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[El Guapo]

This is basically my 9mm and this is one of the sweetest guns I've ever shot. Remmington 7mm Mag

[hblask]

[fighter]

Man hospitalised after shooting car wheelA US man is recovering in hospital after an attempt to loosen a stiff wheel nut on his tyre with a hand gun backfired. The 66-year-old Washington man was repairing his car outside his home when the accident happened, BBC News reports. Frustrated with the inability to loosen the wheel nut, the man pulled out a 12-gauge shot gun and blasted it at the wheel. Buckshot and debris sprayed back onto the man, giving him severe — but not life threatening — injuries. The debris flung back on to his feet and all the way to his abdomen, with some fragments reaching as far up as his chin. Police said the man was not intoxicated at the time. He had been working on his Lincoln Continental for a fortnight, police said. "He's bound and determined to get that lug nut off," said Deputy Scott Wilson, a spokesman from the sheriff's office.

[scram]

fighter, on Tuesday, November 13th, 2007, 8:49 PM, said:

Man hospitalised after shooting car wheelA US man is recovering in hospital after an attempt to loosen a stiff wheel nut on his tyre with a hand gun backfired......Frustrated with the inability to loosen the wheel nut, the man pulled out a 12-gauge shot gun and blasted it at the wheel.

Sigh.See what happens when you accept all in withouth to see the floop?

[ajs510]

He should go hunting with Cheney.

[chrozzo]

hi

[chrozzo]

[SAM_Hard8]

scram, on Tuesday, November 13th, 2007, 11:51 PM, said:

Sigh.See what happens when you accept all in withouth to see the floop?

typical news reporter

[chrozzo]

yeah so anyways.....my Dad mentioned a gun he thinks would suit me......a Walther PPS. As an Army General, he does know weapons a bit too.I mentioned this to my Uncle in Tucson, who is a Marine and a Police captain...he agreed.We have a gun show coming up in Harrisburg, im gonna try to get over there December 8th or 9th to get a feel of it. Anyone ever use this weapon or know anything specific about it?

[hank213]

chrozzo, on Tuesday, November 20th, 2007, 7:41 PM, said:

yeah so anyways.....my Dad mentioned a gun he thinks would suit me......a Walther PPS. As an Army General, he does know weapons a bit too.I mentioned this to my Uncle in Tucson, who is a Marine and a Police captain...he agreed.We have a gun show coming up in Harrisburg, im gonna try to get over there December 8th or 9th to get a feel of it. Anyone ever use this weapon or know anything specific about it?

I don't know about the PPS in particular, but my dad bought a walther .380 and absolutely hated shooting it. Constant feed problems and nasty recoil that actually bruised his hand after 50-100 rounds. If I remember correctly, American model PPS's are actually produced by Smith & Wesson.--editI talked to my dad and he said the Walther he had was PPK, which is a scaled down version of the PPS. The PPS carries an extra round etc. He strongly recommends you reconsider the Walther purchase. He returned his in under 30 days and bought his Beretta.

[SAM_Hard8]

hank213, on Tuesday, November 20th, 2007, 11:10 PM, said:

I don't know about the PPS in particular, but my dad bought a walther .380 and absolutely hated shooting it. Constant feed problems and nasty recoil that actually bruised his hand after 50-100 rounds. If I remember correctly, American model PPS's are actually produced by Smith & Wesson.--editI talked to my dad and he said the Walther he had was PPK, which is a scaled down version of the PPS. The PPS carries an extra round etc. He strongly recommends you reconsider the Walther purchase. He returned his in under 30 days and bought his Beretta.

QFT, stay away from the Walther products. In my experience they are picky about ammo and require a bit of tuning to work well. That kind of thing can be fun to do but it's not for the casual shooter.

[hank213]

Took the .380 to the range the other and got to talking with another guy there that was shooting a Sig P229 in .40 S&W. He let me shoot off a clip with it and I let him try out mine. All in all a very nice gun. I noticed the recoil a bit more than I did with my Beretta .40, but I'm not sure if that was simply because it was a gun I've never fired before, if it was because I had fired a couple dozen rounds with the .380, or if was because of the actual gun itself. Given that the guy commented on how little recoil there was with the .380 I'm inclined to believe it's the 2nd but I'd like to do a comparison sometime.

[El Guapo]

chrozzo, on Tuesday, November 20th, 2007, 5:41 PM, said:

yeah so anyways.....my Dad mentioned a gun he thinks would suit me......a Walther PPS. As an Army General, he does know weapons a bit too.I mentioned this to my Uncle in Tucson, who is a Marine and a Police captain...he agreed.We have a gun show coming up in Harrisburg, im gonna try to get over there December 8th or 9th to get a feel of it. Anyone ever use this weapon or know anything specific about it?

I am not huge fan of walther but I have actually heard good things about this weapon, but I do not personally know anyone who owns it, I beleive my buddy shot it.

[SAM_Hard8]

hank213, on Thursday, December 6th, 2007, 1:41 AM, said:

Took the .380 to the range the other and got to talking with another guy there that was shooting a Sig P229 in .40 S&W. He let me shoot off a clip with it and I let him try out mine. All in all a very nice gun. I noticed the recoil a bit more than I did with my Beretta .40, but I'm not sure if that was simply because it was a gun I've never fired before, if it was because I had fired a couple dozen rounds with the .380, or if was because of the actual gun itself. Given that the guy commented on how little recoil there was with the .380 I'm inclined to believe it's the 2nd but I'd like to do a comparison sometime.

I love my 229. It's lighter than your Beretta so you should have felt more recoil.

[mtdesmoines]

SAM_Hard8, on Friday, December 7th, 2007, 6:49 AM, said:

I love my 229. It's lighter than your Beretta so you should have felt more recoil.

*BANG!*I love guns and hunting, but I have too many little kids to keep guns / ammunition in the house.

[hank213]

Here's a pic from my last trip to the range. IIRC this was from the 4th clip of the day @ 25ft.

[El Guapo]

hank213, on Monday, January 14th, 2008, 2:49 PM, said:

Here's a pic from my last trip to the range. IIRC this was from the 4th clip of the day @ 25ft.

Nice shooting Tex.I shot a replica colt black powder 44 over Xmas that my Uncle brought over, my dad (who was a cop and a bad shot) and I could not hit a paint can from like 20 feet with that thing.

[hank213]

El Guapo, on Monday, January 14th, 2008, 4:56 PM, said:

Nice shooting Tex.I shot a replica colt black powder 44 over Xmas that my Uncle brought over, my dad (who was a cop and a bad shot) and I could not hit a paint can from like 20 feet with that thing.

Some of the first long guns I ever shot were black powders. I think I hit a dishwasher box once. Those things are beyond frustrating to shoot.Here's a pic of me with the .380 testing the new camera. The target on the wall is one from the first time I shot the .380. The one lonely shot in the 8 ring and slightly left always reminds me of super troopers. "What that lil guy? I wouldn't worry about that lil guy."

[El Guapo]

hank213, on Monday, January 14th, 2008, 3:08 PM, said:

Some of the first long guns I ever shot were black powders. I think I hit a dishwasher box once. Those things are beyond frustrating to shoot.Here's a pic of me with the .380 testing the new camera. The target on the wall is one from the first time I shot the .380. The one lonely shot in the 8 ring and slightly left always reminds me of super troopers. "What that lil guy? I wouldn't worry about that lil guy."

Yes, very difficult, I actaully have no desire to shoot one again. It was also suprisingly quiet. Used ears, but did not really need them.LOL at Super Troopers. (Car ramrod gets me everytime)

[ShakeZuma]

I just asked beans in the sick thread but I thought I might as well try here too. a nigga gotta branch out every now and then ya heard?I'm looking into buying some sort of combat/tactical shotgun. anybody know some good ones/good places to start?