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The_Dunedan · 08-16-2009, 05:18 PM

Quote:

most people who know guns will tell you that IMI is the best manufacturer out there.

Name one. Somebody published, somebody us gun-crazy Americans know. Citations would be nice.

Slims · 08-16-2009, 08:47 PM

I can't help but think about Gunkid whenever I see a thread like this.

The_Dunedan · 08-17-2009, 05:55 AM

I know...next thing we'll be treated to a lecture on the virtues of the Armored Assault Wheelbarrow (MkII).

FelixP · 08-17-2009, 07:27 AM

I prefer the MkIII myself; it has two extra gunports not to mention the extra .25 inch of steel plate.

The_Dunedan · 08-17-2009, 10:26 AM

True, but that extra weight really cuts into the amount of peanut-butter you can carry.

moot1337 · 08-26-2009, 11:08 PM

Got some bucks?

I've been wanting one of those for a LONG time.

Got few bucks?

Got one.... it rocks for carry. Both, however, are shoot-some-carry-lots guns - they're really light weight, which makes them somewhat uncomfortable to shoot, and harder to shoot accurately. Guns like this will beat you around, and your hand will let you know, resulting in a steady dropoff of accuracy. Kel-tecs may not have the finish of other companies, but they are affordable and fill their niche quite well. Make sure to hit the grip with a little sandpaper and the finish doesn't enter into it. It's a tool, not a piece of jewelry.

/links hot like a freshly ejected casing

ChrisJericho · 08-27-2009, 04:21 AM

Since Crompsin has expressed his admiration for .380, did you check out the sig p238?

There is a rather lengthy review here:

YouTube - Sig P238: Reference .380

moot1337 · 08-27-2009, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crompsin

Can't .380 just die? I want it to die. There is no good reason why 9x19 can't just take over for ultramicrocompact handguns.

And fuck Ruger autos. That junker Keltec .380 is cheaper and offers the same level of rock-throwing.

/rant

I think it was more disdain than admiration

...and I'm in the same camp. .380 is the .40S&W of the 9mm world - just another neutered round with mediocre performance.

Plan9 · 08-28-2009, 11:54 PM

Yeah, fo-get all y'alls .380s. They're garbage... should be on the curb.

It's like the fat girl you don't want your friends seeing you with in public.

ChrisJericho · 08-29-2009, 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crompsin

Can't .380 just die? I want it to die. There is no good reason why 9x19 can't just take over for ultramicrocompact handguns.

/rant

If this isn't admiration, I don't know what is.

Fire · 08-29-2009, 03:43 AM

not to be unfair to one of history's great cartridges, but .380 has another problem- Its near impossible to fucking find any in a lot of places these days...have not seen a single box on a shelf anywhere in my town of 100,000 people in gun loving missouri, with our Dicks sporting goods, bass pro super store, midway USA down the road about 3 miles, and 3 super walmarts that stock a mind bogling variety of ammo types..... oh, and 4 dedicated gun shops as well..... and thats for at least six months now-

---------- Post added at 06:43 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:28 AM ----------

in answering the OP's question, the option I went for with regard to a really small pistol was first- a PA -63- the 9mm mak is ever so slightly more powerful than the .380, and is also priced about like 9mm round these parts- and it was available all through the darkest parts of the still continuing ammo shortage, mail order and on shelves locally - found the PA -63 to be easily carried, light, but it had a HELLISH recoil (damn thing is freakish in that regard, NOTHING else in my collection, including the .410 deringer, hurts to shoot like that) and so I ordered a spring kit from wolf gun springs, hoping that helps solve that ( have not been able to check yet) also go a good deal on a CZ-82- love the HELL outa that one, a little wider than the PA-63, but REALLY a heluva better gun- better sights, 12 round capacity, beter ergo, everything .... But then, Note that I am a self acknowledged fan of comblock milisurp guns, and something of a combat tupperware hater..... Sure, they do work, and damn well for the vast majority of shooters, but they just do not feel right to me.... someday I will most inevitably sip the glock coolaide, but not for a while at least........

skinnymofo · 08-29-2009, 04:38 PM

if you have larger hands you may like the xd over the glock..
i cant fire those square shaped blasters very comfortably personally

moot1337 · 09-01-2009, 12:02 AM

Glock is full of fail. All you need to do, Fire, is shoot a Steyr.

It is too bad they are not imported any more - they are what combat tupperware should aspire to be

08-16-2009, 08:47 PM	#42 (permalink)
Slims Eccentric insomniac Location: North Carolina	I can't help but think about Gunkid whenever I see a thread like this. __________________ "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act out their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." Seven Pillars of Wisdom, T.E. Lawrence

08-17-2009, 07:27 AM	#44 (permalink)
FelixP Insane Location: I'm up they see me I'm down.	I prefer the MkIII myself; it has two extra gunports not to mention the extra .25 inch of steel plate. __________________ Free will lies not in the ability to craft your own fate, but in not knowing what your fate is. --Me "I have just returned from visting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world." --Douglas MacArthur

08-26-2009, 11:08 PM	#46 (permalink)
moot1337 Insane Location: Learning to Fly...	Got some bucks? I've been wanting one of those for a LONG time. Got few bucks? Got one.... it rocks for carry. Both, however, are shoot-some-carry-lots guns - they're really light weight, which makes them somewhat uncomfortable to shoot, and harder to shoot accurately. Guns like this will beat you around, and your hand will let you know, resulting in a steady dropoff of accuracy. Kel-tecs may not have the finish of other companies, but they are affordable and fill their niche quite well. Make sure to hit the grip with a little sandpaper and the finish doesn't enter into it. It's a tool, not a piece of jewelry. /links hot like a freshly ejected casing __________________ And that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana-shaped. This new learning amazes me, Sir Bedevere. Explain again how sheeps' bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes. Oh, certainly, sir.

08-28-2009, 11:54 PM	#49 (permalink)
Plan9 I Confess a Shiver	Yeah, fo-get all y'alls .380s. They're garbage... should be on the curb. It's like the fat girl you don't want your friends seeing you with in public. __________________ *Whatever you can carry.* "You should not drink... and bake."

08-29-2009, 03:43 AM	#51 (permalink)
Fire Warrior Smith Location: missouri	not to be unfair to one of history's great cartridges, but .380 has another problem- Its near impossible to fucking find any in a lot of places these days...have not seen a single box on a shelf anywhere in my town of 100,000 people in gun loving missouri, with our Dicks sporting goods, bass pro super store, midway USA down the road about 3 miles, and 3 super walmarts that stock a mind bogling variety of ammo types..... oh, and 4 dedicated gun shops as well..... and thats for at least six months now- ---------- Post added at 06:43 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:28 AM ---------- in answering the OP's question, the option I went for with regard to a really small pistol was first- a PA -63- the 9mm mak is ever so slightly more powerful than the .380, and is also priced about like 9mm round these parts- and it was available all through the darkest parts of the still continuing ammo shortage, mail order and on shelves locally - found the PA -63 to be easily carried, light, but it had a HELLISH recoil (damn thing is freakish in that regard, NOTHING else in my collection, including the .410 deringer, hurts to shoot like that) and so I ordered a spring kit from wolf gun springs, hoping that helps solve that ( have not been able to check yet) also go a good deal on a CZ-82- love the HELL outa that one, a little wider than the PA-63, but REALLY a heluva better gun- better sights, 12 round capacity, beter ergo, everything .... But then, Note that I am a self acknowledged fan of comblock milisurp guns, and something of a combat tupperware hater..... Sure, they do work, and damn well for the vast majority of shooters, but they just do not feel right to me.... someday I will most inevitably sip the glock coolaide, but not for a while at least........ __________________ Thought the harder, Heart the bolder, Mood the more as our might lessens Last edited by Fire; 08-29-2009 at 03:45 AM..

08-17-2009, 05:55 AM	#43 (permalink)
The_Dunedan Junkie	I know...next thing we'll be treated to a lecture on the virtues of the Armored Assault Wheelbarrow (MkII).

08-17-2009, 10:26 AM	#45 (permalink)
The_Dunedan Junkie	True, but that extra weight really cuts into the amount of peanut-butter you can carry.

08-29-2009, 04:38 PM	#52 (permalink)
skinnymofo Addict ed to smack Location: Seattle	if you have larger hands you may like the xd over the glock.. i cant fire those square shaped blasters very comfortably personally

09-01-2009, 12:02 AM	#53 (permalink)
moot1337 Insane Location: Learning to Fly...	Glock is full of fail. All you need to do, Fire, is shoot a Steyr. It is too bad they are not imported any more - they are what combat tupperware should aspire to be __________________ And that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana-shaped. This new learning amazes me, Sir Bedevere. Explain again how sheeps' bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes. Oh, certainly, sir.