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Offline crowMAW

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« Reply #15 on: February 08, 2004, 11:03:09 AM »
I agree with Vader on the Tanfoglio.  It is an outstanding and versitile pistol.  I've fired the 9mm and .45...a friend has the interchange kit...it works and is great.  Nice quality too.  There are LOTS of nice upgrades available through the importer.  BTW, I looked at the Tanfoglio website and it looks like they are now only calling the 1911 model the "Witness"...the model I fired would be called the "Combat".

Here is a link to a good review:

Tanfoglio

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« Reply #16 on: February 08, 2004, 01:06:23 PM »
Some good advice here. I gotta agree w/ laz about the wheelguns. Out of the dozen or so handguns I've shot my fav is still my king cobra. .357 rounds are fairly expensive, but .38's are a little cheaper. And being able to use either is nice.

As for the tangfolglio I have to agree again. My brother had one in .40 and its by far my favorite semi-auto handgun.

If you just want a target pistol a .22 is great to have. For about $10 in ammo you can shoot all day.

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« Reply #17 on: February 08, 2004, 03:26:49 PM »
Nice rip, I was looking at the Taurus website last night, they have some very nice stuff.  .22 rimfire would be a good pistol choice, because I have a .22 rimfire single shot rifle, I think it was made in late 1800's early 1900's, inherited it from my grandfather on my 16th birthday.

I've also been looking at revolvers, my aunt had a .357 8 shot revolver, said it was alot of fun, but ammo was expensive.  I'm also seeking the advice of a family friend who has approximately 8 or 9 guns, not many but he has the browning 9mm and the ruger .22 I mentioned earlier.  He has 2 .22 rifles, one scoped one not, a scoped AR-15, .30-30, 4 or 5 scatter guns, one of which is a sawed off riot gun.  His 9mm is alot of fun to shoot, but I could see myself wanting a .40 or .45.   What about .40 caliber's, should I get a revolver or a semi-auto?

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« Reply #18 on: February 08, 2004, 03:49:59 PM »
the berreta's are a very good gun,,easy to clean,,reliable and they dont kick much,,shot the 9mm and the 40cal version,,i like the 40cal my self<~~cost about the same,,,,9mm is not that cheap!!,,hehe,<~~unless you buy bulk junkie rounds which i would not recomend firing out of a nice gun:)


sigs are a good gun,,so are glocks<~~even know i hate how they feal in your hand,,lol,,feals like a plastic toy,,lol,,i like my pistols a little heavy anyways,,more accurate,,i own alot of auto hand guns,,black powder,,rifles and so fourth,im sure you would be quite happy with a 40cal berreta,,and dont worry about bullet prices,,357 is not much diffrent from the prices of a40cal or 9mm,,heck i spent 20 bucks on a box of 9mm hollow points,,and spent only 16bucks for a box of 30-40 krieg rounds,,lol,,once you get over anything bigger than a 22 your going to be paying for rounds,,lol,,even 223 rounds are getting quite spendy,,even in the cheap bulk rounds<~~like i said before,,i would not recomend them for automatic,,you will run into alot of jamming problems runing cheap rounds,,,and never use solid lead bullets!!,,make sure they have atleast a copper jacket part way up the bullet,,this will add to your barrel life

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« Reply #19 on: February 08, 2004, 04:05:18 PM »
Munkii, any way you slice it, this is the only gun suitable for your needs. Sure, it doesn't exactly qualify as a pure handgun, but I bet the fun factor will well exceed that minor flaw.

Your ideal target gun

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« Reply #20 on: February 08, 2004, 05:47:04 PM »
Quote
Originally posted by Capt. Pork
Munkii, any way you slice it, this is the only gun suitable for your needs. Sure, it doesn't exactly qualify as a pure handgun, but I bet the fun factor will well exceed that minor flaw.

Your ideal target gun


I love it, might have a problem getting a permit for it though :D

I found a gun range in my area that rents out guns for 10.00 a pop, I think I go drop a 50 or so and try out a few different guns.  I'm looking at 9mm, .40 S&W, .45 ACP and .357/.38.   I'll report back my findings after I go shoot them, probably tomorrow, and let you know what I decided.  :aok

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« Reply #21 on: February 09, 2004, 04:04:54 AM »
Do Not ever buy a glock.  I have owned several, and the only one that was remotley well built was the G19.  I have since sold all my glocks, and purchased a few other firearms. (H&K USP .45, Kimber Gold Cup 1911, and a Serbu BFG .50 BMG).  Approx 9 months ago a friend of mine had a G21 gernade in his hand, and when he researched the subject of Glock failures, he has noted that there are several gernade type failures with the Glock series pistols except the G19.  Another feature that turned me off of the Glock series is the lack of an external selectable safety.  There is none!  Do some research before you make the decision to purchase a handgun.  Some good places to go are....

http://www.sigtalk.com

http://www.glocktalk.com

http://www.1911forums.com

http://www.ar15.com  (handgun forum)

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« Reply #22 on: February 09, 2004, 07:48:09 AM »
Ah, revolvers.


If you're using it for defense only, i'd say go with a revolver.  There's a lot less crap on it that can break / go wrong.  

And, applying murphy's law, when you need something to not break, it will.
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« Reply #23 on: February 09, 2004, 08:46:01 AM »
GLOCK G20 10mm

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« Reply #24 on: February 09, 2004, 10:22:14 AM »
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Do Not ever buy a glock.  I have owned several ... Another feature that turned me off of the Glock series is the lack of an external selectable safety.  There is none!


Somehow this story doesn't seem right.  You *bought* several Glocks without first realizing that Glock has its own safety mechanism?

Next up will be the pat stories of cops shooting their own legs as they drew their firearms.

C'mon.  The basic rules of firearm handling apply.  If you can't manage those, any safety short of a firmly affixed trigger lock is 'unsafe.'

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« Reply #25 on: February 09, 2004, 10:32:59 AM »
Hand guns are dangerous. I only buy sniper rifles. Kids see me with my sniper rifle and shake my hand. They think Im Superman.
I bought Superman comics as a kid. Aint worth a **** for repairing washing machines that leak though. :(

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« Reply #26 on: February 09, 2004, 11:33:24 AM »
I advise an all-metal gun. The heavier the gun, the less stress on your wrists from recoil, and the easier the follow-up shots.

 I felt much less perceived recoil while shooting .45 1911 than I had shooting the plastic Glock .40 and 1911 stayed on target.

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« Reply #27 on: February 09, 2004, 11:52:49 AM »
has anyone given a any reasons i missed not to buy a witness over the markup heavy boys club toys?

can be upgraded/changed to fire any round mentioned so far with a barrel and magazine (save .357 and you can load the almost exactly the same with 38 super anyway) has a whole range of upgrade parts to build your pistol the way you want it.


and cost half as much on average less if  you look around.

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« Reply #28 on: February 09, 2004, 12:37:42 PM »
Whatever you get, make it a Ruger :aok
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« Reply #29 on: February 09, 2004, 01:01:46 PM »
Lord Dolf Vader, remember, the more features it has, the more ***** that can go wrong.


Hence why we still use revolvers.
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