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How many loungers got guns for Christmas?
January 3, 2012 at
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I got plenty of ammo, but no guns.....
linly [telegraph.co.uk]
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According to the FBI, over 1.5 million background checks on customers were requested by gun dealers to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System in December. Nearly 500,000 of those were in the six days before Christmas.It was the highest number ever in a single month, surpassing the previous record set in November. |
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I never realized just how many makers and styles of handgun there are. And ammo.... my God ammo. so much gimmicky ammo. That is what I am looking at tonight is reputable places to buy ammo and what kind.
I never realized just how many makers and styles of handgun there are. And ammo.... my God ammo. so much gimmicky ammo. That is what I am looking at tonight is reputable places to buy ammo and what kind.
Self-defense, "real" ammo is not going to be cheap. It's not. About $1/round. The cheapest I've found has actually been at gun shows.
For target practice, my favorite is American Eagle 147grain, which can be heard to find. 115 Gr is also fine, just be aware that it will be more 'snappy' when you shoot it. I like to practice with the heavier 147gr ammo because my carry ammo is also 147gr.
Wal-Mart is a pretty decent place to get ammo, you can get the Winchester White Box (WWB) for about $20. It's 100 rounds of 115gr 9mm.
Set up a deal alert for 9mm in Hot Deals, we do get quite a few deals for 1000 round buys.
Man hands?
"With an overall length of just 5.5 inches a height of 3.96 inches, and weighing just under a pound"
I was pretty concerned with it being so light that the kick on it would be a lot for me to handle with my first gun.
Self-defense, "real" ammo is not going to be cheap. It's not. About $1/round. The cheapest I've found has actually been at gun shows.
For target practice, my favorite is American Eagle 147grain, which can be heard to find. 115 Gr is also fine, just be aware that it will be more 'snappy' when you shoot it. I like to practice with the heavier 147gr ammo because my carry ammo is also 147gr.
Wal-Mart is a pretty decent place to get ammo, you can get the Winchester White Box (WWB) for about $20. It's 100 rounds of 115gr 9mm.
Set up a deal alert for 9mm in Hot Deals, we do get quite a few deals for 1000 round buys.
I appreciate everyone's help a lot
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they will have specials listed for ammo all the time from reputable places.
some that i order from all the time include cabela's, sportsmans guide, Natchez Shooters Supplies
good brands for target include Winchester white box, Remington UMC, PMC Bronze, Federal American Eagle, Speer Lawman.
I avoid Prvi, Fiocchi, Herters, Brown Bear and all it's derivatives, anything that is steel cased for the most part.
For carry ammo i second the Hornady Critical Defense suggestion, which i would follow with speer gold dot, then federal hydrashok as the third choice.
As to the recommendation of a ruger MK III or Browning buckmark for a 22 versus the Mosquito, as someone who owns all three, the first two are really totally different types of guns than the mosquito.
the mosquito is a traditional semi auto type pistol while the Buckmark and MK III are more target variants.
For holsters i like the Blackhawk Serpa CQC line as they can be setup either as a belt holster or a paddle holster and they have a positive lock to them. they can be easily drawn one handed even with the lock and with the quick disconnect system, you can easily mount an extra mount in a vehicle to allow for carry in a vehicle without needing to rig anything special. when you leave the vehicle you simply disconnect fro the mount in the vehicle and connect it to the belt loop or paddle you are wearing. means you can have the best of both worlds very easily.
I'd put them above my beretta PX4, but below the Kimber, both the H&K USP and P30, and above any glock i've ever owned.
As far as gun for the price, they are very hard to beat.
it took me a solid two hours to get all of it out of the slide rails and the frame but once i did, i've yet to have anymore FTF or FTE with CCI mini mags, which is all i use for 22 ammo.
it took me a solid two hours to get all of it out of the slide rails and the frame but once i did, i've yet to have anymore FTF or FTE with CCI mini mags, which is all i use for 22 ammo.
all i use on everything i own.
all i use on everything i own.
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