Jonnin

They have to CYA because some (many!) of these kids are "troubled". Others are not, but because the state has to assume the worst, they give you absolutely stupid rules for your gun. I do not know how these things work, but I would talk to your case worker about it. Put out there in black and white, just tell them you are uncomfortable with being unable to defend the life of your foster child under their rules and would prefer to have the gun ready to go in the case of a home invasion.

A long time ago I went over this in a class of some sort. What stuck with me were 2 comments made: 1) it is enough to do as others have said, to believe, a basic John 3:16 answer, whoever believes is saved, and so on. 2) the above is enough to get you in, but it is only the beginning. Nothing else that you do will make you any more saved, true, but if you truly believe, your actions, lifestyle, and so on will change. It is not possible to just believe without actions, to ignore the rest of the Word and live unaffected by such a gift. I am no great guru on the mountaintop so I will leave it there, I have no answers, and anything I tend to say from here just creates more questions

I want it to be an option. I want the state of TN, then, to allow me to do a background check on someone else (assisted, I am not saying people should be able to tap that database directly), or to run a gun's serial number (this should be public info, no reason a list of stolen guns cannot be public), for free, without keeping any of the information of who, what, when, etc. They can use the sales tax and extra taxes applied to both guns and ammo along with the HCP fees and so on to fund this. The service should be 100% optional, 100% free, and a booth should be provided at any gun shows (the police that are already present can perform the service). That is what I want. I doubt it will ever happen, however.

Right at that, I think mine was tagged @ close to 400 and out the door just a little bit over that.

Good. I would see more of this: the destruction of activists that use emotion instead of logic to push illogical agendas is exactly what this country needs, across the board and on both sides of the political aisle. I mean, I am sorry whoever it was got shot by a criminal and died, to kick their whole thing off. Really I am. But I am equally sorry that people die in car wrecks, and have yet to hear a single brady idiot say that banning all cars is a good, logical solution to the problem...

A dryer sheet stops the dust in the corncob or walnut or other such "dusty" media. Best tip anyone ever gave me. I do not think it matters what you use, but I will argue that cleaning your brass is important depending on where you got that brass. If you shot up a box of new ammo into a brass catcher and then reload it, you do not have to clean it too much (at all??) and less if you use hard carbide steel dies. If you picked it up out of the dirt at your local outdoor range after it has been there for 6 months, it is probably not a good idea to just run that thru the die and hope the dirt does not scratch the inside of the die up. And in between the two extremes you can have any level of nasty on on your brass. The brass does not have to look brand new when it comes out, either, it just needs to be clean enough that you can see any defects in the cases and all the dirt is knocked off. If you want the cases to look brand new, vibro tumblers with corn cob or walnut are not the best choice, I have tumbled pistol brass for 10 hours and it still is not like-new shiny and probably would not be if I left it for a week... the brass seems to be stained by weather and powder beyond what that type of media can clean.

how serious are you about the skeet? For home defense, you have to consider the size of your home... can your bring a big gun to bear in your home, cut thru rooms and doorways, or is it too cramped? A lot of HD shotguns have pistol grips and/or short barrels, both of which are not exactly great for skeet shooting. You can DO it, but if you are serious about the skeet, it not ideal at all. A full sized sem-auto would work great for both if it is not too large to USE inside your home, and in that case, there are many solid full sized semi autos that will work great. I would make sure it can fire magnum shells, for home defense, but that is just my preference. That would be a bit rough for a long skeet session, so now you need 2 barrels (for regular and mag loads) .... something to consider as 50 rounds of magnums that can cycle such a gun is a lot of shoulder abuse (it takes about 2 min to swap a barrel on these guns, its very easy to do). I would also get a decent capacity for home defense, at least 5+1 and more if you like. I can say I love my rem 1100 and my browning a5 but I have not shot enough brands to say that others are not just as good or better.

beretta nano is pretty much a tiny, slim, 9mm that is a lot like a glock. The trigger is closer to a DAO than a glock, however. CZ rami is a totally different school but an excellent gun, DA or cocked & locked style carry both work, super accurate & well made. Taurus 709 is an inexpensive choice, ours was reliable and trouble free. I am actually moving toward the sig p938, as I have grown tired of the other trigger designs. But of those, the rami is very hard to beat.

The pistol caliber has to be 9mm or more powerful (though some local clubs relax the rules). I see mostly 9mm but a few 40s and 45s and once in a while other things, 357 sig is not uncommon. But its 85% or more 9mm. Most shooters use a large frame pistol of the glock school (2 controls: trigger and mag release). You will want at least 3 X 15 round magazines or 4X10 rounders if for some reason you choose a lower cap gun. For a long time I shot a ruger p89 that I got used for like $250 --- the targets are close up and big for the pistol, by and large, so you do not need supreme accuracy @ 30+ yards here, just needs to be within 3 inches at 10-20 yards or less tops. That said I now shoot a cz rami. Like your 9mm, it is a small gun, and I think in the last 3-gun I missed a total of 4 shots out of about 60. The cz is pretty accurate for a small gun and I am a half decent shot but regardless, it is quite doable with a carry type gun. And mine has a 10 rounder and 2 14s so I am not hauling a lot of extra ammo, also not a game breaker. I would strongly recommend going ahead and shooting your small 9mm before you spend money on a new one, unless you are looking for an excuse to buy a new gun. For the shotgun, I have a rem 1100 bird gun with a couple of cheap modifications, extended mag tube, better recoil pad, better feed ramp, still the total gun was under $300 used and with the extras. I had it adapted to shoot very, very light loads so it can cycle the cheapest ammo. I do not know much about the models you listed but mossberg makes a good product, and with only 1 or 2 exceptions, every shotgun out there (semi auto) is basically a browning a-5 clone and most of them work very well. So, you are looking at spending as little as zero for a pistol and $350 or so for a shotgun (used?), or as much as a grand for both guns combined, depending on how you want to play it. Three gun can get very, very expensive or you can have a blast with just a little invested, the AR is the biggest expense and as you seem to already have that covered, the rest can be done for as little or as much as you want to spend. Be sure that whatever you buy fits into the division you want to shoot -- that includes accessories like the shotgun capacity. Edit: the above is spot on, the shotgun stage, more than 85% of the score difference is reloading and capacity. If there are say 15 targets, and your gun holds say 7+1. You knock down 8 and reload 7, and its done. The guy with a 6+1 gun has to reload twice or toss one in the chamber. The saiga shooter does not have to reload at all. Someone with speedloader sticks will edge out the one by one reloaders, by as much as 10 seconds, but those are expensive and require a lot of gunsmith work to the gun. The guy with the pump is going to have the same reloading issues AND be a hair slower (or more) from having to shuck the gun. Until you want to spend big $$ on it, though, a high capacity (to your division max) semi auto that you can load reasonably fast one-by-one is the best you will be able to do.

Ok, I am not all that tactical and all that, but why take the gun off target to point it at the sky to rack it? I do not see the advantages of moving into an awkward, off the target position just to rack the slide. I could see it if the shooter is using a weapon that is too big/hard to slingshot rack, is that the reason?

I will throw in the berettas as well. I have both a px4 subcompact and nano. Both of which are excellent though as said, px is very fat for its size. The nano is glock like and not acceptable for you as noted (no safety). Bersas are fine guns for the money, they remind me of my makarov (at least their 380 lineup does). I also love my cz rami. Of all this stuff, I would rank the rami as #1. The rami and cz designs are sort of unique as, to my knowledge, they (and the copies of them, EAA an so on) are double action guns that can be carried cocked and locked, or hammer down, basically you can carry it any way you feel comfortable, then at home drop the hammer an jack on the safety to keep little hands safe.

If you like the triggers, I cannot think of anything else I would complain about. I also would probably not enjoy shooting the biggest, hottest 357 in that frame for extended sessions.

If you plan to actually GROW something, do not neglect to dig in the dirt at any property you buy. A lot of this state is very rocky and other parts are unfriendly to growing crops (clay, other annoying things). It can still be done if you work at it but if you pick a place that has decent soil to begin with... so much better. Shooting is easy enough, the whole state is pretty good about that though a couple of the larger towns have more rules and regulations.... you cannot shoot outdoors (even on your own property) in most of them, inside the city limits, and often the city limits reach out a bit farther than you might think (for tax purposes, the city wants to tax the suburbs).

welcome! There are a few: chattanooga rifle club (is that the exact name) has rifle ranges. Cleveland club has ranges. Both of those may be difficult to join, however, you need other members to invite you. Prentice Cooper is a TSWA range with no range officers. It is free to use for the public during "daylight" hours. Let me repeat that no one is enforcing safety... you are totally at your own risk up there, you were warned. There are a few more around that others can point at, I know there is one not too deep into north GA but forget exactly where.

what a useless statement: It basically says "doctors cannot ask about guns unless they feel like it". Any doctor can make a case for asking about it, from lead exposure to child safety. It does not say it has to be a good case, it says the doctor in question has to personally think the question is justified, and in the mind of a liberal, it already is justified......

If you have money to burn, the tactical solutions pink 10/22 might be a good choice. It is a tack driver, a 10-22 in name but most of the parts replaced. They run about $600, however, which is a lot to spend on a kid, but at the same time it will last a lifetime and will probably always outshoot the shooter, allowing for her to reach her potential. It is a very lightweight gun and small enough for her to use but big enough to last a lifetime. Its girly, but the black and pink color scheme are pretty without being silly, unlike most pink guns. If money is an issue, pick the gun first, and pay someone to pink cote it, that is not super expensive. A regular 10-22 is cheap and run it thru a shop to pink it will not break the bank, or if she likes a bolt action, there are many to choose from that are neither heavy nor excessively long.

Well the sig site says 5 pounds on the 238 as well. I would have guessed 3-4 but mine is well broken in. I withdraw the complaint

I just now ran across them as well, a couple of AR platforms that seem to be just like every other AR platform. I think they must be a new company? The ones I saw were 2 versions of the same gun, one broken to meet CA rules and one regular gun.

P938 Rosewood tab at the bottom has the specs and dimensions. The trigger as described is very heavy, hopefully it is short enough that it will not matter but 5 pounds?! Im sure that can be cured, however.

The revolver 38 S&W cartridge is not the same size as 357 and 38 special. If that is what you are talking about, you should not fire a 357 slug in the gun chambered for it. You could use the brass to make something that will fire in a 38 sp or 357, however. Oddly, the 38 S&W is close enough to a makarov slug that you could use those if you wanted to fire a very lightweight bullet in the original revolver. These 2 calibers are both roughly 9.2mm.

There was a recent notice to NOT have guns stashed in your car when combined with buckmark stickers, glock stickers, etc. IE if you choose to do this, do not advertise on your car that you are armed, pro-gun, or similar which has been causing a number of break-ins in various parts of the country (TN was not yet mentioned, but the key is YET). Daily, I carry a small gun and second magazine for it along with my wallet in one pocket. I have a knife and keys in another, and that is all I have. There is a phone in the car. If I were actually worried enough to put a backup weapon in my car, I would take the PLR and at least 2 loaded mags (30 each). While things have gotten out of hand in my town, I am not yet paranoid enough to haul that thing around daily, only when forced to go into rougher areas.

Ok, I am not a gunsmith and my efforts are usually fail, about all I can manage is a replacement part or a polish job. But why on earth would you beat on the metal rather than just use some sort of glue/locktite/jb/etc compound that would hold it in place for a very long time and can be easily removed at a later date?

Interesting. It makes sense, the primers when they come apart seem to have a powdery substance held in place by some thin metal sheets folded up over the stuff. Also interesting was the bullet setback issue, which I can only imagine is a very large boom if using police duty ammo, which I would guess is the top end of pressure to start out.

reloading is your friend. I can reload 7.65 for about 0.50 per round, which is still ugly but not too bad for an obsolete caliber rifle. Most of that is the bullet, which costs about 30 cents each unless you use cast lead, which I am unwilling to do in this particular gun.

I am confused. Are you cocking your 1911 style guns manually before shooting? That would make the style not the best choice for CCW --- either make friends with the carry design, or choose another style. The LCR cannot be cocked, of course. It is really a question of safety off, then shoot rapidly with a light, easy to use trigger or shoot a bigger gun slowly by pumping the excessively heavy and extremely long pull of the revolver. I have weak hands and can personally empty 2 mags from the sig before I can empty one cylinder of the revolver due to that long trigger, however someone with strong hands and wrists can probably equalize the two choices.