
Jonnin
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Every action has an opposite reaction. force is mass X acceleration. Energy is mass X velocity squared. Momentum is mass X velocity. All that says the same thing: the faster it goes and the heavier it is and the faster it accelerates from 0 to muzzle exit, the more F/E/P it will have (p is momentum, for some unholy reason, by convention). THe higher ANY of those 3 values is (F/P/E) the more recoil your gun will have --- that is how much "oomph" (to be really scientific) is put into accelerating your gun from zero to its maximum velocity backwards, and that is related to how much force you must exert to stop the gun. But that is just a number that represents how much the gun is going to be pushed, how the gun behaves is going to vary depending on its weight, length, grip width, and a number of factors. For an extreme example, if your gun weighs as much as the bullet, it is going to try to move as fast as the bullet does from recoil (!!!). If your gun weighs enough (say, 300 pounds), it may not move at all (gravity, inertia, and friction could be larger than the force of the explosion trying to move it, for example, if you fire your pistol in your car in neutral, it will not make the car roll backwards). All that to say, if you want a gentle gun, start by getting a larger, heavier, fat & comfortable grip gun in a non-magnum caliber. Get a large 357 and shoot 38s in it, or a big 44 and shoot 44sp in it, or an older, larger 32, or the like. Avoid the aluminum framed snubbies and anything with tiny "girl grips" (think the classic S&W lady smith grips) in favor of some wide (and probably rubber) grips. Get a long barrel, 6+ inches. Maybe try a ported barrel.
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They sell glowing paints but they suck, because they stop working fairly quickly and are not very bright. If you want that, I recommend knocking the sights off and buying night sights... you may be able to find something that will do but I think the good glow in the dark stuff is hard to find? I have never looked, a side effect of my many vision problems is I can see pretty well in very low light, so I never really needed glow sights.
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I also intentionally missed that one, and also missed the one about al capone, guessed at it being the bank robbers. Sorry about the link, ty for fixing it the word "funny" was pushed into the link by the TGO site somehow.
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Its normal for some rifles to shoot differently as they get hot. Depends on the gun, but certainly normal. Its a bolt action not a machine gun --- most are designed to fire one round now and then for hunting, in general... if you want one to fire back to back to back, you can try a military surplus or a bull barrel or just an older gun. I do not know what your best 25-06 might be, but its probably not going to be a run of the mill modern hunting gun.
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http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2011/1104/Second-Amendment-Quiz/Topic-of-Second-Amendment Funny answers and much of it pretty basic stuff, but the 1930s stuff I had forgotten a lot about that case. Warning: Its very, very slow, like most ad based news sites these days, it took me 30 min to do the quiz on an old laptop, most of it waiting for the poorly written scripts.
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Just about any paint that will stick to metal, which usually means oil based, will work. Night-glow is up to you. I use white-out, which is very easy to remove without harming the guns. I have also used bright paints from kiddy art kits which are about $10 at walmart, or crafting paints which are like $1 for a small jar in craft stores, etc. Some of this stuff will wear off over time, but you bought a whole bottle, enough to redo them 1000000 times, so who cares
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Second the sig for a 238 as easy to rack, esp if you hammer back first. Now, its thin and might be difficult to grasp, but the spring is very weak and so as far as strength goes, its very easy. Also, one-handed shooters can buy or have made a device that will rack the slide on an auto by pushing the barrel end of the gun into a wall or floor etc, I have seen them but am unsure of the name for the device, but its just a hollow extension that lets the barrel and rod pass through while pushing the rest back. Might look at that. Otherwise look at whatever revolvers she can make work, some of them have very nice triggers in DA, others are horrible. I recently tried a ruger 38 sp, G something model, that even I could shoot in DA mode --- my hands are bad I cannot fire most DAO guns or make the DA pull of many guns. It was a very nice pistol.
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I thought CZ was the most used, or one of them, worldwide (?). They are not popular in the USA, where the DA has been pushed aside by the "striker" designs and "cocked and locked" is unpopular with departments. Usa I would venture a guess that S&W is #2, and my guess is that price is the issue, even with deals and whatnot sig costs more for a nearly identical gun, H&K is pricy, even beretta isnt always cheap and here again DA is not the flavor of the year, most berettas are DA. I think if you look at the main striker guns, you boil it down to glock, S&W, and XD for reasonably priced models.
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I got a para SSP for a little over $800. It has been very good, the magazines that came with it were so bad it jammed nonstop but a couple of quality mags put it to flawless. It has a match grade barrel and is very accurate, nice and tight for a mass produced gun. My wife chose a colt gold trophy, which has a lighter frame and is flawless, accurate, and great pistol, hers was over 1000 out the door but some of that was the tax/fees/etc -- the "gun price" was just under 1000. While there are many different ones, they are also very similar. My advice, the best I can give you (apart from shooting the one you want if possible!) is to try to avoid the glitter factor. In the $800-1200, a number of companies spend a great deal of the manufacturing costs on the external finish of the gun, making a beautiful pistol that costs more than a plain model but may not shoot any better, or even as good, as its less shiny cousin. Try to resist the appeal of the way the gun looks, get it in your hand, feel it, look down the sights, test the trigger, those are what matter.
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If some unholy war broke out where every able bodied man were pulled into it, I would hope I could have a 556 pistol with maybe 3 round burst fire mode. Low weight, moderate range, high cap, etc --- a GI ruggedized and militarized version of my PLR16 with a forend grip would be ideal for ME. If I need more range they can give us a sniper rifle, but I am not going to lug it around. Or one of the bullpup designs, long as the overall length is short and the weight is low, on top of the other things listed.
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Look for yourself. Get on amazon and shop the kindle store to see what is free, what is available, what games and such. Anthony is still alive I think, and still likes to get paid for his work, last I heard.
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There is no way to be 100% sure a kid will not do something dumb with his gun. However, there is nothing to say an adult will not do something dumb either, I know I have made a few mistakes over the years. If he can keep his finger off the trigger and you can observe and correct any other mistakes he makes, you should be safe enough. As for a gun, my dad started me with a target rifle with a bull barrel, which there was 1) no way in heck I could point it at myself accidentally, it was as tall as I was, and 2) it was too freaking heavy to wave around! Not to mention how accurate the thing was, it was great. I didnt get to use a pistol until I was a teenager, probably 14 or 15. That is a safe approach. I would not get a single shot gun unless you want a single shot gun. It is not too hard to give the boy 1 round of ammo. It is very hard to have him load 5 or 10 into the single shot, however. I would get any of the multi shot bolt action 22s that you like, and go from there to the 10-22 or use the 10-22 as a treat. Its too easy to shoot too fast with the auto, which is a fun treat but a kid cannot focus on his shots with a gun like that, and will learn skills slower with the auto IMHO. I have not looked at a bolt 22 in decades, so I have no brands/models to give you.
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If the shooter has mastered using a speedloader, the revolver is no different from a small, thin, lowcap auto (or a large lowcap auto, 1911 style). Though a lot of the carry revolvers only hold 5, so you are still talking 5 vs 7-8 which is enough extra shots to be notable, 50% more shots. I would carry a small revolver and be happy, but I prefer the autos because thumbing back the hammer in a hurry sucks and most revolvers are a bit painful DA pull for me, a tuned one or high quality action is ok --- same reason I will not have a DAO auto.
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Buy a top of the line sports car and see if you might need to hit the shop for tune ups and repairs a bit more often than with one of the old jeeps or something. The more moving parts something has and the more precision the fit, the more points of failure, and that goes for cars too... one of my friends always got a chrysler new yorker, and inside 2 years something was inevitably broken, from the electronic shocks to the power windows or locks or other gadgetry. She had money and just replaced it when it started to get flakey, but the car comparison is pretty appropriate if you consider how fancy cars behave after a few years of use If you want a reliable car that will last 20 years without a single hiccup, you don't get one of the fancy models. Same goes for guns, if you want on that you never lube or clean and always works, dont get a finicky custom target pistol that only your personal gunsmith can even take apart without damaging it!
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They say there is such a thing as an "extra bad" "hate crime" too, but neither one are defined in any sensible manner.
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Welcome! Chatt is a good place to shoot, a number of ranges in the area including at least 1 free public range and with several big name shops and many smaller stores. I think 3 gun clubs run various events as well if you want to do competetive type stuff. Just ask around for whatever you need, its out there somewhere nearby.
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If you want to use regular primers, use a hotte powder (fills the case a bit less) to get cleaner, better ignition. A slow, weak powder that fills the case from bullet to primer does not do as well in a mag length case with a weak primer.
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What is pistol ammo? I almost bought a .44 mag rifle, and there are 9mm rifles, .40 rifles, .22 rifles.... and I have a 223 handgun, have seen a .308 handgun, and so forth. There is no such thing as pistol ammo. Like many others, I got my first pistol young, as a gift from my dad, at 18. Before that I used his as I would, when young with supervision but as a teen I shot thousands of rounds of .22 when no one else was home, as the noise got old for my mom/sister etc.
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I like both. I love the triggers on revolvers, and they feel great. Most semi auto malfunctions happen early, with a new gun that has not been lubed, magazines with a new stiff spring, rough spots on the internals, new recoil and hammer springs.... and guess what someone does with a new gun? They shoot it with a bunch of whatever crap ammo was cheapest. The combination of cheap (usually weak) ammo and new, rough, unlubed parts makes the posts "I got a new gun and it worked" a true praise for the gun. I am willing to bet that almost any brand new auto that was torn down, lubed up, slide racked by hand few dozen times and stored for a week locked open, magazines stored for a week fully loaded, and fired with reputable self defense loads would not malfunction. Yes, that is a bit more complex than a revolver which can be fired out of the box with any ammo, but they are orders of magnitude more complicated machines and complexity breeds problems. I have close to 20 autos and not a one of them has had problems after being broken in. The first few hundred rounds, yea some of them jammed or did stupid things, but none have given any problems after the first 1000 rounds, most were fine after 200 or so.
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by the way I thought the 96 was .40 and 95 was 9mm, or something, it didnt sound right in your post. If money is an issue, don't get a .40, the 9mm ammo is cheaper and the difference in ballistics is minor.
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I have the older model ruger, p89 I think is the number, and it will shoot anything you put in it all day long. Fixed sights that are slightly off on mine, but it is one of the most reliable guns I have owned. Its big and heavy and not exactly a target pistol but it is perfect for learning to shoot pistol, car/bedside gun, the price is right, and its well made etc. THe only complaints I have are fixed sights and the typical DA trigger, but for the money, its a great choice. But I would hit up a gun show to pick up a used gun, go along with them to help them choose, you can get a lot of used gun for $300 or less.
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depends on what sorts of guns --- bolt actions etc could do with a fairly low/small rest, but a long magazine fed gun needs enough room for the mag to not hit the table below it. Adjustable is good, just a bolt up/down is sufficient there, but if you want it to be fixed then a typical AR and 30 round mag is going to need about 8 inches, a typical bolt action could probably get away with 4 or 5 inches...
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and its not a weapons permit, its strictly a handgun(handgun is poorly defined, by the way) permit, you can carry anything from an AR style pistol with 60+ rounds to a 2 shot derringer, but you cannot carry a combat knife or sword or brass knuckles or anything else with it. As for your situation, try a training class or 2 with the wife. It will help you both, and you will learn situational awareness that would help you. Nothing will help if someone sticks a gun between your shoulderblades from behind, no one can draw and shoot such an attack, but it will help a lot of other situations. Give yourself a chance, you dont HAVE to draw your gun if someone has the drop on you, but you COULD draw it in a wide variety of other situations.
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Probably. But even 00 will exit a body, them pellets are big, so by this logic birdshot is better stilll (it is not, but it would transfer more energy at short ranges). There is a happy medium between energy and momentum. The slug is better if you hit a vital area: a devestating aimed shot. The buckshot is better if you point shoot up close, giving more hits = higher chance of hitting something important. Different tools for different uses, but the most common scenarios for a shotgun are home defense, at ranges best given in feet rather than yards, and buckshot would be superior there.
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advice for handgun carry/holster during a hunt.
Jonnin replied to vujade's topic in Hunting and Fishing
I would say take something you do not mind if it gets a ding, and that would go for daily carry or hunting or anything else. If you would be upset if whatever gun you are using were scratched, then do not use that gun in a hostile environment. Since you DO have your rifle, you can carry the pistol deeply concealed during the hunt, even so far as to stow it in a plastic protective box, then put it into your holster when you return to your vehicle, so you have it when you go into town. With all the gear, a shoulder holster may also be a good option, no one will see it under the vests and coats and all that stuff, and those will hold it secure and are less likely to be bashed by a fence or whatever during the hunt. It also sort of matters how you hunt... if going in a tree stand, whatever you use, be careful of it, not just the dangers of a loaded gun but the dangers of a big metal object that you can fall against -- you do NOT want the tree stand harness to grap the gun tight against your body, ow and stuff.