Jeb48

I have a variety of storage but I'll start with the way I use to do it before I moved. I had a large decommissioned upright freezer that worked great. Had shelves in the doors to keep the high turn over calibers, lots of shelves that I mostly just stacked the boxes on sorted by caliber. Key lock door that wouldn't keep anyone out long, but it looked like a freezer. Decided to leave it behind when we moved. I have 2 of the shallower Ammo Crates like you have, because they fit in a space under the bench. I also have 2 very large ammo cans don't know the calibers but they weigh about 100lbs each when loaded, I keep them on a roller platform under the bench. These 4 boxes are longer term storage and don't get open often now that they are filled. I keep around 1000 rounds each of most calibers I shoot in the gun safe (I bought a big safe). I also use a bunch of the plastic ammo cases that Harbor Freight puts on sale all the time for around $5/ea. I keep some in the safe one caliber each with labels but I discovered they fit perfect sideways in a filing cabinet drawer. I don't remember the total count with out going down stairs but I sort by type and caliber with labels on top, easy to pull out what you need. You need to use the heavy duty office type with full slides. I found a couple of 2 draw units that I use as bases for my gun bench for Under $50 each at a surplus furniture store. I have dry packs in the bigger boxes. A rod type dehumidifier in the safe and a regular dehumidifier in the room where everything is stored. I don't have dry packs in the boxes in the file drawers, figuring they are in airtight boxes and are the next in turn to be used. Not a perfect system but it works for me for now. Oh and I keep a small stash in the bedroom for all the calibers I keep in the upstairs safe.

Let's see I'll be 70 when I need to renew, break even at 102 or so, I'll have to think about it.

We were on the East side of Rochester from RefferMac and remember digging out our 500 foot drive after a storm like they are recovering from. I remember driving home from work a couple of times that I had to roll the drivers side window down so I could see the telephone poles to be sure I stayed on the road because of blowing snow. Don't really miss it. May have been fun when I was in my 30s but that was along time ago, even did some cross country skiing back then. Never got into snowmobiles, seem to be two kinds, drive in circles in the fields or drive from bar to bar. Neither did much for me. Much prefer my Winters down here. But that is just the bonus for being able to move back to the USA.

Mouse gun in pocket holster, back pocket. Seldom do open carry but when I do it is a paddle holster at 3 o'clock with G19 usually with an over shirt so it is semi concealed. Thinking of looking into a ankle holster.

One of my favorite books to. Just watched the movie again over Christmas, was as bad as I remembered. Here is another equally obscure reason for 42. In 1966, mathematician Paul Cooper theorized that the fastest, most efficient way to travel across continents would be to bore a straight hollow tube directly through the Earth, connecting a set of antipodes, remove the air from the tube and fall through. The first half of the journey consists of free-fall acceleration, while the second half consists of an exactly equal deceleration. The time for such a journey works out to be 42 minutes. Even if the tube does not pass through the exact center of the Earth, the time for a journey powered entirely by gravity (known as a gravity train) always works out to be 42 minutes, so long as the tube remains friction-free, as while the force of gravity would be lessened, the distance traveled is reduced at an equal rate.

I asked a friend if I could show his 1946 Remington 513T Matchmaster .22 with made in Japan vintage Tasco 6-18 by 40mm target scope. He sent me that picture and a Remington branded BB gun, likely made by Crosman, with a cheap Taiwanese Tasco telescope he put together for an April Fools day joke a few years ago. The 513T is a nice shooting setup and draws a lot of attention at the range.

I went back in December, was a nice show, found a Beretta I was looking for. Are any of the many shows they have there bigger/better than the others.

I only shot the Phoenix on one outing and it was new to my friend also and it was probably operator error but as I recall the safety(s) had to be in a particular position to remove the magazine (and maybe put in a magazine) and at least one maybe both had to be off to rack the first round. Just seem strange. The friend actually bought the same gun in .22 and .25 at the same time and we thought the .25 was defective because we couldn't rack it or remove the magazine initially till we figured out the safety combinations. Neither of us have a semi with a slide safety so that was probably part of the problem.

I have 2 different friends with the HP22 in the kit with short and long barrels. Fun to shoot and accurate, for it's size, but the double safeties are a bit strange in how they interact. I had one on my want list but bought a Beretta Bobcat 21A in .22, that filled the void for a very small .22 semi for now.

I painted the front sight of my LCR .22 white and it helped. Used a paint pen.

I have a Ruger LCR .22 that I like, recently bought the Ruger SP101, I like it but it shoots a little rough not sure if it just needs more use to work in or if it is just the way it is. The LCR is nice because if you want a larger caliber they feel much the same, I have one in 9mm and have been tempted to pick up a .357. They feel very similar till you feel the kick. Semi, lots to choose from but I really like my Ruger SR22 for a small pistol. Also have the new Ruger Mark IV and it is a nice shooter.

It tapers off after 6 months or so. Same thing happen when one opened up close to me years ago. One thing that helped me was when a friend that had lived by one of the first retailed stores told me that just about everything in the store will be on sale sometime in 6 months to a year, don't buy what you don't immediately need till it is on sale or you have a 20% off coupon. :-)

I tend to not sell guns but I did have remorse for one. My first shotgun was a Mossberg .410 lever action. A misunderstanding of ownership and my Father sold it. Almost 40 years later I decided to try and get it back since I knew who he sold it to. I hadn't tried before because I was told the fellow never sold a gun and figured he would not sell it to me. My Mother still lives in the same town and knew him and contacted him. He said he had sold it to a big collector in Cleveland. He remembered who he sold it to and tried to contact the collector. The fellow had died but his wife was in the process of selling his guns and she still had it. My Mother was informed and she told him to buy it for her and arrange to have it picked up. On my next visit we were only home a few minutes and she disappeared into her bedroom and came out with it. She would never tell me how much she paid for it, she just handed it to me. So it took awhile but my gun remorse went away. If I had waited much longer it would have been gone forever, sold to someone else and the original fellow that bought it from my Dad is in his 80s and had a stroke the next year and has never completely recovered so would not have been able to make the connection to where it went.

I went ahead and joined. We will see how it goes for a year.

Saw my first one this week. One of the contractors that has been doing a project for me has them on his truck. He said he picked them up on Monday.

I have UT, up till January 1st that gave me nothing but now restores WA. Cost me around $100 for a course and paper work and I think $35 for permit that is good for 5 years. Course was 4 hours all classroom and they did the photo and fingerprints needed for application. At the time I got it I was in NY and it expanded my range a lot. My NY permit is technically void at this time. The judge that issued mine told me how I could get it converted to an out of state permit but decided it wasn't worth the bother since they were going to require all permits to be renewed in 2018 (was lifetime) and I didn't think his solution would survive their new process anyway.

Thanks for the opinions, I think I will join. I was active in the state wide group back in NY, not that it did much good but we tried. We actually was keeping the status quo for all but NY City till the Governor pushed his latest through in the middle of the night with no time for anyone to read what they were passing. Feel I should do the same here to be sure we don't go the way NY did so many years ago. I have really enjoyed living in America again after to long in NY. Grew up in Ohio and didn't know what we had there till I moved. My first boss was actually relieved when I showed up the first day. He had forgot to warn me about NY gun laws (this was way back in 69) and knowing I was coming from Ohio thought I might be driving out with a car load. Apparently they had a new employee detained the year before moving in from the midwest with a back seat full of guns.

I just heard about Tennessee Firearms Association. Was surprised that I had missed knowing about them. What's the opinion on what they do? Is it worth joining?

I made this from one of their cheap saw horses I bought on sale. I added some fake tennis balls that they sell for dogs 3 for a dollar most places and added a piece of plastic angle material I had around the shop. I drilled a hole in the balls with a spade bit and screwed the balls in place. Makes a light weight portable gun rack for my backyard range and comes in handy when I need to dig to the back of the gun safe.

I think I can remember when I had 3 guns. Welcome to TGO.

Never had a real Moon Pie just homemade ones which I was never that fond of, may have to try a real one some time. I use to be a big fan of RC but haven't had one in many years, they were probably still using cane sugar when I use to like it.

Welcome Mike. We looked at the Rogersville area when we were looking for property before going further South. Nice area. I think our realtor put over 500 miles on his car driving us around East TN trying to find the right place.

Welcome Mark from East TN. We escaped from the evil neighbor state of The People's Republic of Konnecticut about a year ahead of you. My only regret has been that I didn't do it sooner. You will love your new state. I still love going to gun shows just to see things that were never allowed in NY. And of course like you I have been stocking up on formally forbidden firearms and accessories.

I guess I don't clean and oil my guns enough, a $10 bottle last me a year or more. I can't see playing petroleum chemist for the amount I use. Good to know the options if needed though.