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  1. jabram

    Anybody ever downsized the collection and regretted it?

    I've bought and sold a lot of firearms over the years, only maybe one or two I would like to have back. I had a beautiful blued SW 586 6" pre-lock I wish I had kept. Gun addiction causes me to continue a life long search for the perfect rifle, the perfect shotgun, the perfect handgun, etc. I...
  2. jabram

    Are you old enough to remember when firearms were proudly displayed?

    I'm 68 yo, raised in rural Arkansas, clearly remember folks having hunting rifles and shotguns displayed on wall gun racks. Rarely saw any handguns in homes. After college in the 1970's I had a very nice double glass door gun cabinet in the bedroom. Seems like gun cabinets began being replaced...
  3. jabram

    the CZ 75 in the hand, or the SA-35 in the bush?

    "They're kinda addictive..." Agreed, we probably should just admit we really never met a gun we didn't like, could we please just own at least one of every model.:D
  4. jabram

    the CZ 75 in the hand, or the SA-35 in the bush?

    You have my permission to go with the SA P-35. CZ 75s are everywhere, the new SA P35 is a little hard to find just entering the market.
  5. jabram

    What's your favorite caliber?

    Hmm, kind of like asking your favorite child. I guess I'd just choose the ones I shoot the most. .22lr 9mm .45acp
  6. jabram

    What's your latest bucket list handgun?

    For a couple years I've kind of been thinking I would like to try a hammer fire polymer and had a HK P2000 9mm on the list. I have not been actively looking for one, just thinking one would come across my path someday. Stumbled into one a few weeks ago and pulled the trigger.
  7. jabram

    Should I buy a lever rifle?

    If you like shooting, a lever .22 is about as much fun as it gets. I saw this Marlin 39A in the LGS a few years ago I knew I couldn't leave the store without.
  8. jabram

    Retirement: Yet another reason to get a new handgun

    Still a couple years away from the big retirement day. I have thought about this before seeing this thread, conclusion has been a nice semi-custom 1911 from Wilson or Nighthawk. It's kind of sad I've lived within 40 miles of both shops most of my life but never owned one of their guns.:(
  9. jabram

    The One(s) You DON'T Regret Trading or Selling

    I had 3 or 4 of the early Ruger Mini 14s back in the the 1980's/90's. I thought those were the cat's meow for needing a handy little truck carbine. There was one problem, I could never get one of them to shoot less than a 5-6" group @ 100 yds., accuracy was just horrible. Finally gave up on...
  10. jabram

    Muzzle brake or not?

    I'm late on this conversation but putting in my 2 cents. Muzzle brakes or barrel porting on hunting rifles, no thanks for me. Guess I'm too old to embrace them but I just have never seen the advantage, a solution without a problem.
  11. jabram

    What's your favorite 1911?

    Without getting into the semi-custom world, I'm kind of fond of several Dan Wesson models. Probably ECPs and Valkyrie are my favorites.
  12. jabram

    Pretty Little Browning (Now with Scope)

    Man, those are a couple nice little Browning combos. Would be proud to own either one of them!
  13. jabram

    Inexpensive little project rifle

    Nice job on the stock repair, you did good. I'm approaching 70, funny how my magnum rifles have slowly disappeared from the safe over the years. I have learned over the years how stock configuration and rifle weight greatly affect recoil. Years ago I bought a Win. Featherweight SS with classic...
  14. jabram

    you have 500 dollars, what rifle are you buying.

    A little over your $500 budget but just purchased this used one at the LGS this afternoon. Vanguard SS Bell & Carlson pillar bedded stock, black spider web gray in 270 Win for $550. This dates to the 2005-2010 era when Weatherby first started marketing Sub MOA rifles in the Vanguard line. I'd...
  15. jabram

    Porting: Why do people hate them?

    Only ported gun I've owned was a G23c. My biggest complaint was most of the time when a round was touched off I would get a face of stinging unburned powder. Combine that with the extra blast and fireball porting seems like a solution to a non-existent problem. The only advantage I can see would...
  16. jabram

    Home made target retrieval.

    Very clever, thanks for sharing.
  17. jabram

    My ideal EDC 1911

    Difficult to beat pair of these for carry, lightweight DW EPCs bull barrels in .45acp & 9mm.
  18. jabram

    Porting: Why do people hate them?

    I don't see the advantage of porting on "standard calibers" for rifles or handguns. Magnum or high recoil calibers, ya maybe it's worth it. Years ago I purchase new a Glock 23C. Besides the extra noise and flash the thing I hated the most was the unburned powder hitting me in the face and eyes.
  19. jabram

    Any Other Walther PPK Lovers?

    My father-in-law relived a German Sargent of this .32 cal PPK during the battle of the bulge WWII. I've never fired it, but have dry fired a couple times. Has the heaviest trigger of an gun I've ever handled.
  20. jabram

    Long term Walther PPQ owners...what say ye?

    I have the PPQ M1, there is not a better striker fire trigger on any gun. Egros and trigger is much better than my G19s. The only negative there is a little more muzzle flip on the PPQ but not a big deal. I can understand folks trading off their Glocks and keeping the PPQs.
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