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Affordable, huh? That means a lot of different things to different people. But I'll take it to mean "How cheaply can I get a decent carry gun". I'll sort some options for you, and you can go check them out to see what suits you best. 1) Best value in Inexpensive right now is the Czech CZ82. 9x18mm ammo (9mm Makarov) is not found at WalMart, but is inexpensive online. This is a well-made, reliable pistol with a 12-round magazine. Excellent ergonomics and accuracy, my wife stole the first one I got. Make sure you get two magazines with the pistol as spares are a bit pricey at ~$30 each. Pistols start at about $200. 2) If you shop, you can find some of the Polish P64 pistols for under $200. Another 9x18mm pistol, it is rather smaller than the CZ82, and has a reputation as having a bit of a fierce recoil. But, if you like pocket carry, this is a better choice than the CZ82. Magazines are a bit hard to find, so see if yours comes with two. 3) Keltec P3AT or PF9. The P3AT is in .380 (3AT, get it), and smaller and less expensive than the PF9. It makes an excellent pocket pistol. Both of these are double-action only, which means a long, heavy trigger pull. Not many people actually LIKE to fire these tiny pistols, but they are great for CCW. The P3AT seems to run about $250 on sale, and the PF9 about $50 more. Sometimes you can find a used one for less. Both Ruger and Taurus have come out with copies of these pistols. As far as I can see, the main difference is that the Taurus and Ruger are more expensive. If you buy a new one, expect to run at least a box of ammo (probably two) through it to 'break it in'. 4) And here is the "Wild-card, Student-Special" option!!:koolaid: Nagant revolver. Everyone on this board is asking me if I'm nuts! Nope, here's why. You can get a nice one for about $100! The caliber is 7.62 Nagant, but I use .32 H&R magnum in mine. The .32 Mag is about as potent as the proven .38 special, so the caliber is OK for self-defense. (I said "OK", not 'perfect') If you get a Lee hand-loader, you can relaod for about $.10/rd. It's a bit large for CCW, but not a whole lot. It's a 7-shot, but still slimmer than most .38s. Get one made after 1934, and it will have a chromed bore (higher velocity, less corrosion). And, because they are cheap and plentiful, you can slim the grips and chop the barrel back to 3" without feeling guilty. All told, you should be able to get a complete setup with loading tools and dies for under $200. Have fun looking, and we'll see you at the range!

FN CZ Colt

Unless you are a NFA manufacturer, such a conversion is not legal. Congress in it's 'wisdom' passed a law in 1986 forbidding the new manufacture of machineguns for private citizens. If you have a legal M-16, you can easily convert it to .22lr so that it will also fire full auto. Current price of a legal M-16 is running right at $10,000.

Happy 100th Birthday Browning M1911 .45acp!!!! A century in service and STILL one of the world's best combat handguns!!! Nothing against Glocks and other Tupperware, but I wonder if any of them will LAST 100 years!! The oldest Glocks are barely 30. I wonder at what point the frames will start to get brittle?

I have a friend who did a similar thing in Western NC. He and his wife bought the land first. They bought one of those pre-fab storage buildings (15'x15') and had it set up on the property near where they planned to build the house. They added insulation and a window air conditioner unit and moved into it. They lived in it for 18 months while they built a 3000sq/ft house. When they had the house mostly built, they moved in and continued to finish the house. He said that after that first winter, they had a HUGE incentive to get the house ready to live in before the next one! They now have a very nice house, a nice storage building, and no mortgage.

Another battle honor for the Ghurkhas!!! And nobody else on that train except the bandits had any weapons. Notice that he said that if he had not had the Khukri he would have been just another victim. "Among the many misdeeds of British rule in India, history will look upon the Act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest." Mohandas Gandhi, An Autobiography, pg 446

If you do not yet have a .22 pistol, I'd spring for that first. Of course, if you get a bargain G19 or 1911 for ~$400, then you can spring for a .22 conversion kit to bring it up to $600. Unless you are being sponsored by an ammunition manufacturer or get us poor taxpayers to buy ammo for you, then you can still fire at least ten practice shots with .22 for each full-power round. An added benefit to the .22 is that while many ranges restrict certain types of ammo, I have yet to see a range which restricts ANY type of .22 rimfire! Likewise, there are a lot more places which will let you plink with a .22 than with centerfire rounds.

It depends on how you show that snobbery. Looking down on someone at the range whose sole firearm is a Hi Point .380 is pretty negative. I try to make a point of helping those folks out. But looking down at the fellow with 42 accessories and rails on rails on his M4-gery is perfectly acceptable. Just kidding. Those folks need education too! Seriously, I think that having preferences based on our experience is normal, and not to be sneered at. Believing that a certain brand, style, or configuration of firearm somehow makes you a better person is absurd. If you think like that, you might want to examine yourself a bit more closely.

Glad you're here! After being a part of the shooting community for over 30 years, I feel the same way. For a while, I was afraid that shooters would end up being a group of old farts. But I'm seeing a whole lot of younger shooters that I am proud to have part of the group. Most of the avid shooters I know are eager to welcome young or inexperienced people to our sports. Just avoid having those pencils up your nose on the range! ;-)

You have discovered the reason why most people have an engagement period of 6 months to a year before getting married. I cannot tell you how many times people I have known (including myself) have discovered behavior that destroys relationships. I was stupid and actually believed the "I'll never do it again" speech. She may truly mean it, but she is lying to herself. If it was a one-time thing, that is different. But what you describe does not sound like it is just idle curiosity. One tactic you might take is to tell her that you have nothing to hide. Offer to give her access to all of your information. (not passwords, just access) show her around, let her tell you where she wants to look. Make sure you allow plenty of time to satisfy her curiosity. Then ask her to do the same for you. If you get a refusal, or she tries to distract you or lead you elsewhere, then you know she is really hiding something. In that case, RUN, do not walk, away.

The Luger, P-38, and Browning Hi-Power prices can vary a huge amount based on tiny details. To give you an idea, the low end on those three would be $600, $350, and $400. The high end based on what few details you have above could be as high as $4000, $2500, and $2500. chances are you will be a lot closer to the lower end, but why lose out if you do have a rare variation? The Blue Book is a great starting point. At the worst, it will be cheap insurance against getting ripped off. You have two choices; do your own homework and figure out a fair price for each of those items, or, just take them to the next gun show and get a few quotes from dealers. If you are trying to sell them, you will get more money by going with the first option. If you just want an insurance appraisal, there are dealers who can give you a certified appraisal for a fee.

Natural selection will always win. No matter how idiot-proof and safe you try to make things, the true idiots will ALWAYS find some way to remove themselves from the gene pool. I have a difficult time having any sympathy for people stupid enough to do something like this. But it is EXACTLY this group of people most at danger from DHMO.

Margins on machine guns are not high. Most dealers would LOVE to be able to sell more and make $100 per transfer. The high-end collectibles like Colt Thompsons, etc, won't go down in price. The problem with this is that EVEN if there is clear video showing that the amendment lost, you would still have to convince a court to ignore 24 years of legal decisions based on it. There is NO precedent for this type of action, and courts HATE to do anything without a clear legal precedent. There is pretty clear evidence that the 16th amendment was not legally ratified. But since that came out 15 years ago, no court has been willing to even look at it. We are much better off trying to repeal the Hughes Amendment and remove the 'sporting purposes' language from the 1968 GCA. The Hughes amendment was a 'poison pill' amendment to the 1986 Firearms Owners Protection Act. The idea was that by attaching this amendment, it would force pro-gun congress-critters to either accept this or vote against what was otherwise an excellent bill. We can do this as well. I don't know why some pro-gun congressman doesn't insert a Hughes repeal as a 'poison pill' in some liberal piece of cr@p bill. If nothing else, it would be entertaining!

I disagree. It appears that for once the Republicans are actually doing something smart. This is a can't lose strategy for them. 1) There ARE ways to force it to a vote in the Senate. If the Senate votes it down, then you have 51 Senators on record supporting ObamaCare. Probably a third will be up for re-election in 21 months. It will only take FOUR to make a Republican majority! 2) If the Senate does vote to repeal it, then it goes to Obama. He can veto it, and probably will. Again, you have a number o0f Senators on record voting for ObamaCare that will have to defend their action for the next 21 months. Obama will then have to defend HIS veto as HE is up for re-election in 21 months as well! 3) If the Senate votes to repeal ObamaCare and Obama signs it, then we WIN!!! 4) If the Senate takes no action, then we still have almost 200 Democrat Representatives who voted not to repeal it, and ALL of them are up for re-election in 21 months.

The TN Attorney General would have to agree to have TN join the Florida suit, or start a new one. This is not going to happen until he gets replaced. Robert Cooper was Bredesen's legal counsel until appointed to the position of Attorney General in November 2006 to serve a 8-year term. So we are stuck with him until 2014. Cooper is not someone who will fight for states' rights.

Mis-interpreted. ATF actually got one right this time. A pistol gripped shotgun with no buttstock (like a Mossberg Cruiser) does not fit the definition of 'shotgun', 'pistol', or 'any other weapon'. So it is in a category by itself as a 'firearm'. Sells on a 4473 just like a pistol. It is NOT a 'Destructive Device'. The interesting thing is that it appears that it is legal to have this with a shorter 14" barrel!!!

The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money. Alexis de Tocqueville

The one at Cabelas has a brass frame. I would caution you against buying a brass-frame revolver in .44. Eventually, it will lose it's proper cylinder timing due to the softer brass frame. You sound like you are on a tight budget. I would advise you to save a few more dollars and get a stronger steel framed revolver. You will enjoy it much more and never have to worry about it.

Again, I would favor the 1911. While I've carried my little Colt Cobra and a S&W 36 for a while, the cylinder on a revolver always seems too fat. I usually carry a Star PD .45 which is an alloy-frame 1911-style pistol. I like it's slimness and small size which allow me to vary my carry method. I also appreciate the 7 rounds of .45 vs the five or six .38 or .357s.

Muzzle-loading blackpowder firearms are not subject to any restrictions. You can buy them directly from Dixie or anyone else without going through an FFL. Only the blackpowder CARTRIDGE firearms have to go through an FFL. That is because they can also use modern ammunition. There is no TICS check. Dixie will charge you TN sales tax. If you order from out of state, you probably will not have to pay sales tax.

Not bad! A .357 125gr bullet at 800fps with almost no noise. A serious backyard squirrel killer!

Dan's has the CZ-75C which has a real safety instead of a de-cocker for $399.99. http://www.dansammo.com/firearms.asp I'm very fond of my CZ-75C. I'm not a fan of de-cockers, preferring a safety.

What do you mean by 'accurately'? Are you looking for Match-winning accuracy? Deer or elk-hunting accuracy? Also, caliber is going to have a huge impact on rifle choice. In .308 you have a good variety of choices useful out to 500 yards, M1A, DPMS, Armalite, Remington, Saiga, CETME, FAL, and others. For just 500 yards and hitting a 10" paper plate, those are all viable choices. for such a short range, a longer barrel doesn't gain you anything. The main reason for having a long barrel is to gain the most velocity in order to keep the projectile supersonic as long as possible. Even 7.62NATO surplus ammo will stay supersonic out of a 18" CETME barrel past 800 yards. For the AR platform, a lot of people are singing the praises of the 6.5 Grendel. With the inexpensive Wolf Gold ammo becoming available, you can even shoot loaded factory ammo for under $.75/round. That cartridge is supposed to stay supersonic out past 1000 yards and there are some excellent bullet choices in 6.5mm. You can buy or build a 6.5 Grendel upper to use on you current AR lower receiver.

It's not a matter of who Trump invests with, it's more a matter of who invests in Trump. BoA, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and many of the other receivers of TARP money. Trump sells his name, and then claims to have no connection with the actual real estate project. If he values his integrity so little, I am not about it to give it any value either. Trump Rolls Snake Eyes, Investors Leave Empty Handed Just a little research shows that Trump is justa glitzy con artist. He is out for himself, and has I do not trust him to do what is best for the country.

I have a day/night camera system. The motion detectors send me an email alert that I can pick up on my phone. I can then use the web to take a look and see what's on the cameras. If I see robbers, I can call the cops. And I guarantee that I will get the vehicle ID and tag #!! And good face shots, too! If I'm home, I depend on the dogs to alert me.