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One of the nicest pistols you will ever see or hold, the Browning Medalist 22lr is phenomenal. It is as accurate as it is gorgeous. Comes like new in the display box with the goodies. Like most of these, this looks like it has hardly ever been shot. Pristine is an understatement. Made in Belgium in 1969. Don’t miss your chance to take this home this investment that you can pass down. I am only selling this because I have another like it. Local pickup at my Brentwood office or I can meet towards Cookeville on weekends. 1400 obo Rick

Colt Custom 1911 in 38 Super…Bright Stainless ‘Centennial’ Edition for sale. Only taken out of the box for pictures. Bought new in 2011 to celebrate the 100 years of service. Absolutely stunning. Hard to photograph because of the glare.:) Comes new in the box with the shipping case as well. Never fired and pristine. Rollmarked to celebrate the 2011 100th anniversary of the 1911. Priced less than GB closed auctions. Save the tax and shipping. Local pickup in Brentwood at my office or I can meet towards Cookeville on weekends. 2500 obo

For sale -- nice condition Swiss K31, 7.5 Swiss, with original sling, original bayonet, and two original stripper clips. Matching serial numbers on bolt and receiver date this gun to 1940. Photos show butt of stock is in good condition; no water damage from standing in the snow, as is seen on many of these guns. With the bayonet and stripper clips included, this one is ready to load up and go fight Nazis. $725 to an honest citizen legally able to purchase long guns. I live in Chattanooga and will drive a reasonable distance for a deal. For trades, right now I'm looking for a shooter-grade over/under 12-gauge shotgun with 28" barrels. A Browning Citori would be great (I can add some cash for boot if needed but I don't want a shotgun that costs as much as a car). Other trades considered, but I already have all the plastic pistols and ARs that I need. Thanks for looking, Whisper

I just put 2 on an enclosed and they are running on the rear axle. For me it makes sense to have a new one on each side

Now that Republicans have control of all three branches, it would be the best time to push for this to pass. @Worriedman, is TFA and or GOA in any discussions to get this pushed through before we lose steam in this new administration? S.401 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Hearing Protection Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress

(I got this hunt through the Sako forum. It was used as a way to raise money for the site. I wrote this for that site but thought I would also post it here.) My first decision to make was deciding on what rifle to take. Spaher offered up one of his Sako’s if I did not want to bring my own. The choice came down to either my Finnbear in .338 win or my M995 in .30-06. I though the .338 was a little much so I opted to bring the M995. This would be the M995’s first hunt. I have a bad habit of buying guns and putting them into the safe and not shooting them. Time to go to the range and sight this beauty in. The M995 is topped with a Swarovski Habicht 6-18x50 scope. My local indoor range has a 75 yard rifle range. I didn’t have time to get to the outdoor range so 75 yards would have to do. The first three shots were cloverleafed at 75 yards about 3” inches left and 1.3” high. I adjusted the scope and got it shooting dead on right to left and still about 1.3” high at 75 yards. That should give me a dead on hold out to approx. 250 yards. I was shooting Federal Premium168 grain Vital Shok with Sierra Gameking BTSP bullets. The plan was to arrive on Wednesday around noon. We would have a light lunch, go verify zero on the rifle and then head out for an afternoon hunt. I had decided to drive down. I am the kind of guy that likes to drive straight through instead of splitting the drive up and getting a hotel. So I took off from Nashville and drove straight through till I arrived at the ranch. Spaher was running a couple of errands so he had one of his buddies meet me at the gate. The first thing that I noticed was how well maintained the road was leading down to the kitchen and bunk houses. We get to the bunk houses and park and that’s where I met his ranch manager. Super nice guy. He got me set up in a room and showed me around the main camp area. We were having lunch when Spaher came in. He instantly made me feel welcome. We sat and talked for awhile. Not only is Spaher into deer and land management but also history. It was fascinating learning a lot about the lands history. After verifying zero on the rifle it was time for our afternoon hunt. Spaher does a lot to manage his property. He does supplemental feeding with corn and protein for the wildlife. Just understand that these deer are 100% wild deer. It is not high fenced, there are no pen raised deer or anything like that. Spaher does a lot of culling to make sure he has the right mix of bucks to does and the correct bucks that have potential to grow into giants. They run a lot of cameras on the ranch so they can keep track of the deer from year to year. That way they know what needs to be culled and what needs a chance to grow. The brush can get a little thick on this property. It is full of cactuses and other thorny plants. Because of that Spaher asks that you shoot the deer right through the front shoulder. He does not want the deer to be able to run very far. That afternoon we went to a blind that was beside a pond. It was not long before a fawn came out to feed and play. Not long after more deer kept coming out of the brush to feed and drink. There was a pretty even mixture of does and young bucks. Where I hunt it is a good day to see a couple of deer. I had a blast just getting to watch all the deer. There were 5 young bucks between a spike and up to a small 8 pt and 7 does. About 20 minutes before dark another buck comes out and you can instantly tell he is a mature deer. The ranch manager glasses him for a minute and say that is one on our hit list. I have not seen him in over a year. After a minute or two he says aren’t you going to put your rifle up and shoot him. Not sure why but for some reason I had it in my head that I was going to be shooting cull bucks. So I say I can shoot him? He responds that’s why you are here. Well then the buck fever hit me. This was a beautiful 14 pt. He was a perfect 6x6 with split brow tines. I put the cross hair on his shoulder and pulled the trigger. He bolted off into the underbrush. We wait a few minutes and then go look for blood. We get to where he was standing and can not find any blood. My stomach just drops. I get that sick feeling that I made a bad shot. A few minutes later the ranch hands show up. They are expert trackers. One of the hands found a piece of hair with a little meat attached to it right where he was standing. Still not sure how I missed it. They head off into the brush tracking the deer by his footprints. About 60 yards in they found a couple of drops of blood where it looks like the deer stopped and stood for a minute or two. I was not a lot of blood. It was dark now so they decided to pull out and look again in the morning. After talking it over the with the ranch manager we think I shot low and hit the deers’ leg. Nothing I could do now except hope we find him in the morning. So we head back to camp and get cleaned up for dinner. There is just something magical about sipping on bourbon while steaks cook over a live mesquite fire. We had a great dinner and then off to bed. The next morning the manager and I go a different blind. We are sitting there in the dark waiting for it to get light when he says hear all that crunching. I am like what is that. He says that is a bunch of javalina. They are very loud eaters. As it got light enough to see I could make out 20-30 javalina feeding off to our right. I am watching the javalina when the manager says he sees 2 deer at the end of field. We can 2 bodies through our binoculars but can’t make out if they are bucks or does yet. After a couple of very long minutes we can make out that they are both bucks. We watch them for about 10 minutes and the manager says lets take the one on the right. He is an older mature deer. He looked like a solid 8 or maybe a 10, I was not positive. I ranged him at just over a 100 yards. I took my time, put the cross hairs right at the top of his shoulder and squeezed the trigger. I saw him hunch up a little and then take off into the underbrush. The manager says I head the bullet hit him. We message the trackers and then head up to where the buck was standing. We start looking around and again we can not find any blood. I am thinking what the hell is going on. The trackers get there and we show which way the deer went. They follow the tracks pointing out where they could see the deer turn but still can not find any blood. After another turn or two one of the trackers yells found him. Talk about a sense of relief. We head over that direction and find him piled up next to a tree with broken branch laying across him. First thing I did was look for my shot placement. Sure enough there was an entrance hole right in the middle of his shoulder. I hit him right where I was aiming. He was standing broadside when I shot him. The weird part is there was also an exit hole but it was 4-5”s back near the back of the rib cage. So we have an entrance and exit hole but not one drop of blood could be found. As soon as we moved the deer and its body shifted, blood started flowing out of the exit hole. It was then I started looking at the rack. We have all heard about ground shrinkage but this was the opposite for me. The rack looked a lot bigger than what I thought it was. It turned out to be a beautiful 11 pt. I was estatic. The deer in my neck of the woods are a lot smaller. We load the deer up and head off to the processing shed. The ranch processes a lot of deer every year. Over the years they have devised a very efficient system for getting the deer from field to cooler. The first thing we do is weight the deer. They have a hoist attached to a rail system like you would see at a butcher shop. After it is weighed it is slid over to these angled holders. The deer is put into the holders. There is a big rubber bucket at the end of the holders. The stomach is sliced open. The pelvis gets split with an axe and all the gut are pulled down into the rubber bucket. The deer gets pulled back up with the hoist and slid over to outside the cooler. It is then hosed down inside and out. All the mud and blood is washed off the deer. Then it is pushed right into the cooler to hang. This cooler can hold over 100 deer. The whole time from weighing it till it was in the cooler took less than 5 minutes. I am not kidding when I say this is an efficient operation. After the deer was in the cooler we went back to have some breakfast while the trackers went back to look for my deer from the night before. After searching some more they could not find any more sign from the deer. We are assuming I grazed the leg and the deer will survive. At least I did not leave a mortally wounded deer out there although I am still sick about making the bad shot. After lunch we make our afternoon plans. Spaher decides to take me out and we go back the blind where I missed the 14pt. Knowing he is injured we are hoping he comes back to the pond for water. We see a lot of deer that evening but nothing mature. After dinner we retire to the Spahers Cigar Bar. The back of the kitchen is one of the coolest man caves you will ever see. Spaher has a couple of humidors, several nice leather chairs and a bar. There are a lot of beautiful deer taken from the ranch mounted on the walls along with other trophys he has gotten. This is where you sit around, smoke cigars, drink whiskey and tell lies. It is a great way to end a long day of hunting. Next morning the ranch manager takes me out again to a new spot. Not long after light we start seeing deer. Again it is a good mixture of fawn, does and young bucks. We are watching the deer feed and mill around. In the mix was a nice 8 pt and a real nice 10 pt. The 10 pt was a young deer probably 3.5 yo. He has good potential. The ranch manager, after comparing the older 8 pt to the younger 10 pt, decided he wanted to cull the 8 pt and told me to get ready to shoot. This was about a 90 yard shot. I had to wait till the deer behind him cleared out of the way. I put the cross hairs on his shoulder and squeezed the trigger. Another solid hit but again he took off into the underbrush. I walked up to where he was standing and looked the way he took off. It was fairly open in that spot and I could see him on the ground about 35 yards away. This time there was good blood spray all the way to him. The strange thing is that the bullet performed exactly like the last one. He was standing broadside and the bullet entered the center of the shoulder and exited about 5”s back at the rear of the ribs. The trackers soon showed up and we got this 8 pt back to the processing shed. This deer was 4.5 yo and weighed 196 lbs. One of the rules the ranch has for culling deer is if a deer reached 4 yo and is only an 8 pt or less he is culled. The ranch manager explained it like this. Since they want to keep a good mix between bucks and does they have to decide which bucks to take. He would rather put time into trying to grow the young 10 pt into a monster instead of hoping the older 8 might get bigger. The younger deer just had more potential so the older one gets culled. After the 8 pt was in the cooler we all head to a local spot for a late breakfast/early lunch. For the final evening hunt Spahers friend took me out. We went to a spot that was more open field and light underbrush than the other spots we had been hunting. About an hour before dark we started seeing deer. Young bucks and does but nothing mature. All of sudden something spooked them and they took off running. We are looking around and then we hear the distinctive call of the sandhill crane. 4 large sandhills land right where the deer had been feeding. They fed for a few minutes and then took off. As soon as they left the deer came back out to feed. Right before dark another buck came out. I was told to get ready to shoot but wait for the ok. I get my scope on him and he is a pretty, symmetrical 10 pt. After what seemed like forever I was told to go ahead a take him. I squeezed the trigger and he dropped in his tracks. Whew, we did not have to track this one. Growing up when I would think about what my ideal deer would look like it was always a symmetrical 10 pt. When I walked up to this guy and got a good look at his rack you could not wipe the smile off my face. This guy was thick as well. I think that is why the racks always looked bigger once I got to the deer. The body size is so much larger than I am used to that the racks don’t stand out as much compared to the big body. This guy weighed in at 236 lbs. When I bid on the hunt I had no idea what a great experience this would turn out to be. Spaher is an interesting fellow and a great host. It is rare to find someone as knowledgeable, as gracious and as willing to share what he has with a stranger as Spaher. I can not thank him enough for the experience. For the longest time I have been in the mode of acquiring stuff whether it be guns or whatever. Now I am at the stage of life where I want to get rid of some of my “stuff” and replace it with memories. I sold a couple of rifles I never shoot and purchased this trip. What a great trade off. I got rid of something I never use and replaced it with memories that will last me a lifetime.

I have for sale a P.Beretta-Gardone V.T. model 948 chambered in .22 long rifle. The gun is in decent shape. Made in Italy and dates back to the 1950’s. Has a 3.5 inch barrel. Comes with two mags. 21+ sale only Located in Knoxville Price: $450 *Must be a TN resident and legally allowed to own a firearm. Must be willing to fill out a bill of sale.

I know there’s gotta be some Andy Griffith Show fans around here. Has anyone ever noticed that the rifles in the gun rack of Sheriff’s Taylor’s office changed every show? I did years ago, but just now finished watching “The Loaded Goat” for the umpteenth time and the hardware changed in the middle of the show!

X2 Colt Combat Elite Pythons Colt 4.25 Anaconda Colt King Cobra 2 inch

All are 4116 SS 4MM thick. All come with leather sheath shown. Never store a knife in a leather sheath long term as leather more often than not retains moisture even from humidity changes. Remember even stainless is not completely rust proof....it just stains much less! 1. 10 3/4" over all with 5 3/4" blade. Walnut handle with SS fingerguard. $130 shipped. 2. 9 3/4" with 5" blade. C10 patterned handle with thumb jimping on spine. Brass pins and lanyard tube. Red G10 liners. $110 shipped. 3. 11 3/4' long with 5" 5 1/2" blade. Full flat grind with polished flats. SS finger guard and pins. Water buffalo handle. $120 shipped. 4. 9 3/4" with 5" blade, thumb jimping on spine. Handle is made from a hodge podge of different woods. $120 shipped.

This is a Mossberg 590-S series with an 18.5 inch barrel. This is the S model that can shoot the mini-shells without any adapter. It also shoots the regular size shells and large ones too. Shell sizes 1.75 mini-shells , 2.75 , and 3 inch. Capacity is 9+1 with mini shells , 6+1 with 2.75 , and 5+1 . It has only had 5 rds through it since new. I have also included a Hogue stock that absorbs a lot of energy and it also shortens the length of pull to make this very short and versatile and easy to handle while indoors. The factory stock is also included. It is like new. MSRP is $623 and I paid $525 new. I'll let her go for $390. I'm in Clarksville and can drive to meet a well established TGO member up to 50 miles from my location. I can drive a bit farther if you are in West Tn. I'll try to get pictures up later today. The model or product number is 51603. I'll include a link below . https://resources.mossberg.com/journal/introducing-the-590s-pump-action-series

I love compensated guns. When I saw Colt decided to drill ports into the Anaconda, I knew I end up with one. And here it is. I will say I am impressed with the build quality they are now delivering. Some may recall the Anaconda I had posted here a year ago or so which had to go back home for timing and barrel cant corrections. Colt did a fantastic job taking care of it, but left me of the opinion that they still had production bugs to work out. Happy to report this Kodiak is perfect in every way. Not only is the build quality spot-on, but the action is even a little slicker than the Anaconda's was. Very much looking forward to seeing how it shoots

I have for sale a Smith and Wesson .357 magnum, model 28-2, CTG, Highway Patrolman, with a 6 inch barrel. These revolvers were produced from 1954-1986. I’ve owned this one for years. The blued finish is in excellent shape. No scuffs or scratches. Grips are original and also in great condition. Only selling to down size. Can send better quality pics upon request. 21+ sale only Located in Knoxville Price: $1000 *Must be a TN resident and legally allowed to own a firearm.

Used Smith & Wesson MP15-22. Two 10round and two 25 round magazines. Located in Murfreesboro. $350

Thinning out a few of my deer guns. I picked this up a year ago because I thought I needed another .45-70. It has just sat in my safe and has never been shot. It comes with the large loop and threaded barrel. $1200

I was one of those people back in the 80’s.

Don't expect much in the way of gun rights from Trump. He's not anti-gun, but he's not really on our side either. He has bigger fish to fry before even considering the 2nd. The best we can hope for is stopping any stupid anti-gun laws from passing.

I just got a T-Rex Arms Ironside Hybrid IWB kydex holster with a a soft backer. According to the manufacturer, who is in Centerville, here in TN I think, the backer is constructed of a soft, breathable, low-maintenance material called Alcantra. It is supposed to be water and stain resistant, and unlike leather or similar materials, it stays warm in the winter and cool into e summer. Only worn it twice so far but I’ll tell you this, it’s the most comfortable IWB I’ve ever worn. Fits my Sig P-365xMacro Spectre like a glove. I love it so far! I know at least one other on TGO has one.

Up for sale is a gorgeous 1989 Smith & Wesson Model 617 6” 22lr Revolver. Gun is literally ‘like new’. Stunning polished barrel, target hammer, and target trigger. 6 shot cylinder. No box or docs, just an amazing revolver. Local pickup at my Brentwood office or I do travel East towards Smithville most weekends. 950 obo

I have for sale a Colt model 1908 .25- ACP. The gun is very clean and has been taken really good care of. Blued finish has no wear marks or scratches to speak of. Ive owned for 10+ years. Round count appears to be relatively low. Comes with the original Colt stamped 6rd mag and soft case. 21+ sale only Located in Knoxville Price: $550 *Must be a TN resident and legally allowed to own a firearm.

I have for sale a North American Arms .22 long rifle revolver with a 1.125” barrel. The gun is very clean with no wear marks or scratches. I’ve owned it for 15+ years. Comes with leather holster and soft case. 21+ sale only Located in Knoxville Price: $250 *Must be a TN resident and legally allowed to own a firearm.

Octagonal, "JM" marked barrel ... serial number lookup says it is 2001 manufacture, before Remington or Ruger. Sweet shooter, not a mint collectors item but in very nice used but not abused condition ... $2000 OBO CASH, FTF in northeast TN (Kingsport area), no shipping

New Beretta 1301 OD Green Has box and chokes. $1500 Can meet in Franklin or Erin

This is a very simple AR build I did awhile back. Except I added a few niceties. Anderson lower with Factory assembled PSA upper and PSA lower build kit, with the EPT trigger. Midlength gas system and 1/7 barrel. I bought that carry handle from DBTN, a member here, he told me it was a Colt. Extended latch on charging handle and sling attachments. I also installed a fiber optic, tritium front site. Not terribly useful in pitch black, but if there is some ambient light, that front sight really pops! Its really easy to pick up. Took to the range once or twice, where it functioned flawlessly. With 5 new/or like new Tango down mags. And sight adjustment tool. Firm at 540$ Meet at my place on Brewer drive, 37211. Not interested in shipping or trades. Thanks!

Everything I like is always at the other end of the state.

Just in time for deer season, I have a nice JM stamped Marlin 336W in 30-30 for sale. Comes with skinner express sights and a beartooth mercantile safety delete. $775 cash FTF around Columbia to a Tennessee resident over 21 legally eligible to own firearms. HCP preferred. Trades + or - cash as necessary: Glock 43xmos Pre-lock S&W revolvers in .357 or .41 magnum with 5” or shorter barrels Uniden SDS 100 scanner

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They have some videos up on their FB page - progressing but slow.

Nighthawk Custom “Centennial Model” 45cal 1911for sale. More fabulous guns that have been safe queens. Nighthawk Custom is the epitome of custom 1911 handguns and this limited edition was done in 2011 to celebrate the 100 years of the 1911. This gun is absolutely new in the pouch. Never fired except for the factory test targets. Gun is literally new. Tasteful engravings adorn the weapon and it comes with the two types of grips that were offered. My loss is your gain. Don’t miss out on this. Local pickup at my Brentwood office or I do travel most weekends towards Cookeville. 2800.00 obo

HK 45 Tactical in Green w/threaded barrel …unfired after leaving the factory. This safe queen was a limited run done by HK in 2013 and has been in my safe since. I am cleaning out the safes and moving assets around. This is your chance to own one of the best shooting 45s made. Runs suppressed like a dream. 850 obo Local pickup in my Brentwood office or I can meet towards Cookeville on the weekends. Rick

Cherry HK USP Compact V1 in 9mm. HK updated the pistol to have the spurred hammer and P30 safety / control lever. Original parts included. Dawson black rear sight and tritium front sight. Comes with three mags, one with finger baseplate and two with flush. I also have a JM Custom Kydex IWB/AIWB holster I'll toss in. $775 Trade Considerations: - bulk 9mm (3k rounds). - Mossberg 590 retrograde - Beretta A300 Patrol Williamson Co.

Too far for me, but that would make an awesome base for a portable hunting stand.

For Steel Challenge, it needs to be a semi-auto with a detachable magazine.

Offering up for sale my BRN-180 upper in 300 Blackout. This upper is in great shape and runs fantastic. It is a 10” barrel. This is a bufferless piston upper that you can run on a standard AR lower & will allow use with folders. Included is two Magpul M3 300 BLK PMAGs. In the pics on top of it is an EOTech XPS2-300 (300 Blackout specific reticle) on a Unity Tactical FAST mount for 2.26” optic height. Only reason for selling is I’m consolidating my 300s down to one suppressed bolt gun and one AR. This is the last “extra” I have at the moment. Located in Morristown Prices: Upper only = $650 Upper + EOTech/Unity = $1000

Actually surprised I hadn’t heard of this site until last week. I’m very familiar with GOC and Snipershide but just learned about this site. I see it’s set up a lot like the hide. I like it!

I actually have messaged him so fingers crossed

I guess hoping for a repeal of the NFA is too much to hope for, so this is a good start.

Got sucked in to the 2011 world, so this has become a safe queen. Has 200 rounds through it and comes with a ton of stuff. Without question the best DA/SA trigger I’ve ever owned. (I’ve owned many) it has the Centurion slide with the 4.25” barrel but the full frame with 18rd mags. Also it comes with Langdon’s proprietary optics cut on the slide and cowitnesses with the suppressor height sights. Comes with: Trijicon RMR Type 2 3.25MOA Trex Arms Ragnarok Kydex holster and two mag carriers Tier 1 Xiphos Elite Appendix Holster (new/unused) 6 total 18rd magazines Mecgar Low Friction Box, paperwork, lock etc SOLD $2000 OBRO cash in Spring Hill/Franklin area. Will add more pics when I get home from work.

Here's a pic of my meager Colt collection. I'm afraid that they only pic of the Python I have currently. That's it at the top. I hear ya about the S&Ws. I have a safe full of 'em and there ain't a single lock in the bunch. I only have one with any MIM parts. S&W ain't what they used to be.