Thread: Well, we've finally managed to run everyone off. How sad.

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I'm a big advocate for personal firearm ownership by all legal US citizens. I've had concealed carry for ever and while I've never been in a life threatening situation as a civilian while carrying I wouldn't hesitate a second to defend my self or loved ones with whatever means necessary.

I carried a 1911 in the military - great piece. Heavy and limited capacity magazine but dead honest in performance and certainly stops with a single shot. We were issued Ball 230 grain FMJ but often carried jacketed hollow points - entry the size of a dime and exit the size of a pie plate and it was lights out with one well placed shot. My mind still sees the results of a HP on an Iranian who happened upon my team in a covert in 1981 - had nightmares for a long time but glad my #2 was quick to fire as he and I both lived to tell the tale while the Iranian went to meet Allah.

My father passed these two antique pieces on to me and I put them in little walnut cases and they hang on my office wall. The flintlock is from England - probably late 1700's. The Indian Bull dog is .38 caliber also from England - late 1800's.

Probably not worth much, but nice conversation pieces.

I've also noticed that most hot rodders - at least those in my age bracket - are real comfortable carrying and believe strongly in the 2nd Amendment.

Regards All,
Glenn

Glenn, those are some nice pieces! It seems that is getting harder to find older rare fire arms that are affordable. They used to be every where but not so much now. Or maybe it's just our area?

One of the big things that the gun grabbers that think the are so smart they can make this great utopia don't want to tell you that in cities like L.A. have an estimated 160 to 180 thousand violent gang members that are armed to the teeth with with unregesterd mostly stolen guns and 10,000 police officers the only thing that keeps the balence it an armed citicenry so so if they conficate all the guns they will only be able to take them from the honest law abiding citizens if ya do the math you will see that it won't take long before the street gangs and drug cartels will run the country just like all the 3rd world shit hole countrys that they came from

Here in GA they recently legalized conceal carry on college campus. This resulted in an interesting discussion between a classmate and myself. He is absolutely anti gun, and says guns have no place on a college campus. I basically told him that his textbook was a good representation of all state and federal gun laws, in hardcopy. If an armed attacker came in the classroom, he was welcome to use that book as a shield, for all the good it would do him.

we have ccl here. the problem we have are some idiots walking around with ar15's and crap for open carry. which is already legal . then there are the morons who seem to think constitutional carry is the most important thing on the agenda . i'm as progun as it gets but i am antimoron . i want illegal immigration stopped and welfare fraud stopped . and my number 1 is robinhood crap with property taxes .

[QUOTE=shine;569041] but i am antimoron . [/QUOTE


I love that!!!!!

Originally Posted by shine

we have ccl here. the problem we have are some idiots walking around with ar15's and crap for open carry. which is already legal . then there are the morons who seem to think constitutional carry is the most important thing on the agenda . i'm as progun as it gets but i am antimoron . i want illegal immigration stopped and welfare fraud stopped . and my number 1 is robinhood crap with property taxes .

That is a really good way to put it, Shine.

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Anti moron is very appropriate! I love it.

I have my conceal carry but rarely ever carry since I can not have it in the parking lot at work due to TSA regs. So I never leave any in the truck in case I forget. The day I forget is the day they'd do a vehicle check. It isn't worth getting canned over.

My wife and I both have concealed carry permits. We keep a Keltec P-11 in the console of her Chevy Volt. I don't leave a gun in my truck because I'm frequently visiting high schools and it's illegal to have a firearm on school grounds. Whenever I'm out at night I usually carry either a Charter Arms .44 Bulldog or a Keltec P-3AT (.380), depending on how I'm dressed. She carries a Taurus .357 snub nose when she's out at night.

We both have other guns that we enjoy shooting at the local range. Her favorite is her Taurus PT-1911 (Colt copy) .45ACP. It's a great gun, but the 1911 is not a practical piece for concealed carry - it's single action and too big to conceal easily. One of my favorites is the Taurus Judge 410/.45 Long Colt. It's deadly accurate with the .45 Long Colts and fun to shoot with the 410's. It, too, is too large to conceal easily, but it's a great choice for home defense when loaded with 410 shot shells.

The M-9 that the military adopted in place of the trusty old 1911 is actually a Beretta model 92. It's only a 9mm, but the magazine holds 18 rounds. The idea was that it could put more lead in the air in a shorter time because of the increased capacity. Problem is a 9mm doesn't have the stopping power of a .45ACP. What they need to do is take a look at the .40 SW. I have a Smith & Wesson Sigma Series 40VE - .40 caliber that holds 14 rounds and is about the same size as the old 1911. The other advantage is it's Double Action Only which means you can carry a round in the chamber without any risk of shooting yourself.

I have the titanium judge, it's so light! Just after I got mine they offered it with the longer chamber, had I known I would have waited.

For HER, there are concealed carry purses designed with Velcro close external pockets, and wire reinforced shoulder strap. The purse provides discrete portability with unobstructed rapid retrieval of weapon, and the reinforced shoulder strap prevents snatch and grab.

For him, there are multiple holster designs which can provide concealment with most attire.

KelTec has an excellent warranty, with quick service. This compared to Ruger, whose warranty is also excellent, but their service time is horrible.

if i aint hit'em by the time i empty the mag i'm throwing the gun at them and running like hell .

Yes, my Judge is the titanium frame model, too. It's a pleasure to shoot. For those not familiar with the Judge - as light as it is it still has minimal recoil in spite of the powerful rounds it shoots. Also has a very comfortable cushioned grip.

My wife has a couple of different concealed carry purses. She has also found some conventional purses that lend themselves well to carrying. We both have several different kinds of holsters, etc.; inside waistband, outside waistband, paddle holsters, shoulder holsters, pocket holsters, Thunderwear, and so on. The problem is, here in Florida, it's tank tops and shorts about 9 months out of the year and anything large or bulky is hard to conceal. The Keltec .380 is my most carried piece because it fits easily in my pocket with a pocket holster.

You are correct about Keltec's service. I live about 20 minutes from their factory. Shortly after I bought the .380 I had trouble with it stove-piping (not feeding) rounds. I took it to the factory and in about 30 minutes I had my gun back with a new barrel still warm from test-firing. No questions asked, service with a smile, and they were apologetic about the defect.