Thats why I own multiple firearms. No such thing as multipurpose in my family. Maybe we're all just gun nuts.
School me on handguns, please.
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I did not say the 1911 is a bad combat handgun. I said I would not recommend it for the average person. The 1911 is one of the finest handguns ever made and makes an excellant combat handgun IF you practise with it. It needs to be cocked and locked to carry it. This means that a crisis situation requires the safety being disengaged before the gun can be placed into service. This requires fine motor skills which need to be practised. Very few people practise to the level required for. For the average person i would recommend a revolver or semi-auto which can simply be drawn and fired with no other manipulation. There are a huge number of excellant choices in many different calibers. Of course this is all just my opinion. As I said in my original post, there is a lot of subjectivness and opinion involved in handgun selection and usage. (If I was only able to own one firearm, it would be a 12 ga shotgun)
Shaolin Crane
Banned
The safety is inline with the gripping motion of the draw. No different to practice with drawing than any other firearm. The thumb has to pass the safety to grip the gun, not much more effort to depress it. And no extra effort to train for it over training to properly draw any handgun. The effort required to take the first shot on a DA/SA requires more practice than that. Especially since the D/A is typically 3 times heavier than the S/A and i have seen ALL newcomers at least a few times plug a round in the dirt in front of them when using a D/A, and that first shot is the one that counts. Not to say i hate my sigs, but i think it takes more training to make that first D/A shot.
'13_ImpactBlue_GT
Angry Little Elf
HD is a shared goal. Fun, plink, and accessibility when SHTF are also goals.
I have a Mossberg 500 I hunt with. Swap out with a tactical stock & mag, and it's easily a HD option.
Holy crap, I never knew Mustang guys were this big into plan B. Good stuff.
Everyone else. I respect all thoughts and discussion provided. I will reply with fruit, in time. Thank you.
'13_ImpactBlue_GT
Angry Little Elf
No prob. man.....
Once you get a handgun you will want an AR-15, then a AK-74, then a .50 Barrett......the obsession is endless..........
JH96GT
Founding Member
Another Glock fan here. A 26 is my daily conceal carry.
Yes, yes it is........(it led to my DPMS AR-15, Mossberg 930SPX, etc..., etc..., etc...)
stangman
15 Year Member
sneaky98gt
10 Year Member
Ditto. About the only other wish list I have that's as big as the one for my Mustang is the one of guns I want to own one day.
jlangholzj
Mustang Master
x100
I'm starting to get bored with shooting pie plates at 500m with my 7mm. I'm thinking that after i get my 1911 this spring/summer that a 338 lapua is next in line for awesome long range factor.
you boy's dont have planes to worry about tho...thats worse than guns AND mustangs combined
dad and I are currently saving up / looking for a good stearman project. After you ride in an open cockpit bipe with that radial blasting away...life on the ground just seems dull 
...life on the ground just seems dull
I know what you mean..I am lucky though, you guys are not only paying me to fly, but buying the gas for me too!(and I burn about 800-1000 lbs an hour so it is not cheap) I have a great job.
I gave up flying in 99. Now I just watch planes all day at the world's busiest airport
btw, our IT department has weapons in the websense system
I can't look at guns here
btw, our IT department has weapons in the websense system
I can't look at guns here 
sneaky98gt
10 Year Member
x100
I'm starting to get bored with shooting pie plates at 500m with my 7mm. I'm thinking that after i get my 1911 this spring/summer that a 338 lapua is next in line for awesome long range factor.
you boy's dont have planes to worry about tho...thats worse than guns AND mustangs combined
I definitely would like to have an Accuracy International AW338 one day.
Along with a HK416, HK MP5, Remington VTR R15 Predator, Remington 700 VTR, a Sig P226, and a Sig P229. Yes, the list is long and not likely.
And I do want to get my pilot's license and a plane one day.
jlangholzj
Mustang Master
It is a UH-60 Blackhawk. Proof that you can make 15,000 lbs of crap fly. Just for clarification, that is lbs/hr not gals/hr. Works out to about 120-150 gals/hr. Fuel probe is calibrated for weight not volume
DocG
5th graders > me. They're not bant
On a side note...the gun I probably have the most fun shooting is my .22 rifle. Less than 200 at walmart with a scope.
Great plinking fun!
Great plinking fun!
jlangholzj
Mustang Master
It is a UH-60 Blackhawk. Proof that you can make 15,000 lbs of crap fly. Just for clarification, that is lbs/hr not gals/hr. Works out to about 120-150 gals/hr. Fuel probe is calibrated for weight not volume
oops i said high...hahaha...i was thinking an F-18 should be higher than that, iirc its ~24k lbs/hour for a F/A-18F
Our gauge on the U206 is calibrated for GPH but most of our calcs are done in lbs/hr/ftlb
where you fly the hawk out of? I've got a buddy who's looking into getting a flying slot in the gaurds. He's already got airborne, air assault and this summer he's going for sapper so...lol
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