*** Official MA Firearms & KNIVES Thread ***

[usdm419]

We needed one...

[kengs]

Official "Sig Sackswinger" checking in

[A G E M O.]

Yes we did. I am becoming more and more into firearms. My Father is a huge collector. I think him and I need some more bonding time.

Back when I was 14 I got to shoot an AK.

[J.EM1]

Quote, originally posted by kengs »

Official "Sig Sackswinger" checking in

Another checking in.

[usdm419]

My guns as of right now....these are just internet pics because i don't have a digi cam

Walther P22:

Mossberg 590:

Kel-Tec Sub 2000 9mm:

[Major]

id take a picture of my guns, but i dont know if everyone would appreciate me taking my shirt off in the office

[Lan]

In for knowledge

[Stroker]

I like big guns.

The only rifle I hunt with now is a Ruger 270 single shot.

Only shotgun I hunt with is my dads old winchester 1100

home defense is a winchester 1300 marine

I have some play guns as well.

16 guage over under for skeet

ar-15 for shooting pumpkins when I am bored

a shit load of 22's

an older colt 1911 match

of course the day I turned 21 I bought a fuckign desert eagle (because my dad constatlly told me I was a moron for wanting one)

M1 Garand

M1 Carbine

Thompson (my Dad's but dammit as soon as I send him to the old fuckers home its mine )

My fav gun however is one that my grand father invented. He had a company called FirePower in the early 80's He made a fully auto bushmaster with a 70 round canister it is great fun.

[kengs]

Here's a few of mine:

Glock 19 with special fully-adjustable sights

Glock 34 with same sights (front sight got knocked off during T&E, getting a replacement fitted as we speak)



Modified by kengs at 1:14 PM 3/1/2007

[usdm419]

I need advice on a nice 9mm pistol. I was looking at a S&W model that was fairly priced in the low-mid $300....the make/finish looked excellent, but i didn't get to fire it at all. Anyone have any other suggestions? I wanna keep it under $400....It'll be a gun I carry with me (since here in AZ. its legal to carry a gun as long as its in the open) so I want it to be a reliable piece.

EDIT: man those Glocks are so nice.

[kengs]

Oh god, you must not have read last few pages of the gun thread on H-T...

I think the best 9mm on the market for under $400 is the Sig-Sauer P225 (retired police agency guns from Germany and Switzerland); Aimsurplus.com sells them for $340, and you need to pay a local gun dealer to handle the transfer for you, so add another $25-50 to that.

The P225 is a single-stack version of the P226, so the magazine holds 8rds. instead of 15. Otherwise, it is the same design. Sig-Sauers have the best double-action/single action triggers of any autopistol IMO, and I'm not alone in offering that opinion. They also have the best, most secure decocker design - there is no chance for the hammer to drop on the firing pin.

Now, if you believe that guy Vash on H-T, the P225 is a POS, and the P226 is a nice gun (because the Navy SEALs use it). Sigh...

If you want to spend more than $400, you can get used P226s from CDNN for around $450 - same dealer transfer fee would have to apply.

MY ADVICE:

Try both the S&W and the Sig Sauer. I would be shocked if you prefered the S&W over the Sig.

Glocks are nice and robust, but the "safe action" trigger takes some getting use to; i opted for the 3.5lb trigger option.

[usdm419]

good info, thanks. i'll actually look into some Sig's at the local shops...they have a nice inventory in this town of hicks

i also love my P22, and was wondering about the P99, but not alot of people have had experience with them.

[FRANK]

I need a gun.

[J.EM1]

Quote, originally posted by kengs »

Oh god, you must not have read last few pages of the gun thread on H-T... Now, if you believe that guy Vash on H-T, the P225 is a POS, and the P226 is a nice gun (because the Navy SEALs use it). Sigh...

lol, don't get him involved.

My advice: take Kengs advice. :thumbup

The P226 is one of the most accurate 9mm guns available.

[kengs]

Quote, originally posted by J.EM1 »

lol, don't get him involved. My advice: take Kengs advice. :thumbup The P226 is one of the most accurate 9mm guns available.

I changed my sig on HT as a tribute to him

Oh, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise - 9mm is more than adequate for personal defense. The key is to choose a good performing load. Any of the leading 124gr. hollowpoints (Gold Dot, Hydrashok, SXT, Golden Sabre), especially the +P loads, will do the job. If you've seen the ballistic gelatin test results, you would know that.

[usdm419]

yeah i was tuned into a little of that debacle....but i tuned most of it out

[It's*BOLO!!]

i dunno, i just got a 9mm to go expletive around at the ranges with sometimes

[kengs]

My Sig Sauer P226, still my favorite autopistol (with factory night sights) - it's probably 15yrs old., never had a single failure

[usdm419]

get off the dills man
jesus

[kengs]

Smith & Wesson Mod. 27 (8 3/8" barrel); in my opinion, old "N-frame" S&W revolvers have the best trigger pull of any handgun on the market - period.