Firearms. Non-political discussion.

[murchmb]

Spun off of the Aquisitions (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=7454&highlight=guns)thread. No politics please. Pictures encouraged.


Bob,
Sigs just seem to have a way of finding their way home with me. Some like 1911's, some like wheel guns...... Sig's are my poison. I don't like to say "acquire" when I talk about sigs.... more like "adopt." :biggrin:

Sig P229 in .40S&W here. Safe and accurate. I want something in .45.

My favorite pistol is my Browning Hi-Power. Fits my hand, accurate, but not neccessarily the safest to have around for home defense. Someday, it will make a trip to Wayne Novak.

The closest gun I've handled to being an extension of my arm/hand was a CZ75 Bouska. Awful black painted finish, but incredibly accurate for an inexpensive, off the shelf gun. Felt just right. I wish I had bought one back in the mid-80's.

How do you all store your firearms? I have a new son and a wife that hates guns. Right now, they are not in the house. I'm thinking of getting one of those open by feel quick draw safes for my defense pistol, and a good lockable case(s) for the rest. Maybe a larger safe sometime in the future once the house renovation is complete.

[PalmettoB]

Long guns for me. Don't have them at my house, although I will soon (no small kids around, and the wife grew up in the country with guns in the house, so no biggie). My mom left me my grandfather's Wincester 30-30 and a bolt action Marlin .22 long rifle. Just waiting for my sister to go through the process of getting them to a gun dealer here in SC so I can legally pick them up.

[prophet]

College kids can't have guns...not on campus anyway. My roommate and fellow gun nut was reading the TN firearms laws and said he thought it looked like you can buy firearms at 18, under state law. I haven't researched it enough to know, however.

I <3 my uncle's Marlin 30-30Win tho.

[fatt_tony]

-Glock 19 9mm just the right size I it keep under matress on my side of bed.
-Bushmaster AR-15 16" barrel just right very damn accurate easily holds tight groups at 100 yds with open sighhts.
12 and 20 gauge shot guns
308 remington rifle for hunting
.22 ruger for just plinking

I will post pics later when this weekend when I can get to my camera.

[fatt_tony]

College kids can't have guns...not on campus anyway. My roommate and fellow gun nut was reading the TN firearms laws and said he thought it looked like you can buy firearms at 18, under state law. I haven't researched it enough to know, however.

I <3 my uncle's Marlin 30-30Win tho.

Round here in Texas its 18 for long guns and 21 for pistols, but if you got to a gun show you can easily pick one up from another patron selling his gun.

[Jim]

Ducks and geese - a Browning Citori Lightning model 12
Upland- Browning Citori 20 upland special
Deer- bear- elk- Winchester Model 70 (pre 64) custom .270
Misc -Ruger 77-22
Subway- Colt 1911

http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=3901 (http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=3901&original=1&c=3&userid=675)

[Frank7580]

How do you all store your firearms?

Hi Murchmb,

My wife and I have several weapons (hand guns & long guns) in the house. Fortunately, my wife's father was a police officer and raised his children to both respect and be familiar with guns and their use.

I too have a nine month old in the house and have taken to keeping all weapons unloaded except one. My defense weapon of choice is a .357 Smith. While I feel this is a good option for an unsecured weapon in the house with a small child (12lb. trigger pull), there are other weapons that would be as good or even better.

If you have a strong conviction about keeping a loaded weapon in your home I urge you to discuss this with your wife and come to an agreement on what action(s) to take. Ultimately, you want everyone in the house to be familiar & comfortable with the use of such a powerful tool.

[Frank7580]

Actually, I never answered what I set out too...

Currently, my handgun is in my night stand drawer. However, as our son gets older a more secure location will be needed.

[madmedic]

Both Rugers .

P89 9mm and M96 44 Mag underlever.

Regards
Brian

[murchmb]

Hi Murchmb,
If you have a strong conviction about keeping a loaded weapon in your home I urge you to discuss this with your wife and come to an agreement on what action(s) to take. Ultimately, you want everyone in the house to be familiar & comfortable with the use of such a powerful tool.

I plan on mounting an small, quick draw safe in the closet of my bedroom. That's where the loaded Sig will be. Everything else will be kept locked up, unloaded, with trigger locks. That's my plan right now.

My son will be raised to understand and respect firearms. I don't care if he has an interest in them, but I do want him to understand how to operate/handle one safely. Given that he's a boy, I suspect he'll have the same facination I did. I also hope that frequent exposure will keep his curiosity down to a minimum.

[boboakalfb]

Ducks and geese - a Browning Citori Lightning model 12
Upland- Browning Citori 20 upland special
Deer- bear- elk- Winchester Model 70 (pre 64) custom .270
Misc -Ruger 77-22
Subway- Colt 1911

http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=3901 (http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=3901&original=1&c=3&userid=675)
Love the pic...Duck/Geese season is now upon us...

Winchester Pre 64 Model 70 .270
Custom Rifle 6mm
Remington 870 12 ga.
Remington 1100 12 ga.
Browning Gold Fusion 20 ga.
Multiple .22 Rifles for plinking

No pistols yet...in the market...going Glock. No, not as accurate as the sigs...and not as beautiful as the 1911's, but simple and dependable.

[JohnP]

Personally have mostly long guns, bolt action surplus stuff, one hunting rifle, a few other things.
Bob,
unless you have already made your mind, don't rule out the SIGs for reliability. One of the reasons they are still carried by many in the SEAL teams (even though the HK SOCOM is available) has to do with their reliability. They beat out all comers during government testing but SiG was not chosen because at the time they did not have a factory in the United States, and Beretta did. So the Special warfare units (who get what they want anyway)...took the best and got SIGs while the rest of the armed forces received the Beretta M-9....
Also another one gaining popularity is Ruger (VERY good gun, they could charge a lot more for the quality in those) and more recently, the Springfield armory XD45 (I think that's its name).
Check em out...
John P.

[boboakalfb]

Bob, unless you have already made your mind, don't rule out the SIGs for reliability.
I haven't made up my mind yet...and I think I should clarify...I didn't mean to imply that Sigs are not reliable...that is not the case at all. I don't know anyone that owns them that is unhappy. The XD's do seem to be gaining popularity as well...

[JohnP]

Bob,
to be honest that XD45 is one I actually am considering for myself. I just don't know if I want the California version....
John P.

[boboakalfb]

Bob,
to be honest that XD45 is one I actually am considering for myself. I just don't know if I want the California version....
John P.
Yeah...14 rounds of .45 ACP have never fit so easily in your hand...umm..errr...unless you are in CA...then 10. Are there any other differences in the CA version?

[rtaylor61]

I have one gun. A Revelation .410 Shotgun my dad gave me when I was in 7th grade. I've never fired a full box of shells through it. In fact, I don't even have a box of shells for it. However, I can claim that everytime I have fired it, a snake has died. And in my world, that is a good thing.

Randy

[JohnP]

Not sure what other differences they have; I'll have to go back and check one out. I do know I have no intention of getting the California version if I can avoid it. I am not technically a resident (I am what is called "nonresident military") so I may still be able to get one back home; keeping it on base in the armory depends, will have to look into the laws to see if I can work one of those.
I do like them though.
John P.

[joel]

Not sure what other differences they have; I'll have to go back and check one out. I do know I have no intention of getting the California version if I can avoid it. I am not technically a resident (I am what is called "nonresident military") so I may still be able to get one back home; keeping it on base in the armory depends, will have to look into the laws to see if I can work one of those.
I do like them though.
John P.

John,
No go on that issue - as they will not ship the gun into the state with hi-caps unless it is for LEO use. Also - all mags manufactured post 2K have date stamps, thus owning them in Cali would be illegal - as you couldn't claim grandfather clause on them.

On another side note - I have an XD in .40 cal.... and I have had nothing but problems with it, and Springfield is a pain in the neck to deal with. I would most certainly suggest shying away from the XD's - but to each their own.

For what it's worth - I wouldn't recommend a Glock in .45ACP, as there are quite a few "kaboom" Glock .45 pictures, stories, and video's out there, and the frame/design of the Glock isn't really built around a .45acp. If you must have a Polymer framed .45acp - I'd suggest an HK USP, and if you want an alum or stainless frame - go with a sig.