Gun Talk Thread

[Chevyfazer]

I might have to read the whole thing soon. I went to a Gun show over the weekend and I'm considering taking the concealed class and summit my application. I like to go to the range every now and then to practice shooting and at the same time for personal protection. As I get older the need to be prepare... just in case. Muay Thai serve me well for the few time I did needed it but never know...

So what's the best 1st gun out there... (might be the only one too)

What ever gun fits you best, before I made a purchase recently I shoot 5 different 9's. Glock 17, xdm, 92fs, cz75 and the baby eagle. I ended up going with the cz, the glock and the xd just didnt feel right, I could never get comfortable holding it, I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with the 92 or the Taurus, so it came down to the cz and baby eagle and the reliability of the cz won me over

 

[JonKerr]

Springfield armory is a top firearm Brand. I have the XD 40 for my service weapon. I've never ever had a jam or fail to fire. I've shot hundreds of rounds!

Jon, its really apples to oranges.. both are proven reliable weapons.

That's what I wanted to hear. There's a shop close to my house that I found recently that has an indoor range and sells both brands. I'm going to go over there soon and see if they'll rent me one of each so I can shoot them and see which one I like the feel of. I can see just visually that the geometry on the two is very different. So I'm just assuming it's going to be more what feels comfortable. I just wanted to make sure that if I went for the cheaper gun I wasn't going to regret it due to quality issues. Thanks.

 

[bleedinblue]

I might have to read the whole thing soon. I went to a Gun show over the weekend and I'm considering taking the concealed class and summit my application. I like to go to the range every now and then to practice shooting and at the same time for personal protection. As I get older the need to be prepare... just in case. Muay Thai serve me well for the few time I did needed it but never know...

So what's the best 1st gun out there... (might be the only one too)

There is really no such thing as a best first gone.
Its all about what suits your needs the best.
Only you can answer that question.

It sounds like youve had plenty of experience to narrow down what your looking for.
Decide on a caliber range, then narrow down your search from there.

If you want one, versatile gun, may I suggest taking a peek at 357 sig.
Its a bottlenecked 40cal casing, to a 357 bullet.
But what makes it appealing to me, on certain model 40's you can install a 9mm barrel into the 40, with a 40 cal mag and use 357sig for home defense, then at the range you can plink with any of the 3 calibers.

Glock, Sig and S&W offer a kit to do that.

If you plan to teach people with small hands, or carry it riding, alot of people enjoy my Walthers.The p-22 is a blast, and pays for itself plinking, and its a understudy to there larger 380 or 38 super.Both would cost less than some helmets lol.

Police are one thing, they can become out gunned easily at times and need the best gear they have access to, but for home defense id say practice, shot placement and reliability are the biggest factors.

Everything else depends on what you like, and how deep your wallet is

 

[alaskanflyboy]

I might have to read the whole thing soon. I went to a Gun show over the weekend and I'm considering taking the concealed class and summit my application. I like to go to the range every now and then to practice shooting and at the same time for personal protection. As I get older the need to be prepare... just in case. Muay Thai serve me well for the few time I did needed it but never know...

So what's the best 1st gun out there... (might be the only one too)

The best gun is the one you feel comfortable with. As for concealability, any gun is concealable. Some are just more restricted than others. I'm 5'8", 130 pounds soaking wet, and carry a Kimber Pro CDP II in .45ACP with a Blackhawk IWB holster. I also mostly wear loose fitting t-shirts. If you haven't handled a lot of handguns, I'd personally find a good range that rents pistols and spend time firing different ones for a while. Find one that feels comfortable shooting. While many talk up the different calibers and their lethality or knockdown power, all rounds are lethal if placed right. So a gun you're comfortable with is the best gun. Only you can determine what that is as you try them out.

 

[Marthy]

The best gun is the one you feel comfortable with. As for concealability, any gun is concealable. Some are just more restricted than others. I'm 5'8", 130 pounds soaking wet, and carry a Kimber Pro CDP II in .45ACP with a Blackhawk IWB holster. I also mostly wear loose fitting t-shirts. If you haven't handled a lot of handguns, I'd personally find a good range that rents pistols and spend time firing different ones for a while. Find one that feels comfortable shooting. While many talk up the different calibers and their lethality or knockdown power, all rounds are lethal if placed right. So a gun you're comfortable with is the best gun. Only you can determine what that is as you try them out.

I was thinking doing that first too. Hitting the range before I buy anything. Kind of hard to tell what I like when I never used a gun. As fire power all I need is to slow him down... I'll finish him up by hand

Thanks for all your help and guidance. :thumbup:

 

[Rookasaki]

Be it Glock or Springfield... Both have been proven trust worthy and reliable in combat/law enforcement. Go with what feels natural and comfortable. Picking a caliber is a hole another story. 9MM, 40cal, 45ACP etc.... All will kill, shot placement is the key. I carry this off duty.

It's only a .380, a 9MM round with a shorter case/less powder. It's no .40 or .45 but it can kill. I'm 6'1 170, this gun is perfect for me to conceal. All I need for off duty

 

[JSP]

Be it Glock or Springfield... Both have been proven trust worthy and reliable in combat/law enforcement. Go with what feels natural and comfortable. Picking a caliber is a hole another story. 9MM, 40cal, 45ACP etc.... All will kill, shot placement is the key. I carry this off duty.

It's only a .380, a 9MM round with a shorter case/less powder. It's no .40 or .45 but it can kill. I'm 6'1 170, this gun is perfect for me to conceal. All I need for off duty

Nice. I would also recommend something similar, the Keltec P3AT. Shot placement, shot placement, shot placement.

 

[Cmltoe]

Shot placement, shot placement, shot placement.

For when you're just too lazy for shot placement....

M11 (Mac 11) Full auto with Eotech sight and Gemtech Viper Supressor, 15 metal mags with 30 round capacity (fires 30 rounds every 2 seconds)
M4 with Beta Mag (100 rounds) and Trijicon Reflex dot sight
AK 47 with banana mag (40 or 50 rounds)
Benelli M1 Super 90 Tactical Shotgun with Flash Supressor
Glock 27 (40 cal), FN 5.7 with laser/flashlight, S&W 357
Picture of a hollow tip slug/buckshot shell for shotgun

 

[dart1963]

For when you're just too lazy for shot placement....

M11 (Mac 11) Full auto with Eotech sight and Gemtech Viper Supressor, 15 metal mags with 30 round capacity (fires 30 rounds every 2 seconds)
M4 with Beta Mag (100 rounds) and Trijicon Reflex dot sight
AK 47 with banana mag (40 or 50 rounds)
Benelli M1 Super 90 Tactical Shotgun with Flash Supressor
Glock 27 (40 cal), FN 5.7 with laser/flashlight, S&W 357
Picture of a hollow tip slug/buckshot shell for shotgun

nice collection... some day I might be able to afford the license for a full auto... and the full auto ...

I want a lot more rifles/pistols.. but I think it will be a few years before I get anything... mc first for now

 

[Cmltoe]

nice collection... some day I might be able to afford the license for a full auto... and the full auto ...

I want a lot more rifles/pistols.. but I think it will be a few years before I get anything... mc first for now

Thank you sir! I got most of these when I also lived in Virginia. Then relocated to Connecticut and couldn't bring the machine gun or the assault weapons with me due to the laws here. I strongly suggest for any full auto, purchasing it in a corporation's name. That way you can name a board of directors and any of them can also posess it (after filing appropriate paperwork with the local police and ATF) because it's company property and they're company officers.

 

[99vengeur]

I just picked up my first 1911 this weekend and had a great time at the range. It's a Citadel 1911-A1 compact. I also picked up a Blackhawk holster and it fit perfectly. I'll be searching for an IWB holster eventually, once I upgrade the sights to night sights and/or add a CT laser grip. It shot pretty well. Not nearly the recoil I was anticipating having come from a .40 XDm. It will take some getting used to the trigger, as it's very light and crisp. Overall, very pleased with the purchase, especially the price.

 

[Flipflash]

I work at a pawn shop! I can sell you guns!

 

[JSP]

Just sold my Ruger SP101. Once I get some stuff paid off here in the next year or two I will be getting an AR platform I think.

 

[Flipflash]

I LOVE GUNS

 

[JonKerr]

ummmm, ewwww.

 

[Nastybutler]

I LOVE GUNS

There's so much that I love about this picture. The way he's pointing a pistol at his junk, the fact he's including his video game guitars, the unibrow, and of course, the mullet. Such an epic collection of fail all in one picture.

 

[Rabbitman109]

Looking forward to getting out to do this soon:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIkTgGYFSvI&list=UUucT1ampu2IHQY93_qCkq_Q&index=4&feature=plcp"]Rabbit and Battue Clays - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiGNfzfD5NQ&list=UUucT1ampu2IHQY93_qCkq_Q&index=3&feature=plcp"]Sporting Clays 12-4 - YouTube[/ame]

 

[dart1963]

Just sold my Ruger SP101. Once I get some stuff paid off here in the next year or two I will be getting an AR platform I think.

:spank::spank:

you should've sold it to me before you left... did you ever even get out and shoot it?

I'm in the same sit. moneywise.... so many wants... so little money...

next big ticket item for me is hard saddlebags... bang-bangs have to wait

 

[JSP]

:spank::spank:

you should've sold it to me before you left... did you ever even get out and shoot it?

I'm in the same sit. moneywise.... so many wants... so little money...

next big ticket item for me is hard saddlebags... bang-bangs have to wait

Yeah, we shot it a few times. Did not know you were interested in it. I'll miss it haha, but I'll get something else down the road once I take care of all this other crap.

 

[JonKerr]

So the wife and I went to the local indoor range a few minutes from my house after work tonight and took my .38 and my 22/45. Kristen started off really rough, shooting all over the place. Then I realized she wasn't sighting properly and her grip was way off. Once we fixed that she had some decent groups.

It's funny about that 22/45, every range I've taken it to it gets a lot of attention. The guy in the lane next to us started talking to me. Turned out he's an El Cajon Cop. He had a Browning Buck Mark Contour sitting there and offered to let me shoot it. That's a very nice but very different gun. Very solid feeling and much heavier. Not as crisp of a trigger pull as the 22/45. So I let him shoot mine. He loved it. Then he pulls out his Smith & Wesson Sigma .40 and hands it to me and says, "have at it, but it's got a seriously heavy trigger." Holy trigger pull!!! Not only was it heavy, but freaking long. Felt like I was trying to shoot a double action revolver. lol. My little .22 felt like a toy after shooting that beast.