Is it just me, or does anyone else sigh and roll their eyes when they see a non-law enforcement officer openly carrying around a gun in a place like a store or a movie theater?
Other than glocks explode if you look at them funny, yes.
QFT
And: Glock=stovepipe.
Sometimes I roll my eyes. I was taught that your gun is like your penis, you shouldn't whip it out in public. Besides, if I was a criminal I would shoot the fuck out of the person with a gun first, but knowing people CC it would deter me from being criminal because you never know who has a gun on you. Besides, if you open carry, prepare to get hassled to all hell by people. Just because you have the right to own a gun, doesn't mean you have to flaunt it. Just like free speech, just because you can say anything you want doesn't mean you should.
what a bunch of crap.
I have a gen 1, made in austria glock. build date 1987
I've put a few thou through it, and no explosions. Let alone what rounds went through it during the 20 years before I owned it
get a 9mm if its your first handgun.
WAY WAY WAY cheaper to shoot. and practice is the most important thing. the only thing cheaper is .22
the 4th gen g19 is amazingly nice......I shot one a few weeks ago.
jadow: how is a revovler that much simpler than a semi auto handgun?
its not. I pull the trigger and it goes bang over and over, way longer than a revovler will.
911: what do you mean by glock=stovepipe
I head towards glock, sig, and beretta.
they dont change much, parts are plentiful, and knowledge is very widespread.
HK USPs are giant bricks and expensive.
S&W and Springfield change their handgun line enough that parts could be a problem if you keep it a long time. plus all that I just named have great resale if you don't.
get on glocktalk, ar15, the high road, and check out used guns in your area
just because someone open carries doesn't mean they are flaunting it.
but people who don't own guns see it as flaunting it.
Limp wrist = stovepipes. Proper shooting technique = no problems.
glocks dont jam
bu tthose are valid concerns. not that big of a problem anymore....that I hear of
but seriously, I've had one bad primer in a few K rounds, and no FTF's except on my taurus, and I was trying to feed hydrashock through it and it just wouldnt do it.
I am not anti-revolvers, but I would have one as my primary, 6 rounds just isnt enough for me to comfortable, especially if I just got woken up in the middle of the night
It's the only one that does that. I will admit I haven't fired one in 15 or so years though...
I wouldn't be anti-revolver for home defense. Could keep it loaded indefinitely without having to worry about spring softening. Given that the odds of my home being broken into while I'm in it are next to nil, could be a valid benefit. Depends on your situation.
I dont believe its much of an issue anymore, especially with non .40's
some +p's can cause issues if they are too hot supposedly too
I should also say that the only version I shot was the 9mm.
Well you can own something very similar to a p90. Although it would be semi-auto only and with a longer barrel.
However, wouldn't the 5.7 have penetration issues? I know it goes through armor reasonably well for what it is, so I'd imagine it would go through a body pretty easily and keep on going.
Is it just me, or does anyone else sigh and roll their eyes when they see a non-law enforcement officer openly carrying around a gun in a place like a store or a movie theater?
.40 Short & Weak is a decent round, but it is based on a real cartridge so a little bit of greatness had to rub off.
10mm auto > *
Like the fricken 21 year old county sheriffs around here who don't know their ass from a hole in the ground, and make a whopping 19 grand a year.
Read some Robert Heinlein, I esp recommend "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress", and check out your local cops sometime, then come back here.
got that right, at least in price. ableammo.com has 10mm cci blazer (pretty cheap stuff) for 24.41 per box of 50.
compare to 9mm cci blazer at a little over 11.00 per 50 and .40 is over 18.00 per 50.
lol, cci blazer ammo.
Those who shoot 10mm shoot real ammo - doubletap, buffalo bore, or elite ammunition. Stuff that is loaded how it is supposed to be - at 41magnum to 44magnum ballistics.
It costs more because it is superior in every way. You are comparing apples and oranges.
Yeah, and when you get 1000 rounds of said brands to practice with let me know. I want to laugh at how much you spent while popping off cheap reloads at the range.
Obviously for something I'm going to trust my life to I'll spare no expense, and even run 100 rounds of my defensive load to make sure it cycles well, but beyond that it's the cheapest I can find for practice.