TK47

Absolutely gorgeous. Congratulations.

Welcome!  I was raised in Halls about a million years ago, and learned to shoot in my backyard there. Good to hear that some things have not changed. Enjoy the forum  

Great Thread! Much good information. Thanks Guys!

This sounds like a lot of fun. Will my m-48 Yugo Mauser be acceptable? Can I pay extra for an extra large target so I have a chance of hitting something? I've only been to the range at Gallatin once, several years ago. Will the gate be open or will I need to wait for a member to show up to let me in? Thanks, TK47

I have a Remington copy just like yours, only much, much older. I have put a lot of rounds through it, as well as blanks at re-enactments, and yes 25 to 30 grains of powder is about all you want to use. Have fun with them. Mine has provided me with many hours of enjoyment!

I would love to do this. What time did you have in mind? I have a rifle I have been dieing to sight in and try at some longer ranges. TK47

One of the best shows I've seen lately. Sold a rifle Saturday and went back today and bought some stuff. Beats the snot out of the last few Goodman shows I've attended. Fell in Love with a P-17 Enfield while I was there. Alas, it was not meant to be. :-(

I went to the Goodman show on Sunday. Worst gunshow I've ever been to. The parking lot was so empty when I pulled up about Noon, I thought I had the wrong weekend. Several vendors told me they hadn't made enough profit to pay for their tables yet. The last couple of RK shows in Murfreesboro have been much better.

My Glocks have never failed to go Bang when asked. My G-19 has probably had 20,000 rounds through it, my G-21sf probably 5,000. I absolutely love my Glocks. Not everybody feels that way about them though. That being said I have fired and like the XD, various Sigs, and the Smith M&P with excellent results. Reliability on all the above is said to be excellent. As several posters have said above, try them all. Buy the one that feels best for you. Your comfort with your gun is the most important thing to consider.

Welcome to TGO. It's a great bunch of folks here.

Principles of Personal Defence by Jeff Cooper. Not handgun specific, but the best book on "mindset" out there.

I've had the 9mm version for a couple of years now. It's the older version, which I tricked out with the ATI aftermarket stock. The only problem with that stock is you have to either remove or modify the plastic covers on the 15 rd aftermarket magazines to get them to lock up. That being said I have never had any problems with mine. It always goes bang when it should, is accurate enough for 30 yard head shots every time, and is just plain fun to shoot. My advice: Buy one! You won't be disappointed.

Must agree with the guys above. All the retailers seems to want lots of cash for even the old surplus stuff. A C&R license is the way to go. In addition to the sites previously mentioned, J&G Sales usually has some interesting milsurp stuff. Their C&R stuff is located at C&R Guns . Enjoy!

I went to the show at about 1:00 today. There was a moderate crowd, but like the previous poster I didn't see a lot of transactions taking place. While most of the prices did seem to be at their post election panic levels, I did see a few tables where pricing seemed to moving sloooooooowwwwwwllllyyyyyy downward. Maybe that's why I didn't see much buying going on. The Ammo sellers were still wanting way to much for their products, in my opinion. I wasn't really there to buy today, and I saw some cool stuff, so all in all a pretty good show for me.

Actually, that quote comes from Admiral David G. Farragut, USN (from the Knoxville area, incidently) on the occaision of the Battle of Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. The Actual quote seems to have been " "Damn the torpedoes. Four bells Captain Drayton, go ahead! Jouett, full speed!"