Posted on 04/30/2013 7:22:17 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER
Whether it is due to the recent governmental attempt to enforce assorted gun controlling measures in the aftermath of the Newtown, CT shooting, or, merely driven by the same catalyst that saw a surge in gun sales four years ago, namely the presidential election, one thing is certain: America is weaponizing itself at an unheard of pace, with both Sturm, Ruger shipments and units produced surpassing 500,000 each in one quarter for the first time in history.
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Annie Oakley is one of my daughter’s heroines- mine, too, for that matter! The kid has done research on her life, and is seriously thinking of dressing up as her for Halloween this year. Oh, and she’s shooting pretty well, too (she’s twelve).
Look into the Ruger SR22 if you want somehting reliable, easy to disassemble, clean, and reassemble, which will eat any .22lr ammo you feed it, will take a suppressor (with threaded barrel version) and has virtually no recoil and can be easily carried in a purse. The magazines can be outfitted to hold 13 rounds, and the action is single or double, so you can carry it with a round in the chamber, safely. HAving shot lots of .22lr pistols, I consider the SR22 to be the absolute, bar none, best of the lot.
Hehehe! I just commented on what was written. "Larger bullets".
My college target riflery instuctor told us that the women in the class were likely to have superior fine motor skills compared to the men, and that the only disadvantage they MIGHT have would be in supporting the relatively heavy rifle in some shooting positions. Then he added that women paid attention to instructions better and almost always had fewer bad shooting habits to "unlearn."
Sure enough, by the end of the term a very petite, soft-spoken girl was outshooting the lot of us.
Mr. niteowl77
I made the exact same observation on both my HS rifle team in which I was a "player/coach" and in the military. A lot of young bucks come with the idea that they just know what they're doing and can't be told otherwise (and a small percentage of them actually do know what they're doing). A lot of time and effort is invested in breaking bad habits. Most female enlistees have never handled a firearm, are mildy apprehensive about shooting, and pay scrupulous attention to their NCOs and trainers and do exactly as they're told.
I'm speaking in broad generalities with a few exceptions in either direction, but as a general rule, you can hang your hat on it.
I went to the gun show a few times and my mind went blank when it came to choosing a gun. What kind of put me off was that some of the guns had a plastic feel to them. I haven’t seen a hand gun in about thirty years so I was expecting them to be all metal. When I picked up some of the guns, they felt so light that I put them down again thinking this doesn’t feel right.
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I was able to get 550 rounds of Federal .22 LR at my local gun store for $29.99.
I was standing in the aisle when they brought out two cases, 1 box per customer. People were grabbing 3-5 boxes and getting on their cell phones to call friends to come and make the purchase.
The cases were gone in a span of minutes.
Yes a woman can use that kind of gun easily. Disassembly is a little daunting. Reassembly . . . well mine is on the table now . . all put together except for the mainspring housing latch. The last part. It’s like a Rubiks cube. But I’ll get it.
Yes they have almost always had 30-06 ammo. Have been surprised about that.
The 270 is almost always there. Recently the 243 is there.
I bought the last box of 30-30 they had probably 3 weeks ago.
For a while they had 22WMR. But even that is no longer available.
Occassionally they have some shotgun slug shell on hand.
Little else on the shelf.
Best thing, I started shooting way more, built my own range & heavy T-bench for the back porch, picked up a chrono, and just improved everything about my shooting. I haven't started casting my own, think about it, but to me, doesn't seem to be cost effective for quality hunting rounds and I don't think I will ever be outta supply. Vaq, if there's one place I have found that really is a boon to us reloaders, it's Shooters Pro. Check that one out.
All gun lovers & hunters/shooters should start reloading. They ain't gonna take the guns, they are gonna make the ammo hard to get & expensive; hand writing is on the wall.
The reduction in weight using a plastic frame is well worth it when doing concealed carry. What you want to look for is something that can be carried with a round in the firing chamber so it can be fired with just the pull of the trigger.
A revolver has six or seven or more firing chambers. It is designed to have a live round in each firing chamber and rotate the firing chambers to the firing pin location. A semi automatic has one firing chamber, but feeds rounds to that single firing chamber by firing, ejecting, then shucking another round intot he chamber.
If you have a pistol which can be carried with a round in the firing chamber which can be fired by merely pulling the trigger, you are milliseconds ahead when milliseconds count.
Additionally, learning to fire the first shot by pointing rather than aiming using the sights will make you a better defender of yourself.
I carried a .22lr semi-auto for years and practiced a lot, so I felt competent to make head shots (or bladder shots, which will also stop an attack very quickly) and a hot .22lr round is more than adeqaute to do the necessary work. However, as my eyes have gotten cloudier, I have upped my carry to a 9mm semi, with a 22magnum derringer revolver back up for very close range work.
I also carry extra magazines for the semi, since the 'flashmob' phenomenon is rising in America, though not yet in my region of the South. I'm an aging man, but I can shoot 9mm effectively since my grip is still strong and recoil of a 9mm is not a problem. My first shot will not be as fast or as accurate as when I was younger, so I want more mass going 'downrange'.
If you're thinking home defense, the 1911 .45acp is a hard pistol to beat, and the recoil of an all steel frame is surprisingly manageable. You can now purchase single action or double action .45acp pistols with thirteen round capacity in magazine and one int he firing chamber. I have one, a Taurus 45 OSS DS which is completely reliable and can be upgraded with a laser to help with 'pointing'.
If you're thinking of something to carry which will get the job done and you will actually carry it everyday, then I can say an SR22 is an excellent choice. But you should practice point-shooting especially with a lower caliber handgun. With a carry .22lr think penetration and muzzle energy ... the CCI Stinger is an excellent round for .22lr self defense pistols.
What are you going to do with bullets? Your pistol is chambered for the .22 Long Rifle cartridge.
Bullets are to cartridges as flour is to bread as cement is to concrete, etc. Multiple cartridges are known as ammunition.
If you are old enough to use a keyboard, you are old enough to learn the language.
I think you need to turn it upside down to get that one back in.
Actually you need to turn it upside with the magazine in, turn it right side up with the magazine out and do a little dance and a few other secret things.
LOL, been there, done that.
“Just bought a brand new Ruger Mark III and got a brick of 500 bullets.”
Were you able to get any brass, primer and powder?
I only cast handgun bullets and only target loads. But if you pistol plink a lot or shoot in matches like I did with cowboy action shooting, then casting makes sense.
Good luck
I see things coming together now as they did in the 1830’s thou 1850’s. The battle lines between patriots and leftist is being drawn and it now seem apparent that the trigger of the next Civil War will be leftist gun grabs.
We may need to start thinking and planing how we can win such a war.
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