Des' Firearm Thread

[Oncefallen]

I have always wondered why guns cost so much. I doubt it cost that much to produce them

You definitely pay for what you get when it comes to firearms. There are plenty of inexpensive lower grade weapons available on the market and the likelihood of misfiring or jamming is considerably higher, likewise accuracy tends to increase with more expensive weapons.

A high quality (typically expensive) firearm will last multiple generations of users.

 

[Bushido8000]

It has a 12-round capacity, and it's beautiful....

 

[Grandpa]

Is that a semi auto shotgun? Is it pump action?

What is it?

I don't think I've ever seen one.

 

[Bushido8000]

Is that a semi auto shotgun? Is it pump action?

What is it?

I don't think I've ever seen one.

It's a pump. You can hold the trigger and pump it though. It's a Kel-Tec KSG.

It's really short so people are rapid-firing with the pump, slipping (or busting the rail-teeth), and blowing their hands off.

But I think if you aren't being dumb, it looks like a nice gun

[video=youtube;GfgRggw8xXw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfgRggw8xXw[/video]

 

[T_Laurich]

I prefer my old fashion type of guns... All these new modern guns are made aesthetically for kids who play Call of Duty in my opinion.

My favorite guns I personally own are
.17hmr Savage.
.32special lever action
Mosin Nagant Russian year 1938ish
12 gauge pump


My least favorite gun I own,
Remington700ultra not my type of gun, I own it because my dad gave it to me.


Gun I want,
Yugoslavian SKS.

 

[Oncefallen]

**Sighs as he remembers enjoying the firearms he once had

Ruger Mini-14 RR (wonderful for varmint control)

Taurus 92PT 9mm (as much naysaying that I've heard about the brand I never had a problem with a couple thousand rounds through it)

Winchester Model 94 30-30

Ruger Vaquero 44mag

Remington 870 12 gauge

 

[Grandpa]

I prefer my old fashion type of guns... All these new modern guns are made aesthetically for kids who play Call of Duty in my opinion.

My favorite guns I personally own are
.17hmr Savage.
.32special lever action
Mosin Nagant Russian year 1938ish
12 gauge pump


My least favorite gun I own,
Remington700ultra not my type of gun, I own it because my dad gave it to me.


Gun I want,
Yugoslavian SKS.

I have a yugo sks.

Its got the grenade launcher and bayonet.

I couldn't afford an AR and I wanted a semi-auto with open sights. Enter sks.

 

[Grandpa]

**Sighs as he remembers enjoying the firearms he once had

Ruger Mini-14 RR (wonderful for varmint control)

Taurus 92PT 9mm (as much naysaying that I've heard about the brand I never had a problem with a couple thousand rounds through it)

Winchester Model 94 30-30

Ruger Vaquero 44mag

Remington 870 12 gauge

Why would you get rid of your model 94 or your 870???

You're supposed to pass those on to your grand-kids...

Also, I have a taurus .380 and haven't had any problems with it.

 

[Oncefallen]

Why would you get rid of your model 94 or your 870???

You're supposed to pass those on to your grand-kids...

Also, I have a taurus .380 and haven't had any problems with it.

Sixteen years ago I joined a rather exclusive club that requires it's members to dispose of any firearms.

 

[blondieindahouse]

Sixteen years ago I joined a rather exclusive club that requires it's members to dispose of any firearms.

Okay so the natural thing for one to ask is : What club was that that would ask you to do that?

 

[Grandpa]

Sixteen years ago I joined a rather exclusive club that requires it's members to dispose of any firearms.

ooof...

I think I would have given them to my best friend or my dad or brother.

Just in case I changed my mind...


Maybe we should start an on-line fund to get all your firearms back... lol

 

[mailmandan]

This is what happens when you shoot both barrels.

 

[Oncefallen]

ooof...

I think I would have given them to my best friend or my dad or brother.

Just in case I changed my mind...


Maybe we should start an on-line fund to get all your firearms back... lol

My dad has no interest in firearms, I have no brother, and you can't change your mind about becoming a convicted felon, although many of us wish we could. I made a long list of terrible decisions in a dark time (away from Christ) in my life.

What I didn't know at the time of conviction was that Colorado automatically reinstates ALL civil rights (including firearms ownership) ten years after release from adjudication (probation or parole) otherwise I may have had someone store them for me. I still have a couple of years to go.

 

[Grandpa]

I didn't realize that was the exclusive club you had joined...

I thought it was something more embarassing, like joining the church of scientology...

 

[crosstweed]

What you said about being a natural shot made me smile. I know someone who used to be an instructor and he has always vehemently maintained that women are much better shots. He says he always told women, whenever he was instructing couples, that as soon as she overcame her fear of the gun she would be a much better shot than her husband. He was usually right. He also said women come to instructors admitting that they know nothing, whereas men have to prove how much they already know about guns, which means that the women learn more and accept correction in their technique.

 

[Desdichado]

I realize this is a bit of a necropost, but I brought my old trusty Glock 27 in and exchanged it for a Glock 19 for EDC. Very, very, very satisfied.

 

[Desdichado]

I have always wondered why guns cost so much. I doubt it cost that much to produce them

Oncefallen answered this long ago, but I have to chime in.

I explain guns to people this way- they are tools made to shoot lead at a high velocity. Most of the more well-known, mid-range weapons on the market (Glock, Springfield, M&P, Ruger etc) almost work flawlessly and the companies who service them have great and often free support/customer service.

In short you invest in something which performs its function and needs very little in terms of upkeep.

 

[Desdichado]

Okay, I know this is a lame attempt to keep an old thread going, but those of you who carry- what kind of holster rig/position do you generally choose? Real curious.

 

[Oncefallen]

Okay, I know this is a lame attempt to keep an old thread going, but those of you who carry- what kind of holster rig/position do you generally choose? Real curious.

I'll help your lame attempt along.


Back when I could carry, it depended on what I was carrying and where I was carrying it.

Most commonly I would be carrying my 9mm in a hi rise, strong side setup, however out in God's country, the .44 in a western style rig.

 

[Desdichado]

I'll help your lame attempt along.


Back when I could carry, it depended on what I was carrying and where I was carrying it.

Most commonly I would be carrying my 9mm in a hi rise, strong side setup, however out in God's country, the .44 in a western style rig.

Good call to rock the .44 with all the wildlife around.

I typically go 4:00 with a decent deep concealment holster. I want to order something like a Crossbreed Supertuck or a Stealthgear. I'm hearing awesome reviews.