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Went shooting last weekend....
Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 6:52 pm
by Legacy777
A buddy and I went to an indoor range last Sunday. That particular range even made it in the world news.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7749474.stm
You can rent hand guns there. We tried out a Glock 23, Springfield XDM, and Sig P239 in .40 cal. Just for the hell of it, we tried out a Glock in .45 cal. Those bullets are huge!
Anyway, I ended up picking up the XDM and shotgun to shoot clays and maybe go hunting. I wouldn't really call myself a hunter, but shotguns are fun to go shooting with. The XDM is a really nice gun, comes with A LOT for what you pay, and there's a promo now where you get two additional clips and holder for free.
http://www.main.experiencetherave.com/images/guns
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 1:36 am
by Buffman
Gotta love the XD line of pistols. 20K+ round tortue test with ease. I love my 4" Service Model...
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:35 pm
by 93forestpearl
Nice. I haven't been able to get out after some whitetails or ring-necks for quite some time. I used to go down to Iowa after pheasants often. Or the northwoods for deer. I miss it.
Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 5:30 am
by Legacy777
My uncle's buddy in PA got a black bear a weekend or two ago.
We'll see if I can find a vendor or some friends going hunting. Otherwise, I'll play with the handgun at the range and shoot skeet with the shotgun.
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 3:18 am
by 93forestpearl
I was at Gander Mountain today oogling at he firearms. I would love to get a nice lightweight semiauto shotgun. The Browning Gold series seems nice. A Benelli would be great, but they are spendy.
Its lame how few options I see for barrel length. I'd rather have a 22"-24" barrel vs the 26-30" ones I see all the time.
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 3:21 am
by Buffman
probably can get different barrels on gunbroker.com or something. Or Cut to length
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 2:47 am
by 93forestpearl
That's what I'd probably do when I do eventually get one. My dad has a 22" BPS with an English stock and its the cat's meow for walking all day.
Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:16 pm
by Legacy777
I did look at semi-auto shotguns as well. Most are rather pricey! Remington makes one called the SPR 453 or something like that. It's a derivative of the 870 I believe. Has 3-1/2" cartridge capacity and fits more then your standard 870 also.
A friend of mine has one. They're priced very well. I think between $400 & $500. For a semi-auto shotgun...you really can't touch that price.
Down side I found is nobody carries them. I think it's a relatively new gun.
Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 2:30 am
by Buffman
new toy on the right
wife's actually. her xmas present.
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:05 pm
by TrueBlue
I have an old Remington 1100 autoloader. I learned to shoot skeet on that scattergun. One of these days I'd like to pick up a decent pistol, I'll have to look into that XD line.
My cop buddies swear by their Glocks, and the one guy who is an ex-MP has an M9 that I put some rounds through. That was pretty nice.
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:12 am
by Buffman
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:15 am
by 555BCTurbo
I carry a Glock Model 22 as my duty weapon...I love it more and more every time I shoot it
