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Buying a new Gun

Started by joewolz, March 06, 2007, 02:27:41 PM

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RedFox

#30
March 06, 2007, 05:32:47 PM
I'm currently shopping for a pistol as well.  Got to carry something at least as heavy as a .45.  Shot off sixty rounds or so on Sunday, trying a ruger 9mm and a .45 auto.  First time with a pistol, and I gotta admit that the guns were a bit uncomfortable in my hands.  Friends told me it's because I have big hands.

May be trying out a revolver this weekend.
 

Mr. Analytical

#31
March 06, 2007, 05:38:06 PM
Quote from: fonkaygarryAccidentally killing his family and firing wildly into the air when drunk.  Same things that all handguns are made for.

  Bit of honesty there from Garry :D

Mcrow

#32
March 06, 2007, 05:38:40 PM
Quote from: RedFoxI'm currently shopping for a pistol as well.  Got to carry something at least as heavy as a .45.  Shot off sixty rounds or so on Sunday, trying a ruger 9mm and a .45 auto.  First time with a pistol, and I gotta admit that the guns were a bit uncomfortable in my hands.  Friends told me it's because I have big hands.

May be trying out a revolver this weekend.

you might just need to get custom grip. OTOH, a bigger gun would do the trick.:D

GRIM

#33
March 06, 2007, 05:49:13 PM
Quote from: Dominus NoxThe english government likes having it's people nice and unarmed, so you can't do anything about it putting cameras everywhere, installing monitor devices in cars so it can track your every movement, etc.

Never miss an opportunity to make a tit of yourself do you?
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One Horse Town

#34
March 06, 2007, 05:55:17 PM
Quote from: The Good AssyrianYour wish is my command!





TGA

Thanks! I'll print that out. All i need now is some pictures of bullets and i'm set. :D

One Horse Town

#35
March 06, 2007, 05:58:10 PM
Quote from: fonkaygarryOHT, you study Silat or Kali?  I've been wanting to do a little practice with a knife art.

Kali.
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Actually, neither, i was fucking with you. It was more of a comment on knife crime here in the UK. You have guns, we have knives. Much more personal. :(

RedFox

#36
March 06, 2007, 05:59:26 PM
Quote from: Mcrowyou might just need to get custom grip. OTOH, a bigger gun would do the trick.:D

Maybe, though it probably wouldn't do wonders for my accuracy in the qualifying shoot.  ^_^  Then again, a heavier gun may stabilize recoil...

...but carrying that on my hip all day would be a pain.  Meh.
 

Dominus Nox

#37
March 06, 2007, 06:24:03 PM
Quote from: One Horse TownYeah, 'cos otherwise, we'd shoot those fuckers dead.

The cops who arrested that woman to stop her from publicly reading a list of british soldiers killed in iraq should have been shot dead.
RPGPundit is a fucking fascist asshole and a hypocritial megadouche.

Dominus Nox

#38
March 06, 2007, 06:25:07 PM
Quote from: GRIMNever miss an opportunity to make a tit of yourself do you?

:blahblah:
RPGPundit is a fucking fascist asshole and a hypocritial megadouche.

One Horse Town

#39
March 06, 2007, 06:28:23 PM
Quote from: Dominus NoxThe cops who arrested that woman to stop her from publicly reading a list of british soldiers killed in iraq should have been shot dead.

Ze ver just following orders, mein herr.

fonkaygarry

#40
March 06, 2007, 08:22:21 PM
RedFox: Ruger's GP series of revolvers in .357/.38 gets rave reviews from dudes with big hands.  And if you carry it with .38s, the recoil will be negligable.

OHT: Don't play games with my heart like that.  I thought we was boys. :(
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RedFox

#41
March 06, 2007, 09:06:25 PM
I hear revolvers are more of a bitch to maintain though.

Dunno, price point is also an issue.
 

Werekoala

#42
March 06, 2007, 09:09:39 PM
IMO Revolvers are easier to maintain. To properly clean an M-1911 you have to remove pins, a plate or two, and springs of course. A revolver, mostly, is just open the cylinder, clean the pin, swab the barrel, go blow holes in paper or whatnot.

(disclaimer: been a long time since a cleaned a revolver so I could be mis-remembering)
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The Good Assyrian

#43
March 06, 2007, 09:30:35 PM
Quote from: WerekoalaIMO Revolvers are easier to maintain. To properly clean an M-1911 you have to remove pins, a plate or two, and springs of course. A revolver, mostly, is just open the cylinder, clean the pin, swab the barrel, go blow holes in paper or whatnot.

(disclaimer: been a long time since a cleaned a revolver so I could be mis-remembering)

You are entirely right.  Modern revolvers are much easier to clean and maintain, and are more mechanically reliable than automatic pistols.  The disadvantages of revolvers are mostly:

1.  They have a limited ammunition capacity (usually 5-6, versus up to 19 for a 9mm auto).  Even a compact 9mm like a Kahr PM9 has a magazine capacity of 7 (with extension), while most revolvers intended for concealment hold 5.  
2. They are bulkier than autos, as a rule.  The width of a pistol (not just its length) has a big impact on concealment.

I like revolvers myself.  I have owned several, but I just prefer the automatic pistol in the end.  Use what works best for you.


TGA
 

Werekoala

#44
March 06, 2007, 09:46:14 PM
I haven't been shooting in going on 3 years. I have a beauty of a Colt Python that needs to see some action, and my .45 is getting lonely. Not as fun going by yourself, and I don't know any shooters out here in Utah. Guess I need to get off my ass and go find some shooting buddies.
Lan Astaslem


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