Recent content by Phaedrus/69

I keep an HK VP9 on the nightstand but if something goes bump in the night I plan to reach for the carbine.

I like Sportsman's Warehouse or at least I used to. They changed a lot after getting bought out a year or two ago. In Idaho I really love Black Sheep, here in Montana I like Bob Ward's.

Sometimes I'm a slow learner! :rofl:

Yeah, forgot the 1911 if we're speaking in generalities. I've had so many of them over the years! They never "stick" in my collection but every so often I try one again. For me great range guns but not really useful for the stuff I do with guns aside from plinking.

I spent half my life in Sioux Falls, SD and always liked Scheel's.

I'm just curious how many of you have sold a firearm only to buy back the same model later? If so, how often have you done so? Obviously this could happen because you were experiencing a financial crunch and needed the cash at the time (which happened to me once in my early 20s) or because you...

I have tons of the stuff but don't reliably burn 100 rnds per year. My stash will last til 2150!

Like most folks I've read detailed crime stats, checked the police blotter and spoke with friends relatives in LE in various parts of the country. If you have a better way to find hard numbers I'm all ears! If you have good stats please don't keep us in suspense! :rofl: My suspicion, which I...

Barring anything compiled by the FBI in the UCI, I'd say this is more than an urban legend but far less of a risk than driving while using your phone. I dunno, I believe this isn't a total myth but my research and experiences tell me it's pretty rare. Of course I am in Montana these days, that...

True. But the average number of bee sting deaths per year is about 72, considerably higher than the combined total number of documented deaths that I could verify from this "game" since 1992. But I'll concede that this figure also includes wasp stings. In any event I will continue to avoid...

Good to maintain awareness! Statistically I think being killed in "the knockout game" is more likely than death by meteor but less likely than death by bee sting, so I'm not overly concerned about it.

I'm practically hyperventilating waiting for the new PWS UXRs to hit the stores! 👁️🫦👁️

What I mean is I couldn't tell from the relatively low quality video if he missed the target or if his rounds failed to penetrate the glass of the side window. I couldn't ID the firearm from the video though I suspect it might have been a Judge or something like it. If so, .410 shot loads...

One must take care not to attribute to malice what can be explained by simple ignorance. The video was 1:04 long, lots of stuff lead up to the events shown. According to witnesses (and at least a couple that knew the man) he has attempted to break up a carjacking. The carjacker broke off the...

The best time to buy was yesterday, or five years ago. The next best time is now. It's always the right time to stockpile ammo!