Jeb48

Had already planned on going Benefactor the 1st of the year, thanks for the reminder. Figured I have been hanging out for free for almost 2 years it was time.   Everyone here has made me feel good about moving to TN.

Welcome, I escaped the North in June and I still have unpacked boxes.  In case you didn't know, your MI carry license is good in TN for 6 months to give you time to get TN carry permit.

Hi from down the mountain range. Was just in Elizabethton on Monday visiting Tri-Cities Gun Depot.   Welcome

Thanks for the clarification. My first option will be to stay out of VA as much as possible. After years of trying not to expose it will take some getting use to. Guess I will have to go shopping for a shorter coat or a longer holster :-)   Was interesting, went to Bristol TN on Wednesday and was thinking how one wrong turn could break the law and I get lost a lot.   I have a UT carry permit so as long as that is still acceptable to VA I guess I'm ok. I got it before my move to TN and was thinking I would let it lapse since TN covered more states than UT. I can't think of anything from the UT class that was not covered in the TN class accept they did not require live fire and they covered some UT specific laws.

Since soon we will not be able to conceal carry in VA but can open carry, how open does it have to be. If I have a coat on does it have to be strapped around the outside of the coat?   I am going under the assumption that it I'm using an outside the waistband holster, that is open carry even if I have a coat or jacket covering it. True????

I have a Ruger American .22, I really like it. I run it with stock sights.  A very accurate rifle on a bench rest. I don't get it out often enough is the main problem. Using the stock 10-22 mags was a big plus for me since I have a Takedown 10-22 with red dot and Hogue Thumbhole stock. Already had a bunch of mags including the tri mag adapters, was a good fit for the collection.

Merry Christmas

You are using the same directional antenna to receive and transmit so if you can receive you should be able to transmit. Directional on both ends would extend your range but would be harder to aim.   I used my colander set up mostly when camping and visiting relatives that didn't have networks. I would try to hook up on an open networks in the neighborhood. Now that most routers are shipped with passwords I don't use it any more. It all folded up in a fairly small case.   Just to repay the universe and keep good karma, I have two networks set up in my house, one locked and one open for visitors to the neighborhood.

Welcome Mark, I'm just 90 minute or so North of you SOuth of Jonesborough. We moved from Western NY for the same reason and a few other things :-)   I'm from NW Ohio originally but didn't want to move back there, still to much Winter.

I have a Marlin lever .357. Would say it is between 410 at 20g in kick with .357 and  less than 410 with .38 Special.  It is fun to shoot, and the .357 is a much bigger boom than .38 Special.

Here is one I put together a few years back for about $10. Just an old metal colander, a USB WIFI adapter and a little time. Should have no problem pulling in line of sight that far.

Took the course and got my HCP a couple of months ago and they said the average score was 96. In our group I think the worst score was 96, most were 100s and 99s. As of then the DMV did photos and UPS store did the finger printing. Very easy and fast. Took course on Saturday, DMV on Monday, UPS on Tuesday. Logged on Tuesday night and it said I was approved and the license should arrive in next 2 weeks and it showed up about a week later.

Ruger SR22 for semi and LCR22 for revolver. You will have to shop a little to meet your budget on either or buy used. I also have an old Hi-Standard Dura-Matic that is fun and is cheap on the used market.   I have had 4 friends buy SR22s after shooting mine.

Welcome, I'm a retired nerd and I still have my slide rule, haven't used it in awhile. Now I just do hobby nerding.

I wouldn't say state wide our Coop in Jonesborough has been very helpful to me in answering questions and helping with my problems.  Multiple clerks so it wasn't just luck. Also the closest gas pump that sell ethanol free gas and in regular not high test.

I have a long drive also and have a Mighty Mule wireless proximity alert alarm on it. It takes a fairly large chunk of metal passing the sensor buried beside the drive to trigger the alarm. I had it about 40 feet in from the end of the drive and it was triggered a couple of times in the middle of the night but the car never came all the way up the drive. I assumed it was kids looking for a place to make out or some one that was lost and thought my drive was a continuation of the dead end road we live on. Because of the middle of the night alarms from people only going a little way up and I was pushing the range through the woods so missed some alarms (drive has a 90 degree bend so even though it is about 800 feet long the end of the drive is only about 400 feet away through the woods) I moved the alarm to only about 200 feet from the house. It works great for cars and trucks, even very small cars, but it will not alert for walk in traffic. 

I have used Freedom Munitions free 1st timer deal but haven't shot any yet, just was delivered Thursday. A friend uses it all the time and turned me on to it. I also buy from http://www.targetsportsusa.com free shipping on case lots.   As another refugee from Western NY (East of Rochester, Williamson) welcome to East TN. We sold our house in August and then had all kinds of problems with the buyer getting a mortgage, we really didn't want to own it through the Winter. Finally got everything to work and the check went in the bank a couple of weeks ago. One more tax filing and I am completely free of that place. As someone else mentioned it is hard to believe I put up with that place as long as I did. Already have 2 of the guns on my list that I couldn't own in NY and a bunch of standard capacity magazines (and one big mag :-). Nothing keeping me from the rest on my list accept I'm pacing myself (and cash flow, all out). We have been here since mid June and it has felt like home from day one.

I went, didn't buy anything but always fun to look.  It is billed as a Knife and Gun show and there were a few to many knife vendors.  Then you get the people selling socks and military surplus clothes. A few empty tables where vendors didn't show up. Lots of over priced .22 ammo.  I brought a few antique boxes of .22 that I had in a clear bag hoping to find someone that would trade some modern ammo for it. Had no idea what it was worth. The only offer was less than the ammo was worth just to shoot.   There was also a show another 20 minutes or so North in VA but decided not to do both.   Will probably go again when the next one rolls around. 

Always nice to see another member from East TN.  Seems like mid has more active members.   It is a great forum   Welcome

Check out the local gun clubs.  In our area seems like every gun club and a lot of gun shops have classes at least once a month. I took it at a local club for $50 a few weeks ago. Seems to vary from around $35-$100 in East TN.

I tried 200 rounds of Tula 9mm and will not buy it again at even $5 a box. Very dirty and I had 5 jams out of the 200 in my G19 and it has feed a dozen different brands and is up to about 1500 rounds without any other jam.

Same here, my 19 always shoots to the left unless I go to the first joint.

My experience is almost identical to yours BigAl. Class 9/19, DMV 9/21, finger printing at 1pm on 9/23, checked status at around 9pm on the same day 9/23 just to be sure everything was ok and it said approve allow 10 days.

Better think a lot higher unless you have a very small house.  My Mother InLaw moved a 2 bedroom apartment 2 years ago 4 blocks and it cost her almost a $1000 and had no extras like a gun safe.  My move was 700 miles so that adds a lot. We did all the packing they did all the loading and unloading. 1400 sqft house was over $8000. That included a small gun safe. Not sure what triggers an extra cost but since the empty safe could be moved on their dolly it was just another piece of furniture. I move all the guns and ammo.   Two kinds of movers those that charge by the hour and those that charge by the pound. My MIL did by hour I did by pound (I didn't have a choice because of the distance).   Another not cheap but workable system is the pods, they drop off a pod or two you fill them and then call them, they move to the new location and you unload at your leisure.

I have been looking for a place to shoot sport clays too, only one I have found so far is also a drive for you Kettlefoot in Bristol VA. I plan to check them out later this fall but they an hour away from me.