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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.

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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.

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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

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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!

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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 :r

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Quoted for truth. :tu :ss

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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.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cle_smoker (Post 329439) 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! :tu

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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. :D

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What's wrong with a G19 or G26?

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

I compare any and all to it quite frequently.

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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.

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+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.

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

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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..

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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.

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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.

Check out CDNN as well as Buds.

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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

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

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

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

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Have you seen where the adminstration has done away with selling fired brass to anyone who will not shred it to where it can not be reloaded. Thanks Obama thats what we needed another reason for ammo companies to shut down, and drive up prices again.

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Junior, that was shut down less than 48hrs. after it was mandated by the DoD. Thanks to active supporters on the 2nd ammendment, congress-critters across the country were inundated with emails, phone calls and letters demanding an answer to the DoD deciding it didn't need the revenue from proceeds of sales of usable brass to ammunition makers across the country in lieu of the massively reduced proceeds that would come as a result of selling mutilated brass to China.

Using this as a prime example, I highly encourage any of you NOT currently involved in the effort to watchdog the govt. in their DAILY efforts to reduce our constitutionally guaranteed right to bear arms to get involved NOW.

PM me PLEASE and I will be MORE than happy to send you links to organizations that are on OUR SIDE but NEED YOUR HELP.

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I don't watch much TV other than 24, Lost, and The Office... so no.. I was being serious...

Were they commenting ON the anti-gun bias? or was it a show WITH anti-gun bias?

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With. to the extreme.

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Didn't see the anti-gun special myself, but apparantly it was so compelling that my friend's girlfriend (who has never fired a shot in her life) went out and joined the NRA. :tu

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It warms me to the core to read that. :tu

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A bunch of us on AR15.com helped shut that down as well as other 2nd amendment supporters. I thought it was amazing that they actually listened to us :)

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Very nice! :wo :dance: :D

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You and the (for the most part) fine people that frequent AR15.com are fine Americans, sir. :usa:wnr:dance::ss:wo

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Thanks for all that you do as well! :tu

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I think that was still pretty generous :r

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That Sir, Is about the extent of my political correctness. :ss:fu:tu

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till want to know where I can get one of these

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Thanks Catfish I hadn't heard that it was shut down. I guess I need to keep up with these things a little better. I am sure they will figure out another way to screw us on the ammo.

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This is worth a read it you have a chance.

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Finally got off my butt and modified my KAC M5 RAS to fit over my dissipator's carbine gas block.... Only took me 2 years... :r

Little dremel action :D

I shot some pics, but they suck... need more light :(

So I'll just be a tease instead :D

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So I bought another gun...


Craigslist ad...Mossberg 5500 12 ga, very cheap, hardly used. I know they are sketchy, but I put 25 through it as soon as I got it and it performed great.

Was wondering if anyone had the link that was up on CS to the site that had pdf's of many manuals....

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Nice pickup! :tu

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Thanks...another couple weeks and the AR should be ready to go :tu

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I am a Mossberg fan. I have had quite a few over the years. I have a 590 in the house right now just in case.

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I've been a Rem fan. I know that between Mos and Rem (at least with shotguns) you are getting a quality firearm for a reasonable price, but I've been partial to Rems (I have a 500 20ga and a 870 12ga). But after reading the less than favorable reviews of the 5500, and then shooting it after paying next to nothing, I am very pleased.

My just in case is an 870 12ga, with a 18in iron sight smooth bore. In my opinion, one of the best shotgun configurations out there. Cheap slugs good to 80 yards for hunting, good bbl for 00 buck, and I can switch to the field bbl for upland/trap.

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I just saw this on CNBC: titled "Assault Weapons 'Nuts' for Ordinary Citizens http://www.cnbc.com/id/30266124

What a quote from Ed Rendell, Gov. of Pennsylvania :: "Assault weapons are difficult to operate, they jam easily. If you want a gun to protect your home it's the last thing you should have".. :mad:

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Nothing like a democrat giving gun advise. :r

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A crowbar could be an "assault weapon".
Even a ball point pen could be one.

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Finally found ammo at Walmart! I can go to the range without using my last box now. :D

They had PLENTY of 9mm for only like $8.50 per box of 50. Almost made me with I had a 9mm to buy ammo for.

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My range actually had Speer Gold Dot short barrel ammo for my 38 the other day as well as wad cutters for target. First time in a LONG time.

Maybe the post election panic has ended and the market is about to be flooded with cheap ammo and hardly used handguns......:dance:

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Well I am kind of the opposite. The reason I prefer the Mos is the safety. I prefer where it is on the mossy vs the Rem. I have one of the upper end Mos shotguns the 590, and it is great. The only thing I am going to have to do is put ghost ring sights on it. Rems are great guns have used the wingmasters a many of times while hunting, and it was a beautiful gun.

You know how it is to each his own.

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That's what I am waiting for. I jumped on some good deals quickly, before stock all ran out. Now I'm waiting for the over-restocking to hit so the prices will have to drop back down. I don't see it happening too soon. I was reading that some manufacturers are a year backordered.

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Did pick up a box of Winchester Ranger today at a fun shop as well. Two years ago I was seeing defense rounds at $25 per box of $50, so just over $30 isn't near as big of an increase as the target rounds have seen. I still think it's too expensive though, but it took ever defense round I had to fill my existing clips so I wanted to have one spare box.

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I think most people would agree with you on that one. But after shooting the Rem so often (was my first gun), it is second nature to me. The location on the Moss is very convenient and intuitive though.