Tim from TN

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone

Yes we love TN……left the Left Coast of CA as soon as we could after we retired.
Some have asked where in TN? Cumberland County up on the plateau, just outside Crossville. The close runner up for our retirement home would have been in Loudon County near .38Superman….Tellico Village. He’s pretty close to the new SW headquarters…..
Anyone near Fairfield Glade? Maybe members of the FFG Sportsman’s Club?
 
where in east TN?

Where are you in east TN? Some folks consider anything east of Memphis to be east TN. :) I'm in northeast TN at the corners of TN, NC, and VA. If you're close, we should get together some time. Wecome.


Timothy2700 said:
I’m a retired mechanical engineer and recently escaped CA and found a new home in Tennessee. Woodworking, shooting and reloading are my main distractions. I bought an USGI M1 carbine awhile back, triggered by several relatives who carried them in the war. That lead to interest in other ww2 small arms: the carbine, then a Garand, then a 1911, then a 1903A3 and finally a S&W Victory. It’s my first revolver and I like shooting it but hate to do it too much because of its great condition. What satisfies the revolver itch? Was on the lookout for a good price on a newish S&W .38/.357 that I could put more rounds through without guilt. Just found a 1952 K38 in good condition. Certainly not newish but hopefully I wont feel guilty shooting it more often at the range.
Long story short, happy to join the forum.
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Timothy2700 said:
Yes we love TN……left the Left Coast of CA as soon as we could after we retired.
Some have asked where in TN? Cumberland County up on the plateau, just outside Crossville. The close runner up for our retirement home would have been in Loudon County near .38Superman….Tellico Village. He’s pretty close to the new SW headquarters…..
Anyone near Fairfield Glade? Maybe members of the FFG Sportsman’s Club?
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You picked a nice community on the plateau. You’ll see some snow in the winter but a bit milder in the summer. Hope you enjoy your retirement.
 
You have a good start satisfying the revolver itch! Any and all K-38's shoot bullets that seem to be guided by radar. Any time you think you might have done something wrong to cause a flier, it's more than likely due to an earthquake. Actually, most any and all S&W targets do the same---and that's because you can see the sights.

And you can't possibly do any harm to a Victory model---they came from the factory pre-harmed---and never get any worse----just older----and uglier-----just like all the rest of us! And don't worry about not being able to see the sights, they were an illusion to begin with.

Ralph Tremaine
 
rct269 said:
And you can't possibly do any harm to a Victory model---they came from the factory pre-harmed---and never get any worse----just older----and uglier-----just like all the rest of us! And don't worry about not being able to see the sights, they were an illusion to begin with.
Ralph Tremaine
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Thanks Ralph for the thoughts on shooting the Victory. Coincidently, before I read your post tonight, the Victory and I got a little exercise at the range this afternoon. Third trip together; she’s getting used to me and so it went well for both of us.
 
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