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Same question was posted recently on another board. Only one I saw at that time was Barsto, but they want $250 and it may require minor fitting. Aim Surplus recently had a NOS batch of factory 357 Sig barrels for the P226, so you might keep your eyes open at sites such as that. Might also ask on the Sigtalk.com website. Good luck.

Thanks for the review. I have a G43X and am happy with it, but I'm intrigued by the PSA. PSA has Shield cut version on sale for $339 currently, and I use the PSA mags already with the 43X. I have a PSA G19 version which I'm very happy with. It wouldn't compare well to a Shadow Systems version either, but for the price, it's a great value. Don't need a PSA Micro Dagger, but at that price, I'm tempted.

I own a few Taurus revolvers from the late 90's or early 2000's. Fortunately, I've never had to send one in for service. On the other gun boards, people tend to denigrate Taurus CS, but others say it has improved considerably in the past year or so. Hopefully someone here will have recent first-hand experience. Keep us posted.

I have a half dozen or so Taurus revolvers that were acquired in the 90's to early 2000's, and they're all average or above average. Like others have alluded to here, I would consider a Taurus revolver only if I could inspect in person and try the trigger/cylinder. I order a fair number of firearms online and have had few issues upon receipt/transfer, but I wouldn't take a chance online with a Taurus or Rossi revolver. I've never dealt with Taurus/Rossi customer service, but I've read some horror stories in the gun forums. Of course, you never know if those or true or not.

I don't have an "every trip" gun, but the one that I bring the most often (half the time?) is a Glock G40 MOS with a KKM 40SW conversion barrel, Vortex Venom RDS, and Johnny Glock trigger. Very smooth shooting with little recoil and best striker-fired trigger of any gun I own.

OP said 9mm. Someone else suggested 1911. So how about a 1911 in 9mm? OP said not too expensive, so not sure what kind of quality you could get in desired price range. RIA makes several 1911s in 9mm which I would think are of decent quality. (I have a RIA in 10mm which is a decent gun.)

62caster, Did you acquire the P320? How do you like it? I recently bought one. I like it OK. Not the greatest, but probably in my top 10. If you got it, and it's the 17-round version, you might check out ACT mags as they're about half the price of the Sig mags at $23. I bought a couple from Greg Cote LLC, and they've functioned perfectly (about 100 rounds through each mag). Also, Aim Surplus has used Sig 17-round mags for $25.

I think those with memberships (me included) are out of luck. As someone said earlier, they purchased Guns and Leather in Hermitage. If Hendersonville isn't too far, you might try there. Outpost Armory's facebook page says free 3-month membership if you have proof of active membership at OnTarget.

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Outpost Armory Murfreesboro is giving a free 3-month membership to On Target customers with proof of membership there. I noticed it on one of the social media pages. Fortunately, I had my OT receipt and went this morning. You get a "Gold" membership which is their middle package. It's $525/year, so that's pretty a nice touch to get free for 3 months.

Got a second email this afternoon stating they're working with another FFL for NFA items with additional details to follow. Hopefully, anyone with pending items will have a smooth transition.

Have/had a membership there. Like some others posted above, noticed not much traffic at the Murfreesboro location the past few weeks along with light inventory. I shot there often but rarely purchased anything as they were a full price store and IMO condescending as a seller. (If I'm going to pay full price, I don't want to be treated like an idiot at the same time.) Complete guess here, but I wonder if they incurred too much debt to open the second location. As I work in Murfreesboro and would often use the range at lunch, I just hope someone acquires it and keeps the range.

Will do. Thanks for the replies!

I'd settle for an average gunsmith if anyone knows any in Rutherford/Wilson counties. Anyone? Or maybe someone who builds 1911s. I think they often require fitting. I can start asking around at gunshops, but I'm sure they'd recommend their guy/friend. Seems like several have someone that rotates to different shops during the week. I rather have some real world recommendations, assuming anyone has them.

Recently acquired an LE trade-in Sig P226 in 40. Shoots wonderfully for a $320 gun!! My dream gun has always been a P226 in 9mm as a suppressor host, but we know how much that would cost new. Especially with a threaded barrel. After extensive research, I decided on a BarSto semi-fit threaded 40 to 9mm conversion barrel. Per their description, about 75% of the time, they'll drop in with no fitting required, but no such luck for me. I can "click" the barrel into place in the slide with a little thumb pressure, and it takes slight pressure to press it out. Also, can't get the slide with barrel on the frame. I'm guessing the barrel lug is hitting the locking block. At first I thought I'd try fitting it myself, but after watching youtube videos and reading several sites/threads, I'd gladly pay $100 or so to have someone fit it for me as opposed to taking a chance on ruining a $300 barrel. Two questions: Any idea for the "average" cost to fit a semi-fit barrel? Does anyone have a gunsmith in the Wilson County or Rutherford County area they'd use for this? Thanks for any replies.

I think it was entertainment as much as anything else. He has a "family farm" with an old farmhouse he camps/hunts at once a month or so. I think he plans to leave it there just to have some other options. As little as he has in it, it wouldn't be big loss if it disappeared.

Actually, he sawed the barrel to minimum legal length and JB Welded some TruGlo sights to it. It was a $99 (I think) Hatfield break action that only Walmart sells. It practically folds in half and fits easily in a big enough backpack. Not for me, but he got plenty of entertainment from the project, and he's satisfied with the accuracy of the 12 gauge itself (shot and slug) and the 22 insert he already has.

Not sure of the brand, but my co-worker said it was 1 in 10 twist, so obviously rifled. I didn't realize they made them "unrifled" if that's the correct term. Thanks for the links!

A co-worker bought some insert/adapters for a break action shotgun. He's pleased with a 22 insert and asked me about different length 9mm inserts with respect to accuracy. He asked my opinion, but I thought I'd get some other input. Does anyone here have any experience with these? Or thoughts on accuracy? He said the 3" is $40, 5" is $70, and an 8" is $100. In general, I've always read that longer barrels are more accurate, but would there be a big difference in accuracy between the 5" and the 8" for 9mm? I'm assuming he'll be shooting 115 grain, but maybe also 124 or 147 gain. Not sure if that would make a difference. Thanks.

Well, after posting, I thought I should check again since my last gun show search was a few days ago. The Wilson County Expo (Lebanon, TN) now has a Goodman show scheduled for June, but that will the first one this year as far as I can remember. Still didn't see any for Murfreesboro. Maybe I'm searching the wrong places?

Last year there were gun shows in Murfreesboro and Lebanon every other month or so. The last ones I remember were in December. I can't find any gun shows in the Nashville area in the next several months. Only ones I've found are in Carthage (Smith County) in April and one in Franklin later this year. Does anyone have any insight as to why? Am I missing them or searching the wrong sites? If not, are sales down making the shows unprofitable? Anti-gun forces pressuring the venues? Seems like there are regular shows in other parts of the state.