docachna
Newbie
Good auction / great OC experience
Well, the spousal unit and I got up early Saturday and wandered out to Bruceton, TN (just north of Hollow Rock) to a big auction. Lots of misc stuff, and quite a few firearms (5 AR's ???!?). I continue to be amazed at auctions - sometimes firearms go for pretty reasonable ($600 for a decked-out Spike's Tactical AR), sometimes it's just simply obscene ($325 for a Kel-Tec PF-9 ---which, of course, is what I was interested in.....).
Anyway, we stopped at The Perfect Pig BBQ in White Bluff on the way back. It was a lovely day, and I just frankly didn't feel like putting the jacket back on - so I didn't. Scanned the front door for GunBuster signs - nothing there. Walked in with my Glock 38 .45 ACP on my hip, and saw the wall plastered with "FOP/Support Your Troopers"-type badges, so I figured I was in friendly territory.
The gal at the register took our "to-go" order for a pound of brisket and all the trimmings, and then gave me a great big smile and piped up, "Hey, by the way, I really like your gun !!!". Of course, I just grinned and said, "hey, me too !!!". She then volunteered that she had just gotten her HCP, and was "starting to get good" with her .380. I encouraged her to "keep shootin' " to get better. She raved about how she was afraid of pistols before, but now found out it "just isn't really a big deal at all".
Before our BBQ was brought out, probably half a dozen folks sauntered out to pay and leave. The majority of them glanced down at my Glock -- looked up -- stifled a grin, and gave a nod - some with just a touch of a "yeah, buddy !" wink. (BTW - the BBQ was simply killer !! If you haven't been, you need to go.....I saw a full slab of ribs go out on a plate; looked like half a friggin' pig.....)
It was a good day - esp. since I found the rolling tool chest I was looking for - and it was also loaded up with probably at least 200 lbs. of hand tools. If anybody's looking for wrenches, drivers, sockets, box-ends, etc., I think that by the time I get done sorting them all out, I'm going to have a pantload of them, and 3-4 duplicates of any one tool is about my limit to keep these days.....
So, OC-ers, don't get discouraged. The good places are out there. You just gotta find 'em.....
KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON !
Well, the spousal unit and I got up early Saturday and wandered out to Bruceton, TN (just north of Hollow Rock) to a big auction. Lots of misc stuff, and quite a few firearms (5 AR's ???!?). I continue to be amazed at auctions - sometimes firearms go for pretty reasonable ($600 for a decked-out Spike's Tactical AR), sometimes it's just simply obscene ($325 for a Kel-Tec PF-9 ---which, of course, is what I was interested in.....).
Anyway, we stopped at The Perfect Pig BBQ in White Bluff on the way back. It was a lovely day, and I just frankly didn't feel like putting the jacket back on - so I didn't. Scanned the front door for GunBuster signs - nothing there. Walked in with my Glock 38 .45 ACP on my hip, and saw the wall plastered with "FOP/Support Your Troopers"-type badges, so I figured I was in friendly territory.
The gal at the register took our "to-go" order for a pound of brisket and all the trimmings, and then gave me a great big smile and piped up, "Hey, by the way, I really like your gun !!!". Of course, I just grinned and said, "hey, me too !!!". She then volunteered that she had just gotten her HCP, and was "starting to get good" with her .380. I encouraged her to "keep shootin' " to get better. She raved about how she was afraid of pistols before, but now found out it "just isn't really a big deal at all".
Before our BBQ was brought out, probably half a dozen folks sauntered out to pay and leave. The majority of them glanced down at my Glock -- looked up -- stifled a grin, and gave a nod - some with just a touch of a "yeah, buddy !" wink. (BTW - the BBQ was simply killer !! If you haven't been, you need to go.....I saw a full slab of ribs go out on a plate; looked like half a friggin' pig.....)
It was a good day - esp. since I found the rolling tool chest I was looking for - and it was also loaded up with probably at least 200 lbs. of hand tools. If anybody's looking for wrenches, drivers, sockets, box-ends, etc., I think that by the time I get done sorting them all out, I'm going to have a pantload of them, and 3-4 duplicates of any one tool is about my limit to keep these days.....
So, OC-ers, don't get discouraged. The good places are out there. You just gotta find 'em.....
KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON !