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Good choice. The 1943 91/30 was my first rifle as well, which I got about a year ago. I've shot it regularly and just love the thing. I'm constantly impressed by how incredibly accurate it is with just the iron sights. I'd recommend doing something about the butt, though. I usually put a scarf...

How many guns I own that are worth more than my car depends on the value of scrap metal. My S&W 642 is worth twice what my current car is (~$400 and ~$200, respectively). I like to keep my vehicles cheap. Old and cheap cars can be repaired cheaply and they are 'self-insured'; that is, if...

I finally carried while skiing the first time the other day. This is my first ski season with my CCW and I hadn't really figured out how I wanted to carry. I ski hard in all areas and there is no area of my body that's safe from impact. Hip carry of any kind was totally out of the question. I...

Thanks, but no thanks. That forum is how I imagined all gun discussions on the internet would be like before I discovered THR.

I would have as many times as I've bought guns (twice), but I got a better deal buying new directly from the gun store than used online with shipping+transfer. I got a brand new, never fired 1943 MN 91/30 for $99.99 and tax. You cannot beat that online. Then I got a S&W 642. On sale for...

We'll keep this very simple and imagine that fully auto fire and suppressors were not regulated the way they are today. I don't think that anyone would argue that way more guns would have be able to accept suppressors and that they would be a lot cheaper due to economies of scale (and lack of...

I understand that my chances of being mugged, robbed, or worse by a violent attacker are slim. Very slim when you figure where I live, where I go, who I associate with, etc. I also engage in risky activities. I ski steep lines, ski the trees by myself, go rock climbing, mountaineering, driving...

Wow, and here I was a bit miffed at Denver taking 100 of the legally allotted 90 days. At least the state law here specifies that it's 90 days from the day I turn it in. If it were from the date they begin processing here in this city... my feeling is that processing initiation may take a while.

I've thought about this. I do wonder whether running lots of lead down the pipe and/or reloading before boarding a plane would have any effect on test results. Read recently they check for nitrates and other 'high explosives'. Gunpowder is a 'low explosive' but the primer stuff is a high. Not...

Well, I ended up taking it this morning. I could have (and should have) carried. No metal detectors or anything at all. Sure, I was videotaped during the test, but it's not like I was going to be polishing my gun during the break. I'm really of the mind that I simply carry 100% of the time so...

Lots of great insights, everyone. I appreciate it. I'm not actually worried about an incident, this isn't Flint at night. It'll be a sunny Monday morning and my chances of getting struck by a bus are orders of magnitude higher than being put in a defensive situation with an aggressor. I'll...

I'm taking the GRE on Monday and have searched and searched but can't find out info about this anywhere. The company that puts out the test and the campus that it's on both have no weapons/firearms policies but those are trumped by our awesome Colorado concealed carry law. So I can *legally*...

I bought a box of the 38 special Cowboy loads from Winchester before I had even heard of CAS to use with my brother's newly purchased Ruger Blackhawk because they were the cheapest 38sps at Bass Pro Shop that day. I got a S&W 642 a bit later and had some of the Cowboys left. I can tell you that...

Wow, this happened less than a mile from my home. Of course, an incredible amount of indecency happens less than a mile from my home because I live in downtown Denver. It's very nice during the day but I usually stay at home at night. I don't want to put any blame on the victims, they did...

Interesting thought. A full magazine represents a decent portion of the overall weight of a pistol. However, you can't go by just numbers in this case and must consider weight distribution. A lot of factors come into play but I think that under normal circumstances firing it won't increase...

Having just gotten my CCW a couple weeks ago and a new S&W 642 to go with it, I found myself needing a holster and not having much (any) money to spend. I hate wasting money on junk and prefer to wait until I can afford quality things so I thought I'd try making a holster to get me by. I found...

In Colorado I paid: $100 to the Sheriff for the administrative costs $52.50 to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to run a full background check $70 for a cheap 4 hour class (no live fire required) Good for 5 years (over 12¢ a day, ouch).

That's what did it for me. I spent about 6 solid days reading it straight through. Even more fun is thinking about all of the ideas in the book when you are finished and reconciling them with the world that we live in, an enlightening task.

While I don't think that getting into guns will always produce or require a radical change in your beliefs, it happened to me. Perhaps it was something just waiting to happen, partly coincidental, and guns were just the little push. It's funny because I never suspected that something as...

I didn't grow up around guns, never hunted, went vegetarian at a young age and have (had) always considered myself a Democrat. I thought gun folks were backwards, clinging to an outdated mode of living incompatible with the modern world. Although I never gave it much thought, if asked, I'd have...