DarkSithPro
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Re: firearms
said by Lazlow  :amigo_boy I think you are forgetting about 10mm and short & wimpy(S&W40). 10mm's shoot .40 just fine. The same goes for a ton of the other cartridges for automatics(not just revolvers). The same goes for stopping power. Very few people who understand firearms would consider 10mm or 45 auto to be lower power ammo (both are available in low and high capacity form factors). Glock makes 10mm and 45s too. The FBI dropped that round "10mm" because it didn't meet the requirements of the FBI. The round had too much kick, and the frame was too large to be practical replacement for the 9mm. This was due to the FBI shootout where the .38 did not perform. Look at most LEO agencies in the U.S. Most of them carry .40 caliber now. The North Hollywood shootout was pretty much the start of when a lot of local agencies started switching to larger calibers. |
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IT Guy
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| said by DarkSithPro :said by Lazlow :amigo_boy I think you are forgetting about 10mm and short & wimpy(S&W40). 10mm's shoot .40 just fine. The same goes for a ton of the other cartridges for automatics(not just revolvers). The same goes for stopping power. Very few people who understand firearms would consider 10mm or 45 auto to be lower power ammo (both are available in low and high capacity form factors). Glock makes 10mm and 45s too. The FBI dropped that round "10mm" because it didn't meet the requirements of the FBI. The round had too much kick, and the frame was too large to be practical replacement for the 9mm. This was due to the FBI shootout where the .38 did not perform. Look at most LEO agencies in the U.S. Most of them carry .40 caliber now. The North Hollywood shootout was pretty much the start of when a lot of local agencies started switching to larger calibers. I love my Sig Arms P229 .40 S&W, accurate, powerful and fun to shoot although it is pretty heavy. I know it is popular with Federal law enforcement, I see a lot of Border Patrol agents carrying them.
I think this is going to be my next purchase: »demigodllc.com/articles/gsg-5-mp···-lr/?p=5
Sure it's just .22, but I love target shooting with .22
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| said by IT Guy :Sure it's just .22, but I love target shooting with .22 I had one of these silenced, pneumatic pre-charged air guns for awhile. It's pressurized using a scuba tank.
It was a lot of fun. I made a little trap out of 1/4" steel and could sit in the backyard target practicing. The silencer made it very quite. It was fun to fine-tune my marksmanship (self-control) without making a trip to the range, and using something more realistic than a BB gun.
Not sure what the laws are in different areas. I didn't read the actual law here, but heard that it's legal to fire an air-gun in the backyard here as long as you don't fire over the fence, and don't shoot birds.
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lagged
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Narberth, PA | reply to IT Guy
GSG was ordered to stop manufacturing the GSG5. If you want one, get one soon.
For the money, I'd rather have an AR in 22
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IT Guy
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That's a pretty mean looking air rifle! As a kid my brother and I would always shoot our BB guns in the back yard at a bail of hay with paper targets on them. Ah, those were the days!
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Yeah, I saw the statement on GSG's site about Heckler and Koch suing them. There was another, similar lawsuit. I can't remember who it was between and the court threw out the plaintiff's claim that the defendant was stealing their design, or using their design without consent. So at least there might be some legal precedent that might help GSG. At least I hope so.
Edit: Well, looking into it further, it seems that American Tactical Imports signed a settlement with H&K, ending the production and importation of the GSG-5's "forever". »www.mdshooters.com/showpost.php?···count=16
That sucks!
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