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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:Quoted message said:> > > got it tho'. ;-)
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> > It was probably a GP100 would be my guess. I good gun for a good
> > price.
> > I tad more $$$ gets you a SnW 686 in .357 which is even better.
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> He said it ran him about $400.00+.
I tad more new. I fine .357, but SnW 686 is still better. I have had
both.
He said he bought it new at Academy and paid a little over $400.00 for
it.
Sounds about right. You didnt mention the model, but I can only conclude
we are talking about the GP100.
Yes, sorry!
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So, you think S&W is better than Ruger?
Yes.
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Why?
SnW makes many different .357's where as Ruger makes just a few models.
I am talking about the SnW 686 myself, and it's considered better by
most due to things like trigger mechanism, accuracy, fit n finish, and
so on. The Ruger is a well made rugged gun and many people love them
fine. You cant go wrong with it really and the price is usually quite
good on the used market.
The guy selling this one wants $357.00 for it.
I found the price to be amusing. He says it's had less than 200 rounds
put thru it.
I will, of course, check it out before purchase!
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Not being argumentative, I'm just still learning. ;-)
We are all learning. You are smart to make a rugged .357 revolver your
first handgun. BTW, you can shoot .38 through it and save $$$ with less
recoil.
So I've been told, thanks!
That will save me a lot of $$$ on ammo for target practice.
The guy that we've started shooting with (the property is his) is also
talking about getting a skeet launcher. I've never shot skeet and it
sounds like fun! Dad has a 20 guage for that and he says he has done it
in the past and enjoys it also.
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> Now I get to learn how to clean one too.
Some people actually look forward to that part.
I do. Had to buy a new kit. Dad had mis-placed his.
Have not had time yet due to my work schedule but I sure as heck want to
clean them well before we use them again.
I'm mechanically inclined so not terribly worried.
Revolvers are easier to clean and much more forgiving then semi auto
when dirty.
I can imagine! Less complicated and fewer moving parts.
I do need to take apart the Iver Johnson .22 SA tho'. It was not firing
well at all. It was not kicking every shell like it should have, and it
looks like there may be a problem with the firing pin. It kept
mis-firing on a random basis and the shells that misfired were not
showing much of a rim punch.
It was cleaned and oiled well last time it was used, but it's been
sitting in a drawer for a couple of years without any additional
maintenance.
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I've never hunted pigs, but I have raised them back in high school when
I was in FFA. Yeah, their tough but a good head shot will still put them
down. And, he does not hunt the pigs with that pistol. It's just for
backup.
Never ever count on a head shot, unless it's tied up in front of you.
The noise, recoil, and TV, lead people to think handguns must be pretty
darn powerful, but they are not actually. For example, I knew a guy who
shot a racoon with a .45. It flipped over once, landed on its feet, and
charged him. Clamped onto his leg, where he then had to shoot it 2 more
times to kill it. He was then off to the ER with the dead coon for
tests.
Racoons are pretty tough animals!
When I shoot them in a trap, I generally aim for right between the eyes.
Of course that's not the same if they are "loose" like you said!
Quoted message said:Animals often have plenty left in them to come after you when
shot unless through vital areas, which one can not ever count on. Many
cops have shot tough dogs like a Pit Bull with a handgun thinking the
dog would fall over dead only to find out just how though those dogs are
when [censored]. I do know someone who was run up a tree after shooting
a big male wild hog that turned and charged after being shot with a high
powered rifle.
Pigs are well known to be dangerous. ;-)
What caliber of rifle would you recommend?
I don't know what Nathan uses. I did not ask.
I've never hunted wild hogs, but would like to.
Feral pigs are common around here. I'm not really
interested in Javalina.
He does more deer tho' and I did offer to help him butcher for a share
of the meat.
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My question was about spending the dough to join a range when we could
set up a range out at the ranch property and shoot for free, except for
providing our own targets.
Sounds good. In TX I guess you can buy what you want without a lisence
and there is lots of open places to shoot. Here we need a lisence to buy
a sling shot and big open spaces to shoot with the cops showing up are
few. It might still be nice to have a CCW lisence if you ever wanted to
carry.
Ew. Where do you live?
And yes, there are plenty of private guns sales available!
You don't need a license to buy a gun, but you do need one to
carry one concealed or otherwise unless you are hunting, then
you'd better have a hunting license!
I was buying some ammo. at Wal-mart a couple of days ago and they
actually had a small but decent selection of rifles and shotguns.
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Om.
"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson
