Gun Pawn - Warning - Lots of Pictures - as requested
Discussion
ErnestM said:
No. Most of the "good stuff" is mail order/internet. That thing is way too expensive for Wal-Mart, plus it's not made in China. For me Wal-mart is good for range ammunation. Maybe. On a good day. If I have to.
ErnestM - "I'm just nipping down to ASDA for a bottle of milk and some hollowpoint rounds, do you need anything?"Mrs. Enrest - "Yeah, can you get me a box of 9mm rounds and another magazine please?"
QuackHandle said:
I might be wrong but are you showing some of the pistols with hollow-points? What's the preferred bullet?
It depends on what type of ammunition the guns "like". However - mostly I use ball for backup mags and either Remington Golden Sabre hollow points or Winchester Ranger hollow points (preferred) for all calibers.The Glock and USPc will eat anything. The PPS doesn't like +P stuff and is iffy on Golden Sabres, so it gets Rangers.
By the way - in the 1911 Piccie - those are the last of my Black Talons
TEKNOPUG said:
It just means that burglars all carry guns and shoot to kill rather than waving about a replica and scaring the occupants.
Crime stats will back this up.
Still, the genie is well and truly out of the bottle in the States and it's never going back in. Needs must in that situation.
That must be why crime is reduced whenever an area/State goes to "shall issue" for CCW and crime increases when areas/States ban handguns... Oh wait... that can't be right...Crime stats will back this up.
Still, the genie is well and truly out of the bottle in the States and it's never going back in. Needs must in that situation.
KenBlocksPants said:
When I went to the USA recently it was my number one thing to do in going to a gun range.
It felt so alien, so out of context to my upbringing and so shocking to those around me that it made them very uncomfortable that I was planning on hitting a gun range.
I was incredibly nervous and actually almost bottle it as I was queueing up at the gun range with my ammo and targets in hand.
Needless to say I had an amazing time and all the nerves vanished as soon as I first pulled the trigger (on a semi auto assault style rifle, excuse my ignorance). We had so much fun we went back, in total we shot:
Handgun
Pump action shotgun (very very fun, think you are terminator)
MP5 Full auto (best fun ever, but very inacurate)
Single shot rifle with red dot (felt like playing COD)
The worst thing was the shell casing of the autos bouncing off the walls of the booth and down the back of your t-shirt! burnt like hell!
very weird for a Brit, but so much fun.
+1 Oak Ridge Gun range in FloridaIt felt so alien, so out of context to my upbringing and so shocking to those around me that it made them very uncomfortable that I was planning on hitting a gun range.
I was incredibly nervous and actually almost bottle it as I was queueing up at the gun range with my ammo and targets in hand.
Needless to say I had an amazing time and all the nerves vanished as soon as I first pulled the trigger (on a semi auto assault style rifle, excuse my ignorance). We had so much fun we went back, in total we shot:
Handgun
Pump action shotgun (very very fun, think you are terminator)
MP5 Full auto (best fun ever, but very inacurate)
Single shot rifle with red dot (felt like playing COD)
The worst thing was the shell casing of the autos bouncing off the walls of the booth and down the back of your t-shirt! burnt like hell!
very weird for a Brit, but so much fun.
9mm only, but tried a Glock, a SIG and S&W Carbine, which was big fun! Even Mrs Chopper and young 11 year old Chopper had a go.
nonplussed said:
A pink handgun? WTF?
It's for breast cancer research ya know...You can get more than pink these days:
http://www.nicindustries.com/guncoater.php
I lived in South Florida for 14 years which has more than its fair share of gun ownership and never once did I ever fear being burgled by armed gunmen. I can't even recall it happening in the city (Sunrise) that I lived in. There were thefts and burglaries etc, but none involving armed thieves. There was once instance where a homeowner shot and killed a burglar, but the burglar was unarmed, so not quite the same thing. 
I have relatives that live in decidedly more "dodgy" North Miami on the outskirts of Opa Locka and in their 31 years living there, they have only been burgled once, and it was while they were away on holiday.
Armed home invasions do happen, but there tend to be under lying circumstances such as the "victims" being known drug dealers sitting on large quantities of cash/drugs or a local business owner etc.
I didn't buy my guns for self/home defence which is just as well as it would have taken ages for me to get to them and load them if I heard my door being kicked in. I just didn't feel the need for it.
I have relatives that live in decidedly more "dodgy" North Miami on the outskirts of Opa Locka and in their 31 years living there, they have only been burgled once, and it was while they were away on holiday.
Armed home invasions do happen, but there tend to be under lying circumstances such as the "victims" being known drug dealers sitting on large quantities of cash/drugs or a local business owner etc.
I didn't buy my guns for self/home defence which is just as well as it would have taken ages for me to get to them and load them if I heard my door being kicked in. I just didn't feel the need for it.
redtwin said:
I lived in South Florida for 14 years which has more than its fair share of gun ownership and never once did I ever fear being burgled by armed gunmen. I can't even recall it happening in the city (Sunrise) that I lived in. There were thefts and burglaries etc, but none involving armed thieves. There was once instance where a homeowner shot and killed a burglar, but the burglar was unarmed, so not quite the same thing.
I have relatives that live in decidedly more "dodgy" North Miami on the outskirts of Opa Locka and in their 31 years living there, they have only been burgled once, and it was while they were away on holiday.
Armed home invasions do happen, but there tend to be under lying circumstances such as the "victims" being known drug dealers sitting on large quantities of cash/drugs or a local business owner etc.
I didn't buy my guns for self/home defence which is just as well as it would have taken ages for me to get to them and load them if I heard my door being kicked in. I just didn't feel the need for it.
The law in Florida is rather draconian concerning use of a firearm while commiting a crime. To me, that makes sense. Punishment for misbehaving instead of punishment (banning) so that you cannot possibly misbehave. Most home invasions happen when the homeowner is away (in Florida). The homeowner is at a decided advantage as they know their own place better. A great many home in Florida also have alarm system with great screaching sirens which is normally the first, best defense.I have relatives that live in decidedly more "dodgy" North Miami on the outskirts of Opa Locka and in their 31 years living there, they have only been burgled once, and it was while they were away on holiday.
Armed home invasions do happen, but there tend to be under lying circumstances such as the "victims" being known drug dealers sitting on large quantities of cash/drugs or a local business owner etc.
I didn't buy my guns for self/home defence which is just as well as it would have taken ages for me to get to them and load them if I heard my door being kicked in. I just didn't feel the need for it.
Petrolhead_Rich said:
ErnestM - "I'm just nipping down to ASDA for a bottle of milk and some hollowpoint rounds, do you need anything?"
Mrs. Enrest - "Yeah, can you get me a box of 9mm rounds and another magazine please?"
No problem with the ammo, but I draw the line at buying "People" or "the National Enquirer", etc...Mrs. Enrest - "Yeah, can you get me a box of 9mm rounds and another magazine please?"
aeropilot said:
ErnestM said:
The one on the right is the .45 ACP "mil-spec". Everything is GI except for a match barrel and a few other odds and ends.
Outside of the two Galco holsters
Very nice.Outside of the two Galco holsters
I miss having a 1911 in my hands
Pesty said:
Ernest, You are using Wilson Combat magazines in Your Springfields. Why not go the whole hog and get one of their(expensive) pistols and maybe a Les Bear while you are at it.
The comparable Wilson starts at $2700. The Stainless Loaded cost me $950. I am planning on doing some upgrades on it and, after my research, this was the best platform for that. One of the upgrades was the Wilson Combat Mags as they are the best in the business. I'm also working on getting a front fibreoptic/tritium sight for it, some custom trigger work, etc.Don't get me wrong, the Wilsons are brilliant but the Stainless Loaded was bought for tinkering with and also for possible competition down the road (hence 9mm instead of .45)
Ernest, this is the first time i've actually checked your profile, so I never actually saw what you looked like until now. I also didn't realise that you lived in Florida, until now (the amount of guns that you have displayed got me thinking).
For some reason, I pictured you as looking older, with glasses and grey hair. God knows why I thought that
Anyway, sorry for the thread hi-jack. I guess our gun laws over here ruin all of the fun!
For some reason, I pictured you as looking older, with glasses and grey hair. God knows why I thought that
Anyway, sorry for the thread hi-jack. I guess our gun laws over here ruin all of the fun!
Much more interesting than the equivalent towels we have in the UK.funkyrobot said:
Ernest, this is the first time i've actually checked your profile, so I never actually saw what you looked like until now. I also didn't realise that you lived in Florida, until now (the amount of guns that you have displayed got me thinking).
For some reason, I pictured you as looking older, with glasses and grey hair. God knows why I thought that
Anyway, sorry for the thread hi-jack. I guess our gun laws over here ruin all of the fun!
As the kids get older, the grey is starting to show...For some reason, I pictured you as looking older, with glasses and grey hair. God knows why I thought that
Anyway, sorry for the thread hi-jack. I guess our gun laws over here ruin all of the fun!
...the Mrs is still a hottie, though. Don't know how she does it!
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I have theories/anecdotes/opinions about firearms in the UK and will add them later on in this thread (after I get some work done
)I shoot air pistol in the UK (not to any great results, but still) so when I get to the US, I head for a range
Another +1 for Oak Ridge in Orlando - I was there in November and they were very accommodating
What scares me is just how poor a shot the Americans I've been on range with have been... I'm grouping better with a gun I've never shot before (not to mention recoil's not something I normally really have to deal with on a .177 air pistol!) with the target at 50 feet than many of them with their own guns and a target at half the distance....
Another +1 for Oak Ridge in Orlando - I was there in November and they were very accommodating
What scares me is just how poor a shot the Americans I've been on range with have been... I'm grouping better with a gun I've never shot before (not to mention recoil's not something I normally really have to deal with on a .177 air pistol!) with the target at 50 feet than many of them with their own guns and a target at half the distance....
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