MSC 45ACP
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I feel sorry for the poor bastage that has to read all of our posts and then make a decision about what to buy...
If I had the cabbages, I'd own a lot more pistols than I do now.
We have involved the poor guy in the "9mm vs. 45ACP" debate without even telling him we did.
We also have him wondering about the revolver vs. semi-auto debate.
I got a S&W Mod 19 NIB (New in the box) for $170 (at COST) back in the 80's. It had the most beautiful wooden grips I'd seen in a long time. they were also very effective. When shooting full-power .357 rounds, they would most certainly leave the palm of your hand red if it wasn't already "broken in" and calloused from shooting a lot. Those lovely wooden grips are still in pristine condition because I put a set of rubber Pachmayr grips on it to make it more forgiving.
I think I posted earlier about this pistol... I gave it to my dad about a year afterI got it.
A revolver is wonderful for home defense. Maybe a short barreled (legal, of course) shotgun would be better. Point and pull is a good idea when you don't have time to be playing with a safety or wondering if you had a round chambered or not.
The simple act of hearing a round being chambered in a shotgun is a good deterrent for Joe Badguy that came in your house at 3 am hoping to score your Wii, DVR, laptop without waking you up.
Your average criminal really is a coward and isn't interested in an armed confrontation. He brought his rusty .25ACP along just in case grandma got up in the middle of the night to pump bilges while he's wondering if your silverware is Antique Revere or WallyWorld Plated.
Rare is the well-armed, well-trained, Home Invader/Kidnapper intent on doing you and your loved ones bodily harm. Sadly, during these tough economic times, these unsavory characters aren't so rare anymore.
We do need to be well-armed and even better trained than the days when June asked Ward not to be so hard on The Beaver (and no one thought that phrase implied anything but but a stern father verbally disciplining his son for getting a "B" on a spelling test).
Whatever the OP ends up with, we must share our knowledge and experience with him. and be there to answer any and all questions, regardless of topic. The day we decided to carry a firearm in public, we accepted an awesome responsibility.
Remind him that his responsibility doesn't end with the purchase of a firearm, but his mission has actually just begun.The mission doesn'tend until the bagpipes play everyone's least favorite song with your friends and relatives looking at a hole in the ground.
A few years ago, when I achieved a goal, the Commander that pinned the badge on my uniform looked me in the eye and told mesomething like 'You have earned one of the highest awards in the field of marksmanship. I challenge you to share your knowledge of marksmanship with as many people as you can. You are an ambassadorand youmust share what you have learned with your students and your peers in the workplace.' It was almost 20 years ago and I've forgotten the exact words he used, but his words were much better than anything I've come up with in my run-on sentences and long-winded rants. About a month ago, that Commander became the Commandant of the U. S. Coast Guard.
You experienced shooters and OCers need to share your wealth of knowledge and experience with the less-experienced. Many of you are quite tactful and very effective wordsmiths. Sadly, I am neither. Many of you are amazing ambassadors for the "Movement". Please keep it up. I know you're doing your best to un-fluck any damage I've caused over the years.
If you're condescending and azz-whole-ish, then you'll run into resistance. I've become rather adept at offending people on here. I've probably managed to annoy or downright piss off most folks on here in the short time I've been posting. If I haven't gotten to you yet, give me time.
msc's long-winded rant has finally come to an end...
I feel sorry for the poor bastage that has to read all of our posts and then make a decision about what to buy...
If I had the cabbages, I'd own a lot more pistols than I do now.
We have involved the poor guy in the "9mm vs. 45ACP" debate without even telling him we did.
We also have him wondering about the revolver vs. semi-auto debate.
I got a S&W Mod 19 NIB (New in the box) for $170 (at COST) back in the 80's. It had the most beautiful wooden grips I'd seen in a long time. they were also very effective. When shooting full-power .357 rounds, they would most certainly leave the palm of your hand red if it wasn't already "broken in" and calloused from shooting a lot. Those lovely wooden grips are still in pristine condition because I put a set of rubber Pachmayr grips on it to make it more forgiving.
I think I posted earlier about this pistol... I gave it to my dad about a year afterI got it.
A revolver is wonderful for home defense. Maybe a short barreled (legal, of course) shotgun would be better. Point and pull is a good idea when you don't have time to be playing with a safety or wondering if you had a round chambered or not.
The simple act of hearing a round being chambered in a shotgun is a good deterrent for Joe Badguy that came in your house at 3 am hoping to score your Wii, DVR, laptop without waking you up.
Your average criminal really is a coward and isn't interested in an armed confrontation. He brought his rusty .25ACP along just in case grandma got up in the middle of the night to pump bilges while he's wondering if your silverware is Antique Revere or WallyWorld Plated.
Rare is the well-armed, well-trained, Home Invader/Kidnapper intent on doing you and your loved ones bodily harm. Sadly, during these tough economic times, these unsavory characters aren't so rare anymore.
We do need to be well-armed and even better trained than the days when June asked Ward not to be so hard on The Beaver (and no one thought that phrase implied anything but but a stern father verbally disciplining his son for getting a "B" on a spelling test).
Whatever the OP ends up with, we must share our knowledge and experience with him. and be there to answer any and all questions, regardless of topic. The day we decided to carry a firearm in public, we accepted an awesome responsibility.
Remind him that his responsibility doesn't end with the purchase of a firearm, but his mission has actually just begun.The mission doesn'tend until the bagpipes play everyone's least favorite song with your friends and relatives looking at a hole in the ground.
A few years ago, when I achieved a goal, the Commander that pinned the badge on my uniform looked me in the eye and told mesomething like 'You have earned one of the highest awards in the field of marksmanship. I challenge you to share your knowledge of marksmanship with as many people as you can. You are an ambassadorand youmust share what you have learned with your students and your peers in the workplace.' It was almost 20 years ago and I've forgotten the exact words he used, but his words were much better than anything I've come up with in my run-on sentences and long-winded rants. About a month ago, that Commander became the Commandant of the U. S. Coast Guard.
You experienced shooters and OCers need to share your wealth of knowledge and experience with the less-experienced. Many of you are quite tactful and very effective wordsmiths. Sadly, I am neither. Many of you are amazing ambassadors for the "Movement". Please keep it up. I know you're doing your best to un-fluck any damage I've caused over the years.
If you're condescending and azz-whole-ish, then you'll run into resistance. I've become rather adept at offending people on here. I've probably managed to annoy or downright piss off most folks on here in the short time I've been posting. If I haven't gotten to you yet, give me time.
msc's long-winded rant has finally come to an end...