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    What was the first semi auto handgun you ever shot, and what was the first one you purchased?

    Tanfoglio Giuseppe GT in 380 ACP around 1980. First handgun I ever shot and also the first I owned. Its a kind of Beretta Model 70 clone. I found it cheap but reliable.
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    Battle of The Carbines : M-1 or High-Point ?

    M-1 Carbine would be my choice, but it should be remembered that M-1 Carbine ammo, even the cheaper Aguila stuff is rather expensive. I have owned both and there is nothing wrong with the HiPoint.
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    What's the reason for the Henry lever rifle loading from the front of the tube?

    Unless you live in California, where the anti-semi-automatic rifle frenzy continues, lever-action rifles for self-defense are not an optimum choice. Since self-defense issues are off the table, the side-gate vs. tube loading debate isn't critical. Most lever-action rifles are used for plinking...
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    Some minor issues with a new gun

    Buy a couple of boxes of factory ammo to see if it is your handloading or the gun that is the problem.
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    Browning Hi Power, Discontinued

    A sad day indeed. I hope that the Argentines and Bulgarians step up and make more clones. I may be wrong but I hear India is still manufacturing their Hi-Power clone. They could probably make a good nickel (or Rupee) if they decided to export them here. I love my 30 year-old Mk II BHP. Still my...
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    Flame suit on: 22LR semi-auto for home defense.

    .22's are certainly not optimal and I would prefer the overly recoil shy to look at .22mag .32acp or .32S&WLong. Charter Arms still makes the Undercoverette in .32 H&R magnum, which can take .32 S&W Longs or even the tiny .32 S&W as well as the magnum. But if it HAS to be .22LR it can serve. An...
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    Let's talk defensive REVOLVERS for bears...

    I picked .44mag, but frankly if I lived in the wilds of Alaska or just outside Yellowstone, I would carry a Mossberg 500 with 18in barrel loaded with slugs.
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    Why do guys buy a 357 mag, and shoot only 38 caliber in it

    I just think that there are a lot of guys out there who intend to shoot .357 out of their .357 and then discover the cost difference with commercial ammo in .38 Special. I admire handloaders, but a lot of people just don't have the time, inclination or mechanical ability to handload. Lots of...
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    Ruger SR40.

    Nope, but the SR series are great guns. I like them better than the Glocks and the Glock 22 is a very good gun indeed.
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    .40 S&Weakest?

    Tula 180gr FMJ
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    Croatian IMP PHP MV9?

    They were rush Yugo Civil War manufacture I understand.
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    Getting Rid of My 1911

    Well, the psychometricians say there are three kinds of intelligence, verbal, mathematical and visio-spatial. Putting together a 1911 is in the realm of the visio-spatial or what we call mechanical ability. When I was a wee lad my parents wanted to send me to plumber's school. Good thing I...
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    Getting Rid of My 1911

    And also, do some 1911's have a captive recoil spring system?
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    Getting Rid of My 1911

    Do the CZ-75 and its clones reassemble the same way? I heard, perhaps wrongly, they were internally mostly like a Hi-Power. I was hoping that I might replace my 1911 with some kind of .45 CZ clone.
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    Getting Rid of My 1911

    I have owned a 1911 for well over 20 years. Its a hoot to shoot and super-accurate. However, every time I field strip the thing and attempt to reassemble it the reassembly turns into a farce. I can never get the slide stop through the pistol into the barrel link. I eventually get it but only...
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