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Offline rpm

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« Reply #15 on: January 30, 2008, 12:14:09 AM »
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Offline Pooh21

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« Reply #16 on: January 30, 2008, 12:56:51 AM »
this our least favourite Middle-Aged Chav?:huh
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Offline TomHorn

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« Reply #17 on: January 30, 2008, 05:26:07 AM »
Try a Ruger 9mm...
Very practical..
Pretty high quality, at a good price....
A good starter, to see what direction you'd like to go.....

If you only want a pistola for target shooting?
Then a .22 is mighty easy on the wallet....

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Offline Napoleon II

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« Reply #18 on: January 30, 2008, 05:34:49 AM »
Thanks guys. Yeah I figure on range shooting to stay in practice. How little can I get away with? I donīt want have to be down there week after week, got things Iīd rather do. Itīs a means to an end more than for fun. Need to stay protected, what with all the packing hoods we get around here.
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« Reply #19 on: January 30, 2008, 07:06:06 AM »
50 rounds a month, at least.
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« Reply #20 on: January 30, 2008, 08:08:15 AM »
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Springfield XD .45 ACP.


While I love my XD45, he is not looking for home protection.... just plinking at the range. I'd suggest a 22 pistol.
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Offline lazs2

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« Reply #21 on: January 30, 2008, 08:13:53 AM »
Go out shooting with a friend who has a lot of handguns and is into them.    or... go to a range that rents out guns and try some different types.

Try some revolvers in say 38/357   and some semi autos in 9mm/40/45.

You need to try out some different guns...  every time I take someone like you out (little experience with handguns) I guess wrong about what handgun they will bond with.

It just seems that everyone does better with something different.   No ryme or reason to it.

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« Reply #22 on: January 30, 2008, 10:54:23 AM »
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Thanks guys. Yeah I figure on range shooting to stay in practice. How little can I get away with? I donīt want have to be down there week after week, got things Iīd rather do. Itīs a means to an end more than for fun. Need to stay protected, what with all the packing hoods we get around here.


If you have allot of hoods packing hear around your should look into some Body armor too.  With trama plates, those are the best. ;)
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Offline Airscrew

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« Reply #23 on: January 30, 2008, 11:19:12 AM »
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If you have allot of hoods packing hear around your should look into some Body armor too.  With trama plates, those are the best. ;)

Especially your back, use 2 trauma plates, but dont use duck tape, it'll make you sweat ;)
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Offline AKIron

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« Reply #24 on: January 30, 2008, 01:39:21 PM »
and don't forget to carry a couple of plates in a briefcase to shield your head with.
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« Reply #25 on: January 30, 2008, 04:00:14 PM »
Land of the Free - LOL - and Iīm having to get into all this chit. :huh
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Offline FX1

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« Reply #26 on: January 30, 2008, 05:28:17 PM »
Glock 17,19,34 for the price is a great start. I purchased a lady smith in 38/357 for my GF a couple weeks ago. After four trips to the range she cant put down my glock 19. Sounds funny but her hands dont fit the lady smith and she is grouping twice as good with the glock.

What she has shot to compare

Glock 19/34
XD 45
STI .40
Smith and Wesson  Model 29 .44magun "hand loads"
Lady Smith
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Offline Halo

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« Reply #27 on: January 30, 2008, 07:11:44 PM »
(quote)  While I love my XD45, he is not looking for home protection.... just plinking at the range. I'd suggest a 22 pistol.  (unquote)

Yeah, but lately I'm big on BOOM instead of bang.  I'd rather shoot 50 rounds of .45 ACP than 500 of .22.  

However, with the relentless rise of ammo cost, I may soon be shooting nothing but .22.
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« Reply #28 on: January 30, 2008, 08:27:03 PM »
I second the .22 for plinking. My ruger III hunter gets the most love than any other gun in the safe. The OKO red dot is a blast to shoot and at $8 for a brick of 500 you can shoot all day. We had so much fun bowling pin racing one day we went and purchased a second one. We call them the  "The Twins" (:
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