Posted on 01/16/2022 1:02:13 PM PST by rellimpank
Just go buy the gun. You're probably more likely to be given forgiveness than permission. Keep repeating the process until she hires a divorce attorney, then in a sign of contrition, offer to sell off a gun or two or three, whatever is the minimum needed to save your marriage.
That was my first thought, but it's closer to a 7.65×20mm Longue. Developed in the US for something called the Pederson Device, adopted by the French for handguns.
I have a Ruger GP100 in .327 Federal Magnum. It's fun to shoot. Mine has never seen factory ammo, all handloads.
For number of years a friend of mine owned property out in the county which was designed by God to be a perfect gun range. I had the freedom of going there anytime I wanted for however long or short I wanted. It was really, really nice. Unfortunately a couple years ago he sold the property so I’m back to the Indoor Range. However ,on the bright side it is 15 minutes from home most of the time. So now the big obstacle is of course the cost of ammunition. Although I have to admit a private outdoor range for rifle practice and handgun drills is considerably better than an indoor range, and a whole lot more enjoyable.
What you have described does make me feel fortunate.
Yeah, what I’ve seen in the past six decades or so is there is always one more genius who thinks we need just one more bullet ‘cause he couldn’t hit anything with the one he has. And I’ve seen a bunch come and go. What I tell folks is that if you can’t buy it off the shelf in the drug store you probly don’t really need it. The basic drug store calibers are mostly 22, 25, 32, 380, 38, 357, 9mm, 44, 45, 30c, 30-30- 308, 270, 3006, and 12 ga. Anything else won’t be available when you need it.
And then you need to tell me where you want to keep/carry it so I can get you into an appropriate size range. After that we need to make sure you can actually shoot it under control. You can defend yourself with any of the above if you know how to use it. Same for feeding yourself. If one is worried about recoil maybe one should stick with a slingshot?
Anything else
“How does one explain this to their wife?
I NEED another pistol?”
It is easier to beg forgiveness than to seek permission.
Just go buy it.
I’m good with the the plain Jane 9’s. But thanks for asking.
You know, you really didn’t have to post all that about the 10mm, sowing envy and everything else. Ha Ha
If you want a nicer model Zastava makes brand new tokarevs with a slide mounted safety and magazine with an extra round. Last I checked they were about $400.
CC
If you reload AND prefer straight wall cases, you would probably like .38 Super. You can load it up to higher energy levels than the 9x19, or load it down to match the .38 ACP. Plus, the larger case can safely handle heavier bullets than the 9x19...
Actually, it kind of depends. Folks have been saying for decades, "Buy yourself a 9mm, a .308, and a 12 gauge, because you'll ALWAYS be able to find ammo!" Sounded like good advice, so a lot of people did that. As a direct result, when supplies get short, the most popular calibers seem to disappear first. The places I've lived for the last few shortages (going back at least to Obama), had .40S&W, 7.62x39, and 20 gauge available long after every box of 9mm, 5.56, .308 and 12 gauge had disappeared. YMMV...
I’m a big fan of .38 Super, during the first ammo frenzy I scoured Albuquerque and found a shop that was sitting on 4000 rounds of it. Offered them $15 a box for the lot. I’m set. Did the same with 16 gauge buckshot and slugs. Those had been around so long most were $2 per box of 5. Stocked up on .300 Savage too. Yeah, I’m weird.
Yep. I’ve got a Romanian TTC thats almost as old as I am. 30 Tokarev when you really need to punch through.
Same here, Eisenhower was president when mine was made.
CC
I’ll be upgrading shortly to a Glock mod 40 MOS. For that extra bit of punch. I still have some carefully hoarded Black Talon ammo for it.
See my 72. Having some of the off the beaten path stuff is good insurance. Make a good deal on odd ammo then look for the right gun. A local gun store bought whole estates (guns, ammo, books, etc…). Had a bunch of .32-20. Two months later scored a Colt Army Special from a pawn shop desperate to unload such a weird caliber.
John Browning developed an improved 9mm back in 1911.
The Tokarev is a great round. It penetrates like a mutha, and with the proper load carries the kinetic energy of a .357 Magnum.
Shot a box of .357 Mag
Thru a 2.25 inch SP101
Yesterday, and I’m Happy
with That.
No Bruises,
Ha!
A paper plate at 50 ft. Is
Good enough too.
You would be “sittin’ pretty” where I live, too - my local Walmart still can’t keep 12 gauge or 20 in stock, but they’ve got 16 just about every time I swing by. Just over from the 16 gauge, they usually have a pile of .350 Legend (a.k.a. 9x43mm, which I shoot, but don’t need any more of right now ;>)...
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