The I LOVE THIS GUN Thread

[MN_Smurf]

Originally Posted by HardCase

I was looking at a cheapo H&R single shot in a shop just the other day. It was crude and ugly, but I'm guessing it works just fine and I may decide to go that route for now, then get a nicer one sometime if/when they become available.

I have a single shot H&R in fully rifled 12ga...it's not a bad gun for the price.

[Sniper X]

Originally Posted by MN_Smurf

I have a single shot H&R in fully rifled 12ga...it's not a bad gun for the price.

Plus you can stick many different center fire barrels on it to make it just about any calibre rifle.

[East Coast Rider]

Originally Posted by a1fa

What does the mass think about XD in .40?

I have a 4" XD in .40 cal. Like it very much. Accurate, and it eats everything I feed it, including the "dreaded" Winchester white box ammo, both FMJ and HP. It rides in my glove box or my tank bag, depending on if I'm trucking it or biking it. Name's not Sally, either...

[Andylaser]

This one does it for me.

[Rusty Rocket]

Originally Posted by Andylaser

This one does it for me.

What is that? I never saw one of those at band camp.

[soyanarchisto]

Originally Posted by DireWolf

.40's for limp wristed Sallys.

Well just call me Long Tall Sally then. I have an XDM in .40

[doc_ricketts]

Originally Posted by CodeMonkee

Fixed what?



My philosophy is the same as for humans; if you are going to shoot, shoot to incapacitate - i.e., no warning shots.

Besides, while a warning shot might work on a human, I doubt that a bear knows you just shot at it - all it knows is that there was a loud noise.

That said, the threat of bears is very low. You are more likely to encounter a feral dog than a bear, and bears more often tend to try to avoid humans.

I wanted a large caliber powerful handgun that was light enough to carry such that I would not be having to decide whether to leave it at home because it was so heavy.

Would I prefer a large powerful rifle if I had to shoot a dangerous animal? Sure, but I doubt I would carry that rifle unless I was hunting.

It is just a matter of advantages v. disadvantages. No gun is perfect. At this point in time the S&W 329PD is the compromise I am willing to live with in certain situations. Or it could just be an excuse to get another gun.

The only place you need to worry about brown bears or the more probable threat, a mad moose, is in Alaska (or some smaller regions of Canada). And if you are tramping around the bush, you need to carry a rifle and not a pistol. My guide gun in 45/70 is pretty damn easy to carry and I have even been tempted to make an (illegal) pistol grip for it. You could still grip the forestock really well and get off a high velocity 405 or 500 grain round to stop a charging moose or brownie. I certainly would not trust a .500 S&W or any other pistol. A revolver can get you several rounds off pretty fast, but skill with a lever action can get you about the same number much better aimed. You might get off one well aimed round, but to bring that bad boy down for a second kill shot would be pretty hard with all that adrenaline running through your brain. But if you are going to carry a pistol, then this is the only one to consider:

[ttpete]

Originally Posted by Rusty Rocket

What is that? I never saw one of those at band camp.

Chicago Piano.....

[CodeMonkee]

Originally Posted by HardCase

The only handgun I've ever used or carried that gives me something approaching confidence against a brown bear is this:



There is something about the 500. It just flattens shit.

Nothing is magic - not even my lever action .45-70 would be magic against an angry/upset grizzly.

It is all about what you are willing to carry.

I am not willing to carry something as heavy as any .500 handgun, I prefer something less than 30 ounces. At the same time, I don't want to shoot anything that recoils more than the 329PD does. I know the Taurus Ti Tracker in .357 is neither reliable nor powerful enough, and the Taurus Ti .44 Mag cylinders are too short to work with bear loads, so the S&W it is.

Like I said, I doubt I will ever encounter a brown bear - I never did all the months I was in Alaska, and I spent time in Denali, on the Kenai and on the coast near Ketchikan. Plenty of moose. I also spent a few days in Glacier near Polebridge. I saw tracks and scat, but no bears.

The whole "what gun should I have for bear protection" thing is way overblown. More people are hurt and killed by moose than by bears.

[Squidward]

Originally Posted by EvilGenius

Hmm...







"The Safe-T-Blok for Glock Pistols
Saf-T-Blok's "behind the trigger" safety augments the Glock safe-action trigger to prevent accidental discharge.

Saf-T-Blok snaps easily into place and stays firmly in place until it is ejected by the trigger finger. Independent tests by Performance Shooting, Inc. showed that "Zero" time was added to the draw and firing of the weapon."

Here an interesting and inexpensive safety idea..

http://youtu.be/bTalnzcO0xk

[EvilGenius]

Originally Posted by Squidward

Here an interesting and inexpensive safety idea..

http://youtu.be/bTalnzcO0xk

Ah, but you're not speshul forces.

[Schatzman]

My new AR with a 300 Black Out receiver. This is going to become the idiotic over done zombie gun. The 300 black out round is awesome. The whole gun was built by a local gun smith in NH. Their website is here http://www.umlaut-industries.com/index.php. Guy who runs the shop is awesome. If you are in NH and looking to buy something different and local made I recommend Umlaut Industries.

Oh I picked the color from a sample book for cerakote colors. I might have it redone. I decided to take a gamble and can't make up my mind if i like the color or not.



I am going to give it a real test in the next week or so using these as targets

You can get them herehttp://zombieindustries.com/shop/cat...ombie-targets/

[GoGo Gadget]

Originally Posted by Schatzman

Oh I picked the color from a sample book for cerakote colors. I might have it redone. I decided to take a gamble and can't make up my mind if i like the color or not.

Is it really that Key Lime Pie color in real life?

[Schatzman]

Originally Posted by GoGo Gadget

Is it really that Key Lime Pie color in real life?

Haha no it is more mint. Not vibrant. It is more pasty then the picture depicts. Everyone always got OD green or tan. So I decided to risk the $100 bucks. There is a neon pink called sherif pink haha. I was tempted for the idiotic over done look. I can't tell if I hate or love it yet. It has been growing on me.

[pilot]

Do you know what the twist is in that 300 Blackout barrel?