Anyone here into firearms?

MacCool · 07-16-2011, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by frost

We were told to stop shooting at "shooters world" today for our reloads having too much smoke

Fuckin indoor ranges.

Most indoor ranges make a lot of money by selling ammo. They're incented to restrict the ammo that shooters bring in to their range.

SgtGoldy · 07-16-2011, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by frost

So, has anyone shot with their non-dominant hand? If so, I have a quick question, do you continue to use your dominant eye, or do you switch to your non-dominant eye along with your hand? Or are there any other tips you have for shooting with non-dominant hand?

I only ask because I obtained my NRA/Winchester marksman and pro-marksman, and the next step is marksman first class, which requires shooting with non-dominant hand.

In the police academy we were taught to use our dominant eye. i.e. your strong arm is wounded so you transfer to ur weak and continue.

I can do alrite with my weak hand, but its not something I practice regularly... I prolly should

SgtGoldy · 07-16-2011, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by frost

We were told to stop shooting at "shooters world" today for our reloads having too much smoke

Fuckin indoor ranges.

yea, I've heard of that happening. I'm sure a lot of it is like what Baer said about wanting you to buy their ammo. But also being indoors, you dont have the best ventilation lol

frost · 07-17-2011, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Baer383

I use the same eye whether left or right handed.

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Originally Posted by SgtGoldy

In the police academy we were taught to use our dominant eye. i.e. your strong arm is wounded so you transfer to ur weak and continue.

I can do alrite with my weak hand, but its not something I practice regularly... I prolly should

Thanks!

frost · 07-17-2011, 12:21 PM

Probably the worst idea I've seen in the past couple months:

kdo2milger · 07-17-2011, 01:28 PM

lmao to that!!!^^^

she deserved it...dude told da biatch not to mess with it but she didnt listen...

frost · 07-17-2011, 06:13 PM

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So the wife and I are in my car and some people next to us start yelling some dumb ****. I said what the lick ever and drove off as the light turned green. These ***** pulled out like it was a race and tried to run us off the road. I pulled up my gun to deal with what was happening and the wife freaked out, yelled NO, grabbed the gun pushing it down, and her finger caught the trigger hitting me in the leg. She starts crying like crazy and I'm laughing telling her its okay as I drive to the hospital. I thought it only grazed my until I saw blood bubbling up in my jeans. I gotta say, I always wondered what a .40 Hydroshock could do but not like this. It didn't hurt until today. Sore as ****. Cops had to come to the hospital and make a report. They found it as funny as I did. So now I have a cane until this heals. Thats the beef of the story. As for the other car, they sped off when they heard the shot so maybe in some wierd way they may realize that playing bumper cars is a bad idea. If the wife hadn't been there I may not be writing this.

I took this from another forum. Stupid idiot husband shouldn't have pulled his gun for that, and the stupid idiot wife should never have grabbed a gun.

Trips · 07-17-2011, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by frost

I took this from another forum. Stupid idiot husband shouldn't have pulled his gun for that, and the stupid idiot wife should never have grabbed a gun.

But they are the perfect couple

m4a1mustang · 07-17-2011, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by frost

I took this from another forum. Stupid idiot husband shouldn't have pulled his gun for that, and the stupid idiot wife should never have grabbed a gun.

For some reason the crying wife reminds me of all of those whiny women in movies that scream and whine in situations where they just need to sftu. I am particularly reminded of that stupid girl (Dakota Fanning) in War of the Worlds where she screams incessantly in the car. God I wanted her to stfu so bad.

In other news, I now need to stop allowing my gf to come to the range with me. her groupings are getting too good.

m4a1mustang · 07-17-2011, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by SgtGoldy

Speaking of ammo, I started strongly considering reloading. Just bought 500rds of Federal .45acp. $203.00 later, I thought "screw this, Ima reload these".

I think if I was shooting that stuff I might consider reloading myself. But since I just shoot 9mm it's probably not that cost effective to spend the time doing it myself. I picked up 20 boxes of Federal FMJ at Wally World today for $11.49 a box... not too bad. Though it does appear that prices have gone up a bit... Probably can save a bit of money by ordering online now.

Oh, tried some new stuff in the 870 today: Centurion 1 1/8 oz rifled slugs and RIO Royal 00 Buck Low Recoil.

The Centurion slugs are nice. They fly nice and straight (out to 50 yds... indoor range), fire fairly cleanly, and are relatively cheap. They are $15.95 for a box of 50 from SGAmmo.com. I ordered 250 more rounds of tonight... I like 'em! The only thing I noticed is that they seem to run just a hair longer than 2 3/4" which means I can only load the tube with 5 shells instead of 6... that's not a big deal for bulk range slugs, though.

The RIO Buck wasn't that bad. A little bit less of a punch compared to the Remington 2 3/4" 00 Buck I was shooting before but man does it stink and fire pretty dirty. I want to say they were about $22 for 50 so its not too bad, but buck is not really much fun to shoot at the range IMO so I doubt I'll order any more of this stuff. I did order some Sellier & Bellot 00 and #4 to try, though.

dad · 07-18-2011, 07:15 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.

Is yours made in Germany or the USA?

Isamu · 07-19-2011, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by dad

Is yours made in Germany or the USA?

i would love to get a german made sig

MacCool · 07-20-2011, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by dad

Is yours made in Germany or the USA?

For the US-import P229s prior to about 2005, the frames were made in Germany and the slides were milled from stainless steel in the US. The current US versions are now completely made in Exeter at SigArms. The problems that I keep hearing are with the US-made frames, not the slides. Mainly assembly, quality control, and quality of component frame parts...especially springs, hammers, trigger bars, and grips. One problem my buddy has seen lately has been failure of the pin that pins the breech block to the slide. The German-made Sigs use a solid pin, SigArms now uses a roll pin that is prone to loosening, he says.

My P229 is the original German version.

m4a1mustang · 07-20-2011, 03:32 PM

I have a fun project this weekend... making discreet rifle cases and range bags.

dad · 07-20-2011, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MacCool

For the US-import P229s prior to about 2005, the frames were made in Germany and the slides were milled from stainless steel in the US. The current US versions are now completely made in Exeter at SigArms. The problems that I keep hearing are with the US-made frames, not the slides. Mainly assembly, quality control, and quality of component frame parts...especially springs, hammers, trigger bars, and grips. One problem my buddy has seen lately has been failure of the pin that pins the breech block to the slide. The German-made Sigs use a solid pin, SigArms now uses a roll pin that is prone to loosening, he says.

My P229 is the original German version.

I never gave any thought to it before, I had to get mine out and look! Slide stamped, MADE IN W. GERMANY. The frame has no markings, but the serial number.

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