Jonnin

I am going with fat. I have not seen a starved kid in the USA -- I am sure it happens, but not on any scale like 10% and higher. What is probably meant by the 10-20% numbers is the kids that get a free lunch/breakfast at school or do without at home some of the time, not a good situation but not starvation either.

Unclear, though. The husband grants permission to enter. Wife asks person to leave. Who wins? The person is not attacking or breaking in, but was escorted and openly there as a guest. Pulling a gun on a guest that is "with" another household member is very bad form.

I like this guy's work, ran across him for my mak... the pics are of the STYLES he has a big page of the woods and so on you can get any style in any wood combo with various textures. http://www.marschalgrips.com/1911auto/1911.html

I know they are common and not terribly pretty but IMHO you cannot beat the hogue ones that wrap around to provide finger grooves, that soft, easy to grip rubber just feels amazing to me.

I hope you like it. They are decent guns, small, lightweight, and dependable once you break them in good, with a lifetime warranty. If you are ok with that trigger pull, the rest of the package is pretty sweet. I never did like the trigger and eventually sold mine.

Its a good gun and an acceptable caliber; 308 is "close" to a 30-06 and will work on just about any medium to large game in the USA. Only thing here is to check the price, and if it is used, the condition. Its one of the "go to" guns for hunters and I have seen it recommended time and time again. I had one in 30-06 but sold it as I had way too many hunting guns and wanted more toys, it was very accurate but a bit of a shoulder thumper, the 308 will be a little kinder to the shoulder but you may want a new recoil pad, at least to get it zeroed in.

You are welcome to try anything I have, I shoot at shooter's 2-3 times a week, so its no biggie to meet up one day and I can haul along whatever, up to a point lol Im not hauling the whole safe over. They will rent used guns but not new ones to try out.

a limb or another tree hit it?

That little mousegun 22 is going to be difficult to hit anything with, I have one about that small and its hard to hit anything past about 10 feet (for reference I ususally can hit a 2-3 inch target at 30 yards or so with a full sized 22 pistol). It may be fun but its not easy to learn with, you will struggle to get 2 hands on it and may have to shoot it one handed, and it simply will not be accurate, and many small guns can have functional problems (jams and so on). That one may work fine or not, but it wont be accurate. The price is nice but I cannot recommend as anything other than a novelty. If you want to learn to shoot a defensive pistol, the walther p22 is shaped and sized and all much like a typical carry pistol. If you want to learn to shoot well, listen to what people say over and over, ruger 22, buckmark 22, and IMHO the S&W 22a is equal to either of those, with the ruger being the best of the 3 "slightly" due to its amazing rugged build (it will outlast just about any other handgun round for round). If you want a tiny pocket pistol, the $75 one is a start but I advise learning stance, marksmanship, and so on with a 2h sized weapon, even if a small one.

Welcome! Tn is very gun friendly, you will find ranges and stores everywhere and the laws are very supportive to ownership. The taxes are not bad either

Assuming you pick up the brass free somewhere, its about $30 for 1000 primers, about $20 for 1 pound of powder (which at say will reload between 1000 and 1500 or so 9mm), and 1000 cheap slugs is about $50-75. So that just over $100 per 1000 give or take local prices and what have you, or $5 a box. The cheapest, nastiest 9mm out there is still $8 per box, and the ammo you make will be much better at a lower price.

taurus makes pretty good stuff, and 275 is less than what they cost new (probably saving $50 or so). 380 ammo is very expensive for practice -- if you do not reload it at a minimum of $15 per box of 50, and closer to $20 at times. Its one of the worst calibers for learning to shoot handguns because of this. If you want a S&W I still say a .22 (22a or 22s or whatever it is model) which is $250 new and for what you can get 50 shots of 380 you can get 550 rounds of 22.

My first semi auto was my makarov; $300 got me a pistol and 1k rounds of ammo (ammo costs about twice that now but you can still find the guns for well under 300). Amazingly accurate gun, cheap and cheap to shoot, and still one of my favorites. Another thought is a cheap .22 to learn to shoot handguns and to have an inexpensive range alternative -- a used ruger mark, or s&w 22a (new!) can be found cheap. I don't recommend a .22 for defense, but do believe everyone should have 1 for the range. The mak is fine for defense -- its about like a 380 without the pricey ammo, I carried mine for over a decade. I picked up a used ruger p89 for $250 last year, also a very nice gun for a low price. Try a gun show, just this weekend I went and saw a number of used pistols under or at $300 -- heavy wear on the outside lowers the price but does not matter, its the internals that matter.

I vote R because its a very lame 2 party system. I have a lot of problems with the Rs but a lot more problems with the Ds. Neither is fit to govern, but you vote for the best choice you have I think you have to be registered D to vote in D primary, while R is open, but that may be wrong.

sitting that long, its best if you lubed it before you shot it? Some lubes dry, evaporate, and so on so sitting up can make the gun inoperable.

I keep it very simple. Wallet, pistol, extra mag if its my 380, anywhere but work a cheap knife (swiss army or a lockblade depends on where I am going). Nothing more on me.

she should teach a carry permit class. Lot of people can't conceal ONE "item" very well

Doh I read this thinking it was going to be a shooting event --- the name sounds like a kid's & guns teaching/fun event. No weapons of any kind --- that means you have to show up naked with your arms and legs cut off and no vehicle.... probably with your teeth knocked out for good measure... define weapon again?

welcome! Need more young shooters, drag your friends with you a few times.

I might be able to hit a mammoth at that range. Anything smaller would be beyond me though.

several places have friendly signs but where I see it most are gun stores, usually along the lines of "you are welcome to carry your pistol on your handgun permit so long as it stays in its holster but if you plan to remove the gun while inside the store for service or whatever be sure it is unloaded and stuff"

Are we allowed to put up a post in response to a want to buy? I have done that -- as far as I can tell that is ok but if you want to get into the "spirit" of things?? ...

We have been stopped a number of times with guns, and never had an officer do anything more than what you experienced.

3) Do not count on it, the class does teach you a lot about safety and what you can and cannot do, where you can and cannot go armed, etc, but its not a marksmanship/shooting/self defense class. If you cannot hit the man sized target at 10 yards or so, they will try to help and offer some pointers but there are just a couple of instructors/range officers for the 20 or so students and no time for one on one help. They sort of expect you to be able to hit the target by this time so your practice now is very important to passing the shooting part of the class. Its not hard, and one day you will see what I mean by that, but you need some more range time before you try to pass this test. 4) Ballistics is complicated. A 357 will go farther usually, but not by much, but its a "package deal" not just the mass of the bullet. Its a combination of how much powder is behind it, how heavy it is, how long the barrel of the gun is, aerodynamics of the bullet in question, and more. But one of the 4 important rules of firearm safety is to know what is behind your target. (There are a list of 10 that I disagree with, lets leave it at that, the list of 4 is sufficient and covers all the things that matter). Its your job to KNOW what is behind your target and where your bullets are ending up. Is there a hill, berm, or group of trees back there to stop the bullet? Or some guys house?! Or what? Find out, for your own peace of mind. (the 4 rules in short: treat all guns as loaded, never point the muzzle at anything/anyone you do not want to sprout a hole, know what is behind the target, keep your finger off the trigger until ready to fire). 5) Shooting is fun! A good .22 saves a lot of ammo costs and is a lot of fun, we shoot our .22 pistols and rifles probably 50% of the time. I personally would just buy a good .22 rifle and build the AR in a true rifle caliber, but that is just me. That way you get 2 guns, and can learn rifle skills with the 22 while the other one is still in pieces.

I Think (not 100% sure) you need a totally different kit for shotguns. Dies are $30-50 ish for a set. Lee does have all in one kits -- just try to get a steel press, not aluminum -- many claim the al ones wear out or something. They also often sell directly refurbished presses and items, at a big discount, may get lucky on one.