Gun Owners?

[metatron]

I have always been into guns too - Just not allowed to own any Apparently I am "Dangerous".

[GeeEssFive]

Beretta PX4 Storm .45- Carry this everyday for work
   -Safariland duty holster, polished feed ramp, converted to de-cocker only (no thumb safety), dings 'n' scratches 
*UPDATE added grip tape, but pulled it.



Ruger 10/22 Carbine 50th Anniversary
   -Dr.Frankenruger barracuda stock, polished guts, bolt buffer, modified(auto) bolt release



Ruger LCP .380- just bought this awesome little thing, plan to move to a free, CC state in the future
   -Hogue Handall grip, polished barrel, Sticky Holster



Have another NJ pistol permit waiting to be used, gotta run out 30 days, going to use it for another .22

[Daeouse]

I used to own a 50's .303 Enfield, but sadly nothing right now aside from a bow. . .

[GeeEssFive]

Newest addition, real proud of this guy

Ruger 22/45 lite Bronze (only available to dealers part of a ruger dealer sales rewards program, don't know exactly how rare, but its rare enough)

  -Hogue wrap-arounds, TK slingshot bolt release, TK hammer bushing, ZRTS comp, Ruger-Parts slide racker, Magazine bumpers, and removed the LCI, red dot on the way

[Daeouse]

Very nice piece of kit indeed. . .

[rscottlow]

Looks like there are quite a few Ruger owners on here. I'm very partial to my SR9 - it was my first pistol, and was my EDC for quite a while until I picked up an LCP. I also have a 10/22 carbine. All excellent shooters. 

I'd love to invest in some heirloom pieces, but the polymer guns are so much lighter, cheaper, and more practical. A quality .357 is high up on my list...probably not something that I would shoot often, but something that I can pass down to my son one day.

[Watcher]

Looks like there are quite a few Ruger owners on here. I'm very partial to my SR9

I loved my SR9, but I eventually gave it away.  I replaced it with the 9E, and I actually like the 9E better.  They did away with the adjustable sights, but the replacement sights actually have a slightly longer radius and larger dots, and it uses a more traditional dovetail cut in the slide.
They also did away with the LCI, which I think is kind of gimmicky anyway.
The square cut to the slide technically has more mass, if I remember correctly, but if it's anything it's barely noticeable and I quite like the angular look.  The fatter slide serrations I don't think are that big of a detriment either.  I don't recall the SR9 serrations being all that sharp anyway, and I still get plenty of grip on the 9E slide even with gloves.

Same internals, same trigger, identical frame, same performance, all for about $100 less than the SR9.  Good deal!

When I start to carry I'll definitely look at Ruger's offerings in compact and subcompact.  If I can get away with a SR9C I'll gladly carry that, but I'm also thinking LC9.
Or, I'm also a fan of Smith&Wesson.  My M&P15 was awesome, and my cousin competes with M&P9s.  Always meant to get an M&P9 myself, but priorities...  A Shield in 9mm would be welcome on my side.

[rscottlow]

When I start to carry I'll definitely look at Ruger's offerings in compact and subcompact.  If I can get away with a SR9C I'll gladly carry that, but I'm also thinking LC9.
Or, I'm also a fan of Smith&Wesson.  My M&P15 was awesome, and my cousin competes with M&P9s.  Always meant to get an M&P9 myself, but priorities...  A Shield in 9mm would be welcome on my side.

I haven't seen the 9E in person, but from what I've seen online, it looks nice...definitely better looking than the SR9 (except I like the stainless slide), and if it's $100 less than the SR9, that's really nice. I agree, the LCI is very gimmicky - I don't like useless "safety" features.

I've never shot an LC9 or 9c. I thought about both, and looked at them pretty extensively when I bought the LCP, but I really wanted something small enough that I can carry in a pocket holster when necessary...the LC9 is just a hair too big for that.

A good friend of mine is partial to S&W. He's got a bodyguard, which he carries regularly, and whatever their compact .40 is called, which he keeps in his car. Both are great shooters. He also had an M&P15 for a while, and that thing was a blast.

[rscottlow]

And, because everyone loves photos...


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[yamahonkawazuki]

Did have for a short bit of time, a " smith and wesson survival kit" in a BRIGHT orange box it contained a bit of kit, among this was a decent knife along with a snub nose s&w 500 lol revolver i shot it once and never EVER again. funnest long gun ive ever had the pleasure ( besides the 50bmg) was a 1216 a 12ga holding 16rds . a dream?  of mine is to acquire 2 ruger 10/22 s  and a gatling gun kit. (legal albeit pricy) fires as fast as you can crank the firing handle.
Aaron

[ShowBizWolf]

Bumpity cuz this is a neat thread and also I finally got my first gun yesterday. I've gone shooting in the past but never bothered to get my permit to carry until about a month ago... and yesterday my dad gave me (what he remembers to be) his first gun. I'm now the proud owner of a .32 Iver Johnson hammerless 5 shot revolver :woot toot:

I'll have to take a picture when I get home from work tonight. I spent about 2 hours yesterday reading up about it online and cleaning it etc.

[the_63]

They won't let me have a handgun 

Chris

[Watcher]

Congrats on your first firearm 

I don't know too much about Iver Johnson, it's a pretty obscure name but they are a US based company.



I actually downsized recently.  Once again.
Sold off my SEARS shotgun and one of my 9mms.

Eh, that SEARS shotgun was in a rather outdated gauge and the 9mm was basically a twin.
When my sister first moved to AZ I "gave" her my Ruger SR9 and replaced it with a Ruger 9E.
Now that I'm in AZ with her she said she didn't need it anymore.
So I took it back and sold my 9E.

All I have is my SR9 and my Mossberg 590A1

Still miss my AR-15 and my 1911s.

[ShowBizWolf]

Thanks Watcher! I'm pretty excited about it.

Based on everything I've read online so far, the model I have is the "Safety Automatic Hammerless" 2nd Model because it has the trigger safety... there is however one youtube video I watched where they guy says if the opener lever on the top can only be operated from one side (like mine) then it's a 1st Model... but the 1st Model isn't supposed to have the trigger safety so idk. I do know that if mine's the 2nd Model, it was made sometime between 1897 and 1908   

Anyone have some good tips on how to clean an ancient leather holster? Been googling that a bit today.

[Watcher]

Oh, it's a top break, that's pretty cool.

I was never a revolver guy myself, but now that I live in the West I'm compelled to own something "cowboy".

Maybe I'll get another Marlin lever-gun if I can find one pre-Remington.
Or I'd like an old Single-Action.  Ruger Vaquero or something.  Just because.  I'd get a modern caliber, though, .357 or something, no .45-70 Govt or .327 Fed or anything like that.

Sorry but I don't know anything about caring for leather.

[rscottlow]

Congrats on your first gun. It can become another expensive hobby, but it's fun.

Watcher, why did you choose to keep the SR rather than the 9E? Just curious...I don't much care for that stupid chamber indicator on my SR9.

I also have an LCP which is my every day carry. I got a new holster for Christmas but I don't care for it. It chafes badly...could just need broken in, but mostly it's just really obvious when I'm carrying in my work attire.


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[rscottlow]

I like the idea of an old-style single action revolver. I would love to have a Ruger Bearcat one day, partially because I'm a University of Cincinnati alum, but also because I like how cheap it is to shoot 22lr (if you can ever find them) in comparison to larger caliber revolver cartridges.


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[Watcher]

Watcher, why did you choose to keep the SR rather than the 9E? Just curious...I don't much care for that stupid chamber indicator on my SR9.

I actually liked the 9E better but there were a few reasons why I went SR.
For one my 9E was unfired and as such was an unknown and I needed a carry gun.  My SR9 had proven itself to me already.
Also, the holsters I have didn't fit the 9E.  The 9E does fit SR9 gear, but it has a different slide profile so it was sticking in my Blackhawk.

The LCI is unnecessary, but it's not like it's a disadvantage or anything.
It's actually a tactile way to tell if it's in battery, though, so I have some small use of it.
It basically lives in the holster so when I put the holster on a quick pass of my hand reassures me it's condition 1.

But the 9E has better sights and I actually like the look of the more geometric slide.

Actually once I get some cash flow I'll probably be getting rid of the SR and getting something else.
For one I need a compact.  Full-Size works for me now because I ride pretty much everywhere and it's jacket weather, but come spring/summer I need something less conspicuous.
Ruger's new LCPII looks great, hopefully they follow up with an LC9II because I think .380 is a bullshit cartridge.

As for a full-size, I'll probably get something more "tactical".
I like Rugers so their new "American" is in the running but I've heard mixed reviews.
The new CZ P10C looks legit as well, or I might get a tried and true M&P.

And I think this time around I'll go 9mm for a 1911 instead of the traditional .45ACP.

[Big Rich]

Good get Showbiz!

Having little (ok..... no) knowledge of that revolver, I did a Google search and found this: https://www.google.com/amp/www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2010/03/don-gammill-jr/gun-revieww-iver-johnson-32-sw/amp/?client=ms-android-verizon

There's a part in the article that says the first models should only be used with black powder rounds, and not to use modern rounds in them. When in doubt: take it to a gunsmith and have them check it out. They will give you some history of the gun, and also tell you if it is safe to fire.

When I got my .303 British Ross rifle (Wikipedia link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_rifle) , I had to take it to a gunsmith for the same reasons. Heck, the rifle is over 100 years old with a straight bolt pull..... things can get sketchy after a century. Haha.

[Watcher]

I think WWII era .303 Brit cartridges were charged with Cordite instead of powder 

Good advice, though.  Black-powder weapons might not have the structural integrity to handle smokeless powder.