What Kind of Gun Do You Carry?

[Brendon .45]

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Kimber Tactical Ultra II, cocked & locked. I am looking at the Ruger LCP for a BUG.

I would like to get a nice western style holster for my Ruger Super Redhawk .44mag with 7.5" barrel for a stroll down State Street (Madison).

 

[XDFDE45]

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XD45 in FDE, hence my user name

 

[duckdog]

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I have a 03 FFL, so I have just a few firearms, but I like a TT33 7.62x25 for everyday carry.To the guy shootig the hi point. I bought some of these to shoot cast bullets through, as I am a bullet caster as well, and those baby's may be ugly, but they're almost indestructable, from what I can tell. I have yet to have one of 'em jam up or fail to feed my reloads. They also havea lifetime warranty, so I kind of figured after a couple of thousand rounds through each one, I'd be sending them in, but ... not yet!

 

[Lammie]

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Out and about, a Ruger security six .357 magnum. Before the AG memo I used to carry an inexpensive .38 S&W in case of confiscation. At home a Webley MK VI with .45 ACP hollow points. The Webley ain't pretty but with full moon clips it loads fast and hits hard. Nothing like a wheel gun. No stovepipes and if there is adud just pull the trigger again, but to each their own.

 

[XDFDE45]

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logan wrote:

Very sexy guns Glock34!


I OC my Glock 19. I will CC my Ruger LCP when I can. And there's the Bushmaster Gas Piston Rifle that I enjoy shooting! Oh can't leave out the Benchmade knife! I don't carry that though cause I'd probably get in trouble if I was caught with it :X

I was curious what you think of the BM piston AR. Been thinking about getting a piston AR and been trying to find out what people have and what they think of them. TIA.

 

[davegran]

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XDFDE45 wrote:

I was curious what you think of the BM piston AR. Been thinking about getting a piston AR and been trying to find out what people have and what they think of them. TIA.

There are other options for piston operated rifles out there as well in addition to the AR....

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[/align][align=left]For you people who like to carry in "Condition 1" with one in the chamber, what do you do about bullet setback, where the bullet moves back into the shell casing a small amount every time you chamber it, eventually causing an overpressure condition if that round is fired?
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[Shotgun]

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davegran wrote:

[align=left]For you people who like to carry in "Condition 1" with one in the chamber, what do you do about bullet setback, where the bullet moves back into the shell casing a small amount every time you chamber it, eventually causing an overpressure condition if that round is fired?
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Plain and simple.... if that's happening, you just aren't shooting enough!

 

[Mugenlude]

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Shotgun wrote:

davegran wrote:

[align=left]For you people who like to carry in "Condition 1" with one in the chamber, what do you do about bullet setback, where the bullet moves back into the shell casing a small amount every time you chamber it, eventually causing an overpressure condition if that round is fired?
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Plain and simple.... if that's happening, you just aren't shooting enough!

I don't know if I would go that far, some of the hollow point ammo isn't exactly cheap. I try to rotate my ammo in the magazine once a week. That means that I re-chamber that round about 50-75 times. I haven't had any issues with the round firing, as I tested it out one time after two weeks of using the same piece of ammo. I do pay attention to make sure the bullet isn't pushed in too much (hasn't happened yet).

 

[gollbladder13]

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I'm not worried about bullet setback, but I do always check the round I'm about to chamber if I know it's been my chamber round for a while.

Then again, that's the best way to get P+ ammo! :celebrate

 

[GLOCK21GB]

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and getting on of these next year, too. Kimber Desert Warrior

 

[logan]

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XDFDE45 wrote:

logan wrote:

Very sexy guns Glock34!


I OC my Glock 19. I will CC my Ruger LCP when I can. And there's the Bushmaster Gas Piston Rifle that I enjoy shooting! Oh can't leave out the Benchmade knife! I don't carry that though cause I'd probably get in trouble if I was caught with it :X

I was curious what you think of the BM piston AR. Been thinking about getting a piston AR and been trying to find out what people have and what they think of them. TIA.

I really like it. Haven't had a single jam yet, but I haven't shot it a ton. Maybe only ~350 rounds or so. It was only about $400 more than a regular AR rifle, so worth it in my opinion. I really like the new Ruger SR-556. I wouldn't mind buying that as a 2nd AR if I could afford to buy a new one!

 

[GLOCK21GB]

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logan wrote:

XDFDE45 wrote:

logan wrote:

Very sexy guns Glock34!


I OC my Glock 19. I will CC my Ruger LCP when I can. And there's the Bushmaster Gas Piston Rifle that I enjoy shooting! Oh can't leave out the Benchmade knife! I don't carry that though cause I'd probably get in trouble if I was caught with it :X

I was curious what you think of the BM piston AR. Been thinking about getting a piston AR and been trying to find out what people have and what they think of them. TIA.

I really like it. Haven't had a single jam yet, but I haven't shot it a ton. Maybe only ~350 rounds or so. It was only about $400 more than a regular AR rifle, so worth it in my opinion. I really like the new Ruger SR-556. I wouldn't mind buying that as a 2nd AR if I could afford to buy a new one!

you might want to wait, till summer and pick up the Bushmaster ACR, as pictured above, it's gas piston. That Ruger is nice, but not worth what they are asking.

 

[Interceptor_Knight]

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Glock34 wrote:

you might want to wait, till summer and pick up the Bushmaster ACR, as pictured above, it's gas piston. That Ruger is nice, but not worth what they are asking.

You have to remember that the Ruger gas system started from more ofa clean sheet of paper than most of the rest... When you look at what a DI AR is going for these days and add up the cost of the features you get with the Ruger, it is actually a decent value.

Personally I can do without a gas piston upper and will stick to my DI rifles.

 

[GLOCK21GB]

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Interceptor_Knight wrote:

Glock34 wrote:

you might want to wait, till summer and pick up the Bushmaster ACR, as pictured above, it's gas piston. That Ruger is nice, but not worth what they are asking.

You have to remember that the Ruger gas system started from more ofa clean sheet of paper than most of the rest... When you look at what a DI AR is going for these days and add up the cost of the features you get with the Ruger, it is actually a decent value.

Personally I can do without a gas piston upper and will stick to my DI rifles.

Mike H. over at TGSCOM told me that Ruger is using someone elses Piston system on the SR-556 rifles. I guess for me I am ready for something new to add to my collection.

 

[davegran]

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Shotgun wrote:

davegran wrote:

[align=left]For you people who like to carry in "Condition 1" with one in the chamber, what do you do about bullet setback, where the bullet moves back into the shell casing a small amount every time you chamber it, eventually causing an overpressure condition if that round is fired?
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Plain and simple.... if that's happening, you just aren't shooting enough!

Hmm; so either you target practice with your carry ammo or you've been meeting a lot of bad guys.... :celebrate What do you use for carry/target ammo?

Dave

 

[AaronS]

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davegran wrote:

Shotgun wrote:

davegran wrote:

[align=left]For you people who like to carry in "Condition 1" with one in the chamber, what do you do about bullet setback, where the bullet moves back into the shell casing a small amount every time you chamber it, eventually causing an overpressure condition if that round is fired?
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Plain and simple.... if that's happening, you just aren't shooting enough!

Hmm; so either you target practice with your carry ammo or you've been meeting a lot of bad guys.... :celebrate What do you use for carry/target ammo?

Dave

I am happy to see that the issue of bullet setback has come up again. It could be a real issue if it were to happen, and you did not catch it. I have see a few guns that have blown up, and no reason could be found. Setback could blow up a good gun. The worst gun I have for it is a .40 cal Beretta. After about 70-80 loads, it starts to move a bit. I swap out my top round about once a week now. I check them, and when I get a few, I take them to the range. Never had one that got pressed out of the spec. (yet). So for me, I use about 4 rounds of good ammo a month.

 

[opusd2]

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I've encountered the setback a few times back when I would actually unload the firearm, but have never encountered a problem with firing them off. I soon discovered that it is the cartridge actually going stale that causes it, so now I just run more ammunition through the pistol and don't have the problem anymore. However my budget for ammunition has gone up, strange...

It's best to keep in practice with your load of choice anyway. That's a cheap insurance against bad aiming decisions, and just plain flight off of the intended path. And it's a good cologne. See, you just can't lose - unless you can't find your favorite ammunition anymore. *Sigh!*

 

[XDFDE45]

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logan wrote:

XDFDE45 wrote:

logan wrote:

Very sexy guns Glock34!


I OC my Glock 19. I will CC my Ruger LCP when I can. And there's the Bushmaster Gas Piston Rifle that I enjoy shooting! Oh can't leave out the Benchmade knife! I don't carry that though cause I'd probably get in trouble if I was caught with it :X

I was curious what you think of the BM piston AR. Been thinking about getting a piston AR and been trying to find out what people have and what they think of them. TIA.

I really like it. Haven't had a single jam yet, but I haven't shot it a ton. Maybe only ~350 rounds or so. It was only about $400 more than a regular AR rifle, so worth it in my opinion. I really like the new Ruger SR-556. I wouldn't mind buying that as a 2nd AR if I could afford to buy a new one!

Thanks. Lots of choices out there now from POF to LWRCI to S&W and Stag Arms just put one out now which are supposed to start shipping in Dec. from what I've read. Too many choices if you ask me :banghead:

 

[GlockMeisterG21]

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XDFDE45 wrote:

logan wrote:

XDFDE45 wrote:

logan wrote:

Very sexy guns Glock34!


I OC my Glock 19. I will CC my Ruger LCP when I can. And there's the Bushmaster Gas Piston Rifle that I enjoy shooting! Oh can't leave out the Benchmade knife! I don't carry that though cause I'd probably get in trouble if I was caught with it :X

I was curious what you think of the BM piston AR. Been thinking about getting a piston AR and been trying to find out what people have and what they think of them. TIA.

I really like it. Haven't had a single jam yet, but I haven't shot it a ton. Maybe only ~350 rounds or so. It was only about $400 more than a regular AR rifle, so worth it in my opinion. I really like the new Ruger SR-556. I wouldn't mind buying that as a 2nd AR if I could afford to buy a new one!

Thanks. Lots of choices out there now from POF to LWRCI to S&W and Stag Arms just put one out now which are supposed to start shipping in Dec. from what I've read. Too many choices if you ask me :banghead:

I'm loving my POF. I need to get a better optic for it but with chrismas coming up it'll have to wait till next year. here's that pic again though

 

[Stoney-Point]

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Don't see much brass on the deflector....is she a safe queen?