Yeah... when I got into IPSC with a .38 Super, store-bought was not really an option for long. If you do any kind of shooting, even a simple progressive reloader will pay for itself pretty fast. Sure, it takes a bit of time, but a couple nights a year and you've got a few thousand rounds piled up.
I did, and should get back into it with a 40sw couldn't imagine how much 38 super cost from the store
Yeah, when I bought mine, I didn't look that up. I should have... first you have to find it, and then it's crazy expensive. I ended up having to by it by the case just to get local suppliers to sell it to me because hardly anyone else was using it.
And all the guys i know that ran 38 super running open ipsc, full out race guns, compressed loads. Really expensive guns.
Ran across this on Reddit, and damn, I have to say that I really, really like it. Original thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/guns/comments/8rrcza/the_space_cowboy_marlin_3030_is_back_now_nearing/ Video of him shooting it: https://v.redd.it/4b20qktwh5611
I know I’m a contrarian by nature but damn does tacticooling out classic weapons is just not my thing. 45 degree red dot on a western lever action?
I'm usually with you on that, but I like the look of this... call me crazy. Having done a ton of hunting in the rain, that 45 red dot is really fucking handy. Sure, you can go open sights alone, but if you have a scope, I'm not against another option for when shit gets fogged up.
Saw some of his work on reddit a couple of weeks ago. Some pistol grips I believed. Saw the picture and was like that looks like kato's work, looked up at the user and it was him.
I think him and Todamus bailed around the same time. They were friends who seemed to go fishing together, so who knows. Too bad, really.
Katokoch did some work to a 10-22 that I won in a raffle a couple of years ago. He does damn nice work. Real nice guy too.
Just got my new CCW rig. Glock 19 gen 5. The place I went had a range attached to it, so I got to try it out (the only glock I've shot before was the mini 43 gen 4). I was astounded by the improvement in the trigger on the newer gen 5, and I was sold. Had them throw on some ameriglo sights because the stock field goal post was giving me a migraine just looking at it. Ordered a Concealment Express kydex holster and talon grips, both of which I already run and I'm just familiar and comfortable with them. Beyond the sights, which had to go, I intend to keep it stock, just because I think that the more you tinker with something the more you induce chances for failure. Absolutely beautiful handgun though. I mean, looks like shit, but shoots beautifully, which is all that really matters.
I also wonder why people customize pistols they intend to use defensively (either as a CCW or for home defense). God forbid it'd ever come to that, but in the event you had do, wouldn't having a pistol with, say, the punisher logo on the magazine not look good in court? Or even a ported slide, or a aftermarket barrel. Couldn't -- and more importantly, I guess, wouldn't? -- a defense attorney use all of that to prove intent? The stereotype of someone out looking to shoot somebody, to show off their gun (in the even of a brandishing case), looking to murder under the guise of defense? Maybe I'm just being paranoid, but I don't like changing anything with a defensive weapon that I couldn't also easily defend in court.
Personal preference. It feels good in my hand, I can shoot it well, it will eat any and all practice ammo I put through it, and the lack of a manual safety (but their ultra reliable trigger/firing pin safeties) added up to me choosing it over other options. Your CCW is a very personal decision. Some people carry .22s, some carry 44 magnums. All of them -- hopefully -- will go bang if they're ever needed. It's all about how comfortable the person feels with a particular weapons platform.
I view Glocks the same way I view 72 Chevelle’s, everybody’s got one. I don’t hate them, and some of the custom options look really nice, I’d just never own one. My CCW is a FNS9 in an AlienGear Cloaktuck, I haven’t bought a pistol in a few years and this may be the year to try a different handgun. I am most likely going to get a Canik TP9 just because the reviews are really good for a sub 400 pistol. I may just say fuck it and get a FNX 45 but I don’t have the flexible income I had pre kids. 1000 bucks is steep.
I just put 50 rounds through my glock 19 at 7 and 10 yards and I'm in love. I don't have the money or really the desire to have one of those $1k handguns. I'm sure they're better in some ways. I just figure if I ever get to the point where I can out-shoot the capabilities of a glock, then I'm good regardless.