Your choice of Massad Ayoob as a resource is the best there is today.baruch HaShemI recommend taking an NRA safety course.
Posted on 10/28/2008 6:05:08 PM PDT by SJackson
Everything's getting more expensive. Food. Gasoline. Guns and ammunition. Not everyone who appreciates the rural lifestyle was "born with a gun in their hand" the way some of us feel as if we've been. Many are urban-dwellers who've figured out for themselves that living closer to nature is a better way, and nothing from their previous metropolitan lifestyle has prepared them for their sudden realization that firearms are important, routinely-used tools for those who live "in the country."
Reading is good, but training is better. My advice to the people new to guns would be to take a firearms safety course before buying their first firearm. It'll give them a better idea of what they want, what they need, and what will suit them in terms of the size, the power, and the mechanics of the many, many firearms they have the option of buying. Your local office of the state Fish and Wildlife Department will be able to steer you toward hunter safety and firearms safety courses. As adult education goes, these courses are extremely affordable. If self-defense is your primary concern, your local gun shop or police department can direct you to armed citizen training programs. Most of these are geared toward folks about to apply for concealed carry permits, but the advice encompassed in their curricula are essential even for those only concerned with defending the home against violent intrusion.
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$4 a shot if you buy AP at the gunshow. $3.50 for FJ’s.
There’s no such thing as “enough guns”.
Your choice of Massad Ayoob as a resource is the best there is today.baruch HaShemI recommend taking an NRA safety course.
I currently own a S&W 9mm and a 12-guage pump-action shotgun. I traded a Romanian AK for the shotgun due to being unable to get the right ammo for it.
I’m hoping to either get on a fire department or get a second job in the next month, and along with a new car, a few more guns will probably be on my list of things to get. I’ll probably get an AR-15 and a .308 bolt-action.
I thought that was the recommended carry on a hike.
I have two lists for the four guns. The first is the idealist list and the second is the practical list.
Idealist list:
Barrett 50 cal (probably bolt action for reliability), Remington 870 marine 12ga, Colt M-16, Nighthawk 45ACP.
Practical list:
Springfield M1A .308, Mossberg 500 12ga, Ruger Ranch Rifle .223, Glock 19.
ROFLOL!
Aaahhh I forgot about the .22. For the ideal list I would not splurge and would go with the Ruger 77/22 bolt action. For the practical list I would go either with the semi-auto rifles like the Ruger 10/22 or the Marlin M60.
I was at the pawn shop today, and they had a 10/22 stainless with a hammer forged bull barrel and a neon blue neoprene stock. The guy at the pawn shop said that's the second 10/22 he's gotten with that stock, and the other one, gone now, was hot pink.
Midway sells bulk in 500 and 1000 rounds. Ammoman doesn’t ship to Illinois residents so that leaves me out of the loop.
The reduction in price for an ugly stock is probably enough to buy a Hogue stock before you put the ugly stock in the fireplace to see if it will burn!
Absolutely correct. I should have said that in my post. I often allow clients to shoot my firearms. However I have one personal iron clad rule besides all the safety rules: Everybody, no matter what their level of experience, that takes my class, they start on the line with one of my .22LR handguns. If they are a novice they use my Ruger Super Single Six SA. That's another layer of safety.
I watch everybody's technique and safety after the class and throughout the range phase. But everybody from total novice to Airborne Ranger starts on the 22, even if they brought their own. Proper technique and more importantly IMPROPER technique is easier to diagnose with the low recoil/flash/noise of a 22.
There are many that argue that 9mm doesn’t have enough stopping power, however being a NATO round and used by our military, ammo is plentiful and cheap. It is also so common, the chances of you being able to supplement your supply after a skirmish is high. Believe me, they make 9mm rounds with PLENTY of stopping power. I have a Glock 19 and love it.
I have always suspected that a G17 barrel would fit in a G19 and protrude in front of the slide. If for example one had a need for room to add threads to the end of the barrel. Will they interchange?
Popular urban myth. Sounds great and makes sense but there is a caveat: If a burglar knowingly entered an occupied home it means he is prepared to deal with you should you try and crash his party. Also, lots of gang bangers have been volunteering for the military then volunteering for combat as a sort of on the job training. Buddies of mine in the theater say Baghdad has more gang graffiti than South Central L.A. Point is, racking a shottie just might give away your position and cause the perp to open up. If you've got family in rooms near the line of fire, that's bad.
Then there is this: The reliability and safety factors dictate (IMHO) that if you’re sure you want a handgun, then by all means you should get a revolver — probaly a .38 special or a .357.
I also disagree with this. I mean it's not necessarily bad advice, but it's another urban myth. Cops get taken off the street into the academy and many have never held a handgun in their lives. They are taught to handle a semi auto to dept and state standards. A good instructor can teach anybody to handle any firearm regardless of the type of action. Including immediate action drills until they're as natural as breathing.
Although the basic diameter of the 38 is the same as the 9mm, I think you'll find a lot more recoil is present in the revolver. That recoil is going to compound the troubles with fast accurate followup shots. Also there is the difficulty to be had in reloading under pressure with a revolver. Finally there is that higher capacity. True it should never be needed since the good guy is going to remove the threat with the first controlled pair into the target, but I have to say that when I carry my Sig P226 in 9mm with the ultra hi-cap mags by Mec-Gar it's a nice warm and comforting feeling to know I've got 18+1 rds ready to launch and another 18 rds in the back up mag. Very comforting. Especially on those family vacations to rural North Carolina, where uniformed help is sometimes a very long way away.
That’s why I keep a shell in the chamber. I just slide the saftey and I’m ready to go. Totally silent.
In the unlikely event I want to scare the intruder, I’ll rack it and be ready with the next shell. I just can’t imagine ANY scenerio where I would want to do that though. If someone is in my house uninvited at night we’re way past any niceties such as warnings.
Does Woodpecker really taste like Spotted Owl?
No, Baby Seal.
Whenever my wife complains about “another gun”, I just tell her that I’m doing my part to keep guns off the street. She has no idea how successful I’ve been.
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