Arm Thy Neighbor

Matthew Bracken ^ | March 27, 2010 | Matthew Bracken

[Armedanddangerous]

sounds like you have a good arsenal in mind..just make sure you can get as many mags as possible while you can.

[wtc911]

done and done.

[Travis McGee]

But they are just so UGLY!!! They make Glocks look like Ferraris.

[MHGinTN]

There is an after market stock which makes the Hi-Point carbine look a lot like the Beretta Storm. I do stock conversions and build-ups for9MM and .22lr rifles. You can even fit it into a bullpup!

[Travis McGee]

Does the high point carbine only come with a single stack 10 round mag? That’s a deal breaker for me.

[MHGinTN]

So far only ten rounders that I've found. HOWEVER, it is not that big a deal to put more magazine on if the attaching is all outside of the mag well. I've done it for .22 rifles but have yet to do it with a 9MM. We'll see what shakes out after the gunshow this weekend. Hoping to find a decent SUB2000 in 9MM, and a 45 ACP Carbine as well.

Just dropped my M1 Rocky into a folding polymer stock from Choate. Fit is great! It sure looks like 'the evil black gun' now.

[MHGinTN]

BTW, taking a couple of the Rossi 410 conversions to the show, to see how much interest might be generated. I’ve got the system refined so it all fits in the carry bag that came with the shotgun/22lr duo. Even the mounted laser fits into the sleeve.

[Travis McGee]

I used to have a CHoate folding stock on a Ruger Mini-14. BOth are a few hundred feet down off the coast of Mexico now.

[MHGinTN]

Ruger is now selling the 7.62x39 version with polymer stock. I’m going to find out today what mags it will take.

[Travis McGee]

I’m not a big mini-14 fan. If an AK variant was cheaper in that caliber, I’d get it.

[DuncanWaring]

In which countries can a person make a port-call without having to toss “restricted items” overboard first (to the best of your knowledge)?

[Travis McGee]

Most of them. Mexico is an extreme anti-gun case, legally at least. If you show up with undeclared guns on a no-visa visit like I did, you risk prison even if you show the guns and do everything above board.

[DuncanWaring]

So you’re saying most are OK, with the exception of Mexico?

Too bad they’ve got so much coastline.

[Travis McGee]

Most are “tolerable.” There are still some hoops to jump, but you don’t risk prison in most cases.

[MHGinTN]

Ruger is making a camp carbine in 7.62x39 for around $750. Saw one today!

[Travis McGee]

Shoot, you can get 2 AKs or 3 SKSs for that!

[MHGinTN]

Yup. ... I’m hunting for Glock 17 hi cap mags right now, to fit the new KelTec Sub2000 I bought today. I’m going back tot he gunshow tomorrow with two 30 round Beretta 92 mags for trading.

[SIDENET]

If not an XD, Taurus makes a REAL nice 1911-A1. For about $500 bucks, which is cheap.

Rock Island (Armscorp from the Philippines) makes a 1911 that gets rave reviews and goes for under 400 bucks. Centerfire Systems on the internet always carries them. I'm going to try one just to see how it does. I have a friend who bought one for the same reason and he was very impressed.

[SIDENET]

Excellent Terminator reference.

[MHGinTN]

Bought a Taurus 24/7 in 45 ACP not long ago. It is a 12 round mag long slide. I cannot say enough positive things about it! It may be my imagination, but that long slide Taurus has less recoil than my beloved 1911. I can get the sight picture on the second shot much quicker. I own one of the 24/7 in 9MM long slide, and the 45 ACP seems to have almost the same recoil as shooting +P in the 9MM! Has a laser rail, too.