaponry and soup. thanks for posting.

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My Pleasure TablePal!! (see what I did there?)
You think you could run security and get Redietz and Bob21 to take their personal feud elsewhere??
I hate typing Redietz cause I always think the e comes first but I should remember that i always comes before e except after c!!
I am highly offended that Redietz would insinuate that a WASP like myself would be interested in the birthplace of the Ku Klux Klan.
I would think that it would be hard to join the Klan when you are married to a woman from Hong Kong.
Just because I grew up in an age when stereotypical humor was all the rage don't make me a racist!
I never seen anyone giving Mel Brooks a hard time.
I do hate me some SJWs though... bastards killed comedy!!
However, if anyone could point me to the direction of the Chauvinistic Birth Place or Hall of Fame I will concede to the fact that I am interested lol.
Of course I don't think they call it Chauvinist anymore.
I guess the kiddies use hip words now like Xenophobe or Misogynist.
First time I heard the word Misogynist I asked them if it was time to turn over???

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You think you could run security and get Redietz and Bob21 to take their personal feud elsewhere??

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Dan, please create a thread called "Redietz's and Bob21's Corner" where they can debate their differences indefinitely without all the noise from other VCT members interfering with their feud which seems to always occur in other threads.
Thank you. Tableplay.
BTW I saw this post in another forum and this person nails it (this same person posted that "Not eating has a mortality rate of 100%" in a later post):

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Cost of living is low. No state income tax. Any land south of Nashville would be prime, but probably expensive. A lot of people have small farms with horses here in the eastern end. The middle of state between Nashville and Knoxville is low population, nice and quiet.

And Pulaski was the founding site of the KKK. Just thought I'd throw that in for tourist interest.

Oh yeah, some dude with a knife killed three people at a Pilot truck stop near Knoxville today. Nobody knows why yet. Like I said elsewhere, anybody sufficiently motivated....

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Of course anybody sufficiently motivated can cause harm to someone else. That wasn’t what I was referring to in my previous post. What I was referring to is someone threatening other people with physical harm on forums? Personally, I see this is as unacceptable. Based on your previous post, it appears you see this as acceptable.

One of your last comments was “stifling yourself is not a bad habit to learn.” I took that to mean you don’t believe in freedom of speech or two people debating an issue. That’s kind of sad because our country was founded on freedom of speech.

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If you have something to say, then say it. Don't hide behind a mask like a trick-or-treater. I mean, what you're saying is that you're scared to put your name to what you say. You don't see the irony in your position? You think you have "freedom of speech," but only so long as the "you" is a pseudonym. That's not freedom of speech. That's freedom of speech in China. That's freedom to be scared.

Buck up. Have a backbone. Use your freedom of speech.

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Doxxing ones self is a problem here for AP's. Yeah, sure, use your real name, tell the people off, show some guts. Then get your cards pulled in all the casinos by the assholes that lurk this site. But hey, you showed them. You told everyone off using your real name. Brilliant.

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Of course anybody sufficiently motivated can cause harm to someone else. That wasn’t what I was referring to in my previous post. What I was referring to is someone threatening other people with physical harm on forums? Personally, I see this is as unacceptable. Based on your previous post, it appears you see this as acceptable.

One of your last comments was “stifling yourself is not a bad habit to learn.” I took that to mean you don’t believe in freedom of speech or two people debating an issue. That’s kind of sad because our country was founded on freedom of speech.

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If you have something to say, then say it. Don't hide behind a mask like a trick-or-treater. I mean, what you're saying is that you're scared to put your name to what you say. You don't see the irony in your position? You think you have "freedom of speech," but only so long as the "you" is a pseudonym. That's not freedom of speech. That's freedom of speech in China. That's freedom to be scared.

Buck up. Have a backbone. Use your freedom of speech.

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So basically you’re saying nobody on any forum should ever be able to voice their opinions unless they reveal who they are? That isn’t the rules of this forum, and that is not the rules of most forums.

There are forums like that; maybe those are the ones you should join.

I’m playing by the rules of this forum. I’m sorry if you don’t like those rules. Why don’t you start your own forum and make up your own rules. It’s a free country, you’re allowed to do that.

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Bob21, in his own words, Redietz is "to the left of Karl Marx." And you know the marxists are big into identifying people.

Monet, that soup looks great.

Redietz, what the hell is wrong with you? Expecting members to doxx themselves, where the heck is your logic coming from?

Monet, love the gun pics. I really like your short barrel shotgun with pistol-grip. I have a mossberg 500a with a 20" barrel, but it has such a beautiful wood stock and fore-end that I don't have the heart to swap out the stock with a poly pistol grip. It definitely adds a lot more length than yours though unfortunately.

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Monet, love the gun pics. I really like your short barrel shotgun with pistol-grip. I have a mossberg 500a with a 20" barrel, but it has such a beautiful wood stock and fore-end that I don't have the heart to swap out the stock with a poly pistol grip. It definitely adds a lot more length than yours though unfortunately.

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I hear you loud and clear.
It certainly has been an ongoing debate for years now.
Of course that pistol grip is a Mossberg 500 as well.
Basic Stock or at least I never made any modifications to it.
Personally it is one of the easier weapons to handle, very little recoil and has great versatility.
20 Gauge so you have to listen to the 12 Gauge lovers call you Alice, Woman or a Little Girl.

Honestly though, I have Super X Rifled Slug Hollow Points for it and they will take down a Deer easily at 70 yards.
Bird Shot is fine for home defense no matter what anyone says but I prefer Slugs.
Buckshot is always good too.
Some people like to load the first two with bird, next two with buck and the rest with Slugs.
I am sure you have heard the jokes.

That pistol grip is nice though cause its so easy to handle, lighter and compact.
You can rattle off 6 shots very quick but usually the racking will scare any living human.
For home defense it would most likely be my first choice if I had to choose.
Like I say though, it is effective at 50 yards easily with slugs.
Very inexpensive ranging from 200 to 300 dollars and the barrel is 18.5 inches.

I will be going out with my M1A very soon so I will upload some pictures.
My Leupold Mark AR Scope needs to be adjusted as it was off way to the left last time I fired it.
Not that I wanted a scope but when I bought this Super Match M1A Model the previous owner already had it mounted.

The truth is I am very green with the M1A and am still trying to read up and learn how to get it sighted.
Now that we have the lock down I have plenty of time and desire to get it right and learn.
The main problem with this weapon is the weight... very heavy.
Just lugging it around the countryside wears me out. (I'm old and out of shape)
What am I going to do though as I always wanted an older style type of rifle like the M14/M1A.
It has been sitting in my closet for the last few years begging for attention and it is about to get it as I just bought over 2000 rounds.

I've showed this rifle before but here it is again.
I bought the Pelican Case a few years ago and never really used it once.
You can see it doesn't have any sign of use or wear.
I also bought an electric knife to cut the foam foam out but haven't even opened the knife box lol.
Some people think that is strong if you understand what someone means when they say that in a certain context.
Personally I think when you buy something and don't use it for years you are just wasting resources.
This rifle is probably too much for me and serves no purpose other than a trophy I suppose.
Looking forward to learning about it more and actually using it.

I was thinking about selling it but I would just get itchy later and buy another.
I did this with my first M1A 6 years or so ago.
That one was a basic model bought out new but this one is more advanced and used.
Of course these days I don't think I would sell any of my guns or ammo.
I am probably in the market to buy and keep buying currently.

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Monet, love the gun pics. I really like your short barrel shotgun with pistol-grip. I have a mossberg 500a with a 20" barrel, but it has such a beautiful wood stock and fore-end that I don't have the heart to swap out the stock with a poly pistol grip. It definitely adds a lot more length than yours though unfortunately.

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I hear you loud and clear.
It certainly has been an ongoing debate for years now.
Of course that pistol grip is a Mossberg 500 as well.
Basic Stock or at least I never made any modifications to it.
Personally it is one of the easier weapons to handle, very little recoil and has great versatility.
20 Gauge so you have to listen to the 12 Gauge lovers call you Alice, Woman or a Little Girl.

Honestly though, I have Super X Rifled Slug Hollow Points for it and they will take down a Deer easily at 70 yards.
Bird Shot is fine for home defense no matter what anyone says but I prefer Slugs.
Buckshot is always good too.
Some people like to load the first two with bird, next two with buck and the rest with Slugs.
I am sure you have heard the jokes.

That pistol grip is nice though cause its so easy to handle, lighter and compact.
You can rattle off 6 shots very quick but usually the racking will scare any living human.
For home defense it would most likely be my first choice if I had to choose.
Like I say though, it is effective at 50 yards easily with slugs.
Very inexpensive ranging from 200 to 300 dollars and the barrel is 18.5 inches.

I will be going out with my M1A very soon so I will upload some pictures.
My Leupold Mark AR Scope needs to be adjusted as it was off way to the left last time I fired it.
Not that I wanted a scope but when I bought this Super Match M1A Model the previous owner already had it mounted.

The truth is I am very green with the M1A and am still trying to read up and learn how to get it sighted.
Now that we have the lock down I have plenty of time and desire to get it right and learn.
The main problem with this weapon is the weight... very heavy.
Just lugging it around the countryside wears me out. (I'm old and out of shape)
What am I going to do though as I always wanted an older style type of rifle like the M14/M1A.
It has been sitting in my closet for the last few years begging for attention and it is about to get it as I just bought over 2000 rounds.

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Nice! Didn’t realize it was a 20 gauge. I like it even more now! I have four 12 gauge shotguns including the short barreled one but frankly for the reasons you mentioned, the defensive gun doesn’t need to be a 12 gauge. If it travels with me under back bench seat in the truck I’ll load it with slugs and or 00 buck. When at home the first shells out would be #4 bird shot followed by 4 buck. Since I rarely exercise that gun I’d probably be better off if it was a 20 gauge.

While your stay on quarantine, consider visiting https://romsplanet.com/roms/super-nintendo to get some fresh air with retro gaming

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While your stay on quarantine, consider visiting https://romsplanet.com/roms/super-nintendo to get some fresh air with retro gaming

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Come on!
That's Weak!!
I still plug in my Nintendo once or twice a week to my TV.
I run through Tyson's Punch Out, Tecmo Bowl, Excitebike, Tetris and a few other games.
Nintendo Thumb or Gamers Thumb is real!!
Now I have to go take a picture of my Nintendo and Cartridges.

I used to plug in the Atari 2600 but that Nostalgia wore off long ago.
Those games were so much better in the early 80s on my 13 inch black and white tv.
NES has had replay value for me now over 30 years!!

Don't make me dig out my Pong System and see if I can still hook it up!!
Wish I still had ColecoVision just to show you all up but I got rid of it long ago. (sad face)

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While your stay on quarantine, consider visiting https://romsplanet.com/roms/super-nintendo to get some fresh air with retro gaming

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Come on!
That's Weak!!
I still plug in my Nintendo once or twice a week to my TV.
I run through Tyson's Punch Out, Tecmo Bowl, Excitebike, Tetris and a few other games.
Nintendo Thumb or Gamers Thumb is real!!
Now I have to go take a picture of my Nintendo and Cartridges.

I used to plug in the Atari 2600 but that Nostalgia wore off long ago.
Those games were so much better in the early 80s on my 13 inch black and white tv.
NES has had replay value for me now over 30 years!!

Don't make me dig out my Pong System and see if I can still hook it up!!
Wish I still had ColecoVision just to show you all up but I got rid of it long ago. (sad face)

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I really liked the Mattel Intellivison. I would play the baseball with others back when it was new. I guess I could get another one or play an emulator if I really wanted to.

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Come on!
That's Weak!!
I still plug in my Nintendo once or twice a week to my TV.
I run through Tyson's Punch Out, Tecmo Bowl, Excitebike, Tetris and a few other games.
Nintendo Thumb or Gamers Thumb is real!!
Now I have to go take a picture of my Nintendo and Cartridges.

I used to plug in the Atari 2600 but that Nostalgia wore off long ago.
Those games were so much better in the early 80s on my 13 inch black and white tv.
NES has had replay value for me now over 30 years!!

Don't make me dig out my Pong System and see if I can still hook it up!!
Wish I still had ColecoVision just to show you all up but I got rid of it long ago. (sad face)

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I really liked the Mattel Intellivison. I would play the baseball with others back when it was new. I guess I could get another one or play an emulator if I really wanted to.

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The Intellivision controller was a love/ hate item. So much more advanced than the 2600 joystick. You would get the sheet to slide over it to show what buttons to use. Do you remember when they made the special big controller for the baseball game. State of the art for the time.

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I really liked the Mattel Intellivison. I would play the baseball with others back when it was new. I guess I could get another one or play an emulator if I really wanted to.

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Heading out to the Mountain.
Catch you all later.
Don't forget... Blades of Steel!

It seems like only yesterday we were all geeking out over the Commodore 64!!

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Come on!
That's Weak!!
I still plug in my Nintendo once or twice a week to my TV.
I run through Tyson's Punch Out, Tecmo Bowl, Excitebike, Tetris and a few other games.
Nintendo Thumb or Gamers Thumb is real!!
Now I have to go take a picture of my Nintendo and Cartridges.

I used to plug in the Atari 2600 but that Nostalgia wore off long ago.
Those games were so much better in the early 80s on my 13 inch black and white tv.
NES has had replay value for me now over 30 years!!

Don't make me dig out my Pong System and see if I can still hook it up!!
Wish I still had ColecoVision just to show you all up but I got rid of it long ago. (sad face)

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I really liked the Mattel Intellivison. I would play the baseball with others back when it was new. I guess I could get another one or play an emulator if I really wanted to.

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The Intellivision controller was a love/ hate item. So much more advanced than the 2600 joystick. You would get the sheet to slide over it to show what buttons to use. Do you remember when they made the special big controller for the baseball game. State of the art for the time.

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I have a vague recollection of it Boz. However, I just used the standard ones connected to the console by the telephone-like cords. I remember the Intellivoice add-on that one of my friends who was pretty well off bought so that he could play B-17 Bomber.

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I really liked the Mattel Intellivison. I would play the baseball with others back when it was new. I guess I could get another one or play an emulator if I really wanted to.

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Heading out to the Mountain.
Catch you all later.
Don't forget... Blades of Steel!

It seems like only yesterday we were all geeking out over the Commodore 64!!

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I remember what an excellent job they did with those games - especially Super Mario Bros., which wasn't too far off from its coin-up analogue.

I prefer the RPG games. Last few years the randomizers and tournaments have taken over these old classics.

I'm getting ready to head out to the bank.
After that I am heading out to the wilderness again.
I don't believe in this Stay at Home business.
For everyone staying at home I sure do see a lot of people in the desert lately.
When I drove home before sunset yesterday I seen another motorcycle cop giving someone a speeding ticket.
Heartless bastards got to make that quota I suppose.
Here are a few pictures of yesterday near the Wetlands Park in Las Vegas.
I thought that place would be closed but the parking lot was packed.
I drove around the other side and went into the desert where you see people riding motorcycles and 4 wheelers.

Try this again as I am not sure how many pictures you can actually post.

Culture Victory Turn 211
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Ooops wrong Forum lol
I guess we got nothing to do but Video Games and Jack Off Magazines - Happy Gilmore

Finally got around to taking the M1A out to sight it in.
Started out early Saturday Morning and by 8am it was already getting too hot.
My wife only took 4 shots and her face was drenched in sweat after that lol.
I had a great time in those couple of hours.
I have no clue what I am doing and not sure this is a good scope or not.
Have to call to find out the exact specs here soon.
I'm looking at buying some new glass though and thought I was going with a Vortex.
I am curious about the Sig Sauer BDX system though.
I'd rather learn how to do all the math by myself but for the price I get a range finder with that scope.
I've seen good and bad but if you get it all synced up it looks really good.
Just point and click.
Here is a 4 second video and some pictures.
We got to see the sunrise which was really nice.
How anyone can hate America is beyond me.
Greatest Country on Earth!

https://youtu.be/RW15cb4MSmQ

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Short barrel shotguns' only advantage is the ability to hide them within one's clothing. If you're shooting slugs, you want the greater control of a full length rifle.

For instance: I recently picked up a S&W Model 500, 50 magnum cal. I got the short barrel version but I tried the longest available first. Much more accurate and controllable at 20 yards. But I'm not a fan of large handguns.

Just got back from the Gunsmith.
Turns out this Leopold Scope and mount is set up for an AR 15 (.223)
He said it can be used on this weapon but it's not calibrated for it.
He suggested to take this mount off though as he wouldn't use it for the M1A.
I think I will take it all off and buy a mount and scope that is more suited for the M1A.
So I can either buy an AR 15 now and use this scope or sell/trade it in.
That means I will have to buy a bunch of ammo if I buy a new rifle.

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Just got back from the Gunsmith.
Turns out this Leopold Scope and mount is set up for an AR 15 (.223)
He said it can be used on this weapon but it's not calibrated for it.
He suggested to take this mount off though as he wouldn't use it for the M1A.
I think I will take it all off and buy a mount and scope that is more suited for the M1A.
So I can either buy an AR 15 now and use this scope or sell/trade it in.
That means I will have to buy a bunch of ammo if I buy a new rifle.

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How do you mount the red dot on the AK? It seems too forward to be mounted on normal side rail (did you know overseas they the side-rail is actually not common at all?) I see the forward mounting on AK style guns. Not sure why that is? I always put mine further back since there are no eye relief issues. I also bought a MAGA gun I will give you a picture of but don't have it with me. Red buckmaster.. 22lr has rails on top of it already with threaded barrel.

I recently bought a 308 VEPR and have bought a nice side-rail for it. May put a aimpoint on it but trying to slow down on the spending. I feel like inflation is going to eat it up so might as well splurge. This VEPR may become my rifle for the car. 308 vs 223. I'm still looking to buy 300 win mag. There was a BAR old school belgium made for a good price but I didn't want to drive to the city over. I bought 5k of 22LR rounds. it will be a long time before i shoot through all that. The BAR was only $800 though for a semi auto 300 win mag.. a real patriot's gun and if it is stolen you're out 1k not 3k.

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How do you mount the red dot on the AK? It seems too forward to be mounted on normal side rail (did you know overseas they the side-rail is actually not common at all?) I see the forward mounting on AK style guns. Not sure why that is? I always put mine further back since there are no eye relief issues. I also bought a MAGA gun I will give you a picture of but don't have it with me. Red buckmaster.. 22lr has rails on top of it already with threaded barrel.

I recently bought a 308 VEPR and have bought a nice side-rail for it. May put a aimpoint on it but trying to slow down on the spending. I feel like inflation is going to eat it up so might as well splurge. This VEPR may become my rifle for the car. 308 vs 223. I'm still looking to buy 300 win mag. There was a BAR old school belgium made for a good price but I didn't want to drive to the city over. I bought 5k of 22LR rounds. it will be a long time before i shoot through all that. The BAR was only $800 though for a semi auto 300 win mag.. a real patriot's gun and if it is stolen you're out 1k not 3k.

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Wish I could answer your question but seeing how I have no clue what I have or am doing I just can't answer.
I bought the AK 47 from the same guy who sold me the M1A.
That was almost 4 years ago and I am not just getting around to them.
I have a bad habit of buying things and just letting them sit for years.
I'm really good at buying high and selling low too!
Both were used weapons and already set up.
It seems he kinda rigged this M1A wrong so I wouldn't be surprised if the AK 47 is rigged up incorrectly as you are stating/asking.
It took me some time to figure out that I needed batteries to get the red dot to work.
I've owned and sold a few prior to this but I never scoped them.
Not sure that they need a scope or red dot but since this already came that way I just went with it.
Also, I haven't done much shooting in the last 3 to 4 years so they just have basically sat around relaxing in my house.
Trying to get more serious about it now.
I like to invest my money into Guns and Ammo because I think they hold their value better than most things.
I would honestly rather have a bunch of weapons than say a block of gold in case the SHTF.
I just think they will be more valuable for trade, defense or offensive situations.
A guy asked me why I wanted to buy a Barrett 50 Cal today and I explained that it seemed like a good place to invest my money.
Yes the ammo costs an arm and a leg if you don't reload but I figure one day we won't be allowed to buy this gun anymore.
It will only increase in dollar value and I could never see it losing money.
Of course the gold would be easier to carry around I suppose.

I was just reading about the Bassett Mount that can be taken on and off of the M14/M1A so I'm gonna buy a couple of those.
Seems very practical so I can shoot with the iron sights and if I like I can quickly put a scope on.
I'm still undecided on the Scope though as now I am looking into Zeiss.
It is an overload of information but trying to learn myself is problematic because the internet has so many rabbit holes.
Eventually, I will just have to dive in and see where it leads me.
On a positive not I did buy some AR500 Steel Targets so I'm hoping that will be good fun.
Good price point and somewhat easy set up with a 2x4.
They have good reviews but at only 170 dollars each I figure I can't loose too much money if they are horrible.
This whole thing is a ton of work.
I have to buy a gun vice and learn how to bore sight and all sorts of other things.
I'd like to just pay some gunsmith to do everything but all of them are 60 to 90 days Full on projects.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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How do you mount the red dot on the AK? It seems too forward to be mounted on normal side rail (did you know overseas they the side-rail is actually not common at all?) I see the forward mounting on AK style guns. Not sure why that is? I always put mine further back since there are no eye relief issues. I also bought a MAGA gun I will give you a picture of but don't have it with me. Red buckmaster.. 22lr has rails on top of it already with threaded barrel.

I recently bought a 308 VEPR and have bought a nice side-rail for it. May put a aimpoint on it but trying to slow down on the spending. I feel like inflation is going to eat it up so might as well splurge. This VEPR may become my rifle for the car. 308 vs 223. I'm still looking to buy 300 win mag. There was a BAR old school belgium made for a good price but I didn't want to drive to the city over. I bought 5k of 22LR rounds. it will be a long time before i shoot through all that. The BAR was only $800 though for a semi auto 300 win mag.. a real patriot's gun and if it is stolen you're out 1k not 3k.

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Wish I could answer your question but seeing how I have no clue what I have or am doing I just can't answer.
I bought the AK 47 from the same guy who sold me the M1A.
That was almost 4 years ago and I am not just getting around to them.
I have a bad habit of buying things and just letting them sit for years.
I'm really good at buying high and selling low too!
Both were used weapons and already set up.
It seems he kinda rigged this M1A wrong so I wouldn't be surprised if the AK 47 is rigged up incorrectly as you are stating/asking.
It took me some time to figure out that I needed batteries to get the red dot to work.
I've owned and sold a few prior to this but I never scoped them.
Not sure that they need a scope or red dot but since this already came that way I just went with it.
Also, I haven't done much shooting in the last 3 to 4 years so they just have basically sat around relaxing in my house.
Trying to get more serious about it now.
I like to invest my money into Guns and Ammo because I think they hold their value better than most things.
I would honestly rather have a bunch of weapons than say a block of gold in case the SHTF.
I just think they will be more valuable for trade, defense or offensive situations.
A guy asked me why I wanted to buy a Barrett 50 Cal today and I explained that it seemed like a good place to invest my money.
Yes the ammo costs an arm and a leg if you don't reload but I figure one day we won't be allowed to buy this gun anymore.
It will only increase in dollar value and I could never see it losing money.
Of course the gold would be easier to carry around I suppose.

I was just reading about the Bassett Mount that can be taken on and off of the M14/M1A so I'm gonna buy a couple of those.
Seems very practical so I can shoot with the iron sights and if I like I can quickly put a scope on.
I'm still undecided on the Scope though as now I am looking into Zeiss.
It is an overload of information but trying to learn myself is problematic because the internet has so many rabbit holes.
Eventually, I will just have to dive in and see where it leads me.
On a positive not I did buy some AR500 Steel Targets so I'm hoping that will be good fun.
Good price point and somewhat easy set up with a 2x4.
They have good reviews but at only 170 dollars each I figure I can't loose too much money if they are horrible.
This whole thing is a ton of work.
I have to buy a gun vice and learn how to bore sight and all sorts of other things.
I'd like to just pay some gunsmith to do everything but all of them are 60 to 90 days Full on projects.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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You don't need a vice to bore sight. You get a laser that is the shape of a bullet, put it in the chamber and have it line up with the scope. (well my understanding) The hard part would be getting it at right elevation at whatever range you sight it in. Scopes for most part are pretty easy if you know your distance to target and it is ~100 yards. Take 5 shot group on paper. Adjust the knobs as needed. I do it once every few years or whenever i take the guns out. usually a minute of accuracy is pretty much an inch at 100 yards. So if your scope if 4 clicks per MOA then you are 1 inch too low.. then you adjust it up 4 clicks. 4 clicks = 1 minute = 1 inch (at ~ 100 yards)

I dont know that much about guns but one of my close friends is pretty much an expert. I try to get him to find a 2nd hobby.

I think mounting the red-dot forward like that is totally normal. It seems like more serious people do it that way.. I could see it helping with targeting. Towards back of rifle it obstructs your field of view moreso.

I like shooting 50 rounds and calling it a day.. although i bought the 5k 22lr for tactical range training. Bought a little submachine replica german 22lr to shoot with.

Bad time to change out guns if you need more bullets. Prices will continue going up for quite some time.

I think the best value AR-15 platform out there right now is by Springfield Armory.....the Saint Victor series

https://www.springfield-armory.com/s...-ar-15-rifles/

I liked it so much I bought a ST. Victor AR-10 as well.

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I think the best value AR-15 platform out there right now is by Springfield Armory.....the Saint Victor series

https://www.springfield-armory.com/s...-ar-15-rifles/

I liked it so much I bought a ST. Victor AR-10 as well.

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I bought my gun during the rush and bought an old school AR-10 used. If I'd had my pick of a pre-pandemic world I'd probably bought a new one but it is an actual Armalite. I almost bought a used ar-15 that is very similar to the ones on the above site with the M-Ok (sp?) hand rail/guard thing. $700.. was bought out from under me. It was a cheap Anderson arms gun but probably good enough. I'd like one more ar-15 and I think I'm done with guns for many years. Guns are easy to drop money into when you have nothing else to buy.. you buy the gun then another $500+ on good optics.

I just spent about 4k for ammo online.
I may have gone a bit overboard.
Happens Sometimes.

I took a picture of my forearm where that empty shell bit me on Saturday.
Not much pain except for that initial burn reaction so that's a plus.
Turned darker red today so I guess that means its healing.
Have to be a bit more careful in the prone position next time.

I also went crazy with buying some other things like a Gun Vise, Gun Sled, Rangefinder and Portable Shooting Bench.
Should be fun to test all that stuff out in the next few weeks.
My perfect Farm House (24 acres in Tennessee) for 345k got sold over the weekend so that was a bit of a bummer.
They accepted a cash offer and I kinda regret not jumping all over it.
I was hoping to wait them out a bit and get it for cash in the 330 range.
It is really difficult making that big of a decision in such a quick manner.
I mean I just dragged a 200 pound massage chair into my house and assembled it.
Trying to get that out and into a Container Box, Uhaul Trailer or the bed of my Truck doesn't sound like a lot of fun.
They told me to keep all the boxes but they are out of their minds.
Those 3 boxes and Styrofoam would basically fill up my 1 car garage lol.

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I just spent about 4k for ammo online.
I may have gone a bit overboard.
Happens Sometimes.

I took a picture of my forearm where that empty shell bit me on Saturday.
Not much pain except for that initial burn reaction so that's a plus.
Turned darker red today so I guess that means its healing.
Have to be a bit more careful in the prone position next time.

I also went crazy with buying some other things like a Gun Vise, Gun Sled, Rangefinder and Portable Shooting Bench.
Should be fun to test all that stuff out in the next few weeks.
My perfect Farm House (24 acres in Tennessee) for 345k got sold over the weekend so that was a bit of a bummer.
They accepted a cash offer and I kinda regret not jumping all over it.
I was hoping to wait them out a bit and get it for cash in the 330 range.
It is really difficult making that big of a decision in such a quick manner.

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Note sure about TN or specialty properties like a farm, but in many states the Real Estate market is on fire. Houses are getting multiple offers within a day of different types. Cash offers are getting preference and buyers are waving inspections and offering other concessions to be the one to get their offer accepted.

So the seller may turn down a higher offer, even over list, for one with no contingencies at the listing price or close to it. It’s a great time to be a seller, not so much for a buyer in many areas, others than low interest rates if you need financing.

I know it’s tough to make a quick decision, but that is what the market is right now. Personally we always want to feel we got a great deal, but in the end if we want the property what is a few thousand?

Good luck in your continued search!

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Note sure about TN or specialty properties like a farm, but in many states the Real Estate market is on fire. Houses are getting multiple offers within a day of different types. Cash offers are getting preference and buyers are waving inspections and offering other concessions to be the one to get their offer accepted.

So the seller may turn down a higher offer, even over list, for one with no contingencies at the listing price or close to it. It’s a great time to be a seller, not so much for a buyer in many areas, others than low interest rates if you need financing.

I know it’s tough to make a quick decision, but that is what the market is right now. Personally we always want to feel we got a great deal, but in the end if we want the property what is a few thousand?

Good luck in your continued search!

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No, you are spot on in your assessment.
They told me they haven't slowed down one bit in the Real Estate Market and I've seen the proof.
They had another house that was amazing as well and priced to sell because the owner found a dream property out of state.
They were only asking 270k for a 4000 square foot house built in 2011.
The property came with 7.5 Acres out in the boonies and I loved it and the price.
It would of cost me about 10 to 15 grand to clear 3 acres of trees if I wanted which I probably did want to.
I just wanted to drive over and take a look.
lol drive over means drive 1700 miles one way.
The owners said they weren't taking anymore showings as they had 3 people in a bidding war.
However, I could make an offer that would only be contingent on inspection.
I couldn't bring myself to offer 280k or more without at least visiting the property.
That house got scooped up that night.

The house that was 349k was all mine sort of.
I offered 345k with the contingent plan of me visiting the property just to look it over.
They countered with 347,500 and I blew my lid.
I was pissed about them trying to squeeze me for 2500 dollars.
So I told them I would wait 2 weeks and see what happened.

Well... the next night I hit my first 100k jackpot so that was a huge plus for me in the situation.
My issue was that I found a progressive over 30k that is over a 1% winner so I wanted some time to hit that first.
Of course in 2 weeks and 5 sessions of about 6000 hands per session I haven't been able to hit it.
And so they ended up selling the house lol.

I find it difficult to make the jump after living in Vegas for almost 30 years.
Not sure I could survive without the action.
I might be ok for 6 months to a year but what am I going to do at 2 in the morning when everyone else is asleep??

You are correct about the interest rate.
I was getting 2.3% interest rate from their local Credit Union.
But not sure I was going to use it and if I did I was most likely going to pay it off within the year.
I don't like having debt on my family.
I noticed when we had 20k in revolving credit our score went from 815 to 770.
Seems after I paid all the debt off it went back up to 815/816 in about 60 days after paying everything off.
Interesting note for me because I didn't know this is that Mortgage Credit Scores are completely different than FICO.

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Note sure about TN or specialty properties like a farm, but in many states the Real Estate market is on fire. Houses are getting multiple offers within a day of different types. Cash offers are getting preference and buyers are waving inspections and offering other concessions to be the one to get their offer accepted.

So the seller may turn down a higher offer, even over list, for one with no contingencies at the listing price or close to it. It’s a great time to be a seller, not so much for a buyer in many areas, others than low interest rates if you need financing.

I know it’s tough to make a quick decision, but that is what the market is right now. Personally we always want to feel we got a great deal, but in the end if we want the property what is a few thousand?

Good luck in your continued search!

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No, you are spot on in your assessment.
They told me they haven't slowed down one bit in the Real Estate Market and I've seen the proof.
They had another house that was amazing as well and priced to sell because the owner found a dream property out of state.
They were only asking 270k for a 4000 square foot house built in 2011.
The property came with 7.5 Acres out in the boonies and I loved it and the price.
It would of cost me about 10 to 15 grand to clear 3 acres of trees if I wanted which I probably did want to.
I just wanted to drive over and take a look.
lol drive over means drive 1700 miles one way.
The owners said they weren't taking anymore showings as they had 3 people in a bidding war.
However, I could make an offer that would only be contingent on inspection.
I couldn't bring myself to offer 280k or more without at least visiting the property.
That house got scooped up that night.

The house that was 349k was all mine sort of.
I offered 345k with the contingent plan of me visiting the property just to look it over.
They countered with 347,500 and I blew my lid.
I was pissed about them trying to squeeze me for 2500 dollars.
So I told them I would wait 2 weeks and see what happened.

Well... the next night I hit my first 100k jackpot so that was a huge plus for me in the situation.
My issue was that I found a progressive over 30k that is over a 1% winner so I wanted some time to hit that first.
Of course in 2 weeks and 5 sessions of about 6000 hands per session I haven't been able to hit it.
And so they ended up selling the house lol.

I find it difficult to make the jump after living in Vegas for almost 30 years.
Not sure I could survive without the action.
I might be ok for 6 months to a year but what am I going to do at 2 in the morning when everyone else is asleep??

You are correct about the interest rate.
I was getting 2.3% interest rate from their local Credit Union.
But not sure I was going to use it and if I did I was most likely going to pay it off within the year.
I don't like having debt on my family.
I noticed when we had 20k in revolving credit our score went from 815 to 770.
Seems after I paid all the debt off it went back up to 815/816 in about 60 days after paying everything off.
Interesting note for me because I didn't know this is that Mortgage Credit Scores are completely different than FICO.

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I’m very familiar with what’s going on because I’m in the middle of a few transactions. I’m in the process of buying another home in Florida as a cash buyer with a settlement date late next month. It is a larger waterfront home and will be our primary residence. It was a tough negotiation, but we ended up with a price I can live with, but more than I wanted to pay because of a few things I need to do with it. Another similar property came on the market on a Friday while we were still negotiating and I wanted to see it before upping my offer to close the first deal. So we had our agent do an IPhone FaceTime walkthrough Saturday morning to compare. We liked the property but wanted to see it in person before committing that kind of money. We offered to fly down Sunday morning and be there to visit by noon. But the seller had what they considered a good offer and was unwilling to risk losing it waiting a day for us without a commitment to buy. It’s that crazy in places.

So anyways, I am happy with the one we bought and now will be going through the process of selling my PA home starting this week and then after getting settled in Florida, selling my condo down there. Both are going to be easy sells. I’m just glad to get out of PA and it’s high taxes. So I’ll be a FT Florida resident and still have the condo in Tahoe. Hopefully this is the end of dealing with Real Estate for at least a few years.

Headed out to the Desert yesterday around 430 AM.
Noticed the wind and low visibility and checked the cell phone at the stop sign.
Noticed all the windy icons at every hour and disregarded that warning, whatever it meant.
After packing and loading up the truck I wasn't going to let a little wind bother me.
Come to find out later that most of the day had a Hazardous Air Quality alert but Fuck that and Fuck Covid too!
The problem came after firing off about 20 rounds in the prone position with the M1A.
Had to hide under a blanket to keep the sand and dust off of me and had to hide inside my shirt a few times lol.
Damn rifle and scope was covered in a layer of thin dust.
I still didn't stop.
I just moved my truck to block the wind and moved my position to get away from some of the open sand.

The day started off as I tried to figure out how to put the two new targets together.
I was MFing this and that because they went together in 2 seconds and home but in the field they wouldn't work right.
Figured out that the ground being uneven was the issue and I got them together.
Forgot my shovel as I was going to bury them but I improvised with a bunch of heavy rocks.
The day before I had shot them a bit and I spray painted them back to white and added a Slant Eyed Red Circle in the middle.

The good news was my first shot was low right center so that felt good if you subscribe to the one shot one kill mantra.
I was out at about 250-260 yards according to my rough calculations.
I shot about 80 to 100 rounds out of the M1A but was having a problem with the left bullet cycling from the magaiznes.
Not sure if it was the sand/dust issue or something else.
I just manually loaded each round for awhile.
I hit the target(s) at about a 35%.

Later I moved up with the AK and fired of 90 rounds.
Not too easy standing in that wind trying to hit the target and I found it very difficult to steady the red dot on the small targets at that distance.
Hit about 15% on target.

Took some pictures after that of the two targets and I shot mostly at the right target.
I took out the 45 and shot mostly at the left target from 15 to 20 yards and hit around 75 to 80%
Had enough of the wind and air quality after about 3 hours or so.
I didn't get to fire off the AK-74 which I also brought.
I need to make a new friend with knowledge and experience to shoot with.
I looked into some professional classes/training and they charge about 2 grand per.
That seems excessive... best bet is probably to join some sort of shooting club but that gives up the solitude in the lonely desert.

I took some pictures of the targets and my first position.
I also snapped a few pictures of the air quality.
I read up a bit on that situation and turns out breathing in those conditions isn't very good for you but what is these days?
The last two pictures are the Left Target before I started to shoot the 45 at it.
You can see a difference in hits.
I didn't shoot very much at that target with the rifles as I concentrated on the right only.
Perhaps next time I will set up the Targets at 400 yards and 200 yards respectively which seems smarter.
I was a bit lazy in that regard this time.
The picture that I took from 250+ yards you can't even see the targets.
I could barley see them with my aging eyes.
At that range it would be impossible for me to shoot with iron sights.
I'd say 150 yards is pushing it for me with the naked eye.
I really like these targets though and since they are on sell I might as well buy a couple more.
Just got in a portable shooting bench, gun sled and gun vise so time to open those boxes.
As always... Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!

I just welcomed these two homeless children into the fold.
TriStar KRX Tactical Semiauto 12 Gauge Shotgun
Ruger Precision Rifle 308 Bolt Action
Hope to feed them well in the years to come.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp0xTZni69Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_4zw8nrcq8&t=721s

I like that .308.....not sure about a mostly composite shotgun. I do like the fact that it's semi-auto though.

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I like that .308.....not sure about a mostly composite shotgun. I do like the fact that it's semi-auto though.

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I don't like all that plastic either but the price was right and they threw in 2 ten round magazines with it.
It also came with 2 standard 5 round mags.

Almost 2 years now I barely done anything but maybe clean a few weapons.
It's time to get out there in the middle of the desert and do some plinking again.
Perhaps even buy that 50 Cal I've been talking about.
I've also wanted to get a grease gun or what you might call a tommy gun.
And a few other weapons.
You can never have enough.

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I like that .308.....not sure about a mostly composite shotgun. I do like the fact that it's semi-auto though.

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After some discussion for 5 to 600 dollars it was a steal.
It's basically the economy model compared to the professional model that will run you 4 grand.
10 and 20 round clips for a Semi-Automatic Shotgun is the absolute nuts!
I can't remember if I have 20 round or not, it might just be 10, so take that with a grain of salt... but you know what I mean.
They were out of 04 or is it 004 buck shot last year and I gave up on it but I'm guessing I can get 1000 rounds or more now.

Not sure if I mentioned this before but it turns out that the glass for the M1 that the guy put on as I bought it used, was for a .223.
Guess he couldn't afford the proper scope for this weapon.
And it turns out that it's a very bad idea to have this weapon scoped because of the recoil constantly knocking it out of sight.
So I guess I'll take all that off and learn how to use the iron sights like you are supposed to.
Supposedly that is how you are supposed to use this weapon and I guess that is optimal up to 500 yards but I'm not sure my eyes are that good lol.
Good Information to finally learn.
I can always buy another rifle that is supposed to be scoped instead.
No way in HE double hockey sticks am I getting rid of this weapon though.
The nostalgia alone is worth the money.
From my understanding it is probably worth 2800 to 3000 as it is all National Match but I got suckered and paid 4000 dollars way back when.
Sometimes I get over on them and sometimes they get over on me.
Life.
Fun.

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Almost 2 years now I barely done anything but maybe clean a few weapons.
It's time to get out there in the middle of the desert and do some plinking again.
Perhaps even buy that 50 Cal I've been talking about.
I've also wanted to get a grease gun or what you might call a tommy gun.
And a few other weapons.
You can never have enough.

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Monet, if you see the UFOs again and they stay in the sky long enough maybe you can get some photos of them if you feel up for it and find it to be not to distracting in terms of your main activity of desert plinking - who knows what they were, but it is an interesting story.

I have nothing against gunes, in fact I own a few pistols and shoot fairly often.

But I don't hunt, and that leads to the question I ask my son (a gun-lovin' Trumpie): "Why do you own assault weapons?"

He doesn't hunt, but he enjoys plinking; he says he has the AR's for protection of his home.

He lives in the suburbs of Portland: I do not see the Walking Dead swarming his casa nor can I foresee any scenario wherein he'd ever be under attack, and his 9MM Glock pistol should do just fine if some idiot tries to break into his home.

So, why the AR if you have a pistol and don't hunt?

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I have nothing against gunes, in fact I own a few pistols and shoot fairly often.

But I don't hunt, and that leads to the question I ask my son (a gun-lovin' Trumpie): "Why do you own assault weapons?"

He doesn't hunt, but he enjoys plinking; he says he has the AR's for protection of his home.

He lives in the suburbs of Portland: I do not see the Walking Dead swarming his casa nor can I foresee any scenario wherein he'd ever be under attack, and his 9MM Glock pistol should do just fine if some idiot tries to break into his home.

So, why the AR if you have a pistol and don't hunt?

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I don't own any ARs so I could not answer your Stupid Fucking question... Fag!

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Monet, if you see the UFOs again and they stay in the sky long enough maybe you can get some photos of them if you feel up for it and find it to be not to distracting in terms of your main activity of desert plinking - who knows what they were, but it is an interesting story.

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Not that I am scared or worried but I haven't gone camping or to the desert since.
Part of it is because I'm busy.
Part of it is because my uncle isn't walking so good anymore.
I wasn't going to get into this but the other day he collapsed in the shower.
Thankfully, I was very close to him helping him with a towel as this is what I do now when he showers.
Anyways, he suffers from a mental disorder and on rare occasions he has a seizure.
The last one was about 5 years ago and he was flopping around like a fish out of water shitting on my floor lol.
I thought he was dying.
He pulled through it.
So this time I thought he was dying again.
I figured it was a heart attack or stroke or something like.
Turns out we think it was another seizure.
Funny because as I was going through this ordeal I started to get dizzy and had to lie down for a few minutes after I got him out of the shower and into his bed for a short rest.
I guess the stress of the situation got to me physically without me even knowing.
I didn't feel stressed so I guess it was something I couldn't control.
Would be pretty funny if we both had a heart attack back to back.
I've heard that is actually a common thing to occur.
Anyways... I'm not looking for anyone to sympathize or say sorry to me like you all did Alan or other people.
I hate that shit and I hate when anyone tells me good luck.
I'm just typing this to get it out of my system and I know you enjoy all these real life stories I tell.

Anyways, my point was that he can't handle walking out to the desert to go camping and such.
That's why I haven't used the Wall Tent.
I'm not the first person to see these orbs and lights moving 20,000 feet in a second.
That shit has been well documented for years and reports have become more and more common.
I found someone online who lives out here who said they seen that same shit years ago near Nellis Air Force Base.
Kind of common occurrence from my understanding.
I would never be able to get photos or video of them.
I don't even like cell phones.
I still use an iphone-5 because I don't need a phone.
I'm not the type to buy equipment and go hunting for this shit.
If they are going to invade so be it.
Personally, I think it is Angels, Demons or Souls leaving Earth at a rapid rate and because someone dies every second or two you have a shitload of activity these days.
Anyways, thanks for the comment.
I'll keep you posted if I ever see anything like that again.

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I don't own any ARs so I could not answer your Stupid Fucking question... Fag!

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I wasn't asking you, shit for brains: the question was rhetorical.

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I wasn't asking you, shit for brains: the question was rhetorical.

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Yeah, well GO FUCK YOURSELF because you are not contributing to this thread but you are still welcome to come in here and shit all over it at anytime because I believe in Free Speech and All Speech.
Now go beat off to one of your muscle cars.
Or play with one of your dead frogs.

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Monet, if you see the UFOs again and they stay in the sky long enough maybe you can get some photos of them if you feel up for it and find it to be not to distracting in terms of your main activity of desert plinking - who knows what they were, but it is an interesting story.

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Not that I am scared or worried but I haven't gone camping or to the desert since.
Part of it is because I'm busy.
Part of it is because my uncle isn't walking so good anymore.
I wasn't going to get into this but the other day he collapsed in the shower.
Thankfully, I was very close to him helping him with a towel as this is what I do now when he showers.
Anyways, he suffers from a mental disorder and on rare occasions he has a seizure.
The last one was about 5 years ago and he was flopping around like a fish out of water shitting on my floor lol.
I thought he was dying.
He pulled through it.
So this time I thought he was dying again.
I figured it was a heart attack or stroke or something like.
Turns out we think it was another seizure.
Funny because as I was going through this ordeal I started to get dizzy and had to lie down for a few minutes after I got him out of the shower and into his bed for a short rest.
I guess the stress of the situation got to me physically without me even knowing.
I didn't feel stressed so I guess it was something I couldn't control.
Would be pretty funny if we both had a heart attack back to back.
I've heard that is actually a common thing to occur.
Anyways... I'm not looking for anyone to sympathize or say sorry to me like you all did Alan or other people.
I hate that shit and I hate when anyone tells me good luck.
I'm just typing this to get it out of my system and I know you enjoy all these real life stories I tell.

Anyways, my point was that he can't handle walking out to the desert to go camping and such.
That's why I haven't used the Wall Tent.
I'm not the first person to see these orbs and lights moving 20,000 feet in a second.
That shit has been well documented for years and reports have become more and more common.
I found someone online who lives out here who said they seen that same shit years ago near Nellis Air Force Base.
Kind of common occurrence from my understanding.
I would never be able to get photos or video of them.
I don't even like cell phones.
I still use an iphone-5 because I don't need a phone.
I'm not the type to buy equipment and go hunting for this shit.
If they are going to invade so be it.
Personally, I think it is Angels, Demons or Souls leaving Earth at a rapid rate and because someone dies every second or two you have a shitload of activity these days.
Anyways, thanks for the comment.
I'll keep you posted if I ever see anything like that again.

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Ok thanks Monet. I'm glad to hear your uncle just had a seizure since that is a lot better than a stroke or heart attack. Since you recently bowled and such without any problems it sounds like you were just stressed out when you were dizzy (as any of us would be if a family member had a sudden unknown health issue) and went to lie down rather than something serious. When the Grim Reaper comes for me to take me down the river, I could care less; however I would prefer that it not be painful - but whatever, it will be what it will be, LOL.

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Now go beat off to one of your muscle cars.

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I own no "muscle cars" and haven't since the eighties.

I do sort of miss my '68 Camaro RS and '70 Challenger R/T, but that was then, this is now.

I sold the Ferrari two years ago: I guess it was sort of a "gentleman's muscle car."

The hottest rig we have now is my wife's '21 Mazda CX-5 Turbo; I am a Volvo man.

If you call my basically stock '82 Volvo 244 turbo and my basically stock '86 Volvo 744 turbo "muscle cars" I can only wonder what you drive; a Yugo, perhaps?

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Ok thanks Monet. I'm glad to hear your uncle just had a seizure since that is a lot better than a stroke or heart attack. Since you recently bowled and such without any problems it sounds like you were just stressed out when you were dizzy (as any of us would be if a family member had a sudden unknown health issue) and went to lie down rather than something serious. When the Grim Reaper comes for me to take me down the river, I could care less; however I would prefer that it not be painful - but whatever, it will be what it will be, LOL.

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No worries.
Like I say we all got to experience death.
No way around it.
I always say that even Jesus went through the most excruciating type of death so none of us are going to get out of it.
My uncle is 68 now and smokes 3 to 4 packs a day.
Drinks Coke like its water.
Doesn't really eat healthy.
Loves 3 musketeer bars.
So he is crushing the odds right now.
I figure I am at a very high chance of having to watch him die.
I got to escape it so far with the rest of my family as they all died when I wasn't close by.
I'm due.
My blood pressure probably sky rocketed on me at a very high rate causing the anxiety feeling along with sweats and dizziness.
I was cussing out my wife because I told her to bring Uncle up some cool water to drink while I waited for him to recover and stand up.
She mixed hot water from our machine with room temp water and it was above warm.
She thought that would be better for him.
I didn't, so the yelling resumed and she got cooler water.
What can I say... Panic lol.
Don't Panic!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS358WbnS_k

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Ok thanks Monet. I'm glad to hear your uncle just had a seizure since that is a lot better than a stroke or heart attack. Since you recently bowled and such without any problems it sounds like you were just stressed out when you were dizzy (as any of us would be if a family member had a sudden unknown health issue) and went to lie down rather than something serious. When the Grim Reaper comes for me to take me down the river, I could care less; however I would prefer that it not be painful - but whatever, it will be what it will be, LOL.

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No worries.
Like I say we all got to experience death.
No way around it.
I always say that even Jesus went through the most excruciating type of death so none of us are going to get out of it.
My uncle is 68 now and smokes 3 to 4 packs a day.
Drinks Coke like its water.
Doesn't really eat healthy.
Loves 3 musketeer bars.
So he is crushing the odds right now.
I figure I am at a very high chance of having to watch him die.
I got to escape it so far with the rest of my family as they all died when I wasn't close by.
I'm due.
My blood pressure probably sky rocketed on me at a very high rate causing the anxiety feeling along with sweats and dizziness.
I was cussing out my wife because I told her to bring Uncle up some cool water to drink while I waited for him to recover and stand up.
She mixed hot water from our machine with room temp water and it was above warm.
She thought that would be better for him.
I didn't, so the yelling resumed and she got cooler water.
What can I say... Panic lol.
Don't Panic!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS358WbnS_k

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Nice choice of words there.

https://www.etymonline.com/word/excruciate

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Ok thanks Monet. I'm glad to hear your uncle just had a seizure since that is a lot better than a stroke or heart attack. Since you recently bowled and such without any problems it sounds like you were just stressed out when you were dizzy (as any of us would be if a family member had a sudden unknown health issue) and went to lie down rather than something serious. When the Grim Reaper comes for me to take me down the river, I could care less; however I would prefer that it not be painful - but whatever, it will be what it will be, LOL.

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No worries.
Like I say we all got to experience death.
No way around it.
I always say that even Jesus went through the most excruciating type of death so none of us are going to get out of it.
My uncle is 68 now and smokes 3 to 4 packs a day.
Drinks Coke like its water.
Doesn't really eat healthy.
Loves 3 musketeer bars.
So he is crushing the odds right now.
I figure I am at a very high chance of having to watch him die.
I got to escape it so far with the rest of my family as they all died when I wasn't close by.
I'm due.
My blood pressure probably sky rocketed on me at a very high rate causing the anxiety feeling along with sweats and dizziness.
I was cussing out my wife because I told her to bring Uncle up some cool water to drink while I waited for him to recover and stand up.
She mixed hot water from our machine with room temp water and it was above warm.
She thought that would be better for him.
I didn't, so the yelling resumed and she got cooler water.
What can I say... Panic lol.
Don't Panic!

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Yes it could have just been an anxiety attack (adrenaline) due to the urgent and sudden circumstance -evolution kicks in so it's hard to suppress. A psychopath, such as the one which was successfully (IMHO) depicted by Javier Bardem (playing the character Chigurh) in No Country for Old Men, or cult movie legend Peter Stormare (Gaear Grimsrud) in Fargo doesn't have that sort of problem like the rest of us but that seems like a bad trade off to me.

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I have nothing against gunes, in fact I own a few pistols and shoot fairly often.

But I don't hunt, and that leads to the question I ask my son (a gun-lovin' Trumpie): "Why do you own assault weapons?"

He doesn't hunt, but he enjoys plinking; he says he has the AR's for protection of his home.

He lives in the suburbs of Portland: I do not see the Walking Dead swarming his casa nor can I foresee any scenario wherein he'd ever be under attack, and his 9MM Glock pistol should do just fine if some idiot tries to break into his home.

So, why the AR if you have a pistol and don't hunt?

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The question should be... 'If you have 2 AR-15s, 1 high capacity semi-auto 12 gauge, 1 AK, 1 AR-10 and one VEPR 308, then why do you need a Tavor x95?'



Well, a bull-pup lets me engage from the safety of my car with the accuracy and distance of a rifle.

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He lives in the suburbs of Portland: I do not see the Walking Dead swarming his casa nor can I foresee any scenario wherein he'd ever be under attack

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Portland is a hotbed of Antifa.