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Post by howler on Jun 3, 2018 1:26:04 GMT
I'm firm believer that the 10mm is a solution looking for a problem I'll stick to the 45ACP I've been using since I went into the Army in 1982. If I was in Alaska, my semi would probably be a 10mm, as the Brown are no joke.
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Post by tonystark on Jun 3, 2018 5:51:50 GMT
I'm firm believer that the 10mm is a solution looking for a problem I'll stick to the 45ACP I've been using since I went into the Army in 1982. Well thank you for your service my good Sir! I have nothing but the utmost respect for .45acp......helped win not one, but two world wars!!
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Post by tonystark on Jun 3, 2018 5:54:16 GMT
I'm firm believer that the 10mm is a solution looking for a problem I'll stick to the 45ACP I've been using since I went into the Army in 1982. If I was in Alaska, my semi would probably be a 10mm, as the Brown are no joke. Brother youâre not kidding! Part of the reason I love this Rock Island 1911 is the 16+1 capacity đ
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Post by bluetrain on Jun 3, 2018 10:23:57 GMT
My first choice is .38 Super and mine is a Colt. But I also have a 9mm, a .45 auto and a .380. Haven't had a .40 or 10mm. I don't have any revolvers but in the past I've owned .44 Special, .44 Magnum, .41 Magnum, .357 magnum, .38 Special, .38 Regular (.38 S&W) and .45 Colt. I also had a 9mm revolver. My first handgun was a .30 Mauser and that was a long time ago. It wasn't new. The more guns you have or have had, the less different from one another they become.
One relative with some experience would recommend a shotgun loaded with slugs over any handgun if you were going where bears live.
I also have a .22 but I wasn't sure if that counted or not.
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Post by tonystark on Jun 3, 2018 19:39:43 GMT
My first choice is .38 Super and mine is a Colt. But I also have a 9mm, a .45 auto and a .380. Haven't had a .40 or 10mm. I don't have any revolvers but in the past I've owned .44 Special, .44 Magnum, .41 Magnum, .357 magnum, .38 Special, .38 Regular (.38 S&W) and .45 Colt. I also had a 9mm revolver. My first handgun was a .30 Mauser and that was a long time ago. It wasn't new. The more guns you have or have had, the less different from one another they become. One relative with some experience would recommend a shotgun loaded with slugs over any handgun if you were going where bears live. I also have a .22 but I wasn't sure if that counted or not. Why donât you post your gun collection? Thereâs a place in this âother weaponsâ folder for it. Come on please??
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Post by bluetrain on Jun 3, 2018 20:46:48 GMT
I don't do photos. Don't wear a watch, don't watch TV, don't have a camera, don't have a cell phone. But I got this here computer to keep in touch with the rest of the world, parts of it, anyway. As it is, I listed all five pistols that I have. The .38 Super is a Colt. The 9mm and the .45 auto are Walthers. The .380 is a Star, rather like a miniature Colt. The .22 is a Walther, too, if you count .22s. That's it.
I've had a few rifles, too, the first ones bought when you could buy them through the mail. Some of the more interesting rifles I've had included a Lee-Enfield No. 4 sniper with case (no spotter scope, though), a No. 3 made in 1957, a .22 SMLE made in 1914, an H&R .45-70 reproduction Springfield, an FN 1949 in .30-06. Probably the most interesting revolver I ever had was a pre-war registered .357 Magnum (not in very good shape). All of this is over the space of over 50 years.
I've owned a few swords, too, but not as many as I wish. There must be a thread for wishes.
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Post by tonystark on Jun 3, 2018 22:36:51 GMT
No worries, I get it đ Youâve had a pretty broad variety of both handguns AND rifles! I enjoy .38 Super as well by the way. Some think its even better than 9mm! Ohhhh that Enfield must have been a beaut!! Hey, why donât you start a âSwords I Wish I hadâ thread? Iâve got more than a few entries I can think of! LOL
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Post by bluetrain on Jun 3, 2018 23:57:18 GMT
There was a thread about swords you wish they'd make. Problem is, just like guns, I couldn't afford another one no matter what. I'm retired now; money's tight but not too tight.
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Post by tonystark on Jun 4, 2018 22:56:01 GMT
Huh, Iâll have to look that up. I hear ya, moneyâs tight here too. Even having insurance doesnât mean you donât end up with medical bills, and the fact that Iâve had to sell 6 of my treasured swords just shows youâre not alone! đ
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2018 16:51:21 GMT
Someone handed me a standard RI 45 and another walking by said "has all the bells and whistles" but I could not easily see a sight picture in the daylight. There are lots of sights options for them though and I may have been just not giving it a chance. Still, for my taste, a standard offering would have had sights I can see easily. I'm no pistelero though.
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Post by bluetrain on Jun 5, 2018 17:55:24 GMT
Older handguns and current models made to original specifications, like the first .45 auto, are considered to have had rather small sights. But then, they may have had different ideas of what was realistically possible with a handgun in combat. It isn't target shooting, even thought the object is still to hit something.
So more expensive handguns in the past and those specifically set up for target shooting usually had better sights. Some even had elaborate sights with mirrors (I kid you not) as well as naturally being adjustable. I do not know when such things started appearing on handguns but they were around by 1900. Better sights were followed by special grips, trigger shoes and trigger jobs. Anything you can do to get the target to hold still will also be worth doing.
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Post by Croccifixio on Jun 6, 2018 8:30:26 GMT
Still tempted to get this, especially since gun prices will be raised by July. The primer drag issue isn't too bad for me, and the majority of reviews still have good guns past thousands of rounds.
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Post by tonystark on Jun 6, 2018 15:27:39 GMT
Believe me Crocc the temptation to buy one is great, but what if the firing pin breaks when you need your gun to go bang?! Not everyoneâs broke at 900 rounds. Some people said it happened much sooner, and thatâs not the only problem. I know you already saw the MAC video on it, and his trigger assembly spring broke. A failure to fire of any kind is bad enough, but at least itâs something you can clear quickly (with enough practice). A firing pin snapping and a trigger spring giving out gives you a dead gun, and itâs not even big enough to flip around and use to pistol whip someone trying to attack you! Donât get me wrong, I think the gun is awesome, but if I have to wonder whether itâs one of the few âgood modelsâ or itâs going to fail, then thatâs a lot of extra worrying I donât want to do. If they can fix those critical problems Iâll be right there with you buying one! Well not literally đ
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Post by wlewisiii on Jun 7, 2018 22:18:44 GMT
If you want a gun that always goes bang, stick to simple, proven firearms. Walther PPK style blowbacks. 1911 clones. Smith & Wesson K or J frame revolvers. Old. Simple. Proven.
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Post by bluetrain on Jun 8, 2018 5:22:20 GMT
A revolver is anything but simple but I take your point. A firing pin or spring that breaks seems like a reflection of poor quality. And yet this is a Sig. Certain Ruger models used a lot of springs but never had problems with springs.
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Post by Croccifixio on Jun 9, 2018 11:33:52 GMT
Decided on a Shield 45 or a S&W/Ruger 38/357 Revolver instead next month. :p
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Post by reynolds on Oct 29, 2018 3:30:30 GMT
Sig's quality-control has really gone into the toilet in the past few years and their customer support is non-existent. I would never touch one, of any model or caliber. When a company doesn't care to stand behind their product 1000%, they dont get my money, ever.
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Post by reynolds on Oct 29, 2018 3:36:49 GMT
I'm firm believer that the 10mm is a solution looking for a problem I'll stick to the 45ACP I've been using since I went into the Army in 1982. Well thank you for your service my good Sir! I have nothing but the utmost respect for .45acp......helped win not one, but two world wars!! if you're actually attacked by a brown bear, any pistol will prove to be a joke, unless you're very lucky, cause you'll need a brain hit to stop one, reliably. 100 lb deer often run a few seconds after being hit thru the chest with a 12 ga slug or 45-70 jhp, so why would a 500+ lb bear be easier to stop, eh? If i was worried about bears, I'd keep a 30-06 autoloader, like a Remington 748, on an assault sling, and get in a lot of practice on small, fast-moving targets, at 10m and less. Then i could also bust bears, or elk, moose, caribou, mountain goat or sheep, at 200 yds. The pistol is for when you get ambushed in your sleeping bag. Shove it up under his chin or to his temple and a 9mm will suffice. Dont waste your time/money on a "bear pistol". You are literally more likely to be killed or maimed by a lightning strike than by a bear. Even in 'bear country" dogs and men are thousands of times more likely to be a problem for you than bears. Big, heavy pistols are not worth much vs dogs or men, cause they are not controlable enough in rapidfire, wont be ccw'd, ammo costs too much, to practice with (enough to be truly capable with it.) That takes thousands of rds per year of disciplined, appropriate practice, which almost nobody gets. Bears charge 50 fps, and you wont be hitting that fast moving a brain-circle beyond about 5m, with any reliability, so you'll only get one, maybe 2 good tries at stopping him with a controlable pistol. With one that's got heavy recoil, you'll get only ONE shot, so dont hit him in the chest with it. The brain of mammals always has at least 4-5 second's worth of oxygenated blood in the cranium. Many bear charges are bluffs, they stop or veer off at 5 yds or so. A shot over their heads at 20 ft might run them off. If you WOUND them, one or both of you is going to die in the next few seconds.
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