Guns n' Bullets - The Gun Porn Thread

Started by AhabPredator, Mar 21, 2019, 05:18:37 PM

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Local Trouble


Huggs

Huggs

#451
Quote from: Gr33n M4n on Mar 12, 2020, 02:34:45 AM
I'm looking at getting a pistol for my mom to carry at work. I'm thinking of a .22

If she's open to carrying a firearm, that's awesome.  :)

But I'll tell you what I tell everybody, take her somewhere and let her see what she is most comfortable with and shoots the best first. She might shoot a 9mm or .38 special just fine. Everybody is different.

No offense to 22lr, but rimfire is terribly prone to malfunctions. As much as I love the round, I've shot it enough (tens of thousands of rounds) to never want to rely on it for personal defense if I can help it. Even with quality CCI ammo, malfunctions are inevitable. Centerfire ammo tends to last longer and be more reliable, shot for shot. Five or six rounds of .38's or a handful of 9mm isn't exactly worse than 8-10 rounds of .22lr. Especially when you factor in good defensive hollow point ammunition like Speer Gold Dots.

Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 12, 2020, 02:56:23 AM
How about this?

https://ruger.com/products/lcr/specSheets/5401.html

When the lcr first came out, the .38's had a problem with flame cutting on the topstrap because the frame is made of aluminum. I believe they still are, and still have this problem.

https://rugerforum.net/ruger-double-action/100199-lcr-38-flame-cutting-tell-me-what-you-think.html

The 357 version didn't have this problem to such an extent because its frame was made of steel. Considering a 357 can shoot 38's too, I'd go for the 357 LCR over the .38 any day of the week. You'd have the benefit of being able to shoot 2 different kinds of ammo, one of them being the 357 magnum.

Local Trouble

^ What he said.

Gr33n M4n

My mom's more than comfortable to open-carry, plus she can do it without a permit in my area. We grew up with guns in this family and I can guarantee that she cannot handle anything like a 357. Mom's small statured and recoil sensitive but can handle a 9mm, I know because she's shot one. The LCR is a nice piece with only 8 shots but a bullet is a bullet. I hear the .22 magnum is a bit more reliable than the long rifle because the cartridges are made better, is that true? I had the idea of first getting her the .22 and maybe later upgrading to a 9mm. Or should I say screw it and get a 9mm straight off? She's never open-carried before nor had a personal firearm.

Local Trouble

She doesn't have to load a .357 with magnum rounds.  She can just load it with .38 special and that should be manageable for her.

Gr33n M4n

Gr33n M4n

#455
Quote from: Local Trouble on Mar 12, 2020, 04:06:47 AM
She doesn't have to load a .357 with magnum rounds.  She can just load it with .38 special and that should be manageable for her.

Oh that's right. With all that info in mind I might just ignore .22 entirely. I've read online that the 357 lcr has a nice smooth trigger pull, much better than the .22's. I may actually consider buying the lcr in 357 but they tend to cost more.

Huggs

I'm surprised nobody's been talking about "Ballistic Wampum" what with society collapsing and all.

Gr33n M4n

Quote from: Huggs on Mar 14, 2020, 03:40:35 PM
I'm surprised nobody's been talking about "Ballistic Wampum" what with society collapsing and all.

is that when you trade gold and silver for things like ammo?

Huggs

Huggs

#458
I think it's when you trade ammo for food and stuff.

I heard it on some of the gun forums a few years back. I do feel bad for all the people who bought up rolls of gold and silver though. Never understood that. Could've bought years of food, water and TP instead. I hope their liberty dollars taste good with ketchup.

Gr33n M4n

Gold/silver is good for an economic hardship but not for a total collapse of society.

Huggs

I guess TP is the new platinum.

Gr33n M4n

Preparing for the Apocalypse


Huggs

"The apocalypse is upon us"




Gr33n M4n

Rhodesian FAL. I hear these things had a muzzle-brake device that allowed for it to be controllable in full-auto.


Huggs


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