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My wife retired her 9mm today.

Posted on 01/16/2013 6:06:55 PM PST by Farmer Dean

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To: cblue55
Beginners should start with NRA Certified training

I would recommend training
from an NRA Certified Instructor in

Refuse to be a victim
NRA training for women
Basic pistol
Personal protection in the home
and the newly released
Personal protection outside the home

NRA Gun Safety Rules

Always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction

Always keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot

Always keep the gun unloaded until ready to use

NRA T/C CRSO

41 posted on 01/16/2013 7:03:19 PM PST by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your teaching is my delight.)
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To: lurk

Not as bad as those short barrel .357’s.The muzzle blast is appalling with those things.


42 posted on 01/16/2013 7:04:23 PM PST by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: The Cajun

She bought a box of 230grain Hydro-Shoks with the gun.She’s carrying it tonight with that load.


43 posted on 01/16/2013 7:07:51 PM PST by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: yarddog

you are right, I should have specified .38 designed for P loads.


44 posted on 01/16/2013 7:10:16 PM PST by bosco24
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To: Farmer Dean
230grain Hydro-Shoks

Smart wife and very well defended.

45 posted on 01/16/2013 7:17:35 PM PST by The Cajun (Sarah Palin, Mark Levin......Nuff said.)
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To: Farmer Dean

I checked one out in a gun store the other day. I can’t speak to function as I didn’t fire it, but I loved the ergonomics. It fit my hand perfectly. I may need one.


46 posted on 01/16/2013 7:19:46 PM PST by LouD
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To: Farmer Dean

I have fired many large bore handguns. However, one of the most punishing loads I have dealt with is a 158gr .357 fired from a Rossi with a 2in barrel.


47 posted on 01/16/2013 7:27:29 PM PST by edpc (Wilby 2012)
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To: edpc

I shot a S&W 2.5 inch barrelled .357,I thought the muzzle blast was going to burn off my eyebrows.I thought that a 4 inch barrel was bad until I shot that thing.


48 posted on 01/16/2013 7:32:43 PM PST by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: JRandomFreeper; Yo-Yo

>> Took me a minute to find the ammo in the pic.

You were probably focused on the guns.


49 posted on 01/16/2013 7:41:49 PM PST by Gene Eric (Demoralization is a weapon of the enemy. Don't get it, don't spread it!)
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To: cblue55

You’ll be just fine right here. 120 posts later, all bases will be covered.


50 posted on 01/16/2013 7:46:18 PM PST by pingman (ust)
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To: WomBom
You had a boating accident too?!

Huh, what are the odds of that!

I really miss my Glock, but it was too deep to get to.

Me too, isn't that strange. I had a GPS running when we went over and all my gear went down in the deepest part of the lake. When the GPS hit the drink I marked the bottom of the boat with a big black "X" to mark the spot. Just my luck when I came back later somebody else had rented the boat...rats!

Regards,
GtG

51 posted on 01/16/2013 7:49:25 PM PST by Gandalf_The_Gray (I live in my own little world, I like it 'cuz they know me here.)
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To: bosco24
Actualy the 9mm and 38 special shoot the same caliber round. the .38 just has alot more powder (velocity) behind it.

Ballistics 101: 9mm vs .38 Special

(Spoiler alert: 9mm has almost double the muzzle energy of the .38 Special. The .38 Special cartridge is much longer because it was first designed to use black power. 9mm was designed from the start to use smokless powder.)

52 posted on 01/16/2013 7:56:38 PM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Sacajaweau

Actually, I was referring to the fire at my house. Total loss, including the gun collection... (sniffle)


53 posted on 01/16/2013 8:12:21 PM PST by Old Sarge (We are officially over the precipice, we just havent struck the ground yet...)
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To: Farmer Dean

There is a reason they call the .45 ACP “The Flying Ashtray” 9mm is not a dependable stopping round. (In some cases)


54 posted on 01/16/2013 8:24:02 PM PST by BigCinBigD (...Was that okay?)
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To: BigCinBigD

No handgun round is a dependable stopping round. That includes the 44 magnum.

http://www.snubnose.info/docs/No_faith.htm


55 posted on 01/16/2013 8:29:29 PM PST by Mr Rogers (America is becoming California, and California is becoming Detroit. Detroit is already hell.)
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To: QBFimi

“That situation had nothing to do with caliber, and everything to do with not being able to shoot worth a damn. Get momma off her butt and take her to the range once a month - 100 to 150 rounds per session should be fine.”

I think acquiring a handgun with a laser will work just fine in lieu of practice. Point the little red dot where you want the bullet to hit, hold steady and shoot.


56 posted on 01/16/2013 8:48:09 PM PST by staytrue
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To: JRandomFreeper

what cross?


57 posted on 01/16/2013 8:55:12 PM PST by NonValueAdded (If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, you've likely misread the situation.)
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To: UriÂ’el-2012

Thanks for posting this.


58 posted on 01/16/2013 8:56:41 PM PST by funfan
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To: Goldsborough

Did we ever find out if she was using hollow points in her detective special?


59 posted on 01/16/2013 9:00:43 PM PST by Mamzelle
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To: UriÂ’el-2012

This will sound stupid but should you get a gun first. My husband and I are wanting to get a gun we know nothing and some Freepers have said go to a shop that has a range and you can try different guns out before you buy so should we do that before we take a NRA class? I do know we have to take a test and get a HSC bfore we can get the gun I live in Cali and they are strict here. To be honest with you it is a bit overwhelming.


60 posted on 01/16/2013 9:02:13 PM PST by funfan
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