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Smiling Jack posted:Don't get the XDS Why?
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Smiling Jack posted:Price point isn't much improved over the Glock and it has a grip safety. Earlier generations has serious reliability issues. I've never held a Glock that felt comfortable, so they're out right off the bat. I borrowed a Shield a couple of weeks ago...it shot well, but didn't feel especially well put together.
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Jan 30, 2017 04:31
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Dead Reckoning posted:22lr would probably meet your needs just as well, but yeah, .223 is fine. If you have prior shooting experience, or want to hunt, there are more optimal calibers out there, but they are all more expensive to feed than a .223. Any particular brands that you are looking at? That's what I was thinking. 22LR is much cheaper for ammo and probably the rifle itself.
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Jan 31, 2017 03:13
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But how much will they slow me down when I'm out 'softin?
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Jan 31, 2017 03:29
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sky shark posted:Unless you are hunting or otherwise involved in shotgun shooting sports, there's no reason to own a shotgun anymore. Rifles are better in every way. Home defense.
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Jan 31, 2017 18:39
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I actually have a hard time believing that.my kinda ape posted:Just pulled the trigger (heh) and bought my first big boy rifle off gunbroker. A PTR-91 GIR. A good idea. My first rifle was from gunbroker...a 1944 US-issue Garand with what appears to be the original furniture. 
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Jan 31, 2017 18:44
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That's definitely interesting. Gonna have to watch a bunch more youtube videos of dudes shooting stuff with guns I don't have.
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Jan 31, 2017 19:01
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Pesticide20 posted:Just want to throw out that by larger I meant frame size, not caliber. Not that I'm opposed to getting something in .45, just was wondering what's decent these days, as every time I look at pistols I almost feel overwhelmed by the options. Get a 1911. Unless you're a loving communist/terrorist sympathizer.
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Feb 2, 2017 05:53
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I've only put about 3k rounds through mine, but that seems exaggerated. I've never had to do more than a standard teardown for cleaning/oiling. It's a little more complicated than, say, a Beretta, but if it's not your first time cracking open a pistol you can probably figure it out without youtube.
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Feb 2, 2017 06:07
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Found a semi-local gun range that has a great selection of pistols for rent, and there's a price break at three. What is the difference between the Glock 30SF and 30 Gen 4? I see a bunch of contradictory nonsense on various forums, but on Glock's own website the specs are loving identical and so are the apparent features in the images. It's not the same photo, but it might as well be the same gun pictured twice.
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Feb 3, 2017 01:52
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Syrian Lannister posted:Have you checked the Glock thread in TFR? No, I can only handle so much self-fellatio before I lose interest and re-proclaim that I'll never own a glock. But this page actually has some side-by sides of the standard G30 and the SF, AND a description of the difference. The SF's backstrap has 3mm taken out. Fake edit:  Nevermind, the Glocks run $200-300 more than the Springfield and M&P I'm looking at.
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Feb 3, 2017 02:52
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That's basically what I'm doing, if I go with the M&P, but the price is actually a little better than that. The XDS will be about 450, the various G30s are 650+.
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Feb 3, 2017 02:57
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I've never seen one of those or even heard of it until now. I recommend finding a place that carries them and let her handle it. Even better would be finding a range that'll rent one out.
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Feb 3, 2017 16:33
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A few of their models are built on old hardware from other companies. Taurus bought an old Beretta factory and continued operations with the same tooling and workers, just rebranding the product as the PT-92. I've actually heard the reliability is good, though. Edit: Here's a pretty interesting review of the Curve. Godholio fucked around with this message at 16:41 on Feb 3, 2017 |
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Feb 3, 2017 16:38
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Went shooting today. Also found out that a medical marijuana card is a DQ for a concealed carry permit until the card expires + 1 year, because in the eyes of the ATF, you're admitting to addiction to a Schedule 1 drug. 
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Feb 12, 2017 05:00
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Who makes a good hard case? Rifle and pistol sizes. Obviously Pelican, but I really hate the pricetag, but I also don't want to drop a cool $50 on a Plano that's going to shatter after 8 minutes of UV exposure.
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Feb 15, 2017 04:49
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A Pelican long enough to hold an M1 costs about 40% of what I paid for my M1. Edit: I'll probably end up doing it, but I don't want to give up yet. Godholio fucked around with this message at 05:22 on Feb 15, 2017 |
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Feb 15, 2017 05:19
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Voted 5. Rented a used XDS 45 yesterday. Took a while to get used to the trigger, but after I did I got a lot more accurate; I started off really low. Also the first time I've used fiber optic sights...a little different, but quicker to get used to than the trigger. The recoil was kind of surprising, I think because the M&P Shield uses some kind of dark magic to suppress the recoil, so I was expecting something a bit more like that. Logically, of course this little guy is harsher than a full-size 1911. The Shield wins on price and recoil, the XDS wins on overall comfort, build quality (the Shield I shot was brand new but felt as rattley as the most beat-to-gently caress M9 I ever qualified on), ease of magazine loading, and Springfield's giving away 4 mags with any 45 purchase for the next couple of months. I think I'm still leaning toward the Springfield. Once I got used to the trigger and the recoil, I found myself enjoying it. Definitely going to need to practice, whichever one I end up with.
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Feb 18, 2017 19:12
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EVA BRAUN BLOWJOBS posted:What ammunition do you guys like for 40? I've mostly shot Federal and Remington for long guns. Federal gets kind of expensive. For killing sheets of paper? I usually go with Winchester's white box stuff that's cheap and available everywhere. I've never had a problem in...I dunno, 4000 rounds or so. If I'm going to carry, I've just stuck with Hydra Shok.
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Feb 19, 2017 04:55
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Even though I loving love upstate NY, the SAFE Act crossed it off the list of places I'd live.
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Feb 20, 2017 01:54
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Advice request: SA XDS .45, $425 + four free magazines (not sure what capacity) or M&P Shield .45, $345 + $72 for three extra 7-rd mags, $417 total I wanted to rent both, but nobody in town has a Shield .45. 
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Feb 22, 2017 18:16
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sky shark posted:Why .45 over 9mm? More bullets = better than, and the Shield 9mm is so thin & easy to conceal. A few smaller reasons that, individually, wouldn't be deciding factors. I already have a 45 but no 9mm, and I want some commonality among my guns. So far nothing I own shares ammo. I'm still not thrilled with 9mm ballistics. I know, it's generally fine, but so is 45. And I was considering the 9mm, but then this Shield sale hit so I'm back to my original preference. The 45 is only .04" wider, so that's a non-issue. And if I don't like it, I can flip it and probably make a profit on either of these.
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Feb 23, 2017 03:40
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Ack. Ok, so that mil/LE sale on M&P 45 Shield...they've got the other calibers and various other options on sale too. If you back up the menu a bit you can see the other brands. I don't know if anyone's in the market for something like that, but $325ish for a 9mm or 40 Shield seems pretty legit. You can find them for the same price on gunbroker if you're patient, but they usually go for higher. Great. Now I really need to decide what I want.
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Feb 24, 2017 00:41
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Asking the store to hold the gun until my CCW comes through so I don't have to pay an extra background check fee. I don't care about the check itself, but I hate paying for something that I'll be exempt from sometime next month.
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Feb 24, 2017 18:28
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Put 100 rds through the Shield 9 today.
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Mar 4, 2017 04:16
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Goddamn, steel targets are expensive.
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Mar 5, 2017 21:16
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The Rat posted:For real, easily worth the weight penalty for the time you save walking back and forth to check the target. Oh I don't care about that, I just didn't want to spend $500+ to have a handful of small targets set up. But I also don't want to deal with the kind of fragmentation/ricochet risk you get with non AR steel.
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Mar 6, 2017 22:39
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It stands for "abrasion resistance." The hardness of the steel is listed as AR400, AR500, etc. The higher the number, the harder the steel. Generally for handguns AR500 is good enough, AR550 for most rifles. You want the bullet to shatter on impact, not have any energy absorbed by the target. The fragments spray off radially almost 90* out from the angle of impact...I think there's about a 20* or 30* window, though. AR400 or other, softer steels will flex enough that the bullet may not entirely shatter, and can send fragments toward the shooter or spectators on the line. Thickness also plays a role...seems like most of these targets are about 3/8" thick. If you go too thin, flexing is again a problem. Edit: Steel core or penetrator ammo is a whole other can of worms.
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Mar 6, 2017 23:02
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Bought a bunch of lumber to build a target stand. 
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Mar 10, 2017 03:47
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Hey, so that M&P Shield I just bought is now $245 after a $75 S&W rebate. 
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Apr 1, 2017 20:14
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Suicide Watch posted:Can the bunch of you guys who own plate carriers post photos of yourselves wearing them over your blazers? preferably wearing raybans with hands in pockets if you can. thanks in advance This, but Oakley Gascans.
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Apr 7, 2017 04:19
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loving TFR got me looking at night sights. Goddamnit. Truglo makes some interesting stuff, but not for the Shield it seems.
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Apr 7, 2017 04:46
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Mike-o posted:That's pretty sweet, I've got a thing for unmolested M-16s/Vietnam era looking ones. Same. If I ever bother building an AR, I want one like that.
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May 11, 2017 02:12
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S&W offers its discount to disabled vets, AD, guard/reserve, and retirees.
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May 12, 2017 02:56
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McNally posted:Is there a percentage minimum for disabled vets? I think most of us rate at least 0% and that still somehow qualifies. You can probably get by with a VA document. Or find one of their dealers who knows what's up.
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May 12, 2017 05:16
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I like the Beretta. Some new grips make a world of difference...I love shooting it now.
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May 14, 2017 16:37
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You just gonna stand there and watch me float here, or give me a hand rear end in a top hat? 
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May 15, 2017 06:28
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You overpaid by about $100 compared to what was happening last month. But don't feel bad, I did too because I bought a month before prices went whatever the opposite of ballistic is.
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May 18, 2017 01:19
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It's not a slide release, it's a slide lock. You're not supposed to do it that way (which is dumb, I think).
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May 18, 2017 06:11
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Almost broke my brain when I realized (a season later) that Erin from The Office was Blowjob Girl.
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