Anyone here into firearms?

Isamu · 06-29-2011, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by kdo2milger

looks like one of the mags with the xd gear is an extended mag, is this what your talking about?

dad · 06-29-2011, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by wstar

Nothing surprises me when it comes to Cali's nanny-state government. I'm still 50/50 on whether they fall off into the ocean due to earthquake or collapse under the weight of their failed society first. I just wish they'd go down with the ship instead of slinking over to the good states and trying to infect our politics with the same disease :P

Don't blame the gun owners, it's the chicken **** California politicians!

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Just don't get sucked into the hype about loading birdshot for self defense because it penetrates walls less. The bottom line on that crap is anything that doesn't penetrate interior walls also won't slow down a determined aggressor. Just gotta learn the layout and know which directions you can safely shoot, and weight the risks properly. #1 buck usually comes up best in self-defense-oriented ammo tests for shotguns.

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SgtGoldy · 06-29-2011, 03:10 AM

Peppered by 150 shotgun pellets: Victim survives, but doctors warn he will die 25 years earlier because they cannot remove them | Mail Online[/QUOTE]

haha i guess they did get him... Im gonna go take out my buck and load it with bird now. Cuz dieing is easy, counting the days till an early death is hard lol

eddieconfetti · 06-30-2011, 02:16 PM

so im guessing springfield is a good gun?? springfield or sig???

MacCool · 06-30-2011, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by eddieconfetti

so im guessing springfield is a good gun?? springfield or sig???

Springfield is reputed to be "OK". Sig...they aren't really the company they used to be. Since manufacturing and design for the US market has been taken over by SigArms, QA has become problematic. The German Sigs are still top notch...US-made Sigs, not so much. I've had my P229 since 1996. It's seen an exceptional pistol and utterly reliable. I wouldn't buy a Sig these days, though. I see heaps of armorer frustration in the law enforcement market with the current versions of Sig's pistols.

m4a1mustang · 06-30-2011, 04:41 PM

I think Springfield's, especially the XD series, are fairly highly regarded. I'd say more than just "OK."

But as with any other gun out there, you really need to put hundreds of rounds downrange without a problem before you can really trust it to defend your life.

kdo2milger · 06-30-2011, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

This is what I'm talking about: 11593 - Springfield XD Grip Extension Black

thanks for the link...saved for future purchase

MacCool · 06-30-2011, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I think Springfield's, especially the XD series, are fairly highly regarded. I'd say more than just "OK."

I shoot and train with a lot of cops, and do a lot of 3-gun competition. In those circles, people who shoot a lot, "OK" as a description for the XD series is pretty accurate in terms of how it's regarded. Modern Sigs OTOH are a little farther down the scale.

m4a1mustang · 06-30-2011, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by MacCool

I shoot and train with a lot of cops, and do a lot of 3-gun competition. In those circles, people who shoot a lot, "OK" as a description for the XD series is pretty accurate in terms of how it's regarded. Modern Sigs OTOH are a little farther down the scale.

Fair enough.

m4a1mustang · 06-30-2011, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by kdo2milger

thamks for the link...saved for future purchase

No problemo. I love the Pearce grip extension on one of my G26 mags. It's what I carry in the gun when I can get away with the added length of the grip... so fall/spring/winter.

Robert_K · 06-30-2011, 07:30 PM

I have the Pearce +0 on all my mags for my G36. Thought about getting the +2 for my G17 33rd mag.

m4a1mustang · 06-30-2011, 07:45 PM

Here is the Tacstar side saddle I just put on my new 870 today.

I have a Knoxx Specops stock coming tomorrow.

bullitt5897 · 06-30-2011, 07:46 PM

I will say I love my Dan Wesson Valor!!! From the second I pulled that gun out of the box it has shot consistently better... My first session with the gun it shot a 5 round 1" grouping at 25yds and I thought I had missed the target for half the shots! I think I got a gun blessed by God himself as I have not had any FTFs or FTEs or Misfires since I have owned the gun! I love it to death the only gripe I have is that my grip screws keep vibrating loose hahaha.

Here is a pic:
(crappy phone pic)

*Side note: I have put about 10k rounds through her so far...*

m4a1mustang · 06-30-2011, 07:48 PM

Nice! There's nothing better than a good 1911, IMO!

dad · 06-30-2011, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MacCool

Springfield is reputed to be "OK". Sig...they aren't really the company they used to be. Since manufacturing and design for the US market has been taken over by SigArms, QA has become problematic. The German Sigs are still top notch...US-made Sigs, not so much. I've had my P229 since 1996. It's seen an exceptional pistol and utterly reliable. I wouldn't buy a Sig these days, though. I see heaps of armorer frustration in the law enforcement market with the current versions of Sig's pistols.

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I think Springfield's, especially the XD series, are fairly highly regarded. I'd say more than just "OK."

But as with any other gun out there, you really need to put hundreds of rounds downrange without a problem before you can really trust it to defend your life.

have the XD 45 & the P220, both are excellent.

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m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	I think Springfield's, especially the XD series, are fairly highly regarded. I'd say more than just "OK." But as with any other gun out there, you really need to put hundreds of rounds downrange without a problem before you can really trust it to defend your life. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

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m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	Here is the Tacstar side saddle I just put on my new 870 today. I have a Knoxx Specops stock coming tomorrow. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

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m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	Nice! There's nothing better than a good 1911, IMO! __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

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eddieconfetti A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Duluth, GA Posts: 3,334 Drives: A Totaled PW Z Rep Power: 23	so im guessing springfield is a good gun?? springfield or sig???