Own(ed) a handgun? - Page 9

10-18-2002, 07:01 PM

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Originally posted by Creatures

can you shoot a man who's getting into your house??
i heard you can warn him once and then shoot at him is that true??

Creatures

I believe so.

Epidemic · 10-18-2002, 07:08 PM

I am not a glock expert.

But I have a glock model 26 9mm. It is not the most accurate gun but I guess any gun with a 2 inch barrel is not really meant for distance shooting.

But the glock has not failed to eject one cartrige in the 500 or so rounds I have fired. No I have not filled it with sand and shot it 5000 rounds with out a cleaning but it seems reliable to me at the moment. I do not like the trigger on it.

Tompson contender with 223 has a nice trigger. You can blind a flea at 50 yards and he will spend the rest of his years bumping into things. The thing is accurate even in my hands. Besides it makes among the biggest booms of the handguns out there.

Creatures,

would that be wrong???

SPEEDO · 10-18-2002, 07:09 PM

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can you shoot a man who's getting into your house??

He better be armed and of course you better be in fear of your life...............

SPEEDO

Germ · 10-18-2002, 07:10 PM

GroundZero3,
The PPK is a sweet short range weapon. It's a little awkward for me because i have long fingers. The 1911A1 fits me much better. PPK would better serve as a backup.

My Mossberg 590 set me back $175. Got it new around 7 years ago. Great weapon.

Knothead · 10-18-2002, 07:37 PM

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Originally posted by SPEEDO
Who would have thought that people with computers would be into firearms, And some choice stuff indeed.

Hey Knot! I always wanted to get one of those Detonics but there getting real scarce these days............

SPEEDO

Yeah, they went out of business a bunch'a years ago.

When the Detonics premiered, Colt went and flooded the market with a hideous piece of junk called the "Colt Commander". It was an aluminum frame .45, but cut-down to the same size as the Detonics. Ruined the whole market for a compact sized .45 carry weapon. That is to say, both sides lost out.

If Colt had produced something as high quality as the Detonics, it might have been a different story.

I mean, 7,000 rounds I've fired through it, and it's finally "broken in"!

Mntsnow · 10-18-2002, 10:52 PM

Sharder,

I'm sorry I mis-understood what you were trying to say...I took it as you trying to say that I was unaware of what a combat pistol needs to be capable of.

Yes, I will agree that the movies have probably made Glock one of the most widely recognized handguns but I would still have to disagree with the majority of your statement.

The majority of the "untrained/uneducated" buyers will tend to lean on the advice of a friend and or the dealer. People that truly fall into the "unknowing" group and don't get input from a knowledgable friend will typically buy something cheaper than a Glock or at least thats how it seems here in Utah every time I walk into the sporting good stores. (not saying that All guns cheaper than the average Glock is of poor quality but truthfully when you drop below 400 bucks quality and reliablity are usually lost)

Anyways...to get an end to the "Glock debate"

I will say this...99% of the time you get what you pay for...Buy a quality gun and you will get quality results out of it and if you dont get the reliablity out of the box 90% of the time the manufacturer will stand behind it and make it right and I can say that Glock is one of those manufacturers that stand behind their firearms.

Gomer · 10-18-2002, 11:38 PM

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can you shoot a man who's getting into your house??
i heard you can warn him once and then shoot at him is that true??

Creatures.... What you can and can't do in America all depends on the quality of your legal team, sex, race, and income.

thekingofpain · 10-19-2002, 12:08 AM

Let someone enter my house illegally---"STOP OR ILL *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* shoot!!!"

Edit---> May as well recount this---had a bud hustle his wife and daughter into a lockable bathroom telling her to dial 911 after realizing someone was in his house at 2am---armed himself with a S+W 686 .357 that had never been fired---shot the guy 5 times in the upper torso killing him immediately (he was armed with a screwdriver and a knife from the kitchen and had broken in) only question the cops had was---"1 shot would have killed him dont ya think" and his reply was---"ive never fired a gun before"---case closed...

Learn to use your gun---and be prepared to use it if you need to...

Id rather have a gun and not need it, then need a gun and not have it...

SPEEDO · 10-19-2002, 07:16 AM

Well he was armed! A screwdriver qualifies as a deadly weapon, I think if your down and someone tries to kick you their shoe is qualified as a deadly weapon..................

Epidemic · 10-19-2002, 07:40 AM

If someone is in your house I think the burden of proof should lie with the person who did not belong there.

The key operative word is "!!!{[(YOUR)]}!!!" House.

You can quite easily believe if someone is on your property they know that they do not belong there. They therefore assume the risks of all penalties that might be levied by the true owner.

How could that be wrong?