Tom B

I usually hide my flask in my pocket

Damn, wish I was closer.

Maybe not here, but in CA, NY, MA, CT I bet that would happen-lol. Actually a buddy used to open carry in CT, more than once when he was in a grocery store someone would call the PD.

Well, I carry smaller guns IWB, and wear them as low as I can so the butt barely is above my belt. I've had the optic catch on my belt. Something I'd rather not deal with. I'm also of the camp that 99% of encounters happen fast without thinking. Probably no time to even aim, let alone look thru an optic. I'm sure a lot of training will help, but Im just not an optic guy for my carry guns. I have several on some target pistols though, and love them. lasers too.

Except that they make some some guns a lot harder to conceal. I know some folks dont care about that, but I have a thing about printing.

This is exacly what I did to my long guns before selling them, see my post above.

I had an FN FNX 45 for a spell, not the tactical though. It was a HUGE gun-lol. I never bonded with it. Too big to carry and for target shooting I'd rather shoot a 1911. Also, I'd take my CZ97 over the FN any day.

Back about 6 yrs ago I had several blued guns that were just starting to pit and rust. (My own fault due to not so perfect storage). In my experience once they start, theres not much you can do about it (as far as keeping their value). I ended up selling them, figuring I'll get 90-95% of their value now, as opposed to waiting til they got worse. And yes, part of me wishes I still had them-lol. But I feel I made the right choice. None of them were family heirlooms or anything. All I had bought new in the 70's and '80. Got my use out of them. A Winchester 101, Winchester 9422, and a Browning A-bolt .22.

To me, lasers are in the same group as compensators and red dot optic sights, they are not needed on an EDC gun. IMO, 99% of situations are going to be close up, and probably going to happen fast, as in no time to think about anything. And this is why I dont carry anything big, with lots of rounds. A single stack 380 or 9mm is what I carry all the time. I dont see needing more than 7 rounds. Just my humble opinion of course.

That was you that hit my boat and sank it? I hear this a lot, somewhere there is a lake with a lot of guns at the bottom-lol.

I'll add to that though. I'm not into rifles. I have an AR, couple 22 target rifles, and a couple O/U and S/S shotguns. Mostly into handguns. Can put more in the safe that way-lol.

I dont mind driving either. But the distance I drive is dependent on the price, and what I'm buying. I drove to KY a few years ago to buy a gun that I couldnt find anywhere else, about 3.5 hrs each way. And the price was right. It just seems like 3-4 years ago prices were lower, and I'd buy something for the hell of it cuz it was cheap-lol. Though most of those those buys are long gone, traded away. Hate to say it, but I have MOST of the guns I want-lol.

Ive been a benefactor in the past. I'll do it again after the holidays. But its not really an itch. Nothing in particular I'm looking for. Just an observation I guess, since I look at guns for sale all of the time. I'm sure lots of folks were thinking Harris (Biden,Obama,Soros etc) might win the election and were holding off selling guns.

Was going to post this in the E TN thread, but figured I would do it here. Maybe a bit off topic, but has anyone from E TN noticed a very low volume of guns for sale in the area? Armslist seems to be dead lately. If not for the Vendor listings, and the Knoxville folks that list in the Tri-Cities also, there would hardly be any guns for sale. And when I click the Bristol VA Armslist, the last gun posted was 73 damn days ago-lol. I was thinking maybe it was an election thing, but now that ****show is over. Now I know not as many people list on Armslist as a few years ago since it got pricey. I also look at the E-Classifieds (an Eastman thing) , Guns Tennessee (all free but not many listings), and Gun Owners Club (lots of listings but seems like mostly the Nashville area). Even the Eastern KY Armslist hasnt had a posting in 3 days. Boone NC has a total of 15 listings. Even Roanoke VA is bare bones lately. I dont mind traveling to buy a gun that I want, and I made many trips to Knoxville over the years which is almost 2 hrs away. But any farther than that and its like a day trip-lol. Nashville is 4 hours from me.

Damn, wish you were farther east.