Mamba

On my list, but me neither. I have an older 2m HT that I futz around with on occasion, still figuring it out. Quite a few HAM repeaters in Nashville, including 2m. Repeaters Local to Nashville, Tennessee

Nope, or at least not that I can find. I was able to hit WCRL 600 but only because I was out in that area for a medical appointment, and had my HT along.

After the recent ATT outage, our family has been looking at other ways to keep in touch. I bought a couple GMRS HT's and a license, and might consider setting up a base or two but pretty sure the simplex short-range will be a hindrance given Nashville's hilly/city topography and that it's line-of-sight. Not ready or able to setup our own repeater(s). And HAM isn't really an option since this is for multiple family members. I used to be heavily into the CB scene back before it became "Smokey & the unBearables"-ized, ie, back in the FCC licensed days...yes I'm that old. I'm thinking that CB (mainly SSB) might have enough reach to cover the needed 20mi or so metro area, base-to-base, maybe base-to-mobile, depending on hardware/setup. So I setup a base and am wondering if anyone else in the metro area has one that I could test against? If interested and able, PM me...tx!

Not these days, unless you have a way around their encryption; that's the trend. Encrypted Police Radio Hinders Nashville Severe Weather (nashvillescene.com) I have an old VHF:30-50/144-174 & UHF:430-512 scanner that is now mostly a paperweight. If anyone can recommend interesting active VHF/UHF freqs in the Nashville area, lemme know. Listening to kid-comm on FRS is teeth-grinding. On an aside, I recently setup a AM/SSB CB shack here at home, but either folk aren't as helpful as 50yrs ago or it has TX issues. Been try'n to get a radio-check response but the active channel users seem to ignore locals for skip. So PM me if in my area and can help out, tx.

Check with your local sheriff's office. As for "distance" when we lived outside of Portland, TN no such factor was involved. We could see our neighbors and vice-versa, just made sure to shoot into a backstop not in their direction.

I must admit that I've never seen them. Full disclosure: I do have A2ASB (Anti 2A Sign Blindness) ...a constant struggle for my optometrist.

And..."the shooting was an isolated incident"... hmmm....wonder if it was also "mostly peaceful"?

Welcome aboard!

Sorry....I can take my "Thumper" to most any range, whereas you'd have a real problem there with an M79.

I never was much into rifles, but do own a couple .22s and kept an AK47 around mainly for security purposes, along with an AK pistol in 5.56. I recently had thoughts of selling the latter (prices are nutz right now) and buying an AR pistol, thinking that such would be much lighter. But without doing a custom AR build and spending $$$ on ultra-light skeletal parts, they still weigh-in @ 7lbs or so. I decided to instead do a few cheaper upgrades to my M85, mostly because I wanted something "new" without going broke and it's much cheaper/easier (and fun) to make changes to what you already have...sorta like when the wife wants a new living-room and you end up just painting walls and rearranging the furniture. lol Mainly what's new is the paint/stenciling, handguard & brace....mainly. The OD color is most "true" in the vertical pic. T'was a fun project to tinker on. I have several plain PMAGs but after the hysteria subsides I'll shop around for OD Hex mags.... stencil'n is a PITA en masse. "Thumper" -- Zastava Yugo/Serbian M85 PAP pistol - 5.56x45 CNC Warrior 4pc brake CNC Warrior rail kit FAB AG-47 Ergo Grip Hunters OD paint over Acid Tactical stencils Magpul G2 PMAG Manticore Renegade Handguard w/DXVP angled grip NEBO barrel clamp-mount w/OxyLED MD20 light Primary Arms MD-07 optic on QD mount Shockwave-style brace w/dust-cover

Thanks for the replies. I'm not surprised that I would have to pay more for less...I'm sure there's a maxim/law about that somewhere. So it sounds like 6lb-ish weights in this style are more the norm than I imagined. Live & learn....

....that you would trust for reliable performance, 5.56/.223 on a budget. I currently own an AK-variant pistol w/brace in that caliber but it's over 6lb, and as I age weight makes a difference...both at my waistline and in my defensive choices. Haven't really been following the newer AR models, so enlighten me please.

Installed these night sights on my G30SF many years ago....tritium still going strong. Great for CC, not so great for range fine-accuracy but that's not their purpose. No regrets here.

Thanks, I check them out on occasion. I DO dig his phone holster....in a manly sorta way.

Exactly what I've been telling friends/family, starting a month or so past. Don't panic but do be prepared. There will be those who panic and that will have supply/economic impact. And of course the MSM stokes the fire. On the local news today it was reported that over 50K hotel reservations in Nashville have been cancelled. Along with other factors, that's a $25M loss in revenue. The economic ripple of this virus will be felt. I'm not a world-will-end prepper but I do prepare in the same manner that I buy insurance, own fire-extinguishers and sensors, and CC everywhere I can.

Rimfires are not reliable....period. I would never trust one for a primary CC gun; maybe BUG. Even center-fire can have issues, which is why I CC a Beretta with second-strike hammer action. Personally, I would look at one of the Smith EZ models or in our case, a Walther CCP (since I already own one in 9mm).

We had our own range when we lived outside Portland, TN....do miss that. Miss our burn-barrel too. As for the rest, TMI. Reminds me, I once applied for a job at the Crocs HQ....wearing a suit..and Crocs. They'd seen it before I guess, didn't hire me but it was one of my more comfortable interviews on record.

Good to hear, however a bit off-base given the topic title...most of us think "range" as more public.

+1. We've lived in SE Nashville for 2yrs now and I sub to one of those "crime watch" sites which shows the reported incidents in my area. Many of those, every week, yet I have never seen a patrol car...ever. I get it....more crime than police...but it's a sad change from where I grew-up. I am thankful to live in such a 2A-friendly state.

Can you shoot that at the range? Most I've been to are pretty picky on scatter-guns.

We own several Glocks among other brands. Been watching Lenny's updates since the start...never met him but he seems like a good dude. Looking forward to visiting the new location.

Welcome to TN.... we escaped from CO after the CA influx. Best of luck on finding your preferred matches.

Walther CCP M2 (nothing wrong with my M1, but the M2 is much easier to field-strip), is an accurate, ergonomic, 8+1 9mm, soft-recoiling, easy-to-rack due to it's gas-piston system. Not a pocket gun but not difficult to CC either. Not a great range gun (heat buildup after 50+ rounds) but fine for carry. I prefer more capacity and hammer-fired so I CC a PX4 Storm SC most of the time. But I keep the CCP for those not-too-distant years when I might need an easier model to operate.

Beat me to it; yes the LCPII is a big improvement; did much the same add-ons as you.

Yah, capacity wasn't my focus as much so as 3-point stability (and a good optic) for those longer shots. Mag-dump rarely/if-ever required, shot-placement is...given armored assailants these days. But we all have to work with the tools at hand, what makes sense, what we can afford.