First Firearm Thread. - Page 36

04-09-2009, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by replicant_argent

I'm doing some shopping now and need something a tich smaller (for "standard" reasons) than the G17, anyone have a PPS or XD40 or 45 compact? PM if you prefer.

I would stay away from the PPS. I have heard that they have a tendency to jam, and they have a recall on them right now. I have one or the XD40 subcompacts that my wife carries, and she loves it.

floydpink · 04-09-2009, 12:52 PM

I'm a revolver fan, but am really looking at the Bersa Thunder for a BUG. That thing is nice and small.

If I could have anything, it would be a Seacamp, but have no idea how to find one and a SIG P239
wouldn't be a bad option either. Aside from those, semi autos for ccw don't interest me much.

04-09-2009, 06:48 PM

I want the xd40 sooo badly. A few friends have it in various calibers and I can just shoot it all day without my grin going away. Found a sweet deal on it, $459.00/new, which is about a hundred less than I can find it anywhere else. So now I either have to figure out how to get my anti-gun wife to see how essential it is, or live vicariously through any of you that score this deal...

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/p...ducts_id=30988

Mark C · 04-09-2009, 07:33 PM

Bud's is a good place to shop. I bought a Sig P6 from them some time last year, great customer service.

Incidentally, that same P6 will likely be for sale in the near future in case anyone's interested. Just bought myself a Ruger Single Six, gotta pay for it somehow!

JE3146 · 04-09-2009, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by random0813

I want the xd40 sooo badly. A few friends have it in various calibers and I can just shoot it all day without my grin going away. Found a sweet deal on it, $459.00/new, which is about a hundred less than I can find it anywhere else. So now I either have to figure out how to get my anti-gun wife to see how essential it is, or live vicariously through any of you that score this deal...

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/p...ducts_id=30988

Take her shooting.... bribe her with a shopping spree.

Do something to get one in her hands and odds are she'd change her tune. Start her out with a .22LR.

Just be careful because if you progress the disease too far, she'll start begging for her own guns.... then things get costly

Catfish · 04-09-2009, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by JE3146

Take her shooting.... Start her out with a .22LR.

Quoted for truth.

cle_smoker · 04-09-2009, 10:40 PM

We went on a trip to my parents' house last week and my wife wanted to try out shooting a gun. She had never shot a gun before and was a little intimidated but eager. She shot a .22 rifle and thought it was fun, pretty decent shot as well. My dad got his 16 gauge pump down and she tried that out. She dropped it when it went off but I caught it before it hit the ground. The next thing I know, her eyes are huge and says "I want to do that again!!!" Needless to say, I am now looking around for a nice rifle and/or shotgun that we can take to the shooting range.

Catfish · 04-09-2009, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by cle_smoker

We went on a trip to my parents' house last week and my wife wanted to try out shooting a gun. She had never shot a gun before and was a little intimidated but eager. She shot a .22 rifle and thought it was fun, pretty decent shot as well. My dad got his 16 gauge pump down and she tried that out. She dropped it when it went off but I caught it before it hit the ground. The next thing I know, her eyes are huge and says "I want to do that again!!!" Needless to say, I am now looking around for a nice rifle and/or shotgun that we can take to the shooting range.

NICE!! Congrats, Sir! Sign her up in the NRA!

cle_smoker · 04-09-2009, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

NICE!! Congrats, Sir! Sign her up in the NRA!

Funny you should say that. Our political views don't quite line up with one another, and I have told her she can't be a bleeding heart that loves guns.

gpugliese · 04-09-2009, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by replicant_argent

I'm doing some shopping now and need something a tich smaller (for "standard" reasons) than the G17, anyone have a PPS or XD40 or 45 compact? PM if you prefer.

What's wrong with a G19 or G26?

JE3146 · 04-09-2009, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by gpugliese

What's wrong with a G19 or G26?

I agree... The G19 is THE standard for ANY handgun I pickup.

I compare any and all to it quite frequently.

Catfish · 04-10-2009, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by cle_smoker

... I have told her she can't be a bleeding heart that loves guns.

Sure she can. Absolutely. Don't think for a second you can't hug trees and support the 2nd ammendment. Matter of fact, there are quite a few dems. in the legislature that are some of the strongest allies of the NRA.

elderboy02 · 04-10-2009, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

Sure she can. Absolutely. Don't think for a second you can't hug trees and support the 2nd ammendment. Matter of fact, there are quite a few dems. in the legislature that are some of the strongest allies of the NRA.

+1. The governor of Ohio is a Dem, and he is pro gun. In fact, Gov. Strickland spoke at the Ohioans for Concealed Carry annual party in the park.

cle_smoker · 04-10-2009, 08:38 AM

I know that she can, but it has been a nice little running joke between the two of us since we got back.

floydpink · 04-10-2009, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark C

Bud's is a good place to shop. I bought a Sig P6 from them some time last year, great customer service.

Incidentally, that same P6 will likely be for sale in the near future in case anyone's interested. Just bought myself a Ruger Single Six, gotta pay for it somehow!

I'd definitely be interested, depending on price. This is one of the Sigs I have been considering and they seem to be pretty affordable, for a Sig..

replicant_argent · 04-10-2009, 03:50 PM

ugh......

I checked 4 places today. I need a couple boxes of plinking ammo in 9mm.

Shelves are so bare, they have dust on them.

I am seriously annoyed.

04-10-2009, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by replicant_argent

ugh......

I checked 4 places today. I need a couple boxes of plinking ammo in 9mm.

Shelves are so bare, they have dust on them.

I am seriously annoyed.

Ammo has gone crazy expensive and rare after the election. I was buying boxes of 5.56 for around $6 a box. I saw them in cheat as dirt and they were $13.

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Originally Posted by floydpink

I'd definitely be interested, depending on price. This is one of the Sigs I have been considering and they seem to be pretty affordable, for a Sig..

Check out CDNN as well as Buds.

Sauer Grapes · 04-10-2009, 10:08 PM

I'll try and keep this unpolitical.

Here is a list of advertisers from ABC's 20/20 Gun Special Bias.

Let these companies know you vote with your dollars. Also let ABC know you are contacting their advertisers.

Here are the advertisers for the my area at least, but the national companies are probably the same for other areas.

First break:
Dannon (DanActive)
Kohl's
Dove
Fidelity
Cialis Lilly Pharm.(might be hard for some of you to boycott this one) :-P
Universal Studios (The Soloist)
Verizon Wireless
ABC Network Commercial for Extreme Makeover Home Edition.

2nd Commercial Break:
Abilify Anti-Depressant (great commercial for an anti-gun show huh?)
PetSmart
Apple iPhone
NicoDerm CQ
New Line Cinema (ghosts of girlfriends past)
Re/Max
Bali Bras and Panties
ABC Good Morning America
ABC Castle

Third Break:
Sprint
Reclast (Osteoporosis Medicine)
H&R Block
ABC The Unusuals
Local News Commercial
Ameritel (Local Business) 301-251-0222 ;-)
Smart Balance
Melwood www.melwood.org

Fourth Break (oh why don't they do something about all the assault weapons and M16 look alikes?):
Verizon Wireless (again)
Travelers Insurance
Transitions Lenses
ABC Good Morning America
ABC Dancing with the Stars
Nature's Promise (Giant Grocery Stores) www.giantfood.com
NTB National Tire and Battery (and Merchant's)
Colonial Williamsburg, VA www.visitwilliamsburg.com

Probably the last break:
Local News
Missed one
Kohls
Dove
Universal Studios (State of Play)

Directly after the show:
Papa Johns

JE3146 · 04-10-2009, 10:22 PM

Gun Special Bias??? What are you talking about?

Sauer Grapes · 04-10-2009, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JE3146

Gun Special Bias??? What are you talking about?

No smily... but I think that is sarcasm?

Anyway, if not, ABC has an anti gun special on tonight.

04-09-2009, 12:52 PM	#702
floydpink crazy diamond Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Pete Location: Orlando Posts: 1,955 Trading: (17)	Re: First Firearm Thread. I'm a revolver fan, but am really looking at the Bersa Thunder for a BUG. That thing is nice and small. If I could have anything, it would be a Seacamp, but have no idea how to find one and a SIG P239 wouldn't be a bad option either. Aside from those, semi autos for ccw don't interest me much. __________________ "If we weren't all crazy we would go insane"

04-09-2009, 06:48 PM	#703
random0813 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: First Firearm Thread. I want the xd40 sooo badly. A few friends have it in various calibers and I can just shoot it all day without my grin going away. Found a sweet deal on it, $459.00/new, which is about a hundred less than I can find it anywhere else. So now I either have to figure out how to get my anti-gun wife to see how essential it is, or live vicariously through any of you that score this deal... http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/p...ducts_id=30988

04-09-2009, 07:33 PM	#704
Mark C Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: SE PA Posts: 674 Trading: (4)	Re: First Firearm Thread. Bud's is a good place to shop. I bought a Sig P6 from them some time last year, great customer service. Incidentally, that same P6 will likely be for sale in the near future in case anyone's interested. Just bought myself a Ruger Single Six, gotta pay for it somehow!

04-09-2009, 10:40 PM	#707
cle_smoker Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Robert Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 403 Trading: (1)	Re: First Firearm Thread. We went on a trip to my parents' house last week and my wife wanted to try out shooting a gun. She had never shot a gun before and was a little intimidated but eager. She shot a .22 rifle and thought it was fun, pretty decent shot as well. My dad got his 16 gauge pump down and she tried that out. She dropped it when it went off but I caught it before it hit the ground. The next thing I know, her eyes are huge and says "I want to do that again!!!" Needless to say, I am now looking around for a nice rifle and/or shotgun that we can take to the shooting range.

04-10-2009, 08:38 AM	#714
cle_smoker Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Robert Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 403 Trading: (1)	Re: First Firearm Thread. I know that she can, but it has been a nice little running joke between the two of us since we got back.

04-10-2009, 03:50 PM	#716
replicant_argent Gravy Boat Winnah. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Pete Location: my attorney has advised against giving this information to insane people Posts: 5,326 Trading: (22)	Re: First Firearm Thread. ugh...... I checked 4 places today. I need a couple boxes of plinking ammo in 9mm. Shelves are so bare, they have dust on them. I am seriously annoyed. __________________ www.stogietorch.com Some days call for a stiff Pomade.

04-10-2009, 10:08 PM	#718
Sauer Grapes Snatchin' yo people up Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,235 Trading: (44)	Re: First Firearm Thread. I'll try and keep this unpolitical. Here is a list of advertisers from ABC's 20/20 Gun Special Bias. Let these companies know you vote with your dollars. Also let ABC know you are contacting their advertisers. Here are the advertisers for the my area at least, but the national companies are probably the same for other areas. First break: Dannon (DanActive) Kohl's Dove Fidelity Cialis Lilly Pharm.(might be hard for some of you to boycott this one) :-P Universal Studios (The Soloist) Verizon Wireless ABC Network Commercial for Extreme Makeover Home Edition. 2nd Commercial Break: Abilify Anti-Depressant (great commercial for an anti-gun show huh?) PetSmart Apple iPhone NicoDerm CQ New Line Cinema (ghosts of girlfriends past) Re/Max Bali Bras and Panties ABC Good Morning America ABC Castle Third Break: Sprint Reclast (Osteoporosis Medicine) H&R Block ABC The Unusuals Local News Commercial Ameritel (Local Business) 301-251-0222 ;-) Smart Balance Melwood www.melwood.org Fourth Break (oh why don't they do something about all the assault weapons and M16 look alikes?): Verizon Wireless (again) Travelers Insurance Transitions Lenses ABC Good Morning America ABC Dancing with the Stars Nature's Promise (Giant Grocery Stores) www.giantfood.com NTB National Tire and Battery (and Merchant's) Colonial Williamsburg, VA www.visitwilliamsburg.com Probably the last break: Local News Missed one Kohls Dove Universal Studios (State of Play) Directly after the show: Papa Johns

04-10-2009, 10:22 PM	#719
JE3146 Jordan #2 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jordan Location: Tigard, OR Posts: 2,115 Trading: (26)	Re: First Firearm Thread. Gun Special Bias??? What are you talking about?