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Reagan1k

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  1. I took a very neutral and non-confrontational approach to the conversation. I said nothing negative nor positive about his choice. All I could to is affirm that AA is always there and acknowledge the fact that he might not be an alcoholic if he hasn't really discovered that to be his own truth. I know getting preachy with him after the fact would serve no purpose. Had he called me prior to, I would have certainly advised against it but those weren't the cards I was dealt. As my grandmother used to say - "Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still."
  2. One of my sponsees has decided to try some controlled drinking. Unfortunately he came to that decision before calling me first, but I'm not sure that would have mattered. At least he was honest with me when I called him Tuesday to check in. He's acting pragmatic about it although I don't believe alcohol cares about good intentions or future plans. He made no excuses. All I could tell him was that if he finds he can moderate and live at peace then that's great but if he decides he can't then he now knows what's available and that we are here with a solution. If he's the real deal, I hope he can make it back and pray he doesn't do any harm to others in the interim.
  3. Tomato / Tomato
  4. Well that's no fun. But, the practicality is understood. Buy the 10mm based on the money you'll save in initially buying the 9mm to save on ammo costs. That's how my gun mind logic works.
  5. Last time I was out in the hill country I noticed fliers announcing the next time the "fur guy" would be in town buying.
  6. Do it. Or go the Banshee 10mm route for a little extra punch. With regard to the B&T - **Why not both**
  7. Yep. No leaving the ranch to run up to Ace Hardware to buy a box or two b/c you forgot your pils at home. yikes- jealous!
  8. I’d still come out ahead if all I have to pay for is a new place and the side piece picks up her monthly overhead.
  9. All this home time has obviously given my wife time to look around and figure out shit she isn't happy with in our house. After fielding a couple of what she intended to seem as random and unrelated questions about "real estate" yesterday I knew what was up. As I went to bed last night I said....."If you decide you want to move, make sure to leave me a forwarding address so I can send you a Christmas card every year.....good night."
  10. Congrats fellas!
  11. Anahuac runs a close second. I used to fish there with an old coonass who would cover his arms, legs, and neck with marsh mud instead of using DEET.
  12. Bet there are some interweb orders being placed from CA tonight..... https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/breaking-us-district-court-grants-preliminary-injunction-blocking-californias-ammo-background-check-law/
  13. For what it's worth........
  14. PSA........ClassicFirearms.com has some Glock 22 and 27s in stock from police trade-ins. I've had good luck with them in the past and if your looking for a good truck gun or something reasonably priced those are pretty good values considering today's market. Everything surplus I've ever purchased from them far exceeded the stated condition. If they list as Good to Very Good, then my experience is that they are hardly used at all.
  15. Yep......I'm not your bank. I didn't loan you equipment.....I sold it to you. I understand your claim that your customer hasn't paid you yet, but nowhere in this order was it listed as a consignment sale.
  16. Watching with my wife, not 2 minutes ago, when espn did the State Farm “flashback” commercial.....I’ll give you one guess as to how that conversation went....
  17. We got PPP funded for both of my companies last week, after working through our local bank. They were deliberate but not necessarily slow. Fortunately I'd gotten out ahead of them and was more than ready once they said go. Thanks to several of you for bits of wisdom and interpretations that helped me be ahead of the curve when they opened their window. I've got several buddies who waited on their banks and were left holding an empty bag. Hopefully they'll get swept up in a 2nd round. The impact of this on banking relationships is going to be interesting to watch. Take care all. Trudge on......
  18. SGAmmo just updated their inventory and pricing. Link here SGAmmo 4/17/20 Provides what they have in stock and is also of interest even if you aren't in the market now b/c the owner gives bits of info, what he sees in the pipeline and when he expects other shipments as well. Take it for what its worth but my experience has been that he is honest about market conditions and the supply chain overall. Particularly interesting are the comments below some of the Russian rounds and how the supply chain has been interrupted. That'll have an effect on domestically made stuff if the European product dries up.
  19. That is one crazy MFer who needs monitoring.
  20. Correct. Raising prices with demand is one thing, but cancelling previously placed orders and relisting items at inflated pricing is egregious. They basically dumped all of their existing orders in the trash and repriced everything which is far worse IMO than jacking up prices for new orders.
  21. I've heard that market is really tight as well. Some shortages and higher pricing. I don't know that from personal experience shopping it but I've seen mention of reloaders being frustrated by availability of certain powders, primers, etc.
  22. SGAmmo market commentary- Take it FWIW A lot has changed in the ammo business over the past 40 days as the Covid-19 outbreak created the largest rush to purchase ammo in all of history. Supply has been badly diminished, and bottlenecks in manufacturing and distribution will continue cause shortages for months yet to come. From what I am seeing the worst is yet to come on ammunition availability which I believe will reach its worst in the next 30 to 90 days. The buyer's market conditions which I have talked about in so many prior newsletters that brought ammo prices to 12 year lows in 2018, 2019 and early 2020 have passed. I hope most people followed my advise in the past and stocked up while supply and prices were at their best. At this time supply has for the most part been bought up, most ammo factories and importers have done substantial price increases, and moving forward availability will be limited to what the factories can make and allocate to their distributors. Covid-19 has caused some ammunition factories in Europe and Russia to close and / or reduce production, and most likely that will spill over here to some of the manufacturers in the USA at some point. I'd love to stay positive but realistically there are dark times ahead for the ammunition supply chain. All things considered, I believe we still have some decent deals in stock, admittedly not as good as they were, but not as bad as I expect them to become. If you are sitting on large quantities of ammo it might be wise to sit it out for a while but if you are short in supply it might be a good idea to get a few cases before availability gets worse. We thank you for your support of our family owned and operated business and will do our best to serve our clients well in these strange times, so please stay subscribed for future SGAmmo newsletters. If you have some spare time please take a few minutes and look over the online catalog at www.SGAmmo.com Sam Gabbert - SGAmmo Owner
  23. Look on the bright side....at least he doesn't need a heart transplant.
  24. .300 Blackout is a different caliber than the 5.56 . You could buy a .300 BO upper for your AR-15 and convert it but the ammunition isn’t interchangeable with your stock rifle (assuming it is a 5.56 chambering). Basically- Any centerfire caliber can over penetrate with the right (wrong) bullet so it’s not the caliber, but the bullet selection that matters. Opinions vary on the “best” home defense rounds and like assholes, everyone has one. My preference for 5.56 or .300BO for that matter would be a Controlled Chaos round by Lehigh Defense. I’m partial to their bullet design for home defense due to field experience and I have seen the Controlled Chaos terminal performance on thin skinned animals in real life. Devastating wound channels with no pass through.....Again, just my opinion based on my experience. if you want to go with the .300BO chambering you’ll need a new upper and will swap out the 5.56 upper (or buy a new rifle chambered in .300BO) Takes 30 seconds to change an upper. Just be careful not to mix magazines - mark them properly so you don’t cause an accident. The .300BO vs. 5.56 debate is an entirely different debate.
  25. We didn't feel the effects of '08/'09 until '10 and '11. What was already in motion stayed in motion but there were no new projects (for my work) conceived during the upheaval and my time lag from project conception to sale is about 2 years. I too look strong right now but the layoffs in the oil industry will certainly hurt me down the road and I have precious little visibility into what's going from pen to paper right now with regard to new projects in light of the quarantine and related uncertainty.
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