Hey, gun nuts!

[Peregrinator]

I like both. I want to get a claymore and a rapier, just haven't gotten to it. Ive been thinking about taking the sabre out and doing the drills as a form of exercise. A section of my artillery manual covers saber drills for mounted and non mounted troops. I'd love to learn the katana, but I'm afraid if I hit a pumpkin or somethin ill bend the blade.

In my perfect world, I'd have nice repros of a whole bunch of classic swords, claymore and rapier among them, of course. I don't think you need to worry about a decent katana bending on a pumpkin. They slice through armor and stuff pretty well.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

In my perfect world, I'd have nice repros of a whole bunch of classic swords, claymore and rapier among them, of course. I don't think you need to worry about a decent katana bending on a pumpkin. They slice through armor and stuff pretty well.

Ya but mine aren't warrior grade. I know because I bent one when I hit part of a chainlink fence that was behind some brush I was choppin at. I might pick up an artillery short sword. Its design was based off of the roman gladius. If you want I can track you down the sabre drills. I've got a digital version somewhere. Its all open source now

 

[Peregrinator]

Ya but mine aren't warrior grade. I know because I bent one when I hit part of a chainlink fence that was behind some brush I was choppin at. I might pick up an artillery short sword. Its design was based off of the roman gladius. If you want I can track you down the sabre drills. I've got a digital version somewhere. Its all open source now

Oh, yeah, then for sure don't cut with them. They're probably not full tang, either, and you'll wind up n youtube with your own sword blade sticking out of you.

I like those artillery swords. Saw a couple in an antiques place near here. Kind of a funny weapon for the period. Sure, I'd like to see the saber drills. That kind of stuff is fun!

 

[Peregrinator]

Turning into a Ruger dominated family. My FIL has just announced that he intends to purchase an LCR in .22 mag. I'm still not entirely clear what he wants with it, but I guess plinking and pocket carry once in a while.

 

[thør]

Turning into a Ruger dominated family. My FIL has just announced that he intends to purchase an LCR in .22 mag. I'm still not entirely clear what he wants with it, but I guess plinking and pocket carry once in a while.

That's not a plinker, IMO.

 

[koalabear]

Turning into a Ruger dominated family. My FIL has just announced that he intends to purchase an LCR in .22 mag. I'm still not entirely clear what he wants with it, but I guess plinking and pocket carry once in a while.

Good for concealed carry.

 

[Peregrinator]

That's not a plinker, IMO.

Too much and not accurate enough?

 

[thør]

Too much and not accurate enough?

Not accurate enough to be fun.

 

[Peregrinator]

Not accurate enough to be fun.

I think it's safe for him. It will be a while before he out-shoots it.

 

[Peregrinator]

Been playing phone tag with a guy for like two months. He's finally coming over to look at the Winchester 88. I hope he just buys it. He's been persistent enough, so I think he's interested. Turns out he's a local dairy farmer. Should be a perfect home for the rifle, a farm. I just hope he has kids who will get it someday and appreciate it.

 

[Peregrinator]

And, sold to a local dairy farmer who collects M88's and gave me a fair price for it. That was easy.

 

[SBroadB9]

That's not a plinker, IMO.

I myself don't see much purpose for the LCR in .22. Not big enough for self defense, not long enough to be accurate enough to plink with. Different strokes for different folks, though.

The LC9 is, in my opinion, one of the best CCW weapons I've had. Put over 500 rounds though mine, and my son (who has a source for free ammo) has put over 1000 through his. Not a single bobble at all.

The best thing is that it just disappears into your pocket. I wear 5.11 pants mostly, and it will fit in any of the pockets. In regular pants, it fits right into a hip pocket.

 

[Peregrinator]

I myself don't see much purpose for the LCR in .22. Not big enough for self defense, not long enough to be accurate enough to plink with. Different strokes for different folks, though.

The LC9 is, in my opinion, one of the best CCW weapons I've had. Put over 500 rounds though mine, and my son (who has a source for free ammo) has put over 1000 through his. Not a single bobble at all.

The best thing is that it just disappears into your pocket. I wear 5.11 pants mostly, and it will fit in any of the pockets. In regular pants, it fits right into a hip pocket.

Good to hear about the LC9, SBroad. My FIL is looking at the LCR in .22 magnum, though, which at least packs a little more punch. Where do I sign up for the free ammo?

 

[SBroadB9]

Good to hear about the LC9, SBroad. My FIL is looking at the LCR in .22 magnum, though, which at least packs a little more punch. Where do I sign up for the free ammo?

Oh, missed that it was a magnum. That is a little better. Long ago, I had a Ruger Single Six, with chambers for both .22 and .22 mag. Loved shooting the mags.

For free ammo, need to have a friend who is retired Federal LE, and still has access to training ammo. You would have to go to the range with him, but that's no big deal if you get free ammo.

And, they train with Gold Dots! I can't afford to shoot many of those.

 

[koalabear]

Many consider the .22 WMR too small for self-defense, but what do the facts and some common sense tell us? To answer this question we need to keep things in perspective. Unlike hunters, those who use a handgun to thwart violence don’t primarily intend to kill. The goal is to make the bad guy stop doing bad things. Handguns stop a threat in three ways. One is by causing enough pain that the bad guy submits or voluntarily decides further violent action is a bad idea. Another way is through incapacitation, which is an involuntary reaction on the part of the bad guy in response to being shot. Incapacitation can be instant or it can take a long time.

The third way handguns stop evil intent is through fear. No one wants to get shot with any gun. Law enforcement personnel will tell you that they point guns at bad guys much more often than they shoot them, and the most common response when a gun is pointed at someone is that they stop being bad and put their hands up or run. This voluntary surrender is the most common and effective way handguns stop crime, whether in the hands of police officers or citizens.

http://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/the-22-mag-for-self-defense/

380, .38 and the 9mm euro pellet may kill someone, but the .45 kills their soul.

 

[Peregrinator]

Oh, missed that it was a magnum. That is a little better. Long ago, I had a Ruger Single Six, with chambers for both .22 and .22 mag. Loved shooting the mags.

For free ammo, need to have a friend who is retired Federal LE, and still has access to training ammo. You would have to go to the range with him, but that's no big deal if you get free ammo.

And, they train with Gold Dots! I can't afford to shoot many of those.

Ish was posting about the same gun a while back, and he likes it as a field gun.

I bought a bunch of Gold Dot recently, because it was the only .380 I could find, and yeah, it's sure pricey. Nice to know retired feds get it on my dime. The PPK still doesn't like it much. I need to find more cheap ball ammo for it.

Many consider the .22 WMR too small for self-defense, but what do the facts and some common sense tell us? To answer this question we need to keep things in perspective. Unlike hunters, those who use a handgun to thwart violence don’t primarily intend to kill. The goal is to make the bad guy stop doing bad things. Handguns stop a threat in three ways. One is by causing enough pain that the bad guy submits or voluntarily decides further violent action is a bad idea. Another way is through incapacitation, which is an involuntary reaction on the part of the bad guy in response to being shot. Incapacitation can be instant or it can take a long time.

The third way handguns stop evil intent is through fear. No one wants to get shot with any gun. Law enforcement personnel will tell you that they point guns at bad guys much more often than they shoot them, and the most common response when a gun is pointed at someone is that they stop being bad and put their hands up or run. This voluntary surrender is the most common and effective way handguns stop crime, whether in the hands of police officers or citizens.

http://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/the-22-mag-for-self-defense/

380, .38 and the 9mm euro pellet may kill someone, but the .45 kills their soul.

I'm sure the FIL read that exact article. That was one of the magazines--I mean, like, paper, print things--I handed him to help him decide what he wanted.

Oh, yes, the Church Of St Browning's local shaman speaks. And your .357?

 

[SBroadB9]

If the shit hits the fan, any gun is better than a sharp stick.

What you say about the gun being a threat that will stop most, is correct. The only time in my life I've been seriously threatened was over 40 years ago. I was sitting in my car looking at a map, in a sketchy part of Charlotte. Three guys, one with a switchblade of some sort, came up to the window and told me to get out. Guess they wanted my Ford Maverick, lol.

That same Ruger Single Six scared them right away, when I took it from under the seat and cocked it.

Now, I'm much smarter. Wouldn't even stop in an area like that.

 

[Peregrinator]

Don't recall hearing a lot of cases where someone said "That little thing? Go ahead and shoot me with it."

 

[koalabear]

Ish was posting about the same gun a while back, and he likes it as a field gun.

I bought a bunch of Gold Dot recently, because it was the only .380 I could find, and yeah, it's sure pricey. Nice to know retired feds get it on my dime. The PPK still doesn't like it much. I need to find more cheap ball ammo for it.


I'm sure the FIL read that exact article. That was one of the magazines--I mean, like, paper, print things--I handed him to help him decide what he wanted.

Oh, yes, the Church Of St Browning's local shaman speaks. And your .357?

Backup for the .45.

 

[Peregrinator]

Backup for the .45.

You must get in one fuck of a lot of gun fights.

 

[sufisaint]

I just started carrying my tokarev, its good throw down piece and that 7.62 x 25 goes threw windshields nicely.

 

[Peregrinator]

I just started carrying my tokarev, its good throw down piece and that 7.62 x 25 goes threw windshields nicely.

How do you find ammunition for it?

 

[sufisaint]

How do you find ammunition for it?

luckily I bought a crap load of partizan the first scare at about 15 bucks a box and i do have 1000 rounds of the 1950's stuff which has been good enough for practice and my PPH43.

 

[koalabear]

You must get in one fuck of a lot of gun fights.

Not since I bought a tank.

 

[Peregrinator]

luckily I bought a crap load of partizan the first scare at about 15 bucks a box and i do have 1000 rounds of the 1950's stuff which has been good enough for practice and my PPH43.

That dirty Russian stuff feeds okay?