Recent content by zchry

Voting. That is the primary reason why the anti side got so far. People don't go out and vote. That and earlier we had an issue with fudds who didn't care about much other than their bolt action hunting rifles and pump/double barrel shotguns so they wouldn't vote in favor of things like Shall...

Didn't read the whole thing. WAY to many posts for me to dig through on a topic I'm already familiar with. Anyway, YES. HOWEVER there are some conditions. First and foremost the American prison system was based on the Quaker ideals of rehabilitation. Now onto the personal opinion part, if we...

We're poor. USMC doesn't get anything for funding compared to the Army, Airforce, or Navy. We were slowly swapping over to M4s when I got out though. My unit was supposed to get a hundred or so from the Army while the Army was swapping over the M4A1's (M4A1 is the full auto one).

Read up on Poe's Law. Fun stuff. On topic, as countless others have stated, Amish communities have different rules. What exactly is allowed or forbidden is dependent on the specific community. Also, as others have stated, guns are pretty old. The oldest cartridge still in use is what, the...

No. Worst I know is my sister who just doesn't like them. Not enough to vote to get rid of them, just doesn't want to use them herself. Strikes me as the type that might like them if I can ever convince her to go to a range. Which I doubt I'd be able to convince her to go. My mother or one of my...

Would have to be Tula Brass Maxx. 115 gr 9mm. Was also the only ammo I've had any failures with. Something like 2 FTE and a light strike or two. All were among the first 100 rounds I ever fired out of my new XDs. So it might have just been the pistol. Especially since I haven't had a single...

I'd say Mosin-Nagant. Need to shoot something 2000 yrds away? Mosin can do it. Worried about hitting something that far? Ammo is cheap enough that you can just keep shooting till you hit the target. Something on it actually breaks? Just buy a new one. Most likely cheaper that way. Need to use it...

I love my SMLE. Thinner and lighter than I expected. I do find ARs to be boring. I don't know why exactly but I simply find bolt action rifles more fun to shoot. EDIT: Gah, can't get a picture. EDIT2: Found a picture online. Mine is a lighter color and the stock is in better condition.

It twists if you don't hold it properly. I'm relatively new to shooting pistols so it kept doing it to me until I got some advice on how to correct my stance and grip. Recoil and the grip texture doesn't bother me at all. I only went with the 9mm version because I could get faster follow up shots.

Oh I know they're about $200. But I don't know of any other rifle that isn't some beat up .22 that costs as little. Especially since OP wanted a loaner deer rifle. So it's (relatively) cheap as dirt and it should shoot just fine.

Look for a Mosin-Nagant. Cheaper than dirt, unless you are trying to get a sniper variant, and even cheaper to shoot. Like any milsurp I'd look up information on how to tell if you're getting a good deal or not. I saw someone try to sell a "sniper" Mosin for about $1000 USD. Serials didn't...

I carry a XDs in 9. I like it. I've also shot the XDs in .45. Harder to control so follow up shots are slower. But it's the same size as the 9mm and that disappears when I have it on my hip. You might not like the grip texture. I've read about people complaining that it is too aggressive. I...

6' 2" (bit closer to 3" if it matters) roughly 170-180 lbs 32" waist XDs 9mm

At 9mm. All the tests I've seen show that .45 and 9mm are effectively the same round. The only round that does anything close to significantly better for pistols is 10mm. Frankly 9mm is just about the cheapest pistol ammo you can buy and does the job just as well if not better than every other...

Well, I like guns. Wanted to carry for a while simply because I'm an American and it's my right to do so. Then ISIS became a thing. I recently got out of the military so I'm at home with my mother while I wait to go to college next year. Since we aren't the sort to hide who we are, I decided to...