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Here's one that I have in my collection. 1986 Masterpiece Smith & Wesson 17-5 22lr. 6" Bbl. Orginal Box, Paperwork and Tools, Orginal Target Stocks. No marks or discoloration in the bluing, slight turn ring on the cylinder and that's it. $985 CASH FTF. I live in the Whitehouse area and can meet locally around Goodlettsville, Hendersonville, Gallatin and Nashville area to meet up. No Trades on this one. Thanks.

The demise of Armslist has been well discussed, both here and on other boards. If you wanted a lesson in how to destroy an online sales model, you would find no better example than Armslist. One of the principles of the universe is that whatever part of Tennessee you live in, you'll find the guns you want in a far-away part of the state. North Carolina has a similar problem. Gun buyers who live in a state that's narrow in one dimension and wide in the others should learn to enjoy road trips. There are always pawn shops and barbecue joints along the way.... Cheers, Whisper

Sounds like you got an itch ? Become a benefactor and post a wanted ad in the classifieds and I'm sure someone will scratch it for you

1. Dan Wesson M722 Stainless 6 Shot with 8" Barrel and Wood Stocks. Has been shot but still in great shape. Comes with factory original box and paperwork. $1350 $1250 2. Smith and Wesson 629-4 Rocky Mountain Hunter .44 mag, 6.5" barrel, unfluted cylinder, factory ported, and factory laser engraved. 1996 production and only 1 of 300 made. Comes complete with original box. $1850. 3. Smith and Wesson Model 60 Lady Smith .38 special. Comes with factory original outer cardboard box, lady smith pouch, and rosewood grips. $900 $800 All face to face sales are cash only with a valid TN Drivers License and Concealed Carry. I am also willing to ship to an FFL of your choosing once I receive payment. Shipping would be $25 on each handgun. Located in Lebanon, TN

Agreed. The guys who say “No way, that’s an hour away” can’t be very serious about buying or selling something.

Ive been a benefactor in the past. I'll do it again after the holidays. But its not really an itch. Nothing in particular I'm looking for. Just an observation I guess, since I look at guns for sale all of the time. I'm sure lots of folks were thinking Harris (Biden,Obama,Soros etc) might win the election and were holding off selling guns.

$300 Comes with 2 mags. Surprisingly easy to shoot, and tucks right into a pocket. Great little gun, picked up recently off the forum and I would actually like to keep this one, but I’ve got conflicting priorities.

Was going to post this in the E TN thread, but figured I would do it here. Maybe a bit off topic, but has anyone from E TN noticed a very low volume of guns for sale in the area? Armslist seems to be dead lately. If not for the Vendor listings, and the Knoxville folks that list in the Tri-Cities also, there would hardly be any guns for sale. And when I click the Bristol VA Armslist, the last gun posted was 73 damn days ago-lol. I was thinking maybe it was an election thing, but now that ****show is over. Now I know not as many people list on Armslist as a few years ago since it got pricey. I also look at the E-Classifieds (an Eastman thing) , Guns Tennessee (all free but not many listings), and Gun Owners Club (lots of listings but seems like mostly the Nashville area). Even the Eastern KY Armslist hasnt had a posting in 3 days. Boone NC has a total of 15 listings. Even Roanoke VA is bare bones lately. I dont mind traveling to buy a gun that I want, and I made many trips to Knoxville over the years which is almost 2 hrs away. But any farther than that and its like a day trip-lol. Nashville is 4 hours from me.

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I'd drive to California for the right deal. It's all relative. I've found several members here kind enough to offer to meet halfway.

Memphis to Johnson City is quite a haul, but I’ve made the 2.5-3.5 hour trip to Nashville or Murfreesboro for the right gun at the right price on more than one occasion with no regrets.

When I was 8 years old, my dad took me on my first hunt. The excitement was killing me. I put on 3 or 4 pairs of pajamas and then my Camo over them. Dad told me deer are alerted to the color white, so I made sure not to even put on white underwear. He thought that was pretty great. He put his Amacker climbing stand on his back and grabbed his Sporterized Springfield 30-06. I grabbed my Daisy BB gun and off we went into the woods of Mississippi. I didn't know that Dad didn't know what he was doing. His previous deer hunting experiences were in Texas as a kid, which was a long time before and pretty different than the style of hunting in Mississippi. To me, he was the best deer hunter in the world and I was just elated to be with him. He was a tall man at 6' 5", attached his climbing stand to a tree and helped me climb into it. Below me at the base of the same tree, he sat down in the leaves and thats where we were for the next 2 or 3 hours. I was as high on life as an 8 year old kid could be. I remember being so quiet, so focused and praying so hard to see a deer. We both got skunked that day having not seen any deer but I was so hooked and couldn't wait to tell mom how our hunt went. I didn't hunt again until the next deer season when I was 9 years old. Same routine, 3-4 pairs of pajamas, no white underwear, then Camo but this time instead of my Daisy I had a a Remington 722 in .222 Remington. This gun was a gun my grand dad bought in Texas to use at his ranch. My grand dad took countless deer and coyotes with this gun but what meant more to me than that was this gun was the gun my dad used to kill his first deer with when he was a kid. All my dad's 3 siblings also used this to kill their first deer. This gun had a long legacy of being a whitetail hammer. This time, we were setup in the woods on an old logging road in a box blind on one of his friends properties. It was a small blind and I was sitting in his lap the whole time. This time, concentrating on being quit, focused and again praying non stop to see a deer sapped all my energy. Having given up hope, I rested the gun barrel and the buttstock on 2 window seals and rested my head on the underside of the gun and went to sleep. The next thing I know, dad is shaking me saying "wake up! theres a deer! wake up!" I open my eyes and see 2 big doe about 50 yards out. I grab my gun, and in the process we got busted. Those deer blew at us and stomped at us, then took off. Oh man I was so disappointed but my dad said, keep watching son, deer will to circle back around. Sure enough they circled back around and were crossing the logging road about 120 yards away at this point. I got behind the gun and was looking so hard to find them through the scope, scanning with the gun all over but only seeing trees. Dad said, look up with your eyes and dont try to find them with the scope! So I look up, see them, now I'm on them. I clearly remember seeing my crosshairs bounce from the bottom of the kill zone to the top of her spine, up and down, up and down trying to keep it steady. I squeezed the trigger and she dropped in her tracks. Man, I started screaming with excitement, dad was celebrating with me and I took off down that ladder so fast with dad yelling at me to slow down and to not fall. We ran up to her and she was still alive but not able to move much. I had hit her in the spine. So dad took out his Dan Wesson .357 Magnum revolver with an 8" barrel and finished her off. He dipped his fingers into her blood and wiped it on my face. This started my love for all things outdoors with my dad. I started tagging out nearly every year on doe but eventually, I wanted a buck. Dad said the first buck I shoot, we will get mounted. As a kid I passed on a few smaller 4pt bucks because I wanted something BIG. It was hard being 11 and 12 years old and passing on these 4 points but I knew what I wanted and knew it would eventually happen. I spent a few seasons hunting separately from my dad. I was a very responsible kid with guns and using tree stands. Dad taught me to be safe and I never broke the rules. Eventually that buck would happen. And just like my first deer, dad and I happened to be hunting in another box blind together when I tagged my 8 point. He was so proud. Dad always told me that he wanted me to take him hunting when he got old and I was looking forward to the opportunity to return the favor. On my birthday in 2019, dad went to the hospital with what they thought were stroke symptoms. He was an exceedingly healthy man so it seemed unusual but for the previous few months we also noticed my dad's personality and his way with words were changing. We thought it was just work stress and didn't think for a second it was because he'd be diagnosed with a brain tumor. He had surgery and was given 6 months to live. He appealed to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for additional time and thankfully lived another 4 and a half years. As promised, I took dad hunting. It wasn't as much as we would have wanted because I was busy with raising my family but those hunts and fishing trips we did together were very special. Last fall my dad was told his cancer had come back and was inoperable. I never got another opportunity to take him hunting again because his health had declined so rapidly and he went to be with Jesus December 27th. What a crushing blow. Eternally thankful for the extra time but you can never be fully prepared to lose your best friend. Some of his last words to me was that he was proud of me. Words that I have heard him say many times before in my life. I told him there wasn't a day that I didn't already know that. So this deer season hits different. And it sucks, so bad. I almost didn't go last weekend because the grief was just hitting so hard. Growing up, I always wanted those heirloom 30-06 and .222 rifles in my safe and now seeing them in there, I hate I cant give them back. Now I have my own kids and my middle son (6) has just started begging me to take him hunting just as I did my dad. When he is ready, or any of my other kids are, they will have that .222 in their hands and continue on the legacy of really great man.

Well that changes things somewhat. I risk ruffling the feathers of the Vortex fanboys, but I am not a fan of them for a couple reasons. That aside, that Strike Eagle is a lot of scope for a deer rifle. Perhaps too much. It is a 56mm, which means you will have to mount it pretty high. It weighs 30 ounces (it’s kind of a pig). It’s first focal plane, which means the reticle appears bigger as you increase magnification and gets smaller as you decrease it. Sometimes on big magnification FFP scopes, the reticle is almost too small to use on the lower magnification (and I suspect nobody cares because the lower magnifications are rarely used on them). I haven’t seen a Strike Eagle 5-25, but I suspect the reticle at 5x (a good general place to put it when hunting) will be less than ideal. A 3-9x40mm is about perfect for a deer rifle, but a 4.5-14 or maybe even a 4-16 second focal plane scope would work and would provide some extra magnification for longer stuff. On a rifle doing double duty in a deer stand and shooting paper targets way over there, compromise is not a dirty word. Also, don’t get hung up on all the hype about bigger objective diameters. Yes, a 50mm will gather more light than a 40mm, but it has to be mounted higher (lower is better IMO) and it’s only beneficial at high magnification. I read an article years ago that explained that you can divide the objective diameter by the magnification and calculate this benefit. In other words, a 50mm objective divided by 5x = 10mm. Your pupil (where light enters your eye) is typically 4 or 5mm in diameter, so it’s overkill until you are at 10x, which kills your field of view. Welcome to the world of getting down in the optics weeds.

Up for sale again. 686-6 7 shot. .357 Case and all $675. I’m happy to work with anybody, but please don’t ask to take hundred or more off the price and then expect me to drive halfway across TN as well. Thanks

New MPSK with SB Tactical folding brace included. HK bag/ 2 mags/ and everything from factory. $2500

Sold.

SIG XTen, 2 15-round mags & 950 rounds of S&B 180 grain ball ammo. I'd prefer to sell it as a package. Bought a little over a year ago and I've only taken it out a few times. Shoots awesome but I'm just not gonna use it much. $950 I'm in Manchester but travel thru Murfreesboro & Nashville regularly so I'm able to meet anywhere along that route by 24. Thanks, fellas

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I know a lot of you don't like gun shows much but went to the gun show in Gray (NE TN) on the 17th and it was one of the better shows there since before covid for vendors. No jerky dealers or sock booths. Even a fair number of parking lot sellers. I wasn't really looking for anything but went to look, so I don't know if there were any deals, didn't really look at prices much.

I saw a Harley for sale a while back in San Fransisco. I seriously considered a plane ticket, but it was probably best my wife’s constant what ifs worrying and my common sense prevailed. Sure was tempting though. I like an adventure!

I kinda thought that made sense. I had a couple. Witness is a great pistol, one of those I wish I'd kept. Right now EDC is Brazilian and I don't expect a change.

I like my BIL and he is a conservative. He would leave but his wife LIKES it there. (actually she stays for her job)

I literally just did exactly this a few months back! My wife rode shotgun and dubbed it "The Cannonball Gun Run." Scratched several extremely rare guns off the life list. Still looking for a bringback StG44 and MG34, and I want a better example of a Spencer repeater than the tragically sporterized one that I have now. But I digress...

I too will renew my benefactor status after the holidays. We had some unexpected vet expense that threw our budget out. Then a trip to Hamilton Miss to get another dog. Anyway, I have seen a couple of sites that shut down after the new dealer rules were announced. Armslist went to crap. I hadn't noticed a decline in available market, maybe because I'm not seriously looking at the moment but whatever, I'm ALWAYS looking. I look at an e trader site that is primarily E Tenn a lot and like it's been said, if I want it and it's priced right it's east of Knoxville. On similar line, I joined a Carolina forum expressly to ask if one of the posters would do an FFL transfer at my expense. The pistol si still posted but never got a response. edit: I would drive for the right deal but you have to factor in time and cost. After adding the expense of the drive is it still a good deal? And Cali Greg? I have a BIL in Cali and I still wouldn't cross the border.

Really wish I could make it up. Best of luck to them all!

I dont mind driving either. But the distance I drive is dependent on the price, and what I'm buying. I drove to KY a few years ago to buy a gun that I couldnt find anywhere else, about 3.5 hrs each way. And the price was right. It just seems like 3-4 years ago prices were lower, and I'd buy something for the hell of it cuz it was cheap-lol. Though most of those those buys are long gone, traded away. Hate to say it, but I have MOST of the guns I want-lol.

Specifically insetted for CZ 457 mags and action. Fully adjustable cheek riser and buttstock. Reversible pic and arca spigot mount. Full integrated arca rail. Including all the additional upgrades I bought. Purchased in February of this year and used in a handful of matches until the summer. In excellent shape, only can see a few wear marks on the Arca rail (shown in picture) due to sliding bipod around in matches. Trying to sell for Christmas money. You're getting: MPA BA CZ 457 Chassis (Olive Green) MPA Competition Side Rails MPA Competition Side Rail Weights (Gray Ops) MPA BA internal and external weight kit SOLD

A quick review Don't skip the description. While there is shooting in low light conditions, this is life changing class. In the literal sense, I will be doing things differently in my life after having attended this class. How much does lighting affect your ability to distinguish a panhandler who need to be ignored versus a bad guy who needs to be stopped? More than you think and even more in low light when the ability to detect details is reduced. Makes sense when read on a screen, but now I have some practice reps that taught me that my personal space bubble needs to grow a lot as conditions worsen. How much depends on how bad the lighting is and the rest of the circumstances, but at least now I have some starting data points. A very valuable self-defense class that happens to include some fun shooting exercises in the dark. I highly recommend this class.

Just like your dad health, Slappy, my health, in my later years, has been "somewhat" hurt with my exposure to agent orange while serving in Vietnam. I had a bad heart attack on April 15 of this year. My windowmaker was 100% blocked with a blood clot, and they took me to the hospital in an ambulance. As I left the front drive, I lost complete use of my arms/legs and started sweating profusely. In my mind I totally concentrating on what was happening to me that I forgot my wife was in the front seat of the ambulance. She spoke up and I felt guilty that I was concentrating on myself so completely. I silently said a prayer and asked God to spare my life so she would not be forced to lose me, at that time, and be forced to bury me and mourn my passing. We will have been married 55 years in February. God had mercy on us and granted my request. My feeling came back to my body and somehow, I knew I was going to come home from the Hospital. Like your dad, I have been granted some more time, through God's grace and mercy to me and my sweet wife. I am 76 and Lord willing, if I make it 77 in March. This is wonderful time for me, and all I think about now is doing whatever God has for me to do. Also, I am a Christian. As all that was happening to me, I was totally at peace with my death walk and had complete confidence Jesus Christ was going to do for me what has been promised within the pages of the Bible. I had NO fear of death because of "His" (Jesus's) promises. I told you all I felt guilty for only thinking of myself. Thank God, He has made me understand why. When we pass in the next realm no one makes that walk with someone with them. One goes to the next realm by oneself. Guys, I tell you all, prepare yourselves to make that walk. I had every confidence that I was going to Paradice at that time. You can read this for yourself if you get a Bible and turn to (Luke 16:19-31). It is not hard to understand what happens when we leave this realm (pass on). The angels came and got poor Lazarus. I was ready to meet the angels, guys. Are you? I want to be with Lazarus and the other saints in Paradice when my soul goes to the next realm. I had "Totally" no fear. As I said, I am trying to do good here. Please prepare yourselves.

New unused Kimber 5" 22 conversion kit This is the black model Includes 1 mag I bought this with intention to use it then found the Kimber 22 full size model. $350 FTF in east tn preferred but I will ship on your dime I also will be coming to Nashville on Friday for anyone interested.

250 rounds Blazer 125 gr FMJ 100 rounds Winchester 125 gr JHP $165.00 No Shipping Must have positive feedback Middle Tennessee Area

I just plugged mine in and it worked. I like that it is simple with large buttons. My old $20 unit worked but everything was so small that I had trouble using it with my old shaky fat fingers. If Amazon puts this Rove on sale for Black Friday, I plan to get another one.

1969-vintage Bulova Accutron 666 Feet Deep Sea, better known as the “Devil Diver”. This is the tuning fork movement, so it hums instead of ticking. I like vintage.

Jeff Walle at Guns n Leather in Greenbrier rebarreled a rifle for me and did a great job. Also, you can get a really good borescope for about $80 from Amazon to see the degree of wear: Amazon Teslong 26 inch USB Rifle Borescope

first time I ever remember. Go Tigers!!

Great insight @Darrell Saban left because the NIL money was going to make his life a living hell. He'd accomplished what he set out to achieve and it was time to move on. Any coach that followed him was going to fall short. Why DeBoer bailed on Washington to take a job he couldn't help but be measured as a failure at, surprised me. Time will tell if he can turn things around but 'Bama fans are not going to wait very long before demanding a coaching change. The bar was set so high by Saban, they are spoiled & impatient. They expect a "W" every week. With NIL money bringing some parity, those years of sustained success may be over, regardless of who the coach is.

A friend has one and it's ok, but it struck me as kind of cheapo. If I wanted a red dot with 3x magnifier, I would spend the extra money on a Holosun 510C/HM3X combo.

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The couple of TGO members that I've met during transactions have been great guys. A breakfast or lunch meet-up might be fun.

Reviving an old one. Any meet ups planned?