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As I PM'ed with several revolver aficionados who responded to my Ruger trade post, I realized some people might enjoy a peek at one of the focuses of my collecting: S&W revolvers. Pictured here are from top down are: 1979 Model 629 8-3/8" with a pinned barrel and counterbored cylinder 1983 629-1 4" 1976 Model 29-2 8-3/8" with a pinned barrel and counterbored cylinder 1982 29-3 4" All are "3T" Target Triggers/Hammers/Sights. Both pairs represent the jump in engineering changes from pinned barrels to threaded, and dropping the machining complexity of counterbored cylinders which results in a larger gap to the frame behind the cylinder, in order to clear the protruding cartridge rims. The long barrels are somewhat softer shooting, but the short barrels are more pointable. All require a recitation of the words "do you feel lucky, punk?" after closing the cylinder. I hope some enjoy the peek in the safe.

Nice collection! I'm a big fan of the N frame.

My training session, yesterday, went great. I have never had 2 people pick up shooting accurately this quick before. I had a mother, son, and father out that I attend church with. The father (mid 40ish) asked me if I would introduce/teach his 23 Y O son to shoot handguns. The father had shot before, but the son had not. I told him to bring his wife along if she was interested and she came. She told me she would watch so I did not push her. They arrived at 9:30 and we sat down at our kitchen table, and I had out about 9 handguns. Talked safety for a while then explained the handguns we had out. We then went to the firing range in my back yard. I Started them out with 22 L R revolver, then 38 Spl revolver, and finished with 9MM pistol. We stayed with Smith Wesson handguns for the brand. First, started with a alloy frame model 317-3, 8 shot, 22LR revolver w 3" brl. Moved up to a SW Model 65, 3" 6 shot Lady Smith 38Spl/357 Mag Revolver. Only fired 38 Spl practice in this revolver. Then finished with a 15 shot M P 9 C 2.0 pistol 4" brl. We took about 2 hrs in time. First allowed the son to shoot the 22 LR. He was extremely nervous. His hands were shaking so I sat beside and reassured him how the revolver was going to react, how to align the Green Pipe sights, and just gently talked him "easily" through the first shot. After the first shot we were off to the races. He was surprised but took it well as he emptied the 8 shots. I always like them to think about what the just did for a few minutes their first-time firing. I find they come back much more assured of what was happening. He never looked back. Next, I asked his mom if she wanted to try it, as all the while taking to her after her sons every shot and allowing her to watch intently. She decided to try it. Well long story short, we created a monster. She shot all 3 guns as had no problems and accepted the increased power of the other 2 calibers. So did the son. We were shooting at a 12" steel target and 25 feet. None of them missed the target with over 2 or 3 shots of everything we fired. The dad joined in and shot all 3 handguns very methodically and they observed and learned from him. After dad both wanted to fire some more. We took out 100 rounds of 38 spl practice ammo, large box of 22 LR, and 100 rounds of 9 MM practice. We fired 300 rounds total, and they all had no problem hitting almost every shot on steel. They told me this morning that the day was a total blast, and they enjoyed the outing. The son, quiet boy, came and shook my hand and really thanked me. I could tell they all had a lot of confidence and most probably handguns are in their future. The Mom told me it really empowered her much more than she had realized, after they got home, and really had time to digest the outing. My mission was totally successful. WE had a pretty good day.

5131campbell @ Gmail.com Reloading equipment MEC 9000 12ga great for parts $275 MEC 600 Jr MK5 12ga great for parts $80 MEC 600 Jr MK5 12ga great for parts $80 Lee 6.5x55 $15 Lee Deluxe 22 Hornet $20 ea Lee 308 Winchester $15 Lee 223 Remington $15 Lee 270 Winchester $15 Lee 30-06 Springfield $15 Lee 243 Winchester $15 Lee 32 Winchester Special $20 Lee 444 Marlin Crimp Die $10 Lee 22 Hornet Crimp Die $10 Lee Deluxe 220 Swift $20 Lee Collet Dies 30-30 $20 Lee 8x57 Mauser $20 Lee 32/20 WCF $25 Lee Deluxe 38 Special $35 Lee 380 ACP $25 Lee 9mm SOLD Lee Precision 30-30 $20 Hornady 300 Weatherby Mag $30 CH Tool & Die 50-140 Sharps $175 Hornady Custom 9x18 Makarov $35 Redding Deluxe 223 Remington SOLD Lyman 45/70 Sharps $35 RCBS 7mm Remington Mag $25 RCBS 25/06 $30 RCBS 45-120 Sharps $60 RCBS 300 Winchester Mag $25 RCBS 7.62x39 SOLD RCBS 45-100 Sharps $60 RCBS 204 Ruger $25 RCBS 222 Remington Mag $25 RCBS 270 Winchester $25 RCBS 7mm Remington Mag $40 Hornady American 308 Winchester $30 Lyman 30-06 Springfield SOLD Lee 30 Mauser $25 Lee 30-30 Winchester $20 Lee 401 Bullet Sizer $15 Lee 8x57 Mauser $20 Lee Deluxe 243 Winchester $35 Lee 338 Winchester Mag $20 Lee 45ACP SOLD Lee 38/357 Magnum SOLD Lee Deluxe 30-30 Winchester $35 Lee 22/250 Remington $20 Redding 30-30 FL Sizing Die $25 Lee 7x57 Mauser $20 Lee 45 Colt $25 Forster Ultra Micrometer Seater Die 308 SOLD Lee 308 Winchester Factory Crimp Die $10 Hornady Powder Measurer $175 Bonanza Powder Trickler $10 Lyman Progressive Press w/ Parts Bin SOLD RCBS Primer Pocket Swager $65 RCBS powder feed with case activation $150 Hornady Lock N Load Conversion Kit $15 RCBS Analog Scale $50 Buy all reloading equipment for $1000 Reloading supplies Bullets 2x 2000rnd 6.5mm .264 140gr bthp match in sealed boxes $550 per box $1000 for both 100 x 32cal 71gr rn $20 100 x 8mm 185gr sp $40 Willing to ship, buyer pays shipping. Meet in Clarksville only unless the offer makes sense monetarily. More pictures can be taken, limited on here.

I have decided to sell my Baby Browning which I have owned for over 30 years. It is a .25 ACP, semi-auto, with 2 inch barrel and 6 round FN magazine. It comes with a Browning soft case. The gun was made in 1960 by FN (Fabrique Nationale) in Belgium, and then imported by Browning. This gun is a little pocket pistol and is in great shape as you can see in the photos. I have always kept the gun in it's case and away from extreme temps/humidity. The Baby Browning is getting harder and harder to find, especially in this condition. Please do not ask me to call or text you as I will only communicate through the TGO messaging system. If you would like more pictures just let me know, but be advised I will not take the gun apart. $950.00 OBO (CASH)

Sig x5 Legion 9mm very light holster wear(see pics) w/ 3 mags and sig case. $700 w/ 7 mags $800 Maryville meet only

SG ammo is a good supplier ordered from them before.

Up for sale is a super clean piece of Nashville history. Sabre Defence 14.5 pinned and welded (factory) rifle with Magpul furniture and fiber optic front sight. Comes with one original Sabre magazine $800 + Hcp flash White House/Cross Plains.

Shows 329.99 for me.

Very nice. I'm a S&W collector myself. But I admit to not being much of a .44 magnum fan. I done got too old for all that buck and roar. For big bores, I always preferred the .44 Special and .45 Colt. i got lots of those.

Very nice collection. Mine is a 6.5" 29-2 w/case, tools and papers.

I recently went on an extended RV Trip and pocket carried my Ruger Max 9 in a pocket holster. That pistol is a dream to pocket carry. If I didn't like revolvers so well the Max 9 would be my EDC permanently. By the way I have Winchester Ranger 147 Gr + P HP ammo in it. This ammo whacks the steel, on my back yard range, with gusto. Going to be shooting some water jugs with a lot of newer S D handgun ammo soon. Testing for penetration and expansion. Should come in handy if I am ever attacked by a water jug, don't you think?

New never shot. Full kit single action 9mm double stack 1911, like a Staccato but with aluminum frame. Cool fluted barrel and has a really good action and trigger. 2 15 round mags and is cut for optics. Has a Vedder iwb holster included. Bought this and have since decided I need to focus more on one platform, so a partial trade for a Sig Macro or 365xl plus cash would be considered. $1300 Northern mid TN area. PENDING

I was one of the guests on the That Weems Guy podcast last night talking about my experience at the National Tactical Invitational . Fellow guests were John Hearne, Tim Burke and John Holschen. For those not familiar , NTI was a training event like no other that combined scenario based shooting stages , standards type shooting stages and interactive force on force stages to thoroughly test the practitioners’ skill sets. The event was put on from 1991 until about 2012. Episode is titled "Hearne at the Helm : NTI " https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lee-weems/episodes/Hearne-at-the-Helm-NTI-e2brmac?fbclid=IwAR14i45JjjQODPw5kj-wU7J0Gbtqb1DvjE7pht7Tn8JSYuQ8awb_x0VXtro

Location is Murfreesboro. No trades. Bought this on another forum in August. It’s made 3 range trips for a total of roughly 300 rounds. Excellent condition. Gold bead front sight 4 Ed Brown 9 round flush magazine 1 Metalform 9 round flush magazine Garrett Holsters IWB- leather lined, black kydex (purchased new by me) Esmeralda gaboon smooth black grips Esmeralda Padauk open pore grips Hogue G10 double diamond grips $1900

Sig nightmare .45 carry model. Only shot a couple mags through. All factory paperwork and case. Selling to fund rifle build and must come to Fayetteville. $1000

More cleanout. I shot it 12 rounds for function and that was it. I bought it for my mom to carry, but she never did so this can go. Great little pistol for a purse or pocket. 2.1" barrel, bobbed hammer, DLC over Stainless. $Sold. Meet within a reasonable distance of Chapel Hill.

S G Ammo has 9 mm 115 gr R N practice ammo on sale. 1000 rounds, W/free shipping, for 259.00. Been 289.00 for months. About 12.95 per box of 50. I don't work for them, but is the best price I have come across lately. Edited to add; Winchester brand

Same here. Always great service.

I am really sorry you had to experience that. The circle of trauma rarely comes to an immediate end.

I’ll take it. Sending pm.

Offer sent

Man, if I wasn't broke right now.....

Those look great. I had twenty Smith&Wesson Revolvers in my collection at one time, but things happen and I sold most of them. I still have a couple. Nice collection

Beautiful collection of classics. Thanks for sharing.

Shame on you! Gave my 629 to a grandson last year. Just too much fun there. Great collection, DocHawk.

I'm a 1911 specialist, but I'm all the way in Chattanooga. I have built over 200 full 1911's, and tuned and customized countless others. I must respectfully disagree with the above; the 1911 is one of the most complex handguns to tune correctly (and safely). I have more money in 1911 specialty tools than I do for all other handguns combined. No sir, simple tools are absolutely not adequate for even the most common jobs, such as trigger work and timing or barrel fitment. At least, not at what most consider a true "gunsmith" level. Just tuning a trigger takes several hundred dollars in specialty tools. I need trigger stirrup anvils of various sizes to form the trigger bow - essential for smooth and even support along the magwell trigger shelf. I need a sear microscope to set my sear angles ($$$!). I need my 1911 stoning jigs to cut my sear and hone my ignition group. A whole set of tools is needed to set the link and cut the lugs. And fitment of the hood and recoil lugs is a whole art form in itself! Anyway... with all due respect, growing into working on 1911's was a multi-year, multi-thousand dollar proposition for us.

Trades pending on the GP100 and Security Six. Service Six now $500 trade value.

Hey folks. I just purchased this from GT and decided I don’t want to use it for my intended purpose. It’s too nice of a knife so I’ve decided to move it along to someone else that wants it. Same price as what I paid. $85 shipped in like new condition.

I've never seen one that beautiful period. The pics make it and the mag look "collector" grade. Very fine piece of history you have there sir!

Have not seen one of these this nice in many years. I can tell you these little things will not fail.

As stated, the permit allows for carry in other states. I hope I'm on every list the government has as a gun owner. They need to know and respect us. Trust me they already know or assume they know. Our buying habits, website visits, etc., paint a very accurate picture of who we are.

@Bullseye717 I see you joined the forum this past summer, and your latest activities mostly consist of wandering through the Trading Post depositing thumbs down dislikes on people's sale threads. Welcome to the site. In your future wanderings, please read the Trading Post rules, paying special attention to the section that says, "don't be a dick." Cheers!

Forgot the important part. Thanks.

As I get older, I think of this more and more.

Sometimes you need to figure what might be prevented into the bid cost. I once paid a guy $400 to remove a limb. That sounds ridiculous, but it had to go, and the odds of me making a trip to the emergency room after attempting it myself made it seem much more reasonable after thinking about it for a while. He had the knowledge and equipment to do it safely. I had neither.

Never thought I'd do it but I've got a Toyota project that needs some love. Arsenal SLR-104FR that was SBR'd and converted to "CR" standard or an AK105 clone using the correct Bulgarian gas block from Arsenal. Rifle has been removed from the registry, muzzle brake pinned on, and engraving lasered off. Comes with 14 Surplus mags, a few Izzy plums, two flavors of red brick bulgys, and the rest black ((10)), ((21)), ((25)). I also have some 5.45 ammo I'll toss in as well, probably half a case of commercial 60 grain. If you want any specific photos or have any questions please ask. $3000 FTF Middle TN.

https://www.primaryarms.com/anderson-manufacturing-am15-rifle-16.5in-carbine-length-5.56 It’s an AR for $330.

Drooling

So, I was up in the school part of Covenant Church with my wife yesterday. The school is not yet back in the space (thank you BWCC for the space you have allowed the school to use). I had not been in the building past the front foyer since the shooting. Lots of changes since I was there when TCS was still in the space. But they had a lot of damage to fix. We had to walk down the third grade hall to pick up some tables and it required us to walk past where the children were murdered. It was hard. There is not evidence of anything except they have blocked off that stairwell for the time being. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t choked up. Anyway. I just needed to get that out. Thanks.