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  1. hemiram

    A Sad Mdl. 19

    I've bought a couple of used guns so full of crud that they barely functioned. The worst one was a Dan Wesson 15-2 that was almost totally full of unburned powder. I don't know much about powder, but the flakes were very large and almost looked like mouse droppings. You could barely cock the gun...
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    I don't like snakes

    There was a guy on a forum someplace said he would never buy a Charger or Challenger because "The name is too aggressive". He admitted he did like the cars themselves though. I can't say I understand thinking like that at all.
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    If you could only have 5 handguns?

    Dan Wesson 715, with a couple of barrels. CZ-75 pre B S&W 629 6" pre lock. Sig P226 SSE S&W 28-2 6"
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    Today I found a new way to screw up.

    Years ago, I was shooting with a couple of guys I barely knew and one of them wanted to shoot one of my guns, I don't remember which one it was, but it had a 17 round mag in it, and when I loaded it, I counted them right in front of him and said, "18 rounds altogether". I thought he understood...
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    M629-2 $975 (ouch)

    I would pay $975 again for mine, no problem: I wouldn't give you much for a new one. Not interested.
  6. hemiram

    Whittaker Guns closed

    Sad to see it gone. I bought several guns from them over the last decade.
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    What would make you get rid of a gun that had nothing wrong with it? (Kind of a random ramble)

    I've gotten rid of a lot of guns that had nothing wrong with them. The number one reason was I needed cash, and in a hurry. Secondly, they were guns that I had bought and just never cared about, mostly polymer guns with striker fire mechanisms. And then there were the ones I just didn't like...
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    Trifocals for shooting open sights?

    I can't stand bi/trifocals, lined or not. I got monovision lenses in my eyes when I had cataract surgery, and I can see the front sight well enough that way. I wear safety rated glasses for eye protection and just to see the target a little better. If seeing was my problem, I would be thrilled...
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    If you could have only one pistol?

    It's about the slickest gun I've ever shot, smooth as glass with perfect slide fit, a (IMHO) perfect SA trigger and I love CZ pattern guns in general. And I'm a sucker for satin/matte SS or nickel besides.
  10. hemiram

    If you could have only one pistol?

    Semiauto would be my CZ75 Pre-B in NP3: Revolver would be a more difficult choice, but I would have to give the edge to my S&W 28-2 4" circa 1967. It's the one on the right, the left one is from 1979. With bigger and less ugly grips of course on both of them.
  11. hemiram

    Your 'Rodney Dangerfield' guns.

    Mine has to be my Astra A75. People at the range always seem mystified by what it is, and snicker as soon as I tell them. Until they shoot it. Not only does it look kind of like a little Sig, the DA trigger is like glass, and the SA ir pretty great too. Only my worked on Sig P220 DAK comes...
  12. hemiram

    SHOT Show Debut - Diamondback SDR .357 Magnum

    Nope, too ugly for me. No thanks. Almost as ugly as the Kimber.
  13. hemiram

    New Colt Pythons in blued steel

    My old Python was a blued 4". I didn't love it, other than it's looks. When the hand broke, it wasn't a big deal, but it made me not trust it as much as other guns I had, like my S&W 28-2 and Dan Wesson 15-2's, so I took the nice offer over what I paid for it about 18 months earlier from a guy I...
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    3 or 6 MOA Red Dot for Pistol?

    I have both 3 and 6 MOA red/green dots and I prefer the 6 MOA. Same gun, or different gun, it doesn't matter, the 6 MOA is just easier to pick up. Next optic will be the circle around a dot type.
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    Prescription eye protection

    I tried bifocals and they drove me crazy! I didn't get headaches, they made my eyes hurt. I do fine with distance mono lenses with regards to shooting. They are sitting in a drawer, and when I remember to do it, I'm going to make them into a mono vision pair of really dark sunglasses for winter...
  16. hemiram

    Baldwin Charged Again With Manslaughter

    Ridiculous charge. It happens all too often, sadly. He's got $$$, so he won't likely be screwed over as peons are all the time.
  17. hemiram

    Reasons we find to not buy some firearms, not to include brand

    Wont buy a Glock, if I want a poly striker gun, there are a ton of cheap clones I would pick over the $$$ "real one". I have poly guns, but they don't mean anymore to me than one of my three cordless hex drivers. Wont buy another 1911. I don't like the grip, I really don't like the prices on a...
  18. hemiram

    What do you do if you see a grail Gun?

    My biggest regret as far as passing on a gun was when the last cheap(ISH) H&K P7's were going for like $700. I regret passing on them back then, and I don't want one enough anymore to pay the crazy prices they want for one now.
  19. hemiram

    A Different Kind Of Near Miss At The Range

    I had a unknown brand knife I bought at my family's Army/Navy store, where I worked, about 50 years ago. It was a sort of legal Stilletto type and looked cool, but I soon gave it away after it popped open on it's own when I stumbled and went through my pants, and managed to stab me about 3/8"...
  20. hemiram

    Anyone else buying off EBay ?

    There are gun stores here, decent ones actually, but they seem to go more for "trendy" guns than ones I'm interested in. They can and do order anything I want, but used guns are almost never priced sanely, or are bubba'ed up messes, so GB for guns, and anyplace I can find a part is for parts...
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