Grayfox54

I've sometimes wondered what all these new sexual orientation terms meant. Now that I have a better understanding, I still don't care.

I was out and about today, so I stopped by to check the place out. Brand new, all squeaky clean and bright. Well organized and seems to be well stocked with guns ammo and accessories. As soon as I walked in there were salesmen asking if they could help me. There weren't but about two customers including me. One salesman even followed me around for a few minutes reading an advertising card to me about their mission and prices. I just ignored him. Range looked pretty good, but then it is brand new. Only two guys shooting and apparently they needed the practice from looking at their targets. As I expected, their prices seemed a bit high, but not outrageous. Most guns were MSRP or close to it as near as I could tell. I'm needing a new set of electronic earmuffs and they had the same set I've been looking at, but they were $5 higher than Bass Pro. Wilson 1911 magazines were $6-7 higher than I normally pay on the internet. Those are the only prices that really stuck out to me. But as I said, everything seemed a bit high. Although, while I was there some guy did buy a fancy AR. I didn't pay attention the the brand or price. So they are getting some sales. One thing that bothered me was there were no used guns at all. My interests lie mostly in older guns. Maybe in time they'll take in some trades? It is a nice place and I wish them success. But I won't be doing much business there.

I carry OWB. So I buy hip length coats which cover the gun well. I currently have two Carharts. One light/medium weight for warmer days and another thick heavy weight for when it gets really cold. Both have roomy pockets including inside pockets where I can drop a small frame revolver or auto if I choose to. If I know I'm going someplace where I know the coat will be taken off, I just leave my shirt tail out.

Its not very far from me. I'll probably swing by and check the place out. I'd be more interested in it as a gun shop as I do my shooting out at MSSA. But still, it would be good to have a nice place to shoot when its cold and wet outside.

A friend of mine heard a rumor and asked me about it. I checked R. K. Gun Shows web site and it seems that the Agricenter has decided to require background checks on all gun sales. Here's a LINK. As near as I can tell this applies to shows at the Agricenter only. The next G-town show is Nov 18 &19. Just a week away. Here's the exact quote from the bottom of the page: "***Background checks will be required at all gun shows held at the Agricenter International per Agricenter Management This is really gonna hurt a lot of private sellers and could end up killing that show all together. But I guess that's what ultra-liberal memphis wants anyway. Honestly, I've gotten where I can take or leave this show as it rarely has anything I'm interested in. But still, this is just plain wrong.

No guns, but we have a bunch of left over 7.62X25 ammo from my late friend's collection. I'll be at the Jackson gun show this weekend. It'll go cheap.

Here's one answer for you. A former co-worker of mine was always very active in his church. He also has a handgun permit and carries all the time. He retired a few years ago and now volunteers several days a week as church security. They always have an armed volunteer in the building. On Sundays, during services, there may be a half dozen or more armed people there. That's how you deal with situations like this. Just because its a church doesn't mean you have to be unprotected lambs for the slaughter. More churches need to realize this.

This guy was convicted in a Military Court of domestic violence, did a year in a military prison and received a Bad Conduct discharge. Reports say that he bought the rifle legally. How did that happen? I'll grant you that mental illness is a real problem in this country. But asking politicians to fix the problem opens up a whole new can of worms. Say that they do pass laws to get the mentally ill out of society. My guess is that it won't be long before many perfectly normal people will be facing false accusations and be forced to prove themselves innocent in a messed up system that has already declared them guilty. And just who will be charged with making the determination of if you're sane or not? The probability of abuse and violation of people's rights is mind boggling.

If you come up with any 38 Super or .32acp, I'll be glad to take it off your hands.

The S&W Performance Center builds guns with special features such as custom barrels, optics rails, special markings and such. If that's what you want, fine. As far as actual performance goes, I've never really found them to be any better than a standard model of the same gun. They're more about looks than performance.

I have inherited three guns that have special meaning to me. The first was my Dad's Remington 11-48 12 gauge. He was a big quail hunter and that gun brings back memories of days afield, fine bird dogs and time spent with him. One day this will belong to my oldest son. The second is a 6" S&W Model 29-8 that belonged to my friend Bill. He was a retired LEO and had a love for the .44 Magnum. He actually had another Model 29 before this one and shot it so much that when he sent it in to the factory for its 3rd overhaul that they just replaced it with this one. That big ol' cannon was his EDC as well. He left it to me when he passed away in 2002. The third belonged to my best friend Bob. After he passed, his wife and I were going through the safes. She told me "Bob wanted you to have this one." and handed me his 1975 6" Colt Python. I'll never sell any of these.

Carry comfort is more about the gear than the gun. With a quality belt and holster a 1911 is very easy to carry and the flat profile conceals very well. I've done it for years.

For a full size: the Browning Hi-Power. Nothing else even comes close. I've never had much experience with compact 9s. Back in the early 1990s I carried a S&W 3914 for a while. Its a nice, small, single stack pistol. Great shooter. Kinda wish I hadn't sold it.

I like Streamlight products. I carried a Stylus for many years at work. The Microstream is an excellent light for its tiny size and that's a very good price on those. One rides in my pocket everyday.

I'm a huge fan of the .45 Colt. But, for versatility I'd have to go with the .44 Magnum. Actually, my favorite field gun is a .44 Special.

I saw Tom Knapp shoot several times. Magnificent shooter, one Hell of a showman and he treated everybody like a friend.

Garufa, its an older Burris 2.75X fixed power LER that I've had for years. I believe its actually a pistol scope, but it works great on this rifle. I don't think they even make this model anymore.

I've have never cared for any of the AR type rifles. But I do have these. And yes, the Scout Squad is my favorite.

Congratulations on getting a fine rifle. I bought a 1941 Springfield from CMP about 10 years ago and love it! I also bought several cases of the Greek XHP ammo at the same time. Also good stuff. And for those who may have been wondering, yes, it was me who bought my late friend's M1. His wife found out I was interested and made me a price I couldn't turn down. Its a 1955 HRA. So now I have two M1s. Unfortunately, I haven't gotten around to shooting this one yet. But I hope to cure that next week.

Several manufacturers added new production lines and expanded factories in order to catch up with .22 production during the shortage. That ain't cheap. I seriously doubt we'll see any reduction in prices as they have to pay for their expansion. And, as mentioned, we will pay their price. The days of cheap .22s is gone. On the other side, I believe that current .22 ammo isn't as good as it used to be. In their hurry to catch up, I believe that quality control has suffered. I'm seeing many more misfires and random flyers out of current production ammo than I used to. It appears that we now pay more for less.

The Nylon 66 is very collectible and has a huge following. They're great little rifles, but will never be made again. They have a very complex mechanism with lots of little, small parts. Good rifles, but don't EVER take it apart. Some years ago a friend brought me one in a box. Years before, his Dad had taken it apart to clean it, but never could get it back together. It had been sitting the back of a closet in pieces for years. Took me the better part of two days of studying parts diagrams just to figure out what was missing. Then once the parts came, it took almost three days of fussin' and cussin' to get it back together. I took it to the range to test fire and it worked like a charm. Never missed a beat and shot quarter sized groups at 25 yards off hand. It drew a good bit of attention too. One guy wanted to buy it right then. I gave it back to my friend who was plumb tickled pink that I got Dad's old rifle working again.

You'd think that for the kind of money he's asking, the seller would put more than one picture in the ad.

They had one of these in this end of the State earlier this year. I was gonna go, but a friend called just as I was leaving the house. He told me don't waste my time. There were only two gun dealers and most of it was overpriced almost useless survivalist junk. Very little of it would actually be of help in a real survival situation. I hope the show there is better.

I generally don't recommend rimfires for self defense simply because centerfire cartridges are more reliable. I've noticed that since the shortage ended, misfires in .22 ammo seem to be much more common. But then, with a revolver, all you have to do is pull the trigger again. So that might work. Don't overlook the various .32s. They're generally small frame guns that are easy to handle. Recoil is minimal and accuracy is superb. Something like a SP-101 in .327 Federal gives you many ammo options in .327, .32 H&R or .32 S&W Long. My late wife used a S&W Model 30 in .32 Long and was very happy with it. Has she tried a medium frame .38 Special? She should at least try one as I believe this would be the best choice for a house gun.

I own one suit. Its nice and looks good on me. But if I'm wearing it, somebody is either gettin' married or buried. Back to the original topic..... The best piece of advice I ever got and have tried to pass on to my sons: Never pass up a good opportunity to shut up.