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  1. The only reason I have sold any firearms was temporary money necessity - and I have regretted each one since. Unless you really really hate something you bought, or really need the money, it's my opinion to never sell them, just buy a new whatever you want. I have only sold a few of my many purchases but miss each one in their own way.
  2. Correct me if I'm wrong but the G24 (and I believe the 17L) have been discontinued awhile back.
  3. I also have a Lone Wolf Dist. 40-9 conversion barrel... has been pretty much awesome for me. It's always great for cheap (and easier) shooting at the range, as generally 9mm is always cheaper on the shelf than .40 S&W and produces less felt recoil to let you plink away easier. The reason it's not the universal panacea is because it does affect your shooting results. The lower bullet weights of the 9mm usually will result in you shooting high when using a 40-9 conversion barrel in your Glock. The gun is sighted at the factory and is built to be shooting .40 S&W, generally the 180gr load , but then you put in a different barrel with completely different ballistics, and you'll see a lot of high hits on your target. That DOES NOT Mean you shouldn't do it, it's easy to compensate and some people will not experience this apparently. But it is an issue and of course it will never be 1001% perfectly reliable as the standard setup.
  4. In my opinion, and this is pretty much the same for the .40 S&W versions of the G22/G23 (and probably the same for the .357 SIG G31/G32 et al) - if you're only going to buy ONE of them, and ESPECIALLY if it's going to be your only gun , you want the G19 (or G23). They can do nearly everything the fuller-size models can do, in addition to carrying the same ammo with the magazines for the bigger model (I.e. a G19 can use the G19's 15-rd magazine in addition to the G17's 17-rd magazine, and of course the 33-rd extended-use magazine)... but they are easier to fit in the hands of nearly all shooters, can conceal better, are lighter and such, without sacrificing size in the capability department. What I mean is, in essence, Glock calls the G19/G23/G32 line their Compact lineup - in reality, they are "Mid-size/" guns, the Compact is really Compact SERVICE size... they are not exactly compact guns. I absolutely love the size of both my G19 (original Gen 2 from the late 1980s) and my G23 ... they are akin to the absolute perfect firearm shape. -- Now the full-size guns would probably be better as dedicated tactical, home-defense, service etc. use. Because they are bigger, with longer barrels, longer sight-radius', bigger grip in the hands, etc. That would make them more ideal combat (or perhaps competition ) guns but not necessarily better home-owner guns.
  5. I realize no one replied to me and probably just don't care what I have to say - but just to reiterate what I said, I decided to double down on my opinions and findings and I took out another 225rd box of the New & Improved Remington Golden Bullets yesterday, and shot them through my newest and probably least-rounds-through .22LR rifle, the 597 HB. Again, absolutely flawless performance and pretty surprising accuracy for a dirty, cheap, hollow-pointed bullet. I will also agree & confirm, dirty as hell. Whatever it is they use as the whole "golden" bullet coating will easily rub off on your fingertips while loading, and is shiny, glittery, dirty gunk. Took serious hand-scrubbing to get it off my hands and of course had to clean my gun thoroughly (which I would be doing no matter the ammo). I totally agree, I'd shoot Mini Mags if that's what was available and if rimfire ammo was plentiful and dirt cheap like in 2010, I'd be buying cases of Federal AutoMatch, CCI Standard Velocity, Blazer bricks, Mini Mags, etc. But the world changed and now Golden Bullets are worth their weight in gold and bullets. Seriously- eye opening results and complete 180 degree change from the previous Golden Bullets (And Thunderbolts seem to be in the same boat, I could detail my experiences with new-issue Thunderbolts if anyone cared. Much much different than previous TB's but they don't SAY New & Improved on the box, and they are even dirtier than the GB's because of the lead bullet).
  6. I posted a thorough review of this on a few other forums recently - I have shot 2 or 3 225? rd boxes of this recently and it's AMAZING the difference from just 3-4 years back. It *REALLY IS* new and improved. Let me quantify this remark by saying that I realized by March or April 2010 to NEVER BUY REMINGTON RIMFIRE AMMO. Golden Bullets simply WOULD NOT FUNCTION in my firearms, and when I was told to try Thunderbolts, they sucked just as bad, simply cost more money. And of course Thunderbolts are lead round nose bullets, so they are extremely, extremely dirty, at least the very-dirty-golden bullets have a jacket covering. However, with the events of 12/'12, and the ammo problems going even into 2015, I have adopted a Buy Any .22LR You Can (At a reasonable price, only..) and I had the opportunity to buy a decent amount of Golden Bullet 225/500 rd boxes and even a few buckets of bullets. I didn't expect much at all help from them but as I am very into survival & preparedness I though they might be good for barter in the future or at the very least, emergency use. As I have moved down to FL and have now built an awesome range and berm on my 30 acres of woodlands, you can imagine that I am shooting much, much more than I ever did before. Frequently, several times a week sometimes now. I am also shooting a LOT of .22LR from my 4 .22LR long-guns and 1 .22LR pistol. So I had to recently use some of my Remington Golden Bullet (new and improved) boxes for plinking because they were some of the cheapest stuff I had left in my "shootable" ammo stash (Vs. my save-only-stash). I am going to tell you, I was simply amazed at the results. Not one, ONE, single function in either of my Remington 597s, nor my Savage Mark II bolt-action, and even a few mags in my 15-22. And the accuracy was quite surprising ! Not necessarily match grade superstuff but very very impressive. I will be buying any Golden Bullet (New and Improved) ammo I can find now ( for reasonable prices, of course) because I was so impressed with it -- COMPLETELY different than my prior results.
  7. An old friend of mine has what I believe to be a very similar 1100. His (late, RIP Cap) stepdad was a police officer whom bought the new-at-the-time 1100 "in the 70s when it was new and the new hot thing to own and have and keep in your house for defense but be classy and gaming-capable at the same time." I was introduced to it in the fall of 2008. It looked in amazing condition and we shot 100 or so rounds of cheap birdshot for some hand-thrown clay shooting. It was an amazing gun ... so soft shooting and perfectly reliable. He is not selling it but also seems to think it's a near $1000 or more gun, but I tried to explain, you can find deals on new ones cheaper and the (different I know but general principle here....) 11-87 can be had for like $6-700 at Dsg. Plus there are plenty of used models on gun selling sites. So he has sort of put HIS personal feelings into his valuation of it, which doesn't fly... for you, I say just keep it, you'll never get more value from selling than personal value of owning it. At least IMHO.
  8. As many as I can get for every gun I have. Some I only have 2 mags , whereas I bet between my 9 and .40 Glocks I have 20-30 total. A bunch of my guns have about 4-6.
  9. Good for you brother, congrats- I also got an awesome deal - I tried to keep that out because my post was getting so long ... Basically, after the comparison side by side (I think it was like Friday night [the night at the LGS I looked at the scopes] , the day after Thanksgiving) .. so Sunday night I was googling scopes and I found the Nikon Monarch I decided I wanted, 5-20x44mm SF BDC , and it was cheapest online @ Dick's Sporting Goods online website. I decided, I am going for it! It was $529.99 and I would probably get DSG ScoreCard bonus points for buying it, maybe like $25 gift card. Well I literally had all my info entered, INCLUDING MY CREDIT CARD Info, when my dog went nuts, barking and demanding he needed to go out *right then and there*. So I move my hand away from clicking "send" the order, get up take the dog out etc. come back in , take my coat and shoes off, etc. the cart had timed out, and then I'd have to enter all my info all over again. I said, Forget it, I'll do it tomorrow... I'm going to watch tv and go to sleep. The next morning, I wake up with a DSG Cyber Monday Sale!! email- 25% off any One Item online plus free 2-day shipping ... -- so less than 12 hours later, because I held off buying it, I was able to order the exact same thing for $397 instead of $529.99 ... what a deal right? Again congrats... this past week I have had all 3 of my other Nikons out (ProStaffs 4-12x40mm 's [Nikoplex reticle on my 597, BDC on my Savage Mark II] and 4x32mm new-generation Rimfire on my 597 HB) and they were AMAZING, I did some awesome, awesome shooting with them and Nikon may not be the fanciest nor flashiest but it sure gives you some high quality for low price.
  10. As my esteemed colleague bman said , you should love it, and you probably got a fantastic deal on it. I own a platoon of Nikons including a Monarch 5-20x44 Side Focus, BDC reticle. The Monarch is Nikon's top of the line product, and the M-223 / M-308 line is their AR-specific-branded set of Monarch-level scopes. (They make a P-223 and I believe P-22 set , which is for ProStaff, which was their "entry level" line but has been rebranded to be their , "main lineup" if you will. I have 2 of the "original" ProStaffs made in 2010, and they're great scopes... but I got a newer ProStaff (rimfire) in Dec 2013, and it's newer and flashier with some upgrades and new look. I love them, I think they're outstanding. I have not owned NightForce etc. but I have shot some nice glass, and I really appreciate the quality of Nikon for low, low prices. I will say this that I have said a bunch of times- in November 2012, at Cheyenne Mountain Outfitters, they had just got a huge shipment for Christmas buying season. In particular they had a ton of Leupolds, VX-1, VX-II, VX-Rs, and VX-3 + VX-3L ... I had JUST been on the internet seriously and I mean clicks away from buying a Leupold VX-3 or VX-3L 4.5-14x50mm illuminated Boone & Crockett reticle (I am not 100% sure why but this particular scope really caught my eye at the time-) I was able to find it for just about $1000 exactly, MSRP like $1399. WELL, the best scope CMO had in their store, was that exact scope- right there in the box, they had 3 boxes of the Leupold VX3L 4.5-14x50mm illuminated B&C reticle (I was not 100% sure if i wanted the L-version, Low-to-the-bore with the curved lens up front) ... the guy took one out, let me look at it ..it was amazing, very clear, I was very surprised at how nice it was. I admitted I wasn't 100% sure I wanted to spend $1300 that night, but I did want it ... and he says, "Have to ever heard of Nikon??" Of course I said yes, I have a few, and he takes out a Nikon Monarch 3-9x40mm and says. try comparing them - look through the Leupold, then look through the Monarch, and see what you see, and tell me what you think- Honestly, if the Monarch wasn't BETTER and NICER looking through than the Leupold, it was at darn least exactly equal... but the Nikon was less than half price. I was amazed, and decided I needed to think more. A week later I got a Monarch 5-20x44 SF BDC for 25% off @ DSG online, I believe $397... and it's on my 700 AAC-SD / MCS T5A DBM build right now, not the flashiest but certainly doing the job. And the 3 other ProStaffs I have are outstanding for their low prices, absolutely love my Nikons. Would love a $2500 Vortex Razor HD or even a NightForce NXS but , you do what you can do sometimes.
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    Tristar Shotguns

    I have read nothing but good things about them, lots of positive feedback.
  12. Here is my firmest recommendation - Buy something REALLY NICE, a showpiece if you will - whether it be a really nice bolt-action rifle w/ a great scope (be it a tactical-style like I like w/ a great military-grade scope, or a beautiful wooden-stocked hunting rifle with a premium European hunting-style scope etc.) or a beautiful , timeless 1911 (again be it a Delta Force-style STI 2011 Tactical 5.0 or a classic, timeless Les Baer/Dan Wesson/Ed Brown etc.) - if you're a revolver guy you can of course get a top-notch collector-level revolver etc. My own experience is that in the fall of 2012 I finally received my 'money' from a not minor but not major settlement (I'd rather spare the details online) . It was not nearly all the money in the world, not even enough to start a new life, but not chump chump change either, well to some sure but not to me at least). I could not have bought each and every gun I wanted but I could have bought at least ONE of just-about-whatever-I-wanted, class-III/Barrett $15K .50's non-withstanding. I swore to myself i was older now, more experienced and more restrained, I would NOT spend all my money on guns gosh darnit! I bought a $500 toy and spent another $500 accessorizing it, I bought my Dad about a $1000 Christmas-present firearm and a lot more accessoriziing it, etc, and I bought a $700 bolt-action rifle that I eventually put $3000 into. BUT, I didn't buy the Kimber rifle I was looking at, I bought the Remington 700. I didn't buy my old man a Benelli, I bought a Saiga-12, and I didn't buy a $2000 scope, I bought a $400 scope etc. And when I finally ran out of the money because I bought little things often, I had nothing really nice to show for it. I have lots of stuff, and perhaps more guns than others, but nothing people would really care about and no showpieces, my 700 build has a lot of money into it but most wouldn't even realize it by looking at it. And literally as soon as I was done spending my money, I realized, -- it hit me -- what I really craved was something really, Really nice- a top-level 1911, a $2500+ scope on top of my rifle, maybe even something awesome like a M110 rifle or even a M1A M25 etc. So my advice to you is to buy something REALLY nice. Guns hold their value, almost universally, you will never take a beating selling as long as it's in decent condition, so you don't have to worry that if you spend $3000 now , you will get $1000 later (unless it's an emergency and you walk into the LGS looking for instant cash, they take total advantage of that). anyway, Goodluck.
  13. Best post in the history of humankind. In fact this entire story is just so much awesomeness it's almost better than when Yoda fought with a lightsaber, that much awesomeness in an old crackhead Sandusky who got popped ridin dirty with a 200+ flintlock
  14. I ordered quite a bit of mostly AR-related stuff from DSG Arms, and really enjoyed them. Nice guys, very helpful, prompt and great prices. However, I can't say it was very recently so obviously things could have changed. But they were very good.
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    I Sold Out...

    Congrats I like it alot, I have been thinking about a long-fullsize Glock myself, in 9 or possibly .40 ... very nice.
  16. Hey no problems I am glad to help. Ok as far as the manuals , I believe S&W does have them online, and I know for a fact Buds Gun Shop does. In fact, when my 15-22 kaboomed ( -- and I want to make this clear, I LOVE my 15-22. it's a ~$1650 gun at this point with all the accessories and optic added, so I take it more seriously than most. But the fact is, it kaboomed and needed to be repaired at the factory, which S&W did promptly and for free gratis lol --.) Buds Gun Shop has the original manual which actually recommends the CCI Stingers. This is why I felt comfortable shooting them and of course keeping a magazine full dedicated to emergencies and just in case / SHTF use. https://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/prod_mans/00033-0000061690-002.pdf Now the manual has been updated and on S&W's page : http://www.smith-wesson.com/wcsstore/SmWesson2/upload/other/S&W_M&P_1522_Rifle_Manual_09-01-2013.pdf NOTE That it now has removed the CCI Stingers from the recommended list, and specifically mentions it being banned from use in the PC Model, but it doesn't mention their use in the regular 15-22 models . (It explains the match chamber issue in the PC model). I still won't use them in my 15-22 anymore unless we were in SHTF type of situation.
  17. The 15-22 manual actually lists their manufacture recommended ammos and the ones they specifically do not want used in the 15-22 (For example, they like Federal Champion and American Eagle, and CCI SV + Mini Mags, and discount the use of Remington Golden Bullets & Thunderbolts) ... when I bought mine in 2010, they recommended the use of CCI Stingers. When they came out with the Performance Center model, they added a passage saying that you could not use the CCI Stingers in the PC Models due to the fact it contains a match chamber, and Stingers have a greater Over All Length which can lead to kabooms. In fact the day after Thanksgiving, I was shooting with my old man on our 30 acres of Florida woodland, and had shot about 150-200 rounds of mixed Federal Bulk and CCI Mini Mags, when I decided to shoot a magazine full of Stingers I keep for emergency purposes or SHTF/PP/HD if necessary. The third round kaboomed my gun and I had to send it back to S&W, who took good care of me. They sent it back with a newer edition of the owners manual, with the part about not using CCI Stingers in a PC model 15-22 highlighted in yellow highlighter... I called them and asked - What is the deal here? I don't have a PC model, and you used to recommend them in the gun? The guy told me, there have been way more than just a few 15-22s that kaboomed with CCI Stingers, especally the way it happened to me - gun gets gunked from a bit of shooting and having fun. That gunk on the chamber and breech face / bolt face causes a round to not chamber and seat fully into the chamber, and then you get a detonation Out of Battery, kaboom. So in short, Federal and CCI ammos are highly highly recommended ,with the exception of Stingers. Congrats btw.
  18. I am also a fan of Para, had wanted a particular Para for a few months now, I wonder if it will simply become a Remington R1 14.45 et al. or somehow ruin their brand. Remington and by extension Freedom Group sure don't play around business-wise, that's for sure. Love em or hate em, they are ginsu knives when it comes to chopping up companies.
  19. Are you considering your rife more of a close quarters battle / home defense-type AR or a general patrolling/warfighting type rifle? The Aimpoint would excel at CQB and the ACOG would excel at a general patrol rifle , obviously there are exceptions and considerations but that is the easiest way to break it down. My first AR I put an Aimpoint Micro on it and I LOVED IT- amazing. I just always figured i'd add another AR w/ an ACOG on it down the road (never got to lol). As far as the Comp M4S - I don't think it's that much better really - just the fact it's the official US Army optic, really. The PRO is a pretty feature packed Aimpoint and particularly when you consider it's also the cheapest.
  20. Not that you need me nor anyone else to tell you this, but man, you are a lucky man. I mean a lucky man. That's just the bomb right there.
  21. I have a Nikon Monarch on my .308 tactical/bolt-action build. Truth be told I have a platoon of Nikons and have always had success and love them for what they are, outstanding value and quality-to-price ratio. I fully acknowledge they are not $1-2000 scopes but that is not at all what they are supposed to be compared to. My Monarch 5-20x44 Side Focus/BDC reticle scope was like $550 retail price and I got a 25% off code and got it for $397 on Cyber Monday 2012... and it has been outstandingly clear & crisp while very bright and features Nikon's BDC reticle which corresponds to their SpotOn ballistics software. Initially SpotOn was only a website-based ballistics calculator, but now you can get the app for your phone or tablet. Then you enter all your data: for example, I would fire it up and select my scope, the (now-discontinued model) Nikon Monarch, 5-20x44mm SF BDC scope. Then select the caliber, in my case, .308 Win. Select the company of ammo I am using, for example, Hornady, and then the specific load that I am firing at the time, say, 168gr. Z-Max. Then I pick the range to the target (Let's say I am shooting in an indoor, 25 yd range) and that I want to have a 100 yd zero. It then shows me how to set my zero so my point of impact is like, 3/4" low at 25 yds, to be dead-on at 100 yds. ** BUT MORE **, it then shows me the point of impact of the 4 BDC dots below the reticle, at any magnification between 5 and 20 I choose [by sliding the marker to where I want]. So it might give me something like 500, 650, 770, and 1010 yds at 5x so I have 4 hold-over BDC dots to hit at those corresponding distances. With a little bit of playing around you can either make yourself a ballistics -chart book to carry for your caliber/loads or say, take your tablet with you and do it on your range etc. (I do as I have a range on my property now). I also have a BDC reticle Nikon ProStaff 4-12x40mm on my Savage Mark II .22LR rifle, so I can do the same thing, but in much smaller scale- the BDC impact points are obviously a lot less distances. A lot of people have bashed the BDC reticles w/o realizing the relevance of the Spot On software, it's a huge huge asset to someone not necessarily looking to shoot mil-dots. At the time I wasn't, while i have some experience in that field I wanted something user-friendly to several people who could use the rifle in an emergency. - Anyway, you can of course get Nikon's without that reticle and you can get their other scopes for less money, starting with the ProStaff line, going into the Buckmasters, and the Monarch is their top-of-the-line. I have 4 Nikons, love them all, haven't had anything but success, and they also come with lifetime warranties, for the life of the scope.
  22. If HK had made the USC in 9mm rather than exclusively .45 they would have sold a ton more. I also believe this to be true of the KRISS but it's such a once-in-a-generation design that people will adopt it regardless of caliber (whereas I came very close to buying a USC once but didn't because I really didn't want it in .45 to be honest ) I think that civilian-legal Sig MPX with the wierd muzzle-brake-baffles would have sold great at the originally reported price of $900 (rather than, $1900+ in reality). (Edit- and of course it got "canned" because of the ATF decided it wasn't a muzzle brake anymore) And lastly- my personal eyes are staying open for a Kalashnikov 9mm gun they said they'd have a year or so back, and now they're producing in the USA, they might just decide to make it. That would be pretty cool.
  23. Bit more info here: http://www.centerfiresystems.com/ri0034.aspx Actually kinda cool, great price compared to say a LWD Glock AR.
  24. The 15-22 is an absolutely amazing rimfire rifle. It is as accurate as a target/match rifle, as reliable as a bolt-action rifle (but semi-automatic), and as fun as a firearm can be. My 15-22 probably has like $1700 into it with upgrades and optic, more than a lot of peoples 5.56 ARs. It is the first firearm that I saw my father (a 34 year retired police commander) smile when shooting, he approaches shooting like a pro football player approaches windsprints and pushups ... necessary for training but a bore and just part of the job... well 5 minutes after I introduced him to the 15-22 he was asking for more stuff to shoot at and seeing if he could hit stuff across the range etc. Now truth be told, I fancy myself a bit of a 12ga combat shotgun and .22LR firearm collector... and I have always loved the HK MP5 so , I have silently always wanted a GSG5 , but I bought the 15-22 in early 2010 because it was regarded as the finest of the rimfire AR/tactical rifles, and I figured I didn't need both, I still would like a GSG5 but, if you are looking to buy one, the 15-22 is the way to go. And just to talk about Smith and Wesson's customer service, I had a blowup on the day after Thanksgiving. Me and some family shot about 500 rounds of mixed .22LR through it, and I decided to end the day shooting a magazine full of CCI Stingers. The third round kaboomed my gun, resulting in several broken and missing springs, and the extractor. Apparently the overall length of Stingers is longer than standard .22LR rounds ... and while S&W explicitly states not to use Stingers in the Performance Center model, the original owners manuals actually listed the Stinger as an ammo of choice TO USE. Well the dirty gun, with all the fouling, combined with the Stinger's overall length increase, apparently resulted in an out-of-battery detonation which damaged my gun. S&W took it back no questions asked, paying for the 2-Day-Overnite shipping both ways , and sent it back with a free (10-round, even though I am living in FL now, and which I promptly broke trying to de-10-round it) magazine for my trouble. They have outstanding customer service and that is a huge factor people can overlook buying a gun. Not to knock GSG, but they're not Smith and Wesson.
  25. I have to say I LOL'd at this... I bought a Remington 700 .308 AAC-SD on (the day after actually) Election Day 2012... I had a little money, I wanted to add a firearm that had a very nice purpose and space in my survival & preparedness portfolio / readiness posture ... and so I bought a $700 precision / tactical bolt action, thinking I would add a modest scope and stock some ammo and that would be that. I have like $3100 into it and really not even near done, and sometimes I want a newer, much nicer scope. It's funny how they can add up on you before you realize it and , like them potato chips, Once you pop, you can't stop! Awesome gun, I'd love to have that S12 you have there.
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