Im Neero

Smith and Wesson M&P15, I think a trip to Joe at Hero Gear is on the horizon.

Like "nugatory?"

:confused:What does the delicious filling in a 3 Musketeers bar have to do with the BATF?

Nah, the government doesn't normally use any incidences that don't involve dead children. A redneck shooting at a camera isn't enough for them.

It's a darn shame to see the words "dry rub" and "Memphis" appear in the same sentence together.

I agree with Dotsun. There's no condoning unsafe gun handling, but I'm still kinda happy when this sort of thing happens.

So can I now justify a few extra pounds as "ballistic protection?"

I love the new avatar, Tunsgten :hyper:

I have a feeling if he wins his appeal that they will just change the ordinance and keep using the camera.

Doughnut, Evil is in the eye of the beholder. There are certain liberals that think otherwise. I'm gonna have to get one of them evil black rifles just to piss them off.

AWESOME!!

"Shot placement" does mean shoot them in the heart when we use it. You shouldn't have to worry about blowing up your gun, just only use the kind of ammunition that it is marked for i.e. 9mm in a 9mm gun, .357 sig in a .357 sig and so forth. While the rounds look similar there are slight differences in size and gunpowder that don't look like much to the naked eye but add up to a huge difference in pressure. Think about it like trying to use diesel in an unleaded engine, both of the fuels look the same but they're not and if you use one in an engine designed for the other, bad things happen. Don't feel too bad about the negligent discharge. No one was hurt and it ensures that you will take gun safety seriously now that you know how one moment of not paying attention can result in a very loud bang. Good luck in your course and be careful, if you keep showing interest like you are now you might actually end up being one of those people that likes to shoot like we are

I agree completely with Rabbi.

I would go with a Remington 870, that seems to be the standard home defense shotgun these days, and I never hear anyone complain about them.

Yea, I mentioned earlier that the SAO is not a gun for novices, and the 1911 falls into that category. What you experienced today is the drawback of that style, it's trigger is very light and that can lead to a "negligent discharge." I would stay away from ANYTHING in .4 caliber and .357 magnum; they will kick worse than the .45. 22 guns are great for beginners to learn on, but are not powerful enough to make a good self defense round, that is why Caynracer is so pro-9mm; it is powerful enough for self defense but not so powerful that it is too much for a novice to handle. I agree with him on that point, .38 special is in a similar category. As to why bullets that look the same are more and less powerful it has to do with how much powder is in them. More powerful rounds have more powder and less powerful ones have less powder. Guns are built to handle the rounds that they are designed for and no others (in most cases), doing otherwise can result in a blown up gun. I have refrained from recommending a handgun up until this point because, as the others have said, the best idea is to get training and try a lot of pistols. Based on everything that you have said though, I do suggest that you check into the Smith&Wesson M&P in 9mm. It comes with changeable grips so you can make it fit your hand and should be fairly easy for you to handle.

Oops! That post might make more sense with a link, huh?

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/11/beat-the-high-c.html I put virtually no stock in polls of any sort, and even less in informal online polls. That being said, I got a kick out of the results on this one, it looks like it has made it around to all of the gun forums. Click on Vote and look at the results yourself.

That and you might have a little trouble deciding which one of your target you should be shooting at.

I think I may have actually heard someone claim that before.

I have had issues with the Tennessee reloads as well. It's range ammo, and I don't expect too much from it in the way of quality control. Who knows why .45 is so expensive, but if you start reloading you can solve both of your problems in one go.

I would not get a single action only unless you planned on spending a lot of time training. SAOs (single action only tend to be gun people guns.

That is technically true. You can sue anyone for anything. You can sue McDonald's for making you fat, but that doesn't mean there is any real liability there.

+1 Your mother is in absolutely no way responsible for you owning and/or carrying a gun.

Care to elaborate ...?

Welcome to Tennessee, patron state of shooting stuff!