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I bought my first gun today
nobody but me | 12-05-2010 | me

Posted on 12/05/2010 3:15:54 PM PST by iceskater

I finally did it! I bought my first gun. I think of it as the start of a collection. :D

It's a S&W .38. I think it's a good beginning. Next up, my CCP.


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To: Qwackertoo

Go for the Ruger LCR .357!


21 posted on 12/05/2010 3:30:36 PM PST by Renegade
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To: iceskater
Got my wife and two oldest boys 22 rifles last year. We enjoy our Saturday trips to the range to practice.

The surprising thing is my wife is a damn crack shot. She usually beats the dog out of us boys.

Whimpering away ... dangit... what a woman.

22 posted on 12/05/2010 3:31:01 PM PST by LowOiL (War Damn Eagle ! Beat Bama)
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To: April Lexington

I’m going to join the VCDL. I have heard too negative about the NRA lately.


23 posted on 12/05/2010 3:31:01 PM PST by iceskater (11/2/10 - the beginning of the beginning of restoration.)
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To: Melinda in TN

Try the Beretta FX Storm .40 sub-compact


24 posted on 12/05/2010 3:31:47 PM PST by Renegade
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To: iceskater

Empowering feeling isn’t it?

Now learn how to properly use it and teach those around you.


25 posted on 12/05/2010 3:32:55 PM PST by 23 Everest (A gun in hand is better than a cop on the phone.)
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To: iceskater
I’m going to join the VCDL. I have heard too negative about the NRA lately.

Don't write off the NRA. Join and make lots of noise. They need to hear from all of us soon...

26 posted on 12/05/2010 3:33:03 PM PST by April Lexington (Study the Constitution so you know what they are taking away!)
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To: spitter

Thanks. I wanted something that would be good to learn with; not too complicated. I have a friend with a CZ 9 that I like. That might be one to add to my collection in the future. I want to get thoroughly comfortable and familiar with this one before I start adding to the collection.


27 posted on 12/05/2010 3:33:51 PM PST by iceskater (11/2/10 - the beginning of the beginning of restoration.)
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To: 23 Everest

Totally empowering with a large dose of responsibility added in.


28 posted on 12/05/2010 3:35:35 PM PST by iceskater (11/2/10 - the beginning of the beginning of restoration.)
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To: iceskater

Congrats. What made you go with a DA only?


29 posted on 12/05/2010 3:35:39 PM PST by mainevet (Get a Sturm Ruger MKIII)
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To: Qwackertoo

Wife and I both have S&W .38s with laser grips, both with shrouded hammers. Advantage as I see it is you can shoot it in a pocket or purse without the hammer snagging, so it can offer an element of surprise.

I have a number of other handguns in various calibers, but find this to be the easiest to carry and the most versatile.

Your mileage may vary.


30 posted on 12/05/2010 3:35:49 PM PST by Second Amendment First
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To: iceskater

Good for you! My son bought me a Mossberg 500A pistol-grip shotgun for my birthday - I also have my late husband’s rifle. I am planning on joining my local Rod and Gun club - good practice range, skeet-shooting and archery. Lots of old hunters to help me learn how to use the thing.


31 posted on 12/05/2010 3:39:23 PM PST by 30Moves
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To: 30Moves

The Mossberg 500 with a pistol grip is an excellent defense weapon. I pair it with Hornady low recoil 00 buckshot.

My wife kept it in the apartment she had for six months when she relocated and before I could sell our house and join her.


32 posted on 12/05/2010 3:44:10 PM PST by Second Amendment First
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To: iceskater
Great choice for a first purchase and a darn fine backup carry weapon for life.

/Salute

33 posted on 12/05/2010 3:45:20 PM PST by MaxMax (Conservatism isn't a party)
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To: iceskater

Good choice.
It’s among the most common .38s, if not THE most commonly sold model of recent years. Three friends and neighbors have bought them.

Getting to know the DAO trigger can be tricky, but it can be done with good training and practice.


34 posted on 12/05/2010 3:52:28 PM PST by SJSAMPLE
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To: iceskater

I almost bought a nice pellet rifle today. I was in Wal-Mart and decided to get a Crossman barrel cocker. I could not get it off the pegs which held it.

Apparently you have to use some sort of device to remove it. I looked around for maybe 5 minutes and never could find anyone to help me so just left.


35 posted on 12/05/2010 3:54:57 PM PST by yarddog
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To: mainevet

From a legal point of view DA is better as a prosecuting attorney can’t ever argue you fired “too many” because you were careless and accidentally popped the final round off. DA requires intentional purposeful full trigger pull.

So your defense of “every round was justified and necessary to stop the threat” is a lot firmer. Why did you fire “X” times? Because I needed to fire every one of those to stop the threat. Couldn’t you have fired one too many, maybe you pulled and an extra shot came out? No, the gun cannot physically do that, it is designed to only fire on a full trigger pull.


36 posted on 12/05/2010 3:55:23 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: Renegade

Do you mean the Px4 Storm F

http://www.beretta.com/Defence-Pistols-Carbines/Defence/Full/Px4-Storm-F/index.aspx?m=82&f=2&id=802


37 posted on 12/05/2010 4:00:50 PM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: iceskater

I think that is the one I just bought too. And, it is my first!


38 posted on 12/05/2010 4:01:40 PM PST by ozaukeemom (Is it 2012 yet?)
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To: iceskater
It's a S&W .38. I think it's a good beginning.

It is. But you should have went we a .357, you can "load down" to .38 for plinking and drop the .357 in when you are defending the house. A .357 takes both .357 and .38. Same with 44 mag, it will take .44 special. The new .32 can load a bunch of rounds, check it out for your next purchase.....and congrats.

39 posted on 12/05/2010 4:02:36 PM PST by ScreamingFist
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To: Renegade

“Go for the Ruger LCR .357! “

My first was a GP-100 with a 6” barrel. Loved that gun. Now I love a Glock 19. Fits my hand like a glove.


40 posted on 12/05/2010 4:03:45 PM PST by goseminoles
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