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There might be a couple laying around here. (Actually, two of these aren't revolvers. It'll take a true gun nut to figure out which two.)

Well hell! If we're gonna turn this into a picture thread, Then hang on to your butts! .22s .44s .45s Modern masterpieces: .22LR, .32H&R and .38 Special A few Colts. .22 & .38 Diamondbacks Trooper Mark III Let's throw in a Ruger! Where are all the wheel guns? Hell, I've got 'em!

I’ve offered to shop for all of my neighbors - all of whom are older. It’s the least I can do - they’re all like grandparents to my kids. Don’t disregard your mental health in all of this. It’s okay to take a step back and step away from stuff like social media, the TV, and even TGO for a bit if you need to. It’s going to be important to protect your sanity in the coming days. Find someone you can reach out to and check in on. Buddy up with someone and check in regularly. If you need someone to chat with check in on here - or shoot me a PM. I’m certain we could get a group of people willing to reach out. For those of faith - pray. Find solace in a community of faith. If you or someone you know gets sick - let us know. We’ll get through this. It’s going to be tough. We’re going to need everyone to do their part. Take heart.

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I was at Sam's in Hendersonville today, just to see how people were reacting, and actually to pick up a few staples. Here are my Observations... NO TP, Paper towels, a very few boxes of facial tissues. Almost out of bar soaps and liquid soaps. Strangely, I thought, detergents for washing clothes were not gone. Meats seemed to be the hottest item. Little left, but I did pick up a package of steaks. Just to blend in with the crowd you know. Of course canned goods getting low. I actually forgot what I went after while watching people though. Not going back. Speaking of "People," It seemed to me that the crowd was very heavy on older people. Maybe 75%. A few that looked 30/40ish. Almost no really young or children. Take what you will from this. Just what I saw. Now a bit of positivity on my very young neighbors(30ish with 2 kids). The young wife called my wife and asked if they could shop for us, instead of me going out. They knew I did all the shopping and didn't want me to go and risk any exposure. That was so darn nice I just got misty. Really...I did.

Here's the interview I did with Channel 5: https://www.newschannel5.com/news/are-you-stressing-about-the-coronavirus-the-stock-market-tornadoes-read-this

We’re (truck drivers) still out and about on the road, the stores are still getting restocked. So no need to sweat it too much right now.

Sure. Here are some pics. Because revolvers threads are just worthless without pics. I just picked up a new Blackhawk Convertible but don’t have any pics yet. I still need a 6” 686 Post-Lock that’s tapped, but I haven’t found one yet for less than new price. I want to take that scope off the 617 and put on a 686.

Took delivery of my first Henry rifle today. Had this on my bucket list for awhile. Model H010, cal. 45/70, 19.3" bbl. Be glad when this crazy weather clears, so & can go shooting. Comes with open sights; brass bead front, semi-buckhorn rear, adjustable for windage & elevation.

I can't see your image.

Oh my do I love revolvers. Here are just a few of my stainless when I started trying to figure out how I wanted to display.

Is this old school enough?

I am doing the same I do for every other event of this or any nature. I reload then go shoot, most of the time I am the only one at the range because it is an outdoor range and I go early and the weather may not be optimal. I do not and have never liked being around a lot of people and that has not changed as I have gotten older. If I do catch something and die well I have been living on borrowed time from before I was born. I appreciate all the time I have had and enjoy most of my family.

Its not price gouging if people are willing to pay it. If they waited til now to buy they deserve it anyways. Same as every other panic that affects the completely unprepared. I don't blame these websites for making money while they can most of last year and this year they have had very little if any margins so they have to make money too.

Because social media told us that TP was in shortage. Self-fulfilling prophecy. People are easily manipulated sheep.

We're probably getting the virus we deserve, but natural selection will take the wrong batch of people, and I don't see us getting smarter as a result. Darwin's batting average isn't as high as one might hope it to be.

Toilet paper and hand sanitizer seem to be the 2020 version of 22 ammo here.

I really wish for once he could have admitted that he’s not the smartest guy in the room and deferred to those best equipped to handle this. What really kills me is that there was a golden opportunity to not only do good, but reinforce his goals of moving industry back to the US under the auspices of national security and general public welfare. If he could have come out with an honest “this is gonna suck for a while, but we will listen to the experts like Dr. Fauci and get through this together as Americans” and then pivoted to bringing back supply chains for things like pharmaceutical production back to the US as a national security necessity, he would have greatly helped the nation and also mitigated fallout from the economic downturn caused by COVID-19.

I don't believe a couple incompetent, butt-hurt foreign leaders will train wreck our economic recovery. But I do wish Trump would forget his Twitter password.

I saw this earlier today. It boggles the mind what constitutional violations local municipalities can come up with. Of course they said they don’t intend to exercise their new self-granted powers. The banning of firearms and ammo transactions is about par for the course but the seizure of personal property is a massive threat. I imagine there is going to be a wave of such governmental hysteria sweeping the nation.

That's good to hear. Some of my drivers we're already talking about calling out, asking if they would still get paid. My friend at J.B. Hunt said some of their drivers were already calling off. Maybe when all this is said and done, people will appreciate your profession a little more.

Goodness!!! Thanks guys good to know the wheelies are alive and well. I only have 4 all S&W's.model 18 (from 1972 bought new in box with 3 t's) model 19, one older k-38 and mod.60 357 for carry. all changed to standard stocks and Tyler T grip.

From what I have read this Am on the 'net, it's already started. Supposedly, people are buying guns and ammo like the did in the Obama era. I don't see the connection between the virus & personal defense. Guess some do. Panic is apparently among us.

Ours here don't. Sure there are some calibers you don't save a lot on but then there are others that you can save a ton on. In my case, 41 mag., 444, 25-20, 32 colt, and 45 colt. Maybe not so much on the other dozen or so calibers, but if I need a few rounds I don't have to go anywhere to do so. But like others here I enjoy my time at the bench. Not sure if I load to shoot, or shoot to load. RP

You guys are so practical.....where's the fun in that?

My wife has kept enough toilet paper on hand to build a fort out of since I've known her.

Many of my wife's coworkers are gen x and boomers. They eat out at least twice a day and complain about being broke. My wife and I are in our 30's are we cook at home. We're not all helpless.

The tragic irony (and paradox) of countering pandemics is if you are appropriately aggressive early enough and successfully isolate and contain an outbreak, the population will think you overreacted because it wasnt worse. But it wasnt worse because of how you reacted. They will associate it with not being as bad as the govt thought. That means spending tens of billions (which seems reasonable now compared to the economic impact) will be so relatively extreme early on that people will balk at the idea. This is one of the things where proportional response is not what you want. Experience overseas has shown the median serial interval for coronavirus is shorter than the median incubation period so an infected person can spread the virus potentially for days prior to feeling ill, showing signs and symptoms or even knowing they are infected. I am concerned with this one, but its because I live in proximity to a 65 yo and 70 yo who are important to me, and who have a lot of comorbid risk factors. So I will take the funny looks going to the store wearing a mask while people buying all the toilet paper get a nod.

I go grocery shopping once a month. I usually later make a small trip to the store once or twice for items I forgot or just run out of. I did my shopping last week and it was fine. Just another routine trip to the store. Well I forgot a couple of items and a disabled friend asked me to pick up a few things for her. So I went to Kroger this morning. WHOA! What a mad house! The place was packed! People everywhere with carts piled high! All the usual stuff that;s already been reported was gone. Lots of empty shelf space. This store normally has one entire aisle of nothing but toilet paper. There were maybe 10-12 packs left. I'm ok on TP, but I didn't know about my friend. So I grabbed 3 six packs just because I was there and so was it. What little was left disappeared before I had cleared the aisle. What should have been a quick 10-15 minute stop at the store took over an hour due to the crowd. Top story on the local news tonight was about panic buying at local stores. It seems the mess I witnessed today is quite common all over the Memphis area. Oh well, I'm good for a couple of months at least. I feel sorry for those who waited and are now too late.

One of my past co-workers has an issue in all this insanity. His son has multiple medical issues and needs advil, ibuprophen, and Benadryl at times. White House area is depleted. He is in Atlanta on a work trip and hoping to score some while there. Thankfully, the community has stepped in and is getting these to them. I would have been part of the issue as well, but I couldn't find any either.

Not sure why everybody seems to be more panicked about TP, rather than food. If you don't have much food to eat, you sure won't need much TP. Nothing in, equals nothing out...

Strange you should mention Aldi. I passed the local store in Madison on my way home this afternoon. The parking lot was only about half full, so I wheeled in to search for my favorite cookie. Benton's Iced Oatmeal. The tastiest cheap oatmeal and sugar treat you can find. I get inside to see that the parking lot was very misleading. Lots of shoppers with full carts and long checkout lines. I went about my search. Found the cookie section...and there it was! The holy grail of cookies. lol Eight packages of high calorie, high fat goodness. Never seen that many at one time there. I bought them all! Never know. That might end up being like ZombieLand's last Twinkie!

I make my Nashville TV debut on Channel 5 tonight in my role as a mental health therapist talking about how to handle the anxiety of COVID-19 and all the other uncertainties of our current day.

The amount of stupidity I'm seeing on social media about the 2020 NRAAM being canceled because of COVID-19 is almost as epic as the amount of stupidity it takes for parents of kids who's schools are shut down to "self-quarantine" taking those kids out to the mall, the movies, etc. this week. Seriously, I think we damn near deserve this virus and some of us are getting in the way of Natural Selection by trying to force people to be smarter. Sort of joking. Maybe. A little. Maybe not.

Expectations or forecasts that the stock market will recover quickly once this virus is conquered are unrealistic. Investors will reassess valuations based upon new earnings forecasts. At this writing, the Dow is down 28% from its recent all time high. It might appear to seem reasonable to assume that it would bounce back to its high level if a cure or other solution ended the pandemic. BUT, there is no doubt that corporate earnings (and personal incomes) have been slashed. Let's say corporate earnings are now going to be down by a third. That would leave today's stock market at nearly the same relative valuation that it was at its peak a few weeks ago. Until earnings recover (or more precisely, the anticipation of the perception of same) the market is not a screaming buy, just because it's down so much. Expect sucker rallies. A LOT has changed and it will take a lot of time to recover from this. Be patient, don't panic, and buy the next big dips cautiously. This group will certainly understand the concept of keeping some powder dry! Full disclosure: I was a stockbroker for 40 years from 1976 through 2016, with a brief timeout to get a law degree. From KU, #1....... Now, no March Madness. THAT's sad for this Jayhawk!

Wow! It seems weird for me to be the most positive poster on the forum! It’s a bad cold.

https://www.nraila.org/articles/20061009/president-bush-signs-nra-backed-disast?fbclid=IwAR1P_hQ3WZ4GevSzAUBJmZXfWSKeDVOHhK_gdDKDTbaPwAaE4l1e_qyKf64

Several reasons. The CDC failed to leverage the work others had done and developed their own test. That test was later found to have problems with reliability after shipping. So it set us back a couple of weeks. The administration does share a lot of blame for failing to treat this with the seriousness it deserved up until earlier this week. Now, tests are being severely rationed because while we've got plenty of actual tests at this point- we don't have the reagents to operationalize them at anywhere near full capacity. Specifically, we don't have enough RNA isolation and RT-PCR kits. So, we're starting way behind the curve. We don't actually know how far behind the curve we are. We'll know in the next few days. You made the right decision staying home. You don't want to be stuck 2000 miles from home.

Source: https://www.nraam.org/ My Thoughts... As-if You Care... This should really come as no surprise to anyone given the number of other major events that are being suspended or outright canceled to quell the spread of the COVID-19 virus here in the United States, let alone the fact that Governor Lee has declared a state emergency for Tennessee, or that President Trump has declared a national state of emergency for the entire country. However, and as no surprise, there are still people who are imagining this into a tactic by Wayne LaPierre's minions to skip the annual voting and keep him in power. So let's think rationally about this for a moment if we dare. As most folks know, I think the NRA's leadership needs to be erased from stem to stern and replaced with new blood who put the Second Amendment and the true right of the people to keep and bear arms above all else. I am not a WLP fan, and I believe that the NRA is in a terribly weakened condition right now because of his shoddy leadership and just general fiduciary malfeasance on the part of the Board of Directors. That being said, a person has to surrender a lot of logical thinking to come to the conclusion that cancelling the 2020 NRA Annual Meetings in Nashville is some sort of scam, or to even think that the NRA could pull off postponing the event for a later date in the year. IF you have never organized a large event or sat on the board of directors of an organization that has, it might not occur to you that the NRA had paid a large sum of money to rent the Nashville Music City Center for the venue and that it was in turn charging its exhibitors large sums of money to come in and set up their booths. It might not also readily occur to you that exhibitors had by now established shipping, travel, lodging, and other logistical contracts in order to get their booths, wares, and people on site for the event. And it might not occur to nearby Tennesseans who could just drive an hour and be at the venue, that thousands of NRA members had also established contracts with airlines, hotels, arranged for days off from work, etc. to be there as well. But, last and certainly not least, you might have overlooked that the NRA announced this cancellation on March 12th, which is a hair more than 30-days ahead of the scheduled April 16th start date for the event. And that 30-days is generally the cut-off for cancelling any of those contracts that I mentioned above without substantial penalties. SO... maybe, just maybe, there were people at the NRA using their heads who came to the conclusion that it would be better to cancel this event now, than arrive at April 16th only to find that COVID-19 wasn't fully licked and that exhibitors and attendees were opting to stay home, or that some government entity has put the populace under quarantine and made that decision for them. I figure the only way NRA members would be even more pissed about the whole thing is if the NRA had pushed forward and then lost the ability to get a refund on all of the money... OUR money... it had spent to rent an empty building for an event no one could attend. But hey, maybe that's just me being practical and not assuming that Wayne LaPierre is hiding under every bed, waiting to steal our checkbooks and credit cards when we sleep. Oh, and as for that idea of rescheduling the event later this year? These things take months of advance planning and by the time March 12th rolls around on any given year, most venues large enough to handle a crowd like this have already booked themselves out for the remainder of the year. And of course the exhibitors have likely already set their plans for the remainder of the year as well. So, yeah... good luck with making a rescheduling happen. Maybe I'll see some of y'all in Texas for the 2021 meetings. Until then, don't forget to vote in the NRA elections. They won't cancel those this year. They'll just let you do it remotely. Kind of like they always have.

It’s absolutely the right decision. I hate it for the city of Nashville that’ll probably lose out on ~$30M? in related revenue. This is a giant convention - but certainly not the only one canceling. There are a lot of small businesses that are really going to hurt. If you’ve got a restaurant or small business you frequent - this might be a great time to purchase a gift card or two to use when this is over.

I'm doing this https://imgur.com/a/YqqoXg2

I hope I’m wrong about this - but I believe data. And this data - while almost certainly underreported in communities so far - is damning. We could be in a world of hurt in a week or two - and some folks would still swear that’s it’s a liberal plot. Take a look at an Italian paper - I’ve posted the links here to translated versions: https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=2&hl=en&nv=1&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=it&sp=nmt4&tl=en&u=https://www.repubblica.it/&usg=ALkJrhgCwm0UJj3GAySvDUO0KX16FVYgrg If we wind up where the data suggests, in a week people will be asking why “the media” didn’t take it more seriously. And certainly they have some culpability in trying to fill airtime with talking heads instead of experts. Just remember when Noah built the ark...

Buy yourself a $100 High Point and unload em.

I’ve read on the World Wide Web that no one shoots that round anymore. So, it would do you no good to keep that useless ammo. I have a truck, and since you are a good forum member, I would be willing to haul that worthless ammo away for you. Which would make room for you to make a lot more of a better caliber, like 9mm, that you would probably get some use out of. How’s that sound, Brother?

I can't wrap my head around the reason there is a hazmat charge for powder or primer, but not for loaded ammo, which contains.....you guessed it, powder and primers.

Get 20-30 lbs at a time. Get with some friends and make a list of what everyone wants and order it.