Will Carry

I'm trying to post a photograph from my computer. I picture of an old S&W model 36-1. Under the "Posting Rule" it says cannot post attachments. I sure would like to share my pictures and I am not dery computer savy. Thabk in advance!

I have this .410 shotgun from Brazil that I used to carry canoe camping. I used it for canoe camping because it's worth next to nothing and if it gets wet or lost on the river, it's no big deal. I stopped taking it canoe camping because I had no use for it. If the banjo pickin' gay rapist ambushed us, a .410 single shot ain't gonna help. My question is. Could I shoot a 45 long colt round out of this smooth bore shotgun? It has an 18.5 inch barrel. I wonder if the shotgun could take the pressure. I have paddled many a stream and lake in Tennssee and never had any problems with anyone we have met.

Isn't there another Tennessee Sour Mash besides Jack Daniels?

"To hell with them fellers. Buzzards gotta eat same as worms."

Does anyone have any opinions on the Wilderness Tactical Safepacker? I'm new to concealed carry. I've been trying different ways to conceal my handguns and I'm wondering if concealment in plain sight would work for me. When fanny packs first came out a decade or so ago a lot of outdoors, tree hugger type, people began to wear them. We called them Fag Bags, no offense intended. Now a lot of concealed carriers wear these bags. So I'm lookin for feedback. Note: I got nothing against tree huggers. Being an avid ourdoorsman, I too am all about preserving nature. Therefore I have found common ground with tree huggers. Once you get to know them, they ain't bad people, just different.

Taffey 3. That may be the greatest, most heroic charge in history. Three destroyers and a destroyer escort attacking 27 Jap ships including the world's largest battleship, heavy cruisers and a gaggle of destroyers.

DaddyO, I lot of your theories on tactics are described by the Chinese war philosopher Tsun Tsu several thousand years ago. Of course Tsun Tsu wasn't writing about home invasions. But he does say that "It is best to win without fighting." which suggests that we have a home that is hard to break in to. I recon. God help me if someone breaks into my house. I'll probably just go to the bathroom so I won't crap my pants. "It is a poor general who wins battles by the courage and valour of his troops. It is a great general who wins without fighting" Tsun Tsu. I believe the transation goes something like that

I have heard gun experts like Chuck Hawks (who I like) rail about the Judge. Chuck's main point is that the rifling on the barrel disperses the shot pattern too quickly, so Taurus minimized the twist on the rifling, which makes the 45LC less accurate. He doesn't think much of the Judge. BUT everyone who owns one, loves the thing! Taurus is selling these 410/45s like hotcakes. I wish our gun laws would allow them to make a smooth bore 410 pistol. THAT would be a winner in my book. Somehow a smooth bore .410 would be a weapon of mass distruction. You can own an AR-15 with a 30 round mag. but a 5 shot .410 smooth bore is a weapon of mass distruction.....go figure.

A Ruger Vaquero or any Colt style single action revolver with a 6 to 7 inch barrel. No other pistol is balanced and fits to the hand like a Colt cowboy gun.

DaddyO, I like the way you think. Have you been readin' Tsun Tsu?

I remember that well. I was living in Nashville going to school.

Thanks Bugmanz! That dispels a lot of myths about hand guns.

I can't understand why the ballistic tables and "One Shoot Stop" charts rate the 38 special round so low and seem to rate the .380 so high. It would seem to me that a 38sp 157 grain wadcutter would hurt worse than a 80 grain .380 JHP simply becuase the wadcutter has twice the mass. I'm new to pistol shooting. Where I grew up we didn't have no need for handguns, but where I'm living now, if you want to shoot, you got to shoot PISTOLS, indoors! That's just crazy! Yeah I had to leave the old home place to feed my family so I came to Raleigh. For sixty miles in any direction there are people packed in yard to yard. Millions of us. You can't just drive out into the country anymore and shoot. If I couldn't get on I-40 westbound once or twice a year I'd go crazy.

OK I bought it. It came in the original box with all the original papers and manual. As soon as I can I will post a photo. It's got one spot on the cylinder pin. It has not other marks, no holster wear, I looked over the gun with a magnifying glass. It has been fired but not a lot. It's cylinder is tighter than my M85 was out of the box. I hope to be able to shoot it tomorrow. I'm going to have a shoot off between my Taurus M85 and the model 36.

I bought a Mark III and looked on you tube for instructions on how to field strip it and put it back together. It ain't easy but it's not too bad once you get the hang of it. There are steps where you have to insert the magazine then remove it. Also I have to use a set of channel locks with electricians tape over the teeth and a paper clip. The Mark IIIs have this stupid loaded chamber indicator. What a useless piece on engineering. After I removed this device I have had zero FTEs with a veriety of ammo. I am convinced that the loaded chamber indicator was causing the problems. You tube will show you how to remove this device also. I used a small needle nose plier to remove the holding pin and it just fell out in my hand. The good news is that my Mark III is a tack driver and may be the funnest pistol I own. I have a red dot sight zeroed in at 10 yards and it's DNO!

Thanks for all the replies. I'm going to try and make a deal tomorrow. I'm not sure how much this revolver is worth but I know that this gun store is usually $50-$100 dollars higher on their guns. I'll start by offering him $400, then go from there. I checked it out last week. I've had my eye on it for months. Revolvers just aren't selling well. Everyone wants plastic semi-automatics. This revolver is a honey! I will post a picture of it if I'm able to make a deal.

That's they way to do business! I put crimson trace lazer grips on my snub-nosed 38sp. What was once a contact weapon, (The barrel had to be in contact with the target to hit anything) is now a weapon I can shoot at 25 yards and hit the target. You still have to have a nice smooth trigger pull and not drink a lot of coffee before shooting. The first time I dried the CT grips it looked like a laser light show I was shaking so bad. It one of the best training tools you can buy. It teaches you to be steady and squeeze the trigger gently. I also put CT grips on my 1911 and Glock 36. (The one for the G36 goes on the trigger guard)

I have been looking at an old Smith and Wesson model 36 with a 3" barrel, nickel plated. It was made in the 1950s. It is in excellent condition. he's asking $500. Would this be a gun I can shoot and carry or would this be a gun to display and leave to the grandchildren? I'm thinking about making him an offer. This is one sweet revolver. A new one will run you $650-700.

As you can tell. I was not in the military. I broke a long family tradition of military service. My father fought in the Pacific in WWII as a rifleman with the Army. My Great Grandfather, Isaac Mason, served in Lumsden's Battery, 2nd Alabama Light Artillery, Army of Tennesse. I was 18 in 1974 and decided to go to school instead of serve my country. I did register for the draft. This guy at work I'm talking about did serve in the Air Force. I may not have told it correctly in my post. It's not the first time I have gotten tha facts mixed up. Thanks for the reply.

In the Navy they are SPs (Shore Patrol) in the Army and Air Force they are MPs (Military Police). This guy is an excellent shot with a pistol and he's cocky as hell about it. As I understand it, to clear a house takes a minimum of two well trained people. When the Swat teams do it they are dressed in full body armor, with bullet proof shields and as many men as they can pack through the door. Shock and Awe. You've seen it on TV. The reason they do that is because clearing rooms is a good way to get shot....Like I said. I also realize that defending your castle is up to you. I respect that and may God help any of us who have to deal with an armed intruder. You make a good point Caveman! The chances of that scenario happening are next to zero. When they break in..."you gotta get plum mad dog mean. Put the iron in the fire. If you get hit, slap hot iron to it. It's the best way to stop the bleedin" Outlaw Josey Wales. There's a lot of truth to that....

A buddy at work was talkin about hearing a bump in the night at his home and he said he went room to room to "clear" his house. I told him that "clearing" his house sounded like a good way to get shot. He got offended and said, "I was an Air Force MP and I have had extensive training in small arms and small arms tactics, which includes clearing buildings!" Now he WAS an MP in the Air Force, but IS he an idiot? Would it not be better to get in a defensive position where you can protect your family and let the bad guy take your flat screen TV, Laptop computer and anything else that can be replaced, as long as they didn't threaten your family? I'm a firm believer in the "bedroom fortress" theory of home defense.

what are the chances it will be DNO when you put it back on? It took me about 90 rounds but I got my BSA red dot sight to where my Mark III would shoot holes inside of holes at ten yards. Then I took it off to store it. Will it be zeroed in well? (DNO)

I like Wartburg! Fine looking women in Wartburg (Ugliest men I ever seen). The Head Ranger at Frozen Head, Dave Engelbretzen, is a very close friend and all around great guy. I've been all up and down Frozen Head, the Obed, Clear Creek and Daddys Creek canyon. The LEOs that hassled me weren't so bad. They didn't mace me or taze me and only beat me a little bit.....You know I'm kiddin';)

Of all the hiking and canoeing I have done over my 53 years all over the south, I have never traveled armed. My favorite places are in Tennessee. The Harpeth River, Cumberland Plateau, Land Between the Lakes, Reelfoot, Frozen Head, The Pine Barrens, the Smokys and the list goes on. Tennesse has some of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. I go back to Tennessee every spring to ramble up and down them ridges and valleys. It's like being reborn and enables me to tolerate living in the big city of Raleigh another year.

I'll second the GP-100. I have heard people call 22 magnum "trail guns" but I can't figure why. You don't need a gun to shoot snakes, that's a waste of ammo. The .357 whether it be a Ruger, Smith, Rossi, Taurus or even a single action western style revolver, will give you everything you need. But to answer your question, I don't carry when I go backpacking or camping. It's too heavy for backpacking and when we camp there is often alcohol involved. Booze and guns don't mix. When I hunt I carry the GP-100. (I don't drink when I hunt or fish)