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[Guest BigBoostDSM]

Time to whore my pics

I have been planning on taking the HCP course for quite some time now, so I ordered a nice leather IWB holster from highnoonholsters.com back in April. I was just billed for it last week. The time from billing to delivery is about 3 months so I still have a while to go, I'm gonna have to get a cheapo (probably a Ctac, which isn't really cheapo ) holster for while I'm waiting. Here's a stock photo of it:

[shaftbass]

I didn't get wood.

Nice gun though.

[Mike.357]

well it looks like a Glock, no wood here either:rolleyes:

[towerclimber37]

Man, what is it with all these plastic weapons?

want some gun porn? I tell you what, here's some soft porn..I don't have the hard porn on this hard drive

[Guest dotsun]

Oh, but wait a sec there Buzz, isn't that Julie shooting a plastic clad rifle?!?

[Guest GlocKingTN]

Whats with all the Glock haters? Come on guys, they arent that bad.

[Guest BigBoostDSM]

Whats with all the Glock haters? Come on guys, they arent that bad.

Love it or hate it, it's my gun not theirs

[towerclimber37]

Oh, but wait a sec there Buzz, isn't that Julie shooting a plastic clad rifle?!?

Well Yes Dave, it is! she shot it once and promptly claimed that we're "sharing" that particular rifle.

*sigh*

I'm going to end up selling a couple of pistols and buying her an AR in either 308 or 5.56.

she likes the light weight.

I ran across those argentine m95 hi powers though so I'm thinking I'll get a couple of those first.

[fury2neon]

That Springfield is a sweet rifle though...

[towerclimber37]

That Springfield is a sweet rifle though...

yes, yes it is.

this particular flavor was tuned by Mark@sea and is Sub M.O.A in accuracy.

Julie did her first long range shoot with it at 250 yards and easily kept it within a 3 inch group, with iron sights.

not bad for her first time shooting at that range, with that rifle.

I can take the same rifle and can put 5 rounds inside a quarter at 220 -2550 yards

[towerclimber37]

Love it or hate it, it's my gun not theirs

I have 2 big problems with them boost. well...3, but the first two are the most important.

1. the safety is integrated into the trigger...the ONLY safety aside from the gun owner.

a side note....all of brownings' designs have no less than 2 safeties incorporated into the design. thats why you always hear about someone shooting themselves or others accidently with a glock and not a browning design.

2. the chamber of a glock is unsupported. the rest of the pistol can be as durable as you like..but thats not a safe design.

if it was..well, not so many people would be shot with it accidently

3. its plastic and looks like a brick.

now now..before you get in a tight...it is purportedly a good weapon.

when it gets a record like the 1911, i.e. its carried the majority of the worlds' militaries at some point in time, been through 2 world wars with an impeccable record. The most copied firearm on the planet....THEN you can brag about how great it is.

Till then, I'll just say that his middle name wasn't MOSES for nothin!

[Guest BigBoostDSM]

I have 2 big problems with them boost. well...3, but the first two are the most important.

1. the safety is integrated into the trigger...the ONLY safety aside from the gun owner.

a side note....all of brownings' designs have no less than 2 safeties incorporated into the design. thats why you always hear about someone shooting themselves or others accidently with a glock and not a browning design.

2. the chamber of a glock is unsupported. the rest of the pistol can be as durable as you like..but thats not a safe design.

if it was..well, not so many people would be shot with it accidently

3. its plastic and looks like a brick.

now now..before you get in a tight...it is purportedly a good weapon.

when it gets a record like the 1911, i.e. its carried the majority of the worlds' militaries at some point in time, been through 2 world wars with an impeccable record. The most copied firearm on the planet....THEN you can brag about how great it is.

Till then, I'll just say that his middle name wasn't MOSES for nothin!

1. Keep the booger finger off the bang button till you're ready to shoot. I hear this argument a lot, but I just don't buy it. If you keep your finger out of the trigger gaurd you won't have this problem.

2. I've never seen someone have a problem when they use factory loads, the blow ups I have seen are of people using reloads. Of course, I haven't seen every problem there is out there so I'm not going to doubt that it happens, but it's rare.

3. Different strokes for different folks, I guess. I'm not going to hate on your decision to not like them, because it's your decision not mine. I like them, that's really all that matters to me

[Marswolf]

Let's not forget about the out of battery firing problem.

I can tolerate ugly. I'm not big on unsafe design.

[towerclimber37]

boost, Honest, I don't fault you for owning a glock...I like Len alot and HE owns one!

like you said..its your firearm.

the problem with your argument on the trigger safety is this.

its human nature for someone to put their finger on the trigger when they pick up a firearm..without training, it WILL happen..thats why so many accidental discharges happen with those particular firearms. they only have ONE safety.

the 1911 has 4 safeties. 4!!! out of those 4 only 1 needs conscious direction by the operator.

+1 to mars for the out of battery firing problem..

He's a better one to tell you about the glocks...since I shot one, made my initial and final assessment that it was an unsafe POS, I haven't gotten into the design any deeper. when one can find 3 critical flaws in the first 5 minutes of use..its a bad design and there's no need to pursue it further.

BUT!

its a free country and People are allowed to buy things that they can hurt themselves with...

see verse 9 and 10 in the gospels according to John (moses) browning

[Mike.357]

I have never handled a Glock, but I believe most of the accidental discharges come from the cleaning of the weapon. You must pull the trigger as the second step of disassembly. The first step of course unloading the weapon.

Seems they remove the mag and do not check for a hot load in the pipe. Then bang you got an accidental discharge.

My S&W Sigma functions in this same manner. have to pull the trigger to take it apart. I always follow the four rules and have never had a problem. But alas it only takes one time to err and you may have a mess to deal with.

Having it do buy over again I would pick something else. I like the pistol fine and am very used to the trigger pull now so I guess I will keep it.

Anyway I doubt I would ever own a Glock for these reasons.

I think a 1911 style .45 is next on the list.

[Marswolf]

Not referring to anyone here, but for some people particular gun brands or designs are thought of as a status symbol. I think that's one reason they get so defensive about someone not liking their choice in handguns. I'm sure you can find people defending their Lorcins.

Every gun has pluses and minuses and I am very critical of design. I'm basically an engineer who has a lot of other interests so I tend to look at function more than aesthetics. The best discussions are the ones that tear handguns down for every minor flaw. Then you look at the tally to see which ones have the fewest flaws and the best features.

Just about any gun is "safe" if you go by the saying about keeping your finger off the trigger. But some guns have a safer design than others. Some have better ergonomics. Some are more reliable by design. What you want is a gun that has all these good features and few or none of the bad ones.

I traded guns three times before ending up with a BUG I like. Each trade brough me closer to the right choice for me. Nothing wrong with trying different guns, finding them less than perfect, and trying something else with the experience you gained.

As much as I like my USP as an urban duty weapon, I'm always looking for something better. It will come along. Same with my Beretta field gun. Designs improve over time.

And I've developed certain standards that I consider acceptable for different use guns. It's a matter of experience and product knowledge. Other people I know with an equivalent amount of knowledge and experience have generally come to the same conclusions (not opinions) as I have. Given free choice, we tend to gravitate to the same type of weapon, and frequently exactly the same weapon down to little quirky options.

There really is rhyme and reason to proper handgun selection based on analytical factors. It's not as simple as a gun is ugly or handsome. It's a matter of good design and how well it fits your hand. Manufacturers are now making allowances for that by supplying different contour backstraps. That makes sense. My hand probably isn't the size of your hand.

What I'm saying is that no gun is perfect, but some are much better than others for any given use and user. To defend a gun choice based just on the fact that we bought one makes us look pretty foolish. There have to be reasons for buying or carrying a particular gun. Maybe it's all we could afford. Maybe it's because it was a good choice for others - but it may not be a good choice for us. How will it be used? You going to go kill bad guys in a jungle with a team, or is it something to keep handy just in case someone threatens you in a Wal-Mart parking lot?

It doesn't matter if it's sexy when the time comes to use it.

[The Rabbi]

My gun:

[Marswolf]

Hey, that would look really good if it was ported.

[shaftbass]

I have a similar picture of my 686. It was my first carry gun.. 4" .357 mag. I carried it for about 6 months until I got a 92FS.

Note the improper placement of the trigger finger. This was my first handgun.

[The Rabbi]

Hey, that would look really good if it was ported.

LOL.

Someone tried to port a classic Smith Model 19 pinned and recessed and they would be getting that view. For a while anyway.

Savage.