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So, shameless plug time. I'd like to invite everyone here to check out my blog:

http://armedbutnotdangerous.blogspot.com/

I started it a couple of months back just for fun, to give myself a place to write about my hobby of collecting and shooting military and historical firearms. I've got a couple of articles up so far. I'll be doing at least one a month featuring a gun from my own collection. Hope you guys check it out and enjoy it. Feedback and comments are appreciated!

Very nice, added to my RSS reader.

Same here. Considering I've been stuck infront of both Sons of Guns and the Gunsmoke series on discovery for a while now, it falls right into the same alley.

Aphasia wrote:

Same here. Considering I've been stuck infront of both Sons of Guns and the Gunsmoke series on discovery for a while now, it falls right into the same alley.

You might be interested to know that I recently picked up a Carl Gustafs 1896 Mauser. Mine was made in 1904 and rearsenaled and shortened to the M38 configuration at some point. What a sweet shooting rifle and caliber! I'll be doing a write up on it in the near future.

The youngest with a Buckmark & Silencerco sparrow


And with a non-Vrock aproved AR. DPMS 5.56 upper on a POF billet lower.

Vrock wrote:

Aphasia wrote:

Same here. Considering I've been stuck infront of both Sons of Guns and the Gunsmoke series on discovery for a while now, it falls right into the same alley.

You might be interested to know that I recently picked up a Carl Gustafs 1896 Mauser. Mine was made in 1904 and rearsenaled and shortened to the M38 configuration at some point. What a sweet shooting rifle and caliber! I'll be doing a write up on it in the near future.

Nice...looking forward to that. I havent shot the mouser myself, but my grandpa (career military) had one left at his old age that with the firing pin in vault(no license for it) that I've looked at. That was probably the later version though.

Looking for Knowledge wrote:

The youngest with a Buckmark & Silencerco sparrow
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And with a non-Vrock aproved AR. DPMS 5.56 upper on a POF billet lower.

Nice. Warms the heart, it does. Tell me about that pistol!

[RSO]Shouldn't she be wearing eye protection?[/RSO]

I don't have a good reason, but I've never been big on the eye protection. I know, it's like insurance, and the one time I (she) needs it would be worth all the times of practicing safely.

Browning buckmark with a tactical solutionfluteded/threaded barrel.

For the last few weeks I have been trying to buy a sig pistol something like a p229 9mm. It seems like everyshop within 40 miles has 0 and is low on all 9mm in general. Is everyone having this kind of issue getting 9mms?

The only Sig pistols I regularly see are the little P238 single action .380s.

There's certainly no shortage of 9mm pistols around here, though. You can't swing a dead cat in a gun shop without hitting six or seven GLOCKs.

I was going to go with a glock but it just seems like everyone has one and I wanted to be a little different.
I am now leaning towards a 1911 style pistol.
I found out Taurus makes one chambered in 9mm, for about 550. I would rather the springfield one but its hard to find and about 250 dollars more.

SpartanCaptain wrote:

I was going to go with a glock but it just seems like everyone has one and I wanted to be a little different.
I am now leaning towards a 1911 style pistol.
I found out Taurus makes one chambered in 9mm, for about 550. I would rather the springfield one but its hard to find and about 250 dollars more.

1911s should only come in two calibers: .45 ACP and 38 Super.

If you really want a 1911 chambered in something different, get a 38 Super. 38 Super is what 9mm wants to be when it grows up.

I am not completely against 45cal. If I find one for a decent price I will def get it. I am going to a couple places to look today. Asking around people have been telling me they are not making as many in 38 any more. I dont mind the 9mm so I still may end up just getting that.

SpartanCaptain wrote:

I was going to go with a glock but it just seems like everyone has one and I wanted to be a little different.

If you want to go with different, check out the H&K P7M8 or P7M13. That's "different".

SpartanCaptain wrote:

I found out Taurus makes one chambered in 9mm, for about 550. I would rather the springfield one but its hard to find and about 250 dollars more.

Okay, the P7 is about twice that. Never mind.

However, you may wish to look at the Browning HiPower. I know they come in 9mm and it may be just what you're looking for.

Plan on spending at least $850 for a Hi-power.

If I was the market for a 9mm, I'd look hard at the CZ-75b variants.

SpartanCaptain wrote:

I am not completely against 45cal. If I find one for a decent price I will def get it. I am going to a couple places to look today. Asking around people have been telling me they are not making as many in 38 any more. I dont mind the 9mm so I still may end up just getting that.

I think .45 is a great caliber for self defense. But if you plan to go to the range a lot, it gets really expensive to shoot. That's where a 9mm really shines.

Buub wrote:

SpartanCaptain wrote:

I am not completely against 45cal. If I find one for a decent price I will def get it. I am going to a couple places to look today. Asking around people have been telling me they are not making as many in 38 any more. I dont mind the 9mm so I still may end up just getting that.

I think .45 is a great caliber for self defense. But if you plan to go to the range a lot, it gets really expensive to shoot. That's where a 9mm really shines.

If you plan on going to the range a lot, you should reload! It's easy and fun.

Ok so I ended up buying a Sig Sauer 1911 in 45acp.

SpartanCaptain wrote:

Ok so I ended up buying a Sig Sauer 1911 in 45acp.

Pics or it didn't happen.

Apologize for the bad photo - that's my all original 1911 that was originally purchased by the Army in early 1918. With it in the display case is my great grandfather's WWI era (early 1918) dog tag from the first run of dog tags that the Army made. The firearms and dog tag are unrelated but seem to go hand-in-hand(grandfather was stateside in a cavalry unit and may well have had a 1911).

That is sick

It's hard to tell, but that's probably a "Black Army" Colt 1911. They were made in 1918 and were so named for the black oxide finish they were given, which was different from the "carbonia blue" finish the eariler 1911s were given. Colt made a replica of this gun for a little while, and I was fortunate enough to purchase one a few years back.

That's really cool that you have your great grandfather's sidearm. Oil it and keep it safe!

I'm pretty sure he said that's not his great-grandfather's gun, just one like what he had.

Oh, whoops.

Still badass gun!

Thebolt wrote:

Apologize for the bad photo - that's my all original 1911 that was originally purchased by the Army in early 1918. With it in the display case is my great grandfather's WWI era (early 1918) dog tag from the first run of dog tags that the Army made. The firearms and dog tag are unrelated but seem to go hand-in-hand(grandfather was stateside in a cavalry unit and may well have had a 1911).

That's awesome! The colt and the tags.

I agree, that's very cool.

I will get some pics this week. I dropped the gun off with my brother in law, he is gonna do some customizing on it, polishing feed ramp up and doing some trigger work.

SpartanCaptain wrote:

I will get some pics this week. I dropped the gun off with my brother in law, he is gonna do some customizing on it, polishing feed ramp up and doing some trigger work.

Hope he's a qualified gunsmith. Either way, you might want to shoot your new Sig before you start tinkering with it.

Vrock wrote:

SpartanCaptain wrote:

I will get some pics this week. I dropped the gun off with my brother in law, he is gonna do some customizing on it, polishing feed ramp up and doing some trigger work.

Hope he's a qualified gunsmith. Either way, you might want to shoot your new Sig before you start tinkering with it.

He is actually a very qualified gunsmith who in fact does gun work for some famous people as well.
And I already did shoot it.