Recent content by driftrider

Yep, but I don't and probably never will. I'm sure there are truly good officers that work there, but I've never encountered one. All the ones I've every met have a robocop mentality. Mike

Again, that may be true, but I don't feel like getting harassed by the ICPD, and possibly arrested. They'll find a reason, trust me. Disturbing the peace, interference with official acts, or whatever else they can stick me with. I don't trust the ICPD. (They arrested my brother once for public...

@wishin I imagine that it has something to do with where you live. If you went walking around in downtown Atlanta you might get a different reaction. Where I live (Iowa City, IA), the place is just jam packed with left wing zealots and crazies. I can't even begin to imagine the potential...

What, precisely, don't we get? Please explain to us so that we, the poor ignorant masses, can understand the intangible value of a mass produced firearm. What makes a stock Glock 17 special just because you sell it? Do you put a magic spell on it to make it shoot straighter? Do you spit shine...

I seriously doubt that some Austrian dude standing on the Glock assembly line is thinking about whether the pistol he's making is going to Billy Bob's Guns and Wedding Photography in Podunk, USA, or if it's going to Bud's to be sold online. ;) :banghead: All the guns are the same. Maybe even...

First of all, Walmart with let you return anything for a full refund if you have your receipt, no questions asked. Secondly, you're assuming that just because Walmart sells it, it must be cheap and poorly made. I used the example of golf balls. Rest assured that the balls I buy at walmart are...

Why should the wholesaler or manufacturer be involved in artificially manipulating prices by controlling supply to the dealers they like vs the ones they don't? The wholesalers are doing what they ought to do, and that's selling guns to whatever dealer buys them, based on the quantity and price...

Unlikely scenario? A BG committing an armed robbery in a convenience store with customers present unlikely? Happens all the time. Maybe I should have asked more clearly. Since I asked it in the "Legal" forum, I thought it would be self evident that I was also interested in the legal...

I'll shop wherever I want, thank you. Price is always a major consideration because I bust my butt for the little extra cash I have to spend. But if you read my previous posts, you'll see that I do place some value on the increased service available, if I feel the price is right. Will I pay $50...

Obviously, but that wasn't what I was asking. My question had to do with DA/SA pistols and DA revolvers with exposed hammers, and whether or not folks would or should manually cock the hammer back before firing their first shot. As for accidental/negligent discharge... if you've trained...

But how many times are you going to overcharge me (relative to the online dealer) before you offer me that sweetheart deal? And how much more, do you think, a customer should have to pay for your expertese and personal relationship? $30 more, $50, $100, $200? If I can buy the exact same...

So says the person from gunsamerica.com, an auction sight where a BUNCH of online gun whores... I mean legitimate Class 3 FFL dealers... sell their firearms regularly. Last time I checked, there are many, many legit, stocking dealers that routinely sell stock on gunbroker.com, which, I might...

I've always really liked Ruger's "Target Grey" finish.

Guilty? Depends on whether the local dealer could get what I wanted at a price we both could agree on or not. Sometimes what you want is only available online. Other times the price online (including x-fer fees) might be so good that only a fool would pass it up. I always try to give the...

@gbran: I intend to carry a Sig P229, which is DA/SA. No safety, just a decocker. My question wasn't really about whether or not to learn how to shoot DA. Of course one should be proficient since, most likely, time constraints will require the first shot be fired DA. I was asking regarding...