[cslinger]

You have been warned. You see, there is this thing that lives there called the IMPulse purchase. This little IMP will sneak up on you and sepearate you from your money so fast you will think you just went through a divorce. Devilish little creature the IMPulse purchase. Alas I was a victim today.

Walked into the local gun monger to pick up some 06 ammo for the Garand and started to browse the pistol case. That must have been when he struck because the next half hour or so is a blurr. I woke up at home with a new box sitting next to me and a much thinner wallet.

Hmmm what pray tell could this be.
http://www.myfishingpictures.com/img/108709.JPG

Argghh he struck again.
http://www.myfishingpictures.com/img/108710.JPG

That little IMP victimized me into buying this HK P2000. I feel so violated.
http://www.myfishingpictures.com/img/108711.JPG

Seriously though, I have eyed the P2000 series for a long time. It just fits my little girly hands like a glove and I have wanted to try out one of those new LEM triggers so here is what I ened up with.

HK P2000 .40 S&W
LEM trigger module
3, 12 round magazines
Night sights
4 backstraps (although the standard one fits me perfectly)
Fired case (because its for the children dammit. :scrutiny: )
Paperwork etc.

I will of course provide a range report as soon as possible but I do have a couple of observations.

1)The P2000 series fits me perfectly. I am on target with sights aligned very naturally.
2)HK charges more then any plastic pistol has any right to command. Damn IMP.
3)The trigger is butter smooth. Think VP70Z, not picture the exact 180 degree opposite. :D
4)The gun is much lighter and more svelte then my SIG P229 .40 which is the closest thing I have for comparison.
5)It is well made and machined.
6)Dis-assembly DOES not require pulling of the trigger which is a pre-requisite of mine.
7)NO MAGAZINE DISCONNECT (Screw The Children :D) Just kidding about the kids. I just don't like mag disconnects.

There you have it folks the latest addition to the stable. As I sit here writing this I find myself chuckling at the anti gunners. I am a very stable, law abiding citizen, who buys guns as much as a hobby as anything. They are my toys so to speak (In a responsible way). I am no danger to society, hell I am just a big, albeit responsible kid. But I digress.

[meef]

cslinger.....

I feel your pain.



(and more than a little bit of envy....)


:D

[losangeles]

Brother, I know what you mean!

[CAnnoneer]

That's why I try never to enter gunshops unless I have already decided to buy a particular thing (and only that thing!).

Nice piece!

[gudel]

your statement number 2 is irrelevant if it's outweighs by 1,3,4,5,6,7 :D
I gave mine P2000 LEM 40 to my dad. He likes it for the same reason, except number 2 because I paid for it :p

[grislyatoms]

I know exactly what you mean.

I went to the local range to get in a little shooting one night. The guy behind the counter said "If you wait 15 minutes, it'll be 20:00 and you can shoot for half price."

So I looked at stuff in the case and in the racks for 15 minutes. Went home with a Bushmaster m4gery that night. That's my worst case of IMPulse-itis ever.

Congrats on the new addition!

[Autolycus]

I love mine. I got the exact same setup. Now you just need to get an HK P2000sk to keep it company.

[Eightball]

Even worse is going in on a whim on payday/whatever day your check just gets cashed/deposited...............

[Snagglepuss]

Nice looking piece. That little s**t sure gets around. He got me last week. Forced me to buy a Dan Wesson PT-CCO .45. Have a great time with your new purchase.

[cnyankee]

its how i get most of my guns...on a whim and just use plastic:evil:

[browningguy]

Yep, happened to me yesterday. I think those gun shops put some kind of drug in the air conditioning.

[10-Ring]

Where were you last week before I ran into that Colt Python??? :scrutiny: :neener: I feel your pain brother...at least it was another HK finding a good home! :neener: :cool:

[denfoote]

The last time the little imp bit me was the time I walked into a gunshow and walked out $300 poorer and a Smith & Wesson Highway Patrolman under my arm!!

[larry starling]

Hope you have better luck with it than I did with my USP .40 compact. Worse jamomatic I ever bought. I guess I got the one lemon they made.....:rolleyes:

[SiG Lady]

Pain...??!! What pain...??? :evil:

Hey, nice flashlight!!

[progunner1957]

Sir, you have my sympathy. It's a disease and you are not responsible for your actions when you enter a gun shop. You are a victim, just like the rest of us.:D

[beardownwildcat]

i've stopped fondling guns as much as i used to for this reason! i play stranger danger whenever someone comes over to "help"me, cause i know whats gonna happen next...one more thing to squeeze into the cabinet

[270Win]

"NEVER EVER, EVER GO INTO A GUN SHOP JUST ON A WHIM!!!"

But everytime I leave with a big smile on my face!

It's just that I have a correspondingly large hole in my wallet ;)

[Onmilo]

I own some of my very favorite firearms simply because I wandered into a perviously unknown gunshop on a whim.

[Troy26]

My advice (and I use this alot of places) is to leave your wallet at home (of course, take your Driver's liscence) and take only enough cash with you to buy what you plan to go in there for. If whatever you want is important enough for you to go all the way back home and make another trip to the shop, then it just might be worth it.

[Navy87Guy]

I hear ya -- here's what happened last time I went into the shop to "kill some time":
http://users.adelphia.net/~navy87guy/berettabilly.html

I have no will power!!

Jim

[chipp]

Thats a sweet gun!
I drive right buy a gun shop about once a week do to my job. I have to fight my steering wheel almost everytime. Last time I stoped there it was a friday and it happened to be S&W day. I left with an air lite
357. (had an air weight in my pocket) but had to have it.

[ID_shooting]

"only enough cash with you to buy what you plan to go in there for."

That is all fine and dandy till you read the sign that says "10% down on laway" Damn I hate that sign LOL

This place is bad too, I will admit I bought more than one gun becuase I saw it here and "had to have it."

[zoom6zoom]

Yeah, but you don't even have to leave the house to have the imp grab you. I've purchased several guns in the past few months right off these forums.

[thebaldguy]

Nice to see that I'm not the only one this happens to. I hate when that happens. Last time it happened to me I walked out with a rifle. Funny how that happens...

[BrennanKG]

Nice HK!

I've REALLY been yearning for a USP 45CT lately.
Now I just need to find one for a reasonable price.

The P2000 is a great, shootable package. You'll love it.


B.

[kmrcstintn]

I too am feel like a dirty used victim of this same shyster :fire: ...I hit my favorite "good ole boys" shop for some jawcrackin and ammo and BAM!!!

I was halfway home when I regained my full faculties and realized what happened :eek: ...not only had I got the ammo for the Beretta 9000S that needed its first range trip, I had somehow become duped and was the owner of a Smith & Wesson 19-4 with 4" barrel, pinned barrel, recessed chambers, and @ 95% on the finish...:banghead:

What had I done?!? How could this happen?!? :cuss: I opened the range bag when I got home and I also had some used speedloaders, a used Safariland paddle holster, and ammo to boot...then I saw the receipt and it all became clear...I snagged a $400.00 S&W 19 .357 magnum revolver for $350.00 :D

HE PULLED THE OLE $50.00 REDUCTION SCAM...I FEEL DIRTY AND ASHAMED!!! :(

HEH HEH HEH HEH!!! :) :cool: ;) :neener:

[Greg Dunn]

I went in with cash, and ended up walking out with a new M4 type carbine plus the 2 boxes of 9mm that I was originally after.

Now I call ahead and tell the owner not to sell me anything:D

[History Prof]

I went to the local range to get in a little shooting one night. The guy behind the counter said "If you wait 15 minutes, it'll be 20:00 and you can shoot for half price."

So I looked at stuff in the case and in the racks for 15 minutes. Went home with a Bushmaster m4gery that night. That's my worst case of IMPulse-itis ever.

That IMP saw you coming! My latest IMPulse was only half an IMP. I was debating XD40 or XD45. Since my small town dealers cannot get XD45s since they are currently "allocated," I chose to buy the .40 he had in stock and get a .45 next time I am in the city.:D I haven't been to the city (in this state) yet, so my total lack of funding may just put that IMP to sleep when I have an opportunity to buy the .45. It didn't help that last time I was in a city in another state I went to one of the big chain stores and examined the .45. If I had been in my home state, it probably would have followed me home.

[MachIVshooter]

Try living out here. In the last 7 years, I've worked at 6 different auto shops. In each location, gun shops ranged from "on the way home" to " 2 mile detour". To make matters worse, there's always one close enough for lunch hour. On a given weekend, there is a gun show within 50 miles of my home as well. My situation is hopeless. Absolutely hopeless.

[CHEHALIS]

He got me too gunshow yesterday now I own a AR-15 pistol dont know why but oh well

[loki.fish]

He got me today. Got my 1st 1911A1. Springfield Loaded Black Stainless Combat. I think I found Mrs. Right :) Don't think I'll get to shoot her till this weekend though :( If she shoots as good as she looks, I may have found my favorite out of my small collection.

[Duramaximum]

I did the same thing. I went to the gunsmith have my Ruger P345 ramped and throated. I was looking at a Walther PPK/S, a CZ-70, and a Witness Compact 10mm. I had no intention to buy anything until he said the magic words "You can put it on layaway for 3 months with 25% down." I don't remember much else after that. Let's just say layaway lasted about a month and the Witness got adopted;) . It lookes good next to the .45 in my nightstand. The layaway would have lasted longer but the guy who lives downstairs went to prison and his bipolar girlfriend and estranged daughter have been coming by to try and rob his apartment clean. I guess there is a warrant for the daughter's arrest. Now I have a handgun for everyone in the house. I feel so dirty. FUN, FUN, FUN FOR EVERYONE!!!:D

[gudel]

so back to topic, have you shot the P2000?

[romma]

If whatever you want is important enough for you to go all the way back home and make another trip to the shop, then it just might be worth it. :what: This is insanty I say! Suggesting driving to the same gun store twice! It is backawards thinking at best... :evil:

[peyton]

I am glad to read I am not the only one suffering from the "got to have it" affliction!!! I was browsing Red's gun Range on the southside of Austin two weeks ago and a new Winchester Model 70 with Leupold scope was on the used gun rack. The previous owner decided he wanted something else so it came home with me!!! I was looking for a 642 but got a model 70 instead. Layaway is the hook that makes things so affordable, or in my case, I just cashed my paycheck. Oh yeah, I am still looking for a S&W 642 if anyone sees one used.

Peyton