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Borepatch: I finally get my own gun
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| 3 Dec 2010
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Posted on 12/04/2010 12:28:04 PM PST by smokingfrog
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To: struwwelpeter
Yeah, for a while I thought it cool to have something in every caliber but when ammo went short I thought it best to just keep a few standard calibers. Not saying I don’t still have ammo in the off calibers ‘just in case’, but .38/357 and .45 are about it.
And of course, .22LR. IMO .22LR is the rodney dangerfield of calibers. Half of what I have is .22. Aint nobody wanting to get hit with .22.
Oops. That was before the boating accident.
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posted on
12/04/2010 5:31:01 PM PST
by
Eagle Eye
(A blind clock finds a nut at least twice a day.)
To: Huebolt
Mini 30 will heat up quickly if you rapid fire.
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posted on
12/04/2010 5:33:14 PM PST
by
Eagle Eye
(A blind clock finds a nut at least twice a day.)
To: KoRn
I just got my son this t shirt:
Nothing helps a shy teenager's confidence like having the coolest t shirts in class.
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posted on
12/04/2010 5:43:29 PM PST
by
Pan_Yan
To: Pan_Yan
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posted on
12/04/2010 5:44:22 PM PST
by
KoRn
(Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
To: Huebolt; Renegade
Cheaperthandirt has surplus cans of 640 rounds for $127.89. Not nearly as cheap as $54 for 1000, but certainly not as expensive as feeding some of the fancier models.
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posted on
12/04/2010 5:48:58 PM PST
by
Pan_Yan
To: Eagle Eye
If I could find a nice carbine in .45 ACP (other than a Thompson), I'd be happy with just that and a good M1911.
Any ideas on a good .22 rifle or pistol? I'm fond of lever-action, but if you know of any recoil-operated guns that can digest what passes for .22 ammo these days, I'd appreciate the knowledge :-)
To: IYAS9YAS
Grits, both a food and a spackle... You can eat grits?
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posted on
12/04/2010 6:18:07 PM PST
by
magslinger
('This is a United States Marine Corps FA-18 fighter. Send 'em up, I'll wait!')
To: smokingfrog
I bought a Mossberg 4 US from CMP for $165
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posted on
12/04/2010 6:27:54 PM PST
by
caver
(Obama: Home of the Whopper)
To: smokingfrog
I bought a Mossberg 44 US from CMP for $165
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posted on
12/04/2010 6:28:03 PM PST
by
caver
(Obama: Home of the Whopper)
To: struwwelpeter
Geez, you’ve had a bad stretch of luck with those piss poor “firearms”.
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posted on
12/04/2010 6:30:12 PM PST
by
caver
(Obama: Home of the Whopper)
To: sanjoaquinvalley; OneWingedShark
Pickles.
Hotdogs.
Sishi.
Bacon.
More Bacon. Tomatoes.
Biscuits
Ham
And now I am hungry
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posted on
12/04/2010 6:32:32 PM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(When all you have is bolt cutters & vodka everything looks like the lock on Wolf Blitzer's boathouse)
To: caver
No more bargain-basement used guns for me - there's a reason they're for sale in the first place.
What amazed me was the Marlin: the beam from the laser bore sighter wasn't visible outside the barrel, so I was shooting sideways. Somebody probably used it as a crowbar for a few years, moving boulders around, until he thought: "I wonder if I can get fifty bucks for this?"
But the woodwork was puhrty, and it had a gold trigger...oooh, pimped. The scope looked nice at targets as far away as the pawnshop door.
The Mosin now... what the heck did Ivan make that stock out of? Old matchsticks and 20 lbs of lacquer? They've got forests 5000 miles long, more trees than Obama's got flies, and they had to scrimp on wood?
But the CZ, that's a work of art. Hasbro-quality plastic handles and a special recoil-enhancing system that doubles the force entering your wrist, but not enough to move the slide. Which doesn't matter, because that cheap lacquered-steel Tokarev 'brass' has welded itself inside the breech.
Nope, guns are like chewing gum and wimmin' - never take a used piece.
To: struwwelpeter
I hear you. Went to a gun show yesterday. It’s amazing some of the junk there for sale. I’m into WWII stuff so none of it is new!
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posted on
12/05/2010 6:26:40 AM PST
by
caver
(Obama: Home of the Whopper)
To: struwwelpeter
Hipoint’s .45 carbine gets mixed reviews but could be worth a look.
Taurus makes a pump action .22 rifle that is fun, but I’m partial to Ruger 10-22’s. They have several variations, have lots of aftermarket goodies, and can go from just under $200 to over $500.
I like Ruger .22 pistols (Mk II and 22-45) but they are a bugger to reassemble.
The Beretta Tomcat and the Taurus version are small, easily concealable guns that are a blast to shoot PLUS they load with a tip barrel which is nice for those with limited use of either or both hands.
.22 is better than nothing and can be quite effective with good shot placement. Low recoil, improved ability for follow on shots.
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posted on
12/05/2010 8:01:29 AM PST
by
Eagle Eye
(A blind clock finds a nut at least twice a day.)
To: ixtl
My training enterprise is Isher Enterprises, LLC.
To: mad_as_he$$
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posted on
12/05/2010 9:03:39 AM PST
by
ez
("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton, Paradise Lost)
To: Huebolt
Cool. Mini-30 is my next rifle, I think...the steel with the carbon fiber stock. How do you like yours?
I want one rifle for each common type of ammo. 7.62 x 39 is next then .308. I’d love to have an M1 Garand!!
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posted on
12/05/2010 9:07:56 AM PST
by
ez
("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton, Paradise Lost)
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