Hey, gun nuts!

[TexasWife25]

That could only be better if it were you in the .gif.

LOL

I still make "nervous squinty face" when I shoot a gun, not as sexy me thinks

 

[coachdb18]

A black pistol is called an assault weapon by the gun nuts too.

I call a black pistol a ... black pistol/revolver/semi-auto.... but I don't think I've ever called it an 'assault weapon, would probably laugh if somebody referred to mine as such. Assault weapon to me raises the thought of a long gun with more punch, more rounds, and auto fire ...ie an AR-15.

 

[koalabear]

Assault by Krylon "flat black"....

BBQ grill black.

http://www.thepaintstore.com/v/vspfiles/photos/K0162-2T.jpg

 

[thør]

BBQ grill black.

The spendy stuff......

 

[Peregrinator]

LOL

I still make "nervous squinty face" when I shoot a gun, not as sexy me thinks

If you look past the tits, the chick in the gif is pretty flinchy, too.

 

[richard_daily]

If you look past the tits, the chick in the gif is pretty flinchy, too.

She has terrible technique... plus, I don't like fake boobs.

 

[koalabear]

If you look past the tits, the chick in the gif is pretty flinchy, too.

and holding the weapon wrong.

 

[Peregrinator]

She has terrible technique... plus, I don't like fake boobs.

and holding the weapon wrong.

Geeks. But I also noticed her trigger yank.

 

[richard_daily]

That top gun is .357? It's tiny. Must be great for self defense.
My Glock, in .40 S&W, is not a large gun but it has very good penetrating power.

Field strip is as fast as they come, two pins in the frame in front of the trigger and the whole thing breaks down in 2 seconds, goes together again just as quick. Rotating barrel design works flawlessly. Very light recoil, very accurate for first and following rounds. Yea, I'm a revolver guy that really likes this one, it's light and well balanced, very good grips and trigger pull...mine is double action, very nice in either SA/DA. Safety is excellent design, ambidextrous firing pin interruptor ....

My XDs and XDMs are the same way, the takedown is even simpler than a glock.

I've always been leery of the rotating barrel design, but I've heard there's next to no kick on the Storm. I was curious about picking one up, but I haven't been able to get out to use the stuff I have recently, much less pick something new up. I'll probably get an LC9 before I end up checking out the Storm.

I'm definitely a revolver guy too... but there are some really nice, sturdy, simple, and accurate compact and sub compact automatics on the market right now.

 

[TexasWife25]

If you look past the tits, the chick in the gif is pretty flinchy, too.

She has terrible technique... plus, I don't like fake boobs.

and holding the weapon wrong.

*properly chastised*

 

[coachdb18]

Geeks. But I also noticed her trigger yank.

and with that mass swaying her second shot, I'm not sure I want to be in the vicinity, who knows where it may end up!

 

[Peregrinator]

*properly chastised*

Baloney. Over my knee, Missy.

 

[coachdb18]

Baloney. Over my knee, Missy.

May need to get her a muzzle condom, don't want that stuff flying where it could create a problem!

 

[koalabear]

New grips on the Kimber, I'll take a pic some day.

http://vzgrips.com/img/Grip%20Pics/ALL%20FRAG/ETC-FRAG-BG-2_lgNew.jpg

 

[Weird Harold]

That's [.30 Carbine] a peculiar choice. So cowboys only had to carry one kind of ammo?

As Thor says, it was never a "cowboy cartridge." It was just a very weak rifle round that was (barely) adequate as a pistol round -- I don't know anyone who ever bought one and don't know if Ruger still makes the single-six in that caliber; I just know that ca. 1970 it was one of the options available at "Wonder World" where I bought my first Blackhawk.

 

[Peregrinator]

As Thor says, it was never a "cowboy cartridge." It was just a very weak rifle round that was (barely) adequate as a pistol round -- I don't know anyone who ever bought one and don't know if Ruger still makes the single-six in that caliber; I just know that ca. 1970 it was one of the options available at "Wonder World" where I bought my first Blackhawk.

I forgot to reply to that when Thor said it. I was kidding, since the Single-Six has always struck me as a cowboy-looking shootin' iron.

 

[Weird Harold]

... the Single-Six has always struck me as a cowboy-looking shootin' iron.

Fair enough. It pretty much IS a "cowboy shootin' iron."

 

[coachdb18]

I forgot to reply to that when Thor said it. I was kidding, since the Single-Six has always struck me as a cowboy-looking shootin' iron.

There have been a lot of innovations in firearms.. various powders from slow to fast burn, the brass cartridge replacing the dumping of powder down the barrel (muzzle loading), but probably the chief leap came with the production of primers that replaced the flintlock style striking of a charge to set off the powder charge. Putting the entire round into one reloadable cartridge was huge, and has allowed for the mass manufacture of ammunition, and for the options we now have of insertion and removal into the chamber, and for various loads for various missions.

 

[thør]

Fair enough. It pretty much IS a "cowboy shootin' iron."

Got one in .22. It's pretty much a toy.

 

[Weird Harold]

Got one in .22. It's pretty much a toy.

Got the convertable, with a cylinder for .22 WMR?

A friend had a .22 single-six with both 22LR and 22WMR cylinders; I about wet myself the first time he fired a 22WMR round -- it was a LOT louder than I expected, nearly as loud as the .357 Mag rounds in my Blackhawk.

 

[Ishmael]

Got the convertable, with a cylinder for .22 WMR?

A friend had a .22 single-six with both 22LR and 22WMR cylinders; I about wet myself the first time he fired a 22WMR round -- it was a LOT louder than I expected, nearly as loud as the .357 Mag rounds in my Blackhawk.

I've got one, the convertible. The .22LR borders on useless, but the .22 WMR is credible. I usually carry it as the side arm of choice while hunting. I load it with 1 snake shot backed by two hollow points with the snake shot the first round that the hammer's going to fall on. All in all it's a handy and versatile little field gun.

Ishmael

 

[thør]

Got the convertable, with a cylinder for .22 WMR?

Na, just the toy.

I've got one, the convertible. The .22LR borders on useless, but the .22 WMR is credible. I usually carry it as the side arm of choice while hunting. I load it with 1 snake shot backed by two hollow points with the snake shot the first round that the hammer's going to fall on. All in all it's a handy and versatile little field gun.

Ishmael

Might be useful for spring skeeters.

 

[Ishmael]

Might be useful for spring skeeters.

Shoot them on the wing do ya? I'd say that I was impressed except those sons a bitches are so big Helen Keller could limit out without a miss.

And you aren't renowned for your Eastern or Western Diamondbacks up there.

Ishmael

 

[thør]

And you aren't renowned for your Eastern or Western Diamondbacks up there.

Ishmael

We have snakes from both sides of the Miss, but they are of the 2-legged variety.

 

[Peregrinator]

Someone tell me if I understand this correctly.

Wiki on Walther TP series:

One operating issue with all light blowback pistols, including the TPH, is that the slide may not cycle properly if the pistol is fired with a weak grip in the firing hand. A firm grip is required for reliable operation.

Is this because without a firm grip, the shooter takes up too much of the blowback energy in, essentially, his hand/arm, thus giving the action less resistance to cycle against?