happy birthyear

[Psycho Bass Guy]

Glocks are certainly very good, reliable weapons and have a very good operational record. I have to admit however that I get very turned off by the rabid, kool-aid drinking fanbois, but then I dislike that no matter what brand is involved.

Just like basses, use what you love.

...ain't that the truth. I have the bastard red-headed stepchild of all auto handguns according to the popular magazines out there, an IWI (formerly IMI) Baby Desert Eagle in .40. I love it; it's super reliable (with the right ammo), and accurate at ranges that are ridiculous for a handgun. Along with my subcompact S&W M&P, also in .40 (detecting a theme?) I am quite happy handgun-wise. Though one day, I'd love to get a Super Redhawk or Blackhawk in .44 mag and a decent 1911, probably a Colt. I don't like the pull on Kimbers. I don't have anything against Glocks other than I think they're a little overrated, but I wouldn't turn one down.

I have a few rifles too, mostly for groundhogs and coyotes on the farm. My idea of deer hunting is stalking the tresspassers on my land hunting for deer, watching them line one up in their sights and then I'll shoot my Marlin 30/30 (which sounds like a cannon) in the air to spook the deer and scare the piss outta them. One started to lecture me about hunting on posted land while intimating he might raise his rifle at me for "tresspassing" and I politely informed him that I was the one who had posted it with him lined up in my sights. He got real compliant after that.

[Denis]

I like my P-1 a lot (that's the postwar police version of the P-38) and I've nearly finished building a .45 Commander. I am terrible with the P-1 but am really looking forward to trying out the .45.

My only long rifle is a Lee-Enfield SMLE built in 1918. Kicks pretty severely but it's accurate as can be and is a blast to shoot.

My uncle had Ruger Blackhawk .30 carbine model. Fairly uncommon to find one these days but it was a really nice shooting revolver.

If I was rich and got a class 3 license, I'd own a WWII Thompson in a freakin' second!

[Pilgrim]

I had a satin chrome Colt .45 Combat Commander for a few months about 20 years back.  Beautiful weapon, not bad to carry, but I'm not sure I could have hit a barn with it while standing inside the barn.

OTOH, the Smith Model 39 was money in the bank anywhere on the 50-yard range the Sheriff's dept used.  And I qualified up to 50 yards with a Smith Combat Masterpiece .38 with a 2" barrel, so I'm comfortable in saying it was the Colt, not me.

In retrospect, I'm sure the Colt needed a complete going-over by a qualified gunsmith. 

[Psycho Bass Guy]

My brother had a Ruger P-series .45 that literally could not hit a 4'x4' target at all from ten feet away. The damn thing shot sideways somehow! He's the gun nut of the family and has more guns than I do amps. We literally had to pat him down three times at my weddding because he was packing in case my crazy ex-girlfriend showed up uninvited.

[Basshappi]

Years ago I had a Ruger P series 9mm, it was a good enough pistol but I didn't care for it's bulkiness. Nowadays all my Rugers are single action revolvers. I have a single-six .22 and a Super Blackhawk in .44 mag. My fave caliber is .357 but I have come to really enjoy shooting .44mag, but I am going to have get some dies and start reloading for it if I make it a habit

I have a Kimber CDP II (Commander size) that I like alot. It's a joy to shoot and carries easy. I want to add a full size 1911 to my collection, probably a Springfield Mil-Spec or G.I.