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Hajo · « **Reply #45 on:** July 24, 2005, 10:24:15 PM »

Hang....have a Colt Combat Commander. Had a 9mm P38.

IMHO.the 45 is my choice. Trigger lock, ammo in clips close and accessible only to myself.

The 1911 just feels right. And imho at close range there is no equal.

Hangtime · « **Reply #46 on:** July 24, 2005, 10:38:29 PM »

Yup. Gonna follow some good advice. First priority is a carbine; gonna go military surplus. Then a 1911 frame .45acp. Gonna stay with what I know. Will be on the road 4-6 months outta the year in the next few years, would like to have the pistol by then.

There's a local shooting range, gonna start hangin around a few evenings a month and get to know the right folks. Mebbe get in some saftey classes and pick up an NRA card.

If you clowns are gettin ready to start a revolution, I'd feel like an bellybutton if i shot myself in the foot on the first day.

rpm · « **Reply #47 on:** July 24, 2005, 11:40:52 PM »

A .30 carbine is a good, accurate, inexpensive weapon. For a pistol, I'd have to recomend a .38 Special. Both are great guns.

joowenn · « **Reply #48 on:** July 25, 2005, 02:25:30 AM »

clicky

MrBill · « **Reply #49 on:** July 25, 2005, 02:34:16 AM »

Conceal ability is somewhat of an issue ... but for shear fear factor .....

Phaser11 · « **Reply #50 on:** July 25, 2005, 07:31:41 AM »

OK my 2 cents,
If you’re going to buy a handgun for protection, get a revolver. Where there a lot of auto’s out there (I carry a .40) they do take some getting used to. A revolver is a pickup and shoot kind of firearm. Having the pistol in a quick open lock box (a must), your spouse can just open the box and start pulling the trigger. There is no hunting for a safety or charging the pistol, just pick it up and pull the trigger. I know this sounds kind of mean, but that is what we’re talking about.

You have to use the firearm enough to know its quirks. After you get this firearm, remember you MUST teach all people in your home on how to handle it (save any children).
After you decide on who will be allowed to shoot this firearm, they must also fire the gun regularly, at least 1 50 rd box of ammo every 2 months. I know this can be a pain, but were not talking about a jet ski. A NRA sponsored course on handguns is a really good place to start for someone new to handguns.

Find out the local firearms ordnances in your area BEFORE you by the firearm. Check local and state laws concerning owning a handgun and using it for self-protection. God forbid you ever have to use it for self-protection, but if you do, CALL 911 ASAP.

I have been shooting my whole life. I have passed shooting sports to my sons. The last thing I want to do in my life is to shoot one more stage with the Wolverine Rangers SASS club here in Michigan. It was said to me while I was in Texas at a Cowboy Action Shoot by a Texas Ranger, (Yea, a real one). It is better to have it and never need it, than to need it and not have it.

Phaser11 78th Duxford Eagles”
Muddy Leg SASS #60554

lazs2 · « **Reply #51 on:** July 25, 2005, 08:17:53 AM »

Hang... if you know the 1911 type then that is the one to get. If you want to save a few bucks you can get the mil spec springfield armory parkerized one. My son has one and it shoots pretty well.

I would really like to advise the Kimber with night sights tho. It really has a quality feel that can't be beat and the night sights give a nice comforting 3 dot glow in the dark on the nightstand.

I have taught my grand daughter to not touch guns but I keep the Kimber with a round in the chamber and the hammer down. she can't rack back the commander type hammer nor can she reach the grip safety and trigger at the same time.

I think that the trrigger pull and fit and finish of the Kimber is more than worth the grand you spend on the gun.

Join the NRA and help us out here. They can be anoying asking for more donations but they are doing good work and they give you a very nice free magazine with your membership.

lazs

Bluedog · « **Reply #52 on:** July 25, 2005, 09:14:54 PM »

You guys seriously class an SKS as 'reliable'??
What, you can rely on the bastard not to work properly or hit anything remotely close to your aim point?
Mebbe I just struck bad ones every time, but of the three that I've had anything to do with, there wasn't one that was worth a pinch of dirt. (all Chicom, never seen a Yugo one)

Maverick · « **Reply #53 on:** July 25, 2005, 09:43:21 PM »

Bluedog,

Mine fires everytime and hits what I aim at. Mine was new when I purchased it and is in good shape. Mixed ammo made no difference, it just keeps chugging.

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #54 on:** July 25, 2005, 09:47:23 PM »

Hehe Mr. Bill. A lot of people say that the racking of a shotgun causes a lot of fear in people.

I think it's nothing compared to the whirring from a Gatling Gun.

Bluedog · « **Reply #55 on:** July 25, 2005, 09:58:09 PM »

LOL...you have a point there Laser.

" Stand and delliver!! Your money or your wife!!"

wwwwhhhhhhhhhhrrrrrrrzzzzzz zzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

"Right then, I'll get me coat shall I?"

Mav, the ones I had constantly jammed because the extrctor would just rip the lip of the empty case off and leave it jammed in the breech.
Firing the round seemed to cause the empty case to mold itself to the inside of the barrel tighter than the extractor was capable of removing, and instead would just rip a piece of the case lip out.
Possibly more the fault of the ammo than the weapons.

Apart from that they were OK, and dirt cheap, both the rifles themselves and the ammo, when they worked they even made decent weapons for pigging in scrubby country.
It's just 'reliable' isnt an adjective I would use to describe them....mebbe I just struck three bad ones.

Hangtime · « **Reply #56 on:** July 25, 2005, 09:58:26 PM »

Nothin like a coupla hours on the range ta get yer blood up.

Found out a gun show's coming to town in two weeks.. local shops don't stock the stuff I'm looking for. Laz, if possible, NY is worse than Crapafornia. Will keep going to the range.. checking the local 'for sale' board.

Possibly I'll be able to score what i need at the gun show.. hoping to see a yugo and norinco SKS side by side. No joy on one at the range. Yet.