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I have a 1965 Colt .357 python revolver with the 6" barrel in blue steel for sale. To my knowledge, this gun has never been fired. The only obvious alterations from original is where my grandad stamped his name on the butt of the grips which are aftermarket smooth grips. Since the same year make and model of this pistol is selling on gunbroker.com for around $3,500, I'm asking $2,750. I'm in Chattanooga, TN.

Also, you saved a bunch of $$$ over the first crappy bid, still probably saved $$ over the second bid, got a new tool, and a great feeling of accomplishment. Bravo on taking up the challenge.

Bought this vintage beauty yesterday. Always wanted to own one. Been sitting around listening to the four clicks: C - O - L -T

Thanks. Yes, it is first generation and was made in 1909. It is chambered in .38 - 40.

This what happens when the lunatics run the asylum.

It needs a new home: Smith and Wesson Model 625-2, .45 ACP and Auto Rim, 5-inch barrel, excellent condition. These don't come up for sale often in this condition because many of them from this era have been beaten to death in bowling pin or falling plate matches. No lock, no MIM, just all-round revolver goodness. SOLD Thanks for looking, Whisper

Here is another rifle that I never shoot. A Marlin 1894 Cowboy in 45 Colt with the octagon barrel. I do not have the box. I am the second owner. It has been shot some but not by me. Appears to have been used very little. $1500

Up for sale is a rifle I never shoot. It is a Browning 71 in 348 Winchester. Of course this is Brownings version of the Winchester 71. These were only made for 2 years, ‘86-‘87. Factory ammo is very expensive but luckily I have a bunch of ammo to go with the rifle. I think I still have the box for the rifle but I am not positive. I have 120 rounds of factory ammo. 40 rounds are new manufacture and 60 rounds are vintage manufacture. Most vintage ammo sells for $140 per box or higher. I also have 220 rounds of reloads. I am selling the reloads as components. So if you reload it gives you a lot of brass and bullets to use. $2500 for everything.

It has been several years since I had a Class 3 Dealers License but I believe the Form 5 was for tax free transfers, such as to a law enforcement agency or to a heir named in a will.

If you want something solid instead of a faux vent, look for a plumbing access panel. This is a smaller one but they come in various sizes. I have a finished storage room behind my media room. I added those access panels on the storage room side of the wall so I have easy access to my in-the-wall cabling connections.

Do I want a third P07?

West Knoxville HF didn't have this one in stock so I had to pay a little more for one. I know people like to pick on Harbor Freight but for certain parts they do just fine. I got the hole opened up a hair and got the flex tube fed through. I'm leaning towards installing an access door here similar to Farman instead of replacing with finished sheetrock.

When I’m wavering on a gun purchase, I ask myself, “will I regret walking away from this gun right now? Will it be easier or harder to get it later at this price?” You can always get more money but is your opportunity to buy this gun right now one that you’ll regret if you pass it up?

I have as gun magnet in my RV, near the head of the bed to hold my Colt at night.

I had to open up my ceiling to get to the water pressure regulator and knowing a patch would look like a patch I put an A/C return grate up to hide the hole. I used cardboard and duct tape to seal the louvers. Now, if I need to get up there just take down the grate.

I've fired Hornady JHP and Reed Ammo JHP through Makarovs and 82s without a problem. Speaking of ammo, when I bought my Maks and 82s about 20 years ago I laid in a supply of about 3,000 rds of various FMJ brands. It was about 10 cents or less a round. I have enough now to shoot for at least 15 years after I'm dead.

I built all of mine, so all they know is that I bought a lower, but I've lucked up and bought most of my lowers 2nd hand, so only 1 or 2 have a 4473. If I bought a complete AR pistol w/ brace, I fully believe the ATF keeps those records, effectively creating a registry like you said.

That was what, 10 years or 15 years ago?

I am going to try to use this thread to journal significant changes to TGO's software and configuration of that software, over time. As such I will be the only one who will be posting to it, but you can always link to a certain post (from another) to ask questions or for whatever other purpose you might have.

Sold For sale is my Tavor SAR. It is the model with the 16" barrel chambered for 556/223. It comes with a Geissele trigger bow, Gear Head Works ejection port cover, and a sling. One mag and cleaning kit are included just as it came from the factory, in the original box. Very low round count on this one. If you really want the original trigger bow or ejection port cover, I can search for them. Trust me - the Geissele and Gear Head Works are significant upgrades! $1400 $1300 in the Mt. Juliet area

I know there's a number of car-guys here so I'll let this soak for a week before moving on to ebay. 4 sets of NOS German made MB Quart car audio. These were difficult to find years ago and nearly impossible to find now. My guess is these would be on par with current Focal pairs in the $700 range. Current offering of MB Quart are NOT German made, Chinesium and in name only, junk and not comparable. German MB Quart went out of business in 2004. I bought these years ago for a truck project, they truck is gone and I have no plans for any future projects. I paid $350 each years ago, looking for $1400 shipped trade equivalent. Looking for pistols or revolvers. Any trade offers welcomed. I'll ship in my dime, consider that my shipping cost will exceed $80. These are high grade component sets, complete with instructions and hardware, crossovers and tweeters. These sets have been stored in cool and dry storage and are in pristine condition. Crossposted.

SOLD

You da man, Erik! Fixing something yourself and saving money are two awesome feelings!

May not be a good answer but if you don't find a willing person in your area you can setup your own small sandblaster relatively on the cheap. They make a small hand held unit that works pretty good for small jobs, a bunch of them are available on Amazon and at Harbor Freight for $25-50. I have one that I have used for years. The expensive part is an air compressor to run it. To get a compressor to run even a small sandblaster gun continuous can be expensive but smaller units with a storage tank can run for short times than wait for pressure to build. You can make an auxiliary tank out of an old propane tank to run in series with the tank on the compressor to get longer run times. The bigger tank lets you blast longer but you wait longer to start again, so get as big a compressor as your budget allows. Used compressors are another option.

I used Vans cold blue

I would definitely put something much longer under the HVAC duct to support it over a greater length. If there ls enough pressure to crush the dryer vent pipe, it'll do the same to the HVAC duct over time. Maybe a 24" strip of 1/2" plywood, something that will flex some. The fake return vent is a neat idea and it'll confuse the crap out of the next home inspector.

I was just looking at the price for that link. In checking other vendors, I can't find any less than $450 and that's for good at best. Vendors that recently had them for $400 seem to be out. Perhaps all guns have really gone up, but it seems that the CZ82 prices have climbed considerably. The dry-up may be temporary just to drive prices higher. Probably this spring a surplus dealer will 'discover' a large number of 82s in excellent condition but the price will be jacked-up to 500. You're best bet may be to wait for a quick private sale.

That is one sweet looking gun.

I really hope you do because that link got me thinking about it too, lol If you happen into a P64 at a reasonable price, you should pick one up as well. I won the Classic condition lottery on a pair I got several years ago, almost new looking. Folks describe the experience well, but I had good results with moving to an 18lb hammer spring and heavier recoil spring, noticeable difference. I pretty much new nothing with that kind of grip would be a 'fun' range toy, bought it as a pocket / center console gun and its great at that. Reminds me a bit of my LC9 ....ish

It's like you want me to make a road trip

P320 Legion FCU Parker Mountain Machine compensator and barrel Springer precision irons forward plate Compact and full size Wilson frames 2 mags Original legion box $1300 with out the RMR HRS. If you want the HRS we can work out a deal as well Looking for FALs, MP5s, Parts kits, Springfield prodigy, etc. Clarksville TN Cash is king Don't need any PSA, Anderson, hunting rifles, bolt actions. Etc Text me at 7049894008

A friend of mine and I went yesterday. The show was well attended but, it depends on what you may be looking for in firearms or accessories. There was a mixture of dealers and private individuals sell items. My friend purchased two very nice O/U shotguns, a Belgium Browning Superposed, 12 gauge and a Ruger Red Label in 28 gauge, from an individual seller. I bought a very nice Ulu knife/sheath from a dealer. There was a smattering of powder but, I didn't see any primers. A couple of dealers had ammo but, it was, as you might imagine, high. One seller, in the South end of the building, had more pre lock S&W revolvers than I have seen in a very long while. They were in very good to excellent condition and priced accordingly but, he was "dealing" and seemed to be selling a few. It may not be worth a drive from an hour or more away but, again, it depends on what you may be look for this day and time.

Neat idea! Another homemade tool that’s served me well is a bench block made from a hockey puck. You can buy them at sporting goods stores for a couple bucks and I’m always using it as an impromptu hammer as well, when a non marring blow is needed.

Shop online. I've never been asked for anything except 'would you like to subscribe to our newsletter?' Gun stores and shops aren't what they used to be. If you find a good one, tell other people. If you find a bad one, tell other people. I've found the lack of general gun knowledge prominent in most gun stores where the focus is on tactical ARs and all the doodads to hang off the rifle. If you're not buying the latest whizbang AR or overpriced tactiturd camo and Molle pouches for your trip to Piggly Wiggly, they're not interested. But there are many online stores where customer service is important, prices are better, and the staff know their guns. They make it easy to do business with them.

I'm sure a fellow denizen will correct anything wrong here, but this is how I understand it. A trust is setup by an attorney and you transfer the property (firearms in this case) into the trust. The trust now owns them, not you. You name yourself as a trustee so you maintain the ability to sell them as you please. The main advantage is that you can name multiple trustees or "responsible persons". Any of those people can can possess (and sell) the item legally without you needing to be present. You all essentially have co-ownership. One reason to do this is to help prevent being charged in an edge-case in the law around who actually has possession of an item. Let's say you buy an NFA item in your name and put it in your safe. Let's also say your wife has the combination to your safe. She technically has possession of it the same as you and since her name isn't on the registration form, she's violating the NFA any time she's at home and you're not. It's not something I think anyone has ever been charged with, but by the letter of the law it's a problem. A trust solves that by making both of you legally able to possess the item. Every responsible person listed must submit fingerprints. Before some time in 2016, trusts didn't have to submit fingerprints and this was a major reason to use them. They also didn't require CLEO sign-off on every purchase. Individuals did. Today the CLEO requirement is gone entirely and since all responsible persons in a trust need to get fingerprinted, trusts are less useful than they used to be. Depending on your circumstances, a trust can make estate planning easier or harder. Remember that you don't own anything in the trust. The trust owns the items. The trust has trustees and it has beneficiaries. Beneficiaries don't have to submit fingerprints, but they can't take ownership of the items until all the trustees die. Then the transfer to the beneficiaries happens outside your will since the items aren't your property. This may be a pro or a con, depending on your personal finances, the value of the items in the trust, your will's beneficiaries, any co-trustees and the beneficiaries of the trust. Say you name your brother as a trustee because ya'll go shooting a lot and then there's no question about if he can have the NFA item or not. You die and he survives you. You might leave everything you have in this world to your spouse (or kids, whatever) but your brother gets sole control over everything in the trust because YOU don't own anything in the trust and neither does he. But he now controls the trust and everything in it. Maybe that's what you want. Maybe not. But it's a factor to consider when establishing a trust and naming the trustees.

I think political prognostication and discussion is not going to go too far around here.

If you bought the brace and pistol already factory assembled new from the gun store, doesn’t the ATF already know what you have? I know there’s laws against national gun registry, but I reckon they have that already and just call it something different. Fed govt is way out of control. I remember G. Gordon Liddy, back in the 90s, calling the ATF Jack-booted thugs. Lately, the FBI had been publicly revealed to have committed many crimes against the citizenry. I could go on and on. Time for some changes.

What kind of fraud threat does a customer paying cash for a magazine pose that name/number/photo ID will mitigate?

The company's that sell the magnets say it can't happen. Or the ones i looked at. That's a huge problem for me. Gun metal is somehow magically different than all other metal

I have purchased 3 mdl 617 revolvers which are 7 shot and not a bit of problems with any of them. They are solid and good revolvers. I know some of the first of these revolvers had too close of a tolerance between the front of the cylinder and frame which required a spacer to make them not seize up when getting hot from continual firing. Later models were fine. I never had any trouble with the 3 I have. The revolvers are K frame size, and I can carry any of them in my pocket in an altered nemesis pocket holster. They have 2" brls and rubber grips on them and also the trigger is great out of the box. One is a lightweight alloy frame and in 38Spl only. The other 2 are 38Spl/357 Mag. I also have seen some of the newer revolvers Taurus is making and I like them as well. I highly recommend them. I was one of the "burn me once" guys, for a long time, but have come to see the light on these revolvers and the newer ones.

Of all the crazy stuff I have heard, fabric softener ! You know the chemicals in them will cause the primers to burn hotter. You really need to watch what people say here. Please be careful and limit the dryer on high to 30 minutes. Disclaimer: I'm being a smart ass, dont try this at home but if you do, video tape it for our entertainment upon your death.

I'm hoping House Republicans see this over reach and cut their funding till they come to heel.

I generally don’t recommend magnetizing your firearm. It can (does not mean will) attract debris into vital parts and cause stoppages. This is a reason that some people check for magnetism and demagnetize firearms during assembly. Also, magnets aren’t a holster.

I have never understood how you can modify darn near everything you own except a firearm. This stuff is unreal and getting out of control.

Hi Whisper, I'm a new transplant from Southern California - our family of five came to Chattanooga without knowing a soul here. I fought the good fight on the Left Coast, served in elected office as the President of a local Board of Education, own and operate a successful but heavily oppressed gun shop, and was a guest speaker in local churches. Once we realized our home state was truly unsalvageable, I began a nationwide search for the ideal place to settle for my future generations, with an eye towards a 3-5 year plan. That 3 year plan became a 3 month plan, as our home value skyrocketed and I realized that *now* was the time, as my three kids are all still at home with us, but in 3-5 years we might have one married or otherwise tied to the area. Having the whole family mobile at a time when our home had gained $1M in equity was the right timing, as uncomfortable as it was to move on short notice. I'm a very studious person - I love detailed research and data-driven decisions backing up prayerful consideration. In looking at the whole of the nation - every state, every region - Chattanooga rose to the undisputed top of the list. Tennessee for obvious reasons, but Chattanooga offers the very best of the Volunteer State's advantages, for our tastes and desires, with any drawbacks minimized. I founded my firearms business in CA 8 years ago. After a layoff from the building materials industry when things slowed in 2012, I returned to my military roots and began gunsmithing (I got my GS Cert at SDI after I left the service) out of my home. What was intended to be a side job while I found my next career ended up being so successful, I *had* to open a brick and mortar. It has been a wonderful ride. My shop remains open in CA, but I am removed from daily operations. My staff handles everything including the local gunsmithing operations under the man who apprenticed under me. I am here now in Harrison Bay and I'd be happy to take a look at anything you need done. I don't have a lathe here like at the shop, so my barrel and round rod machine work is limited, but I have all my skill and a second set of most of my specialty tools. In any case, gunsmithing or not, I sure would like to meet like-minded people who are also looking for a new network of local friends. - David