Recent content by MidWestDisappearance

Thank you guys for all the help. I write a lot of stories, and i always try to pay due dilligence to the time period it is set in. Had the opportunity a couple of years ago to frequent a VFW that had a large contingent of vietnam vets and even a sprinkling of korean war and WW2 vets. I heard...

Thank you to everyone, the answers are truly are helpful, keep em comin, and the personal recollections of Vietnam are great. Thanks again, MWD

I guess what i mean is, what was a common set of arms for someone of the period to have at home, as in what they owned. i know that it is going to be dependent on what the person did, but more like- what was the proverbial glock for carry and ar/ak for a fun gun of the period. were cmp...

Hey all, So i am working on another story and I am setting it in the mid 1970s. what i was wondering, if there are any vietnam vets, or those that were around during that era, what would have been a common list of firearms for a person to have at home. Are the images of a man with a Garand...

Flash, Tony, those are some nice looking guns. i may end up considering the wiley clap if the availability on the 627s doesn't improve in the next few months. MWD

I just hope it isn't six months before they are back in stock. I have even begun to bend a bit and started looking at the 4" 627's. The gentle nudging of you folks really makes a guy think, lol. I appreciate the advice, really have narrowed it down to more of an N-frame 8 shot .357...

Thank you for the replies folks, To answer the few questions that have been posted- Wanderinwalker: I want the three inch because i simply like the way it looks. i may or may not carry it, but i am aware of the weight. 19-3ben: I have considered Gemini and the one thing that concerns me...

Hey Guys, So I am pretty set on my semi auto handgun arsenal and I have gotten the itch for a revolver. I have told myself that i am just going to do it more or less right the first time so i have a budget of as much as $1000.00. My personal requirements are: Chambered in .357 magnum...

As the situation was set up, I couldn't back away. I was on the side of the car that the guy was coming from and i was standing in front of my daughters open window. I couldn't have moved until the windows were up and the situation moved very fast. By the time my wife had the windows rolled...

Thanks for the comments so far. I love my keltec, i just carry it on my ankle. It is light and easy to conceal in pretty much every situation. I realize now, however, that the ankle is kind of a useless place to have a gun, at least for a main piece, if you need it. But to reply to the...

This morning, about 6:30 AM I went out to look at the rising river with my wife and daughter. We went to a large city park and I pulled into a parking lot with an entrance and an exit. My wife got out and began taking pictures while I rolled down my daughters window, got out, and played with her...

I find myself intrigued by two calibers that i own that have never caught on. 375 Remington Ultra Mag 8mm Remington I know it makes me either a glutton for punishment or a sucker for reloading but i am just fascinated by both cartridges. +1 for 10mm. MWD

I may as well get in on this too... I guess at the end of the day if we asked people from either side of this debate why it is that they choose to pursue a shooting hobby they would both give the same answer: because it makes them happy. As for "tacticool" people giving shooting a bad name, a...

what? I have been blessed with a fair amount of hearing loss. i can trace it all back to my 20th birthday. one of my close friends rounded me up for a day of shooting and of course we drove the 45 minutes to where we were shooting and had forgotten hearing protection. being young and dumb i...

This thread is pretty straight forward. what is the best deal that you ever happened upon concerning a gun? Personally, i was talking with an aquaintance of mine and he was looking to raise money for an AR project that he had in mind. He told me that he had a Remington 7615 he wanted to get...