Grayfox54

If there are any unattached ladies out there who own or work in a gun shop.........   I'M SINGLE!  :hat:

In the early 70s I was in the Army and served with a S/Sgt who had been a Chicago cop during the 1968 riots. Afterwards, he gave up law enforcement and began an Army career. He figured Viet Nam was safer than Chicago. 

I walk for exercise in many of our local parks almost every day. Lucky for me, my small city choose not to "opt out" of the original parks law, so I have been legally carrying in our parks for years. The troublesome part for us has been the "school use" provision. Just how are we supposed to know if there's a school group in there? Is the whole park now off limits or just the area around the school kids? How far would I have to stay away from them? etc and so on?  Thje school use part is just so vague that there is real concern that the new law will be challanged on this item alone. Plus the possability of an otherwise honest citizen being charged with a Class E felony simply because they weren't aware of a school group being in the park.  As someone mentioned earlier, there seems to be the unreasonable assumption that a person with a Handgun Permit will suddenly turn into a mass murder if school kids are present. The new law is a step forward, but we still have a very long way to go with guns in parks yet. 

Just my humble opinion, but I think Kimbers are over rated and over priced. I wouldn't have one.    No personal experience with the Sig, but I only hear good about them. 

I'm quite fond of my PPKs. There are plenty of used ones out there. Just keep looking.

Walther PPK. 

A car is a much more effective weapon than a handgun and it does provide some degree of cover against a rifle. I think it was a smart move.

In regard to the 1911: The grip safety blocks movement of the trigger. It is possable, although highly unlikely, that dropping the gun could "bounce" the hammer and sear out of engagement and cause the pistol to fire. The thumb safety blocks the sear from moving and essentially locks the mating surfaces of the hammer and sear together. In order for the hammer to fall and fire the pistol, something has to break.  The 1911 is properly carried Cocked and Locked. However, if you're going to do this, you must be willing to put in the time and practice to build the muscle memory so that releasing the thumb safety on the draw is an automatic, instinctive movement which requires no thought. on your part. If you aren't willing to do this, then you should not carry a 1911. I've been carring 1911s cocked and locked for about 30 years now. I have never had a ND nor have I ever found the thumb safety "accidently" swept off.     With DA/SA semi-autos I find a mechanical safety un-necessary. I believe these pistols are best carried with a round in the chamber, hammer down and the safety off. Here that long, heavy trigger pull of firing the first round is all that is neccesary. Just like a DA revolver.   I can't speak of striker fired pistols as I don't have any and likely never will. However, I have noticed that these designs do seem to have more than their fair share of negligent discharges attributed to them.    Just my opinions. YMMV 

Another option you might consider is taking a small center punch and lightly strippling the rear of the sight to break up the glare. Hit it with a little touch up blue and you're go to go. Won't cost you a thing to try. 

HEY! HEY! I'll have you know that I'm  Marquis Man!   :bow: Don't be dissin' my ride Bro.  :rant:

Howdy neighbor.  :wave:

A friend of mine has a Raging Bull that I've shot several times. I've also fired a .500 S&W. They were interesting experiences, but its not something I want to do on a regular basis.  Another guy I know has a Rossi Model 92 Trapper in .454.  I shot a full magazine through it and even in that light rifle, it kicked like a mule.  His is one of the early models with a curved steel butt plate which sure didn't help matters. Darn thing left a bruise on my shoulder.  :shake: I think I'll leave the loudenboomers to folks who enjoy that sort of punishment.  :screwy:

I'll never understand this hot, spicy, make me sweat and cause me pain food trend.  :shake:  :shrug: Flavor is fine. I like tasty food. But I make it a rule to never eat anything that hurts. 

Give Truotburger's suggestions a try. If that don't work and it being a brand new gun, then back to the factory with it. 

I find them mostly used in the "clean burn" ammo designed for indoor ranges to hold down the fumes. You tend to come across them in range pick-up brass or when buying bulk once fired cases.  It is a pain to have to sort them out, but the small primers work just fine. I go ahead and load them and then use that ammo for IDPA matches where I don't really have the time to pick them up anyway.

Check the gun auction sites. They will have a large selection of used grips to fit your gun. Usually at fairly reasonable prices.  Rubber would be the cheapest way to go. If you prefer wood, check out Herrett's. I'm quite fond of their Shooting Stars grips. 

Being a big fan of the M1 Carbine, I did take a long hard look at the M1-22. I like the idea of it, but wasn't real impressed with the actual rifle. The cheap plastic sights were one of the main things that put me off. I did some checking around the internet and found this to be one of the biggest complaints. The rear sight in particular seems to break rather easily and from what I understand, Chiappa doesn't get in any hurry to replace them.  Maybe they've gotten better. I look forward to hearing how you make out with them.  I do think that a .22 version of the classic carbine would be loads of fun. I've also wondered if G.I. sights would fit on the Chippa and if it would be worth the money to put them on.  You say it broke in well and now runs fine. How is the accuracy?  Please keep us up to date with your situation.   

  You can get a general idea from the Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson (SCSW). This is the S&W collectors "Bible". It gives general dates for serial numbers. However, you have to bear in mind that S&W does NOT build guns in serial number order. Frames have been known to sit in the store room for years before actually being built. The only way to know for sure is to get a factory letter which will list the Ship Date. However, in your case the "dash number" is more telling. The book lists every model and every dash number for that model including what engineering changes were made and when. The 19-8 was when the afore mentioned changes were made (1998).  You don't necessarily need to run out and buy one. I have one and I'm sure a few others here do as well. Or you can simply go to Smith & Wesson Forum and ask.  :D

I'm a Wrangler guy, but will buy Lees if they have my size and the price is right.  Levi Strauss in not only anti-gun, but ultra liberal and gives millions to many causes I don't care for. They'll never get a penny of my money.

Sleet just outside of memphis. Roads have a light covering and its steady coming down. 

Neat little gun. I believe in 1935 the grips would be checkered walnut, but can't say for sure.

I wouldn't trade. For that matter, I wouldn't even consider a 19-8. This model was when S&W made all the changes that many people don't seem to care for. They changed the frame, firing pin and started using MIM parts. Personally, I won't own any S&W revolver made after 1997. But then, I'm a grumpy old traditionalist anyway. 

How about a 16" Rossi 92 in .357? Small, light and still one shot at a time. Start him out on .38s and work your way up.  What I would do is find a beater butt stock on one of the auction sites cheap and cut that. Then put the original back on when he grows into it. 

I've had two experiences with Rohm products. First one was maybe 15 years ago? I bought a RG-22 from a co-worker for $10. I actually took it to the range and shot it. I knew what it was and frankly was a bit nervous about shooting it. To my surprise, four of the six rounds actually fired. And at seven yards it shot more of a pattern than a group. :ugh: However, I had bought the gun for a specific purpose. The following weekend there was a "buy-back" in memphis and I traded that $10 POS for $75 worth of gas and grocery gift certificates. :up: The second time was about two years ago. A lady friend of mine mentioned that she had a .38, but had never fired it. She asked if I would take her to the range and give her a few lessons. Naturally, I said I'd be happy to. But come the appointed day, she showed up with this. A brand new, never fired RG-38. :eek: Yeah, I actually took a picture of it for posterity because I knew this thing wouldn't be around for long. :shake: Upon examination I quickly found that the cylinder wouldn't rotate unless you held the gun canted at about 45 degrees to the right and the chambers didn't line up with the barrel properly. :squint: Trying to be as polite as possible, I told her what she had. :poop: After which I went to my safe and traded her a well used, but still very servicable S&W Model 10 for it. :pleased: BTW: we went to the range where she learned to use the S&W very quickly and generally had a wonderful afternoon. :D

I'd like to give that a try!  :rock: