Drgong
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Well, over 50% there, its on layaway till I get the paperwork from my local sheriff office (which thankfully is not a problem or long wait in my county)
Hyatt Guns in Charlotte with the general idea of buying "Something" - Celebrating that I will not have to have back surgery, the supreme court ruling, and getting stuff before any changes to the laws take place. As a note, while NC has a Conceal Carry that is easily accessable, I work in a Courthouse where I cannot carry, thus I do not plan to Conceal Carry at this time.
while I have fair amount of cash, was thinking on getting a inexpensive ($400-$500) Revolver or perhaps a AK47 or "Something"
Anyways, I arrived when they opened and started to look around, and for those who never been to Hyatt guns, while there are no great "Deals" it has a massive selection of firearms with prices that are highish but they make room to haggle. Skipped over the cheep mouseguns (of the likes of the Raven) Looked first over revolvers, looking at a few Rugers, a nice Colt, and a stack of Taurus.
As a note, there are very few if any used guns, appears that folks are stockpiling what they have, not that I blame them.
Looked next over the Semi-autos, none of the .380 and small guns intrested me, but then got to the Non-Glock nines, and handled a number of them, a full Sized CZ 75b, and a CZ compact, Own a CZ rifle and like the company, the 75b is a nice pistol, but the safety was not easily reached by my thumb, the compact CZ P01 worked well, and I marked it as something to go back too.
Then a gun caught my eye, a Browning Hi Power with very nice grips. The tag price was a little too high ($899) for my budget, but when your looking at guns half the fun is playing with toys you will never buy, and the Hi Power really fit my hand to a T, with the safety being at the ideal distance for me to push down on it and it "Just Fit". Sadly, I put it back and kept looking.
The Glocks did not intrest me too much, I know folks who have them that really like them, but for a few reasons didn't think it right for me, and then on to the 1911s. Lots of nice ones, but I didn't want to spend $1200 on a Kimber.
Then there was the El-grand Revolvers, of the likes of a .44 with 7 inch barrels. Fun to look at, but not good first guns.
Then I looked at the more Mil-spec type rifles. Now these where sadly more expensive then they should be, and even the AKs where listed at $1000. for anyone who looking for Mosins, they have some of the best I have seen, listed under $190.
Back to the handgun section, as I was looking around I realized something. This will be my self-defense gun, and really, no need to be cheap on something that might save your life if you can afford otherwise.
So I looked at the Browning Hi Power again, was able to haggle them to $825 plus tax, and I put it on layway since I did not have the local sheriff permit that is required (but thankfully is easy to obtain in my area) and put $500 towards the Browning Hi Power.
In two weeks when I pick it up I will post pictures
Hyatt Guns in Charlotte with the general idea of buying "Something" - Celebrating that I will not have to have back surgery, the supreme court ruling, and getting stuff before any changes to the laws take place. As a note, while NC has a Conceal Carry that is easily accessable, I work in a Courthouse where I cannot carry, thus I do not plan to Conceal Carry at this time.
while I have fair amount of cash, was thinking on getting a inexpensive ($400-$500) Revolver or perhaps a AK47 or "Something"
Anyways, I arrived when they opened and started to look around, and for those who never been to Hyatt guns, while there are no great "Deals" it has a massive selection of firearms with prices that are highish but they make room to haggle. Skipped over the cheep mouseguns (of the likes of the Raven) Looked first over revolvers, looking at a few Rugers, a nice Colt, and a stack of Taurus.
As a note, there are very few if any used guns, appears that folks are stockpiling what they have, not that I blame them.
Looked next over the Semi-autos, none of the .380 and small guns intrested me, but then got to the Non-Glock nines, and handled a number of them, a full Sized CZ 75b, and a CZ compact, Own a CZ rifle and like the company, the 75b is a nice pistol, but the safety was not easily reached by my thumb, the compact CZ P01 worked well, and I marked it as something to go back too.
Then a gun caught my eye, a Browning Hi Power with very nice grips. The tag price was a little too high ($899) for my budget, but when your looking at guns half the fun is playing with toys you will never buy, and the Hi Power really fit my hand to a T, with the safety being at the ideal distance for me to push down on it and it "Just Fit". Sadly, I put it back and kept looking.
The Glocks did not intrest me too much, I know folks who have them that really like them, but for a few reasons didn't think it right for me, and then on to the 1911s. Lots of nice ones, but I didn't want to spend $1200 on a Kimber.
Then there was the El-grand Revolvers, of the likes of a .44 with 7 inch barrels. Fun to look at, but not good first guns.
Then I looked at the more Mil-spec type rifles. Now these where sadly more expensive then they should be, and even the AKs where listed at $1000. for anyone who looking for Mosins, they have some of the best I have seen, listed under $190.
Back to the handgun section, as I was looking around I realized something. This will be my self-defense gun, and really, no need to be cheap on something that might save your life if you can afford otherwise.
So I looked at the Browning Hi Power again, was able to haggle them to $825 plus tax, and I put it on layway since I did not have the local sheriff permit that is required (but thankfully is easy to obtain in my area) and put $500 towards the Browning Hi Power.
In two weeks when I pick it up I will post pictures
