Grayfox54

I actually made a deal off of Armslist today. The little Browning I posted in Show & Tell. The seller did have a phone number in his ad and we did it by phone. During the transaction the seller brought up how you now have to pay to use Armslist. Apparently, there was some sort of grace period between the announcement of pay and actual freezing of ads. Seller said be just did manage to edit his ad with a phone number before edit access was cut off. Also said he has one more ad up and when its gone, he'll no longer use Armslist. I told him that it hadn't been for the phone number he would have missed the sale. He just nodded and said "Yeah, I know."

I picked up this little beauty earlier today from a local seller. Browning Model 1955 .380. This was a re-introduction of the FN Model 1910 intended for the U.S. market and sold by Browning. The gun is absolutely perfect. Not a mark on it anywhere. I seriously believe it may be unfired. No box or papers, but it did come with the original Browning black leather gun rug. Serial number dates it to 1968. It snuck in just before GCA 68 banned them. The guns continued to be sold in Europe until the mid-1970s. Very sweet little gun. For $550, I think I did quite well.:D Unfortunately the weather forecast is calling for rain most of next week. Don't know when I'll get a chance to shoot it. But I will shoot it.

I just got my November Guns America Digest. In it there's an article that says over 17 million guns have been bought so far this year. A new record. It also goes on to say that 7 million were sold to first time buyers. I think a lot of democrats have changed their minds about gun control and this will work in our favor. Story Here

I have little concern for anything happening near me. I did take some basic precautions. Groceries, gas, cash just in case. If anything does happen in this area, it'll most likely be confined to downtown Memphis which is quite a ways from me. I even find that unlikely.

I just went with a 1-4X scope on mine. Works fine and no batteries.

i kinda figured that. What if I take the brace off and just go with the bare buffer tube?

With all the talk about everything from "civil unrest" to "The whole country is gonna burn!" supposedly happening tomorrow. Have any of you prepared for the possibility? I decided to treat it as if a large storm was coming. Groceries are stocked up, vehicles are full of gas, got some cash out of the bank and yes, I did load up some magazines. But that's about as far as I'm going. Honestly, I think the odds of anything happening in my little town are about a billion to one. Extremely unlikely. About the only concern I have is that widespread "civil unrest" might cause some temporary problems in the counties distribution network. Some everyday items may be hard to come by for a while. Remember the toilet paper shortage? Nobody saw that coming. I'm just curious if any of you have taken precautions and what you're done?

Ok, I'm confused. Never been a real AR guy anyway. My "pistol" is an Extar EP9. Its a AR lower with a blowback upper. 6" barrel in 9mm. I does have a brace. So it looks like an AR, but really isn't. Is ATF only targeting rifle caliber pistols? Am I safe or not?

I can't seem to access the 2A forum. When I click on it, it opens but shows no threads. When I click directly on the AR/AK thread on the main page, it does open, but here's no reply box. This is the only forum giving me problems. The rest of the board works fine.

I've always been a Winchester guy. They just have a better feel and balance to me. The Rossi is just a clone of the Winchester Model 92. I have one in .357 and love it. Buy that rifle!

My next door neighbor threw her annual Halloween Party and I did go as I do every year. Now bear in mind that the vast majority of the attendees are family and close friends who have been steadily interacting long before the Covid hit. So they're pretty much safe with each other. Now me, I'm more or less the outsider here. Yeah, I know 'em all and we're pretty much friends. However, I don't interact with them daily. Actually, since I've been hiding out in the house, I don't see them very often at all any more. BTW: the party is held outside in the driveway. You only go into the house for food. I went, but seated myself slightly away from the main group. I also wore my face mask most of the time and only took it off to eat. Everybody was just fine with that. In fact, I think some of them appreciated it. Not as many trick or treaters as usual. But not a bad crowd. Anyway, a nice fire, chili dogs, candy and kids. A good time was had by all.

I've never dealt with any sellers who weren't local. I want to see the gun myself and meet the seller in person. I've inquired about a number of guns listed as local, only to have the seller say that they were located elsewhere and would ship it to me. No way! That just stinks of a scam. Armslist is set up for local sales. That's why they have many different listings for individual areas/cities. Anybody foolish enough to try a long distance sale on there is just asking for trouble. Ok, I see your point about cheating Armslist. That just never occurred to me. My bad. However, it just pisses me off when what was free and very useful suddenly wants to charge. Don't blame me for trying to find a work around. As I mentioned earlier, Memphis gun shops are very poor in the way of good used guns. What few they do have are way over priced. Armslist has been my go to source for used guns for many years. Now that will likely dry up. And yes, I do check the classifieds on TGO daily. But it seems that every time I find something I like, its plumb at the other end of the state. What can I say?

I think tacops hit on the answer there. Only respond to ads with a phone number. Let's just hope sellers catch on to this as well and be sure to put their number in the ad. But then, some folks preferred having that extra layer of the Armlist e-mail system for their own privacy. I know I did. Gives you a chance to scope out the other guy before giving out much personal info. I have killed deals due to sketchy sounding messages. And then, the vast majority of sellers are individuals with only one gun to sell. They just want to make a buck. I kinda doubt they'll be wanting to join up just to sell one gun. So I expect the number of ads to drop considerably. I rarely, ever buy a brand new gun. Most of the current crop of plastic fantastics holds absolutely no interest to me. I like old fashioned blue steel and wood. Most of the LGS in the Memphis area carry very little in the way of used guns and what they have is way over priced. Gun Shows and Armslist have been the primary sources of new-to-me guns for probably the last 20 years or more. I've made some great deals on hard to find stuff. Truth be told, many were impulse buys. Just casually cruising through Armslist ads and suddenly "OOH! I like that!" I have no self control. I guess we'll just have to see how it works out.

For those of you who may not have noticed, Armslist.com is now a members only site. The cost is $3.99 per month. You can view ads for free, but to contact sellers or post new ads you must be a paid member. This really pisses me off. I've used Armslist for years and gotten some good deals on it. In the Memphis area its about the only place to find good used guns at decent prices. IDK, but if I find something I really want, I guess I could sign up for one month and make the deal. But then I wonder, can I quit and wait until the next time? Or am I stuck with it? I think Armslist just committed suicide.

I don't know if they still do it, but at one time MSSA did allow private instructors to use their ranges for the shooting portion of the class. They have classrooms available, but I have no idea as to their use. You might check with them to see what the requirements may be.

I've been keeping an eye on Shelby County. For a while there active cases were dropping daily and about a month ago it was down to around 1300. But its started to rise again just as predicted. Current stats: Active cases: 2217 Deaths: 556

I don't think I'll be going to any gunshows for a while. Prices are high, inventory is low. I'm thinking crowds will be big because so many people are desperate for ammo and such. And then, Covid is still with us. I'll just pass for the time being.

No experience with it myself. However, back around the turn of the century I took a class from a retired Socom Warrant Officer and a bunch of other retied Socom guys. During just general conversation the M-16 came up and he mentioned that his former unit had field tested the 6.8 in actual combat. He loved it! Said it was far superior to the 5.56. But for some reason the Army just never pursued it any further at that time.

Last I heard TBI was running a skeleton crew for background checks due to Covid. As such, denials are taking much longer to process. Just another 2020 thing.

Valid point. 15-20 years ago CTD was a pretty good company. It was the place to go for parts or accessories for many of the popular mil-surp guns available back then. Things like original slings, magazine, holsters, cleaning kits, etc and they actually were dirt cheap. They had a lot of good stuff. But somewhere back about the time the first panic hit they discovered price gouging and ain't been the same since. What really killed 'em for me was several years ago I was going to order three small items from them. It turned out that they would be coming from three separate warehouses and they wanted separate shipping for each item. The shipping was more than the cost of the items. Aside from the price gouging, they will also burn you bad on their outrageous shipping charges.

CTD has been discussed many times before. The conclusion is always the same. They suck!

Here ya go! I found some 180gr loads in .38 Special at M.D. Smith .38 Special Loads