gregintenn

30-30 ammo is available, but flat nosed .308 bullets have been unobtainable for about a year now.

A company called Galco makes very nice purses with hidden zippered compartments on the side just for conceal carry. In fact, the entire purse is crafted around your gun more or less. My wife has several and loves them. Other ladies often compliment her purses, not knowing what they actually are.            http://www.galcogunleather.com/handbags-for-concealed-carry_8_149.html  

Welcome to the TGO forum. Your handgun appears to be either a nickel plated model 38 Smith and Wesson, or perhaps a stainless model 638. If you open the cylinder, the recessed area where the cylinder crane rests when closed should be stamped with a model number. It favors the 640 a bit, but has the added feature of still being able to be manually cocked and fired in single action.   Assuming you can pull the trigger without great difficulty, it would make an ideal carry gun. In fact, I couldn't think of many better suited for conceal carry. It is also a very well made, high quality revolver that has some collector interest, and would bring a decent price.   If you can find them, I would recommend you buy target ammunition loaded with 148 grain wadcutter bullets. These will be easy on recoil. They also should make formidable self defense rounds as well.    After you check and recheck to be sure the gun is unloaded, it is perfectly acceptable to pull the trigger in order to get a feel for the gun before actually firing it. You can practice your trigger control and sight alignment this way, as well as building the necessary muscles and muscle memory to better shoot it. Dry firing a center fire Smith revolver, to my knowledge, doesn't do anything to damage the gun.   My wife carries a J frame Smith and Wesson revolver, as do I.   This turned out to be rather lengthy, but hope it helps.

$150 doesn't sound bad for an SKS these days.

Those days are gone. I'd like to get some more ten cent a round Chinese 7.62x39, and $150 M1 carbines, but it ain't gonna happen.

I wasn't aware of the change. Anyway, why don't you like a 1 in 9 twist?

I went this afternoon. As everyone said, there were a lot of tables, but a lot of junk as well. I got a good deal on some mini 14 mags, a Mora kniv (kinfe), and on some powder from our very own Sam, but David was missing in action. I didn't find much else that piqued my interest.   I figure I can pay the admission and get a bit of entertainment cheaper than driving on to Ashland City, or paying the going prices at our local stores for reloading supplies, on the off chance they actually have anything I'm looking for in stock.   There was another table there selling reloading supplies at crazy prices.

Keep 'em coming! I love Cajun food.

We have two LGs, and have been pleased with them. When we bought the last one about a year ago, the smart TV's weren't much more if not the same price as the regular ones, and the 3d models were cheaper. You are about to get to the time of year to get a real deal on one in my opinion.   I think the smart tv is worth the extra $$$. Especially if you subscribe to something like Netflix.

Look at the Smith and Wesson Sport. I does not have a forward assist (something you won't likely need anyway), has a 1 in 8 twist barrel, and gets real good reviews from most everybody. It is made by a very well established company, and well within your price range.

I figure Mrs. Tenn will expect me to attend church with her tomorrow since I laid out last Sunday to deer hunt.

I looked up the definition of "breech", and found it is "the part of the gun behind the barrel". That muddies the water a bit.

Man, I meant to go, but had to work today. I guess I'm better off financially for it. :rant:

I wouldn't buy a 22 scope. I'd get a set of 1" rings, and buy the same scope you'd choose for your deer rifle. A Leupold M8 4x is among my favorite, and can be had for considerably less than $200.

For the purposes of hunting in Tennessee, is a typical percussion revolver considered a breechloading firearm, or a muzzleloader?   In other words, if I shot a deer with a 58 Remington replica during muzzleloader season, would I be in violation of any law, rule, or regulation?

O.k. Fess up! How many of you ordered one? :D

This Obamacare stuff is working out better so far than I expected. Seriously.

Who are the "white leaders"? I haven't ever known, so I just haven't been following anyone.

Shoot, I'd love to have one! I just haven't found one priced right yet.

The same reason he hasn't been assassinated by some white supremacist nut job; heck, they can even see what they'd be left with.   I often wonder if that was the determining factor in Biden being selected as Obama's running mate.

I think that if you'll go back and learn exactly what Tom Cruise said, and the context in which it was said, you'll learn that Wahlberg is a attention seeking douche nozzle...not that Cruise is any different.

I've had great luck dealing with him on several occasions. He is a gruff seeming old man, but once you get past that, he's actually a pretty interesting fellow.

Keep us posted as to how this turns out. I'm interested in learning whether a slower or faster powder will get you higher velocities with the light bullets. I may have to ask Santa for my very own chronograph. You have me curious now.

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I think I'd try a slower powder. Winchester Large Pistol Primers are labeled for regular or magnum loads.