Firearm BS thread

I don't think I have purchased a new gun in 10 years. I always wait for tax time and after the xmas holidays to buy them used. unless it is something I want really bad.

 

Another thought for ur first handgun especially, is if u have a $500 budget do not buy a $500 gun. Since this will be ur first handgun, u should put 100-200 round down range to get a good feel for the gun and also it will help some muscle memory in the trigger pull department. U are also gonna need a holster of some sort because a hand gun u dont carry is more or less a paper weight (excluding range queens and those dedicated for huntin but those are the exceptions not the rule) just food for thought

 

Hahah yeah right!

 

Go ahead,
defend your $300 cooler!!!!!

 

I cannot imagine a situation where I would break a yeti. I've broken probably 3 or 4 cheap cooler hinges or handles, lost lids out of truck beds for a couple others. I don't want to be hundreds of miles from home without a way to get fish or game back home. Mine have been from the ocean to the mountains and it's one less piece of equipment I have to worry about breaking.

It amazes me when people slam Yetis. No one is forcing them down people's throats. When someone posts a $2,000 Nighthawk 1911, no one says "that's a dumb purchase - my Springfield shoots the same caliber and it was $500."

 

But is it as tight?

 

Whoa, slow down there skipper! nobody was slamming yetis. We're talking about all overpriced coolers , but it sounds like you need to be a little nicer to your coolers in general, (saying jokingly)

 

It seems like you want one BAD... Being all defensive... HaHa

In all honesty I found one that had two koozies in it floating in the bay (great bay, Dover NH) at my house. I removed the one I mounted on my boat that I bought from BJ's and replaced it with the Yeti. I have to say compared to any/all coolers I have used on the boat this thing crushes them all and those koozies... they are something else.

I had just purchased the Indel on the group buy to travel to NC & Back so I was not in the market for anything else.

I am sure there are a few knockoffs that work the same or better.

 

This is what it comes down to really.

 

Handguns can be personal, what one likes others don't. How big your hands are is a factor as well as your overall size to be able to conceal. I would head out to shoot what friends have or rent a few to see what works for you. 9mm in a semi auto or .38/.357 in a wheel gun are pretty much accepted as a good balance of size, stopping power and ammo availability. There are plenty of solid carry guns out there but I have seen people get guns based only on recommendations only to find they don't like it and end up leaving it home.

 

Yes...right.

 

?????? What-up?

 

So I have a new Glock 20 and the day off, but it's sleeting outside. Contemplating getting wet to try it out.

 

Do it!!!!!

 

Just open ur window... Pew pew climate controlled shooting range

 

Hell, I just got done shooting outside and it's 28° and snowy, just do it!

 

I just set in a rem 700 in 30-06 for my dad's cousin but its almost 70° here...

 

I bit the bullet and paid for a lane at an indoor range. It was busy! 150 trouble-free rounds. That's about all my hand could stand. Stout 10mm loads are snappy, even in a gen 4 with dual recoil spring.

 

Merry Christmas to all!