glockster157

I have watched the middle TN market since 1984. Here is what you do, right before deer season, order enough 7400 remingtons to get a good price on them. Best to buy them up used at the end of the previous deer season probably. Then, put tall aluminum hi/lo see through scope mounts on it with a cheap scope on it (any $39 scope will do), extended mags, camo paint, extra shell holder on the butt stock, and a six pack of empty beer cans with a 50 yard bullseye on it with instructions on how to sight in leaning over the hood of a pick up truck. Finally, include 3 seasons worth of practice ammo...about 1 box should be enough and offer a deer season special for $499. You should sell a lot of those because every guy I met in middle TN back in the late 80's to early 90's had one. I had one friend who actually let me build him a decent rifle on a Remington 700BDL in 308, steel rings and bases, Leopold 2-7 VIII, we loaded him up some good handloads and got it zeroed and he was so surprised when he could actually hit exactly what he was aiming at . My point to all this is you are not going to do any good in this part of the country trying to sell to the masses. You need to seek those that can appreciate quality, and work with a narrower group. Once you find that group you could also help sell there items locally and/or buy the good stuff and put it on gunbroker. But no matter how you approach the complete rifle market, as opposed to parts kits and AR stuff, it is a tough market.

+1 on not shooting the 5.56 Nato in a 223. It really isn't a chamber difference, it is a pressure difference. The NATO round is loaded a bit hotter, like 60K PSI, and it exceeds SAAMI safety limits for the 223 http://www.saami.org/Unsafe_Combinations.cfm

If you have not bought anything yet I would suggest you look at Doublestar. J&T Enterprises out of Lexington will be at the Goodman and Pope gunshows (well, they usually there)and they have a great assortment of uppers at a good price. I bought a 24" SS A3 HBB upper, I found a Millet 6-25x56MM AO for a good price and I used the bolt carrier out of my Colt. It has a 1 in 8" twist (they have them in 1-10" if you prefer). I have not had a chance to work up a handload but with standard 63 grain ball I am getting 1" groups...nothing to write home about but again, this is with mil-spec ammo. I have a bunch of Sierra/Speer/Berger/Hornady bullets, so with time to work on it, I think I can get some sub 1/2 to 1/4" groups. BTW, by dealing with Gary at the show, I have someone I can trust to help me if I have problems, no shipping, and I get to see what I am buying before I throw down my cash.

Legally, you can do whatever you want. You can buy a rifle, shotgun, handgun, whatever, but...if it upsets momma, she doesn't have to pay for your college or your rent. She cannot, however, keep you from buying a gun or go hunting. The dependent thing is an IRS regulation and the gun laws are federal and state laws. As a matter of fact, you could have bought a long gun when you were 18, that is what I did back in 1980. Wouldn't want to upset my mother but at 22, I think I would cut the apron strings and man up a little.

Some other features I forgot to mention is the safety also acts as the barrel selector, right is lower and left is upper, it has a single trigger of course and it has ejectors instead of only having extractors. I keep this up and I am definitely going to have to sell something to go and get the 12 ga before you guys buy up all the ones with pretty wood. lets see....4" SS GP100, 3" SW 629 PC gun, 6MM HBB Rem BDL, Glock 23 w/NS 4-Mags...I cannot decide.

$399...mine was $445 out the door.

I know there are a lot of Turkish/Russian shotguns coming into the country right now but most have not impressed me for fit and finish...or warranty for that matter. I read some good things about a Turkish brand called Yildiz that is imported and sold thru Academy Sports, has a 3 year warranty and is serviced by Briley Chokes in Houston TX. I looked at one in 20 GA and it had some fabulous wood, great fit and finish, came with 5 chokes, Cyl-Full and....well, I just had to get it. Now I am thinking of going back for the 12 GA though I am a little concerned about the recoil since they only weigh about 6.5 lbs. Anyways, Just thought I would bring the Yildiz line to everyones attention as I searched the forum and I didn't get a single hit. See pic below.

I hate to be a pain but I still don't get it. If I go into edit and then go into advanced edit I can change the title but it only changes the title that is inside the post not the one in the forum listing. In other words, If I look at the the list of things for sale mine still says WTT but if you click on it the title says WTS. Can this be changed or is that something you must have admin privileges to do? If I can change it I don't see it. The only editable box is in advanced and I already changed that one.

I guess I am going to have to increase the clutter. Instead of changing my original thread title from wanting to trade to wanting to sell, I will just have to close that thread and make a new one. I wanted to cut down on the clutter but doesn't look like that is going to happen.

That is what I did and it changes the title in the thread but when I enter the forum "Firearms For Sale or Trade" it still shows the original thread title. If you look at the post the thread title is changed. So, why are some on the forum page edited to say "sold" or "SPF" or whatever, they had to change it from the forum level not the thread level.

I had a thread going for a trade and then I bought what I was trading for so I need to change the trade title to a sell title. I could change everything but the main thread but I see where others have edited theirs.

From the pictures here and others I have seen the grip angle is the same but the backstrap is cut down and has different inserts. So standard Glock mags work fine, you just end up with a 35 ounce or so Glock instead of a 22 ounce Glock, which is what they want for fast action shooting. I was shooting my all stainless SW 4586 Sunday and then switched to a recently acquired Glock 30 and there is a huge and very noticeable difference in recoil you get when you shoot them back to back. I usually shoot Glock to Glock and you don't notice that much recoil difference but that extra 17 ounces or so really makes a difference.

I doubt I will go for anything exotic. A 454 Casull can use 45LC or be downloaded a little. I love 44 mags, I also have a Marlin 94 in 44, a lot of brass and molds for it too, so it is high on my list. I have had a Dan Wesson and that is one they can keep considering the cost. It looks like the two best values in used big bore revolvers are the Rugers and the Taurus so that is where I am going to look for now. If I luck into a 629 or something, all the better.

I used to shoot a big bores a lot, mainly SW's and Redhawks, then I kinda got away from it. I cast most of my own bullets and shoot at longer ranges. I want to get back into that kind of shooting and casting but I am curious as to how well revolvers are put together these days. I had some serious trouble out of the SW's in the late 80's, Taurus was junk...back then, Colts were weak and Ruger did not have a big selection outside their SA series. I am think of guns like the Raging Bull in 454, I am sure the Super Redhawks are fine, How is SW these days? I did pickup a Taurus SS 44 6.5" but I have not shot it that much yet. I am currently looking for something big also if anybody sees a steal on a big bore, I would appreciate a heads up. Saw a Super Redhawk 454 w/o the rings at last show for $425 but I didn't have my trading fodder with me and I was short on cash so it broke my heart but I had to pass.

How much are you getting for the SW 1911SC? You might want to consider selling instead of trading down. Is it blue or stainless?

I have a lot of 45 autos and I didn't have any luck with Titegroup. I use a lot of WW231, have for years, because it also works well in 38 special and 9mm. If someone has a good 45acp load with Titegroup I hope you will share it...I still have a lot left.

Roses are red Violets are blue I'm schizophrenic And so am I

Try ASP in Joelton TN. They are right off of Exit 35 on I-24 heading into Nashville and they have an indoor pistol range with a good selection of rentals including XD's. The phone # would be 615-876-3010 or 3011

There is a whole list of Para's I want to try. A Big Hawg in alloy is on the list as well as a Tac Four. A CCO and a ??? the single stack 9MM compact?? the name. The LTC lightweight would be fun. I've got to sell a lot of real estate to fill all my wishes.

If I can find a Para double stack I will talk to you about those mags. Are they 14 rounders? 13? 12? As to Para's being made in Canada, I only buy used so really, I am not supporting Para. That being said, my Glocks are made in Austria, my Berettas made in Italy, my SA frames are made in Brazil, my Taurus is made in Brazil, my Browning rifles were made in Japan, my CZ was made in Czechoslovakia, shall I go on......

One other thing, as loaded pointed out, I did not fire a factory cartridge from any weapon I owned (and they were many, rifle/pistol/revolver) from 1982-83 to 1997. In 1997 I got involved in a shooting range and did start using some factory ammo again because of price and time. But during the time I was reloading religiously, I did not have any major problem and only a couple of minor things. Once I accidentally overcharged some 38 Specials. It cratered the primers when shot so I had to pull about 100 bullets. In my very early days when I did not have carbide dies and had to lube my pistol cases I had a couple of dead primers because of the grease accidentally getting into the primer area. Since carbide dies, Dillon 550's and a lot of practice, I have never had another such incident. I have no intention of buying ammo at 25-30 a hundred when I can roll it myself for half that. If time becomes an issue shoot more 9mm and buy that bulk. One other thing, even though this is not as prevalent in pistol as it is in revolver and rife, once I find a load that works really well in a particular weapon, I can duplicate it at will. When you buy factory , you get ammo loaded with whatever powder, primer or bullet they could get the cheapest that week.

I have been reloading since 1981, I have loaded untold thousands of rounds without a major issue. I have made a few mistakes but nothing serious. I could probably quote you the Lyman reloading manual and I hung out with a lot of old timers that taught me a lot of the ropes. As to American ammo, I have only had one kaboom with a glock and it was with a 2nd Gen Glock 22 and American Ammo. I don't think American is considered re-loads as they use new A-merc Brass. I did not realize they used copper plated bullets but I don't think that is what caused my kaboom as it was the first shot. I think the ammo got hot in the car and it just over pressured and blew out the web of the case.

I am going to part with one of my Springfields or maybe the Glock 27 and try to find a compact/lighter weight LDA. What is the Tac Four like? I have put about 200 rounds thru this 7.45 LDA. I tried shooting it just like I got it and only lubing a little. It was not feeding reliably and I was afraid I had made a mistake. I stripped it and cleaned it thoroughly, re-lubed and it has run flawlessly ever since, including some of the mags the Springers don't like.

I just picked up my first LDA Para-Ordinance at the last Goodman show. I am very impressed. I was just wondering how many other LDA owners are out there and what your experiences have been with the LDA. So far this one has out shot both my Springfields. There may be more LDA's in my future.

It is in the location of the safety and the method of operation. Unlike the slide mounted safeties on many of the DA guns of today the thumb safety of a 1911 is mounted on the frame. Likewise, many 1911's have 3-4 pound trigger that are very crisp and no trigger block , though they do have grip safeties. I have had the thumb safety knock off while carrying a 1911 and that is when the grip safety is nice to have. When you draw a 1911, your thumb is already in the perfect position to deactivate a thumb safety and the grip safety is deactivated when you grip the gun, so it is a very natural gun to draw and shoot. The Glock is always ready to go and has the trigger block saftey. That is why I own Glocks and 1911's.