I am thinking in investing in a handgun for just some range shooting or household security. What would be a good handgun to start with? I am pretty familiar with weights of handguns as I have shot several before however. Give me input.
Don't think I had a chance to post this here but a little over a month ago CredeSniper, his roommate, my brother, and my now ex-gf went out shooting innadesert. Here's me shooting my Mosin.
Also I don't remember if I ever posted the pics of my Mosin here. Anyone know if I did?
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/ccdz7.jpg[/IMG]
fun weekend for sure!
image should be smaller now.
[QUOTE=LorencBag;38631353]I am thinking in investing in a handgun for just some range shooting or household security. What would be a good handgun to start with? I am pretty familiar with weights of handguns as I have shot several before however. Give me input.[/QUOTE]
Price range?
[QUOTE=LorencBag;38631353]I am thinking in investing in a handgun for just some range shooting or household security. What would be a good handgun to start with? I am pretty familiar with weights of handguns as I have shot several before however. Give me input.[/QUOTE]
clearly you need an obrez
[QUOTE=LorencBag;38631353]I am thinking in investing in a handgun for just some range shooting or household security. What would be a good handgun to start with? I am pretty familiar with weights of handguns as I have shot several before however. Give me input.[/QUOTE]
Most people suggest a shotgun or a rifle over a handgun for home defence. Much more powerful and easier to aim
obrez's should be legal in all countries
[QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;38628557]got a problem, that m44 I bought has a hair trigger. I took apart the trigger assembly and cleaned off the cosmoline and decades worth of build up(seems like the guy who owned it before me didn't clean out [i]any[/i] cosmoline, or clean it at all) and oiled it. But its still a little light for my tastes. Any suggestions?[/QUOTE]
Dump some gravel in the trigger group, should bring it back to normal..
[QUOTE=LorencBag;38631353]I am thinking in investing in a handgun for just some range shooting or household security. What would be a good handgun to start with? I am pretty familiar with weights of handguns as I have shot several before however. Give me input.[/QUOTE]
What Download said describes me, I would recommend a shotgun for home defense, but if your set on a pistol we need a price range and I would like to know what you have shot previously? Do you like .45? Or are you particular to 9mm or 40s&w? Revolver? Small? Big? Lots o' boolits? Don't need as many boolits? Answer me DAMN IT!
How do you guys shoot? As in shooting stance-wise. When I shoot my Mosin, instead of holding it in a standard way for standing stance, I put my arm out and rest the front of the gun on my arm at a perpendicular angle, acting as a kind of platform for the rifle. It seems to make things much more stable, and I can get better groupings. Kind of hard to describe in text, but I can't find any pictures of something similar.
Modified Weaver
[QUOTE=download;38631605]Most people suggest a shotgun or a rifle over a handgun for home defence. Much more powerful and easier to aim[/QUOTE]
nobody suggests a rifle over a handgun
[QUOTE=Death King83;38631499]Don't think I had a chance to post this here but a little over a month ago CredeSniper, his roommate, my brother, and my now ex-gf went out shooting innadesert. Here's me shooting my Mosin.
Also I don't remember if I ever posted the pics of my Mosin here. Anyone know if I did?
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/ccdz7.jpg[/IMG]
fun weekend for sure!
image should be smaller now.[/QUOTE]
the color gradient of that sky is gorgeous
[QUOTE=ButtsexV3;38631977]nobody suggests a rifle over a handgun[/QUOTE]
If you ignore the over penetration issue (say you live in the country or something, or are running varmint rounds through it), don't see why not
[QUOTE=download;38632083]If you ignore the over penetration issue (say you live in the country or something, or are running varmint rounds through it), don't see why not[/QUOTE]
Because it's a home defense gun and it's going to be 10x more unweildy to move through a house with a rifle versus a handgun.
[QUOTE=cardfan212;38631825]How do you guys shoot? As in shooting stance-wise. When I shoot my Mosin, instead of holding it in a standard way for standing stance, I put my arm out and rest the front of the gun on my arm at a perpendicular angle, acting as a kind of platform for the rifle. It seems to make things much more stable, and I can get better groupings. Kind of hard to describe in text, but I can't find any pictures of something similar.[/QUOTE]
somewhere between modified and traditional offhand if I've got a rifle or shotgun
standard weaver if I'm target shooting with a pistol, center axis relock if I'm in a training or combat situation.
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[QUOTE=download;38632083]If you ignore the over penetration issue (say you live in the country or something, or are running varmint rounds through it), don't see why not[/QUOTE]
rifles are big, you want a small gun that's more maneuverable in a home defense situation. I don't care if it's a judge loaded with birdshot or a fn five-seven loaded with AP rounds, over penetration isn't the main issue here at all.
[QUOTE=Megadick;38631988]the color gradient of that sky is gorgeous[/QUOTE]
That's Arizona for ya.
[QUOTE=NuclearAnnhilation;38626463]It's a makarov[/QUOTE]
what the fuck is a makarov?
looks like a glock to me.
it's a so called "saturday night special", or a gun you can go out and purchase from any street corner for a measly $25 dollars
[QUOTE=ButtsexV3;38632183]somewhere between modified and traditional offhand if I've got a rifle or shotgun
standard weaver if I'm target shooting with a pistol, center axis relock if I'm in a training or combat situation.
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rifles are big, you want a small gun that's more maneuverable in a home defense situation. I don't care if it's a judge loaded with birdshot or a fn five-seven loaded with AP rounds, over penetration isn't the main issue here at all.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Ridge;38632104]Because it's a home defense gun and it's going to be 10x more unweildy to move through a house with a rifle versus a handgun.[/QUOTE]
Yet you guys went and said a shotgun's the best choice? Right..
[QUOTE=download;38632592]Yet you guys went and said a shotgun's the best choice? Right..[/QUOTE]
shotguns have something over rifles though, it's that overpenetration isn't an issue. Either shotgun or handgun is the way to go. I'd take a shotgun over a rifle literally any day of the week if the situation was home defense
[QUOTE=ButtsexV3;38632668]shotguns have something over rifles though, it's that overpenetration isn't an issue. Either shotgun or handgun is the way to go. I'd take a shotgun over a rifle literally any day of the week if the situation was home defense[/QUOTE]
Get a Maverick 88 and keep it loaded with AA Bird Shot. This literally the most responsible and safest option, for anyone.
Less than $250. [url]http://www.maverickarms.com/pages/88security.htm[/url]
[QUOTE=Camwi_003;38632814]Get a Maverick 88 and keep it loaded with AA Bird Shot. This literally the most responsible and safest option, for anyone.
Less than $250. [url]http://www.maverickarms.com/pages/88security.htm[/url][/QUOTE]
Or you could get a Moss 500, 870, 590, etc etc and load it with 00 Buck
Retail Price as listed on the Maverick Arms website: 233USD for 8 Shot Security. List Price on Buds: 238.96USD. And here I was thinking MSRP was the highest price you'd see.... my world has collapsed on its self.
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[QUOTE=16bit;38632929]Or you could get a Moss 500, 870, 590, etc etc and load it with 00 Buck[/QUOTE]
Or you could get Generic Brand Shotgun by Sample Inc. and load it with Generic Shotgun load X by Generic Arms America LLC.... by which I mean you can't really go wrong with any pump shotgun with any load at the average HD distances. Unless your shotty is a bb gun or made of wet tissues.
[QUOTE=16bit;38632929]Or you could get a Moss 500, 870, 590, etc etc and load it with 00 Buck[/QUOTE]
If you got an extra 500+ dollars, sure. Otherwise, get the Maverick.
Or you load fuzz balls, water balloons... or confetti. Speaking of which why is there no confetti shotgun shell. I mean that would make a shotgun the most versatile tool around. Also would need a duct tape dispenser and a WD-40 can in the stock... I think tomorrow I shall call the patent office.
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My automerge....
I run a 590A1 with #4 buck first and 000 buck last. birdshot wounds are too shallow to reliably kill an intruder.
I'm perfectly capable of punching a hole in a wall with my fists. If my ammo can't do that, I'd rather use my fists.
[QUOTE=ButtsexV3;38632668]shotguns have something over rifles though, it's that overpenetration isn't an issue. Either shotgun or handgun is the way to go. I'd take a shotgun over a rifle literally any day of the week if the situation was home defense[/QUOTE]
So you start off by saying over penetration isn't the issue, then you say it is?
[QUOTE=Skullivan21;38633036]Or you load fuzz balls, water balloons... or confetti. Speaking of which why is there no confetti shotgun shell. I mean that would make a shotgun the most versatile tool around. Also would need a duct tape dispenser and a WD-40 can in the stock... I think tomorrow I shall call the patent office.
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My automerge....[/QUOTE]
firequest sells confetti rounds, but they're $3.33 plus shipping each. I wouldn't want to have to pay for them.
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[QUOTE=download;38633050]So you start off by saying over penetration isn't the issue, then you say it is?[/QUOTE]
overpenetration isn't the primary issue.
[QUOTE=download;38633050]So you start off by saying over penetration isn't the issue, then you say it is?[/QUOTE]
If that reasoning is too sketchy, which it kinda is, then how about because it's freakin' hard to miss with a shotgun. And what would be only a glancing blow with a .223 would out right kill with a shotty. Let's not forget it's better to fire one shot and be done with it then unload thirty.
Wait whats #4 buck and whats 000 buck?
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