Wheelgunner

Armslist shows a blued 3" EAA for $300 in Knoxville. If the budget is under $500 and it has to be .357 (instead of. 38 Special), then your best bet is finding a Charter, Rossi, or EAA at a pawn shop.

Outstanding review - very informative. Thanks for posting.

I'm all for using simple, straightforward vocabulary in the national dialogue on this issue. However, the left's euphemistic terms are merely a symptom of a more fundamental problem. The reason that I don't engage folks on the left anymore in firearms conversations is their blatant unwillingness to adhere to logic. I'm talking about logic in the classical sense - causation, in particular. Example: As Wayne LaPierre said, "the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun." The efforts of the left to disarm the American people are despicable on general principle (that's a different discussion) - but worse than that, they're not logical. When someone can show me how a law prohibiting me from having the means to defend myself can magically shut down the central nervous system of a determined attacker, then I'll be willing to talk to the left. When you get down to the core of the leftist position, it simply does not make sense. Consequently the left must intentionally avoid engaging in direct, logical debate. "Code-speak" is one technique they use to hide the logical fallacies of their platform. Another is the art of emotion-based arguments.

Absolutely. The health care industry players have a strong incentive to support and develop the "more health care" movement. Superficially it seems great - we label more problems as "medical conditions", people get more medicine, gov't pays, the industry's profits increase every year, and we keep reducing the amount of bothersome and awkward (i.e. meaningful) in-person interaction with other human beings. But consider the insidious effects on society. Say I take my car to the shop for an oil change. The mechanic does his work, but when he tries to hand me the bill I say, "No, I'm not paying. Bill the government, because I have a right to automotive care." Sounds crazy. I'm trying to say that hundred years ago the majority of Americans would have thought it impossible for one man to have a right to another man's labor without paying him. Now half the nation talks about the "right to health care" as though it is a notion dating back to Voltaire and Montesquieu - and they spread the idea via social media. (I recognize the irony and hypocrisy of me making this statement in an online discussion forum; mea culpa.)

I think ReeferMac hit the nail on the head. The American medical community seems willing to diagnose every man, woman, and child with a mental health disorder - and prescribe pills as "treatment". Have you ever heard that saying that when everything is urgent, nothing is urgent?

At about 1:00 into the video, the robber goes out the door. At that point, the mom is aiming the revolver at the door, and the daughter gets out her phone to call for help. This was way too early to call for help. The women had no basis for believing they were safe enough to make a phone call at this point. Jarrod Reston discusses this issue in a 2 hour long lecture (available to watch in another TGO thread). Reston says that a key factor in winning gunfights is staying in the fight mentality longer than the other guy. One of my takeaways from Reston's lecture is that by the time you have to fire your weapon, using the phone is a bad idea. About five seconds after the bad guy appeared to leave, these two armed women could have taken aim with their two weapons at the door and prepared to hose any threat that appeared. Instead, one of them got on the phone - reducing their fighting power by half. Similarly, later in the video you see one of them still holding the phone while the bad guy is physically attacking the other. I'm not knocking these ladies; they did their best and survived. But given five seconds' lull in the fight, there are better options than using a phone.

Trump needs to stop these half measures. Any bump fire stock that deserves to be banned should actually be arrested, tried, convicted, and sent to prison. I mean, it's the stock's fault that people were murdered, clearly. I am at my wits' end with "emotional reasoning".

Me too. Hope 45guy shares some details.

Background check failures, mental health problems, and drug addictions don't murder people. The left could add layer upon layer of "preventative measures" like extra-rigorous background checks ad nauseam - and still there would be bad guys murdering people. Why? Because that approach fails to address the root of the problem: the individual bad guy, who must be 1) stopped, and 2) held accountable. The firearm is the only truly effective "preventative measure" because it cuts through the nonsense and addresses the problem at its fundamental source: the bad guy himself.

1. Shower. 2. Don't scratch. 3. Take 2 Benadryl pills. 4. Super tight clothing on the chigger-bitten area. For lower legs and feet, tall dress socks work well. 5. Benadryl pills in the evening every day thereafter until bites are gone. For me, the itch becomes WAY worse once I scratch the bites. If I recognize that it's chiggers before I really start scratching, then the steps above are enough to control it.

I read a news story today that might interest some of you. A 72-year-old was able to end an armed robbery thanks to his carry weapon: http://wkrn.com/2017/07/21/madison-man-tells-harrowing-story-of-armed-robbery-they-didnt-know-who-they-were-messing-with/

American liberty is probably the most rewarding, most evolved, and most complex way to enjoy existing with and among one's countrymen. Our problems are correspondingly complex. Those who advocate for simple solutions - like banning firearms or banning free speech - are in reality advocating for a regression in social evolution. What are the last lines from Jason Isbell's song, "Alabama Pines"? Look them up, gentlemen... Before they vanish away.

Some.  It's been awhile since the last time I did.  I want to say I was using the Iowegan Book of Knowledge as a guide.  (Of course, the main spring replacement is easy; the trigger return spring replacement is a little trickier.)  I agree with you, though - one of the most attractive features of those Rugers is that a regular owner can do a lot of his own repair/customization work.   And yes, for Rugers I have done some "shooting them into shape," too. Easily the most entertaining way to get a good trigger!

I don't want to miss out on spending countless hours staring at beautiful firearms, so I won't fail to avoid not clicking on that link. Have you done your own spring replacement and polish jobs on some of the ones pictured in the OP?

You are Groot!, how many of them are shooters (as opposed to collectibles)?  Very cool collection.  Thanks for sharing.

  But it's so much more fun to play "retail clerk lawyer"!     I hardly ever correct folks anymore in situations like that.  The only thing more frustrating than somebody spreading fake or inaccurate legal info is the misinformed employee who is so convinced he's correct that he'll argue about it.  

I haven't owned that gun, but I have owned a Taurus revolver.  I think the new Rossi revolvers all have the Taurus key-lock built into the hammer assembly.  You insert a little key, turn it, and the gun is disabled; the hammer won't move.     I'm not sure what the purpose is of such a feature, and I never did get comfortable with it.  In my mind, the whole point of a revolver is that you don't have to wonder whether some safety is activated...  You load it, and then whenever you pull the trigger, the thing fires.   I'm not even gonna touch the whole revolver vs. semi-auto thing, but if your grandson is gonna carry a revolver, it ought to be one that doesn't make him constantly question whether hot ammo is going to inadvertently activate his weapon's stupid "safety feature," disabling his gun.  Ruger, Charter, and older Smiths and Tauruses are all available if he wants a regular wheel gun he can rely on - with no weird added "safeties" that can fail on him.

For town carry, if the snubby is on me then I keep an HK speedloader in my front pocket and another in the console in the car.  Never had a single problem with them.  Like MattCarry and oldman, I also have a full box in the trunk, and a speed strip or two with it - 158 gr. .357 mag hollowpoint.  When I'm in dress clothes that cause a speedloader to stand out I carry speed strips instead.   For knocking around in the woods I normally carry a larger gun crossdraw, with an HK speedloader or two full of Buffalo Bore 180 gr. .357 mag on my belt, strong side.   At the farm predator animals are more of a concern than bad guys, and slower reloading is fine.  There, I'll often just keep a speed strip on my belt in a carrier from Simply Rugged.  With a good belt carrier, a speed strip stays out of the way during chores but is always within easy, quick reach.   You often hear people say that revolvers will fire any kind of ammo.  But ammo selection is still worth considering, and especially for snubbies.  For example, much of the added power of really hot premium magnum ammo is lost when those rounds are fired from barrels under 3", so it's probably not worth the extra recoil in a belly gun.

My guess is that every person present at this "meeting to discuss loss of revenue" will conveniently forget this year's NRA convention, Beretta relocating to Sumner County and the jobs it is creating, and the fact that Tennesseans have continued to visit local parks (GASP!) despite the presence of lawfully carried firearms.   Even if there were some clear data showing that revenue has dropped...   And even if lawful carry was proven to be the cause of that drop...   Are these folks actually suggesting that revenue takes priority over civil liberties of law-abiding citizens?  Wow.  Just wow.

Eventually you'll narrow your search down to a few counties.  At that point, consider getting a local realtor involved.  He'll be able to pull "comps" to help you make sure you don't overpay for your unimproved parcel.  He may be able to pull strings to get a survey done faster, too, to make sure the land percs for the cabin you want to build.

Good information to have.  Thanks for posting.

Fixed blade Buck knife in hard plastic sheath, with the handle toward the ground.  It was attached to the MOLLE webbing on the front left side of my body armor plate carrier by black zip ties.  Most of the time it was just extra weight, and eventually I switched to carrying about a 4 inch folding knife.

Jonnin gave you some very good advice.  In addition to what he said, here's how I check timing on my DA revolvers:   1.  Make sure weapon is unloaded. 2.  Hold the gun so that it is pointing to your left or right, and positioned between your face and a light. 3.  Watching the cylinder latch, slowly pull the trigger. 4.  If your gun's timing is good, then the latch will:         A.  drop down before the cylinder starts to turn;         B.  pop back up and drag on the cylinder;          C.  lock into place and stop the cylinder's movement - BEFORE the hammer drops.   You should check this on all six bores.  If this doesn't make sense then take a look at the Iowegan Book of Knowledge or PM me.

I don't know if you're into Civil War history, but you could go see the Sam Davis home.  It's in Smyrna.  He was a Confederate courier who was captured and hanged for a spy.  IIRC the house has a sizable outdoor area where you could let the dogs work off some energy.

Pretty cool. I wish they had said what the muzzle energy was comparable to (.22, .22WMR, etc.).