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Beats power outages, ruptured pipes, and closed schools.

It would cost more to make a quality revolver than something like a Glock I would imagine.

You aren't doing anything wrong with regards to Bitcoin. It's not wrong to avoid speculation on something as unproven and unique as digital currency if you don't understand it. Your friend may be cashing out like he won the lottery, but I'm thinking it's more luck and timing than an outcome of deliberate thought besides, "let's see how this goes". Good for him though if he's at the financial independence stage as a result. Aside from some tax advice to make sure Uncle Sugar gets their duly legal cut, he needs to get into a thought mode of how to make that money last the rest of his life, and past his life if he's thinking of leaving anything to the kids. Depending on how much he cashed out at, he might be able to do it on interest alone, but these are the things you need to plan for, and be ready to stress test. For one thing, his cost of healthcare is probably about to way up.

In late December, the CDC COVID tracker showed a 7-day moving average of 9,300 cases in Tennessee. Today, it's 1,075 cases... an 89% decline. The anticipated jump after Christmas travel and holiday parties never happened, or at least not to a great extent. The decline has been steep and steady since early January. It can't be vaccines. The most likely explanation is a combination of natural immunity and herd immunity.

Did a private class for a student this past Sunday and one of the diagnostic drills I use is Rastoff's Challenge. We have discussed it here before but the course of fire is 4 rounds at 3 yards 6 rounds at 5 yards 6 rounds at 7 yards 4 rounds at 10 yards All rounds must be in the X ring for a perfect score. I put up an extra target for me and shot it cold.......

Many years ago I had a Taurus which broke. They had a lifetime guarantee on their guns that the time. Don’t know if it’s still exist. Mailed the gun to their place in Miami. They fixed it and sent me an extra mag to make up for my shipping. PT-99

Having a reminisce moment at this old old 2013 thread. This very month, I had a fellow coworker whom I have worked with for 7-8 years who invested $50K back when Bitcoin was <$900, and to my total surprise, just gave his notice he is retiring from work at age 40, a high stress automotive industry job. He says he cashed out his bitcoin, and hired an accountant to advise on taxes. Says he can make it now without a job. He has 4 small kids and a stay at home wife. What am I doing wrong.

They make it in .40 and figured out 10mm, I always thought if they did a limited run in .357Sig, they'd get a few chuckleheads, like me, to take a serious look.

Simple inflation. Rising cost for materials, labor, etc and so on. As far as I know, only Ruger has successfully created a polymer framed revolver and its butt ugly. Revolvers have gone up in price just like everything else. Then there is also the traditionalist view. Some folks just love the classic lines of a good revolver. Its just simple point and pull the trigger. No magazines, no safeties and no slide to rack. There's a quality and craftsmanship that goes into a wheelgun that no plastic fantastic could ever come near. Then there's the collectability of these fine old guns. Many die hard revolver fans just don't care for the changes made in the newer guns. MIM parts, two piece barrels and of course that damned lock. Older revolvers can often bring more money than the brand new ones of the same make and model. I collect Smith & Wesson revolvers and have a bunch of 'em. However, the 2nd newest revolver I own was made in 1996. It was one of the very last to still have the firing pin on the hammer nose. Very little S&W has made since then interests me at all. I do have one exception. My 2017 S&W 642. I wanted a lightweight J-frame .38 for carry. I found this at a really good price and its one of the few more current S&Ws without the damned lock. I also love the old Colts and have several of those. While the new Colts may be good guns. They've always been a bit too proud of that name when it comes to pricing. Bottom line: Why are revolvers so expensive? Because they're worth it.

I gave up saying "how stupid can people get" they took it as a challenge.

Took a bit to find the things I needed. Not black, so not evil!

What does it tell you when a lot of health care workers say they will not take the vaccine?

I've got a Taurus 605 Stainless. Seems to be ok so far. I've put a couple hundred rounds through it. Sure ain't fun with full house loads though.

I’m glad it’s there for those who like it, but I just can’t wrap my head around paying $50,000 for an imaginary electronic coin. I’ve listened and read about it, and it makes no sense to me.

I don’t have anything to add to this thread other than this: Wear eye protection! I saw a primer go off one time not contained within a piece of brass. It left little pieces of metal buried deep within the plexiglass shield that was being used for safety. I can’t imagine they’d be able to pick those pieces out of your eyes - and cornea transplants aren’t any fun.

There you go David, but the catch is they are $50.00 each primer. LOL Sorry Beltfed didn't mean to steal your thunder.

I tried not to go out except to feed the birds on my back deck. I filled the feeders and then scattered some food on the Table in the breakfast nook on the deck for the birds that can't feed on the tube feeders such as Doves and Cardinals and bigger birds. The only real issue I had with ice was about the 3rd day of going out to fill the feeders when I opened the door to go out it was blocked. I had some of the largest Ice Cycles I have ever seen and they had the doorway blocked. It took 4 real hard hits with a claw hammer to break them and then I pushed them off the deck and fed the birds. Has frozen water pipes for about 4 hours and then it began flowing again.

We've dropped below 2000 deaths per day (7 day moving average) for the first time in 78 days. There are generally 5 things that the drop is attributed to - these are cumulative (they all work together): 1. By far the biggest - hospitalizations have been reduced to the point where there is better capacity to keep you alive. It sounds crazy when you make this a supply chain issue - but fewer available beds and taxed staff will result in more deaths. All other things equal - you're a lot more likely to leave the hospital alive right now than you were in December. 2. Warming temperatures leading to lower infections. People being able to spend more time outside is a good thing. Sunlight and heat are good at destroying the lipid layer that surrounds the virus. As humidity goes up - those water vapor droplets will attract virus particles and drop to the ground faster. It's easy to get complacent right now - but if you're going to be in a group of people - you can be a lot more comfortable outside. 3. Vaccinations are up - we're way behind the curve in Tennessee at large - but a decent number of our highest risk people have been vaccinated. Nursing homes are almost done. Since that made up for a lot of deaths - getting those folks vaccinated helps a lot. 4. A smaller pool of available hosts - Almost 12% of Tennessee has tested positive at this point. There are simply fewer people who can come in contact with it, get infected, and as such pass it on. 5. We don't know but we'll take it - I know this one makes a lot of folks mad - but the surest way to know whether or not you can trust a scientist is to ask them about what they still don't know. There are still a lot of unknowns. 5 years from now, I hope we have a lot of those answered once we can catch our breath and look back at this pandemic from a forensic perspective. But, for now, there's still some stuff we don't know. And since cases are going down - we'll take any help we can get.

If your ever in Knoxville I might be able to help you out depending on what flavor of primers you need.

Pick up an old Colt Python or pinned and recessed Smith and Wesson N frame revolver if you want to know what a revolver should be. There is simply no comparison between these examples of fine American craftsmanship and what is being produced today.

I've seen a couple Cosworth Vega's, even test drove a used one. That was some fun, more power than that little car needed but it marked it's spot on the car lot with an oil leak, so I passed. Never drove a V8 version but would have loved to. I wonder if anyone has a Vega at the local car shows or anything. Haven't seen one on the road in years. LOL

Probably me as well since I have a bunch of 357sig rounds.

I'm not thrilled about revolver prices. But Smiths, Colts, and Rugers have always (I think) been more expensive than the alternatives, and I think of them as a kind of durable goods in a different category than polymer guns. Budget wheelguns are still out there - if you're willing to look at Taurus, Charter Arms, Rock Island, etc.

$600 isn't much money these days when talking firearms. That is the unfortunate truth.

Very true. Most of your semi-autos today are all clones made of cheap plastics and take little skill to produce. Revolvers are still made the way God intended guns to be, by fine craftsmen out of steel and wood ...

If he gets into a fire fight, and lives to wish he had one more round, then he'll be a believer.

For sure! First off, I switch hands and hold the gun in my left hand to reload so have that in your mind. After ejection, I would turn the gun up and tuck the it at my waist with the butt of the revolver at my navel, bend a little at the waist and looking down at the gun. VERY Jerry Miculek style. Now after ejecting the spent brass I hold the gun with the butt at sternum level this time out in front of my chest about 3 to 5 inches. So the gun is higher in my line of sight and I'm not looking down at it when I load it, I'm looking across the horizon.

I work with a guy who thinks you shouldn't carry a round in the chamber on any Smith and Wesson that has a hammer mounted firing pin. I've actually showed him how the rebounding hammer works, but still can't convince him.

When asked, I always recommend a wheel gun for those of us that never see a range. Point and pull, that’s all they have to know.

Now that is true and I forgot about the extra machining verses the polymer .

Plastic ain't sexy. Utilitarian yes, but not sexy.

I think that revolvers are becoming a " useful collectable "... Us older folks used em and collected em. Demand has kicked in again. More folks lookin = prices goin up. leroy...

MTSA will host its monthly USPSA match on February 27. 5 stages around 150 rounds. Classifier is CM 20-01, Wish You were Here. Check in is 8:30, Match start is at 9:30. Match fee is $25. https://practiscore.com/mtsa-uspsa-february-2021-match/register

Just to give you a frame of reference, I'm around 700' and participate in a 2m simplex net, and the net controller is out of Mt. Juliet so he is about 26 miles away from me. I think he is in the 900'-ish elevation range with a good base antenna. I can talk to him easily off my 5w HT using an dual band J Pole roll up emergency antenna. It's more about elevation, a good antenna, and no major obstructions between stations, than power. Obviously power helps but is only one component. You will lose some range since you'll be UHF compared to 2m VHF.

I believe it is a H&R 939

I have a Ruger PC in 40 caliber. Have had it for years. It is a hard shooting carbine and I have enjoyed it. I keep it for a house gun. It is very accurate at 50 yards, but opens up a bit at 100. For what it is made for, it is adequate. My carbine has 2 15 round mags and I purchased 2 extra.

When I knew things were suspect: Reality TV.

I am kinda wondering how dumb they can get. I like to watch the man on the street asking these dumbos questions. Now these are college age kids mind you, supposedly have a high school diploma. What year did Christopher Columbus discover America and gets answers like 1942, granted that is the correct numbers just not in that order. Like Bill Engvall says here's your sign!!

It's actually getting worse I think.

Intelligent life on earth? Not that I have noticed!

There's a simple way to fix that... don't watch the news.

That storm kicked my butt. I will be dealing with it for a few more months too. The first Satruday I managed to fall. I hit hard enough to render myself unconsious and scare my wife bad enough she called 911. I did not take them up on their generous offer to take me to the hospital but I spent the next few days inside. Then the following saturday when the thaw began some ice damed gutters caused water to run down the inside of an exterior wall until hit hit something horizontal. That horizontal suface was my subfloor so it ran along my subfloor under my oak hardwood floors. I never saw a drop of water and did not know there was a problem until the hardwood started cupping and lifting. Now I get to deal with having the floor replaced, sanded, stained, and sealed while the dog, wife and I spend a week in a hotel somewhere. So far 2021 is sucking worse than 2020

Weird weather. Just a couple days ago we had snow, ice and were freezing our butts off. Right now its 60 degrees and I just made a quick trip to the store in my shirt sleeves. Now the forecast is calling for mild temperatures but rain staring Friday and 40-50% chance of rain everyday for the next week. So I guess we won't freeze, but we just might drown.

It’s starting to sound like a Khyber Pass ammo factory around here.

“Stupid is as stupid does.”