Wheelgunner

I don't want to miss out on spending countless hours staring at beautiful firearms, so I won't fail to avoid not clicking on that link. Have you done your own spring replacement and polish jobs on some of the ones pictured in the OP?

You are Groot!, how many of them are shooters (as opposed to collectibles)?  Very cool collection.  Thanks for sharing.

  But it's so much more fun to play "retail clerk lawyer"!     I hardly ever correct folks anymore in situations like that.  The only thing more frustrating than somebody spreading fake or inaccurate legal info is the misinformed employee who is so convinced he's correct that he'll argue about it.  

I haven't owned that gun, but I have owned a Taurus revolver.  I think the new Rossi revolvers all have the Taurus key-lock built into the hammer assembly.  You insert a little key, turn it, and the gun is disabled; the hammer won't move.     I'm not sure what the purpose is of such a feature, and I never did get comfortable with it.  In my mind, the whole point of a revolver is that you don't have to wonder whether some safety is activated...  You load it, and then whenever you pull the trigger, the thing fires.   I'm not even gonna touch the whole revolver vs. semi-auto thing, but if your grandson is gonna carry a revolver, it ought to be one that doesn't make him constantly question whether hot ammo is going to inadvertently activate his weapon's stupid "safety feature," disabling his gun.  Ruger, Charter, and older Smiths and Tauruses are all available if he wants a regular wheel gun he can rely on - with no weird added "safeties" that can fail on him.

For town carry, if the snubby is on me then I keep an HK speedloader in my front pocket and another in the console in the car.  Never had a single problem with them.  Like MattCarry and oldman, I also have a full box in the trunk, and a speed strip or two with it - 158 gr. .357 mag hollowpoint.  When I'm in dress clothes that cause a speedloader to stand out I carry speed strips instead.   For knocking around in the woods I normally carry a larger gun crossdraw, with an HK speedloader or two full of Buffalo Bore 180 gr. .357 mag on my belt, strong side.   At the farm predator animals are more of a concern than bad guys, and slower reloading is fine.  There, I'll often just keep a speed strip on my belt in a carrier from Simply Rugged.  With a good belt carrier, a speed strip stays out of the way during chores but is always within easy, quick reach.   You often hear people say that revolvers will fire any kind of ammo.  But ammo selection is still worth considering, and especially for snubbies.  For example, much of the added power of really hot premium magnum ammo is lost when those rounds are fired from barrels under 3", so it's probably not worth the extra recoil in a belly gun.

My guess is that every person present at this "meeting to discuss loss of revenue" will conveniently forget this year's NRA convention, Beretta relocating to Sumner County and the jobs it is creating, and the fact that Tennesseans have continued to visit local parks (GASP!) despite the presence of lawfully carried firearms.   Even if there were some clear data showing that revenue has dropped...   And even if lawful carry was proven to be the cause of that drop...   Are these folks actually suggesting that revenue takes priority over civil liberties of law-abiding citizens?  Wow.  Just wow.

Eventually you'll narrow your search down to a few counties.  At that point, consider getting a local realtor involved.  He'll be able to pull "comps" to help you make sure you don't overpay for your unimproved parcel.  He may be able to pull strings to get a survey done faster, too, to make sure the land percs for the cabin you want to build.

Good information to have.  Thanks for posting.

Fixed blade Buck knife in hard plastic sheath, with the handle toward the ground.  It was attached to the MOLLE webbing on the front left side of my body armor plate carrier by black zip ties.  Most of the time it was just extra weight, and eventually I switched to carrying about a 4 inch folding knife.

Jonnin gave you some very good advice.  In addition to what he said, here's how I check timing on my DA revolvers:   1.  Make sure weapon is unloaded. 2.  Hold the gun so that it is pointing to your left or right, and positioned between your face and a light. 3.  Watching the cylinder latch, slowly pull the trigger. 4.  If your gun's timing is good, then the latch will:         A.  drop down before the cylinder starts to turn;         B.  pop back up and drag on the cylinder;          C.  lock into place and stop the cylinder's movement - BEFORE the hammer drops.   You should check this on all six bores.  If this doesn't make sense then take a look at the Iowegan Book of Knowledge or PM me.

I don't know if you're into Civil War history, but you could go see the Sam Davis home.  It's in Smyrna.  He was a Confederate courier who was captured and hanged for a spy.  IIRC the house has a sizable outdoor area where you could let the dogs work off some energy.

Pretty cool. I wish they had said what the muzzle energy was comparable to (.22, .22WMR, etc.).

They're both too big to carry anywhere other than OC in the field, camping, etc.  I'd say a GP is too nice for use as a glove box gun.  And the everyday role is what the SP is for.     So if you're gonna have a .357 that you'll never try to conceal... then why not have the extra barrel length for ballistics and sight radius?

I've never fished there, but I've hiked the whole park.  The Lake Trail has some really cool overlooks, but it is an a$$kicker.  

No, the current law is not protecting us. Recent events prove that fact. I would be happy to get rid of it all. The problem is the liberal majority, which has an irrational fear of firearms and refuses to own them. They believe that their own safety is a politician's concern, not their own. To someone sitting scared and defenseless in front of the TV and keeping their fingers crossed for "hope and change", the thought of ANY increase in crime is a scary proposition.

graycrait - I saw one a week ago in a Gallatin, TN pawn shop but it wasn't a .22.  I think it was a .380.

I keep a speed loader in the car, office, etc.  I also don't mind throwing one in my jacket pocket.  For woods carry concealment isn't an issue, so I'll put a speed loader carrier or two like this on my belt: http://www.jbpholsters.com/servlet/the-90/Leather-Double-Speedloader-Case/Detail      If I want a less bulky option (say I'm wearing slacks and pocket carrying) I grab a speed strip, like this: http://www.gunsholstersandgear.com/2009/04/23/tuff-quick-strips-reload-your-revolver/    One .38 caliber speed strip with cartridges fits perfectly inside the watch pocket of my jeans.  

Since it sounds like you want something to put a bunch of rounds through for fun, go with a GP100.

The left undermines our Second Amendment rights by using a lot of arguments about what could possibly potentially maybe perhaps result from carrying guns.  Their mentality is driven by an irrational fear of the gun itself.     That mentality is dangerous because it results in a persistent coordinated effort to intrusively regulate the way others live their lives - despite the responsibility, and God-given rights, of the people they seek to regulate.     I try to avoid judging open carriers on the basis of what could possibly potentially maybe perhaps result from the open carry of a handgun.  And I trust my fellow Tennessean to make choices - about his handgun, and about his life in general - that best suit his own circumstances.

4" Colt King Cobra.

As member jsgabbbb mentioned in another thread, Jakarta Pandemic is a good read that's also in this genre.  A superflu sweeps across the planet, and a OIF veteran and his family try to survive in their suburban Connecticut home as everything falls apart.

You'd have to wear a button up shirt and bowtie every day for this one.  You'd also want a huge bowtie to be on your sign, since it will serve as your logo.   Kote and Tie Gun Designs "If you want your gun to look sharp, we'll dress it to the nines."

Totally agree.  It blows my mind that somehow "normal" has become so twisted that me obeying the posted speed limit (and not just in construction zones) is grounds for the driver behind me to tailgate me, honk his horn, actually become angry, pull up alongside me to yell obscenities at me, and then zoom past and cut me off.   I didn't call his sister a whore; I didn't kick his dog.  I just complied with the law.  Guess that makes me an a$$hole.  

I like the old style factory grips the best. They look great, keep your hand in the right place, and don't punish your hand even when shooting stout magnum loads.

My "worst case scenarios" that informed my choice of carry weapon are either a 1 or 2 bad guy armed robbery or a lunatic road rager. My normal carry gun is a j-frame .357. I like that it has no manual safety and is stupid simple. It's probably enough gun to get me through either scenario. I try to avoid rough areas and crazies. I'm not Jack Bauer. Furthermore, Tennessee prohibits me from carrying the hardware needed to overwhelm zombie mutant Al Qa'ida sleeper cells. If things get that bad, I'm heading home, not duking it out in a parking lot. Thus, .357 for me.