The cap was my first thought too, but yeah, didn't see anybody install one. Kinda cool.
Weapons - What you have (NOT a political discussion)
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Just a thought, could a piezoelectric primer be made compact enough, cigarette lighter-type, to be screwed in, replacing the nipple & cap ?
Firearms are heavily regulated in my country as well, but black powder muzzle-loaders (period, NOT replicas) are free to own, so I've been daydreaming
of having some fun without the legal hassle.
AZMike
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Quique, In Arizona you can purchase a firearm from another state resident without any paperwork required. You are however responsible to make sure the transaction is legal. This means of age, and not a felon or prohibited possessor. I do not expect this law to stay in place much longer.
Quique
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Thanks Mike, I understand that it is legal in the US and that there are different laws depending of the State, but seeing such a number of guns with my eyes is a different thing, like a second shock. I am not saying anything about right or wrong, just how amazing is to me. In Spain, even being a member of the security forces, if you are caught with so many guns, you go to prison straight away.
It has always been this way in Kentucky. Just have to be sure the person you are selling to is legal to own a weapon. In Kentucky our carry permit is a "Concealed Deadly Weapons" license. With a CDW license you can carry anything you want such as a switchblade knife, brass knuckles, throwing stars, nunchucks, clubs, whatever you want, even a ballistic knife.
A few years back, about the time I was retiring, Texas removed blade length restrictions. Which means you can legally carry a 6' broadsword around town. I haven't checked recently, but double-edged knives, and switchblades were considered "prohibited weapons" and still illegal. I don't know if "clubs" have had their status changed or not. I do know that it'd be hard to prove that something with "Louisville" engraved into it is illegal. 
In the last four or five years they made switchblades legal in Texas, I don't know about the double edge knives. As far as that Louisville Slugger, One of the grandkids must have left that damn thing there.
Yeah they tend to do that, don’t they. Darn kids..
I know this is fascinating to the non-US types but you may want to revisit the first post which set up this thread because the ground rule was:
"This thread is for those wanting to want to share what you have and what you do with it."
thx
"This thread is for those wanting to want to share what you have and what you do with it."
thx
What caliber? How many grains? And when did Matco Tools start carrying those?
Since we all got slapped by CW i am bringing this back on track (i know, poor sense of humor.. just kidding)
Final update on my quest of owning a firearm myself.
In the week before Christmas things went on the fastlane. Tuesday i had a house call from the police, checking my gunsafe and having a conversation to see what kind of person they are dealing with.
She told me she wanted things to be arranged before new years, that sounded like music to my ears.
Thursday i got an email that i could make an appointment at the police-station for picking up my permit and signing some stuff. Immediately called and was invited the same day.
Got all the paperwork i needed and was set free. This whole application took 13weeks! On saturday i raced to the gunshop and picked up my (reserved and put a deposit) Walther PPQ M2 5" in the almighty and wristbreaking .22LR caliber.
Happy man right now. I can hear my US friends saying "good for you! now you can carry it around and protect your family". Well technically i could but that would result in a vacancy for moderator on this forum for a looooongggg time quit quickly.
So no just for sports, after 1 year of owing this and not getting in trouble with the law i can apply for anything up to 9mm semi-auto. So i have got one year to figure out what is going to be next.
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Final update on my quest of owning a firearm myself.
In the week before Christmas things went on the fastlane. Tuesday i had a house call from the police, checking my gunsafe and having a conversation to see what kind of person they are dealing with.
She told me she wanted things to be arranged before new years, that sounded like music to my ears.
Thursday i got an email that i could make an appointment at the police-station for picking up my permit and signing some stuff. Immediately called and was invited the same day.
Got all the paperwork i needed and was set free
. This whole application took 13weeks! On saturday i raced to the gunshop and picked up my (reserved and put a deposit) Walther PPQ M2 5" in the almighty and wristbreaking .22LR caliber. Happy man right now. I can hear my US friends saying "good for you! now you can carry it around and protect your family". Well technically i could but that would result in a vacancy for moderator on this forum for a looooongggg time quit quickly.
So no just for sports, after 1 year of owing this and not getting in trouble with the law i can apply for anything up to 9mm semi-auto. So i have got one year to figure out what is going to be next.
I've only fired one Walther. Can't remember the model, but it was suppressed. Pretty cool. So, how did Checkswrecks mark your barrel? Personally, if you're only allowed to have it for sport, stick with the .22. Easy to shoot, fun to shoot, and cheep(er) to shoot. They do shoot dirtier than larger calibers, but not a real issue. I think you mentioned one time that you can rent guns at your range(s). If you feel the need to shoot something larger, do that. A lot easier legal wise I'm guessing.
I was in doubt between a S&W .22 and this one. The Walther just fits my hand better. We can borrow any gun they have for free, only buy the ammo at their place (reasonably prices). Recently I shot their Australian 308 just for fun on the 100m indoor. Shooting in general is a great sport.
After playing and renting a number of things, I finally am trading in the Kahr and feel like I came into a new century.
Liked the Sig P365 from the start. Really nice gun.
Looked at (didn't get to shoot) the Taurus GX4 and while it's nice just couldn't get past my feeling of Taurus being unreliable.
The M&P Shield Plus was nice but found it to have more muzzle flip than the others.
Found the Springfield Hellcat to have a few features nicer than the P365 that I liked and came close to buying but it's pricier still and with the optics cut it's close to $600.
Then found my winner after countless Youtube hours and shooting the Mossberg MC2SC. For my hands the ever so slightly bigger grip made a huge difference in recoil, comfort, and in turn getting tight groups for a 3.4" barrel. (P365 & Hellcat 3.1") A nice feature is that it comes with the cut-out already if I ever want to try adding a red dot or other optic with my older eyes, but need to get to know the gun for a while first.
The town shop willing to sell it for $438 was significantly less than the Sig and Hellcat so was icing on the cake.
Check this out. Started today.
thughes317
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Beretta brought the Cheetah back........I'm a sucker for .380's:
www.beretta.com
80X Cheetah
The Beretta 80X Cheetah Pistol with a new sleek design and enhanced features is ergonomically redesigned for modern day carry and comes optics-ready out of the box. Learn More!
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thughes317
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They also finally got around to moving the safety to the frame on the 92's:
www.beretta.com
92XI SAO
The Beretta 92XI SAO Pistol brings the long-awaited frame mounted safety to the standard Beretta 92 Pistol family of products. Learn more about the ergonomic enhancements to the Beretta 92XI Pistol.
www.beretta.com
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Cool...congrats. I've been out of the market for so long I didn't even know Mossberg made handguns. I only knew of their shotguns.After playing and renting a number of things, I finally am trading in the Kahr and feel like I came into a new century.
Liked the Sig P365 from the start. Really nice gun.
Looked at (didn't get to shoot) the Taurus GX4 and while it's nice just couldn't get past my feeling of Taurus being unreliable.
The M&P Shield Plus was nice but found it to have more muzzle flip than the others.
Found the Springfield Hellcat to have a few features nicer than the P365 that I liked and came close to buying but it's pricier still and with the optics cut it's close to $600.
Then found my winner after countless Youtube hours and shooting the Mossberg MC2SC. For my hands the ever so slightly bigger grip made a huge difference in recoil, comfort, and in turn getting tight groups for a 3.4" barrel. (P365 & Hellcat 3.1") A nice feature is that it comes with the cut-out already if I ever want to try adding a red dot or other optic with my older eyes, but need to get to know the gun for a while first.
The town shop willing to sell it for $438 was significantly less than the Sig and Hellcat so was icing on the cake.
Learned something new today.