Dobervol

In mid-TN, for price, selection, and accessories? I'm looking to buy Hogue grips, a speedloader and maybe a taclight for my GP100, and also looking to replace a Mark III bull barrel that I got rid of a couple years back and have regretted it ever since. My wife also wants the new Charger pistol. It sure would be nice to find all of the above in one place. Someone recommended Specialty Arms II in LaVergne to me. Any comments on them for this type of a purchase, or any other suggestions/opinions on a good Ruger shop?

Thanks a lot. I was actually able to pick this one up from a discussion at AR15.com, but if not, I'd have had no idea 'til you mentioned it, since everyone talks about them interchangeably. It's definitely a "need to know" noob fact, as there's no way I would have a gun that couldn't shoot both.

Holy cow! I'd venture to guess you're right. On the one hand, you're about 105 miles and a 2.5 hour drive away from my home, which is near the KY line, but OTOH, everyone else only carries a couple brands and at most, seems to have a couple guns in stock, so one trip to your store could save me a lot more driving and running around in the long run. And I am on vacation this week, so maybe it's time for a . . . road trip.

. . . and mid-TN shop to buy a complete (all that seems to be avail.; kits are running on a 4-16 mo. wait) AR? Tried searching and didn't find a similar thread, so with apoligies to mossyoakman, the ak thread author, the same question, but about the AR-15, which I've at long last been green lighted by my wife to buy. I see that some folks here have recommended AR15.com, but those guys haven't even filled out the FAQ or noob sections of their forums, and their discussions over there are so far over my head it ain't funny (to me, anyway, although it might be funny to them ). Right now, I'm debating between: 1. Used Colt (the holy grail, of course, and I'm sure there are bargains to be had, but also much easier for a noob to get shafted); 2. New Bushmaster; or 3. New DPMS or Doublestar, which are supposed to be related? I tend to like the traditional A2-style, with the longer barrel and fixed stock, but could be convinced otherwise. Also looking for the more readily avail. and cheaper 5.56/.223. Thanks much in advance for any education/suggestions.

Or so I say, at least, with only 4 guns to my name right now, but love to shoot. The better half, convinced that Obomination will devolve from socialism to near-total anarchy in the next couple of years, has finally agreed to allow me to spend more $$ on firearms. We've joined the NRA, done HCP, etc. A lurker for a couple months, I'm here to learn from you fine folks. I've learned that the world of guns seems to be something that doesn't have many folks like me in it: the dabbler who likes guns but only has a few and knows a lot to someone who has never shot a gun but is an idiot who only knows enough to be dangerous to a certified gun nut. In other words, it seems that most folks either don't know anything and own no guns at all, or seem to live and breathe it, own about 50 and know pretty much everything (until the next guy who also owns 50 guns and knows pretty much everything disagrees, j/k ). Anyhoo, I'm trying to learn from "locals" enough information to avoid getting taken in my purchases, and also hopefully buy the right stuff to begin with. My goal is to move up from a total "egg-no-ra-moose" to "purty smart" on the sliding scale of knowledge on the the Cracker Barrel golf tee game. Joey