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Post by sonofarwyn on Dec 10, 2019 18:10:28 GMT
Nice to see the old S&W wheelguns getting some love. My first handgun was a 25-5 in .45 Colt. I still have that gun.
Used to carry it when I did varmint work. First two rounds were snake shot for rattlers and scorpions. The last 4 were 250 grain silvertips.
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Post by susieqz on Dec 11, 2019 1:20:25 GMT
nothing more beautiful than older S&WS. I do have some semi autos but they are just utilitarian. i had holsters made for them that would fit on my western belt. i don't leave the house unarmed in snake season. i can't seem to post a pic of my gun.
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Post by Gunnar Wolfgard on Dec 11, 2019 13:58:32 GMT
nothing more beautiful than older S&WS. I do have some semi autos but they are just utilitarian. i had holsters made for them that would fit on my western belt. i don't leave the house unarmed in snake season. i can't seem to post a pic of my gun. Susieqz you sound like a Texas or at least out west girl with your six shooters, western holsters and rattlesnakes. Have you ever used the mini mag shotshells ? They're a 22 but instead of a lead bullet it has shot in it like a shotgun shell.
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Post by susieqz on Dec 11, 2019 15:21:45 GMT
shot shells don't work. plus, there's no glory in killing a snake with shot. it has to be a bullet to count. i'm high plains, not texas.
texas is mostly strip malls. this is cattle country.
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Post by Gunnar Wolfgard on Dec 11, 2019 18:20:42 GMT
Oops, didn't know there was glory in shooting a snake but then I'm from high mountains not high plains.
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Post by Gunnar Wolfgard on Dec 11, 2019 21:42:38 GMT
A .22 shot shell seems like it would be very weak. Would that really work on a large snake outside of striking distance? That's what they're made for, close range snakes or small birds. A guy who moved up here from Texas gave me a box and said that's what they used them for down there. I used one to take a squirrel out who was destroying my bird feeder. He ran about twenty five feet before going spread eagle on a snow pile. So I can say for sure they'll take a squirrel out from ten to fifteen feet away.
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Post by amstel78 on Jan 10, 2020 20:42:19 GMT
I have a PA LTCW (license to carry concealed weapon) permit. I only carry in states that have reciprocity agreements with PA. Unfortunately, NY and NYC where I spend most of time during the week for work does not recognize it. When I do carry, I usually have one or two pistols in rotation. One is 9mm XD-E, and the other a Glock 19X. Sometimes I'll mix things up and carry a Para Elite Officer 1911. All are worn with a corresponding OWB kydex holster.
I carry primarily for self-defense.
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Post by theophilus736 on Feb 6, 2020 21:16:27 GMT
Carry everywhere I can, primarily appendix. Its just the fastest draw method.
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Post by sonofarwyn on Feb 23, 2020 17:06:10 GMT
I carry for self defense as well, but on the hip. Seen a couple of examples of unintentional discharges with appendix that made me a bit leery of carrying that way. That, and I'm older and dont have a six pack! I rotate a Sig P365XL, a Canik TP9SF Elite, and a Walther PPS.
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Post by Lord Newport on Feb 23, 2020 19:13:16 GMT
I carry for self defense as well, but on the hip. Seen a couple of examples of unintentional discharges with appendix that made me a bit leery of carrying that way. That, and I'm older and dont have a six pack! I rotate a Sig P365XL, a Canik TP9SF Elite, and a Walther PPS. Appendix carry by well trained fit professionals is one thing. Watching well trained fit professionals on YouTube and thinking you are too is another. I am always amazed by the number of people who have CCW's, carry guns daily and have no professional training.
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Post by theophilus736 on Feb 23, 2020 20:12:40 GMT
Doesn't matter where on your body you carry if you don't have training. You're dangerous, but not the good kind, if you don't have training.
I'd rather have someone who is untrained carry appendix honestly. If they have a negligent discharge it's into their pelvis, and not backwards or sideways at me.
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Post by susieqz on Feb 23, 2020 21:01:23 GMT
i don't understand untrained people at all. training is a great deal of fun.
i think part of the problem is people get the wrong gun. they shoot magnum rounds n find out the gun hurts to shoot. so they go to a range but don't shoot enow to become proficient .
i'm convinced that a few thousand 22lr rounds are better training. yup, skill with easy rounds does cross over.
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Post by sonofarwyn on Feb 25, 2020 1:32:39 GMT
Absolutely. I have been shooting since I was 9. Trained by my dad, who was a master certified instructor by the NRA and member of the Air Force pistol team. I still dont consider myself anything other than an amateur, and I still take trading classes.
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Post by Lord Newport on Feb 25, 2020 2:57:09 GMT
Absolutely. I have been shooting since I was 9. Trained by my dad, who was a master certified instructor by the NRA and member of the Air Force pistol team. I still dont consider myself anything other than an amateur, and I still take trading classes. Technically, unless we are being paid for it, we are all amateurs. Far too many CCW holders are unaware of the difference between marksmanship training and tactical training.
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Post by Lord Newport on Mar 5, 2020 4:09:00 GMT
Just picked up a new carry gun...HK VP9 sk... I am very impressed with my perfomance with the weapon... will have to add it to my CCW as soon as it passes reliability testing.
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Post by susieqz on Mar 5, 2020 5:41:19 GMT
i don't know how you get accuracy with such a heavy trigger. that said, hk means quality.
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Post by Lord Newport on Mar 5, 2020 6:20:39 GMT
i don't know how you get accuracy with such a heavy trigger. that said, hk means quality. How heavy do you think trigger is? Compared to what? Trigger control is a valuable skill to master ... makes it possible to be competent with most anything. It has been my experience that those who have not mastered trigger control and the other fundamentals of marksmanship hide hide behind light / single action triggers; the gun goes off only halfway thru their flinch...
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Post by susieqz on Mar 5, 2020 6:51:09 GMT
since i sometimes get a one hole group at 25 yards, i doubt there's much flinching involved. i have a permanent callus on my thumb from thumbing a trigger. mostly, i prescision shoot at 25 n 50 yards, but i also shoot from the hip, which most people think is impossible. that's why i only need 6 shots.
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Post by Lord Newport on Mar 5, 2020 14:36:17 GMT
since i sometimes get a one hole group at 25 yards, i doubt there's much flinching involved. i have a permanent callus on my thumb from thumbing a trigger. mostly, i prescision shoot at 25 n 50 yards, but i also shoot from the hip, which most people think is impossible. that's why i only need 6 shots. So you are shooting a revolver using a single action trigger? What revolver? What caliber? You certainly are not flinching...
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Post by susieqz on Mar 5, 2020 17:28:38 GMT
S&w 15-4. the most accurate gun i've ever seen. it's a 38.
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