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In the Crossville/Cumberland County area most folks are on city water, though we have a spring we could tap into, if needed, and the house was on a well, which I need to find. I'm not sure how far the sewer system goes, as we're on a septic system. Our basement is dry here, but a lot of homes don't have basements. Crossville has an annual gun show, and Cookeville has a gun show that I believe happens a couple of times a year. Sparta also usually has an annual gun show. The Cookeville show is relatively small. If I want to go to a large show I usually go to one of the Knoxville shows, about an hour away. No idea about matches and competitions.

Crossville is a decent community. There are several gun shops, and multiple pawn shops wihch carry guns. There's one indoor range and several outdoor ranges. The indoor range is clean and rarely busy. I haven't used the indoor range since the Chinese virus b.s., and we mostly shoot on our own outdoor range on our property. In my immediate area, it's not unusual to hear gun shots in the evening, in fact I heard some shots a short while ago (we've been having some issues with some coyotes and a bobcat bothering our poultry, but it wasn't me this time). Demographically, it's mostly Caucasians, there's a couple streets of darker complexioned folks located towards the western portion of town, just south of 70N. The majority of folks here are conservative, and a lot of them are retired military, LEO's, and other government employees. There are three major housing developments, Fairfield Glade, Lake Tansi, and Cumberland Cove and all three have H.O.A.'s. The rest of the area is rural. Most crime in the rural areas is crime against another family member, so everyone has a pretty good idea who the usual suspect is going to be. We like it in Crossville, as the folks are friendly and welcoming. The medical facilities are good, for both humans and animals. There's a good selection of restaurants and grocery stores. Crossville is definitely more conservative than Cookeville, and when I visit Cookeville I feel like I'm entering a suburb of Seattle. Let me know if you have any specific questions about Crossville and I'll try to answer them.

It's interesting that you need to show an ID to purchase a gun cleaning kit, yet many States don't require an ID to vote. It's a sad commentary on the status of our society.

There's a Rural King in Crossville. Before all this Chinese virus crap they had a decent supply of ammo, I use pick up some .22 every time I visited the store. Now the ammo shelves are empty, but they still have jeans!

Rural King sells a $10 version of jeans. I purchased a pair out of curiosity, and they've held up well for the past year. I prefer LL Bean jeans, as they have some styles that I've found to be very comfortable, but the Rural king jeans are fine for chore days.

I've got a couple of Uplulas for 9mm magazines, and another Uplula for Uzi magazines and they've always functioned well. I've got another Uplula for 10/22 magazines and it works okay, not as well as their other products.

I wasn't crapping on anyone, I was providing an alternative. I've done Form 4's, and the wait can be frustrating. During these uncertain times, it's nice to have a working silencer in hand rather than having one at the FFL waiting for a stamp. Not preaching to anyone, sorry I got your panties in a wad.

Mine was for .22 LR

Black Hills 175 gr. .308 match has given me the best results. I've never tried any steel cased ammo, I've always used brass cased. I've run a bunch of surplus Portuguese NATO 7.62 with decent results, and the surplus ammo will bring down a deer very nicely.. At least two trees have been cut down due to the H&K. That's the only down side, it's possible to run through lots of ammo in an afternoon, but the gun always brings a smile to my face. Back in the early 80's I showed up to deer camp with it, and this was way before AR's were popular. My fellow hunters couldn't understand why anyone would carry such a gun. And they definitely didn't like the H&K slap, geez that's part of the fun of owning a H&K rifle. I ran iron sights too, still do, as the scope mounts are pricey. Enjoy the gun, it's definitely a classic!

I can confirm that HK 91 will run quality .308. I've had mine for four decades, and it goes boom with whatever it's fed. I've also used it on white tail deer, and it performs admirably, though it is on the heavy side. Look for 5 round magazines for hunting purposes. 20 and 30 round magazines are readily available from sources like RTG Parts. Oh yeah, there's an ejection buffer available which helps with the brass damage, but the fluting still occurs on the cartridges. I'm still able to reload the brass, though it can't be reloaded as often as some other firearms due to the fluting.

No problem there. All of upstate NY is conservative, except for Albany and Rochester. The problem is specifically NYC. In the last election for Governor, I believe almost every Upstate county went for the Republican candidate, but it didn't matter since NYC always decides the vote. I'm afraid the same thing will eventually happen in Tennessee due to Nashville and Memphis, I can already see it beginning to happen.

9/32" That was the size recommended to me by someone that had constructed a similar suppressor. It's large enough to allow the projectile to pass, but it's small enough to diminish the sonic wave. Remember not to do any drilling until you have the tax stamp in hand.

The Adirondacks and New York City are like two different countries, not even remotely related. For instance, New York State handgun licensees are banned from carrying in NYC, though the license is fine for the rest of the State. All firearms have to be registered in NYC, and you must have a license to even keep long guns in your home, and the home premises licenses are very difficult to obtain. I'm originally from the Adirondacks. and my wife was a NYC resident. If I made the 6 hour trip to NYC, I had to completely disarm, even pocket knife sizes are regulated. Needless to say, it was rare indeed when I visited the Big Apple. Folks in Tennessee don't realize how fortunate they are, and I love the 2nd Amendment freedom that we have here in Tennessee.

Or do a Form 1 .22 build. The wait time for a Form 1 is 4-6 weeks versus 8-12 months for the Form 4's.

I just finished a .22 suppressor build, using a floor model Craftsman drill press, which is easily over 50 years old. The tolerances aren't as tight as you would think. Most folks overbore by .06 inches for safety. For the first time builder, you might want to go with .08 inches, until you're comfortable with your mechanical skills. For my .22 build, I used a 9/32" drill bit. The resulting suppressor is significantly quieter than my other commercial .22 suppressor. However, my Form 1 build has 7 baffles versus 4 baffles in the commercial silencer. I should note that the kit that I used had dimples in all the baffles and the end cap to indicate the center point. I also verified concentricity using a guide rod that I purchased from McMaster-Carr, as I was concerned about a baffle strike. There are some solvent kit producers that can also provide a drill jig for the baffles. With a jig you could drill the baffles with a hand drill, in fact they demonstrate it in their videos. Today, making a decent suppressor is quick and easy, depending upon whether the builder uses a kit, or decides to build it from raw materials. Using a decent kit, a builder could have working suppressor in less than an hour, and the wait for a tax stamp is significantly less than a Form 4 suppressor. There are some quality kit manufacturers, for example check out https://www.quietbore.com

Just to give you an idea of what the components look like before they were drilled:

I purchased my kit from a vendor at one of the Knoxville gun shows. If someone wanted to be completely off the books, I suppose they could pay cash. Anyways, purchasing from them allowed me to see different sizes of tubes, and the differences in baffles. Since the one I built is for .22, I went with stainless steel for the baffle next to the blast chamber, and aluminum alloy for the other six baffles. Overall the fit is very good and it looks like a commercial suppressor. Their kits come in various lengths and diameters, depending upon the caliber of the build. I don't know if they have a website, but their e-mail address is solventtubes (at) gmail.com They mentioned they do a number of larger gunshows. I'm very happy with mine and it is dedicated to a Ruger precision rimfire rifle, with a night vision scope.

I received a F1 stamp on June 30th, the wait time was 5 weeks. I went the solvent kit route for a .22 build. Used a drill press to drill the seven baffles. I'm very pleased with the final result. It's definitely quieter than my commercial .22 suppressor, but it's twice the size too, so it's no surprise. The drilling took less than an hour, and then I checked the coincentricity with a guide rod. I had the tube engraving done by Tennessee Suppressor Shop on their laser engraver.

Schlicter's "Indian Country" was very good, IMHO it's the best of the series thus far. "Collapse" was okay, it does give a good idea of how guerillas operate. I'm looking forward to his next novel.

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