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Bump. Ended up picking up a TRS in .45 ACP instead of .44 special. Would love to trade for $90 worth of ACP

You have to take a baton class and carry a certification card from the class with you. My pops used to carry a sap with an egg shaped lead weight in it but he quit years ago

I have 3 boxes of Hornady .44 magnum 240 grain xtp. I would like to trade it even for the same value of .45 ACP ammo. Target or self defense. This ammo before taxes runs about $30 a box, so lets say $90 in trade value. Meet up in the East TN area.

Price dropped to $600. Looking to move my Colt Detective Special. The colt serial lookup dates it as a 1969. Carried a lot in a pocket holster, shot very little. Its a post-66 short frame, good shape, some bluing wear from carry, and a ding in the right side stock. Shoots good, and a dandy pocket gun or collectible. Moving on to different things. $600 around Knoxville, Lenoir City, Oak Ridge, etc.

Sending a pm. Ill make that drive tomorrow

Im looking for a Smith and Wesson N frame in .45 ACP. Preferably a steel frame 22-4 Thunder Ranch edition. Im including a picture of exactly what Im looking for, this is one that was sold here about 6 months ago, but Im insure who bought it. If it was you and youd like to sell it please let me know.

Harveys over on Merchants has the 442 in stock or did. Thats where this one came from, they put it on their auction site and I picked it up for the opening bid of $650

I carried a 640 in 357 and a 642 in .38 as a pocket gun for a long time and both of them had sights that sucked and the triggers really lacked as well. These new UC versions are reported to have much better triggers and sights fixing the only real complaints I ever had about a J frame. I currently carry a 2nd issue Detective Special in my pocket using a sticky holster any time my pants are on, and I think this may replace that

If this has already been covered I apologize. Saw this little gem pop up at the LGS and thought it would make a dandy pocket carry piece. Its a 442 with VZ grips, big dot sights, and no lock, coming in at 16 oz unloaded. They have a 642 and 442 as well as a 6 shot .32 H&R version. For a revolver guy or a BUG setup these seem to fit the bill. Ill report back with a range report as soon as I get over there to pick it up out of layaway. https://www.guns.com/news/2024/02/06/meet-the-new-smith-wesson-ultimate-carry-j-frame-in-32-h-and-r-mag-and-38-spl

Size comparison. Its a brute.

Dad working the anvil

Finally spent some time in the shop with my pops back when it was cold. Built an Alamo style bowie just because it was cool. Used 1084 hot rolled bar stock, 2.t" wide by 1/4" thick. Blade is almost 3" wide and a foot long. Through tang construction with brass ring and butt cap, mild steel guard that was hot punched and scrolled, then fit hot and quenched for a friction fit. Im pretty proud of this one, and still building memories with Dad at 70.

If I can get this Colt sold Ill be going west to pick this up for sure.

Old movie at this point, but Lawless with Tom Hardy is one of my absolute favorite movies of all time. If you havent seen it, take rhe time to watch it. Also, SISU is a really good, but super violent war movie in a somewhat Tarantino style.

My apologies this is sold

Is there anyone local to Knoxville that can thread a 590A1 for Mossberg Accu-chokes? Looking to increase the flexibility of a shotgun and would like to be able to swap choke tubes as needed. A quicker turn around would be preferable, I know I can send it out to Vang Comp or someone similar but most of those guys are at least 8 weeks out plus shipping time.

Just like the post says. Colt 1908 Pocket Hammerless, serial number comes back to being made in 1933 according to the Colt website. Took it on as part of a trade. Comes with 1 magazine. Asking $850, feel free to make an offer. Located in near Knoxville.

No they both disappeared sometime before my dad was born in 54. Its unknown if they were sold, traded or stolen. Grandpa was born in 1900 and died in 84 and was somewhat of a local legend so who knows where they ended up. We have a few guns from Grandpa but nothing that would be old enough to be either of those.

We think its a Colt Bisley SAA but not for sure. Its definitely some type of single action and Im just going off the postion of his fingers thinking the grip frame kicks forward bisley style. It wasnt among the few guns he passed down, and it may not have even been his gun, he may have been borrowing it just for the picture.

Beautiful pistol and .41 mag is such an underrated cartridge. GLWS

So this old picture was sent to me by an Uncle. Its my Grandfather, sometime in either 1923 or 1924, holding two pistols in front of the old home place in the mountains. I thought id give it a shot to recreate since it is very close to being exactly 100 years apart.

So I have an affinity for big bores, but the ammo to do any real amount of target practice is crazy expensive. I really want to be able to roll my own and would like to cast and everything, but Im kinda at a loss where to start. Is the Lee loader hand loader style a viable option for loading approximately 50 rounds a week? What reloading manual should I start with? Any help with a direction to start in would be greatly appreciated

Weekend bump.

Those Lew Hortons are nice and .44 special might be my favorite all around pistol cartridge. Very nice piece!

This is the .45 Colt Blackhawk I built a few years ago using a brass one. The fit was good and the installation was simply.