Texas Tactical will be putting on a Carbine Match this Saturday July 9th, 2005 at the *Hays County Range* between Austin and San Antonio, Texas. Come one come...
Texas Tactical will be putting on an IDPA Match this Sunday April 17th at the Hays County range between Austin and San Antonio. Bring a friend or two or 3 and...
The range recieved little to no rain yesterday and today. The Match scheduled for tomorrow is a GO!!! Texas Tactical will be putting on an IDPA Match this...
I'm looking to buy a handgun - .40 cal auto. I also like the look of the shorter barrel compact/conceal guns better (3-4" or so). I don't want to spend $700+...
... Taurus makes an EXCELLENT firearm. I have 5 of them. The cracked frame issue you speak of is about 2 years old and was confined to the PT-145 Millennium...
I have the SIG P239 in .357SIG which is the exact same size/weight as the 40 caliber. This is a nice pistol and I really like it a lot. Very accurate and ...
Can I suggest you take a serious look into the Springfield XD series pistols. I think it was Handguns magazine that did a Glock like torture test on one in 9mm...
... Longer barrels give you longer sight radius which means easier shooting. Longer barrels also give you more weight forward of the trigger guard which gives...
Karl Rehn
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Jul 21, 2005 2:02 pm
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Texas Tactical will be putting on a Carbine Match this Saturday July 23rd, 2005 at the *Hays County Range* between Austin and San Antonio, Texas. Come one come...
I've seen that some of the surplus places are offering Glock 40 cal Compacts in the $350 range, used police trade-ins. I bought a G22 in 40 cal that was a...
May I suggest you take a look at a Ruger P345. It's the perfect size for concealed carry , very well made, feels real good in your hand, and is .45 cal. It is...
I"d avoid Taurus... though some people like them. You can buy excellent quality S&W and SIG guns as trade-ins' at great prices. A plus to buying a S&W police...
Cant go wrong with a GLOCK in my oppinion. James rpxr400 <rpxr400@...> wrote: I'm looking to buy a handgun - .40 cal auto. I also like the look of the...
Mike said, "After all, that's one of the reasons we have divorce laws..." Except your gun doesn't take your pocket pistols and half your house with it when you...
yup! Lots of police trade-ins on the markets right now. I picked-up a G22 for $329 shipped to the dealer(me) from AIM a while back. 22s, 17s, 23s. Matt "And...
... Unless you want something that actually fits your hand well. -- SPike - KISSArmy Homeland Defense Department NRA Benefactor Member/Certified Instructor ...
Most of the good gun stores around here sell new Glock's for $499 with the possible exception of the G37 which usually run a little more for some reason. Sure...
... The small frame (9/40) Glocks seem to work OK for a lot of people. There are quite a few gunsmiths that do a grip reduction package on the Glock that fill...
Karl Rehn
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Jul 22, 2005 6:01 pm
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The SigArms P239 has excellent ergonomics and handles very well. I find that I carry it much more often then my P229. Follow up shots are very easy and the...
... I'll add one more thing about DA/SA guns and then I'll let it rest for awhile. Logic says that the first shot you make in a gunfight is the most important....
Karl Rehn
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Jul 22, 2005 6:57 pm
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I'm not advocating any particular action type and in general I agree with what you posted. I do and most of my shooting buddies shot DA/SA type of pistols and...
... A couple of points to consider: If you study the entire history of firearms equipment and training, particularly the past 50 years of pistol equipment and...
Karl Rehn
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Jul 22, 2005 8:29 pm
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Karl makes some excellent points and has a couple of great observations....in the end, money (budget) talks, law enforcement never has had a good firearms...
Karl, I am not expert by any means I have been shooting for some time though and grew up on revolvers shooting double action then the 1911 45 as my first...
... When Austin's new chief came to town, he was carrying two 1911's. When he went to the APD range to fire his qualification, the rangemaster told him that...