Dirtshooter

CZ, I will chime in with the others. I got into it when Clinton was in office, I decided then that reloading as a hobby and as a way to save was for me. I started out with a RCBS rockchucker and still have it, have done tons of ammo on it. I bought a used Dillon SDB on e-bay and it will load 300 rounds of most handgun calibers in 1 hour. My cost for .40 is less that $5.00 per 100 because I also cast my own lead bullets. Yes all of this takes time, but you know what I can go to the reloading room any day and crank out the ammo I need at a cost much less than you will pay IF you can find it. I don't worry about going to the range and shooting 2-300 rounds of ammo. Just this morning I shot 2 rounds of trap= 50 rounds, about 30 rounds of .223, 75+ rounds of .40, and 100 or so of .22lr. Of all that the .22lr was the only factory ammo I shot. But beware it is addictive. I almost like reloading as much as shooting, they go hand in hand. You MUST shoot your ammo so you can take that empty brass and reload it. You may not save any money at all, because you will shoot more, but that will make you a better marksman also.

I may give some fat lighter away or trade for some tasty Morel mushrooms. I could be bribed by some great fishing spots or access to some nice place to drive my Kawasaki mule. Heck let's talk guys I am easy. It sure would be hard for me to have to buy fat lighter.

Yeah but Garufu just think how bad you talk about them nuts in Washington. You wouldn't want us citizens talking like that about you. I think with 100 mil I could eake out a living in the woods, it would be a struggle but I would like to try it for awhile. Spots you need lots of ammo like a warehouse full to keep that mini gun fed!!

Thanks Dl, I will look at their schedule and try to make a match or 2 before we move in early 2015, thanks for the info. I may pm ya and we can ride together maybe.

I understand that fatwood or fat lighter as we in Mississippi call it must not be available to any or most of Tennessee. I may have to start a small business bringing some up when we come to our place near Dale Hollow. I will have to see what a fair market price for this will be. Let me know what would be a fair price for some. Mac in Ms, coming to Tn. as often as I can.

Hi guys, am looking for IPSC style defensive pistol and long gun matches near Cookeville, Livingston, Jamestown area. They don't have to be USPSA sanctioned just be safe shooters. I know I can travel and shoot at Dickson but am looking for closer matches.Thanks Mac

They will probably be visited by the men in black cars and forced to stop the manufacture of something that may be harmful to the peace loving "yeah right" jihadist's! You know they get their drawers in a wad just by watching some video.

Okay I have to ask, if there is this small amount of 22lr. available at all these different Wally world stores, where in the He77 is all the 22 that is being manufactured? I mean really if each plant makes 1 million rounds per day, that is a figure I have seen regularly on several sites. If they make 1 million rounds per day and are running 7 days a week and have been for months, where are the 30,60,90,or 180 million rounds from each plant going? I figured eventually everyone would have maxed out their cc on buying the up to $250 a brick bulk 22 ammo. I think I smell a rat, do you suppose that there is warehouses stacked to the ceiling waiting to dribble a bit here and there at inflated prices? A friend who is a dealer said he is getting a little from a supplier at $22 a brick and he is selling at $30 a brick, only problem is he isn't getting much and never knows when he will get any. What are ya'lls take on this deal? Mac

Trust a politician and this is the sort of stuff that happens. Currently I am a Mississippian but will be a Tennessean as soon as I retire. 1 of our Senators voted with the Tenn boys and I can tell you the Mississippi folks are irate as well. I said it 25 years ago that the 2 party system is like a ping pong match, 1 side blames the other, then the other side blames them and on and on. I think a NO party system is what we need. Vote for the man that WILL do what he says. Everyone needs to contact the NRA and tell them to not support any politician that votes for any gun control. Also these 16 clowns need to have their A ratings changed to F- immediately. Send them e-mails, letters, calls and like WInston Churchill once said Never, ever, ever give up!

They need a garbage collector for all this garbage they are spouting out.

Well there are lots of reasons, and they have been covered here. But what if "they" decided to ban manufacture of ammo, that nice Rem 700 BDL with a beatiful wood stock would not be as good a weapon as a golf club if there was no ammo. I said it a long time ago that I didn't believe "they" would even try to confiscate weapons, just keep a tight rein on the ammo. They must have heard me.

I currently am a Ms. resident and yes the castle law here states wherever you are you can have your loaded gun. When you leave home in morning you carry it to the car and lay it on the seat loaded if you want or put it under the seat. But so I can carry one when we come to our Tn. home I have a carry permit. Al. isn't keen on not having a carry permit either you have to have the gun and ammo separate. Now what good is that???

Thanks OS that is exactly the information I was looking for.

I know you guys know this, but even if 99.9% of the populace say ban the guns, this is a direct violation of the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution and is unlawful. There are people that don't understand this and will say okay here are my guns you are the Government and I know you are correct in all of your ways. This is BS and they know it, they don't call for banning cars and they kill hundreds every day, they don't ban hammers or chainsaws or a multitude of inanimate objects that kill or maim people, but the gun for some reason frightens them. If we let them disarm the nation, we will all be as slaves.

Hi guys, I am currently in Ms. and we have certified instructors that may or may not be affiliated with a training school as such. My question is in Tn. are there freelance instructors that are certified to train CCW applicants? The reason I am asking is that I have a couple of friends here that are instructors and was thinking of going thru the instructor training and maybe supplementing my income when we move to Tn. Any info will be helpful. Thanks Mac

Daryl, I always suggest a woman or a guy that doesn't shoot often to use a revolver. Minimum .38 special and mine uses a .357 snubby, hammerless. They can train with .38's and occasionally shoot the .357's so they build up confidence in their shooting skills. Start at 2 yards and a IPSC mansize cardboard target. Tell her it is just like playing cowboys and indians, there are no safeties or buttons to worry about, just pull the trigger until it clicks. I think alot of people like the little semi auto guns and they are great, I carry a Keltec P-40, but there is always a revolver in close proximity to where I am.

It was tough in '93 and '08. I remember trying to buy 1K of small pistol and large rifle primers in '93 and they had a limit of 200 I believe. Well every day I would go in at lunch and after about 3 days the owner of the store asked how many I wanted and he sold me 1k. I saw a guy on Gun broker pay $105 for 1k of large rifle primers plus shipping in '08. He must have really needed them badly. My suggestion has been to buy a few extra's each time you buy supplies or ammo or beans for that matter. It was kind of eerie going to Wally world and they had no 22,380,9mm,38,357,40,45, you get the picture and I checked several of them and all had virtually no ammo. That is bad for the guy that depends on factory ammo to shoot.

When Katrina hit here we lost power for 12 days, and it was HOT!!, you can't imagine how many times I hit the light switch, yes the one with no power. Talk about a habit, we just naturally expect it to work. Main thing we learned was be prepared which we were, our neighbors ran out of everything, matches, water, had no propane stove to make coffee. You need some sort of generator, but you need fuel. A southern engineered 12 volt fan from a late model car and a trolling motor battery saved us at night, these newer style homes even with all window up don't circulate air like the older homes with 12-14 foot ceilings. The cold showers took the most to get used to, but we really got used to our extended camping trip. Layed in the shade during the day, kinda like a Democrat does while I work everyday! No offense to the working Dem's. but if the shoe fits!

Hey FrankMako, what kind of Dillon did you set up for 5.56? I was thinking of getting a 550 to speed up the process as I now use a RCBS single stage and it is s-l-o-w.

Now Lawman you are a true gun fanatic, buy ammo for caliber you don't own then you have excuse to buy a gun. I just bought a gun in a caliber I don't currently reload and now I have to buy dies, bullet moulds and sizer dies, so now I am thinking of another in that caliber to make it pay off quicker.

Welcome Polecat, I guess that is a first for that username!!

Hey Prag, I live about 5 miles from Myrick. As for Issac we only got about 6-7 inches of rain maybe 40 mph gusts and some tornadoes. As for damage we had none, the good Lord was looking down on us. Thanks for asking. Appreciate all the welcomes!!

Thanks for the welcome, Hey Caster I fit into not all here also! In fact 1 of my motto's is 2 heads are better than 1 especially when 1 is mine.

Sorry don't mean to confuse, I am a Mississippian at the moment, but will be buying a place near Dale Hollow to vacation then in a few years to retire to. I am a hunter, fisher (of both fish and men) the latter being Biblical fisher of men, I compete with handguns, not like I used to but enough to keep the Zombie's should there be any at bay. I will need fishing lessons for the clear waters of DH also. I like to shoot trap and sporting clays and shoot predator's with rifle. I plan on doing a good bit of trail riding on my humble Kawasaki Mule as it is slow and I am old. I am a member of the MSgunowners and Georgia gunowners. Hope I can add some humor, knowledge (on a very limited basis) to this forum. Thanks for having me. Mac BTW my "old" username was taken here, I go by Encoreman most places.